Chapter 317 Team HH, thursdays, Yahiko (5/10) (1/2)
Team: HH, thursdays, Yahiko (5/10)
Atran disappeared back into the portal. He probably left after assuming what was going to happen next.
Yeon-woo looked at his other selves.
“What is this?”
“I thought this might be the case. There are quite a lot of them.”
“This will be annoying.”
They were muttering with Yeon-woo’s face and voice.
And most of them were standing silently, observing the situation.
It was the same reaction as Yeon-woo’s, who became quieter in dangerous situations because he was thinking.
The theme of the 34th floor would probably be ‘Self Denial.’ Finding the real me out of multiple mes. That was the most important.
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Mirrors were the only tool that could reflect oneself. And beyond that mirror, another “me” might swallow the real one, and people were scared of being swallowed by another version of themselves.
In their eyes, they were the real ones, and “me” was the fake one.
The 34th floor had been created with that in mind.
Placing an innumerable amount of mirrors on the stage and allowing the reflected appearances to move freely.
On the 34th floor, finding your real self was the main objective.
Of course, the fakes would all pretend to be real and think and speak like they were real.
There weren’t many ways to differentiate between the real and fakes in that situation.
They would kill each other until one died or speak with each other.
Of course, in the former case, it was likely the real one would die. And then, the copies would all disappear as well.
So most people tried to speak with the doppelgangers, though they all called themselves the real ones.
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It wasn’t easy, but the moment the fakes discovered the real one, the stage would be finished.
His brother had also chosen the latter.
He had such a logical mindset that he was able to cause the copies to surrender after speaking with them.
His brother had cleared the stage in a very short amount of time.
‘On the other hand, Vieira Dune dominated the fakes with her mental magic, and Valebich and Bayluk fought to the death until only one was left.’
Bayluk fought, thinking that the limits of his poison could be overcome faster if he released all of his poison at once.
The other members were at a similar level, so there were only two ways to get through the stage.
However, the “Yeon-woos” didn’t attempt to fight to the death or convince each other.
[Time Difference]
Each of them tried to understand the real situation in the slowed-down world.
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They all asked one question.
‘Am I fake?’
Each Yeon-woo only left a part of his Consciousness behind and started to spin in front of the real one. It was an attempt to tell whether they were real or fake.
Of course, Yeon-woo had an easy way to tell.
Channeling.
There might’ve been multiple Yeon-woos, but each god was unique in the universe.
Hermes, Athena, Agares, Ceto, Hondon, and even Persephone and Hades. The Channelings from the heavenly world and Tartarus with Yeon-woo at the center were tied together in such a complex, web-like manner.
Of course, the ones with faint connections would appear fake.
The Yeon-woos who judged their Channelings to be weak instantly broke the Philosopher’s Stones inside of them. Blood poured from their mouths, and they faded away.
They had decided to kill themselves.
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The dead Yeon-woos didn’t have any regrets. They didn’t even look wronged as they disappeared.
Their judgment was cold and quick. It was the same mindset he had since Africa. He considered his life a tool.
Finishing the Mold of the Black King after making Kynee. Finding his brother’s soul. For these two goals, he couldn’t slow down or take a break.
「……He’s crazy.」
「Mm.」
Shanon and Hanryeong gulped, watching Yeon-woo. They had cleared through the 34th floor in the past, too, but they had never seen a player decide to kill themselves.
Players who climbed to the 34th floor were exceedingly confident in their skills and couldn’t make rational decisions about themselves. No, that wasn’t just rational; it was inhumane.
Who in the world would be able to kill oneself so easily? Even though people made extreme decisions when they didn’t have anything to live for, at the end of the day, life usually struggled to stay alive.
However, the Yeon-woos didn’t even blink. In an instant, half of them disappeared.
Then, they asked the next question.
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‘Do I really own these Blessings?’
Because the Draconic, Divine, and Demonic Blessings were supernatural, each of them was unique. The stage used data, but there would be limits to it. First, those who lacked the Draconic Blessings fell. Then, the Demonic Blessings, and next, those with weak Divine Blessings coughed blood.
Once again, half of the remaining fakes fell.
Like that, Yeon-woo continued to get rid of those who didn’t have everything he should have had.
After some time, only those who had the exact physical conditions as Yeon-woo were left. Each of them could pass as the real Yeon-woo no matter where they went. They had the complete Hoarder’s body. There was no other way to approach it.
Then.
‘Internal investigation for the next question.’
Yeon-woo dug deeper into himself. From his body to his mind, into the world of his unconsciousness.
‘Am I real?’
Yeon-woo’s thinking abilities were something normal humans couldn’t follow, having already taken on Draconic qualities.
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They asked themselves whether they were thinking properly and if something was wrong with them.
Those who were sure about themselves quickly pulled their Magic Bayonets out and cut their throats.
Swoosh—
Blood poured out, and their bodies fell over.
「……Not suspecting yourself might leave room for arrogance in the future.」
That kind of mindset wasn’t something the real one should have. Endless suspicion and restless effort were what made the Yeon-woo of today. He could never be arrogant about himself.
After that.
‘Do I suspect the one next to me?’
The Yeon-woos who were suspicious dug their Magic Bayonets into their hearts. Once again, half disappeared.
Puk—
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「Because he couldn’t judge properly……?」
Next, those who had only been suspecting themselves.
Chwak!
Those who had other thoughts.
Puak—
Those whose Time Difference had been misaligned because their focus wavered.
Yeon-woo suspected himself multiple times and looked for the answer with assurance. The Magic Circuits were always at their necks to stab in without any hesitation if they were late or hesitating in their response.
The shining forest of mirrors was stained blood red.
Shanon and Hanryeong were speechless as they watched the scene.
Rebecca looked away, and Nemesis covered Nike’s eyes with a complicated face.