There Are Too Many Background Settings in the Possessed Novel

First Incident (6)

We easily defeated the soldier-level monsters deployed in the forest.

With the current composition of the group, it was not a difficult opponent in the first place.

We quickly overcame the obstacles prepared in the forest like a gale.

‘It would have been no problem if there was only one of them.’

I thought as I looked at my colleagues walking excitedly.

“Wow, no one seems to have come before us!”

Elina lightly touched his hand and smiled excitedly.

Even after fighting three battles, Elina didn’t look tired at all.

It was the same for Elin and Libya, of course.

Libya stood huddled around Elin.

As if he was putting something in his mouth, he looked puzzled as he was puking.

And I looked back at myself several times to see if there was a conflict.

‘Should we really be friends?’

He could feel those thoughts running through Livia’s head.

When I nodded, Libya seemed to make up her mind.

Livia opened her mouth as if she was struggling.

“Sorry.”

At Livia’s words, Elin slightly widened her eyes.

Then Elin, who was silent for a moment, parted her lips and gave a small smile.

“In the name of the saint, I forgive my sins.”

“…Considering who you are as a saint, I don’t think forgiveness is a good thing.”

“It is a stereotype. I’m nice too. At least, outwardly.”

“I don’t think that’s called being nice!”

Anyway, it seems to have settled well.

It’s probably not that the goal in the heart has disappeared, but at least it’s sealed on the outside.

And once the original suture is done, the wound will heal someday.

‘Libya and Ellin are too different from the original.’

It’s strange considering the original.

Livia in the original story did not reveal her love for the main character.

Maybe that’s why, she was like a lubricant between all the characters including the main character. He was friendly with everyone, and that’s why he was hurt the most by everyone.

‘…’

In fact, my heart felt a bit heavy when I thought of what Libya and Saint Nyeo would experience in the future.

‘I’ll be hurt more now.’

In the future, those kinds of wounds that can end with a word or two of apology may be so great that they cannot be easily healed.

As the story begins in earnest after the first incident, there will be things that will hurt them.

The hero of salvation is a story that progresses while accumulating wounds.

The main character and the heroines of the novel move forward, losing what they have in the future events.

Some of them were tolerable enough, and some were simply unbearable.

However, since the heroines are already people with a creak in their emotions, Magi, which has begun to spread on the ground, breaks the pendulum of that emotion.

In front of the main character, he pretends to be fine, but in reality, he becomes more broken and obsessed with the main character.

While reading the novel, I didn’t know what they lost as they progressed through the story. In the novel, they were always bright, friendly, elegant, and sublime.

And after reading the background setting, I realized what they lost.

I remember being terribly sad at that time.

I solved the first problem they faced.

However, I did not believe that the solution had completely healed their hearts.

They are unstable because of their dark past, and because of that, they can collapse once again at any time.

My life could be put in danger by them again.

Of course, that would have been the case with the original.

I’m not going to make up a story like that.

There were even guides to avoid that.

‘Achievement consists of a story of getting rid of the sorrow they receive.’

In fact, many achievements were structured to resolve the wounds they deserved in advance.

I don’t know who created this system, but it was like someone who didn’t want them to lose anything more.

‘Who the hell are you?’

Therefore, I gradually became curious about the purpose of the person who made the system.

Who the hell wants to change their future?

“Do you have any concerns?”

I came to my senses at the sound of a voice right next to me.

Looking at the silver hair, I thought it was Elin at first glance, but I was able to recognize that it was Elina right away.

“yes? no.”

I shook my head indifferently, hiding my feelings.

I wanted to smile at least once, but I stopped. It’s better not to do anything under the hood. Elina has a good sense of things like this.

“okay… ?”

Elina laughed lightly.

As we were walking, Elina’s fingertips touched me.

“Then I’m glad. Still, if you’re having a hard time… .”

Hearing that voice genuinely worried about me, I felt a little more at ease next to Elina.

The person I saved who did not appear in the original work.

And I was the one who committed the unforgivable sin.

At the same time, she was also a person who was not protected by the system.

Because there was no such thing as an achievement prepared for Elina.

So, she was the only person I had to take care of.

“thank you.”

I said laughing like a sigh.

Promising to protect her no matter what.

at that time.

Caw!

A black crow flew high into the sky.

As if that was a signal, crows in the forest embroidered the sky all at once.

I knew what kind of signal it was.

Signal that the first incident will happen from now on

A sign that dangerous monsters will come out and try to slaughter immature students who haven’t learned anything yet.

Having pictured this situation many times already, I had planned in my head how I would move.

It was a plan so fast that most people didn’t even notice the anomaly.

‘All I have to do is hunt a high-level monster commanding the beasts.’

After that, the magic beasts will start to disperse on their own.

The advanced monster that will appear is slightly stronger than Klujak.

The main character of the original work struggled, but it was not difficult for me now.

Still, I wanted to give a warning, so I slowly opened my mouth.

“Something feels strange. Everyone be careful… .”

[Constellation Gaunis shouts to be very careful!]

It was then that something unexpected happened to me.

“…?”

Suddenly, the scenery around me began to change.

The forest twists and turns. And before long, the distance between the party and me gradually began to grow. It wasn’t just me, each of them was moving away like that as if the land had grown.

I wasn’t the only one who realized the ideal, everyone’s eyes widened in surprise.

“What is this… ?!”

Kayden panicked and drew his sword.

“senior!”

“Confucius!”

Libya and Elin desperately shouted and ran, but the distance continued to grow.

I hope this… ?

“Libya, Elin! Don’t come this way, hold each other’s hands so you don’t fall! Senior Kaiden, don’t move from the spot and stay still!”

I shouted at the three people who were walking away, and started running toward Elina, who was already far away.

“Confucius!”

Unlike the three of them, who were already quite far apart, Elina was still within reach.

I quickly approached Elina using wind magic.

Fortunately, I was narrowly faster than the twisting speed of the forest.

I grabbed the thin wrist of the arm that Elina desperately extended and pulled it straight.

“Hey, what is this… .”

Embarrassed in my arms, Elina’s eyes trembled anxiously.

Eyes that seemed to know what was going on.

“…I have read it. in the book.”

It’s not a book of this world, but it’s no lie to say you’ve read it.

And in order to solve this situation, I had to wait until everything was transformed.

And after a while, everything stopped.

Instead, the scenery was distinctly different from the ordinary forest just before.

Caw!

All the green trees had disappeared, and I could see the strangely twisted, bony trees that had sprung up.

Atop the trees sat countless crows with glistening, obnoxious glossy black eyes.

Instead of leaves, the forest floor was full of black feathers shed by crows.

A gust of wind blew, blowing through her hair.

[It’s not the constellation Gaunis, why already?! Dangerous! says.]

[Constellation Gaunis is worried about you… No, I think it’s a pain.]

Messages from Gaunis appear one after another.

I want you to decide whether to worry about this guy or not.

“Hey, what is this?”

Elina looked around frantically.

Maybe because I was scared, the hand holding my arm was getting stronger.

“Wait a minute.”

If you carelessly make a noise now, the Witchbeast will come.

In such a polluted area, the demons’ abilities were bound to be greatly strengthened.

I turned on the soundproofing magic and opened my mouth so that no sound leaked out.

“You may speak now.”

“Did you say you knew something?”

I took a deep breath and opened my mouth.

I also had a little headache because the situation was not organized.

“The 7 powerful monsters are said to be able to use power similar to that of the demon lord. you know.”

Elina seemed to understand the meaning of my words.

That’s right, it’s because the basic knowledge that any hero candidate entering the academy has, whether they like it or not.

“Then this scenery… ”

Elina’s face hardened.

The pale complexion seemed to be puzzled by the weight of the words he was about to utter.

“The Crow King’s Corrupted Area… Are you?”

It was correct.

‘Contaminated area of the Crow King, ＜The Labyrinth of Deception＞’

The 7 Disaster Classes can use powers similar to those of the Demon King.

The cursed power that twists and pollutes the world.

The 7th calamity class was able to twist a certain area at will through its power.

And the Raven King made a part of the forest his own contaminated area.

“Confucius!”

Elina desperately pointed to one side.

And in areas contaminated by the demon lord or the power of the 7 plagues… .

The ‘poisonous air’ that twists everything begins to flow.

A miasma like a black mist filled the surroundings in an instant with no time to escape.

Breathing became stuffy, as if it had come in through dust. The air was heavy and it felt like it was weighing down on my body.

It was proof that demonic energy was infiltrating the body.

I slowly looked around.

It didn’t block the light, so it wasn’t that I couldn’t see the surroundings, but the scenery was more bleak than before.

The area where Magi spread began to take on a dull color as if it had lost its light, and everything seemed to have lost its life.

An exception to this was Elina.

Even in this scenery, Elina was still overflowing with warm vitality.

It was thanks to the blessing of the constellation and the overflowing vitality of Elina herself.

That Elina was doing something stupid right now.

He covered his mouth with both hands and held it tight.

It must have been like that from the moment I saw the poison.

It doesn’t mean much.

Because the miasma penetrates all parts of the body, not through the respiratory tract.

And in the end, the life infiltrated by the miasma twists strangely like those trees and dies.

“…it’s no use. Elina.”

At my words, Elina let out the breath she had been holding in, perhaps realizing the futility.

It’s fine right now. You can endure it for a short time while the power of the constellation remains.

I could endure it for a while longer, but the problem was that Elina, who was still showing signs of immaturity, wouldn’t be able to endure it for long.

“Gongja-nim, what is it? Why is the crow king in a place like this!”

Elina was embarrassed, scared, and uncharacteristically agitated.

Because 7 disasters are really like disasters.

But being afraid is not good. This is a contaminated area that acts more strongly on those who feel fear.

So, I had no choice but to make eye contact with Elina and speak clearly.

I don’t know how she feels about me, but I hope she at least thought of me as someone she could depend on.

“Elina… . i have will continue to exist So it’s okay.”

I met Elina’s eyes and took a breath together for a while.

I let her breathe until she calmed down.

Until the hand that gripped my arm slowly loosened.

“yes.”

Elina barely smiled.

“Give me some time to think about it.”

The magic beasts can’t attack right away.

The crows must have communicated our location, but since the land has become contaminated and twisted, the monsters will need time to track us down.

In the meantime, I quickly racked my brain to make sense of the situation.

This did not happen in the first incident planned by Nias in the original work.

And I know very well that there is no way that the present Nias would order me to be killed.

At most, it was probably intended to create opportunities for me to play an active role in front of others by unleashing a few lesser monsters on one powerful monster.

However, the contaminated area is not the end of the story at that level. It was an act of clear hostility and intent to kill.

‘The crow king betrayed me.’

I just finished judging.

The Raven King has betrayed him, and Nias is unaware of this situation.

Or you know it, but it’s not your will.

‘then… ‘

I immediately called up the plot shop.

“Elina. Please look over there.”

“yes? Do you have something?”

Elina innocently turned her head to my words.

In the meantime, I quickly bought two items from the Plot Shop using 5000 points to break through this situation.

[The constellation Gaunis wonders what your abilities are.]

This is the power of the system you cooperated with.

I stared at the message window and immediately turned it off.

“I only have crows.”

I hurriedly grabbed the two items that had fallen from the sky in my arms.

And he told Elina, who was trying to find something other than crows in the bloody landscape.

“I’m done thinking. let’s move hurry “

Elina nodded with a puzzled expression.

As we started to walk, the crows that had been quiet all this time flew up in unison.

They were the watchers of this forest, and when we moved, they began to move to report.

Elina, who had been tickling her mouth until now, started asking questions right away.

“What about Elin? Livia-sama and Kaiden-sama… ”

Elina will feel guilty and sad for the rest of her life if even one of them goes wrong.

And I, too, had no intention of sacrificing a single person.

If they just endured for a little while, they could all be saved.

“I’m going to go find it now. don’t worry. Because there is a way.”

“How? But the raven king’s contaminated area is a labyrinth… . no? How do I find it?”

Elina looked at me with a curious expression.

It was widely known that the Crow King’s tainted area was a labyrinth that was continually changing itself.

Without a special method, it was almost impossible to get out of this complex maze no matter how many times you walked.

It is also difficult to escape by using expedient methods such as flying.

Even if you know exactly where to go, you will soon be disoriented by the sight-obstructing flock of crows and the sensory confusion inflicted by the Enchanted Forest.

Certainly, there would be no way to get out of this forest or find someone in a normal way.

But I am aware of the setting hole in this enchanted forest.

‘I can’t use it when the crow is watching.’

The crows clinging to the bare tree branches were still spying on me and Elina with their eyes flickering.

I fiddled with one of the two items I bought earlier in my arms.

‘Should I use it now?’

It was an item that might have been better to use before the Forest of Deception started messing with it.

But then.

“… ah… ah.”

I found that Elina was staring at something and hardened.

Following that line of sight, I averted my eyes and found the girl lying on the floor dripping with poison.

“Elin!”

In an instant, my heart skipped a beat.

Elin was horribly torn and covered in blood, with her silver hair dipped in a puddle of her own blood.