Chapter 3 – Chapter 1

Cool! Cool! Khehe!

An old man in a worn-out robe who let out an unpleasant cough as if scratching iron.

The old man’s robe was torn, cut, burned, and melted, as if he had been through a war.

There were corpses of beasts with only skin and bones left around, but they were too diverse to be seen as traces of beasts.

‘It’s a bowl that was once broken, so it can’t be restored properly… !’

During the attack of the pursuers, it was very large that they were attacked with the holy power of the Paladin.

‘If I had been there a little longer, I could have made the great magic a success!’

If I had had one more day, I wouldn’t have been in this situation.

However, the old man, who had a strong will to live to die while regretting and blaming himself, ran toward the forest with difficulty.

‘Something is strange. Was this the terrain around my hideout?’

The old man, who confirmed that the intruders were great, escaped by using an escape teleport that only he could use.

During the teleportation, he felt a strange twist of magical power, but the old man couldn’t afford to think about it.

‘I can’t die like this! I could never die like this!’

The old man, ignoring the fact that the topography was different from his memory and feeling strange magic, began to run away without hesitation, absorbing the vitality of living animals.

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“Lower jaw- crane- whoo- hook- hook-“

Kai Sent cursed himself for not being disciplined like his brothers.

It’s been an hour since I’ve been walking endlessly in irregularly high and low hills and dense forests.

If I went down even a little, I came to a situation where I had to grab hold of my wobbly legs every time I took a step.

In the end, Kaicent decided to rest while leaning against a large tree.

“Heo-eok- Hee-“

Kaicent let out a rough breath and began to think about how to reduce the hard labor as he wiped away his sweat.

The best move is to use Minming to climb up the tree.

Then, check the location of this place and the surrounding geography and set the direction.

However, Minming goes up and down because he can’t do anything when his energy is consumed, but if he is attacked by beasts, his life is in danger.

Of course, Kaicent knows the answer to this question.

After calling the beasts and killing them, leave the bodies behind and go up and down to solve everything.

A situation where you know all the answers and formulas to the problem.

Even so, there was only one reason why Kaicent was sweating so much.

‘Scared…’

The introverted boy who had been exposed to the wild life of beasts was terrified.

The instinctive life of beasts who want to tear themselves apart and make them a meal.

For a weak boy who was afraid of violence while witnessing his father’s power, and realized only violence as a character in a game made of data, going back to that situation was a very difficult ordeal.

This situation is the result of timid thinking that rather than going through that hardship, my body would suffer more.

Basasasak!

“Ugh!”

When the physical strength is gradually restored to some extent, the sound of the grass can be heard from somewhere.

It is not caused by the wind, but by an irregular and heavy object running fast.

Kaesent reflexively hid behind a tree.

Moments later, a green-skinned, nervous-looking humanoid creature with muscles and a fat belly jumped out of the grass where the sound was heard.

“Cuckee!”

While Kai Sent was contemplating what to do, his black hand emerged from the grass and grabbed the humanoid creature by the neck.

The skin of the humanoid creature caught by the Black Hand shrank and its eyeballs began to dry out.

In an instant, only the skin remained, and when the hand disappeared, the skin became piled on the floor.

Even the bones were all melted away, leaving only the skin.

Frightened by the sight, Kai Sent covered his mouth and lowered his stance, making it difficult for his opponent to find him.

“Kuk! Cool! Cool!”

A moment later, an old man in an old robe appeared from the grass.

‘It’s a person!’

Although the complexion is pale and the face is somewhat covered by the hood of the robe that is all torn, it is clear that it is an intelligent body that has tasted the conveniences of civilization.

It seems that the old man was also injured, so it seems that the story will be easier if we help each other.

However, despite this, Kaicent couldn’t easily approach the old man.

It is clear that the old man used his sinister black hand to leave the creature with only skin.

‘Something’s wrong. But I don’t even know where this is…’

In addition, he felt an instinctive ominous feeling in his heart, but he also recalled the hopeful prediction that the old man’s condition was critical, so he would not kill him if he helped him with anything.

“Whoa-“

Appearing in the grass, the old man seemed to calm his breathing for a moment, then started moving his steps again.

If you send the old man away like this, he himself will be alone again.

Seized by that fear, Kaicent eventually decided to gamble.

“Hey, hey!”
“Who are you!”
“Hick!”

When Kaicent, who only showed his upper body from behind the tree, made his presence known, the old man immediately prepared to attack in that direction.

“I-I-I-I’m not the enemy! I’m sorry, but only as far as communication facilities are located… No, can I contact you with a bio device?”

Kaicent spat out what he wanted to say quickly to let the old man know that he was not an enemy.

‘Communication facilities? Bio device?’

The old man questioned the boy’s strange words, but his doubts were suppressed with intense hope.

‘I don’t know why a kid is in a place like this, but it’s an opportunity!’

Even at a glance, the body and appearance seem weak and far from fighting.

In addition, since he was an immature boy, there was no more perfect opportunity for the elderly.

‘In the worst case, I was going to catch even a passing animal!’

Weak personality. Immature age.
A situation where the perfect treasure the old man wanted popped out.

‘Seeing that there is no sign of a chase yet, I can afford it.’

The only downside is the lack of time.

Anyway, the old man forced a smile at Kaicent’s frightened appearance.

“Huh, heh heh. I’m sorry, my dear. Right now I’m… Cool! Cool! I’m being chased by the evil villains. Kaak!”

For now, he tried to be as kind as possible so that he wouldn’t run away, but Kaicent felt uncomfortable with the old man’s appearance.

‘I think I’m wearing clothes that don’t match.’

It was Kaicent who made a perfect evaluation of the old man who lived his whole life enjoying the pain of others, but that doesn’t mean he can’t escape now.

“Well, if I can help you with anything…”
“If you help me, I’ll help you too. I have to get out of here, so why don’t you give me some support?”

He was an old man who had nothing to do with acting, but since he had no intention of hurting the boy, he could feel his sincerity this time.

Kaicent hesitated, but believed in Mingming and approached the old man.

“That’s right, you’re nice. Cool. Cool.”

By the time Kaicent was approaching, the old man was quietly raising all his magic power.

‘Without a magic circle, there is no choice but to unfold it in an informal way. The loss of memory will be great, but it’s better than dying here.’

The old man, who was able to touch Kai Sent with his arms outstretched, smiled kindly until the end just in case.

“Then where should I go…”
“Thank you. Thank you very much, dear!”

After a heartfelt thank you to Kai Sent, who was trying to support him, the old man reached out his hand for the boy’s head.

The moment when the old man grabbed Kaicent’s head after unleashing the great magic with all his mana and vitality.

Chuck!

“Knock!?”

A mass of sharply reshaped flesh protruded from Kaisent’s neck and pierced the old man’s nape.

The old man, whose great magic was disturbed by an unexpected shock, entered Kaicent’s image world unsteadily.

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“Kheuk! Kuk! Kahak!”

An old man who entered Kaicent’s mental world with the shock of having his throat pierced.

‘Damn it… ! I never thought he’d have such a monster… !’

He boasted of knowing all kinds of monsters for his research on the Chimera, but the monster was a creature he had never seen before.

A monster that mimics a human body, transforms its form, and attacks?

I wondered if the boy’s appearance was also a monster, but fortunately, when I looked around, it was clear that it was an image world of an intelligent body.

A pure white space with nothing.
A boundless expanse.
A place that is neither hot, nor cold, nor warm.

How do you know, because he’s already had experiences like this a few times.

“Uh, uh? This place…?”

After a while, Kaicent appeared in that space.

Since it invaded the world of images, it is natural for it to be a defense mechanism and the appearance of the owner of the body.

“Heh, hehe. Since he had such a monster, he must have approached without question. But it doesn’t mean anything here!”

The old man started running to kill Kaicent’s spirit.

At the same time, a sharp dagger formed in the old man’s hand.

‘This place is a guy’s world! Kill before you get used to the laws of this world!’

The world of images is a place where the defensive side has an overwhelming advantage.

This is because they can create anything they want to attack intruders or defend themselves.

However, no matter how advantageous it was, most of them did not know much about this world, so many people’s souls were shocked by the old man’s attack.

Taking advantage of that opportunity, the old man annihilated his opponent’s soul, made this world his own, and stole the body of another person.

The current body is also the fourth body, having stolen the body of an immature young boy.

“I’ll make good use of your body! Kahahahaha!”
“Hee, hee! Don’t come! Don’t come!”

As soon as Kai Sent realized that Mingming was missing from him, he got scared and started running away.

However, by gathering all his spiritual power, the old man with a temporarily strong body quickly caught up with Kai Sent.

“Oops!”
“Don’t be afraid, my dear. Your body will be under the care of many people! Haha!”

The frightened old man jumped on top of Kai Cent, who stumbled and fell, grabbing the dagger with both hands and cutting it down.

Seeing this, Kaicent saw a kaleidoscope.

-What? Don’t like to fight? You don’t want to practice fighting?

Among them, the most memorable is the story of showing great courage and rebelling against my father for the first time.

At first, he thought he would be angry at his refusal to practice, but his father thought of something and laughed.

-Keuk kuk. Things are going pretty well. Good night. I don’t want to do something I don’t want to do just because I’m a parent.-

He tried to relax because his opinion was accepted more easily than he thought, but after that, his father came up with a different condition.

-But as a parent, it’s hard to see your child’s talent rust. Combat-related drills will be excluded, but other drills must be included instead.-

The father has given all his children a certain education.

From fighting techniques such as self-defense, marksmanship, and weaponry to crafting, repairing, and other skills necessary for living.

When he finds the path he wants, he hires the best experts in the field and receives further training.

Kaicent, who didn’t care as long as he didn’t fight others, accepted the offer.

By the end of the conversation after accepting each other’s conditions, the father smiled at Kaicent.

A smile of genuine interest, as if not knowing what future awaits.

-I’m really looking forward to how long you will suppress your nature and live. And what kind of flow will arise when the suppressed nature comes out?

As the kaleidoscope ended, the dagger, which had been slowly descending, could be seen descending just above Kaicent’s abdomen.

‘Die? I?’

Kaicent looked up.
An old man’s ugly smile is visible, confident of his own victory.
Kaicent anticipated the appearance of an old man who would feel the happiness of victory by killing himself.

‘Are you like me?’

He felt intense rage at the fact that such an insignificant thing dared to look down on him.

Simplicity and honesty!

Haha…Haha…Ha…?”

The old man felt something strange when he saw Kaicent, who should be in pain, glaring at him coldly.

Looking down at him, both of his hands are gone.
To be precise, the state where Kai Sent ripped off his hand.

“…Uh?”

The old man could not accept the situation and stared blankly at the two hands that had disappeared.

“Kuuk!”

At that time, Kaicent strongly pushed the body of the old man who climbed on his body, and the old man could not overcome the intense force and had to collapse.

“You damn bastard!”

The old man, accustomed to fighting in the world of images, regenerated both of his torn hands.

The eyes of the old man, who was about to attack again, began to widen in amazement.

After that, the old man’s gaze slowly moved upward, and soon he had to bend his neck back.

“Ah…Ah…Ah…Uh…Ah…”

Clearly, Kaicent, who was just a small and tender boy until now, has taken the form of a huge white dragon.

And as he became a dragon, his pure white eyes transformed into pitch-black eyes, and the old man, who encountered the abyss-like dark eyes, fell to his knees without realizing it.

‘This… This… This… Rod’s energy… !’

When he was a rookie wizard, he feels the energy of the Dragon Lord that he felt from afar.

No, on the contrary, it exudes a more overwhelming energy and style than the Lord at that time.

This world is a place where his master can show all his talents.

In other words, Kaicent, who is like a frightened rabbit, has the potential to grow to this level.

‘This kid has a higher rank than the Dragon Lord!?’

-I will not allow you to see.-

Cranky!

“Keuk…Caaak…!

When the young boy’s voice and the low-pitched voice of a middle-aged man rang out, the old man began to press himself to the floor.

It wasn’t that he showed his strength, but that this result was created only as a result of his words.

The difference between killing several souls and unilaterally crushing an old man skilled in fighting in the world of images.

‘Lord, die. Die. Kill it. No. Help me. I don’t want to die. Help me. It will be paper I will become a slave I’ll do anything. Please help me.’

“Kugagak…! Bbakgak! Kkkigigiggig!!”

The old man desperately begged to be saved, fearing that his soul would perish if he died here.

The old man vomited the fear that came from his soul because the strength of the ‘force’, not the physical strength, was overwhelming.

-I will not allow you to speak.-

But Kai Sent looked down with his dark eyes and crushed the old man’s soul with his own power.

A command not to look and not to speak.
The old man began to crush his body more and more with only the two commands Kai Sent had spoken.

As an old man, he couldn’t handle the hostility of Kaicent.

‘Live… Please… Please… Fat… Ryo…’

In the end, the old man who couldn’t overcome the difference in rank given by Kai Sent’s enemy’s young command died as his soul was destroyed.