Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint - Chapter 120

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?”

[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 .

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 .