“You know that I beat him up pretty badly in the end. Once we meet, he will definitely try to kill me.” Kim Dokja said.
Yoo Jonghyuk flew from Kim Dokja punch filled with 100 strength in the previous scenario.
In the meantime, the eyes that wanted to tear me to pieces was still vivid. Kim Dokja remembered how Yoo Jonghyuk was before.
“…Well, he was really bold when he cut off my head.” Han Sooyoung stroked her neck as memories of Chungmuro Station surfaced.
“Besides, he won’t get here soon, right…?” Kim Dokja unsure about what Cale said.
“He will arrive soon with Choi Han.”
Sadly Cale denied Kim Dokja thought.
Both Kim Dokja and Han Sooyoung become pale.
“And I think he wouldn’t be able to kill you right now.” Cale added.
“What do you mean!?” Kim Dokja and Han Sooyoung surprised by Cale words.
At this time, an uproar was heard in the distance.
“Choi Han-nim!!!”
“Is this the power of love?!”
“Uh, I feel complicated because I hope Alberu-nim to arrived first.”
“Why Clopeh-nim haven’t arrived yet? I need his help and we need more video cameras for the new members...”
“There is someone injured. Please help! It is serious!” A survivor panicking.
Someone had saw a wounded person from the people who were coming closer to their place.
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is looking forward to your comradeship.]
[Some constellations are expecting you to treat the wounded.]
[Some constellations interest with what would happen.]
[Some constellations preparing popcorn.]
[The constellations in the fans circle are hoping for touching reunion.]
[Some constellations...]
...
The messages of the constellations, including Uriel, arrived. What was going on? Is it because of Choi Han coming?...Right, he was with him! Kim Dokja feels strange with the reactions of the constellations but later realized about what happened.
Looking at Cale who headed to the crowd, Kim Dokja took Han Sooyoung and headed there.
After a while, Kim Dokja found the cause of the problem and glared at Bihyung floating in the air.
Bihyung sniggered at me.
[I didn’t know about this.]
He really didn’t know but have a bit inkling about it from what he heard at the fans meeting.
‘But you seem to know how it turned into this.’
The bleeding Yoo Jonghyuk who was dragged by Choi Han is there.
Even if Yoo Jonghyuk was nearby, he couldn’t be found in such a timely manner. It was clear that Choi Han is the one that bring Yoo Jonghyuk over here. But...why did Yoo Jonghyuk is injured while Choi Han and those cultists that following him are uninjured? Kim Dokja suspiciously looking at them.
“Are you suspecting them? They are not the one who injured him.” Cale said.
Kim Dokja feels embarrassed for suspected them.
“Cale-nim, are you alright?” Choi Han released his grip on Yoo Jonghyuk collar and coming to Cale direction.
“Did you see that?”
“The wolf turned into cute puppy! How cute!!!”
“Ugh, the nosebleed...”
[Some constellations squealing.]
[Some constellations have nosebleed.]
[Some constellations give thumbs up to the wonderful reunion.]
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is watching intensely.]
[Some constellations...]
...
While ignoring the cultists craziness...
“Can you explain what happened?” Kim Dokja said while looking at how he dropped Yoo Jonghyuk as soon as he saw Cale.
He must be responsible for some of Yoo Jonghyuk’s injuries. Kim Dokja looked with suspicious look.
“Choi Han, can you explain what happened?” Cale said.
Choi Han nodded and recounted about what happened after he was teleport by the intermediate dokkaebi.
***
After being teleport by the intermediate dokkaebi, Choi Han found himself in a building with overgrown tree branches coiling or piercing the wall.
As he moves out from the building, he able to see that the place he arrived at is like a forests.
More accurately is like a ruin that turned into a forests.
Grass is growing on the streets and trunk of a mysterious huge plant emerged from the ground and warped around the surrounding high-rise buildings.
Is this because of the scenario? Choi Han thought while looking at the surroundings.
- Can you search any clues about where you’re now? 🐲
Youngest uncle! Can you tell me about Cale-nim whereabouts?
- That’s why I asked you to look for your location. That way I can help you and also tell him about your location. 🐲
Listening to Choi Jung Gun words, Choi Han quickly look at the signs in the surroundings.
While he looked around, he could feel that something is coming to his direction.
A black shadow came out from the corner.
It’s familiar person.
Yoo Jonghyuk is the one who came.
He seems to be on guard and glaring at Choi Han.
Choi Han also feels a bit annoyed by him because how he dare to send his killing intents to Cale before when they met at Chungmuro Station.
Yoo Jonghyuk also feels that Choi Han is dangerous person because of his status.
Both of them glaring dagger at each other, it’s like a sparks appeared between them.
They both took out their sword from the sheath.
Crack.
The ground cracked on the place where they standing before as they leaped at the same time...
Clang.
And their sword clashes.
Kaang.
In a few seconds, they had exchanged few dozens of moves causing loud sound.
Choi Han sword skill seems to be on par with Yoo Jonghyuk's sword skill that was getting buff from the Star Stream system but actually he had his concentration on his conversations with Choi Jung Gun.
But it looks like they trying to measure each other without using their aura or mana. It was a magnificent show of sword fight.
[The constellation ‘Goryeo’s First Sword’ waching with interest.]
[The constellation ‘ Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ watching while eating popcorn.]
[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ watching with excitement.]
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ watching the fight while worrying.]
[Some constellations in the fans circle cheering for their Godly Idols and cursing his opponent.]
[Some constellations watching with interest and cheerat the fight.]
[Some constellations started betting for the winner.]
[Some constellations...]
...
The constellations started to watch and sponsored some coins to them.
Although they seems to be equal, but right now Yoo Jonghyuk is still hurt because of the injuries from the previous scenario.
Choi Han is able to easily beat Yoo Jonghyuk right now, as he start to graze Yoo Jonghyuk with his attack.
But he suddenly being distracted and started to limiting his power because Choi Jung Gun keep reminds him.
- Choi Han, you can’t kill him or hurt him to badly and cause him to regress. We still don’t know if we can still get back to our world, if he regress. Cale also said same thing. 🐲
I know. I won’t beat him too badly.
- Of course I won’t stop you from beating him, but don’t hurt him too badly because he might try to regressed if you do that like how Kim Dokja said before. 🐲
I can’t believe it someone is writing such person to be the main character.
- ...🐲
Choi Jung Gun was speechless as he also write him as the main character of ‘The Birth of Hero’ that he writes and Choi Han had changed from how he’s in the story.
[The constellation ‘Goryeo’s First Sword’ frowned.]
[The constellation ‘ Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ feel frustrated by the sudden change.]
[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ booing.]
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ watching the hope the fight would end.]
[Some constellations in the fans circle cheering louder for their Godly Idols and cursing his opponent.]
[Some constellations feel disappointed at the fight.]
[Some constellations...]
...
Some of the constellations realized that they started to move differently from before.
Although Choi Han said that, he still thinking to beat him few times for aiming his killing intents to Cale before.
If Cale or Alberu is here and saw his face right now, they might be thinking that Choi Han expression is so vicious.
Choi Han act more vicious from usual because right now he’s really worried about Cale.
Even when Choi Jung Gun tell him that Cale is alright, he still worried if Cale would something like what happened in the God of Despair temple.
He didn’t get any weapons or something similar that might hurt him, right?
- Right now he just meet with those people who keep following you before. 🐲
Please let me know if someone suspicious or dangerous get close to Cale-nim.
- Cale found out that his location is close to Kim Dokja and the First Apostle from the Wind Elementals report. There also something similar to the wolf tribes there. 🐲
Hearing the report about Cale situation, Choi Han became more worried.
I need to end it quickly. I have a bad feeling that Kim Dokja will influence Cale-nim with what he’s doing in a bad way.
Choi Han expression becomes dark as he frown at the report, especially after he heard about the creature that similar with the wolf tribes.
While Choi Han is worried about Cale condition and still trying to knock Yoo Jonghyuk out, Yoo Jonghyuk also trying to beat Choi Han because he feel that he was dangerous at first.
Then he changed his mind as he wanted to get some information to get his revenge on Kim Dokja.
Of course it was because of his misunderstanding.
At first Yoo Jonghyuk wants to ask about what they know as they have such strange skills and attributes before deciding what would he do to them.
But then Yoo Jonghyuk think that Cale group has joined with Kim Dokja after what happened at Chungmuro Station.
But Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t know that they are working together just because their goals are coincidentally met and Cale just happened to accidentally get dragged with the things that Kim Dokja does.
Although Cale also always asks for the payments from Kim Dokja and make him feel heartaches from watching how overpower Cale was.
Or if he could saw how the fans (cultists) treat Kim Dokja, he might be realised that his thought was too far from the reality.
As both of them have a restriction while fighting so they can’t use their full power.
Of course Choi Han still had the upper hand.
Then...,
- Choi Han, Cale have met with Kim Dokja and the First Apostle. 🐲
...This is bad, I need to finish it right now!
- Focus! Your opponent is not an amateur. 🐲
But I’m having a bad feelings that Kim Dokja will have bad influences on Cale-nim. Just look at how he died from the dragon attack at Anguk Station or how he was bleeding when he destroyed the throne before. I must ensure that Cale-nim won’t be influences by him...
Choi Jung Gun was speechless at his nephew words.
Looking at how Cale actions in this world, Choi Jung Gun still unsure if what Choi Han think about is possible.
But after thinking about what happened in the past when he was Kim Roksoo and attacked by the hunters he felt that what Choi Han said became more possible.
Sadly that no one know that after sealing the God of Despair, Cale power became stronger than the dragons.
That’s why they still think that Cale was still weak like before.
Although it’s true that right now Cale only have same strengths as a normal person now because he was too lazy to do any exercises.
Worried Choi Han makes him became more impatient and his attack became more fierce.
Yoo Jonghyuk who was surprised by Choi Han sudden change and started to being cornered.
When Choi Han wanted to knock Yoo Jonghyuk out...
Whoosh.
An arrow stabbed the ground where they are standing before.
Someone trying to ambush both of them.
They could see that the grass around the arrow quickly became blackened and wilted. The arrow had poison.
“Get those scum!”
A group of people started appearing and simultaneously fired their arrows at both of them.
[The constellation ‘Goryeo’s First Sword’ disappointed with the end of your fight.]
[The constellation ‘ Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ get excited by the sudden change of events.]
[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ surprised by the sudden turn of events.]
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ praying for their safety.]
[Some constellations in the fans circle started to cursing at the sudden ambush.]
[Some constellations watching with interest.]
[Some constellations...]
...
Choi Han and Yoo Jonghyuk quickly move to the nearest building to avoid the arrows rain.
A woman appeared and attacked Yoo Jonghyuk. She had hair as white as snow and her finger nails and forearms were tinged with a dark light.
Yoo Jonghyuk was surprised by her and was hit by her nails.
- Choi Han, we need to help him. 🐲
I know.
Choi Han quickly stomped his feet on the ground and changed his direction.
The attacker’s are surprised by Choi Han sudden change.
Choi Han use the black yong to attack the woman and the black yong also deflect the arrows from the group.
The woman that attacking Yoo Jonghyuk also turned her head because of Choi Han sudden attack and try to defend herself.
The arrows and the woman is sweeps by Choi Han attack.
He quickly grabbed Yoo Jonghyuk collar and dragged him out from that place.
Looking at Yoo Jonghyuk who get poisoned, he tried to use the potions in his spacial pocket but it didn’t worked as it only able to close the light injuries that he and the woman caused before.
He decided to go to Cale location but he could only reach that place after two days because he needed to lose their pursuers and kill the monsters that blocking their way.
While doing that, he met with the CRSF members and some fans that decided to follow him.
***
After finished listening to Choi Han story.
Han Sooyoung whispered to Kim Dokja as he looked down at Yoo Jonghyuk with a dumb expression. “…We found him. What are you going to do?”
“What else?” Kim Dokja answered.
“Shouldn’t you save him? This jerk, he is the protagonist.” Yoon Jinho asked while pointing at Yoo Jonghyuk.
Of course Kim Dokja had to save him. However, if he saved this bastard, he would surely die. He’s having a bad feelings about it.
Han Sooyoung also looked scared that Yoo Jonghyuk would wake up straight away.
“Do you have anything that will restrain him?” Han Sooyoung asked.
“Yoo Jonghyuk won’t tolerate them.” Kim Dokja answered.
“Lock him up…!” The prophets muttered.
"What a pervert mind..." Someone whispered quietly.
“Then he will commit suicide.” Kim Dokja said.
“But if he goes back… Damn, what will happen if he regresses?”
Han Sooyoung belatedly came to this realization.
What would happen to this world if Yoo Jonghyuk went back? How will this world turned out after Yoo Jonghyuk regress? They were thinking about the similar things.
“We have to stop it. Nobody knows what will happen.” Cale added.
It was right to assume the worst when things were unknown.
If they made a mistake and the world was reset, their existence might would be disappear.
By the way… how did this jerk end up like this? Kim Dokja looked closely at Yoo Jonghyuk.
From what Choi Han said, he was hit by the woman once but his appearance is ragged like he’s rolling on the ground. Kim Dokja ponder.
Of course it was something that caused by Choi Han who dragged him all the way from that place but he didn’t said it.
Actually there is an evidence in the CRSF members that following him as she was recording how roughly Choi Han dragged Yoo Jonghyuk, but they were unable to think about it because how innocent Choi Han looks like right now.
And something similar has happened before, like when Choi Han went with Rosalyn and Lock and destroyed some castle in their world.
Kim Dokja decided to look at Yoo Jonghyuk condition.
There was also a wound around the belly. All internal organs and ribs were broken. It felt like someone incredibly powerful had hit Yoo Jonghyuk in one blow…
At this moment, he stared blankly at his fist. Perhaps?
“What is with that expression? Why is your face suddenly dark?” Han Sooyoung asked as she had a bad feelings from Kim Dokja reaction.
“…It is nothing.”
All of a sudden, Kim Dokja was convinced. He was hit with a fist filled with 100 strength…but this was strange. Didn’t Choi Han said he give him that potion?
The potion that Choi Han use was to heal the visible wound like the one that were caused by his and the woman and the strange group attacked as the poison keep interference the potion effects.
Choi Jung Gun could only speechlessly looking at Choi Han.
He knew that Choi Han was telling the truth while also not telling part of how he treated Yoo Jonghyuk so he wasn’t lied to them.
That’s why he decided to not say anything and because of that Kim Dokja feel more guilty.
Then he had been like this for two days. I felt sorry with the benefit of hindsight. With this, it might not be possible to restore my relationship with Yoo Jonghyuk. Kim Dokja feels guilt and fear as he thought that he caused Yoo Jonghyuk in this state.
As Kim Dokja slowly looked from his belly to his face, he took a few steps back because he got goosebumps.
“…Shit.” Kim Dokja cursed.
Should I apologize first? Kim Dokja thought.
But Yoo Jonghyuk was staring at Kim Dokja with bloody and teary eyes. His lips were moving and he was obviously saying something like ‘Dead, Kim Dokja.’
Kim Dokja turned his head as he thought Han Sooyoung was beside him but she had run away as quickly as possible.
Kim Dokja shouted towards Yoo Jonghyuk from a distance.
“Hey! Can’t you release your anger?”
“…” Yoo Jonghyuk’s lips were moving but nothing came out from it.
“Wasn’t it a fair fight? Didn’t you try to kill me as well?” Kim Dokja try to appease him.
Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyes didn’t change.
Damn it… Kim Dokja feels scared.
<to be continue>
Author’s note: I get some picture to describe part of the chapter.
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t’s already the end of 2022. Do you receive any presents at Christmas like this?
Or will you wait for the year end countdown with a party?
Well, I hope you will have a wonderful and great new year.
Thank you very much for reading, votes and comments. I hope you enjoy the story and have a nice blessed day. GBU.