Yoo Jonghyuk’s expression slowly changed as he held me by the neck. Previously, I would already be falling through the air.
柳钟玉抓住我的脖子，表情慢慢变了。要是在以前，我早就从空中掉下去了。
Now everything was the opposite. I flew through the air instead of falling. Yoo Jonghyuk had thrown me as hard as he could.
现在一切都变得相反了。我在空中飞翔而不是坠落。柳钟玉用尽全力把我摔倒在地。
Yoo Jonghyuk was watching me. His expression showed he was certain that I wouldn’t die. I didn’t hear his voice but I could tell what he was saying.
柳永玉一直在看着我。他的表情表明他确信我不会死。我没有听到他的声音，但我能听出他在说什么。
‘Feed him one blow, Kim Dokja.’
“给他一拳，金独子。”
The moment I was about to answer, the tentacles blocked my gaze.
我正要回答的时候，触角挡住了我的视线。
The attack of the tentacles missed me by a hair’s breadth and I landed on the Eater of Dreams body. I used the strength remaining in my arms to grab the body and move towards the wound.
触手的攻击差一点儿没打中我，我落在了食梦者的身体上。我用手臂里剩余的力量抓住他的身体，向伤口移动。
This guy was a life-threatening presence just through touch. If I was still an incarnation, I might’ve already passed out or died. If he finished his descent… it was scary to think about what might happen.
这家伙仅仅通过触摸就可以威胁生命。如果我还是一个化身，我可能已经昏过去或者死了。如果他完成了降落......想到可能发生的事情就会让人害怕。
I threw my body into the wound.
我把自己的身体扔进了伤口。
[…I’m sorry. I can’t go with you.]
对不起，我不能和你一起去
Power drained from my body and I felt Cheok Jungyeong’s strength scattering. I didn’t panic because I had already expected it.
力量从我的身体里流失，我感觉到了CheokJungyeong的力量散失。我没有惊慌，因为我已经预料到了。
Soon afterwards, the wound connected to the outside completely closed.
不久之后，伤口与外部连接完全愈合。
I floated in the air, like a person floating in the universe. The inside of the Eater of Dreams was as dark as the sky. It was a space with no blood or flesh. It was natural since the outer god wasn’t a living thing.
我漂浮在空中，就像一个人漂浮在宇宙中。食梦者的内心就像天空一样黑暗。这是一个没有血肉的空间。这是很自然的，因为外神不是一个有生命的东西。
Dung… dung… dung…
粪...粪...粪..。
I heard the sound of drums coming from somewhere. Then there was a whispering. Someone gazed at me. It wasn’t hard to breathe despite there being no air. Perhaps the moment I entered this space, my very existence was transformed.
我听到鼓声从什么地方传来。然后传来一阵窃窃私语。有人注视着我。尽管那里没有空气，但呼吸并不困难。也许当我进入这个空间的那一刻，我的存在就改变了。
Then after a while, all sounds disappeared. The screams of the incarnations and the messages of the constellations were gone.
过了一会儿，所有的声音都消失了，化身的尖叫声和星座的讯息都消失了。
Instead, there were unknown characters and images. This was the stomach of the Eater of Dreams. It was a place where all the stories he had eaten were gathered.
取而代之的是一些未知的角色和形象。这是食梦者的胃。这是一个收集他吃过的所有故事的地方。
「■■■■■■■…」
「■■■■■■■■ ... 」」
「 #%&^#$^ 」
“不一样”
There were some stories I could recognize. Perhaps they were from Founder’s Mother.
有些故事我能认出来，也许是方正的母亲写的。
「 It is my fault. The foolish history was too long… 」 「 I have to protect this land from the nebulae. However, now there is no one in Hongik. Where have all the gods of creation gone? 」 「 Hwanung… I want to see Hwanung. 」
「是我的错」。「我必须保护这片土地不被星云侵袭」。然而，现在Hongik已经没有人了。万物之神都去了哪里?”“Hwanung...我要见Hwanung”
Then a story with a small light came up to me and shouted, 「 What are you doing? Why are you here? Run away…! 」
这时，一个小小的故事突然出现在我面前，大声喊道:「你在干什么?」？你为什么在这里？逃跑...!」
The light flickered. Thank you but there was nowhere for me to run away to.
灯光闪烁着，谢谢你，但是我无处可逃。
The ‘outer gods’ were existences rooted in the distant outer universe. Half of his body was connected to the second floor of Dark Castle while the inside of his body was directly connected to the outer universe.
“外部神”是植根于遥远的外部宇宙的存在。他身体的一半与黑暗城堡的二楼相连，而他身体的内部则与外部世界直接相连。
Thus, his stomach was like outer space to me. It was a world of sheer emptiness, only filled with the desire to eat.
因此，他的胃对我来说就像是外太空。那是一个完全空虚的世界，只有吃的欲望。
The Eater of Dreams wanted me.
梦的食者想要我。
The scattered letters gathered together and started to form a shape. In this empty space, eyes and a mouth were created. In fact, I wasn’t sure if they were eyes or a mouth, but I had to think of it in these terms since I was a human.
散乱的字母聚集在一起，开始形成一个形状。在这个空旷的空间里，眼睛和嘴巴被创造出来。事实上，我不确定它们是眼睛还是嘴巴，但我必须用这些术语来思考，因为我是一个人类。
He seemed to be saying something but his voice wasn’t heard properly. After a while, the letters shivered and started to transform into words that I could understand.
他似乎在说什么，但他的声音没有被正确地听到。过了一会儿，那些字母颤抖着，开始变成我能理解的单词。
[ The smell of an interesting story… ]
(一个有趣故事的味道......)
The moment that two eyes looked at me, I gulped without knowing it. This was the presence of a god who caused fear in even the narrative-grade constellations.
两只眼睛看着我的那一刻，我不知不觉地吞咽了一口。这是一个神的存在，他甚至在叙事等级的星座中都引起了恐惧。
[ The presence of an inferior scenario… how… do you hear me? ] [The exclusive skill ‘Fourth Wall’ is extremely active!]
[存在一个低级的场景......怎么......你听到了吗?][独家技能‘第四道墙’非常活跃!]
The Fourth Wall became more active than it had ever been so far. I felt like a wall was growing on my skin.
第四道长城比以往任何时候都更加活跃。我感觉我的皮肤上长了一堵墙。
It meant this enemy was dangerous.
这意味着这个敌人很危险。
He wasn’t even a ‘great old ones’. I couldn’t imagine what the gods such as ‘The Fear of Sarnath’, ‘Horror from the Hills’ or ‘Master of R’lyeh’ would be like.
他甚至不是一个伟大的老家伙。我无法想象诸如《萨纳特的恐惧》、《好莱坞的恐怖》或《城堡的主人》这样的电影会是什么样子。
I took a deep breath and slowly opened my mouth. “Eater of Dreams. You are a great god of another world.”
我深吸了一口气，慢慢地张开嘴。“食梦者。你是另一个世界的伟大神。”
[ Ohh… ]
[哦...]
The letters of Eater of Dreams twitched like he was surprised by my words. In this guy’s eyes, I wasn’t even a bug. I was a strange toy he could erase at any time.
“梦想的食者”的信件抽动着，好像他被我的话吓了一跳。在这家伙眼里，我甚至不是一只虫子。我是一个奇怪的玩具，他可以随时删除。
Strong sparks occurred around me and the letters started to revolve. There was something that wanted to penetrate inside me. However, as soon as it reached my side, it was bounced off.
我周围出现了强烈的火花，信件开始旋转。有什么东西想要进入我的内心。然而，它一到我这边，就被弹开了。
The letters of Eater of Dreams spoke in a subdued manner.
“梦的食者”的信说话的语气很克制。
[ What… are you? Are you under a special protection? ]
你...你是什么人?你受到特殊保护吗
This guy had attempted to mentally invade me. Then he had been bounced off by the Fourth Wall.
这个家伙试图在精神上侵犯我，然后他被第四堵墙弹开了。
I would’ve been destroyed if I didn’t have this skill. I controlled my heart and looked at the Eater of Dreams.
如果我没有这种技能，我早就被毁了。我控制住自己的心，看着那个食梦者。
As I said before, the Yoo Jonghyuk of the 136th regression was eaten by him. However, Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t die. In other words, my current basis was his 136th attempt.
正如我之前所说的，136回归中的俞钟玉被他吃掉了。然而，柳永玉并没有死。换句话说，我现在的基础是他的第136次尝试。
I slowly opened my mouth so that I wouldn’t be caught by his boundaries.
我慢慢地张开嘴，这样我就不会被他的边界抓住了。
“I came to tell you a story.”
“我是来给你讲个故事的。”
[ Story! I like stories. ]
故事!我喜欢故事
The outer god reacted immediately. The monstrous greed caused him to become fuzzy.
外界的神马上做出了反应，巨大的贪婪使他变得模糊不清。
“Among all the stories you have eaten, there are those belonging to Lee Sookyung. Please send her back.”
“在你吃过的所有故事中，有一些是属于李秀珍的，请把她送回去。”
The face looked puzzled.
他的脸上露出困惑的表情。
[ This… isn’t a story? ]
这不是一个故事吗
“I will tell you a story in exchange.”
“作为交换，我给你讲个故事。”
[ What story will you tell me? ]
你要告诉我什么故事
I pointed to myself without speaking. It was obvious what I meant. I was making a bet with my existence at stake. The big eyelids slowly blinked.
我指着自己，没有说话。我的意思很明显。我是在拿自己的存在打赌。大大的眼睑慢慢地眨着。
[ Small constellation… ]
[小星座...]
“Yes.”
“是的。”
[ Do you intend to make a deal with me? ]
你打算和我做笔交易吗
The moment I was going to open my mouth, shapes appeared in the air. It was an image made up of the stories that Eater of Dreams had devoured.
我正要张开嘴的时候，空气中出现了一些形状。这是一幅由食梦者吞噬的故事构成的图画。
[ The bear doesn’t talk to the fish. ]
熊不和鱼说话
The image shown was a giant bear, reminiscent of Founder’s Mother. The bear looked around with foolish eyes and caught the fish flowing through the empty universe.
照片中是一只巨大的熊，让人想起方正的母亲。熊傻傻地看了看四周，抓住了在空荡荡的宇宙中游动的鱼。
The Eater of Dreams looked at the bear and said, [ Human, I don’t negotiate with bugs… ]
梦想的食人者看着熊说，[人类，我不和虫子谈判...]
I hadn’t been properly recognized yet. A half-constellation couldn’t deal with a cosmic deity. It was a natural story.
我还没有被正确地认出来。半星座无法对付宇宙之神。这是一个自然的故事。
However, I shook my head.
然而，我摇了摇头。
“If bugs talk like humans, think like humans and act like humans, they can’t be called bugs anymore.”
“如果虫子像人类一样说话，像人类一样思考，像人类一样行动，它们就不能再被称为虫子了。”
I glared at the two huge, black eyes.
我瞪着那两只又大又黑的眼睛。
[ You… aren’t qualified to make a deal with me. I can take away everything you have at any time. ] “Then why are you talking to a bug instead of taking it away?”
你...没有资格和我做交易。我可以随时拿走你所有的东西“那你为什么不把它拿走，而是和一只虫子说话呢?”
[······.]
[······.]
The bear eating the fish looked at me. The bear raised its paws in a threatening manner, as if it was going to hit me right away. I stared at the bear and said, “The bear knows how to eat fish but it doesn’t know how to eat them deliciously.”
吃鱼的熊看着我。那只熊举起爪子威胁我，好像它马上就要打我似的。我盯着熊说:“熊知道怎么吃鱼，但它不知道怎么美味地吃鱼。”
The bear’s paw hesitated.
熊掌犹豫了一下。
“The feet are damaged by the scales, the claws are dirty after taking out the guts of the fish and it just fills its anger.”
“鱼的脚被鱼鳞破坏了，取出内脏后，爪子变脏了，刚刚填满了愤怒。”
[······.]
[······.]
“Just as I’m not a bug, you’re not a bear. Isn’t that right?”
“我不是虫子，你也不是熊，对吧?”
The letters in the space jumbled together and the Eater of Dream’s face became bizarre. Usually, I would be terrified but I had read the original novel.
空间里的字母乱七八糟地堆在一起，梦的食者的脸变得怪异起来。通常情况下，我会感到害怕，但我已经读过原著了。
I started grinning. This situation was too pleasant for me to bear.
我开始咧嘴笑起来，这种情形实在太令人愉快了，我无法忍受。
“All the stories will be damaged if you forcibly take them. If you trample on me right now, you won’t get a ‘perfect’ story. I will tell you a story that you can eat in its best condition. You’ll always be able to eat it.”
“如果你强行拿走所有的故事，它们都会被损坏。如果你现在践踏我，你不会得到一个完美的故事。我要告诉你一个故事，你可以在它最好的状态下吃。你永远都可以吃到它。”
Dung… dung… dung!
屎...屎...屎！
Once again, I heard a drumming sound. It was like a giant beast’s pulse. The tempo of the sound became increasingly faster.
我又一次听到了击鼓声。就像巨兽的脉搏。声音的节奏变得越来越快。
Dung! Dung! Dung! Dung!
粪!粪!粪!粪！
I had read the original work and knew the identity of this drumming sound.
我读过原作，知道了这种鼓声的身份。
[ I want to eat you. ]
我想吃了你
This sound was the Eater of Dream’s hunger. I gulped and raised both hands. “If you keep your promise, I will give you a lot.”
这声音就是梦想的食者。我咽了一口气，举起双手。“如果你遵守诺言，我会给你很多。”
The letters turned into smoke and started to form a shape. After a while, it took on the appearance of my mother.
这些字母变成了烟，开始形成一个形状。过了一会儿，它变成了我母亲的样子。
[ Is this what you want? ]
这就是你想要的吗
I nodded.
我点点头。
[ This story has some interesting corners. I saved it because it smelt more delicious than the shell of the constellation I ate along with it. I want to eat you very badly but I can’t afford to give you this story. ] “Are you a beast who can’t control your hunger?”
这个故事有一些有趣的地方。我留着它是因为它闻起来比我吃的星座的贝壳还香。我非常想吃掉你，但是我不能给你讲这个故事“你是一头无法控制自己饥饿感的野兽吗?”
[ Is there anyone who would be offended by the insults of bugs? ]
[有没有人会被虫子的侮辱冒犯?]
…Fucking bastard.
该死的混蛋。
I didn’t know what rank he was among gourmets but he was low among the outer gods. The letters formed a brutal smile.
我不知道他在美食家中的地位是什么，但他在外神中的地位是很低的。信中露出了残酷的微笑。
[ The conversation with you ends here. I will eat all of you. ]
[和你们的谈话到此结束，我要把你们都吃了。]
The image of the bear who caught the fish flew towards me baring sharp teeth like a piranha. There was no place to run away. My legs couldn’t move and in any case, I was in his stomach.
那只捉到鱼的熊朝我飞过来，像食人鱼一样露出锋利的牙齿。无处可逃。我的腿不能动了，无论如何，我在他的肚子里。
“Shit, fine. If you want to eat then eat as much as you like.” Instead, I spread open my arms and greeted him. “Be sure to eat all of it.”
“妈的，好吧。如果你想吃，那就想吃多少就吃多少。”相反，我张开双臂向他打招呼。“一定要把它们都吃光。”
Hundreds of fish started to eat at my body.
数以百计的鱼开始吃我的身体。
They bit at my arms, my legs, my back and my face. I felt a terrible pain but no blood came out. Instead, it was letters. The stories and histories I had built up started to leak out after I was bitten by his teeth.
它们咬我的胳膊，我的腿，我的背和我的脸。我感到一阵剧痛，但是没有出血。取而代之的是信件。在我被他的牙齿咬伤之后，我积累起来的故事和历史开始泄露出来。
[ Ohhhhh….! T-This is? ]
这是什么
The god shrieked with joy at the heavenly delicacies. My consciousness was blurred and there was a pounding in my head. Nevertheless, I held on. I had to hold on until he ate the part I was thinking about.
上帝听到天上的美食，高兴地尖叫起来。我的意识模糊不清，脑袋里砰砰作响。尽管如此，我还是坚持了下来。我必须坚持下去，直到他吃了我想吃的那部分。
[ Ohh… oh? ]
哦...哦
The next moment, something poured out of me like a waterfall. He had touched something.
接下来，有什么东西像瀑布一样从我身体里流出来，他碰到了什么东西。
[The exclusive skill ‘Fourth Wall’ has reacted to the vibrations hitting the wall.]
[《第四道墙》这一独特的技巧对撞击墙壁的震动做出了反应]
The moment I was waiting for had finally come. The letters poured into his stomach, creating a torrent. It was an enormous amount of stories.
我等待的时刻终于到来了。信件如洪水般涌进他的胃里，形成了一股洪流。这是一个数量巨大的故事。
[ You, what the hell are you…? ]
你，你到底在干什么...
The baffled Eater of Dreams cried out to me but I didn’t have the strength to answer.
困惑的食梦者向我喊叫，但我没有力气回答。
I was hard to keep my sanity with all the stories pouring out. I looked at the sentences passing in front of my eyes.
所有的故事铺天盖地，我很难保持理智。我看着眼前的句子。
「 Yoo Jonghyuk looked at the mouth of Eater of Dreams and spoke. 」
“柳永玉看着梦之食者的嘴巴说话”
It was the contents of Ways of Survival.
这就是《生存之道》的内容。
「 “Yes, if you want to eat me, eat as much as you can.” 」
“是的，如果你想吃我，尽量多吃”
It was the 136th regression Yoo Jonghyuk. Yoo Jonghyuk was eaten by the Eater of Dreams and had been in the same situation as me.
这是第136次回归。柳永玉被梦食者吃掉了，而且和我一样处于同样的境地。
[ This, what the hell is this…! ]
这是什么鬼东西
Yoo Jonghyuk of Ways of Survival replied on my behalf.
生存之道的YooJonghyuk代表我回答。
「 “You will know. You will experience what it is like to have lived 136 times. You will know all the loneliness, sorrow, anger and hatred towards this damn world that I felt during this awful time.” 」
「你会知道。你会体验到生活了136次的感觉。你会知道在这段可怕的时间里，我对这个该死的世界所感受到的所有孤独、悲伤、愤怒和仇恨。”
[ K-Kuaaah…! ]
[ K-Kuaaah... ! ]
「 “You think of humans as worse than bugs. If so, feel it from now on. 」
“你认为人类比虫子更糟糕，如果是这样，从现在开始感受一下。”
[ Wait, wait a minute…! ]
(等等，等一下...!)
「 “The pain that bugs suffer. Feel the history of the bug that you can’t handle. If you have the confidence to eat me, then eat and eat as much as you can!” 」
“虫子遭受的痛苦”。感受一下你无法处理的bug的历史。如果你有信心吃掉我，那就尽可能多吃点!”
The stories pouring all filled the stomach of the Eater of Dreams with continuous explosions. The Eater of Dreams ate Ways of Survival and struggled with the pain.
