Chapter 48

Episode 48

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Jangbong Island Namgung tied up his boat at Yadal Wharf and started running along the road.

‘Has the monster not appeared here yet?’

Unlike the swarm of Lizardmen that attacked Yeongjong Island, the island was quiet.

‘There was a saying that the number of monsters was proportional to the number of people crowded together…’ The

Supernational Alliance clan established by Alek Traman after the gates of hell were opened did not simply have people who hunted monsters.

There were researchers analyzing the situation, scientists seeking measures to survive in the changed environment, analysts, and experts in various fields.

What Namgung remembers was a hypothesis made by one of them.

But I couldn’t confirm it.

The evidence was insufficient, and it was impossible to crowd people into one place to confirm it, as if creating solitude.

‘I don’t remember exactly… but I think the scientist was of Korean descent…’

Namgung didn’t know why that memory suddenly came to mind, but he quickly shook his head and increased his speed.

Get on it…!!

After running several kilometers, a beach appeared before his eyes.

“I think it’s there….”

From what Namgung remembered, there was definitely a cave under the beach under the peak.

However, the entrance to the cave was not visible as it was hidden beneath the water.

“…the tide is not right.”

The time was close to night, and before we knew it, it was high tide time.

“It’s not the time to think about everything. “Right now, more than anything, we need to hurry.”

Namgung unfolded the bundle of yaksha.

He then scrolled down and quickly looked at the list and purchased a few items.

Numbering 8231.

Name: Atran Deep Sea Suit’s Lungs

Grade: Magic (highest)

▶ Price: 15000 heads

▶ Allows you to breathe freely underwater for 10 minutes.

▶ Can be reused until consumption time

Numbering 19983.

Name: Fishman’s Flippers

Grade: Magic (highest)

▶ Price: 5000 heads

▶ Doubles the swimming speed in water.

▶ Can be reused until the expiration time

“I’m using up all the head rewards I received from killing the Servant here… I can’t help it… No matter how I think about it, the price of the items in the bundle is a scam.”

Namgung, who lost 20,000 heads in an instant, muttered as if his appetite was bitter.

As time goes by, the number of heads you can obtain increases, but as soon as you reach the magic level, the price skyrockets, making purchasing them virtually impossible in the beginning.

‘It’s just a kind of hope torture.’

If only I had that potion… If only I had that weapon… I feel frustrated looking at the items in the bag like this.

However, the carnival had the highest number of deaths in the beginning…

The images of countless people dying as hope turned into despair flashed through Namgung’s memory again.

“Whew…”

Namgung shook his head to shake off his thoughts.

Even though he wondered what use this would be now, the memories clung to him tenaciously like demolition heads.

with a plop-!

Namgung put the small lung in his mouth, put the webbed feet on his feet, and went under the sea.

* * *

Boggle… Boggle….

Wandering through the night sea with strong waves, Namgung dived deep into the cold water.

Perhaps thanks to his webbed feet, he soon saw two cave entrances.

The depth of the cave beneath the peak called Skull Rock or Helmet Rock was not very deep.

‘There it is.’

Namgung looked around and went down a little further. When I passed through the cave entrance, there was a pure white egg inside a cavity-like space.

‘It’s so big.’

The size of the egg lying down was almost as big as his height. It seemed like I couldn’t take it by normal means unless I used a machine.

‘It would be nice if I could put it in the squadron, but…’

▶ You cannot put creatures in it.

When I placed my hand on the egg, I heard a warning-like notification.

“Whoop…!!”

Namgung put his hand under the egg that was larger than his height and lifted it with all his might.

Fortunately, thanks to the buoyancy of being in the water, the egg floated around without difficulty, contrary to concerns.

Kuung….

Namgung, who floated the egg in the water and walked a few steps, put the egg back down at the entrance just before leaving the cave.

‘This much…’

If a stranger saw it, they would think it would be enough to carry, but his expression was not that bright.

‘The road will be difficult.’

Sssshhhh…!!!

The moment the egg was gently pushed out of the cave, a strong whirlpool suddenly occurred at the entrance.

[Kyaak…!! Kyaaaaaak…!!]

And a roar like a sharp scream was heard from within the whirlpool.

‘They are seahorses.’

Namgung looked at the monsters that appeared from nowhere and swam quickly as if surrounding the entrance to the cave.

Those swimming with their tails curled and bouncing clearly resembled giant seahorses, but the sight of three sharp tentacles flowing from their protruding snouts was anything but ordinary.

‘Guardians guarding the eggs.’

Namgung hurriedly backed away without trying to get out of the cave. This is exactly why he thought it would be difficult.

‘If the water goes out during low tide, they won’t be able to use their power…’

Unlike monsters like Lizardmen and Fishermen, seahorses are powerful, but they have the disadvantage of being able to live only in water.

But now is high tide, when the water is most full.

Moreover, it would take at least another couple of hours for the water to drain.

‘I can’t wait until then. The monster wave has begun and monsters are still being summoned… The longer we delay, the more difficult it will be to get to land.’

In the end, I had to hunt down all the seahorses in front of me.

“Whoop…!!”

Namgung placed the serpent egg right in front of the entrance to the cave and turned his head.

[Kyaak…! Kyaaa!!]

Dozens of seahorses began to tangle and block the entrance like loaches in a swamp.

“I’m protecting the egg.”

Namgung summoned Aswa spirit soldiers and stationed them around him. Then he slowly turned his head and began to look at the spot where the egg had been a moment ago.

‘It must be here…’

Namgung entered the cave and examined the wall when he noticed something sparkling in the dark.

‘found.’

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[How… does the author know where the Serpent’s eggs are? This is ridiculous!! It’s a foul!]

[What foul is it? The second sentinel, the serpent, builds a nest in a designated area after the door is opened and lays eggs. However, since it died before hatching the egg, it is not strange for the egg to be summoned during the wave.]

[It is strange! And that too a lot!]

[Yes. What we doubt is how the author knew at once where the egg was.]

[Nandle knows.]

Most of the shadows talking on the round table had angry voices.

[That guy must be a regressor. We need to impose restrictions.]

[With what evidence? That guy came back alive from Ran’s nest. If he was a returner, did the guy inside send him back alive?]

[That…]

[That’s definitely a strange thing, too.]

A voice sneers.

And even voices that disapprove of it and voices full of doubt.

There was a confusion of multiple voices mixing together under the table.

[Even if he is a regressor, there is nothing we can do.]

[Yes. It is against the rules of status to directly influence the participants of the carnival.]

[Calling the quest in advance was barely possible through agreement.]

[We have finished all the tests we can do. And he passed it. You can no longer doubt him.]

[….]

Opinions were divided.

It has to be that way.

[This is absolutely ridiculous. Woo is a monster that eats up time… The time of a returner is probably sweeter to him than any other prey.]

[We thought too easily. Because he’s not just a monster. Maybe we gave him an excuse.]

[Damn… You look like a pain in the ass.]

[What are you worried about? He is trapped in the nest. From our predecessors to our present. All the Aspects are checking his barrier.]

[Yes.]

Yor looked at the waving shadows and laughed as if it was fun. The stronger the shadow swayed, the more it meant that the hearts of the Aspects were fluctuating.

‘Going to the place where the Serpent’s eggs are… I wanted to warn you not to be noticed, but now you’re walking around openly.’

As he watched Namgung’s actions, he felt like his own body was shaking.

A situation where you have a feeling but no physical evidence.

Namgung was using the knowledge of the future as if to show off to the people who were struggling because they could not do this or that.

‘The Aspects know who each other’s Revelators are, but the Revelators themselves do not yet know who is who.’

There are two revelers that Namgung met.

Among them, the person he revealed to be a regressor was Ninagawa Erika.

‘Then it must have been the guide in the fog who planned Ran’s nest.’

He rested his chin and thought as he looked at the most moving shadow.

‘It’s not something we can just wait and see.’

This includes:

Even if you can’t touch the Revelator, fighting between Aspects is not against the rules.

Yor felt it necessary to show that snake teeth were not just decoration.

‘But it’s really surprising. Why did Woo (无) send Namgung alive?’

From his memory, among the many carnivals so far, Namgung was the only one who succeeded in returning.

As the greats say, Woo is a monster that eats up time. Therefore, Namgung’s memories must have been an irresistible temptation to Woo.

‘There must be something out there…’

Yor wondered if perhaps his greed to find returners had disturbed a useless beehive.

[There is nothing for us to do now.]

[Okay. Because he passed the test.]

[But just in case he hatches a serpent egg…]

[That can’t be possible. Even if you are a returner, there is no way you can hatch a serpent egg.]

[Yes. Unless there are special conditions…]

Yor chuckled while listening to their voices mixed with sighs.

[You’re not a regressor? The guy who lived in Lahn’s nest is being labeled as a returner, but to be honest, if it’s not me, then there is someone else among you who has chosen a returner.]

Yor said in a sharp voice.

[Why is there nothing we can do? This time, we have to decide who will be on the exam table.]

[That…]

Someone blurted out his words in a trembling voice. But Yor knew immediately who it was.

[We all know who should be next. Of course, shouldn’t the person who first suggested Ran’s nest have to bear the punishment?]

A shaking shadow.

Yor said, looking at the guide in the fog.

[… What do you want?]

[Well. Since you needlessly brought up events that will happen 30 years from now, should I give it to you as a revelator by bringing forward events that will happen 50 years from now?]

[That is ridiculous and far-fetched!]

[Yes. We understand how you feel, but you know there is nothing we can do.]

[It is not a good idea to open more quests prepared for the future now.]

The Aspects all began to protest as if they had been waiting for Yor’s words.

‘Clearly the Seven Serpents’ Reveler is a Returner.’

‘It has to be that way… but why did it survive?’

‘If it continues like this…’

If his revealer comes to the judgment seat, he will not be able to avoid death.

[good night. If so, do it like this. Instead of testing your revelators, I am giving benefits to my revelators.]

[Benefits…?]

[Rather than calling out future events that the regressor does not know, it is better to obtain them within the 25 years of time that the regressor knows. It means that I will give my revealer the one benefit that I can.]

[Hmm…]

[If that happens, it would be fair. Even if we don’t know who the returner is, he will already know the benefits.]

Yor said.

‘You don’t know who the returner is?’

‘That abominable bastard.’

‘I can’t see his face, but he must be smiling so hard…’ ‘

The gap has already widened so much that if that guy’s revealer gets the benefit again…’

But everyone’s thoughts had no choice but to end up as one. .

‘Still, it’s better than having my revelator put to the test.’

[I have to promise you just one thing.]

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[Regressors have memories for up to 25 years, but that doesn’t make sense for your revelator to pick and receive benefits for the 25 years that haven’t happened yet.]

[Okay. Because 25 years of memories are the privilege of the regressor, not the privilege of your revealer.]

[That’s right. [Nothing like cancer.]

The phases agreed as if they were talking to each other.

[If it is a benefit that can be obtained up to the point where the second door has been opened, I will accept it. What do you think?]

[Me too.]

‘Well, the benefits I can get now are at the level of magic-grade weapons.’

‘It’s not particularly great.’

‘…There is a good chance of winning.’

[i get it. Let’s do that. If it happened at this point when the second door was opened, it would be okay, right?]

But Yor, as if he had read their thoughts, asked as if he had been waiting.

[okay. What do you want?]

[Nothing much. It’s a very simple thing.]

[Wait. You can’t ask me to tell you how to hatch serpent eggs.]

[Okay. Even if he is a regressor, it is not certain that he would know the method.]

[That is correct. It is a great benefit to provide information that the regressor does not know.]

[Wow. It’s so noisy.]

[… What?]

He spoke in a low voice to the seven Aspects.

[I’m not asking you to tell me how to hatch a Serpent’s egg. I’m just asking you to provide him with a very common item.]

[What is that?]

Yor said with a grin.

[Elixir of growth.]

It was a potion that evolved monsters into adults.