The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion - Chapter 91



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Episode 91

I had an early dinner and went to bed to prepare for my shift.

But what time was it?

The ship shook violently with a loud thud.

I was so surprised that I jumped up on deck.

It was the middle of the night, with not even a single star shining, and the thick fog made it impossible to see an inch ahead.

Ahead of me, I saw a faint light shining.

As we approached, the identity of the faint light was revealed to be light.

Jinman was shining his light here and there on the players with a defeated expression on his face.

Jinman, who discovered me, explained the situation.

“It looks like I collided with something.”

“What is something?”

“The fog is so thick that I can’t see anything.”

I poked my head out of the player and looked down.

Even though I had the light on, the fog was so thick that I could only vaguely see something floating on the surface of the water.

I think I collided with that.

But it was a little far away, and didn’t seem big enough to stop the ship.

“Is that a rock? Gasp, Captain!”

Jungwoo jumped up onto the deck and asked, panting for breath.

“Well, it’s foggy so I guess I’ll have to go check it out myself.”

I put the rope on the athlete and put on the safety equipment.

Bomi, who came up with sleepy eyes, asked.

“Wow! What is this? The fog is no joke. By the way, what are you doing, sir?”

“It looks like Hallasan Lake hit something, so my brother is going down to check.”

As Jinman explained, Bomi held up the bow she had brought and spoke.

“Sir, if you need any cover, just let me know.”

“You’re still half asleep, and the fog is thick. Are you going to shoot for no reason and end up hitting me?”

“No, you don’t trust me, the best marksman, right now?”

“Okay. I’ll tell you if I need to.”

“But sir, don’t you think the weather has gotten a little colder?”

Bomi shivered.

Jungwoo took off the cardigan he was wearing and put it on Bomi.

“You said it was cold because you wanted to test how Jungwoo would react?”

“Jungwoo oppa passed the manners test. Jinman oppa and the uncle are beeping!”

Bomi playfully crossed her hands to make an X.

As Bomi said, it felt eerie and cold.

Although the world had been underwater for a couple of months, the weather continued to be like early summer, with slightly muggy temperatures during the day.

Of course, it was warm enough to sleep at night with just a thin blanket.

Bomi said that although the world of water was a mess, she liked the weather.

In such a world, it seemed a bit strange that Han Ki was here, but the first thing to do was to confirm what had collided with Hallasan Lake.

I rappelled down the rope.

As we went down, the whitish object began to turn white.

What the heck! It’s ice.

Is this real ice?

I couldn’t believe it even though I touched the cold ice with my hands.

I cut the ice with a knife and put it on my tongue.

“Whoa! Whoa! What is this? It’s frozen sea water.”

The ice was melted.

We know that salty seawater has a lower freezing point than fresh water, so how could seawater freeze in this weather?

Could it be that the ice has drifted from somewhere like the North or South Pole?

The ice I was standing on was at most big enough to fit two or three cars, but the ice submerged under the water could have been bigger than Hallasan Lake.

Just like the saying “the tip of the iceberg”, only 10% of the entire iceberg is visible floating on the water, while the remaining 90% is submerged.

The Titanic also sank after hitting an iceberg that was not visible under the water.

We should also check to see if there was any major damage from the collision with the iceberg on Mt. Halla.

But in the meantime, the fog cleared a little and the view widened a little.

The armor was dented, but there were no visible cracks or breaks.

“What! The player’s award is tilted.”

It seems that the podium was placed below to increase the height of the player’s statue, making it vulnerable to impact.

We need to fix it quickly, in case we hit another iceberg.

To climb up to Hallasan Lake, I removed the biner from the rope and tried to reattach it, but the iceberg shook violently with a thud.

I tripped on the smooth ice surface and slipped, falling into the sea.

It happened so suddenly that I forgot I could breathe underwater.

I panicked and floundered, trying to swim.

But the cold water made my legs cramp up, as if I was going to have a heart attack.

I tried to climb up by waving my hands, but it wasn’t enough.

My body sank downwards as if my consciousness was sinking into an abyss.

I was starting to feel fearful that I might die.

What the heck, this is it! My body and mind feel more relaxed.

It felt like I was lying down in a room filled with sunlight.

I didn’t even feel like breathing.

Oh! That’s right. I can breathe under water.

The cramp in my leg naturally cleared up, and my vision became clearer and more vivid.

Then a huge iceberg came into view.

It was as if a wall of ice had blocked the way ahead, filling the sea.

Wow! If you hit it right there, you could destroy half of Hallasan Mountain.

But what is that?

I could see something embedded in the pure white ice.

As we approached, we could see that it was a door.

It was a beige public restroom door with an iron frame.

The door was covered in graffiti and random drawings.

[Youngmi! XX year! Die! It’s a waste of air for a XX like you to breathe. Die now!]

The door was tilted so that the opposite side, the inner side, was visible to a small extent.

There were words written on it like, ‘Save me!’, ‘Forgive me!’, and ‘I’m sorry for being born.’

Is this bullying?

But how did that door get stuck so deep inside the iceberg?

Even from a distance, the graffiti was clearly visible, as if observed through a microscope, perhaps due to the double refraction of water and ice.

No matter how much I looked around, there were no impurities inside the iceberg other than the door.

A detective’s curiosity was piqued, but there were no clues other than the name.

And it was more urgent to check if the ship had sustained any damage from the collision just now.

As we climbed up, we saw a dented iron plate.

Upon closer inspection, I saw a leak.

Although the water wasn’t leaking yet, it seemed like it was only a matter of time before it would start leaking if we continued sailing in this condition.

It seemed like we couldn’t return to the island and it would need some patching up.

I brought this job, Bomi would be happy.

I went upstairs, thinking about how to tease the irritated Bomi.

As we rose above the water, we heard chattering voices and saw lights shining.

What the heck, are you preparing to rescue me from the water?

Guys! Even though it was a little dangerous, I could breathe underwater, and yet you’re taking such good care of me.

I picked my nose with my finger.

But the light doesn’t illuminate the water, and it doesn’t seem like they’re preparing a structure.

When I looked at the players, they were all looking ahead, not at the water I was in.

what?

I turned my head and saw an iceberg like a snow mountain ahead.

There stood a group of monster-like creatures with shiny fish scales and skin.

They shook their bodies and made noises as if threatening, but they were far away so it was hard to hear.

It sounded like the howl of an animal, or like a voice that had been hoarse from the cold.

Bomi’s voice was heard.

“Just hit it with an arrow and then check. You can tell it’s a monster just by looking at it.”

“The basic thing to do is to first eliminate the threat and then move on.”

Only Jin agreed.

But Nurse Jang opposed it.

“Its identity is not yet confirmed, so there is no need to attack it and cause trouble.”

“I take orders from the Captain. He will know what to do.”

When Jungwoo proposed a compromise, everyone agreed.

“The old man will definitely start by shooting an arrow into each limb.”

“Detective Kim will give appropriate instructions.”

“You are the truth, brother. But where are you, brother? Brother!”

Only then did they seem to realize that I was missing.

I hurriedly turned the light down.

The fog had cleared somewhat, and I could see the iceberg I had descended from, but I was no longer on it.

“older brother!”

“mister!”

“Captain!”

“Detective Kim.”

I thought about playing hide-and-seek for a moment, but I waved my hand because I needed to confirm the identity of the monster in front of me.

“here!”

“Ah! There you are.”

“What is it? I was worried.”

Don’t worry. You didn’t even notice that I was gone.

I climbed up the rope without showing it.

“What are they?”

“I don’t know. He just appeared out of nowhere and started throwing ice chunks at us.”

I took the telescope from Jeongwoo.

There was still some fog, so the image wasn’t focused properly.

Rather, it seemed better to see it with your own eyes.

But since I brought this, I have to try it.

I took out a chunk of ice that I had cut off from the iceberg.

When the ice chunks were held up to the telescope, the monsters’ appearances were revealed in detail, just as the doors inside the iceberg were visible underwater.

“What? Are they Inuit?”

“Are you Inuit?”

Bomi said after seeing the telescope I gave her.

“Oh! It’s people.”

People mistook them for monsters because they were wearing things like fish scales and seal skin.

“Jeongwoo! Turn on the loudspeaker.”

I took the microphone from Jungwoo and said.

– We collided with an iceberg during our voyage by accident. We had no intention of invading or attacking this place. Please accept this as a gift of peace.

As soon as I finished speaking, Bomi sent an arrow with a bundle attached to it.

The bundle contained groceries.

They unwrapped the bundle.

– We will leave as soon as the ship’s repairs are completed. And we will repay you for giving us the space.

Then, fortunately, they understood what I said and retreated.

“Sir! Do you need to go out in such a low manner? We can wipe them all out with our power.”

“It would be wiser not to fight. And it’s nighttime, and there’s fog here, and we don’t know anything about this place. At times like this, we absolutely must be humble.”

“Well, I won’t spit it out anymore since I’ve saved my life many times by doing as you say, but I wonder if you’re just too scared.”

“We’ll know what the situation is like tomorrow morning. It won’t be too late to decide what to do then.”

I shrugged and said,