Bloody hell, I definitely didn't want to run into that guy here.
该死的，我真的不想在这里碰到那个家伙。
I quickly hid behind the mountain of corpses while witnessing the waves of magical energy blowing around like violent storm winds. Not too long afterwards, I heard the voices of those hurriedly running away.
我迅速躲到了尸体山的后面，目睹着魔法能量的波浪像暴风一样四处飘荡。没过多久，我听到那些人匆匆跑开的声音。
[That crazy monster….!]
[那个疯狂的怪物...!]
[Uwaaaahk!]
[哇~~~~~~~~]
The Constellations were crushed mercilessly and were killed off, leaving behind only their death throes. Fables flooded out among the bits of body parts flying about, and the blood shed by the Incarnations dyed the land crimson red.
星座被无情地摧毁，被杀死，只留下他们的阵痛。寓言在身体的碎片中泛滥，化身所流的血染红了大地。
[Run! Hurry!!]
[跑!快!!]
Right behind them, the slaughterer responsible for this bloody spectacle finally arrived on the scene.
就在他们身后，制造这血腥场面的屠夫终于出现了。
I saw the purple-coloured aura bright enough to be visible even from behind the tall mountain of corpses. All I could do was to silently watch the proceedings, unable to even breathe properly.
我看到了那紫色的光环，即使从高高的尸体山后面也能看见。我所能做的就是静静地观看整个过程，甚至无法正常呼吸。
[The Great Fable, 'Torch that swallowed the Myth', is growling.] [The Great Fable, 'Demon World's Spring', is shrinking back.]
[伟大的寓言，‘吞噬神话的火炬’，正在咆哮][伟大的寓言，‘魔鬼世界的春天’，正在退缩]
Here came the possessor of the incredible Status that could even negatively affect my Fables.
拥有这种不可思议的地位的人来了，这种地位甚至可能对我的寓言产生负面影响。
[Fable, 'Flame that Annihilates Evil', has begun its storytelling!]
[寓言《消灭邪恶的火焰》开始讲故事了!]
The 'Flame that Annihilates Evil' - one of the Fables that would display the greatest effect when dealing with evil-leaning Constellations. I knew the owner of this Fable really well.
“消灭邪恶的火焰”-寓言之一，将显示最大的效果时，与邪恶倾向的星座。我很了解这个寓言的主人。
「Flowing locks of platinum-blonde hair, violet-coloured eyes. The radiant wings of an Archangel spreading behind his back.」
“一缕缕淡金色长发，紫罗兰色的眼睛，大天使闪亮的翅膀在背后展开。”
He was the sole Archangel among <Eden> that displayed its hostility towards me.
他是伊甸园中唯一一个对我表示敌意的大天使。
[Constellation, 'Saviour of the Corrupted', has begun its Judgement for Salvation.] ….The 'Saviour of the Corrupted', Archangel Michael, a being who possessed the same Modifier words, just like me. (TL: the Korean words for 'Saviour' and 'Salvation' is different by only one letter. Here, MC is not saying his Modifier has the word 'Saviour' in it, but the same first two letters.)
[星座，‘堕落的救世主’，已经开始了对救赎的审判。]...堕落的救世主，米迦勒，一个拥有同样的修饰语的人，就像我一样。(TL:“救世主”和“救世主”这两个韩语单词只有一个字母不同。在这里，MC并不是说他的修饰语中有“Saviour”这个词，而是说前两个字母相同。)
Ku-gugugugu!!
咕咕咕咕!！
The [Sword of Saviour] held in Archangel Michael's hands split the world in half. The purple-coloured fog on the blade spread out, and this fog ignited into flames that soon started burning the atmosphere itself. The flames crossed the air in the blink and reached the Constellations trying to escape.
米迦勒手中的救世主之剑将世界一分为二。叶片上紫色的雾扩散开来，这些雾点燃成火焰，很快就开始燃烧大气层本身。火焰在眨眼间穿过空气，到达了试图逃跑的星座。
[Aaaahhk!!]
[ aaahhk! ! ]
Five or six Constellations running away screamed at the top of their lungs and crumbled to the ground. Fables became ash within the purple-coloured flames and scattered away.
五六个星座尖叫着逃跑，最后倒在地上。寓言在紫色的火焰中化为灰烬，散落一地。
The only things remaining on the spots once occupied by the dead Constellations were 'Modifier Necklaces' gleaming in a silvery hue. Michael flew in the air and landed beside them to confirm the dropped loot.
曾经被死去的星座占据的地方，现在仅存的东西就是闪烁着银色光芒的“修饰项链”。迈克尔飞到空中，降落在他们旁边，确认掉落的战利品。
[It's still not here.]
还是不在这里
He seemed to be searching for something. A bizarre light shot out from his eyes as he began observing his surroundings.
他似乎在寻找什么东西。当他开始观察周围的环境时，一道奇异的光从他的眼睛里射出。
[Feels like there's one more rat hidden somewhere nearby….]
[感觉附近还藏着一只老鼠...]
Could I win if I was to fight Michael here?
如果我在这里和迈克尔打，我能赢吗？
I grew quite a bit stronger after learning Fable Control, but still, I wasn't confident of winning against that guy for the time being. Not only was he the strongest battle angel in <Eden>, he was also infinitely closer to becoming a Myth-grade Constellation, too.
在学习了《寓言控制》之后，我变得强壮了一些，但是，我仍然没有信心能够暂时击败那个家伙。他不仅是伊甸园里最强壮的战斗天使，而且也无限接近成为神话级的星座。
If he decided to go all out, then he'd not be in a disadvantageous position against even Poseidon who fought in 'Gigantomachia'. Even if I knew all the info on the guy through 'Ways of Survival', well….
如果他决定全力以赴，那么他就不会在对抗波塞冬时处于劣势。即使我知道所有关于这个家伙的信息通过’生存之道’，好吧..。
Gu-ohhhhh!
古-哦！
Silvery light oozed out from Michael's two eyes. That was [Eye of the Archangel.]
银色的光从迈克尔的两只眼睛里渗出来，那是(大天使之眼)
One of the exclusive skills possessed by Archangels that detected the presence of 'evil'. It seemed that he could use that skill now after the Probability of the 2nd generation had been unlocked.
大天使拥有的探测到“邪恶”存在的独有技能之一。在第二代的可能性被解锁之后，他似乎可以使用这种技能了。
His eyes, burning like the ghostly flames of Dokkaebi, began scanning his surroundings. The range of his vision slowly shifted and was heading in my direction.
他的眼睛开始扫视周围的环境，像多卡比身上燃烧着的幽灵般的火焰。他的视线范围慢慢变了，朝我的方向移动。
My heart began beating faster bit by bit.
我的心开始一点一点地跳得更快了。
Should I make a run for it?
我应该逃跑吗？
It was at that moment that the pebble the villagers gave me writhed within my inner pocket.
就在那一刻，村民们送给我的鹅卵石在我的内兜里翻滚。
[Fable, 'Pebble and I', has begun its storytelling.]
[寓言《鹅卵石和我》(Pebbleandi)已经开始讲故事了]
And something quite unexpected happened next.
接下来发生了一些意想不到的事情。
[Due to the effect of the Fable, your detectable presence has become similar to that of a 'pebble'.] [The demonic energy emitted by you has become assimilated to the surrounding nature.]
[由于寓言的影响，你可察觉的存在已经变得类似于一个‘鹅卵石’。][你发出的恶魔能量已经被周围的自然吸收了。]
Michael scanned the mountain of corpses I was hiding behind without much of a reaction, before eventually withdrawing his vision while muttering to himself.
迈克尔扫视了一下我藏在后面的成堆尸体，没有任何反应，最后他一边自言自语，一边收回了自己的目光。
[Was I mistaken?]
(我错了吗?)
He then complained with an unhappy-sounding voice as he rose up in the air.
然后他站起身来，用一种听起来不太愉快的声音抱怨起来。
[All because the Scribe issued a time-wasting order….]
[这一切都是因为抄写员发布了一个浪费时间的命令...]
His wings spread out widely and his figure disappeared into the distance in an instant. Only after his presence was completely gone did I stand up from my hiding spot, while wiping the cold sweat off my forehead.
他的翅膀张得很大，他的身影瞬间消失在远处。直到他的存在完全消失后，我才从藏身的地方站起来，擦去额头上的冷汗。
[Fable, 'Pebble and I', is pestering you for praise.]
[寓言，‘鹅卵石和我’，纠缠着你要赞美。]
"You did well. Thanks."
“你做得很好，谢谢。”
[Fable, 'Pebble and I', is giggling happily to itself.]
[寓言‘鹅卵石和我’，正高高兴兴地自言自语]
I had no idea that this Fable could help me out in this manner. A Fable that could turn my presence into that of a 'pebble'….
我不知道这个寓言可以帮助我在这种方式。一个寓言，可以把我的存在变成一个’鹅卵石’..。
I did feel a bit mixed about it, but still, it might come in handy later on. I then quickly took a look around the devastated surroundings.
我确实感到有点混乱，但是，它可能会在以后派上用场。然后我迅速环顾了一下周围被毁坏的环境。
[Number of survivors on 'Middle Island No.3' is 224.]
[“中岛3号”幸存者人数为224人]
In that brief amount of time, 38 people got slaughtered. Most of them were Incarnations or Constellations only on the level of 'Historical Figure'-grade, but there were some Fable-grade mixed in among the victims, as well. (TL: The 'Historical Figure' grade was first introduced in Ch. 40, but it seems to have been not TLed by the former translator for some reason. Also, previous 'Narrative-grade' will change to 'Fable-grade', as they both use the exact same Korean spelling.) (ED: Seems like 'Historical Figure' grade was TLed as 'upper' or 'great' grade.)
在这短暂的时间里，38人被屠杀。其中大多数只是“历史人物”层面的化身或星座，但也有一些混合了寓言层面的受害者。(TL:“历史人物”等级首次引入于中世纪。40，但由于某种原因，它似乎没有被前翻译者命名。此外，以前的“叙事级”将改为“寓言级”，因为他们都使用完全相同的韩语拼写。)(ED:似乎“历史人物”级别被命名为“高级”或“伟大”级别。)
The sight reminded me of what it'd look like right after a natural disaster swept by.
这种景象让我想起了自然灾害刚刚席卷而来时的情景。
This was the true power of the Archangels. The high-ranking Demon Kings should also possess a similar level of power, too.
这就是大天使的真正力量。高级恶魔国王也应该拥有类似的权力水平。
「(Now that was a close shave. If things went wrong, I was planning to use 'revelation', even.)」
“(真是侥幸，如果出了差错，我甚至计划使用‘启示录’)”
'You were watching?'
“你在看?”
「(Yes. I was on a break, you see.)」
“(是的，我正在休息，你看)”
I recovered a bit of my energy after hearing Yu Sang-Ah's clear voice. (TL: Yoo Sangah → Yu Sang-Ah)
听到余桑雅清晰的声音后，我恢复了一些能量
Right, even if the enemies that I had to fight against were extremely powerful, I too held several hidden cards up my sleeve.
对，即使我要对付的敌人非常强大，我也藏了好几张牌在袖子里。
「(….By the way, don't the conditions of the corpses seem a little odd?)」
“(......顺便说一句，尸体的状况是否有点奇怪?)”
I nodded my head and looked down at the sagging corpses. To be more specific, I wasn't looking at the remains, but their 'Modifier Necklaces', which seemed a bit off. Most of those had either disappeared, or a portion of the Modifiers were damaged.
我点点头，低头看着下垂的尸体。更具体地说，我没有看遗骸，而是看到了他们的“修饰项链”，这看起来有点不对劲。其中大部分要么已经消失，要么部分修饰者已经受损。
Yu Sang-Ah asked a question.
余相娥问了一个问题。
「(Even if we say that necklaces have disappeared after they were hunted down as targets, but…. Why would only portions of Modifiers disappear like that?)」
“即使我们说项链在被猎杀后消失了，但是...”。为什么只有部分修饰语会像那样消失呢?)」
[The Ancient □□□]
(古代□文)
[The Aged □□□]
[老年人□□]
[□□ and □□□'s □□]
[□和□□的□]
Several Modifiers were missing words here and there. It was as if someone deliberately stole only certain letters and nothing else.
有几个修饰词到处都缺少单词。这就好像有人故意只偷了某些信件而没有其他东西。
'Some people are exploiting the loophole.'
一些人正在利用这个漏洞
「(Loophole?)」
「(漏洞?)」
'Do you remember the condition to clear this scenario?' 「(Wasn't it, snatch away the 'Modifier Necklace' from an opponent designated as your target?)」 'Correct. But in reality, there's no reason to hunt down your target, you see. What's important here is to get your hands on the necklace itself.'
你还记得清除这种情况的条件吗“(是不是从指定目标对手手中抢走了“修改器项链”)””“正确。但实际上，你看，没有理由去追捕你的目标。现在最重要的是你得到项链本身。”
Yu Sang-Ah replied in a surprised voice.
余相娥吃惊地回答。
「(Ah, could it be….)」
“(啊，可能是...)”
Just as I nodded my head, a new message entered my ears.
就在我点头的时候，一条新的信息进入了我的耳朵。
[It is possible to collect 'Modifier syllables' in the corresponding area.] [You can craft a new necklace with the collected syllables.] 'There are those who steal Modifiers from other Constellations and create the 'Modifier Necklace' that their targets are wearing.'
[可以在相应的区域收集‘修饰音音节’][你可以用收集的音节做一条新的项链]“有些人从其他星座盗取修饰符，制造出他们的目标佩戴的‘修饰项链’。”
Basically, a 'Modifier' was a combination of words.
基本上，修饰语是词语的组合。
For instance, my Modifier, 'Demon King of Salvation', was made up of the following syllables - [De], [Mon], [King], [Of], [Sal], [Va], and [Tion].
例如，我的修饰语“救恩的魔王”，是由以下几个音节组成的:[De]，[Mon]，[King]，[Of]，[Sal]，[Va]和[Tion]。
Meaning, as long as you collected those syllables, you didn't have to snatch my necklace away but would still be able to construct the same thing as mine.
意思是，只要你收集了这些音节，你就不必抢走我的项链，但仍然可以构造出和我一样的东西。
「(….Why is the Bureau permitting this kind of shortcut?)」 'The condition of snatching away the designated target's necklace can potentially slow down the progress of the scenario, you see. Also, there's a possibility that your target has already escaped from this scenario too, which will further complicate the situation.'
“为什么局里允许这种捷径?”“抢走指定目标项链的情况可能会减缓情节的进展，你看。”。此外，你的目标也有可能已经逃脱了这种情况，这将使情况更加复杂。”
Constellations hated slow progress, and they really loved the fast-paced action and the continuous rush of that refreshing feeling.
星座讨厌缓慢的进程，他们真的很喜欢快节奏的动作和持续不断的快感。
「(Which means, all these people were sacrificed for just a single word….)」
“(这意味着，所有这些人都为了一个单词而牺牲了...)”
I nodded my head again.
我又点了点头。
Most likely, powerful Constellations slaughtered the lower-classed ones and combined the necessary Modifiers belonging to their targets. Well, that would be a lot quicker than searching for a target that constantly ran away from you, after all.
最有可能的是，强大的星座屠杀了低等级的星座，并结合了属于他们目标的必要的修饰语。毕竟，这比寻找一个总是逃离你的目标要快得多。
Rather than praying for the dead's safe journey to the afterlife, I began rummaging through the discarded necklaces that now resembled corn on the cob missing many of its kernels.
我没有为死者的安全来世祈祷，而是开始翻找那些被丢弃的项链，这些项链现在看起来就像玉米棒上缺了许多玉米粒。
Yu Sang-Ah didn't say anything.
余相娥什么也没说。
[You have acquired the Modifier syllable, 'Of'.]
你获得了修饰语的音节‘Of’
There were almost no useful words remaining. The majority of them were common adpositions. Without a doubt, all the necessary words had already been collected by other Constellation as the pieces for their puzzle combinations.
几乎没有什么有用的词语了。其中大多数是共同的谚语。毫无疑问，所有必要的词汇都已经被其他星座集团收集起来，作为拼图组合的一部分。
I did rummage through the pile of corpses that Michael left behind and found a few useful items, though. As expected, it seemed that a Constellation like Michael wouldn't hesitate to throw away items that weren't 'Star Relics'.
不过，我在迈克尔留下的一堆尸体中翻找了一下，发现了一些有用的东西。不出所料，像迈克尔这样的星座会毫不犹豫地扔掉那些不是“星际遗迹”的东西。
Indeed, his wealth was on another scale. But, besides all that….
事实上，他的财富是另一个层面的。但是，除了这些.....。
"….Why don't you come out already? Michael is far away by now, you know."
“你为什么不出来呢?你知道，迈克尔现在已经走得很远了.”
My voice quietly resounded out in this empty, devastated location. No presence of a person could be felt, but I still spoke up one more time.
我的声音在这个空虚、被摧毁的地方平静地回响。虽然感觉不到一个人的存在，但我还是再说了一遍。
"You should come out while I'm still being civil, okay?"
“你应该在我还有礼貌的时候出来，好吗?”
There was one other person hiding within the corpses. This person managed to perfectly hide their presence, but I was pretty sure of them being there. Why? Because I clearly witnessed them going into hiding just as the bloody slaughter commenced.
尸体里还藏着另外一个人。这个人设法完美地隐藏了他们的存在，但我非常肯定他们就在那里。为什么？因为我清楚地看到他们在血腥屠杀开始的时候就躲起来了。
Accompanied by 'Busuhsuh' noise, a corner of the corpse pile collapsed and fell, as a certain someone stood up. An Incarnation that somehow managed to avoid the detection of [Eye of the Archangel] revealed themself.
伴随着“不速之客”的喧闹声，一个角落的尸体堆坍塌倒下，好像有人站了起来。一个以某种方式设法躲过了[大天使之眼]探测的化身暴露了自己。
"….Demon King of Salvation."
