Chapter 54
Episode 12 – First Person Protagonist’s Point of View (1)
One of the most painful deaths in the world was burning to death and I had just experienced it . The neurons in my brain seemed to emit light at once .
[The exclusive skill ‘Fourth Wall’ has attenuated the mental pain . ]
The pain was slowly reduced . It was once again the Fourth Wall . I always felt strange when I escaped from trouble with the help of this skill .
Ways of Survival had become a reality and I was living in it . Then… what was this ‘wall’ that I felt every time?
····· .
No, these thoughts were futile . I was safe thanks to the attribute ‘King of No Killing’ and had to move again .
It was an attribute that could be gained only when the conditions of King of No Killing was met . Unlike its name, the privilege of the attribute was more like ‘immortality’ than ‘no death . ’ It was conditional but…
In any case, I would soon return to my flesh . At least that was what I thought .
[Due to a conflict error with your exclusive skill, the privilege of King of No Killing would be delayed . ]
Huh? A skill conflict error?
[Thanks to your death, your consciousness has been completely liberated from the constraints of your body . ]
[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint stage 3 has been activated!]
I was overcome with a dizzy feeling . No, wait a minute . What was happening this time?
「 “Damn, if only it wasn’t him . ” 」
The dizziness flooded in and my vision brightened . Then I was watching a ‘scene . ’
「 Gong Pildu licked his lips as he observed the people around the platform . Now he couldn’t run away . He thought about it but he knew better than anyone that he didn’t have the courage to do so .
“Um… Dokja hyung . ”
There was a weight pressing against his knee and Gong Pildu looked down . It was a boy around 10 years or so . There was a boy sleeping on his thigh .
“Why am I like this…?”
Gong Pildu wondered as he looked down at the sleepy Lee Gilyoung . His old memories surfaced . A young child . Lee Gilyoung was his daughter’s age .
He shook his head and sighed .
–Pildu-ssi, we should stop now…
–Daddy . How long are you going to keep talking about land?
There was a time when he was the breadwinner of the family .
He earned money to feed his family and buy land . If he was lucky, he would become a landlord and then get tenants…
Finally, he became a ‘big investor’ in Chungmuro but it didn’t take long to find out that he couldn’t keep his small family .
“Isn’t this surprisingly okay? You get along well with people . ”
He looked up to see a beauty with a nice face . Yoo Sangah . Two days ago, this woman had become the deputy of Chungmuro .
“Quickly stop talking nonsense . ”
“You were smiling just now…”
Gong Pildu made a look of distaste . Yoo Sangah sat down hesitantly next to Gong Pildu .
“Ahjusssi, how many times did you buy land?”
“What?”
“When I look at the people in the Landlord Alliance, only you are the one with the ‘Land Owner’ attribute . ”
“…It isn’t good to have a lot of land . It needs to be good land . You are naive . ”
“Then what is good land?”
“Expensive land is good land . ”
“What type of land is expensive?”
“It is land that many people want . ”
“Was your land like that?”
“Yes . ”
It wasn’t land that he wanted .
Gong Pildu looked into Yoo Sangah’s eyes . This woman’s curiosity had an oddly sharp corner . She was smiling on the outside but he couldn’t help feeling uncomfortable .
Duduk . Duk . Duk .
Then a sound was heard in the distance . Yoo Sangah’s expression hardened while Lee Gilyoung woke up in a flash from where he was sleeping on Gong Pildu’s knees . The antennae of the cockroach on his back shook .
Ku ku ku ku!
Line 4, the tunnel from Hoehyeong . Something was coming this way . Yoo Sangah stood up while Gong Pildu used a skill .
[The character ‘Gong Pildu’ has activated ‘Armed Zone Lv . 8!]
Gong Pildu bit his lips . This might be an intuition only rich land owners got . There was something like that .
“Hey! Huddle up!”
It was the feeling of someone trying to take away his land .
Dududududu!
Gong Pildu turrets fired all at once into the darkness and something fell . They were ground rats .
“The enemy! Gather around Gong Pildu-ssi! We will go with the large-scale exercise we practiced in the morning!”
Yoo Sangah called out and the people scattered on the platform ran .
“Group A is near the turrets, group B will be at the centre of the gunfire and group C will be protecting Gong Pildu-ssi!”
The people moved in the orderly ranks that they had practiced in advance . The ground rats collapsed due to the people’s quick response . It was much easier than when Emergency Defense was taking place .
As the dozens of ground rats collapsed on the ground, the same thought entered the minds of the Chungmuro members . It was easy . It truly was worth everyone cooperating .
Then they heard a voice from the tunnel .
“As expected, Hamelin’s Flute isn’t enough?”
“How can the 9th grade species compare to a place eaten by Yoo Jonghyuk?”
A group of people appeared from the darkness . Four men and one woman .
Gong Pildu’s expression hardened . He didn’t know the reason . However, one thing was for certain . These guys were different from the ones they had dealt with so far .
“Dammit… quickly call the samurai girl!”
“I am already here . ” There was a cold feeling as Lee Jihye came down from where she had been . “And don’t call me a samurai . If you don’t want to get beaten up . ”
Despite the grumpy answer, Gong Pildu felt a bit calmer . Lee Jihye was a great power . Yet Gong Pildu still felt uneasy . He was anxious and growled like a frightened beast .
“Who are you? Where did you come from?”
“It is real . The Maritime Admiral and Armed Fortress Master has become a team . ”
It wasn’t an answer that came back but words that were close to mocking .
Gong Pildu asked, “What nonsense are you saying? Quickly go back . Otherwise I will shoot to kill!”
However, the five men and women didn’t look at Gong Pildu . They just continued talking to each other .
“Who is on the dragon side?”
“Numbers 5, 6, 8 and 9 . They aren’t apostles but they are pretty good .
“With the exception of the one outside Seoul, there are five of us left . ”
“The five of us are enough . Quickly sweep them away . ”
The first one who came forward was a man in his 30s with a bulging belly .
He was a man with the number ‘7’ on his shoulders . He had thick eyebrows and looked at Lee Jihye’s white legs like they were to his taste .
“I will take the Maritime Admiral . She isn’t a big deal without the sea . ”
“What are you bastards saying?”
Lee Jihye cried out sharply and rushed forward . Gong Pildu realized it couldn’t be helped and infused magic power into the turrets .
“Damn, just go to hell!”
Dududududu!
The man with a ‘4’ on his cloak laughed .
“As expected from one of the Ten Evils . If we came a bit later, we would’ve been swept away . ”
“Numbers 3 and 4 . You two take Gong Pildu . Be vigilant and attack the turrets one by one . ”
The man with a ‘3’ on his forehead nodded .
“Yes… I understand . One of the 10 Evils can be handled by both of us . ”
“Number 2, you handle the rest . ”
The woman with a ‘2’ on her cheek frowned . She was holding a small flute in her hand .
“Why do I have to handle such petty reason?”
“It is the most appropriate for you . ”
“What are you going to do?”
Then the man with a ‘1’ on the dark cloak opened his mouth .
“I will be taking the flag holder . ” 」
The moment of immersion was broken and consciousness returned . Now it all made sense .
Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint . I had a similar experience the last time I was in the ichthyosaur’s stomach . At that time, I saw Yoo Jonghyuk .
By the way, it was amazing . I thought I had prepared for the apostles but it wasn’t enough . I was able to guess their thoroughness just from the items they brought .
There was Hamelin’s Flute that could control the ground rats and the Magic Power Bullet Shield that could defend against Gong Pildu’s attack .
They really wanted to capture Chungmuro, obtain Yoo Jonghyuk and devour this world .
But it wouldn’t be so easy .
「 “W-What? Was the Maritime Admiral this strong in the beginning? Hey, isn’t something wrong?”
It was the 7th Apostle who cried out first .
Lee Jihye’s sharp sword pushed the 7th Apostle back little by little . It was natural . The current Lee Jihye was much stronger than the Lee Jihye in the original ‘third turn . ’
“Damn, why are these two turrets so hard?”
Number 3 and 4 were in trouble .
The 2nd Apostle playing Hamelin’s Flute was also struggling due to Yoo Sangah’s Binding Thread and Lee Gilyoung’s Mjolnir’s Thunder .
In the end, it was the 1st Apostle who came forward . He frowned before pulling something out and lighting it . Then he threw it at the Chungmuro party .
Kwaaaaang―! 」
There was a loud roar and Chungmuro’s platform was covered with explosions . I was startled .
…This son of a bitch?
[Mass Destruction Magic Bullet]
It was hard to deal huge damage to top monsters but against humans, it was the most powerful weapon of mass destruction .
It was a weapon that could be made with some items that appeared in the Gangseo and Gangnam areas, as well as some items bought from the Dokkaebi Bag .
Then he was the ‘king’ of the apostles . The purple flag on his back proved it .
The dust settled down, revealing the Chungmuro platform . My chest was becoming stuffy . If the apostles had this then the situation was unfavourable .
The dust cleared and the fallen Chungmuro group members were seen . People were coughing up blood .
Yoo Sangah and Lee Gilyoung were lying on their floor . Even Gong Pildu couldn’t completely avoid getting injured despite using Protective Wall .
「 “Phew, now it looks good . Right?”
The 7th Apostle grabbed Lee Jihye’s head while her uniform was torn . She was in the front and received the biggest blow from the explosion .
“Aren’t you just a supporting actor, huh?”
“Bastards…cough!” Lee Jihye screamed as she was punched in the stomach .
“Can I have this gurl?”
“What will you do with her? There is no time . ”
“What will I do? Looking back, isn’t she destined to follow the main character and be miserable? Then I would rather…” 」
Lee Jihye’s small body shook in the air like a rag doll . Her lips were trembling . She was staring at me .
「 He…lp…me . 」
Impulsive anger filled my head . It was unlike me . Lee Jihye was clearly just a ‘character . ’
[The exclusive skill, ‘Fourth Wall’ is activated!]
[Excessive immersion has restricted some of the features of Fourth Wall . ]
I was too immersed . I became dizzy and nauseous .
[Excessive immersion lads to a profound increase in the proficiency of Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint . ]
[Changing your viewpoint to first person . ]
My consciousness narrowed and stretched like a rubber band . Then I opened my eyes . I was really in Chungmuro .
…How? Lee Jihye was looking at me with shaky eyes . It wasn’t just her . At this moment, everyone on the platform was watching me .
My field of view moved slowly . I walked towards Lee Jihye . To be exact, my body was moving regardless of my will .
One step, another step . Slowly but steadily, I was closing the distance to her .
The 7th Apostle frowned and asked, “You are…?”
I was uncomfortable, like I was wearing clothes that didn’t fit my body . The height of my gaze was different from usual as well as my five senses .
At this moment, I realized who ‘I’ was . I couldn’t help laughing .
I disliked it . I really disliked it .
Lee Jihye’s lips moved a little bit .
“Ah…”
My hand gripped the hilt of the sword like it was something I had done millions of times .
The grip of my fingers was strange . It was natural and beautiful . I was thrilled with the fantastic feeling that I felt for the first time in my life .
The blade moved silently . No one could see anything .
Just . It went through something . Something was cut off . Something fell to the ground .
Some people were shocked while other people’s mouths dropped open .
The 7th Apostle holding onto Lee Jihye slowly sank down . Blood gushed from his neck . My hands moved and I caught the falling body of Lee Jihye .
“Ah, ah…”
I lightly placed Lee Jihye down on the platform . I raised my eyes and saw the apostles looking this way . The first one to speak was the 3rd Apostle .
“You… who are you?”
How funny . It was a stupid question . I slowly opened my mouth . It was like I was this guy from the start .
“I am Yoo Jonghyuk . ”
The coldest and loneliest voice in the world . The sleeping prince had finally woken up from his deep sleep .
“And you shall die here . ”
Now Chungmuro would be safe .
.
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My consciousness escaped from Yoo Jonghyuk’s body and slowly returned to its original body .
[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint stage 3 has been turned off . ]
[The skill conflict error is normalized . ]
[The delayed privilege of the King of No Killing has reappeared . ]
[Your body is resurrected from death . ]
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