Recreation of Kim Dokja's flesh finished just as the next 'Flames of Destruction' was about to begin. There really is no time for rest.
Yoo Jonghyuk didn't hesitate to reach out towards Kim Dokja, who was close to a foothold with a number '2' written on it. They ended up sharing the foothold, just the two of them. Kim Dokja, who had lost all of his clothes to the fire, embarrassingly asked Yoo Jonghyuk.
"Yoo Jonghyuk, do you have anything for me to wear? A separate pair of clothing?"
Yoo Jonghyuk, who did actually have a another pair of clothing, took of his shirt and handed it over.
"Here."
Yoo Jonghyuk's clothing was much lager than Kim Dokja's because of his build. It worked similar to a poncho in that sense because it covered him enough. Kim Dokja could help but to stare at the shirt and then shifted his gaze beyond the shirt onto Yoo Jonghyuk's stomach. Which was a full on display of abs.
Kim Dokja, who was on the verge of having a nosebleed, took the shirt and put it on. It really was to big on him to be called a shirt.
[The constellation 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon' is looking at the black flame dragon.]
Kim Dokja felt a gaze around his shoulders and subconsciously shrank back. Kim Dokja regretted not turning his notifications off. And Yoo Jonghyuk wanted to punch that 'abyssal black flame dragon' for looking that way.
Yoo Jonghyuk's eyes, which subconsciously had begun to glance downwards, shifted up to Kim Dokja's face the moment Kim Dokja took the shirt. And another thought passed through his head.
'...Kim Dokja's smell on his shirt...'
Then we have Kim Dokja who was having a similar reaction.
'Yoo Jonghyuk's shirt, with his smell on it...'
And at that moment, both Yoo Jonghyuk and Kim Dokja wanted that shirt. But none of them could say that thought out loud. So, instead they chose to keep quiet about it.
"Kim Dokja."
Yoo Jonghyuk spoke. He needed to know what to do next.
"Let's move."
The flames died down once more and so did the heat.
Yoo Jonghyuk, Kim Dokja, Lee Hyunsung and whatever prophets was left, moved counterclockwise as instructed before. Ice pills was rolling around on the ground, evidence of the apostles dying. Kim Dokja and Yoo Jonghyuk collected all of the scattered items since they were the fastest of the party.
Roooooaar!
"Gather!"
A single foothold with the number '5' was activated. That was fortunate for them.
"Yoo Jonghyuk, give me all of your ice pills."
Plop.
The ice pills fell into the hands of Kim Dokja.
"What do I need to do?"
Yoo Jonghyuk had a serious expression on his face. He still hadn't been told what to do properly.
"We'll fight."
"Against the dragon?"
"Exactly."
But even if Yoo Jonghyuk and Kim Dokja was up to doing crazy stuff that seemed impossible, Lee Hyunsung couldn't help but to worry.
"But Dokja-ssi, didn't you say that the dragon was impossible to kill? Isn't it crazy to fight it right now? And just after you came back after dying."
Lee Hyunsung and the prophets were both tired out from the heat and was having a hard time breathing. Yoo Jonghyuk, the inhuman beast he was, wasn't even exhausted in the slightest.
"Yoo Jonghyuk, we'll go. Lee Hyunsung, you can just stay behind and watch.
Kim Dokja swallowed up all of the pills. He felt like he was naked in the arctic, actually, it might be even worse than that. But fortunately, he had two skills that was able to offset the cold and pain.
Cold resistance and the fourth wall.
Blade of Faith shone in the color of dark blue, it was a mesmerizing color.
The absolute shield deactivated.
"Let's go!"
Kim Dokja and Yoo Jonghyuk rushed for the dragon. They had little time to take it out because they never knew when the footholds wouldn't be enough.
The lesser fire dragon Igneel didn't just have one attack. It could utilize its whole body for attacking. A red giant paw aimed for Yoo Jonghyuk's side. Too bad for it, because Yoo Jonghyuk was much faster.
Kyaaaaaak!
The dragon was stabbed in the head by blade of Faith. The lesser fire dragon let out a cry of pain.
Peooook!
Another stab wound was created in its hind legs. It was Yoo Jonghyuk's doing. Even without a ether sword with a ice attribute the damage was massive.
Kim Dokja couldn't help to think that Yoo Jonghyuk was truly scary. It wasn't just the amount of damage that he had done but also.
'How would that bastard know its weak point without a skill?'
The dragon's paw and tail worked together to attack the two companions.
Kim Dokja, who was too close, used his newly acquired brown flag to protect himself from the paw. In response, Yoo Jonghyuk stabbed the dragon's tail with his sword and slit it right off. Once again, the dragon let out a cry of pain as it stumbled for balance.
Kyyoook!
They worked together to attack the dragon in the chest. One from above and the other from underneath.
Puook!
Weird noises kept coming out of the dying dragon as it kept getting hurt in its weak points.
[The 5th grade fire dragon species, 'Lesser Dragon Igneel' is preparing the 'Flames of Destruction'.]
Time was almost up by now. But Kim Dokja and Yoo Jonghyuk didn't hesitate to continue. Their companion and the prophets called out to them to come back but there was no turning away from the battle. It was a battle of time now.
The dragon maw opened wide to prepare for the 'Flames of Destruction'.
Roooooaarr!
"Kim Dokja!"
Yoo Jonghyuk had stabbed his sword in-between the scales of the dragon. But this made it become stuck. The last blow was for Kim Dokja to make.
Kim Dokja grabbed the hilt with all of strength. He needed to put his all into this attack.
His sword became invisible and silent, like Yoo Jonghyuk's blade. The sharp sense of emotion filled Kim Dokja up and he moved forward, towards the dragon.
There were no hesitation in his movements. His sword swung and then.
Kuuong!
Blood rained down on Kim Dokja. He sighed in relief. He really was moments away from perishing along with Yoo Jonghyuk.
Kim Dokja vomited from where he was lying. The vomit mostly consisted of the ice pills that he had swallowed before. Too many in his body was complete poison from him so it was good that he could get rid of them from his system.
Yoo Jonghyuk came over with a bit of a worried expression on his face. He understood the necessary action of having to vomit up the pills but he was still worried about Kim Dokja's health.
After vomiting a bit more, Kim Dokja tried to stand up but he just staggered as he tried. This made Yoo Jonghyuk grab a hold of Kim Dokja's shoulders to help him balance.
"Kim Dokja."
Yoo Jonghyuk whispered into the ears of Kim Dokja. He hoped to convey his thoughts through the usage of Kim Dokja's name. But Kim Dokja misunderstood and answered.
"It's dead."
Of course he knew that. He wanted to know the condition of Kim Dokja not the dragon.
The notifications for their grand victory soon appeared before their eyes.
[You are the first to kill the disaster 'Lesser Dragon Igneel'.]
[You are the first to contribute to clearing the fifth main scenario.]
[An impossible feat has been accomplished.]
And praise came soon after.
[The constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' applauds your spirit!]
[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' praises your courage!]
[The constellation 'Secretive Plotter' is curious about your tactics.]
[The constellation 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon' thinks you were a bit cool.]
[Some constellations are greatly impressed by your performance.]
[20,000 coins have been sponsored.]
It was now time for the sweet rewards.
"Yoo Jonghyuk, can you get me-cough- the core."
Blood came out as Kim Dokja coughed. Yoo Jonghyuk couldn't help but to worry more.
"Lee Hyunsung, get the core."
Yoo Jonghyuk didn't want to leave Kim Dokja's side so he ordered Lee Hyunsung instead.
Lee Hyunsung showed hesitation but did as told. He took out his sword and held it over were he thought the core would be and just as he was about to stab it Yoo Jonghyuk corrected him.
"Lower, the core is lower down the body."
"Yes sir!"
Lee Hyunsung answered back on reflect. He fixed the grip on the knife once more and stabbed the knife lower down the body.
Something hard was at the end of the knife. Lee Hyunsung removed the knife and pulled out whatever he found.
[5th grade Fire Dragon's Core]
The red core gave of a soft light as it shone in the hands of Lee Hyunsung. It was of high quality as expected from a 5th grade dragon.
"Do you need me to carry you?"
Yoo Jonghyuk asked the hurt Kim Dokja, who couldn't even stand on his own.
"No, that isn't necessary."
He felt disappointed at the answer. Lee Hyunsung butted into the conversation.
"Dokja-ssi! How are you doing? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
No, he was not fine.
Lee Sungkook and Jung Minseob were still alive and arrived together. They were at the opposite side of the platform and took there time to get back to the others. The atmosphere was quiet and stiff. Of course Kim Dokja knew the reason for that.
After a bit more silence, Kim Dokja sighed and started to speak.
"Everyone can ask one question each. What are your questions?"
...
"Are all the useless questions finally over?"
Kim Dokja heaved a sigh. Though Lee Sungkook still wasn't done.
"Can I ask one more question?"
"What is it?"
"Why are you suddenly using honorifics?"
"My Yoo Jonghyuk concept is over."
"Ah."
Lee Sungkook let out a noise in understanding.
"Then, come to think about it..."
"So noisy."
This time, it wasn't Kim Dokja but Yoo Jonghyuk who heaved a sigh. Yoo Jonghyuk still haven't asked his question but he figured he should save it for when it really mattered. Kim Dokja didn't really want to push Yoo Jonghyuk to ask any question and just let it be.
"Actually, you never answered who this guy was?"
Jung Minseob pointed towards Yoo Jonghyuk. Yoo Jonghyuk ripped off his mask that he had been using and both the prophets couldn't help but to gasp in shock.
"Wa, wait a minute."
"Isn't that the same face that was shown on you face. Then does that mean-"
"Yes. He is Yoo Jonghyuk. I thought you already knew."
"But how could we? Then, who is Kim Dokja? The name that this mister here kept spewing out."
"Oh, I'm Kim Dokja."
Lee Sungkook and Jung Minseob just felt that it all was way to messy to get involved with.
"You impersonated each other then? Does that mean that the bastard personality he put on were your pers-"
"That's enough. Give me your phone."
Lee Sungkook finally understood who was the real bastard between the two companions was. He had no choice but to obey. He took out his newest model phone and handed it over the bastard. Kim Dokja had no problem snatching Lee Sungkook's phone away and making it his own.
"Everybody can rest now. We'll move in 10 minutes so collect all the items that you can."
Yoo Jonghyuk looked around a few seconds before turning he gaze back onto Kim Dokja. The phone that Kim Dokja took just now had turned into a notebook and that worried him. Why was it that the phone had turned into a notebook?
"Kim Dokja, you're holding a phone, right?"
"Yes, why are asking?"
"It is not a notebook, right?"
"No?"
"What is this? Why can't I see the phone that you're holding."
"Huh? Wait what?"
Kim Dokja thought over the words that Yoo Jonghyuk had just said. Wasn't this the same for the constellations and the dokkaebi as well? But hadn't Jung Heewon seen a dark screen. What was going on?
This is...
weird.