Chapter 76

Episode 16 – The Fifth Scenario (1)

Song Minwoo’s blood dripped onto the ground .

The feeling of my blood-soaked fist was dull . Song Minwoo was bleeding but he didn’t open his eyes or talk . The shattered flesh seemed to have given up on restoration .

Han Sooyoung muttered, “A scary guy… you killed a werewolf with bare hands?”

The other werewolves had already run away or were taken care of by Han Sooyoung . I looked down at Song Minwoo and said,

“He hasn’t died yet . ”

Now the Fourth Wall didn’t shake when I looked at him . I didn’t know if the trauma was resolved but I could resist it more than in the past .

[The constellation ‘One who Overcomes the Late Trials’ sends encouragement to you . ]

[The constellation ‘One who Overcomes the Late Trials’ wants to give you his own stigma . ]

Giving me a stigma? Really? The bounty scenario wasn’t a single constellation request so it was surprising to give a stigma as a reward .

Of course, I appreciated it .

[The stigma Self-rationalization has been acquired . ]

[The constellation ‘One who Overcomes the Late Trials’ smiles with satisfaction at you who has succeeded his stigma . ]

[You will now have a defense mechanism that won’t be bothered by any trauma . ]

Thanks… I stared absentmindedly for a bit .

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is grabbing his belly and laughing . ]

Self-rationalization? What did this mean? Are you kidding me?

Han Sooyoung asked, “Hey, aren’t you going to kill him?”

“Eh?”

“I’m talking about that . ”

I looked down at Song Minwoo in my hands . Should I kill him? There was no burden since he was an outside species .

[The backer of Song Minwoo is looking at you . ]

The constellations of Bihyung’s channel would like it if I killed him .

[Many constellations desire your revenge . ]

I looked at Song Mingwoo for a while before putting him down .

“Let’s go . ”

“What? Really?”

“Yes . ”

[Some constellations are disappointed with your hypocrisy . ]

[Many constellations are questioning your judgment . ]

[The constellation Secretive Plotter is watching your judgment . ]

“You really won’t kill him? Won’t this bastard have coins?”

“Yes . ”

“Then can I kill him?”

“Go ahead . But won’t you regret it?”

“Regret?”

I shrugged and walked towards her .

To be exact, it was in the direction that the werewolf group had run away . Perhaps their origin would be at the end of this direction . If my guess was right, the meteorite was what helped transform them into werewolves . The meteorites must be collected to prepare for the disaster scenario .

Han Sooyoung looked after me with a suspicious expression .

All of a sudden, the sound of footsteps died up and headed in another direction . It was in the exact direction of Song Minwoo .

Her avatar…

Yes . I thought Han Sooyoung would do this . I let her do what she want . In return, she would turn a blind eye to my hypocrisy .

Then after a while .

“Shit! What is this?”

Han Sooyoung gave a terrible scream and shook . I could tell the messages that were appearing in her head . Perhaps they would be messages like this:

[The 6th grade outside species ‘Song Minwoo’ has been killed and the demon king ‘Andras’ has noticed the murderer’s presence .

[The demon king Andras will remember the one who dealt the final blow . ]

[The demon king Andras will search for the one who dealt the final blow . ]

[Final Blow: Han Sooyoung]

Han Sooyoung looked at me with a pale face and I laughed .

“I told you that you would regret it . ”

Song Minwoo was a member of the 72nd demon king, Andras’ household .

***

The 72nd demon king .

The constellations weren’t the only strong ones among the Star Stream .

There were some strong people who refused to be subscribes to the heavens and travelled around planets . One of these superpowers was the ‘demon kings . ’

“You are a really bad jerk . ”

The demon kings sought their own ‘households’, just like the constellations chose incarnations . Corrupted incarnations could choose to join the household of a demon king .

The werewolf was one of his symbols and was located at the bottom of the 72nd demon king Andras’ caste .

It was due to Andras’ blessing that Song Minwoo had the Physical Regeneration ability .

Han Sooyoung stuttered out, “H-How can I…”

“Don’t worry . Some people I know were cursed by a demon king like you but they didn’t die right away . ”

“Why are you saying it now?”

Come to think of it, Han Myungoh who was cursed by the demon king, Asmodeus… I didn’t know what happened to him . Was he still alive?

“I think it is good . Andras isn’t a very high ranking demon king . If you are enemies with a demon king, you will get the favour of the absolute good constellations and get more donations . It is a good thing . ”

“Will the archangels care? Besides, I don’t get along with sponsors and angels!”

Why? Was it also a demon king? I couldn’t help thinking so when I suddenly closed my mouth .

…What did she just say?

“You don’t get along with sponsors and angels?”

Han Sooyoung noticed my gaze and cursed .

“Damn, my damn mouth…”

“Do you not have a sponsor?”

It wasn’t impossible . I also had no sponsor . In fact, in the first scenario, many of the survivors wouldn’t get sponsors . To be precise, they didn’t have any choices .

However, it was unexpected that a strong person like Han Sooyoung had no sponsor .

“I didn’t choose one . Isn’t it strange to choose from the beginning? I can only pick once . ”

“Well, that’s right . ”

If the Sponsor Selection could be postponed, it was better to postpone it .

There were many good constellations and depended on how the person acted in a scenario, they could literally go from a ‘turd to a Mercedes . ’

The Sponsor Selection occurred once after the first scenario and were regularly implemented before the ‘disaster scenarios’ occurred .

The fifth scenario was a ‘disaster scenario’ so Han Sooyoung would be able to participate in the upcoming second round of the Sponsor Selection .

I raised my hand and asked, “Who will you choose? Is there a constellation you are thinking about?”

Han Sooyoung made a confident expression at my words . “Won’t you be surprised when you find out? They are already interested in me . ”

“Who is it?”

Was it perhaps the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven?

“Have you heard of the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon?”

…The black flame dragon?

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is looking at your reaction . ]

I hesitated for a moment before replying, “Ah, yes . He is a good sponsor . ”

The Abyssal Black Flame Dragon was the sponsor of the Delusional Demon Kim Namwoon in the original novel . The Delusional Demon was one of the best fights along with the Steel Sword, so it wasn’t a bad choice .

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is looking at you with a complicated gaze . ]

This guy wasn’t interested in me anymore .

Han Sooyoung’s eyebrows twitched at my nonchalant tone . “What is with this sour expression? Who is your sponsor?”

“No, it is nothing . I was just feeling envious . ”

“Really?”

“Really . ”

[The character ‘Han Sooyoung’ has used ‘Lie Detection Lv . 1’ . ]

[The character Han Sooyoung has confirmed that the statement is false]

“Is this real?”

I didn’t care about the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon . I just wanted her to get a sponsor . Han Sooyoung and this thug matched very well .

[The constellation who likes harems is cheering on you and Han Sooyoung . ]

[500 coins have been sponsored . ]

Han Sooyoung’s expression distorted like she heard the same message as me .

“What is this again…?”

Unfortunately, the wish of the harem constellation wouldn’t come true . Han Sooyoung and I would only be together for the next 10 days .

There was a moment of cooperation but it didn’t change that she was a threatening enemy .

“It looks like we’ve arrived . ”

After a while, we reached the place that was probably the base of the werewolves .

It was near a broadcasting station . There was a bloody smell coming from the narrow forest of buildings . I heard the cries of the werewolves and people in the distance, like a battle was going on . Han Sooyoung said, “It seems that we are a bit late . Is there a preceding visitor?”

I didn’t seen any werewolves moving around as guards . Once we entered a bit further, a coin farmer that was bigger than Director Yoon’s one was installed .

The coin farms were the exclusive property of the destroyed world . I was tired of facing these sights all the time .

It seemed like the coin harvest was over because there were no surviving people behind bars .

Han Sooyoung was moving ahead when she suddenly grabbed her nose .

“Yuck, what is this?”

As we headed through the imprisonment area to the residence of the werewolves, a more horrifying sight awaited us . Severed human thighs were hanging from rubber bands . It was like pork in a butcher’s shop, making the purpose obvious .

[The exclusive skill ‘Fourth Wall’ has offset your emotional trauma . ]

I read these scenes in the text but this was my first time actually seeing them . There was a fixed way for humans to evolve into an outside species .

Cannibalism In other words, to eat their own people .

Han Sooyoung cursed, “You fucking scum…”

Most outside species evolved accidentally . Those who couldn’t clear the ‘find food’ sub scenario usually walked this path . Once they ate a person, they couldn’t stop . Those who changed species would no longer feel guilty about killing humans .

I stated, “You look upset when you see this . ”

“Of course . Who wouldn’t be upset?”

“The other prophets said you want to use your information to control the world . ”

“Who said that?” Han Sooyoung sneered and added, “It is just as absurd as you calling me a plagiarist . ”

“…”

“World domination? It would be good . But my first goal is to prevent the destruction . Why else did I collect the apostles?”

“The apostles were all trash . ”

“They were originally trash? Is that my fault?”

Tang! Tang! Tang! Tang!

We reflexively held our breaths . There was a loud sound from in front of us . I would hear the sound of flesh exploding .

Tatang!

No matter how I thought about it, this was the sound of gunshots . Wasn’t the army already wiped out?

We ran towards the building towards the gunshots . Even if the army was still intact, it was ridiculous to deal with a werewolf with guns . But the sight in front of me changed the story .

Bodies of werewolves were piled up in front of me like a mountain . All of the bodies had bullet wounds . Han Sooyoung and I talked almost simultaneously .

“Attribute bullets . ”

“A bullet with the divine attribute?”

I saw some people pointing guns in the distance . They were armed with modern rifles and unusually, they were all wearing prison uniforms .

Han Sooyoung nervously grabbed my collar . “Hey, do you remember me telling you that there was someone like you in Sondaemun Prison?”

“Yes . ”

“They are her forces . ”

Han Sooyoung was pointing to a woman wearing a mask . It would be hard to know the sex if it wasn’t for the long hair hanging down, covering most of the body including the face .

“She is the leader . It is obvious that she is a reader but I don’t have any information on her . ”

I see . They were from Seodaemun Prison… Then why wasn’t this force visible during the struggle for the throne?

Han Sooyoung opened her mouth while looking at the mountain of werewolf corpses .

“They are also wanderers . They are quite powerful wanderers… the most powerful wanderers I know . ”

A woman with a gun headed straight to this side . It wasn’t the leader that Han Sooyoung pointed out .

I pulled out Unbroken Faith while Han Sooyoung prepared Avatar . The gun of the woman approaching us moved .

She leaned back and her muzzled headed to one of the mountain of werewolf corpses .

Dududududu!

The dead bullets collapsed from the bullets . Then something hidden under the bodies were revealed .

“This is?”

There was a glowing stone that was 2m in length and height . It was one of the meteorites I needed to prevent the ‘disaster . ’

The yellow meteorite was here . This meteorite was also the source of the werewolves’ strength .

The woman gazed at the meteorite before slowly turning to me .

“Are you Kim Dokja?”