Chapter 83: Kkachisan Conference (9)

Blonde Girl (The one with the black agent) POV:

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I sat near Uncle, blankly gazing at the burning reddish desert.

People had already gathered at the cave entrance.

"Can't I at least go in by myself?"

"Please, let our child in too!"

Many people had gathered at the cave entrance, pleading to be let inside.

I asked if he could accept the first 99 people in order, but he said it would be difficult.

If he says it's difficult, then it must not be possible.

I sat on a flat rock, resting my chin, watching the people.

"That 100 person limit, isn't that just something you all made up?"

"If interpreting the Objects was that easy, why would there be so many Research Institutes!"

"Reinterpret it! Look at the size of the cave. Maybe a thousand people could fit!"

For some reason, very angry people were rushing to the cave entrance to protest.

It seemed like they might force their way in at any moment.

Actually, whether inside or outside the cave, it's the same with just water and shade, so why are they so desperate to get in?

The noisy cave entrance still had the discarded body of the man with the severed leg.

I suggested removing it, but the adults said it was better to leave it as an example.

Uncle was sweating profusely, carrying water jugs, and distributing water to the people at the cave entrance.

If only half that attention was paid to me...

"Slowly. We're reaching the limit."

I faintly heard the ominous voice of one of the Trinity researchers.

"?"

What exactly is the limit?

Turning around curiously, but the Trinity researchers loitering at the entrance had already disappeared.

As the angry people dispersed, Uncle's expression looked grim as he finally rested.

"Uncle, is there some problem?"

"The shade outside the cave is almost full. If more people come, it will become an issue."

"The limit?"

"Yes, Miss. This is now the limit."

I finally understood what the Trinity researchers meant.

In the middle of my pleasant conversation with Uncle, the atmosphere inside the cave changed.

"Monster! A monster has appeared!"

A hideously deformed monster was crawling disgustingly along the ceiling, staring down at us.

It looked so scary that I tightly gripped Uncle's hand.

Long whip-like arms.

Abnormally large eyeballs.

Blue skin with bulging black veins.

"What is that?"

"There was no mention of something like this appearing!"

People were panicking in terror.

The monsters dripping black saliva from the ceiling seemed to be licking the with their gaze.

Were they searching for something?

KekKekKek

The monsters' low howling sounded like mocking laughter.

"Miss, stay quiet and follow exactly where I go."

Uncle's low voice sounded different from the terrified others, giving me some reassurance.

Uncle deftly moved to the center of the cave.

Looking around, he said in a small voice, "Two Trinity researchers are missing."

"They've been gone for a while, maybe taken out deeper in the cave first?"

"It's possible, but we need to consider the likelihood. Two intelligent-seeming monsters and two missing researchers. Quite suspicious."

Uncle whispered to me.

Despite the scary situation, holding Uncle's hand, I felt no fear at all.

At the same time, the team leader vanished into thin air.

"Team leader? Team leader?"

The team member ruffled his hair in frustration.

"Ah, this has become troublesome."

Perhaps only one person could escape per living sacrifice.

"Well, if I clean up the cave, any living sacrifice will come in anyway?"

Muttering to himself, the team member walked towards the cave entrance.

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Reaper (MC) POV:

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Hmm, no matter how I look at it, it seems to be a red skull.

Gesturing my hand like a camera at the skull and looking around, it was definitely a red skull.

A huge skull with an open mouth and two hands creating a shadow.

If I confirm the destruction conditions, the Object will probably wake up and wreak havoc in the surroundings.

As I approached the rock that looked like a red skull, people seemed afraid yet lingered around it.

"Monsters came out of the cave and killed everyone."

"What do we do? If not there, we can't get any water..."

Approaching stealthily in ghostification mode, they were having some serious conversation.

Since the Golden Reaper hadn't reached this area yet, there were no Golden Reapers on people's shoulders.

Unlike me, the Golden Reaper was a bit slow in rescue activities for people, so it couldn't be helped.

There were too many people lingering around the rock?

If I woke up the red skull, too many people would get hurt.

As I was pondering, a thought suddenly popped into my mind.

Hehe.

For some reason, an amusing thought came to me.

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??? POV:

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Boom-!

The sand exploded loudly.

"It's the Gray Reaper!"

"The Reaper has appeared!"

The Gray Reaper appeared suddenly.

The Gray Reaper suddenly attacked us who were resting in the shade near the cave.

Not long after witnessing the massacre in the cave, we were overcome with terror and began to flee.

The Gray Reaper suddenly emerged from the sand, grabbing our feet and dragging us down.

What would happen if we were dragged away by the extremely dangerous object?

Death would likely be the only thing awaiting us.

"Huhh. Hahh."

Catching my breath and looking down, the Gray Reaper was peeking out just halfway from the sand, glaring at us.

"Ahhh, save me!"

Another colleague was seized by the feet, struggling against the Gray Reaper's grip.

Why in the world was the Gray Reaper here?

"Hahaha, the rock! Run to the rock!"

A colleague who climbed onto the rock laughed and called out to us.

"You fool! Run away!"

But behind him, the Gray Reaper had already poked its head out from atop the rock, staring intently.

And the Gray Reaper's hands emerged from the red rock, grabbing his ankles.

"Aaargh!"

The colleague atop the rock kept climbing higher to evade the slowly pursuing Gray Reaper smashing through the rock, but the size of the rock was limited.

In the end, our escape continued until we were far away from the cave.

And when we caught our breath and looked back towards the cave, we saw the head of the Gray Reaper gliding across the sand like a shark fin.