All Chapters of Conscious Conscience: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

  Today's world was in a constant flux. The people – I mean, challengers, as we would like to call ourselves – are hard-pressed, spending our days fighting against beings we thought did not exist before.   Only that we still do not know that this is just the beginning of our constant trial to survive.     Five years ago, when a large quake shook the earth, a world-changing phenomenon occurred. Monsters and unimaginable creatures started appearing on the surface of the earth; They just randomly appear here and there. No one really knows the reason, not until recently.    We wished it could've been a stunt, we really do. But countless had already died, it was like a flash of a bomb. No one sees it coming.   

  "You don't know what happened afterwards?" the CA's agent asked while making doubtful glances at me. For some reason, he seemed to be troubled by the lack of information I gave him.   "Like I said I blank out…" I said, leaning on the bed while crossing my arms in dismay.    "Well, you might not believe me but the demon found on the subway was in fact an Archdemon. It's true that we don't have much information about it, but we are sure that it's strength is not something that can be defeated even by an A-tier alone…. Much more of a raid composed of 2 C-tier, 5 E-tier, and an F-tier. Given its appearance it could easily be labeled as an S-tier quest."   "So you're saying someone was able to defeat the Archdemon?" I asked.  

  I gathered a lot of attention dragging thousands of carcasses as I exited the Daejeon Underground Subway Station. Thankfully the devourer's mask was able to mask a bit of my presence. "This is not good," I said and used the skill <Shadow Transfer> as I hid myself in the alleyway, through the dimmed floor I traveled in the shadows.    I was able to arrive silently in the Challenger's Association building, "I wish to trade these carcasses with coins…. How much do you think all of these will cost?"    The NPC receptionist looked at me gladly, "If you may, you could put it in the scanner, just at that corner," she said pointing at the adjacent counter. "The attendant there will calculate the cost for you. You shall receive a claim voucher from there, then you may now come back to me to exchange it for coins

  We left the amusement park with contented hearts, and went back to the convenience store. "That was amazing!" she said.   "Well, does that mean I have been freed from my debt!" I said with self-satisfaction. "Yeah…. But to tell you honestly, everytime you come back alive, it is already a payment in itself…." she confessed.    Hearing her thoughts, I felt that it would be rude to continue to treat her like a normal NPC, she really cares for me, that I could tell. "Ah, by the way, I need some armor and a weapon…." I said trying to shift the topic, be that as it may it is a proper request since I'm aiming for a higher tier quest, so I better prepare something.    "Ah, why are you always interrupting me! I haven't even confessed everything!" She seems be

  The deeper we went the wider the hole became, however, the place was still eerily quiet.   "…."   Not only that, but it was also completely dark, too, "Sahra, illuminate the area," Oren instructed.    For a moment I thought she'd administer some sort of <Holy Light> skill or something, but it was just wishful thinking as she just brought out a heavy-duty flashlight in her inventory.    That reminds me, <Holy Light> is a high authority spell that only angels and high priests can use.    Besides magic-related skills are quite rare in the system, and only those with a large amount of holy energy can administer them.&nb