Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 33



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Jinseong slowly took a step back, his face hidden by the mask of the GBL Church.

Lenny, Fiona, and Dan, who are completely focused on the female archer user, won’t notice that Jinseong himself isn’t following them.

Above all, it is because Jinseong himself will put in the effort to hide.

You can’t chase after it any longer.

To be honest, it wasn’t easy to even look at it.

Because Jinseong already knows the future.

‘Users who thought that Lotus’s illusion appeared in the form of Lenny attacked Lenny here. Of course, it wasn’t an illusion, and from the beginning, the ‘adventurer’ and user at this point were stronger than Lenny… … .’

Lenny dies due to a user attack.

That’s the flow of the main scenario quest.

Among the numerous crossroads, battles, encounters and partings in the game Dungeon & Fighter, this moment may be the only one where the user makes a sacrifice with his own hands.

‘Therefore… … this is a moment I cannot stop. Because the regret and remorse for killing Lenny here will strengthen the will of future adventurers.’

That is why it was a point where Jinseong himself could not intervene.

If you stop Lenny here, the scenario quest of the female archer user you see in front of you will no longer progress.

“Adventurer! Stand right there! Where are you going all of a sudden!”

As if responding to Lenny’s call, the female archer user stopped.

Of course, it didn’t stop there out of goodwill.

“You, really! I didn’t like you from the start! Are you going to act like this?!”

Her sharp attack of pulling out an arrow and shooting it straight away was so sharp that even Lenny, as well as Fiona and Dan who were following behind, had to dodge while gasping.

“Wake up, adventurer! The captain and Aganjo are waiting for you!”

“I’m scared to death just dealing with the Lotus, so what am I supposed to do if you, Adventurer, do that to me?”

The three of them cried out desperately to awaken the user’s spirit, but it was no use.

This was something Jinseong also knew.

‘The user probably isn’t even controlling it right now. They’re just holding down the space bar or something to make the quest scripts pass by on the monitor screen. And by the time the scripts are finished… . . ‘

It would be after a fatal blow to Lenny.

You will suddenly come to your senses when you see Lenny already collapsed.

No matter what happens, at this point, Lenny’s death is unavoidable.

How many more times did the cracking sound of an arrow being shot ring out?

Fiona and Dan were unable to approach the user’s attack, which was so formidable that even Jinseong could hear it from a considerable distance away.

“Lenny! It’s going to be tough with our skills! Like the captain said, we should at least buy some time-.”

“That, that’s right! It’d be better to wait until the captain and Aganjo deal with Lotus. We don’t have the power to subdue it anyway!?”

Even to Jinseong, the difference in skill was clear.

Even if the female archer user’s first job change is to the buffer class Muse, it is probably because it has no relevance in the current situation.

“You’re just going to sit there and do nothing!? I’ll wake him up by beating him up and then send him to help the captain!”

Even though Fiona and Dan were keeping a reasonable distance from each other, Lenny didn’t give up.

Jinseong’s throat was parched with regret.

‘I’m not qualified to step forward. Above all… … In the actual in-game quests, there are parts that users don’t block. Not only for this quest related to Lotus, but also for future quests-. If I save Lenny now, everything will go wrong.’

The main scenario quest in the game Dungeon & Fighter involves tracing back events that occurred in the past.

The user who was doing that quest would go back to various pasts in pursuit of ‘Sirocco’s Thought’, although it was much further in the future than this point in time, and in the process, he would also visit the time period of Behemoth, who was defeating the Apostle Lotus.

‘Even at that point… … I just watched Lenny’s death with sadness-.’

Knowing the flow of the quest, Jinseong turned his head without realizing it.

!?

And I saw.

Same nickname as the current female archer user.

Two other NPCs by her side to help with the quest.

“what?”

Jinseong let out a sound without realizing it.

Maybe he heard a sound, maybe he felt a gaze, maybe it was both.

One of the two NPCs looked at Jinseong.

Iris was a fortune singer.

* * *

‘Huh?’

Jinseong, who was flustered and flustered, stumbled backwards and fell on his butt.

But perhaps it was fortunate that she had already turned her head away, as if she had recognized Jinseong, who was wearing the mask of the GBL Church, as a mere monster.

Of course, Jinseong couldn’t be relieved to that extent.

‘What? Why? Why are Iris and Siran here?’

Rather, it was just confusing.

It’s not because Iris Fortune Singer is Hilda’s puppet.

‘At that point, the control had already been released. Now, Iris is truly helping the users to correct past mistakes.’

It’s not because of the poem next to me.

It is a given that he is one of the and an adventurer, that is, one of the NPCs who goes on various journeys with the user and provides genuine help.

So there was only one reason why Jinseong was flustered.

‘Why are users here? Users doing future quests!’

Jinseong himself followed the female archer user.

This user is probably a relatively new user who is just starting the quest to climb up to Behemoth and defeat Apostle Lotus.

‘Yes, I actually picked up the items that that person didn’t eat. In other words, he’s not just an NPC or APC! That person is actually a person who looks at a monitor and moves around with a keyboard!’

As she cleared the dungeon, Jinseong himself followed her and was able to obtain items.

That is, the female archer user is a real person who is currently online.

So who are the people Jinseong is looking at right now?

‘The items are different too, how can that be? Am I just looking at this user’s ‘future’ right now? That’s-.’

This is a scene you will see while progressing through the quest.

However, this is not the current quest that is only around level 30. It is practically the latter half of the main scenario quest released in the game Dungeon & Fighter.

‘-That’s what happens in the scenario… … .’

What you experience in the part where you chase after ‘Siroko’s Thought’.

Of course, the user must also complete the quest.

Ultimately, this means that it takes two of the same people to make something happen.

It’s impossible.

Therefore, Jinseong was able to draw a conclusion.

This is the flow of the scenario, but it is not the ‘now’ scenario.

It’s an abnormal situation.

‘It’s polluted.’

If so, then this is pollution.

As Jinseong’s guesses turned into certainties, evidence also became clearer.

Because the ‘future user’ who had been watching from hiding suddenly started walking out.

“Adventurer, wake up!”

“Lenny, watch out!”

Jinseong knew that now was his only chance, as Lenny, Fiona, and Dan were completely immersed in the battle and had not yet noticed.

So he ran out without hesitation.

“!”

Then he swung his sword at what could be called a ‘future user’ or a ‘contaminated entity’.

Jinseong’s attack was blocked with a bang.

“What is this?”

The one who defended with a sword was not a user.

An NPC with a familiar dialect and somewhat formal speech.

However, the truth is that he is a person who is respected even in the martial arts country ‘Suju’.

“Is this a good thing? A brainwashed believer is coming and attacking us?”

It was Siran of the Sword, one of the .

Jinseong was watching his bewildered expression through the mask of the GBL Church.

“It seems that you are not an ordinary brainwashed believer. Be careful, Siran.”

“Be careful, it’s going to be like this-.”

“, !”

Jinseong continued the combo.

Even if the attack is blocked, the Dark Knight’s skill structure will not break in the middle!

“-Huh?!”

Siran had to struggle to fend off Jinseong’s attacks while staggering.

Because Jinseong’s attack was not directed at Siran.

“Adventurer, it looks like Ilma is after you.”

Siran asked, blocking the adventurer’s path.

Preventing a user, or something ‘unknown’ that may or may not be a user, from walking forward.

It was the first element that Jinseong wanted right away.

“Be careful, Siran. This guy has been brainwashed by Lotus and is out of his mind, but it wouldn’t be good if the people over there saw us coming through the .”

“Would it be okay if I do that?”

“Do not exceed the range of magic I use. It will temporarily hide both your appearance and your sound.”

Iris’s cautious attitude that followed was literally what Jinseong wanted the most.

Light streamed out from the marelite, a four-stringed instrument held by Iris.

“Good, thank you. Adventurer! Take care of Nikang Naekang-”

“, !”

In that case, there was nothing left to see.

Strictly speaking, I didn’t even have the ability to look after it.

“-Jay! Wow, that’s fast.”

He poured out all the techniques that would become his second main combo, but even the adventurer in the ‘future form’ of a female archer user, as well as Siran, was easily dodging them.

‘But this is proof of contamination. If they were real, I’m already finished.’

Isn’t this a quest that you start when you reach level 100?

If Jinseong’s level was just around level 30, it would have been highly likely that he would have been ‘cut in half’ with just one attack.

In the end, it was half a gamble, but half a reaction that followed from the first attack, so Jinseong was able to make up his mind and take action.

“!”

Jinseong fired a dark-attribute ten-character sword energy straight at Siran.

Siran looked startled for a moment, but soon the black energy was canceled out by the circular shield surrounding his body.

Although Shiran is known for using a sword as a member of the , his use of Nen-Nei’s magic is also above a certain level.

“Iris-sama! Hey, are you a brainwashed believer? Do you know that the GBL cult is investigating all sorts of things?”

Even though Jinseong’s attack didn’t directly hit, it was enough to make Shiran flustered.

“I don’t know, no, more than that- Adventurer! Why do you keep trying to go outside-”

“Adventurers! You can’t go out! If the Time Lords see us going in and out of the , they won’t stay still!”

And the ‘future appearance’ of the female archer user was enough to make everyone, including Jinseong, flustered.

A female archer walking out of Iris’ magic circle.

Jinseong looked at her eyes, which seemed empty for some reason, beyond the GBL mask.

What if those eyes are looking at only one thing? What if the female archer user that Lenny is currently fighting is?

‘Are you going to show up somehow and ruin the quest?’

Siran ran towards Jinseong and tried to strike him with her sword.

Jinseong also knew that stopping it was the priority, but he couldn’t do it.

At the point when Shiran’s attack is blocked, the ‘contaminated thing’ will walk out of Iris’ magic circle, and at that point, the female archer user’s quest will be completely messed up.

So Jinseong had to stretch out his left arm.

‘Even if I’m attacked-.’

When I came down from the Sky Castle, my level was 23.

And what about now, after I first explored Behemoth with Lenny and handed over a copy of to Ban and dealt with the monsters?!

‘-Block it!’

This means that Jinseong was also given the time and ability to learn new skills.

“!’

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The attributeless whirlwind that stretched out from Jinseong’s hand began to mercilessly pull in the ‘contaminated entity’, that is, the ‘future form’ of the female archer user.

At the point where the polluted entity staggers back from the force of being pulled back, rather than stopping.

“Put the pressure down!”

Siran’s shout rang out.

Jinseong felt a stinging sensation in the back of his head, but he couldn’t turn around.

Another sound is heard at the same time.

“Kuaaaah…!”

Because there was Lenny’s scream.

The arrow of the ‘real’ female archer user outside the magic circle pierced Lenny’s heart.

Even though he guessed that Shiran’s Tao was aiming for the back of his head, Jinseong could not close his eyes because he had seen it, because he had to see it.

Before he could even feel the anticipated sadness or regret, Jinseong had to panic first.

‘Sarah… … lost.’

The future image of the female archer user who was running towards Jinseong’s left arm disappeared.

The pressure he had been feeling on the back of his head also disappeared. Jinseong quickly turned his head.

Neither Siran nor Iris were visible.

‘Is the pollution over?’

But there was nothing like a card on the floor.

There were two corpses on the floor around where Siran and Iris had been.

These were the corpses of two high-ranking GBL members whose clothing looked different from that of ordinary believers.

‘……illusion?’

When Jinseong realized that the situation he had just experienced was an illusion.

Jinseong could also come up with another idea about and .