"Dokja-ssi, what is happening to Hyunsung?" asked Sangah, agitated.
I didn't know why this was happening, it didn't make sense... Besides, why is he attacking us? Did Hyunsung lose control?
Before I could think any further, I saw Hyusung's fist on my face, sending me to the ground, it was a very hard blow, I almost lost consciousness.
"Hyusung-ssi, react, remember who you are." Dokja began to speak, saying words to Hyunsung, whom he seemed to have known all his life... as if he had been with him all along.
But I knew that wouldn't work... because.
(Dokja- POV)
What's happening, and what is that ability? They never mentioned it in the novel.
[The character Lee Hyunsung is being influenced by the unique ability: Puppeteer, from the person ■■■■]
Who will that person be, and why are they censoring it?
I turned to look in all directions to see who was nearby, but I didn't know who it could be, could it be Ayan--
I was thinking when I was interrupted by the sound of a blow that broke part of the ground, burying the person who was hit.
"Ayanokouji!!!" shouted Yoo Sangah
Lee Hyunsung had punched Ayanokouji in the face, leaving him completely immobilized on the ground. It seemed to have caused a severe bruise as his face didn't even seem to react.
He had simply been lying on the ground.
There was no time, I needed to find the person who controlled Hyunsung; if I took too long, Pildu might not survive as planned.
Lee Jihye, who was just watching, reacted quickly, drawing her sword to attack Hyunsung, who seemed like a traitor in her eyes.
"Calm down Jihye, he is being controlled, we need to find the culprit, it must be one of them" I said before it was too late...
[The constellation Secretive Plotter is interested in the events.]
[The constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon wants the fight to begin.]
[The constellation, Demon-like Judge of Fire, is worried about Ayanokouji, prays for you to help him and for him to be well.]
[You have received 500 coins]
(Ayanokouji POV)
I knew it wouldn't work... because.
[The bond with Lee Hyunsung has been successful.]
[Controlling the character: Lee Hyunsung]
[Puppeteer:
1.- Lee Hyunsung (new)
2.-
3.-
you still have 2 spots left]
This ability was quite convenient for me, it will be very useful, sorry Dokja, but I need to know exactly how this ability works... I really don't mean to be rude.
[The bond of Kim Dokja has failed due to ---fo- -h wa.-----.]
... so he has some mental blocking ability... it makes sense, since he was able to survive those wizards and then eat the spiritual stone.
What I know so far is that to use my ability, I need to touch the person and that person must be someone who is mentally weak. but if they have a mental blocking ability, it is useless to me. I feel that this ability will no longer be useful to me in the future for controlling powerful people. It would be best to save the spaces for when I see someone with a lot of potential but who is currently weak.
If I'm correct, these abilities can evolve and become more useful to me. Given the nature of this ability, the evolution could be giving me the capacity to copy some power or steal it from the people on my list, or it could simply increase my space for people.
"Calm down Jihye, he is being controlled, we need to find the culprit, it must be one of them" Dokja said
Upon hearing Dokja's voice, I got up.
"Ugh, that hurt too much, I was unconscious for about a minute," I said while exhaling from the pain of the blow.
[The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire is happy that you are well.]
[The constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon waits for the fight to begin]
[You have received 100 coins]
Kaboom!,
Crassh!
You could hear that Pildu and the others were battling against the monsters below, and some had already died. Pildu was too tired to fight perfectly, but he was evolving quickly.
"Dokja-sii, what should we do?" asked Yoo Sangah while trying to use the lasso to catch Hyunsung.
"I have an idea," I said as I stood next to Dokja and Hyunsung turned toward us. "Hyunsung, how many more times can you use your ability before you pass out?"
Dokja seemed to understand what he was trying to say but knew it was dangerous, so he would have to make the decision of where to use it.
"maybe 1 or 2 more times"
Hyunsung replied while his body remained unresponsive, the ability is something that is activated from the mind so the plan is for him to activate it... and destroy the place where Pildu and his gang are... that's what I need.
"..." Dokja didn't know what to say since his plan had failed miserably, but he didn't need to worry because mine was successful.
Gilyoung, who was standing still without saying anything and just observing, positioned himself behind Dokja as he is the one he trusts the most.
"Do it, Hyunsung, you'll have to do it down where the others are, if you do it here we might die."
I finished saying Dokja, and then everyone nodded, accepting the defeat they were experiencing.
"But..." Lee Jihye began to speak, thinking deeply, "Hyunsung will attack one of those present here, so the one he attacks will have to sacrifice themselves and throw themselves down and then dodge the blow from the strongman, right?"
"That's right," I replied as he moved more to the center so they could hear me.
"Don't worry, as long as it's not Yoo Sangah, we'll be fine since she can save us with her lasso," Dokja finished saying, nodding to Sangah and giving her an important task.
"Guys, I can't hold on any longer, I'll have to let Hyunsung-ssi go," said Sangah, collapsing to the floor from exhaustion, freeing the uncontrollable Hyunsung.
"Be ready," said Dokja with a determined look, he wanted to be the one to sacrifice himself... but I have other plans...
"Now!" Hyunsung shouted, letting us know that his ability was already activated,
"wait-" was about to say Dokja when he was interrupted
but the others couldn't think because Hyunsung directed his blow toward the floor. throwing us all to Pildu and the landlords.
[The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire begins to worry about the situation]
[The constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon is excited to see what you will do in this situation]
[The constellation The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal is eager to see you fight again]
When we all touched the floor, Pildu started yelling at us.
"Now, who are the ones in danger?"
Dokja didn't respond immediately but turned to look at Hyunsung and saw that he was still conscious, so he nodded for him to use his ability again, to which Hyunsung complied.
just a little more.
"SANGAH!, use your lasso to go to a part that is still stable from where we were and then help us, first rescue Hyunsung." Dokja ordered, to which Yoo Sangah simply nodded.
"Where do you think you're running to? Are you going to help or die for me!" shouted Pildu. to which some of their turrets pointed at us.
That wouldn't be very helpful.
I made Hyunsung's strike aim at the ground again, creating a smoke curtain that would last 30 seconds.
"Remember where we are, Sangah," Dokja said one last time before disappearing from sight in the smoke.
…
…
"Hey, someone stole my katana," Lee Jihye's voice was heard through the smoke that covered most of the area.
"Die, you sons of bitches," spat Pildu as he used some of his turrets to shoot at us, but it only made the smoke last longer.
"I already have Hyunsung," Sangah shouted at us, "I'll throw the lasso again so they can take him."
As soon as Sangah threw the lasso, I heard too many footsteps approaching it, but they didn't match the sounds of Gilyoung, Jihye, or Dokja's footsteps; they were different. The only footsteps that were good were Heewon's, which by the sound could mean she was already in the lasso.
It's possible that Jihye is looking for her katana, Gilyoung is scared, and Dokja is waiting to be the last.
"aaah"
"kwaawk"
"my arm, shit, shit"
The voices of some were heard, it seemed they were cut off by someone, who could it be that did it, maybe Heewon.
"Now, Sangah!" shouted Heewoon, implying that he was holding the rope.
"Here we go again!" Sangah said again.
"damn it, I swear I'll kill you when that damn curtain of sm-" it seemed that Pildu's voice was cut off by something... the turrets also stopped being heard.
what could have happened.
"grrrr"
the growls of the monsters and their footsteps approaching began to be heard.
"Now!" shouted Dokja, who seemed to have Gilyoung in his arms as he had disappeared from my sight.
"Damn it!" shouted Jihye as she seemed a bit desperate at the thought of dying, now she is mentally unstable...
I ran to where she was and held her in my arms, lifting her up.
"Ayanokouji, Jihye-ssi, here it goes, run!" shouted Sangah, throwing the lasso for possibly the last time.
"Let me go, you bastard," said Jihye as she struggled against being carried.
"Calm down, if you don't stop moving it will be difficult to save us both," I told her- while reaching the rope and grabbing it. "Done!!"
Sangah used her strength to draw us toward them where we will be safe.
[The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire is happy that you are safe.]
[The constellation The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal is a bit disappointed not to see the action perfectly due to the smoke]
[The constellation Wanderer of the Two Heaven is proud of your ability]
[You have received 150 coins]
As soon as we got there, Jihye, who was still hugging me, quickly got down.
"Hey, you took my katana," she said as she saw me carrying her katana.
"I found it on the floor and I assumed it was yours because I heard you looking for it and asking about it," I replied.
[The bond with Lee Jihye has been interrupted halfway ]
[Controlling the character: nobody ]
[Puppeteer:
1.- Lee Hyunsung [Delete?]
2..- Lee Jihye (50%)... [Delete?]
2.5.-
3.-
you still have 1.5 spots left]
It seems that as long as their power in the binding is not at 100%, I can add more, but at the percentage of their power that I want to control.
Besides, I can also delete whoever I want, but if I delete them, it might be more difficult to link them later, so for now, I'll leave them as they are.
According to the scenario, we should wait at least 7 more hours to finish it... but now that didn't seem to matter to the others...
Jihye looked down where Pildu and the others used to be.
"It can't be, how did that happen?" said Sangah while looking away.
Jung Heewon did nothing but watch the scene that happened downstairs.
Dokja, on the other hand, had a slightly irritated expression, but it was something no one else could notice; he was covering it up too well.
upon seeing where the others were looking, I was able to see the scene...
Pildu and those around him were dead. They had been finished off with a cut given to the ability of the cut zones. More specifically the head, they no longer had heads and were about to be devoured by the monsters... I don't know what's so special about being mortified by this, this is the world now, right?
I turned to look at Jihye, who seemed to have noticed the cuts just like I did.
upon realizing I was watching her, she just made a face of disgust or something like that.
"Why are you looking at me like an idiot?"
It didn't seem like she didn't notice the cuts.
[personal skill Masterpiece has been used, You have acquired a new skill after the ######### of #####]
[Chosen skill: patience]
"this wasn't part of the agreement, Dokja" - said Lee Jihye, who seemed to be upset again about what had happened. She knew she would calm down later, but it was better if it happened sooner, right?
"It wasn't Dokja's fault," I replied for Dokja, stepping in front of Jihye, "Besides, they all might have died later anyway, you don't have to blame anyone, we couldn't prevent Hyunsung from being controlled by someone."
"You had told me that no one would die, Ayanokouji, but it seems it was the opposite," Jihye seemed about to hit me, but I didn't care at all.
"If you're going to blame someone, you can blame Joonghyuk," said Dokja, leaving Jihye deep in thought.... "When did he enter the dungeon?"
"Ah?, around 9 in the morning, I think," Jihye said, stopping to speak and quickly looking at Dokja. "Wait... how do you know that master entered a dungeon?"
So he's been in that dungeon for at least 11 hours, if he's been there for that long it must be something dangerous. Although I think it would be better to ask ourselves what we should do now that the monsters are trying to come up after us.
Hyunsung is unconscious, Sangah is tired from using too much energy, and Heewon needs to sleep.
"I need to go take care of someone who let everyone here die looking for rare objects," said Dokja as he started climbing the stairs where we were completely. "I'll take care of him."
"Where are you going?" asked Heewoon.
"Don't worry about the monsters, they won't catch up to us. The destruction we caused on the stairs was too much, but just in case, I need Hyunsung, Sangah, and Heewon to stay and keep watch," said Dokja as he headed toward Gilyoung, who turned to look at him.
"I will go with you, Dokja-hyung,"
"Alright, wake Hyunsung and tell him we'll come back later, come with me Ayanokouji and you too Jihye."
Dokja finished saying to start walking in another direction.
I wonder what he is thinking right now, and why he knows so much about the new world. Does he have some power that allows him to see the future? If I see any opportunity, I will have to use my ability on him; it will be too useful in the future.
"Are you saying the teacher is in trouble?" Jihye asked as she followed Dokja.
"that 's right".....
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COINS: 18,850→19,600…
[Attributes window]
Name: Ayanokouji Kiyotaka
Age: 16
constellation: none
Personal attributes: puppeteer (mythic), absolute master of adaptation (hero), masterpiece (Legend), ###
Personal skills: [manipulation lv 6→8] [lie detection lv 8] [poker face] [ability concealment lv 10] [Absolue adaptation lv 10] [Master of all combat arts lv 7] [master of all weapons lv 7] [master of everything lv 4] [Advanced mental barrier lv 8→9] [Reasoning lv 8] [Ghost walk lv 1→3] [Patience lv10 (new)]...
Stigma: N/A
General statistics: [Stamina level 20], [Strength level 20], [Agility level 20], [Magic power level 15]
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I hope you like this new chapter in which I decided to give a more original plot instead of following the original line literally. I hope you don't mind the decision I made and continue reading this, as you motivate me to keep working on it. :]
I hope you are all well, guys, and we will see each other in the next episode. I will probably release it next week on Friday.
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Sorry for the delay, this time I will really try not to delay the chapters too much
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