Chapter 284

[Baat, baaat!]

“No . ”

[Baaat!]

“Go back . ”

The world inside the open door couldn’t be seen properly . After all, it was clearly a dangerous place . “Take care of the people . ”

Perhaps this moment had been scheduled from the moment I found traces of ‘Indescribable Distrance’ from Surya’s train fragments . Perhaps I would receive little help from Ways of Survival in the place where I was going now .

Still, I had to go . If I endured it well this one time, I could return to the party members . With them, I could reach the end of all the scenarios . I slowly moved my feet and Biyoo screamed .

[Baat, baat… . baaaat… . ! Ah, ba, at…]

I stepped through the boundaries of the door and Biyoo’s voice suddenly faded away . I looked towards Biyoo’s fuzzy face and spoke words that couldn’t be conveyed .

「 I’ll come back . 」

[The Outer World Covenant is activated!]

[You have been deported from the Star Stream . ]

[Your modifier will disappear from the “Star Stream> . ]

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Even after Kim Dokja disappeared into the portal, Secretive Plotter stared at the portal for a long time . An elderly man with two abnormally large lumps stood beside the Secretive Plotter .

[Great plotter . He is already gone?]

[ He just left . ]

[Too bad . I wanted to see what type of person he was… well, you must like him a lot . You sacrificed three fingers for him . ]

Three fingers on Secretive Plotter’s left hand had disappeared . It was the price of the probability .

[No matter your identity, it would’ve been a burden to borrow the Viceroy’s Dimensional Gate . Why didn’t you ask us?]

[ It is a fraudulent transaction that the probability of the wenny people can’t handle . ]

The elderly man clicked his tongue .

[I can’t understand it at all . No matter the story, I wouldn’t do something like this . ]

[ You can’t understand it . ]

In the shadow of Secretive Plotter, white eyes flashed in the air . The elderly man followed the gaze . It was as if he discovered something in the air .

[That troublesome person… did you intentionally send him?]

[ There will be no harmful effect anyway . ]

The old man laughed .

[Well, it doesn’t matter . If only I can deal one blow to that damn Star Stream . But is there a chance?]

[ If he succeeds, he will be closer to the ‘result’ than anyone else . ]

[…Than anyone else? It is funny you are saying that when you have already seen the ‘result . ’]

The old man grumbled .

[Whether he succeeds or fail, it will be a loss for you anyway . ]

Secretive Plotter shook his head and replied,[ It isn’t me who will judge it . ]

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[The ‘Fourth Wall’ is shaking violently . ]

As my consciousness flickered, a chill went down my spine .

[The Outer World Covenant is protecting your existence . ]

I felt like I was going somewhere as I had a few dreams . It was a dream about the party members .

-Dokja-ssi is always looking at the smartphone . What is Dokja-ssi’s number?

-…We can’t call him anyway so what is the point?

-Just let me know . I’ll send him a game invitation later .

A game invitation . I really hoped I would get it in the future .

-Dokja-ssi seems to laugh more often after the fall .

-By the way, Ahjussi is a bit unlucky when he smiles .

-Isn’t it worth changing his mouth shape .

-I wish Dokja-ssi could’ve been my senior .

The second hand of a clock was ticking somewhere .

-I never hated Dokja-ssi like I do today . Come back .

The beginning and end of the unknown story were pushing me . I relied on my memories like a small raft moving through a vicious current . In the endless void of the universe, only my memories were floating . Maybe this was how Biyoo… Shin Yoosung of the 41st round felt .

Not longer afterwards, a message was heard .

[The Viceroy’s Dimensional Door is closed . ]

[The Star Stream has noticed your presence . ]

By the time I came to my senses, I was crouched on the floor and vomiting . I felt the touch of the hard ground and slowly opened my eyes .

[You have entered the new scenario area!]

[The dokkaebis of the bureau have doubts about your existence . ]

The stiffened joints of my incarnation body screamed . I used Hit a Pressure Point to restore my body as quickly as possible . I didn’t know where this was but I had to be nervous from now on .

Secretive Plotter himself wasn’t in the original novel so Ways of Survival couldn’t help me with the things that happened here .

“Kuk…”

The places eaten by the Indescribable Distance were painful but I somehow recovered with a Great Return Pill . My horns and wings disappeared because the Demon King Transformation was over .

[It is impossible to use Demon King Transformation at the present time . ]

I didn’t forget to thoroughly check the equipment and placed the necessary items in a position where I could use them immediately . The first thing I checked was the personal scenario window .

[You can’t launch the sub-scenario window . ]

[The information for this scenario hasn’t been updated yet . ]

…The scenario update wasn’t applied yet .

I looked around at the wreckage of the broken buildings . The collapsed high-rise buildings and the debris of the logos between them . The characters that made up the logo were familiar . There was Hangul and also English . The languages of second-grade tribes were also found .

I stopped for a moment and read them . Slowly, an uncomfortable feeling rose from the tip of my feet . Where was this place?

[The Star Stream has recognized your modifier . ]

[Your position in the night sky will be refreshed!]

[The bureau is wary of your presence . ]

[You have been assigned a hidden scenario!]

[Hidden Scenario – World Adaptation has been acquired!]

[You have acquired a new story!]

…Don’t tell me? I started running through the streets . An unrecognizable ruined city . Even so, I was able to recognize this place . It was strange if I couldn’t recognize it . It was because my nightmares originated from this city .

The status of Yi Sunsin that only had the legs remaining and the destroyed Absolute Throne . The carcasses of beasts scattered everywhere and the remnants of giant tentacles gave off a terrible stench .

“…Seoul?”

Nevertheless, there was no time to think . I heard the sound of an explosion and hide among the ruins in my area . A loud shout was heard . People were fleeing from something . No, looking closer, it wasn’t people .

They were constellations in incarnation bodies . The considerable number of constellations were shouting in their true voices .

[Run away!]

[Dammit…!]

Their words didn’t finish . The feet of an elephant descended from the air and the incarnation bodies burst like worms . I watched the scene breathlessly . The elephant’s feet contained an irresistible ‘status’ and dragged the dead incarnation bodies somewhere .

Crazy, what the hell was this?

After the elephant disappeared, I carefully escaped through the ruins and headed cautiously towards the bodies . There were a few items to collect on the floor . I looked at the items and controlled my mind .

Stay calm . No matter how dangerous this place was, there was a chance of winning if I obtained information . If this was still a scenario area, Ways of Survival was still valid .

[The attribute effect has improved your memories of the pages already read . ]

What type of scenario was this? The incarnation bodies of the constellations were present and the fragments of the outer god were scattered…

[The 95th main scenario is in progress . ]

[The Outer World Covenant has replaced your lacking probability . ]

[You aren’t a formal participant of the scenario . ]

[The Star Stream doubts your eligibility . ]

Their hairs on my arm stood up .

…How many?

[The item ‘Arondight ‘ has been acquired . ]

I stared blankly down at the item I had collected . A constellation’s star relic was rolling around on the streets . I… skipped a few years? I wondered how the party members were doing .

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

. Jung Heewon . Lee Hyunsung . Shin Yoosung .

[The exclusive skill, ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’ is cancelled . ]

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

[The ‘character’ can’t be found . ]

I tried to calm my trembling heart . I needed to be calm . Nothing was certain yet . I took deep breaths to control my mind and expressed the power of a constellation . I planned to explore the surroundings through a channel, if there was one nearby .

At this moment, a sound was heard in the area . It was the sound of a powerful strike along with the constellations’ screams . The moment I reflexively tried to hide between the buildings, I could see a black coat fluttering .

For a brief second, I felt my heart stop . Scarred muscles could be seen through the torn sleeves of the coat . I looked at the trajectory of the sword against the ground and emotions filled my heart .

He was alive, although he wasn’t exactly the same as what I remembered . His physique was a bit bigger, his impression was a bit sharper and there was a large scar on his cheek . There was no way I couldn’t know him .

“Yoo―!”

I opened my mouth but something faster than sound flew at me . I would’ve died instantly if I hadn’t invoked Bookmark and Way of the Wind . Even though I dodged, there was a big stab wound in my side . I covered the wound and looked at him with a confused expression . By the time I looked up, he was already in front of my eyes .

I was suffocated as he gripped my neck . My voice didn’t come out so I had to use my true voice .

[Hey! Yoo Jonghyuk, it’s me!]

Maybe too much time had passed . It took me longer than I thought so he might’ve forgotten about me .

[Let me go . It’s me! You already forgot…]

A terrible pain hit my belly and I felt like I was going to fall unconscious . I thought it was a terrible joke . Or perhaps he was so angry that he was acting like this . Then Yoo Jonghyuk’s cold voice was heard . “Where is Arondight? Do you have it?”

At this moment, a cool sensation grazed my neck . The moment I first met Yoo Jonghyuk on Dongho Bridge came to mind . He had similar eyes . It was the eyes of a person who didn’t know me .

“I will kill you if you don’t answer within five seconds . Oh . ”

Really, it was the eyes of a person who could kill me .

[The exclusive skill, Character List is activated . ]

[There is too much information about this person . Character List is converted to Character Summary List . ]

[A system error has occurred . ]

“Four . ”

[The information of the character can’t be summarized!]

[The information of the character can’t be summarized!]

Along with a terrible headache, a terrible amount of information started flowing in .

“Three . ”

I groaned and changed the setting of ‘Character List . ’

[The minimum number of items specified by the user is shown . ]

I saw the information rising before my eyes and was upset . I thought I knew all the endings of Ways of Survival .

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[Character List Summary]

Name: Yoo Jonghyuk .

Constellation Support: ???

Private Attribute: Regressor (1863rd round) (Myth), Ruler of Amusement (Legend), Iron Blood Supreme King (Legend), Demon King Slayer (Myth), Eternal Solitude (Quasi-myth), Horror of the Stars (Myth)…

Exclusive Skills: Sage’s Eyes Lv . ???, Hand to Hand Combat Lv . ???, Thoughts Vaccine Lv . ???, Hundred Steps Godly Fists Lv . ???, Red Phoenix Shunpo Lv . ???, Breaking the Sky Swordsmanship Lv . ???… (Omitted) .

Stigma: Regression Lv . ???, Transmission Lv . ???]

… . .

* The skill level of this person can’t be converted to a numerical value!

* The stigma level of this person can’t be converted to a numerical value!

… .

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However, there was only one . There was one regression where I didn’t know the end . A man who lost all his colleagues and finally saw the final chapter of the story in front of him .

“Two . ”

The monster whose emotions were worn out by countless betrayals and numerous regressions were watching me . Along with the pain that pierced deep into my chest, the words left by Secretive Plotter revolved in my ears .

[ Let’s say you reach the end of everything using your method and save the world . Then what about the other worlds? ]

[ What about all the worlds you didn’t save? ]

In the sky of the ruined Gwanghwamun, the dying stars were shining . This wasn’t the third round of the Star Stream that I changed . I changed the future and the worlds of the original novel were abandoned . Yoo Jonghyuk’s blade moved through the air .

“It looks like you aren’t going to answer . Then die . ”

It was the 1863rd regression of Ways of Survival . This world was the last round of Yoo Jonghyuk that I knew about .

TL: Rainbow Turtle