Absolute Dweller

Park Sae-rom immediately pressed the stop recording button the moment the stranger appeared.

Then, she turned the phone's screen light toward the direction of the voice.

"Ugh?"

The man flinched at the sudden light, but only for a brief moment.

"You—You!"

Seeing the smartphone in Park Sae-rom's hand, the man panicked and lunged toward her.

The sight of a man, far larger than herself, rushing at her in the darkness could have been straight out of a horror movie. But Park Sae-rom remained calm.

"Hey, Bixby."

Galaxy phones had a rather amusing feature.

Ding—♪

"Lumos."

A famous spell from a well-known novel.

Flash!

Just like that, the flashlight turned on.

"Argh!"

A burst of light, far brighter than the phone screen, struck the man’s eyes. Instinctively, he raised his arms to shield himself.@@novelbin@@

And then.

"……!"

He felt a chilling sensation at his neck and opened his eyes.

"From now on, only answer what I ask."

Even as cold sweat dripped down his back from Park Sae-rom’s icy voice, the man still had something to say.

"D-Destroy that phone! Right now—!"

"What?"

"I-If you don’t, everyone will die. Everyone will die!"

Even though his life was on the line, the desperate look on the man's face made Park Sae-rom hesitate.

"Why do I need to destroy this phone?" she asked.

"Break it, now! You have to—!"

The moment the man, flustered, reached out his hand, she hooked her foot around his leg and tripped him, pinning him down completely.