Omniscient Reader Chapter 120
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Chapter 120
There were exactly five grooves in the crystal . Yoo Jonghyuk and I were well aware of what to place there .
Yoo Jonghyuk stood next to me and said, “You came . ”
“Yes . Unfortunately . ”
“It doesn’t matter if you sit this one out . ” I turned towards Yoo Jonghyuk at the unexpected words . This guy was still talking without looking at me . “You have a woman you love . ”
“…What?”
“It’ll be hard . ”
It felt like I understood something that couldn’t be resolved . Perhaps he didn’t want to take me to the scenario out of care towards me? It was ridiculous . Yoo Jonghyuk?
“It could be the last time . ”
I shook my head . It wasn’t necessarily impossible when I thought about it . Yoo Jonghyuk had lost Lee Seolhwa in the second regression . It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Yoo Jonghyuk was arguably the world’s greatest authority when it came to losing a loved one .
I told him, “It’s not like that . Do you think my face is full of love?”
I didn’t mean it but the words sounded like self-deprecation . Let me say this first . I have a decent face .
Yoo Jonghyuk stared at me quietly and said, “Certainly, I don’t care if you die . ”
Shit .
“Your words are too harsh . I’m hurt . ”
“Don’t forget I still have one hit left . ”
“…Ah, yes . I had almost forgotten . Thanks for reminding me . ”
I didn’t know if this bastard wanted me to live or to die . I communicated directly to my companions through the group chat .
-I will inform you of the precautions now .
Using the group chat meant that things should be kept secret . The party members focused on my story while pretending to be quiet .
-The warp crystal transports two people together . That’s why we will move in pairs, like I mentioned before .
-Yoosung will be with me as team 1, Heewon-ssi and Hyunsung-ssi will be team 2, Yoo Sangah-ssi and No . 406 will be team 3 . Gilyoung doesn’t have a partner so he will go with Yoo Jonghyuk’s group . That Yoo Jonghyuk… he can take care of himself .
-You might become dizzy when moving through the crystal . Please don’t panic . The scenario will start as soon as you arrive . Keep in mind that once the scenario contents open…
I was rapidly pouring out words when the dokkaebi appeared on top of the warp crystal .
[Wait a minute . I’m really sorry but I have an emergency announcement . ]
Emergency announcement?
[I forgot to mention that the number of people who can participate from Seoul Dome is 8, not 10 . ]
“What are you suddenly saying?”
All the participants were fixed…
Looking closer, this was the dokkaebi who asked me about how to update the scenario in the Underworld . Was he called Youngki?
[This scenario… there are those who have already gone to the sixth scenario due to the dimension warping in the fifth scenario becoming twisted . ]
“…There are already people?”
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[Yes, Seoul Dome already has two people in the scenario . ]
That reminded me, Han Sooyoung and Gong Pildu were already in the scenario . I saw them on the screen in the Underworld but had forgotten for a moment .
By the way, part of the dimension warped . It seemed that the intermediate dokkaebi had intervened quite a bit in the scenario to kill me .
[It might be a scenario error but I am removing two of the existing spots for fairness . ]
“What? You can’t do that! Then who the hell is going?”
The people who weren’t even going were the most upset . The party members looked at me with troubled expressions . Even Yoo Jonghyuk was watching me . It was an expression that told me to make the decisions . Damn…
Unexpectedly, the first one to raise her hand was Yoo Sangah . “I’ll stay back . ”
She noticed my difficulty and decided to be considerate first . I had to take that grandmother, even if I lost Yoo Sangah .
Next it was Jung Heewon who raised her hand . “I will also stay back . Isn’t there a secondary allocation anyway?”
“Is it okay?”
“Dokja-ssi looks worried today but don’t you know? This time that scary person is on the same side . ”
Certainly, it was reassuring if Jung Heewon and Yoo Sangah were left behind . They would be able to make it into the second allocation, even if there was a lot of competition .
In the end, the two people dropped out and Lee Hyunsung paired up with the grandmother . The grandmother looked somewhat happy .
Just before we left, I whispered to Yoo Sangah . “I forgot to say this but tell the King of Wanderers to be wary of Jeon Ildo . I think you already know why . ”
Yoo Sangah nodded and hesitated before whispering to me . “Don’t die . ”
I nodded . Then Jung Heewon asked, “…Aren’t you departing now? I’m not a constellation but they must be impatient . ”
Yoo Sangah blushed and retreated while my party and I approached the warp crystal . I pulled out everything that I acquired from the disasters .
The Protection Symbol of the Imyuntar .
Protection Symbol of the Parasites .
The Protection Symbol of the Jenobel .
Then Yoo Jonghyuk and No . 406 pulled out one each . They were protection symbols obtained from defeating the Disaster of Ice and Disaster of Water .
[Insert the five protection symbols . ]
The message flowed from the Warp Crystal and we placed them in the grooves .
There were five protection symbols . It was proof that this world was protected from the disasters . Only those who survived the disasters were qualified to go to other worlds .
[The qualifications are complete . ]
[The Warp Crystal is activated . ]
The crystal split into four pieces and a blue coloured door was created . We entered in pairs . Shin Yoosung and I held each other firmly and moved through the door .
[The main scenario has been updated . ]
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I opened my eyes and Shin Yoosung and I were in a green forest . We stumbled and felt the clay texture of the soil . I was dizzy enough to vomit . I told the party members not to panic but it was funny that I was the only feeling dizzy .
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I looked around and saw that Shin Yoosung was in the midst of vomiting . “Are you okay?”
“Urgh…”
I patted Shin Yoosung’s back and looked around . My mind was confused but I couldn’t stay in this chaotic state . I looked in front of me, behind me and to the side . Only the forest was visible .
We were in the middle of the forest . It was a scenery that was too similar to Earth .
[The main scenario ‘Abandoned World’ has begun . ]
The scenario message rose straight away . However, I couldn’t afford to check the details of the main scenario right now . I could already feel killing intent from the nearby bushes .
“Yoosung . ”
Shin Yoosung came to her senses and raised her head . Rustling sounds came from the bushes . This was one of the places where new scenario entrants were warped to . If I assumed the worst, those in the bushes were the incarnations of other countries that arrived in advance .
I nervously prepared to use the Bookmark skill . Maybe those who warped to this world were the elite among the elites . If I didn’t do my best in the beginning, my head could fly in the blink of an eye .
However, the thing that emerged from the bushes wasn’t what I expected .
[The 7th grade monster ‘steel wolf’ has appeared . ]
The same expression appeared on Shin Yoosung’s face when I heard she was a 7th grade monster . It was funny . We were probably the only ones who would be relieved by this message .
“I think they are quite small Ajusshi . ”
Given the fact that typical monsters were the size of a house, the current steel wolves were the size of ordinary wolves . There were approximately 10 of them . It wasn’t a difficult number to deal with .
[The character ‘Shin Yoosung’ has used ‘Advanced Diverse Communication Lv . 3 . ’]
Shin Yoosung used Advanced Diverse Communication to make the monsters fight each other . Those Shin Yoosung failed to tame were killed by the Blade of Faith . The 7th grade monsters were unbelievably fragile . It seemed that their strength was reduced as their size became smaller .
Shin Yoosong wondered, “…Uh? There are no coins?”
“The event is over . ”
“There aren’t even any items . There are no cores . ”
“There is a lot of difference in stats . ”
“Are they really 7th grade monsters? They seem more like 9th grade…”
Shin Yoosung looked a bit lost . It was probably because the first monsters she met after being so tense were weak .
That reminded me, the condition of the forest was a bit strange . This type of forest would normally have trees that rose far above my head . However, these trees were only a little bit taller than my head .
The contents of the scenario were still a mystery . There was only the title ‘Abandoned World’ while everything else were still filled with question marks .
[The scenario activation conditions haven’t been met yet .
I jumped up a bit and looked around . Fortunately, the height of the trees were low so I could see the scenery of the surrounding area just by jumping lightly .
“It isn’t all a forest . Let’s go over there . ”
In fact, I knew what to expect if I left this zone . We moved along a forest path . Not long afterwards, the forest ended and a plains appeared . On the plains…
“…Ahjussi?”
We faced a group of soldiers .
“They appeared! It really is a scenario!” Someone shouted at us . It sounded like Korean, even if it was an alien language .
The confused Shin Yoosung stepped towards me .
Hundreds of troops were filling the vast plains . There were dozens of cavalry and hundreds of archers . In addition, there were hundreds of infantry . There were enough people for a war waiting for us here .
“Everybody prepare their skills!”
“Prepare to advance!”
Numerous people pointed spears and lances at us . We didn’t do anything but were seen as enemies .
“Attack―!”
It would obviously be an overwhelming sight if it was normal . If only it wasn’t for their size .
“Waaaaahhhhh!” The troops running across the plaints were small people the size of my fist .
Shin Yoosung cried out, “The people are very small!”
“They are the inhabitants of this place . ”
“Surely we don’t have to fight them? No?” Shin Yoosung stepped away from the small people who were running . “…I feel sorry because they are so small . ”
[You have met with the people of this world . Check the scenario contents . ]
Then a scream came from the distance .
“A-A disaster has appeared on the other side!”
“Kuaaack!”
“R-Run away! Full retreat!”
The small people rushing towards us started running away . It was due to the incarnations killing the small people in the distance .
“Hahahahat!”
“What is this? It is a really easy scenario!”
It was probably a foreign language being interpreted . There were two samurai wielding swords . They were Japanese . They were playful as they casually cut down the small people like bugs .
Shin Yoosung watched the ruthless butchery and cried out in a stricken voice . “…Ahjussi? What is this scenario? What should we do?”
I knew why Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t want to bring Shin Yoosung . If I thought about it, he might be more humane than me .
“It isn’t just our planet that runs scenarios in the Star Stream . ” I pointed to the small people fleeing the plains . “This scenario is a scenario that we share with them . ”
[Many of the constellations are hungry for violence and blood . ]
[A significant number of constellations are urging you to make a bold choice .
[The main scenario is activated . ]
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[Main Scenario # 6 – Abandoned World]
Category: Main
Difficulty: S
Clear Conditions: Wipe out all dominant species on the No . 9871 planetary system, the planet called Peace Land .
Time Limit: 40 days
Compensation: 200,000 coins, ???
Failure: ―
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In the sixth scenario, we no longer had the role of preventing a disaster .
[You have become a disaster of the planet Peace Land . ]
In this place, we must be disasters that destroyed this world .
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