Chapter 358: 358

Lee Hyunsung had a thought . This must be how his grandfather who fought in the Vietnam War felt .

It was a lush, leafy forest . Lee Hyunsung hid between trees that boasted an unusual size and remembered his survival training .

‘Go to the nearby reed forest while crawling low . ‘

Lee Hyunsung moved through the forest by alternating between low crawls and high crawls . He wanted to run to the fields straight away but there were a few groups of constellations moving .

Lee Hyunsung saw someone moving and quickly hid himself at the base of a tree, holding his breath .

[The Demon King of Salvation definitely chose this island . ]

[How are we going to distribute it if we hunt him?]

[The one who cuts off his head will get half . ]

There were the murmurs of the constellations . They were all targeting Kim Dokja . He wanted to run out and get their heads straight away .

-Unconditionally run towards the centre of the island .

Kim Dokja had told them . Only then could they survive this bloody survival game . This was the message of a man who knew the future of this world .

He felt he should’ve asked Kim Dokja more details about Ways of Survival . The more information in the manual, the better . What would happen to his future self and the life he was living . . .

‘It isn’t the time to think useless things . ‘

Lee Hyunsung slapped both of his cheeks . There must’ve been a reason Kim Dokja didn’t tell him those things . Now was the time to focus on the situation .

Rustle . There was another noise from nearby . No voices could be heard . Someone was coming this way . There were cautious movements . It was a person who had the basics of using cover . The sound was getting closer .

Rustle . If they kept coming in this direction, they would encounter Lee Hyunsung sooner or later .

Lee Hyunsung nervously pulled out a dagger . Kim Dokja told them to avoid combat as much as possible but that couldn’t always happen .

‘I should do it well if I can’t avoid it . ‘

In the past few years, Lee Hyunsung became much stronger than before through training . Now he wasn’t the ‘soldier who turned away from injustice’ in the first scenario .

Finally, the other person was right in front of him . Yet something felt strange . The pattern of a special uniform could be seen through the long reeds .

Lee Hyunsung muttered reflexively, “Heewon-ssi?”

“Uwah!”

The Sword of Judgment popped through the bushes . Lee Hyunsung reflexively bent his waist and avoided the sword . After a while, Jung Heewon’s head protruded from the bush . “Hyunsung-ssi? I’m sorry . “

“It’s fine . Are you okay?”

However, he wasn’t able to be glad about meeting his colleague due to the desperate situation . He sighed and saw the two children glued firmly to Jung Heewon’s waist .

They were Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung . Lee Hyunsung watched the sickly pale faces of the two children and asked, “What is the status of the children?”

“I don’t know exactly . I just met them . They must’ve seen something shocking . “

A shocking sight . Certainly, this island was a strange place . The Heracles Shield on Lee Hyunsung’s back was very heavy . It was an item that he normally would’ve have felt the weight . . .

Lee Hyunsung carried Shin Yoosung and said, “I think we should go to the centre of the island and meet Dokja-ssi . “

“Where is the centre of the island?”

“The direction of the smoke . . . “

He looked up and saw smoke rising through the big trees . It wasn’t too far away . Lee Hyunsung started to move with Jung Heewon . Maybe it was due to the presence of a strong colleague but the heartbeat seemed to be moving at a different tempo .

How long had it been? They soon arrived at the edge of the forest . A large field unfolded in front of their eyes . It wasn’t far away from the location where the smoke was ignited . The problem was that there were a bunch of people blocking the field .

Jung Heewon frowned and opened her mouth . “Do you think they are chasing us?”

The constellations armed with weapons and star relics were searching around the field . Among them were people Lee Hyunsung had seen earlier .

“Don’t fight and run . It is better to avoid them but . . . “

Once they entered the field, they would surely become visible . There was a way around the forest but they couldn’t guarantee how long it would take .

Then Shin Yoosung opened her mouth from Lee Hyunsung’s back . “Ahjussi . Excuse me . . . “

Shin Yoosung’s finger pointed to the forest on the opposite side of the field . Something was running .

There were rough and wild cries . Lee Hyunsung was familiar with the monster species that emerged from the forest . They were monsters that regularly appeared in fantasy manhwa and novels .

Jung Heewon asked, “Aren’t they orcs? They are too weak to appear in the 80th scenario . . . “

Orcs . They were representative monsters that emerged in numerous fantasy genres .

“I’ve never fought an orc up to now . “

It was strange when thinking about it . Orcs were famous monsters that everyone knew about . Yet they made it to the 80th scenario without meeting any orcs .

In the field, the constellations exclaimed,

[Ignoring us to this degree!]

[Releasing this crap?]

They also thought it was absurd . As if there was no need to use a weapon, a single constellation stretched out his fist towards the rushing orcs with an annoyed expression .

They were usually monsters that would be killed in one blow . Yet at this moment, something strange happened . An orc swung its axe and the fist of the constellation was broken .

The moment the bewildered constellation was about to shout something, another stone axe came flying from somewhere . The head of the constellation literally burst apart . The incarnation body of the constellation fell down stupidly . The orcs roared and laughed, turning the field into a terrible place of slaughter .

[Kuaaack!]

The fearsome constellations who could break mountains and split apart the sea . These constellations were dying, their bodies torn apart by only two orcs .

Jung Heewon and Lee Hyunsung fell down as well . It was reality without a sense of realism . It was that easy to die? A constellation? To an orc?

“Run away!”

The orcs tore apart 10 constellations in an instant and were approached this forest area .

***

Please don’t let me meet orcs . I repeated this prayer in my head as I moved through the lush forest .

My breathing was intermittent in this heat and my steps were heavy . I hadn’t walked for very long but I was feeling exhausted as sweat flowed all over my body .

I didn’t know the absence of my stats would be this great . It was unavoidable with only one point in physique . To make matters worse, it felt like my shoulders were being forced closer together . This was the reality of the island .

Reincarnation Island . It was the place where the oldest stories of the Star Stream were gathered . Here, all the buffs accumulated from outside data were released .

In other words, it was a place where only the innate abilities of the body were available . This was why I could easily defeat the 65th ranked demon king . Many constellations neglected physical training . Then once they entered this island, they made a mistake of misinterpreting their combat power . It was the same for Andrealphus . . .

[You have killed one competitor to date . ]

[You will receive additional rewards when entering the safe zone . ]

I tried not to miss the occasional message as I moved through the shade created by the lush trees .

In order to prevent dehydration, I plunged my face into a rare stream and drank the water . It was clear and cold enough that my soul felt purified .

“The first generation water is so clean . “

In fact, I wasn’t adverse to the old stories .

As a reader, I liked the old stories . A story of heroes filled with dreams and adventures . Fighting dragons in forgotten mountain ranges or looking for a legendary sword with beautiful elves and brave dwarves .

The problem was that I now entered the ‘old story . ‘ A world without the power of the Attributes Window and no convenient functions .

The danger here wasn’t only the monsters . Since I couldn’t receive the effects of the skills, my immune system would decrease and I had to be wary of the cold and diseases . In the original novel, some constellations died after being affected by infectious diseases .

In fact, the following sentence had appeared in Ways of Survival:

「 The constellations, who were accustomed to the Attributes Window and the convenience of the system, died powerlessly . They were able to raise a proper resistance to the world that couldn’t be read with their sensibilities . 」

The constellations, who reigned in the Star Stream, died because they couldn’t overcome diseases or orcs . Some constellations couldn’t endure the disgrace and took their own lives .

It was funny .

[The participants of Island 861 are wiped out . ]

[The participants of Island 1896 are wiped out . ]

. . . It had started . By now, the entire island would be engulfed in a terrible tragedy . The constellations died to lesser monsters that they had been ignoring in the meantime . . .

[Many constellations are greatly shocked by the difficulty of Reincarnation Island . ]

[Many constellations are sending a protest message to the bureau!]

It was useless to protest . The island was originally like this . Demon kings or archangels . . . anyone could die in this place if they were a bit careless .

I reflexively held my breath as I heard a sound coming from a nearby bush . I only knew one monster on the island that made a cry like this . It was a small monster half my height with green skin .

A goblin . I sighed with relief . It was worth an attempt if it was a goblin, not an orc .

There was a deafening roar . I reflexively swung my sword in the direction of the cry . My body was dragged in the direction of the swing due to my poor strength . Fortunately, the first one who jumped out was hit by the blindly swung sword and rolled on the ground .

The problem was after this .

「 One law of the first generation . Goblins will never move alone . 」

Two goblins jumped out after the injured goblin and rapidly narrowed the distance, swinging their clubs . The club swung by one of them caused a long scratch on the outside of my left thigh . Damn . . . in this place, the goblins were scarier than the demon kings .

[The exclusive skill ‘Fourth Wall’ is activated!]

If it hadn’t been for the Fourth Wall, I might’ve died to the goblins like other constellations . Then an ominous voice was heard .

[The administrator of the island is concerned about the fairness of the skill you are using . ]

[The administrator of the island declares this skill isn’t available here . ]

[The probability of the Star Stream agrees with the administrator’s complaint . ]

[The Fourth Wall is revealing discomfort . ]

「 Kim Dok ja, so rry . 」

‘Huh?’

「 I ha ve no streng th on this is land . 」

I felt the barrier covering my spirit fading . It felt like a sensation sleeping inside me was activated . At this moment, I realized what was happening .

[The thickness of the Fourth Wall has become thinner . ]

[Your mental strength, reinforced by the Fourth Wall, has returned to its original state . ]

[The physical pain relieved by the Fourth Wall has returned to normal .

Dammit .

TL: Rainbow Turtle