Chapter 122 – Chapter 122 – Academy (20)

Chapter 122 – Academy (20)

I accepted wild ginseng, which is full of roots to the point of being heavy. There was no reason to refuse the elixir.

It was well washed and ready to eat.

“Thank you, Helena. I will eat well.”

After the crunchy texture and bitter taste passed, a subtle sense of heat circulated throughout the body.

– I took thousand years wild ginseng.
– All stats increase by 5.
– Magic power increases by an additional 1.

Being strong has always given me a thrilling pleasure.

It was to the point where I wanted to run right away to relieve the overflowing energy. It was an elixir that could make the whole body’s energy and blood run hot.

‘Whoa.. Is it about 5 years of experience?’

It wasn’t something to be ignored just because it was a stat 5. As I reached the pinnacle, it became difficult to raise each stat, but it went up by 5 at once.

I kissed Helena, who looked at me anxiously until the end, and headed out of the city.

***

Out of town.

Siwoo shook hands with the man with scars on his face.

At first glance, the magic power felt was faint, and it looked like a non-awakened person.

However, upon closer inspection, it was vaguely apparent. It literally felt intuitive.

‘About the end of the first class.’

It seemed like he had learned a special trick or wore an artifact. He said with a slight smile.

“Nice to meet you, Siwoo. I am Raiden, the Ranger Centurion of the 3rd Battalion of the Northern Wall.”
“I am also pleased to meet you. By the way, you…?”

No matter how Helena is Suhara, it was a bit strange to call her Nim when we first met. He said with a smile.

“Haha.. The princess told me to treat her with the utmost respect.”
“Ah..”

Erasing the awkwardness with a little chat, he continued his explanation. A maid found while tracking feathers.

“I’ve been under surveillance for the third day now, but he hasn’t come out of Harlem.”

He said, handing over a tablet the size of his palm. A map was lit on the screen.

“This point is the last sent location. And be jolly. Presumably, it uses a wide range of psychic abilities.”

*

Shortly after breaking up with him, I arrived in Harlem.

‘Madera…’

As soon as he entered the village, he was smelled of burnt alcohol at the tip of his nose. It smelled more poisonous and nasty than cigarette smoke.

A man smoking a cigarette approached with a grin. Was a drug addict He could tell by just smelling it that it was a drug and not an ordinary cigarette.

“Hey brother! Where? Do I have to pay the toll?”

He was wearing worn-out clothes with holes in them. That was not enough, even half of the teeth were missing.

Looking at the empty space between my teeth, I thought of the bandits I sometimes saw in Moorim.

“Toll fee?”
“Okay. It’s a face I haven’t seen before, but it’s difficult to just go. We have our own laws here.”
“Can this be enough?”

Fit.

He snapped his fingers and blew the paper.

Naturally, there was no answer. He was already stiff and there was no way he could speak. I passed the guy standing like a wooden doll and entered the village.

‘Huh..’

It was as if I had suddenly arrived in another world. Seoul, where the academy is located, and outside the city were completely different.

I finally felt the world devastated by monsters and a long war.

There were rundown shacks, and people who appeared to be homeless were strewn about the streets.

The chest of one lying on the ground slowed down and stopped moving.

It is dead. A few people watching from the side dragged the corpse and disappeared into an alley.

Fuck! ···Dump.

The dull sound of blows and the sound of something collapsing were heard one after another.

I looked back and saw that the drug addict I had just paralyzed had fallen to the floor, bleeding from his head.

Someone climbed on top of it.

Fuck! Fuck!

“Hee hee… It’s meat! Fresh meat! Hehe!”

A man so skinny that his ribs were visible was slashing the drug thief with a dagger with a gleeful grin.

I didn’t care that my hand was cut due to the clumsy cutting, and I was stabbing it with a dagger. The person who was alive just before had turned into a simple piece of meat.

There was a murder on the street, but no one stopped it. On the contrary, there were even people who cautiously approached it as if they were looking for an opportunity.

He had no intention of rescuing the person who was trying to rob him, but it was a sight that made him frown.

‘It’s terrible.’

There was a reason Helena stopped it until the end.

For a moment, I thought I had come for no reason.

It didn’t seem like there would be a strong person here.

However, once I came, I just couldn’t go back. He recalled a map in his head.

‘It’s quite inside, but…’

I went deep into Harlem along the alley between the shacks. It became less crowded and quieter.

‘Is this here?’

Arrived, but something was strange.

From the outside, it was an ordinary building. In some ways, it looked better than the old lapis workshop. So it was even weirder.

‘She looks so fine?’

Compared to the other shacks, it was an exceptionally intact building. Other places seem to be from the Middle Ages, but only this building seems to have been built in modern times.

Moreover, strangely, not a single homeless person was seen here.

This was the place where the tracking magic Helena had placed on her feathers was broken.

‘Hmm…’

I thought about how to investigate for a moment, and then I threw it away. In any case, Helena did not expect professional investigations from her.

Just wondering if the maid who took her feather had anything to do with the apostle. If anything, it was her purpose to find out what the hell she was up to.

‘Just go in.’

As if it were an uninhabited island, I walked peacefully towards a building that was alone.

Awesome..

The interior of the building was revealed with the sound of a rusty door opening.

An ordinary building that matches its appearance. But only one was disparate.

‘Crack..?’

As cracks occur in the sea, cracks could have formed inside the building.

But for some reason, I felt uncomfortable, so I observed it closely and noticed it.

‘It fits so well.’

It was like a building built for cracks. No, it seemed that the cracks came first and the building was covered over them.

The cracks in the air fit perfectly. It was located in the middle of the building.

As if inviting, a red carpet continued to the crack entrance.

I figured it out while still thinking about something.

‘… Illusion?’

There was a power that seemed to be phantom magic was wandering here. It was strange that there were no homeless people around. I wondered what it would do, but I couldn’t cancel the mental protection skill.

‘Is this correct?’

I thought about it until the end. In fact, she wouldn’t have thought that even Helena would investigate so ignorantly.

Besides, it’s a crack. I went in and didn’t know what was going on. There could be powerful monsters or overwhelming strength, or dozens or hundreds of enemies could appear.

On the other hand, there was only one reason to enter. Intuition wanted it.

It was not a rational act. There was still a feeling of discomfort in a corner of my heart that I barely acted on my intuition.

I waited for my intuition as if I was asking myself, but nothing came to mind.

She closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them. And she walked along the red carpet into a crack.

*

Flash

I quickly glanced around. The first thing I saw was a field of reeds. Unlike a rift, it was peaceful.

The weather was just right for early fall. The reeds swayed quietly in the gentle breeze.

At the bottom was a dirt road, but an apparently man-made road.

Sometimes there are ruins or urban cracks, but it was too heterogeneous.

‘It’s too clean.’

It seemed to have been managed until recently. It was like entering a peaceful farm in a movie.

As I walked along the road, there were thatched houses. It also seemed like a recently built building.

“Hmm..”

Sigh.

I picked a random building and opened the door. As soon as I entered, the rotten and fishy smell stung my nose.

It was an unpleasant smell that made me frown.

I quickly scanned the room.

Dozens of people were sitting on chairs made of steel.

It wasn’t just sitting there. All over their bodies were full of wounds, and an opaque liquid dripped drop by drop on them.

Chee-Ik..!

Every time it touched the skin, there was a strong smell and the sound of something burning.

“Ugh..”
“Huh…!”

People’s faces contorted as if they were in pain. It was as if I was being tortured.

I approached an old man who seemed to be in good condition. He was staring into space with a blank face.

“Hey. Old man?”

There was no answer. He was staring blankly into space.

As I got closer, I saw a transparent tube connected to my spine. A liquid that looked like blood was flowing and was pouring into a large vat.

It was as if blood was being forcibly drawn. Even sitting in the torture chair.

I put my fingertips on the old man’s forehead and poured the power of regeneration.

“Eww..?! Heck..!”

With the sound of coughing, the eyes focused. He opened his eyes wide and looked around, muttering something.

“…Let me go..”
“I beg your pardon?”

There was no strength in his voice, probably because he was an old man with wrinkled skin.

He focused his energy on his ears.

“Quickly.. Kill me..!”
“Hmm..”

Infused with more regenerative power. The energy of the old man, who was shaking anxiously as if he would die at any moment, became a little lively.

“Huh.. Cool, cool..! Hey, is this…?”
“Glory? Are you awake?”
“Ugh.. Ah, you’re still here..!”

The old man, who had been looking around for a long time, raised his head.