Chapter 122
Land of Peace (5)
The battle between the dwarves and the disasters had finally ended.
The echoes of combat faded, and the land—exhausted by blood and screams—grew still.
Arthur achieved his goal, killing the serpent in accordance with Persephone's scenario, and also completed the main scenario by eliminating the disasters entirely.
Coins flowed into his account, without celebration, as if they were a cold price for blood that had not yet dried.
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At night, Kim Dokja sat quietly, preparing a special drink using the beverage of the Land of Peace, mixed with parts of Orochi's body.
The scent was strange, heavy, carrying within it the trace of an entity that no longer existed.
At the same time, he purified two swords from Orochi's blood:
one for Yoo Joonghyuk, and the other for himself.
Kim Dokja lost the title of the King of No Killing in this world, due to killing someone within the scenario, but he calmly told Arthur that he had a solution to the matter—a delayed one… but it existed.
Arthur drank a little of the beverage and felt warmth flow through his body, then raised his gaze upward.
Kim Dokja was standing, guarding him in silence.
Arthur smiled faintly, then bent down and placed his finger on the ground, beginning to write.
"Constellation of Wine and Ecstasy"
Nothing happened.
Arthur's expression changed, as did Kim Dokja's.
A short, heavy silence fell.
Kim Dokja leaned slightly closer and whispered into Arthur's ear words that no one else heard.
Arthur smiled again and wrote once more.
"Father of the Rich Night"
The moment he finished writing the words…
he immediately lost consciousness, without a single word.
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Arthur opened his eyes to a voice he knew well.
{You should not have come to the Underworld}
He looked ahead to find the overseer standing there.
"Why?
I am here to report that I have completed the task assigned to me."
{I know, but I will say it again… you cannot enter the palace}
"Why? I completed the queen's mission, so could it be…
could it be that the king and queen are not here?"
{Yes}
"Then… did they leave a message for me?"
{Yes}
"Then tell me."
{And why would I do that?}
The overseer's response was cold, devoid of any fear.
Arthur smiled faintly, a smile carrying a hidden intent.
He nearly attacked and split him in half, but remembered Kim Dokja's advice.
He slipped his hand into his pocket and took out some of the drink Kim Dokja had given him earlier.
"Tell me the message… and I'll let you have this."
The overseer's expression changed.
He smiled strangely, almost intoxicated, extended his arm, took the vial… then handed Arthur something else.
Arthur opened his hand.
It was a pure, clear golden ring.
"Is that you, brother?"
"Yes… I'm sorry I'm late."
"No need to apologize. So, what's your plan?"
...
"Alright… I'll do it."
"I'm sorry, but this is the only way. My damned companion said it's the only way, and he literally knows everything about the world, so… I don't know any other solution."
"No need to apologize, brother.
This is something I want.
And this way… I'll get some revenge as well."
Arthur smiled calmly, then said:
"Hey, Bihyung… you're here, right?"
Sparks flickered in the air, and then Bihyung appeared.
"You know what you're doing, right?"
{Yes… damn you and Kim Dokja, you bastard}
"Just do it."
Bihyung sighed, then took out an egg the size of a football, took Shin Yoosung's soul, and placed it inside the egg.
Arthur smiled quietly.
He carried out another task on behalf of Kim Dokja…
then woke up.
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Arthur opened his eyes to the world of the Land of Peace.
Kim Dokja had already left, and Lee Hyunsung was standing there, guarding him with a stern expression.
"What's going on? Where is Dokja?"
"He's over there."
Lee Hyunsung pointed toward a group of people.
Arthur moved quickly and saw a severely burned body lying on the ground… dead.
It was one of Kim Dokja's companions.
"What's happening?"
Arthur asked as he looked around.
Concern was evident on everyone's faces, and unease hung over the place.
"I don't really know, but it seems the companions on Earth are in danger, and it seems that—"
Before Kim Dokja could finish speaking, the messages appeared.
{The additional reward for the main contributors has arrived}
{Main contributors: Arthur, Kim Dokja, Yoo Joonghyuk}
{Reward list:
1- Folded Moon Wave Fan (SSS)
2- Blue Dragon Sword (SS)
3- Bracelet of the Magic King (SS)
4- Choose one A-rank skill}
Arthur looked at the rewards, then chose without hesitation.
Bracelet of the Magic King.
{A bracelet that helps gather magical energy more quickly and serves as an additional storage.
If your magical energy runs out, you can rely on the bracelet}
Kim Dokja chose the Miniaturization skill, and Yoo Joonghyuk selected his reward as well.
The magical gate to return to Earth opened.
The Japanese team left first, then it was the Korean team's turn.
Before Arthur crossed the gate, he remembered what Kim Dokja wanted to tell him…
but before he could look at him, he disappeared into the gate and was transported.
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A few seconds later…
Arthur stepped out onto Earth.
"Where am I now?"
He looked around and noticed sparks scattered around the gate.
Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk emerged as well.
At that moment, both Arthur and Yoo Joonghyuk sensed danger approaching.
"Dokja, watch out!"
With their shout, everyone leapt to avoid the attacks thrown at them.
"It's the Supreme King, the King of No Killing, and the Great Demon King!"
"Forget the Supreme King and the Great Demon King!
Kill the King of No Killing—he can't kill!"
Kim Dokja smiled calmly, then raised his blade…
and began cutting the enemies' throats.
Shock spread among the attackers.
Arthur and Yoo Joonghyuk moved at unbelievable speed, cutting them all down.
Those who could flee escaped, and only one man remained, trembling in fear.
"Who told you to do this?"
Kim Dokja asked, looking at the man.
His body shook, then he raised his sword and lunged toward Kim Dokja's head, shouting:
"For the liberation of humanity's scenario!"
At those words, Kim Dokja's body froze suddenly, as if a distant memory had collided with his mind without warning.
In a fraction of a second—
The man's neck was cut, and his body split in half.
Yoo Joonghyuk was the one who severed the head with a decisive strike, while Arthur split the body without hesitation, as if the act had been done in silent coordination between them.
"Hey, Dokja… what's wrong with you?"
Arthur asked, looking at him with hidden concern.
"Don't you think what's happening is strange?"
Kim Dokja slowly raised his gaze, as if his thoughts were still somewhere else.
Arthur looked around—at the corpses, at the frightened faces, at the heavy silence.
"Well… what's truly strange is someone having this level of loyalty and devotion."
"Yes… and—"
Kim Dokja suddenly stopped.
Yoo Joonghyuk noticed it before anyone else.
"Someone else escaped."
With that statement, the three of them dashed at the same moment after the fleeing man.
But before they could reach him—
An arrow shot from afar, slicing through the air with terrifying precision, embedding itself in the man's neck, dropping him lifeless.
The three stopped.
Kim Dokja noticed the source of the arrow, and his expression hardened.
—It's Beauty Queen.
...
Beauty Queen explained what had happened to the group, in a calm voice that concealed a complete disaster.
How the King's Alliance fell.
How the Matriarch King Sangkyung collapsed, and his entire group fell.
And how the Wanderer Queen's group also fell… without anyone noticing her presence.
As for the Neutral King…
he joined the other side with ease, as if it had never mattered to him from the beginning.
"They are a group calling themselves the Church of Salvation."
With those words, the atmosphere changed.
At that same moment, humans were summoned to the capital, Seoul.
Kim Dokja spoke as he observed the scene:
"In every scenario, when the dokkaebi notice that the number of people carrying out the scenario is too low, they summon other humans into each capital… to carry out the next main scenario."
Everyone began looking at the newly summoned group—unfamiliar faces, confused gazes, and others carrying unsettling excitement.
"Was the Church of Salvation summoned this way as well?"
Yoo Joonghyuk asked, his eyes fixed on the crowd.
"Yes… but—"
Beauty Queen paused briefly, then continued in a more cautious tone:
"The Supreme King… the Great Demon King… I know how strong you are, but you must not fight the leader of the Church."
Then she looked directly at Arthur.
"Especially you, Arthur."
Arthur's gaze froze, and he turned to her with a strange expression.
"Why me?"
At that moment, Kim Dokja's expression changed completely as he looked at Arthur.
"Arthur… I want you to stay calm and listen to me.
Don't do anything bad… please."
His tone was different.
Not an order, but a sincere plea.
As Kim Dokja spoke, Arthur's expression gradually worsened, and silence began to press down on the place.
Then…
Arthur slowly bent toward the ground.
His body began to sink, little by little, into a dense, absolute darkness—
as if responding to an ancient call deep within him…
A darkness that began to swallow him completely.
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