THIRD PERSON'S POINT OF VIEW
The ambiance of the station is heavy and dull after the monster's attack earlier, It has been 6 hours since it stops. Kim Namwoon awoke with a hefty sensation in his abdomen. He glances at his midriff to catch her mentor's sleeping form. He positioned the woman in a much more comfortable way.
He grunted and abraded his head while sitting up, "Is eonnie still fast asleep?" He saw two people coming his way. Jihye, and Junghyuk. At first, he was wary of Yuu Junghyuk and his intentions for him and his master.
But it seems he has nothing to worry about now. "yeah, she still is." Jihye attempted to touch the woman sleeping beside him before his hands thwart her movements.
"Can't you see she needs rest?" The vexed Namwoon seized the girl's hand. "I'm looking if she has a fever!" The latter yelled back in the same profound voice. Albeit the racket of noise around, Junghyuk noticed that it doesn't disturb you at all.
Momentarily, a beeping sound reverberated about them coming from the suitcase beside you. Namwoon grabbed it and unlocked it. "Are you sure it's alright to open that?" Jihye asked in astonishment at the gadget. "she's asleep anyway so it probably doesn't matter." The girl nodded.
The beeping halted after he grabbed the iPad. There was a message wafting in the air when the iPad was turned on. "IT WAS TRIGGERED OPEN THIS MORNING, BEWARE THINGS COULD GO PERILOUS NOT ONLY FOR US BUT FOR YOU EVEN THERE- STEPHEN STRANGE" The two teens stared in puzzlement not comprehending what was written in English.
"Do you understand what's written?" Namwoon scratched his head further and sighed. "Master you read it!" Junghyuk stared at the message Jihye showed him... What opened? He sighed and averted his gaze at the commencement of the hologram. He picked it up and pressed on myriad apps.
Until he stumbled upon the square app called 'SHIELD DOSSIER.' In curiosity, he taps on it. Shortly a file emerged and unfurled in front of him and the two teens who stood up in shock seeing your picture floating above.
You look much skinnier and worn out than now. You were currently wearing a lab gown and had messy hair, both on your feet and hands were heavy cuffs. A choker was also adorned on your neck.
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S.H.I.E.L.D DOSSIER
NAME: IVANOV-STARK, ALYONA TITLE: Fugitive mutant/ Lab experiment run away HANDLE: Dark Phoenix/ Agent 04 STATUS: Host for the infinity stones, In-active, Hostile (MISSING) THREAT LEVEL: 15! [DO NOT ENGAGE]
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PERSONAL INFORMATION| DOB: 02/29
|AGE: 24 Y/O
|NATIONALITY: SOKOVIAN
|SEX: FEMALE
|EYE/HAIR COLOR: GREEN, AUBURN RED
|HEIGHT/ WEIGHT: 173 CM, 112 LBS |NATIVE LANGUAGE: Ukrainian Sokovian Cyrillic and Serbian Cyrillic |COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Sokovia, |CITY: Novi Grad |PLANETARY SYSTEM: EARTH 616
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AFFILIATIONS:
AFFILIATED WITH:
|Tony Stark
| Steve Rogers
| Natasha Romanoff
| Clint Barton
| Wanda Maximoff
| Peter Parker
| Pietro Maximoff
| Thor Odinson
| Loki Laufeyson
| Vision
| T'challa
| Shuri | Sam Wilson | James Rhode
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KNOWN RELATIVES:
| Tony Stark [Adoptive Father Figure/ Active]
| Pepper Potts [Adoptive Mother Figure/ Active]
| Morgan Stark [Adoptive Sibling/ Active]
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To say they were shocked was an understatement. But what intrigued Junghyuk was the source of her powers infinity stones? So there could be more of her abilities now that she became part of the star stream system scenarios. It's not only the stones.
「 She became useful one minute and then very destructive in a second」
It's good to have her on his side. The chance of surviving is high for her because her unlimited source of abilities lies deep inside her. The only stone he was aware of was the mind stone at the moment. There are five other more. Let's keep her on the good side for now.
KIM DOKJA'S POINT OF VIEW
"Hyung! This..." Right after Lee Gilyoung discovered the treasure box, I blocked his little mouth. "Shh, wait." The world of Ways of Survival was relentless. The constellations enjoyed the adversity of the characters and added obstacles in the scenarios just to fuck with humans.
Things saying 'Catch me!' usually contained traps and even system messages couldn't be trusted. "The treasure trove doesn't just contain treasures."
[The constellation 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon' is disappointed.]
Abyssal Black Flame Dragon... He had wanted me to die for a while, I think he should focus his hatred on Alyona instead of me. Anyway, I waited. Shortly afterward, shadows started to emerge around the treasure chest.
Grrr...
Hwaruruk.
It was the ground rats. They brought something through the tunnel, threw it, and exchanged information. Once a certain number of ground rats gathered, the number of lights illuminating the surroundings increased. It was black fire, flames made with black ether.
It was said that this place was the core of Dark Root, which was why it had so much black ether to burn. At that time, someone's voice was heard. "It is all because of Yoo Sangah-ssi!" There was no need to say who he was. It was a voice I would know at once.
I gripped the shoulder of the surprised Lee Gilyoung tightly. It wasn't time yet. "Because of me, what do you mean by that?" In the dim light, there were two people captured by the ground rats. They were tied up tightly by branches that came up from the ground.
"I-If Yoo Sangah hadn't taken the subway, the situation wouldn't be like this!" Han Myungoh said despite the woman beside him. "Why does the subway matter now?" How could she accept all this nonsense? Maybe Yoo Sangah was a saintly person. Or maybe the sponsor behind her was a saintly person.
"T-That...That, Yoo Sangah-ssi, you ride a bicycle all the time..." Han Myungoh's voice shook as he wrote gibberish. Yoo Sangah's tone was cold. "Wait a minute. Were you the one who stole my bike?"
"W-What is this person? I clearly told you that I would drive you in my car! You should know how to accept favours!" He yelled in the offense "Answer me. Did you steal my bike?" All of a sudden, the situation made sense. This was it. It was why a person who drove a Mercedes-Benz S class took the subway line 3.
Well, it wasn't strange. There were quite a few men who had their eyes on Yoo Sangah, not just at the company but at Gumho Station as well. Yoo Sangah was a worthy person. Her atmosphere was warm and she knew how to flatter people.
[The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire hates the character 'Han Myungoh.']
"Yes, shit! I did it! So what?" Han Myungoh's face was so red that it could be seen in the dim lighting. It looked dangerous. "Why are you talking like it isn't a big deal? You took someone else's things, it is theft." The woman nagged at the older man "Theft? Shit, don't talk bullshit! You should've just got on my car from the beginning!"
[The constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' hates this trivial argument.]
I didn't mean to do this but there was no other way now. I quietly gripped the thorn. "I didn't ask you just one thing. I continuously asked to take you home but you kept fucking rejecting me..." I threw the thorn as hard as I could. The thorn scratched the corner of Han Myungoh's mouth and continued into the darkness. "Uwaaaaack! What?"
[The constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' is pleased.]
[100 coins have been sponsored.]
"Dokja-ssi!" Yoo Sangah called out to me. But I wasn't looking at them. Across the habitat of the ground rats, the darkness was split apart by the thorn. Then that damned guy came. There was no way it wouldn't be in Dark Root.
Kuoooooh...
['Dark Keeper' could appear!]
[The sub scenario has been updated!]
[Sub scenario 'Kill the Guard' has begun!]
Like slaves surrendering to a king, the terrified ground rats fell to the ground. A dark figure appeared in the dim light. A tentacled monster is reminiscent of a god of death. Lee Gilyoung's complexion deteriorated sharply.
"Oof, Hyung, that..." Eventually, Lee Gilyoung fell to the ground and started retching. It wasn't strange. "It is okay." A lot of pressure was felt just looking at it from afar. The cockroaches crawling around long had their stomachs exploded.
"Gilyoung. How many more times can you use Diverse Communication?" Lee Gilyoung, who was connected to the cockroaches, would've suffered considerable mental damage. "...I think I can do it one or two more times."
"I understand. Then rest here for a while." I left Gilyoung leaning against the side and approached Yoo Sangah and Han Myungoh. The panicked Han Myungoh was struggling.
"O-Ohuk! What is this...?" I took the Swiss knife and cut the branches binding the two of them. I only moved the knife a few times. Then the part of the branch that it touched abruptly corroded and the blade melted away. Yes, this was the power of a demonic species. "Stay back," I said while raising a weapon made of the spine of a ground rat.
The grade 7 demon type species, Dark Keeper. Among the many monsters that appeared since the start of the destruction, the demon species were toxic. In fact, the treasures of the ground rats were close to 'tributes' to the demon. Even if it was the same grade, the demon species were different from other monster species.
[The dark keeper has received the favor of the demon king it follows.]
"Kamyun. Der. Yitur." The demon species had their own language, worshipped different demon kings and inherited some of the power of the demon king through Dark Root.
[The Dark Keeper has emitted 'Fear.']
[The exclusive skill Fourth Wall has neutralized most of the 'Fear' effect.]
Therefore, killing one demon meant becoming the adversary of their demon king. "Yitur!" I didn't know what it was saying but the situation didn't look good. I didn't want to fight if possible. "M-Mother?" Yoo Sangah. She still hadn't left?
"I told you to stay back." I said in haste "That monster just said 'Mother'..." I thought for a moment about what this meant. No, wait a minute. "Uhh, I think...K-Karud, yemiren? Ah, this is the pronunciation? Aketu?" For a moment, I thought I was mistaken. But I didn't hear wrong. "Kallitu!" Surprisingly, the dark keeper nodded at the end.
[The character 'Yoo Sangah' has activated the 'Interpreter Lv. 3 skill.]
"What is he saying?" ...Oh my goodness, she wasn't only good at Spanish. Let's see what would happen. "That...it keeps saying 'become Mother'..." ...Become mother? The dark keeper cried out again and pointed to Yoo Sangah.
"Kallitu!" Yoo Sangah had a tearful face. "Uh, Mother? I'm not married yet!" The dark keeper pointed at Han Myungoh this time. "Kallitu!" Han Myungoh turned pale as he wiped his mouth. "W-Why am I the mother? Father!" The dark keeper's tentacles rose.
Pushu!
"Ooooof!" One of the tentacles entered his mouth and Han Myungoh turned black. There was the sound of something moving down Han Myungoh's throat. That's right. This was what it meant to become the mother. I belatedly recalled that the demon species conceived their young in the body of other species.
"Yoo Sangah-ssi, you don't plan to have a child yet, right?" The woman reddened and nodded furiously at me "Of course!" Yoo Sangah immediately understood the words and stepped back quickly. I swung the ground rat spear and tore at the tentacles attached to Han Myungoh. The dark keeper roared angrily. "Kallituo!"
Fushu! Teong!
The tentacles of the demon species were gradually breaking the ground rat spear. Even the stone hog thorn, which broke through the stomach of an ichthyosaur, would've been destroyed the moment it was stuck in a demon's body. Before I knew it, Han Myungoh was far away while Yoo Sangah looked at me.
「 Is there a chance? 」
Her eyes seemed to be asking me. To tell the truth, I didn't have a chance. After a few strikes, the ground rat spear was almost destroyed. The hand holding the spear was in pain.
Pushu! Pushuu! Teong!
The monster guarding the treasure chest couldn't be caught, just like the ichthyosaur of Dongho Bridge. That's why the original plan wasn't to deal with this monster but to obtain the treasure chest after it disappeared.
"Dokkaebi. Are you watching?" But as always, plans existed for things to go wrong. "U-Uh. You knew?" The dokkaebi showed up in the darkness. I didn't know his name but he seemed to be a cousin of Bihyung.
"There should be some mail for me by now. I want you to hand it over quickly." I demanded without looking his way "Hihi. It isn't my responsibility. I-It is Bihyung's thing." The dokkaebi said in a mocking voice "Right now, you are taking Bihyung's place. Don't you see the constellations complaining?"
[The constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband wants to scold the dokkaebi 'Biryu.']
[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' threatens the dokkaebi 'Biryu'.]
The dokkaebi Biryu gulped. "...O-Okay. Instead, it is just this once. I think it will be interesting!" The dokkaebi muttered something and the summoning began.
[The item has arrived from the exchange.]
[The item 'Broken Faith' has been acquired.]
[The brokerage fee was exempted due to the effect of the contract.]
Broken Faith. The item bartered for the 'ichthyosaur core', which was registered on the Dokkaebi Bag exchange, had finally arrived. "Kik." The dark keeper saw the item coming out of thin air and laughed. No wonder it was laughing. All I received was a D grade item. It was a knife broken in half.
[The item is too old to use. The durability will be poor and it will be difficult to achieve any performance.]
Even the dokkaebi who gave him the item was giggling. "H-How can you fight with that old thing? And it can't be used if you don't have a special skill..." I knew that much. I wouldn't have bought it if I didn't know."Sigh..." I sucked in a breath and concentrated my mind.
The hilt started trembling greatly. Biru shouted with shock. "Uh? How?" It was natural to be surprised. It was because this was a skill I bought from his friend for a huge 10,000 coins. Blue ether started to settle slowly on the surface of the broken blade.
King!
[White Pure Star Energy]
After killing the ichthyosaur, I bought this skill from Bihyung. There were a few flaws compared to other superior energy techniques, but they weren't something that could be obtained for the time being.
[Broken Faith has responded to your star energy!]
[Blade of Faith is activated!]
Shortly afterwards, a brilliant white virtual blade sprang up from the edge of the broken blade. Broken Faith. Its real performance was revealed when star energy was injected into it. The number of tentacles increased by dozens and covered my field of view. I wouldn't be safe from these attacks with my current stamina level. It was scary. But now there was a chance.
Pushuuk!
Kiiing!
Pachuchuchuchut!
It was because the Blade of Faith was the best quality weapon when it came to demon species. The tentacles touched by the blade were oxidized and cut off. The dark keeper let out a terrible scream as its tentacles were destroyed. I felt magic power draining out but I wasn't in a hurry.
Sukakak!
I calmly moved the blade. I missed the tentacles many times because he didn't have the 'Fighting Senses' skill and I didn't have the Swordsmanship Training skill, so the way I wielded the blade was terrible. It was natural. I was a reader, not a swordsman. And a reader fought in the manner of a reader.
[The attribute effect has improved your memories of the pages already read.]
The pages of Ways of Destruction flashed in my head.
「...The dark keeper's attack pattern is simple. Unconditionally, the tentacle on the upper right will first... 」
「 ...After the attack, a single tentacle at the bottom... 」
「 ...Its tentacles regenerate but it will take a few minutes... 」
I read diligently and used what I had read. "Kuaaah!" The dark keeper shrieked as its tentacles were cut. On the other side of my field of view was Lee Gilyoung. The young boy looked at me with awed eyes. Unfortunately, unlike his wishes, I wasn't the main character in this world. But I was confident of at least one thing.
"Kar. Mien. Der." The dark keeper muttered as it barely managed to pull itself together from its shock. I didn't ask but Yoo Sangah muttered from behind me in a quivering voice. "How do you know all my weaknesses...?" This was what it meant. I answered lightly. "I usually read a lot of books." I knew more about this world than anyone else. Well of course Alyona is an exemption to that.