I wanted to see the reaction my words would provoke, and more than anything, to know how Dokja would react. It seemed that Dokja had some prior knowledge of all this. I analyzed everyone's reactions, but it seemed that they were all willing not to kill anyone who didn't deserve it...
"Now that we have all chosen the second option," Dokja began to speak, "they will do everything I say."
Dokja started to take full leadership over this situation, he had very high confidence in this plan, as if he knew it from somewhere.
"If you don't do it..." he paused somewhat dramatically, "we will all die."
[5 minutes until the third event is activated]
Dokja sent Heewon, Sangah, and Hyunsung directly where the monsters would emerge, just as the monsters appeared, they ran toward them.
"Now!" shouted Dokja, who was carrying Lee Gilyoung.
when they were about to crash into the monsters, they took a left turn. Sangah touched a green wall, which made
[Someone has activated the secret area of the Chungmuro station]
[The secret zone has been activated, refuge of the brave]
Hyunsung had been left outside, but Sangah seemed to use her power to draw him toward her, putting him to safety.
quickly the monsters started attacking us, to which we began to attack and take down some of them.
I had started attacking with my fists, but seeing that it was taking too long, I took out my sashimi knife.
[The constellation, Sashimi Sword Saint is interested in how you use the knife]
[you had been given 50 coins]
I started killing some monsters which gave me coins, so I decided to invest coins in my strength to be able to kill the monsters much more easily. Either way, I will recover my investment.
[2100 coins have been spent on strength]
[Strength level 13→20]
I wanted to keep hiding my power for a little longer, so I moved away a bit so that Dokja and Gilyoung couldn't see me, seeing that no one could see me.
I cut off the heads of 7 monsters around me.
You could hear the screams of the monsters, their growls, and every time I crossed them, it sounded like they were losing their lives... that wouldn't stop me. If they were people, would I stop?...
[Partial zones have been deactivated]
I saw someone who was inside a room completely alone, fall into despair upon seeing how their room had been deactivated.
"HELP!" the man shouted as he struggled to survive, "please, someone help me!"
CRACK
I heard how his bones broke...
I suppose this answers my own question... NO, I wouldn't stop even if they were people.
[2400 coins have been spent on stamina]
[Stamina level 12→20]
When I leveled up, I felt my strength returning, and I was able to start killing monsters again.
A monster launched a direct attack at my face, so I decided to dodge it by throwing myself to the floor, but I used my left hand to propel myself enough to pierce the monster's head with the sashimi knife.
Right now, it would be perfect to have a long weapon, like a sword or katana, so I would take fewer risks and it would be much more effective.
As I advanced, I saw Dokja and Gilyoung in some trouble with some monsters, but Dokja quickly eliminated them.
"I read a novel where everything went to hell because the protagonist did that," he said while lifting Gilyoung. "Hold on tight."
Dokja started running ahead, so I decided to follow him.
Some monsters were in front of him, so he started attacking them. I was also defending myself from the monsters coming for me, and quickly the monsters that were there brought me closer to Dokja.
"Hello, it seems like we're in trouble, right?" I said
Dokja didn't answer as he was somewhat focused, but Gilyoung, who was holding onto Dokja, said: "Ah, you're still alive?"
Dokja jumped, so I followed him. We moved forward while jumping over the heads of the monsters.
[Green Zone 1/2]
It seemed that Dokja also wanted to reach that secret area. since his face showed that something didn't go as he wanted.
"..."
in the green zone was Yoo Joonghyuk, who turned to look at us as we approached
"Hey," said Dokja, "you can move, I know you can survive without the room."
"I don't know, I'm a bit tired," replied Yoo Joonghyuk.
GRRRR!
the mutant rats could be heard behind us, Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk spoke almost simultaneously
"give me the child"
"take the child"
Yoo Joonghyuk grabbed Lee Gilyoung and the green zone was marked 1/2.
"Hyung! Wait a minute, Hyung"
Lee Gilyoung was trying to break free from Yoo Joonghyuk's grip without success.
Dokja lunged at the mutant rats that approached us.
Yoo Joonghyuk turned to look at me with a serious face, one of his eyes appeared yellow.
[The ability Wise Eye wants to be used on you.
Do you allow me to see your Attribute window?]
"..."
no- I said to myself
Yoo Joonghyuk looked somewhat annoyed for not being able to see my statistics, but I didn't stay there; I just walked away and went to look for another place.
I distanced myself as much as possible and found a solitary place. It was a place I had seen while everyone stayed with Gong Pildu.
it was the perfect area to hunt these kinds of monsters
while the monsters entered the room, I was killing each one of them with my weapon, it was becoming too easy. At this rate, by the end of the night, I would get at least 20,000 coins.
The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire is worried about you.
[The Sashimi Sword Saint constellation is fascinated by your attacks with their weapon]
[The constellation The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, admires you for your combat skills]
[You have received 300 coins]
When I saw the wall that was protecting me being destroyed, I looked around and noticed what seemed to be a sewer, where the drains went.
I decided to use magic to harden the sashimi knife, and I threw it at the rats. Piercing through 3 of them.
[The constellation Sashimi Sword Saint is disappointed to see their weapon being thrown]
[The constellation Spokesman for Justice and Wisdom appreciates your wisdom.]
[The constellation, Abyssal Black Flame Dragon, believes you are fleeing like a coward]
[You have received 150 coins]
Inside the sewers, there were none of those hidden green areas, but I was already expecting it. The rats easily made their way to where I was. Which was to be expected.
Before separating from the others, I had seen how Dokja was eating one of the stones given by the specters.
so I decided to do the same as him, since there was no other option...
I opened my mouth and ate. Quickly I saw how it disappeared little by little
[It has been activated, illusory prison]
[You have become a specter.]
I saw how everything around me turned white... I was once again inside that place. It seemed like this takes you to your greatest trauma. Do I perhaps have a trauma with this place?
"ah" I sigh.
[The ability Advanced mental barrier has been activated]
[The skill Advanced mental barrier has leveled up exponentially lv 5→8]
It seems that eating this stone could drive you insane; no one could endure this torture of reliving your trauma, especially if it's amplified. If it weren't for my ability, I might have lost my sanity and died.
[The ability absolute master of adaptation (HERO) has been activated]
you have obtained the skill [Ghost Walk lv 1]
You have perfectly adapted to any illusory or mental trap.
After some time being in an empty place with nothing and no one around me... I reappeared right where I ate those fragments of the specter.
Upon returning to a tangible place, I began to touch the walls around me and noticed what were the rat tracks that were here. I was thinking of following the tracks and finding their nest since I could store some things there, but in the end, I decided it was better to go with the others and later take care of going to a nest. For now, finishing the event was more important.
You survived Chungmuro without any green spaces.
[!You have become the second player from Chungmuro to unlock the Eternal Dawn achievement!]
[You have received 1000 coins for your achievement]
Coins: 17,450
In the end, I couldn't get more than 20,000 coins in that area, but at least they are useful to me. Beside the coins that the constellations give, the constellations give you money if they are excited about something, feel sorry for you, are interested in you, meaning they give coins according to their mood or how they see you. I can take advantage of that.
[Some constellations, they are interested in knowing what you think]
"I'm thinking about getting back together with my friends."
Obviously, what I had said was a blatant lie, but at least that would give me more coins, even if they were few, they would always be useful.
[The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire, it seems cute, how you care about them]
[The constellation Secretive Plotter wonders if that's true]
[The constellation The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal is disappointed.]
[You have received 300 coins]
There were different types of reactions, it was clear that this would happen since it was obvious that not everyone thinks the same, I couldn't satisfy them all at the same time, or maybe I could but I still don't know how. For now, the most interesting constellations for me are Secretive Plotter and The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal.
I decided to return to the surface where I saw a lot of blood, there were bodies lying around but there were no rat bites, only wounds from sharp or blunt weapons, so they killed each other to gain access to a room.
I quickly headed to where we had been last time, and there I saw Dokja unconscious. Yoo Joonghyuk, who was accompanied by Jihye, was talking to Gilyoung; it seemed like Joonghyuk was proposing something to him.
Yoo Joonghyuk noticed my presence and quickly left Gilyoung aside and approached me...
"How did you survive?" he asked me while seeming to activate a skill, probably activating lie detection.
"I found an available room."
I answered, hoping Joonghyuk's ability would detect that I was lying.
"That's a lie, there were no free rooms," said Yoo Joonghyuk, "did you kill someone or fight those rats?"
"..." I prefer to remain silent and not answer that question for now.
"Ayanokouji-ssi," said Sangah, who was walking toward me with Hyunsung, "where have you been?"
"That's right, we were worried about you."
Joonhyuk, seeing that he wasn't going to respond and that the others had come with me, decided to go again with Gilyoung. while I went with the others as they took care of Dokja, who suddenly woke up
"Dokja," said Hyunsung somewhat excitedly as he saw his friend wake up.
"What happened with the event?" asked Dokja
"It's done, we did it," replied Heewon.
"we shouldn't celebrate yet..."
"what?"
"we only survived one day, yesterday was the fourth so..." Dokja finished saying as he tried to get up.
"Dokja, wait, you haven't slept at all," said Hyunsung.
"What time is it?"
"It's 8:30, the event ended 30 minutes ago."
"And Gilyoung? Where is he?"
Dokja asked about Gilyoung, to which I pointed out the direction where he was. Gilyoung was talking to Joonghyuk, and seeing this, Dokja looked somewhat thoughtful.
Yoo Joonghyuk was asking Gilyoung if he didn't want to go with him, but he refused because he wanted to be with Dokja even though it wasn't the best decision if he wanted to become stronger. Joonghyuk finally accepted that Gilyoung didn't want to go with him. to which he just turned to look at Dokja for a moment.
Gilyoung ran quickly toward Dokja upon seeing that he was awake. Gilyoung's eyes were a bit swollen from crying. When he arrived, he hugged Dokja, who fainted again.
"Hey you," said Joonghyuk
"I'm not going to-"
Gilyoung was about to refuse again but was interrupted by Yoo Joonghyuk.
"I'm not talking to you." He approached me while activating his ability [Wise Eye].
"Come with me, you'll be stronger if you do."
[The Wise Eye ability wants to see your attribute window]
[do you allow it?]
"what makes you think I will accompany you?" I replied
Lee Jihye looked somewhat confused by Joonhyuk's invitation to me.
"Master, are you sure you want to invite him?"
"Will you accept?" said Joonghyuk, ignoring Jihye. "Will you let me see your attributes window?"
It seems that Joonghyuk is too smart; he already figured out that I'm not what I seem.
"I'll go with you..." I replied, to which Joonhyuk looked somewhat satisfied.
"follow me"
He no longer cared that I didn't let him see my attributes; he was satisfied with the mere fact that I accompanied him, but that wouldn't stop him from wanting to test me.
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COINS: 17,750…
[Attributes window]
Name: Ayanokouji Kiyotaka
Age: 16
constellation: none
Personal attributes: puppeteer (mythic), absolute master of adaptation (hero), masterpiece (Legend), ■■■
Personal skills: [manipulation lv 4] [lie detection lv 8] [poker face] [ability concealment lv 10] [Absolue adaptation lv 10] [Master of all combat arts lv 5] [master of all weapons lv 6] [master of everything lv 4] [Advanced mental barrier lv 5→8] [Reasoning lv 8] [Ghost walk lv 1]...
Stigma: N/A
General statistics: [Stamina level 12→20], [Strength level 13→20], [Agility level 20], [Magic power level 11→15]
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