Dimension Weaver: My Wife Is The Dragon Empress!

"No, there is no one here besides you." She shook her head. "Whatever did that isn't present here anymore." She said.

Hearing her confirmation, Talon exhaled a small breath as he finally dropped his guard a little. He trusted Acrypha's senses more than his so if she said that there was nothing near him then it was indeed the case.

"What happened here? How did it get to them?" Talon frowned as he looked at the dead Rim Kyung.

He didn't even need to look at him twice to know the culprit. It was the same goddamn laughing monster that he couldn't find yet. At this point, Talon was starting to feel as if he was chasing a ghost of some sort.

No matter how much he tried to discover anything about this monster, he would fail miserably. He didn't know what to do and it made him even more pissed off.

"It accessed the gymnasium and killed these two... But, why them?" He racked his brain for answers.

From what he could see, they were the only ones affected. There was no indication that it targeted any other students. Everyone seemed safe, so it wasn't much to worry about.

Talon's guard slowly relaxed and he felt his stress and worry wash away. All the tension he felt for a moment there also disappeared. Yeah, everything was fine after all. But...

'Wait...' Talon frowned as he halted his thoughts at that point. 'Why did I think that everything was fine? It's clearly not... Am I overthinking?'

Resting his back against the wall again, Talon grabbed his forehead.

"Are you ok, Talon?" Acrypha approached him.

"Huh? Oh... I'm fine, I think." He murmured as he pushed himself again and stood on his feet.

"I need to get every student checked and then I guess bury these two, haha..." He laughed dryly as he put his spear away. "I guess they got what they deserved, am I right? Hahaha..."

"Talon?" Acrypha stared at the young man with squinted eyes. "What are you saying?"

"Hm? It's nothing, I was just joking about how they died. It's kinda funny, not gonna lie."

Acrypha: "..."

Laughing to himself, Talon stepped forward to leave the room, only for Acrypha to suddenly appear in front of him with a serious look on her face. Talon didn't think much of it and tried to move to the side, only for her to block his path again.

"What, Acrypha? You're blocking my way. Hahaha!" He laughed amusedly. "How am I supposed to leave the room if you stand in front of me? Wait, you're technically floating, hahaha!"

"Stop right there. Don't move an inch." The woman said in a cold tone.

"Huh? What's happening here? Are we doing a detective roleplay? Hahaha..."

"You're acting weird."

"Weird... What are you ta-"

At that moment, Talon received a notification from his system that made him freeze.

[Ding!]

[Your Poison Resistance has increased.]

[Your Poison Resistance has increased.]

[Your Poison Resistance has increased.]

"What... Poison Resistance?" Talon blinked in shock.

His poison resistance had somehow been triggered for no reason which made him even more confused. He knew that unless he was hit by some kind of poison, that skill never did anything.

"Sit down now and don't move. I think the parasite had gotten to you somehow through those two. You have to keep that in mind and don't let it get to your head. Just fight the urge to do whatever your brain is telling you to do now." Acrypha said as she tapped his shoulder.

"... Ok." Seemingly still in shock, Talon followed her orders.

[Ding!]

[Your Poison Resistance has increased.]

Sitting silently, Talon watched the notifications appear slowly. He already realized that he had been somehow affected by the monster.

'I feel a strong urge to just laugh... This is messed up. A parasite is in my fucking head!' Taking a few deep breaths to try and calm down, Talon stared at the poison resistance notifications silently.

He was glad that the skill seemed to be fighting the parasite that tried to take control over him. However, he wasn't sure if it was enough to stop it from eating his brain and turning him into one of those ugly abominations.

'How did it even enter my head? I didn't get close to any of these bastards!' Talon cursed inwardly.

"What should I do, Acrypha? The skill is resisting the parasite." He said as he covered his eyes and silently fought his thoughts. It was telling him to simply not worry and to just laugh, have fun, and feel better about everything.

Those obnoxiously happy thoughts were screwing his head since well, who wouldn't want to feel happy when they have the opportunity to? It was a very hard and odd thing to resist. But, Talon didn't let that get to him as best as he could.

"If your skill is resisting it, then that's a good thing. Usually, if you're injected with a poison way stronger than what your poison resistance skill can handle, it won't even activate to fight it off." Acrypha said as she sat down next to him.

"Ok..."

"Just calm down and stay focused. I'm here with you. Focus on me and what I say, understood?" She said calmly and clearly for him to stay present with her.

Talon nodded his head as he looked at Acrypha silently, admiring her beauty. Even after spending weeks with her, he still found looking at her something special. Her looks never feel normal or common. But, perhaps the thing he liked the most about her was her eyes since they always captivated him.

She always looked like an ethereal divine being and it was conveyed through her mesmerizing irises.

As he was like that, Talon suddenly felt his stomach churn. His eyes widened as he quickly turned around and started coughing wildly. He felt a burning feeling in his chest as if a fire had been ignited there. It was extremely painful and suffocating.

'What... is going on?!' He couldn't even speak as he simply coughed and choked on his own saliva. Something within him seemed to want to exit him.

"Cough! Cough! Blurgh!" In the end, a few droplets of blood exited his mouth along with a small thing. "Hah... Hah... Hah..."

Looking down, Talon noticed the small parasite worm squirming left and right as if it was dying before it stopped moving altogether.

"Are you ok?" Acrypha approached him and she helped him stand up again. "... Yeah... That feels a lot better..."

After spitting that parasite out, Talon felt his thoughts clear up completely and his composure came back to him. Wiping his lips, he looked at it. "That little bastard almost killed me! That really was something! It felt so fucking wrong. I wanted to just laugh and joke around."

"Doesn't help that that's what you do 90% of the time," Acrypha replied.

"Hey! Excuse you! I don't joke around THAT much. But, my humor is one of my charming points." He rolled his eyes.

"Can't deny that." Acrypha smiled amusedly.

"Tsk, anyway, how did that parasite get to me? I didn't notice anything change before you warned me."

"..." Acrypha thought for a moment as her eyes fell on the two dead corpses. "You did touch that human, didn't you?" She asked.

"... Yeah, I did. Wait..." Suddenly, Talon realized as he looked at his hand. His eyes squinted as he sharply analyzed it.

It didn't take him long to notice something abnormal. Right in the middle of his palm, a very small hole could be seen that wasn't visible to the normal eye. It was so small that blood didn't even leak out of it.

"So that's where it got to me. Shit..." Clenching his fist, Talon looked at Acrypha. "It passes through touch."

"Exactly."

"This is bad. Really bad..."

Talon didn't know exactly when the parasites infected Rim Kyung and Ji-Seok. So, if someone had touched them during this time, they could definitely be infected. This meant that the students who had entered this place in the past few days could possibly be infected too.

"Oh no..." Looking up with a frown, Talon quickly picked up his spear and rushed to the door. "Shit, shit, shit!"

Closing the door behind him, Talon ran to the main court.

"EVERYONE!! WAKE UP NOW!!" He yelled loudly as he barged into the place. "EVERYONE WAKE UP! IT'S URGENT!"

"Huh?"

"Hm? Mr Talon?"

"What's going on?"

The students were confused by the sudden noises. But, Talon didn't wait as he jumped. "Now, everyone, stand up, don't touch each other, and keep a distance from one another! No questions asked yet! I will explain everything!" He declared in a firm and authoritative tone.

His strong presence made everyone immediately shudder and stand up on their feet even though they were very drowsy. Talon's orders were absolute as he was the one responsible for their survival so far.

"Young-Soon, make sure everyone is here. I don't want anyone absent. Hei-Ran, wake up Hyun-Jae and get her here. Mo Shin, find Chin-Hwa and get him here too." He started giving orders around to get every single student inside the main court.

"Yes sir!" (x3)

'Hurry, hurry! I don't know how much time I have! Shit, think, Talon, think! How do you know if someone is infected? I need to cut down the number of possibilities!'

His brain ran through countless ideas as he searched for a good idea. A few moments of deep thinking later, Talon's eyes shone with a bright light.

Looking up, he asked the students. "Who of you has been feeling a weird urge to laugh the past few days?"

(A//N: Thanks to everyone who supports the book with power stones and golden tickets, you guys are the best:) )