I Became a Leader in a Wretched Prison - Chapter 42

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Chapter 42

“Aaahhh!”

“Shut up, Seth!”

He wore something like a sack over his face and held a grotesque knife in his hand.

At first they tried to fight back, but for some reason the party’s attacks passed right through the man’s body.

“It’s a ghost, a ghost!”

“No, damn it! Why is something like a ghost appearing here?”

What were they supposed to do if attacks didn’t work? Even Haira’s Bewilderment had no effect.

“Haa, haa. What the hell is this place?”

Since they couldn’t fight, they had no choice but to temporarily hide in one spot.

Strangely enough, the moment they entered the room, the man who had been chasing them just stomped right past.

“…Ah, you have to enter a safe room to survive.”

“Seth? What are you muttering about now?”

Seth’s face turned pale.

“I, I know that person, no. I know that ghost…”

Seth barely managed to sit down and breathe quietly as he trembled and confessed.

“Th-this is exactly like the content of a horror novel I read…”

A novel he had read that truly terrified him: ‘The Mansion Serial Killer’s Murders.’

He confessed that a serial killer just like that one appeared at the very beginning of this novel, that it being a ghost was the same, and even the unique knife shape was identical.

For Seth, it was a novel he had read once as a child and never touched again.

Nevertheless, it remained the most terrifying horror in his memory to this day.

Moreover, this space resembled the place he had been kidnapped and dragged to from the slums in his childhood.

When all the stories ended, Helios unconsciously turned toward Mint.

Mint felt his gaze and smiled slightly.

“Got something to say?”

“…Master seems to know about this space.”

“Wow, the cowardly choice of trying to copy from the answer key first. Not bad.”

“…”

Mint leisurely shrugged her shoulders.

“From the 30th Floor onwards, it’s a floor that recreates human fears.”

The low-level prisoners who made it this far were usually not in a normal state, either enjoying murder through repeated killings or having their minds completely shredded.

The 30th Floor they faced in such a state.

The theme was ‘fear.’

It was a floor that randomly selected one among those who entered and maximized their fear.

That said, previously it had been a system where one boss appeared like on the 20th Floor.

For instance, it would have been a format where several serial killers like the one from before appeared in an open space to be defeated.

It wasn’t a form where the entire floor changed to match the atmosphere like this.

“I never expected it would change in this way.”

How could anyone overcome fear like this? Finishing her monologue, Mint stood up from her seat.

“Let’s see you do well.”

“Wait, where are you going?”

“There seems to be something here that you guys can’t handle, so I’m going to check it out.”

“….”

As soon as she finished speaking, Mint disappeared.

No, to be precise, she disappeared after leaving Helios with a quiet word.

“Look carefully for the clear condition.”

* * *

And that brought them to the present.

The Serial Killer who had initially appeared wearing a paper bag had at some point thrown off the paper bag and appeared.

“Wait, wasn’t it a guy with a paper bag over his head at first? Why did he suddenly become Pierrot?”

“Hic, he, he was wearing clown makeup under the bag….”

The only one they could rely on was Seth, who had supposedly read this damn horror novel.

“Stop crying and just talk. What should we do next?”

“Sis, sister. Ne, next….”

Everyone was getting a bit tired from the continuous running.

Even Ged and Haira, who hadn’t thought much about ghosts, were developing fears they didn’t have before in this gloomy and eerie place.

“At this rate, I might not be able to sleep alone.”

While Haira grumbled, Helios was lost in thought.

As befitting someone who was the source of fear, Seth instinctively found rooms where they could hide.

But unfortunately, if they stayed in a room for more than a certain amount of time, the Serial Killer would appear.

‘There’s a set time limit for staying in one room.’

Just like on the 1st Floor when they fought the rat swarms and were given 3 minutes of rest time, these rooms served that role.

‘Master said it was the clear condition.’

On the 29th Floor, the white entities had babbled incomprehensible words. As it turned out, that had been hinting at another clear condition.

Helios suddenly thought of the dart and dartboard. Then he raised his head.

“Boss, what’s wrong?”

“Dart Pin.”

“Huh?”

“A Dart Pin went into Seth’s body. After that, we haven’t seen it again. The dartboard also disappeared somewhere.”

“….”

“What if there’s a dartboard somewhere here?”

Moreover, the words spoken before the dartboard disappeared.

― Hahaha, let’s play hide-and-seek! Fun times!

“It said hide-and-seek. Plus, the Serial Killer chasing us now is similar to hide-and-seek, isn’t it?”

“Haha. Seth became the protagonist of the horror novel he read?”

Brett responded enthusiastically. The other party members’ eyes widened as well.

“Brett, this isn’t something to laugh about.”

The problem was Seth.

The only person who could solve this was overwhelmed with fear.

“I’ll handle this somehow.”

Haira raised her hand and smacked Seth’s forehead with a thwack.

“Ack!”

Immediately after, Haira used her ability. Seth’s eyes became hazy.

“Huh, what? Oh, I’m not scared? I’m not scared! I’m not afraid!”

“Wait, Haira. Seth seems to have lost his mind?”

“I don’t think so. How do you feel, Seth?”

“I’m not scared! Oh, I’m not afraid! Ahahaha!”

“…Haha. I know this. People on drugs act like this.”

At Brett’s sharp assessment, Helios spoke seriously.

“…You shouldn’t drive your colleagues insane, Haira.”

“…”

Haira shrugged her shoulders. Fortunately, Seth, who had fallen victim to Haira’s Bewilderment ability, forgot his fear.

“In the novel, we had to go underground to seal the ghost!”

Thanks to Seth smoothly recalling the novel’s contents, the party headed underground to avoid the Serial Killer ghost.

There were dangerous sections along the way, but they managed to get through them somehow.

Brett unexpectedly played a major role in this.

By using shadows to create obstacles at various points, it was easier to escape from the ghost’s line of sight.

They had to be careful not to touch the cloth fragment-like ghosts floating in mid-air.

Haira had already accidentally touched one and nearly lost her arm.

“Haa, is this it?”

“Is this the right place?”

Helios and Ged’s Group caught their breath.

“It’s the basement.”

Finally, the party arrived at the basement Seth had mentioned. Fortunately, the door was open.

“…Could that be the final boss?”

Ged asked with a tense expression. And for good reason—inside the massive cavity, a lone figure was standing.

Like the Serial Killer who had first appeared, it wore a paper bag over its face and had a large build.

“Huh, but there’s only one Serial Killer?”

Seth tilted his head in confusion. Then he pointed to the altar visible in the distance.

“There, you have to go up there! Grab the candlestick on the altar, climb onto the altar, and recite the incantation to seal the Serial Killer!”

The mysterious being stood in the center as if it knew the party’s route. Seth quickly shared the incantation.

Helios nodded and gave instructions.

“So only one person needs to make it. Let’s split up and run. So that at least one of us can reach it.”

“…Alright.”

“Haha. Running until the very end.”

Following Helios’s signal, everyone scattered and ran.

The Underground Plaza was enormous.

One person couldn’t block five people all at once.

Bang!

…I definitely thought they wouldn’t be able to block us.

The Paper Bag Killer moved at incredible speed and slammed Ged into the ground.

Next was Seth’s turn, who was nearby. Seth was terrified.

‘So fast!’

Haira’s Bewilderment couldn’t stop the approaching new terror.

‘I’m going to die…!’

Just as the new Serial Killer’s hand was about to strike Seth’s head.

Crash!

A tremendous sound echoed. When Seth looked up, he saw a back blocking his way.

“Seth, run right now!”

Helios was blocking the way while holding his Blue Spear. Seth ran frantically like someone who had come to his senses.

‘Telekinesis, Telekinesis!’

“Seth. Is it because you’re so timid? You don’t know your Ability at all.”

Mint’s words, whom he regarded as his Master in his heart and mind, flashed through his head.

“That way, you’ll reach your limit.”

Until now he had used his Telekinesis for attacks, but perhaps.

Couldn’t he lift his own body into the air and reach the Altar in one go?

In his urgency, his brain spun rapidly. If he was late, something might happen to Helios!

‘I, I don’t want anyone to die because of me…!’

The crisis awakened his potential.

An application of Telekinesis. Seth’s body moved at high speed.

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