Chapter 145 – 145. Nestled in the Basement

Mimic was summoned.

Then a pitch black box popped out.

It looks somewhat similar, but the color is black so it stands out too much.

If this happens, won’t our identity as a mimic disappear?

To be a Mimic, you have to hide well.

“For now..”

I passed all the damn curses I had onto Mimic.

“Kkuek!!”

“Ahh. I’m surprised..”

Hyuna was started by the Mimic, which suddenly made a strange crying sound as if she were having a seizure.

Maybe it’s because of sudden profanity disorder. I think the sound he was making was swearing at someone else.

‘Still, it’s a dark spirit and a mimic… ‘

Among the curses I just fed, the indigestion will be nullified. Also, since you haven’t eaten anything, there’s nothing to vomit, so the penalty effect for inducing vomiting is likely to disappear. Only the sense of smell becomes extremely developed.

Well, Mimic has to bear the rest. It’s the fate of a scoundrel.

“Gurrrr… “

“Cancellation of summons.”

I sent Mimic back into the shadows. If I have a cursed skill in the future, I can pass it on to Mimic. If you keep pushing it like this, your advantages will eventually accumulate and you may become stronger than you think.

Well, anyway, this is how our camp became an official scold.

“Hey, Inho. From earlier..”

“Yes?”

“The hair..”

I handed over the 9 cursed skills to Mimic and left behind her accelerated hair loss. Because she was curious about what skills would come out.

When we get back to the base, there will be a solution that kills the enemy, so it will be okay. Now hair loss or hair loss is no longer a problem for me.

If you apply the medicine properly to your scalp, your hair will grow back in an instant.

‘What kind of skill will it change into?’

If you wait a little longer, the results will come out. See, I think I can get through it all in half a day.

“Let’s all get some rest first.”

I told my companions to get some rest.

It seems like strange monsters have settled in the heart of the forest right now, and I needed to get some proper rest to fight them.

Skeleton spirits will stand guard on our behalf.

******

“Ha~am.”

My eyes widened as I couldn’t sleep for more than 5 hours due to the penalty of magic absorption.

“Tick.”

“Hmm..”

The five skeletal spirits that had been placed as sentries were steadily guarding the area around the building. The rest of the group was also sleeping together, covered in blankets.

The forest was quiet.

[A sound is heard from inside the building.]

“What?”

Agaf, who was awake at that time, reported that there was something inside the building. Since Agap didn’t have to sleep, he seemed to have stayed awake like a dark spirit.

“I heard a sound from inside the building. “I have to go.”

I looked down at my companions once. Everyone was fast asleep. There’s no need to wake me up.

“Blood Demon.”

I summoned a blood demon who was in the middle of mining magic stones in the simple labyrinth. The guy was summoned in an awkward posture, probably because he was in the middle of smashing dolls.

But he always didn’t look very good.

“…”

“I’m protecting it.”

“From what?”

“From everything that comes.”

“I understand.”

The skeleton spirits alone are not trustworthy, so I summoned a blood demon, so they will protect me well. Because he’s a guy who won’t die simply by getting shot in the head.

He is probably the most durable among the dark spirits I currently have. I want to hunt vampires quickly. How great would it be to run a hunting unit with a vampire dark spirit?

“Then..”

I headed towards the sound.

I already had to farm this building, so I could just wander around.

“Let’s see… “

I first moved to the basement of the building where the sound was coming from. The building structure was not that complicated, so it was easy to find.

“It’s down here.”

[It seems to be like that. Can’t you hear it?]

“I can hear. “I can hear it clearly as I get closer.”

It sounds like something is hitting. As if asking to be taken out.

“Let’s go down.”

[Eat the magic gem first. There is a high possibility that it is a ghost.]

“I understand.”

Following Agaf’s advice, I absorbed the intermediate magic stone. With this, Agaf will drive away various negative things, including curses.

-Kkiik.

When we opened the door to the basement, pitch-black darkness greeted us.

I immediately used echolocation, giving up my vision and detecting surrounding objects using sound waves.

[I feel something inside.. But it’s strangely different to say it’s a presence. 99% chance of being a ghost or spirit.]

“Okay.”

It doesn’t matter what comes out.

It seems like they are trapped in a basement, but in any case, they are all just the same experience in front of the Demon Demon’s long sword.

-Thud! Thud! Boom!

“It’s a mess.”

[They must have realized we were approaching. The energy is quite strong.]

I injected magical power into the Demon Demon’s long sword. Soon the sword was covered with a transparent film that could attack spiritual bodies.

“It’s in front of here. It doesn’t open properly..”

[It is a sliding door.]

“Ah.”

When echolocation is used, objects cannot be seen clearly.

-Drur.

Anyway, when I opened the sliding door, a large room appeared. It was a room that was tightly closed on all sides and had amulets stuck to the walls, ceiling, and floor.

Also, in the center of the room, there was a wooden box with more talismans attached and filled with lit candles.

I canceled echolocation and infused magic into the wall shield. In an instant, light emanates from the shield to drive away unclean beings.

-Rock! Shake! Rattling!!!!

Kyaaaaa—!!!!!!!!!!

As the light spread throughout the room, the surroundings suddenly became brighter and all the ghosts that were clinging to the walls and ceiling were sucked into the box.

“What the fuck.. There were so many?”

[I didn’t notice either. It feels quite dangerous. Be careful.]

“I’m going crazy.”

Once you get this far, you need to check what that box is.

“Kollock. Cough..”

As I got closer and closer to the center of the room, the feeling of ambivalence became stronger and small coughs continued.

[Are you okay? I’m trying to drive them out as much as possible…]

“It’s worth holding on. Rather, this… “

I eventually reached right in front of the box.

Then the details of the box came to mind.

[Kotoribako filled with hate: A box that swallowed 99 children. Those of you reading this explanation have two options…]

“Would you like to receive a precious reward by sacrificing one more person? Or will you open the box, release all the trapped princes, and then deal with Sae-ni? Please select.”

-Boom!!!!

The moment I finished reading the explanation, the entrance to the room I entered closed.

At the same time, all the candles in the room went out. A dreamy energy enveloped me. Unpleasant cries, not known whether they were children’s screams or laughter, were heard from all directions.

I’m not sure what the shrimp that pops out is, but seeing as you’re supposed to deal with it, it doesn’t seem like it’s friendly to humans.

[I guess this itself was some kind of trap.]

“No, fuck. What can I do if I have no one to offer it to? There is only one choice.”

[Probably… He recognized me as a person.]

“What. Then..”

[There is no other way than to open the box. This space itself is already separated from reality. You have to open the box. Only then can you get out.]

A trap that activates when two or more people enter.

A room that cannot be left until one person dies.

But the important thing is that I came in alone.

This crazy box recognized me and Agaf as two people.

Now I have no choice but to open the box.

“Hey, fuck.”

I hit the box with my sword.

-Quaaang!!!!

Pieces of wood fly in all directions..

Darkness came upon me.

******

“Fuck. What are those? It comes out endlessly.”

“You’re dripping mucus.”

Seven Chinese people from the public security guard were hiding near the center of the forest, observing the wandering stragglers and live sacrifices infected by the parasitic Yi tribe.

“I can’t do this, Luhan. Let’s take a step back for now. “We are not the ones to fight among ourselves.”

“No, what are you going to do if you step back? Even so, these damn bastards are ready to shoot whenever they see an Asian.”

“Then we need to find fellow Asians and attack them together. That one. “That’s not good.”

The center of the forest had already completely eroded.

The ‘Primal Slime’, a Yi guest invited to the simple labyrinth, turned the shrine into a nest and built a huge cast iron tower to attract stragglers from the forest, living sacrifices, and earthbound spirits and infect them all.

Additionally, they hunted all human survivors who approached the shrine to increase the number of parasites.

They probably planned to continue hunting humans until the third day, then let only the 150 people who took over their bodies escape and destroy all the remaining humans in the labyrinth.

Thanks to this, the survivors who ran hard to the center of the forest couldn’t even get there, so they just kept an eye on each other.

If you get close, your body will be taken away and you will die.

There was no way to overcome the amoeba-like aliens that had taken over the body and continued to proliferate.

“No, but even if we improvise a team with fellow Asians. We can’t communicate with anyone else than Chinese people like us.”

“Oh, I know how to speak Japanese.”

“Oh!”

“Hey, I know how to say hello after reading Korean alphabet. “If I tell you that kimchi and hanbok are from Korea, won’t they team up with us?”

“I don’t think they’ll team up with us because of that. “I don’t know about Japan, but they hate us so much.”

“That’s right. Not in Korea. When they see us, they start foaming at the mouth and try to kill us. “Banz is more dangerous than those monsters.”

They were well aware that China’s external image was poor.

I even knew full well that Koreans were the most dangerous than any other country. Just a few hours ago, I had a passing encounter with a group of Koreans who were persistently hunting only Chinese people.

“Ha. Driving me crazy. “I never thought I would feel resentful of my country.”

Wherever I went, Chinese people were not welcome. That was reality.

Korean survivors shot at Chinese people at the mere sound of their words, and some Westerners also disliked the Chinese.

“Let’s step back for now. “They are gradually expanding their search scope.”

“Huh. Ah. “Wait a minute… “Someone is coming from behind us.”

“What?”

They checked those who were approaching.

“Who are you!”

What approached was another ‘group’ of Chinese survivors.

Appearance of a large group that appears to be approximately 80 people.

“Wow, we are Chinese too..!”

“Ah!! They were compatriots!! Come on and join us. The forest has become too dangerous!”

In this way, the number of Chinese groups increased further.

As China had a large population, there were many survivors, and among the 1,490 Earthlings who entered the labyrinth, about 700 were Chinese.

Yes, when the primitive slimes settled in the center of the forest, the Chinese people who felt threatened began to gather together.

To wipe out the primordial slimes nestled in the center of the forest in overwhelming numbers.