Chapter 258

One day, there was a constellation who left such a remark .

「 “Every story has a flaw . This means that all stories can be completed . ” 」

The legendary story ‘Distorting Things as One Pleases’ . This story was made by the narrative-grade constellation who left behind that remark .

[The story ‘Distorting Things as One Pleases’ is searching for the target of the distortion . ]

I got up and moved away from the ruined building . I could see three constellations chasing me through the dust clouds . It was originally four but I didn’t know where the last one went .

[Kuaaaah…]

[Gi ve me the sto ry co re . ]

I was surrounded by the incarnation bodies . There was one giant snake that reminded me of Orochi and one giant field mouse . The last one was a fiery dog resembling a Cerberus . The Mass Production Maker had told me something during my visit to the Gourmet Association .

-Not all constellations have a noble character .

Some of the constellations would build up stories like me to become constellations while others would lend themselves to the ‘authority’ of other constellations . In some cases, they might not have accumulated excellent stories but they were lucky enough to fall into an advantageous area and become a constellation .

“What if I don’t want to give it to you?”

It was the case with the guys in front of me .

[The constellation ‘Nouveau Riche Snake Boss’ is staring at you . ]

They were those who received the patronage of constellations or ‘fortunately’ became constellations by eating other beginner constellations or incarnations .

[The constellation ‘Nail-Eating Rat’ is coveting your nails . ]

[The constellation ‘Dog Who Threw Himself into the Flames’ is looking at the surrounding constellations . ]

I knew I would eventually bump into them from the moment they appeared in front of me .

[Many constellations are looking forward to your battle!]

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is looking forward to your performance!]

I could feel the hot gaze of the stars . They would be curious . I hadn’t fought properly since becoming a narrative-grade constellation . Dokgak spoke from the air .

[Haha, you are still stupid… are you really going to fight?]

I listened to Dokgak’s words and gritted my teeth . The three constellations in front of me had exactly the same level of combat power as me . It was due to Dokgak’s penalty . A penalty where everyone in the scenario had the same combat power .

I used Way of the Wind to avoid the poisonous liquid that poured out of the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss’ mouth . At almost the same time, the Nail-Eating Rat swiped his nails towards me . The moment I rolled around on the ground, the surroundings were filled with the flames of the Dog Who Threw Himself into the Flames .

I moved around the flames and pulled out my newest thing . This was a fight that couldn’t be won if we faced each other with our incarnation bodies . This was if it was only the force of the incarnation body .

[The exclusive skill, Character List is activated . ]

They might be animals but they were still great-grade constellations . Originally, I couldn’t look at them with this skill .

[The effect of ‘Looked into the Abyss’ has increased the effect of all your skills . ]

[The exclusive skill ‘Character List’ is amplified!]

This time was different .

[You will be able to view constellations who are lower rated than you . ]

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[You can now read the constellation information of ‘Nouveau Riche Snake Boss . ’]

[You can now read the constellation information of ‘Nail-Eating Rat . ’]

[You can now read the constellation information of ‘Dog Who Threw Himself into the Flames . ’]

I looked at the characteristics of these guys . Of course, it didn’t make sense to simply identify the stats or attributes information when combat power was set at a certain point .

[The effect of Character List will randomly output a list of the constellation’s stories . ]

A list of their stories quickly crossed my eyes .

[Snake Eating Other Snakes . ]

[Rat Turning Into a Person . ]

[Loyalty Towards the Master . ]

[Predator of the Weak . ]

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In the meantime, countless attacks were focused on me . The fist of the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss grazed past my shoulders, my body flew through the air from an attack by the Nail-Eating Rat and my skin was burnt by the flames of the Dog Who Threw Himself into the Flames .

[Your reading speed has increased due to the attribute effect . ]

I didn’t back down and kept reading their list of stories . They were constellations and had an excellent number of stories . Some were legendary while most were history-grade .

[Rat Who Stole the Words of the Night . ]

[Fear of Rodents]

[Mine is Mine, Yours is Mine Too . ]

[Towards Plandas . ]

…

How long had it been? My legs were paralyzed and the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss wound around my body . My vision was literally reversed as my body was captured by him .

Gi ve me the Sto ry Co re . ]

The strong grip on my body made by bones feel twisted . It was a mighty power that the Infinite Dimension Space Coat couldn’t bear . Story fragments fell down from my body like crumbs .

[The constellations who love cruel stories are excited . ]

[Some of the constellations want to see your body torn apart . ]

The eyes of the snake changed at the indirect messages of the constellations . Having the name of ‘constellation’ didn’t mean all of them were on the same level .

They were more like incarnations . They were watched by other constellations and received coins from them .

“I have one question… Why do you want to live like this?”

The Nail-Eating Rat raised his head with a sound .

[Kuooooh…?]

I smiled bitterly . Well, I couldn’t afford to think about such things . I had to survive these guys .

“I feel sorry for you . Right? Usually a constellation should have a ‘king’s story’…”

[The story ‘Distorting Things as One Pleases’ is paying attention to your words . ]

Whether it was a snake, a rat, a dog or a human… Those who steadily built up their stories would have a story of a ‘king’ at the very least . However, these guys have no such stories .

“…You have always fought against beings weaker than yourself and don’t have such stories . ”

[Wh at non sense…!]

The next moment, a bright light rose from my body .

[The story ‘Distorting Things as One Pleases’ has found a story to distort . ]

The story, Distorting Things as One Pleases . This story didn’t have the power to improve my combat power .

[The story ‘Distorting Things as One Pleases’ is starting the story distortion . ]

Instead, it could wake up the potential of stories that hadn’t yet found their true power . The direction didn’t matter .

[The story ‘King of a World without a King’ has been distorted!]

[The story ‘King of a World without a King’ is starting the story . ]

I felt the power of the story seething deep inside my body . The muscles in both arms swelled up . I gripped the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss that was wrapped around my body . The snake screamed in my hands .

「 The world without a king is now here . 」

A huge magic power escaped and the story started to speak for itself . The reason I checked the constellations’ list of stories was simple . It was to use this power .

「 He was born rejecting all thrones in his black world . 」

A brilliant light rose from the sword in my hands . The Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword . It was the sword used to destroy the Absolute Throne and the weapon used in the story King of a Kingless World . The weapon responded to my story and regained its original shape .

「 Reign over all beings who aren’t kings . 」

[W-Wait! This strength…!]

The fact that our combat power was the same didn’t mean the ‘status’ of the stories is the same .

Even if the density and number of stories were low, I was also a constellation . Dokgak should’ve properly recognized this fact .

[Some constellations are admiring your story application!]

[The constellations of the Big Dipper are paying attention to you . ]

Dokgak was bewildered and he frantically tried to manipulate the scenario . However, now it was too late to change the sub scenario . He had already exhausted a lot of probability because of the excessive sub scenario .

[The constellation ‘Nail-Eating Rat’ is preparing to turn its tail and run . ]

The rat realized the unusual signs and turned around first . However, I wouldn’t miss a single one .

“Stop . ”

[The effect of the story ‘King of a Kingless World’ is activated . ]

[In front of your majesty, all beings who failed to qualify as kings must bow . ]

[Kuaaaah!]

[Eeeek!]

There were powerful sparks and the bodies of the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss and Nail-Eating Rat became stiff . The Dog Who Threw Himself into the Flames was already on the ground from the moment he saw my story .

[Grrrr . D… don’t co me . ]

As I approached, the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss wriggled on the ground . Only those who had the story of a ‘king’ could resist this story .

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

[The Demon King of Lust and Fury is looking at you . ]

As the king of the monkeys and king of the 32 Demon Realm watched over me, the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword moved .

[Kuaaaaaack!]

One blow . Two blows . I struck the head of the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss a few times . The scales of the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss weren’t easily destroyed . The flesh of the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss was cut by the White Pure Star Energy and his blood splashed, turning the surrounding land red . The Nouveau Riche Snake Boss let out several pained screams before falling quiet .

[The constellations of the absolute good system are frowning at your cruelty . ]

I pulled the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword out of the head of the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss .

[The demon king, ‘Silver Claws Owl’ is rejoicing in your execution . ]

[2,000 coins have been sponsored . ]

The constellations didn’t know what was really cruel .

“You should’ve been prepared if you coveted my position . ”

This was a warning to the constellations . It was a warning that they shouldn’t interfere with the giant story . I watched the sky and waved the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword .

[You have killed the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss’s incarnation body . ]

[You have acquired some of the stories of the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss . ]

It was the power of the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword that could cut off the connection between constellation and incarnation body .

[The constellation ‘Nouveau Riche Snake Boss’ has fallen into a deep sleep with a scream . ]

Perhaps the Nouveau Riche Snake Boss would never return to an incarnation body . Then I looked at the Nail-Eating Rat . Soon after, the Nail-Eating Rat received the same fate .

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is delighting in your madness . ]

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is looking at you with sad eyes . ]

I brushed the blood of my cheeks and looked at the last remaining constellation . The Dog Who Threw Himself into the Flames was trembling uncontrollably while his head drooped down . The flames that covered his body had already disappeared .

The only thing that remained on the dog’s body were the black burn stains from protecting its master . I recalled his list of stories . This dog was different from the other two in the Twelve Zodiacs .

[The constellation ‘Dog Who Threw Himself into the Flames’ is pledging allegiance to you . ]

I looked at the panting dog and hesitated for a moment . Certain constellations would be disappointed if I didn’t kill the dog here . However… Other constellations aiming for me were running in the distance .

[The story ‘Distorting Things as One Pleases’ has come to an end . ]

I had used an excessive amount of magic power and needed to recover . I put away my sword and climbed onto the dog .

“Let’s go to the Yoo Jonghyuk Industrial Complex . ”

As if waiting, the dog started taking strong steps . The scenery passed quickly and I looked up at the sky .

The stars in the night sky seemed to be flowing to different places . Some chose to watch and others chose to take part . Everyone started to draw the trail of the story according to their respective desires .

The real Demon King Selection would soon begin .

TL: Rainbow Turtle