An Alchemist Who Builds Shelters in the Apocalypse

Mirror of Prophecy (4)

I looked at the puddle once more.

The number of raised stones is 25 in total.

The shape is square. The size is 50 cm.

It forms a 5*5 matrix.

What you need to pay attention to here is the painting on the stone.

Angels and demons were painted on each stone.

“It is an unusual picture. Maybe I should step on one of the five to go to the next row, but I don’t know which one to step on…”

The corner of Park Soo-hyun’s mouth drew an arc, probably because he had decided to stop acting in fear.

Due to the nature of his job, whenever a person dies in Khan’s maze, his stats go up, so his expression must have come from the anticipation of how much it will go up this time.

＜Hypnosis＞

4 people died and Park Soo-hyun’s abilities increased by 4. The level went up as a bonus.

This means that each person’s ability has increased by 1.

‘It’s crazy.’

It was a figure that could be obtained by taking 10 Essence of Ability (Normal).

“Why do you keep coming forward?”

At the word ajumma, Park Soo-hyun’s eyes flashed with life for a moment.

“It’s rough. all right.”

Park Soo-hyun went back to his seat as if it was nothing special.

There are three methods of attacking the pool of the dead. The first method is to use the magnifying glass of truth from the reward on the 3rd floor of the dungeon to find another stone among the five.

The second is to check all blocks using summons.

The third is to identify and attack the characteristics of the picture.

Most of them use the first method.

Because the second is inefficient and the third is confusing.

moving forward a little further.

I looked at the picture again.

All five are painted with pictures of angels and demons fighting.

Except for number 3, all of them are pictures of angels defeating demons.

However, there is one peculiarity.

All the angels who attack demons are smiling grotesquely, and all the demons being attacked are praying.

If you look at the truth through the magnifying glass of truth, the praying devil is an angel and the attacking angel is actually a devil.

4 identical pictures and one different picture.

Of course, I think I should step on the other one, but the correct answer was all the pictures except number 3.

After that, it was time to look at the stone through the wisdom eye to identify the stone to cross and try to cross it.

Tung Tung!

The soul eater was caught in sight, and whenever he moved, the cave shook and dust fell from the ceiling.

thud!

As he slammed his body into the archway, people came to me in surprise.

“You don’t have to worry. The barrier will last at least 10 minutes.”

thud!

When the soul eater hit the barrier once again, a crack formed in the barrier and the monster’s body parted, revealing its sharp teeth.

Squeak!

A ghastly sound echoed through the cave as the teeth scraped against the barrier.

bang!

bang!

Then, when the guy bumped into the body again, the barrier started to crack.

Before he had time to stop, a man jumped over all the stones and landed in the space in the middle.

“It just has to be like this. Come on over…”

In an instant, the puddle agitated and the black water began to wet the man’s feet and cover the space.

“What is this!”

The man struggled to get out of the water, but his legs wouldn’t budge.

Dozens of gray arms rose above the man’s body, which gradually sank, covering the man’s body.

“I don’t want to die…”

After saying that, the man disappeared into the puddle with his gray arm.

Bang!

The monster hit the barrier again.

Flesh caught between gaping teeth.

An unpleasant grinding sound like scratching a chalkboard.

A man who was swallowed up in a puddle without a trace.

It was enough to feel the fear, so people didn’t even move.

Someone did.

He screams in moderate fear, but when faced with unbearable fear, no sound comes out of his mouth. It was just like that now.

mate!

I clapped my hands and turned people’s attention to me.

“If you don’t want to die, everyone, get your head straight!”

People just turned their heads and looked at me.

“Contrary to what you see, the barrier will last at least 10 minutes. So trust me and follow me.”

Stones that had sunk under the water were coming up again.

When I saw the abyss-like puddle, my saliva went down my throat, probably because I was nervous without realizing it.

‘Let’s hurry up.’

I took a deep breath and jumped onto the first stone.

The stone did not sink and turned blue.

‘done.’

neither the second nor the third.

Every time they passed, the stone turned blue to make it easier for people to recognize it.

After passing the safety zone, the rest of the stones were also quickly jumped over using Insight.

Looking back, I could see people breathing a sigh of relief and making their turn under the leadership of a high school girl.

“Come over.”

The first to move was a high school girl. Stepping on the blue stones, she arrived next to me.

“thank you. mister.”

So, one by one, people began to cross safely.

‘There are now two left.’

When the next man passes the stone in row 6 and tries to step on the next stone.

The monster started crashing into the barrier like mad.

Bang!

The barrier begins to break at a rapid rate.

[The barrier will be destroyed after 1 minute.]

Left alone, the woman looked at the man stopped in the middle and the monster and shouted.

“Go quickly!”

The frightened man hesitated, and the woman jumped on the stone before the man had passed.

‘Dangerous.’

thump thump!

Once again the monster bumped into the body.

[The barrier has been lifted.]

Frightened by the warning message, the man moved again but tripped.

“Sah, save me!”

In an instant, the man’s body sank to the bottom of the puddle.

‘There is no time.’

Seeing the man die, the woman paused for a moment, but then she carefully stepped on the stones one by one and the last one remained.

“Come on!”

With a sigh of relief, the woman stepped on the ninth stone, and as she stretched out her hand toward us, the monster jumped into the puddle.

[The trap works.]

The stones disappeared in an instant, and the panicked woman collapsed into the puddle.

with a plop!

Gray arms reappeared over the woman’s body.

“no···. I don’t want to die.”

Those were the woman’s last words.

“Run!”

I shouted at the people and ran forward.

100m to destination.

There are no traps along the way.

All you have to do is run.

As soon as I arrived at my destination and caught my breath, one after another, people came in through the arched door.

Fortunately, there were no additional victims.

“Huck, huck.”

Some people sat down on the floor as if their stamina was exhausted.

I used my wisdom eye to see the arch door.

[Barrier duration 00:59:38]

The distance to the last trap is 1km. Enough time.

We rested for a while and walked towards our destination without saying a word.

***

Arrive at the final maze. This maze runs between two cliffs.

‘It’s the last labyrinth of Khan.’

I went ahead and checked the information board.

*Bridge of Noble Sacrifice.

[Description]: Sacrifice yourself for the sake of your comrades.

From noble mtl dot com.

[Function]: Depending on the number of victims, bridges are connected to different places.

-1: Remove Soul Eater.

-2: Remove the room of massacre.

-3 people: To Khan’s treasure room.

-4 people: To the room of Iphitheus.

-5 people: to the hidden secret room.

Currently, the number of people who survived including me is 9 people. Among them, the number of villains is two.

“What is written there?”

Even though I already knew, Park Soo-hyun pretended not to know and approached me.

“try reading this please.”

As I stepped back, people flocked to read the sign.

Perhaps Park Soo-Hyun will try to get rid of at least 3 people from here and go to Khan’s treasure room.

If so, the first person to be sacrificed in order to monopolize the reward would be the fanatic of Iphitheus.

Next, there is a high probability that I will be the one who knows the maze best.

‘I’ll have to deal with it then.’

Having made a plan, I moved toward the cliff with a torch hanging from the wall while the people read the signs.

The distance from the cliff on the other side is 10m. You can see 3 caves and there is a light bridge leading to your destination.

He shone his torch down.

It is about 5m high and has black water that is the same color as the cursed pool.

If it falls off, the gray arms will rise and be dragged beneath the surface, just like before.

clap clap clap!

When I turned my head to the sound of hand clapping, Park Soo-hyun was drawing people’s attention.

“From what I read, it seems that when one person dies, that scary monster disappears.”

Park Soo-hyun pointed to the aisle we had just passed.

There were no monsters, but people shrank in fear of not knowing when they would appear.

“I think the next section is the room for massacre. How horrible is the word massacre put in front of it? How many more will I die?”

Park Soo-hyun’s face was full of confidence after giving up her frightened acting.

“At least half of them will die.”

It was not wrong.

It’s impossible to take a villain and a frightened person through without damage.

“Can you be sure that you are not among them?”

Park Soo-hyeon’s eyes as she walked one by one, making eye contact, were like those of a predator aiming for prey.

The purpose of this act was clear.

to sacrifice someone.

‘Go ahead and move.’

“Then there is only one way.”

Soo-hyun Park’s finger pointed at an old man, and as expected, the first victim was the fanatic of Iphitheus.

“What, what!”

When Park Soo-hyun suddenly disappeared, people looked around in surprise.

“There!”

The place where Park Soo-hyun appeared is behind the old man.

“A noble victim has to come out. It doesn’t. old man.”

The old man shouted at the appearance of Park Soo-hyun, who smiled eeriely at himself.

“Sah, save me!”

“You seem to have lived enough?”

Once again Park Soo-hyun disappeared with the old man and appeared on the cliff.

“Bye. old man I will never forget your noble spirit of sacrifice.”

with a plop!

When the old man’s body touched the water, a gray-white arm rose and swallowed the old man in an instant.

According to the setting of the game, the villain recognizes the villain. Park Soo-hyun would have known that the opponent was a villain.

The same goes for old people. That’s why he must have had an anxious expression on his face the whole time.

“Now, everyone, if we sacrifice two more people, we can safely go to the treasure room.”

Park Soo-hyun’s gaze turned to me with a smile.

“I’m going straight to the treasure room, so I don’t think you’ll be needed anymore.”

Park Soo-hyun’s hand pointed at me.

People looked away from me.

It was a natural reaction. It is rare to risk one’s life for others.

I stood still and waited for Park Soo-hyun to use Blink.

If that’s the case, we’ll be able to safely take everyone here to the reward room.

“What are you talking about, you crazy b*tch?”

But I was wrong.

One came out for me.

“Ji, are you talking to me right now?”

Park Soo-hyun, embarrassed by the high school girl’s swearing, asked again while stuttering.

“Are there any other crazy b*tches besides you?”

A high school girl who blocks the gap between Park Soo-hyun and me.

I was vigilant because my insight didn’t work, but seeing that he’s taking my side in the current situation, he doesn’t seem to be a villain.

“Thanks to this man, we have been able to safely come here, and now we don’t need it, so let’s throw it away? Are you a human?”

“Then stop sacrificing and go to the massacre room? Will it?”

Park Soo-hyun looked at a man with an eerie smile.

“No, that’s right! After all, that person died several times because of his job well, so I have to take responsibility. Aren’t they all?”

The man shouted out loud and looked at people, as if he was worried that he might become a target.

“that’s right. If a person dies, it is right for the leader to take responsibility.”

“Right!”

I did my best. It seems that my efforts were not enough for them.

“Yeah. amazing. Did you use your age as an asshole?

Park Soo-hyun opened his mouth as the man lowered his head and stepped back at the high school girl’s criticism.

“Everyone, if you sacrifice just the two of us, we will go to the treasure room. Everyone attacks.”

At the same time as he spoke, Park Soo-hyun pulled back. The reason is that people who directly kill are not compensated.

But people just hesitated and no one came forward.

It has to be. Killing people isn’t easy.

“If you keep coming out like this, you could be the next victim.”

Park Soo-hyun’s threat seemed to have worked, and people drew their weapons and approached us.

“Student, do you believe me?”

When I asked the student next to me in a low voice, he nodded.

I pushed the high school girl who approached me without any doubt towards the cliff.

In an instant, our eyes met with the high school girl who was falling down the cliff.

“Hey, Mr. Lee…”

Before she could finish her words, gray arms appeared and took the drowning high school girl to the bottom of the water and disappeared.

＜ Episode 53. Mirror of Prophecy (4)—Pay-to-money Start— ＞ End