Chapter 35

I couldn’t kill Gong Pildu because he was useful in future scenarios, but I needed Gong Pildu to leave his land .

This was a difficult dilemma so I focused on the premise of the dilemma . For example if he was on ‘private land’ then I had to destroy the private land .

“Uhh… h-he is out . ”

“This dog…”

However, using this method required strong force . An overwhelming force that could destroy a ‘huge’ private land in one blow . That’s why I hastened to evolve Lee Hyunsung .

“Eeeeok…!”

The people who fell down to the third underground floor groaned with pain .

The operation was a success .

The green zones disappeared and the landlords lost their ‘rooms . ‘ Gong Pildu’s face was covered with dust and looking this way . As he was about to open his mouth, Bihyung’s voice entered their ears .

[What are you doing now? Waaah!]

‘Be quiet . ‘

[Crazy bastard! The dokkaebis of Chungmuro are freaking out because of you!]

I had a headache from the messages of the constellations that rang in my head .

[The constellation Prisoner of the Golden Headband likes your recklessness . ]

[The constellation ‘Bald General of Justice’ likes your revolution . ]

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ likes the destruction and chaos . ]

[300 coins have been sponsored . ]

“Y-You bastard!”

“Kill them!”

The alliance members shouted at us . I started running down to the platform with Lee Hyunsung .

[The exclusive skill, Character List is activated . ]

+

[Character List]

Name: Lee Hyunsung

Attribute: Person who has Regained Justice (Rare)

Stigma: Great Mountain Smash Lv . 1, Great Mountain Push Lv . 2 .

Exclusive Skills: Bayonet Skills Lv . 2, Camouflage Lv . 2, Patience Lv . 1, Sense of Justice Lv . 2, Weapons Training Lv . 3 .

+

The evolution of Lee Hyunsung was successful . Strictly speaking, it was just the start . But the fact that Lee Hyunsung could use Great Mountain Smash would quickly enhance the power of the party .

“Hyunsung-ssi, how many more times can you use it?”

“…Probably once or twice more . ”

Lee Hyunsung was gasping for breath and obviously quite worn out .

It was natural . The Great Mountain Smash stigma was an ultimate skill that consumed a tremendous amount of stamina and magic power . There weren’t many skills that exceeded Great Mountain Smash when it came to pure physical force among the physical reinforcement type skills .

The group of people scattered all over the place seemed to be running in this direction . I asked Yoo Sangah who was running in the front .

“Was there anywhere you couldn’t break?”

“I broke both of them!”

“I didn’t realize the rooms could be broken like this . We banged hard on the ground together and it smashed…”

Jung Heewon followed .

Yoo Sangah, Jung Heewon and Lee Gilyoung took out the small green zones . Most of the green zones fit three or fewer people, apart from Gong Pildu’s green zone . There was some was an ambiguous scale but there was a separate person handling those .

[Hey! Can’t you hear me? What are you going to do now?]

On the other hand, Bihyung was still shouting across the ‘dokkaebi communication’ .

‘What are you worried about?’

[Have you forgotten? I’m don’t have the only channel in Chungmuro . Do you really not know what will happen if you do this?]

Of course I knew . Maybe the constellations in the channel with Gong Pildu would be in a frenzy right now .

‘What channel is Gong Pildu in?’

[…Biryu’s channel . BIR-3642 . ]

‘Biryu is the one who came while you were busy for a bit?’

[That’s right . That asshole . ]

‘How is his subscription configured?’

[It is the flagship channel for the ‘finding amusement’ group . ]

The dokkaebis whose main purpose was to find amusement . That’s why their broadcasts were radical . Great . Then the response within the channel would be much hotter than expected . Everyone would’ve eaten the sweet potatoes properly .

I headed down the stairs of the transfer corridor to line 4 and saw a welcome face . The blade was moving through the air .

“You broke them?”

“Yes . It was easy . ”

Lee Jihye’s role was to take out the green zones that contained five to eight people . It was a task that Jung Heewon would find hard to do alone . Indeed, she was Yoo Jonghyuk’s disciple and was the incarnation of the sage hero . Now there were no more green zones left in Chungmuro .

“Now what? Those jerks will come running wildly . Ah, there they are . ”

Lee Jihye’s expression twisted as she looked behind me .

“I’m not going to help you this time . ”

“I don’t need it . ”

Jung Heewon scowled as she watched Lee Jihye retreating .

“What is with her?”

Come to think of it, Jung Heewon didn’t know about Lee Jihye . But there was no time to tell her .

[Haha… you are fucked now . ]

A message was heard along with Bihyung’s words .

[A bounty scenario has occurred!]

+

[Bounty Scenario – Assassination Commission]

Category: Sub

Difficulty: C

Clear Conditions: The constellations of Channel #BIR-3642 have requested to kill a certain person . Please kill ‘Kim Dokja’ of Chungmuro Station .

Time Limit: 10 minutes .

Compensation: 2,000 coins .

Failure: None

+

I thought this situation would unfold . It was going to be a lot of fun . Now all the incarnations in the region would gather on the platform of line 3 to catch me . Jung Heewon asked by his side .

“I will receive 2,000 coins if I kill Dokja-ssi right now?”

“Why, are you going to kill me?”

“Aye, perhaps . If you give me 200,000 coins then I don’t know . ”

Does this girl know how much 200,000 coins were worth?

“Dokja-ssi . Go behind me . ”

Lee Hyunsung stepped out ahead of me . Jung Heewon stayed beside me while Yoo Sangah and Lee Gilyoung moved to block any access . It was a defense formed around me . Jung Heewon smiled .

“Now I can pay back my debt . ”

“Dokja-ssi, we’ll try to block it somehow . ”

There were people showing hostility around us . The angry landowners and the tenants were blinded by the bounty quest . I watched Lee Gilyoung holding the weapon and opened my mouth .

“Don’t be nervous . ”

I lightly stroked Lee Gilyoung’s shoulder and moved towards the railway tracks .

“We don’t have to fight them . ”

It was a few turns . I had read about such a scene . I didn’t have time to check which regression it was but Yoo Jonghyuk had destroyed the green zones as soon as he arrived at Chungmuro .

Even then, it was like the current situation .

[All green zones in this region have been destroyed and the main scenario has collapsed . ]

[The difficulty is automatically adjusted according to the remaining schedule of the scenario . ]

[The scenario content is updated!]

+

[Main Scenario #3 – Emergency Defense]

Category: Main

Difficulty: B-

Clear Conditions: All the green zones in the region are destroyed and the monsters that were going to be created in the remaining days have suddenly run wild . Survive against the flood of monsters for the remaining time .

Duration: 8 hours .

Compensation: 1,000 coins .

Failure: ―

+

Originally, there were three days remaining in the scenario .

Now the monsters supposed to be created during the remaining time of the green zone scenario would emerge all at once . In other words, it was simple .

[The emergency defense has begun!]

The defense game had started .

“W-What?”

The people approaching me started screaming . The cries of monsters were heard from outside the screen door . The feast of monsters moved like an angry wave .

“Crazy! What the hell is this?”

The platform of line 3 quickly became a mess . The faces of the people became speculative as they watched the monsters coming from all sides . The bounty scenario was completely forgotten about .

Grrrr!

A few grolls ran and bit some of the alliance members . The upset people were shouting .

Now was the only chance . I shouted to my party .

“Go to the transfer route!”

I started jumping up the transit stairs with my friends . By the time we reached the upper level, people were blocking the path .

“What? Get out of the way!”

“Do you want to fall?”

I kicked some of the followers and pulled out a blade . The people were surprised by the White Pure Star Energy blade and backed away .

“You haven’t grasped the situation yet . ”

“W-What?”

“Even if you come up, you won’t be able to survive . ”

There was a sense of despair in the expressions of the people . There were no more rooms . Now there were no more safe zones from the monsters in Chungmuro .

“What should we do?”

“What else? Fight . ”

“Don’t speak crazy words! This is all because of you! If you hadn’t broken our rooms…!”

I triggered the Blade of Faith and used it on the transfer stairs .

Kwarurung!

“Uwaaaaack!”

The centre of the staircase fell with a large sound, along with the people . It was cruel but necessary .

“Crazy! Quickly find another staircase! Quickly!”

Well, I don’t think it would happen .

Lee Hyunsung was already running . I smashed the transit stairs we came up on and there was only one staircase remaining . Subsequently, the sound of arguing and something breaking was heard on the other side .

“Shit! Waaah!”

The cries of the people trapped on the platform of line 3 were heard . Lee Jihye approached me and asked .

“Ahjussi . This isn’t what you told me . If you leave it like this…”

“I know . ”

I looked at the lower floor that was becoming pandemonium . If I left it like this, they would all be killed . Whether it was from the monsters or using each other’s bodies as a stepping stone to come upstairs .

This wasn’t what I wanted .

[The exclusive skill ‘Bookmark’ can now be activated . ]

[‘Character Bookmarks’ is activated . ]

[Available Bookmark Slots: 3]

[Bringing up the list of available bookmarks . ]

[People Listed in the Bookmark Slots]

The Delusion Demon Kim Namwoon (Understanding 35) .

Steel Sword Lee Hyunsung (Understanding 65) .

Demagogue Cheon Inho (Understanding 20) .

I activated the third bookmark .

[The number three bookmark has been activated . ]

[The level of the Bookmark skill is low, shortening the activation time . ]

[Activation Time: 5 minutes . ]

[Your understanding of the character is low, so only a part of the character’s skill is activated . ]

[Incite Lv . 2 has been activated . ]

Suddenly, it felt like my tongue was coming alive on its own . This was how Cheon Inho felt . I looked downstairs . In the middle of the mess, I could see a middle-aged man .

“Hey Gong Pildu . How long are you going to stand there?”

Gong Pildu glared at me .

“This dog…!”

“Don’t you have to act in order to live? If you move, everyone else can live . ”

The power of Incite permeated the ears of all the frightened people .

“P-Pildu-ssi!”

“P-Pildu-ssi, please save us!”

Gong Pildu’s expression distorted . I felt good . This was what Cheon Inho would’ve felt at Gumho Station .

“The third scenario isn’t as hard as you think . Once everyone gives up on the rooms and participates in the defense, there are enough people to handle the monsters . ”

My words were half true . If Chungmuro had united before I arrived here, there would be far less victims . After all, the biggest pitfall of this scenario was the green zone .

“If Gong Pildu fights with the people, you can survive . ”

Those who fight together would survive, those who ran away would die .

[The sponsor behind Lee Jihye agrees with your wisdom . ]

[The constellation ‘Maritime War God’ nods his head . ]

“Now there are no rooms for you to run away to . Forget about whether you are a landlord or tenant and fight . Or you will all die . ”

The more urgent the situation was, the more the effect of Incite would increase .

“Damn, this fucking guy…!”

“Pildu-ssi! Please help us!”

The alliance members gathered around Gong Pildu . If he ran away here alone, Gong Pildu’s Landlord Alliance would collapse . In the end Gong Pildu made his decision .

“Dammit… Everybody gather here!”

The people downstairs started gathering around Gong Pildu .

“I need time to install a new Armed Zone . Everybody just hang on!”

The key was Gong Pildu’s Armed Zone . However, the weak point was that Armed Zone took time to install every time it moved .

Blood splattered everywhere and people screamed as their limbs were torn off .

“Aaaagh!”

As expected, the first ones who abandoned the formation were the tenants, not the alliance members .

“Yoo Sangah-ssi . ”

“Yes . Please leave it to me . ”

I didn’t need to explain it . Yoo Sangah already understood what she needed to do .

Her Binding Thread stretched out and started to rescue the people who couldn’t fight anymore . In any case, their mission was to buy time for Gong Pildu to deploy Armed Zone .

“U-Uhh… t-thank you . ”

The tenants hung from the threat and were pulled upstairs .

The rescued tenants were shaking as they wrapped up their injured area . In the meantime, some of the people with weapons carefully looked at me . I smiled at them and said .

“Oh, do you want the bounty?”

[The time limit for the bounty scenario has expired . ]

[The bounty hanging on Kim Dokja has been destroyed . ]

“Sorry, it is too late . ”

“I-I’m sorry . ”

The tenants seemed ashamed as they put away their weapons . I heard Gong Pildu’s voice roaring from the bottom .

“Out of the way!”

[The character ‘Gong Pildu’ has used Private Land Lv . 3!]

[The character ‘Gong Pildu’ has activated ‘Armed Zone Lv . 4!]

There was a mechanical sound as five turrets rose from the ground . The red magic bullets condensed in a short time and started firing .

Dududududu!

Kwang! Kwaang! Kwaang!

The ground rats screamed as they were hit by the bombardment of magic bullets while the grolls came to a halt . The group of people cried out .

“As expected of Pildu-ssi!”

“Wahhhh!”

It was truly Gong Pildu . In a defense type scenario, there was no incarnation that surpassed a player’s combat effectiveness .

The 10 Evils weren’t called that for nothing .

“All of you damn scum disappear!”

The agitated Gong Pildu randomly fired . Lee Hyunsung spoke with admiration .

“It is a really tremendous stigma . Is it okay when the magic power consumption is so big?”

“It is a good stigma so it will be okay for a while . ”

“Should we help…?”

“Gong Pildu alone is sufficient . If we do down then he will be distracted and stop shooting . ”

The Defense Master sponsor behind Gong Pildu was completely suited for this type of scenario . As long as he supported Gong Pildu, Gong Pildu wouldn’t die here . As long as the sponsorship continued .

I sat down and stretched out my legs .

“We will be sucking honey for a while . ”

“…Is it time for personal maintenance already?”

Lee Hyunsung sat down with me and the party members started to relax one by one . Jung Heewon asked .

“Thank you . I didn’t get enough sleep… can I sleep now?”

“Yes . ”

10 minutes later, Jung Heewon was lying on the ground and snoring . I said yes but I really didn’t know how she could sleep so easily .

“A-Aren’t we too easygoing?”

Yoo Sangah sounded concerned . Indeed, it would be confusing . There wasn’t a ‘scenario’ like this so far . In fact, all we did was survive the brink of a crisis .

“Think of it as standing on the right line . ”

“Then over there…”

“They got the wrong line . ”

The confusion on the lower level had almost died down because of Gong Pildu .

Dududududu!

“Uwaaaaah!”

He should’ve lived a better life .

“Fuck! Fuuuuuckers!”

In the midst of the endless procession of monsters, Gong Pildu’s screams echoed .