Episode 247
247. Dark illusion
“Hey, didn’t you hear something just now?”
“Aww, that’s creepy.”
“Ugh… … .”
Dark Illusion’s crying sound is not normal.
It is a voice that touches fundamental fear, and systematically arouses the status abnormality ‘fear’.
This is why some players are shaking.
‘But it’s not a 100% chance of getting caught.’
Thanks to the saintly blessing given by Christine before the start, many people were able to resist fear.
There was no need to mention Ryumin.
‘Currently receiving the blessing, the probability of being frightened is 2.45%. Even if it does, it only lasts 0.07 seconds.’
Since my resistance is already high and I have received a blessing that reduces the chance of contracting a status condition by half, it is highly unlikely that I will contract it.
‘It’s safe to say that Dark Illusion’s crying has no effect.’
But what was scary about him was not his condition.
“Uh, where are you?”
“I heard a sound, but I couldn’t see anything.”
To Dark Illusion, darkness is water if compared to a fish.
It is not only fast, but also invisible, so it is not a particularly difficult monster.
‘It’s not detected by presence and is difficult to see with the naked eye.’
Of course, there is a simple law of destruction.
If you emit light, you can not only pull it out of the darkness, but it is also easy to kill.
But it doesn’t work here.
Because the environment was intentionally created to be advantageous to Dark Illusion.
just as expected.
“what? “The light doesn’t come on.”
“Guys, is something strange?”
“Someone use some skills and find out!”
“It’s not working! at all!”
It was dark so I tried to light it up, but it quickly went out like a candle in the wind.
That time when you are tense and wary of your surroundings in the dark with no light at all.
“Kwaaaaaak! My, my arm!”
A scream was heard from somewhere.
Looking in the direction from which the sound was heard, I vaguely see a player shaking with a severed arm.
Sigh- Sigh-!
Eventually, a blade protruded from his chest and he died.
The first victim occurred.
Still, people didn’t realize where the monster was.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuiss only a scary sound.
“Aaaah!”
“we are here! “The monster is here!”
As soon as I heard the second scream.
“Ugh!”
“Ahh!”
Screams erupted from all over the place.
When I raise my head, I see several beings wearing straw-like clothes moving around in the darkness.
Those guys are Dark Illusion.
“Where did so many people suddenly appear?”
“Everyone be careful!”
“Ugh, that bastard cut my arm.”
“Kill me! Let’s fight back!”
“Didn’t you see the message? “They say it’s invincible!”
“I have no choice but to run away!”
The estimated number of Dark Illusions is over 100.
Like a fish swimming in the current, it moves freely in the darkness.
Now, people have realized the existence of the dark illusion, but since they are numerous and move quickly, it was not easy to avoid them.
“Ugh!”
“It hurts! “It hurts!”
“Ugh!”
As it passes by, I scratch it with my long fingernails, causing exhilarating pain.
“You want me to run away from so many people?”
“Anyway, aren’t these monsters? “Why can’t I detect presence?”
“Shut up and just run away!”
People are talking about running away from each other.
Amidst the chaos, the ones who managed to maintain their composure were those who used invisibility.
And the followers of the Shinigami Church who heard the strategy.
Lastly, it was Ryumin who was planning to destroy the strategy.
‘A lot of people are panicking.’
I’m running away to save my life as if I’ve touched a beehive, but honestly, there’s no need for that.
‘Because this is all fake. Oh, except one.’
There appear to be over 100, but all of them are fake except for the main one.
Dark Illusion’s alter ego is only instilling false pain and does not actually take any damage.
‘You’re embarrassed and you’re being deceived. Because of the alter ego created by just one animal.’
That’s why Ryumin calmly walked into the darkness and searched for the real dark illusion.
If you are careful with the main unit, you can easily complete the first mission.
‘Where are you? His location is.’
Using the darkness as a stepping stone, I ran around and searched for the real dark illusion.
In the meantime, the fakes tried to scratch with their fingernails, but it was difficult to keep up with Ryumin’s movements.
‘No matter how fake it is, there is no reason to accept it.’
Among these, finding the main body was simple.
Try to place the seal of death on every dark illusion you see.
‘If you apply the seal of death to the body, you will see the health bar. Although the clones are not visible.’
With this, you can easily distinguish between real and fake.
The function of a skill that seemed insignificant can be helpful in these cases.
Not long after.
‘found.’
I found a dark illusion with a health bar visible.
This guy was hiding among his numerous clones, targeting his prey.
Uuuuuu-
Seeing that it uses Fear Echo, it seems that it has found its desired prey.
While people were in fear, Dark Illusion moved quickly.
It flies precisely towards the defenseless and trembling female player.
‘It’s invincible, so you can’t kill it or push it away, but… … .’
Ryumin overtook Dark Illusion with overwhelming speed.
‘You can interfere with hunting.’
Ryumin intercepted the nail before it could pierce the female player.
“Aaaah!”
The woman screamed in surprise when she was suddenly carried around by someone.
When I came to my senses, I saw a black scythe that was so famous that no one knew about it and was putting it down.
“It was almost dangerous. Are you okay?”
“Well, me?”
The woman belatedly discovered Dark Illusion glaring at her.
“Okay, thank you. “Black Scythe.”
Ryu Min nodded and suddenly shouted to the audience.
“Everyone listen! “I will tell you the strategy for this round!”
People’s attention is drawn to the fact that it will teach you strategy.
“It looks like there are dozens, but there is actually only one Dark Illusion. “That guy.”
Ryumin’s scythe was aimed at the main body, Dark Illusion.
Not only has his prey been taken away, but his identity has also been revealed, which must be embarrassing for him.
“The rest are clones, so you just have to be careful of that guy I pointed to!”
“The rest are clones?”
“Nonsense. “That can’t be possible.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
The players couldn’t believe the Black Scythe’s words.
I can feel the pain so vividly, but what about self-immolation?
Does this mean that all this pain I feel is fake and a lie?
Ryumin, who read people’s thoughts, shouted once again.
“It’s false. All the pain you feel is just an illusion. So don’t be fooled!”
“It’s a hallucination… … .”
“I can not believe it… … .”
At that time, when people were looking at the black scythe as if they were denying reality, the self-immolations flew in again.
“Aaaah!”
“Ugh, ah, it hurts!”
“It hurts like this, but it’s fake?”
“Can you see the flesh being torn and blood seeping out?”
“No amount of bullshit… … .”
But Ryumin also expected it.
I didn’t think it would be easy to believe.
“Believe me! Look at the deaths as proof! “How many players are currently dead?”
I looked at the quest progress window, thinking that people were being deceived by Ryumin’s words.
[Current number of survivors: 2,303]
[Time remaining until next mission: 00:27:12]
“uh?”
“Aren’t there 2,304 of us?”
“Why did only one person die?”
So many people were attacked and injured, but only one person died?
nonsense.
“Did I tell you? It’s called an alter ego. All the pain I feel now is false and there is only one body. “If you just recognize that, you will be able to escape pain.”
People who dismissed Ryu Min’s claims as nonsense are now listening.
A seed of suspicion sprouted in my head that it might really be a hallucination.
Then, miraculously, just like the black scythe said, the pain disappeared as if washed away.
“Was that really a hallucination?”
“All this pain I feel was fake?”
When I think about it that way, I feel like all the dark illusions flying around right now are like clones.
Even when attacked, it only feels a little tingling, but when I think it’s a lie, the pain quickly disappears.
The corners of Ryumin’s mouth rose in satisfaction when he saw that.
‘The way to destroy hallucinations is simple. It’s enough once you realize it.’
Trying to make people believe it’s a hallucination by enlightening them doesn’t work anymore.
That doesn’t mean you can tell the alter egos apart, though.
“Ignore the other clones! Because there is only one thing that is real!”
“What kind of guy did you say he was?”
“Say it again, Black Scythe!”
The Seal of Death is a skill that only the caster can see.
Therefore, only Ryumin’s eyes can see the stamina bar.
“It’s him.”
Ryumin’s scythe pointed to a dark illusion with a health bar.
Oooooh!
The guy who was pointed out seemed to be furious and rushed at him with great vigor.
Swish-
Ryumin, who easily avoided it, continued to inform the surrounding players.
If you just avoid this guy, you can survive.
You can pass the mission.
“This guy is real, so ignore the others!”
Thanks to Ryu Min’s nomination, the players were able to avoid the main body early on.
When fishing, it’s like stirring the water to make the fish escape.
As a fisherman at Dark Illusion, I couldn’t help but feel angry.
‘Good.’ At this rate, I can easily last 30 minutes.’
Is it because you already know who to avoid?
Players could easily run away and waste time.
As a result, after 20 minutes, Dark Illusion was unable to kill any players other than its first victim.
For a guy, he’s crazy and jumping around.
No matter how many times he summons and releases his clones, he ignores them all and just avoids himself.
It was like playing tag with 2,000 people by myself.
Oooooh!
The guy cried out in anger and feared an abnormal condition.
It trembled and rushed towards its defenseless prey.
fault!
Each time, a human interrupted the hunt by snatching the game.
It was Ryumin.
Oooooh! Oooooh!
I cried several times out of frustration, but it was no use.
‘I will not allow there to be any more scapegoats.’
After disrupting business for 30 minutes.
Slurp-
The dark illusion disappeared like smoke.
The same was true for hundreds of self-immolations.
[Time limit has expired.]
[You have succeeded in your first mission.]
[The number of survivors is 2,303, and the number of deaths is 1.]
[congratulations! The second mission will begin shortly.]
“Whoa! “It’s finally over.”
“nice! “Only one person died!”
“This is all thanks to the black scythe!”
The players cheered.
Several players bowed their heads as if they were grateful to Ryumin.
‘You definitely saved a lot of lives.’
Considering that there had been hundreds of deaths previously, it was a pleasing achievement.
But I couldn’t just like it.
Because the second mission was going to be bloody.
