Regress and Eat

“Look! ”

At that time, in front of the gates of the demonstration.

There was a great commotion between the government officials and the hunters that were gathering.

“System message! ”

Even an Awakener can't perceive a live message inside if it's outside the gate.

The messages you could come across outside were a few simple lines:

- Dungeon Information

1. Level: S

2. Maximum number of entrants: 40 (current gate entry: 39)

3. Clear Requirement: Kill all monsters in the final stage of the dungeon

4. Time to Evolution: Endless

5. Status: Very unstable (targeted)

Currently, the number of people entering is information about how many of the people passed through this gate are still in the dungeon.

“We're down to 39! ”

The time remaining for evolution has changed indefinitely, and the fact that the dungeon status is accompanied by the phrase 'Attack Complete’ is communicated almost in real time to the reporting system and the media. The country was in a festive mood, and the whole world was buzzing. Almost every medium on Earth was broadcasting this breaking news. Not many people stole tears.

All that's left now is to wait for the Hunters who have completed the raid to make a reasonable improvement.

Suddenly, there was news like the Blue Ceiling Power.

“Who died? ”

“Deploy backup immediately! ”

Quickly, one of the hunters hurls himself into the gate.

*

“This is bad!”

Same time.

A similar commotion occurred in front of the portal leading up to the third phase of the dungeon.

The festival atmosphere quickly cooled down.

- This is your gateway to level 3 of the dungeon.

- Capacity: 3 people (current portal entry: 2 people)

- The door closes when exposed to unstable conditions.

The portal's system message still displayed information confined to the Phase 3 dungeon.

“Who's dead?! ”

“Send a telepath to the expedition commander! You heard the way! I had a strong notion to ‘report’ to Hansool in my head. ”

“I'm already doing it. But · · · no answer? ”

“Just in case everyone else here got their hands on a bottle! Telepathize them all at once! Then you won't hear me! ”

“But · · · Still no response! It looks like Han Seol is dead! ”

Hunters' faces became a reflection. One Class S Hunter dives into the portal, following the protocols discussed in advance.

The remaining hunters were wondering the same question in the chaos.

“What happened? ”

Is it true that the dead are speaking English?

And if he was dead, how did he die right after the attack was complete?

In the future where Seung Hyun Choi lived, there were questions that were not resolved.

“He must be dead. Otherwise, 17 people wouldn't have responded to the telepathy! ”

In fact, no one could have guessed that the reason why Hangul connected the rope to all 17 hunters was to return safely to stage 2 in the fog later.

*

Captain Han Seol! Captain Han, come in if you're alive! ’

Hangul frowned because of the telepathy overlapping in his head and echoing.

‘I'm going to turn it off for a while. ’

The skill activator and commander keep the rope connected in a way that only they can, but the user temporarily closes his mind and locks it.

Suddenly, my head was calm and clean.

Jiaying!

After a while, one of the straps leading to the portal was slightly twisted.

And there's a message that can only be heard from here.

- A new Awakening has entered Stage 3 of the Dungeon!

I knew that this was a predetermined protocol response.

But if you come now, there's nothing you can do in this fog.

I had a lot of time and time.

Because the only hunter who can see through the fog is already dead.

I got rid of it with my own hands.

I think of the bruised corpse in my head. Such a sad sight with your head blown off. Hansul asked himself:

Why did you blow your head off? ’

Heart, or head. Smashing one of them is the most efficient way to kill.

But instead of burning the body completely with a little more effort, it was a little hard for me to understand why I left it there.

No, he may have turned his back trying not to.

‘Cause I broke his head, actually, because I wanted to rip his mouth off. ’

What Nicole Thompson whispered to Bill Russell that night.

Everyone remembered what she said about Hangul.

One word bothered me.

Is that why you killed him? ’

Positive and negative were mixed in my heart.

The voice of denial was a little louder.

'That's not why.'

As long as Nicole Thompson is alive, there is a risk that she will be apprehended for any action she attempts to take.

She said it would take another 30 minutes to avoid shock, but only she knew how fast it would heal.

That's why I killed him. I decided to think so.

‘Anyway, I'm happy with the results. That's it. ’

I didn't care if others worshiped their actions or denied them.

'Never mind.'

You think your own recognition is the most important, but you don't notice the contradiction in that notion.

'Forget the rest. A small sacrifice for the greater good. Thompson's death.’

Yeah, the big one.

The cause was important.

Han Seol purposely muttered.

“I saved people. The dungeon brakes are jammed. ”

I swallowed the next word.

‘So I'm a great person. ’

Han Seol learned something a long time ago.

Eight dungeons will collapse in 2038. No one could find the gate because it was created in a closed vent in the basement of the apartment complex, and when it collapsed, it even evolved to SS grade.

When he realized the future, he was so terrified that he couldn't pass food or water down his throat for days.

It's because I saw Han Seong die in the future when the dungeon brakes swept over Korea.

‘But I changed the future. I hit the dungeon.’

Saved thousands of lives. Hangul himself avoided death swept by the collapse of the dungeon.

I tried. I tried.

There was a reason she was most involved in exploring the Eight Dungeons of Siheung, all of Korea's Hunters.

Found this gate in the first place, too. It was a heavenly dragon hunter following Han Snow.

‘It changed my future, too. ’

Instead, Han Seon no longer knew how he was going to die.

‘I want to see the future · · · more. Now that I've changed the past, I want to see how this aftermath will be reflected in the future. I stopped the collapse of the Eight Dungeons, so I want to know what will happen to me after that. ’

There are a few secrets that most people don't know.

Her unique skill, [Future Prophecy], is one of them.

The existence of skills has been told to Seo Kyu-chul and Seo Jin-wook, but only she knows exactly how they work.

For example, Seo Kyu-cheol does not know. By borrowing his expression, the prophecy, "The prophecy is a prophecy, but it is far too far into the future, so there is no immediate use for it," is not a real prophecy, but a fictional story.

‘I don't see a future. ’

It's been three months since I last saw the future.

‘And so much has changed since then. ’

Typically, someone who is waiting in front of her with cold eyes.

The closer one approaches, the more distinct the shape in the fog is.

'The proposal to postpone the awakening was to have a reaction.'

After waking up unconscious, I heard that it was different from before, and I went to say that on purpose.

If it had been him before, he would have created another conflict with Seo Gyu-chul according to the words of Han Seul.

But he insisted on refusing. It can't be the same as before.

Why the hell did he change? '

Hansnow stopped walking. I came close and met the eyes of two people.

Hansul's gaze clings to the man wearing Bill Russell's shell. The eyes are as damp as the fog wrapped around the skin.

I knew who he was from the moment I saw him.

Emotional changes are nearing us faster than cognition.

‘Then I think he has the ability to stir up some people's emotions. ’

Seo Kyu-chul is always so cold that he doesn't have emotions, he can't stand his anger just for his work.

Park Chang-hee, who had a clear and rational opinion of Sari, was also unworthy and blatantly despised.

The same was true of Han Seol himself.

‘When I get this close, my emotions get so messy that I can't understand them.' ’

That's how I knew.

Who they really are.

Although he usually hid it perfectly, the poison felt like a thread backflow in his heart as he approached him.

By the way, I felt the same way when I was with a guy named Bill Russell.

It couldn't have been anyone else.

“Hello?"

Han Seol greeted me.

“Successful tackle. Well done, Jin-wook. ”

*

I stared at the sigh of greeting through the fog.

‘You're showing off your true colors. So, how did you know? ’

I picked up the sword and aimed at her.

‘You have to make all the information vomit and then kill it. Especially with Angelica! ’

Hansul said.

“Congratulations, we've changed the future. Saved a lot of people's lives. ”

I struggled with my whole body's senses without an answer.

Yes, speak up. Knock it off. Talk some more.

“· · · · · · · · What are we doing? ”

Hansul laughs. She raises her sword.

“Plans have changed. I've wanted to keep you in my heart for a long time · · I can't do this anymore. I think we should end it here. ”

He asked me as if the sword was ridiculous.

What the hell is that crazy bitch talking about? ’

I have no idea.

"Your eyes are completely ruined. Hmm. But I'm familiar with it. I think I've seen them around a long time ago. Oh, but you're not gonna cut it? Are you going to keep listening? Oh, you need some information, huh? ’

I saw a dangerous glow in both eyes of Han Snow.

Frenzy is not always expressed in an aggressive and violent way.

Rarely, but very quiet, dark, discreet · ·. There is such madness.

Whispering.

“Listen to my story. I won't be able to tell anyone. ”

No matter how I look at it, I'm crazy.

The usual appearance and clearance was so large that it was strange and scary.

Hangul tilted his head slightly and smiled.

I asked again.

“What are you doing with me? ”

“I wanted to make you my perfect self. A puppet who only listens to me. ”

At that moment, the skill came to mind, Angelica's [dominating hand].

An empty voice follows.

“A potential traitor to all men, wary of putting a knife to their backs, and, if I say so, faithful as a divine revelation. ”

That woman.

Crazy, but crazy.

“I came to the Celestial Dragon because I saw your future. The craziest, most powerful hunter in human history. It's who you are in the future. I tried to keep you from being shaken. Grow up to be a great hunter when you're out of control. To be a spiritual host. And make me a partner in the fight for this world. ”

I sharpened my teeth. The original Seo Jin-wook's memory went through several scenes.

It's all bullshit.

Immediately after, the tears I spit were mixed with something that might not be mine.

“You came to the Celestial Dragons to support me? Bullshit. Then why bother Seo Gyu-cheol? ”

And what was the curse?

The curse that consumed the original Seo Jin-wook grew up eating his anger.

It may be that Seo Jin-wook's condition would have improved even if he had just dropped him away from Seo Gyu-chul.

Han Seol continued in a tone that seemed to ask why.

“Isn't that obvious? Because of Seo Kyu-chul and the people around you, you will feel desperate, angry, and no one will be on your side so · · you will rely more on me. ”

The corpse mutters.

A great hunter out of out of control? In the end, you wanted to make her an organ horse that only she could control. What the hell are you two up to? '

“But the plan has changed. I'll take your life. I'm sorry, Jin-wook. ”

Back then.

Another dungeon message echoes.

- Part of the weakened perimeter of the dungeon has collapsed.

- Reason for breach: External entry.

Worst timing ever.

Instead of listening more, I swung my sword at Han Snow.

*

It was someone who had lived a long life crossing the boundaries of the dungeon.

In dimensions where I had lived before, I had never been called a nomenclature. Everyone called him the Emperor.

The emperor was looking for opportunities to cross the boundaries of the dungeon and move to another dimension. Even the life he ruled was not bad at one time. All the residents are loyal to him. There was nothing he couldn't do if he wanted to. I did whatever I thought was necessary.

It was literally like a living god.

However, the crucial reason for the deterioration was that his people were ridiculously weak.

The emperor mutters.

‘Even if I die, I die too many times. ’

At that level, the tutorial was interrupted. It was due to the judgement of the system that the minimum number of Awakened and civilized races that could proceed was not secured.

The Tower of Choice has not even climbed.

From the moment the tutorial stopped, the dungeon no longer opened, but the open dungeon never closed again.

So the emperor decided to abandon this dimension.

It's been a long time since I've been able to change races.

‘I smell it. ’

The cloudy fog does not blur the eyes of the emperor. He's been living with his body for a long time now, and he's got a few tricks up his sleeve to crack this situation.

He detects the surroundings without interruption.

‘I like the exhausted Awakener the most because it consumes almost all of Mana. It's right after the raid. You must be tired! ’

What he sought was a feeble Awakened.

And soon, I saw the best match for his eyes.

The body has no way to fight, not to weaken it.

"A corpse. Fresh as hell. Excellent! '

A flew corpse on the ground.

As with all Awakenings, Mana Core has already evaporated and disappeared.

However, all I needed was a trace of what once held the core.

so you can keep it in place.

Plus...

‘This outfit, a very advanced civilization. ’

Then examine inside the cooled skin.

I got elastic.

‘This body is so much better than these scum! A superior race! "

I smiled without even knowing it.

‘The time has finally come to dispose of this old body. ’

The moment I decided to, something like a pale fog came out of the mouth of the emperor.

In spite of this, he would have recognized a material similar to Mana Core in organic fog as if it had been distributed in gas form.

As races change, so does mana cores.

The fog seeped into the decapitation of the corpse lying on the floor.

And · · ·.

The body of a heterogeneous species that had served as the body of an emperor until now has fallen to the ground.

A body worthy of being called the true emperor is now hidden in a slashed corpse.

Core first! ’

The fog-shaped core was lodged in the heart of the corpse. And then, following the remaining traces, he remodeled the shape of the core.

Soon, the cold, stiff heart beats again.

Mana begins to fill her body, creating various patterns. In a completely different way than the previous owner.

The emperor who dominated the body analyzed the sequence calmly.

‘There may be a people who came here alone and died, but there may be a people who have witnessed death. If he makes it back alive, we're gonna have a problem. You'd better change your appearance properly. ’

However, it was unclear how many things to change as we were not yet fully familiar with this species.

A bold change could go beyond what they perceived as their own kind.

‘Let's keep the changes to a minimum. ’

Based on the information stored in the sequence, it is decided to leave the hair, pupil color, and skin color alone.

Let's do it.

Guwoowoo!

Flesh, blood, nerves, and bones swell from the throat.

Soon, the cutting edge disappeared neatly and the flying head was reformed.

The corpse rises from its seat and starts breathing.

‘Good, very good. ’

Perfect regeneration.

I look at my body and smile satisfactorily.

Being revived, she looks beyond the fog with a face that resembles that of a lifetime.