[ Main Scenario #1 – Proof of Value ]
Category: Main
Difficulty: F
Clear Conditions: Kill one or more creatures.
Time Limit: 30 minutes
Compensation: 300 coins
Failure: Death
The dokkaebi smiled faintly, its body shimmering like a mirage before folding into itself and vanishing into the next space.
[Then, good luck, everyone. Please show me an interesting story.]
"…Scenario? What… what is that?"
A murmur rippled through the passengers of car 3707. Eyes darted nervously as the air panels flickered to life, broadcasting desperate struggles from elsewhere—scenes of people forced into survival games where failure meant death.
Yoo Joonghyuk had only one thought. If Choi Han-Gyu manages to survive, he will eventually evolve into 'demonic bomber' at a later stage, becoming a far greater threat than he is now.
That was why Yoo Joonghyuk kept the homemade bomb clutched in his left hand while his right hand delved into Choi Han-Gyu's jacket once more.
To everyone's surprise, his fingers closed around something unexpected—a hammer, hidden among the folds of the thick fabric.
"You… give that back!"
Choi Han-Gyu shouted, thrashing beneath Yoo Joonghyuk as he swung his leg, trying to strike the man pinning him down.
[Some Constellations are getting interested in incarnation 'Yoo joonghyuk'.]
[A Constellation who hasn't revealed their Modifier is sponsoring Incarnation 'Yoo Joonghyuk' with 100 Coins.]
The crowd, still reeling from the scenario that had just unfolded, now watched the fight with wide eyes, their faces etched with fear and anxiety.
Yoo Joonghyuk tightened his grip on the hammer, feeling the cold weight of iron in his palm. Choi Han-Gyu struggled beneath him, his face red from the pressure of Yoo Joonghyuk's knee pressing onto his back.
"Stop squirming," Yoo Joonghyuk muttered, his voice low, steady, almost bored.
Choi Han-Gyu's arm flailed upward in desperation, fingers clawing at the air. "That's mine! Give me back my hammer!" His voice cracked with fear, but Yoo Joonghyuk's expression didn't change.
Without hesitation, Yoo Joonghyuk raised the hammer high and brought it down with brutal force. The dull thud reverberated through the train car. Choi Han-Gyu's scream was cut short, replaced by the sickening sound of bone breaking. Blood spread across the floor, staining the worn linoleum beneath them.
Yoo Joonghyuk struck again, and then once more, until Choi Han-Gyu finally fell still. His chest rose faintly, then stopped altogether.
[You have achieved the 'First Kill' achievement!]
[100 coins have been earned as additional compensation.]
"Pathetic," Yoo Joonghyuk whispered, tossing the bloodied hammer aside. "If you had lived, you would have caused far more deaths later. This is mercy."
As he leaned back from the lifeless body, Yoo Joonghyuk's hand brushed against another object in Choi Han-Gyu's jacket. He pulled it free—a heavy spanner, its metal edge chipped and rusted from use.
[A few Constellations is mocking the incarnations standing behind!]
A shout came from the side. "S-stop it! That's enough! He's already dead!" One of the passengers, a man in his thirties, rushed forward, grabbing Yoo Joonghyuk by the shoulder.
Yoo Joonghyuk's eyes flicked toward him with the same detached calm. Without warning, he swung the spanner in a wide arc. The man flew backward, crashing into the seats, groaning in pain.
Another passenger, a younger woman, screamed and lunged in an attempt to stop him. Yoo Joonghyuk didn't hesitate. He hurled the spanner across the car, the weapon striking her in the ribs and sending her sprawling onto the ground, gasping for breath.
"Stay out of my way," Yoo Joonghyuk said coldly. His words echoed in the stunned silence of the car, broken only by the shallow sobs of the remaining survivors.
He glanced down at the homemade bomb he had left on the floor filled with blood. The device felt unstable in his hands, wires twisted and taped together with unsettling carelessness. Yoo Joonghyuk turned it over, studying it.
The passengers who could still move began to panic. "W-what are you doing? Put that down! You'll kill us all!" one cried out, voice shrill with terror.
Yoo Joonghyuk ignored them. His eyes were cold, unwavering. "Weakness will get you killed sooner or later. Better it ends here."
It was for this reason that Yoo Joonghyuk did not hesitate to slaughter even those helpless passengers trapped in the same carriage.
He saw people gathered at the back door of the 3707 carriage. The wheel of the lighter he held tightly in his hand was cold. In this life, he absolutely couldn't make a mistake. He would use any means for his purpose.
The expression of fear on the people's faces…
He didn't feel any guilt. Everything was fleeting. He looked at the people with merciless eyes. After a while, his fingertips moved, and fire rose. Then it all started.
[The Constellation who hasn't revealed their modifier is thirsty for violence.]
A deafening roar tore through the subway car. Fire and smoke swallowed everything in a blinding flash. The shockwave blasted bodies and debris into the walls, crushing metal, shattering glass. Screams were drowned in the explosion's fury.
And yet, when the flames settled and the smoke cleared, only one figure stood amidst the wreckage. Yoo Joonghyuk, he's alive, his gaze fixed forward without a hint of regret.
When Yoo Joonghyuk finally turned his head, he saw dozens of system messages lingering beside him, stacked one over another, waiting unread in the dim silence.
[You have killed a living being!]
[You have killed a living being!]
[You have killed a living being!]
. . .
There was still time ticking down on the scenario window, even though it should have ended the moment Yoo Joonghyuk slaughtered everyone in the carriage.
40 seconds... 35 seconds...
Even after killing everyone in the carriage, Yoo Joonghyuk's face remained calm, as if he were dealing with nothing more than an ordinary part of his daily life.
[A few Constellations were left stunned by Incarnation 'Yoo Joonghyuk's' unsettling calm.]
After a few more moments, the countdown finally reached its end, and Yoo Joonghyuk's gaze shifted toward the carriage beside his own.
[The given time has run out.]
[Paid settlement will begin.]
Moments later, a flood of system messages materialized before Yoo Joonghyuk's eyes. Each line seemed to echo the carnage that had unfolded only minutes earlier. The tributes spoke of the massacre he had orchestrated with cold precision. With the crude bomb once belonging to Choi Han-Gyu, he had reduced the carriage to ruin—obliterating every last passenger until nothing remained but smoke, blood, and himself.
[You have killed 21 living beings.]
[Kill History: 17 Incarnations, 4 cockroaches.]
[5,300 coins have been acquired!]
[The 'Mass Murderer' achievement has been gained through excessive killing.]
[The 'Bomber-Killer' achievement has been gained through the act of killing multiple beings using an explosive device.]
[You have achieved notable achievements in a short time!]
[2,000 coins have been acquired.]
One world had perished, and another had risen in its place. Yoo Joonghyuk had endured such destruction three times already.
The train lurched forward, its wheels grinding against the tracks with a noise both familiar and unsettling.
"It has been a while..." He thought to himself.
Gradually, light began to seep in through the windows, pushing away the heavy darkness that had cloaked the carriage. He had reached the surface section of Line 3, between Apgujeong and Oksu.
Outside the glass, the Han River stretched wide beneath the pale sky, and beyond it, the vast sprawl of Seoul revealed itself—calm, almost indifferent to the nightmare unfolding inside the train.
[Main Scenario #1 – Proof of Value has ended.]
[300 coins have been acquired as a basic clearance reward.]
[100 coins have been reduced for the channel usage fee.]
[Additional compensation settlement will begin.]
He glanced at the system window, confirming the number of coins He just got.
[Coins possessed : 7,700]
"I… have to do it this time. No matter the cost."
His voice was low, the weight behind it was unshakable.