The leaders concluded that they would summon the holders of the interrogation skill to find Galaxaia.
"No need to call anyone else. Our Seo Chaeyoon's interrogation skill is incredibly powerful."
"Oh, right."
Kwon Jihan wrapped his arm around Yoon Seo's shoulder. The little bird sitting on Kwon Jihan's head chirped happily.
Yoon Seo first asked the food handler, a young man who seemed younger than him.
"Did you know there was poison in the food?"
"N-no, I didn't. If I had known, I wouldn't have eaten it."
[The
[Confidence: 0 : Neutral: 0 : Doubt: 100]
Yoon Seo sighed. Someone had started lying from the beginning.
[The God of Death laughs.]
[The God of Life glares at the God of Death.]
Without revealing the results, Yoon Seo asked each of the twenty. This was because
After using it on everyone, he calmly left the tent and entered the leaders' tent.
Do Deungsoo, Alec, Park Soobin, Jo Mani, Lee Inseon, Furka Futuru, and other leaders were waiting only for Yoon Seo's announcement. Kwon Jihan also looked curious.
"Five people lied."
"What?"
"Five?"
Clearly, they had conducted an ideology verification and made a list, but Galaxaia's defense skill level had been higher than that of the interrogators who had performed the ideology verification. Yoon Seo should have verified them individually.
"We'll need to do a full verification of all 300. Chaeyoon hyung, let's start with me."
Amid the confusion, Kwon Jihan spoke up first. Since Kwon Jihan suggested that he verify himself, the other leaders could not refuse.
Yoon Seo's question was, "Do you want to clear the Great Dungeon?" and all the leaders answered yes, with none of them lying.
After confirming, the leaders headed back to the sickroom.
Do Deungsoo was about to call the five people Yoon Seo mentioned.
"Yuan Li, Haechi Safion…."
As soon as he mentioned only two names, the expressions of the five changed, as if they realized they had been found out.
[The
At that moment, Yoon Seo's magical power seeped into the bodies of the five. Do Deungsoo asked in surprise.
"W-what is this, Hunter Seo Chaeyoon?"
"These guys were trying to take their own lives."
The five, unable to make the extreme choice, glared at Yoon Seo as if they wanted to kill him.
"It's fine if they die. They're just a burden to carry around."
At Jo Mani's words, Yoon Seo frowned and was about to explain when Kwon Jihan spoke first.
"We can't make these trash into martyrs. If it weren't for our hyung's quick thinking, we would have been in a lot of trouble after clearing the Great Dungeon."
"Ah…."
Indeed, if only these five had died in the Great Dungeon, it would only have been a matter of time before the cultists became martyrs. Everyone admired the quick judgment of the two.
Yoon Seo couldn't keep them bound with
With a new enemy appearing, there was much to be done.
***
Yoon Seo used
Ultimately, the infiltrators from Galaxaia had been completely wiped out. However, the dungeon entry message still indicated one more had been added, and since everyone realized that those they had trusted as allies were actually insane, the situation remained dire.
Some people were beginning to doubt Yoon Seo's interrogation skill. They were not questioning Seo Chaeyoon's identity as Galaxaia but rather expressing distrust in the interrogation skill itself, especially Jo Mani.
"What if they have a strong defense skill to counter Seo Chaeyoon's interrogation skill?"
"My interrogation skill is S+ rank."
"There's a chance the opponent could be S++ rank."
"That's significantly low."
"It's not zero."
"If they had such defense skills or items, they would be caught by Hunter Kwon Jihan's
Since Jo Mani was also a leader, he had heard an explanation of
"So it's a Gaia skill… Speaking of which, there's also a mind control skill called
"...."
The faces of the leaders grew serious as they understood Jo Mani's words.
"It's possible that the user of
The leaders turned to look at Seo Chaeyoon.
From behind the white mask, Yoon Seo thought for a moment before shaking his head and saying.
"Even if the holder of
Since he couldn't reveal his conversations with the Observer to these people, Yoon Seo decided to hold back his words here.
"That's a relief. We should inform everyone that we've captured all of Galaxaia. The seed of distrust can't be helped, but…"
Do Deungsoo reached a conclusion.
[The God of Life says this is the first time he has seen such a situation.]
[The God of Death is watching with great interest.]
Had the intelligent beings that had entered the Great Dungeon never faced such conflicts before?
In fact, Yoon Seo hadn't expected to end up fighting humans upon entering the Great Dungeon. He couldn't tell whether he should feel embarrassed or proud in front of the guardian Gods.
***
When Do Deungsoo gathered all the new Revengers to convey this conclusion, the atmosphere settled down. However, it wasn't as chaotic as Yoon Seo had feared.
"Hunter Seo Chaeyoon."
As Yoon Seo, exhausted from using
"Galaxaia wants to speak with Hunter Seo Chaeyoon. Of course, you can ignore it, but if there are any remnants, this could be an opportunity to uncover them…"
"Why would they want to talk to our hyung?"
"I don't know. They only mentioned wanting to meet Seo Chaeyoon."
Kwon Jihan looked at Yoon Seo as if to say he would leave the decision entirely to him. Yoon Seo replied calmly.
"I'll go now."
The two made their way toward the tent where the cultists had been restrained, circling the outskirts of the base camp.
Beep.
In the form of a ferret, Riceball transformed into a small bird and fluttered around Kwon Jihan's front pocket.
Upon entering the tent, they found eight individuals restrained with magical binding items, unable to move an inch. As soon as they saw Kwon Jihan and Yoon Seo, who wore a white mask, their eyes widened.
"What the hell, you bastards? What are you staring at? Aren't you going to bow your heads?"
Kwon Jihan threatened them casually, then dragged a chair over and gently said to Yoon Seo.
"Hyung, sit here."
"Yes."
There was only one chair, so Yoon Seo took a seat while Kwon Jihan stood beside him.
"Galaxaia…."
Yoon Seo spoke softly.
"Who is the leader?"
"It's me."
One man raised his hand. He was a middle-aged foreign man.
"Why did you call me?"
"Kwon Jihan—"
"He'll be here. If you don't tell me the reason for calling me within three seconds, I'll get up."
"Seo Chaeyoon. Do you truly not wish for the world's destruction?"
What kind of nonsense is this?
When Yoon Seo didn't respond, the leader continued.
"You lost 1,201 comrades ten years ago. While the world pretends to honor their sacrifice, it forgets them in no time. Even if they are called heroes, what reward did they receive? What remains for those who are already dead? Are you not aggrieved by this reality?"
A translucent message window popped up in front of Yoon Seo, who was quietly listening.
[Kwon Jihan/They're trying to convince Seo Chaeyoon to bring about destruction.]
[Kwon Jihan/I'll keep quiet, hyung.]
Since it was a guild message, all members of the Seokyoung guild would have seen it.
"Seo Chaeyoon. The only thing you can do for the revenge of your comrades is through the destruction of the world.
Over a thousand lives were sacrificed, yet those who remain comfort themselves, calling it a righteous sacrifice, and live happily are nothing but wicked and repugnant human beings. Ending their civilization is what you must do, and it's what the Gaia system truly desires."
Yoon Seo remained silent, and the leader continued.
"You must seek revenge. The target of that revenge is the humanity that drove them to sacrifice. In truth, the Gaia system also desires the destruction of the Earth. What the guardian gods truly want is the extinction of humanity. You must bring about this destruction. Now that we are all captured, you alone can do it…."
[The God of Life is curious about your response.]
[The God of Death yawns.]
[The God of Death desires the death of these eight.]
[The God of Death promises you a great reward if you kill the eight cult members.]
The God of Death was louder than the cultists.
After listening for a while, Yoon Seo finally spoke.
"Your words are contradictory."
"What contradiction do you see?"
"If the guardian gods wanted destruction, why did they awaken us and bestow skills and traits upon us?"
"Awakened ones are the apostles of destruction. They are given the task of eradicating humanity with their great power."
"Then are monsters the protectors of humanity?"
"..."
"The guardian gods gave us the power to fight the monsters. Through continuous upgrades, they assist humanity in fighting and winning because they wish for humanity's survival and even this Great Dungeon…."
Even though the black portal dungeon had failed once, the guardian gods, desiring the survival of Earth, granted another opportunity.
Yoon Seo crossed his legs and looked down at the cult leader.
"It is you who desires destruction. Don't try to blame the guardian gods, who are trying to help us."
[The God of Life is moved to tears.]
[The God of Death urges you to kill the eight cult members.]
The leaders concluded that they would summon the holders of the interrogation skill to find Galaxaia.
"No need to call anyone else. Our Seo Chaeyoon's interrogation skill is incredibly powerful."
"Oh, right."
Kwon Jihan wrapped his arm around Yoon Seo's shoulder. The little bird sitting on Kwon Jihan's head chirped happily.
Yoon Seo first asked the food handler, a young man who seemed younger than him.
"Did you know there was poison in the food?"
"N-no, I didn't. If I had known, I wouldn't have eaten it."
[The
[Confidence: 0 : Neutral: 0 : Doubt: 100]
Yoon Seo sighed. Someone had started lying from the beginning.
[The God of Death laughs.]
[The God of Life glares at the God of Death.]
Without revealing the results, Yoon Seo asked each of the twenty. This was because
After using it on everyone, he calmly left the tent and entered the leaders' tent.
Do Deungsoo, Alec, Park Soobin, Jo Mani, Lee Inseon, Furka Futuru, and other leaders were waiting only for Yoon Seo's announcement. Kwon Jihan also looked curious.
"Five people lied."
"What?"
"Five?"
Clearly, they had conducted an ideology verification and made a list, but Galaxaia's defense skill level had been higher than that of the interrogators who had performed the ideology verification. Yoon Seo should have verified them individually.
"We'll need to do a full verification of all 300. Chaeyoon hyung, let's start with me."
Amid the confusion, Kwon Jihan spoke up first. Since Kwon Jihan suggested that he verify himself, the other leaders could not refuse.
Yoon Seo's question was, "Do you want to clear the Great Dungeon?" and all the leaders answered yes, with none of them lying.
After confirming, the leaders headed back to the sickroom.
Do Deungsoo was about to call the five people Yoon Seo mentioned.
"Yuan Li, Haechi Safion…."
As soon as he mentioned only two names, the expressions of the five changed, as if they realized they had been found out.
[The
At that moment, Yoon Seo's magical power seeped into the bodies of the five. Do Deungsoo asked in surprise.
"W-what is this, Hunter Seo Chaeyoon?"
"These guys were trying to take their own lives."
The five, unable to make the extreme choice, glared at Yoon Seo as if they wanted to kill him.
"It's fine if they die. They're just a burden to carry around."
At Jo Mani's words, Yoon Seo frowned and was about to explain when Kwon Jihan spoke first.
"We can't make these trash into martyrs. If it weren't for our hyung's quick thinking, we would have been in a lot of trouble after clearing the Great Dungeon."
"Ah…."
Indeed, if only these five had died in the Great Dungeon, it would only have been a matter of time before the cultists became martyrs. Everyone admired the quick judgment of the two.
Yoon Seo couldn't keep them bound with
With a new enemy appearing, there was much to be done.
***
Yoon Seo used
Ultimately, the infiltrators from Galaxaia had been completely wiped out. However, the dungeon entry message still indicated one more had been added, and since everyone realized that those they had trusted as allies were actually insane, the situation remained dire.
Some people were beginning to doubt Yoon Seo's interrogation skill. They were not questioning Seo Chaeyoon's identity as Galaxaia but rather expressing distrust in the interrogation skill itself, especially Jo Mani.
"What if they have a strong defense skill to counter Seo Chaeyoon's interrogation skill?"
"My interrogation skill is S+ rank."
"There's a chance the opponent could be S++ rank."
"That's significantly low."
"It's not zero."
"If they had such defense skills or items, they would be caught by Hunter Kwon Jihan's
Since Jo Mani was also a leader, he had heard an explanation of
"So it's a Gaia skill… Speaking of which, there's also a mind control skill called
"...."
The faces of the leaders grew serious as they understood Jo Mani's words.
"It's possible that the user of
The leaders turned to look at Seo Chaeyoon.
From behind the white mask, Yoon Seo thought for a moment before shaking his head and saying.
"Even if the holder of
Since he couldn't reveal his conversations with the Observer to these people, Yoon Seo decided to hold back his words here.
"That's a relief. We should inform everyone that we've captured all of Galaxaia. The seed of distrust can't be helped, but…"
Do Deungsoo reached a conclusion.
[The God of Life says this is the first time he has seen such a situation.]
[The God of Death is watching with great interest.]
Had the intelligent beings that had entered the Great Dungeon never faced such conflicts before?
In fact, Yoon Seo hadn't expected to end up fighting humans upon entering the Great Dungeon. He couldn't tell whether he should feel embarrassed or proud in front of the guardian Gods.
***
When Do Deungsoo gathered all the new Revengers to convey this conclusion, the atmosphere settled down. However, it wasn't as chaotic as Yoon Seo had feared.
"Hunter Seo Chaeyoon."
As Yoon Seo, exhausted from using
"Galaxaia wants to speak with Hunter Seo Chaeyoon. Of course, you can ignore it, but if there are any remnants, this could be an opportunity to uncover them…"
"Why would they want to talk to our hyung?"
"I don't know. They only mentioned wanting to meet Seo Chaeyoon."
Kwon Jihan looked at Yoon Seo as if to say he would leave the decision entirely to him. Yoon Seo replied calmly.
"I'll go now."
The two made their way toward the tent where the cultists had been restrained, circling the outskirts of the base camp.
Beep.
In the form of a ferret, Riceball transformed into a small bird and fluttered around Kwon Jihan's front pocket.
Upon entering the tent, they found eight individuals restrained with magical binding items, unable to move an inch. As soon as they saw Kwon Jihan and Yoon Seo, who wore a white mask, their eyes widened.
"What the hell, you bastards? What are you staring at? Aren't you going to bow your heads?"
Kwon Jihan threatened them casually, then dragged a chair over and gently said to Yoon Seo.
"Hyung, sit here."
"Yes."
There was only one chair, so Yoon Seo took a seat while Kwon Jihan stood beside him.
"Galaxaia…."
Yoon Seo spoke softly.
"Who is the leader?"
"It's me."
One man raised his hand. He was a middle-aged foreign man.
"Why did you call me?"
"Kwon Jihan—"
"He'll be here. If you don't tell me the reason for calling me within three seconds, I'll get up."
"Seo Chaeyoon. Do you truly not wish for the world's destruction?"
What kind of nonsense is this?
When Yoon Seo didn't respond, the leader continued.
"You lost 1,201 comrades ten years ago. While the world pretends to honor their sacrifice, it forgets them in no time. Even if they are called heroes, what reward did they receive? What remains for those who are already dead? Are you not aggrieved by this reality?"
A translucent message window popped up in front of Yoon Seo, who was quietly listening.
[Kwon Jihan/They're trying to convince Seo Chaeyoon to bring about destruction.]
[Kwon Jihan/I'll keep quiet, hyung.]
Since it was a guild message, all members of the Seokyoung guild would have seen it.
"Seo Chaeyoon. The only thing you can do for the revenge of your comrades is through the destruction of the world.
Over a thousand lives were sacrificed, yet those who remain comfort themselves, calling it a righteous sacrifice, and live happily are nothing but wicked and repugnant human beings. Ending their civilization is what you must do, and it's what the Gaia system truly desires."
Yoon Seo remained silent, and the leader continued.
"You must seek revenge. The target of that revenge is the humanity that drove them to sacrifice. In truth, the Gaia system also desires the destruction of the Earth. What the guardian gods truly want is the extinction of humanity. You must bring about this destruction. Now that we are all captured, you alone can do it…."
[The God of Life is curious about your response.]
[The God of Death yawns.]
[The God of Death desires the death of these eight.]
[The God of Death promises you a great reward if you kill the eight cult members.]
The God of Death was louder than the cultists.
After listening for a while, Yoon Seo finally spoke.
"Your words are contradictory."
"What contradiction do you see?"
"If the guardian gods wanted destruction, why did they awaken us and bestow skills and traits upon us?"
"Awakened ones are the apostles of destruction. They are given the task of eradicating humanity with their great power."
"Then are monsters the protectors of humanity?"
"..."
"The guardian gods gave us the power to fight the monsters. Through continuous upgrades, they assist humanity in fighting and winning because they wish for humanity's survival and even this Great Dungeon…."
Even though the black portal dungeon had failed once, the guardian gods, desiring the survival of Earth, granted another opportunity.
Yoon Seo crossed his legs and looked down at the cult leader.
"It is you who desires destruction. Don't try to blame the guardian gods, who are trying to help us."
[The God of Life is moved to tears.]
[The God of Death urges you to kill the eight cult members.]