Chapter 245

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ has placed one million coins on the incarnation ‘Yoo Jonghyuk . ’]

The system message resonated in the hall and the attention of the constellations focused on me . I bet my money on a fight that was obviously disadvantageous . My actions intrigued some of the constellations .

[The constellation ‘Thursday’s Thunder’ is showing favourability to you . ]

[The constellation ‘Morning Star Goddess’ is showing favourability to you . ]

However, only a few constellations showed such a response . Most of the constellations were swept away by the heat of the gambling .

[Hahahat! You are crazy! If so, I’ll bet 500,000 coins!]

The Brash Swamp Predator, who bet on the Ice Flower Goddess from the beginning, opened his mouth first . Then the watching constellations started to join one by one .

[The constellation ‘Tranquil Island Gourmet’ has placed 20,000 coins on the constellation ‘Zhuge Lingling’ . ]

[The constellation ‘Master of the White Castle’ has placed 30,000 coins on the constellation ‘Zhuge Lingling’ . ]

…

The messages were pouring out . Most of them were messages giving coins to the Ice Flower Goddess, Zhuge Lingling . I was the only one who was on Yoo Jonghyuk’s side .

[The constellation ‘Queen of the Darkest Spring’ has placed 300,000 coins on the incarnation ‘Yoo Jonghyuk . ’]

…Huh?

I reflexively glanced at Persephone who was giving a mysterious smile . I asked in a slightly worried tone, […Will it be okay?]

[Um? Why are you asking if it will be okay?]

I was the one who had nothing to reply . Maybe it was nothing for Persephone to bet 300,000 coins . By the way, there was a meddlesome man beside me .

[Hum, old hag . Doesn’t Hades nag you when you spend money like this?]

[I’m not a grandmother so the Mass Production Maker should mind your words . ]

[An old woman at your age should eat moderately…]

[Watch your mouth unless you want to be stuck in Tartarus… wait, did you bet as well?]

The Mass Production Maker laughed at Persephone’s question .

[The constellation ‘Mass Production Maker’ has placed 150,000 coins on the incarnation ‘Yoo Jonghyuk . ’]

The Mass Production Maker looked at me and said, [I didn’t bet a lot because I didn’t receive that much gold from this month’s Dokkaebi Bag settlement . ]

In fact, he bet the exact price of Eoren’s Sword that I bought . Maybe there would be no income apart from the commission fee .

In any case, I was grateful to them . Thanks to this, more excited constellations were betting coins .

[The constellation ‘Goddess of Joy and Celebration’ has placed 50,000 coins on the constellation ‘Zhuge Lingling’ . ]

The coins placed on the bets snowballed and soon surpassed six million coins . Now the constellations of the Gourmet Association couldn’t help shifting their gaze to one place .

[Die! Kill him quickly!]

[I’ll kill you if I lose my coins!]

They were no different from the human spectators in the arena… I felt strangely excited despite experiencing these ‘stories . ’ The Mass Production Maker laughed as if he read my heart .

[I’ve gone through these ‘stories’ so I’m hungrier for these stories . ]

[…Maybe not . ]

[Whether it is a constellation or human, they are all just children in front of the story . By the way, is there a chance of winning?]

[Do you feel uneasy?]

[No, it isn’t like that…]

[If there isn’t a chance to win, I’ll have to make it . ]

To be precise, I had to make it a high multiplier . If Yoo Jonghyuk died, this round would be ruined . If the situation was like this, it was better to do it properly .

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

We couldn’t lose .

[You can’t connect with the current target . ]

Shit, Yoo Jonghyuk… I was still getting this message . However, it wasn’t the only method .

“Biyoo . ”

[Baat . ]

As I waited, Biyoo moved her hand and a personal panel popped up in front of me . The screen soon unfolded .

The Brash Swamp Predator cried out strangely and let out a terrible poisonous fog .

-Uwaaaack!

Everyone touched by the smoke screamed as they oxidized . Judging from the Brash Swamp Predator’s state, he was using roughly one-third of his status . One-third was enough to ruin the venue . The surrounding constellations were also supporting his use of probability .

The grounds of the venue were split apart by the monster’s feet . It was a terrible destructive power . However, it wasn’t as strong compared to Peace Land or Dark Castle . At those times, the outer gods had descended .

Still, there was no guarantee that this situation was better than Peace Land or Dark Castle . In Peace Land, there was the Paradox Baekchung, Kyrgios . In Dark Castle, there was Goryeo’s First Sword .

…Then who was present now?

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ is looking at incarnation Yoo Jonghyuk . ]

Yoo Jonghyuk frowned at my message . “…Kim Dokja . Is your work finished?”

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ says it is still in progress . ]

“Still?”

At this moment, a shadow of suspicion filled Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyes . Yoo Jonghyuk stared at the Brash Swamp Predator and asked, “Perhaps… did this guy appear because of you?”

The bastard noticed quickly .

“…Kim Dokja?” He was filled with tremendous anger .

I reached out as an apology .

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ has sponsored 100 coins to the incarnation ‘Yoo Jonghyuk . ’]

“I don’t need it!”

Then the Brash Swamp Predator moved . He was an ancient lizard that governed all the swamps on his planet . The embodiment of his head was suddenly rising from the back of the Ice Flower Goddess who had become a lizard .

There was a terrible scream as the incarnation was deprived of her body . The lizard screamed and rushed forward, swinging a huge tail towards Yoo Jonghyuk . The tail of the lizard smashed through Yoo Jonghyuk’s Strong Self-Defense and he was hit hard .

“Kuk…”

Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t seem to have reached the second stage of transcendence yet . Well, it would be impossible for even Yoo Jonghyuk to reach the second stage of transcendence in just two weeks .

It could be called a devil’s talent that he could drive the first stage Ice Flower Goddess to such a state .

Then there wasn’t much time .

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ is making a request . ]

Yoo Jonghyuk had experienced Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint several times and should I what I was asking for . By the way, Yoo Jonghyuk’s reaction was unexpected . “I don’t want to . ”

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ says if this continues, everyone will die . ]

“I won’t die . ”

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ says it isn’t the time to be stubborn . ]

I wasn’t convinced I could knock down that monster even if I used Electrification in Yoo Jonghyuk’s body . There might be a way to use the Fourth Wall like last time but it was only possible for constellations who used mental skills .

Yoo Jonghyuk used swift footwork to attack and the Brash Swamp Predator once again prepared his poison . Based on the number of sparks around his mouth, this was a really devastating attack .

I urged Yoo Jonghyuk but Yoo Jonghyuk was adamant . “Go and do what you have to do, Kim Dokja . ”

I panicked at the unexpected action . No, why was this bastard so stubborn today? I hurriedly looked around . Since it was like this, I had to borrow another hand, even if the martial arts competition was ruined .

In this place, there was only one person strong enough to help us . The Breaking the Sky Sword Saint, Namgung Minyoung . She was a powerhouse who wouldn’t be pushed by Kyrgios or Cheok Jungyeong . Thus, she could deal with this monster alone . Soon afterwards, I found the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint sitting in the audience while eating dumplings .

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ is asking for help . ]

Despite my message, the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint just kept chewing the dumplings . She sometimes fed dumplings to the Breaking the Sky Master lying next to her . In the seats below them, Jang Hayoung and Han Myungoh were sitting beside each other while also eating dumplings .

…What were these humans doing? Then I once again sent a message .

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’…]

At this moment, Yoo Jonghyuk spoke . “…Shin Yoosung . Are you listening?”

Biyoo appeared along with these words .

[…Baat?]

“Turn off Kim Dokja’s screen . ”

Biyoo glanced at Yoo Jonghyuk like it was difficult . I didn’t know how much of Shin Yoosung’s memories survived but when I thought about it, these two people had a very complex relationship .

Nevertheless, this was a story from before her rebirth . Now it was different . There was no reason for Biyoo to listen to Yoo Jonghyuk when she was my dokkaebi . Yet Biyoo sitting on my shoulders suddenly looked at me with a sorry expression .

[Baat, baaat…]

“…Biyoo?”

[Baaat… . Ku…kuooh…]

There was absurd acting and Biyoo pretended to fall asleep . At the same time, my personal panel turned off and Yoo Jonghyuk’s appearance disappeared .

[You have been disconnected . ]

“No, what is this…!”

I didn’t know what was happening . Why did Biyoo act like this all of a sudden? There was no mention of this situation in the revised Ways of Survival?

-Waaahhhhhhhh!

There was a sudden scream and I turned my attention to the panel installed on the stage .

[That…?]

The surprised constellations started moving towards the panel . Persephone and the Mass Production Maker were also approaching the panel . The screen was completely obscured by the more than 100 constellations gathered in front of it .

[No, wait a minute! Let me look!]

I tried to enter any gaps but the cluster of constellations was too hard . All I could hear was the sound of thunder from the screen . Still, it was clear from the sound alone .

It was the Breaking the Sky Thunder Sword . It was the real thunder sword, unlike what I had stolen . It seemed to be a devastating hit as the Brash Swamp Predator let out a huge scream .

The answer was obvious even without looking . Fortunately, there was the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint .

I let out a sigh of relief . Yoo Jonghyuk was unharmed because the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint had acted . Thanks to this, the martial arts competition would be cancelled but it was better than Yoo Jonghyuk dying .

Then someone suddenly shouted,

-Oh, the disciple of the Breaking the Sky Sword!

-Breaking the Sky Sword Beauty!

…Breaking the Sky Sword Beauty?

[We shouldn’t disparage an incarnation’s martial arts . ]

[H-How is this… wasn’t it only the power of transcendence…?]

[Hahahat, it is an interesting ability . Is it something that Asgardian person did?]

[It isn’t to my taste . ]

The true voices in the halls were becoming heated up for an unknown reason .

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is astonished . ]

[The constellation who likes to change sex is struggling with pleasure . ]

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is shedding resentful tears . ]

The channel and the banquet hall . I was dizzy from the indirect messages coming from everywhere .

[My coins! No! My coins…!]

[Uwaaaaaah!]

No, what the hell was going on? I held my breath and used my ‘status’ to move through the constellations . I barely reached the front of the panel and another tremendous lightning attack came from the screen . The entire screen turned white from the powerful lightning .

The light slowly faded and once it disappeared, black ashes were scattered like snow . In front of my eyes, one man was standing still . It was the appearance of Yoo Jonghyuk who had raised his sword with an arrogant expression .

Under his feet while a giant lizard charred by lightning . Yoo Jonghyuk stepped off the lizard’s body and walked to one corner of the venue, pulling out something black that had been plugged in .

-There is no second place in this competition .

It was the Black Demon Sword .

-Thus, this is mine .

Then the host’s voice rang out .

-The winner of the Martial Arts Competition has been decided!

I didn’t know how such a thing was possible . I rubbed my eyes and glanced again . The situation was still the same . It wasn’t the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint but… Yoo Jonghyuk?

-The winner is the Breaking the Sky Sword Beauty, Yoo Jonghyuk!

No, what the hell was the Breaking the Sky Sword Beauty…? My questions didn’t last for long . It was due to the overwhelming system messages that entered my ears .

[The sub scenario ― Gourmet Association Betting has been completed . ]

[You have won the bet . ]

[You have acquired a new story!]

[The story ‘Miracle Gambler’ has been acquired . ]

Then there was the sound of coins falling .

[The sub scenario compensation has been acquired . ]

I reflexively checked my number of coins . The numbers slowly creaked up, as if it was too hard to handle .

[Coins Possessed: 1,986,725 C]

…

[Coins Possessed: 2,790,876 C]

…

[Coins Possessed: 3,890,875 C]

The coins that the constellations bet were being stacked up like snow on my balance .

TL: Rainbow Turtle