Chapter 86: The Kkachisan Conference: Epilogue (1)
The pillar of light shining down on the giant flaming skull grew increasingly stronger, while the red moon drifted closer and closer to that same pillar of light.
The red moon slowly getting consumed by the pillar of light reminded me of a total lunar eclipse, only much creepier.
As the entire red moon edged into entered the pillar of light, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something big was about to happen, you know? Call it a researcher’s intuition or maybe just my overactive imagination.
Everyone gathered around the skull and looked up at the sky, probably thinking the same thing I was. We were all holding our breath.
And then it happened.
The moment the red moon was completely eclipsed by the deep red pillar of light, a hole tore open in the sky.
The transparent dome that had separated the desert and Seoul collapsed into countless sparkling fragments that rained down, creating a breathtaking sight.
For the first time, we saw a clear sky with neither the suñ nor the moon of Earth. Instead, a familiar moon hung in the sky.
A cool breeze rustled my collar.
Cold moonlight bathed the landscape.
The air was refreshing, the hot, dry, and stuffy atmosphere of the desert vanished as if it had never been.
The pillar of light disappeared, and the burning skull crumbled into powder. The ominous red moon was gone. It felt like everything that had happened in the desert was nothing but a strange, dusty dream.
“It’s over!”
“We’re alive!”
People, previously silenced by tension, started to breathe again and celebrate their newfound freedom.
Finally… It’s finally over…
The Golden Reaper, who had been dancing on my palm, leaped towards where the skull had stood. I chased after it, stumbling through clouds of dust, until I found a large number of Golden Reapers gathered and dancing happily.
In the center of those Golden Reapers lay the Gray Reaper, sprawled out on its back. Its eyes were open, but it looked even more exhausted than usual.
Even though its eyes were opened, it looked several times more tired than usual.
“Reaper!”
I shouted, running to hug it from behind. Instead of welcoming me, the Reaper just went limp, as if moving was too much of a bother.
But, that’s okay! Looking annoyed is part of the Reaper’s charm as well!
“Now, we can return to Sehee Research Institute!” I declared.
This business trip was finally over.
On my first business trip, I learned a lot. Mainly, I took away two important lessons!
1. Sehee Research Institute is the safest place on Earth.
- Next time I go on a business trip, I’m definitely taking the Gray Reaper with me.If you find any errors ( Ads popup, ads redirect, broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.
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