The people at Cheongdam-park starting to get panic after they watched what happened in the screen that had suddenly appeared.
Some people tried to run away but they were blocked by some invisible wall.
[The blue window in front of you have the first scenario that you must complete. Like what you have witnessed before, you will die if you failed to complete the task. You also can summon your attribute window by thinking ‘attribute window ‘. I’ll start the countdown to start the scenario. Hihihihit.]
The Dokkaebi said and giggling after imagining the chaos that will befell to the human in front of him. But his giggle stops when he saw someone raise his hand like someone who wanted to ask a question.
The blond hair human with elegant manner ask.
“Excuse me, Dokkaebi, Sir."
There are four other human beside him, they seems to be a grouping together.
“Is there any issue?” The Dokkaebi asked with an annoyed tone.
The Dokkaebi hear something like “How dare he being rude to our Prince!” or “Such a disrespectful word!” from the crowd. But he ignored it and approached the group.
“We can see the window that you tell us, we can’t see the task or our attribute window. Will we pass without having to do it?”
Alberu asked with his smiles getting brighter.
“Eh..., What do you say!?” The Dokkaebi surprised.
He never imagined that the Star Streams having an error. The most shocking thing was because it happened to five humans in front of him, not one but five.
He quickly halted the countdown and looked to the sky and said
[My apologies, Dear Constellations! I’ll broadcast other places that currently still doing their scenario. Please be patient, I’ll fix it quickly.]
Should I kill them? Or should I ask the Bureau.
He listened the murmur from the crowd.
“As expected, they are on the different classes, even the Dokkaebi power seems to shy away from them. Maybe because of their beauty is to dazzling.” Or “I feel that my heart being pierced by that smile.”
They seem to be someone famous, if I let them live maybe they will help my channel popularity.
The Dokkaebi started to calculating the advantage of letting this group of human life and decide to reporting the error to the Bureau.
Everyone in Cheongdam-park was looking at the multiple screens that shows what happened to the other places. One of the screen shows group of people passively kicked and punched the old woman.
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{Kim Dokja POV}
“The grandmother’s death will be recognized for what the dokkaebi calls the ‘first murder’ and some time will be bought. Then what next?”
“Ah…”
“If what the dokkaebi says is true, you each have to kill one thing. So who will you kill after the grandmother? Will you kill the person next to you?”
The people who thought about something retreated from each other. Horror was in their eyes. In fact, everyone knew. The grandmother was just the beginning.
Kim Namwoon noticed the shaky atmosphere.
“Haha, what are you all worried about? Then kill him next! Cowards. Don’t worry about your turn in advance! The odds are equal!”
I figured that Kim Namwoon would say something like this. I cut him off with a slight wave of my hand.
“There is no need to gamble like that. There is a way for you to survive, even if you don’t become a killer.”
“What?”
“W-What is it?”
The people became greatly agitated. Kim Namwoon’s expression distorted.
“Have you forgotten? The scenario clear condition wasn’t to ‘kill a person.’”
Most people were still puzzled but a few people noticed something.
[Kill one or more living things.]
That’s right. From the beginning, the word ‘person’ was never specified in the contents of the scenario.
Kill one or more living things. In other words, any life was possible. A quick-witted person shouted at the collection net in my hand.
“Insect! Insects!”
The grasshoppers were jumping in the collection net. People’s eyes were shining. I nodded.
“That’s right, the insects.”
I put my hand into the net and took out a grasshopper. It was a chubby one that I saw earlier.
“G-Give that to me! Quickly!”
“One only! I just need one!”
I stepped back slowly as I looked at the approaching people. I was now facing the explosive madness that tried to kill the grandmother. Yet a smile emerged. Why? Even in this breathtaking tension, why was my heart beating with joy?
“Would you like it?”
I waved the net like a trainer provoking an animal. Several impatient people leapt towards me.
“Then catch them!”
I smashed the grasshopper in my hand.
[You have achieved the ‘First Kill’ achievement!]
[100 coins have been earned as additional compensation.]
At the same time, I threw the net in my other hand as hard as possible. It was towards the opposite side of the area where the grandmother and the crowd was gathered.
“This is crazy!”
The crowd trying to catch the grasshoppers and caused the carriage to become chaotic.
“Hey, why did you do that? Couldn’t you have just given them the insects?”
Looking back, I saw Kim Namwoon raising his body. I responded cautiously to Kim Namwoon, who was stretching his neck, “There are 12 people remaining.”
“…Huh?”
“There were three insects left in the collecting net.”
Kim Namwoon frowned for a moment before smiling broadly. “12 to 3? Hahahahat! Yes. Not all of them can survive anyway? So you threw that thing?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t make me laugh.”
“…?”
“A person with common sense wouldn’t do such a thing for that reason.” Kim Namwoon’s smile widened. “Tell me honestly. You just wanted to see this scene, didn’t you?”
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By using Record, Cale processing the information that he got from the multiple screens. He was looking at one of the screen while griping his top whip and whispered.
“Wind elementals could you search for as much as possible insects or animals around this park?”
• Off course we will help you, Cale.
• Chaos, Destruction, Search. We’ll quickly find all of them. Leave it to us.
Cale group who heard what Cale asked for from the wind elementals feel really glad that the Young master-nim that they know was still the same.
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{Kim Dokja POV}
[Your understanding of the character ‘Kim Namwoon’ has increased.]
[You are close to the conditions of use for the exclusive skill ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Lv. 1.]
Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint? What was this?
[The conditions of use for the exclusive skill ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’ Lv. 1 have been reached!]
Kim Namwoon’s fist missed me and struck the ground.
“Haha, what? Haven’t I become stronger?"
A faint fist mark was left on the ground. Kim Namwoon was realizing his current strength little by little.
Kwang! Kwang! Kwang!
The fist that could break a bone with a single blow kept hitting the ground. Kim Namwoon was frustrated and couldn’t control his temper. “Ah, why can’t I hit you?”
Of course, he couldn’t hit me. It was all thanks to my second skill.
[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Lv. 1 has been activated!]
As soon as this skill was activated, I was able to observe Kim Namwoon’s attack direction like I was reading his inner thoughts. For example, like this…
「 Right side. 」
I quickly moved away from the direction of the attack.
「Right eye. 」
Then I quickly bent down and avoided the flying fist.
“You really are good at not being hit!”
It was unreasonable to counterattack because I was poor at sports, but I could at least avoid most of the attacks.
「 Left thigh. 」
This was enough to endure it. The important thing was to buy time. I avoided Kim Namwoon’s first and pointed at the clock in the air. “There are two minutes left, Kid.”
The distressed Kim Namwoon alternated looking between me and the grandmother.
“Dammit!”
At the moment of choice, Kim Namwoon’s gaze was fixed on the grandmother’s side.
I was forced to grab the grandmother and roll away. If the grandmother died, Kim Namwoon would clear the scenario. No matter what, I absolutely couldn’t send this guy onto the next scenario.
“Haha, I knew you would move like that.” As Kim Namwoon took something out of his bag, I had an ominous feeling.
A blade shone in the fluorescent light. It was a portable MacGyver Knife. I had forgotten. This person was a diehard military otaku.
Swiiik-
There was a link between the technical skill ‘Knife Fighting’ and the strengthening skill ‘Blackening’. The direction that the blade was pointing was obvious.
「Heart. 」
It was an attack that couldn’t be avoided even if I knew the direction. So, I made a quick judgment. If I couldn’t avoid the attack, it was better to be hit somewhere with minimal damage, if possible.
Chiiiik! The blade narrowly missed my heart and made a deep cut on my shoulder.
It hurt. It really hurt. There was a searing pain in my skin. My vision shook, and it felt like death was approaching.
“Haha, now die!”
The time remaining to the end of the scenario was 1 minute and 30 seconds. I glanced toward the grandmother. I was sorry for the grandmother, but now I really had to use ‘that.’
“Chungil High School, 2nd year, Kim Namwoon. I have one question for you.”
“…What?”
“Do you think an insect egg is a living thing?”
I took out the body of the grasshopper I had killed earlier from my pocket. The plump egg-sac was clearly abundant. There was the sound of something popping, and something fluid spilled out. The disgusting feeling spread over my hand as I heard a message.
…….
[You have killed a living thing.]
[100 coins have been earned as additional compensation.]
[You have killed a living thing.]
[100 coins have been earned as additional compensation.]
…….
Multiple messages bombarded my ears.
Kim Namwoon frowned. “Insect egg? What are you suddenly saying? Are you trying to waste time?”
“I guess so.”
“How would I know something like that? I was always sleeping in Biology class.” Kim Namwoon looked at my bloody shoulder and laughed happily. “But there is one thing I know for sure. Do you know what it is?”
“What is it?”
“You will die right now!” Kim Namwoon moved his Swiss knife before I could answer. It was an attack that was hard to avoid.
[A large number of coins has been acquired! Do you want to check the coin usage tips?]
I omitted the explanation that entered my ears. There was no need to listen when I already knew the contents.
“No, it is you who will die,” I spat out while inwardly muttering something else.
[2,700 coins have been invested into ‘stamina’.]
[Stamina Lv. 1 -> Stamina Lv. 10]
[Your stamina level has increased dramatically!]
[The durability of your body has greatly increased!]
Kim Namwoon’s knife penetrated toward my heart. To be exact, it looked like it was penetrating.
My skin was like solid rock, and the only thing that remained on it was a scratch.
Kim Namwoon’s eyes showed that he was astonished. “How?”
“I’ll tell you the correct answer to my question. The answer is: an egg is a living thing.”
“W-What?”
“And in spawning season, grasshoppers lay more than 100 eggs at a time.”
Egg, living thing, 100…
“What are you saying?”
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. There is one minute left.”
Now fear appeared on Kim Namwoon’s face. “Aaaah! Die! Die!”
The knife moved toward my neck. I didn’t even bother defending against the attack.
Kakakang!
Was it because the area was more vulnerable than the chest? The wound was a little deeper than before, but it still didn’t hurt much.
“Kim Namwoon.”
Behind Kim Namwoon, there were people who were still crawling and looking for insects, as well as those who were willing to hurt each other for their own survival.
“You are right. I am the same type of human as you.”
Maybe I could’ve saved some of those people.
“Shit! Why won’t you die! Why won’t you just die!”
55 seconds… 50 seconds… 45 seconds…
The knife kept leaving only scratches. Blood flowed but the blade couldn’t reach under the skin. There were 30 seconds left when Kim Namwoon opened his mouth. He dropped the knife and knelt before me.
“S-Save me.”
25 seconds.
“Save me! Please! Help me!”
“Why should I?”
20 seconds.
“P-People’s lives are important! That’s obvious!”
“That is the rule of the old world. It is just as you said. A new world requires new laws.”
10 seconds.
“I don’t want to, I don’t want to! I don’t want to die! Aaaaaaack!”
5 seconds.
Kim Namwoon ran at me with a loud scream and aimed for my eye. The moment that the knife tried to dig at my retina…
[The given time has run out.]
There was a loud sound, and Kim Namwoon’s head exploded.
[Paid settlement will begin.]
Beginning with Kim Namwoon, people’s heads started exploding everywhere. One, two, three, four…
The bursting heads were like fireworks announcing a new era. I watched the scene with a bit of joy, a bit of guilt, and a mysterious feeling.
[You have killed 124 living things.]
[Kill History: One grasshopper, 123 grasshopper eggs.]
[You have killed non-resistance living things, so the number of coins you have acquired is reduced by half.]
[6,200 coins have been acquired!]
[The number of coins used for the stats level up is automatically subtracted.]
[You have a total of 3,500 coins.]
[The ‘Mass Murderer’ achievement has been gained through excessive killing.]
My face could be seen on the darkened window of the carriage.
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Cale was listening to the wind elementals voice.
• Cale, you will find some insect-rich rotting tree-stumps and log piles if you walk to your right site. There’s is also some birds nest filled with eggs.
• Chaos, Destruction, Exploration. There’s a log piles with many worms in the front.
Cale listening to the wind elementals reports and decide what to do when the things that Dokkaebi said as scenario is resuming.
So he tells everyone to go to the place that is being told by the wind elementals. He also reminds them to bring the fans with them, so they all will survive.
After waiting for few minutes, a blue window screen appeared in front of them.
The Dokkaebi approach Cale group and ask.
“Can you see it?” The Dokkaebi asked.
“Yes, we can see the blue screen with [Main Scenario #1 – Proof of Value] labels."
After confirming that the system error already been fixed, quickly fly up and resuming the paused the countdown.
“Everyone, please split up into five groups and follow one of us if you want to survive." Cale said into the crowd.
The fans quickly follow Cale instructions and split into five groups that have an average of almost 60 persons each group.
Cale group quickly moved to their destination and found some insect or bird nest and quickly split it with the group and kill it.
[You have killed a living thing.]
[100 coins have been earned as additional compensation.]
....
[Main Scenario #1 – Proof of Value has ended.]
[300 coins have been acquired as a basic clearance reward.]
[100 coins have been reduced for the channel usage fee.]
[Additional compensation settlement will begin.]
They heard the notification and felt relief that they will be able to survive.
One of Cale die-hard fans unconsciously said.
“As expected, Cale-nim was a divine being that different from us. How can there’s someone so kind and selfless like him. We should protect and help him with my everything, I’ll even gives my life for him."
The other nodded their heads to show their are agreed with that statement.
The Dokkaebi feels speechless after looking what happened to the crowd in front of him.
[The constellations of the absolute good system like your deeds.]
[A few constellations laugh at your hypocrisy.]
[Some constellations interest in your background.]
[Some constellations interest in your status window.]
[Some constellations want to be your sponsor. ]
[The constellations have sponsored you 5000 coins.]
[A large number of coins has been acquired! Do you want to check the coin usage tips?]
Cale see the notifications that appeared in front of him while also listened to the ancient powers and wind elementals voice.
- Cale, let’s destroy those Dokkaebi, they seem to be evil, let’s burn them all. 🔥
- Let’s XXX them and XX them then XXX them so they won’t limit your freedoms with their system. 💧
- Will they taste good? They look like sheep, I’m hungry. 🛡
- Cale, what will you do? 🪨
- Do you think we can kill them? 🌪
• Cale the barriers are disappearing.
• Chaos, Destruction, Love. I‘m glad that everyone can survive.
• I’m happy to help everyone. I’m proud of ourselves.
“Haa..., so noisy. “ Cale could only feel the headaches.
<to be continue>
Author’s note: I am glad that I can finish this chapter in 5 hours. I’ll upload the next chapter after 5 days because of my busy schedule.
The location of Cale group was at Gangnam neighborhoods of Cheongdam-dong are home to many Korean celebrities. Cheongdam-park is a small inner city park that has a lot of wildlife like birds and insects. I write this to help you imagine the location and I might make a mistake because I never went to Korea and don’t know anything about Korea. So please correct me if there is any mistake. Thank you very much and I hope you enjoy the story.