The Great Sacrifice (1)
Everyone descended from the building and gathered below, as the discussion began to intensify once again.
"But… what is the unit of asurent to determine who is the strongest?
Is it the result of a direct fight?
Or the amount of power?
Or intelligence?"
The Beauty Queen asked as she looked seriously toward Kim Dokja.
Kim Dokja slowly shook his head.
"No one knows.
Only the dokkaebis know the answer."
The Beauty Queen paused for a second, then said as if an idea had occurred to her:
"Wait… didn't the dokkaebi say that the strongest incarnation knows it with confidence?"
With those words, everyone's gazes instinctively shifted toward Yoo Joonghyuk.
Kim Dokja spoke while looking directly at him:
"So?
Did sothing happen?
Did you receive a ssage telling you that you're the strongest?"
Yoo Joonghyuk replied in his usual cold tone:
"No.
Nothing happened."
Kim Dokja's gaze shifted to Arthur.
"What about you, Arthur?"
"No."
The answer ca calm, brief, without hesitation.
Kim Dokja let out a deep sigh.
"Alright… let's not start this pointless argunt.
No one knows the truth, and perhaps… that's for the best."
He paused for a mont, then continued:
"Who knows?
Maybe Nirvana Moebius is the strongest incarnation.
And by killing him… everything might end."
"But what if it's the Supre King?
Or the Great Demon King?"
Soone said it nervously.
Kim Dokja raised his hand to stop the stream of assumptions.
"Let's not jump to conclusions.
And no one here wants those two to die… right?"
Silence fell.
Kim Dokja ended the discussion, then opened the shop, bought ten random boxes, and distributed one to each person.
Everyone opened their boxes.
The rewards were ordinary…
except for Shin Yoosung.
In her hands was a monster's heart.
Her eyes widened, and she smiled with pure happiness as she looked toward Arthur.
'Damn… was this decision right from the beginning?'
Arthur sighed quietly, felt a faint discomfort, then smiled back at her.
"It's a very rare item.
If you feed it to any monster… it will submit to you completely."
Kim Dokja explained the item's use while looking at Shin Yoosung.
Her face flushed, and she hesitated for a mont before asking in a soft voice, barely looking at Arthur:
"This… is good.
But… can I use it on sothing other than monsters?"
Kim Dokja's expression changed suddenly.
At that mont, Arthur felt a strong shiver run through his body,
and sothing strange… began creeping slowly into his heart.
'What's happening, Kain?'
| Nothing. Nothing happened. |
'Damn… then why do I feel like this?'
Kim Dokja cut off that feeling when he gathered the loudspeakers that ca with the boxes.
"Is this your plan?"
"Yes.
Watch… and enjoy."
Kim Dokja raised the loudspeaker and spoke loudly, his voice echoing across the entire area:
{Requesting a duel with the leader of the Church of Salvation: Nirvana Moebius.}
The voice resonated powerfully.
{Location of the duel: Gwanghwamun.
Ti: 2:00 PM today.}
{The one who will face him is the Supre King.
The two closest individuals to being the strongest incarnations in the Seoul Do will fight in its defense.}
He paused briefly, as if slowly luring his prey.
{If you are living in the present… do not miss this duel.
Your grand plan will not succeed now, but…}
He fell silent for a few seconds.
{I will give you a chance…
to beco one with Yoo Joonghyuk.}
After so ti,
Nirvana Moebius's response arrived.
Acceptance.
...
Kim Dokja and Arthur's group arrived at Gwanghwamun half an hour early.
From afar, Lee Hyunsung and Jung Heewon were approaching after noticing the group.
It was clear they were in good condition… and that their bond had grown stronger.
The place gradually began to fill
with angry incarnations.
"Let's kill the strongest incarnation, Nirvana Moebius, right now!"
Soone shouted.
Everyone was the sa.
People who wanted to survive… no matter the cost.
That was what they all had in common.
Jung Heewon looked at the group and noticed the absence of two mbers.
The first: Yoo Sangah.
She already knew about her.
But the second…
"Where is little Yi Shun?"
She asked while looking at Arthur and Kim Dokja.
"He's with Yoo Sangah and the Wanderer Queen…
and with Nirvana Moebius right now."
Kim Dokja said as he looked at Arthur.
"This isn't the ti.
I have a plan."
Kim Dokja was certain of his plan…
but delaying Yi Shun's rescue?
That was unacceptable in Arthur's eyes.
If Arthur lost his temper now…
who could really stop him?
Kim Dokja looked at him with concern.
Arthur's expression was calm…
solid.
Everyone noticed that calmness.
Except Kim Dokja.
He noticed sothing else.
The sadness… and pain in his eyes.
'Since when have I known Arthur?
He was always calm, joking, clever…
But I've only seen that look once or twice.
Why now?
And why do I feel like I've overlooked sothing important?'
Thoughts clashed in Kim Dokja's mind,
then stopped at a new ssage.
{Hint}
{The ninth strongest incarnation in the Seoul Do is:
The Insect Boy, Lee Gilyoung.}
Lee Gilyoung's eyes sparkled with excitent and pride as he looked at Kim Dokja happily.
At that mont,
a massive display screen opened in the air.
On it appeared the beginning of the battle
between Yoo Joonghyuk and Nirvana Moebius.
Arthur's expression darkened as he stared at the screen.
"I promised you…
and I will keep my promise."
The two clashed in an unbelievable battle.
Yoo Joonghyuk's sword collided with Nirvana Moebius's palm,
and a storm of sand exploded into the air from the sheer force.
They exchanged dozens of strikes within re seconds.
It was a battle… beyond belief.
It wasn't a savage clash, nor a crude display of skill.
It wasn't a blind contest of strength, but a battle of planning, reading, and learning.
The two responded to each other's movents with terrifying precision; perfect defense, calculated offense, and every strike carried dozens of calculations behind it.
Yoo Joonghyuk leapt high above the church and raised his sword steadily.
At that mont, his arms began to extend slowly, swelling bit by bit until they beca the size of a giant's arms. The sword grew as well, as if space itself was making room for it.
Yoo Joonghyuk raised his sword high, then brought it down with all his might.
That strike…
a strike that nearly split the sky in half.
It fell brutally upon Nirvana Moebius, and a storm of dust and sand surged upward from the impact.
When the dust cleared, a massive crater appeared in the ground, and at its center lay Nirvana, motionless. His body was covered in blood, trembling violently.
anwhile, everyone began moving according to Kim Dokja's plan with near-perfect precision.
One by one, they withdrew.
Only Kim Dokja and Arthur remained.
Arthur took a deep breath, a long exhale carrying unseen burdens.
He said calmly:
"Han Sooyoung… you can co out now."
Kim Dokja smiled faintly, as if he had known of her presence from the beginning.
Han Sooyoung said irritably:
"Damn… how did you know?
Never mind. What's your plan, Dokja?
I need to know who the strongest in Seoul is first.
You know, don't you?"
Kim Dokja answered without hesitation:
"Yes."
"Yoo Joonghyuk?"
"No."
Han Sooyoung exhaled in relief:
"Good… if that bastard dies, everything will reset to zero.
So it's Nirvana Moebius?"
"No as well."
Han Sooyoung's expression froze.
A heavy silence fell.
Kim Dokja slowly raised his gaze…
toward Arthur.
Arthur smiled calmly as he looked at them.
At that mont, the ssage echoed in his mind, just as it had since the beginning of the scenario:
{You are currently the strongest incarnation in the Seoul Do}
In the open sky, three dokkaebis smiled as they watched the scene from above—
humans fighting monsters,
Yoo Joonghyuk fighting Nirvana,
and Arthur… fighting himself.
Arthur took a calm breath, then looked at Kim Dokja and said in a low voice:
"It's ti.
If anything goes wrong… please take care of Yi Shun, Dokja."
Kim Dokja didn't lift his head.
He was squeezing his heart and mind, searching for another way, another plan…
but there was nothing.
No path.
Arthur looked at the silent Han Sooyoung.
She hadn't looked at him since she realized the truth.
He approached her with quiet steps and smiled faintly:
"Han Sooyoung… do you rember our conversation when we first t?"
She didn't turn to him, but she smiled mockingly:
"I said you saved because of the plot.
I said everything we do is for the scenario…
that being the hero ans everything is just a damned story."
Arthur lowered his voice slightly:
"And I… agree with you.
Here… my story will end."
He paused for a mont, then continued:
"Let's et… in another ti and another world."
With those words, Arthur exhaled calmly and lifted his gaze to the ssages appearing in the sky:
{The eighth strongest incarnation in the Seoul Do: Moonlight Girl Yoo Sangah}
{The seventh strongest incarnation in the Seoul Do: Judge of Destruction Jung Heewon}
Arthur smiled, leaving Kim Dokja and Han Sooyoung behind as he headed toward the battlefield.
{The sixth strongest incarnation in the Seoul Do: Steel Sword Lee Hyunsung}
Arthur murmured:
"So… Lee Hyunsung is sixth."
He raised his gaze to the sky and smiled faintly.
He reached the transparent do surrounding the battle between Yoo Joonghyuk and Nirvana Moebius.
He placed his hand on it… and felt sothing strange.
| Arthur, you can pass through the do if you use the Catastrophe Prevention Bracelet.
This bracelet doesn't apply only to catastrophes, but also to scenarios.
But if you use it now, you won't be able to use it again for 48 hours. |
Arthur smiled lightly:
"Alright… that's good."
He paused for a mont, then whispered:
"Kain… do you agree with my plan?
Maybe… just maybe…
there's no turning back now."
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