Chapter 58: Sacrificial Will of the Strongest

A scenario that doesn't end until half disappear.

The way to end this quickly is to kill the strongest Incarnation in Seoul Dome.

And me….

-Quiet….

…At least I'm not the strongest Incarnation, huh.

"…Rotten."

Well, rather good. If I'm not the strongest Incarnation in Seoul Dome, there's no chance of being targeted.

And…, it's easy to narrow down a few candidates. Definitely…, probably Yoo Joonghyuk or Kim Dokja.

[Kim Dokja: By now you must have checked the scenario…, let's meet and talk first. The place is….]

Was I reciting alone like that?

Glancing at the Midday Tryst, I slowly move my steps to the place the guy mentioned.

Although I don't know exactly who…, for now, towards the place where the strongest Incarnation of Seoul Dome is.

"…Oh! Here, here!"

"…."

After a while, did I reach near the place Kim Dokja mentioned?

He discovered me first and welcomed me waving his hand vigorously.

And as expected, there….

"…Kang Yuhyeon."

"…Yoo Joonghyuk."

That guy existed together too.

-Whooosh….

As the guy's and my gaze clashed in the air, a chilly atmosphere flowed for a moment.

The guy was probably convinced that I was the strongest Incarnation in Seoul.

It makes sense too…, I would look closer to being the strongest Incarnation than that flimsy guy over there.

However, I could be sure from that guy's reaction.

That guy is not the strongest Incarnation. Because a guy who is the strongest Incarnation wouldn't be on edge like that.

Then as expected….

"Mm? Is there something on my face?"

"…Nothing."

Kim Dokja, is this guy the strongest Incarnation?

"More than that, I came to receive the items as per the deal. You remember."

"Yeah, I know, I know. But I think we need to talk about something else first."

"…Planning to change the subj—"

"Two Shin Yoosungs. How are they now?"

"…."

I glare at the guy briefly for a moment and call 「Shin Yoosung」.

Then, the guy popping out from my shadow rejoiced asking if I called her, but soon tilted her head looking at Kim Dokja staring at her.

"…Seems you went through a lot too."

"Yeah."

"Did you find a way?"

"Already."

"Ho-oh? Who did you make a deal with? Curious?"

"No obligation to teach you."

"I might be able to help?"

"…."

…Certainly.

If I borrow the power of Kim Dokja, the Prophet, I might be able to complete this strange Task quite easily.

However.

"I'll do it with my own strength. Don't mind it."

…Just in case.

According to the legend of Heracles, a situation might occur where borrowing someone's power during a Task leads to it being replaced by another Task.

"By the way, what are you going to do now?"

"What."

"About future scenarios. If you are okay with it…, I think it would be good to move together. Like in the fifth scenario."

"I refuse."

"Why?"

"It's comfortable to act alone. Besides…."

"…Besides?"

"There are not one, not two, but three people revealing hostility towards me."

At that moment, Han Sooyoung, Yoo Sangah, and Jung Heewon flinched for some reason, although they definitely couldn't hear because the distance was quite far.

I watched them for quite a while, then shifted my gaze elsewhere.

"…Right. If you insist. I won't force you."

"If you understood, stop the introduction and give me the dea—"

-Kugugugu—!!

At that moment, the ground rumbled violently and the presence of quite a few people was felt from somewhere.

One, ten…, twenty…. When the number gradually increased continuously, and me, Kim Dokja, and Yoo Joonghyuk noticed long ago, and Lee Jihye, who was yawning casually at first, shouted loudly that something was coming.

-KUOOOOO—!!!

Their roaring sound echoed throughout the area.

"…Tch. Kim Dokja, fulfill the contract quickly."

"Hey, hey. Calm down~. How can we keep the contract in this urgent situation right now? Let's deal with this first."

"…What?"

Drawing the sword from his waist, he skillfully gives instructions to his companions.

Even if his instructions didn't exist, they would have gradually eliminated the incoming monsters on their own, but thanks to his instructions, they could catch them faster and less tirelessly.

However, honestly speaking, that appearance was none of my business.

More than those incoming monsters, receiving the price from Kim Dokja, that guy, was more important to me….

"…Don't tell me, that bastard."

At that moment, a possibility flashed through my mind.

If he had noticed long ago that I knew he was the strongest Incarnation? If it was a deal he never intended to keep from the beginning?

Unpleasantness flowing slowly down my spine starting from my toes, I clenched my fist tightly.

-Gogogo….

"Kim Dokja, this son of a btch…."

More than 150,000 Coins, weapons, and the reward to receive for the sixth scenario matter, controlling the Fable was more urgent for me.

I want to find out that method even by killing him, but since he is the only one who knows that method, I cannot kill him.

Even that guy won't likely die to these monsters, so he won't be in particular danger either.

In other words, that guy intends to just hold out until this eighth scenario, the period of the Existence Pledge, ends.

Damn bastard.

"If you come out like that…, I'll play along."

Drawing up Cursed Energy, I prepare to deploy my technique.

Since you played dirty, I should use a dirty method too.

If I suppress that guy and shove him into my shadow to torture him for a few hours…, probably the guy will confess obediently.

-Seo-geok, seo-geo-geok—!!

Thinking so, was I hunting monsters with a fishy smile raising the corners of my mouth?

Kim Dokja approached me before I knew it and continued speaking.

"Ah, right. Kang Yuhyeon."

"What is it."

"You, already noticed I am the strongest Incarnation, right?"

"Indeed."

"Also that I have no intention of keeping the contract properly with you?"

"That too."

"Then, you must want to kill me?"

"Of course, natur—"

"That's good."

…Wait, what?

-Stab—!!

At that moment, Kim Dokja's abdomen, which was cutting monsters well just moments ago, is pierced by something.

Looking closely, what pierced his abdomen was the sword he was wielding.

In other words, the guy suddenly self-harmed. In a quite crazy way too.

"…This crazy bastard!"

"With this, the deal is off?"

"…!!!"

The deal I shared with the guy was a deal with an Existence Pledge that leads to death if each other doesn't keep the deal, and a Binding Vow where unknown misfortune might come someday.

Therefore, I also tried hard to keep this deal, and I thought he was the same.

But.

"Keo-heok…!!"

What on earth is this scene in front of my eyes right now.

Even though this guy thought of his life as a chip, he didn't seem to really want to die.

Then why did the guy suddenly attempt suicide. Not afraid of death?

Then why not afraid of dea….

"Of course, the concept of 'Resurrection' isn't completely absent. For example, 'King of No Killing (Immortal King)' which is one of the King's attributes, or 'Eight Lives' which is an attribute obtainable by one who performed Dragon Slaying, etc."

At that moment, Persephone's words passing by and Yoo Joonghyuk's appearance active in Peace Land.

Thinking about it, back then, Kim Dokja also existed beside Yoo Joonghyuk who hunted the giant snake like a dragon.

…Ha, really this f*cking bastard….

"Then, good…, luck…."

-Thud….

Coughing and vomiting blood repeatedly, the guy finally collapsed on the floor with a thud and closed his eyes.

Looking at the guy who had already become a cold corpse, I made an indescribable expression for a moment and….

-Kuooooo—!!!

"…Get lost. I'm in a very bad mood right now."

-Seo-geok, seo-geo-geo-geok—!!

Directed the anger starting to boil because of getting done by the guy, towards the innocent monsters.