NOVEL NEXT chapter 32
32 – Nightfall – Killing Gods (2)
“Now then, let’s start playing Nightfall!”
At the same time as Eugene’s words, the surrounding space begins to change rapidly.
After the space was reassembled, Eugene realized that he was standing in a ‘paradise’ again.
Unfortunately, however, the surrounding landscape has become something that can hardly be called a “Paradise.”
Because there were still traces of the bloody fight between Eugene and ‘The Stargazer’ around here.
“Uh… This is a complete piece of sh*t.”
Yujin clicked her tongue as she looked at the sight around her in complete disarray.
In the past, this place boasted a fairytale-like scenery that was so cute that the name ‘Paradise’ fit well.
However, as Eugene said, the current paradise was completely ruined.
The floor was dented with craters here and there, as if it had been hit by a bombardment, probably because the ‘ruler’ ran amok and hit the tentacles.
The cabin, which seemed to have jumped out of a children’s book, has long since been destroyed without even a trace.
The garden, once boasting its beauty, has become a perfect wasteland, as if a storm has passed.
“Did the ruler make this? Do it in moderation… This is too much.”
– Why does he talk like he didn’t do anything lol
– It’s a complete mess (actually, he broke everything himself)
– I didn’t know until now when I didn’t talk much, but Somajwa is a bit shameless hahahahaha
“Welcome, Master.”
And that was then.
Yuria, who was sitting on a nearby bench that was still in good shape, saw Eugene as soon as she sprinted towards him.
– Snow!!!
– As expected, Noonna is cute today too ㅠㅠ
– Oh… ? Why do I not have such a big eye that greets me when I return home? ?
– Snow!!! I die!!!
“Even though you won the battle, you still can’t help nagging. You were so reckless. This means that the existence of a ‘ruler’ is not something that can be defeated with just one sword.”
YuRia, who grumbled like that, settled down on Eugene’s shoulder again, and raised her finger to point to the half-ruined cabin.
“Master, inside those ruins, there must be various items that will help the ‘ruler’ in his hunt. Please check.”
“Something that might help?”
At YuRia’s words, Yujin tilted her head and looked around the ruined cabin.
Indeed, sure enough.
An unusual looking box pops out from one corner of the ruins.
And when I opened the box, I found a beautifully sparkling necklace and ring.
“The name of the necklace is called ‘Memento Mori’ and the name of the ring is called ‘Requiem’. If I had fought the ‘ruler’ while wearing these things… You could have won the battle more easily just now.”
At YuRia’s words, Eugene checked the information on each item.
[Memento Mori]
Description: A necklace made by the Church and mystics in order to hunt the ‘ruler’ with human hands. The culmination of Myeonggyeongsu(明鏡止水).
Hunters who wanted to hunt ‘outside’ things all fell into madness, so this necklace was made to prevent him.
Mental interference by magical powers, mental collapse due to differences in ‘personality’, and fanaticism by forbidden knowledge.
As long as the necklace is worn, all interference that can harm the user’s mind can be fundamentally blocked.
Remember, a ‘ruler’ is an entity that incites madness in the human mind just by looking at it.
However, if you can face them on an equal footing with the ‘rulers’.
In the end, they too will be reduced to beasts that can be hunted by humans.
[Requiem]
Description: A magic tracking ring crafted by hunters over a long period of time to track down beasts. The miracle of perm. The incense of the soul.
Those who wear this ring will have the ability to reverse detect the source of huge magical power and pinpoint its location.
Because beasts are cunning, they hide their weaknesses.
However, hunters are beings that hunt such beasts.
Beasts whose weaknesses have been revealed are mere prey in front of the Hunter.
“… Oh, this.”
Eugene looked at the description window of the item as if it was ridiculous, but on the contrary, viewers were excited to see it and started posting comments.
– hahahahaha what is this hahahaha
– Now that I see it, there was a separate item prepared to find the ruler’s weakness hahahaha
– Somehow the difficulty level was too crazy hahahahaha I had to use an item like that hahahahaha
– I worked so hard to catch it, but in fact, there was a solution right next to it hahahahaha
That’s right.
The creators of Nightfall thought that only players who had cleared at least one playthrough would be able to enter the hidden route, so they made the difficulty of the hidden route much more difficult than the normal route.
But that’s it, and this is this.
The producers of Nightfall decided that it was impossible to defeat the ‘ruler’ with only one holy sword.
In order to defeat the ‘ruler’ in the first place, you must accurately capture and destroy their heart, which can be said to be their weakness.
However, it was not permitted for humans to find the weakness of a ‘ruler’ who was bigger than a mountain in a state where fanaticism levels soared endlessly and he couldn’t even control himself.
That’s why the production crew prepared ‘Memento Mori’, which protects the player’s mind from fanaticism shame, and ‘Requiem’, which captures the location of the heart of the ‘ruler’, nearby.
Of course, Eugene fought against the ruler without knowing any of that fact.
“If she had known this would happen, she would have listened to Yuria when she told her to retreat. If that was the case, I wouldn’t have to go through that high school… “
– Fact) I chose it because of the mission money of 500,000 won.
– B Honestly, I can’t help it with 500,000 won hahahahaha
– Since Somajwa got 500,000 won and we watched the legend video, wasn’t it a win-win for each other???
“Um… But I don’t feel the need to wear these items. So I will not wear it.”
– Why aren’t you wearing them?
– Does it mean that you don’t want to wear it unless it’s a wedding ring with Yuria Nunna???
– B Heck
– ㄴ Yuriah Nunna’s wedding ring is ㅇㅇㅋㅋㅋㅋ
“Because wearing an item like this makes the game too easy. I want to fight fair and square.”
– Yes??? What???
– I will fight fair and square with those who cut their teeth just by looking at them hahahahaha
– What is this?
– ‘Somajwa Sasaeng Fan No. 1’ Sponsored ‘10,000 won’.
[Boy in Luv, Somajwa, do whatever you want!!!]
Viewers were stunned by the spirit of declaring that fighting the ‘ruler’ was essential and that he would not wear the prepared items, but soon they became enthusiastic after seeing such a figure of Eugene.
A play that only Yujin can do in this world that other streamers will never imitate.
Because of that factor, viewers became his biggest fans.
“… After all, you don’t wear necklaces and rings. These are essential items to fight against the ‘ruler’… Truly, you are a mean master who does not listen to me.”
Yuria, who had been grumbling so much, raised her small hand and wiggled her hands.
Then a gate emitting bright light was created in front of his eyes.
“Let’s go to Arkham first. Now that we have defeated ‘The Stargazer’, we need to find out what has changed in Arkham.”
At YuRia’s words, Yujin threw herself toward her gate.
The next moment, she realized she was standing in the middle of a gothic, drab gray city.
Escaped from the dreaded ‘paradise’ and returned to Arkham again.
– Hey, it seems like it’s been a while since I came here hahahaha
– Others go to paradise only when leveling up, but Somajwa goes to Arkham only after catching the boss and doing everything to do lol
“… Then what should I do?”
Meanwhile, Eugene, who had fallen in the middle of the city and became a lost child, muttered that without realizing it.
Until now, I had been able to progress through the game without difficulty because Winter had been by his side giving tips, but it was the first time I had been leading the story by myself, so it felt pretty daunting.
And that was then.
“Hmm, judging by his outfit, is he a hunter? Anyway, it’s amazing. A Hunter who suddenly jumped out of thin air.”
“Well, it must have been after seeing the elderly in ‘Paradise’. Look, you have a familiar that resembles a puppet next to you, right?”
“So, are you a newbie? I thought there would be no more humans in this city but us.”
– Who are you?
– From the way you look, you look like a hunter hahahaha
– They’re three bloody brothers lol They’re so weak that they’re useless only as meat shields.
Behind him, three men dressed extremely similar to the current Eugene were watching him.
Judging from the chats of viewers, it seems that he was probably one of the few hunters alive in Arkham.
“After… That’s fortunate. As soon as we return to Arkham, what greets us is a human, not a beast. I am also a hunter who knows the face. That’s why it’s better to ask them for information about what happened recently-“
“Um… well. It’s not something I would recommend.”
However, Eugene just smiled at YuRia’s words, and then she walked to the hunters’ gathering place.
“Do you want to talk to us? It’s the same hunter, but exchanging information isn’t a bad thing either. Nice to meet you, I’m Ka-“
Unfortunately, however, Eugene could never know the man’s name.
Suddenly!
Because before the man could finish his words, he pulled out the holy sword from his waist and slashed his throat.
– Why did he suddenly die???
– Somajwa was a psychopath???
– The Three Brothers made people feel frustrated, but they weren’t bad kids… ㅠㅠ
“I didn’t kill you. And they’re not dead yet.”
– If not killed, what saved??? Lol
– ??? : I am… I saved… Hunters… In this cruel world…
But that was the moment.
Poo-Hak-!
Suddenly, the man’s body moves bizarrely, his chest cracks and several tentacles protrude and begin to wriggle.
That man already had a body that could not be called human.
– Kyaaagh!
– No, what is that?
– Nightfall The genre quickly changed to horror hahahahaha
– But how does Somajwa find out that they are not human? Is there something new?
Okay. I can’t explain that it’s because I’ve had countless experiences dealing with things that imitate people even though they weren’t human in the past.
Eugene shrugged his shoulders and gave an appropriate answer to the viewers’ questions.
“I just don’t like how it looks.”