Chapter 86

Episode 17 – SSS Grade Talent (6)

Returnee . This was the first statement that mentioned them in Ways of Survival:

「Some people go back in time, others go to another dimension and some are born again . In the end, the way to adapt to destruction varies from person to person . 」

The second ‘method’ of ‘How to Survive in a Ruined World . ’ To survive, destroy other dimensions and return .

“Answer me . Are you curious about my identity?”

Returnee Myung Ilsang . This boy was a returnee from Earth who was summoned to be a warrior in the world of Chronos .

“Hmm…isn’t it normal to blush and lower your eyes in this situation? Noona is looking straight at me?”

The Disaster of Questions was such a bastard .

Yoo Sangah opened her mouth . “What…”

–Yoo Sangah-ssi, don’t answer the question!

Yoo Sangah’s head turned towards me at my words . However, her chin was caught by Myung Ilsang and forced her to look back .

“Where are you looking? Look at me . Is that your boyfriend?”

“Remove your hand . ”

Yoo Sangah shook off Myung Ilsang’s hand . Her dagger moved in a threatening manner through the air . Myung Ilsang laughed .

[The second question has been resolved . ]

[The second seal of the returnee ‘Myung Ilsang’ has been released . ]

“Ah, that’s right . I’ve had a baby-face for 100 years . ”

The boy’s cold eyes turned towards me . I didn’t use Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint but it was clear even without the skill .

“You were having fun in this peaceful world?”

His right arm aimed at me . At the same time, purple particles condensed around his hand .

[The character ‘Myung Ilsang’ has triggered ‘Small Black Fire Cannon’!]

Black Fire Cannon . This was the fire of death that destroyed the eastern part of Chronos and burned all the insect kings in the forest .

The whole atmosphere was burning and I was surrounded by flames . Pain spread across my skin . I cursed inside my heart . Damn! It hurt . It really hurt . It hurt…

…Less than I thought?

After a while, the flames turned off and I looked at my skin . Every inch was scorched and painful, but it was a bearable pain .

This was the black fire cannon that drove the insect kings to fear? However, the Small Black Fire Cannon… it didn’t hurt?

I looked up and saw Yoo Sangah wielding her dagger . Unexpectedly, she had the advantage . Even the Disaster of Questions was perplexed by the overwhelming attacks .

“…What? Why are you so strong? Is Noona also a returnee? Or am I weak?”

I didn’t understand . The original Disaster of Questions with two seals released should be stronger than this .

[The exclusive skill, Character List is activated . ]

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[Character Information]

Name: Myung Ilsang

Age: 17 years old (127 years old)

Constellation Support: Mass Production Maker

Private Attribute: SSS-grade Warrior (Hero), Disaster of Questions (Legend)

Exclusive Skills: SSS-grade Growth Acceleration Lv . 10 (Currently Lv . 1), SSS-grade Swordsmanship Lv . 10 (Currently Lv . 1), Black Fire Cannon Lv . 9 ((Currently Lv . 1), SSS-grade Footwork Lv . 10 (Currently Lv . 1)…

Stigma: The Answer is Fixed and You just Need to Answer Lv . 7 (Lv . 2) .

Overall Stats: Physique Lv . 99 (Currently Lv . 55), Strength Lv . 99 (Currently Lv . 55), Agility Lv . 99 (Currently Lv . 60), Magic Power Lv . 99 (Currently Lv . 55)

Overall Evaluation: The Disaster of Questions that destroyed Chronos . All stats are sealed due to the current scenario penalty . Every time a seal is released, the stats will rise . Once all seals are released, the real power of the disaster will awaken . If you want to survive, don’t answer his questions . But you are still going to die .

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I was nervous about the constant ‘SSS’ filling the screen but once I read it in detail, I understood why he was weak .

The dokkaebis were fair . Right now, he was weaker than the original disaster .

“Han Sooyoung! Yoo Sangah-ssi!” I didn’t know if Bihyung was using his strength but now we had a chance . “Attack with all your strength! We must kill him now!”

If this was his current state, perhaps we could win without Way of the Wind . I poured my remaining coins into my stats .

[Physique Lv . 50 -> Physique Lv . 60]

[Agility Lv . 50 -> Agility Lv . 60]

[Magic Power Lv . 25 -> Magic Power Lv . 60]

[39,500 coins have been consumed . ]

[All stats have reached the scenario limit . ]

I ran aggressively while activation Unbroken Faith .

“Remember! You should never answer his questions!”

Myung Ilsang seemed interested when he saw my Blade of Faith . “What? An energy sword?”

My attack missed by a hair’s breath due to his high agility .

Myung Ilsang kept chattering . “Ahjussi, are you a martial artist? How can you use the energy sword already? Isn’t this crazy?”

I ignored him and triggered a stigma .

[The stigma ‘Song of the Sword’ has been used . ]

[Your sword is filled with the words left by the Duke of Loyalty and Warfare . ]

A random verse of Duke of Loyalty and Warfare’s story appeared in front of me, followed by a message .

「 The 28th day . Clear skies . I went to do official business . 」

Then nothing happened . Dammit, the Duke of Loyalty and Warfare didn’t help me at this time .

The Nanjung Ilgi (Yi Sunsin’s war diary) didn’t always contain content that fought against the enemy . In fact, most of the contents were ordinary .

The sky was clear .

The Duke of Loyalty and Warfare went to do official business .

If I wrote a ‘Destruction Diary’, my diary would roughly be like this .

The sky was dark .

Kim Dokja was right .

I rolled across the ground to avoid Myung Ilsang’s kick .

Myung Ilsang’s expression gradually became serious . He carefully looked at my Blade of Faith and sighed with relief .

“Phew… that’s right . It isn’t a real energy blade . Ahjussi, why are you acting like it is real? You almost scared me?”

“Brat, you talk too much . ”

It was a cold female voice . While I was stalling for time, Han Sooyoung made dozens of avatars and they ran towards him .

“Die!”

Han Sooyoung’s attacks poured onto the boy whose movements were blocked .

However, her attacks weren’t strong enough to harm Myung Ilsang’s body . Rather, Yoo Sangah was unable to do any damage due to the excessive number of avatars .

Myung Ilsang laughed as he was hit by Han Sooyoung’s small hand .

“Aren’t you also quite pretty? How old are you? A student?”

“Shut up, die!”

Myung Ilsang’s face was marred by the continuous hits .

“…What is wrong with everyone? What did I do wrong? If you see a nice-looked returnee like me, shouldn’t you welcome me with open arms? Should I get rid of all the monsters from now on?”

“What a mad dog!”

“Ah, were my words ridiculous? Wait a minute, perhaps you are…”

Myung Ilsang’s expression changed .

“You guys are from the Hunters Association! Right? Isn’t there normally this development? Aren’t they always the first one to show up with a returnee comes back?”

“This chuuni bastard… no, shit?”

[The third question has been resolved . ]

[The fourth question has been resolved . ]

[The fifth question has been resolved . ]

[The third seal of the returnee ‘Myung Ilsang’ has been released . ]

Myung Ilsang smiled and nodded .

“You are from the Hunters Association . ”

It was really crazy . His momentum became even stronger . The surrounding avatars were destroyed by a powerful wave of energy emitted from Myung Ilsang’s body .

Myung Ilsang burst out laughing . “Now, it is the munchkin’s time!”

Han Sooyoung stepped back and glanced at me with an absurd expression . “What is with that bastard?”

I gasped with irritation . “Didn’t I tell you not to answer him? You are just feeding that jerk . ”

“I didn’t answer! I just swore . ”

“Just don’t speak . ”

The point of the questions asked by the Disaster of Questions wasn’t to get an answer . No matter what the answer, he would use it to strengthen his abilities .

Myung Ilsang kept speaking, “Then who should I kill first?”

But his words didn’t last . It was because Yoo Sangah appeared behind him while emitting a fierce killing intent .

[Hermes Walking Method] .

[Theseus’ Resolution] .

[Arachne’s Web] .

The system messages didn’t pop up but I was able to recognize these skills . In a future scenario called Ragnarok, these skills were clearly described . They were the stigmas of the Olympus related constellations .

The surprised Myung Ilsang unleashed a series of Small Black Fire Cannons to keep Yoo Sangah in check .

However, Yoo Sangah rushed towards Myung Ilsang without caring about the black fire cannons .

“Something like this…?”

It was impossible .

As long as they didn’t experience a special scenario event, there was no way for an incarnation to simultaneously possess the stigmas of various constellations .

It was a situation where I only had two stigmas . Then how could Yoo Sangah have such a large number of stigmas?

“Let’s try it! Does it hurts?”

Sweat covered Yoo Sangah’s forehead .

The thread of magic power kept expanding and shrinking . She stepped freely through the air . The dagger pierced without hesitation whenever there was a visible gap . The vitality inside her body was burning .

It was an extraordinary change in just two days…

At this moment, I sensed something . The stigmas of various constellations in one incarnation .

There obviously wasn’t a single case in Ways of Survival . It didn’t even apply to Prophet Anna Croft of the United States . Then Yoo Sangah…

“Dokja-ssi! Now!”

Yoo Sangah gave the signal and I supported her explosive attack with the Blade of Faith . Han Sooyoung also participated . Little by little, Myung Ilsang became dizzy from all the hands and feet .

His movements were delayed for a moment and my Blade of Faith aimed at the gap, cutting his shoulder and belly .

“Shit…!”

Blood flowed out . Myung Ilsang pulled back and chanted something .

[The character ‘Myung Ilsang’ has used Blink Lv . 1 . ]

Myung Ilsang’s figure became blurry . My mind was in a hurry . He couldn’t get away .

I aimed the blade at his waist . But his body faded away just as the blade hit . The only thing left was scattered blood .

[The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ lets out a sad sigh . ]

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is going crazy from all the sweet potatoes . ] (Sweet potato is slang for when something is so frustrating that there is a stuffy sensation)

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is pointing a finger at your heart . ]

[The excitement of some constellations has reached a critical level . ]

Han Sooyoung shouted, “Shit, we missed him!”

“It’s okay . He is injured so we can catch him soon . ”

[Some constellations have calmed down . ]

“Yoo Sangah . You did really well… Yoo Sangah-ssi?”

There was no answer from Yoo Sangah . I headed over because I sensed something strange, where she was standing there stunned . Han Sooyoung asked,

“What’s wrong with her?”

I belatedly realized . Theseus’ Resolution was a skill that drew out all the power of the incarnation . The use of that skill allowed Yoo Sangah to deal with a monster for a while .

I looked at her for a moment before handing her over to Han Sooyoung .

“Giving another person to me? Am I a daycare centre?”

“We need to find the disaster quickly . Shouldn’t you scatter more avatars?”

“I think I roughly know where he went . ”

“Please guide me . ”

I couldn’t miss that guy here . Han Sooyoung opened her mouth again, “I don’t remember well… He becomes stronger every time he answers a question, right?”

“That’s right . He is weak at first but becomes stronger every time he hears an answer . The returnees are too strong so there is a penalty when they fall into this world . Didn’t you see the seals being released?”

“That boy… how many seals does he have?”

“Perhaps dozens . There will be no answer if he releases all of them . ”

So far, five seals were released .

Fortunately, the additional scenarios of the dokkaebis hadn’t come down yet .

If an additional scenario was released, many people would try to hunt that bastard and his seals would be released in a flash due to the many idiots answering his questions .

…The moment I was feeling relieved .

[Hrmm . Everyone, aren’t you great? Despite the penalty, this is still a disaster . Only three people putting pressure on him…]

Han Sooyoung and I looked up at the air at the same time .

[By the way, aren’t you being too greedy? As the old saying goes, you should share the beans . ]

“Shit . ”

Han Sooyoung cursed while messages arrived like they had been waiting .

[A new sub scenario has arrived!]

[The sub-scenario – SSS-grade Hunt has begun!]

I grasped the handle of Unbroken Faith . The situation was reaching the limit .