Once the aura unleashed by Kim Roksu disappeared, Yoo Sangah shouted.

Dokja-ssi! Behind you!"

Kim Dokja reflexively leaned forward as a bloody fist came flying through the air. It was a familiar fist covered with energy.

He felt something falling towards him and instinctively kicked out. He didn't need to look back to know what was behind him.

A grade 9 human type, demonic person. Human mutants infected with black ether.

That's why demonic people were classified as a high-risk species, despite being grade 9. Demonic people made from a normal human base were no different from zombies, but it was particularly dangerous if their hosts were different.

Kim Dokja saw the badge of the school student with a damaged head.

"...Kim Namwoon."

The guy whose head burst a few minutes ago was now aiming for him as a demonic person.

Kim Namwoon's vocal cords that burst out were in a bizarre shape.

"Kuweeeoooh."

[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Lv. 1 has been activated!]

[This person doesn't have any consciousness. The skill Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint will be cancelled.]

Damn, it was as expected.

Chwaack!

His thigh was scratched by Kim Namwoon's overgrown black fingernails.

A pain that felt like a burn spread through his leg. The skin which hadn't been cut by a knife was now torn by fingernails.

This was the main reason why demonic people were dangerous. The demonic people became several times stronger than when they were human.

"Yoo Sangah-ssi, immediately―"

Kim Dokja felt something as he spoke. Without looking back, he could see what was going on.

"Let me go! Let go! Dokja-ssi! Dokja-ssi!"

Han Myungoh, who had just been limping, was carrying Yoo Sangah over one shoulder and moving across the bridge at an astonishing rate.

[The constellation 'Secretive Plotter' admires how easy you are to fool.]

[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' is impressed with your sacrifice.]

[100 coins have been sponsored.]

'...Indeed. Planning to leave me?'

By the way, the way he was running was a little strange. Despite being on one leg, he was running as fast as an Olympic athlete.

This couldn't be the exclusive skill of Han Myungoh, who had a big belly. Therefore, it must be the stigma of his sponsor.

[The One-legged Swift Horse]

And Kim Dokja already knew the constellation who provided that stigma. He used Character List on the distant Han Myungoh.

[The information of this person can't be read in 'Character List.']

Once again, Character List didn't work properly.

If he remembered correctly, the stigma of 'One-legged Swift Horse' came from the constellation Lame Trickster.

Lame Trickster didn't give any stigmas in the mental barrier system. In addition, Han Myungoh couldn't possess such a skill from the beginning. In other words, his skill failed not because of Han Myungoh's ability.

...He was stupid.

Kim Dokja looked at the message window floating in front of me and laughed.

[This person isn't registered in 'Character List.']

Before confirming his thoughts, he tried to use his skill on Kim Roksu as well.

[This person isn't registered in 'Character List.']

He was thinking too hard when it meant literally that. Character List literally read the information of characters.

Yoo Sangah, Han Myungoh and Kim Roksu were characters who didn't originally appear in Ways of Destruction. The first two were people who would've died if he hadn't saved them, only Kim Roksu was the exception from them. Either way, It was natural that he couldn't confirm their information with Character List.

"Gruk! Gruk! Gruk!"

On one side, the incoming Kim Namwoon and demonic people were jabbering nonsense at me. On the other side, Han Myungoh had already halfway crossed the bridge. Lee Hyunsung and Lee Gilyoung had already entered the safety zone across the bridge so he couldn't ask for help from them.

He would have took a chance going with the teen, but the cat was also considered a survivor. It was already obvious with how Kim Roksu protected that cat that he would never leave it for him.

This was truly a difficult predicament. Kim Dokja couldn't cross the bridge alone.

His brain moved quickly.

Should he capture one of the demonic people and cross the bridge? It was worth trying, but the success rate was too low. Unlike the name, the demonic people were categorized as non-human, meaning they didn't count as a person.

He then felt a surge of aura, unlike earlier where it was too heavy, this time it helped him calm down.

"Hey Ahjussi!" Kim Roksu called out. The teen was already at the bridge about to cross with the cat in hand.

"You owe me a favour, try to live long enough till you pay me back"

As soon as Kim Roksu spoke, he ran across the brigde. The farther he was the less he felt the skill the teen used.

However even so, the zombies and even Kim Namwoon were still having problems in moving. Kim Dokja wondered just how strong that skill would be if it was maxed out.

If only he knew.

"Kuaaaack!"

Several demonic people lost their balance and fell down the bridge.

Kwajijijik!

The fallen demonic people became the food of the ichthyosaurs. Like piranhas, the ichthyosaurs broke the demonic people into dozens of pieces in an instant.

Distant fear came flooding back in, however the calming aura causes it to slowly dwindle. If the number of people on the bridge became 'odd' for even a moment, he would be like them. It was impossible to cross alone.

Then?

"...Let's take it slow."

Kim Dokja muttered as he attempted to control himself. Right now, he needed to remain calm. There were still a few usable methods, but the important thing was to handle matters in front of him. He controlled his breathing and walked to the demonic people.

"Kuweeok?"

Fortunately, it wasn't difficult to make them fall down the bridge using inertia.

Kyaaaack - kwajijik!

He reduced the numbers by making them fall steadily. The dokkaebi's stopwatch floating in the air was blinking.

The time remaining before the scenario ended was 15 minutes.

"Sigh..."

Nails flew from a blind spot and pierced his shoulder bone. No matter how calm his mind is, no matter how much information he knew, Kim Dokja couldn't help his untrained body.

"Kuwoooook!"

The wild Kim Namwoon's attacks were becoming increasingly faster.

Left shoulder.

The right thigh.

The top of the head.

He had to break the flow. He barely avoided the flying fingernails and kicked his legs.

Kim Roksu was by the end of the bridge at this point. He wasn't sure if the skill 'Dominating Aura' would still be felt at the other side, however he still had it activeted.

His true intention in helping Kim Dokja was to see how far can his aura really go in terms of distance. If that guy survived then he would know.

Thats why he told him to stay alive. Not because he knew the rest were still waiting for that man, of course not. He could care less about them.

He looked at the other side of the bridge towards Kim Dokja. His amazing sight allowed him to be able to clearly see from such a distance even without the use of a binocular.

Seeing that the guy was doing fine, he went to enter the safe zone. Not bothering to look again, missing a certain gamer.

[You have entered the region of the second main scenario.]

[The land in the scenario area is deeply polluted.]

[Be careful about your breathing and move underground as quickly as possible.]

"Tsk, of course its like this"

He was about to tell the cat to try and get it tohold its breath till they get there when he gained a message.

[The Constellation 'Lord of Tranquil Passings' has gifted Kim Roksu two gas masks]

Kim Roksu looked up at the sky and sighed. That guy is both annoying and helpful.

He placed down the cat and attached the smaller gas mask to it. He hopes it isn't too bad to use a gas mask on cats. After securing it, he then placed the bigger one on himself.

Kim Roksu carried the cat again and walked towards their next location.

[The character 'Yoo Jonghyuk' is on guard against you.]

Then it didn't matter. Kim Dokja wasn't going to be a punching bag just because he was the main character.

"I'm sorry but you are younger than me, pro gamer Yoo Jonghyuk-ssi. Therefore, you should be the one using honorifics."

"...You know me?"

"I know. I am the employee of a game company."

It was a lie. Even if he worked for a game company, it was impossible to memorize the names of all professional gamers. In addition, until recently, 'Yoo Jonghyuk' was just a character in a novel.

"You are famous. At one time, I was a fan."

Being famous was just a setting of the plot. However, it wasn't a lie that he was a 'fan.'

Kim Dokja liked, hated, grumbled and cheered Yoo Jonghyuk on. That's why he stuck with Yoo Jonghyuk for over 3,000 chapters.

"Fan. I haven't heard that in a long time."

Yoo Jonghyuk had a look of nostalgia in his eyes, like he was locked in his memories. However, it was only for a moment.

"I'll forgive your impudence this time. But your situation hasn't changed."

"I can see that."

He looked down at his two legs swaying over a blank space.

"I have only two things I want to ask."

"Ask."

"How did you survive on the subway?"

One of it was the question he expected.

"Will you spare me if I answer?"

"I'll see."

It was a lie. Kim Dokja could tell just by looking at his face. He was the only reader of Ways of Survival. Numerous possible repertoires were simulated in his head. What could he say to convince this damn regressor?

[Your understanding of the character 'Yoo Jonghyuk' is increasing.]

[Your understanding of this person is already very high.]

...Huh?

[The conditions of use for the exclusive skill 'Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint' stage 2 has been reached!]

[Do you want to activate the exclusive skill?]

Then after a moment, he was able to read someone's thoughts like a waterfall in his head.

「 Only Lee Hyunsung and Kim Namwoon should've survived in that carriage. 」

「 Yet Kim Namwoon died and the others survived. 」

「 How did you survive? 」

「 Who the hell is this guy? 」

「And what was that aura strong enough to make me feel fear?」

「 Dig up information. Then if I find any disturbing elements... Kill. 」

A dense flicker of thoughts.

It was obviously a crisis situation but Kim Dokja couldn't prevent the corners of his mouth from going up.

'It seems that Kim Roksu's skill is strong enough for this guy to fear, who knew..'

The time remaining until the scenario ended was 5 minutes.

He started the story. He told the story using as much concise, short and accurate vocabulary as possible.

It was from the first moment the 'dokkaebi' appeared in the subway to the end of the first scenario. Of course, he excluded the skills he got and any important issues.

"...You cleared the scenario by killing insects?"

"We were lucky."

Yoo Jonghyuk was so surprised he seemed to have forgotten that his mouth was open.

「 The future has completely changed. 」

He was shocked. Originally, the people in carriage 3807 would kill each other in a battle royale, with only Lee Hyunsung and Kim Namwoon surviving.

"You have keen eyes. How did you know there were insects in the carriage?"

Killing Intent filled Yoo Jonghyuk's eyes as thoughts brushed through Kim Dokja's head.

「 Is this guy also a regressor? 」

「If so, I have to kill him right now. 」

A person who commits a fault thinks that everyone speaks of it.

Kim Dokja wasn't surprised that he misunderstood him. He quickly opened his mouth.

"An explosion."

"Explosion?"

"I was able to find an insect due to an explosion from the carriage in front."

Yoo Jonghyuk's body stopped at these words.

"Explain it in a simpler manner."

"When the explosion occurred, a kid fell and dropped his insect collecting net. I picked it up by chance."

"...It is a suspicious coincidence."

"Coincidences are always suspicious. If you don't believe me, ask the people beyond the ward. The boy standing there dropped the net."

Beyond the safety barrier on the way to Oksu Station, people were looking over at this side. The scenario wasn't over yet so they couldn't approach or talk to them.

Yoo Jonghyuk looked over but showed no signs of moving. His eyes changed and memories that seemed to belong to Yoo Jonghyuk crossed his mind.

「 I see. 」

「 Explosion. 」

「This guy isn't a regressor. 」

「He isn't the one who changed the future. Rather, the future changed... 」

「 Because of me. 」

He saw people dying painfully in a powerful explosion and Yoo Jonghyuk blankly watching it.

「 It is because I started killing them, unlike the other turns. 」

Due to the impact of Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Kim Dokja could feel Yoo Jonghyuk's mental pain and suffering.

"Any other questions ?"

"...Yes."

"What was that strong dominating aura and who used it"

Kim Dokja didn't know if he could say it. He owed that teen since he gave him a little help.

"..do i have to answer that?"

Yoo Jonghyuk's eyes squinted at him.

"Yes."

「 I need to know who that could possibly is, how come I've never felt that even once in my regressions? 」

It seems that Kim Roksu's aura is truly unique. That teen himself is just as unique as his skill.

"You're too late, the guy who used it has already crossed the brigde"

"...forget it."

「 I'll just go find out myself. 」

He did his best. Kim Dokja could only hope that Kim Roksu doesn't do anything that could get himself killed by this guy.

"Are your questions over?"

"...Yes."

"Then can you let me go? And let's go to Oksu together. There isn't much time remaining to clear the scenario."

'It is difficult."

However, a protagonist was a protagonist for a reason.

"Everything you said makes perfect sense."

Kim Dokja have never seen a protagonist as careful as Yoo Jonghyuk.

「 A beginner can't be so calm. 」

「He is abnormally well-adjusted to this changed world. 」

「He probably killed Kim Namwoon. 」

「He even refuses to tell me anything about that aura. 」

「 He has gone beyond being useful to being dangerous. 」

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KRS and YJH will be meeting soon don't worry, it's just not in this chapter yet (⁠ㆁ⁠ω⁠ㆁ⁠)

Apologies if some things seem incorrect like how Constellations gift incarnations since i still haven't resd too far into ORV amd my proof-reader friend hasn't read ORV for a long time :⁠^⁠)

Anyways, go and read their fanfic :⁠-⁠D

I keep forgetting to promote her >⁠.⁠<

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