Chapter 438
For a moment there, Yi Gil-Yeong's lips bobbed up and down . Tears rapidly welled up in the boy's clear eyes .
"Y-you, you . . . . "
I finished patting his head and dragged a nearby piece of floating debris to me .
(Sun Wukong fired a wind-type magic behind him . )
[Exclusive skill, 'Way of the Wind Lv . 10', is activating!]
Along with the gust of wind, the debris, with me as its passenger, shot forward at a rapid pace . Yi Gil-Yeong's voice called out to me from behind, but it was buried under the noise of the rushing winds .
[Someone in the is suspecting your real identity . ]
[The Wenny King is glaring at you!]
The Nine Stars noticed my movement and began pursuing me instead . A couple of them even shot past me, rather than stopping me here .
I spotted the location of the 'sacred texts' in the distance . A single book emitting beautiful light rested on top of a small island shrouded in a mysterious fog .
And also, the Nine Stars and 's Constellations were standing before it .
I sighed softly under my breath .
[Outer God transformation rate: 98 . 3%]
[Damage to your Incarnation Body is critical . ]
There was only one remaining method now .
Out of the blue, Yu Jung-Hyeok [999] maintaining his silence on my shoulder spoke up .
- This is an idiotic move . Do you wish to become an 'Outer God'?
I broke out in a smirk .
'Are you scared?'
- If you force yourself any further, you will really become an 'Outer God' . If you do, you'll fail this scenario .
I accessed the scenario window to confirm my goal .
Type: Hidden
Difficulty: ???
Clear condition: Introduce 'Outer Gods' to the 's main Great Fable . However, they must not be introduced in the existing role of 'Outer Gods' as before .
Time limit: 100 days
Reward: Outer Gods' trust, ???
Failure: You will lose all of your memories and transform into an Outer God .
* During the progress of the applicable scenario, you must not contact and reveal your identity . If this condition is violated, the transformation into an 'Outer God' will accelerate .
* Warning! Your identity is on the verge of being discovered .
* Currently, the rate of Outer God transformation is accelerating due to the poor condition of your Incarnation Body .
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As I thought, reading it again only confirmed my suspicion .
'Even if I become an Outer God, I still won't fail the scenario . Becoming one is simply the 'penalty' for failing the scenario, not the 'condition' leading to its failure . '
- There is no difference between the . . . .
'No, it is different . I'll be turning into an Outer God first before failing the scenario itself . '
The time limit of the 'Hidden Scenario' I got from the Wenny King was 100 days . Meaning, I only had to accomplish my task in that time frame .
The problem had to do with the 'transformation into an Outer God' bit .
"The reason why I'm transforming quickly into an Outer God isn't that I failed the scenario, but due to the bad condition of my Incarnation Body . So . . . . "
- . . . You won't fail the scenario even if you become an 'Outer God' . Is that it?
'Right . '
I nodded my head and studied our immediate front . It seemed that [999] had finally realised what my goal was .
[Shares of 'Outer God' in the applicable Fable currently is 12 . 171% . ]
[In order to complete the scenario, you must secure over 30% of the shares for 'Outer God' . ]
At this rate, I'd not be able to meet that goal even if I got my hands on the sacred texts and acquire the Great Fable . However, what if I became an Outer God . . . . ?
[Your role in the applicable Fable is 'Sun Wukong' . ]
[Your share in the applicable Fable is 22 . 51% . ]
What if the role of the greatest Yogoe, 'Sun Wukong', was played by an Outer God, and what if my goal was accomplished by doing so . . . . ?
- Why are you willing to go this far?
'What do you mean?'
- You won't lose anything even if you let the 'Secretive Plotter' or Outer Gods be on their own .
'Won't lose anything . . . . '
- Are you by any chance pitying the 'Secretive Plotter'? He doesn't need sympathy from a fool like you .
'I'm sure that's the case . He's Yu Jung-Hyeok, after all . '
- Yu Jung-Hyeok? Don't make me laugh . He's not the 'Yu Jung-Hyeok' you think you know . He has already become a completely different 'something' .
I didn't reply to him . [999] continued on as he scanned the Constellations of rushing towards us .
- You don't understand what it means to become an 'Outer God' . Once you become one, you rapidly lose all the memories you have accumulated in your life . Even the 'Secretive Plotter' had to create 'ports' like myself in order to endu . . . . .
So, that was the reason why these 'kkoma Yu Jung-Hyeoks' existed, I see .
I lightly nodded my head and replied .
'I know what I'll have to pay . '
- In that case, why . . . . !
'Because . . . I have to do it . '
I replied with a simple grin .
I slowly blinked, and during those short moments of darkness, the figures of the 'Outer Gods' brushed past my mind .
[AhAhAhAhAhAh]
[SavemeSavemeSavemSavemeSaveme]
[MymemoriesMymemoriesMymemories]
The Outer Gods .
Creatures born out of all the countless world-lines where Yu Jung-Hyeok had failed .
The worlds that allowed me to live on until now . The traces of the worlds that I loved so much .
'How can I make any other choice after seeing the truth?'
Especially so, when I could still clearly hear them even now?
Kuwaaaaaah!
An energy blast destroyed the log I was riding on . But I simply ran on the surface of the water by using the scattered debris .
['Way of the Wind' is accelerating even further . ]
[Way of the Wind' is evolving due to your speed that has reached its limit . ]
My leg speed gradually picked up and soon, I began running on the water without the debris serving as footholds .
[You have understood the pinnacle of 'Walking on Water' . ]
[Due to the usage of an excessive amount of Status, the damage to your Incarnation Body has worsened!]
[Outer God transformation rate: 98 . 6%]
My heart began pounding away in an ominous rhythm .
[Outer God transformation rate: 98 . 7%]
That beating noise, it was the sound of me becoming something that was no longer 'me' .
[999] said something to me, but I couldn't hear him as the river exploded all around us . What I did hear, though, was another voice coming from the inside .
⸢Kim Dok Ja . ⸥
[The 4th Wall] was talking to me .
⸢Thi s is in sa ne . ⸥
It seemed that this guy had also been observing everything until now . But that was pretty obvious .
⸢Y ou w ill forg et ev eryt hing . ⸥
⸢Kim Dok Ja no lo nge r w ill be Kim Dok Ja . ⸥
[The 4th Wall] was right .
[Outer God transformation rate: 99 . 1%]
Once I become an 'Outer God', I'd lose every memory I acquired until now .
⸢Kim Dok-Ja was scared . ⸥
It was a horrifying prospect when I thought about it .
⸢To lose all the memories he had made until this moment . ⸥
I looked at the paragraphs rising above the wall and spoke up .
'It'll be fine . Because you remember everything, right?'
⸢Wha t?⸥
'You've recorded everything about me, so I'll never forget about myself . '
The normal me wouldn't have tried something like this . I'd never want to experience losing all my memories, after all .
['The 4th Wall' is greatly shaken up!]
However, I possessed [The 4th Wall] . I had no idea how I acquired this skill, but nevertheless, this Wall recorded everything the moment this story began .
I recalled the sight beyond the Wall – the Library shrouded in forlorn yet cosy darkness, as well as the Librarians that greatly cared about the place .
The important story of the 'Ways of Survival' that contained every Yu Jung-Hyeok regression turn had been recorded there, and . . . .
… . Even the unimportant life of 'Kim Dok-Ja' was recorded there, as well .
⸢That Library was recording everything about Kim Dok-Ja, even in this very moment . ⸥
⸢Kim Dok-Ja's breaths, his appearance, his laughter, and his manner of speech . ⸥
⸢The food Kim Dok-Ja likes and the ones he dislikes . Songs he hummed occasionally . Expressions he makes when he's sad or happy . His habit of muttering to himself when he's not feeling confident, and the ensuing self-deprecation . ⸥
⸢His habit of leaning his head slightly when worrying about the kids . The slight twitch of his eyelids as he closes his eyes after thinking about his mother . The smile he makes whenever he's talking to Yu Sang-Ah . His arcing eyebrows and naughty smile whenever he's making fun of Han Su-Yeong . The guilt when he thinks about Yi Hyeon-Seong . And . . . . ⸥
⸢The glint in his eyes when he recalls the story he loves . ⸥
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