Chapter 522 – Despair and Conformity

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Whoa-!

“Kuk!”

Irene’s teeth splattered as she raised her sword and blocked the monster’s attack from above.
Her model, unable to shed all of the shock, crashed to the ground.

Kwaaang-!

Based on where she landed, a meteorite-like crater was created over a fairly wide area.
A large amount of dust that blooms and rises into the air.
In it, Irene stood up with her sword resting on her floor like a cane.

“Cheuk…!”

A large amount of blood poured out of Irene’s mouth.
She received such a blow that even her body, strengthened by her Aether, could not stand it.
Her five organs suffered from twisting, and she staggered as she couldn’t hold her body properly.

‘It hurts…’

Her head is blank and her vision is blurry.
I can’t even properly center her body.
Is that large amount of warm liquid that is currently running down her own forehead and down to her cheeks blood?
Bleeding too much Can I hold out any longer?

Even after about 30 minutes of fighting the monster properly, her support did not come.
Originally, it would have been a long time since we arrived.

Apparently, something happened to the headquarters. Or the explorer couldn’t detect the monster’s energy.
Whatever it was, it was a dark, hopeless situation.

“You look tough.”

The horse of the monster lightly landed in front of Irene.
Judging that she would rather save her energy than answer her, she silently swallowed the regurgitated blood.

Unlike the inside and outside of her own body, the monster’s body was completely intact.
Even the power didn’t seem to draw out all.
How did you get so strong? At that level, I think I can fight two Beast Slayers… No, three without difficulty.

“Don’t you even have the energy to answer? Too bad.”

“…”

“Let me help you a little.”

Poof!

The new type of monster that said something unknown has disappeared.
It was out of sight in an instant, as if it had sunk into the ground.
The moment Irene’s eyes wide open in surprise,

Took.

A dark hand reached out from behind Irene and touched the long scar on her arm.

“What…”

Irene, who had allowed her behind without even realizing it, was startled.
But that’s for a while. She opened her eyes wide as the pain she felt in her own arm, enveloped in her black smoke, slowly subsided.

Self…

The bitter pain that arose from the bones, the stinging pain caused by the tearing of the skin disappears.
Even the blood that flowed incessantly stopped, and all wounds returned to normal.

‘What…?’

It’s as if the sensation of nociception in that area itself has disappeared.
Irene, who was confused by the bizarre thing happening in her body, suddenly came to her senses when her monster’s hand moved to her waist.

Whoa-!

She goes straight behind her and measures her distance.
The internal wounds still remaining on her body were quite painful, but she forced herself to endure the pain and swung her sword at the monster’s neck.
However,

Turong-!

That powerful attack was easily blocked by the monster’s hand.
Watching the corner of the mouth of the monster grabbing the sword blade with her one hand leisurely, Irene said.

“What did you do to me…!”

“I was just curing it.”

“There’s no way you can cure me…!”

“Not necessarily. Because the Aether sleeping inside of you is resonating with my energy. It is not strange that wounds heal with the same rooted power.”

How did that monster know about Aether?
The exact name of this power is known only to high-ranking people in headquarters and headquarters.
Could it be that you’ve dug up information on one of the two groups? Then how?
And what does it mean that Aether is resonating with that bastard’s power?

“You seem to have a lot of questions.”

Irene’s eyebrows twitched at the way the monster continued to speak as if she knew something.

“Same root, what do you mean…? Could it be that Aether was a ray of your Evilian energy…?”

“The Evelyn energy you are talking about is what I named. My wife did.”

What kind of nonsense is this again?
Evilian Energy is the name given by Dr. Jennifer Cash at Headquarters.
Irene, who felt like she was gradually sinking into a pit, tried to say something, but the monster shook her head and hit her head.

“I can say that I am correct in answering your question. The Aether sleeping in your body is part of the demonic energy.”

“What…?”

“To be precise, it can be said that it is becoming part of the Magi.”

“…Because of the energy you put into my body…?”

“That’s how it is.”

“That thing is gradually disappearing! The energy put in by the likes of you is mere in front of Aether…”

“So, is the cure going? Aren’t you stepping in place?”

“…”

“My demonic energy still dwells in your body lying under anesthesia in the medical room. Besides, it is gradually expanding its scope.”

‘The body lying in the medical room’.
The moment she heard this, Irene knew exactly why she was here and experiencing her humiliation.

“Wait… That means…”

“Yes. You are dreaming now It’s like a lucid dream.”

It was because the monster didn’t seem to have any intention of denying that this place was in Irene’s dream.
I think I was overconfident in my strength… I’ll make you regret it.

Lucid dreaming was a game that Grace and he often played as children.
It was a method Grace found by chance, and whenever she wanted to see her deceased parents, whenever she wanted to play in her dreams because she was broke in reality, and whenever she wanted to eat delicious food, she would fall into lucid dreams while lying side by side in a single room at the orphanage.

A triumphant smile spread across Irene’s mouth as she recalled the innocent memories of her childhood.
Knowing at least how to wake her up from her dreams, her attitude became more relaxed.

“Next time we meet in real life, I hope you understand even if I say something strange.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Because you in real life will never know this situation that is happening in my dream. Wherever you fall asleep, you will be asleep.”

“You know? Are you experiencing it right now?”

“Do not be ridiculous. I’m going to get out of here Now let me go.”

There are many ways to get out of a lucid dream, but the quickest way is to give a command to the dream guest.
Then, the customer, who had acted naturally until now, obeys the order, and returns to reality at that moment.

Of course, each person’s method is different, but at least he woke up right away when he did this.
That’s why Irene had no doubt that the nightmarish monster blocking her sword right in front of her eyes would send her back to her reality.
However,

“I don’t know whether to call him naive or stupid.”

The monster only mocked himself while giggling with a fishy smile.
The surroundings that do not change even after a long time.
Irene muttered, feeling a sense of shame and strangeness in her at the same time.

“What…? Why…”

“Why can’t you wake up? I am also included in the subject of the dream you are having now. If I don’t allow you, you will be locked here forever.”

“… What is he saying now…!”

“Simply put, now I am the owner of your dreams and your guest, and you are the same.”

“…”

“If this place was your only dream, the situation would have been the exact opposite. Unlike now, I must have been overwhelmed by your power.”

If so, why would he be helpless against that monster?
If he was included in the subject of the dream, he could do as much as he could to amplify his power.

Irene, who had such curiosity, tried to use her spirit and give strength to her body, but the result was the same.
She still couldn’t pull out the sword held in the monster’s hand, and pain arose inside the concussion.

“Kuh…!”

Irene, who wrinkled her brow at the rising pain, bit her lower lip, and her monster snorted at her and said,

“It’s nice to see a pure heart. I like it more and more.”

“Shut up…!”

“Do you know why I am telling you this?”

“…”

“In the sense of adapting and adapting quickly. Then…”

The monster, who was at the end of her words, gave strength to her hand.
At that moment, with a sound like glass breaking, the blade of the sword that hit Polymers as it was was shattered and fragments scattered in all directions.

“No, that’s nonsense…!”

Irene lost her weapon in the blink of an eye, and while Irene’s expression was stained with despair, the monster reached out to her lower abdomen.

“Sigh…!”

Then, from there, Irene’s knees bent naturally as she felt the pleasure that surpassed even her pain.
Irene collapsed on the floor.
Sensing her sense of danger, she glared at the monster looking down at her as if to kill her.

“Bastard…!”

“I’ll check how long I can say that from now on.”

The blatant gaze is creepy.
That monster looked like it was going to do something to itself.
Very, very shameless… To do such a thing.

Whoops…

The monster waved her outstretched hand. Numerous tentacles wrapped around Irene’s bare skin, which was not wrapped in her suit, and formed into something.

It was a new suit. A suit so dark that it doesn’t even reflect light.
Irene’s heart sank when she saw it fused with her existing suit in a heterogeneous way.
It was because the malice that emanated from there was so enormous.

“What is this…!”

“It is to treat. It is my gift.”

As the saying goes, the pain from the affected area wrapped in a black suit was quickly disappearing.
I quickly squeezed my strength and inspected the aither inside my body, but it was normal.
There was no sign of being eroded by malice.
Literally, only wounds were healed.

“What the hell are you trying to do…!”

“I will explain it one last time. I intend to dye you with my demonic magic.”

“What…! Do you think that will work for you…!? To begin with, this is a dream far from reality. No matter what you do to my body with that filthy aura, it won’t work like that in real life…!”

Irene, who provoked the monster in a sarcastic tone, said the monster who exploded arsenic.

“At least here, I have no intention of doing that. You are right. No matter how much I change your body in this dream, you who are currently lying in the medical room will still be a strong beast slayer and a fit for Aither. But the spirit is different.”

“… Mental…?”

“Don’t just tell me the point. Until you claim my demon of your own will, I intend to destroy your sanity here.”

“What…?”

Irene’s eyes widened at the terrifying sound she heard.
Then, while looking at Irene’s expression with satisfaction, the monster began to slowly move her steps towards her.

Tumble, Tumble.

The sound of his footsteps cut through the roaring noise around him and pierced his ears clearly.
Irene tried to stand up, but for some reason her body didn’t listen to her.
It seemed that the brain was ordering rest in order to heal the inside of the damaged body.

In the meantime, the monster was already close to Irene.
As his stocky hands, which seemed to be bigger than before, stroked Irene’s head, her cheeks, and her jawline and neck, she cried out.

“Don’t touch me!! No…! No! No…!!!”