I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 293

Magic Lamp (2)

“I think it should be called something other than a magic lamp.”

“What is it?”

“No, rather than granting wishes, it’s more like treating people. And it seems like they’re taking a good price for it.”

“Is that the problem?”

“People are more influenced by words than you think. You have to say it correctly….”

I gave a vague answer to Kim Chae-min and recalled the monster in the dungeon that Sem Bloom had been talking about during the forum.

Large size. Pure white feathers.

Even the feathers sprouting from Sem Bloom’s arms.

I was told that they would exchange it for a new one.

… Did Sem Bloom’s arm also get a new one? However, no matter how I looked at it, the feathered arm did not look human.

Then, what about the new arms and legs, or internal organs and eyes of the hunters who received help from the magic lamp that Han Tae-kyung told them about?

Is that really that hunter’s?

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September 16, 2021.

Day 2 of the World Unconquered Dungeon Forum.

After Hope disappeared, Hong Seok-young opened the window. Woo Hee-jae, who was watching, still looked displeased.

“Isn’t this a very ignorant method?”

“If there’s a better way, tell me now.”

Woo Hee-jae took his foot away slightly.

“Please continue.”

Hong Seok-young laughed when he saw Woo Hee-jae like that.

“I’m the one who’s going to break it anyway, so why are you complaining?”

“You’re so ignorant.”

“Originally, clearing dungeons was physical labor.”

Hong Seok-young pointed the spear at the floor. The spear easily cut through the floor like a knife cutting a cake.

“You are my disciple, but don’t you know that one thing?”

Kuung!

Woo Hee-jae looked at the collapsing floor and ceiling with a tired expression.

“It’s a good thing there are no monsters… What if they come out? You never know what might be down here.”

“Oh, you’re my disciple, and you don’t even know that?”

“… … .”

“A disciple must know his master.”

Hong Seok-young clicked his tongue and laughed.

“I told you to just kill them all.”

The place where such conversations are taking place.

At the bottom of an unidentified dungeon. A dark, gloomy cavity.

In the center of the cavity was a single, giant golden eyeball with a pure white feather.

And what is entrusted is the smell of blood.

“let’s go.”

Hong Seok-young and Woo Hee-jae went down through the broken floor hole. They were moving rather hastily, so they didn’t have time to check what was underneath. If they had known what kind of preparations the young wizard from Europe had made, they might have hesitated a little.

Or maybe it would have gone down the same way. Just kill them all, as Hong Seok-young said.

Those who fall from the ceiling are caught in the magic that is spread out like a net. The illusion magic that digs into the vulnerable human mind will not be able to hold the two experienced hunters for long, but it will be enough to buy them a little time.

The young wizard didn’t care who was under his spell. He didn’t even have time to look at them. The wizard just stood there facing the clump of feathers. The huge eyes also blinked slowly and faced the wizard.

The wizard answered with a voice that resonated throughout his body.

He has already expressed his intentions.

“I had no intention of living in this state anyway. Rather, I would be honored if I could offer my blood and receive the body of the Highest.”

“Yes, that’s right. My faith is unchanging. Glory is eternal. Life goes on and death is conquered.”

“The will continues, the will is passed on, the holy sacrifice is remembered, the stars are protected, the heavens are opened.”

“yes.”

The wizard kneels, his hands clasped together in a devout manner, like a believer praying to a god.

“Purify your filthy body into a new body. Into a better world.”

The huge eyes looked down at the wizard. The wizard, who had his head down, did not notice the emotion contained in those gazes.

Even if I saw it, I wouldn’t have judged it by human standards.

However, the emotions expressed by the ‘eyes’, who were highly intelligent and sympathetic enough to willingly give what they wanted to other worldly races, were not so different from those of humans.

“To see more. To grasp more. To see more…”

The giant eye did not answer the wizard’s prayers, but it would not fail to grant the greedy life’s request.

Anyway, this place will soon be closed forever, and the feathers will disappear. Even if it is not the direction you want, if even one soul is satisfied, that is not a bad thing.

… Of course, it is incomprehensible to choose to give up one’s perfectly healthy body. But I will probably never understand it.

The wizard’s mutterings did not reach the feathers or the eyes, for he had no useful words.

He granted it if you wished, but it was not done out of pure good will. He had a slightly spiteful mind and demanded a little more in return.

Blood flows. The foundation of life is defiled. It doesn’t matter because it is a soul that denies itself. Greedy life. Greedy soul. Greedy… .

But the burning emotions are enjoyable. It means that there are people in this world who run like fire to burn the world.

The giant eye reached out towards the wizard.

Then the wizard’s magic broke, and an angry creature appeared.

The words exchanged quickly did not reach the giant eyes. Fearing that the hollow would collapse, he gathered the last of his remaining strength and tried to protect it. Like other living beings, he wanted to spend his last days in peace.

At an appropriate time when the commotion had died down, the other world beings who had come in were sent out one by one. They were poor souls who had been caught in the door that the greedy human had forcibly opened, saying that he would come to see him.

As all life disappeared, darkness fell upon the community again. The eyes waited quietly for the end. The lives spilled on the ground, the red blood was peace.

But there was someone who broke the silence.

“hi.”

A red-tinted soul suddenly appeared before my eyes. It was one of the creatures that had been here just a moment ago.

The eyes saw the soul. When they looked closely, they saw what had not been seen before. Faint wings that flickered as if they would disappear at any moment.

The wings that had once sparkled like stars were now full of holes and looked tattered.

“Hey. Don’t be so surprised. I heard that we’re not on good terms, but that has nothing to do with me. I’m the last generation. And I’m a human now. A life form in this world. You see? Can you see it?”

The feathers fluttered. In the silence, Alex Hope began to laugh loudly.

“Yeah, yeah. That’s right. Humans, the creatures here. No, I’m going to live here. It doesn’t matter. I’d rather have them all perish.”

Hope nodded.

“That’s why I’m in a difficult situation! You know? Don’t listen to what other people say when you’re old enough. Think about what he’ll do with his changed eyes… Hey. I have to go tell him. I think I’ll get hit again.”

Hope, who had been rubbing her chest with her palm, spat out the blood that had gathered in her mouth. The feathers stood out sharply.

Hope snorted.

“It’s the blood you like. Eat it. And do me a favor, too.”

The feathers stopped. As if time had stopped.

“No, it’s not that difficult. Um, no. No wings! No feet! There’s still a lot of moving to do… I said no! Don’t be greedy when you can’t even use it!”

Hope clicked her tongue and said, but her spirits were somewhat dampened.

“… My abilities are weakening. I can’t help it since I’ve become human, but it’s too early. I can’t do it yet. There’s still work to be done.”

Hope, who had been listening to the feather’s whispers for a moment, answered, even wiping away the smile that had remained.

“Yeah. I wish the wings could stay on a little longer. Just a little longer. So I can protect Mom and Sandra.”

A feather fluttered and fell to the ground.

Blood and dust on the floor did not stain the feathers.

Hope, who had been staring at the feathers that were so white that they were almost annoying, soon opened her eyes wide.

“… Really? Is that okay?”

There was an unconcealed joy in the voice that asked carefully.

“Are you going to treat me like a pitiful soul? You can’t change your words! Are you serious?”

The feathers began to fall one by one. The pure white feathers began to crawl towards Hope as if they were attracted to a magnet.

Dozens of feathers climbed up Hope’s legs and stuck to her back. The feathers piled up and began to quiver against Hope’s will.

The feathers began to flutter as if they were wings, attached to Hope’s back. Hope looked back at the feathers and smiled brightly.

“thank you!”

The giant eye slowly stopped moving.

The young and pitiful soul was happy with wings that were much cruder and heavier than their original ones.

The soul was filled with emotions that the race had long ago forgotten. Guiding a child was an important task regardless of race.

Hope tapped the floor with her toes. Her white wings fluttered to the sound and disappeared.

“… Huh. The interference is getting stronger? That might be a bit difficult. No, in this situation, it might actually be good? Well, I’ll try to figure that out somehow.”

The giant eyes advised the soul with the last of their remaining strength.

“No, it’s okay. … Every time I use my strength, the feathers fall out? That’s easy to understand, that’s good.”

Hope stopped kicking the floor. Although she was ready to leave at any moment, Hope hesitated for a moment before asking.

“Hey, how are the others? Are there many left?”

Hope praised herself for coming up with this question.

I went back and had something to brag about to Sandra. I didn’t wear my hair as a decoration, as Sandra said.

‘There’s only one place Noah knows, if not here. And it’s a place with a bad guy, so he can’t use it anymore.’

Hope looked at the floor. There would be no kind-hearted clump of wings to trade for her blood and a worn-out body.

If there is no more place for Noah to write… .

Hope nodded as she heard the answer her eyes gave her.

“There aren’t many? The ones left will close soon. Got it?”

Well then, that’s good.

Hope waved her hand toward the snow with a worried look on her face.

“thank you.”

Just before Hope left the dungeon, the giant eye closed completely. The dungeon began to collapse.

‘Noah doesn’t know how to do business. Neither does the king. He doesn’t think I know either.’

It was one of the few advantages Hope had.

‘I said that the remaining ones would disappear soon… Well, there probably weren’t many people who decided to leave that damned world.’

There might be some people who are just as dirty-tempered as the ones Noah knows in other places and want to stay in this world for a while… But those kinds of people wouldn’t listen to their prayers properly, so that was okay.

Hope concluded neatly.

You don’t have to worry about the white feather clump any more.

‘If Noah decides to use the remaining guy, that’s good. Because that would be Noah’s downfall.’

Hope crossed the fragments of the ruined world and the magic between worlds. She felt pain in her back. Although she couldn’t see it, she felt a feather turn red and melt into the air.

“Okay. Now I have to deal with Semi!”

Hope shouted cheerfully.

Fantasy, contemporary,