Possessed an Academy Security Guard

35 – 035. Killer (1)

Confused. A question pops up in his confused mind.

‘…… What did I just see?’

Starting with that question, countless thoughts began to fill my head. My head was dizzy because of the unorganized thoughts. My thoughts were constantly idling in place like tires stuck in mud.

‘So what the hell did I just see?’

Forcibly rotating my hardened head, I looked back at what had happened a little while ago.

Drank blood. It was tasteless blood. Plain, tasteless blood that was spread all over the roadside. But whatever the taste, I thought the battle had been won as long as I had put my teeth into it. Those who can resist my vampirism count on his hand. Because my ability is what a vampire’s vampirism is originally like.

However, it was counterattacked. She immediately escaped with mist shoes, but even those mist shoes were pierced. The dagger wielded by the enemy incised my body, which had turned into mist like a lie. In the fog, I should be invincible. But how did you attack me?

Fortunately, I had a way to figure out why.

My ability is that I can peek into the person’s memory through the medium of the blood of the person I have vampirized. The memory that person recalled in my head the moment I drank blood.

Yes, I looked into that man’s memories. Countless scenes, sounds, sensations, and indescribable clumps of thoughts flowed into my head in an instant.

How he broke the fog. What is magical energy? The identity of his psychic powers, the talisman in his right hand, and how he got the talisman.

I glimpsed all those memories in an instant.

I peeped.

“What the hell are you talking about…… ?”

The moment that memory ended, there was only one question left in my mind.

“………… If this world is a novel, what kind of bullsh*t is that?”

There is only one major premise underlying all those memories.

That this world is the world in a fantasy novel called ‘The Age of Supermen’.

I couldn’t believe it. When I asked, the man’s expression froze. A face that seemed to say that he was caught.

“…… Under.”

From that reaction, I felt intuition that the memories I had seen were true. I had no choice but to intuit. No matter how good a person is at lying, it would be impossible to fake even one’s own memories.

The man’s memory said this. This world is the world in the novel, and I am a character in the novel.

“…… No. No way”

I immediately shook my head after witnessing the shocking truth. Shaking my head, I tried to deny the truth I had seen and the memory of that man.

…… Okay. There is no guarantee that memories are always 100% true.

For example, that man could be a megalomaniac. The delusion was so severe that he even manipulated his own memories. Yeah, he’s self-hypnosis and whatnot. I remember reading it in a book before.

Or maybe someone manipulated that man’s memory. To see this world as a novel, to see oneself as a reader of the outside world brought into the world of the novel. Someone put such hypnosis or brainwashing on that man. I don’t know why he did that, but it wasn’t impossible.

Or maybe that man intentionally gave me false memories. I don’t know the principle, but the man destroyed my mist painting. Then he showed me similarly false memories……. Okay. I don’t know the principle, but anyway…….

Even if that’s not the case, for example…….

If not, this possibility…….

The probability of this happening at least…….

Recalling all the possible possibilities, I somehow tried to deny that the man’s memory was not true.

I know. That the things I give as examples are all nonsense.

However, no matter how unrealistic the story may be, this world will be more realistic than the bullsh*t of fiction.

…… It had to be realistic.

If the truth pointed to by that memory is indeed the truth, nothing could be more terrifying than that.

“Keugh… ….”

While I was lost in thought, the man got up and took a posture. The dagger he was holding was dyed red and emitted a bright light.

‘…… Okay. Let’s not think about the world in the novel for now. I’m just concentrating on the fight right in front of me.’

While brushing off the thoughts that were eating away at my mind, I ran toward the man.

-Kang!

My nails crossed his dagger. Bright yellow sparks flew, and a loud metallic sound rang out.

-Munkle.

Black smoke billowed from the man’s dagger. His superpowers. At the moment of intuition, he bent his back sharply.

-Toohwaak!

A black straight line extended at supersonic speed. His skin trembled at the force. That alone made it clear that the blow he had just taken was aimed at his life, not a check.

Until now, he had avoided all such attacks with Fog, but since he destroyed the Fog, he could not hastily turn his body into Fog. It’s just like expanding the area to be hit for nothing.

However, there was no chance that I would lose to him even if the mist was pierced.

The man in front of me was immature. His physical ability was at least average, but his movements were incoherent. An obvious novice move. There was nothing to be wary of in close combat as long as you were careful with that quick psychic power.

‘…… Even holding the same talisman, the difference can be this far.’

Ryu Tae-hyun, who fought yesterday, was drawing out 100% of Talisman’s performance. It was a strength that could only be considered that way.

But this man might be using 10% at most. It was a pearl in a pig’s neck.

‘I was wary, wondering if there was a hidden card, but I don’t need to be careful anymore.’

Even in the special countermeasures department, which has a reputation for being infested with monsters, such half-pounders exist. With that sentiment in mind, I quickly burrowed into the man’s arms.

The man could not react. He belatedly brushed the dagger that was pointed at me and extended his claws toward his neck.

‘… ….’

I was going to suck his blood once more, but I gave up immediately.

I was afraid. If I see the same results and the same memories this time, I don’t think I can bear to deny that reality anymore.

“Die!”

Disturbing the thoughts that were trying to encroach on my head again, I swung my nails as hard as I could.

At that moment, the bracelet on the man’s wrist emitted red light.

-Kaang!

His dagger blocked my fingernails. Despite the fact that he would have been stabbed through the gap that was obviously unstoppable.

‘Is it an artifact!’

Perhaps it is the effect of that bracelet. Talisman wasn’t enough, and he was wearing other artifacts. Are you trying to cover up your lack of strength with equipment?

“Anyway, let’s do it!”

Movement is faster, but that’s it. His movements were still clumsy and his whole body was full of gaps. It was very easy to avoid an attack that was wielded by relying only on physical ability.

-Quaaang!!!

At that moment, a roar came from afar.

With a big step back from the man, I looked in the direction of the roar.

In the thick of dust, Mr. Seonghak was on his knees, bleeding from the corner of his mouth. All the rocks that covered his body were shattered and fell away.

Ryu Tae-hyeon, standing in front of him, looked down at the man. Ryu Tae-hyeon wasn’t in good shape either, but he wasn’t as wrecked as the old man.

‘The old man lost?’

I knew Ryu Tae-hyeon’s strength. Because I fought him myself yesterday. He was obviously strong, but he wasn’t at the level of being a match for the old man. At least it was when I fought.

Like the man in front of me, Ryu Tae-hyeon also destroyed my mist with the power of Talisman. However, even then, it was possible to face opponents even if they were pushed back a bit. If you are an old man, you can win enough.

‘Could it be that you weren’t strong enough to fight me?’

A question running through my mind. However, such questions were not important at all. The important thing was the result, no matter what happened, it was the fact that Mr. Seonghak lost.

However, that was not the only unfavorable fact.

“Quaaagh!”

On the other side of the battlefield. As he turned his gaze to the screams echoing in the woods, one of his men he had brought in for the raid was clutching his stomach and rolling to the ground.

‘What is that again?’

For a moment, I doubted my eyes. Most of the men brought in for the raid were lying on the floor. It seemed that it wouldn’t be strange if they collapsed at any time, even those who were standing were all in a state of disrepair.

On the other hand, the female crew member in the middle was calm. Her body was not without injuries, but her expression was calm and self-deprecating. She’s like a doll with no emotions.

‘That one woman did it all?’

I remembered the image of that female member before entering the battle. She was clearly shaking. Even if she pretended, it wouldn’t be a big deal to look glazed, she thought so, but she couldn’t believe it was just tea and camouflage.

‘What should I do? First of all, should Seonghak join Mr. Or put that woman first.’

“…… Hey.”

In that moment, a low voice resounded.

“Where are you so distracted?”

That voice reminded me of the man’s existence belatedly. Yeah, he was still fighting. We have to deal with this man quickly and join him.

The moment she turned her head with that thought in mind, a ray of blue lightning struck her fiercely.

“Huh?”

There were dozens of black snakes swaying with their heads raised to the sky.

No, looking closely, it wasn’t a snake, it was smoke. The black smoke created by that man’s psychic powers. Black smoke engulfed in blue lightning colored the night sky black.

‘What is this?’

However, it was too sticky to be called acting. I felt a certain weight for a gas.

The black smoke wriggling like a living creature instantly sent a strong chill down my spine.

That’s dangerous.

You shouldn’t hit that. It’s not an attack that can be blocked. Should be avoided unconditionally. Instinctive intuition sounded an alarm at the momentum of the acting that gave off an overwhelming presence.

But perhaps it was because the discovery was delayed, the man’s exit was one beat faster than I was able to take any action.

In the next moment, a darkness thicker than the night sky swallowed me.

***

In the place where the smoke passed, uprooted trees were lying here and there. Looking at the forest that suddenly turned into a field, Ahn Suho breathed heavily.

The bitter taste of blood in your mouth.

From injuries sustained in battle to recoil from Talisman. Ahn Su-ho’s physical condition could not be said to be good even with empty words, but he could not let go of the tension for a moment.

His gaze was all over the place. Gradually, a look of nervousness began to form on his face.

‘………… If this world is a novel, what kind of bullsh*t is that?’

A few moments ago, Park Ji-hyun muttered with a dubious attitude.

I don’t know what it is, but Park Ji-hyun realized that this world is a novel. It didn’t matter how he noticed. The important thing was that she, a mere character, recognized the truth of this world without even knowing her style.

It was unexpected. It was also something that shouldn’t have happened. He could never ignore such an element of anxiety.

I couldn’t imagine what kind of impact the existence of Park Ji-hyun, who realized the truth of the world, would have in the future. Where is that? Considering the possibility that her angels or the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure might intervene using Park Ji-hyun as her excuse, she could never be saved.

Ahn Su-ho soon decided that he had to kill Park Ji-hyun on the spot.

The moment Park Ji-hyeon’s nerves went elsewhere, Ahn Soo-ho aimed for her gap, and she fired the best blow she could. That blow gave Park Ji-hyeon her fatal wound.

I gave it to you.

“…… Damn it.”

It only inflicted fatal wounds. She didn’t even come close to taking her own life.

“Did he run away?”

A large bloodstain scattered across the floor. However, Ahn Su-ho bit his lip at the fact that he couldn’t see the corpse he should have seen.

***

Meanwhile, at that time. In the forest about 300 meters away from Ansu Lake.

“Ah, great, ugh-!”

Park Ji-hyeon, who was in a state of disrepair, was leaning on the trunk of a tree and moaning in pain.

Park Ji-hyun’s condition was serious. Her left arm and both her legs had been cut off and were missing, and her whole body was full of sharp cuts. In particular, from her deep cut on her side, red-hot intestines gushed out loudly. The bones of her whole body were shattered into powder, both of her eardrums were ruptured, and her left eyeball was also ruptured, making it invisible.

Ahn Su-ho thought Park Ji-hyeon had escaped, but in reality, he was just lucky to be caught in a storm and flew far away. Even if she was Park Ji-hyun, she couldn’t move normally even with these injuries.

If she was an ordinary superhuman, it wouldn’t be strange if she died instantly. It was entirely thanks to her regenerative ability that Park Ji-hyun managed to save her life.

– Kkudeuk. Deuk Deuk.

New flesh sprouted from between the wounds and gradually regenerated, but the speed was very slow. It was because the wound was spread all over the body, not just one place.

‘…… It takes about 30 minutes to complete. It will take 15 minutes to recover to a level where you can move.’

15 Minutes. If Ahn Soo-ho finds her in it, she will die. As she couldn’t even move, she could only pray that An Su-ho would not find her.

‘Please? To whom?’

She laughed at her sudden thought.

If this world is really a world in a novel and you are just a character in a novel, isn’t your fate ultimately dependent on the writer who wrote the novel?

‘Somehow, he said it was strange. The probability of Talisman’s settlement is usually 1 in 10,000, but according to common sense, it’s impossible for two people to succeed in settling, even if it’s just one.’

The probability is too low to be considered a coincidence. However, it was not impossible if it was arranged by an artist who existed in a higher dimension than here. If this world is a novel, then it must also be a necessity, not a coincidence.

‘So it’s no coincidence that I was caught in a storm and flew all the way here?’

Then there was hope. If the artist made up his mind to kill himself, wouldn’t he just kill it on the spot? But seeing that he distanced himself from him like this, he said that he didn’t think it was his turn to die yet. Park Ji-hyun hinted at that.

“hahahaha… ….”

A helpless laugh escaped her lips. It was because at the point where her life was on the verge, she found herself laughing at the development of the novel or the author’s intentions.

“You’re pretty tough to be able to smile even after being hurt like that, aren’t you?”

At that moment, a voice came from behind.

Park Ji-hyeon tried to look behind her, but both of her hands protruded from behind a tree and grabbed her by the shoulders. Her white fingers dug into the section of her shoulder where her arm had been severed.

“Keuugh!”

“A member of the Dawning Corps, right? Seeing that she is alive with her wounds, she seems to be at the level of an executive. Could you tell me your name?”

Park Ji-hyun desperately turned her head at the lithe voice that seemed to tickle her ears. Her tree, on which she leaned, was not very thick. If you turn her head all the way, you’ll see someone holding her from behind her tree.

“You…… !”

A moment of astonishment flashed across her face as she completely turned her head.

“How are you here… ….”

“Huh? Do you know me?”

At Park Ji-hyun’s words, Min Chae-ryeong made a look of surprise. Soon, a deep smile crept across her lips in the dim moonlight.

“If you know me, I talk fast. Shall we talk for a minute?”