The Devil’s Dead Child - Chapter 285
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#285, It’s not working
“Are you saying it’s not working?”
One of those who came to Kwon Ha-seon’s question handed him a scroll.
Anyone could see that the order book was made of parchment, but the rolled length seemed too short to be an order book.
‘ah… .’
Kwon Ha-seon, who was unfolding the scroll, also let out a short exclamation.
“Uh… !”
Tuk!
Half of the order form fell to the floor. The already torn order form was rolled up together.
It should have disappeared at the same time as it was torn apart… ,
And it meant that the spell book that was supposed to take the person torn out of the tower did not function properly.
As the investigation team members realized the meaning of ‘stuck’, they began to feel agitated.
“How is this…” iced coffee!”
Kwon Ha-seon, who was picking up the fallen pieces of the order form with a serious expression, shouted as if he had realized something.
“Couldn’t you have been tricked by a fake? “I heard that counterfeit order fraud is rampant these days?”
That’s a possibility.
In fact, I’ve seen news that there are people who forge tower order forms and return order forms and sell them.
However, the man who handed over the torn order form shook his head and looked back at the group behind him.
Rustling. fluttering.
More than ten people who had gathered together took out rolled up scrolls and threw them on the floor.
Tuk! Fighting.
“… … !”
Pieces of the order book unfold and separate into two.
Soon, dozens of torn return order forms piled up in a bundle.
The man who first handed Ha-seon Kwon the order form said.
“… Some of the things you buy from outside may be fake. But the same goes for what you get from the tower.”
It’s not just one case.
If that’s the case, there’s no way the problem arose just with the order form they had.
blast furnace,
No one can leave the tower.
“So, are we trapped in the tower?”
“It can’t happen all of a sudden…” . “Don’t talk ominously like shit.”
An uproar arose as the investigation team members, who realized one shocking fact after another, began rummaging through their luggage.
“Stop moving!”
Park Dae-geun stopped the investigation team members with a shout filled with magical power.
If you think about it, just checking whether the return order was working was a high-risk action for the investigation team.
Park Dae-geun once again inspected the members of the investigation team with his eyes, then took out his share of the order form from his pocket and held it out to the man who told him the news.
“If you don’t mind leaving the tower now, please confirm with me.”
As the man picked up the scroll, all members of the investigation team watched him with bated breath.
The man tore up the order form without hesitation, as if he was already sure of the result.
Squeak!
The center of the parchment split neatly, but the halo of light that was supposed to follow did not appear.
“… … .”
Silence of various meanings fell.
Faces that are sad, shocked, and look like they are about to cry.
In fact, it was already a predictable situation the moment I heard that the return order was not working.
I kept denying and denying it to myself, but now I have finally acknowledged that it really has become X.
I was a bit quick to agree.
This is because I have been on the lookout for Marduk’s harassment ever since I saw the lightning cloud.
… He said it was somehow quiet. Tsk!
‘Anyway, I tried assuming the worst… ‘I didn’t know they would lock you up at all.’
Someone grabbed my sleeve and I turned around to see it was Gu Chang-su.
“This, this… Why are you doing this? Ha, I’ve never had anything like this before.”
The guy also looked half-fazed.
When he said, ‘I’ve never been like this before,’ he was probably referring to his experience in the game as a whole.
Of course, there was nothing to say.
“… … “Do you understand?”
dump!
At that time, one of the investigation team members collapsed, clutching his chest.
“Ugh… “Bwak!”
Kwon Ha-seon, who seemed to be a member of the super special brigade, stood guard and ran to the fallen person.
“100 million! Hey, what’s wrong with you!”
“Huh, huh, huh—!”
“Sergeant Jin, come to your senses! No, deep breath! “Deep breath!”
It seemed similar to a panic attack.
“CEO! Are we okay?”
“What should I do with my wife? “My second child was born last week.”
Fear was contagious.
Among the members of the investigation team, there was not a single one who was weaker than the civilian hunters who had gathered in this area earlier, but strong strength does not necessarily include a strong mentality.
Bang!
“!”
Everyone was startled by the sudden roar that erupted from a short distance.
Judging from the point where the dust rose, it was assumed that Park Dae-geun had stamped his foot.
It was natural that everyone paid attention to Park Dae-geun.
“Are we all going to hug and roll around here?”
No one answered, but Park Dae-geun continued talking.
“What is the cause? Maybe it’s just temporary! I wonder if there is another way to get out! “It’s not too late to sit down after finding out everything!”
He walked over, grabbed the collar of the man who had collapsed due to a seizure, and lifted him up.
“Oops!”
“Woah, what are you doing to the patient!”
Kwon Ha-seon, who was taking care of his subordinate, opened his eyes wide and confronted Park Dae-geun.
Park Dae-geun shook off Kwon Ha-seon and glared at the man who was out of breath.
“Hmm! “Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!”
Park Dae-geun put life through the man’s eyes.
‘Wow… . It’s a bit gentle. mister.’
Naturally, the man’s condition worsened to the point where he was almost out of breath.
Kwon Ha-seon, who was worried about his subordinates, unleashed his incredible magic power, and a sudden situation unfolded.
“I told you to let go of that hand.”
“… … .”
Park Dae-geun ignored Kwon Ha-seon’s warning, but fortunately, he let go of the man’s collar and backed away just before Kwon Ha-seon left.
“Puh-huh huh huh huh!”
The man, who had crossed the line between life and death in a moment, took a deep breath.
Ha-seon Kwon dissipated his magical power and supported his subordinate.
“Sergeant Jin! are you okay?”
“… yes. “Okay, it’s okay.”
A relieved Kwon Ha-seon glanced at Park Dae-geun, but Park Dae-geun fixed his gaze on the man with the rank of sergeant and said.
“Death is not with you yet. “It means there is no need to feel fear ahead of time.”
“yes… . “I will keep that in mind.”
“… !”
When a friend named Sergeant Jin bowed his head to Park Dae-geun and answered, only then did Kwon Ha-seon look back at his subordinate as if he was surprised.
It may not have been because he simply did not express his dissatisfaction with the man who threatened to kill him, but because he realized that his seizure symptoms had disappeared.
Perhaps Park Dae-geun made the scared man feel a sense of ‘relative safety’ by making him experience the real threshold of death.
“… … .”
“… … .”
anyway.
As the man’s breathing gradually became more even, the chaos in the investigation team quieted down.
After looking around the group for a moment, Park Dae-geun shook his head as if satisfied and opened his mouth.
“then… , let’s take a look at how much time we have until we find a way. Group leaders, please check and let us know how much water and food we have.”
Under Park Dae-geun’s instructions, the leaders of each echelon began to identify the supplies they possessed.
“Probably as I was told in advance… “You may have brought roughly enough for a week, but if you redistribute it to a level where survival is possible, you will be able to last for up to three weeks.”
Suddenly, the anxious and gloomy atmosphere disappeared,
It was overflowing with passive vitality, like a warehouse at a supermarket.
‘hmm… .’
After joining the investigation team, I was a little disappointed to see Park Dae-geun bickering with Kwon Ha-seon, but it seems that the charisma of an S-class person who has experienced many hardships is not something to ignore.
At that time, someone approached Park Dae-geun.
“excuse me… , Please, let us join too.”
The other person was the man who told us that the return order was not working.
For an instant, silence fell, as if cold water had been poured.
This is because their circumstances and the intent of their request were very predictable.
Using a return order means that it is time for maintenance.
Therefore, this meant that there were no supplies left for them, and asking them to join us meant asking them to share some food with us.
As a person in charge of a group, it is a request that he must naturally refuse.
The problem is that as the leader of a group that includes many public figures,
Also, as a human being, it is not easy to cold-heartedly reject something.
‘… … It might be awkward.’
Perhaps it could have been seen as a great favor to them just by not finding out about the ‘failure’ in a truly critical moment.
However, Park Dae-geun gave an answer that was not easy.
“That won’t work.”
“ah… Please, please, please. We will do our best to find a way.”
Despite the man’s earnest request, Park Dae-geun firmly shook his head.
dump.
Then the man finally got down on his knees and began to beg.
“… … !”
“Please save us!”
Shut up, chin! chin!
About 10 people in the back also joined in the actions of the kneeling man.
“please!”
“Please take it away!”
“I will do anything you ask me to do!”
Even those who choose to endure hardships in order to live,
Commanders who prioritize the well-being of the organization
This is something that cannot be criticized carelessly.
It’s just that things… It was bound to be uncomfortable for either party.
A painful look also appeared on Park Dae-geun’s face.
As I looked at Park Dae-geun’s face, I suddenly realized,
I smiled bitterly as I realized my own worn-out humanity.
I roughly… ,
Would they have asked for a favor if this side had not been superior in terms of number of men and individual force?
Maybe he didn’t pull out his sword?
-Because I had the same thought first.
“Just accept it. “What, can’t I just eat five times less than once?”
Kwon Ha-seon, perhaps because he didn’t like the uncomfortable atmosphere, intervened without notice.
Eat.
It wasn’t surprising because I knew Kwon Ha-seon’s soft heart.
However, the reason he expressed that he was clueless is because when Park Dae-geun makes a difficult decision like now, he must at least show unity on the same side.
Sure enough, a group of foreigners began to attack Ha-seon Kwon with the intention of grabbing her by the legs of her pants.
“As expected, Ha-seon Kwon is a hero at heart!”
“Hero Kwon! “Please take us away!”
“What… ! Now, just wait a moment.”
Kwon Ha-seon took a few steps back as if he was embarrassed and made eye contact with Park Dae-geun.
Of course, Park Dae-geun is frowning and glaring at Kwon Ha-seon.
The keen Kwon Ha-seon looked back and forth between the hanging people and Park Dae-geun and then shouted.
“Oh, I don’t know! If you are truly dissatisfied, we will share our share of supplies. “Okay then?”
“… What can I say when you say you are willing to sacrifice yourself? Then, I will assume that Captain Kwon is responsible for their part and will not worry about it.”
“… … .”
As Park Dae-geun took the words he said out of his whim, a belated look of regret appeared on Kwon Ha-seon’s face.
Although it was not a welcoming atmosphere, the foreigners who were accepted anyway breathed a sigh of relief.
The leaders of the group held a meeting regarding distribution of the supplies they had gathered in one place.
Since I wasn’t in charge, I was naturally a few steps away.
‘For now, has the chaos calmed down? by the way… , what should I do now?’
While I was worried that Marduk’s intention was to trap me in the tower and kill me, Gu Changsu whispered next to me.
“Mr. George.”
“?”
When I look away, he points to my head.
It is a gesture asking to read one’s thoughts.
-I have a vague memory, so… , The last time we were in the tower for over 10 days.
『What then?』
-What have you been eating? At that time, I was almost kidnapped and taken with me, but I guess I didn’t take anything with me… .
… huh?
what?
Although I didn’t put it in it (since the pocket was Maru’s),
Inside the subspace, there was a huge amount of bread and dried foods.
… However, he had no memory of taking something out and handing it to Gu Chang-su.
There’s no way I’ll forget,
This means that nothing was fed.
-Don’t you think of Seongjun too?
I had you then… , I couldn’t bear to say that I had starved for ten days.
The point is, if he had expressed hunger, would I have pretended not to notice?
However, there was no way to explain the phenomenon, so I just glossed over it.
『… … I guess I hit it roughly. Because I took various things with me.』
-That’s right… . But strangely, I don’t remember eating anything with Seongjun.
‘That means there’s no need to starve… .’
Gu Chang-soo prioritizes survival from difficulties beyond his abilities,
Also, I just forgot to eat because I was caught up in my own patterns.
But the physiology of the tower that I realized was,
It is not something that can be explained piecemeal.
People who believe that humans must eat to live… ,
For those who regret not having had another sip of water before collecting supplies,
Probably the pain of hunger and thirst would come equally.
***
Meanwhile, at that time.
Outside the tower, division-level troops and 20 minor guilds were engaged in a heated confrontation surrounding one person.