Possessing Nothing Novel (쥐뿔도 없는 회귀)

Chapter 171 - Remnants (5)

She couldn't see.

She couldn't feel her arms either.

There was a constant ringing in her ears, and her body was feeling heavy like it was a lump of iron.

'I don't remember how long it's been since I washed and changed my clothes.', Baek Sogo thought to herself as she was currently undergoing the trials of Mush for the second time.

For a long time there were no conversations, no sound in her voice either.

She was afraid to sleep.

Nightmares continued in different forms every day. Everything that came into her mouth tasted terrible enough to be creative.

It all smelled the same.

Baek Sogo added several more restrictions since coming to the Mountain of Mush for the second time.

Burning pain was searing throughout her body. Baek sogo was feeling pain even though she wasn't doing anything.

It was a pain that made your leg muscles break and tear whenever she walked, and her lungs pop whenever she took a breath.

There was also a restriction on involuntary breathing.

She had to be conscious of her own breathing at all times. Sleeping became more difficult if you had to be conscious of your breath while sleeping.

In addition, minor restrictions were added.

It made life itself impossible, but the 'Silent Flare' Baek Sogo kept moving.

She had a feeling that she was breaking.

Was she broken or going insane? Maybe it was both.

But she was still alive.

It was clear that she was alive. The constant pain was painful enough to die, but it nevertheless gave evidence that Baek Sogo was still alive.

[You're crazy.]

The only voice she could hear besides her own. The god, Mush.

While she didn't respond, she looked at the golden eyes she was seeing staring at her mysteriously. She was having a hallucination.

Baek Sogo rather liked having the addition to the hallucinations as a restriction. That way she wouldn't just see complete darkness and feel lonely.

[No... you're both crazy.], Mush said, retracting her earlier statement.

Mush had become Baek Sogo's only companion during the time she spent here.

Was it because of boredom or simply interest? Baek Sogo didn't find it appropriate if she asked Mush, a living god, why they were conversing with a human like herself.

She moved her body, conscious of continuing her breathing. Her steps felt weighted with every step she took.

[I don't know why you're doing this. The kid from before......Lee Sungmin. He's crazy too, but you're worse than even him. You are the first human... no being to ever survive this many punishments and restrictions of this mountain since it was even made.]

Should she take it as a compliment? Baek Sogo didn't know. She'd been losing track of her thoughts lately. Was it because her fatigue had reached its limit?

[It would be much better to die. What are you trying so hard to pursue?], Mush asked pensively.

At one point in time, Baek Sogo deemed that she was a warrior who upheld the righteous moral values while fighting for the Orthodox's Faction.