Blonde Girl (The one with the black agent) POV:

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I sat near Uncle, blankly gazing at the burning reddish desert.

People had already gathered at the cave entrance.

"Can't I at least go in by myself?"

"Please, let our child in too!"

Many people had gathered at the cave entrance, pleading to be let inside.

I asked if he could accept the first 99 people in order, but he said it would be difficult.

If he says it's difficult, then it must not be possible.

I sat on a flat rock, resting my chin, watching the people.

"That 100 person limit, isn't that just something you all made up?"

"If interpreting the Objects was that easy, why would there be so many Research Institutes!"

"Reinterpret it! Look at the size of the cave. Maybe a thousand people could fit!"

For some reason, very angry people were rushing to the cave entrance to protest.

It seemed like they might force their way in at any moment.

Actually, whether inside or outside the cave, it's the same with just water and shade, so why are they so desperate to get in?

The noisy cave entrance still had the discarded body of the man with the severed leg.

I suggested removing it, but the adults said it was better to leave it as an example.

Uncle was sweating profusely, carrying water jugs, and distributing water to the people at the cave entrance.

If only half that attention was paid to me...

"Slowly. We're reaching the limit."

I faintly heard the ominous voice of one of the Trinity researchers.

"?"

What exactly is the limit?

Turning around curiously, but the Trinity researchers loitering at the entrance had already disappeared.

As the angry people dispersed, Uncle's expression looked grim as he finally rested.

"Uncle, is there some problem?"

"The shade outside the cave is almost full. If more people come, it will become an issue."

"The limit?"

"Yes, Miss. This is now the limit."

I finally understood what the Trinity researchers meant.

In the middle of my pleasant conversation with Uncle, the atmosphere inside the cave changed.

"Monster! A monster has appeared!"

A hideously deformed monster was crawling disgustingly along the ceiling, staring down at us.

It looked so scary that I tightly gripped Uncle's hand.

Long whip-like arms.

Abnormally large eyeballs.

Blue skin with bulging black veins.

"What is that?"

"There was no mention of something like this appearing!"

People were panicking in terror.

The monsters dripping black saliva from the ceiling seemed to be licking the with their gaze.

Were they searching for something?

KekKekKek

The monsters' low howling sounded like mocking laughter.

"Miss, stay quiet and follow exactly where I go."

Uncle's low voice sounded different from the terrified others, giving me some reassurance.

Uncle deftly moved to the center of the cave.

Looking around, he said in a small voice, "Two Trinity researchers are missing."

"They've been gone for a while, maybe taken out deeper in the cave first?"

"It's possible, but we need to consider the likelihood. Two intelligent-seeming monsters and two missing researchers. Quite suspicious."

Uncle whispered to me.

Despite the scary situation, holding Uncle's hand, I felt no fear at all.

clack clak¬

After observing the people closely, the monsters scurried along the ceiling like cockroaches before leaping down to block the entrance.

At the same time, Uncle painfully gripped my arm and started running deeper into the cave.

"Aaaaahh!"

Screams echoed from the entrance along with the splattering of blood and flesh.

Glancing back, the monsters were wildly whipping their whip-like arms, tearing people apart.

We fled all the way to the altar beyond the lake, but it was a dead end regardless.

Uncle and I were instantly caught.

Facing the monsters slowly closing in from both sides, Uncle shouted,

"Why are you Trinity researchers doing this?"

"Huh? That's obvious."

Suddenly, the monster started speaking human language.

Just as Uncle said, it was the Trinity researcher!

But the monster speaking was struck down by a whip from the monster on the opposite side.

"Ah, team leader. I feel hurt if you suddenly hit me like that."

"Why are you opening your mouth? What if someone hears?"

The monsters, though a bit slurred, were clearly speaking in language.

"But you just killed them all while counting the numbers, so what? You're saying that because someone might hear?"

"Didn't you think someone could come in from outside? Someone could still be alive. I told you to be careful!"

The monster called the team leader turned his head and said,

"I don't know why this is happening. Just kill them."

At the team leader's signal, the whip of the monster on the opposite side stretched out at tremendous speed towards me.

Even with death right before my eyes, I felt no sense of reality.

With a loud thud, blood splattered everywhere.

Uncle was embracing me.

"Un...Uncle..."

Then I lost consciousness from the excruciating pain in my stomach.

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??? POV:

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As the blonde girl and the black agent fell to the floor as one lump, the Trinity team leader shouted.

"Hey idiot! I told you to keep one alive!"

"Well, I didn't expect someone to embrace another at that moment. Their hair colors are completely different, so they can't be family..."

Grumbling as he examined the corpses, the team member called out loudly to the team leader.

"Team leader! This kid is alive!"

"What? How is that possible? With our strength, we could pierce through 10 people at once."

"This girl has a good Object. It came from China. There's a rumor that it was made by sacrificing around 10000 people. An Object that is said to unconditionally save your life once, and it's really effective."

Looking at the girl who had only lost consciousness and was sleeping peacefully, the team member said.

"Is she the daughter of some high-ranking person? This has become complicated."

The team leader spoke in a troubled voice, but still placed the girl on the altar.

"Still, there's no turning back now. As long as we don't get caught, it'll be fine."

The Trinity researchers had already reverted to human form.

The team leader picked up a dagger from the altar and prepared to plunge it into the girl's heart.

Watching the team leader, the team member voiced his concern.

"Are you sure about the interpretation?"

"What do you mean suddenly?"

"To be honest, your decoding rate is just over 50%, so I'm a bit uneasy. Why don't we just hide in the cave and wait for rescue?"

"Hmm, that does seem a bit safer. But we can't wait for rescue after attacking the daughter of that high-ranking person."

The team member agreed in a small voice, "Ah, I see. It was a dead end."

The team leader then plunged the dagger into the girl's heart.

At the same time, the team leader vanished into thin air.

"Team leader? Team leader?"

The team member ruffled his hair in frustration.

"Ah, this has become troublesome."

Perhaps only one person could escape per living sacrifice.

"Well, if I clean up the cave, any living sacrifice will come in anyway?"

Muttering to himself, the team member walked towards the cave entrance.

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Reaper (MC) POV:

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Hmm, no matter how I look at it, it seems to be a red skull.

Gesturing my hand like a camera at the skull and looking around, it was definitely a red skull.

A huge skull with an open mouth and two hands creating a shadow.

If I confirm the destruction conditions, the Object will probably wake up and wreak havoc in the surroundings.

As I approached the rock that looked like a red skull, people seemed afraid yet lingered around it.

"Monsters came out of the cave and killed everyone."

"What do we do? If not there, we can't get any water..."

Approaching stealthily in ghostification mode, they were having some serious conversation.

Since the Golden Reaper hadn't reached this area yet, there were no Golden Reapers on people's shoulders.

Unlike me, the Golden Reaper was a bit slow in rescue activities for people, so it couldn't be helped.

There were too many people lingering around the rock?

If I woke up the red skull, too many people would get hurt.

As I was pondering, a thought suddenly popped into my mind.

Hehe.

For some reason, an amusing thought came to me.

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??? POV:

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Boom-!

The sand exploded loudly.

"It's the Gray Reaper!"

"The Reaper has appeared!"

The Gray Reaper appeared suddenly.

The Gray Reaper suddenly attacked us who were resting in the shade near the cave.

Not long after witnessing the massacre in the cave, we were overcome with terror and began to flee.

The Gray Reaper suddenly emerged from the sand, grabbing our feet and dragging us down.

What would happen if we were dragged away by the extremely dangerous object?

Death would likely be the only thing awaiting us.

"Huhh. Hahh."

Catching my breath and looking down, the Gray Reaper was peeking out just halfway from the sand, glaring at us.

"Ahhh, save me!"

Another colleague was seized by the feet, struggling against the Gray Reaper's grip.

Why in the world was the Gray Reaper here?

"Hahaha, the rock! Run to the rock!"

A colleague who climbed onto the rock laughed and called out to us.

"You fool! Run away!"

But behind him, the Gray Reaper had already poked its head out from atop the rock, staring intently.

And the Gray Reaper's hands emerged from the red rock, grabbing his ankles.

"Aaargh!"

The colleague atop the rock kept climbing higher to evade the slowly pursuing Gray Reaper smashing through the rock, but the size of the rock was limited.

In the end, our escape continued until we were far away from the cave.

And when we caught our breath and looked back towards the cave, we saw the head of the Gray Reaper gliding across the sand like a shark fin.