The new layer of skin was made of steel. Lee Hyunsung’s body was being reshaped, as if he was another species.
新的表皮层是由钢制成的。李贤星的身体正在被重塑，就好像他是另一个物种。
Steel Transformation.
钢铁的转变。
Only the first stage ‘Armour’ was activated but this alone wasn’t the usual power. Lee Hyunsung who mastered stage one was harder than Gong Pildu’s armed fortress and wouldn’t die even after being hit by Yoo Jonghyuk’s Heaven Shaking Sword.
只有第一级“盔甲”被激活，但这不是通常的力量。掌握了第一阶段的李贤成比龚皮尔都的武装要塞还要难，即使被柳永玉的挥舞天堂之剑击中也不会死。
“Li…live…”
“李......活......”
The problem was that stage one wasn’t fully activated yet.
问题是第一阶段还没有完全启动。
-This is the real stigma that Lee Hyunsung-ssi needs to learn.
这才是李贤熙需要学习的真正耻辱。
Lee Hyunsung realized the situation and quickly retreated.
李贤成意识到了这种情况，迅速撤退了。
[The Steel Transformation isn’t yet complete.]
[钢铁的转变还没有完成]
[The stigma can only be used by those who have achieved a story.]
[这种耻辱只能被那些写出故事的人使用。]
All sponsors gave a stigma to their incarnations.There were stigmas in the form of gifts and some that could only be used under difficult conditions.
所有的赞助商都对他们的化身感到耻辱。有礼物形式的污点，有些只能在困难的条件下使用。
Steel Transformation of the Master of Steel was one of the difficult stigmas.
《钢铁大师》的钢铁转型是其中的难点之一。
[The story ‘Proof of Steel’ has begun!]
[《钢铁的证据》的故事已经开始了!]
It was because this stigma required the indirect ‘proof’ of what the constellation had experienced.
这是因为这个污点需要对星座所经历的事情进行间接的‘证明’。
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[Proof of Steel]
[钢铁的证明]
1. 「 True steel is born in tens of thousands of quenches. 」
1.「真正的钢铁在成千上万次的淬火中诞生」
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It was an unkind sentence thrown into the scenario. Lee Hyunsung seemed confused. “What does this mean?”
这是一个不友好的句子，李贤星似乎很困惑，“这是什么意思?”
-The basis of quenching is cooling after a high heat treatment.
淬火的基础是经过高热处理后的冷却。
“Don’t tell me…”
“别告诉我......”
-It seems right. Please keep your mind straight.
看起来是对的，请保持头脑清醒。
In a sense, it might be fortunate that Jung Heewon was Lee Hyunsung’s opponent. Lee Hyunsung turned pale.
在某种意义上，郑和元是李贤成的对手，这可能是幸运的。李贤成脸色苍白。
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is interested in the story of this world.] [The constellation ‘Defense Master’ wonders how his strength compares.] [The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire has both hands clasped together in a nervous manner.]
[《金发囚徒》星座对这个世界的故事感兴趣。][星座“国防大师”想知道他的力量如何比较。][像星座魔鬼一样的火之审判者紧张地双手紧握在一起]
The blazing hellfire turned blue along with the messages of the constellations. Maybe Jung Heewon’s Hell Flames Ignition had increased a level because the flames became deeper and fiercer.
炽热的地狱之火随着星座的讯息变成了蓝色。也许郑鹤元的地狱火焰点火增加了一级，因为火焰变得更深更猛。
The asphalt mixed with impurities melted from the pure white flames and the high heat turned them into a deadly weapon.
纯白色的火焰融化了沥青和杂质，高温把它们变成了致命的武器。
The silver armour instantly started to melt and the scattered foreign materials penetrated the armour like bullets, damaging Lee Hyunsung’s insides. New steel grew from the melted areas but it wasn’t without damage.
银质盔甲立刻开始融化，散落的外来物质像子弹一样穿透了盔甲，损伤了李贤星的内脏。新的钢材从熔化的地方生长出来，但并非没有损伤。
“Kuk…!”
“库克......!”
Blood emerged from Lee Hyunsung’s mouth.
血从李贤星的嘴里冒了出来。
He would’ve been able to resist Hell Flames Ignition if his Steel Transformation was perfect, but it wasn’t yet. In any case, Hell Flames Ignition was the highest level stigma belonging to the fire property. It was amazing that he didn’t just collapse.
如果他的钢铁转换是完美的，他将能够抵抗地狱火焰点火，但它还不是。在任何情况下，地狱火焰点火是属于火属性的最高级别的耻辱。令人惊讶的是他并没有崩溃。
Lee Hyunsung took one step back and screamed. I was pained to see this scene but it wasn’t yet time. Lee Hyunsung’s steel was burning red. A bit more, a bit more…
李贤星退后一步，尖叫起来。看到这一幕我很难过，但还不到时候。李贤星的钢铁烧得通红。再多一点，再多一点..。
[The temperature has exceeded the standard value!]
[温度超过了标准值!]
That’s it.
就是这样。
[The quenching has begun.]
[淬火开始了。]
The base of steel was quenching. The heart of this story was to burn in a high temperature above the standard until the body became made of perfect steel.
钢的基体是淬火的。这个故事的核心是在高于标准的高温中燃烧，直到身体变成完美的钢铁。
-Hold on! You can do it!
坚持住!你能做到的！
Fortunately, Lee Hyunsung wasn’t ‘evil.’
幸运的是，李贤星并不是邪恶的
Hell Flames Ignition was a stigma with the ‘fire’ and ‘divine’ properties. If Lee Hyunsung was ‘evil’ then he would’ve already been turned into a pile of ashes from Hell Flames Ignition.
地狱火焰点火是一个耻辱与’火’和’神圣’属性。如果李贤星是邪恶的，那么他早就被地狱火焰烧成一堆灰烬了。
As Lee Hyunsung was enduring, I quickly looked at the information of Jung Heewon.
正当李贤星在忍耐的时候，我迅速查看了郑和元的信息。
[The character ‘Jung Heewon’ is currently suffering from ‘Thought Infection.] [The character ‘Jung Heewon’ is in a lost state.] [The trauma of the character ‘Jung Heewon’ is completely open.]
[“JungHeewon”这个角色目前患有“思想感染”。][郑和元这个角色处于迷失状态。][郑和元这个角色的创伤是完全公开的。]
…
…That bastard, he completely made a mess of a human’s mind.
...那个混蛋，他把一个人的思想搞得一团糟。
「 I can’t forgive them… 」
“我无法原谅他们”
Nirvana’s Thought Infection pulled all the dark parts of a person’s mind to the surface in order to settle their time in the present.
涅槃的思想感染将一个人思想中所有黑暗的部分都拉到表面，以使他们的时间安定在当下。
「 I should kill them. 」
“我应该杀了他们”
Humans who faced the reality of a cliff where the future had disappeared usually lose hope. This was especially true when the reality was terrible.
面对未来已经消失的悬崖现实的人们通常会失去希望。尤其是在现实很糟糕的时候。
In the process, someone would feel despair and collapse while someone else would turn into a beast and release relentless desires.
在这个过程中，有些人会感到绝望和崩溃，而另一些人会变成野兽，释放无情的欲望。
Some resisted angrily and lose their sense of reason. Once this resignation was repeated, they would find a ‘savior’ to comfort themselves. They would martyr themselves for this saviour, sacrificing their humble lives before the great ‘present.’
有些人愤怒地反抗，失去了理智。一旦这种顺从再次发生，他们就会找到一个“救世主”来安慰自己。他们将为这位救世主牺牲自己，在伟大的“现在”面前牺牲他们卑微的生命
「 Kil all the men. 」
“杀死所有人”
I seemed to know what her trauma was. Jung Heewon’s initial attribute of ‘crouching’ was based on a strong psychological shock. Looking back on the first moment I found her, it wasn’t unusual for her to have a strong hostility towards ‘men.’ “This… is this Heewon-ssi’s heart?” Lee Hyunsung asked from amidst the blazing flames.
我似乎知道她的创伤是什么。JungHeewon最初的蜷缩属性是基于一种强烈的心理冲击。回想我第一次见到她的时候，她对“男人”怀有强烈的敌意并不罕见“这...这就是平原西的心?”李贤星在熊熊燃烧的火焰中问道。
-Can you hear her?
你能听到她说话吗？
“That, a bit…”
“那个，有点......”
I never thought that Lee Hyunsung would be able to hear the messages of ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint.’ Was it because I was immersed in the first person viewpoint? Did Lee Hyunsung feel my emotions as much as I understood Lee Hyunsung?
我从没想过李贤成能够听到“全知读者视角”的信息是因为我沉浸在第一人称视角中吗？李贤星是否像我理解李贤星一样感受到了我的情绪？
Lee Hyunsung spoke like he had forgotten the heat. “This is Dokja-ssi’s ability?”
李贤星说话的样子好像他已经忘记了炎热。“这就是道佳斯的能力?”
-Yes. It is my skill.
是的，这是我的本事。
I had to confess because there was nothing good about lying here.
我不得不承认，因为躺在这里没有什么好处。
-I apologize for hiding it until now.
我很抱歉一直隐瞒到现在。
However, Lee Hyunsung didn’t seem upset. “I’m a bit embarrassed. My heart…”
然而，李贤星似乎并不难过。“我有点尴尬。我的心......”
The second wave came before he could finish. The intense heat melted the incarnations in the surroundings and the area was filled with lava.
第二波浪潮在他完成之前就来了。强烈的高温融化了周围环境中的化身，整个地区充满了熔岩。
The entire ground melted from the powerful heat. The buildings sank with the ground. Now I had to make a decision.
由于高温，整个地面都融化了。建筑物随着地面一起沉没了。现在我必须做出决定。
-You should head in the direction of suppression.
-你应该朝镇压的方向前进。
“Won’t I hurt Heewon-ssi?”
“我不会伤害平原小姐吗?”
Lee Hyunsung was at the disadvantage but he was worrying about the other person. Still, Lee Hyunsung’s words weren’t wrong.
李贤成处于劣势，但他担心的是另一个人，尽管如此，李贤成的话没有错。
-Her heart is hurt.
她的心受伤了。
The most obvious solution was to kill Nirvana or resolve Jung Heewon’s trauma. The former was impossible now and the latter…
最明显的解决办法是杀死涅磐或者解决郑和元的创伤。前者现在是不可能的，而后者..。
I wouldn’t have been so worried if Jung Heewon was a character with a big role in the original novel.
如果郑和元是原著中一个重要角色的话，我就不会那么担心了。
Jung Heewon was a newly discovered person and I didn’t know her well. The only thing I could do was take care of the symptoms, not the cause.
郑鹤元是一个新发现的人，我不是很了解她。我唯一能做的就是处理症状，而不是病因。
“Dokja-ssi.”
“ Dokja-ssi。”
-Let’s try it.
我们来试试。
We nodded as one body. The distance from Jung Heewon was get far because he had stepped back a bit. I had to be close to her to try this method.
我们同心协力地点了点头。距离郑鹤元很远，因为他后退了一点。我必须靠近她才能尝试这种方法。
The skin of steel grew to cover Lee Hyunsung’s face. The muscles all over Lee Hyunsung’s body were twitching. He was like a silver knight as the steel properly covered his body. The silver knight started to run through the flames.
钢铁般的皮肤覆盖着李贤星的脸。李贤星全身的肌肉都在抽搐。他就像一个银色的骑士，因为钢铁适当地覆盖了他的身体。银色的骑士开始穿过火焰。
In accordance with this, the wall of flames became higher. It was a warning not to come closer. He wasn’t allowed here.
与此相一致，火墙变得更高了。这是一个不要靠近的警告。他不允许来这里。
“Uwooooh!”
“哇呜!”
Lee Hyunsung acted like it was training and ran straight through the flames. He was burned again and again. Steel pieces melted and fell to the ground. His eyes were becoming blurred from the heat.
李贤星表现得就像是在训练一样，直接穿过了火焰。他一次又一次地被烧伤。钢片融化掉到地上。他的眼睛因热而变得模糊不清。
“Heewon-ssi! We will save you!”
“平原西!我们会救你的!”
It was one step.
这只是一个步骤。
“We… are…!”
“我们......是......!”
Once again, another step.
又一次，又一步。
“Heewon-ssi!”
“平原西!”
I watched Lee Hyunsung and had a thought. I had forgotten for a while because I could hear the hearts of other people. Originally, reaching a person’s heart was a difficult and painful thing.
我看着李贤星，有了一个想法。我已经忘记了一段时间，因为我能听到其他人的心声。最初，触及一个人的心灵是一件困难而痛苦的事情。
Lee Hyunsung and I clearly saw the world from the same eyes but we didn’t see the same thing. Lee Hyunsung’s heart bursting with emotions was proof of this.
李贤星和我用同样的眼睛看世界，但我们看到的不是同样的东西。李贤星的心里充满了感情，这就是证明。
It was a strange feeling. Originally, it wasn’t supposed to be like this. The story changed thanks to me.
这是一种奇怪的感觉。本来不应该是这样的。多亏了我，故事改变了。
“Uhhh… kuoooh!” Lee Hyunsung’s knees collapsed when there were ten steps left.
“唔......喔!”当还剩十步时，李贤星的膝盖瘫软了。
[The character ‘Lee Hyunsung’ has reached the limits of his mental state.]
[李贤成这个角色已经到了精神极限。]
I was awakened by my shaking vision. Even if the story changed, this was still Ways of Survival.
我被自己颤抖的幻象惊醒了，即使故事改变了，这仍然是《生存之道》。
[The constellation ‘Master of Steel’ is looking at his incarnation with sad eyes.]
[星座“钢铁大师”用悲伤的眼神看着他的化身。]
All characters struggled in utter despair. This was Ways of Survival.
所有的角色都在绝望中挣扎，这就是生存之道。
-Hyunsung-ssi.
-贤星-思。
Still, I was sometimes curious when reading Ways of Survival. Had the author of Ways of Survival regretted the ‘ending’ that he created?
尽管如此，在阅读《生存之道》时，我有时还是会感到好奇。《生存之道》的作者是否对自己创造的结局感到后悔？
-Leave it to me for a moment.
让我来处理一下。
[The exclusive skill, ‘Fourth Wall’ is shaking!] [The ‘1st person supporting role viewpoint’ is extremely active.]
[独家技巧，‘第四道墙’在震动!][‘第一人称配角视角’非常活跃。]
Lee Hyunsung’s consciousness was shaken and my consciousness entered. Control of his body was transferred and the senses of the entire body were strongly activated.
李贤星的意识被动摇了，我的意识进入了。他的身体控制被转移，整个身体的感官被强烈地激活。
Lee Hyunsung was suffering from this pain. It was enough to make him crazy. The whole body burned in the flames and the melted bone joints and tendons made it feel like my limbs were cut off.
李贤星正在忍受着这种痛苦。这足以使他发疯。整个身体在火焰中燃烧，融化的骨关节和肌腱让我感觉四肢被切断了。
I used Lee Hyunsung’s voice and shouted at Jung Heewon. “Jung Heewon-ssi! You will die if this continues!”
我用李贤星的声音对郑希元喊道:“郑希元!如果这样下去，你会死的!”
There was no response from Jung Heewon. She just kept emitting the hellish flames.
郑鹤元没有任何回应，她只是不停地发出地狱般的火焰。
“Lee Hyunsung will die! Do you want to kill Lee Hyunsung-ssi?”
“李贤星会死的!你想杀了李贤星吗?”
I raised Lee Hyunsung’s legs with all my strength and moved forward a bit. One step, two steps, and… Shit, it was too hot.
我用尽全力抬起李贤星的腿，向前移动了一点。一步，两步，然后...妈的，太热了。
I heard a voice as my knees bent from the pain. ‘Dokja-ssi. I’ll do it.’
我听到一个声音，我的膝盖因为疼痛而弯曲。“Dokja-ssi。我来做。”
It was Lee Hyunsung’s voice.
那是李贤星的声音。
‘I must do it.’
“我必须这么做。”
[The will of steel has responded!]
(钢铁的意志做出了回应!)
I nodded. After all, I was a ‘reader.’ I must not forget my duty. My consciousness left and Lee Hyunsung regained his body again. Lee Hyunsung’s body was regaining a perfect steel shape.
我点点头。毕竟，我是一个“读者”我不能忘记我的责任。我的意识消失了，李贤星又恢复了他的身体。李贤星的身体恢复了完美的钢铁形状。
“Heewon-ssi.”
“平原西。”
The blazing hellfire made her face blue. This fire would eventually gnaw at her. Her tears dried as soon as they fell down.
炽热的地狱之火使她的脸色发青。这场大火最终会吞噬她。她的眼泪一滴下来就干了。
Lee Hyunsung acted unexpectedly towards her. “Excuse me for a moment.”
李贤成出人意料地对她说:“失陪一下。”
Lee Hyunsung took the last step and embraced Jung Heewon.
李贤成迈出了最后一步，拥抱了郑鹤元。
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is embarrassed by the unexpected love between comrades.]
[星座‘魔鬼般的火之审判者’为同志们之间意想不到的爱情而感到尴尬]
Jung Heewon’s small body entered Lee Hyunsung’s wide arms. It was so wide that he could touch his fingertips together without touching her. Rather than avoiding it, Jung Heewon made her flames stronger. It was like the flames were all she could do with her emotions.
郑和元的小身体进入李贤星的宽臂。它是如此之宽，他可以触摸他的指尖在一起而不触及她。而不是回避它，郑和元使她的火焰更强大。就好像火焰是她情感的全部。
There was a rattling sound and walls of steel started to be created around Lee Hyunsung’s arms. It was a wall that would free one person from the world. In order to remove flames, the oxygen must be shut off.
随着一阵卡嗒卡嗒的声音，李贤星的胳膊周围开始形成了钢墙。这是一堵可以将一个人从世界中解放出来的墙。为了除去火焰，必须切断氧气。
Lee Hyunsung knew this and sacrificed himself to become the wall for her. He would bear her wrath on behalf of the world.
李贤成知道这一点，于是牺牲了自己，成为她的墙。他将代表全世界承受她的愤怒。
All I could do was watch the two of them. I hoped that Lee Hyunsung could reach the heart of Jung Heewon who couldn’t speak.
我所能做的就是看着他们俩。我希望李贤星能够接触到不会说话的郑鹤元的心。
How much time passed?
多长时间过去了？
[The story ‘Proof of Steel’ has been completed.]
[《钢铁的证据》这个故事已经完成了。]
Finally, Jung Heewon’s flames died down.
最后，郑和元的怒火终于熄灭了。
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It was a familiar female voice that woke Lee Hyunsung up.
这是一个熟悉的女性声音，把李贤星吵醒了。
“I’m choking…”
“我要窒息了......”
He looked down and saw Jung Heewon’s face. He looked around and it was an unimaginable sight. The steel that grew out from his body covered Jung Heewon while blocking the surrounding area.
他低下头，看到了郑和元的脸。他环顾四周，那是一幅难以想象的景象。从他身体里长出来的钢铁覆盖了JungHeewon，同时阻挡了周围的区域。
“U-Uhh! I-I’m really sorry! I will release you now!”
