Kings (3)

After he arrived at Dongmyo Station and wrecked havoc, Yoo Jonghyuk looked at the gathered 'prophets'.

The subdued Lee Sungkook explained the situation.

"We call ourselves 'prophets' because we have heard the revelation from the Great Apostle."

"The Great Apostle?"

"It is our king, he sent us here to watch over the weapon prepared to annihilate the other kings."

Yoo Jonghyuk continued to glare at Lee Sungkook who regretted having offended the menacing man who had the same name as their king (Kim Dokja).

"Where is the weapon?"

With an ominous feeling, Yoo Jonghyuk thought it would be better to see it with his own eyes.

"Huh?"

"The weapon you have hidden. I will check it first."

He was then brought to the place the 'prophets' were gathered. Someone excitedly moved to the centre of the platform and removed the cloth covering something. There was a big stone present.

Yoo Jonghyuk's gaze became sharper.

"Is that a meteorite?"

"Haha, that's right. At this point, Yoo Jonghyuk-nim might not know… according to the revelation, it contained a powerful weapon."

"A weapon?"

"Yes! That's correct. Maybe it is a weapon like a top ranking star relic."

"Doesn't the meteorite need hatching time and can't be used now?"

"Haha, we have a rotation that will provide magic power. It will hatch tonight at the latest. We have been working on it for a few days…"

Yoo Jonghyuk became colder as he looked at the proud man.

"Who gave you the information?"

"Huh?"

"The person who brought the meteorite to you."

"Oh, that… It was our king, the Great Apostle."

The prophets had fallen into a trap.

Simultaneously, the regressor and the Oldest Dream frowned.

In the flying train, the former was thoughtful.

"There aren't any real prophets to get rid off now, so the trap should be for Yoo Jonghyuk…"

Xin Jian glanced at him and conveyed his thoughts.

[The constellation 'Believer in Mysteries' warns you to be careful.]

Yoo Jonghyuk continued his interrogation.

"Where is he?"

The other person blinked.

"He didn't come, the king sent us here in his stead."

Yoo Jonghyuk thought for a moment before opening his mouth.

"We have to get out of here."

"Huh?"

"Right now."

Suddenly, the platform started vibrating.

Kukukung…!

It was too late.

He looked at the trembling 'meteorite' and stepped back. He had come here to sweep away the prophets, only to be the one swept away.

"W-What is this?"

The fourth scenario hadn't even ended and the 'disaster' of the fifth scenario was about to appear.

Their 'Great Apostle' had planned to kill all these people.

A red aura appeared around the meteorite and glowing lights shot all over the platform.

"Ohh! Finally!"

A prophet screamed.

The red aura spread across the platform and a faint veil surrounded the station. Now nobody would be able to leave the place.

[Many constellations' eyes are shining at the 'omen'.]

These damn constellations.

Some prophets hadn't noticed yet and touched the meteorite.

[An omen of the fifth main scenario has appeared.]

Then the message popped up.

"Eh? What is this?"

"Why suddenly the main scenario…"

The surface of the meteorite cracked and a red light poured out. The first thing the light touched was the prophet staring at the meteorite with wonder.

The body of the prophet who lost his head slowly fell to the ground like a broken doll.

"What is going on?!"

The prophets screamed and retreated, but they were already unable to escape the crisis.

The surrounding platform burned and released a bad smell. Then the temperature of the air rose rapidly and breathing became painful.

[The 5th grade fire dragon species, 'Lesser Dragon Igneel' has appeared!]

"Fuck! What? The star relic…?"

Several confused prophets belatedly used skills. However, the meteorite stretched out a long tail and caught a few escaping prophets.

"Kuaaack!"

The body of the prophet that was caught by the tail suddenly burned up. Some prophets used skills to attack the tail but their weapons started to melt.

"T-This monster…"

The meteorite was at most two metres in length, but the monster crawling out from the gap was over five metres long.

The remainder of the meteorite split apart and a dragon species entered this dimension.

Kuoooooh!

A violent dragon that was just born. Despite being a deteriorated version of a hatchling, a dragon still reigned at the apex of all monsters.

A 6th grade monster could wipe out all the prophets here and this was a 5th grade fire dragon.

Yoo Jonghyuk ignored the surrounding prophets and focused on the dragon ahead. Even himself couldn't catch a 5th grade fire dragon now.

[Some constellations are complaining about the unusual scenario difficulty.]

The next moment, sparks flew in the air and a small child-like presence appeared.

It wasn't a low grade dokkaebi like Bihyung. He wore a tidy suit with two little horns on his head. He was an intermediate dokkaebi.

[Hrmm. This is difficult. How did you guys get this 'root'? It was only installed recently…]

Once his voice rang out, the movements of the lesser dragon stopped.

[A disaster woke up in the fourth scenario?]

The dokkaebi appeared thoughtful before snapping his fingers.

[I have decided. I will downgrade the difficulty.]

[The hidden scenario has arrived!]

The lesser dragon started moving again. The red leather-covered paws hit the floor of the platform. Yoo Jonghyuk avoided the scattered debris and looked at the scenario that arrived.

[Hidden Scenario – Defeat the dragon!]

Category: Hidden.

Difficulty: S.

Clear Conditions: Hunt down the weaker 'lesser dragon Igneel'.

Time Limit: None.

Compensation: 5,000 coins.

Failure: Death.]

Flowing flames started pouring out.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa!

"Kuaaack!"

The prophets caught in the flames turned to ashes. The walls burned by the flames melted and distorted terribly. He was slowly moving to this side.

[The 6th grade fire dragon species, 'Lesser Dragon Igneel' is preparing the 'Flames of Destruction'.]

As promised, the 5th grade monster had been downgraded to 6th grade.

Fortunately, Yoo Jonghyuk possessed heat resistance and would be able to survive the attacks.

[The 6th grade fire dragon species, 'Lesser Dragon Igneel' is using the 'Flames of Destruction'.]

A huge spark started from the centre of the platform and started to spread throughout the station.

However, Yoo Jonghyuk didn't know that the dragon wasn't the real danger in this place.

Tak. Tak. Tak.

The sound of footsteps wasn't clearly heard because of the screams of the prophets, that's why Yoo Jonghyuk only discovered it later.

Tak. Tak. Tak.

At some point in time, a man who was neither a 'prophet' nor Yoo Jonghyuk had entered the station. He was there before the meteorite even hatched and observed the situation from afar.

In the flames, behind the fire dragon, Yoo Jonghyuk could distinguish the figure of a man calming coming toward them.

His pace was slow and unhurried, as if he was simply taking a walk in a park.

The man had a handsome face and exuded a menacing aura. Behind a pair of glasses, his gaze was sharp with a hint of madness in it and the man wore a mischievous grin. In his hand, there was also a long black sword.

It was yet another variable that the Oldest Dream didn't recognize.

At the pressure coming from the man, the sky became silent.

Yoo Jonghyuk glared at the stranger who was completely unscathed by the flames and unsheathed his sword.

"Who are you?" He demanded.

However, as the man gradually came closer, the atmosphere surrounding him became more and more oppressive for Yoo Jonghyuk, choking him.

The man, unfazed by the regressor's rude tone, smiled widely.

"I am…"

His aura flared up.

"…A hunter."

Hunters also had the ability to go to other worlds, and this 1865th world line was their next goal.

Yoo Jonghyuk didn't recognize the term 'hunter'. In this world, maybe only Cale would know what it meant.

"My name is Jung Yi-Rang."

He stared at Yoo Jonghyuk, his eyes opened wide.

"You seem strong. You would make a good offering."

Then the hunter charged at him.

When he saw the man dash toward him at a speed nearly impossible to see with the naked eye, Yoo Jonghyuk raised his sword and parried him.

"…!"

The attack was heavy. The man was much stronger than him, yet he looked as if he wasn't even exerting all of his strength.

Yoo Jonghyuk gritted his teeth and stepped back. Then, he relentlessly attacked the hunter who lightly deflected his sword each time, as if Yoo Jonghyuk was merely a toy.

He wasn't sure if he would have been able to defeat the fire dragon, but now an even stronger opponent had appeared.

Yoo Jonghyuk tried to put more strength into his blows, but it was to no avail.

He had to hit harder! Get faster! Be more precise!

He recalled his master's teachings and put his feelings into the weapon while executing complicated sword techniques.

['Breaking the swordsmanship' is activated.]

It was a move to cut the heavens.

Yoo Jonghyuk swung his sword.

However, at that moment, the hunter also swung his long sword. Yoo Jonghyuk evaded it. The blade seemed to be able to slash through anything as it split the flames in its way.

The protagonist wasn't discouraged and continued to attack. He got behind the man but was parried, he threw another sword technique and was parried…

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The collision of the two weapons was so strong that its sound got louder than the shouts of the prophets, or maybe the prophets were simply all dead.

Clang!

The sound echoed all throughout the station.

Claaang!

[The 6th grade fire dragon species, 'Lesser Dragon Igneel' is using the 'Flames of Destruction'.]

In the background, the terrifying dragon was ignored.

Yoo Jonghyuk was getting pushed back.