Chapter 80

Episode 16 – The Fifth Scenario (5)

I stepped away from the bleeding Yoo Jonghyuk lying down and spoke to Bihyung .

‘Is this your doing?’

Even if Yoo Jonghyuk was nearby, he couldn’t be found in such a timely manner . It was clear that Bihyung had made a sub scenario to bring Yoo Jonghyuk over here .

[Are you suspecting me? Is there evidence?]

There was no evidence but I felt it in my heart .

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is concerned with your judgment . ]

[500 coins have been sponsored . ]

I felt a strong belief .

Han Sooyoung whispered to me as I looked down at Yoo Jonghyuk with a dumb expression . “…We found him . What are you going to do?”

“What else?”

“Shouldn’t you save him? This jerk, he is the protagonist . ”

Of course I had to save him . However, if I saved this bastard, I would surely die . Han Sooyoung looked scared that Yoo Jonghyuk would wake up straight away .

“Do you have anything that will restrain him?”

“Yoo Jonghyuk won’t tolerate them . ”

“Lock him up…”

“Then he will commit suicide . ”

“But if he goes back… Damn, what will happen if he regresses?”

Han Sooyoung belatedly came to this realization .

What would happen to this world if Yoo Jonghyuk went back? It was one of my biggest challenges living in this world .

“We have to stop it . Nobody knows what will happen . ”

It was right to assume the worst when things were unknown . If I made a mistake and the world was reset, my existence would disappear .

By the way… how did this jerk end up like this?

I looked closely at him . There was a wound around the belly . All internal organs and ribs were broken . It felt like someone incredibly powerful had hit Yoo Jonghyuk in one blow…

At this moment, I stared blankly at my fist . Perhaps?

“What is with that expression? Why is your face suddenly dark?”

“…It is nothing . ”

All of a sudden, I was convinced . He was hit with a fist filled with 100 strength…

Then he had been like this for two days . I felt sorry with the benefit of hindsight . With this, it might not be possible to restore my relationship with Yoo Jonghyuk .

As I slowly looked from his belly to his face, I took a few steps back because I got goosebumps .

“…Shit . ”

Yoo Jonghyuk was staring at me with bloody and teary eyes . His lips were moving and he was obviously saying something like ‘Dead, Kim Dokja . ’

I thought Han Sooyoung was beside me but she had run away as quickly as possible . I shouted towards Yoo Jonghyuk from a distance .

“Hey! Can’t you release your anger?”

“…”

“Wasn’t it a fair fight? Didn’t you try to kill me as well?”

Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyes didn’t change . Dammit…

I had no choice . Yoo Jonghyuk had to survive here, even if he killed me . I might be able to stop the Disaster of Questions without Yoo Jonghyuk but I wouldn’t be able to prevent the other disasters and the world would be destroyed .

Why was the protagonist of Ways of Survival such a person? The story would’ve been easier of it was Lee Hyunsung or Jung Heewon .

…This wasn’t the time for complaints .

I decided to use a skill . It was obvious what he was thinking but I needed to check .

[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint stage 2 has been activated!]

At this moment, something amazing happened .

「 Kim Dokja . 」

My eyes widened as I watched Yoo Jonghyuk .

…Did he just call out to me?

「 You can hear my words . Isn’t that right? If I look back at what you have done so far… 」

…What?

「 Say that you can hear me . If you don’t move now, the world will… 」

I looked at him in a slightly confused state .

「 …It was my mistake . Dammit . 」

Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyes slowly closed . I hesitated for a moment before approaching Yoo Jonghyuk . Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t seem to have the power to fight me at all in this state . Besides… I didn’t see any animosity towards me .

“Yoo Jonghyuk . Can you hear me?”

Yoo Jonghyuk struggled to raise his eyelids, only to close them again . It was strange .

No matter how badly wounded he was, he would’ve automatically triggered Recovery when he was hit . Then why was he still in this state?

[The exclusive skill, Character List is activated . ]

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

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[Character List]

Name: Yoo Jonghyuk .

Private Attribute: Regressor (3rd turn) (Myth), Pro Gamer (Rare), Supreme King (Hero)

Exclusive Skills: Sage’s Eyes Lv . 8, Hand to Hand Combat Lv . 9, Advanced Weapons Training Lv . 8, Mental Barrier Lv . 6, Hundred Steps Godly Fists Lv . 6, Red Phoenix Shunpo Lv . 6…Omitted…

Stigma: Regression Lv . 3, Transmission Lv . 3

Overall Stats: Physique Lv . 60, Strength Lv . 60, Agility Lv . 60, Magic Power Lv . 60 .

* Currently in an abnormal condition .

* Currently, this person is affected by the Thousand Spirits Poison .

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There were no problems with his stats . Yoo Jonghyuk was still one of the strongest incarnations in Seoul and his skills had grown compared to the last time I saw him .

The problem was his abnormal status .

Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t have the skills Thousand Poisons Resistance or Immunity to Ten Thousand Poisons yet . Therefore, poison was currently one of Yoo Jonghyuk’s few weaknesses .

He was like this because he was poisoned .

I looked closer and saw that there were blue blood vessels all over his body . It hadn’t been long since he was poisoned . Fortunately, he was still alive .

But it was strange . I knew of only one person who could infect Yoo Jonghyuk with Thousand Spirits Poison at this time…

A woman watching me in the distance asked, “You… are you Kim Dokja-ssi?”

I nodded . I looked at the woman who brought Yoo Jonghyuk here .

“He was like this the whole time . He kept asking me to take him to Kim Dokja…”

Yoo Jonghyuk?

I looked down at Yoo Jonghyuk’s face, which was more blue-tinged than before, and instantly had many thoughts . The terrified Han Sooyoung who had been fleeing came back .

“Hey, what’s going on?” Han Sooyoung poked my shoulder but I didn’t answer .

I struggled for a moment before speaking to Bihyung .

‘Bihyung, open the Dokkaebi Bag . ’

[Now do you understand? This wasn’t my doing . ]

‘Open the bag . ’

After confirming my remaining coins, I found a coin item that could cure Yoo Jonghyuk .

He was affected by the THousand Spirits Poison so it couldn’t be removed simply by eating the Ellain Forest Essence . I quickly turned on the text and checked some of the ingredients before purchasing items from the Dokkaebi Bag .

[You have purchased one Midday Tryst . ]

[You have purchased one Old Barbara Branch . ]

[You have purchased two Putna Daltun Horns . ]

[You have purchased one Detox Potato . ]

[You have purchased two Aintern Temple’s Purification Water . ]

[You have purchased one Ellain Forest Essence . ]

[A total of 7,370 coins are consumed . ]

It was an unexpected bleeding service . I asked the survivors around me for a small bucket, lit the Magic Power Stove and poured the ingredients into it . Han Sooyoung asked,

“What are you going to make?”

“An antidote . ”

“Did you decide to save him?”

I nodded and replied, “This bastard, he came to me deliberately . ”

“Deliberately? Why?”

“I don’t know . ”

“Did he come to ask you for help? I don’t think Yoo Jonghyuk would come all this way to kill you . ”

“That is impossible for Yoo Jonghyuk . ”

“How do you know?”

“I know . He is that type of bastard . ”

I adjusted the flames of the stove .

Fire blazed and the contents in the bucket started to boil . Based on the colour and form, it looked like food from the Death Valley goblins . It might seem terrible but this soup was an excellent antidote .

Han Sooyoung placed her hands on her knees and stared at the terrible food . “By the way, was Yoo Jonghyuk such a bad person in Ways of Survival?”

“…What?”

“It was a thought that I had . Didn’t Yoo Jonghyuk save a lot of people and do good deeds? Of course, he is like a psychopath but isn’t he moving for the people? He is fighting to save the world . I don’t want to admit it because I am a bad person . ”

When I thought about it, Han Sooyoung’s words weren’t completely wrong . I laughed and said, “Your defense of Yoo Jonghyuk is energetic because you haven’t read as far as me . ”

“But that is that and this is this . You can’t judge people by only looking at one side . ”

It was an unexpected conversation so I looked up at Han Sooyoung for a while .

Han Sooyoung was smiling coldly .

“No matter how much you claim that my work is plagiarism, it has actually never been affected by Ways of Survival . ”

“…You almost convinced me without saying that . It is a real pity . ”

I said this but my mind was a bit complicated .

What type of person was Yoo Jonghyuk? Could I really say that I was familiar with the existence of Yoo Jonghyuk?

I was able to confidently answer until a while ago . I was the only reader who read all of Ways of Survival .

But I felt that some of my answers were being diluted in the soup . Did I know Yoo Jonghyuk at all?

Not long after that, the soup started boiling .

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is impressed with your good deed . ]

[The constellations of the absolute good system support your good deed . ]

[3,000 coins have been sponsored . ]

It was rare for a person to be damaged by sponsorship . Shit .

I approached Yoo Jonghyuk with the soup . Han Sooyoung brought me a spoon from a nearby store . I scooped up the soup with the spoon and put it in Yoo Jonghyuk’s mouth . Han Sooyoung watched me blowing on the soup .

“You are acting like a wife . ”

“Do you want to do this?”

“I don’t want to . ”

In fact, I wouldn’t have given the job to her anyway . It was due to the system message that I heard every time I scooped up a spoonful of soup .

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is impressed with your good deed . ]

[500 coins have been sponsored . ]

It was tremendous to receive coins every time I fed him .

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is impressed with your good deed . ]

[300 coins have been sponsored . ]

I thought it was a loss to me but it turned out to be a huge honey event . Indeed, people should live a good life .

However, I started to feel a bit strange after 10 spoonfuls .

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is impressed with your good deed . ]

[400 coins have been sponsored . ]

…Was this constellation really impressed with the good deed? Would it last until the bowl was empty?

Yoo Jonghyuk started to open his eyes with a slight groan . He was still in bad shape but he was gradually healing from the poison . I didn’t miss his opportunity and took out one item .

[You have used the Midday Tryst . ]

[You are seeking consent from the target . ]

Midday Tryst was an item that allowed for a one on one conversation with the selected target for a specified time period . If I had a bit more coins, I would’ve learnt the Sound Transmission skill but I didn’t have that much to spare . Therefore, I chose the next best thing .

[The target has agreed to communicate with you . ]

[The Midday Tryst has started . ]

Once I sent a message to Yoo Jonghyuk, a small messenger window emerged in front of me .

–Hey, can you hear me?

The connection was formed .

I purchased this item for three reasons .

One was because Yoo Jonghyuk’s tongue was paralyzed by the effect of Thousand Spirits Poison and the second reason was to avoid leaking information to Han Sooyoung . The third and most important reason was that I didn’t want to confirm to Yoo Jonghyuk that I could read his thoughts .

The next moment, Yoo Jonghyuk’s message came up .

–Kim Dokja, move to the east right now .