M E M O R I Z E

“Hmm.”

At the end of the man's words, the air around him that was cool feels even more bold. I dared to exhale. The man's words were getting quite interesting.

I lowered the crystal ball I was close to, and pushed it forward so everyone could hear. Then the clan members, especially the children, moved their gaze along the crystal ball, killing their breath.

(Please listen to me, I hope you're turning around right now. By the way... Seeing as the atmosphere has subsided, I think they'll find me soon enough. So I'm going to go straight to the story. First of all, I'm a four-year old user of the clan at the edge of the swamp.)

As death approaches, the man's tone is hard.

Soon, he began to tell me one by one what he had experienced.

(The beginning of everything began after entering the hallucination canyon.)

I calmly listened to the man's words. His story continued to detail what had happened in the hallucination canyon. The first story I told was nothing. I just walked into the canyon and found the ruins in two days. And the expedition that entered the ruins confidently....

(When we took our first steps into the ruins, what we had to face was a huge pile of corpses. And when I saw half the rotting bodies lying around, I had a hunch that something was wrong. I should have turned my foot then. But the ruins blinded me....)

Something's a little strange. ’

I was still listening to the man. In his words, I still felt a peculiar glamour, not knowing what it was. There was nothing wrong with finding the canyon city. However, the overall mode of deployment itself was subtly out of focus. At first, even though I was hurt so badly, I felt that the words seemed logical and orderly.

(There was no shortage of saying that it was a city. But the strange thing is that, despite the fact that it's been a long time, the city looks pretty normal. It felt like time had stopped…. And as we walked into the city, we were astonished. There were dozens of people waiting for us inside the city. with their weapons pulled out. I'll get right to it. They were vagrants.)

The man started coughing again, not while talking. Every time I coughed, a handful of blood burst from my mouth, and even the dragonglass was not buried in the crystal ball. I felt the magic within the crystal sphere with a little bit of strength in my hands, and I could feel that there wasn't much magic left. In other words, the playback time was almost over.

As death approached, it became more difficult, and soon after suffering for a while, men barely opened their mouths with their dying voices.

(I don't think I have much time. I'm sorry to say this so hastily. I'm in a hurry. Anyway, you'll recall that I led the quest to exterminate the Vagabonds in the Golden Lion Clan. Most of them are known to have fled west, but some have fled the other way. To tell you the truth, I was hiding in a hallucination canyon that was relatively out of reach of users....)

"Vagabonds? Alive, not found their bodies?" ’

I frowned slightly at the man's words.

(We didn't have the courage to fight. We had no choice but to run. Most of my colleagues were killed in the process. I was at the rear.... I was ashamed, but I didn't look back, so I could barely escape. No, I thought I'd run away. Haha... But this is how I ended up getting punished for abandoning my colleagues.)

The man smiled spontaneously and sighed for a long time. And now he spoke in a squeezed voice as if it were the last.

(Even though it's only a matter of life.... Instead of facing a miserable death caught by vagrants, I plan to kill myself. But I wanted to leave as much of a trail as possible, rather than just dying like this. If you are watching this crystal ball, please report this to the city's main clan as soon as possible. Then I wish you a safe and sound return here. Good luck.)

Soon after that was the last word, the screen of the crystal sphere turned off with a ‘pot’ sound.

I sighed for a long time and turned my head away from the naturally shimmering crystal sphere. Then, everyone could see the faces of the clans in dark shade.

“A vagrant.... I don't think this is normal. Soo-hyun, what are you going to do? ”

Quietly tucking the crystal ball into your chest and keeping your mouth shut, Goonju tilts his head and talks to me.

The clan members say nothing. But when they heard me, they all looked at each other, and they seemed to want to go back. Ko Yeon opened her mouth in a persuasive tone, whether she noticed what I wanted to do.

“Wouldn't it be a bit awkward if the vagrants were together? That crystal ball should be enough evidence. So why don't we head back? ”

“User melody. Let me ask you a question.”

“Go ahead.”

“Can you find any trace of the expedition? ”

It was a sudden question, but Goon looked around calmly. Then, I shook my head and replied.

“Yes, there are clear signs of entry and exit. even though it's a little mixed up. ”

“So do we know if this user was enchanted by the psychic family? ”

“What? Suddenly... I don't know about that. ”

“I see.”

I bent over my waist and looked closely at the flowers around me. Soon, I could find a flower that I was familiar with. Pick up one of them and I lift it up for everyone to see.

“This flower is called Hyde Flower. It has a mysterious effect that removes odor when held in small quantities and reduces performance when held in large quantities. Why is this here? ”

“Well, isn't that supposed to protect the crystal sphere from the monsters roaming around?" I don't think it's weird that the missing users are one of the ways of leaving a message. Well, it's not very common. ”

“Yes, but don't you think it's strange? ”

“What's weird? ”

When I heard the man's words, I had a good look. However, for those who are about to die, they are too calm and calm. Of course, there were some users of that nature, but the problem was the way he told the story.

Simply put, his story is, "Save me.” Or "help.” There was a strong nuance to try to explain something more forcibly than the nuance of.

Vagabonds in my memory were found dead in the ruins. But men say they're still alive.

The man barely escaped. But did the vagrants lose him so gently? And he didn't look back and say he ran away, but how did he know that other colleagues had been caught or killed?

He was tracked on the run and eventually sustained serious injuries that endangered his life. In that situation, you went looking for Hayden Flowers and left a crystal ball to protect your corpse.

Did the vagrants ever find this man's body? Have you ever looked into this man's arms?

And what the hell was the first call I got asking for help?

No... in the first place...

‘The Heights of Delusion, the Valley of Hallucinations, is not a place where you can move freely. And it's hard to believe he was killed by dozens of vagrants. I can't be confident without them... ’

Questions follow tails, thoughts intertwine.

“I'm going to stick to my original plan. The machine enters the hallucination canyon. ”

I explained to the group in as much detail as possible what questions I could have asked. And finally, I confirmed that there are ruins, and in order to solve these questions, I led the story towards a little bit more entry.

Fortunately, a few nodded their heads to empathize with my opinions, but the dark mood did not improve. In response, I sighed and finally decided to take out my last resort.

“I think there are a lot of unwilling people. So here's what we're gonna do. I think we should continue exploring, as I said before. If we have a lot of opinions to get back to here, we'll turn around. We'd like to hear from you now. Start with user high music. ”

“I want to go back. Honestly, even if there are dozens of vagrants, I don't think Su-hyun and I would lose. But if you have someone like us, the story is different. I'm sorry, but I think a crystal ball will suffice to obtain simple evidence. ”

Ko Yun immediately replied. Looking in the other direction, the hesitant clans begin to speak out one by one.

“Brother, I wish I could go back. I agree with you, but since you still have the crystal ball, you can assume you've accomplished your mission. I'm sorry to object.”

“Hmm."

Ahn Hyun also expressed his objection. There seemed to be more people who really accepted the story of the crystal sphere than I thought, and there seemed to be a lot of people who wanted to avoid the crowd.

‘There are a lot of really good things here... ’

I felt so bitter that I really had to go back like this. At that time, I saw Kim Hanbyol who was silently expressing his thoughts.

“I vote yes. ”

“Huh?"

“I want the expedition to continue. I listened to the man quietly... It felt a little weird. It's hard to tell in detail, but I think it's worth exploring a little bit more, like you said. ”

“Okay, so it's two-on-two? ”

I looked at Kim Han-star for a moment with a surprised look and replied with a relieved face. The reason I was next to her, seeing my reaction, I hesitated for a moment and immediately bit my lips. It was then.

“I agree with your opinion. ”

“Three votes. ”

“You, too? Ugh... I don't know. I'll just do as you say. Honestly, I don't know what it is, but I've never lost a thing listening to my brother. I don't think it's very much going in, and I think it would be okay to look at some more traces. ”

“Four upvotes. ”

When Ansol agreed with me, I quickly invited Ansol to come back for some hesitation until then. Therefore, the four consensus and the two opposition were already the same as the decision had been made. However, as there was still one person left, I turned my gaze to the clan members who had not yet spoken their opinion.

“I've already come to a conclusion, but I still have to hear it. What do you want to do? ”

“Me, me? I-I don't know. ”

“Withdraw, then? ”

“Yes, I will withdraw. I'm still not in the mood for exploration. ”

Not bad. I looked at the two who expressed their opposition. I was making a face that didn't seem like it mattered whether I thought my words were reasonable in the first place or whether I should go or not. However, Ahn Hyun lowered his head and looked at me carefully. Apparently, for the first time, he was reluctant to disagree with my opinion.

‘When we get back, the Clan will need to take their place soon. I also make various rules…. I've led you too far alone. ’

I wiped a few loose flowers off the dead man's feet. Soon after the corpse is concealed, you open your mouth with a definitive tone.

“Four votes, two opposites, one abstinence. As a result of the vote, we will proceed with the exploration. I know what you're worried about. I don't want to overdo it either. If things come up that we can't handle, we'll turn around without any pressure. ”

Once I gave them the opportunity to put their lives first, I could see their heavy faces getting lighter.

Later, I moved in the direction of the trail. The clans swiftly rebuilt from behind me. The clan members are mostly combat-ready, even though there are no monsters yet. Everyone seems to be very tense after the crystal ball.

As I stared at them quietly, I immediately signalled a departure.

*

I've partly sped up the march. I was going to relieve the anxiety, because I needed to get out of here quickly because of the strange atmosphere.

The grim, sticky energy fades as you move away from where the body was. However, the unpleasantness did not go away. The air was flowing in on behalf of what some might call a place where the previous energy was out.

“Soo-hyun, wait a minute. ”

While walking in the lead, a highrunner asked for a stop. Intermediate suspension by another user was the first time since I led the machine. As I turned around to see what was happening, I could see Ansol's face with a white complexion.

“Ansol, what's wrong with you? What's going on?”

“Hah... Hah... I'm sorry. ”

“Is it hard? ”

“Oh, no. That's not it... I've been feeling strangely uncomfortable lately. No, it's okay. I can endure it. ”

‘I guess we're almost there. ’

I thought about feeding the judges, but Ansol said it's still okay, so I decided to resume the march now. Instead, I sent Ahn Hyun on the front to Ansol's side, allowing her reaction to be clicked back. And so we began to ride the mountain path again, and out of the gentle terrain, we entered the steep terrain again.

It's been like 30 minutes. I felt a strange, metaphysical energy rushing towards my body as if it were heavily pressing down on me, and soon I felt it loosening.

Rank: A Plus is triggered.

Enhancement Battlefield Protection (Rank: EX) is triggered.

I hurriedly raise my hand to alert the march to a stop and quickly look around. I was at the forefront. This meant that a more powerful field effect was triggered based on the line that just crossed.

And at the same time, you can feel someone collapsing behind you.

“Tongue, brother! Ansol...!"

“Yes, I do. Give me the bag. ”

Her head falls flat on the ground, but she can feel sufficiently distressed. Mountains of delirium, plateaux delusions, hallucination canyons. The effect of these three fields was like rat poisoning for Ansol who had trauma.

I handed over the bag with the innocent in my hand, and then took out the box with the judging panel inside. Then, when I lay down on the floor and opened my mouth forcefully, I heard Ahn Hyun's worrying voice.

“Tongue, brother. What's going on here? ”

“Hey, don't go ahead. We're almost there. Maybe he felt it a little early because Ansol was sensitive. ”

“Yes? What is it? ”

“So, as soon as I get over here... ”

I put a golden gleam of conscience in Ansol's mouth. Then I saw the circular ring on her tongue melt away by the saliva.

Soon after seeing Ansol's trembling body gradually recede, I calmly got up and said.

“… to the Delusional Highlands. ”

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Hi, I'm Royujin.

It's barely on time. Some other writers told me that once you're off the stage, you want to rest. I came in late to dinner with my friends because I finished my exam today, and I started writing, and my body kept asking me to take a break. Haha. Luckily, I was able to finish writing to see if the effects of the Red Bull I drank at dawn.

Yes! The exam is over, and the Heights of Delusion part is over. If I give you some of the next part subtitles, you'll enter the hallucination canyon. Hahaha. (This entry takes place from the next side of the Delusional Plateau, but as the text says, the hallucination canyon is a day's walk away. Both come out in the next chapter, and if you join them a little faster, you'll be able to enter the interior.)

Now, some of you haven't quite got it right yet, but some of you have. Hahaha. I'll take my leave today. I'm glad the exam is over, and I'm so happy to be able to sleep well in no time.

PS. You will be resurrected next time! Ole!