Chapter 51
Episode 11 – Night of the Prophets (3)
I was in a deep sleep . It was a long-awaited good night’s sleep .
[The effect of the deep sleep has completely restored mental power . ]
[Some of your exclusive skills have been updated . ]
I checked my clock and saw that it was already 4 p . m .
Once Dongmyo Station and the surroundings areas were occupied last night, the accumulated fatigue settled firmly on me .
[Currently Occupied: Chungmuro (Main Base), Myeongdong, Dongdaemun History and Culture Park, Dongdaemun, Dongmyo, Sindang Station, Cheonggu Station, Yaksu Station, Sinseol-dong Station ]
Thanks to eating the Dongmyo Group, I now had nine stations . Now I just needed one more and the King’s Road scenario would be over .
Just a bit more and I could achieve one of the key goals of the beginning scenarios, King of No Killing .
Once I came out, Jung Heewon and Lee Hyunsung were waiting for me .
“We are ready . When will we go?”
“Please wait a moment . ”
I looked towards the men who were heading towards me .
“Did you sleep well?”
Last night, I decided to have all members of Dongmyo join my group . The two men in front of me was the result of that decision .
Jung Minseob bowed to me and opened his mouth .
“…Please keep me alive . ”
“Me too, me too . Sob!”
Originally I planned to kill Lee Sungkook and Jung Minseob, but I changed my mind . These two were useful until I completely wiped out the prophets .
I put them in the Chungmuro Group and evolved the colour of the flag to ‘brown . ’
From the brown flag, it became possible to restrict the actions of the group members .
[You have exercised the right of the representative . ]
[Group members Lee Sungkook and Jung Minseob have restrictions on their behaviour . ]
Lee Sungkook and Jung Minseob’s expression changed at the emerging system messages .
“One, from now on, you can’t tell others about my identity . ”
“Yes, yep!”
“Two, you must unconditionally submit to my commands and you aren’t allowed to act individually without my permission . ”
“…Of course . ”
[Group members Lee Sungkook and Jung Minseob are willing to accept their limitations . ]
[This restriction is a ‘life’ restriction . ]
[If they break the restrictions, group members Lee Sungkook and Jung Minseob will die . ]
I nodded and said .
“Well… okay . I don’t know when my heart will change, but everyone work hard . I will decide while watching you . ”
The two of them gulped and made hilarious faces . I didn’t know what they were thinking . In any case, they wouldn’t have been able to stick to Yoo Jonghyuk so it was better to stick to me .
“By the way, Representative-nim . What should we call you in the future…?”
“Call me like you are now . But call me Yoo Jonghyuk in front of the other prophets . Ah, Jung Minseob . ”
“Yep . ”
“Give me the Fugitive’s Mask . ”
Jung Minseob was upset but eventually gave it to me . Anyway, I had to pretend to be Yoo Jonghyuk if I wanted to go to the Night of the Prophets . This ‘mask’ would be a preventive measure for a situation I didn’t know .
After a moment, the muscles on my face moved in a bizarre manner as my appearance started changing . It felt a bit weird but I soon got used to it .
“Huh, this is the real appearance of Yoo Jonghyuk . ”
“Very handsome… The revelation wasn’t wrong . ”
These bastards…
I wanted to snap out but I closed my mouth . I didn’t need to be angry over something like this .
That reminded me, it would be better to know the details of these guys just in case .
“Jung Minseob, what is your attribute…”
At this moment, a system message flashed in my head .
[The history of this person has been updated . ]
…What?
I tried to use Character List once again as a test .
[Character Information]
Name: Jung Minseob
Age: 25 years old .
Constellation Support: Cursed Gladiator
Private Attribute: Light Projection (Rare), 1089th Person to Get Off (General)
Exclusive Skills: Sword Training Lv . 2, Powerful Blow Lv . 2, Berserk Lv . 3, Memory Enhancement Lv . 5]…
Stigma: Repay Grudges Lv . 1
Overall Stats: Physique Lv . 18, Strength Lv . 16, Agility Lv . 12, Magic Power Lv . 10 .
Overall Evaluation: An incarnation that possesses good comprehensive skills and attributes . His sponsor is a bit lacking but his ability as a warrior is considerable . He would’ve been one of the 12 apostles if he had been a bit more patient . He is very regretful .
…What did it mean that the Character List was updated?
A person I wasn’t able to see the attributes window of yesterday suddenly became a character .
He was a prophet . In other words, a character outside the novel . Why did he suddenly change into a character?
“Oh, my attribute is…”
“No need . ”
“Yes . ”
I also confirmed the attributes of Lee Sungkook .
Fortunately, his attributes were the same . Hypnotist and 9th Person to Get Off… The latter was garbage but the former was a pretty good attribute .
“Give me your smartphone . ”
“Yep! Here it is . ”
I received a smartphone from one of them and connected to the chat room .
Ah… the Internet didn’t work . Yesterday it was disconnected…
[The character ‘Han Donghoon’ used ‘Wide-area Internet Lv . 5’ on your smartphone . ]
[The device’s Internet is now available . ]
As soon as I thought it, the Internet was connected . I glanced towards the tent where Han Donghoon was located . There was a vibration from the smartphone, indicating that a message had arrived .
–I’m going to believe in you just once .
Maybe something changed with Han Donghoon after what happened last night . I had been really worried about it so I was glad .
I sent a reply to Han Donghoon .
–Thank you .
Sooner or later, I would have a chance to talk to him . I once again opened Lee Sungkook’s smartphone to the Prophets chat room .
[Chat Room]
[List of participants: No . 9, 15 I feel like Dying, 124 Let’s Drop Off, No . 763, 887 Get Off, No . 645… a total of 36 people . ]
I looked at the numbers in their names and got a sense of who they were . But something was strange .
“…36 people?”
Jung Minseob answered my question .
“All the prophets in the room stopped reading early . There are no apostles . ”
I see .
“By the way, Representative-nim . Didn’t you say it yesterday? ‘You should’ve read to the end’… then do you know all of the Book of Revelation?”
I looked at the expectant Jung Minseob and laughed .
I knew . Do you know?
“You won’t regret taking my line instead of Yoo Jonghyuk’s . ”
***
After a while, we headed to Anguk Station while avoiding the surrounding conflict areas .
It was because the Night of the Prophets was scheduled to be held .
I spied on these guys through Lee Sungkook’s smartphone .
—–
No . 519: Really? Yoo Jonghyuk is coming this evening?
No . 67: There is no doubt . No . 9 and No . 1089 said it yesterday .
887 Get Off: The 9th is a newcomer but I can believe it if it is the 1089th…
124 Let’s Drop Off: This time they will all be behind us .
887 Get Off: No . 124, you are in Seoul ㅋㅋ How can those jerks fall behind you?
124 Let’s Drop Off: Ah, except for me of course . Local residents, victory ^ ^ v
887 Get Off: I would like to be a regressor… If I had read the novel at that time… No, if I had only read up to 50… I’m jealous of those apostles scum…
15 I feel like Dying: But don’t you think the people who read over 50 chapters are abnormal?? I don’t know how they read to over 50 . ㅋㅋㅋ
124 Let’s Drop Off: Real psychos ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
—–
As expected, humans who hid behind anonymity would reveal the truth . Perhaps the number before the nickname was where they stopped reading .
—–
No . 888: But are you sure there is no txt version of this novel?
No . 124: A few days ago, I searched the Internet and there was really nothing left… Ahh… A novel without a txt… (tears)
No . 763: Even if you had a copy, you wouldn’t share such a fraudulent thing . If I could really sell my soul, I would buy it .
—–
The idea of trying to read Ways of Survival popped up . These guys, they should’ve read it with me at that time . Now they didn’t know the days ahead .
We’ve arrived . ”
I was about to say, “What, already?” when I saw the platform of Anguk Station in front of me . The prophets who arrived in advance could also be seen .
But something was strange .
“Nobody has occupied this place?”
“Yes, it is a promise between the prophets . It could be dangerous to meet at an occupied station . It is sort of like the DMZ . ”
Then a prophet approached and waved .
“Hey, No . 1089!”
“Oh, it is No . 763 hyung . ”
Jung Minseob waved and welcomed the person .
“How have you been? You face doesn’t look good?”
“Well spotted . The Tyrant Kill is giving me hell . ”
“I told you not to advance towards the Dobong side . Why didn’t you listen…”
No . 763 glanced towards me and his face suddenly stiffened .
“P-Perhaps… he is…?”
Jung Minseob nodded .
No . 763’s eyes showed astonishment .
“I-It is really an honour . Yoo Jonghyuk-nim!”
The uproar caused the scattered prophets to gather one by one .
“Is that…?”
The prophets ran together and pushed in front of me . There were also a few female prophets .
“He looks better than I imagined! I am No . 998!”
“It is great to meet you, Yoo Jonghyuk-nim! I’m No . 1055!”
This… I felt like a real king . Their shining eyes wanted to win my favour somehow . I wondered what they would all look like when they realized I wasn’t really Yoo Jonghyuk .
Most of them weren’t worth paying attention to . Their knowledge of the future was dim and their abilities were poor .
Yet there were some prominent people .
“It was very impressive when you fought against Demon King Asmodeus in the second regression . ”
Hoh?
“It was mentioned briefly in the Book of Revelations… now that I’ve met Yoo Jonghyuk-nim, I feel like hearing about it from you . ”
Ways of Survival started with Yoo Jonghyuk’s ‘third’ regression and all the stories from the second regression were treated as recollections .
Yet this guy knew about Asmodeus? Why was he so impressed when he didn’t read until the end?
“Who are you?”
“I am No . 1168 . ”
Then he almost read to the 50th chapter . Perhaps he was the one who read the most out of those present .
No . 1168 asked me, “Excuse me, is it Yoo Jonghyuk-nim’s third turn right now?”
“That’s right . ”
“Ah, as expected…”
Some prophets had dark expressions .
Yes, I knew .
Ways of Survival was an infinite loop so those who discovered that it was early on in Yoo Jonghyuk’s regressions would be quite disappointed .
These jerks, they only got the cute side of Yoo Jonghyuk in the beginning… in any case, those who didn’t read until the end weren’t satisfied .
Then there was a disturbance behind me .
“Lee Hyunsung-nim!”
“Steel Sword Lee Hyunsung?”
Lee Hyunsung blushed as he was surrounded by people .
“W-What are you doing? I’m not the Steel… I’m not that!”
“Wow, just like a real revelation . Look at those biceps!”
“Ohhh! So taut!”
Lee Hyunsung had a good-looking face and was quite popular among the female prophets . At that time, one passing prophet showed interest in Jung Heewon .
“Excuse, perhaps… are you Maritime Admiral Lee Jihye?”
“No . ”
“Then are you…”
“I am Jung Heewon . Why?”
“Ah, I see . ”
The disappointed prophet moved past Jung Heewon towards Lee Hyunsung . Jung Heewon looked at the situation and spoke to me in Group Chat .
–Why… isn’t anyone interested in me?
–Heewon-ssi isn’t famous in the future .
–Che .
–So do well from now on .
I turned away from the miserable Jung Heewon . I came to the Night of the Prophets for a reason . I couldn’t waste time talking like this .
“Where is the weapon?”
“Huh?”
“The weapon you have hidden . I will check it first . ”
“Ah, here it is . ”
The 763th prophet excitedly moved to the centre of the platform and removed the cloth covering something . There was a big stone present .
I remembered the moment I saw the meteor shower on the roof of the theatre . No, wait a minute .
“Is that a meteorite?”
“Haha, that’s right . At this point, Yoo Jonghyuk-nim might not know… according to the Book of Revelation, it contained a powerful weapon . ”
“A weapon?”
“Yes! That’s correct . Maybe it is a weapon like a top ranking star relic . ”
“Doesn’t the meteorite need hatching time and can’t be used now?”
“Haha, we have a rotation that will provide magic power . It will hatch tonight at the latest . We have been working on it for a few days…”
I became colder as I looked at this proud bastard .
A red pattern . It was nonsense . This thing shouldn’t be known until at least the fourth regression?
“Which bastard gave you the information?”
“Huh?”
“That person who brought the meteorite to you . ”
“Oh, that… No . 1124, he was the first one…”
No . 1124? A person who stopped reading early on knew this information?
“Where is he?”
Jung Minseob looked around the place and muttered .
“Uh… I guess he hasn’t come yet . ”
The informant didn’t come . I thought for a moment before opening my mouth .
“We have to get out of here . ”
It was a trap .
“Huh?”
“Right now . ”
This was the first time I got a cold sweat since Ways of Survival became a reality and since meeting Yoo Jonghyuk the first time .
This was a weapon? Who was stupid enough to think like this…
I glanced around at the prophets staring at me with naive eyes . Then the platform started vibrating .
Kukukung…!
I looked at the trembling ‘meteorite’ and stepped back . I had come here to sweep away the prophets, only to be the one swept away .
“W-What is this?”
Jung Minseob made a stupid noise .
Dammit . The fourth scenario hadn’t even ended and the ‘disaster’ of the fifth scenario was about to appear .
I shouted toward Jung Heewon and Lee Hyunsung .
“Run away!”
This was why I couldn’t trust those who didn’t read to the end . Due to these damn people who got off early, today became all wrong .
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