Chapter 306

It took less than 30 seconds for the nine people to be lying on the ground .

“Kuock . . . “

I ignored the groan and wiped the blood off my hands . I used Character List but the answer came out without having to look .

“The Gyeonggi Alliance . Why did you come here?”

One of the bleeding bodies started melting down . It seemed to be a technique .

[The constellation ‘Black Sword Assassin’ is wary of you!]

[The constellation ‘Hunter of the Dark Moon’ questions the fairness of the scenario . ]

I frowned towards the air as the messages died down . I thoroughly checked the routes of their movements . I saw someone flying and fleeing through a broken window . I saw the method of running through the air and knew who it was .

I thought they were mere members of the alliance but one of the 10 Evils was among them . The leader of the Gyeonggi Alliance, one of the 10 Evils Cho Jinchul . The guy who had a sponsor from Murim and was one of the problems of the original 45th scenario .

Of course, that was according to the original story . The person in front of me right now wasn’t worth caring about . There were ranks among the 10 Evils and Cho Jinchul was one of the small fries . For the current party members, there were no incarnations on the Korean Peninsula who could be a match against them . Perhaps if it was the United States or India . . .

“This guy! Chase him!”

I saw some people chasing after the distant Cho Jinchul . Among them was the returnee Flying Fox who I brought with me . As the fugitive and pursuer engaged in a cat and mouse chase, the panoramic view of Seoul entered my vision .

I knew it was Seoul . In addition, it was the centre of the industrial complex . Through a contract with Secretive Plotter, the Industrial Complex was transferred to empty Seoul . As if the reality and fiction are combined and he realised that the world is watching, the landscape has changed and realized that . The bottom of the fortress had ‘Yoo Jonghyuk – Kim Dokja Industrial Complex’ engraved .

. . . Why was Yoo Jonghyuk first? I would change it later .

[The constellation ‘Guardian of Youths and Travel’ is looking at you . ]

I looked up at the air . Guardian of Youths and Travel . I knew the owner of the modifier .

“Raphael . “

An archangel of Eden, Raphael . Sparks flew in the air like Raphael was reacting . I thought I would hear from Eden soon . “I was just going to find you . I will give back . . . “

I remembered that I still had the symbolic body of Gabriel . Jophiel’s confinement effect was over and it was time for Gabriel to wake up . By the way . . .

[The constellation ‘Guardian of Youths and Travel’ says that Gabriel has already been recovered . ]

The lily had disappeared . Come to think of it, I remembered an archangel’s hand passing over me when I was sleeping . Maybe one of the constellations of Eden had visited at that time . Since Jung Heewon’s sponsor was Uriel then it was likely to be Uriel .

. . . By the way, what happened to Uriel? Why wasn’t there an indirect message from her?

[The constellation ‘Guardian of Youths and Travel’ says that Uriel doesn’t yet have authorization to speak in the channel . ]

Ah, I see .

[The constellation ‘Guardian of Youths and Travel’ is curious about you . ]

[The constellation ‘Guardian of Youths and Travel’ says that the red cosmos hasn’t returned . ]

At Raphael’s message, I hesitated for a moment and opened my mouth . “The Commander of the Red Cosmos didn’t come back with me . “

Commander of the Red Cosmos, Jophiel . I wouldn’t have been able to return to the third round without her help . “She wanted to remain in the other world line out of her own will . “

There was a wild gust of wind .

[The constellation ‘Guardian of Youths and Travel’ distrusts your words!]

Raphael was furious . I calmly continued speaking . “If you use your ability, you know that I’m not a lie . “

Not long after, the winds sweeping around slowly eased .

[The constellation ‘Guardian of Youths and Travel’ is looking at you . ]

[The constellation ‘Guardian of Youths and Travel’ is asking you for clarification . ]

“I will go there . The 46th scenario is ahead . . . we’ll be able to talk soon . “

I felt a strange change in Raphael’s gaze on me . The archangel knew the contents of the scenario .

“I will go to Eden as soon as the scenario is over . “

[The constellation ‘Guardian of Youths and Travel’ will wait for your answer . ]

After the message, Raphael’s energy in the area completely disappeared . The status flooding the area was gone and I felt bitter . In the meantime, I had accumulated many stories and became quite strong . I could suppress low to mid-grade constellations and it was almost impossible to find a stronger presence among the constellations . Yet the archangel’s status was still too high .

Guardian of Youths and Travel, Raphael . A powerful adversary who took down Demon King Asmodeus .

「 Kim Dokja quietly clenched his fists and repeated . 」

I still had a long way to go . However, I didn’t have to rush . I was doing well enough right now . That reminded me of Asmodeus . . . no, Department Head Han . So many things had happened when I was gone . There weren’t only one or two things to wonder about . I checked the system messages first .

[You have missed the dokkaebi communication . ]

[Sender: Senior Dokkaebi Bihyung . ]

There was a message from Bihyung . I thought it was strange that Bihyung hadn’t made a fuss when I came back . . . he expressed his concerns in this message . I opened the screen and manipulated the message window . The message was long but the contents itself was simple .

-I’m sorry that I couldn’t come . I am busy with some things . I will go see you once things are over .

These were roughly the contents of the long message .

-By the way, don’t you care about your baby?

The news I was curious about appeared at the end of the message .

-I have Biyoo . Well, she is also my child . You left her in front of the portal and she was almost taken away by the wenny people .

I had been worried because Biyoo didn’t appear .

-You will be a bit surprised when she comes back . Look forward to it .

Bihyung’s message was over . I felt a bit uncomfortable but I was relieved that Biyoo was with Bihyung .

Then let’s move . I piled up the bodies in one place and decided to find the party members .

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Dozens of minutes passed . I was wandering along the road . Why was this factory so wide? I scratched my head and looked around but I couldn’t tell where I was located . It wasn’t too late but I should purchase the Reading Map or Pathfinding skill .

“Excuse me, is anybody there?”

I had a tendency to get lost in the ‘first building I visited . ‘ When I entered elementary school and middle school for the first time, when I got my first placement and when I joined Mino Soft . . .

Thinking about it, this was the reason why I first spoke to Yoo Sangah .

「 Kim Dokja thought, ‘Where is the emergency exit?’ 」

I had never been inside the Factory properly and had no idea where I was . In addition, the structure seemed changed from back then . I decided to open suspicious doors one by one .

The moment I opened a door, a small tentacled monster and frog stared at me . Some objects were inside test tubes while others were freely roaming the room .

[Frog Who Could’ve Been Dokja Ahjussi]

[Elephant Monster Who Was Almost Dokja Ahjussi]

[Tentacle Monster Who Unfortunately Wasn’t Dokja Ahjussi]

The frog gazed at me and shot out its tongue . I closed the door with surprise . Wait, this room

perhaps . . .

I wanted to check the nameplate when I heard a voice nearby .

” . . . Hey! How did you get out?”

“Dokja-ssi?”

It was Han Sooyoung and Lee Hyunsung .

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“I mean, Dokja-ssi . In the 35th scenario . . . “

Lee Hyunsung was talking about the scenarios he experienced . I silently listened to the story while examining Lee Hyunsung’s body . His pectoral muscles were more developed than before . The magic power of steel was connecting muscle fibres .

Now Lee Hyunsung’s Steel Transformation had reached the edge of mastery . It wasn’t unreasonable if the 46th scenario started right now . It was a bit impressive . While I was away, the party members faithfully trained while following the guidelines I gave them .

Of course, I wasn’t just listening to Lee Hyunsung .

[Midday Tryst has been activated . ]

[Incarnation ‘Han Sooyoung’ is currently participating in the conversation . ]

I was fortunate to have met Han Sooyoung first . Preparing for a scenario was always late . For quick preparations, I needed someone who could provide the most accurate information efficiently and there was only one person best suited for it .

-Where is Jang Hayoung and the Breaking the Sky Master?

-He went to other scenario areas with the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint and Kyrgios . It seemed to be a scenario only for transcendents .

-What about Han Myungoh and Gong Pildu?

-They are currently in North Korea . Gong Pildu has gone to carry out the North Korean scenario . Han Myungoh was dragged away as an extra .

. . . North Korea . By the way, now was the time for North Korean incarnations . There were a few prominent constellations to be found in North Korea . Of course, most of them were great-grade but there were some comparable to narrative-grade . For example, the Great King . . .

-Where have you been so far?

-The 1863rd round of Ways of Survival .

Han Sooyoung’s eyes widened .

-What? Really?

-Ah, you were there . I don’t know if it was a true self or not .

– . . . True self? What is this bullshit?

I tried to answer when someone stood in our way .

” . . . Dokja-ssi . ” It was Jung Heewon .

“I slept well thanks to you . “

Jung Heewon stared at me with a complicated gaze . It seemed that she wanted to say something but she also wanted to hear my story . Jung Heewon’s gaze slowly moved towards Han Sooyoung .

For a moment, sharp currents flowed between Han Sooyoung and Jung Heewon . Jung Heewon stared at Han Sooyoung with cold eyes before turning her head . In this awkward atmosphere, I opened my mouth first . “Yes, there were intruders in front of my room . . . “

“I gave orders to handle it . If you have woken up then go see Sangah-ssi . We can talk about the details next time . ” Her voice was much colder than usual . It was different from the Jung Heewon I knew . Lee Hyunsung, standing beside me, gazed after Jung Heewon with sad eyes .

Once Jung Heewon disappeared around the corner, I asked Han Sooyoung . “What is this?”

“What?”

“What’s going on between you and Jung Heewon?” I gazed at Han Sooyoung’s pout and felt a bit anxious . I didn’t know what happened but it wasn’t the time for them to be fighting . “Have you forgotten the 46th scenario? You now . . . “

“You haven’t been here for three years . You don’t know anything so shut up . “

Han Sooyoung also turned away and left at these words . Only Lee Hyunsung remained . I saw Lee Hyunsung’s sagging shoulders and felt depressed . It seemed this had happened more than once .

During the three years I was away, a rift that I didn’t know about formed between the party members . It was clear without asking Lee Hyunsung about the shape of the group .

I lightly patted Lee Hyunsung’s shoulders . I didn’t know what happened but it was obvious what I had to do to grasp the situation . “Hyunsung-ssi, where is Yoo Sangah-ssi?”

“This way . “

It was very brief but I didn’t miss Lee Hyunsung’s darkening expression . I followed Lee Hyunsung’s big back and we arrived at a small door covered with simple white paint . Unexpected, Jung Heewon and Han Sooyoung who left earlier were standing in front of the door .

. . . What was with these people? I was about to speak to them but their expressions were a bit strange . It was the first time I had seen Han Sooyoung and Jung Heewon making this expression .

「 Kim Dokja thought, ‘There isn’t any easy task . ‘ 」

Shut up . I sighed lightly and placed my hand on the door handle . Things would be resolved once I met Yoo Sangah . I briefly knocked on the door and heard Yoo Sangah’s voice from inside .

-Who is it?

“Kim Dokja . “

The answer was unexpected .

-Go back .

TL: Rainbow Turtle