Kim Dokja looking at the coins he possess with a heartaches.
After earning around 18,000 coins, I need to pay 30,000 coins. Kim Dokja really felt like crying.
[Coins Possessed: 74,950 C]
Kim Dokja taking three flags and built up my achievements.
[Your brown flag has absorbed the cumulative achievements of the brown flag.]
[Your brown flag has evolved into a purple flag.]
[You are able to use the perks of the purple flag.]
Indeed, the best thing was to grow without a fight. Kim Dokja looked around and saw that all the flags had already been collected.
I really hope that they leave some, but it seems that they already take it all. Kim Dokja feels a bit disappointed.
But they are the one who defeat them. Kim Dokja thought while looking at Cale group direction who are leaving to find the first apostle.
***
“We will part our way here. We don’t want to participate in this scenario, besides our goal is to find the first apostle real body and make sure that no words about out status will ever come out.”Naru (Cale) smiled gently.
His smiles was extremely gentle but for some reason Kim Dokja terrified when he saw it.
Different reactions were heard from the surroundings by Kim Dokja.
“Ha...What a wonderful smile!” One of the CRSF members said while sighing with admiration.
“Mmm...why do I feel that smile has a bad boy vibe for some reason?” Another member said while wondering about her feelings.
“I don’t care! Even if Naru-nim is an evil psychopathic killer, I will still love him!” Another reply with a rebuttal tone.
“Well I don’t like bad boys but I really love beautiful and handsome bad boys.” One of the prophets said.
“I think most of us thinking the similar thing.” The person beside her nodded.
“I think Cale-nim would looks good if he becomes a mafia...I think I’ll begging to join his mafia family when I’m thinking about his family will be part of the mafia family. It’s kinda a good idea. Let’s write it first.” Hyun Ji-Hu said while writing in her notebook.
“Ji-Hu-ssi, you also could write it as Japanese yakuza, I think Cale-nim would looks great with tattoo on his back.” No Jang-Mi said with dazed face.
“...” Kim Dokja was speechless as he listened to their conversation.
***
After they seperate with Cale group,
They are going their way to find the first apostle. Although they are really strong and helpful as an allies but they also gives me a lot of headaches. Especially their followers that for some reason keep looking at me with a killing intents. Kim Dokja feeling was complicated.
Kim Dokja try to change his mind and thinking about what he should do to clear this scenario.
From the purple flag onwards, the achievement values of the flag wouldn’t rise well. In other words, it was useless to grab a small king from now on.
“Jung Minseob-ssi, are you there?”
The next moment, Jung Minseob appeared out of thin air. The Recluse’s Cloak that Kim Dokja handed him in advance was covering his body.
Jung Minseob’s mission was to scout the National Palace Museum.
“How many have gone inside so far?”
“A total of nine kings have entered, including the Tyrant King and True Reader.”
Nine. It was a reasonable number. Kim Dokja nodded.
“What are the flag types?”
“There are seven purple and two brown flags. In particular, there are two with really a really deep purple colour.”
“I guess they are the Tyrant and True Reader.”
“That’s right.”
Jung Minseob, wasn’t his talent quite useful?
Kim Dokja opened his mouth. “This time, I will only go with Yoo Sangah-ssi and Gilyoung. Both of you wait outside. Stay hidden using the cloak.”
“…Will it be okay?”
“Yes, I only need three people right now.”
“I will enter if you call us.”
Kim Dokja appreciated the thought but he think it would just be a disruption. It was because the current Seoul Palace Museum was a dungeon.
[A new hidden scenario has arrived!]
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[Hidden Scenario – Artifact Trials]
Category: Hidden
Difficulty: F ~ A+
Clear Conditions: Clear the right ‘artifact dungeon’ with the proper personnel.
Time Limit: None
Compensation: 500 ~ 5,000 coins
Failure: Death
+
A white marble lobby appeared before us as we entered the museum. There were no signs of anyone else in the lobby.
Yoo Sangah spoke in a soft voice.
“I can’t like culture now without feeling scared. There was the previous theatre and now this museum…”
“Hyung, are we going to get the legendary sword?”
“No, not right now.”
Of course, I could find the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword in this dungeon. That’s why I sowed the information. Kim Dokja thought.
[Please select the type of dungeon you want to enter.]
* Single player dungeon – Nagak (Large seashell played as a horn in Korean traditional music)
* Three person dungeon – Acupuncture Copper Man
* Five person dungeon – Dongui Bogam (Korean book compiled by a royal physician, considered as one of the classics of Oriental medicine)
* Seven person dungeon – Dragon Jar
However, the dungeon with the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword couldn’t be entered in a normal manner. It was because the dungeon was only accessible using the Sang Pyong Tong Bo coin which was given as a reward when clearing a dungeon.
“I will choose the three person dungeon, the Acupuncture Copper Man.”
[You have entered the three person dungeon.]
Lee Gilyoung looked a bit disappointed. He had been expecting to get a great artifact.
“Gilyoung. An artifact isn’t about the outward appearance.”
“…Huh?”
“There are many impressive looking things that have no substance.”
The Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword was one such item. Rather, the good things in this dungeon could be obtained from the commonplace dungeons. Kim Dokja remembered the information in Ways of Survival.
The only mystery is the artifacts that Cale and his group possess. That artifacts looks like a mask. Is that artifact have more than one skill? I think that his abilities to make the silver shield and control the wind is related to it. Kim Dokja remembered about how much surprised he had when he saw the overpower skills that even able to protect them in Anguk Station as Cale holds a mask like item in his hand.
The writer never explained it. But after looking at it’s power directly, Kim Dokja realizes how much fraud their powers are in this world.
Kim Dokja confusion not only at their artifacts but also their skills. When he saw their status, he realized that their skills were strange. He keep thinking about how they obtained such skills.
There are different ways to get a skills.
For an example was the skill that could be obtained the Acupuncture Copper Man dungeon.
Yoo Sangah was amazed and surprised as soon as we entered the dungeon.
“…There are other people besides us.”
Intermittent screams could be heard from the dungeon.
“Uwaaaaack! Go away!”
It was a monster in human form with a matte colour. The three person dungeon was filled with these copper people.
It was the 7th grade species, the Acupuncture Copper Man.
After a certain amount of time, these guys would self-proliferate unless the method to attack them was known. The Acupuncture Copper Man didn’t suffer because they had a strong body, no internal organs and no neural networks.
“Aaaah! Save me!”
Some of the incarnations’ swords cut at copper men but they didn’t receive much damage. Rather, they pulled the incarnations’ bodies down.
The body of a man in his 50s was torn to pieces in the hands of the copper men.
“…Dokja-ssi, how do we deal with these guys? They don’t receive damage at all.”
Yoo Sangah and Lee Gilyoung aimed their weapons or skills at the incoming copper men but there was hardly any effect.
Sometimes Lee Gilyoung’s blunt attack would damage them but he didn’t have any idea of what he did.
“Look at their bodies.”
The monsters that appeared in the ‘artifacts trials’ were based on relics kept in Seoul Palace Museum.
For example, the monsters in the one player dungeon was literally a musical instrument made of a seashell and as for the Dongui Bogam five person dungeon… there was no need to explain anything. Kim Dokja remembered the information in Ways of Survival.
It was the same for the Acupuncture Copper Man in the three person dungeon. The only unknown part is the seven persons dungeon, Dragon Jar. No one has ever entered and able to tell the tale.
Yoo Sangah stared closely at a copper man and opened her mouth.
“Is there something etched on the body?”
“That’s right.”
In fact, the Acupuncture Copper Man was a relic that displayed 354 acupuncture points on the human body, including the front, back, arms, legs and head.
It was an artifact used to study acupuncture in the Joseon Dynasty.
[Blade of Faith is activated!]
Kim Dokja stabbed one of the acupuncture points on the copper man. Then he twisted it and the body scattered into powder. It was a meaningless end for a 7th grade reproduction species.
[You have hunted the first Acupuncture Copper Man!]
“If you look closely, the colour for each acupuncture point was subtly different. Some are devoid of blood and some are deadly. Some of the points… there is a different effect every time an acupuncture point is hit.”
“Ah…!”
The important thing was to find the acupuncture point that didn’t break the flow.
Kim Dokja demonstrated a few times and Lee Gilyoung and Yoo Sangah got the knack for it very quickly.
Lee Gilyoung used Diverse Communication to shock the points with small insects, while Yoo Sangah applied Binding Thread. Kim Dokja honestly admired what he saw.
These two people, they really had excellent growth.
[Your party is the first to hunt 100 Acupuncture Copper Men!]
[You have cleared the three person dungeon.]
[Four Sang Pyong Tong Bo coins are obtained as a basic reward.]
[The exclusive skill ‘Hit a Pressure Point’ has been acquired.]
Kim Dokja got the skill he aimed for.
Hit a Pressure Point. It was a unique technique to use the pressure points to subdue the enemy. It was an essential skill for him to maintain the ‘King of No Killing.’
Yoo Sangah looked at the Sang Pyong Tong Bo coins curiously and muttered, “Can we buy something with this?”
“It can be exchanged for coins or a dungeon ticket.”
“Then…”
“Of course, we will use it for the dungeon admission ticket. Now we have three of them. Let’s obtain 10 of them.” Kim Dokja explained.
“10? Wait a minute, Dokja-ssi…?”
“We will enter the hidden dungeon where we can get the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword.” Kim Dokja said.
Yoo Sangah asked with surprise.
“But didn’t you say we wouldn’t get the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword?”
“We aren’t going after the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword.” Kim Dokja answered.
We were going to ‘hunt’ the kings.
We were going to enter the dungeon but not to get the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword.
Yoo Sangah and Lee Gilyoung immediately understood what Kim Dokja meant.
“You are going to take their flags.”
“Then you will kill them.”
They had different interpretations.
Yoo Sangah looked down at Lee Gilyoung with surprised eyes. The interesting thing was that Lee Gilyoung looked up at Yoo Sangah with disappointment.
“Hyung, leave the finishing touches to me.”
This boy… he already noticed that I couldn’t directly kill a person. Kim Dokja thought while activating his skill.
[The exclusive skill, Character List is activated.]
[This person isn’t registered in ‘Character List.’]
[Currently collecting information about the corresponding figure.]
Lee Gilyoung’s information still wasn’t available.
Kim Dokja turned his head and encountered Yoo Sangah’s worried eyes. She looked between Lee Gilyoung and him before bowing her head.
Kim Dokja spoke to Lee Gilyoung, “Do as you please.”
Kim Dokja could see what Yoo Sangah was worried about. Lee Gilyoung wasn’t even in middle school yet. But she should be aware of it. The morals that we used to have were now useless in this world.
“This isn’t a game. Be careful.”
“Yes, don’t worry.”
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Around an hour before Kim Dokja party arrives at Seoul Palace Museum.
Cale and his group and also their followers arrived at the museum entrance.
When they tried to enter the museum, a notification appeared.
[A new hidden scenario has arrived!]
+
[Hidden Scenario – Artifact Trials]
Category: Hidden
Difficulty: F ~ A+
Clear Conditions: Clear the right ‘artifact dungeon’ with the proper personnel.
Time Limit: None
Compensation: 500 ~ 5,000 coins
Failure: Death
+
“It seems like this place has been turned into a dungeon. It’s looks like we need to enter the dungeon with the same member as the capacity of the dungeon.” Naru (Cale) analyze the hidden scenario.
“Do you want to choose the Five person dungeon – Dongui Bogam, Dongsaeng?” Bob (Alberu) asked.
“I’m thinking about entering the Seven person dungeon – Dragon Jar, Hyung.” Naru (Cale) answered.
“Why do you choose it?” Bob (Alberu) asked.
“I just thinking about the possibility of this dungeon for hiding a crystal piece like how it was found inside that dragon in Anguk Station.” Naru (Cale) explained.
“Did the black book shows any reaction to this dungeon?”
“No. Maybe because the dungeon turned into a separate space. It’s the same before and we could only know about it after we entered the dungeon.” Naru (Cale) said.
“But we need seven people to enter the dungeon. Who’s the other two persons?”
“Let’s asked them.” Naru (Cale) answered while looking at their followers.
They walked to their followers and told them that they would choose two persons to help them to clear the dungeon.
There’s some brief discussion among them, but in the end they decided to choose the strongest (in recording and writing description, also amount of coins).
“I’ll do my best (in recording your greatness) and help you with every possible way.” The leader of CSRF, Yun Jeong-Suk said while giving a respectful bow.
“I’ll also giving my best (in my fanfic writing) and I will never hinder you (for giving me an inspiration) and I will also do anything that would help you.” Hyun Ji-Hu said with shining eyes.
It’s a well-known fact that Hyun Ji-Hu is the members with the most earning (from selling her well-known divine manuscripts), but they really surprised that their CRSF leader was the second.
They never knew that their leader was someone who is most devoted to following Clopeh teaching and someone who has most of their Godly Idols recording after Clopeh.
Her collection of the recordings made a lot of constellations asked her for selling some copies of it to them.
“Ugh, I feel deceived by our leader strict and discipline images.” Some members feelings depressed.
“But our leader is the one with the best recordings technique after Clopeh-nim, right.” Another member consoled.
“Don’t worry, our leader will definitely share the recordings copy to us. We must believe in her integrity as our leader.”
That’s how they seperate with their Godly Idols and they decided to wait nearby the museum while praying to their God(?).
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[You have entered the seven person dungeon.]
Cale and his group entered the seven persons dungeon and they got into a wide circular white room with two yong (Korean dragon) like statues hanging at the left and right side of the room.
When they looked at their surroundings, the two yong started to moving.
Like a golem in the fantasy novel, both yong are moving and starting to attacking them.
They are looking at the two yong golem with a calmly.
Mary took out the bones from her spacial pocket and the pile bone were turned into a dragon shaped like. She also took out the dragon bones and control both of it to suppress the yong golem from moving.
[Some constellations applauds your greatness!]
[Some constellations surprised by your skills.]
[Some constellations praises your greatness.]
[Some constellations interest with your skills.]
[Some constellations...]
...
The two bone dragon, one black and the other’s white. Both are using their claws and jaws to hold the yong golem.
"That’s extremely cool!!! Black and white bone dragons!!! As expected Mary-nim!!!!!" Hyun Ji-Hu muttered as she gets some inspirations from what she's looking.
“Young Master-nim, should we destroy it?” Mary asked Cale opinion.
“I think we need to defeat it.” Naru (Cale) nodded at Mary words.
“Leave it to me.” Choi Han said while took out his sword.
An aura that looks like a night sky with shining stars surrounded Choi Han sword.
As he swung his sword and make a horizontal slash to the golem head. The head of the yong golem split into two and stopped moving.
The same thing is happened for the other yong golem.
After defeating the yong golem, they look at the golem remains.
Notifications appeared when they were looking at the golem remains.
[Your party is the first to hunt 2 Dragon Golem!]
[You have cleared the seven person dungeon.]
[Ten Sang Pyong Tong Bo coins are obtained as a basic reward.]
[The exclusive skill ‘Authority of the Ruler’ has been acquired.]
...
They ignored the notifications and keep looking at the golem remains.
Suddenly the black book in Naru (Cale)'s hand is vibrating.
Near the neck of one of the golem remains there’s a pouch and inside that pouch there are a piece of blue crystal piece and an old book.
The crystal piece is similar to the piece before but it has a different color.
It’s red before and this one is blue. Naru (Cale) look at the crystal piece.
As he took out the red crystal piece and place it near the blue crystal piece, the two crystal piece merge into one but it’s keeping its own color.
That’s how they simply cleared a dungeon that no one able to clear before. And it’s end up quickly like they are just having a strolling around leisurely.
Actually the golems will keep regenerating if they didn’t hit the reverse scale under the dragon golem chin. Most people have a hard time because of the golem hard material and the position of the reverse scale.
But it ended up easily because Mary stopped the golems movement and Choi Han aura that able to cut the golems coincidentally hit its reverse scale.
[Some constellations watching with wide eyes.]
[Some constellations interest with your sword skill.]
[Some constellations surprised by the results.]
[Some constellations want to be your disciples.]
[Some constellations want to sparred with you.]
[Some constellations...]
...
As the constellations showed their reaction, they are ignoring them and leaving the dungeon.
<to be continue>
Author’s note: I think I’m able to finished it with my lacking of inspiration lately. I might be only able to write one chapter a week if I can’t get any inspiration, so please be understanding if I only post a chapter next week. I apologize if there are any mistakes in my wording. Thank you.
I just found out Naru picture as an evil psychopathic killer version, just kidding. Actually it’s Choi Noah from Villain Hides His True Colors but it looks similar to Naru fanart.
If Cale and his group become mafia or yakuza...
Thank you for reading, votes and comments. I hope you enjoy the story and have a nice week. GBU.