Episode 95
95. Episode 95
‘The Terror of Tabula?’
System messages tell players more information than they might think.
It might be easy to just say, “Oh, I see,” and pass it over, but Se-Woon was able to figure out that the tabula was the whole story of what would happen a month later.
The Terror of Tabula and the Werewolf.
One thing came to mind.
‘Was it a board game?’
Before entering the tower, it was a very long time ago, but there was a game on Earth called the Wolf of Tabula.
It was probably a board game about villagers fighting to catch a werewolf threatening the village.
-‘Satyr’s Stigmata’ matures over time and consumes the fear that has grown in size, strengthening its power.
– The fear is preyed upon and the Blood Wolf’s nickname is strengthened.
“Ugh! Ugh, ugh. Ugh… … .”
As the black aura flowing out of the man’s head seemed to be absorbed by the stigmata, the man’s moans gradually diminished.
Lee Ha-neul, who was watching this, brought a wet towel and wiped the man’s cold sweat.
The sound of breathing starting to become more and more stable.
As the stigmata turned off the light, seemingly satisfied, the man’s condition completely calmed down.
“That’s interesting. Could that be the power of tinnitus?”
“It’s not just the power of the name, but it’s something like that.”
“I’m jealous. If I could have that tinnitus, I could be of much help to everyone.”
“You will be recognized by the system in no time. Don’t worry.”
“… …Thank you. Um, I’ll get you some water first.”
She scratched her cheek as if embarrassed and brought a small bottle of water.
I tilted the bottle and let a little water drip down the corner of his mouth, and the man began to swallow very slowly.
And not long after.
“You guys… … .”
“You’re awake!”
Finally, the man regained consciousness.
* * *
“Then those werewolves… … .”
“Yes. It’s the monster that massacred the players who remained in the village a year ago.”
Did he feel grateful for the healing of his wounds? The man explained what he had experienced without hesitation.
As expected, the culprit is a werewolf.
That too.
“I can’t believe the villagers were werewolves… … .”
The residents of the village were the culprits.
A month later, as soon as the full moon rose, the residents’ bodies swelled and turned into werewolves, and the players who remained in the village were helplessly attacked by them.
“Mr. Se-un, what are you planning to do? I think we should attack first before the full moon rises… … .”
“I agree with you.”
Seun also knew the characteristics of a werewolf very well.
Although there are many different types of werewolves, they all display their greatest strength and ferocity under the full moon.
So, avoiding the full moon was the most important thing when dealing with them.
‘This must be why the wolves came.’
The sole survivor of the massacre.
The existence of the previous player must have been quite a nuisance to the werewolves. They finally found him, but failed to kill him due to Seun.
The reason a thousand wolves attacked the stronghold a while ago was clearly to target the previous players.
With this, most of the information about the Hidden Piece has been revealed.
but.
‘Strange.’
Something was on my mind.
The reason was because of the information that Park Jeong-pil had obtained when he went to the village a while ago.
‘The residents clearly said that nothing happened.’
There were signs of battle, but they said they knew nothing about it. Rather, they said they thought something had happened between the players.
Was he simply lying? If so, it was a very foolish lie.
If you wanted to hide your identity, why didn’t you mention that there were signs of battle?
If I had to say something, wouldn’t it have made more sense to say that monsters attacked?
At that moment, a hypothesis flashed in Se-woon’s head.
“Have you noticed anything strange about the werewolves?”
“I’m ashamed to say that I wasn’t able to observe them because I was desperately running away to survive.”
“Even something small is okay.”
“Well, the situation was a little strange.”
“What kind of point?”
“Everyone seemed to have stopped moving. They looked more like dolls being given orders by something than animals.”
“It’s a doll… … .”
“That’s why I was able to escape from the village alive. I killed my comrades and was able to escape thanks to the momentary pause in my mind.”
Seun was able to become more confident in his hypothesis.
It’s true that the inhabitants are werewolves, but they are being controlled by someone.
‘That’s probably why I haven’t been able to catch the previous player for a year.’
The residents had no hostility towards the players to begin with.
So, when he came to his senses, he probably wouldn’t have even thought of going out to find the previous players.
Only one. Someone who controls werewolves was looking for the previous players with the help of wolves.
The fact that he couldn’t come forward himself and had to command the wolves…
‘I guess he was watching what people thought.’
It was clear that the culprit was also one of the townspeople.
If so, there is only one correct answer.
Among the townspeople, find the culprit controlling the werewolves.
‘It’s literally the Wolf of Tabula.’
Finding the real werewolf.
Perhaps, that is the real ordeal that exists on the first floor.
* * *
As soon as he figured out what happened, Se-woon first looked for Park Jeong-pil.
He was a guy who usually wandered around the village all day, but he always came back before dinner, so I was able to find him right away.
Park Jeong-pil, who heard Se-woon’s call, came in through the door, sweating profusely.
“Tongue, bro! You called! Haha!”
“Where have you been and why are you here now?”
“Isn’t this all for you, hyung! I go around looking for restaurants you might like, and I sneak into the underworld where all kinds of information is overflowing!”
“So, you’re saying that instead of drinking alcohol, you gamble?”
“I really didn’t intend to gamble! But I had no choice but to get information… … .”
-The constellation, ‘Donkey-headed Snatcher’, giggles, saying that all the public service points lost today were the value of information on the village girls’ ideal types.
“Shhh! Shhh!”
After all the effort to educate him about abstinence from alcohol, he immediately heads to the gambling table. It seems like we need to provide him with more education soon.
but.
‘Is it better now?’
As Park Jeong-pil said, in places like gambling tables, information that cannot be taken out from the outside is easily exchanged.
At least among the players, I thought Park Jeong-pil would know the most information about the village.
“So you heard that those girls were werewolves?”
“Huh? No, Clara may be wild, but there’s no way she’s a real werewolf… … .”
“Not that. They’re real werewolves. All the townspeople.”
“Huh?”
I told the terrified Park Jeong-pil the information about the incident.
Because I thought it would be easier for him to select the information himself rather than listening to all of the information and making a judgment.
At first he had a blank expression on his face, but as the story went on, he nodded quietly.
As if to say, ‘I knew it.’
“Come to think of it, there was one suspicious person.”
“who?”
“I am the village chief.”
“The village chief… … .”
This is a person I have never encountered before or after my return. To be honest, I didn’t even know that there was a position called village chief in that small village.
Seun-do, who had a guidebook for the journey before returning, usually wandered outside the village and searched for hidden pieces.
I didn’t pay much attention to how the village was going.
“Strangely, everyone seemed reluctant to talk about the village chief.”
“Did you ask why?”
“Of course! But, what, there was no proper answer. And yet, he praised me so much! It felt a bit unnatural?”
There was no detailed evidence, but it was enough to be circumstantial.
Even if the village chief wasn’t the culprit, Se-un still had more than two weeks left.
“Okay, let’s make the village chief our first target.”
“But is there a way to confirm this? If what you said is true, I doubt he’d answer readily even if you asked him if he was a werewolf.”
“Don’t worry. We have some good bait.”
“S, it’s not me again, is it? Huh! You’re not thinking of throwing me to the village chief as bait… … .”
“Even if I throw you away, he won’t reveal his identity.”
“Whew. Then what kind of bait are you talking about?”
In response to Park Jeong-pil’s question, Se-woon smiled slightly and looked toward the ward.
Previous players.
It’s a little regretful that it happened so recently, but I had to use him to hunt down Tabula’s wolf.
* * *
“The moon is very beautiful.”
A peaceful village located on the first floor of the tower.
There, the man who held the position of village chief and managed the village raised his head and looked up at the sky.
The half-full crescent moon was shining unusually brightly.
“I’m looking forward to the next two weeks. This time, there seem to be a lot of strong-looking strangers.”
Why? The village chief was rubbing his lips as he recalled the two weeks later.
Meanwhile.
“Grrr… … .”
The grass on the left swayed and a wolf appeared.
On the first floor of the tower, where it is difficult to find monsters even if you search for them, a wolf has invaded the village!
This was not a minor incident.
Because the fighting power of most of the villagers was close to zero, any mistake could easily lead to great damage.
However, even though he noticed the wolf’s appearance, the village chief was not surprised at all. The wolf also lowered its tail and lowered its head the moment it faced the man.
“He escaped the stronghold? Heh heh, he’s sticking his head in without fear.”
Is he talking to a wolf? The village chief spoke cheerfully, his gaze fixed on the crescent moon.
“I doubt those clueless strangers will figure anything out, but it’s quite exciting to enjoy appetizers before the full moon rises.”
In that moment, his eyes turned red.
At this, the wolf lowered his head even deeper and twitched his tail.
“Cut off his vocal cords before he starts talking nonsense. I’ll clean up after him myself.”
“purr…….”
As if responding to the village chief’s words, he cried softly and then quietly went into the grass.
He was sitting in the rocking chair, but he quickly got up and stretched loudly.
“Ugh! This body is just too uncomfortable. My body is shaking so much I can’t stand it.”
The village chief’s body, which was stretching, suddenly began to move violently.
Wild muscles that don’t match his age and the strong smell of blood that flows out in an instant.
Between the lips, sharp fangs that I had never seen before were protruding.
That moment.
“Who are you!”
Squeak!
The village chief’s eyes flashed and he waved his hand behind him.
Before he knew it, long, sharp nails had sprouted from his hands. Nails that looked like the claws of a wild beast.
However, there was nothing where he shouted.
“… …Is it because of the wind?”
The village chief muttered to himself and put away his fingernails.
As I was thinking that perhaps my instincts had become dulled because I was mixed in with humans, I grabbed the doorknob when I heard a creepy voice from behind me.
“As expected, it was you.”
An eerie fear running down your spine.
The survival instinct was ringing in my head. If I didn’t move right away, my life would be in danger.
But before he could turn his head.
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[Kilker’s Assassination Technique]
– The assassination technique of Kilkerga, a legendary assassin who once struck fear into the nobility of the continent. An extreme assassination technique that allows one not to realize one’s own death until the moment of death.
Phew!
“Cough!”
The sensation of cold metal pierced the back of his neck.
fantasy,
