Chapter 289

“Destroy, Double Dragon Swords . “

At Lee Jihye’s words, magic power exploded from the two swords . Something resembling a blue dragon flew forward to tear at my neck .

The Double Dragon Swords . The strongest swords on the Korean Peninsula and the relic of the Duke of Loyalty and Warfare shone . I looked at the trajectory of the Kendo and used Way of the Wind and Electrification .

“Eh, you became smaller? Where did this incarnation come from?”

Admiral Lee Jihye . She survived up to the 95th scenario and was one of the 100 most powerful people in Ways of Survival .

However, this was a story for when she was ‘alive . ‘ If I remembered, in the original novel, the Lee Jihye of the 1863rd round had died long ago . Then who was the Lee Jihye in front of my eyes?

I flew at an altitude that the Double Dragon Swords couldn’t reach me and shouted, “Lee Jihye, stop! I’m not an enemy!”

“What, you know me? Indeed, I am a bit famous . ” She muttered shameless words and took a pose .

I knew what this technique was .

Instant Kill . A great skill in Ways of Survival and a fearsome skill that killed any opponent with one blow .

“Do you really think I can’t cut a small bug like you?”

I faced Lee Jihye’s eyes and got goosebumps . Then Lee Jihye disappeared in an instant . An invisible sword was aimed at my neck and I instinctively knew what would happen next .

I cried out, “Yoo Jonghyuk!”

A shadow as big as a house covered my eyes and the strong sound of metal colliding was heard .

Yoo Jonghyuk blocked the sword by my side and Lee Jihye swung the Double Dragon Swords at Yoo Jonghyuk .

There was a small scratch on the blade of the Heaven Shaking Sword . Instant Kill was a powerful technique . If only the opponent wasn’t Yoo Jonghyuk .

In the 1863rd round, Yoo Jonghyuk was closer to a killing machine than anyone else . His decision couldn’t be reversed . Once he decided to kill someone, he would kill them .

Yoo Jonghyuk broke through the threshold of transcendence and swung his sword . Lee Jihye was pushed by the power gap and crashed to the ground . Yoo Jonghyuk, who held the upper hand, fell towards Lee Jihye .

“Yoo Jonghyuk! Stop!” I shouted as there was a loud roar from the ground .

I saw Lee Jihye falling in the dust and Yoo Jonghyuk aiming at her . Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t stop at my words . Sparks of probability were around him . The regression depression was releasing .

“Happy memories! Happy memories!”

Yoo Jonghyuk paused .

“Don’t kill her! You can’t kill her!”

I didn’t know why this Lee Jihye was alive . However, there was one thing I knew . At the very least, Yoo Jonghyuk shouldn’t kill her . Lee Jihye rose from the dust and shouted, “What are you doing? Come on Supreme King! This time I will kill you!”

It seemed this wasn’t the first time Lee Jihye and Yoo Jonghyuk had clashed . I couldn’t understand no matter how I thought about it . It was strange that the dead Lee Jihye had survived, let alone become enemies with Yoo Jonghyuk .

“Wait! Lee Jihye, stop this! We have no intention of fighting!”

Lee Jihye didn’t stop . Yoo Jonghyuk’s movements had become passive because of my order . Lee Jihye’s blade cut the skin and blood flowed from Yoo Jonghyuk . In the regression depression state, he couldn’t take effective defense measures .

However, if I gave an attack order then he would rush at Lee Jihye like before . . . shit . I was still maintaining Electrification so I climbed onto Yoo Jonghyuk’s shoulder and shouted at Lee Jihye . “Stop it, you brat! Yoo Jonghyuk is your master!”

“Master? What is this bullshit? I’ve never had this monster as a master . “

Lee Jihye’s eyes shone fiercely . “My master is a much more wonderful person . “

A five coloured aura flowed from Lee Jihye’s blade . I reflexively activated Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint . No matter what the attack, it was easy to avoid if the direction was known .

[The skill activation is cancelled due to a lack of understanding about the person!]

. . . Even if my understanding with Yoo Jonghyuk was low, something was strange . Lee Jihye wasn’t such a complicated human being . At the very least, the Lee Jihye that I knew . . .

[The character ‘Lee Jihye’ has activated the stigma ‘Song of the Sword Lv . 10!]

Was she going to do this? Then I had an idea . I strongly gripped Unbroken Faith and invoked a stigma .

[The stigma ‘Song of the Sword Lv . 5’ has been used . ]

Lee Jihye’s expression was shocked as she confirmed the five colours rising from my blade . She hadn’t seemed to notice yet . In any case, this stigma relied on ‘chance . ‘ Let’s see who was luckier .

Lee Jihye was the first player . Strings floated in the air and the writing of the Duke of Loyalty and Warfare flowed .

「 The 10th day . Clear skies . After eating breakfast, I went to work in Donghun . 」 (TL: Central building where government affairs of the local area were performed)

Bingo . I could see Lee Jihye’s expression distorting . Song of the Sword was a skill developed based on the Duke of Loyalty and Warfare’s diary . If there was no luck then an effect wouldn’t be triggered .

Then it was my turn .

「 The 28th day . Clear skies . I fired 10 rounds of five with the bow . In five rounds, I hit all targets . In two rounds, I hit four targets and in three rounds, I hit three targets . 」

A fire bolt poured out from my blade . Lee Jihye’s eyes widened and she stepped back .

[The constellation ‘Maritime War God’ is looking at you with astonishment . ]

Lee Jihye put out the fire burning her collar and screamed, “Who are you? How are you using my sponsor’s stigma?”

“Let’s have a conversation . “

“I will cut off your limbs and then you will answer straight . “

Perhaps my attack had irritated her but Lee Jihye’s expression became a bit serious . “I don’t know what sponsor you have but they will receive a big injury . “

Lee Jihye pulled out a new sword . Surprisingly, it was an item that I also knew . The Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword . In all the rounds that I had read about, there was no memory of Lee Jihye holding the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword .

“The Big Dipper! Give me strength!” At Lee Jihye’s cry, several stars shone in the sky .

The Big Dipper originally consisted of seven constellations . However, this was the latter scenario and only four stars shone because some had died . Dazzling light poured from the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword as it evolved into a star relic .

It was obvious what Lee Jihye was going to do . The Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword had the terrible power to break the link between sponsor and incarnation for a short time .

By the way, Lee Jihye’s expression towards me was strange . “You . . . there are no links?”

Of course . I was now one with my incarnation body .

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ is looking at incarnation ‘Lee Jihye’ . ]

The astonished Lee Jihye took one step back . Then it was my turn . I pulled out the same sword that Lee Jihye was holding .

“H-How?

How on earth?”

I leapt from Yoo Jonghyuk’s shoulders and held onto the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword that let out a dazzling brilliance . The moment that the careless Lee Jihye’s eyes widened, the trajectory of Way of the Wind moved over her head . There were explosive sparks and Lee Jihye shrieked with pain .

“Aaaaack!”

The star of the Maritime War God defending her flickered . I backed away .

[The constellation ‘Maritime War God’ is angry at you!]

. . . I understood . I had been planning to break the Maritime War God’s link to Lee Jihye in order to neutralize Lee Jihye, but it failed .

Lee Jihye’s eyes turned white . The Duke of Loyalty and Warfare of the 95th scenario was about to descend in front of my eyes . I hurriedly checked the water in the surrounding area . Everything was over if the Ghost Fleet was summoned here .

The tributary of Cheonggyecheon was rising in the air . (TL Note: A stream) There were sparks as the illusions of the Ghost Fleet started to appear one by one .

Dammit . I reflexively looked at the plastic bottles behind me . To be precise, it was at the flowers plugged in . Should I borrow the archangels’ power? Would they lend their strength? The Lee Jihye in front of me wasn’t ‘evil . ‘

“Duke of Loyalty and Warfare . Please stop . “

Then a serious man’s voice was heard . A bear-like man’s hand pointed at Lee Jihye’s shoulder .

[The constellation ‘Maritime War God’ is furious!]

[The constellation ‘Master of Steel’ is sending out a cold gaze!]

It was a battle between constellations . It was the Duke of Loyalty and Warfare who stepped down first . The Ghost Fleet’s illusions disappeared and Lee Jihye collapsed on the ground . Then a man emerged from behind Lee Jihye .

“You were here as well . ” I stared blankly at the man . I didn’t know how many times I would be surprised today .

“What are you doing, Hyunsung ahjussi? He is on Yoo Jonghyuk’s side!”

“That hasn’t been figured out yet . “

The 25th or the 95th scenario . The third round or the 1863rd round . . . Lee Hyunsung was the Lee Hyunsung I knew .

I barely managed to hold back a few tears .

“I am Lee Hyunsung . Can I ask for your name?”

” . . . I am Kim Dokja . “

Lee Hyunsung seemed to have suffered a lot and I could see a thick scar on his forehead . There were countless scars on his tight steel-like muscles .

I tried to calm my confused mind . Like Lee Jihye, Lee Hyunsung was a person who couldn’t be alive right now . In the 1863rd round, Yoo Jonghyuk lost all his companions .

Lee Hyunsung said, “Dokja-ssi . We have no intention of being hostile to you . We just need Yoo Jonghyuk over there . “

It was a nice smile but I could read the calm behind it without much difficulty . This Lee Hyunsung had made it through 94 scenarios . If I threatened him even a little bit, Lee Hyunsung would try to remove me in a more thorough and effective way than Lee Jihye .

I inquired in a calm tone, “Why do you need Yoo Jonghyuk?”

“He has the key to clearing this scenario . “

I knew what the 95th scenario was and could see that Lee Hyunsung’s words were true . By the way, that wasn’t the only thing I was curious about .

“How many people are in your group?”

“Huh?”

“If you have reached the 95th scenario then you must have a group . “

“Ah, my group is Jihye . . . “

“If you lie to me one more time, I won’t trust your words in the future . “

Lee Hyunsung’s expression hardened . I continued speaking, “Are you the leader? Is it Lee Hyunsung-ssi?”

Lee Hyunsung’s eyes were shaking . Indeed, he was a man who wasn’t good at hiding his emotions, no matter how much time passed .

“That . . . “

The blurred eyes gave me confidence . Lee Hyunsung and Lee Jihye were in the same group but they weren’t the leader . This ‘1863rd round’ wasn’t the 1863rd round I knew .

My head calmed down because a definite hypothesis was in it . In hindsight, many things could be understood . My understanding of Yoo Jonghyuk was strangely low . The reason why Lee Jihye and Lee Hyunsung survived when they should be dead .

There was someone else besides me . Someone who wasn’t in the original novel was active in this round .

“If you want Yoo Jonghyuk, please guide me to your leader . “

Lee Hyunsung shook his head . “It is difficult . I don’t know what you and Yoo Jonghyuk intend . . . “

“You don’t have to be so vigilant . As you can see, I’m weak and the current Yoo Jonghyuk is safe . He listens to my words pretty well . “

“What a piece of shit! How can that bastard listen to anyone?”

Lee Jihye had a pretty good understanding of Yoo Jonghyuk . Lee Hyunsung was also full of disbelief .

“Kim Dokja-ssi, are you Yoo Jonghyuk’s companion?”

. . . Companion .

“That’s right . “

” . . . I don’t believe it . I know that Yoo Jonghyuk has no companions . “

“I’ll show you the evidence . Yoo Jonghyuk . “

Yoo Jonghyuk looked at me .

“Pick up your sword . “

Yoo Jonghyuk picked up the Heaven Shaking Sword .

Lee Jihye cried out . “Only that much . . . !”

“Yoo Jonghyuk, come here . “

As Yoo Jonghyuk approached, the terrified Lee Jihye hid behind Lee Hyunsung . “Hyunsung ahjussi! Be careful! He’s going to attack―”

“Yoo Jonghyuk, sit down . “

Yoo Jonghyuk sat down .

Lee Jihye and Lee Hyunsung’s mouths were wide open . It was truly amazing . The Yoo Jonghyuk they knew would never do something like this . I felt a bit sorry for him but it should be fine since I was beaten up a lot yesterday .

Lee Jihye and Lee Hyunsung looked like they were watching a circus and I smiled at them . “What else do you want to try? Should I feed him dirt?”

They glanced at each other after hearing my words . Lee Jihye waved her hands and Lee Hyunsung gave a deep sigh .

” . . . Follow me . “

***

Their base wasn’t far away . However, due to the ‘unnamed things’ that appeared along the way, it took longer than I thought . It took around two hours as we wandered around the ruins avoiding the monsters .

In the distance, a building that seemed to be their stronghold appeared .

“This is the place . “

There, I met a person wearing the same coat as me .

TL: Rainbow Turtle