Haroon

The journey across Alamise in three days is now over. It stopped raining just like that last night, and today it opened blue to the sky.

Mount Alamiz is a very dangerous place, including two people who do not have the minimum capacity to defend themselves, but Harun's ability to find a way through thick rain and even the monsters are reluctant to come out of the Wyvern and even a small road took time, but he was able to cross without any danger.

If it weren't for the poor stamina of Avan and Shani, it would have taken less than two days. Shani and Avan have had a few slip and fall crises where the ground has weakened in the middle of the rain, but the rope that was connected to Harun's waist in advance has saved them.

Once, he slid up a cliff into a tomb behind them and hung himself on a cliff. Harun climbed up the rock, taking on their weight with his fingers and waist. Even the tomb that did not show its face was not as impressive then.

He was so dry to look at, but his strength was unimaginable even in the tomb of a high ranker.

On the second night, when he slept in a cave, a group of wolves who were wandering through the rain in search of food entered the cave. Harun only dealt with the wolves in the cave with a scabbard and a dagger. In the morning, the people outside were surprised to see more than fifty wolf corpses piled up near the entrance to the cave.

If it weren't for Harun's amazing ability, the power of the tomb would never have made it over Mount Alamiz safely. It was the only three people who agreed to spend three days together.

Anyway, we're past all the dangerous places. The group sees a vast plain in their eyes.

“Oh my! I can't see the end! ”

Shani was amazed. Apart from a few small mountains, the vast plains continued to reach the snow, so it was cool as if the heart burst. It is a landscape that can be surprised and unsettled by mountain owners who are locked up for life in a narrow barrier.

Earl John's broad first sensation was vastness, abundance and relaxation.

Wheat filled with John Plain was ripening yellow, and the gentle breeze coming down the northern ridge of the Hookran Mountains warmed the crooked wheat grain and made me glad just to see it.

In the vast field where the yellow ripe wheat sways like waves in the wind, the farmers preparing the harvest and the soldiers positioned in the element to prevent the invasion of the monsters were noticed.

Harun's face is covered with long hair, but Avan reads the emotions in his eyes. But it wasn't avan who didn't think he had been here before. If you see these vast plains, you will feel new every time you see them.

“What a nice place. Isn't that right?"

“That's right.”

Harun says without closing his eyes on the plains.

“Dad, John Plain is amazing. It's as big as the ocean. ”

Shani, struggling to get to know him from the moment she found out who he was, intervenes in their conversation.

“Hahaha. Great place. This plains of John is one of the four great empire granaries, and it is said that wheat produced here feeds half of the Empire. It's like a job title, even though it's a nominal place for the Erl of John. ”

He was a user, but also had considerable knowledge of the Theoretical Empire. Harun was surprised by Avan who had such knowledge while he was coming here, although he may have had a job as a merchant.

“If you're in charge, you're in charge. What are you talking about? ”

“Earl John has been serving as a supply boy as well as a field for the Northern Army for over 200 years. For this reason, Earl John is regarded as a neutral-prone military force and is not a member of the Senate but a member of the Golden Battle. ”

However, a noble with such a vast and fertile land would have a lot of greed. This is not a land that an Earl can defend. Earl John's ancestors would have been able to protect their own borders, so that no one would be greedy since the establishment of the empire.

Due to the flow of two rivers with low mountain ranges and abundant quantities, Earl John, with high food productivity, has been guarding his family in such a way as to no longer expand his food supply with weapons.

It took me two days to ride eight or two wagons just to get through John Plain, where two wagons were washed so well side-by-side. The group accompanies the merchant merchant to make reasonable money and ride the wagon on top of them.

Unlike other places in the plains, the town was very relaxed and comfortable for travelers.

On the evening of the second day of the group's arrival, the village of Barum was mainly a place where farmers lived.

Although the town was mostly farmers, it was large enough to fill the streets with bars and shops as well as accommodation for tourists.

As I later heard, Earl John has more than five times the number of these peasant villages. Earl John, who is in charge of the northern army for generations, has sent all the prisoners from the battle with the northern nomads here as a joke.

The four of you who entered the village booked the same inn as the merchants. We only have two more hours until the White Paper, but by the time we get there, the gates will be closed too late, so we will stay here.

The inn called the Wit Hut, where Harun's party was staying, was divided into places for accommodation as well as places for selling food and liquor. Unlike the appearance, there were a lot of people who were filled with delicious food, and the noise in the room matched the atmosphere of merchants and mercenaries.

The merchants who had unpacked their belongings went into the tavern under the guidance of the concierge and sat at a few tables left, leaving no room for them.

On the second floor of the tavern, mercenaries were constantly going up and down the second floor as prostitutes selling their rooms separately.

“Haha! This is a better place for mercenaries like us. ”

“Ah. Of course, it's better than talking and acting like ants while eating fine dishes uncomfortable. ”

The mercenaries who loosened their armor and revealed their bulky muscles were excited to drink the beer they had ordered first with the herds around them. The shops were packed with merchants and mercenaries who came to buy grain from all over the Empire at harvest time.

Harun and his companions, who are also seated separately, also drink a beer full of tin glasses, enjoying the schedule just around the corner.

“Captain Harun, when are you going to start in the writing of John White? ”

Shani was so cute to drink half a beer at once and wipe her bubbly lips with her sleeves. Harun had already heard the details from them, and now he had nothing against Shani.

They were Noble, the sons and granddaughters of the local Senate of Kowon Union.

Soon to succeed the senator, Avan heard information from his close acquaintance, Neckwo Kowon, about the Ancient Dungeon on the Land of Silence. He did not reveal why he wanted to go there, but he said there must be a reason to get there.

Noble, I was curious about their top Noble woman's intention to enter the ancient dungeon, but there was no reason to question her. You'll know it when you get there.

And Harun's existence was also heard from Neckwall. Perhaps Magram and Chorn, whom they were supposed to meet at John White Writing, mentioned.

“I have people here to meet. There's a lot to be prepared for, as well as checking thoroughly for information and directions there. ”

Haven's words to Shani ease his worries. Although I was going to give him a huge sum of money, I could believe it when I saw him gathering and preparing all the information before something started. He was also trained by his father and grandfather from childhood.

“Anyway, I'm afraid the news of the dungeon will be on the air by the time we leave John White Paper. I'm the only one I've heard of, but it's going to be several times as tragic as what happened in the Hookran Mountains. ”

I don't know why he's so worried, but some of the people he's connected with are still nearby. Briella, Devron, and Jin are probably not out there yet.

‘I hope Briella and Debron are safe...' ’

As always, each force that has accumulated power for decades or more from the Golden Battle fires an outpost with these treasures, mines, or dungeons. For this Golden Battle, if you were the first to fight in the Hookran Mountains, the full three quarters would soon be in the land of tranquility.

If the dungeon is heavily impacted, the Golden Battle may be completely over there.

Harun, not much of a drinker, took a quick walk after finishing his meal. The three remaining people were going to come to reality for a while.

Although it is just a town, the streets of this farming village, where people frequent to go, are illuminated by magic lanterns and torches. However, unlike the alleyways and back alleyways, the residence was locked in darkness.

Although I live a rich life compared to other places, the pranksters who can barely grasp their mouths until I work so hard to bend my back did not come out at all when it was time for darkness to settle.

"That's odd. I've never been this popular. ’

Travelers often step here, but Harun did not know that powerless peasants have been raped by mercenaries or assaulted by drunken travelers, so he no longer has to step outside when the darkness falls.

Harun can see their humble house shining in the dim moonlight. The houses were only slightly different in size, all of them covered with straw on the roof.

In it, the poor souls who had lived through the cycle of slavery for generations were enjoying their only rest after a hard day.

Although not all rights were limited compared to those, Harun, who had lived underneath, felt uncomfortable seeing their humble homes like that of livestock.

“Damn it!”

I was speechless.

I don't know why it's a blood test, not a ability. I know I can't help Beyond's identity society for thousands of years on the subject of strangers, but I can't help but get angry.

It was a long walk to give serious consideration on Mana's pilgrimage and conscious movements. However, Harun could not easily fall into such a well-concentrated state after seeing the humble house of concentrations that made him remember his place.

‘Let's go back.’

It was a moment when Harun who had made up his mind was about to turn around.

I noticed two black men coming this way in the dark with a sack of something in it. I don't know why, but Harun hid himself for a moment. I felt a sneaky energy from them.

Who are you? Are you kidding? ’

Harun hid himself in a wall of a hut, and his eyes became sharp the moment he saw those passing by.

‘Men, mercenaries. ’

The broad, firm shoulders, chunky weight, and knives prowling at the waist make it easy for them to know that they are mercenaries. They grab the sack with one hand and walk fast.

Wriggle!

A sack of something shook for a moment. As if the mercenary who was walking earlier stopped walking and was annoyed, he punched the sack with his other hand. A suppressed low groan comes out, and the swinging stops.

“Quiet, you bitch! It's your day to bleed, so stay dead. After tonight, you'll have at least a few gold pieces on your hands. ”

“Huh-huh-huh! That's not all. Then all we have to do is get thirteen of these bloody young people. If you don't like it so much, everyone will pay you for one silver coin. You're good and we're good, so act like it. ”

Harun's face distorts at a moment, hearing the grim conversation between the two mercenaries. I had no idea what was going on.

“Ho, she still has a younger face, but her breasts are quite strong. ”

The eyes of the mercenary writhing the bosom of the peasant in the sack, using the gap to pause for a moment, illuminated in the moonlight.

“You're only thirteen years old and you're a natural born girl with big breasts and a tight butt. It's a joke anyway, so if it's not us, we're either going to look like this from the other guys or we're going to look like this from the Lord's family. You can have fun with us with a glass of Myanmar Powder. ”

Harun closes his eyes. Only thirteen. A flame rises from his eyes at the two mercenaries, greedy for a young girl just growing up.

‘Myanmar powder is a drug. We can't just leave them there. ’

No matter how many mercenaries risked their lives to use drugs, they gave up being human.

Finding prostitutes is not to be blamed, but it is forbidden by Imperial law or any territorial law to kidnap and rape in groups like this. If you use drugs forbidden to use in this country, it will be a group that follows darkness, rather than mercenaries.

Harun raises his hand to reckon. But his hand comes back down. I heard an unintended sound.

“Huh-huh-huh! Plus, if you show your good death in front of a bunch of voyeuristic strangers, you can make a lot of money with a lot of money. ”

“With the money the foreigners who are coming today paid, we can live without doing anything dangerous for a while. It seemed like the commander even had the heart to go this way. In the city, there are already dozens of people who do this kind of business with foreigners, and they sweep up money every night, so we can enjoy it all and make money for the rest of our lives. ”

“Gaaaak! Crazy perverts! You can do it yourself if you want. I can't believe you drooled on people's eyes watching you do it. ”

“Kiki! But the estramorwn can't have sexual relations directly with our empire through trust. They want to be satisfied this way. ”

I felt like something was exploding inside of me. A red flame erupts from Harun's eyes.

When my life started, my eyes started to turn red like this. Mana is in a turbulent state. Some of them are already entering the sword with their hands.

‘Whew! Let's calm down. We need to root it out. ’

Harun barely suppresses the rising flesh and follows after the two men who move again. Messenger-walking makes it possible to walk behind them without any noise like that of an assassin.

The place where they stopped was a small building just outside the village. A few campfires were lit in the vicinity of the temporary, wooden and leather-covered building. The two mercenaries exchanged a few words with the other mercenaries in charge of Bunn.

“Well done.”

“Heh. This isn't happening. My father's mother and children rebelled a bit, but after a few hits, they all fell out. ”

“What could possibly go wrong and complain about joking? If you have a problem, you can stab the Town Manager with a few coins. Isn't that what this floor is all about? That's how everyone in the city does business. ”

“But what about the water? ”

“Those perverts are already here. I can't believe you sneaked up on me like that. Hehehe!”

“Then we go in. You guys, come on in. It's delicious to have a little girl around. Though the road will be clear in front of you, the taste of the road will be quite distinctive. ”

“Okay. I'll be right in. ”

After the two mercenaries with the sacks came in, only a few campfires guarded the crude building.

‘None of them are worth saving. ’

But in case you haven't noticed, Harun took out the armor he got from killing Rump Orc anamfatha the other day and put it on. Though he was wearing two sets of armor, it was easy to move his body. No, the double-set effect of both armor makes it light and full of vitality.

Harun did not feel the seedy brainstorm flowing between the three sharp horns rising above the Rump Orc helmet on his head and his eyes turning red as blood.

Harun slowly approaches the building.

Dozens of men walk through the straw-woven door. There were several campfires burning inside, and at the very center, there was a wide, sharp bed and a naked girl.

“Huff! A peasant girl has such a good body. ”

“Huh-huh-huh! My stuff is going crazy today. ”

“Please be gentle with the stuff in front of you today. I don't want to do that with a dead girl again today. ”

Suddenly, my tears poured out.

Do you think the girl on the campfire is only ten years old? At the age of the thirteen who had heard about it, because they did not eat well, they had a poor body that was invisible.

Unlike the gloomy face of the sunburned girl who had already been suffering from labor, she could not bear the gaze of the lustful men and was crouching to cover her body with both hands and feet.

The moment I saw her, I thought of Belle.

One of the mercenaries gets drunk, and a few men forcibly grasp the girl's limbs and face. The desperate gesture of the girl was of no use. The mouth of the girl who was choked by fear and could not scream was touched by the drug-smoking bottle.

“Sa, help me! ”

The girl opens her mouth to the bottle with a desperate move. Immediately, the wine in the bottle flowed down the girl's neck.

“Bitch! ”

Ta-da!

The mercenary who grapples with his harsh swearing tongue is already wearing nothing but underwear that covers his lower back. He seemed to be the commander of these mercenaries.

“Hehe! All right. A girl's got to be that good to eat. ”

“I don't think it stinks. Do it!”

At the center, over a dozen men and foreigners, who were a little distance from the center, began to scream with a sticky look at the commotion.

Harun shudders for a moment, then summons Nia. His eyes burn red like the devil's.

“Blow up the Ice Arrow on all but the girl. No, you can't just kill him. Water spike. All you have to do is make sure he doesn't die. ”

Murder rested in Naia's eyes, when she was conveyed his emotions through a special contract with Harun. Hundreds of water spikes suddenly appeared and flew towards the men.

Sheeshit!

“Ugh! What is it? ”

“Huff!”

“Ahh! Who is this? ”

The building is filled with screams and shouts at the crack of dawn. Everyone, except for the girl, screams in agonizing agony at the water-spike in every corner of her body. Some of them still try to get up with their weapons, whether they're good or poisonous.

Harun summoned the Spirit of Earth this time.

“Bury all but the heads of those beasts. ”

“Whew, that sounds fun. ”

Livy smiles and raises her head to the ground. The floor that was supporting the bodies of mercenaries and users suddenly sank. The floor ties them tightly, leaving only their necks.

Despite the commotion, the girl curled up in horror, covering her ears with both hands and trembling.

Harun, who was wearing a helmet with only eyes, looked like the devil who just came out of hell because of three horns and a red eyelight. The helmet has a nose and a mouth shield that even his voice creeps out.

“Nu, who are you? ”

“Ugh! Who dares to mess with our comet guild? ”

The mercenaries and users who barely show their heads shout in anger with a groan. However, Harun, who appeared in front of the middle bed, faced each other and shot a red glare that looked like a flame spilled, became pale with fear.

Just looking at my eyes was soggy and fluffy. Moreover, the life radiating from the whole body seemed to tear itself apart with its energy.

“Hehe, I am the lion of Myos! Guilty as hell. Handling things that aren't worth living in this world. ”

A dark force flows from Harun, wearing Lump Orc defense gear. The hearts of those who were engulfed in fear were shaken like candles before the wind.

“Sa, help me. ”

The mercenary commander trembles. He could barely bear Harun's life.

“I just couldn't do it with those strangers. ”

Harun looks back at his users with an excuse from his mouth, rolling his eyes for a moment.

“Oh, no. ”

“We're just here because they show us a good show. ”

“If you find out in our Comet Guild, you're dead. Release us when you have a good word. We were recognized as trustees. If you kill us, you dishonor your god. ”

Whether Harun's life was at a decent level or not, the users were making excuses or threatening him with God.

Harun smiles in horror.

I had a funny thought at the moment.

In retrospect, the commoners and the peasants of the Beyond world seemed to have a strong respect for the estramorwn recognized by the trust. That is why even if they are treated unjustly, they will have to endure it. Of course, they treat them like NPCs in other games.

I felt that I had to change it. These Beyond gods are probably artificial intelligence computers, so there's no way they can control the behavior of foreigners. Harun smiles in horror, thinking that even his own strength should start the change.

“I, the Lion of Death, the reliant and master of darkness, heard the voice of a small and poor servant bored with fear and despair. I cannot stand by and watch as my servants fall into the abyss of pain and despair. I will bring a terrible death to those who break the laws of Myos! ”

I don't know what kind of god Myos is, but Harun clearly heard. I heard a desperate prayer that my young daughter, who was choked by fear, was trembling.

-Myossi, this young Daemon is eager to pray. Save me from this hell!

She shed tears and repeated her prayers several times, revealing her naked body when her clothes were torn.

“Your souls will never escape the depths of Myos, where darkness and sulfur burn. ”

- Liffy, put a small speedster in their bodies. so that you can face death slowly.

- Hehe, sure.

“Shhh!”

“Ahhhh!”

“Help me! ”

“Please! Help me! ”

A terrible scream erupts from all sides. As the spear made of dirt dug through the body, the faces of the users and mercenaries were distorted in agony.

“The mouths of the sinners will be shut! ”

Harun's mouth casts a low but strange curse, and once the earth shakes, it pulls them down to their mouths. You hear no more screams. I was in the dirt just below my nose so I could barely breathe.

Blood was spilling from the eyes of mercenaries and users who were spilling blood through the spears of the earth that pierced their bodies without being able to blend in. When I looked at the situation where there was so much pain and screaming, the capillaries around my eyes burst.

- Liffy, can you keep them alive or dead?

- A few days.

- No, let's just kill him.

I wanted to make it feel more painful for a few days, but it seemed too cruel to change my mind. Harun stares at the mercenaries' faces in agony, barely showing up above his nose.

“By the power of Miyos, you will be plunged into the sulfur of hell for all eternity. No matter how low the identity may be, sinners who treated the children of Mijo as cruelly as you can no longer commit sin. ”

Their eyes were shaken without cause. Tears of blood melted from their eyes, and their eyes turned anxious with fear, but Harun's gaze at it was fierce.

“Go!”

Along with the horse, the rest of their heads are sucked into the dirt in an instant. The ground that swallowed them, leaving no screams behind, soon became firm.

The eyes of those who saw the scene were shaken without cause. Harun's red eyes, wearing a helmet with three horns filled with lush electricity, turn towards the terrified users.

“Your foreigners who have come to other worlds and committed evil deeds will not escape death because they have violated the contract with all the gods of this world. Once again, if you do this vile and dirty thing in this world, you will not even be allowed to be reborn. Remember, foreigners! You are the guests of this world, and you are not the players who satisfy your filthy desires. ”

Their crooked eyes were still biting white with fear, even in pain. Not being reborn means not being able to resurrect, and even being denied a resurrection means accessing another account does not sound like a simple threat.

The heads of the terrified users slowly begin to sink below the ground. The users who were in the dirt up to the snow and forehead disappeared one by one. Several items were dropped where they disappeared.

Harun's eyes glisten at one item as he was taking them. It was a hairband cam. Perhaps all these scenes were captured vividly. It will be annoying if someone recognizes you.

Harun picks up all the items and picks up the firewood. Throwing the firewood into a wall, the rapidly rising flame ignites the building made of wood and wheat straw. Harun's side slowly disappears into the darkness, and the girl's widowed body is already stunned.

That night Harun went to three nearby villages and wrote a white paper. He drove around until dawn wearing that dreadful Rump Orc defense gear.

Harun's armor returned to his quarters filled with blood. As I took off my armor, my excitement slowly subsided, reminding me of the horrific massacre I had committed all night.

“Is it because you're so excited? Even if you've killed hundreds of people, why are you so comfortable? Besides, I feel like I'm possessed tonight, and my mind and body aren't what they used to be. ”

I didn't think about it clearly, but I remembered that I did something that I could never do on my own. However, Harun did not regret what he had done all night.

However, I was not conscious because I was too excited when I was cruelly scolding the wicked, but I could not understand the brutality in my hands and the ability to handle even the NPCs with the knights easily.

Harun summoned Niah to wash his armor and calm his excitement.

‘Maybe I was too excited about Belle. Maybe he was in a Berserker state? ’

That's all he could think about.

Since the Lion of the God of the Earth, "Myos," in the city of John, was self-immolated, abducting the daughters of the peasants and making them prostitutes, and the pagans who had been sexually appeased by their vulgarities, there has been an unrecognizable change in the Theon Empire.

Over seven million foreigners have fallen into this world. Unlike the Theon Empire, they only stay for a certain period of time, but most of them have the ability to have a tremendous impact on the Empire.

Starting from the most user-selected professions, such as swords, to the ranks of producers like merchants and artisans, and the most minority wizards, the advancement of the empire of foreigners made the empire swirl across the empire like a stream of water into a literally dry field.

Due to the emergence of foreigners, commerce has already intensified, so many ordinary people have turned to commerce in the primary industry focused on agriculture.

Even though it was a short period of more than six months, in the meantime blacksmiths, leathercraftsmen, and other professionals could earn enormous profits from foreigners. They used the money they earned as capital to try to mass produce, and they were able to make more money due to the ever-flowing demand of foreigners.

Many farmers and peasants have begun to open their eyes to the new value of money, centering on the points that users access. Trading of tongues used to be the main thing, and most of the profits were taken away by nobles and some large merchants, but now they are different.

The case of the forges that are rumored to be popular with users also occurred when they made more money than the lord. The merchants were the same. More and more peasants with money increased their profits, and they were able to make money without conspiring with the nobles.

The world began to flow through the era of commerce, not agriculture. The people who opened their eyes to the market economy were different from before. The urge to overcome unconditional submission to the lord has become stronger.

However, the power of the nobles was practically inevitable. It was unthinkable to rebel against the lord with so many knights and soldiers. They had God's identity.

However, the situation changed.

They realized that they also had a God who cared for them. It was the god Myos who worshipped widely among the peasants and the peasants as a subject of faith.

Although there was no temple as big and colorful as the God of War or the God of Pure White, it was the God of the earth that ordinary people and peasants had believed for a long time who had underpinned the earth with their mouths and barely lived.

The gods they worship have finally sent a lion. Although they were fierce lions like demons, they were their own lions who had literally buried the demons deep in the earth. This lion's story spread quickly between the commoners and the peasants. Although the emperors and nobles are God-given, they also have a God who takes care of them.

The movement of those who began to accumulate capital and denied the unconditional authority of the nobles was seeking change without a sound.

A tragic war involving forced conscription, terror and slaughter every few decades. The brothers and sisters who were killed or mutilated. Even though they died of hunger and disease, the temple the nobles worshipped did not take care of them. 1,000 years of pain that repeats the wailing and the fever.

The Golden Battle that the peasants and peasants thought was meaningless.

The Golden Battle was the only reason he thought the civil war was lost was the Palace of Magistrate or the Senate. The other owners of this land are now gradually raising their master's consciousness.

The most advanced of them were the professional civilians, merchants and mercenaries who made up the guild. They were most influenced by foreigners from the more flexible and developed civilization world.

Cowan Union's S Section Movement.

Hyeryun arrived early in the morning at a small building on the ground floor, the second floor with the name 'Office of Intellectual Management'.

Although the Bureau of Intellectual Management originally gave the land a residence and recorded an investigation of its contents, barriers have now left the Bureau with little to do with the transformation and loss of buildings and the registration of streets.

After entering the building, Hyeryun entered the room marked Changing Room. She presses the action button on the neck of the robot to act on her behalf. The robot, built exactly like her body type, walked into her office mimicking her steps.

"It's always the same with me. ’

Hyeryun, who made a bitter smile, pressed one side of the large picture on one side of the changing room wall. The wall moves silently, and an elevator comes down.

The floor she pressed was 114 basements.

I don't know which department is on the other floor, but the ten floors, including the 114 basement she pressed, are used by teams studying the hot game Beyond.

In other words, the building itself is owned by Neckwall and it is said that the basement of more than twenty covert ministries is all Neckwall's research facility. Of course, elevators going down to the basement will also be installed in the bureau of twenty places.

Uh, what's happening today? ’

After closing his eyes for a moment because of the slight dizziness and unpleasantness he always experienced, he opened his eyes to researchers who were gathering around the hallway and talking.

After a week on vacation, she senses something disturbing in their appearance. However, researchers, as always, were used to small conversations like ants, so they could not get any information by their side.

There were four research teams working together on that floor, and her research team was using the innermost Inner section. Upon arriving at the section gate, Hyeryun reaffirmed the iris and gene scans as she had confirmed at the gate before entering the open gate.

After pulling a cup of coffee from the entrance of the machine, Hyeryun went straight to the rest room. I wanted to see what had happened during my week of vacation and to meet my specialist Swan. However, there were only 30 minutes left to get started, so few researchers came to work.

“Hyeryun! Welcome. ”

“Dr. Hwang. ”

She smiles brightly and greets Dr. Hwang, who greets her. He majored in computer artificial intelligence and actually retired three years ago as a lifelong scholar in restoring artificial intelligence computers created at the end of the age.

But since the end of last year, he has been secretly joining the Neckwall Beyond team and is currently the lead researcher.

“Did you hear that? ”

“Yes? What? ”

There was something going on. I was going to ask Dr. Hwang because the atmosphere of the company was strange.

“You didn't know. ”

According to Dr. Hwang, Hyeryun didn't know anything in English, so only big, clear eyes tingled.

“Actually, there was a very unusual murder yesterday in Beyond. I heard that the whole GM emergency meeting was called yesterday because it was serious. ”

Beyond, like all games, GM had no control over the game or control over the game, so many GMs had to get information while actually playing the game for a variety of purposes. But I've heard that there's never been an entire emergency meeting.

The matter seemed important, but I didn't understand why.

“Murder enough to call for an emergency meeting? But aren't there always cases like that? ”

Hyeryun, who was looking forward to it, asked with a expressive expression.

“Yes. It happens between NPC residents and users all the time. Well, these days, PKs are happening between Beyond residents and users. But this one's a little different. The so-called" proxy of God "that exists in the so-called Beyond world was done with self-awareness. ”

“Yes? Really? ”

The eyes of Hyeryung, the main field of research, sparkled with researching the god of the Beyond world.

“A man claiming to be the deceased lion of Myos appeared yesterday in a place in the Theron Empire. ”

“Myos is the goddess of the earth. ”

Myos was a goddess of earth, abundance and compassion that no one else believed in, but the lower class believed extensively. What was unusual was that the goddess ruled Hell in the afterlife. But priests who have received the sacred power of Myos have not yet appeared in Beyond's history.

“Yeah, I heard that from the GM team. An overview of the incident killed Beyond residents who had been raped and assaulted by a messenger of God and kidnapped a joke or a common girl, as well as users of perverted sexual appetites while watching the scene. The lion used the power of the earth to bury the sinners alive in the dirt. Over a night, over 400 users who enjoyed doing that and over a thousand residents associated with it were buried underground. ”

“ ……. ”

Hyeryun almost dropped the coffee she was holding so surprised.

“There must have been a lot of undead knights, active mercenaries, or dark warriors among the living. There were three high rankers among the users. ”

“So you're really a messenger of God? ”

Hyeryun looked unbelievable.

“As far as we know, there's never been a man who could so easily massacre so many skilled men, including knights. Of course, if there are sod masters in the Theon Empire or the great wizards of the Eight Circles, we can deal with them overnight, but we can't bury them alive in the dirt. They have different abilities.”

“So it could be a real angel of God? ”

“I wonder if we can do that with the information we have right now. The appearance that the deceased remembers is similar to that of a legendary god. It is likely to be the Lion of Death who takes the sinners to hell deep in the underworld, judging by the blue electrocution that rises above their heads and flows between their horns, the red eyes of vivid horror, and the ability to just bury them in the ground without a spell. ”

Though Dr. Hwang was very excited, Hyeryun could not believe him easily.

Beyond may be a world of trust, but this is most likely not real. If we look at human history until the end of the age, there were many fraudulent events based on religion.

Among the beings in this world were those with such abilities. They are the elves known as the Forest Faction.

“That would be possible with an Earth Property Spirit Wizard. I'm not sure I saw the case firsthand, but wouldn't it be possible for a higher order or a higher order of spirits? There are magical Elves in this world. ”

Dr. Hwang nods at her words.

“Of course you can. But the knowledge we have so far is that there is no such thing as a Spirit Wizard in Beyond's world. Elves, the only ones who are likely to have mastered such spiritual enchantments, have been known to have never been involved in human work. ”

“It is well known that only high elves who know such spiritual magic do not leave their homes. ”

This case, which could be the answer to an investigation that she and a group of researchers have been investigating, was truly significant.

Dozens of researchers, including her, were part of Neckwall's Beyond team conducting a covert research study. It's about figuring out if Beyond is a real virtual reality or a different reality.

It was initially completely excluded from the development stage of the game by human beings, and since the start of the service many unknowable facts have been tried in stealth after being surfaced through the user experience.

Even if it was a game driven by hundreds of supercomers led by mothercoms and buried in the desert, it was hard to believe that the behavior of NPCs, their long history, and the surprises of occasional events were programmed.

The behaviors of the NPCs, as well as their intelligence and cultural level, were never inferior to those of Humans. Above all, they could not believe that their cultural heritage, books, or artifacts were created because they were so diverse in depth and variety.

There was so much research in depth, from various legends and histories about God, to discussions about God's existence and papers about Divine Power.

It's such a vivid virtual reality that even researchers who have developed games have their tongues out.

So users were excited to experience the real fantasy world, but Neckwall, a global company built on the investment of the majority of unions that exist on the planet, doubted that.

“So, as we thought, are NPCs really likely to be human beings living on other dimensions or other planets? So that means Beyond is probably not a virtual world that computers have created, but another real world that actually exists somewhere else? ”

“Our team's findings to date and this tells us that. ”

According to Dr. Hwang, Hyeryun panicked for a moment. I felt like my head was turning white. I was always doubtful, but when it became more likely that it was true, I couldn't think of anything.

“Once the researchers are all here, let's discuss this in depth. There's a team that does climate research, there's a team that does celestial research. Collecting the research from several teams will give us some clues. ”

“Yes, but why is this so important to the company that invented the game? ”

Dr. Hwang puzzled Hye-ran's question. In fact, the person responsible for this research did not know why. I also did a lot of things I didn't understand about the company's intention to conduct these investigations.