Chapter 1413 – Baekgye

As I was preparing to draw my sword, the white knight said, “Ah.” Then he waved his hand away.

“That’s not what I meant.”
“?”

It’s a very humane gesture.

“What I mean by what I’m going to do to you… Well… Half of it is, but it doesn’t mean I’m going to attack you physically. It means I’m going to deal with bugs to the extent possible.”
“Bug?”

This is another sound that cannot be overlooked.

“What? Are you saying I’m a bug?”

The white knight nodded.

“I killed four corps commanders and two kings at level 3. Originally, the corps commander was designed to be level 300, and the king was designed so that a ‘large number’ of level 400s could only be dealt with.”
“No, that’s…”
“Oh, I know. Listen to me first.”

The white knight held out his hand again, made a calming gesture, and continued.

“Of course, the awakening I gave you was a privilege given to me because the system judged it to be valid. However, even if it was, it exceeded my expectations.”
“Hmm.
“I thought the system was at best insurance in case of a crisis or targeting one boss… But I never thought it would be used that way.”

The white knight stared at me.
I couldn’t see, but I felt like I was shrinking.

“You are dangerous.”
“Me?”
“Yes. You gathered small fragments of information and created the best result. If it were just the case before, you could have dismissed it as a coincidence, but you are heading straight for the means that can heal the wound. You are achieving what you wanted somehow.”

Uh… What should I say.
It seems like a huge compliment, right?
I’m embarrassed.

“The system judged that if it stayed like this, it would be easy to clear the White World. Well… I don’t think it would matter if I give you both souls, but…”

Give it all?
As I blinked, he looked at me with a straight face and said.

“When I ask you to choose, I am referring to the soul of the king you possess. Originally, it was a soul that hundreds of players competed against, and only the best among them could have. It makes no sense to have two of them all to yourself.”

Right. Now I understand.
Certain death means that if you choose a really strong soul, it may be really strong, but you will lose because of the wounds.
A miserable life means that wherever you live, you will survive by listening to the advice of your soul, but you will be slow in strengthening your specifications.
Slow spec enhancement means I have a high chance of being killed by my enemies, so I have to hide, which is a shame.

“I won’t take away the hundred.”
“That’s a good thing.”
“But. Even if the wound heals at the cathedral, it will still remain.”

Just sleep. What the fuck?
Just keep going like this?
When I looked straight, the white knight flinched and cleared his throat.

“There is a possibility of misunderstanding. It is not a serious wound that reminds me of a half-corpse that looks like it will die at any moment, but it means that it leaves a wound that is difficult to move. Even that can be healed with special means.”
“White Knight. There was a lot of misunderstanding from earlier, and I don’t think it was a misunderstanding at all…”

Are you leaving behind scars that make it difficult to move?
It will be very annoying during battle, and in a fight that determines life and death, annoying will lead to death.
How do you do a balance patch like this?

“Unfortunately, it has already been decided.”
“Her.”

As I was making foolish noises, the white knight immediately spoke.

“…Only. I’ll give you a chance at my discretion. Choose one of the two souls. I’m not going to ask you to choose right now what to choose. “I’ll give you until today.”

There are roughly… 8 hours left until today ends.

The white knight quickly got up.

“Personally, I would like to tell you at least what the current situation is, but it is too bad. You have been firmly captured by the system.”

I was fucked and proud at the same time.
The operator said, “You play like a dog…!” The fact that I patched it while doing it doesn’t mean that my gaming skills were acknowledged.

“How can I contact the driver?”
“Just think about it.”
“? Just thoughts? No, wait a minute. So you’re saying you can read the player’s thoughts when attacking you, or something like that?”

The white knight shook his head.

“I can only read things related to the system.”

He was about to leave the cabin, so I asked him behind his back.

“The commander is 300. The king is 400. At what level should you attack?”
“Highest level. Many people.”

They don’t give specific numbers.

“You said earlier that personally, you wouldn’t mind giving me both souls. Are you that confident?”

The white knight stopped at my provocative words and slowly turned around.
Even though the mouth is covered again so you can’t see the expression. I felt him smiling.

“I am strong.”
“Yes.”

I admit it.
I don’t know how they did it, but it seems to have been created based on Kaitz.

But.
You are not Kaits.

“But I don’t think I can win.”
“…Is there any reason to provoke?”

Did you get offended by the sarcasm?
Let’s go back to Nunch Dre.

“It’s because it’s unfair. It’s unfair. I tried my hardest and worked hard, but I ended up getting half the reward…”

As for the white knight, hmmm. He thought about it and said.

“It’s hardly a price, but it’s information that has nothing to do with strategy, so I’ll tell you this much.”

Information?

“Not all of your colleagues entered the White World. It is similar to the power that maintains this world. “We did not let in an equal power, or a power that was particularly powerful.”

While I was widening my eyes, the white knight asked.

“Let me ask you something too. Are you copying me…”

At that time. The white knight’s words stopped unnaturally.
My body also seemed stiff.
After a few seconds, the white knight regained his movement and sighed.

“You will appear before me someday. I expect you to maintain your current confidence. That is, if you survive.”

This time, the white knight went out.
He is like a white shadow walking on a path in the dark of night, swoosh!! At some point it disappeared.

I woke up shakily.
Five minutes passed during the conversation.
I’m not rested enough, but I can run somehow.

Three hours later. I arrived at Leiso village.
It seems like my lifespan has been shortened further due to the effects of over-exercising.

Are there about six hours left until tomorrow?
I want to try everything I can before choosing two horns.

After finding the recovery NPC in this town and making a deal with him, if things go wrong, you should choose the spirit of the cub that can be found anywhere.
In my heart, I want to choose the soul of a really strong guy, but if I lose, there’s no point in getting stronger no matter how strong I become.

However. Even if you meet an NPC and successfully heal your body, it’s a problem.
The White Knight said that the wounds would be healed, but wounds that would be difficult to maneuver without special means would remain.
If injuries were always eating away at my body, how much trouble would it be while playing?
It cannot be used as a one-time means of healing.
Even if it’s not the special means the White Knight mentioned, I need a friend who can always be by my side and heal me, or at least protect me in times of emergency.

“I’ll get better. I’ll get better there.”
“?”

Thinking. Someone beckoned me in the alley.
If you wear something like that with a black robe covered up, wouldn’t they be suspicious and get you arrested? It was a man dressed to the nines.
The meaningless thing wearing that suspicious robe is clearly visible under the robe.
He was a man with a sharp-looking appearance with protruding front teeth.

“Me?”
“It looks like you’re hurt a lot.”
“…”
“Would you like to talk to me for a moment?”

Six hours remaining.
First of all, this is an NPC who recognized my wounds.
It might be worth investing 10 minutes.

“Does the story need a lot of time?”
“That can’t be right.”

I followed the man who laughed evilly.

The man moved through the maze-like alley without any obstacles.
Some of them open when you touch the wall. My heart pounded slightly as I felt like I was entering the city’s great secret.

Throbbing!!

“Town…”

Blood gushes from the throat.
Shit. Do you even bleed just because you’re pounding?
I swallowed the blood and continued to follow the man, and soon I saw a house.

“This is my lab.”
“Okay.”

I don’t feel like I’m popular around me.
However, I cannot just blindly trust my intuition. As it is a game, there are no enemies right now, but if an event progresses or I make a wrong choice, enemies may suddenly appear.

The man guided me into the lab.
Unlike the worn-out exterior, the interior still had the features of a laboratory.

“Shall we get straight to the point… I am a black priest who studies black healing arts…”

I don’t know what a black priest is, but in this world where white is considered justice, it can never be a good thing.

“Have you gained confidence?”

Also. I guess you know that I am being chased by the White Legion.

“So? What do you want?”
“You’re a quick talker… Hehe. That’s… Black Beast’s research costs a lot of money…”

He said he only talks about the main point. Why are you talking so much?

“How much is it?”
“Let’s see… Considering the labor cost of the precious materials and hard work… Eh… I should get around 33,000,000 bags…”

Hmm.
It’s slightly more than my entire fortune, right?

“Ah… But aren’t we comrades against that pathetic doctrine of white everything? We’ll especially reduce the price… If you’re a little short on bags, we’ll treat you with all the bags you have.”

A man with a mean laugh at the end of his words.
I was lost in thought.

“Ah… Even for something like this, it’s a reasonable price…”

I can see that he doesn’t like me and is watching me.
I thought I could reduce the price by bargaining, but I didn’t think the amount reduced would be large.
I shook my head.

“I refuse.”
“…Ah. That’s too bad. Then… I’ll meet you…”
“No. There is no need.”

This is a truly humane program.
Knowing my physical condition, he would pretend to pick me up and follow me and take all my bags if I collapsed.
No.
Even if I don’t fall, they’ll attack me.
Even now. His hands are wriggling.

“You also have a sick daughter…?”

Shukaaak!! There was a flash.

“Kwaaaaa!!”

The man grabbed his arm.
It’s amazing.
I tried to cut it off, but I ended up with a deep cut.
With those arms, it’s worth it.

Wiggle, wiggle.

The man’s arms were ten times thicker than the forearms of an average adult male, and they wriggled in a disgusting way.
Black energy was covering it like fur.
But. That was the end of it.
He was only moaning in pain.

“Keuuuuu…”

There doesn’t seem to be any sign of change other than the arm.
I grabbed the guy by the neck, threw him to the floor, and then stepped on his head.
The only thing unusual is the arms, so I can’t even think of rebelling.

“Ah! Eon! Ugh..! That, stop..”

You give in quickly.
I pulled up his robe, lifted him up by the back of his head, and made him make eye contact with me.

“Treat it.”
“…”
“Give me three seconds.”

The blade was thrust under the guy’s stomach.
The man shouted with shaking eyes.

“I will treat you…!”

Good.
As expected, fists are faster than words.
While I was feeling satisfied, the man muttered and said.

“Well, but…”
“3. 2…”
“Ah, ah! It’s not that there are other tricks! It’s true!!! It’s just that even if you treat it… You’ll only see symptoms of improvement for a short time. The real treatment is…”

A man who can’t speak.

“…”

I was dumbfounded and was silent.
In other words. Was it a scam from the beginning?
Even though it’s an NPC, it’s probably because it’s human-like. My evil detector knew that what he said was true.

“Haaa…”
“Please… Have mercy…”

I slammed him to the floor as he shivered due to my unusual sigh.

“Ugh!”

Should I torture him?
No. It’s a waste of time.
Let’s give it a moderate amount of fear and kill it.
I grabbed him by his hair again and dragged him outside.

“Ahhhhh..!”

He struggled, but other than his forearms, he seemed to have no means of fighting, and all he did was flutter his legs in defiance.

“Now. Take one last look around you. This is the last thing you see.”
“Oh, no! No! I have a daughter…!”
“Yes. Not inside…”

Suddenly.

Suddenly, a door opened in an empty space, revealing a house hidden in the transparent air.
A little girl holding the doorknob.

“D-Go in, Parisia!!”
“Who?”

Parisia, who didn’t look like her father, was originally very cute, but her face was discolored and she was sweating profusely.
The weather is quite warm, but it is so cold that I shiver even while wearing a gown.
She fumbled and waved the air with her hand as if she couldn’t see.
No. If you see that you don’t even flinch when the man yells at you to go in, you might be deaf.
When people hear something, they react subtly.
Usually, you can’t tell the details. I can catch.
That kid really can’t see or hear.
Nevertheless, the reason I brought her sick body out was probably because I felt the crisis of her flesh and blood.
…Fuck you.
It’s probably a game trigger.

“Is there anyone?”

Damn I sat down.
I know that’s not acting.
No matter how much it hurts, I can tell the extent.
But. Please let me live because the guy who fucked me and tried to kill me is the guy who cares for her daughter?

This guy gave himself a plausible name: the Black Priest.
If you kill it, it might drop some item.
It’s a fun exploration to find out what’s in that hidden house.

So.

“Wait a minute…! There are 10,000 bags in that house. You can take them all, but only for my daughter…!”
“Shut up.”

I just pierced my stomach with a knife…

“Dad? Dad! Argh!”

The child seemed to have a premonition of something and cried out for her father before collapsing.

“Ah! Parisia!!”

A man sobbing.
Likewise, a sobbing girl.
…Oh fuck.
Why do you call me dad…

“Tsk.”

I let the man go.
Then, I searched my inventory, threw 100,000 bags to the man who still looked scared, and left the alley without looking back.

“Sigh… Gasp…”

I’m going to search, really.
It seems like stars are twinkling before my eyes.
Even breathing hurts.
I leaned against the alley and caught my breath.
…I guess I’ll have to make a choice soon.

But worst case scenario. What if the White Knight’s words are false and no soul can be chosen?

…Whatever.
In that case, you have to use the last resort.
Kill them all.

Throbbing. Throbbing. Clutter.

Now I’m even hearing strange noises coming from my abdomen.
I guess. I don’t think I can delay any longer.
I take a deep breath. I concentrated my mind to summon the White Knight.

“Oh my, you look pretty pathetic, don’t you~?”

I opened my eyes to the sudden voice I heard.
In front of me. There is a beautiful wizard who looks haughty and wears fancy clothes and sweeps her hair down.
The woman standing holding a staff is the mage of the Red Tower. She was Tayria.

“Pathetic…”

Sreung! Jump and jump.

He was shocked when he saw me approaching with a sword. She soon started to flounder.

“Now, wait a minute…!”

What is it?
Only when I don’t stop walking do I raise my cane.
However, since it was already within my range, I used my sword…

“Hey~”

We were both shocked.
I didn’t feel any presence at all. Someone was standing next to it as if it had just sprung up.
Although she had an odd pose with her hands and waist hanging forward, she was a pretty girl in ordinary clothes.
The wife and son said.

“Would you like me to treat you~?”