GBP Chapter 82: Promise to the Future (2)
Chapter 82: Promise to the Future (2)
Chapter 82: Promise to the Future (2)Deep Sea Fish Hunting Specialty Broadcast
“Is this… really a corpse…?”
“Even to me, the state of preservation is unusually good.”
This is a conversation between Parang and a Silo re
“They say humans are fickle creatures, becoming rapidly desensitized after repeating the same thing just a few times.”
“Who the hell said that nonsense? If I meet them, I’ll twist their mouth.”
Elvira clicked her tongue and spoke in a slightly irritated tone.
“Renowned biologists said it. There are tens of thousands of papers on it.”
“Well, that’s because they’ve never encountered a monster that shatters status windows in the memories of a person who died 4km under the sea.”
“Hmm, you have a point.”
After that, they exchanged some trivial conversation. Talk about recent happenings, sudden criticisms, dinner plans…
If one were to point out that this seems too light-hearted for a matter on which the fate of the world hangs, they would have something to say.
If they don’t do this, they feel like they’ll go crazy from the tension.
The image of what they saw in the last dive is still vivid in their minds.
If you listen carefully to their voices, you might notice a slight tremor.
They were clearly afraid.
It’s not that their sense of mission to save the world has been tarnished. They are still firmly committed to protecting people.
Still, feeling tense, shaky, and scared is unavoidable.
They’re just mustering up courage.
Eventually, the small talk died down, and finally, no one spoke.
“…Let’s go.”
Parang broke the heavy silence.
Then, with a splash, all members of Oceanos dove into the water.
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Charlotte Aira.
A renowned biologist, physicist, chemist, monster researcher… and so on and so forth…
She’s a typical genius scientist heroine character that appears in hunter stories.
However, her importance in the Slayers’ death incident is quite significant, as it was Aira who interpreted the scroll obtained by Hunter Han Siwoo and designed the ascension ritual.
Moreover, the condition of her corpse is the best among those seen so far. There should be quite a bit of information we can obtain.
And then, there’s the timing of Charlotte’s transfer.
During the Slayers’ battle, Charlotte and two others were transferred to the Hive almost simultaneously.
In other words, all three were knocked out at once.
And according to Oceanos’s deduction, it’s highly likely that the ‘eye’ appeared at that moment.
This means we might be able to see the most crucial moment of the battle.
And we also need to examine the ring in question.
“…These are the key points we need to focus on during this dive.”
Xiao said in a slightly trembling but still solemn voice.
“It’ll be difficult to dive twice. We need to see everything properly in one go.”
There’s a high probability that the ‘eye’ will appear in the memory, and if so, it could put a great strain on Xiao, the caster of the dive, like last time.
So the strategy is to get it over with cleanly in one go if possible.
Since their colleague’s safety was at stake, the others didn’t complain about the lengthy explanation and listened attentively with a serious attitude.
“Alright, let’s get started.”
“Got it.”
Soon, with a splash, their consciousnesses plunged into the memory.
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Whaaa-!!
“Wh-what’s going on suddenly?! Why is it so bright?!”
Everyone, expecting the dark scenery of the sea, expressed surprise at the suddenly appearing bright light.
Light, light, light. Everywhere they looked, there was only light.
This isn’t light from an explosion, weapon, or skill.
Having lived their entire lives with explosions, weapons, and skills, they clearly know the difference.
Then what is this light? Bright, yellow, white, a gracious light full of vitality.
It’s even questionable if this is really underwater.
‘Wait. Not the sea?’
Something flashed through Parang’s mind, and she quickly asked Xiao.
“X-Xiao. When is this memory from?!”
“Well… June 11th. 19:42 in Coordinated Universal Time.”
19:42. In Korean time, it’s 21:42, or 9:42 PM.
And June 11th.
Parang had never forgotten this date for a moment.
On that day, her fate and the world’s had been turned 180 degrees.
“…The ascension.”
That’s right.
On the evening of June 11th, the Slayers were ascending.
Then this light they’re seeing now is…
“Oh my god…”
“It’s showing us from this point…?”
It was unbelievable, but it was true.
Charlotte Aira’s corpse was presenting Oceanos with memories from the moment of ascension.