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Episode 63. Pain (2)
A dog with a human face.
Ghosts of freedom.
And so on. Fear originally comes from minor imbalances.
“… … .”
That’s why I’m saying that the believers of Nachasa Temple are currently somewhat scared.
‘I stabbed you with a knife and you didn’t even blink?’
The nameless hunter sitting in front of me looked somewhat creepy, like a monster wearing human skin.
‘Can’t you feel pain?’
For a moment, the possibility of analgesia crossed my mind, but that seemed unlikely.
Not knowing pain is nothing more than a fatal flaw.
There’s no way such a special patient would be working in the dangerous hunter industry.
No, I wouldn’t have survived to this age in the first place.
‘What the heck?’
So is this his awakening ability?
But I’ve never heard of a skill called pain tolerance. Anywhere.
So now there is only one answer.
‘If it’s not skill… then all that’s left is just holding on with mental strength.’
It’s astonishing.
He felt some kind of oppression as he looked at the Awakened being tied to the frame.
But I couldn’t show weakness here, because I had to complete the mission given to me.
“…!”
bang!
The devotee of the temple roughly placed the object he had taken out of his bosom on the table.
A grotesque object with bloodshot eyes and demonic wings.
[Eyes of Temptation]
[Rank: Rare]
It’s a brainwashing item.
‘You may look innocent now, but soon you will be crying out for help.’
The preacher made a promise in that moment.
No matter what happens, I will succeed in brainwashing you.
Kim Ki-ryeo’s dry attitude actually became a strong motivation.
Because he never wanted to admit that he was afraid of an unknown hunter with no fame.
‘Something’s wrong. It’s not me who should be shaking, it’s him.’
The preacher pulled out the dagger that had been stuck in his hand again.
‘Don’t look at me like that when I’m tied up tight…!’
And his work began.
***
A few minutes passed.
“Eww, eek… … !”
“… … .”
“Ugh!”
A lot of things have happened in the past time.
Getting your head stuck in a bucket of water, or getting electricity running through your body.
And now my opponent is whining and pulling out my claws.
To be honest, it’s ridiculous.
‘You really work hard.’
No, the core positions have already been blown.
But this pseudo-religious believer immediately started torturing me, saying that I needed to be enlightened or something like that.
Of course I expected that they wouldn’t let me go easily. There wouldn’t be any more information to be found, so why waste energy on it?
‘aha.’
It wasn’t difficult to figure out their purpose.
‘I was mistaken by its appearance. That’s not for the record… … .’
Now I see that there is a brainwashing item on the desk.
Replenishing followers with mental magic. It’s a pretty standard method.
“hmm.”
But the target of the attempt was wrong.
This side has brainwashing immunity. It’s a body that automatically blocks pain above a certain level.
“Hehe, heh… … .”
I looked down at the toenail that had been pulled out, just curious.
‘This is how the Earth tortures~’
Then the opponent grumbled and threw the pliers away.
“Why on earth! Why are you so indifferent!”
From his point of view, it must be so frustrating.
Not just simple pain.
No other mind-altering magical device worked on me.
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“This freaking bastard… … !”
How could the soul of an archmage be subject to such primitive hallucinations?
In the end, he couldn’t subdue me, either mentally or physically.
Brainwashing is out of the question.
‘uh?’
But when I think about it carefully, I realize that this isn’t something to laugh about.
“hey?”
I thought that if I remained unresponsive, he would just get tired and fall down, but I think I made a wrong judgment.
The more indifferent the Earthling was, the more severe the torture he applied.
And I’ve already lost too much blood.
This is dangerous.
“Just a moment.”
I stopped my opponent in a hurry.
“Can you really stop now? Please.”
“what?”
“I know what you want. After all, you want to make me your subordinate.”
Creak. I leaned forward and the chair made an old creaking sound.
“I will enter the temple of Nachal. And I will do whatever you tell me to do. Please spare my life.”
“Why are you suddenly saying that?”
“That’s because I’m scared, like I’m going to die…!”
Begging for life with all one’s might.
But the Earthling looked up and down as if he was suspicious of something, then he took the tempting eye that was on the table and held it in front of me.
‘Why is this?’
And just a few seconds later.
The cultist didn’t hesitate and slapped me in the face. My head turned sharply to the right.
“That’s a lie! If you truly feel your life is in danger, then the eyes of temptation will not work!”
“evil.”
“I don’t know what your plan is, but I won’t fall for your lies!”
Oh my god, I’m in trouble.
I just happen to have brainwashing resistance due to the nature of reincarnation magic.
“You’re so battered and wounded, yet you’re still so unfazed. You’re like a demon…!”
To the other person, this must have seemed like a way to maintain composure.
So the believer did not believe my words at all.
“No way. I’m quite agitated. I’m so scared right now, sir.”
“Eek!”
“No, you’re the one who really likes me, so why are you avoiding me… ?”
“shut up!”
Oh really, we’re not getting along.
“Excuse me. Please call someone else.”
I was so frustrated that I asked for a replacement of the person in charge.
“I want to speak directly with the higher-ups. I have information that could be helpful to the Nachalsa Temple.”
“… … !”
“Let’s have a conversation.”
But as soon as the believer hears this sentence, he jumps up from his seat.
“No, your highness? Your highness. That’s right. You, you punk, have you been targeting the leaders of our religious order from the beginning?”
“yes?”
“I said something was strange from the beginning. There’s no way an Awakened who killed Grid and didn’t even blink at the torture would be dragged in without even putting up a fight… …!”
Just a moment. I think you misunderstood something. That’s when I tried to explain.
The kidnapper’s sharp dagger pierced my thigh.
“I will never listen to you. Never!”
He speaks as if he is chewing on his anger.
Anxiety, fear, and religious madness that is utterly incomprehensible to the unindoctrinated.
After hearing that voice, one thing became certain.
‘I’m screwed.’
This will be my grave.
The cult now began to distort everything I said and eventually even coldly ignored my requests for treatment.
Shit.
Anyway, even the methods of torture on Earth are extremely primitive.
Controlling the subject of interrogation so that he does not die can be said to be the basis of torture.
‘I’m going to die because of some idiot who can’t even calculate the amount of blood loss.’
My eyes are dizzy.
I desperately wanted someone’s help, clutching at straws.
For example, if you notice something unusual in a refugee camp and call the police.
Or maybe Earthlings like Seon Woo-yeon or Ahn Yoon-seung notice my disappearance.
‘It may be a vain hope, but.’
Of course, I know it’s hard to expect either.
I lowered my head and remained silent.
The excessive bleeding caused severe dizziness.
-thud!
But the noise that followed urgently brought back my fading consciousness.
-thud.
What’s all the fuss all of a sudden?
-Kuung… … .
The sound gradually gets closer.
Also, I suddenly realized that I’ve heard this exact same thing before.
‘The sound of concrete crumbling.’
When I was starting to feel a vague sense of doubt.
The kidnapper also stopped torturing me and turned around.
He opened the door slightly and peered carefully into the hallway outside through the crack in the door.
There is silence for a moment.
“What is it? Isn’t that sound coming from our building… …?”
It was that kind of moment.
Kwarr!
One side of the room we were in suddenly collapsed with a terrifying noise.
The kidnapper turned his head in surprise, but was unable to respond to the subsequent attack.
“Ugh!”
puck!
The situation was over before the dust had even settled.
A mysterious shadow emerged from the broken wall and knocked down the believer in an instant.
‘fast!’
Eventually the dust settled.
A figure appeared in the meantime.
I couldn’t help but be surprised at the sight of the opponent before my eyes.
“Kang Chang-ho?”
“hi.”
South Korea’s S-class hunter.
Kang Chang-ho was the true identity of the savior!
‘No. It’s too early to assume that they’ll save you.’
Strangely enough, whenever I get kidnapped, I see that face.
Kang Chang-ho entered the room, shook the concrete powder off the back of his hand and looked around.
At that moment, I felt the tension of the performance.
Well, that hunter has a history of just abandoning victims who were enslaved in the past.
“Over there, over there.”
I opened my mouth cautiously to ask Kang Chang-ho for help.
But it seems like there was no need for that.
“Can I help you?”
Kang Chang-ho was the first to speak frankly.
This person nodded vigorously to the other person’s words, and then Kang Chang-ho came closer and released the restraints.
Sizzle.
This belt-shaped magic tool. Was it something that could be torn so easily by an S-class hand?
“You look really… … . Anyway, I’m glad I came.”
Kang Chang-ho looked up and down at my wounds and then suddenly handed me a small crystal bottle.
A liquid of the same concentration as the one previously gifted. It was an Earth-type restorative.
“Oh, thank you.”
I took the medicine without hesitation.
Within a short time, all the bleeding stopped and my condition gradually returned to normal.
“But you look good despite being tortured?”
“Does it look like that?”
“Normally, I can’t say things like this.”
“… … .”
“Hmm, well. Anyway, it’s not important right now.”
After a brief conversation, Kang Chang-ho made a suggestion.
“Do you know the exit?”
“I don’t know.”
“Then follow me.”
surprisingly.
I was able to escape from this cult safely thanks to Kang Chang-ho’s protection.
‘Oh.’
By the way, I was wondering why it was so quiet around here.
The way back is littered with people like trash.
Probably they are all believers of the temple.
Kang Chang-ho must have taken care of it while coming to the torture room.
‘Ahh, finally outside!’
I didn’t expect it to turn out like this, so I’m moved to tears.
A world where S-class soldiers come running to you when you’re in danger!
I’m glad I was reincarnated in Korea!
“… … .”
… I thought it would end beautifully, but now I’m starting to see reality.
‘Let’s see.’
It’s good that I received help from Kang Chang-ho.
But during this process, one question arose.
How on earth did Kang Chang-ho find his way here?
‘As soon as this hunter arrived at the building, he broke down the wall and went straight to the room I was in. I can’t believe he had any business at the temple.’
He was the first to notice that I had been kidnapped. And he even managed to find the place where I was being held.
I finally notice the identity of the Awakened One standing next to me.
“What’s wrong? Kim Ki-ryeo. You’ve been staring at people’s faces like that since a while ago.”
All of these actions would be impossible without stalking… … .
‘Since when?’
Come to think of it, this guy once came to Kim Ki-ryeo’s residence without saying anything. I never told him my home address even once.
‘No, maybe even before that.’
Even on the day I had the accident, he was incredibly good at identifying the taxi I was riding in.
“… … .”
Could it be that I have been under surveillance by this S-class hunter since then?
This is crazy.
“Excuse me, I don’t have my cell phone with me right now, so could I borrow it to make a phone call?”
Immediately after escaping from a cult.
I picked up the phone to report the situation to the police.
To be honest, I felt more strongly about reporting Kang Chang-ho than reporting the Nachalsa Temple.