Chapter 184: Episode 35 – The 73rd Demon King (3) “Don’t you think the next scenario will still be tough?” Han Sooyoung asked me.
第184章:第35集——第73代魔王(3)“你不认为下一个情节仍然会很艰难吗?”韩素英问我。
“…”
“ ... ”
The 73rd demon king was strong but there would be no problems if we were thoroughly prepared. Maybe this was the easiest of all the scenarios I had done so far.
第73魔王很强大，但是如果我们有充分的准备就不会有问题。也许这是迄今为止我做过的所有场景中最简单的一个。
Shortly afterwards, the people training gathered near me.
不久之后，训练的人们聚集在我身边。
“Have you finished raising your rankings?”
“你的排名提高完了吗?”
It was Jung Heewon who answered my question. “We are all in the top 10. In fact, Jihye and Pildu-ssi were close but they automatically upgraded this morning.”
正是郑希元回答了我的问题。“我们都在前10名之列。实际上，Jihye和皮尔杜-西公司关系密切，但它们今天早上自动升级了。”
“Automatically?”
“自动?”
There was only one reason for such an upgrade. It was when a top ranker was killed.
这样的升级只有一个原因，那就是一个顶级牧场主被杀了。
Han Sooyoung already had an ominous expression. “A top 10 ranker suddenly died? Something is strange… Hey, I’m really not going…”
韩素英已经有了一种不祥的表情。“一个排名前10的网络大亨突然死了？有些事情很奇怪......嘿，我真的不去......”
“You came, Kim Dokja. Are you also going to take that woman?”
“你来了，金独子。你也要带走那个女人吗?”
Han Sooyoung hid behind me at Yoo Jonghyuk’s sudden appearance. She was still scared of Yoo Jonghyuk. I nodded as Yoo Jonghyuk stared at Han Sooyoung and pulled out the Six-man Card.
柳永突然出现时，韩秀英躲在我身后。她仍然害怕柳钟玉。柳钟玉盯着韩秀英，拿出六人卡，我点了点头。
[The incarnation ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’ has used the Six-man Card.] [The incarnation ‘Han Sooyoung’ has become a special participant of the scenario.] [The incarnation ‘Han Sooyoung’ has joined incarnation Yoo Jonghyuk’s team.]
[化身‘YooJonghyuk’使用了六人卡][韩秀英的化身成为了这个场景的特殊参与者。][韩秀英的化身加入了柳永的团队。]
Han Sooyoung was astonished by the rising messages. “W-What is this? Hey! Why am I on his team?”
韩秀英被这些新的留言惊呆了:“这是什么?嘿!为什么我在他的队里?”
“Now, let’s get ready to leave.”
“现在，让我们准备离开。”
At my words, the party members moved into their teams.
按照我的说法，这些党员加入了他们的团队。
The first to gather was Yoo Jonghyuk’s team. They were Lee Hyunsung, Lee Seolhwa, Lee Jihye and Gong Pildu. In addition, there was the complaining Han Sooyoung.
第一个集合的是柳荣玉的团队。他们是李贤星、李世华、李智慧和龚培都。此外，还有抱怨的韩素英。
The unusual mixture of old characters from the novel and new characters gave me a wonderful feeling. It was a luxury that only a reader of Ways of Survival could enjoy.
小说中的旧人物和新人物的不同寻常的混合给了我一种奇妙的感觉。这是只有《生存之道》的读者才能享受的奢侈品。
My team followed suit. Jung Heewon, Yoo Sangah, Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung. There was a free atmosphere compared to the military discipline of Yoo Jonghyuk’s team.
我的团队也紧随其后。郑希元、柳善雅、申友成及李吉英。比起柳永玉团队的军事纪律，那里有一种自由的气氛。
I looked at the members one by one.
我一个接一个地看着这些成员。
“…Why are you looking at us like that?”
“......你为什么那样看着我们?”
“Just… It is a new feeling…”
“只是......这是一种新的感觉......”
I smiled at Jung Heewon’s scolding. I felt pained and sad at the people who followed me well all the way here. I felt like my heart had grown since I talked with the Fourth Wall.
我笑着听了郑和元的训斥。我对那些一路跟着我来到这里的人感到痛苦和悲伤。我觉得自从我和第四面墙交谈以来，我的心已经长大了。
It might be because I was more prepared for this scenario. I was now afraid to lose them.
这可能是因为我对这种情况有了更充分的准备，我现在害怕失去他们。
“Oh, shouldn’t we be a group of six as well?”
“哦，难道我们不应该是一个六人小组吗?”
The team members followed my gaze. There was a line of dolls a few steps away.
队员们跟随着我的视线，几步之外就是一排洋娃娃。
“Don’t stay over there and come here.”
“别呆在那儿，到这儿来。”
We had obtained two Six-man Cards. Han Sooyoung went to Yoo Jonghyuk’s team and my team also needed a sixth person. To be exact, it was a sixth woman.
我们得到了两张六人卡。韩秀英去了柳永的队伍，我的队伍也需要第六个人。准确地说，是第六个女人。
“…Sookyung-ssi also wanted to go with you.”
“......秀京师父也想和你一起去。”
“It is more helpful for you to go with me.”
“你和我一起去更有帮助。”
Jeon Woochi’s incarnation, Cho Youngran looked at me with complicated eyes. I asked my mother to include her as a member of the team. Jeon Woochi’s stigma was quite useful for emergency situations.
JeonWoochi的化身，ChoYoungran用复杂的眼神看着我。我请求母亲让她加入我们的团队。JeonWoochi的耻辱在紧急情况下是相当有用的。
“Did you talk to Sookyung-ssi?”
“你跟秀京师父谈过了吗?”
I replied, “A little bit.”
我回答说:“有一点。”
Due to the aftereffects of escaping from the Fourth Wall, my mother wasn’t in a position to participate in the next scenario.
由于逃离第四道墙的后遗症，我母亲无法参与下一个场景。
Thanks to the Fourth Wall, I discovered different things about my mother. It wasn’t just about the past she was hiding. It was also what she experienced after participating in the scenario.
感谢第四面墙，我发现了关于我母亲的不同的事情。她隐藏的不仅仅是过去。这也是她在参与这个场景后所经历的。
Unlike me, who knew the whole story, my mother had a desperate struggle. She paid an unreasonable price to constellations many times, was captured on purpose to steal the memories of the reincarnator Nirvana and even contracted with the nebulae to keep me safe.
不像我，我知道整个故事，我的母亲有一个绝望的挣扎。她多次对星座付出不合理的代价，为了窃取转世涅盘的记忆而故意被俘虏，甚至为了保护我的安全与星云签订合同。
Despite knowing all of this, I couldn’t find anything to say to my mother. Perhaps because it wasn’t yet time.
尽管知道了这一切，我还是找不到任何话要对母亲说，也许是因为时机还没到。
Once the scenarios were finished safely, perhaps then we could share the real story. My mother probably knew it as well because she didn’t say much this time. She just stared at me for a long time before saying:
一旦剧情安全结束，也许我们可以分享真实的故事。我母亲可能也知道，因为这次她没说太多。她盯着我看了很长时间，然后说:
-I believe in your choice.
我相信你的选择。
I didn’t know why but I felt strange when I heard this. Perhaps my mother read something from me, just like I read her through the Fourth Wall.
我不知道为什么，但当我听到这个消息时，我感到很奇怪。也许我的母亲读了我的一些东西，就像我读她通过第四面墙。
“Depart.”
“离开。”
We started to move. The target was the altar located in the centre of the Abyss Plains. Just like the first floor of Dark Castle, we could move to the next floor using the altar.
我们开始行动。目标是位于深渊平原中心的祭坛。就像黑暗城堡的一楼一样，我们可以通过祭坛搬到下一层。
We started the boring walk and Jung Heewon opened her mouth. “It bothers me that the nebulae are so quiet.”
我们开始了无聊的散步，JungHeewon张开了嘴，“星云这么安静让我很困扰。”
In fact, I hadn’t heard the nebulae’s messages since two days ago. I didn’t know if they were hiding something or perhaps they had consumed too much probability. I glanced at Yoo Sangah and asked, “Have you been in contact with Olympus?”
事实上，我已经两天没有听到星云的信息了。我不知道他们是在隐瞒什么，还是他们消耗了太多的可能性。我瞥了一眼YooSangah，问道:“你和奥林巴斯有联系吗?”
“…Not since three days ago.”
“三天前就没有了。”
As I heard last time, the constellations of Olympus were currently split. The outsiders of Olympus, like Dionysus and Persephone, were the ones who approached Yoo Sangah. Perhaps three days ago, there was a struggle inside Olympus.
正如我上次听到的，奥林巴斯的星座目前是分裂的。来自奥林匹斯山的外来者，比如狄俄尼索斯和珀尔塞福涅，就是接近柳桑加的人。也许三天前，奥林匹斯山内部发生了斗争。
My expression was uneasy and Yoo Sangah spoke in a concerned voice. “Dokja-ssi, are you okay?”
我的表情很不自在，刘尚雅用一种关切的声音说:“杜佳西，你还好吗?”
“I’m fine. What about Yoo Sangah-ssi?”
“我很好。柳善雅-西怎么样?”
“…I am trying to be okay.”
“我在努力让自己好起来。”
I glanced at Yoo Sangah. She was such a good person that I would feel sorry if I kept watching her. She learnt about my fate first and I heard that she ran around in order to save me.
我瞥了刘尚雅一眼。她是如此好的一个人，如果我继续观察她，我会感到抱歉。她首先知道了我的命运，我听说她到处跑是为了救我。
It wasn’t strange for Yoo Sangah. She was the first person to come forward if something was wrong. In the first scenario, she stood up first to save the grandmother. Yoo Sangah would act exactly the same if someone else was in my position.
这对于YooSangah来说并不奇怪。如果出了什么事，她是第一个站出来的人。在第一个场景中，她首先站起来去救祖母。如果其他人处在我的位置上，刘尚雅也会采取同样的行动。
“Can we win? We’ve managed so far but this time…”
“我们能赢吗?迄今为止我们一直在努力，但这一次......”
“Don’t worry.” I tried to reassure Yoo Sangah. “I won’t die. You know.”
“别担心。”我试着安慰柳善雅。“我不会死的。你知道的。”
Yoo Sangah was the first to see my fate and she must know that it hadn’t disappeared.
刘尚雅是第一个看到我命运的人，她一定知道我的命运并没有消失。
I was wondering what else I could say to reassure her when I heard Yoo Jonghyuk’s voice. “We’re here.”
当我听到柳永玉的声音时，我在想我还能说些什么来安慰她。“我们到了。”
There was a gigantic building reminiscent of the ancient Parthenon. The party members noticeably stiffened and I called people one by one.
那里有一座巨大的建筑物，使人联想起古老的帕台农神庙。党员们显然变得僵硬起来，我一个一个地给他们打电话。
“Gilyoung. Yoosung. Do it as we practiced earlier. Don’t call the chimera dragon until I give the signal. Do you understand?”
“Gilyoung。女名女子名。像我们之前练习的那样做。在我发出信号之前，不要呼叫奇美拉龙。你明白吗?”
The role of these children was the most important thing before the attack on the demon king. The chimera dragon tamed by the children would play a key role in this attack.
在恶魔之王被攻击之前，这些孩子的角色是最重要的。被孩子们驯服的奇美拉龙将在这次攻击中扮演关键角色。
“Yoo Sangah-ssi, please protect Jung Heewon-ssi from being hurt. This time, the main damage dealer will be Jung Heewon. Are you familiar with how to fight?”
“YooSangah-ssi，请保护JungHeewon-ssi免受伤害。这一次，主要的伤害发牌者将是郑和元。你知道怎么打架吗?”
“I remember.”
“我记得。”
Yoo Jonghyuk looked this way when he finished preparing and I pulled the team members over to him. A waist-height alter soon appeared. Yoo Jonghyuk and I placed our hands on the palm marks on the altar at the same time.
柳永玉看着这个方式，当他完成准备，我拉队员到他身边。一个齐腰高的圣坛很快就出现了。柳永玉和我同时把手放在祭坛上的手印上。
[The scenario challengers have been confirmed.]
[方案挑战者已经确认]
[Scenario Challenger: 1st in Dark Castle, Yoo Jonghyuk.]
[场景挑战者:黑暗城堡第一名，柳永玉]
[Scenario Challenger: 2nd in Dark Castle, Kim Dokja.]
[场景挑战者:黑暗城堡第二名，金道佳]
[Total Number of People Admitted: 12 people]
[入场人数:12人]
[Are you sure you want to enter the scenario?]
[您确定要进入这个场景吗?]
We all nodded at the same time. There were dazzling rays of light and our bodies were transferred to the next floor. The place we were transferred to was a cramped passage.
我们都同时点了点头。有耀眼的光线，我们的身体被转移到下一层。我们被转移到的地方是一个狭窄的通道。
[You have entered the new main scenario area.]
[您已经进入了新的主方案区域。]
[Main Scenario #10 ― ’73rd Demon King’ has started!]
[主要场景#10-’73恶魔王’已经开始!]
As expected, it was the same development as the original novel. Once we followed this passage, we would reach the hall where the 73rd demon king was waiting.
不出所料，这部小说和原著的发展情况是一样的。一旦我们沿着这条路走，我们就会到达第73任魔王所在的大厅。
“Prepare the formations.”
“准备队形。”
We moved carefully along the passage. The difficulty depended on how much damage was inflicted with the first surprise attack. If we could get as close as possible and deal a large amount of damage, we might be able to finish it without using all the formations we practiced.
我们沿着走廊小心翼翼地走着。难度取决于第一次突然袭击造成的破坏程度。如果我们能够尽可能靠近并造成大量的伤害，我们也许能够在不使用我们练习的所有阵型的情况下完成比赛。
However, as I moved along the passage, a worrisome feeling filled my mind.
然而，当我沿着走廊走的时候，一种令人不安的感觉充满了我的脑海。
…Why was it so quiet? Shouldn’t I feel the demon king’s aura at this point?
为什么这么安静?难道我不应该感觉到魔王的光环吗？
Then a system message emerged.
然后出现了一条系统消息。
[An error has occurred in the scenario.]
[方案中出现了一个错误]
“Hyung, this is…?”
“Hyung，这是...?”
The surprised Lee Gilyoung reflexively opened his mouth and I placed my finger against his lips. The party members lowered their voices.
吃惊的李·吉杨条件反射地张开了嘴，我把手指放在他的嘴唇上。党员们放低了嗓门。
“Dokja-ssi, this is different from the story…”
“Dokja-ssi，这和故事不同......”
“T-There are dead people here…!”
“这里有死人......!”
The one who spoke was Lee Hyunsung, who had been searching in the front. We moved as stealthily as possible and gathered near Lee Hyunsung.
讲话的那个人是李贤星，他一直在前面搜寻。我们尽可能悄悄地移动，聚集在李贤星附近。
Surprisingly, there were bodies that looked like they just died. Yoo Jonghyuk touched them and powerful sparks popped out. “It is evidence of a probability storm.”
令人惊讶的是，有些尸体看起来像是刚刚死去。柳永玉碰了碰它们，强有力的火花迸发出来。“这是一场可能发生的风暴的证据。”
I didn’t know what they had done but if the sparks were still here after their deaths, their sponsors must’ve done something huge. The incarnations had used a lot of force and the sponsors behind them must’ve suffered a huge blow.
我不知道他们做了什么，但是如果他们死后还有火花，他们的赞助商一定做了什么大事。这些前身使用了大量的力量，背后的赞助商一定遭受了巨大的打击。
Who the hell had done this?
到底是谁干的？
Then Yoo Jonghyuk opened his mouth. “The incarnations of Vedas and Papyrus.”
然后，柳永玉开口说道:“吠陀经和莎草纸的化身。”
“What?”
“什么?”
“I’ve met them wandering around Dark Castle. They were in contact with me.”
“我在黑暗城堡附近遇到过他们，他们和我有联系。”
“…How did those guys come here? A terminal of the nebulae would have sufficient rankings but they wouldn’t have the right to participate in the scenario.”
“......那些家伙是怎么来的？一个星云的终端将有足够的排名，但他们没有权利参与这种情况。”
“It looks like there was another Six-man Card.”
“看起来好像还有另一张六人卡。”
One question was resolved. The sudden rise in Lee Jihye and Gong Pildu’s ranking was because of the rankers killed here.
一个问题得到了解决。李智慧和龚皮尔度的排名突然上升，是因为在这里被杀的农场主。
I had an ominous hunch. Were the nebulae quiet because they used up all their probability here? It meant…?
我有一种不祥的预感。星云安静是因为它们在这里耗尽了所有的可能性吗?这意味着...？
We reflexively looked at each other and Yoo Jonghyuk started running towards the hall, forgetting the formation. If I was right, now wasn’t the time to worry about the formations.
我们条件反射地对视了一下，柳钟玉开始朝大厅跑去，忘记了队形。如果我是对的，现在不是担心队形的时候。
The moment we arrived in the hall, we witnessed a shocking sight.
我们一到大厅，就目睹了令人震惊的一幕。
[Constellations, what the hell are you doing?]
[星座，你到底在干什么?]
Dozens of dokkaebis floated in the air in the centre of the hall.
许多多卡比斯在大厅中央的空中漂浮着。
[It is difficult if you do such arbitrary things. Aren’t you looking down on the Star Stream? Using Deus X Machina in this place?]
如果你做这样武断的事情是很困难的。你不是在看星流吗？在这个地方使用神秘机器?]
The words weren’t directed towards us but we were obviously meant to here. Bihyung looked awkward as he met my gaze.
这些话并不是针对我们的，但我们显然是要说到这里。比亨看着我的目光，显得有些尴尬。
This jerk, what the hell…
这个混蛋，搞什么..。
[I know you are worried about the incarnations but the scenario won’t be over just because you interfere. Some of you have received a blow that nearly destroyed you. Why the hell did you do this? Just look at the probability. All the lower constellations have collapsed…]
[我知道你们担心化身，但是这个场景不会因为你们的干涉而结束。你们中的一些人受到了几乎毁灭你们的打击。你到底为什么要这么做？看看概率就知道了。所有较低的星座都坍塌了......]
There was a strange smile on the face of the representative dokkaebi. He smiled like he knew this would happen from the beginning.
代表多卡比的脸上露出奇怪的笑容。他笑了，好像从一开始就知道会这样。
Wait a minute. What did that bastard just say?
等一下，那个混蛋刚才说什么？
“Kim Dokja.”
“ Kim Dokja。”
I looked in the direction that Yoo Jonghyuk was pointing. The centre of the hall. There was a broken throne that should’ve originally contained the 73rd demon king. In addition, the fearsome demon king that we should’ve met…
我看了看柳钟玉指的方向。大厅的中央。曾经有一个破碎的王座，里面原本应该有第73任魔王。另外，我们应该见到的可怕的恶魔国王..。
[The 73rd demon king is dead.]
第73任魔王死了
He was lying dead on the ground, his chest torn apart.
他躺在地上死了，胸口被撕开了。
