Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint - Chapter 45

EP.45

The previous episode.

The bottomless pit has collapsed.

The Tantalus Prison Break, which is said to be the worst case in the history of military rule. It was far more deadly and horrifying than that. The faces of the criminals who escaped from Tantalus were also quite ferocious, but… the abyss collapsed and crawled out from under it were terrible things that could destroy the world.

It was a disaster that was more deadly because it was not noticed right away compared to the huge danger.

The fact that there is a fragment of the apocalypse in the abyss was a truth that even the regressors had barely reached after returning several times. The regressor gathered clues from the previous round and arrived at the collapsed abyss.

What he faced there was a terrible monster made from the flesh of tens of thousands of people.

“I am also a victim, so don’t look at me that way. How did you know, Nanda?”

The stretched sunset light illuminates the wet ground. The color that becomes muddy red when touched by the sunset is indescribably beautiful, disgusting, and terrible.

The liquid that soaked the earth was all human blood.

An immortal corpse golem that headed for the Empire in the past. Even its origin was the bottomless pit. After a full day of fighting, the regressor managed to defeat the golem and bring out the core of the Undead.

The Undead, which was the nucleus, was muttering carefreely, disregarding the grueling battle.

“Oops. I’ve been closing my eyes for too long We are immortal, but not immortal. When life is over, it returns to the world for a while, then moves again after being given life in the earth. But some goddamn thing has blasphemed me. Cursed my flesh and scattered it everywhere. Because it was a land cursed by the Earth Mother, I couldn’t protect myself…”

The flesh monster regenerated even when shot and burned, and swung the corpse it swallowed as a weapon. Spiked vertebrae flew everywhere, and boils of pus burst and scattered all over the ground. When the pus from Chiik Sitnuran fell onto the ground, the ground began to melt as if it had been hit with poison. The tautly inflated intestines were more like bombs than balloons, and blade-sharp shin bones rained down like rain.

Amidst the stench and filth, the regressor swung his sword.

A body regenerated indiscriminately after absorbing old corpses and their grudges. Coveting the bodies of other humans was a creeping plague, and in itself a terrible insult to humanity. The regressor tried his best to stop it from wandering on the ground in search of the next meat.

As a result.

“what! A little sorry for the dead! But what can I do! I didn’t do anything of my own will!”

The Undead exclaimed cheerfully. I laughed lightly as if this was no big deal.

It can’t be. The regressor wiped away drops of sweat with a cloth wrapped around him to block the stench. A weary sigh escaped through the gap.

“Three villages you destroyed, and the dead reached one hundred and ninety.”

“If the lady hadn’t stopped him, ten times more would have died! well done! You must be a hero!”

“…I didn’t mean to ask for praise. you must be punished I can’t help it this time.”

Despite the harsh remarks, the Undead remained calm.

“I didn’t mean to say that I wanted to live too! We are immortal, not immortal. When you get older, your energy slowly declines, and at some point you return to the soil. Of course, I am still too young to die.”

The Undead raised his left shoulder blade. No matter how you look at his body, which was stretched out in melted blood, it was hundreds of years away from the human form. What would it look like if tens of thousands of maggots ate and vomited it up for years? The outline of his body was blurry like a picture with the edges smashed together, so it was impossible to tell where his body came from.

Even as his body melted away in real time, the Undead laughed heartily.

“haha! I mean, I used my body too harshly! Life is running out too quickly, and sooner or later you will die! At least I didn’t die in the abyss, so how fortunate I am to be buried in Mother Earthmother’s arms!”

It was the abyss again. What the hell happened in that abyss?

It’s bullshit. The regressor of this round was late. This is because the event itself occurred at the beginning of the regression, so the time was too tight.

But if there is a great answer in that abyss. The next episode may be able to find hope. A little anticipation flickered in the thick fatigue.

“What happened in there? Who did what to create a monster like you?”

“It’s a bit embarrassing to describe people as monsters. I can’t deny it! I must be a monster right now!”

“There is no time for small talk. hurry.”

“Oh yes. I’ve been so selfish! You must be busy!”

Death came as slowly but surely as the sunset. The Undead’s tone was the same as before, but the expression of death settled on his face. The barely made words leaked out from the shadowy face.

“Do you know that someone escaped from that abyss?”

“know.”

“Then the story must be easy! I fought one of the guys trying to break out. If it was on the ground, it would have been regenerated at once and torn its neck, but unfortunately it cannot be reproduced in the abyss without a pulse! I fell asleep with my limbs torn apart by unknown magic and my life force exhausted. But…”

He frowned, like someone trying to squeeze out a hazy memory.

“There were several people when I first opened my eyes. First the instructor came and said that he had woken me up. He asked me something and told me to go back to sleep as he was too lazy to ‘manage’. At that time, my vitality hadn’t recovered much, so I went back to sleep.”

The regressor who was listening to the story frowned.

“…is that the end? Any other stories?”

“I think I said something else. I don’t remember.”

“Think a little harder!”

“Sorry, but I have no interest in remembering every word a man muttered. Especially if it’s just a juggler’s vanity.”

“There’s no clue whatsoever! The number of people or who was there!”

“Clue. Mmm. when i saw About two women? Both were charming.”

“…Is that all?”

“How important is that information? Isn’t it ten times more important than the number of men?”

Are you familiar with death or rather, did you go crazy because death is so unfamiliar to you? The regressor grabbed his pounding head and asked again.

“Anything else?”

“The next time I opened my eyes, I don’t know, but I was in a state of confusion. The building shook ominously, and the howls of beasts could be heard in the distance. The people who woke me said that the instructor was trying to kill them and asked me to fight him.”

“Who are they? What did you say?”

“well? I don’t know either. Certainly not a woman.”

“…”

Information is too scarce. However, you can’t expect anything more from the undead who sleep with their eyes open intermittently.

Even so, the regressor was not disappointed. It was because the regressor would definitely go into that abyss in the next round anyway. This was just a clue to find out information.

“I fought and lost. If that place wasn’t on the ground… No, if only my limbs were fine, I wouldn’t have been so vain, but in fact, even if I had beaten him, it wouldn’t have made much of a difference. He was with the king of beasts.”

“The king of beasts?”

“That’s right. What was it… Is it the great wish of mankind or something that requires a desperate struggle to find him… That was so absurd that I even remembered what the man was saying. Kuk-kuk…”

Dry laughter falls to the ground and flows. The vessel is broken and life leaks out through it. Even the infinite life of those who are called immortals must be a fleeting candle that must end someday.

“When I last opened my eyes, I wasn’t myself. Only pain and resentment remained, running amok to pay off old grievances. I was hungry as if there was a hole in my body, and my body was in pain as if someone had pricked it with a needle. I think I ate this and that from hunger… something I shouldn’t have eaten.”

“okay. It was a little gross.”

“thing. If it wasn’t for the last one, it would have been okay… It was almost a life. Kut. If I could, I would like to cut out the end of my life…”

He died with a short laugh that seemed to symbolize his life. The regressor who confirmed that stood up slowly.

“I don’t know if it will be comforting, but I’m relieved. It will come back to life in the next round anyway.”

Unfortunately, his end is yet to come. He will probably come back to life. If the world returns due to the death of the regressor, then the results will be different from now.

The regressor calmly stood up.

“…Humanity’s great longing, the king of beasts… did their plan start there? No matter how much you dig up the true roots, it will never end.”

In any case, it is certain that an important clue lies dormant in the abyss. It’s already late for this episode, so should I go back right away while this memory remains or investigate a little more?

The troubled regressor took out a cherry blossom.

“If you’re going to return, it’s better to die with a bad game than to die yourself. Okay, let’s skip this round.”

It was then that the fate of the episode was decided.

The flashback is over.

The regressor recalled the memory of the previous round and stared at the Undead.

‘When I opened my eyes for the first time. He said that the instructor woke him up and asked him questions. To be sure that’s at this point… I’m sure you said there were two women. They said it was attractive.’

As the regressor’s thoughts grew longer, the Undead urged them.

“What are you talking about, boy? If you have something to say, do it quickly. I don’t want to wait long for the man’s words.”

“Ah Okay. I will ask you a question.”

After finishing his thoughts, the regressor asked the Undead with an extremely serious expression.

“Here. How many women do you see?”

It is a very natural flow of thoughts. The regressor intended to compare the testimonies of the past and the present to be sure that this was the time when he first opened his eyes. If the woman says two again this time, the time the Undead spoke of is now…

‘Shay? What question is that? For what purpose did you ask such a question?’

no. wait for a sec. Thanks to the vampire’s thoughts, I regained my sanity.

Isn’t the flow of the conversation strange without mind reading?

Upon receiving the strange question, the Undead counted the number of women as asked. One vampire sitting in front and two children sitting on their stomachs behind them.

Why don’t regressors count? Oh, I’m dressing up. After finishing the calculation, the Undead raised two fingers and replied.

“one two. Aren’t there two? Unless you’re an idiot, you should know the number of women just by looking at them.”

“Are both women attractive? no one else?”

“of course. There is no woman in the world who is not attractive in the first place. They all have their own unique charm. Man, it’s none of my business… but why?”

Even the Undead doubted the intention of the question.

It is a natural suspicion. The flow of the conversation is subtly, not overtly, out of line. Yes, I said that because the regressor had information that continued from the previous episode, but those who watched quietly could not follow the gap in the conversation for a while and filled it with their imagination.

Especially the vampires. Covering his mouth with his hands, he sighed when he saw the regressor and the undead.

‘why? Why are you asking him about the number and charm of women? What the hell are you curious about? Could it be that you were curious about Toin’s taste?’

Surprisingly, the Undead caught something in this strange atmosphere. He looked back at me with a curious face and asked.

“for a moment. teacher. Maybe that boy is interested in me… is that kind of interest?”

“and. I remember that again. Selective memory what?”

oh i don’t know

I nodded my head and confirmed his words.

“you’re right. Trainee Shay has a history of exclaiming in a loud voice one day that I like men.”

“what? why is that here? Is it completely irrelevant?”

The regressor, who reflexively tried to refute my words, only then noticed the gazes of people looking around him. The vampire forgot about his heart for a while and covered his mouth with his hand, and I nodded in sympathy with the vampire’s thoughts.

Above all, the Undead was stroking the chin and seriously evaluating the appearance of the regressor.

huh? Hey, why are you taking it seriously?

“hmm! Originally, this body that men don’t even pay attention to!”

-me? mommy is weird Doesn’t that imply that an opinion contradicting the previous argument will come out?

Surely it’s not what I thought I read?

“I don’t know how it could be possible with a face that pretty!”

are you crazy

“You madman!”

The regressor suddenly shouted.

ah. My heart went through. The regressor, finally realizing what he was talking about, exclaimed.

“no! Not at all! Because I’m not interested in you at all!”

“The one who is angry is the girl who is going to go to the middle of the day. I guess I was born with the wrong gender.”

“No… I said…!”

oh. It’s a big deal. If we continue like this, the regressor will explode. If a regressor loses his temper and wields a sword, the immortal may not know it, but I will surely die.

And I also couldn’t understand the mindset of the Undead. I also screamed at the Undead.

“What do you mean? Rashi trainee! Obviously, trainee Shay is nervous, difficult to please, violent, and likes men, but neither can you! You say you’re not interested in men?”

“haha. teacher. Regardless of male or female, as long as the taste is good, isn’t it?”

“huh? what.”

“Rather fortunately. I am immortal You cannot make a child without permission from the tribal council. Mixed blood was even more taboo. Unfortunately, because of that, I rejected the courtship of many women and lived as a single-handed workshop. Maybe a man would be better… Oh, this is a new perspective! I must have made the great discovery of the century!”

I can’t. The regressor has already raised his hand to the sword. Before that, what should I do with this Undead?

Suddenly, I looked down again at the skewer in my hand. And I saw the Undead again.

The Undead’s chest was still open.

hmm.

“Rashi trainee. Wait.”

“hmm? What’s going on, sir?”

I moved close to him, hiding the skewer in my hand. Then he scratched his head as if in trouble.

“Huh. Even if you are popular with men, it will be difficult.”

what?

suddenly became displeased. It didn’t matter to the regressor if they misunderstood anything, but I can’t forgive that shit even for me. Jill is there. I thrust the skewer deep into his chest.

The Undead was puzzled when he saw the skewer sticking all the way into his body.

“huh? teacher? what is this?”

“volt.”

“Kheuhuhhh!”

and electric shock. The electric shock that had been pierced directly into his heart spread throughout his body. The Undead’s entire body trembled.

“I never thought I would… be in the position of… being…”

The giant convulsed and collapsed. The Undead trembled, then grinned and said the last word.

“This too… has a unique taste.”

crazy guy

Until the end, he closed his eyes while talking about dog sounds. Soon, his consciousness was completely cut off and his right arm fell off.

phew. Barely sorted out.

“Ego. There was some commotion for a while.”

The furious regressor put back the angel he had half taken out and muttered as he glared at the fainting Undead.

“Never wake him up again. What a bizarre misunderstanding. ugh This is the meaning of wearing Agartha’s mask…”

No, but isn’t that putting the blame too much on the Undead? As if you don’t have any problems.

“But honestly, you know that almost all of them are the karma of trainee Shay, right?”

“what!”

“What? He did all the things he said and did that could cause misunderstanding. If you’re not sure, look at the Tyrkanjaka apprentice.”

The moment the regressor looked at the vampire, the vampire turned away and avoided the regressor’s gaze. The vampire who didn’t even sweat was even fanning his hands.

The regressor, instinctively realizing what he was misunderstanding, held out his hands and smiled awkwardly.

“No, you must be wrong. Tyrkanjaka.”

“Okay. I understand everything…”

“You don’t look like you understand at all!”

“But it seems a little too early for me. Are you saying that the world is moving so fast that even I can’t keep up? If possible, do it where I can’t see you.”

“So even if I misunderstood!”

I, who was watching the conversation between the two, helped out a bit.

“If you only needed the body of a Rashi trainee, tell me. I’ll lend you the part you want. He won’t hate it too much…”

Just before the enraged regressor grabs the angel again. I clapped my hands urgently and ended the class.

“everyone. You know how the military discovered the heart resuscitation phenomenon with electric shock, right? All of this is because the shocking suspect’s cardiac arrest was preceded during the friendly interrogation process with electric torture. So I applied the electric shock again, and my heart stopped! So, today’s lesson. Let’s not show our heart to others. Over!”

After saying that, I quickly opened the door and ran away.