Chapter 93
The Absolute Throne (3)
{Congratulations, you have passed all the Ruler's trials.}
{The restrictions previously imposed on the rulers have been lifted.}
With the disappearance of the yellow barrier, the restrictions vanished all at once, and the rulers' stats returned to their full state. Power surged back into their bodies, as if the world itself had taken a breath again after a long suffocation.
Arthur remained seated in place, his body exhausted but his gaze steady, while Kim Dokja silently stared at the flood of messages appearing before him.
{The constellation Secretive Plotter admires your plan.}
{The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire is pleased with your victory.}
{The constellation Prisoner of the Golden Headband applauds you.}
A smile spread across the dokkaebi's face—a smile filled with the certainty of victory.
{Well… this is an inevitable result. Pay attention, incarnations of Seoul. A new master of the Absolute Throne has been born.}
The dokkaebi finished speaking, then pointed directly at Kim Dokja.
Shock swept through the area.
No one could believe what they had heard.
Everyone had assumed Yoo Joonghyuk would become the new ruler, and some had expected Arthur to claim the throne after defeating him.
But…
No one had imagined that this man—Kim Dokja—would be the one to ascend the throne.
Kim Dokja smiled calmly, then raised his gaze to the dokkaebi.
"Wait… why are you jumping ahead?"
His tone was steady.
"I haven't become the ruler yet."
{You are the last ruler standing. Of course you will become the ruler.}
"Then tell me… what are the benefits of the Absolute Throne?"
{As its name suggests, once you sit on the Absolute Throne, you will become the absolute ruler. Your commands will be executed without objection.}
Kim Dokja paused for a moment.
"That's all?"
{?????}
The dokkaebi smiled strangely, his impatience obvious.
{Stop this nonsense and sit on the throne… or I'll destroy it.}
"Oh?"
Kim Dokja smiled, his expression filled with cunning and mockery.
"In that case… why don't you destroy it? I'd like to see you try."
The dokkaebi's expression changed instantly.
His eyes flared red with anger, as if a spark of hatred had exploded within him.
Kim Dokja turned toward the crowd, his voice rising clearly:
"I refuse this.
I will not become the ruler."
At that moment—
Time stopped.
Expressions froze, faces stiffened in shock, as if the world itself refused to comprehend what had just been said.
The dokkaebi's anger exploded.
The sky darkened with clouds, rain poured violently, and the wind howled as though it were a direct reflection of his rage.
Someone stepped forward from the crowd and shouted angrily at Kim Dokja:
"Just sit down and shut up, you bastard!"
Kim Dokja looked at him with terrifying calm.
"Why do you want me to become the ruler?"
"????"
"What if I sit on the throne… and then kill you?
What if I kill all of you?"
Silence fell.
"With a single command… I could kill every one of you.
The same applies to everyone here."
His voice rose further—sharp and unflinching.
"We're not living in an age of kingdoms, so why are you acting like this?
I don't want to be a ruler representing disgusting people like you."
Then he said firmly, leaving no room for argument:
"That's why… I will never sit on the Absolute Throne."
Kim Dokja's expression changed.
This was a final decision.
He gripped his sword and stepped forward, standing directly before the Absolute Throne.
"And I won't allow anyone else to touch this throne."
Then he raised his voice again, addressing everyone… and something beyond them.
"How long will you keep letting yourselves be controlled by the dokkaebi scenarios?
And you too, constellations… the constellations of Korea. How long will you insist on turning this land into a bloody battlefield for your amusement?
How long will you use the innocent for your trivial dreams and goals?"
Silence descended.
No one could answer.
Even the constellations… remained silent.
But in the next moment—
The dokkaebi snapped his fingers.
{A new sub-scenario has arrived.}
{Seize the throne.}
Category: Sub
Difficulty: B
Conditions:
Defeat the incarnation "Kim Dokja," who refuses the Absolute Throne, and claim it in his place.
Time Limit: 30 minutes
Reward: Absolute Throne + 6000 coins
Failure: -----}
Everyone's expressions changed.
At first, no one had been able to act—
the throne belonged to Kim Dokja.
But now…
Anyone could kill him and take the throne.
Before anyone could move—
Jung Heewon rushed forward and stood in front of Kim Dokja without hesitation.
"If you want to kill him… you'll have to get through me first."
Yoo Sangah moved as well, along with the Beauty Ruler and the Materia Ruler, all standing by his side.
The dokkaebi's anger intensified.
{You insignificant insects…
Kill Kim Dokja and take the throne!}
People began to move—
But—
A loud, mad, hysterical laugh tore through the entire space.
"Ahhhh… Kim Dokja, you truly never cease to amaze me."
It was a voice filled with madness and delight.
"Just who are you?"
With those words, an overwhelmingly dangerous aura pressed down on everyone.
Bodies trembled from pain and fear, as if crushed beneath an unbearable existence.
A human silhouette rose into the air, standing with his hands behind his back elegantly, like a heavenly king gazing down upon mortals without concern.
"Little ants."
At his words, five skeletal monsters appeared—hybrids of humans and beasts.
The first… was the creature that had terrified everyone before.
The small dragon, Agniel.
The second… was a powerful human.
The tyrant ruler.
And three other monsters.
The creatures charged into the crowd, and the massacre began.
Arthur looked at the enraged dokkaebi, his eyes narrowing.
"You little bastard… don't you think you've gone too far?"
{????}
"I mean… changing the scenarios however you like. Don't you think that will anger your precious constellations?"
{Do you think the constellations would care about insects like you… or that bastard?}
But at that very moment—
{The constellation Secretive Plotter is angered at the dokkaebi.}
{The constellation Prisoner of the Golden Headband looks at the dokkaebi with rage and hatred.}
{The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire asks: where is the justice in this rotten scenario?}
{The constellation Miracle Narrator smiles and looks at the little dokkaebi with pity.}
Arthur smiled.
He raised his sword toward the sky…
then brought it down in a devastating strike.
Humans shattered beneath his power, falling dead.
He raised his right hand, and a twisted red aura formed around it.
"Drain."
With that word, everyone twisted under the influence of Arthur's aura and the overwhelming Blood Demon technique.
Within seconds, Arthur stood in the sky like an untouchable ruler, while corpses filled the ground beneath him.
He looked at Kim Dokja, then smiled.
"Shall we do it now?"
"Yes."
Arthur descended from the sky and walked forward in silence, stepping between corpses and survivors alike.
Everything he had done was only possible thanks to the miraculous healing elixir. Without it, he would have remained collapsed on the ground for a long time after the immense strain caused by Level 3 Dragon Form.
Arthur and Kim Dokja moved forward together…
and ascended toward the Absolute Throne.
No one moved.
And everyone remained… still.
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