At that moment, hyun-jun remembered the comment he himself had posted.
‘Author-nim!!
This is just boring and meaningless!!!
If he suffered this much, there should be at least some taste of growth!!!’
He remembered typing that comment as if he were going to smash his keyboard.
“I’ve become that frustrating protagonist Ulric… is that it…!”
Feeling so hopeless, he was just staring blankly at the status window when…
‘Huh?
But what is this?’
Next to the Dark Knight class, there was a ‘???’ Attached.
It was something that wasn’t in the original work.
Clank!
Clank, clunk…!
The sound of multiple locks opening could be heard from above.
‘Today is the exact day from the original work.’
Exactly 10 years since he was imprisoned.
In other words, the day he is sent to the sacrificial tower.
‘The Imperial Priesthood will be coming down.’
The Imperial Priesthood, composed entirely of members of the Church of Light who served the God of Light.
The empire had fallen, but they remained.
The scene where that priesthood comes to offer a final deal to the sinner, Ulric.
It seems like they are coming to make an offer, but in reality, it is coercion.
Hyun-jun gritted his teeth.
‘Let’s do this.’
He resolved to survive in this extreme dark fantasy, and to survive exactly the way he wanted to.
Was it thanks to the mind of a reader who knew the original work merging with the soul of the protagonist within the original work?
Rather than fear, he was filled with the will and focus to overcome this situation.
‘Let’s do this!
I can do it!’
It was closer to ‘If I don’t do it, I’ll die anyway’ rather than ‘I can do it,’ though.
Just then, a system message appeared only before Ulric’s eyes.
<Main mission: Eliminate Demon King.>
-Objective: Eliminate the Demon King, just like the original objective.
However, the means of elimination may differ from the original work.
-Success Bonus: 100,000 points.
-Failure penalty: A painful death.
-Time Limit: 30 years.
-Expected difficulty: Difficult.
‘Main mission?
Points?
What is this?’
Before he even had time to resolve his questions, a Side Mission popped up next.
<Side Mission: Awakening>
-Objective: Awaken an adventuring spirit additionally.
-Success Bonus: 10 points.
Acquire the first privilege of a new adventuring spirit awakening.
-Failure penalty: Death.
-Time Limit: 3 hours.
-Expected difficulty: Very difficult.
Systems and quests did exist, but this kind of mission was not in the original work.
‘Awaken an adventuring spirit additionally.
Isn’t this impossible?’
In DKDF, there is only one adventuring spirit per Person.
There are no exceptions for anyone, and Ulric already possesses the adventuring spirit of a Dark Knight.
Therefore, an additional adventuring spirit awakening is impossible.
Clank!
The final lock opened.
Step, step.
Footsteps could be heard.
Hyun-jun quickly erased the bewilderment from his face.
“Open the door.”
“Yes!”
Creaaak.
The door opened, and a female bishop who looked to be around 40 years old entered.
“Sinner who does not even deserve to be called by name.
Have you organized your thoughts?”
“…”
When Ulric did not answer, the female bishop let out a sigh.