The Transformed Gopchang Alley (3)

I stood in a corner of the Gopchang Alley, watching the people fighting.

The man was none other than Nam-hoon, who had been with my group just moments ago.

“Hmm. Why isn't that guy getting caught?”

Anyway, it doesn't matter. As long as I can stall for time, it's fine.

In fact, I knew about this phenomenon in the Gopchang Alley.

How did I know?

A few days ago, I had already visited Daegu with my girlfriend.

While hunting monsters, my girlfriend and I arrived in Daegu and heard about the Gopchang Alley.

People said that those who entered the alley never came out.

We thought it might be a dungeon.

Since we had some skill, we thought there might be good items, so we entered the alley.

And right then, the situation unfolded in front ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠of us.

My girlfriend and I were lured by the Gopchang smell, lost consciousness, and headed straight to the Gopchang restaurant to eat gopchang.

We were hypnotized like by something.

But luckily, thanks to my trait, I was able to escape from that situation.

My trait is Ghostification.

He has ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the ability to automatically turn his body into a ghost when he senses danger, making him immune to all physical and magical attacks.

He was able to escape the temptation.

But his girlfriend couldn't.

I wanted to save my girlfriend somehow, but if I released Ghostification, I would fall back into the temptation of the gopchang.

So I watched from afar.

Then, someone appeared and took my girlfriend somewhere.

They took only the awakened girlfriend, leaving the normal people.

I secretly followed the person into the alley.

The person took my girlfriend into some building.

I tried to enter the building too, but there was someone who could detect my Invisibility (since Ghostification makes me invisible), so I got caught immediately.

Moreover, the opponents had weapons that could attack me in my Ghostification state.

Actually, it was weapons prepared to deal with me, but more like weapons to deal with races that appear around Daegu.

Because of that, I had no choice but to flee.

After that, I devised numerous ways to infiltrate here.

But they all failed.

Since there was someone who could detect me inside the building, it was hard to approach.

But there was one time I almost succeeded.

When another awakened person entered here, the man who could detect me left the building to take that awakened person away.

At that moment, I could reach the place where my girlfriend was, but because the person quickly returned, it ended in failure.

People in Daegu know how dangerous the Gopchang Alley ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠is, so they never step foot there.

Because of that, I was wandering around the Daegu area, waiting for people heading to the Gopchang Alley.

Then, luckily, my group caught my eye.

Moreover, they naturally headed to the Gopchang Alley without me luring them, which was a perfect stroke of luck.

I didn't tell them about the danger of the Gopchang Alley because if I did, they might not come here.

To save my girlfriend inside this Gopchang Alley, I needed a bait to lure that person out.

'Seol-hwa, wait a little longer. I'll come save you soon.'

Watching my group from afar in Ghostification, I saw someone approaching from far away.

'Here they come!'

Probably because there were many people who weren't affected by the temptation.

Not one, but several people.

Moreover, the person who could detect me was there.

'This is the chance!'

The fact that several people came here means there are few people in the building.

As soon as I saw those people approaching my group, I cast Ghostification.

My body slowly becoming transparent.

And once completely transparent, I flew straight towards the building where my girlfriend was.

I don't know how much time I can stall, but thanks to not being affected by the temptation, I probably won't be able to stall for too long.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Passing through the buildings in Ghostification state and quickly rushing to the center of the Gopchang Alley.

And after a little time.

I arrived at the building where my girlfriend was and quickly entered the building, scanning the surroundings.

"It's definitely here..."

The place where my girlfriend was before was clear.

But she had already been moved somewhere.

No sign of Seol-hwa.

"There don't seem to be any other people here..." There were other awakened people who had been hypnotized besides Seol-hwa in this place.

But the building was completely empty now.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Passing through the inside of the building quickly and scanning the surroundings, but there was no sign of anyone inside.

'This building is definitely it...'

Then, I discovered a strange door that looked different.

'Is the thing inside here?'

Since it was a door I hadn't seen before, I approached thinking maybe it's inside.

Zzzzt!

"Ugh."

Is there a barrier around the door?

The area around the door prevented me from passing through in my Ghostification state, so I had no choice but to release it.

'Seol-hwa. Please be here.'

Creak.

When I opened the tightly closed door and slowly entered inside!

Whoosh!

"What... what is this?!"

A huge magic circle appeared in front of me!

What on earth is happening here?

***

"Jin-hwan! Please hold these guys back for a moment." "Yes! Got it."

From somewhere, strange guys popped out while Ara and Jin-ri were being suppressed and knocked out.

Since I had to take Ara and Jin-ri out of here, while carrying the kids, I asked Jin-hwan to stall for time.

When Jin-hwan used Attribute Transformation, the aura emanating from Jin-hwan's body changed.

The feeling that was previously benevolent gradually darkened, and the Bible book he was holding also changed to black.

And once the attribute was completely changed, Jin-hwan approached the enemies coming this way with a slight smile.

The breath coming from Jin-hwan's mouth.

Its power was tremendous for something coming from a human mouth.

It was like sucking in the surroundings into darkness.

In the place the breath swept through, nothing seemed to remain.

It was like a ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠black hole.

"Amazing, right?"

"Ei. It's nothing special."

At that time, I had seen through the Black Dragon's bead that Jin-hwan was fighting, but seeing it in person, the power was more palpable.

I had just asked him to stall for time, but this level of power... I wonder if those guys will be safe.

Of course, it seemed like those guys were the masterminds of this incident, so I wasn't that worried.

But if Ara and Jin-ri didn't regain consciousness, I would have to find a way to deal with those guys, so that was the problem.

"Ssaem. Let's go quickly."

"Yeah. You take Jia with you." "Yes."

Seeing Jin-hwan carrying Jia as is, I quickly tried to leave this Gopchang Alley.

But once I entered here, it wasn't easy to leave.

The people chasing us after surviving Jin-hwan's terrifying attack blocked our way.

"Hey. Where are you going?"

Three people blocking us.

Among them, a man who looked weasel-like stepped forward and spoke.

And two people standing behind.

A man with a face that said he was dying of annoyance and a woman were looking at us.

"This is strange. You didn't get caught by the temptation. Before you keep bothering me like that guy, let's just end it."

"Yeah. Yeah. That guy is so annoying."

It seemed there were other people like us who weren't caught in this trap, so they were preparing to attack.

"Jin-hwan. We probably have to fight, right?"

"Right?"

Since Ara and Jin-ri were unconscious, I didn't want to fight if possible, but it was inevitable.

"Jia. Can you protect your sisters well?" "Yeah! Don't worry! I'll protect you!"

"Haha. Jia is trustworthy."

Of course, I wasn't really leaving Jia with her.

"Jin-hwan. Please provide support here."

"Yes. Got it. Should I use Attribute Transformation again?" "No, since I can't summon monsters, just stay like this."

Since we hadn't completely left the Gopchang Alley yet, summoning monsters might lead to the same situation as before.

So, the current state was much more helpful than Jin-hwan's healing ability.

"What are you muttering? Anyway, you'll die soon."

The man resembling a weasel said that and glared at us.

The color of his skin slowly changed.

Thud! Thud!

The guy who had turned into a body like steel.

The weight of his body had increased significantly, so every step he took made a tremendous sound echoing around.

"Rox. Should we help too?"

"No, I'll handle Betran alone." Rox. Betran.

No, who looks at them and thinks they are Korean but using English names.

Are they trying to be staff at Starbucks or something.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Rox running towards us.

The guy approaching at a speed that defies belief that his body is steel.

Rox who had come right in front of me transformed the shape of his hand into a sword and stabbed towards me.

Clang!

"Weighty, indeed."

The power felt different because his body had turned into steel.

But this one time, I felt it.

This guy was not my opponent.

'Let's deal with them quickly.'

Just as I was about to move to ask how to suppress these guys and release Ara and Jin-ri's status.

-Whoosh!

Suddenly, a big sound accompanied by vibration from the floor was felt greatly.

"What... what did you do?! " The guy was also surprised.

That means those guys didn't cause this phenomenon right now.

So, while I was bewildered about what was happening.

A message appeared before my eyes.