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Dohyuk didnt understand immediately, but he heard a scream and turned.

What is this?!

Why is it transporting me out-

Dohyuk opened his eyes in shock. Many people around him were shining.

What is this

Kyuho was one of them. He looked down at himself becoming transparent and turned to Dohyuk. He had realized something.

I see Listen, Dohyuk.

I

And right after he spoke a few more words, he disappeared, with new words popping up for Dohyuk.

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People disappeared instantly.

-Forbid any act that resembles beasts

Dohyuks newborn city. The wish he had was now the rule of the city. Thats why the city bound to the masters will acted upon it, resulting in the expulsion of all beasts, including humans and Bermurans.

Dohyuk came out of a liquor store. The store had been covered deep in the sand, but it still had many things from the time before the world changed. Dohyuk unwrapped the plastic cover and ate a piece of bread and drank some water. Then, he walked. Half a day passed after the people disappeared. This city was good. There were parts of the city where it was mixed with otherworldly stuff. There were farms and an oasis in between the city buildings and Bermurans various foods.

The only problem was that there were no humans. Dohyuk looked around.

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The messages popped up again. It had been popping up constantly, as someone walked into his city and was expelled. It seemed these people were being teleported out someplace far where it wasnt visible from the top of the city wall. It seemed like the beasts or the people who lost their sanity were not allowed to enter. Everyone was a beast. But it was only natural since it had been only a few days since the city appeared in this world and the only one who knew that they needed to get to the city would be those who had survived long enough in the previous world.

The only exception was

Did you find any?

Dohyuk shook his head.

Heeyun also shook her head, Me neither. I saw many of them walking to the city gate but

Theyre gone.

Yeah, Heeyun agreed. She was drenched in sweat.

Lets get some rest.

There was still time left before the sun went down. Dohyuk and Heeyun found a spot in one building with no light source to rest.

D-Dohyuk! Look at this!

Heeyun came running with teary eyes while they were searching the building just in case. It was a laptop computer.

It still has battery!

The Internet didnt work. But it seemed like it was originally the owners way of enjoying entertainment as there were a series of dramas and other TV programs.

Can we maybe

Yeah, Dohyuk nodded.

But wouldnt it be a waste of

Its okay. Youve done enough today, Dohyuk assured her. Heeyun had risked her life without knowing anything, and she did her part. She was now trying to find a peace of mind with a trace of the old world that she had stumbled upon after months (in her standards).

T-then

Heeyun pointed at a folder on the computer desktop.

D-do you want to see this together? Just one episode I really wanted to watch it before

Sure.

And the two of them watched. Within the dark building in the city that had no one, they watched one season of the drama. It had 8 episodes, with 40 minutes each. Both of them forgot about everything else as they watched. And on the last episode, after the characters in drama reached the end-

The machine shut off as the battery was out. The two were silent for a while until Heeyun spoke.

This place is a good place. We have no bas- I mean bad people. No monsters.

Right.

But you dont plan to stay here for long, right?

Right. Dohyuk answered. This city was safe, but that was it. He had searched all parts of the city, but there was no way for him to acquire coins or items. The only thing it had was peace and nothing else. As such, Dohyuk couldnt stay here, at least for now.

I have a goal, Dohyuk said. He still remembered the surge of energy that filled him.

I killed the bastard that gave me such power.

He killed the god. He now realized how incredible it was, but he could do it. If he did it before, he had the chance. Besides, he now had the power that he did not have in his previous life. The Nature from Casita- the power to use gods miracle.

I will kill him. Again.

So, if I can gain his power

He would do whatever it took to do it. He would change this world, as he did with the city.

Maybe I can even change the people back to their old selves.

This was his goal. And for that, he needed to venture out. He couldnt even imagine how treacherous that path could be, but he still had to do it.

But if you decide to stay, I

Ill go.

There were probably cases like Heeyun around. People with no power or knowledge, but their minds had not been corrupted. They could safely stay in this city. With Heeyuns power, she would easily be their leader.

I dont want to be a leader or anything, Heeyun said as she folded the laptop. Im not a good person.

Her hand was now shaking, trembling. D-did yours do this too?

I-it wasnt the first time I killed a person

She killed others in defense of herself in most cases. But the killing she did in this city was different. Her Nature had given her tremendous power, enough to massacre people with a flick of a hand, and she did. As such, her sanity was at maximum level. It was obvious. Heeyun then pulled up the bag. It was the sleeping bag that Dohyuk gave to her. It helped restore sanity.

You t-told me that if I use this, I wont go mad like the others.

But I thought, including that K-kyuho those crazy people seemed to be happy. They didnt need to use this.

It was true. Corruption allowed one to adapt to this world. Even when one massacred a whole bunch of people, it didnt inflict any damage to the mind.

A-and I know you wont hate me even if I c-change

Yeah.

If Heeyun wasnt going to stay within the city, she didnt need to use the sleeping bag. Using it would only make her feel more uncomfortable. Even if she restored her sanity, she would have to rely on the sleeping bag every time something like this happened. But only-

I-Im a bad girl. I mean youre fighting back, but I dont want to

Dohyuk was relieved. Heeyun wasnt the only one who was happy for having someone to enjoy a TV show within this crazy world.

Its okay, Dohyuk calmed her down and took the bag from Heeyun. Its okay.

Im sorry

Tears rolled down her face and she soon fell asleep. It seemed her energy had run out. Dohyuk then walked out to see if there were any rugs or pillows around. When he returned, Heeyun didnt need any of that.

She was sleeping inside the sleeping bag. Dohyuk turned, and after he distanced himself from Heeyun enough so he would not disturb her sleep, he pulled out the paper.

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T-thank you, customer- KYAH!

Marie gasped as she saw Dohyuk.

C-customer

Did something bad happen to you? You dont look too

Its nothing. Sorry about that.

Dohyuk smiled and pulled out his pair of swords and handed them over.

We made a deal.

A-already?

Marie was shocked. But that was only the beginning. As she identified the item she was handed, she became even more shocked.

..!!!

Dohyuk quickly covered Maries mouth before she could scream.

Quiet.

Sssss.. ssss

What?

SS rank. Godly Item Ive never even laid my hand on one before

And the price?

Marie couldnt answer immediately.

W-wait a minute!

How long?

I I think I need to go back for a second. I dont have enough to

Dohyuk nodded as Marie reluctantly let go of the item and took the paper to return. She then asked, B-but are you really okay? I mean, if this is SS rank then the gods wrath will be upon you through the 9th generation or so

I dont care. I cant be scared of some chickenhead.

Okay. Then Ill be back.

Marie then readied herself and disappeared. Dohyuk then remembered that he had not checked his wallet yet.

That body was an elite monster.

And from his experience, he knew all those monsters with such titles had given him a huge amount of coins.

Wallet.

Dohyuk spoke and it was as he expected.

-Coins: 151040

Body of Aruga had awarded him a hefty amount of coins. But-

What?

The thing that shocked him wasnt the coins. It was the one that had appeared as 0 the last time he checked.

-Faith: 3663

The number grew without him knowing. And-

-Faith: 3711

It was still growing as he watched.

What happened?

Huh? Marie asked as she had just reappeared. It seemed she was panting and was blushing from being in a hurry. In her hand was the payment.