Episode 64

The control tower was a melting pot of chaos.

“Both drones and CCTVs have stopped sending signals!”

“All communication channels are blocked!”

“Chief, the walkie-talkie… !”

Bae Seung-ju hardened his face at the successive reports from the association staff.

The huge screen was full of noise, and the technicians instantly became idiots in uniforms.

‘This is no ordinary jamming… !’

His gaze turned to the window. Now the only way to check the situation was with his own eyes.

Fortunately, the control tower was located in the center of Crown Island, so it was not difficult to see the general situation.

The problem was that the situation was not serious.

‘That fog must be the cause.’

There was thick fog all over the island. The gray lumps in contrast to the clear sky were far from a natural phenomenon.

“All staff, gather on the 1st floor, carry out protocol black!”

Bae Seung-joo made a decision.

It was a guideline for situations that were equivalent to protocol black and code black. If you couldn’t figure out the details, you had to keep the worst in mind.

“Yes, old!”

“set! Gather on the 1st floor!”

At the same time as the order, the staff quickly ran out. Now, only their feet and mouths could deliver orders.

Employees who quickly armed themselves quickly lined up. Bae Seung-joo stood in front of them and demonstrated his ability.

His ability is ‘Call to Arms’, and a secondary effect is applied to the target he considers an ally within a certain range.

The golden mana emanating from his body swept over the staff.

“Oh oh… !”

“This is the chief’s… !”

Employees who experienced the ability for the first time spat out bullets. During the duration, the mental protection effect was applied along with the physical strengthening, so I felt the change.

Bae Seung-joo felt a deep sense of exhaustion, but he did not show it and straightened his posture.

“Everyone should know the current situation!”

His earnest voice made the staff’s expressions quite serious. All eyes were on him.

“The current situation is impossible, everyone move to the port and evacuate to the sea! Radio is impossible, so you have to deliver the order yourself!”

“Yes!”

“Okay, start acting!”

The association staff formed a set team and dispersed them in perfect order. The fog that was slowly spreading was already adjacent to the control tower.

“engagement!”

“Open fire!”

Although most of the association’s employees were ordinary people, they went into battle without hesitation. It was thanks to the secondary effect of Bae Seung-ju’s ability and armed with a firearm that uses mana solution as a bullet.

Gunshots were heard from all directions. Bae Seung-ju also moved immediately.

“We are heading to the venue!”

The event with the most people was the destination. It was a law that the top manager had to step up in a matter of great responsibility.

‘Students will be fine since there is a lead teacher and Rosalyn-nim.’

After making that decision, Bae Seung-ju jumped into the fog.

* * *

The surrounding fog was dense enough to be considered solid rather than gaseous.

‘If Dahyun uses her ability, all three of them will be able to escape quickly.’

Taemin Kang thought of his students. Joo Da-hyun hesitated for a moment, but followed the instructions with other friends.

He tensed his nerves.

Although visibility was limited, it was not difficult to locate other survivors. It was enough to orient it using its metal-sensing abilities.

‘found.’

Taemin Kang looked at the silhouette he could see through the fog. It looked like it was crawling desperately, lying on its stomach as if it had been injured.

‘… This?’

It was as expected.

The person lying on her face was covered in blood, and the spot she passed through was covered with bloodstains.

The problem was when she raised her face.

“Because of you… .”

It was Eruah.

Tears were clearly visible on her bloody face.

“It’s all because of you, hey… !”

She raised her voice as if in a fit of evil. Taemin Kang approached her with a firm expression.

And without hesitation, he slashed down the back of Irua’s head.

The back of his head was shattered with a crackling sound, and blood splattered in all directions.

‘Is it illusion.’

The fallen body was no longer Eruah. What fell in front of him was a grotesque lump of blood that had turned into something.

‘I should have arrived by now.’

As soon as he confirmed the situation, he gave separate instructions to Irua. Because of this, I was sure that Irua couldn’t be here.

‘But it’s strange… ? I can’t feel any mental magic.’

He had been protecting his head with mana ever since he found out that it had something to do with Lunatic money. At least it wasn’t normal magic.

Kang Tae-min immediately guessed the identity of the fog.

‘Does it apply to this space, not to me?’

There was no way the fog would have been there for no reason. Moreover, it is not a natural fog, but a fog made of magic.

– As the target’s reason is worn out, the distorted figure inside swallows the real body.

The information that Miss Backdoor had conveyed before contact was cut off passed through my head.

This gore doesn’t seem intelligent enough to use magic.

‘Am I showing them by overlaying them with illusions that will wear off my reasoning?’

It was an inference close to certainty. The appearance of Inoa a moment ago was closer to that of his partner Leerua before returning, not as a schoolteacher.

“Quaaagh!”

At that time, a tearing scream tickled my ears. I suspected it was hallucinations, but I sensed metal in that direction.

Taemin Kang moved right away.

“Keuhuhuh… !”

A silhouette could be seen through the fog. One appeared to be a kneeling student, and in front of him was a strange clot of blood.

Strangely, however, the monster did not attack the student. I just stood still, as if watching.

The moment Kang Tae-min formed a metal blade and threw it.

“Eh, Leger, Saroqueret!”

At the same time as the clot of blood was cut, strange words flowed from the student’s mouth.

The student’s appearance that followed was truly terrifying.

Both arms burrowed into the sides as if they were squeezing them from the outside, and legs resembling those of insects protruded from the stretched jaws and wide open mouth.

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Kang Tae-min was convinced after looking at his karma log.

‘Is it a mutation… !’

This student, no it was no longer human. At the same time as the judgment, the metal blade pierced it.

Clots of blood fell to the floor with a thud.

‘It’s too late if I save them one by one.’

Finding and seeking is not the end. I had to take him out of this fog. So it would have taken too long.

Fortunately, if you don’t meet a mutant in the fog, the fact that your reason won’t wear out.

‘It can be solved by removing this fog.’

The fundamental problem was this fog. Kang Tae-min’s head turned furiously.

‘Since Heavensmith is involved, there must be a magic engineering device. And the one installed in the rock bottom… .’

In his mind, a new support pole appeared. It was because the association notified the leading teacher about safety measures.

‘There… !’

It was the moment to move right away at the same time as the judgment. A series of groups were caught within his detection range.

‘A bunch of mutants?’

The distance was not far, and since it was the direction he was going, he immediately followed the group.

“ah… !”

The shrieking voice that came out as he approached, the owner was Park Hyeon-ah. I didn’t think this was an illusion either.

‘indeed… .’

Behind her were students. Strangely, everyone was following her with hazy faces.

Moreover, she was not a villain or a ghost.

“Go, Mr. Kang Tae-min?”

“Are you okay?”

At Kang Tae-min’s question, Park Hyun-ah shook her head. Then, as if trying to explain the situation, he turned to the students.

“Ah, these kids are on their own… .”

Park Hyun-ah’s ability, ‘From Märchen’. It was the power to satisfy the target’s desire and to voluntarily follow Park Hyun-ah.

It was also one of the few cases where it was classified as a combat type among mental abilities.

‘Definitely different.’

The villain, ‘The Colored Ghost’, was called upon with that ability.

From Merchen doesn’t seem compulsive, but when the degree is strong, it becomes addictive.

Her ability was no different from a narcotic substance with no side effects, and the villains themselves wanted to belong under the color demon.

‘I don’t have this kind of protection right now.’

He is using that ability to protect the reason of the students.

“Explanation later. Evacuate at once.”

Because of this, Kang Tae-min cut off Park Hyun-ah’s explanation. She looked at the dead mutant with bewildered eyes.

“I came to hear the screams. The student… .”

“It has become a monster. So please leave.”

Kang Tae-min pointed at the smashed lump of blood and turned around. Before Park Hyun-ah could say anything, he disappeared into the fog again.

* * *

Dahyun Ju, Yuhwarin, and Daebeom Song breathed heavily. They arrived safely at the port.

After breaking up with Kang Tae-min, it was thanks to the meeting with the association staff and hearing the evacuation order.

“I will board the elderly and children first!”

“Keep order!”

The harbor was literally a mayhem. Those who had been evacuated under the guidance of the association’s staff were crowded into the anchored boat.

“quickly… !”

“Come, come… !”

People in panic trembled as they watched the fog rising in the distance, and somehow struggled to get on the boat first.

Fortunately, there were no major problems in the evacuation process thanks to the thorough management of the association staff.

There were also quite a few ships that had already left for sea.

“Hey, hey!”

“The elderly and children come first! Keep order!”

When Song Dae-beom hurriedly attached to the association employee, he waved his hand roughly.

“No, no! My mom, I want to make sure your mom is out!”

“… what is your name?”

Seeing Song Dae-beom’s earnest eyes, he quickly spread the list. Song Dae-beom hurriedly said his mother’s name.

“… There is not.”

“Yes?”

“There is not! Back off!”

“Now, wait a minute! check again… !”

The blood drained from Song Dae-beom’s face as he said that.

‘Mom, your knees… .’

My mother always had a bad knee. There were a lot of people at the event, and they must have been in chaos after the incident.

Could my mother have gotten out of there safely?

“mom mom… !”

I had to go to the venue. I had to find my mother. He mumbled as if possessed and ran outside.

“Hey, Song Dae-beom!”

Joo Da-hyeon grabbed Song Dae-beom, who ran away in surprise.

“Let go, let go!”

He roughly brushed off Joo Da-hyun.

But she didn’t let him go so easily. I don’t know what the circumstances were, but I could see that he was out of his mind.

“Hey! Crazy!?”

“Mom, Mom… !”

Song Dae-beom couldn’t even explain. Surprised by the commotion, an association employee approached and asked.

“what’s going on!?”

“No, that… .”

“I, you came because of me. because of me… !”

As he cried and cried, the association staff realized the general situation. However, that did not allow him to be sent to the danger zone.

“… Unfortunately, ordinary people changed faster.”

The venue was the first place I looked at. If I hadn’t come back by now, there was no hope.

Song Dae-beom could not admit it.

“Let go, let go… go fast… ! big!”

He stumbled and suddenly fell forward. Then, a violent hand lifted him up.

“I go with you.”

It was Joo Da-hyun.

She displayed her ability with a determined expression. Association staff tried to object again.

“me too.”

A fire spirit blocked his way. Yuhwarin, who had been listening to the story, summoned the spirit again.

“ah… .”

“We have the power to defend ourselves. Please get out of the way.”

While Song Dae-beom hurriedly got up, Joo Da-hyun spoke clearly. But the road was not open.

“Can not be done. go back!”

“If there is no road, I will make one.”

Song Dae-beom glared at him with reddened eyes and said. It was the moment when the quarrel was about to continue.

“Shadow found!”

“Keep vigilance!”

Everyone’s eyes turned to the voice coming from the doorway.

When he checked the figure shaking in the fog, Song Dae-beom’s pupils widened greatly.

“mom… !”

I could tell just by the outline. A shadow in the fog responded to Song Dae-beom’s cry.

“Daebeom, daebum!”

Then, it was Mother and Irua who came out through the fog. Only then did the association staff pave the way.

Song Dae-beom hugged his mother and shed tears.

“I told you not to come… !”

A voice broken by crying. However, unlike the contents, the voice was full of relief.

Eventually, guided by the association staff, everyone came inside.

The mother was transferred immediately for medical treatment, and Song Dae-beom bowed his head to Leeru-ah as if he had finally come to his senses.

“thank you. Thank you so much, sir… !”

“Thank you when senior comes.”

At that answer, not only Song Dae-beom, but also Joo Da-hyun and Yuhwa-rin, who were with them, widened their eyes.

“Senior said as soon as he understood the situation. Take care of your mother first, it will be difficult because your legs are uncomfortable.”

“ah… .”

Song Dae-beom could not keep his mouth shut. It reminded me of Kang Tae-min, who had visited his mother the previous day to check on him.

Kang Tae-min would have noticed that his mother was uncomfortable just by looking at him.

“As expected, Master… .”

“yes.”

Dahyun Ju and Yuhwarin shook their heads. However, soon the two men’s faces were worried.

“It’s fine.”

Irua noticed that feeling and said.

“Because if you’re a senior, you’ll come back with a normal face like you always do.”

* * *

Kang Tae-min quickly cut Inoa, who was attacking him, into pieces. Inoa, who took the form of a blind sword master, immediately returned to a lump of blood.

‘I’m almost there.’

Although invisible due to the fog, a large support was detected. Wait for Kang Tae-min to move again.

‘what… .’

As soon as he realized it, his body crashed into the cliff. Even Kang Tae-min’s reaction was slow and powerful.

Bones as well as internal organs and muscles were ruptured. If it wasn’t for him, it was so powerful that his body would have exploded in one blow.

“Are you alive? really?”

As Kang Tae-min recovered his body and escaped, a thick voice was heard in the fog.

Then the fog receded as if it were alive. In the meantime, a long-haired man in a black leather jacket appeared.

“It is strange. I heard that being careful is a little girl.”

He tilted his head.

Taemin Kang easily guessed that the kid he was talking about was Rosalyn.

“Then what are you?”

“… Isn’t it polite to introduce yourself first?”

“hehehehe, that’s fun. Yes, you have to be polite.”

Hearing Kang Tae-min’s words, he opened his mouth wide and laughed. Sharp teeth were visible through the gaping mouth, and an unusually long tongue protruded all the way to the chin.

“My name is Vernon D. Crescent. The apostle of lunatic money, one of the 5 types of moonlight, transcendence.”

Vernon chinned Kang Tae-min with a crooked posture.

“So what about you?”

Kang Tae-min’s body was wrapped in a suit, and rip-and-tear formed on his hands.

“I never said I would tell you.”

There was no manners to protect against the enemy.

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