The Truth Revealed (1)
The Truth Revealed (1)
[ Escape Results ]
XP: 16240 XP
Items: Beggar's Clothes x23, Old Talisman (Commoner-grade) x5, Old Guardian Suit (Middle-grade)
"Huu... huu..."
I barely managed to escape after hunting for 30 minutes straight.
As the broadcast ended automatically, posts appeared in the free chat room.
-Back Mountain Mountain Spirit: My eyes... I think they're rotting.
-Gumi Miho: Oh, you escaped. I'm still not out yet.
-Back Mountain Mountain Spirit: You really weren't watching...
-Talisman-selling Girl: I want to escape too. I want to escape too. I want to escape too.
-Occult Newbie: Can someone wash my eyes out? (Image of a ghost with bandages wrapped around its eyes)
I immediately lay down on the bed and caught my breath.
'To think the Ghost-kass legion would come right away.'
I was completely drained from dealing with the endless swarm of walking mosaics.
Honestly, Red Mask handled all the opponents, so I just took a mental hit.
"I should just sue them or something. What kind of ghost acts like that..!?"
Overcome by a sudden surge of anger, I immediately opened my inventory.
"At least I got some armor~"
It was none other than the Old Guardian Suit (Middle-grade).
Compared to going bare-bodied until now, this was a significant upgrade.
Even if the flea market opened, I couldn't buy anything because I had no Spiritual Rubles, so I had to be satisfied with this for now.
I equipped the Guardian Suit in my inventory and opened the shelf to boil some ramen.
Crack.
"Ah, right. Level up."
The shelf never stands a chance.
*
Boil boil.
I've earned a lot of money, so I'm going to treat myself.
Tap tap.
Boiling two packs of ramen.
"One egg~"
Tap tap.
"Two~"
This is the two-egg ramen that aristocrats eat...!
The smell alone was on a different level.
The scent of protein piercing through my nostrils.
It was fantastic.
"D-did you cook mine too?"
I answered Red Mask's question.
"I cooked plenty, two packs, so you eat too. You worked hard."
"Sweet."
The moment Red Mask, who had taken off her mask, picked up her chopsticks...
"Uh...?"
I realized it. Even though we had left the Spiritual World, she was still by my side.
"Slurp... this is tasty?"
"You...! Why are you still here!? Didn't you only exist in the Spiritual World?"
"I don't know? How did I get out?"
Seeing her expression, which showed she didn't know either, I was dumbfounded.
It was strange that the XP was low for a boss kill.
"Wow, how long has it been since I had real food."
I took a picture of Red Mask inhaling the ramen like a glutton and pressed the capsule button.
"Why... whyyyyy!! I was eating well. This is... not human, it's monster discrimination!"
"It's mine. Don't touch it, slurp."
As they say, even the best scenery is better with food; I inhaled the ramen and even dumped cold rice into it.
"Burp, this is the life."
I figured the gallery would go crazy if I posted that Red Mask had come to reality, so I decided to wait until someone else escaped first.
'Oh, Bu-pal-i started her broadcast.'
I entered Bu-pal-i's broadcast, where the most people were gathered.
'Why are you doing this to me, please, please, please!!'
Talisman-selling Girl was catching her breath while hiding her body in a cabinet.
The biggest drawback of the Backrooms was that there were immortal monsters.
I could see the exit in front of me, but that Snake-head kept slithering around nearby.
Snake-head.
A snake monster with an absurd length, possessing a human head and a snake's body. The problem was that because of its excessively long length and size, once it started chasing, it would twist its body here and there, blocking the path.
'Of all things...'
Because the bastard was loitering near the exit, if I went out wrong, the exit could get blocked just like that.
That was why she was being extremely cautious.
-Back Mountain Mountain Spirit: Just die coolly this time and level down, go go.
-Gumi Miho: That's right. You're too high-level for your personality.
-Monk No. 24: Amitabha, I pray for your ascension to heaven.
These people aren't even cheering, they're just hurling curses.
'All I can use are the Teleportation Talisman and the Flame Talisman.'
I used up most of my talismans dealing with traps and small fry on the way here.
She thought to herself while touching her talisman pocket, which didn't have many left.
If I knew this would happen, I would have brought more.
Who would have thought I'd spawn in the Backrooms?
"H-has it gone now...?"
As she was checking the situation outside from the cabinet, a Speaker suddenly shoved its head in.
'Sh...'
I barely managed to hold back the profanity that was about to burst out.
Speaker.
The monster you should never meet in the Backrooms, and a monster that can be killed.
If it encounters a user, it immediately sounds a loud siren, gathering all nearby monsters.
It was already dizzying enough trying to find the exit, but meeting a Speaker made it a total clusterfuck.
That's why it was a monster you should never, ever meet.
If even the slightest sound was heard, her location would be exposed, so Talisman-selling Girl held her breath tightly.
'This... there's no answer if I don't do it now.'
I had to go now that the Snake-head had moved away from the exit.
Dragging this out was a loss in itself.
I had to move now, even at the risk of being caught by the Speaker.
'It's a shame about the XP, but I have to run away with this.'
Talisman-selling Girl immediately kicked open the cabinet and ran out.
"...!"
The Speaker saw her and immediately sounded the siren.
Whaaaaaa—!!
At the same time, the Snake-head started moving.
The Snake-head slowly approached Talisman-selling Girl.
"Please!"
She ran toward the exit with all her might.
'Snake-head on the right, and in the left hallway...'
A few steps away from the exit, she stared at the opposite hallway, which was a blind spot.
"Oh."
Cleaner.
An old man dragging a giant mop and a bucket.
He was literally a cleaning old man who erased bloodstains and footprints on the floor.
The problem was that if the cleanliness state exceeded what the old man thought was acceptable, he would even wipe away people.
The Cleaner popped out from the corner and muttered.
"Must always be clean..."
Talisman-selling Girl's body was literally drenched in sweat from constantly running and moving.
There was no way the Cleaner would see her in a good light.
'If I touch that mop, I'll be wiped away immediately.'
Being wiped away meant literally becoming a handful of black water.
Talisman-selling Girl threw a Teleportation Talisman from her pocket. At the same time, the Cleaner swung his mop.
Her arm turned into ash and disappeared, and soon her legs vanished.
And at the end of it.
She saw the Teleportation Talisman stuck to the exit.
"Huck!"
With Talisman-selling Girl's short gasp.
[ Broadcast ended due to escape. ]
"Wow..."
This is no joke.
Even I, who was watching the broadcast, was sweating.
"The Backrooms are super scary. And it feels like there's some unfairness too."
I almost pissed myself when the Cleaner's mop erased her body at the end.
I hope I don't get caught in the Backrooms.
When I logged into the gallery, sure enough, Talisman-selling Girl's post was at the top.
Title) It's an escape. You bastards!!
'Talisman-selling Girl'
All you guys who told me I'd die in the Backrooms, come out!!
I'll shove my fist up your assholes!!
ㄴBack Mountain Mountain Spirit: I never said that;;
ㄴGumi Miho: It's comradeship in action!
ㄴMonk No. 24: Personally, it's very regrettable. Amitabha...
ㄴOccult Newbie: Congratulations. You survived this. Too bad.
ㄴTalisman-selling Girl: Newbie. Where do you live? I'll send you a gift.
ㄴOccult Newbie: H-h-h-d-d-d, I'll decline.
ㄴTalisman-selling Girl: No, you just wait. I'll make you undergo female corruption.
ㄴOccult Newbie: Shiver. But... can you beat Red Mask? (Image of Red Mask eating ramen)
The chat stopped for a moment, and then my private message box rang.
-Spiritual Master: Newbie-nim...? That's... a composite, right?
-Occult Newbie: No, it's not?
-Spiritual Master: What...?
Summoning a boss in reality.
That was not a level of occurrence I had thought of.
No one had ever succeeded in taming ghosts or monsters from the Spiritual World and bringing them out into reality.
Taming them was almost impossible to begin with.
Title) Newbie has gone crazy!
'Talisman-selling Girl'
Now he's brought Red Mask into reality!!
He's crazy!!
ㄴBack Mountain Mountain Spirit: Is this what it means to be speechless when you're too shocked...? My hands are shaking.
ㄴGumi Miho: Does that mean you can also control the invincible monsters in the Backrooms?! Even in reality?!
ㄴMonk No. 24: Amitabha... the emergence of a new special-grade in the occult world....
ㄴDesperado: Have my dual pistols become those of a mere mortal... (Image of a ghost shedding tears)
ㄴKitsune: Then what will happen to Korea now? I'm scared.
ㄴSpiritual Master: If this is the case, I might as well tell Newbie-nim about that a bit faster.
The admin, who seemed flustered at first, seemed to have regained some composure and started explaining to me via private message.
-Spiritual Master: Newbie-nim, you'll know because you read the must-read items. Fire Fist-nim....
-Occult Newbie: Yes, of course. I've read the posts he wrote over and over again.
But there was one question. Even when I appeared, and even now, the nickname Fire Fist was not visible.
-Spiritual Master: To start with the conclusion, Fire Fist-nim is dead. 10 years ago.
-Occult Newbie: What...?