Apathy [ Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint x Male Oc ] ( Abandoned )

EPISODE 2 : DERANGED [3]

KIM DOKJA POV :

As the group was running I saw a figure looking back at us

'Who is this?'

As I was deep in thought while running the bridge moved.

It was chewing on the legs of the bridge.

"The bridge is breaking!"

"Run! If we run then we can cross it!"

The remaining distance was around 200 metres. If my calculations were correct, we could cross before the bridge collapsed at our current speed.

[There is no fun if the game is too easy.]

Of course, this was a story for when there were no variables.

[The scenario difficulty has been adjusted.]
[Scenario difficulty: E -> D]

The sound of the dokkaebi's laughter was heard.

[Is there any fun if you just run away? Let's create a bit of atmosphere!]
[The evil thoughts of the dead have returned.]
[The surrounding earth is filled with black ether.]
[The demonic people have woken up!]

There was the sound of something chasing us from behind. Yoo Sangah muttered to herself.
"Z-Zombies?"

Zombie-like bodies were coming in huge waves. Some of them were people from the same carriage as us.

"We just need to go a little further! Quickly!"

The distance to the ichthyosaur was now less than a hundred metres. Fortunately, Lee Hyunsung carried Lee Gilyoung and had crossed the safety line. The problem was the rest of us, including me. Han Myungoh shrieked.

"Y-You bastards!"

There were too many demonic people. If there were only corpses from the subway, we might've gotten away. The problem was...

"Kuweeeoooh!"

The drivers who died on the bridge became demonic people. The path that Lee Hyunsung broke through was covered with demonic people. I looked between the demonic people on the road and the approaching ichthyosaur.

"...Everybody get down."

It was too late.

Kwaaaaang!

The legs of the bridge shook tremendously as the ichthyosaur's huge mouth bit it.
The scales of the ichthyosaur shone through the dust that poured down onto Han River like rain. A fishy smell of blood and water filled the area.

I staggered and raised my body.
Once the dust went away, the scenery around me was clear. Piles of shattered concrete and cut steel. The carcasses of the demonic people which the ichthyosaur had cleanly bitten through.

The broken leg of the bridge.

"...Dok... sii... kay?"

Yoo Sangah and Han Myungoh raised their bodies from a little further away.
One of Han Myungoh's legs seemed injured and uncomfortable from the previous quake.

Lee Hyunsung and Lee Gilyoung cried out from across the bridge but their voices seemed blocked by the safety zone.

What should I do? I made plans on the basis of the bridge breaking. But I hadn't expected Han Myungoh and Yoo Sangah to be with me.
At that moment, a voice was heard in the air.

[Someone has received the favour of a constellation.]
[The constellation's scenario 'Deus Ex Machina' has been activated.]

Along with the voice, a brilliant bridge made of light was created among the remnants of the broken Dongho Bridge. Then a message floated in front of me.
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[Deus Ex Machina – Even Bridge]
Description: A bridge of light made by a constellation. Only an 'even' number of people can cross the bridge. The bridge will disappear as soon as an 'odd' number of people tries to cross it.
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"Dokja-ssi. This, in my head, suddenly―"

I met the eyes of Yoo Sangah, who was talking nonsense. I could roughly guess the situation.

Deus Ex Machina. Constellations risked a huge loss by intervening in scenarios.

"...It is Yoo Sangah-ssi's sponsor."

I didn't know what constellation it was but somebody had chosen Yoo Sangah as their incarnation and wanted her to live.

Deus Ex Machine was a rare phenomenon in Ways of Survival. And Yoo Sangah was a person who should've already died.

I had a moment of doubt. What type of constellation was behind Yoo Sangah?

[The information of this person can't be read in 'Character List.']
[This person isn't registered in 'Character List.']

I was a bit surprised.

I couldn't see her with my skill? Why? Did she have a special background? Or did she have a mental barrier? But if she had something like that from the beginning... no, wait a minute. Perhaps this was...

"Dokja-ssi, what do we do now?"
I heard Yoo Sangah's bewildered voice. I didn't have much time to think.

Ku ku ku ku!

The Han River was swirling. The ichthyosaur had eaten one bridge leg and was turning its huge body around on the other side of Han River. I bit my lips and once again read the explanation of the bridge.

Only an 'even' number of people could cross the bridge.

In the end, 'Deus Ex Machina' was a toy made by the damn constellations who loved tragedies.

There was no way for everyone to survive.

Han Myungoh's body was shaking as his eyes met mine.
In the end, somebody must die.

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Authors note : Hello Readers, I decided to change the chapters because I realised that if I take the cool stuff away from Dokja he wouldn't really be able to do a lot of things he has to so yeah sorry about that, the next couple of chapters will probably be Dokjas POV from the book because in the novel they dont really explain how you get to the station so, be ready for just reading the novel for awhile.