Everyone Is Young Except For Me Chapter 326

Together, Park Maksun and I rode Jinny and quickly headed for the Orca Kingdom. Pale clouds were left as an afterimage, just like footprints, in the path that Jinny pa.s.sed by. Perhaps it was due to the big event, but I felt fatigued. I left my body to the softness of Jinny's clouds and explained how I got Chunza to Park Maksun.

“Hmm. Orabeoni, this is what you mean. You went to Fortren or something and got an owl by chance. You found it was an owl with special abilities and it was actually a Lechuza?”

“Yes, that's correct.”

I nodded a bit and confirmed Park Maksuns words.

“Now. You have good luck. It is a jackpot. A jackpot.”

Park Maksun let out an old-fas.h.i.+oned laugh and I laughed along with her. I hadn't given a detailed explanation to Park Maksun. There were too many stories to tell if I started from the beginning. In any case, I currently just wanted to rest.

“Uhuh. I want to sleep.”

“Ouch. I can sit down and relax.”  

Park Maksun sat down, stretching out her legs and pounding her waist. I made a small pillow with Jinny's clouds and lay down on the side. Some time pa.s.sed and the main character of the snoring sound wasn't me, but Park Maksun.

“Snooore!”

“......”

She said she didn't want to sleep but her nose was dirty.

“Groan.”

I immediately raised my upper body and stared up at the sky. Then I looked down and stared at the ground. Night on the continent was very beautiful. It happened at this time...

“This...?”

[The first apostle, 'Prometheus,' is sensing the energy of constellations.]

[The third apostle, 'Atlas,' feels multiple constellations.]

It was as Prometheus and Atlas said. The place I was currently looking at was the entrance of the Orca Kingdom where a large number of people were standing. However, they were blocked by a barrier and couldn't enter. At a glance, it was clear that the strong power of the constellations that Prometheus felt was coming from there.

“I can't even rest properly. Aigoo.”

I barely got onto my knees and woke Park Maksun up by shaking her.

“Park Maksun.”

“Snooore!”

“Park Maksun!”

“Cough! W-What is it? What? Huh?”

Park Maksun was embarra.s.sed about sleeping well. She made eye contact with me before coughing and s.h.i.+fting her gaze. I talked to her like nothing had happened. “Wake up. We have to get off.”

“Oh my my, already? It is terribly fast. It is truly the 5G era.”

Park Maksun rubbed her eyes, dusted off her b.u.t.t and stood up. A short time later, we were able to meet the constellations led by Aries and the soldiers of Metheus. Metheus's soldiers shouted when I appeared from the sky and raised their weapons.

I raised my hand to stop them from cheering. Then Kim Sujeong and Ma Seokdu approached me.

“You're here, Father.” 

“You came, Brother.” 

“It is hard on both of you.”

I gently comforted the two of them and approached Aries from behind. Her hair was even more curled up than before.

[I heard from the two of them that you were coming. However, something unexpected happened. The barrier surrounding the kingdom is much stronger than we thought. It seems we need to find another way to attack.]

I heard Aries' words and turned my gaze back to the barrier in front of me. The pale violet and pink barrier exuded a bright light like no one was allowed in and out. If all the constellations came here and joined their power with me then it might be possible. However—

“I have a way.”

[...You have a way?]

“Yes.” I glanced back at Aries. If it wasn't possible from the outside then it was possible from the inside. “My little brother is in there right now.”

He was a bit untrustworthy, but let's trust him first.

* * *

At Dark Moon, the residence of the dokkaebi king...

Around this time, Mido's group was struggling against the dokkaebi king. The dokkaebi king, Shokkobi, was very strong. In the first place, Shokkobi was the first dokkaebi, like Mudur was the first orc. His strength had acc.u.mulated from the past until now and he reached the point where he could even surpa.s.s a constellation. In any case, the group was forced to be helpless in front of Shokkobi's formidable power.

[Ugh, the strength of the dokkaebi king is this high...!]

The archer star, Chiron, barely escaped the bat that swung at him by bowing down. Behind Chiron, the wasp constellation, Musca, flew up and stabbed the long stinger on the back of his hand toward Shokkobi's leg.

[Haaaat!]

However, Musca's sting couldn't penetrate Shokkobi's skin. Musca was amazed. His stinger could pierce even steel. The fact that it was blocked meant that Shokkobi's skin far exceeded the strength of steel.

[This is ridiculous...]

The rabbit constellation, Lepus, pa.s.sed by Musca like the wind. He used the power of his hind legs and moved at a dazzling speed. Lepus left a faint afterimage behind and captured Shokkobi's attention. In the gap, Chiron's arrow found its target. Chiron was known as the Sage of the East and he started to look for the enemy's weakness using Sage's Eyes.

Chiron was once called a weapons master because he could handle all the weapons in the world using Sage's Eyes. Now he was holding a bow in his hand.

[Over here!]

Chiron released the bowstring and the place his arrow aimed for was Shokkobi's Achilles tendon. For the first time, a scream emerged from Shokkobi's mouth.

“Aaack! These guys! It hurts!”

Shokkobi stared at Chiron, who fired an arrow at him, with wide open eyes.

“Kuuack. A single constellation is looking down on an original existence!”

Shokkobi's body was filled with a burning energy and he raised his bat high and swung it downwards. It was clear that something was unusual.

“Oppas. Isn't this a dangerous situation?”

“s.h.i.+t. I think we should avoid it!”

“Hey! Kim Hyeonu. Is there no way? You're a tanker!”

“Do you think I don't feel any pain? If I'm hit by that, I will die immediately!”

Eun Jeonghyeok, Park Taehyeon, Kim Hyeonu, and Mido were helpless. Half of the Icarus Guild members had already been hit by the bat and were in a situation where they couldn't attack. Therefore, the attack about to be released would have tremendous destructive power. It was evident that he was gathering energy.

“Guruk!”

Chunza had been ordered to wait until Mido was in danger and now she flew toward Shokkobi from a distance. Mido also noticed it and shouted loudly, “Ah, Chunza!”

Chunza ignored her and appeared in front of Shokkobi who was gathering a huge amount of energy. Chunza raised the magic power of the moon to pour out various magic and the bright yellow power of the moon embraced Chunza. It happened the moment the image of the owl formed on Shokkobi's retinas...

“Crescent...?”

Shokkobi put away the energy he had acc.u.mulated.

* * *

At the Orca Kingdom, Duke Doug's mansion...

Currently, Drain was scouring the mansion to see if there was anyone like him who wasn't affected by the mental magic. The first one he found was naturally Duke Doug. The mansion was empty and it wasn't difficult to find the duke's room. Drain carefully opened the door and stepped inside.

“Duke...”

“Kuooooh!”

“I... Ah, s.h.i.+t!”

Drain almost pa.s.sed out. He found Duke Doug, but the duke was also affected by the mental magic. Duke Doug's eyes rolled and he bared his teeth like a hungry beast. Drain felt sweat flowing down his back.

'Am I really the only one who is still awake?'

The sight he saw when he opened the curtain was very confusing. It could literally be called the end. Some people ran around with incomprehensible screams while others set fire to houses. There were a few people speaking incomprehensible words while raising a statue of Satan. They also fought each other. All of them had something in common. It was that they couldn't speak properly.

Then right now—

“Weeeeeoh?”

It was the same for Duke Doug in front of him.

“Uweeeeok!”

“s.h.i.+t! s.h.i.+t!”

Drain quickly ran back to the door he had entered through and locked it once outside. He could feel Duke Doug's power as the duke screamed and slammed his body into the door. Fortunately, the door was hard and it quieted down after a while. Drain sighed with relief when it became calm.

“A zombie here. A zombie over there as well. It really doesn't feel like a game. G.o.dd.a.m.n.”

It was only temporary, but Drain wondered if he should keep playing the game. However, he couldn't give up on Arkstar when it had given him a new dream. It happened when he was feeling confused about what to do next...

[A whisper has arrived from player 'Jackson' has arrived.]

His brother, Choi Chuntaek, sent him a whisper. Drain didn't delay and opened the whisper window.

-Jackson: What are you doing right now?

-Drain: Ah, what can I do? I'm just stuck in the mansion. I can't do anything because it is a complete mess outside.

-Jackson: Hrmm. Really? This means that you're the only one awake right now?

-Drain: Yes? Um, that's right. Looking outside, I think everyone is insane.

-Jackson: Wait a moment.

“......?”

Drain c.o.c.ked his head.

He didn't know why he had to wait. In any case, he was told to wait so he waited. After a while, a reply came from Choi Chuntaek.

-Jackson: Can you get to the rooftop?

-Drain: The rooftop? Wait a moment.

Drain went straight up to the roof of the mansion. Fortunately, no one was seen. He arrived on the roof and sent a whisper again.

-Drain: I've arrived.

-Jackson: Do you see anything that is like a pillar? It is like light.

Drain searched around and found a pillar of light. Not far from here, he could see a pillar of light near the southwest. Was this what Choi Chuntaek was referring to?

-Drain: I found it. The nearest light is rising to the southwest of where I am!

-Jackson: Oh, well done. Move there right now. There will be something like a magic circle. Can you scatter the magic circle?

-Drain: Wat? Your words...

-Jackson: I'll explain the details as you go so just move.

-Drain: Wat da...

-Jackson: Uhuh.

-Drain: ...I understand.

Drain had no choice but to descend from the roof. In order to get outside, he had to go downstairs and head to the first floor...

“Oh mai got.”

However, he failed.

“I had wondered where the servants had gone. They were gathered here.”

Duke Doug originally had a personality where he hated interference from anyone. He enjoyed being alone when working or resting so the servants were often sent to the first floor. Drain was quiet and could talk to the duke so he was allowed to stay on the second floor. Well, this wasn't important right now.

'How can I break through?'

-Drain: Excuse me, B-Buroder...?

-Jackson: What is it?

-Drain: I can't get out because there are zombies on the first floor.

-Jackson: Zombies? Will you get infected if you are bitten?

Drain recalled the scenery outside that he had seen some time ago. They certainly fought each other but they didn't bite. There was also no such thing as an infection.

-Drain: No. There is nothing like that.

-Jackson: So what's the problem? Pretend to be a zombie.

-Drain: Wat? Yu kidding mi? Are you joking right now?

-Jackson: I'm not joking. Move quickly. Once you arrive then send me a whisper.

[The whisper with the player 'Jackson' has ended.]

“Wat da...”

Drain took a deep breath countless times as he struggled to calm his heart. Then Drain slowly stepped down the stairs. Fortunately, he made no sound on the carpet. It seemed like he could go out quietly if this continued...

Tik!

s.h.i.+t. It wasn't possible. s.h.i.+t! s.h.i.+t!

“Guuck?”

“Wuuuuh.”

“Uwaaaack?”

The dukes' servants rolled their eyes and made strange noises as they looked at him. Among them were some servants he had been close to. Everyone's eyes focused on him and Drain couldn't move.

“......”

Drain gulped and slowly opened his mouth to avoid irritating them.

“Weeeeeoh?”

He casually rolled his eyes like a zombie and staggered toward the wide open entrance.