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Ch 83 as of 15/11/22 - also on Tapas ** End of season 1, Ch 50 - FL is reborn as the evil villainess Dang Haewon, oldest child of the Dang clan. She retains all of Haewon’s memories. - To avoid her death, FL cancels her engagement to the noble male hero Namgoong Jiha before he does (he will later have 7 wives). - FL announces she will go on a journey to reflect on her actions after trying to kill Namgoong Jiha’s lover and 1st love, Jaegal Hee. - Dang Mujin, FL’s father and Headmaster of the Dang clan in Sacheon (Sichuan). He loves FL unconditionally. - Chamberlain Jin, Dang Mujin’s most trusted subordinate. - Dang Haejun, FL’s younger half brother and heir of the Dang clan. His martial arts is weak and he shows no promise. He’s an informant for the Moyong clan. - Namgoong Jiha, a prodigy and genius swordsman. He’s never known defeat or regret, so he’s arrogant and self righteous. - His clan is 1 of the 5 great Murim noble clans. - Jaegal Hee, who becomes a genius swordswoman. - Jaegal Ihwa, her older brother and the clan heir. - The Jaegal clan is also 1 of the 5 great Murim noble clans. - FL’s stepmother Moyong Bi has been poisoning her for 10yrs with the help of FL’s maid to block her inner Qi. Moyong Bi isolated FL within the Dang clan to prevent FL from challenging her son Dang Haejun as the heir. Using her knowledge of the story, FL takes a pagum herb to reverse the effects of the poison. - On the way to her birth mother’s clan in Jinju, FL finds a special 10k year old ginseng and eats it without knowing it unblocks and amplifies Qi but can also be a poison. FL must control the flow of her Qi to prevent her death. - After meditating and cultivating the energy on her own, FL opens all 12 meridians in her body. FL is now able to release her Qi and she starts to learn basic martial arts from her escort guards during their journey. She learns rapidly and often acts on instinct. - FL catches her maid who was about to send a report to Moyong Bi. FL confirms with her maid that she is a Moyong spy. The maid has been giving poison under the guise of medicine to FL for the last 10yrs. FL spares the maid’s life for now. - Yang Bang Shik, Captain of the escort guards and a Murim warrior of the Dang clan. - On behalf of the escort guards, Yang Bang Shik pledges to support FL as the Dang clan successor. They see her potential through the rapid improvement in her martial arts. They have hope that she will be a strong and powerful leader. - FL asks the guards to keep her martial art skills a secret. - NB: The martial arts of the Dang clan focuses on poison and assassination skills. - After a month, they pass through a village. FL rescues a girl who was sold to the Seok clan to pay off her father’s gambling debts. Already 30 women have been sent to be mistresses of the Seok clan, and they all left as corpses. - Later the girl called Jin Soye offers to serve FL for life. - FL recalls from the novel that Jin Soye becomes a great martial artist in her own right, known as the “Celestial Warrior.” - Jin Soye is smart, level headed, capable and strong. - FL accidentally kills her maid with a Qi cannon after mistaking her for a Moyong spy FL was chasing. The guards later find and deal with the spy. The maid was the first person FL had ever killed using her new skills. - FL arrives at the Eon clan estate in Jinju and is greeted by her maternal grandfather Eon Saryong. He’s known as the “Fist Master / King”. He’s the current Headmaster of the Eon clan. - Gunwoo is the Eon clan heir. Gunwoo is constantly setup by Saryong to be with FL in an obvious attempt to get them engaged. Gunwoo acts very clumsy every time he’s with FL. - All correspondence from the Moyong clan to the Eon clan estate is being intercepted. Jin Soye copies the maid’s handwriting and sends fake replies. - Gunwoo is worried about accidentally hurting FL with his large stature. He sees FL as petite, delicate and fragile. - FL challenges Gunwoo to spar with her to prove him wrong. She defeats him and brings him to the ground. - Saryong saw them spar and provides them with his critique. He offers to teach them both together so they can learn from eachother. - Gunwoo likes FL and wants her to stay in Jinju. - Gunwoo is secretly a prince who left the royal palace long ago. - The Seok heir arrives at the Eon clan estate to take back Jin Soye who was sold to him. He leaves with the promise that FL will visit him but she does so disguised as an assassin along with her guards. She feeds him a drug (Baekryun flower) that he was going to use on her. The drug brainwashes him to obey her commands then he dies from overdosing on the drug. They start a fire as a cover up. - Eon Seo Yeon, FL’s mother and a female physician. - Seo Yeon was stopped from learning martial arts by Saryong because he thought the world of Murim was too dangerous. That’s when she switched to learning medicinal arts. - Saryong regrets his decision now that Seo Yeon is dead. - He wants FL to live freely and to live as she pleases. - Saryong gives FL a valuable Golden Pill to take. The pill is good for those with weaker physical bodies. - To gather evidence first before notifying the Murim authorities, FL disguises herself and enters the black market alone using a ticket taken from the Seok clan. Her guards are on standby outside. - She wants to investigate the drug made from the Baekryun flower. She finds an arena where Cheonho the Mountain God, a huge white tiger, is wearing restraints. Byuk Seogun, a famous Murim master, is forced to fight the tiger. - Under the influence of the Baekryun flower, Byuk Seogun is so intent on destroying Cheonho that he creates a Qi cannon that could wipe out the entire arena. FL interrupts the fight and creates her own Qi cannon to absorb the one by Byuk Seogun. - FL succeeds and then knocks Byuk Seogun out. She frees Cheonho from his restraints and he escapes. Byuk Seogun dies from a drug overdose and his broken body. - Namgoong Jiha is undercover at the arena and he creates a Qi sword to kill the thugs that run into the arena. - FL questions Og Hwi the leader about the Baekryun flower. He got the drug from the Namhaedo Plains. Before FL can make Og Hwi tell her who his superiors are, he is killed by a poisoned dagger. - The dagger grazes FL’s mask which forces her to take it off as the poison burned through. - Observing secretly from the trees near the arena, FL’s step-cousin Moyong Hwi was the one who killed Og Hwi (He is Moyong Bi’s nephew and heir to the Moyong clan). - Namgoong Jiha suspects FL of planning to do something to him again and asks about her intentions. Gunwoo suddenly arrives and interrupts them. He ignores Jiha and leads FL away by the hand. (Gunwoo was jealous when he saw her with Jiha) - Later that night, Cheonho visits FL at her window. As thanks, he gives her a special sword and one of his claws. He doesn’t know how he was captured but a powerful evil energy appeared that caused him to faint. When he awoke he was in restraints that sealed away his godly powers. - FL decides to return to the Dang clan estate in Sacheon to get stronger there before the Demon Sect starts to move. - Before FL leaves, Gunwoo gives her a mando looking glass that can be used to communicate with eachother. - FL decides to make a detour on the way and stop by Unnan / Yunnan mountain. There is a great amount of a precious metal (Geumkang ore) buried in the mountain that is yet to be discovered. This ore is the toughest and rarest material in Murim. - At the base of the mountain they come across a village in a very bad state. The villagers are all starving and there is no water. The cause is a 4000yo demon serpent (single horn fire python) that has settled in the area and has poisoned all of the surroundings. - Lee Jagang, the future Hermit Master and a great Murim warrior. This boy saves Jin Soye and gives her the antidote after she faints when she got too close to the miasma at night. His parents and older sister were killed by the serpent and he plans to avenge them. FL reminds him of his sister. - FL and her group encounter the giant serpent at night in the forest and it strangely keeps targeting Jin Soye. FL cracks a scale when no one else has been able to. The serpent floods the ground around it with water to prepare to escape. The serpent strikes one last time and FL is swallowed by the serpent as she pushes Jin Soye out of the way. The serpent disappears, taking FL with it. - Having faith that FL is still alive, Jin Soye figures out the mystical beast spell that uncovers the hidden cave of the serpent. - Suddenly FL emerges after cutting her way out of the serpent’s stomach using Cheonho’s claw. - The cave was chosen by the serpent as it’s hideout because it wanted to hide the precious Geumkang ore. In the back of the cave FL finds a shrine and a book called “Records of the Gods on Earth.” The book mentions “the Chosen One” as one who is from another world, a stranger from another universe. They are the only one who can stand against a god. FL takes the book to look at later. - Back at the village, FL tries to negotiate with the village chief about mining the ore. He insists on FL taking full ownership of the mining operation and that she receives 100% of the profits. - The chief agrees to accept 10% of the profits if FL accepts the villagers as her people. They want to swear an oath to her. - FL is contacted by Gunwoo who comforts her as she feels the weight of responsibility from those who put their trust in her. - She asks Gunwoo would he come running if she said she missed him. He replies if she allows him to. - Jagang decides to follow FL and joins her group. - At the end of the village celebrations, a very drunk FL says “I will protect you all until the day I die.” - Later FL feeds the powerful core of the serpent to her guards to improve their Qi and vitality. - Back in Sacheon, FL visits the branch manager of the 8 star merchant’s guild. She suspects the guild captured and sold Cheonho to the black market near Jinju. She also hopes the guild might have more info on the Baekryun flower. - FL made a fake deal using a sample of Geumkang ore after she showed him the black market entry ticket. - The branch manager tries to kill her but she defeats him easily after turning most of his men against him. He had been blackmailing Dang clansmen (men loyal to the Dang clan) by buying their debt contracts and using these against them. The guild was slowly taking control of the Dang clan and eroding the Dang clan’s power. - From the secret books and laundering ledgers kept by the guild manager, there is a wider network of corruption at play that points to the Moyong clan and the Demon Sect. FL entrusts the Dang clansmen to take over the operations of the guild, and she asks them to stand with her and be her strength. - FL assigns Jin Soye to be responsible for the guild’s management of the White Scorpion Merchant’s group that are trading in the western and southern regions. Jin Soye pretends to be Moyong Bi and forges messages to this group who operate in secret without any direct contact. - Namgoong Jiha visits Gunwoo at the Eon estate. He wants to confirm Gunwoo is an ally and not with the Demon Sect. Namgoong Jiha suspects the Demon Sect of kidnapping and using well-known Murim experts as ‘shells’, ie puppets that become intoxicated by the Baekryun flower. Namgoong Jiha also reveals he knows Gunwoo is secretly a prince. - At the Dang clan estate, FL meets with Chamberlain Jin who has been investigating after the hints he received earlier from FL. - He confirms Moyong Bi has been replacing the jewellery and other treasured valuables with fakes. Moyong Bi also had a hidden stash of the poisonous herb that she was giving to FL for years. FL says Haejun might not be the best option for heir and she should have a seat at the upcoming noble clan conference. - To replace the stolen capital by her stepmother for the Moyong clan, FL hands a map to the chamberlain with instructions for mining the Geumkang ore found in the cave of the serpent. - FL asks that he also put together a new martial arts squad led by Yang Bang Shik. - FL visits Jaegal Hee to apologise and to give her a sword (originally given to FL by the tiger god). The conservative Jaegal clan prefers their women to focus on studies and not martial arts, but Jaegal Hee always dreamt of becoming a swordswoman. - Jaegal Hee denies being Namgoong Jiha’s lover to her older brother Jaegal Ihwa (the Jaegal clan heir). - She was secretly learning sword skills from Namgoong Jiha. - Namgoong Hwan, headmaster of the Namgoong clan. - Noble clan general conference: hosted by the Hwang clan who frame young master Dang with the murder of one of their own. They challenge the Dang clan to a sect duel battle and have Gu Maji, a Murim champion not related to the Hwang clan already prepared. If the Hwang clan win, they want the Dang clan to step down from its position as 1 of the 5 great noble clans. - Before her father Mujin or Gunwoo steps up, FL leaps into the arena as the Dang representative. FL uses the Dang clan assassination arts and what her maternal grandpa taught her to defeat Gu Maji. - FL has the tavern owner brought up and he admits he was paid by the Hwang clan to put a drug into the wine of the noble who died. Mujin ask the Hwang clan to leave the alliance which many consider to be a light and merciful punishment. - FL tells Mujin about being poisoned by Moyong Bi and how the Eon clan have helped in her martial arts training. - FL is visited by Sah Okcheon, the 12th Branch Manager of the Murim Alliance. She was impressed by FL’s strength of character that she showed at the duel battle. She invites her to join the Murim Alliance and meet the other Branch Managers. - At the Dang estate, Jin Soye overhears Headmaster Moyong Seokgoon ordering his sister Moyong Bi to commission the Black Assassin Squad to kill FL and Mujin before they return. Jin Soye right away sends a message about this to warn FL. - Jagang received the message but Gunwoo saw it before FL. Gunwoo kills the Black Assassin Squad who were meeting nearby. Then he shows the message to FL and Mujin. - Gunwoo thinks the Moyong clan might be involved in the Baekryun flower. The clan could also be allies of the Demon Sect. - In the Dang storeroom, Chamberlain Jin discovers Elder Dang Hyomun is smuggling out Dang weapons in bags of rice. The elder tries to kill the chamberlain by making the storeroom collapse. - Chamberlain Jin is saved by Jin Soye who used formation arts (spells) to create an illusion. Jin Soye is caught by the elder but is saved by FL. Jin Soye helps to create the illusion that on the way home Haejun in the carriage is attacked by assassins. - Haejun, FL and Mujin arrive back at the Dang estate. - Haejun tells Moyong Bi that they were attacked by assassins. Mujin says the assassins were dealt with. The guards caught and killed Elder Hyomun while he was running away with the clan’s important documents. Haejun thinks the elder planned the assassins. - As a child Moyong Hwi was forced to swallow the body of a centipede parasite by his father, Moyong Seokgoon. - Seokgoon swallowed the head of the centipede which gave him control of the centipede’s body inside Moyong Hwi. This is the “go poison” given to Seokgoon by the cult leader but it wasn’t meant to be used on Moyong Hwi. - Seokgoon wants control of the Dang clan as he needs the clan’s expertise to further research the Baekryun flower. - Seokgoon’s goal is to become stronger than the Demonic Sect Headmaster (tbc). - The cult leader is Moyong Hwi’s true master. The cult leader is hiding his presence and demonic Qi by secretly possessing the body of a girl and pretending to be Moyong Hwi’s younger sister. - When demonic Qi is released, the cult leader’s possessed body starts to break apart. This won’t happen when the cult leader regains the full powers of the Demon God. - The cult leader isn’t the Demonic Sect Headmaster (?) - While walking in the garden of the Dang estate at night, FL is missing Gunwoo. He surprises FL with his sudden appearance. - Gunwoo learnt the flying steps martial arts so he could rush to her side whenever needed. He says he will always be by her side and she can always lean on him. FL realises she has feelings for Gunwoo. (Ch 50) - Gunwoo continues to make surprise visits to FL at night. - With the demise of Elder Hyomun, most of the agents for the Moyong clan leave the Dang clan. As a result the Dang clan becomes deserted after all of the spies are removed. - After all of her plans were ruined, Moyong Bi refuses to eat and hides herself away. - Moyong Bi knows that her brother Seokgoon will have her killed. - In a final act of mercy, FL visits Moyong Bi and leaves with her the same poison Moyong Bi gave to FL to use on Jaegal Hee. - Moyong Bi has the option of a fast and painless death rather than dying slowly. Moyong Bi was originally planning to use the fumes of the poisonous incense she used on FL over the years. - Moyong Bi regrets not killing FL when she found out FL had a talent for martial arts. Moyong Bi may have let FL live out of kinship as they were both women who could be sold like objects. - Moyong Bi kills herself. In her will she confesses to poisoning Jaegal Hee. She was used by her clan to control the Dang clan. - The mourning period ends almost 2mths after the funeral ritual for Moyong Bi. A large number of martial artists gather outside of the Dang estate. They are the Dang clansmen from the 8 star merchant’s guild that FL had helped. They ask to be accepted into the Dang estate. They came as soon as they heard about the state of the Dang clan from the Eon clan. They felt indebted to FL for saving them and wanted to repay that debt. - Haejun says to Mujin that he will step down as the heir of the Dang clan. Mujin meets with FL and tells her about Haejun’s decision. Mujin acknowledges everything FL has accomplished by making her the clan heir. Soon after, Mujin announces FL as the heir before everyone in the Dang estate. - Thanks to FL, it’s a new beginning for the Dang clan, with the internal corruption eradicated and new blood in the ranks. - Haejun asks a favour of FL to support the proposal for the Dang clan’s poison department to do more research on antidotes. - Seokgoon tells Moyong Hwi to keep close to Haejun. - One night FL is attacked by assassins in her room while she’s talking to Gunwoo via the looking glass. FL uses her Qi to fight a woman with a whip. FL is grazed by a poisoned dagger. The woman reveals the poison used was created by the Dang clan. - Gunwoo suddenly appears and he decapitates the woman. The 2 other assassins watching are forced to retreat. - The assassins were sent by Moyong Seokgoon. One of them was Moyong Hwi who confirms Pure Death was used on FL. - The lethal poison called Pure Death was created by the Dang clan and it was banned by the royal family. It was recently stolen from the royal treasury vault. - There is no antidote and anyone other than FL would have died right away. Mujin reveals a secret medicinal pill that’s only passed down to the heir of the Dang clan. The pill enables you to become immune to 10k poisons. You can also become as powerful as poison itself. If FL can't overcome the intensity of this pill, she’ll die from the poison. FL doesn’t hesitate to take the pill as she’d rather die while trying to overcome Pure Death than do nothing at all. - The Dang estate is attacked again by the assassins under Seokgoon’s orders. Everyone engages the assassins as they try to take FL who is struggling with the effects of the pill. - FL’s strength of will to survive and protect her people overcomes the pill and she fights back against the assassins. She kills them all using the secret arts of the Dang clan. - Moyong Hwi was again observing and leaves. After Moyong Hwi is punished by Seokgoon, the cult leader reveals himself to Seokgoon. The cult leader removes the centipede from Moyong Hwi, saying he belongs to him. - FL is reminded to be careful by Mujin as now her breath, blood and tears can become poison by using the Qi in her body. - Baekryun flower: - A cursed plant that grows by consuming human blood. - The Baekryun Uprising: - Led by the Baekryun Cult who believed in light triumphing over darkness during a time of widespread corruption. - The rebellion led to a blood bath between soldiers and farmers. - FL wants to develop an antidote for the Baekryun flower drug. - She plans to travel south to the Bokgun / Fujian province near the Eunma mountains where she thinks the flower is being processed and researched. - She’s given “soul killer medicine” to use against narcotics. - Gunwoo goes with FL and her group which also includes Yang Bang Shik, Jin Soye and Lee Jagang. - At the port city of Fuzhou, Taerang is the local lord. - The clan who built the large steel ships were all imprisoned and their property taken by Taerang. FL meets children left to beg on the streets after their father died in prison. - Crimes such as theft and murder are commonplace. - People keep on disappearing. They’re either drugged and used as slaves or killed (tbc) - Gunwoo’s past and the Seogong rebellion … - Gunwoo was born as Prince Joo Gun, son of a concubine and Emperor “Hong” Joo Wonseok. At 3yo he was given the title of “King Heon” because of his outstanding abilities. - Joo Hun, Crown Prince and older brother of Gunwoo. - Emperor Hong died when Gunwoo was 10yo and Joo Hun became Emperor. Blinded by greed, Gunwoo’s maternal clan under General Seogong led a rebellion to make Gunwoo the Emperor. - Gunwoo ended the rebellion by beheading the General and asked his older brother to execute him so no one else could use him as a puppet again. Instead the Emperor erased Gunwoo’s existence. Gunwoo resolved to live a quiet life and disappear from the world. He threw away his past and vowed never to look back. - King Yeon is Gunwoo’s paternal uncle. Gunwoo spent his summers as a child at his uncle’s estate in Fuzhou. - Gunwoo confesses that he loves FL. (Ch 66) - He loves her so much that he’s willing to change his life for her. - He thinks he isn’t good enough for her and doesn’t want to hold her back. - FL and Gunwoo investigate the basement of Taerang’s residence. There are rows of corpses and it’s set up like an experimental lab. - The corpses are actually live test subjects who were brainwashed under the influence of the Baekryun flower drug. - A large cage is full of people captured from the streets during the night. They’re released by Gunwoo. - Gunwoo stops FL from killing the test subjects. He uses the soul killer medicine on them so they regain consciousness temporarily. They pour oil on themselves and the lab then set it on fire. - King Yeon and his men arrest Taerang. The people who were released provide their testimonies about what happened there. - Seokgoon is furious that the research and experimental facilities were destroyed. - During the Apricot Flower Festival in Sichuan, it’s customary to wear masks. Moyong Hwi approaches FL for personal reasons and not under orders this time. She says the crimes the Moyong clan have committed against the Dang clan will not be forgiven. - Moyong Hwi intends to destroy the Moyong clan. He warns FL that a village of people will die soon and the Dang clan will be blamed for poisoning the well. The Moyong clan are behind this. - FL and the Dang clan capture General Ran when she tries to poison the well. As FL interrogates Ran, FL forces her to swallow the experimental Baekryun flower drug that was developed by the Dang poison dept while they work on an antidote. - Ran confirms Seokgoon and the Moyong clan are allies with the Demon Sect. Seokgoon was given an Elder’s position in the Demon Sect in exchange for the Demon Sect to use the Moyong clan to move within Murim. - Ran says the cult leader continually moves around different vessels. He lost his body after trying to summon the Demon God. He is using the cores of mythical beasts to create a new body that can contain the Demon God’s power. - Chiyou the Heavenly Emperor - The Demon Sect are looking for Chiyou’s vessel - Cheon Goongmyeong, Demon Sect vice leader - plan to kidnap and corrupt Namgoong Jiha - Hyeshin from the Shaolin Temple. He’s a successor candidate and a fist arts expert. The Demon Sect have kidnapped him. - The Murim Alliance investigation team led by Namgoong Jiha is meeting in Henan province. The successors of the largest noble clans are invited to join the team to find Hyeshin. The team includes FL, Gunwoo, Moyong Hwi and Jaegal Ihwa. Jaegal Hee disguised herself as a servant and followed her brother. FL discovers Jaegal Hee but agrees to keep it a secret. - There are obvious tensions in the team from the start. - Namgoong Jiha refuses to believe FL has changed for the better. - The team travel to the Yongtao temple where Hyeshin’s bloody robes were discovered. There they find all of the Buddhist nuns were killed. They died recently as their bodies are still warm. - Namgoong Jiha makes rash decisions to follow a trail that seems to be leading the team into a trap. When FL and Gunwoo point this out, Jiha wants to exclude FL’s group from the investigation. - FL proves she has the right to be included by showing the jade plaque given to her by Sah Okcheon, the 12th Branch Manager of the Murim Alliance. - They agree to split the team. FL goes alone with Moyong Hwi. The rest follow Jiha. FL confronts Moyong Hwi on his agenda for taking part in the investigation. Jiha suddenly sends up a flare after spotting what looks like Hyeshin. - FL stops Moyong Hwi with poison darts when he acts suspiciously. She doesn’t kill him this time as payback for telling her about the plan to poison the well. - FL rejoins Jiha and the rest of the team. Jiha rushes ahead first to check and is bitten by someone disguised as Hyeshin. - FL saves Jiha before he collapses from being poisoned. - A group of archers on a cliff shoot arrows down on the team. FL encourages Jaegal Hee to have confidence. Jaegal Hee deals with the enemy attacking their team directly. FL uses her martial arts to kill the archers above. - FL obtained the antidote from Moyong Hwi earlier. She has to knock out Jiha who still doesn’t trust her in order to administer it. - Moyong Hwi also told FL where the real Hyeshin is being held.

Ch 118 as of 06/08/22 - also on Webtoon ch 110 - ML is Dokja Kim 28yo, an ordinary contract office worker. - He’s the sole reader of a web novel “Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse” (TWSA) w/ over 3000 chapters. - ML’s read TWSA for the last 10yrs and just read the last chapter, but it’s short and cryptic. He’s contacted by the author, receives a special gift via email, then the world goes apocalyptic just like the story in the web novel. - The special gift is a text file of the novel, which was removed from its server when it became paid content. Special skills: - ML can see character profiles of those in the story only. - ORV: can anticipate the attacks by an opponent, and also read minds and know feelings of characters. - Bookmark: take on attributes of a bookmarked character. - 4th Wall: blocks various other skills. It can even block interference from a Dokkaebi. Main Scenario #1: Prove your value (train scene) Aim: Kill 1 or more living organisms in 10 mins. - Sangah Yu, most popular female employee at ML’s company. - Interpretation skill, and skill with a multi-use magic thread. - Hyeonseong Lee 28yo, army lieutenant, “Steel Blade”. - Attribute: Soldier who turned a blind eye to injustice. - Constellation: Master of Steel. - Myeongoh Han, finance manager, stalker / villain. - Gilyeong Lee, boy w/ Bug Collector skill, Interspecies Communication skill (ie talks w/ insects). - He can even talk to huge monarch species insects. - Namwoon Kim 19yo, “Delusional Demon” Edgelord, cruel and violent psychopath. Adapted rapidly to the world of TWSA. - ML killed 1 grasshopper, released the rest collected by Gilyeong Lee, then squashed 123 grasshopper eggs for more coins. - ML used his coins to boost stamina, allowing him to deflect the knife attacks from Namwoon. With no kills, Namwoon died. Only 5 survivors in ML’s train cabin. ML rejects sponsor offers from all 4 constellations. - Constellations: mysterious beings who watch and sponsor the Dokkaebi channels. They also sponsor individuals they’re interested in or favour, through the sponsor selection system. They choose a human they like as their incarnation and provide support. Sub-scenario: Escape (broken bridge) Aim: Get across the collapsed bridge and enter Oksu Station. - ML and the others run across the bridge before it collapses. Hyeonseong and Gilyeong make it across 1st. Zombies chase the rest but a sea serpent makes the bridge collapse, taking out many zombies. The constellation of Sangah creates “Deus Ex Machina”, a bridge of light but only even nos. may cross. Myeongoh forcibly carries Sangah across, leaving ML to face the zombies alone. - ML meets for the 1st time Yoo JH who cuts through the zombies. Yoo JH grabs ML by the throat and wants to know how he survived the train. ML tells him and also says he knows the future that Yoo JH doesn’t. ML offers to be a companion which Yoo JH accepts at 1st. After crossing the light bridge, Yoo JH tests ML again and ends up throwing ML off the bridge and into the mouth of a sea serpent. Hidden Scenario: Commander slayer Aim: Slay the sea commander and escape within 10 days. - Junghyeok Yu / Yoo JoongHyuk the regressor, pro gamer, and the protagonist. He killed everyone in his train cabin in #1 scenario. He’s lost his humanity after having regressed 3x already. He’s become a monster who monopolises everything, focused only on achieving his goal. - Low level Dokkaebi Bihyeong, entered a (channel) stream contract w/ ML who offered to make him the Dokkaebi King. ML will keep refusing to take a supporting constellation. - Star Stream System: the means by which footage is broadcast across the entire galaxy. The subscribers are the constellations who reside in galaxies far away. Subscribers are either thrill seekers or incarnation seekers. The Dokkaebi are called the Streamers. - In this world, stories are a source of power. Constellations without stories can’t earn coins, and they can’t support any new incarnations without coins. When a constellation fails to spread their stories through their incarnation, they are forgotten and perish. - Stream Contract: For a share of the coins earned, a Dokkaebi hosts an incarnation of a constellation on its channel. In return, the Dokkaebi who owns the channel receives a share of the coins earned by the incarnation as commission. - ML makes Bihyeong open the Dokkaebi Shop and he buys 4 bags of hammer seahorse’s mucous and 4 large stone hog thorns. He plans to escape from inside the sea serpent before the stomach acid floods in. The mucous helps to protect ML from the acid. - With the thorns piercing it from the inside, ML kills the sea serpent and clears this scenario in 4 days. - Bihyeong offered a full written contract to ML. 100% coins earned to ML as Bihyeong still received a decent commission on top of that. ML also insisted on receiving a 5000 coin contract fee. - ML finds the nucleus of the sea commander and offers it up on the Dokkaebi Auction House to trade for “Broken Faith”. Bounty Hunt scenario: Obstruction removal (thugs = grunts) Aim: A group of grunts are interfering w/ the pacing of the story. Eliminate them within 5 mins. - Cheolsu Bang 34yo, thug leader and assault captain from the Cheoldu gang. Based in Geumho station. - ML entered the area of #2 scenario that’s covered in poisonous fog. He uses an item bought earlier, Ellain Monkey’s Lungs, to neutralise the poison. After changing clothes, he gathers food supplies from a store and hears a cry for help. He carries a woman called Huiwon Jeong to Geumho station and forces his way in. - He’s confronted by some of the group in control of the station. ML w/ his higher stats beats up these men led by Cheolsu, completing the Bounty Hunt scenario. - Inho Cheon, leader of the Cheoldu gang. He has the “incite” skill and is good at crowd control. - ML is reunited w/ the 4 other train survivors. - The station has 87 people including ML. They’re divided into the major group and the minor group. Under Inho, the major group are in charge of food distribution (ie monopoly). ML is invited by Inho to join the major group and ML refuses. - Inho incites the others to demand ML distribute the food he collected. ML offers to sell the food for coins. - ML advises Sangah, Hyeonseong, Gilyeong and Huiwon to eat what food they have by the end of the day. - Huiwon Jeong 27yo, Kendo skill, Demon slaying. - As a “crouching figure” (yet to be awakened), this is a super evolutionary attribute in TWSA, and could evolve into a rare or legendary attribute based on her experience. Area of #2 Scenario: a new Dokkaebi called Biryu adds new penalties, ie a food penalty (food may no longer be stockpiled, all foods removed), and a daily survival fee (100 coins). Sub-scenario: Food acquisition Aim: Hunt and cook a monster that you can consume as food. (No time limit) - ML takes his team into the tunnels to search for an alternative food source, ie go monster hunting. They are joined by Myeongoh (major group). ML tells everyone to invest all of their coins to boost their stats while leaving enough for the survival fee. - The team see dead ground rat monsters. ML helps fashion weapons from their bones for everyone. They see live ground rats and kill them without anyone getting hurt. - Myeongoh is caught and dragged away by a ground rat. Sangah tries to help but is dragged along w/ him. ML follows after them w/ the help of Gilyeong’s ability with insects. ML takes this opportunity to locate the ground rats’ lair and treasure trove. - ML arrives at the lair and sees Myeongoh and Sangah held prisoner. ML throws his thorn retained from the sea serpent into the wall near Myeongoh. This disturbance makes the Warden appear. Sub-scenario: Defeat the Warden of the Dark (demonic species) - Sangah can understand what the Warden is saying w/ her interpretation skill. ML’s 4th Wall skill nullifies the fear aura from the Warden. ML summons the Dokkaebi Biryu to retrieve a broken sword called “Broken Faith” from the auction house. - Using the “White Star Weapon Aura” magic skill ML bought earlier, the sword becomes “Blade of Faith”, the most effective weapon against the demons. - ML activates the 2nd Bookmark for Hyeonseong and temp. gains the weapon proficiency skill. He defeats the Warden but doesn’t kill it. Myeongoh sneaks up and deals the last blow. Notifications pop up about the Demon King, the God of Wrath and Lust, that was connected to the Warden. The Demon King has cursed Myeongoh and will hunt him down. - ML and the others open the treasure chests. Most of the good items have already been taken by Yoo JH. ML finds a mana brazier and uses it to cook the meat from the ground rats. - The last chest is the Black Random Item Box that swaps low grade items placed inside it w/ high grade ones. ML puts the “Broken Faith” and the nucleus from the Warden in the chest. - ML reopens the chest to find the sword ‘Unbreakable Faith’, a constellation artifact that belonged to the hero Kaizenix. The sword is imbued w/ mastery over ether and can summon the true “Blade of Faith” with fire, dark and holy properties. The wielder’s stamina and strength are also increased. - The team return to the station w/ the meat but find a tense atmosphere there, as many are desperate to get enough coins for the survival fee. Inho incites them by turning their attention to ML and his coins. When ML refuses to share his coins, Inho’s lackeys attack but ML maims them w/ his sword. - ML points out the obvious truth that they’re all afraid to confront: that Inho and the Cheoldu gang have killed others to get their coins and boost their stats. Encouraged to fight back, the station soon becomes the scene of an all out deadly brawl. - Huiwon kills the man who tried to rape her before. - Her attribute awakens and she evolves into the Judge of Evil (Heroic), the most powerful of the 3 judges. For his help w/ her evolution, she won’t hesitate to fight for ML. She has a new personal skill, “Time of Judgement” which only works when the intended target is deemed an evildoer. She uses it against the gang, w/ Inho last. Main Scenario #2: The Encounter Aim: Get through the tunnel and meet w/ the survivor of the 1st shelter zone (ie Chungmuro station). No time limit. - After the battle, most survivors left Geumho station and just 5 people remain. Myeongoh is nowhere to be seen. - ML’s team are Sangah, Hyeonseong, Gilyeong and Huiwon. - At Dongguk University station, ML goes outside and destroys a statue of the constellation for Great Monk Samyeong. He broke the seal to obtain the powerful relics that used to belong to Samyeong. - ML gives the robes to Huiwon (increases a sense of justice and will), and the prayer beads to Sangah (enhances mana recovery). - ML loudly praises Samyeong for the relics to help protect Korea from invasion once again. Samyeong is moved and forgives ML for destroying the statue. Sub-scenario: Illusory prison (spectres) Aim: Escape the illusory prison within the 1hr time limit. - Jihye Lee 17yo, 2nd yr high school girl. - “Scarred Sword Demon” as she killed her best friend (which was broadcast during #1 scenario). - She’s a naval commander supported by the God of Naval Warfare constellation. Ironically she gets seasick. - Skills: blade proficiency, demon slaying, perfect senses, ghost steps. She calls Yoo JH her master. - The Illusory Prison is a zone that triggers your trauma to drive you insane. ML’s 4th Wall skill nullifies it’s effects and the prayer beads also protected Sangah. ML obtained the Dispel Evil skill after destroying Samyeong’s statue and he uses it to dismantle the prison. ML defeats the spectres that created the prison and collects the spectre spirit stones. - After they are confronted by Jihye Lee who is amazed they defeated the spectres. She leads them to Chungmuro station. The team have completed #2 Scenario. - At Chungmuro, ML asks Jihye about Yoo JH and to let him know that his companion returned alive. Jihye leaves to get Yoo JH. - The team head for the bathroom. Gilyeong was in a hurry and tripped, accidentally trespassing on private property and told to pay a fine or die. ML steps in and agrees to pay but only to Pildu Gong directly. ML offers to give Pildu info on Yoo JH if he lets ML’s team stay in his room. When ML still refuses to pay, Pildu has a turret open fire on ML, but he’s saved by Hyeonseong w/ the shield picked up from the ground rats’ lair. - Yoo JH arrives with Jihye and helps ML by pointing his sword at Pildu so ML’s team can go to the bathroom. - ML asks Yoo JH why he’s leaving Pildu and his gang alone, when he just needs Pildu for the next scenario. Yoo JH is indifferent and says it doesn’t concern him. - ML proposes a plan to his team on how to defeat Pildu. They need to lure him out of the militarised zone, which covers the largest room in Chungmuro. - Unable to find a room, ML gives his team 2 options. - Kill some innocent people and take over their room. - Or follow his directions to find the hidden green zones that appear after the scenario has activated. - They split up, w/ 3 taking a hidden room on the tracks 1st. ML and Gilyeong fight the monsters until they find a hidden room for 2, but Yoo JH is occupying a spot w/ only 1 spot left. - ML hands over Gilyeong and continues to battle the monsters. - ML swallows a spectre spirit stone which temporarily turns him into a ghost species that the monsters can’t see, but it also amplifies traumatic memories. ML can cope due to his 4th Wall skill. A foreign woman appears and asks who is ML. She’s Anna Croft. - She has the power to enter a person’s consciousness. - She plans to build a new future based on her visions. - ML reminds Anna of the sea serpent core that she traded for Broken Faith. The core was used to help put an Arch-demon’s eyeball in her eye socket. Anna was able to detect ML because his 4th Wall skill was weakened. She disappears when the 4th Wall fully returns. - ML wakes up to see his team around him and the monsters gone as the night is over. He sees Yoo JH who is trying unsuccessfully to poach Gilyeong. Main Scenario #3: Green zone / Emergency defense Aim: Occupy a green zone (ie room) in the station and survive the monsters that emerge each night at midnight (for 8hrs). This scenario will last 7 days. - NB: stealing a green zone is allowed. - Anna Croft, prophet and saviour (legendary attributes). - Skills: Future vision, Past vision, Insight, Clairvoyance, Mental barrier, Lie detection, Upper class magic, and Arch-demon’s gaze. - Pildu Gong 48yo, head of the Chungmuro Landlord Coalition and known as the Armament Lord of Chungmuro. He’s 1 of the 10 evils (ie the main villains of TWSA). The Coalition have a monopoly over most of the areas in Chungmuro. They claim ownership over public spaces and then charge people for rent. - Constellation: Defense Master - Private Property skill, Militarised Zone stigma - ML puts into action a plan to awaken Hyeonseong‘s attribute and end #3 scenario for good. ML asked Jihye for help and split the team up so they could target the green zones simultaneously and destroy them quickly. ML and Hyeonseong go to the largest room. Hyeonseong’s attribute awakens when he sees the Coalition bullying a woman. - Hyeonseong‘s awakened attribute: The man who regained a sense of justice (rare) - Stigma: Great mountain push, Great mountain crush - Skills: Bayonet, Camouflage, Patience, Justice, Weapons proficiency. - Hyeonseong uses his new stigma Great mountain crush to punch a hole through the floor and destroy Pildu’s green zone. - There is more than 1 channel in Chungmuro, and the Dokkaebi are upset about the destruction. Pildu was on Biryu’s channel. - A pop up message says all of the green zones in the station have been destroyed. The main scenario system has been overloaded. The current scenario is adjusted and is now “Emergency Defense”. Aim: All green zones destroyed. Spawning all remaining monsters at once. Survive the onslaught of monsters for the remaining duration of 8hrs. - ML uses Incite from his 3rd Bookmark of Inho on the people around Pildu to pressure him to use his skills to kill the monsters. - Pildu’s constellation Defense Master runs out of coins and asks for help from other constellations. Earlier ML bought a support contract and 10 mana potions from the Dokkaebi shop. - ML offers a sponsorship contract to the Defense Master, where ML is the employer and the constellation is the employee. - After agreeing to extra clauses added by the Defense Master, they sign the contract. ML gives Pildu a mana potion then gives the rest to Sangah to give to Pildu periodically. - ML w/ Huiwon, Gilyeong and Jihye head to the hidden dungeon to save Yoo JH. ML wants to prevent Yoo JH from regressing by death. Hidden Scenario: Cinema dungeon Aim: Defeat the master of the cinema dungeon. No time limit. - At the cinema, there are 9 floors incl. the basement floor. “Simulation” the cinema master is on 8th floor. - The dungeon stages are hidden within the movie posters. Clear these stages to receive the rewards. Most of the rewards correlate to the movie theme. The key to clearing a stage is to produce a movie ending that pleases the cinema master (ie kill everything). - The movie poster is torn once the stage is cleared. - A group of 4 men arrived before ML’s team and mention buying the info from “the Prophets”. - Jurassic Park: ML’s team are teleported into the movie by a beam of light. Gilyeong makes friends w/ a large prehistoric insect. - A T-Rex appears, chasing after the men from the other group. - ML’s 4th Wall blocks the “carnivorous fear” of the T-Rex. - Gilyeong uses a new skill, accessing a dinosaur encyclopedia and says the T-Rex is vulnerable to side attacks. - Gilyeong summons 2 large insects that fly towards the T-Rex’s eyes and die as they blind the T-Rex. - ML, Huiwon and Jihye work together and bring down the T-Rex. ML uses the fire ether of his sword to almost sever the neck while setting the T-Rex on fire. ML receives the reward of an “Enraged T-Rex DNA ampule” which increases all stats by +10 for 30 mins. It can only be used in the cinema dungeon. - One of the dying men mention the Prophets as “guardians of the revelation”. ML thinks the Prophets are also Readers like him. - At the lab, ML finds the stash of potions to amplify all stats. The team play rock-paper-scissors, but ML uses his ORV skill and wins most of them while Jihye gets none. - All movie posters torn on Floors 2 and 3. - Titanic: Jihye kills the villain which clears the stage. - On 5th floor is the rewards room w/ props and costumes used in various movies that have now become high grade items. (Only 2 items per person) - Huiwon chooses a replica samurai sword. ML picks the Shield of Hercules replica for Hyeonseong. The Thor’s Hammer replica chose Gilyeong (it rejected Jihye). ML chooses reinforced body armour for himself. - ML’s team clear a movie on Floor 6 and receive the “Sharp Observation” skill book. It allows the user to approximate a character’s overall stats. - Battle of Myeongnyang: On Floor 7, they enter a movie about a famous historical naval battle in Korea. They are on 1 ship but have no support from what should be 12 other ships led by Admiral Sunsin Lee, a national hero. The cinema master most likely changed the plot. They face many enemy ships on rough, stormy seas. - Jihye is distraught and traumatised as this was the favourite movie of the best friend she killed. Jihye is the descendant of Admiral Eokgi Lee, comrade-in-arms of Admiral Sunsin Lee. Eokgi didn’t leave behind enough stories to become a major constellation. Sunsin chose his friend’s descendent as his incarnation, and to stop Jihye from becoming a demon after killing her friends. Bounty scenario: Those who seek death shall live, those who seek life shall die. Aim: The God of Naval Warfare has called for your help. Encourage Admiral Lee’s incarnation Jihye Lee and lead the Battle of Myeongnyang to victory. (2hr time limit) - ML encourages Jihye by using his knowledge of her character. He tells her to survive and knows she doesn’t want to die here. - Jihye acquires a new stigma, “Ghost Fleet”. The missing fleet appears as 12 ghost ships, commanded by Jihye w/ the spirit of Admiral Lee. The enemy ships are destroyed. - ML receives the stigma “Sword Song” from the God of Naval Warfare. 8F Sky Garden: - Yoo JH has become the puppet of the cinema master. - ML’s team take turns fighting an incredibly strong Yoo JH. From his profile, ML saw the transmission skill was in effect which allows Yoo JH to reactivate any skills he learnt from his past lives. - Gilyeong contacts a giant monarch species insect. - ML drinks the T-Rex ampule and uses his OVR skill to hear Yoo JH’s thoughts as they fight. He’s in despair, feels all alone and wants to regress again. ML screams out against those thoughts, using his in-depth knowledge of TWSA. - Yoo JH regains control of his mind briefly but succumbs again to the cinema master. A giant insect interrupts the fight by breaking the roof and attacking Yoo JH. ML is unaffected by the mind control skill of the cinema master due to his 4th Wall skill and defeats him. - Yoo JH collapses and the giant insect flies away. - ML’s team see shooting stars, a sign that another main scenario is on its way. #3 scenario has just ended. - Jihye stays w/ Yoo JH. ML goes back with Huiwon and Gilyeong. Huiwon asks who ML is and he replies that he partially knows the future. ML asks Huiwon to become his companion. Huiwon will think it over. ML’s team return to Chungmuro. Sub scenario: Leader election Aim: Take the white flag installed at the centre of the platform within 30 mins. The winner is elected leader of Chungmuro station. The leader will be granted absolute authority over others at the station. - ML captures the flag after commanding Pildu to stay down. ML gives the Shield of Hercules to Hyeonseong who activates the area defence skill against the others. - ML gives the remaining 29 people in the station a choice to stay under his command or to leave. 5 people leave. - ML has the power to punish members who disagree w/ him. Main Scenario #4: Capture the flag Aim: You must plant your flag at your specified target flagpole within 12 days, or everyone in your group will die. - The target is Changshin station. - Defend your flag and your flagpole. - Only the leader has the power to plant flags. - The flag colour changes from white, red, navy, brown, purple, to black. A buff is applied and stats boosted for the whole group as the colour changes. - Each station had different #3 scenarios w/ different time limits. - The safety barriers deactivate around Chungmuro station, allowing free movement between stations. - ML puts Pildu in charge of guarding the station. - 4 people from Dongdaemun arrive on motorbikes to offer an alliance. Ilhun Kang is the vice leader. - Ilhun Kang 31yo, Rumour expert - Constellation: Easy-going Gossiper - Skills: Weapons proficiency, Speech, Spread rumours, Incite. - ML w/ Huiwon, Sangah and Hyeonseong go w/ the Dongdaemun people. When Ilhun claims he hasn’t heard of Yoo JH, ML has Sangah pull them up w/ the motorbikes using her magic threads that were secretly attached earlier. - ML’s team fight the Dongdaemun people and those waiting in ambush. - ML’s team return to Chungmuro to see it under attack from Myeong-Dong who allied w/ Dongdaemun. - Pildu activates the militarised zone while ML and the others fight those fleeing. ML picks up the Myeong-Dong flag and the Chungmuro flag turns red. - ML questions Ilhun who says the info about Chungmuro was from the Prophets at Dongmyo. Ilhun starts to choke, a sign of hypnosis to stop him from leaking info about the Prophets. - ML goes back to the cinema to check on Jihye and Yoo JH. He leaves a note for Yoo JH to read when he’s awake. - ML w/ Huiwon, Sangah and Hyeonseong go to Myeong-Dong. They see 3 men flee on motorbikes. - Everyone in Myeong-Dong are dead. ML puts his flag in the flag pole and claims Myeong-Dong. - ML shares his authority w/ Sangah and makes her the vice-representative of Chungmuro. Hidden Scenario: The king’s path Aim: Take over 10 or more stations within 10 days. Penalty: You and everyone in your group will die if you fail to take over at least 1 station per day. - Donghoon Han 17yo, basement dwelling hermit king of shadows - 1 of 7 kings of Seoul. He has severe social anxiety. - Constellation: Shadow Behind the Curtain - His AOE Internet skill uses the Dokkaebi network to allow the installation of virtual LAN cables to select devices. It works as long as he’s conscious. - ML w/ Huiwon and Hyeonseong who carries Ilhun arrive at Dongdaemun History and Culture Park station. It’s already claimed by Dongmyo. Ilhun just became a wanderer which means Dongdaemun has also been taken over. Dongmyo set a trap for Dongdaemun and Myeong-Dong, knowing they would fail to take over Chungmuro. While their forces were out, Dongmyo planned to take over Dongdaemun and Myeong-Dong. - Seongguk Lee, vice-rep of Dongmyo, arrives w/ some men. ML can’t read his character profile but blocks his Search Attribute skill w/ 4th Wall. ML thinks Seongguk is a Reader. - ML pretends to be Yoo JH. ML makes Seongguk transfer the rights to him for Dongdaemun History and Culture Park. - ML demands the rights for Dongdaemun as well, but has to meet the Dongmyo leader for that. ML follows Seongguk to Dongmyo. - ML enters a large tent and meets Donghoon Han sitting before a computer w/ the station flag. His profile says Donghoon’s currently under a powerful hypnosis. Donghoon uses his Comment Manipulation skill to manage online comments about the Prophets. - Since the scenarios began, internet access over all of Seoul was blocked due to the streaming channels setup by the Dokkaebi. - ML calls Donghoon a puppet and confirms w/ Seongguk that he’s really the leader. He brought ML to the tent as it’s soundproof due to the Block Soundwaves skill. - Seongguk admits to being a Prophet and knows about Yoo JH’s ability to regress. The Prophets want to help him through his current regression. He refers to TWSA as the Book of Revelations. He claims the Book was damaged and the original copy lost, but the Prophets have memorised fragments of the book. - Seongguk wants to be allies under Yoo JH’s command. ML makes him kneel and recite his attributes. Seongguk is a hypnotist and the 9th Renouncer. His number signifies the order in which the Prophets stopped reading TWSA. - Outside of the tent, Minseob Jung picks a fight with Huiwon but are stopped by ML and Seongguk. Minseob is the 1089th Renouncer and suspicious of ML. - ML bought the Enhanced Hearing skill to eavesdrop on the discussion between Seongguk and Minseob. - ML convinces Seongguk and Minseob that he’s Yoo JH by talking about himself and his exploits. - There are 48 Renouncers that Minseob knows of. Seongguk tells ML about a group of Prophets called the 12 Disciples who claim to have read more of TWSA than the others have, and want to take control of this world. Only 11 Disciples are known so far w/ ML most likely the 12th. - ML is given Dongdaemun and Cheonggu. The Chungmuro flag turns navy. This gives the ability to use group chat w/ group members. - ML now has a total of 5 stations. ML’s target station Changsin is ruled by the Tyrant King, 1 of the 7 Kings of Seoul. - The Tyrant King has the largest territory in the northern Seoul area. It’s said he takes beautiful men and women as his concubines. He either kills or makes slaves of the ugly people. - He has a powerful supporting constellation. - Seongguk and Minseob tell ML about a secret weapon being prepared against the 12 Disciples and the Tyrant King. - Tomorrow night is “the Night of the Prophets”, a meeting excl. 12 Disciples. ML is invited to attend. - In the group chat, ML tells Huiwon and Hyeonseong that he’ll end things today. ML buys a hermit cloak and a mental stimulant potion, then sneaks over to Donghoon and frees him from hypnosis. - ML promises not to exploit Donghoon. ML asks him to do nothing. Donghoon’s skill allows ML’s mobile to connect to the internet. ML can also see the Prophets’ group chat. The 36 Prophets on the group chat are all early Renouncers, with no Disciples. He has Seongguk’s and Minseob’s mobiles disconnected. - With Huiwon and Hyeonseong, ML attacks Dongmyo. ML captures the hidden flag from Minseob who was the true leader. The Chungmuro flag turns brown. - ML tells Minseob and Seongguk that he’s not Yoo JH. Under oath, Minseob and Seongguk must follow ML’s orders and not reveal to anyone who he really is. The next day ML captures nearby stations. He now owns a total of 9 stations. - The meeting is at the ownerless Anguk station and was setup by the 1124th Renouncer who hasn’t turned up. ML attends w/ Minseob, Seongguk, Huiwon and Hyeonseong. - The secret weapon is unveiled as a red meteorite. - The Prophets were taking turns supplying it w/ mana for days and it’s due to hatch tonight. ML realises it’s a trap and tries to flee w/ his team but is blocked by a barrier. - The meteorite hatches a catastrophe meant for the #5 scenario. It’s a lesser fire dragon. A mid level Dokkaebi appears and presents a hidden scenario. Hidden Scenario: United we fall, divided we fall (dragon) Aim: Defeat the minor catastrophe or survive it’s attack within 20 mins. - ML tells everyone to look for a hidden plate. The number equals how many people can enter to activate the absolute shield for 10sec. ML is called over to share a plate with a man, who confirms ML’s suspicions that he’s a Disciple. He’s the 1195th Renouncer and the 5th Disciple. He has others on his side and they’ve taken Blue Ice Pills to help w/ taking down the dragon. - The 5th Disciple wants ML to join them, and threatens ML w/ losing Chungmuro that is under attack now by the other Disciples. He claims that their King has read TWSA to the end, which ML knows is a lie. - ML evades the dragon and claims Anguk station w/ his flag. He owns 10 stations and completes the king’s path hidden scenario. - He selects the “King of No Killing” option (a resurrection skill based on karma points, ie approx 1 resurrection = for every 100 lives saved) and takes the full force of the Flame of Destruction from the dragon. He dies but survives due to the option he chose. - ML’s consciousness reawakens and his OVR skill activates. He’s secretly watching the attack unfold by the Disciples on Chungmuro station. Jihye is injured and seems to ask him for help. - ML’s consciousness shifts to immerse w/ the POV of Yoo JH who has arrived to help and repay his debt. - ML’s body regenerates and is revived back at Anguk. He’s naked and is given Samyeong’s robes to wear by Huiwon. He retrieves his flag and his sword. - ML is able to choose 1 of Yoo JH’s skills. Using his skill as a Reader, he chooses Cold Resistance and swallows the 5 Blue Ice pills left from those who died. His attacks gain 200% in ice damage. - He activates the dark property of his sword which has ice ether added due to the pills. Lastly he activates Sword Song and attacks the weak point shown on the dragon. - ML struck the dragon twice before getting hit by its tail. He throws his sword and stabs it in the heart. The dragon freezes and dies. ML cuts out the fire dragon nucleus. - Some low level Dokkaebi have requested a plausibility review. - The mid level Dokkaebi reappears and increases the difficulty of #4 scenario by reducing the time limit to 48hrs. ML, Huiwon, Hyeongseong, Seongguk, and Minseob go back to Chungmuro. - Yoo JH has beheaded 5 of the Disciples. The head of the king and 1st Disciple can still talk as he has the Avatar skill. - ML identifies the 1st Disciple as an author who plagiarised TWSA. The plagiariser tries to ally with Yoo JH, but his head gets crushed when Yoo JH goes against his prediction of killing ML. - The plagiariser’s attributes were “Last Renouncer” and “author of SSSSSS-grade Infinite Regressor”. - ML convinces Yoo JH to stay to avoid being punished (as a member of ML’s group), and to achieve what he wants in the time left for #4 scenario. - Using Pildu’s laptop, ML works w/ Minseob and Seongguk to write a fake version of the Revelations, ie SSSSSS-grade Infinite Regressor. With Donghoon’s help, ML puts up this fake version for sale on the auction house. 16 purchases are made. - Ilhun uses his skill to spread rumours about the fake version. Ilhun also goes to spy on the Tyrant King’s HQ at Dobong. - Minseob monitors activity above ground. OVR skill: There are 3 levels - Level 1: Read a character’s basic feelings and desires. - Level 2: Read a character’s thoughts. - Level 3: Enter a character’s body and experience exactly what they’re experiencing. - There are 2 conditions for activating Level 3. (a) ML’s consciousness must be faint and unstable. (b) Both ML and the character have to be thinking of eachother. - ML goes to sleep and connects secretly w/ Ilhun, then w/ Minseob. It’s confirmed that the Tyrant King, the plagiariser, and other kings are moving towards Gwanghwamun as planned. - The latter half of #4 scenario will become a proxy war between the high constellations. ML selects Sangah, Gilyeong and Seongguk to join him and a small group heading to Gwanghwamun. ML leaves Hyeonseong and Pildu to guard Chungmuro. Huiwon is sent on a separate mission. - ML’s group stop by and pay their respects at a shrine dedicated to one of China’s greatest generals, Guan Yu. His constellation Lord of the Beautiful Beard blesses the group which increases everyone’s stamina and strength by +5 for the next 24hrs. - ML’s group are approached by a historical Korean military army led by the King of Beauty, Jiwon Min. - Jiwon Min 26yo, Actor (rare), King of Beauty (heroic). - Support constellation: Lady of the Sleeping Brocade (ie Queen Jinseong, the last Queen of Silla). - A perfect match, Jiwon is completely in sync w/ her constellation. Her army will remain loyal for as long as she remains beautiful. Also known as the King of Seongdong-Gu. The senior soldier beside her is a loyal hwarang called Gwanchang. - Jiwon’s constellation proposes a Bounty Hunter scenario for ML to join Jiwon’s side and assist her to defeat the other kings. - As the reward is just 2000 coins, ML rejects the proposal. - Jiwon continues to insist, so ML makes a counter offer to buy her and her army for 20,000 coins. - ML tells her that money can’t solve everything and ML’s group walks away. ML is notified that Jiwon is attracted to him. - ML can now see Seongguk’s profile and he notices Seongguk has become a character, w/ his 9th Renouncer attribute gone. - Seongguk Lee 25yo, hypnotist (rare). - Support constellation: Manager of the Old Ticker. - Skills: Hypnosis, Bluff, Weapons proficiency, Search attribute. - National Palace Museum of Korea: ML’s group are waiting for the Tyrant King and others to leave before entering to get the relics. - The fake version of the Revelations mentioned a valuable sword relic in the museum, the 4 Yin Demon Decapitator. The sword is real and was intended to lure out the Tyrant King and the plagiarist. - The mid level Dokkaebi appears and upgrades the #4 scenario. A golden throne emerges from the ground. Main Scenario #4 (updated): King’s qualification Aim: Occupy the ruler’s throne on the main street of Gwanghwamun within 8hrs. - Only those who have completed the King’s Path can take part in this scenario. The King to sit on the throne will have absolute command over the other kings. The 4th scenario was put in place for the historical constellations, and to elect the 1 true king who is worthy of that throne. - Qualification 1: You must have at least a black flag. - No one has yet attained a black flag, which requires at least 20 stations to be occupied. With no vacant stations left, the only way is to take another leader’s flag. - ML’s group head to the Seoul Museum of History to find a disc-shaped relic called a Ganpyeongui. As his group heads inside, ML is attacked by Wangin Chu and his group. Jiwon and her army suddenly appear and come to help ML. - In the historical battle of Hwangsanbeol, Silla won but Gwanchang was beheaded by Gyebaek. - Wangin Chu 33yo, bit-part actor (normal) - Constellation: Last Hero of Hwangsanbeol (ie General Gyebaek). - Stigma: Baekje swordsmanship, Fight to the death, Command detachment. (NB: He is highly in tune w/ his powerful constellation). - Sangah has found the Ganpyeongui. - The fight between Jiwon’s army and Wangin’s group becomes a reenactment of the historical battle. “Dramatisation” occurs and creates an augmented reality that shifts the battle to the time and space in which the constellations fought. - ML uses the special ability of the Ganpyeongui, “Echo of the Stars” to seek help from a high constellation. He calls upon the leader of the Hwarang, the Great King Heungmu. Otherwise known as Yusin Kim. - At 1st Yusin refuses ML’s request as he doesn’t want to interfere in the flow of history. Sangah calls out and speaks about how he must have regrets, or has he already forgotten the sacrifices of the many young Hwarang and people of Silla? While history can’t be changed, he could still make a difference to those who are still here. Hwangsanbeol may be over for him but it isn’t over for them. - Yusin grants the request and temporarily possesses ML while granting him protection. ML’s sword receives the power of the constellation artifact, Blue Dragon sword. ML stabs his sword into the ground and activates a stigma that calls upon all Hwarang. Undead skeletons of deceased Hwarang emerge and attack. Wangin is stabbed several times and then beheaded. - ML orders the undead army to continue fighting as they head north. ML’s group follows behind and ML picks up the flags from the dead. The Chungmuro flag turns purple. - Yusin Kim tells ML that he owes him a favour as Yusin had to break the law of plausibility to help ML. Yusin offers to become ML’s supporting constellation but ML refuses. Yusin tries to make ML kill Sangah to force ML to accept. ML uses 4th Wall and expels Yusin from his body. The undead army disappear. - Jiwon comes to say goodbye. ML says next time they meet, it’ll be as enemies. Jiwon thinks of them as friends. - Gwanghwamun: ML meets Minseob. - ML is told 9 kings have entered the museum. There are 7 purple flags and 2 brown flags. 2 of the purple flags are much darker and belong to the Tyrant King and the plagiarist. - National Palace Museum of Korea: ML takes Gilyeong and Sangah w/ him. Hidden Scenario: Relic of trials Aim: Clear a relic dungeon of your choice. No time limit. - ML chooses the 3-man dungeon: the Room of the Copper Acupuncture Men. They are teleported to the dungeon and surrounded by 100 copper men who attack. ML tells Sangah and Gilyeong to aim for the acupuncture points on their bodies that will kill them. After they clear the dungeon, ML receives the Pressure Point skill as a special reward. - They enter a hidden dungeon within this hidden scenario, the Room of the North Star. They are confronted by the Chungjeongno group who’d lost their king, which ML maims then Gilyeong and Sangah finishes off. Other groups in this lobby room are waiting for their kings to emerge from the doors on the other side. - The Tyrant King has already come through and the other kings have formed an alliance against him. - The Maitreya King: - Sanggyeong Cha 26yo, Cult leader (heroic). - Constellation: One-Eyed Maitreya. - Stigma: Promised land, Mind reading, Accuse as the devil. - Mr Cha uses Mind reading on ML and sees the summary “a devil who should not be messed with”. At 1st ML is accused of being a devil, then it’s revoked. Suyeong Han is Mr Cha’s assistant and approached ML to join the alliance. ML is suspicious of him as he can’t see his character profile. - Giyeong Yun, the Coward King - Baekho Kim, the Brawl King - Taeseong Gu, the Earth Dragon King. His constellation is most likely Gyeonhweon, the late Baekje king. - The Tyrant King killed 2 kings for their star jewels, which means he has 3 jewels in total. The other 4 kings have 1 jewel each. - The alliance of kings enter the door w/ their groups to confront the Tyrant King. - ML chats w/ Suyeong Han about authors, novels and plagiarism. His suspicions confirmed, ML beheads Suyeong who is actually an avatar for the plagiarist. - The Tyrant King arrives to fight the allied kings. - The mid level Dokkaebi appears to announce the 2nd qualification. - Qualification 2: Only 5 kings may claim their right to the throne. - A notification states there are still 14 kings in total. - Suyeong calls out that ML is a king for the crowd to target him, so ML crushes Suyeong’s head. Suyeong planted avatars among the groups of the other kings. The avatars are activated and attack the kings. A woman darts among the kings and holds up all 7 star jewels. She is the real person who is Suyeong Han the plagiarist. - The jewels disappear and the 4 Yin Demon Decapitator appears. Suyeong starts to attack people w/ the sword but she didn’t know that it can’t be used to kill people. - Notifications pop up showing the no. of kings reducing. The ceiling collapses and crushes the Tyrant King. Standing on the rubble is Yoo JH, the Supreme King w/ a black flag. He’s angry w/ ML for the note that sent him up north to find his sister, when Huiwon already found her 1st and brought her back. - ML had Gilyeong summon a giant monarch species insect which arrives and attacks Suyeong and Yoo JH. ML steals the sword and the flag from Suyeong. The Chungmuro flag turns black. ML then takes the 3 Wheeled Ring and the Dragon Jar from the dead Tyrant King. - The mid level Dokkaebi appears and starts the final King’s qualification. There are only 5 kings left and they are teleported to the throne area to fight. ML is disqualified and barred from entering as he hasn’t captured his target station, Changshin. - Sangah, Gilyeong and Huiwon arrive w/ Yoo JH’s little sister, Mia. Huiwon brought the flagpole from Changshin, thanks to Mia’s inventory skill. ML plants his flag and is teleported to face the other kings. The 7 Kings of Seoul: - Donghoon Han, Hermit King of the Shadows (no black flag) - Jiwon Min, King of Beauty - Sanggyeong Cha, Maitreya King - Taesong Gu, Earth Dragon King (dead) - Yonghu Jeong, Tyrant King (dead) - Ildo Jeon, Neutral King - Yoo JH, Supreme King - Almost everything is restricted in the fight, w/ no skills, no stigmas, and average stats of 10. Only coins are not restricted. - Yoo JH spends coins to boost his stats and defeats the Maitreya King. Jiwon and Ildo both forfeit. - ML spends a huge amount of coins to boost his stats into 3 digits and he soundly defeats Yoo JH. - All stats are reset and all restrictions lifted at the end of the scenario. A crowd has gathered. The mid level Dokkaebi is about to announce ML as the winner and the end of the scenario. - ML interrupts him and says he refuses to sit on the throne. ML knows if he uses the power of the throne even once, he won’t be able to complete #5 scenario. - ML declares he’ll also stop anyone else from sitting on the throne. He shouts to the constellations “how much longer must your descendants suffer to fulfill your desires?” Hierarchy of constellations: - Mythical (highest) - Fabled - Historical (lowest) - The mid level Dokkaebi creates a new sub scenario to attack ML and take the throne for yourself. ML’s people ie Huiwon, etc come to his defence. The groups led by Jiwon and the Maitreya King also align themselves w/ ML. - The battle starts as ML uses Ganpyeongui, “Echo of the Stars” to seek help from the 7 Stars of the Big Dipper. He calls out each star one by one. He recharges Ganpyeongui using the Dragon Jar by sacrificing the 3 Wheeled Ring so he can call out the 7th star. - ML asks the Stars to lend him their sword so he can cut the tie to the throne as a constellation artifact to its constellation owner. - The throne allows the user to borrow the powers from 1 of the dark dimension rulers. The price for borrowing such power could be the end of the world. - After ML accepts the burden of plausibility, the 4 Yin Demon Decapitator sword is upgraded by the Stars to a constellation artifact. The Stars say they respect ML’s decision. Even if he dies here, they will remember him. - This sword was made for use in rituals and is one of the few items that can cut a tie w/ a constellation. - ML brings the sword down over the throne and cuts it in half, removing the protection cast on it. With that the sub scenario ends. - ML’s body is crippled w/ pain and he vomits blood. - The constellations look at him and share his burden of plausibility. The pain subsides until it’s gone. - With the absolute ruler’s throne destroyed by ML, the #4 scenario ends abruptly as does the fighting. For the 1st time, a new fable is created w/ ML as King of a kingless world. - The mid level Dokkaebi is furious at ML and punishes him by sending everyone to separate areas that resemble places they have a connection / history with. Solo scenarios seem to have been created for each individual. - ML is unconscious but is able to use his Level 3 OVR skill to connect secretly w/ Huiwon, Jihye and Hyeonseong to see where they are. ML is sent back to his old company building. - ML wakes up on the rooftop. He searches his old desk for an external charger. He is found by an old colleague, Seongho Yun. - A group of wanderers manage a brutal coin farm nearby. In one cage, ML sees Suyeong Han the plagiarist. Sub-scenario: Survival activities Aim: Survive in the ruined city for 10 days. - You must eat 3 meals a day and sleep 6hrs each night. - Daily survival fee of 500 coins. - ML tries to get Mr Yun to stop the coin farm in exchange for being introduced to ML’s group. Mr Yun refuses as he enjoys seeing his former tormentors at work being injured and killed. - ML breaks open all of the cages w/ his sword and maims the Wanderers in this group. He carries Suyeong away but she was just pretending to be passed out. She picks up a sword and fights w/ ML against the Wanderers coming from other groups. - ML swaps his robes for a brown suit set. - ML tells the people rescued from the coin farm to fend for themselves. They start fighting over items until Suyeong lectures them to stop behaving like animals and to find trustworthy allies. - Suyeong runs away and ML chases after her as he wants to check her mobile. He sees the text file of her novel which completely plagiarised TWSA. She read up to episode 99 of TWSA. - ML checks the Dokkaebi shop and sees all of the parts from the fire dragon carcass were sold. - ML decides to keep Suyeong beside him as she’s still useful, w/ her Avatar skill and her knowledge of TWSA. - ML presents Suyeong w/ a Temporary Pledge to sign that will be in effect for the duration of the sub scenario. During the contract period, Suyeong will follow ML’s orders and both parties won’t harm eachother. - Suyeong will sign the pledge after he answers her questions. She can use the Lie Detection skill as well. ML allows only 3 questions. - He answers: he doesn’t know his attribute, he gave up the throne because they would’ve been doomed no matter who sat on the throne, and he’s not a Renouncer. - ML and Suyeong hide from an approaching group of werewolves. They’re after those who destroyed their coin farm. - Song Minwoo / Minu, werewolf (humanoid demon) - Minu used to bully 17yo ML in high school. - Minu is a Renouncer who only read episode 173. He was approached by Suyeong in the beginning, but he rejected her offer to join her. Bounty Scenario: Overcome trauma Aim: Overcome your trauma within 1hr and rid yourself of the spectre of your past. - ML has an epiphany about his 4th Wall skill: it allows him to see the world as a work of fiction, separate from his own reality. That’s why ML shouldn’t see Minu as part of his reality and his 4th Wall shouldn’t shake. Minu is no more and is now just a humanoid monster. ML boosts his stats w/ a huge amount of coins. ML activates holy ether on his sword and charges towards Minu. ML slashes and strikes Minu’s body. His next move cuts off Minu’s arm. - Minu has the Physical Regeneration skill and his arm grows back. ML punches Minu into the ground and keeps punching him. Soon Minu apologises but ML isn’t punching him to get an apology. ML gives one last almighty punch that sends Minu flying into a wall far away. With this ML has completed the bounty scenario. - This scenario was requested by a few constellations. - ML is rewarded w/ the Self Justification stigma. He now has a defence system that makes him impervious to trauma (?) - ML warns Suyeong that she’ll regret it when she asks to kill Minwoo. After she stabs him, she’s notified that she’s been cursed by the Demon King “the Architect of Discord” (Andras) who will have its incarnations hunt her down. - Andras is represented by wolves. - Demon Kings: powerful beings who refused to become constellations and roam the scenarios. They seek subjects. - ML learns Suyeong doesn’t have a supporting constellation yet. She’s after the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon, the constellation for Edgelords. - ML and Suyeong arrive at an empty werewolves’ HQ, which has a large coin farm and human corpses strung up that were eaten. Cannibalism is one way to become a humanoid demon. - The werewolves are dead and in a pile covering a yellow meteorite called the Moon Stone. They were killed w/ elemental bullets (ie holy bullets) from the Seodaemun Penitentiary group. Their leader wears a mask, acts like ML and is the King of the Wanderers. - A woman speaks from the group and asks if ML is Dokja Kim. ML pretends to be Yoo JH but it doesn’t work. - She says the King of the Wanderers entrusts the yellow meteorite to ML. They will deal w/ the catastrophe in the north. ML will deal w/ the remaining 4 catastrophes. Then the group walks away. - ML’s character profile skill updates and he can see the woman’s profile. He can’t see the profile of the masked King, but he senses that she’s his mother who traumatised him the most in his life. - His mother is not a Renouncer and has never read TWSA. She heard about it from ML who needed something to talk about whenever he was w/ her. - Yeongran Cho 37yo, Enforcer of Justice (rare) - Support constellation: Joseon’s Top Spiritualist - Stigma: Transformation - To awaken it, ML infuses the meteorite w/ mana then Suyeong is next. After 10hrs the Moon Stone hatches and Lycaon the Great 1st Wolf emerges. He is 1 of 5 scenario guides for the 5 catastrophes (NSEW and central) in #5 scenario. The guides are meant to lend their strength to help stop the catastrophes. - ML gains the Other World Interpreter skill (Suyeong has to buy this skill). He can now understand Lycaon when he talks. - Lycaon Isparang 371yo, Noble Imyuntar (heroic) - Constellation: Shadow of a Destroyed World - Prince of the Imyuntar, 1 of the 5 ruling species of the destroyed world Chronos. His overall stats are all at 75. - Lycaon asks ML about the ruler’s throne. ML tells him that he cleared #4 scenario by destroying the throne. - Chronos was destroyed by the 5 catastrophes. The southern part where Lycaon was from was destroyed by the fire dragon Ignir. - The lesser fire dragon killed by ML earlier is considered a catastrophe (of the south) as it came from a meteorite. As a result, this catastrophe won’t be coming in #5 scenario. - ML shows Lycaon the Protection Symbol of the Imyuntar that ML received after killing the dragon. ML makes Lycaon kowtow before him and the symbol. - Lycaon starts to train ML in the Way of the Wind skill, which was passed down through generations of the Imyuntar. - ML needs this skill to stop the catastrophe of the east which will spawn 1st in #5 scenario. - After 2 days, Lycaon tells ML that he might have no talent to learn any skill. ML reinterprets the description of the skill to Lycaon which ends up enlightening Lycaon instead of helping to train ML. - Bihyeong appears to ML only and says the mid level Dokkaebi is being disciplined for wrecking havoc earlier. - Someone calls out for help. ML and Suyeong get closer and see Yoo JH collapsed on the ground. Yoo JH briefly opens his eyes and ML uses L2 OVR to read his mind. Yoo JH admits he was wrong before passing out. ML checks Yoo JH’s profile and sees he’s suffering from the 1000 Spirit poison. - Yoo JH 28yo, 3rd round Regressor (mythical) - Other attribute: Pro Gamer (rare) - Stigma: Regression, Reincarnation - His overall stats are all at 60. - ML buys ingredients from the Dokkaebi shop and makes the antidote. ML spoon feeds the antidote to Yoo JH. - Yoo JH opens his eyes but his tongue is still paralysed from the poison. ML uses the Midday Rendezvous item, a limited use item for a private conversation. Yoo JH tells ML to go east ASAP as the Catastrophe of Questions is about to wake up. Someone is awakening all of the catastrophes. - ML carries Yoo JH and w/ Suyeong they head east. Lycaon is left behind to continue meditating on his enlightenment. - Yoo JH only agrees to pledge an Oath of Existence w/ ML not to kill him until the end of the #5 scenario. - They arrive in an area full of plant monsters. Chronos has started terraforming. The #5 scenario is a battle between different worlds. Humans must fight off an invasion from another world. Other cities are being terraformed into different worlds. - Yoo JH thinks ML destroyed the throne to block off the other world god. The meteorites have been scattered instead of gathered in 1 place. The Wanderers are using the power of the meteorite. - A meteorite is also in the hands of 1 of the 10 evils. - Poison Beauty, ie Seolhwa Lee. She’s the one who poisoned Yoo JH. He tried to talk to her and get her to join him. In his 2nd regression, she was his companion and lover. - ML admits to Yoo JH that he hasn’t learnt the Way of the Wind skill as he has no talent. - They arrive at the Poison Beauty’s territory. - As they flee w/ others from poison arrows, they’re saved by a huge cobweb made of magic threads that suddenly appears. - Sangah controls the threads and she’s somehow become a strong, ruthless fighting machine within a few days. ML calls out to Sangah and they head to the nearest safe high rise. - Sangah says she was teleported w/ Pildu to Gangdong-gu (where they are now). Pildu helped her a lot. They got separated when he tried to save her during a fight. ML says Pildu should be ok (as nothing’s happened w/ the contract). - Sangah was lucky to come across the green meteorite which holds rare items. She’s now really well equipped. - Suyeong is suspicious about how fast Sangah has improved her skills and stats within such a short timeframe. - Likewise Sangah is on guard when she learns Suyeong is the 1st Disciple who caused all of those deaths at Chungmuro. - A new Dokkaebi appears and announces a new sub scenario. Sub scenario: Stop the Catastrophe Aim: Get rid of the group trying to wake up the catastrophe within 2hrs. - ML knows the Poison Beauty group would’ve been given a “Protect the catastrophe” sub scenario. - ML asks Sangah and Suyeong to get along for now as he has them take the front when they attack the Poison Beauty group. - ML infiltrates the group base from the back and locates the meteorite. Prayers from the Poison Beauty group releases mana to the meteorite which will hatch when it’s full of mana. - ML is confronted by Seolhwa and he tells her to stop trying to hatch the meteorite. She has Insect Men (humanoid demons) attack ML who destroys them w/ the fire ether of his sword. - ML checks her character profile and sees Seolhwa is infected by the Parasite Queen, Antinus who is controlling her. - Seolhwa Lee 26yo, the Poison Beauty - Attributes: Skilled physician (rare), Poison master (rare) - Support constellation: Divine Doctor Guam (Jun Heo) - Stigma: Poison claws, 1000 Spirit poison, Crossroad of life and death. - Antinus is a monarch species insect. She was 1 of the elected heroes from the 5 ruling species of Chronos. These heroes became the scenario guides. - ML asks Antinus why is she going against her mission as a guide by waking up a catastrophe. She’s the one who mutated people to become Insect Men. Why is she trying to destroy this world? - ML commands Antinus to leave Seolhwa’s body. - Yoo JH is watching from the high rise rooftop and tells ML via the chat to kill Seolhwa. - Antinus tries to poison ML. He holds up the incomplete book of Donguibogam which blocks poison and gives ML temporary resistance to poison. ML compiled 8 of the 25 chapters of the book during the king’s qualification. Although incomplete, the effects of the book are activated as both the poison and the book on Oriental medicine were made by Seolhwa’s constellation. - As Antinus refuses to leave, ML is forced to use his Pressure Points skill and the book’s chapter on acupuncture to drive Antinus from Seolhwa’s body. She vomits up a large yellow liquid mass. - ML hopes Seolhwa will fully recover soon and become the Sage of Medicine by Yoo JH’s side. - Sangah and Suyeong come running towards ML, saying they’ve dealt with everyone. ML shouts for them to stay back to avoid getting infected by Antinus. - Antinus reforms into her true physical self and attacks ML. He uses the Protection Symbol to summon Lycaon. Using his upgraded Way of the Wind skill, Lycaon defeats Antinus. - The guides have ulterior motives. Their end goal is to weaken Earth to rebuild their destroyed world Chronos. - Antinus wants to awaken the Catastrophe of Questions that was originally an Earth human selected as a hero and sent to Chronos. She wants to kill the catastrophe that was responsible for the downfall of Chronos. Antinus uses her last bit of strength to try and infuse what mana she has left w/ the meteorite. ML beheads her w/ his sword but Lycaon sent a blast that hit the meteorite and it hatched w/ explosive force. - The Catastrophe of Questions emerges. ML and his team have failed the “Stop the catastrophe” sub scenario. - The flying rock pieces injure ML while Lycaon has collapsed from exhaustion after his battle with Antinus. - With this catastrophe, the more questions answered, the more seals are broken and the stronger he becomes. - Ilsang Myeong 17yo (127yo), the Returnee - Constellation: Mass Production Maker - Attributes: SSS-grade hero (heroic), the Catastrophe of Questions (legendary). His stats and skills are initially sealed but rise as each seal is broken. - Sangah, Suyeong and ML work together to attack Ilsang. ML manages to slash his chest. Ilsang runs away. - The new Dobbaeki from before appears. ML recognises him as Dokgak from a major channel. - Dokgak broadcasts footage of Ilsang and calls him a “treasure chest”. A new sub scenario appears. Sub scenario: The SSS-Grade Hunt Aim: Defeat the SSS-grade hero Ilsang Myeong. No time limit. - More seals are broken as Ilsang encounters more people. He uses the Middle Red Fire Cannon skill to decimate those people. - While running away from Ilsang, Yoo JH tells ML via their chat that ML shouldn’t be overconfident. He’s not omnipotent. Just because ML knows the future doesn’t mean it will go the way he wants. Yoo JH reminds ML to think about his specialty. - ML remembers his bookmarked characters and a 4th slot has opened. ML adds Lycaon and activates that bookmark for 30mins. ML can now use the Way of the Wind skill. - Ilsang runs away to get another seal broken. ML chases after him. Suddenly Yoo JH flies through the sky and lands on top of Ilsang. - Yoo JH fights Ilsang while ML sets up the Way of the Wind skill to trap Ilsang in the Absolute Void Prison. Ilsang can’t speak in the prison. The longer he goes without asking any questions, the more he is penalised w/ the seals reapplied and his powers suppressed. - Ilsang uses his Great Red Fire Cannon skill. To save the people in its path, ML uses the Way of the Wind to contain and then scatter the fire cannon. - All of the seals have been reapplied to Ilsang. The Way of the Wind skill ends. Yoo JH gives more mana to ML then he kills Ilsang. The SSS-grade hunt sub scenario is completed. - A new fable is created, “One who confronts the extraordinary”. - Dokgak appears and invites ML to transfer over to his channel. Dokgak has Tokyo and a few other major channels as well. - When ML declines, Dokgak accuses Bihyeong of illegally manipulating scenarios and calls for a “plausibility conformation assessment”. Then Dokgak accuses ML of working w/ Bihyeong to orchestrate scenarios for coin donations. Dokgak had planned to shut down Bihyeong’s channel, which is now ruined as many constellations leave. ML has no choice but to abandon Bihyeong and agree to transfer over to Dokgak’s channel. - ML is teleported to Dokgak’s cap (post). Dokgak presents ML w/ a new contract that has many unfavourable conditions for ML. Bihyeong is summoned as a witness (while tied up and gagged). - ML is allowed a brief look at Dokgak’s channel 1st. - ML wishes to say goodbye to the constellations. ML calls out to the Tokyo constellations and invites them to Bihyeong’s channel for a surprise event w/ a coin lottery, but is cut short by Dokgak. - Many curious Tokyo constellations have moved to Bihyeong’s channel. ML speaks to all constellations about another surprise event that he’ll host. If the subscribers exceed 10k on Bihyeong’s channel by the time of the sponsor selection event, ML will select a supporting constellation from the subscribers. - Dokgak is furious and tries to kill ML but is stopped by Bihyeong who’s broken free. Bihyeong punches Dokgak so hard he flies through a wall. (No more space in comments)

Ch 117 as of 23/01/23 * End of Season 1, Ch 103 * ugh there’s romance … - ML is Jagang Jin who as a child survived the massacre of his family and sect, the White Flower Valley / 100 Flower Valley of Sorrow Clan of the medicine school, by the poison sects in the Yunnan region. - ML was held captive and used for extensive poison experimentation. He became immune to all poisons and he has deadly poison in his body. He also has the ability to absorb poisons into his body. His healing and recovery rate from injury is faster than normal. - ML was trapped in a mine by the poison sects who wanted to remove any evidence of what they’d done to the medicine school sects. From the other survivors in the mine, ML is taught the martial arts and other secrets of various medical clans. ML spends 8yrs digging his way out while training himself for his revenge. He sustains himself with poisoned water and grass. - In his journey for vengeance, ML realises he must fight a new world order that justifies any evil acts for self gain. - ML grows up to be known as the Venom Dragon, the legend of Asura, the greatest assassin in the martial arts world. - Lee Joong Baek / Baekli Joong (Indestructible Godly / Celestial Sword): a general in the Martial Arts / Murim Alliance that ML is targeting. The Alliance is corrupt for supporting the repression of the medicine school clans by the poison sects. He became the lord of the Blue Dragon Blade sect. - Mang Ryo, Poisons Advisor of the Murim Alliance and elder of the Jidok (venom) poison sect. He was involved in the murder of ML’s family and sect. He was the one who experimented on ML and is ML’s arch enemy. His personal vendetta against ML for the loss of his leg and eye has grown into a very deep obsession. - 20yo ML first targets the Jidok (venom) clan, who have continued to eradicate medical clans while stealing their martial art secrets. He uses poison from cinnabar which was found in the mine. - The 3 great poison sects: Darkness sect, Iron Umbrella sect, and Poison Valley sect. Teams from each of these sects and Mang Ryo go to the Jidok sect to investigate who wiped them out. ML takes out Iron Umbrella and Darkness, while Mang Ryo kills Poison Valley as a favour to ML. Mang Ryo also kills the civilians nearby and he frames ML for their deaths. - ML goes to the Darkness sect HQ next. He uses morning glory seeds to poison the flour used to make their rice cakes to kill them all. He drinks divine snake venom from their storage. He discovers someone has killed the nearby civilians … again it was Mang Ryo. - Mang Ryo also frames ML for the death of the young master of the Ripening Millet sect. - On the way to the poison sects meeting, ML targets the Iron Umbrella sect. He poisons the tableware they use at the inn they’re staying at. Before he dies, the sect leader says ML doesn’t know the full story and the medical clans weren’t blameless. - Poison Valley sect HQ is the site of the meeting. ML has poisoned the roof tiles with lethal snake venom and waits for the rain. Mang Ryo set up ML to be discovered by the Poison Valley Sect, and for the Justice / Righteous sects to rally behind the Ripening Millet sect to challenge the Poison Valley sect. As it starts to rain, ML screams out who he is and his purpose. The roof leaks and ML fights the sect leaders until they succumb to the poison. - Wi Jong the leader of the Poison Valley sect is stopped by Mang Ryo from killing an unconscious ML. Mang Ryo reveals to all that he’s the mastermind behind everything. He then kills everyone. An assassin from the Sichuan region is observing as Mang Ryo’s ally and leaves to report back to her superiors. - Mang Ryo uses his power and the forbidden Blood Berserk Heavenly Art to unblock the meridians in ML so he’ll grow stronger. The higher ML climbs and his hope grows, the further Mang Ryo wants to make ML fall into despair. - Discussion between Mang Ryo and Baekli Joong: they decide to spread a rumour blaming the Lesser sects for what happened between the poison sects and the justice sects. - The “3 Dragons and 4 Phoenixes”: the 7 strongest Murim families at present. Baekli Joong suggests to sacrifice 1 of these. - ML is treated by Mr Jang, a friend he made while doing construction for the poison sects meeting. Mr Jang becomes very sick due to the poisons from Wi Jong that remained on ML’s clothes. While gathering ingredients to treat Mr Jang, ML meets the head of the Lesser sects, Dan Ryungkyung, Yoohwa of Shandong, the Maiden of Unfaltering Righteousness. - The Maiden and Baekli Joong were once married. She believed that this chivalrous man loved her but he was only after her family’s secret arts book. Once he obtained this book, he abandoned her and accused her family of being part of the demon sect which led to their annihilation. He was considered a righteous man for throwing away his wife in the name of justice. - The Maiden forms a contract with ML where she offers 3 favours and he agrees to a promise. The favours are: - 1. The antidote of extracting powder for Mr Jang, - 2. A special Qi technique called “Splitting Arrow Bullet”, - 3. A warning to beware the Valiant Phoenix called Jaegal Yeon who is looking for him. - The promise is that he’ll spare the life of one person when she asks, even if that person is someone he desperately needs to kill. - Jaegal Yoon takes Mr Jang hostage and ML comes to save him. ML fights against her and he injures her bodyguard Yoong Shin with a poison gale as part of the splitting arrow bullet. Jaegal Yoon takes a poison resistance pill but it’s actually a deadly poison pill that was distributed among the Alliance by Mang Ryo. - ML helps them to a cave then he takes Mr Jang home and treats him. An assassin comes to kill Jaegal Yoon but is stopped by ML. The assassin manages to free his arm and shoot a poison needle into Jaegal Yoon and she dies. - Baekli Joong got rid of Jaegal Yoon who had a close relationship with his disciple and adoptive son, Baekli Kwon the Silent Dragon. He wants the Sword Queen’s disciple, the Frost Phoenix, to marry Baekli Kwon and bring the Sword Queen to his side. - Sage Haewul Jinin, current leader of the Martial Arts Alliance. - Under his leadership, the ideology changed from chivalry and justice to gains and losses. Once righteous warriors and nobles clans became corrupt, acting only for their own self interests. - ML enters Nanjie Village after receiving a death sentence from the Jaegal clan, who surround the village. Jaegal Yeon’s uncle, Jaegal Meong leads the clan. After a month of waiting to see if the Lesser clans would take action, he orders the clan’s special military strategic formation to trap ML in the village. - ML uses explosions to create an escape route for the villagers who were being slaughtered. Thanks to Yoong Shin’s hints about the circulation of the fish, ML figures out the formation and manages to escape it with the help of a few traps. - Suddenly Baekli Kwon appears, overcome with grief and anger over the death of Jaegal Yeon. Mang Ryo had slipped a note to Baekli Kwon, telling him where ML was. Mang Ryo introduces himself to the Maiden and tells her that he got Baekli Kwon to come, as he knows she wants someone from the Baekli bloodline. Baekli Kwon and ML have a fierce and intense battle. - The Maiden stops Baekli Kwon from dealing a potentially fatal blow to ML and she fights him instead. Baekli Kwon is overcome by the effects of the poison resistance pill. Jaegal Meong arrives to challenge the Maiden and they fight. Mang Ryo intervenes and decides to take Baekli Kwon away to heal him. - ML is shocked that Mang Ryo is still alive and realises he was behind everything. Before leaving, Mang Ryo tells the Maiden to look after ML for him and he’ll do a swap with her when Baekli Kwon is well. - The Maiden swiftly defeats Jaegal Meong and has her people take ML away. ML wakes up at the Secret Society Lesser sect’s base. - ML learns about how the medicine sects attacked the poison sects first in the central region. There had always been hostilities between them and the poison sects were accused of making forbidden poisons. The Tang family of Sichuan supported the poison sects, and the medicine sects eventually were all defeated. - Mang Ryo takes Baekli Kwon to the Tang family in Sichuan to be treated. It was the Tangs who made the poisonous pill (disguised as a poison resistance pill). The assassin observing the Poison Valley sect with Mang Ryo was Miss Tang HaRan. - ML decides to go his own way and travel around, to experience the world and confirm for himself what is true and what isn’t. He bids farewell to the Maiden and the Secret Society. He’s given a pouch of rejuvenating circulation pills. The Maiden warns him that he’ll be under surveillance by those in control of Sichuan … - The 3 Greats / Kings of Sichuan: - Tang family, the best of the poison sects; - Emei sect, 1 of 2 great Buddhist clans along with Shaolin; - QingCheng sect, a Taoist clan that hasn’t joined the Alliance. - The Maiden agrees to meet Mang Ryo to get Baekli Kwon, despite knowing it’s a trap. Mang Ryo tells Baekli Joong of this meeting after he’s beaten up, to prove he’s still useful. - At the meeting, the Maiden is attacked by Baekli Kwon and Mang Ryo while the Jaegal clan surround the area. One of her bodyguards helps her to escape after she loses an arm and is poisoned. - A young QingCheng ascetic called Unjeong joins ML after initially following his trail. Unjeong tells ML that the Secret Society base will cease to exist as the Murim Alliance will attack them soon, with the Emei sect observing. Unjeong stops ML from going back with his sound arts. ML is helped by the Tangs who test him with a venomous snake. Unjeong decides to help ML get back quickly to the Secret Society. - ML arrives in time to save the Maiden from Myo Wol, the Gentle Touch Buddha of the Emei sect. Unjeong sees the senseless killing and steps in to stop Myo Wol who is intent on killing everyone. - ML takes a circulation pill and uses a toad art technique transferred from the Maiden. He throws a poison needle through the sword and into the eye of Myo Wol. - Reinforcements arrive to help the Secret Society. - Myo Wol escapes. The next day, the survivors of the Secret Society pack up and leave. ML and Unjeong go with them. - Taoist Bokcheon, vice leader of the QingCheng sect. - He stops Buddhist nuns of the Emei sect from attacking the Secret Society carriages. - ML gets the Secret Society to disguise themselves as merchants and go back to Sichuan. None of their enemies will think they’d risk returning. They go to Mt QingCheng and are met by Bokcheon. - Bokcheon allows them to stay and recover in an empty temple. ML makes a bet with Bokcheon that ML can remain in position for 3 rounds. ML manages to withstand Bokcheon’s attacks and gains his acknowledgement. - Mang Ryo is summoned by “Hades”, Tang Chung who is the true decision maker in the Tang clan. Mang Ryo is given the Hades plaque which means he’ll receive full support from the Tang clan to carry out his plans. - Tang HaRan is ordered by Mang Ryo to deliver the antidote to the Maiden. In exchange she must bring ML back to the Tang estate as her fiancé. HaRan arrives at Mt QingCheng and challenges ML to a duel. If he wins, she’ll give him the antidote. - Eventually HaRan admits defeat to ML’s sheer willpower. She gives him the antidote, not knowing it’s actually a weak poison. - Mang Ryo used HaRan as bait. Now she’s been abandoned by her family. She tells ML that Mang Ryo has worked for the Tangs for a long time and he has the Hades plaque. - Mang Ryo with the Tangs developed an ultimate poison that works on everyone. They’re studying how to mass produce it. This is possibly related to the annihilation of the medical sects 10yrs ago. - ML thinks the Tangs have the transaction books of the medical sects. These books detail the types of herbs used by each local sect for their internal energy cultivation. The Tangs can work out from these herbs what would harm each sect. - ML decides to accept HaRan’s marriage proposal so he can infiltrate the Tang family and investigate their plans. - ML and HaRan travel to the Tang estate. - Mang Ryo and Myo Wol “greet” ML. - Mu Am the Supreme Taoist, the blind QingCheng sect leader. - Abbess In Eun, Emei sect leader. - Mang Ryo and the Tangs ally with the Emei sect to destroy the QingCheng sect. - ML meets Hades and In Eun. Hades confirms he ordered the annihilation of the medical sects. ML tries to attack Hades but is stopped by Hades’ immense poison energy. In Eun knocks out ML. - ML wakes up in the Tang archival pavilion with his hands chained together. He has 10 days to find and learn the ultimate martial arts. - ML finds a book that teaches him a martial arts technique for starting a fire with his internal energy. After 9 days ML starts a fire in the pavilion. He defeats the Tang men who come after him and escapes the pavilion. ML is attacked by Myo Wol. - Mang Ryo goes to HaRan to see if she’ll help ML and betray her clan. He gives her the real antidote for the Maiden and a tiger energy potion. He also gives her the Soul Reaper Threads: one of the Tang clan’s greatest weapons. Then Mang Ryo quietly leaves the Tang estate. - HaRan finds ML and fights against Myo Wol with him. She gives him the items from Mang Ryo and helps him to flee while she distracts Myo Wol. In Eun stops Myo Wol from killing HaRan. - Tang Gwi-Ok, head of the Tang clan. - As punishment, HaRan is imprisoned. ML comes to rescue her. - He was disguised as a guard then killed all of the prison guards. ML and HaRan exit the prison. Hades and Gwi-Ok are waiting for them. ML released all of the people who were wrongfully imprisoned and used by the Tang clan. These people agreed to put their lives in ML’s hands in exchange for the death of Hades. - ML offers a deal to Hades: ML will let the Tang prisoners live if Hades lets ML and HaRan leave. Hades makes it clear that he values ML far more than he values the prisoners. - ML has no choice but to kill the prisoners. He calls out their names and titles to never forget their resentment. - ML and HaRan are allowed to leave but they know they’ll always be pursued by the Tang clan. (kiss, sex implied. Ch 99-100) - They return to Mt QingCheng and give the antidote to the Maiden. - Mu Am makes a surprise visit to the Maiden. They had feelings for each other in the past but she chose Baekli Joong. - Mang Ryo spread false rumours that the Maiden was being held prisoner by the QingCheng sect. Her followers arrive at Mt QingCheng and demand to see her. She is in seclusion for 2wks after taking the antidote and needs time to expel the poison. - Jade Cavern’s 9-Illuminations 5-Thunder Toad Art - Mu Am teaches ML about the Toad Art that is a unique martial art of the QingCheng sect by using a Go board game. - Mu Am was collaborating with someone from the demonic sect to complete the Toad Art. That person is currently imprisoned by the Guizhou branch of Uma. He is the demonic faction’s strongest warrior, Yulhwan Ya from the Mystic order. - Grand Uma Elders (?) - 3 factions: orthodox, unorthodox, demonic - Mang Ryo visits the Murim Alliance HQ to meet Haewul Jinin. Mang Ryo tries to kill Haewul using a deadly poison provided by the Tang clan, but Haewul is unharmed. If the Tang clan had a poison strong enough to kill him, Haewul would’ve wiped them out. - Haewul lets Mang Ryo go. Haewul vanishes after collapsing his pavilion to make it look like he was attacked. The Murim world is shocked to hear about the “attack” and is thrown into chaos. - The Tang clan frame Mang Ryo and ML for the attack on Haewul. The Murim Alliance demand the QingCheng sect handover ML and the Maiden. The QingCheng sect will not comply with the Alliance’s orders. After a general meeting, QingCheng sect decide to abandon Mt QingCheng and disappear to ensure the survival of the sect. Mu Am stays behind to protect the Maiden who remains in seclusion. - Yeo Jinkyung the Lightning Sword and the White Tiger troops ** vs ** - Gale the Rogue, Gulyun (1 of the 8 Enchanted Demons), & Hwasa Goddess - Mu Am tells ML to find Yulhwan Ya in Guizhou. - HaRan will wait for ML. She’s pregnant and will go into hiding. - ML infiltrates the prison in Guizhou where Yulhwan Ya is held. - ML challenges Yulhwan Ya to a go match. ML begs his life in exchange for learning martial arts from Yulhwan Ya. - During the match, Yulhwan Ya realises Mu Am is sending a message that his life is nearing its end and they won’t be able to play go together anymore. Yulhwan Ya transfers his Qi to ML. - Baekli Joong attacks Mt QingCheng while ML is in Guizhou. - Mu Am and Baekli Joong have a fierce battle. The Maiden comes out of seclusion and interrupts them. Mu Am sacrifices himself and dies to protect the Maiden. - Mang Ryo and Myo Wol arrive … the Maiden is forced to accept their help against Baekli Joong … - HaRan is kidnapped by Baekli Kwon and Yang Jeon the Pleasure Dragon.

Ch 08 as of 11/05/22 ** so far it’s a bit cliched and boring … - Set in the Han Empire during the Joseon period. - FL is Han Wol 20yo, Junior Officer of the Palace Guard - She started as a trainee 5yrs ago - Hyeok Dong Hyeong 23yo, Junior Officer - Seo Yul 26yo, Captain - Hwan, Martial Guard of the Emperor’s Palace - He’s the personal guard of the Emperor - became the 17th Emperor 10yrs ago - more interested in women and alcohol than politics - Chief State Councillor Shin runs the country. - The ministers have control of the imperial court. - Preliminary hunting competition - test FL’s skills by releasing wolves - Councillor Shin’s illegal funds - FL takes down 4 men by herself - She’s promoted to the Martial Guard. - 10yrs ago the Emperor was assassinated. - Cho Hanwoong, a close aide to the Emperor, was framed as the murderer. The entire Cho family were sentenced to death but the daughter was the sole survivor.

Ch 61 as of 29/01/24 - reading on Webtoon - ML was Jagak Yang, eldest son of the Great Martial Alliance leader. He possesses the body of Cheonso Ma 19yo, Shining Light Cult vice leader - Heavenly Demon style: the most powerful dark martial art technique. After 3yrs, ML completes his isolation training and masters this style. - Yehwa Dan, ML’s fiancée - Yultak Ya, ML’s friend and personal guard - Taepyeong Ma the Demonic Sage. - He’s the cult leader and ML’s father. - He disappeared 2yrs ago. - The Shining Light Cult has 9 palaces. - 2 Light Palaces ie Shining Light (leader), Minor Light (vice leader) + 7 Hallowed Palaces - Worldly Riches Palace, Shining Light treasury - Sacred Flames Palace, administration - Dancing Blood Palace, military - Murder Palace and Broken Swords Palace, punishments - Monstrous Venom Palace, medical - Welcoming Joy Palace, diplomacy - Biannual general meeting of the cult’s successors - The Elder Council comprised of 10 masters - The Shining Light Archives - Tong Jegal, genius scholar & Underground Sect leader - Mundeung Jegal, chief strategist of the Great Martial Alliance - Sacred Demonfire mask, 1 of 5 divine treasures - Anti poison, disguise - Taesik Eul, former captain of the Heavenly Demon company (the cult leader’s personal guards) - Haryeong Eul, Taesik’s daughter - Teardrop Valley, a village of the poor and abandoned. - The villagers are being used for slavery, drugs and gambling. - ML helps Taesik to get revenge on the corrupt village chief and his thugs, then liberate the village. - Lord Semin Cheon of the Worldly Riches Palace - Birang Cheon, Semin’s RH man - Sacred Demonfire daggers - Yuljin Ya, Yultak’s older half brother - Their father is Lord Yulcheon Ya of the Dancing Blood Palace. - Yultak’s mother is from the Oirat tribe. - Esen Taishi, Oirat tribe chief - Gijin Ju the Ming Emperor - Lady Soso Han of the Welcoming Joy Palace - Lord Yangryung Gu of the Murder Palace - 1st Elder Raksa Hong - The Great Martial Alliance starts their campaign to eradicate the Central Plains of the Demonic Path. - Hwi Moyong, current captain of the Wind Dragon company - ML as Jagak Yang was the previous captain. - Lord Jeonghak Dan of the Broken Swords Palace. - He is also Yehwa Dan’s father. - Jiho Dan, Yehwa’s older brother - Mi-In Peak: Extreme training in the mountains - Council of Hallowed Palaces - Seik Bi, current captain of the Heavenly Demon company - ML saves Hwi Moyong from the Murder Palace. - Hwi is brought back to life as a Heavenly Demon wight. - Lord Dongbang of the Monstrous Venom Palace - Grand Festival of the Heavenly Shining Light - A ceremony where the cult leader is chosen.

Ch 20 as of 06/02/24

Ch 07 as of 20/04/24 - ML is Yeon Sowoon - He dies after being betrayed by the demonic cult. - He regresses 20yrs to when he was a 10yo boy. - Manjang / 10k Mile clan - ML trains himself for 5yrs

Ch 02 as of 14/03/24 - translation is a bit odd