The Mist Vol 4 Chapter 9

Vol 4 Chapter 9

[ Episode 3, what on earth could it be? ] [895]

[ Who is Caesar? ] [632]

[ Yo, this looks cool, I'm definitely on that side lol ] [344]

What on earth were all these posts about? Surprised, Kapros clicked on the most eye-catching post, and the content appeared.

[ What the hell is this nonsense about an army of darkness? Please explain ]

The forum is in chaos.. What exactly did this Caesar of the army of darkness or whatever do? I'm just playing the game as usual and writing this post because I don't understand the situation.

Could someone who recorded the video please post a link, and could anyone briefly explain the situation?

[ Anonymous1 : golink:/themist_22081122_A93-534fco24234.avt << This is the video ]

[ Anonymous1 : In short, the Guild Master of the Pale Knights guild, who usually enjoys destroying other guilds, suddenly reappeared after going MIA and said he's the vanguard of the army of darkness and called for people to join his side, okay? ]

[ Anonymous2 : Wow.. so cool.. First time seeing his face, is he some celebrity? lol ]

[ Anonymous3 : What celebrity...; That guy is infamous in Zagreb ]

[ Anonymous4 : LOL at the comment above ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Looks like you've been slaughtered by him? I've been slaughtered by Caesar too.. Just one hit and I was gone ]

[ Anonymous5 : Huh.. Is that cool.. I don't get it..;; But what is this army of darkness anyway? ]

[ Anonymous6 : They say the Episode 3-2 video is Caesar-nim. If so, doesn't this mean that some kind of main quest is progressing somewhere without us knowing? It seems like the faction distribution related to that is starting ]

[ Anonymous7 : Anyway, he's on the bad side ]

[ Anonymous8 : Hmm.. It is quite sudden..; Such an incredible thing popping up..;; ]

"..."

Caesar. Jeong Seung-jo.

Although Kapros had a rough idea of what had happened, he clicked on the video link, not wanting to believe it until he saw it for certain. As the black screen expanded, a moving image began to appear.

The video started in the square of Zagreb, the central city, where still an incredibly large number of people were walking around, not much different from when Kapros had been there before. However, unlike before, the majority of those numerous people were not moving but looking at one place. Feeling tension in his stomach, Kapros stared at the video, and soon the somewhat chaotic screen stopped on a single point in the distance.

'...!...'

Despite the extremely long distance, Kapros could recognize Caesar at a glance. Even though it was just a video, the unique aura that could be felt from him was clearly different from others.

"..."

But something was strange. His appearance looked a bit different from usual. He looked much thinner than when Kapros had seen him before, and perhaps because of that, he seemed even taller. Caesar turned his head towards the gathered people, recognizing them. Just as Kapros narrowed his eyes at the piercing gaze felt even through the helmet, Caesar suddenly took off his helmet and threw it away, just like before.

'Whoa!'

'Wow!'

Exclamations that seemed somewhat frightened and amazed burst out from here and there. Kapros opened his eyes wide.

'...His face...'

The body in THE MIST, which rescanned the real body every time one logged in, was almost no different from the real state. So the fact that Caesar's face looked more haggard than when Kapros had seen it before meant that Jeong Seung-jo's face in reality must look the same.

As Kapros watched the video, unable to take his eyes off him, Caesar's mouth, which was still hard to make out even though it was a bit more zoomed in than before, opened.

'...Establishment conditions fulfilled. Open.'

Simultaneously, light burst forth, covering all the surrounding space. The screen turned white, becoming invisible for a moment, and when it returned, a semi-transparent guide window could be seen popping up in the video with a ding sound.

- The one walking the path of the Knight of the Demon God, Lord Knight, has revealed himself. All in the city will recognize him and see his will!

- Movement, skill use, and attack activities are restricted for 30 minutes!

As people surprised by the sudden situation started to murmur more loudly, a new guide window popped up above it. It was a window with a completely different color from the usual guide windows that appeared when playing MIST.

- This world is built on lies. No change occurs in a world that merely stands still. Therefore, we must now rise for true change.

'What does this mean?'

The voices of users feeling fear and disbelief could be heard. And a moment later, a new guide window appeared on the screen again.

- If you want to overthrow this hateful world, rise and become the army of darkness! And follow him!

Everyone who read the message looked at Caesar. Caesar in the screen had an expression filled with indescribable anger and hatred. As if overwhelmed by that gaze, people gradually fell silent.

The guide window that appeared with Caesar's appearance, and the bold message that seemed to incite people to overturn the continent together. Before Kapros could properly think about its meaning, he saw the eyes of the people reflected on the screen changing with various emotions.

Slight fear, or curiosity, or... deep interest.

And Kapros felt an emotion that didn't fit any of those categories.

Why did Caesar do such a thing now?

Kapros didn't know how far the other people carrying out the quest had progressed, but at least he hadn't even finished half of it. But for the enemy to suddenly appear like this, announce their existence, and boldly incite users could be dangerous in many ways for both him and them.

The video ended with the murmuring voices of the users.

The time the video was recorded was Monday in real time. That is, it said it was last night.

***

"Master Instructor!"

The next day, as Kapros burst through the door calling for the Master Instructor, he saw the surprised face of the Master Instructor's wife turning around instead.

"Oh my, Mu-heon?"

"Ma'am. You said before that you saw that guy..., ...Jeong Seung-jo, right?"