NOVEL NEXT Chapter 46 - Victory?
An overwhelming existence that truly cannot be measured.
Just the presence of such a ‘monster’ and its huge, awe-inspiring gaze…
Crack!
[Kuh…!]
Crackcrackcrack!!!!
[Kuaaaaaah!!!]
Was enough to make Icardi Marduk, who dared to intrude into this mental world, pay the price for his ignorance and recklessness, and more.
That-that-that-that-
Moreover, the gaze of this overwhelming being was still moving.
As if trying to look at the intruder more properly.
[Kieeeeeeee-!!!]
There wasn’t even time given to think about anything.
Just given was only the gift of suffering pain worse than a bug, slowly twisting, crumbling, and cracking in front of this overwhelming difference in class of a different dimension.
However, is it because he’s a transcendent even if half-baked?
At that moment when his existence was half-destroyed, Icardi Marduk instinctively gathered all his power and performed a final struggleㅡ
…As a result, he barely managed to escape from this mental world while preserving a part of himself, albeit in a miserable state and covered in wounds.
[…What was that? It feels like something happened, but also like nothing happened…]
And at Icardi Marduk’s miraculous survival, Dam Han-ul, who had felt a slight discomfort, or should I say, a slight itchiness after entering the mental world due to Icardi Marduk, scratched his head.
Because that slight strange discomfort disappeared as Icardi Marduk escaped.
In fact, there was a reason why Dam Han-ul himself didn’t properly grasp that Icardi Marduk had come and gone.
The reason was that in this mental world, the existence of Icardi Marduk was too small and insignificant.
To begin with, the gaze of Dam Han-ul that Icardi felt was looking directly at him wasn’t looking at him. It didn’t even find him.
That’s because… It’s not easy to spot with the naked eye an intruder who appeared on the white part at the front of a toenail and considered that white space to be the entire mental world, being smaller and more insignificant than even the dust stuck on a toenail.
Unless you look down carefully on purpose, it’s not easy to find small dust stuck on a toenail, so it was rather amazing that he even sensed the intruder.
[Hmm…]
Anyway, like that, Dam Han-ul’s mental image, which had momentarily revealed a truly overwhelming power and presence as if to represent his unique ability, closed its eyes realizing the intruder had disappeared, and Dam Han-ul’s consciousness, which had briefly been in the mental world, surfaced above the water level.
“…Uh, uwa…!! What’s this?!”
Dam Han-ul, who felt something strange but couldn’t remember, floundered and came to his senses, opening his eyes wide at that moment!
“Ku, kuaaaaaah!!!! Aaaaaah!!!!”
“????”
Suddenly, the leader of Hoecheon Church, who had approached right in front of Dam Han-ul himself and was trying to do something, suddenly started bleeding black blood from every hole in his body, screaming and convulsing, and Dam Han-ul’s mouth gaped open.
What on earth is this situation?
Suddenly appearing out of nowhere, putting his hand on my head and trying to pull some trick, because of that cult leader, it was like I had a deep sleep and my fuse blew, my consciousness turned off and then when I came to my senses again and opened my eyes wide, floundering at the strange feeling!!
“Ku, kuaaaaaah!!!! Aaaaaah!!!!”
“????”
Suddenly, that crazy cult leader is spewing black blood from every hole in his body and screaming?
‘What the hell? Did something happen?? I don’t remember anything after he put his hand on my head…’
When I opened my eyes and saw the guy who had been leisurely showing off his strength with overwhelming performances now dying, I couldn’t help but feel dazed. Especially since I had just been briefly unconscious until a moment ago.
No, does he have some penalty on his ability? But he looked too relaxed for that… If he really had a penalty, it would mean he was an idiot who couldn’t even properly grasp his own ability and was just pretending to be relaxed…
Hmm, that’s right! At times like this, I should ask someone who might know!
If I don’t know because I lost consciousness… Wouldn’t Black Cat, who was right beside me, know the situation well?
“U-um, Black Cat? Why is he suddenly acting like that??”
“Nyaa… W-well, I don’t really… He put his hand on your head, and a little while after he took his hand off and stepped back a bit, he became like this…!”
“I-is that so?”
Oh no, even Black Cat, whom I trusted, doesn’t know the detailed cause…
Glancing around, I saw that all my companions gathered around that cult leader were blankly waiting with blank expressions, wondering why he was acting like that.
Since the overwhelming strong person who was said to be an EX-rank transcendent is suddenly acting like this… It seems difficult to approach carelessly.
Of course, it doesn’t seem to be an act just by looking, but… Isn’t it suspicious to suddenly act like this?
“Aaaaaaaaaah-!!!!”
“…But really, why is he suddenly acting like this??”
Seeing him even rolling on the ground while grabbing his head, I’m genuinely curious even though he’s a damn enemy cult leader who was trying to kill me. Why on earth is he suddenly acting like this??
Flash!
Moreover, as if he understood my words, he suddenly looked at me.
Just as I was thinking that gaze was somewhat chilling…
“Hi, hiiiiik…!!!”
Suddenly, he looked at me and then, thoroughly frightened, covered his face with his arms and started desperately crawling backward.
“?????”
No, really, why is he suddenly acting like this… It’s suddenly curious, as if I was listening to something and it was deliberately cut off…
“U, uuuuu…!!! Monster…!!!!”
He even wailed calling me a monster, and then suddenly created something like a portal and crawled into it.
We were so dumbfounded by the situation that we couldn’t even react properly.
“…What is this really…?”
Hmm, for now, did we… win…?
At that moment when I was tilting my head at the sudden turn of events, Black Cat, who was making a similar expression next to me, raised her tail straight up and said.
“Nyaang!! I’ve figured it out!! This is something you did somehow, teacher!!”
“Huh?? Me??”
??? Me???
“That damn cult bastard started suffering in pain right after his hand touched your head! Moreover, later when he looked right at your face, he was terrified?! Looking at this, it’s clear you did something!! Right?!”
“I don’t think it was me…”
Although there was an incident where my memory flew away in the middle, I don’t think I did anything…
No, to begin with, I’m just an ordinary person who’s good at fortune-telling, how could I defeat such a monster…?!
“…Indeed, looking at the circumstances, it seems like the teacher…”
“The situation is exactly like Han-ul did something…”
“I knew from when you broke through the seal so easily that you weren’t an ordinary person…!! As expected, you were an amazing person!!”
[Hmm, I don’t know what it is, but it’s definitely Han-ul-nim.]
“Hahah! Looks like we survived thanks to you, teacher! Although I don’t know the details!”
No, don’t conclude it was my doing when you don’t know what the situation is…!! How could I do such a thing!!
“But Han-ul… Just looking at your fortune-telling, you’re clearly not an ordinary person…”
“…You definitely seem much more like a superhuman than us, for sure?”
“Anyway, that double-crossing bastard was disgusting to look at, but thank you for getting rid of him somehow, teacher!! It seems I keep receiving favors!”
What’s this, why is it suddenly flowing as if I resolved everything…?
“Aish, don’t say such things when it’s not even certain!”
Wow! Overnight, have I, an ordinary citizen and ordinary person, become a super rising star who instantly half-killed an EX-class?!
How could such a thing happen!! Receiving such strange attention that’s not even true only increases the burden!!
“…But didn’t you save me, teacher? Looking at it, that cult leader from earlier was my death flag, right?!”
“Huh? Death flag…?! Well, that’s true…”
No, where did an ancient gumiho learn such words?! Well, come to think of it, she did say she took promotion tests too…
“Anyway, thank you!! You’re my lifelong benefactor, teacher!! I’ll follow you around to repay this favor!!”
“Uh…”
My goodness! Now am I going to live with not just S-rank superhumans but even a great yokai?! My life really…
“Ugh… Damn, did that cult bastard run away…”
“Oh, Mr. Wi Jin-taek…?”
While I was flustered, Wi Jin-taek, who had been unconscious, finally managed to raise his body and woke up.
My goodness, it’s one thing that he’s conscious, but to think he’s already standing up even though he’s staggering! What amazing stamina!
“Hmm, judging from what everyone’s saying and their reactions, it seems you, the fortune teller? You did it… Thank you for this. I’ve ended up owing you my life.”
“Huh?? I don’t think I saved you…”
“For now, from what I can see, it was you who did it. Well, if you don’t think it was you… You can think that I saved my life thanks to your group.”
“I-I see…?”
“Ugh… My body’s in this state, so I’ll have to rest for a while, so I can’t properly thank you here… Instead, I’ll visit you personally later…”
“Ah, yes…”
Hmm… It seems I’ve unexpectedly forged another connection with an S-rank.
…At this rate, am I going to become acquainted with all the S-rank superhumans in Korea? I’ve already become acquainted with more than half of them…
“By the way Han-ul, how about taking an awakening test when we get back? With today’s appearance, and honestly, just looking at your fortune-telling, you were extraordinary, weren’t you?”
“Awakening test?”
Awakening test… It’s a test that checks whether one has awakened as a superhuman or not, just as the name suggests.
…Tsk, but they say you feel a strong sense of change when you awaken, but I didn’t have anything like that…
“Well… I guess it wouldn’t hurt to take a look…”
I am a bit curious about how my fortune-telling is always so accurate. And I’m just too tired to talk at length now… Well, it can’t hurt to take a look…
Anyway, after Wi Jin-taek conveyed his thanks and trudged away, Gobaekrok, who was now covered in wounds and dust, a far cry from his initially neat appearance, stepped forward.
“Hahah! Originally, I was planning to proceed with Jeju sightseeing and have time to get closer, but the situation doesn’t allow it! Well, it can’t be helped? Next time, I’ll invite you all myself!”
Gobaekrok, being considerate of our situation, immediately opened a passage leading directly into my house.
“I’ve been greatly indebted to you today, teacher!”
“Ah, yes…”
Anyway, since the passage home was opened and we were all very tired both mentally and physically, we immediately returned home.
Ah, come to think of it, because things flowed so busily, did Lee Sujin not bring back souvenirs…? Ah, I don’t know… My body comes first…
Feeling like I’ve become extremely tired, I first staggered into my room and laid my body on the bed.
‘Awakening test… Did I really become a superhuman…?’
And with that, I fell into a deep sleep.