Chapter 218

The pistons of the cylinders installed on the Factory moved wildly while the grinder roared . The story fragments that weren’t digested popped out from the surface like screws . It was evidence that this Factory wasn’t a finished product .

The duke slightly frowned as he saw the unstable exterior of the smoking Factory . ‘It isn’t at a bad level yet . ’

The Factory . Everyone in the Demon World had a similar story, even if they were a grand duke . Of course, the power of each Factory varied but Syswitz’ Factory was unique .

‘It was worthwhile going to the Underworld . ’

A body height of 40 metres . The Factory that resembled a giant was based off the Giant Soldier of the Underworld . It was a weapon that he barely managed to get a look at by bribing one of the judges of the Underworld . Of course, the duke’s Factory was only a clone with an inferior output compared to the giant soldier .

‘I can’t be satisfied with this degree…’

The Factory let out a harsh sound as if to express the duke’s disappointment . The blades of the grinder struck the ground . Dust filled the area as dozens of civilian buildings collapsed . Just like a child breaking a hand-crafted toy, the duke relentlessly broke them .

[Very few constellations are delighted at the exciting destruction!]

[Some constellations are pointing to the fleeing citizens!]

It was a long story . The history of the Syswitz Industrial Complex had accumulated over countless years . Even so, there was no hesitation in the duke’s behaviour .

“Kuaaack!”

The duke picked up the stories that were blown out of the grinder and thought . ‘It is an offering to proceed with a bigger story . ’

400 years . A time when a dynasty was born and collapsed . During that time, Syswitz was the dictator here .

He once loved everything in this industrial complex . He was sometimes a wise ruler and sometimes a tyrant . He tried to elevate the happiness of the citizens through a gentle reign and he slaughtered them through oppression and tyranny . He was happy, sad or sometimes interested .

Then one day, the duke had only one emotion left . ‘I’m tired . ’

After going on a field trip to Olympus and the Underworld, his thoughts became even stronger .

‘Why should I be eating these stories?’

He never forgot the lavish dinner that was served at the dining table of the queen of the Underworld .

A sword master of another world, a great sage, a 9th circle great magician…

Syswitz ate the finely cooked story pieces and was truly amazed . Oh my god, this taste . He had a soulless expression as he enjoyed the tastes that burst in his mouth .

-I see that you’re pretty good at eating .

Syswitz came to his senses and noticed that Persephone never touched the food in front of her . Persephone stared at the stories that were ravenously scattered on his plate like they were terrible food . Syswitz couldn’t forget the disgrace he felt at that moment .

‘I will go to the next scenario . ’

Bigger stories . Bigger stimuli . Then he would gain a bigger power .

‘I will become a demon king . I will live by eating huge stories that are far superior to those fucking guys . ’

For that dream, it meant nothing to discard this trivial industrial complex .

[…What revolution?]

His voice trembled and the whole industrial complex shook .

[Look, there is no such thing as a revolution! It is just the roleplay of the scenario!]

It was a tone that mocked all citizens .

[A play that has been repeated over and over for 400 years . You are fighting for such a foolish thing!]

Syswitz shouted despite also being part of the scenario . He felt like he could move onto the next stage .

‘I can do it . ’

It seemed successful to some extent . Duke Syswitz felt a sense of liberation as numerous constellation focused their gazes on him . A peripheral pleasure obtained from denying oneself . Syswitz felt like he was the centre of the whole world for the first time . By the way…

“Do you really think so?” Someone cried out .

***

Of course, it was me .

「 You… 」

…Damn . The problem was that I heard his inner thoughts too well .

[The character ‘Demon Duke Syswitz’ is overwhelmed by his delusions . ]

[The exclusive skill, ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’ stage 2 has been strongly activated!]

The thoughts of the duke randomly poured in . It was like looking at his naked self . To a certain extent, even those who didn’t use Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint could feel it .

[The constellation Nail-Eating Rat’s hands and feel are curling up from the duke’s words and deeds . ]

[The constellation ‘Nouveau Richer Snake Boss’ says he is okay because he doesn’t have hands or feet . ]

These guys were even laughing . The duke didn’t know the situation and smiled at me . [Fake revolutionary . ]

“Who is fake?”

I activated Bookmark and Way of the Wind before running forward . A giant blow narrowly passed by me . A crater occurred in the place where the grinder passed like a bomb had gone off .

…This level was enough to hit an upper-grade constellation? It was a power that I couldn’t endure in this damn incarnation body . This was the power of a story weapon . It made non-constellations a match for constellations .

Furthermore, Duke Syswitz might not be a constellation but he was d demon had history-grade stories comparable to upper-grade constellations .

The bombs from the grinder swept through the industrial complex . Citizens ran out crying as they lost their homes . They were people who lost their hometowns and came to the Demon World, struggling to make a life here . The citizens who lost their jobs were staring at me with soot-covered faces .

I looked at the citizens and had a thought . I also disliked the scenarios . But… dammit .

「 Kim Dokja thought: I hate to admit it . 」

I seemed to understand why this scenario existed . I split through the air using Way of the Wind . I instantly arrived at the head of the Factory and once again used Electrification .

[The durability of your incarnation body is at a dangerous level!]

I fainted earlier and used up the duration of Bookmark in vain . I only had 20 minutes left . A blue-white whirl of lightning emerged from my right hand and rushed towards the Factory . The exterior of the Factory shook slightly .

[Kuek…?]

As expected, I lacked hitting power . My current incarnation body could only exert a quarter of the original firepower .

[Better than expected…]

Moreover, the sustainability wasn’t long . Nevertheless, I had to fight . I had to defeat this guy with my own hands .

[The constellation ‘status’ is released . ]

[Your incarnation body is several damaged and only a fraction of the energy is released . ]

It was a short time but for a moment, the Factory temporarily stopped working . I didn’t miss this gap and focused magic power on both fists .

[This aura? You, don’t tell me…!]

[The Gold Dragon’s Broken Heart is activated!]

Whenever the amount of magic power sharply decreased, the gold dragon’s heart recharged my magic power . In the ensuing battle, the Factory’s hard shell started to be peeled off . Screws popped out and story pieces flowed from the gap .

「 Kim Dokja thought: It would’ve been a good fight if my body was fine . 」

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is watching you anxiously . ]

I stood firmly and hit the upper part of the Factory with a fist containing all the power of Electrification . If I knew that I would have such a hard fight, I would’ve learnt more diligently from Kyrgios . Well, I guess I didn’t have talent .

[The durability of your incarnation body is reaching its limit . ]

[If you don’t stop combat immediately, the collapse of your body will resume . ]

My breathing was becoming worse and my fists were slowing down . The Factory was still in good condition .

The duke spoke with delight . [Thanks to you, the last scenario of the industrial complex will be very sweet . ]

I knew I couldn’t win . First of all, I wasn’t fighting for the sake of winning .

「 Kim Dokja looked down at the citizens of the industrial complex . 」

People were watching me . Some people’s mouths were wide open while others had their two hands joined together . I could also see Aileen and Mark . Each person was different but they all had similar expressions .

「 Revolutionary and fighting . 」

It was enough to think this .

「 There is a revolution . 」

It didn’t matter if it was real or fake . It had once been written that the things people believed in had power . Just like a story became reality .

[Your influence on the story will become more pronounced . ]

The next moment, the Factory’s huge arm took my attack . My body was thrown back by the shock wave .

[Your fighting ability is good but you can’t win . You are fake . ]

I raised my body from the broken floor . “As you said, I’m not a revolutionary . However, there is a revolution . ”

[Such a thing doesn’t exist . ]

“Why do you think that? Is it because you were a ‘revolutionary’ at first?”

[…!]

“In the end, even if a revolution occurs, the endless cycle of governance will repeat?”

I could understand Duke Syswitz’ feelings . I was well aware of the tragedy of the ‘Revolutionary Scenario . ’ What made a revolutionary a revolutionary?

“It is you who failed, not everyone else . ”

There were terrible scenarios . There were tragic scenarios . However—

“There are no meaningless scenarios . ”

No matter how rubbish a scenario, people ended up living that scenario . They were happy or sad . They struggled against the impossible . Someone died while someone else saved another person .

This was the scenario of Ways of Survival that I knew . That’s why I was able to keep reading Ways of Survival .

My body became harder and harder to move . If I had followed the original novel, I wouldn’t have suffered like this .

「 Yoo Jonghyuk had a thought . If he doesn’t know who the revolutionary is, he can kill them all until the revolutionary emerges . 」

In the end, the Yoo Jonghyuk of the 111th regression made the worse choice . However, I didn’t want to do this . That’s why I kept fighting .

The duke once again struck and in the end, my back was grazed . Towards the me without strength, the giant hands of the Factory came again and again .

[Your story is quite tempting . I’m going to eat you . ]

He was a person who had gone to the Underworld and tasted excellent stories . It was natural for him to be thrilled when looking at me . As soon as the giant hand was about to grab me, someone rushed towards me with all their power and rolled holding me .

A familiar woman stood in the place where dust rose . “What are you doing?”

The chairman of the Civil Council, Aileen . I stood up on the wall with a frown . “Get out of the way . ”

“You’ve done enough . ” Aileen didn’t move . I saw her determined expression and a corner of my heart froze . Wait a minute, surely the revolutionary…

[Hahaha! Where are you hiding? Self-proclaimed revolutionary!]

Aileen turned back after hearing the duke’s voice . I realized what she was going to do and hurriedly chased her . Just as she stood in front of the duke, someone shouted, “The revolutionary is here!”

It was the first time I had seen this person . He shouted while pointing at himself .

[Someone has made a ‘revolutionary declaration’!]

He could’ve been a member of the Civil Council or a hidden citizen . I didn’t know the revolutionary’s name or face . They were just a passing extra not mentioned in Ways of Survival .

[What…?]

“No, I am the revolutionary!” This time it was a woman’s voice . I didn’t know these faces . The woman trembled as she shouted but nevertheless, she stood firmly upright . This was the start as voices burst from everywhere .

[Someone has made a ‘revolutionary declaration’!]

[Someone has made a ‘revolutionary declaration’!]

Aileen and Mark were the same . It wasn’t just the citizens . Many of the incarnations hiding in the house also cried out . They held weapons while shouting in an irresistible manner .

“I am the revolutionary! Kill me!”

The features of the citizens holding weapons were extremely desperate . Numerous citizens armed with weapons advanced towards the Factory like a wave . I was so excited that I stumbled .

「 It was a sight that didn’t appear in the Ways of Survival that Yoo Jonghyuk lived . 」

It was a pity . I wanted to show the 111th round Yoo Jonghyuk this sight . If he saw this, he definitely would’ve made a different choice .

At this moment .

“I am the revolutionary Yoo Jonghyuk!” Someone shouted .

“I am Yoo Jonghyuk!”

“No, I am!”

…What? No, wait a minute .

“I am Yoo Jonghyuk!”

What the hell were they thinking? Now people were shouting a name instead of ‘revolutionary . ’ There were countless Yoo Jonghyuks in the industrial complex .

[Someone has made a ‘Yoo Jonghyuk declaration’!]

No… wait .

[The Star Stream’s achievement system is confused . ]

***

At the same time .

A man dressed in a black coat with a small doll on his shoulder arrived at an industrial complex . The man looked at the industrial complex and muttered . “…Is this Kim Dokja’s location?”

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is nodding with a faint blush . ]

TL: Rainbow Turtle