episode_0146

Swirling flames.

Because of the flames, the hunters could not easily approach the index.

In the first place, they didn’t even need to approach directly.

A flame test that allows you to freely burn flames.

Because she came to the hunters on her own.

With each swing of the sword, several people are cut down.

At that terrifying sight, the hunters all took off their goggles.

And then he starts to hesitate and back away.

Their leader is 12.

He watched the tragedy indifferently.

12, who had calmly figured out Jisoo’s abilities, retreated only after many of his subordinates had been defeated.

“Everyone, step back. I will take care of the situation myself.”

The fire died down.

Jisoo, who had made her strength known to some extent, calmly landed on the floor.

“Let’s stop the senseless killing.”

“The sea I was hoping for.”

12 took off his sunglasses.

Thanks to this, the scars all over his face are revealed.

Soon, the man takes a decisive stance.

His arms and legs look strong and agile like a tiger.

‘Are you a martial arts hunter?’

However, even the most skilled close combat fighters have a hard time getting through Index’s flames.

That’s why Jisoo confidently pointed the tip of her sword at him and said.

“Tell me where Park Shin-ae is hiding right now.”

“What is it?”

At her firm suggestion, 12 shrugged his shoulders.

He looks down at Jisoo with an arrogant expression, as if he can’t believe it.

“Then I will spare your life.”

Her golden eyes soon turned red.

Steam rises from his mouth because of his hot breath.

“I’m the one who should suggest it.”

But 12 didn’t care about that murderous heat.

Instead, he counters her with a relaxed expression.

“Mother told me, but I can’t feel the position of the girl who was branded number 10 these days.”

10…?

Are you talking about Do-hyeon?

Jisoo clenched her teeth at the sight of Counters still wanting Siho.

Her thick eyebrows also furrow thanks to this.

“I think they’ve done something about it-.”

12 bent his knees for a moment.

And then, after a brief pause… .

“If you don’t want to die, give it to me?”

In an instant, he arrived in front of Jisoo and raised his fist.

A speed that rivals Anna’s.

Jisoo quickly raised her longsword and countered his fist.

“—!”

A loud crack echoes from the clashing fist and sword.

Jisoo felt something strange when she heard that sound.

Because I knew his fist would break in half if it collided with a person’s hand.

but….

“It’s a pretty good sword, isn’t it? It makes my bones tingle!”

The 12 fists that clashed were not split, but rather intact.

Rather, it feels like only Jisoo’s hand has been hit with a lump of iron.

12 instead pushes the index’s sword with great force.

Thanks to this, the soles of her feet that were on the floor began to gradually move backwards.

“What the heck, you’re so weak for threatening me? It’s disappointing!”

When he gained the upper hand through force, 12 shouted loudly as if he was in a godly mood.

Every time he pushes, red sparks fly.

“Try to use more force!”

Jisoo’s red eyes are seething.

She held on with all her might and soon her whole body was engulfed in flames.

“—!”

Soon, the rising flames engulfed 12’s body.

A cloud of flames so intense that it would melt the entire body of an ordinary person.

Soon 12 was buried in the clouds.

“Sigh… .”

Jisoo, who had barely escaped the struggle, was breathing hard.

And I stared at the cloud of flames that enveloped the center of the factory.

The spectacle is also watched by the 12 subordinates, the honorable soldiers of the new government.

But none of them cared about the 12 who went missing in the flames.

Instead, I sat up straight in a relaxed posture and waited for him to return.

The only person who was shaking was Yeji, who was hiding behind the machine debris.

She was mesmerized by the sight of a hunter using both flame and sword at the same time, something she had never seen before.

No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t seem like 12 would return in that intense flame.

Even she, who was far away, had difficulty breathing because Jisoo’s cheek blossoms were so strong.

but….

The flames are dying down soon.

From inside, the sound of heavy footsteps began to be heard.

Jisoo also frowned at the vibration.

Because soon a black silhouette appeared in the flames.

Everyone stares at the silhouette with bated breath.

And at that moment.

12 appears through the flames.

The sight was grotesquely insane.

His uniform is tattered like a rag.

But there was not a single burn on 12’s naked body.

“She’s quite a hot girl, isn’t she?”

He clenched his fist again like a machine.

And without any tricks, they clashed honestly with Jisoo’s sword.

But she didn’t just struggle.

A skill learned from Anna.

I twisted the clashing swords and slipped away from the bastard’s fist.

Thanks to that, the sword escaped his grasp.

He swung it straight at his throat.

“—!”

Soon the sharp sound of clashing iron echoes through the factory.

A loud friction sound pours out from 12’s neck where the index’s sword meets.

“Your swordsmanship is definitely not bad. You deserve to be called a swordsman, not just a pyromancer.”

12 ignored the sword that stabbed his neck like a chainsaw.

And then he suddenly stretches out his arm and grabs Jisoo’s waist.

“But, I still lack the skills to fight!”

Overwhelming power befitting its size.

He just picks up the index and knocks it over.

Could it be because the impact was so strong that it shattered the floor?

Jisoo’s insides felt like they were twisted and blood was spewing out of her mouth.

“… .”

He fell to the floor and hurriedly got up.

And he kept his distance to check his judo skills.

Clearly, 12 was a very low number among the counters.

But for some reason he was more picky than 08.

Moreover, it has a strong chin that even a sword cannot penetrate.

Not as strong as 06, but strong enough.

It feels like only the strengths of the rankers have been taken.

I can’t see any loopholes at all.

Eventually, Jisoo changes his tactics.

Keep your distance as much as possible and stack damage on the target with long-range flames.

Jisoo, who thought so, put her palm to her lips.

And from its boiling, self-absorbed body it spat out a hot fireball.

The essence of flame.

Unlike the flames she usually created, the color of the sphere was blue.

Jisoo threw the integer with all his might towards 12.

“That damn firework again?”

12 smiles calmly as if he had expected it all.

However, he didn’t stop and continued to run towards Jisoo.

“Burnt it for a hundred days!”

When the sphere touched 12’s body, it exploded with a loud noise.

But the man, as if nothing had happened, made his way through the flames and reached her.

And shout with a loud voice.

“The heat that doesn’t kill me only makes me hotter!”

A hot hand grabbing Jisoo’s neck.

He just threw Jisoo to the ground.

“—!”

Thanks to that, the firestorm eventually went out completely.

Soon, the factory was filled with thick smoke as the fire burned down.

The smoke was so thick that it obscured the view of the entire factory.

And it even reached Yeji, who was hiding in the corner.

Smoke mixed with dirty factory dust.

Yejin, who had inhaled the smoke, soon started coughing.

I covered my mouth to somehow reduce the sound of my cough.

But maybe it’s because I’ve already made too much noise.

Soon she heard footsteps approaching.

“… .”

As the sound gets louder, Yeji’s heartbeat also gets louder.

She desperately hoped that the person who came to find her was Jisoo.

however….

The footsteps were too heavy for Jisoo’s.

“What are you?”

A low, heavy voice.

It wasn’t an index.

Ranking: Previously 12th. Currently unregistered.

Ability: Carbonization of the body.

Occupation: Before the gate opened, discharged as a special forces sergeant.

Information: An early ranker who died during the Gate Open incident. Resurrected thanks to Park Shin-ae.

Park Shin-ae offered him a high number, but he insisted on the number 12, which was his ranking.

In the end, it was 12 who stood up first in the explosion.

While he was waiting for the smoke to clear, he heard Yeji coughing.

Yeji trembles under his shadow.

She quickly got up.

And then he starts running away without looking back.

Because of the thick smoke, she wasn’t caught right away.

“A group of intruders, catch them!”

But, a bloody scream is heard from behind her.

Yejin tried hard to ignore the sound and ran as fast as she could towards the exit.

but….

Because of the thick fog, it was impossible to tell where the exit was.

Just look forward and run like crazy.

As you move away from the center of the collision, the smoke thins.

She prayed fervently in her heart that the open space would be an exit.

However, what she encountered was….

Unfortunately, it was in the arms of 12 subordinates.

“This way!”

Sharp blades rush towards her, who has no fighting ability at all.

At that moment, Yejin’s mind was racing.

He suffered all his life, and was incompetent even when the gate opened.

After a series of misfortunes, I ended up getting caught up in such a terrible incident.

She was so tired that she finally closed her eyes humbly.

But, someone’s voice was heard in her ears.

“Yeji!”

Is it an index?

Or two other hunters?

No it wasn’t.

They would all be dead.

So then who on earth came to save him?

Yejin weakly turned her head toward the voice.

And at that moment.

The hunters who were swinging their swords at him all stopped moving.

Because their bodies were wrapped in cold ice.

Soon, someone jumps down from the second floor of the factory.

She slides on the ice and lands with fluid movements.

“shi, Siho-ssi… ?”

A skintight bartender outfit.

And an attractive face wearing a choker.

It was Siho who had comforted him a little while ago.

“Close your eyes!!”

Siho shouted urgently.

Yejin obediently closed her eyes at that sound.

Then, Siho took out a white potion from inside his black blazer.

And then I opened the lid without thinking.

He carelessly throws the discarded potion into the air.

The moment when the liquid is sprayed into the air.

“—!”

A loud noise, accompanied by an intense light, echoed through the factory.

Yejin crouched down, covering her ears with both hands.

Siho’s hand grabs her arm like that.

“Just follow me!”

Siho grabs her and starts running.

Meanwhile, behind them, there was the sound of guns being fired into the air.

There were many screams from hunters in pain after being struck by the flash.

The two passed through the gloomy hallway they had entered just a moment ago.

And together they open the tightly closed door.

Yejin, who had escaped outside, only then remembered the three women she had left behind.

She asked Siho in a worried tone.

“Is it okay for three people?”

“Don’t worry, we’re not the type of people who die easily!”

Yejin clearly witnessed the end of all three people.

But, perhaps it was thanks to Siho’s words.

Somehow I got the impression that they might actually be alive.

Thanks to that, I was able to focus on escaping again.

“Just hold on a little longer! We’re almost there!”

Yejin watched Siho, who was leading the way, with bated breath.

I also thought that I would not fall behind in physical strength wherever I went.

I couldn’t keep up with Siho’s speed, which was as fast as a fox.

“Siho-ssi… It’s so hard!”

“There’s a ride just a little further!”

Yejin followed him to the back of the factory, her eyes half open.

The only word on her mind was ‘ride’.

Siho took out something he had prepared there in advance.

And with skillful skill, he boarded first.

“Come on, get on!”

Following her trustworthy words, Yeji also turned the corner of the back alley.

Is it a motorcycle? Or a car?

Anything is fine, please… .

The moment she finally discovered Siho.

Yeji’s eyes widened.

“in…?”

The vehicle that Siho confidently introduced was….

“—.”

A cheerful whistle sound.

Cute wheels.

It was a small-sized park bike.

“Trust me, I’ll get you safely downtown!”

Siho raised his fist as if to tell others to believe in him.

However, to Yeji’s eyes, the figure simply looked like a small animal.