I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 147

maze (1)

bang! Wow!!

Explosions occurred one after another.

Unable to overcome the shock, he rolled over with Hong Seok-young.

I felt heat along with a loud noise. Still, there was no heat like the one I felt in Seoul just before coming to the past.

Damn, should I have come with a dog tag around my neck? What kind of confidence did I have? For some reason, my throat felt empty.

… Should I take it out now?

I held my breath as I remembered the subspace I had in my jacket pocket.

“… … .”

The continuous explosion sound stopped. My ears are ringing.

Fortunately, the screaming that was heard in the beginning is no longer heard. Still, judging by the presence of a presence beyond the thick dust, there were quite a few people who escaped safely in a split second.

I frowned.

What I saw before the explosion occurred. Semblum’s Robes. Rune.

The explosion started in the car in which Semblum was riding. At this level, it’s just an investigation and there’s nothing to do. I don’t even know if it’s a situation where an investigation can be conducted right away in the first place.

Anyway, the explosion seemed to have stopped, so I raised my head to look around.

A shrewd wizard would have gotten away long ago. Even more so, if he was wearing a robe with overlapping runes. It is clear that Semblum will be fine, with not a single hair on his head injured. I don’t know how far he may have run, but he can’t help but chase.

“first.”

He stood up and opened his mouth.

Shall we go find Semblum?

Before I could finish speaking, a rough hand pressed my shoulder.

“… … !”

Your perspective changes. Hong Seok-young grabbed the back of my neck and rolled my body over.

This time Hong Seok-young is surrounding me.

Kukukung!!!

The ground shakes again.

It’s as if he’s saying that all the shaking he’s done so far was a joke. I thought there might have been an earthquake rather than a bomb. I’m worried that the hotel will collapse at this rate. Is the earthquake-resistant design done properly? Since it was a luxury hotel in Seoul, it must have invested heavily in defensive magic so that it could be used as a bomb shelter when necessary… .

If we assume that the other person is Noah Michel, we still don’t know.

Fortunately, no guests are staying at the hotel because of the forum. Wizards and hunters will survive on their own. What I’m worried about are the employees who work at the hotel.

Although the impact continued, the explosion itself was not large. As long as the building doesn’t collapse, it’ll be okay. Perhaps the employees standing around the car would also be safe.

… … .

no. for a moment.

It’s strange.

Something doesn’t seem right.

How many minutes has the vibration been coming now? Wasn’t it almost 5 minutes?

It’s not a matter of the hotel collapsing.

A simple bomb would not be able to make a loud noise and shock for this long. Unless the building collapses. But the hotel is fine.

Although it was not right in front, it could be said that it was a short distance from the center of the explosion. I could see it with the naked eye and overhear conversations without difficulty.

If it were a bomb that would end up blowing up a car, the impact wouldn’t be this big.

If we were going to blow up more than that, the place we are in right now shouldn’t be this bad.

Instinctively, I fumbled with my palms on the floor.

My father’s teachings penetrate my brain.

‘The easiest thing would be vision.’

My father said, pointing to his eyes.

‘Analyze everything that catches your eye. ‘It’s the basic of basics.’

And then I covered my eyes.

‘But you shouldn’t just rely on sight. Human vision sometimes only sees what it wants to see. There are limits.’

‘sure?’

‘You have to use all your senses. Hearing, smell, taste, touch… . When awakened, the sensory organs are significantly beyond those of an ordinary person. Heejae, you are especially sensitive to magic, so if you put your mind to it, you will be able to perceive much more information than others.’

‘hmm… .’

My father patted his chest and laughed heartily at me, who didn’t quite believe it.

‘Someday, when you enter the dungeon, you’ll find out that everything this guy said is true!’

‘That’s right, you’re a veteran hunter… .’

okay. It was all true.

Time.

It is useless because of the cloudy dust. No matter how much I am, I cannot do clairvoyance without the help of magic or runes.

ear.

Kurrrr… . The sounds of something breaking or falling have decreased, but disturbing sounds are still heard. If you focus your attention, you can hear the sound of tense breathing.

however… Isn’t it a little smaller than before?

smell.

This is useless right now. I just inhaled a lot of dust. I thought it would at least have a burnt smell.

taste.

… This too is useless.

The last one is touch.

I traced the floor with my palm. After all, since it was in a lobby, the floor had to be polished marble. Even if it was covered in dust or cracked or broken by the impact of an explosion, there had to be a smooth surface.

There is no soil mixed with gravel, let alone a floor like this.

‘Now, did you use all five senses? So what should we do now?’

‘… ‘Defeating the dungeon?’

‘Well, since I entered the dungeon, it’s not wrong… .’

The father in my memory was giggling and laughing happily. Unlike Hong Seok-young, who is looking at me with a serious face.

‘If you go into a dungeon without any information, you should first figure out what kind of guy is coming out.’

“Teacher Wu.”

Father, Hong Seok-young whispered lowly with a stiff expression on his face.

“Did you notice?”

“… … yes.”

I also answered in a voice so low that it was barely audible.

“We are in the dungeon now.”

* * *

How do dungeons occur?

Where do the monsters inside come from?

It was an unsolved mystery.

It would be a lie to say that I am not curious. Those living in modern society are somehow intertwined with dungeons and monsters, either directly or indirectly. If the cause of a phenomenon that has a huge impact on one’s life is not properly identified, it is inevitable to feel frustrated.

However, I did not enter the management office to satisfy such curiosity.

‘what? Are you not making any more movies? Didn’t you say you joined the staff somewhere?

My father told me not to worry about Yoo Ji-eun or myself and to do what I wanted to do.

I had a dream that I had firmly thought about since childhood. But since she was persistently told that she could do anything, she wanted to try other things as well.

So, I joined the broadcasting club in high school. Because he wanted to work with a camera.

It was more worth doing than I thought. It was fun. So, I entered university and majored in a related field. It was hard work, but it was still fun. Her childhood dreams seemed to be forgotten for a moment.

At the recommendation of a professor, I ended up working as a staff member at a certain movie location during vacation.

‘what? Aren’t you supposed to work until 6 o’clock? excuse me… Are you still a college student? The scene doesn’t work that way on time. ‘Stop whining and go and clean up.’

I, who had lived my life doing everything I wanted, could not bear such absurdity.

Yoo Ji-eun listened to me and said, ‘It’s not because the teacher raised the child like this!’ He got irritated.

Memories of my time at the research institute are enough to help me get swayed by what others say. Still, I worked at that damn site until the end, thinking that I had to take responsibility for my work. As soon as vacation was over, he applied for a double major. If his father had a hunter’s license, he asked if he would get extra points when entering the office.

I have no intention of becoming the most powerful person. Then, wherever you go, you have to listen to orders from others. If you had to listen to orders anyway, it was much better to work for people you knew. My father, Yoo Ji-eun. I don’t want to treat you like that, but at least Taekyung Han.

I decided to organize the management office that my father and Yoo Ji-eun could not pay attention to. My curiosity about dungeons and monsters and my desire to win quickly disappeared when I entered the dungeon instead of Han Tae-kyung.

Still, I once saw a gate occur by chance. I still didn’t know how or why it was made.

At first, it only gently sways. The atmosphere, the magic, everything gently sways.

Then suddenly things change.

Like a black hole, it greedily sucks in everything around it…

Or it looks like it’s being sucked in.

A huge entrance appears. There is soot left around the gate as if it had been burned, but other than that it is fine. In the United States, a study was published showing that the sphere of influence is a 5m radius around the gate.

‘What happens if I’m within 5m when the gate is created?’

‘Nowadays, there are magic power meters, so things like that rarely happen, but when you were young, it happened often.’

The day I saw the gate being created, I was talking with my father and the story came up.

‘I’ve never experienced it, but according to someone with experience, you can enter the dungeon regardless of the toll.’

‘Without toll?’

‘If you’re unlucky, even non-awakened people can get caught up. Moreover, they say the dungeon is unstable and the magic concentration is high, making it difficult to even move.’

I gritted my teeth.

I didn’t wake up until the sound completely stopped. Even after the sound and vibration had completely stopped, I looked carefully for a while and then managed to get up.

As the dust settled, it became more clear that this was inside a dungeon. You can see the dungeon’s unique star-filled night sky.

“It’s difficult.”

Seokyoung Hong took off his jacket and threw it away. She rolls up her sleeves and pulls out her weapon from space. The window is taller than Hong Seok-young.

“… “Could it be Semblum’s doing?”

“I’ve never heard that you can create a dungeon.”

“… … .”

There is no way a human could do something like that. No matter how genius Noah Michel is, this is beyond the realm of possibility.

“Shall we attack quickly and leave?”

“I know what’s coming.”

“No matter what happens, I guess he’s a quiet guy since he hasn’t attacked me yet.”

I sighed.

“It is highly likely that hotel staff were also involved.”

“ah. I guess so. Umm. Then, let’s prioritize finding employees. “I think everyone dispersed anyway.”

Hong Seok-young knocked on the wall surrounding us with the tip of his spear.

Under a sky with stars that seem ready to fall at any moment. Towering walls limit visibility. The dust that rose up earlier was probably due to this wall. Of course, so is the noise.

I kicked up the wall and looked beyond it. It was the same everywhere. A road surrounded by walls.

It was a maze.

“Isn’t it true that we are all together when we pass through the gate? Is it any different for a dungeon that has just been created?”

“I don’t know. “This is my first time entering a dungeon like this.”

The same goes for my father. He has never been swept away by a gate that has just been created.

So this is something that did not happen in the original timeline. of course. If there had been an accident like this in Korea, I would have known about it.

… Could it have something to do with my not knowing about the existence of Semblum Bloom, Noah Michel’s assistant?

Michelle had many students who followed her. Although they all claimed to be Michel’s disciples, there were no wizard disciples in the true sense of the word. I have a few assistants… As expected, there was no Semblum.

“Then what should we do?”

I also took out a weapon from subspace. This is the sword that Yoo Ji-eun gave me.

Hong Seok-young slashed the wall with his spear without any warning. It was a simple movement, but the position of the wall that had to receive it was a little different.

thud!

The wall collapsed.

“Hear the sound and tell them to come find me. “Whether it’s a hunter, a wizard, or a civilian.”

“… … What about monsters? “I think it would come if there was that much noise.”

“Then it’s actually better.”

Hong Seok-young laughed cruelly with a bloody face.

fantasy, modern,