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“Hey, Jeongwoo. Oh, I know someone… ?”

I shook my head vigorously with a pale complexion.

“Don’t you pet me?”

Soyo lifted her body and looked at me with a sullen expression. Even if I try to flail around like a scared rabbit. She didn’t back down.

Feeling like my stomach was twisted, I unconsciously held onto Moon Ha-yeon’s hand.

“It’s just a memory and I don’t know you.”

“Mmm. It’s not. That can’t be possible… .”

I desperately looked up at Ha-yeon Moon as if asking for help. She was just frozen.

“Look carefully. You really don’t remember?”

Soyo put her hands on her knees again, bent down, and looked at me with bright eyes.

scary. Fuck.

The body gains strength and becomes stiff. As I snuggled into her arms, Ha-yeon Moon slowly turned her body as if to protect me, hiding me from Soyo’s gaze.

“Ki, he said he doesn’t remember… . Well, I think it would be best to go… .”

It was a very timid Cheong-type statement to be considered a threat. For someone like Moon Ha-yeon, it was a lot of effort.

“Umm, this can’t happen.”

The sparkling pink eyes gradually lost their vitality. She was chewing her soft lips and tried to reach out to me.

“Now. Let’s go again!”

If it weren’t for Jin Do-won’s voice that came at that moment, what would have happened to me?

Soyo looked at Jin Do-won with half-closed eyes, then stared at me again.

“See you later. Jeongwoo.”

Seeing her walking away with light and brisk steps, Moon Ha-yeon, who was still holding me tightly in her arms, muttered.

“Well, Jeongwoo, only I can call him Jeongwoo… . Why is that woman… .”

“Hey, hey, wait.”

As I watched her expression becoming more and more distorted, I struggled to get out of his embrace. Ha-yeon Moon didn’t move as she pressed down on my back with her long fingernails.

“Uh, huh? Is that right, Jeongwoo?”

Since when did such a rule come into existence? I felt like I was trying to run away from a tiger and ended up meeting a lioness. I did it again. I chose defensive silence.

“Hey, Jeongwoo. Why, why, no answer?”

Will this expedition be okay as is?

*

“It’s all coming to an end.”

“Wow! Is it true! Damn it, I finished the strategy in two hours!”

“Of course it’s Jindowon! Let’s do what we can’t do without any problem!”

Amid shouts made in translated language, Jin Do-won turned his smartphone screen towards me.

His expression was serious, as if he was showing a glimpse of something amazing. On the screen is a map photo of the gate opened with the default application. And on top of it, there was just a red line along the road, as if it had been roughly drawn with a finger.

“Is this the path we have taken so far?”

“As expected… .”

Jin Do-won let out a satisfied laugh and looked at me with proud eyes.

“… It’s me, Jeongwoo. It’s the same with that guy with the pink hair from before, and that person too. It all seems a bit strange… .”

“Haha… .”

I looked at Ha-yeon Moon with unfocused, blurry eyes and let out a dry, soulless laugh.

Ha-yeon Moon, who was holding me tightly in her arms as if she were my protector, pats my back.

“Trigram, it’s okay. Because I, I will protect you… .”

Seeing that I feel a little relieved by these words, I guess I’ve been infected too.

Is this gaslighting?

“Ugh. That’s right. I will protect you too. Because we are childhood friends.”

“Ugh!”

Before I knew it, the turmoil had arrived. He was hugging me with open arms. Attention was focused on the dumbfounded scream.

“Hey, give it to me, give it to me… .”

“Ugh. No way. Because it’s time to recharge Jungwoo.”

“Profit, profit… .”

Ha-yeon Moon pushes Soyo away. Oh my. The disturbance was pushed aside with an unintelligible sound.

I couldn’t be more grateful that sowing raises all my stats. If not, I would have continued to be sandwiched like this.

Soyo looked around. He smiled brightly while looking at me.

“Aha. It’s a shame because there are so many people.”

Looking at that smile that seemed to have no thoughts at all, I held my trembling body close to Ha-yeon Moon.

Put your back on your back and stick out your big chest. Even when I thought about it rationally, Soyo’s smiling face only became more and more scary.

I thought it was Jin Do-won’s skill. All the way through the gate, she didn’t miss a single step during the fight or let out any goofy cheers.

therefore. For some reason. This means that she is not suffering from the intelligence reduction debuff. That woman acting like that was something she did out of sheer sanity.

Okay. The spear raised by Jin Do-won came between me and Soyo.

“That’s about it. I think Park Jeong-woo doesn’t like it.”

Soyo looked at Jin Do-won and me in turn, then made a sullen expression. Who wants to make that kind of expression?

“Ugh. I can’t help it. Because I have plenty of time to go out… .”

And then. I trudge back to the front lines.

If I leave, I will never leave the house. If I ran into someone on the street, I was confident that I would faint on the spot.

“Thank you… Well… .”

My attempt to express my gratitude to Jin Do-won was easily thwarted. Because Ha-yeon Moon pulled me in so hard that I couldn’t breathe. My face was buried in her chest.

‘Oh, no… .’

My mind was clouded by the familiar smell of sweat that I smelled every time I squeezed it. Jin Do-won came back with a loud coughing sound.

“It’s okay. Because we are friends.”

“Wow, as expected, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei!”

“Koits W W W is finally becoming a hero W W!”

What is that again? I tried to ignore that hunter.

Looking at Jin Do-won, it seemed as if he was proud that he had said something really cool. How did you acquire such a skill? It felt like I knew.

I still have my face buried in Moon Ha-yeon’s arms. I saw Jin Do-won turn around, trying to breathe only through his mouth.

“Now there is only one hallway left. Continue to be cautious.”

“Wow! As expected, he is a swordsman of the Seonjeon! Zenjaang for being thorough!”

Is it a flash or a flash? Jin Do-won, the spearman of the island, walked with a rotten expression on his face.

Clatter, rattle… .

A few minutes later. Somewhat familiar now. The loud sound of bones colliding came from the other side of the narrow cave hallway. Jin Do-won’s steps stopped.

Ha-yeon Moon’s arm holding the staff is strained. I think it will get in the way if I hold it like this. I tried to let go of her arm that was holding me tightly.

“Now, wait a minute.”

Ha-yeon Moon’s hand urgently grabbed my shoulder and pushed me toward the back row.

“Ne, I don’t feel well, Jeongwoo. In the back, in the back-.”

“It’s the boss!!”

Boss Monster. A monster that suddenly pops out with a slim chance and is one or two levels stronger than the other monsters that come out of that gate.

Tension instantly arose between the hunters. For the first time today, I placed my hand on the belt where the dagger was inserted.

At best, it’s a D-class gate. Since there was a disturbance with Moon Ha-yeon, I wasn’t too worried. If this wasn’t a garden of undead monsters, I would have been ready to watch the monster dismantling show again.

but. The characteristic of undead monsters is tenacity. And as the level goes up, those ‘features’ become more prominent.

“Wow, the smell… !”

“Now, wait a minute. That!”

The flashlight illuminated the dark hallway.

Among the lightless bones. A large body that filled the hallway about 2 meters high was revealed.

I lowered my gaze and only then was I able to make eye contact with it. In the hands of a monster. A man’s severed head. The head of the head was caught.

Between the eyebrows of that muscular monster with pitch-black skin. The same red pattern seen on the wyvern was drawn on it.

The monster bares its teeth. He smiled a bizarre smile.

“It’s a Dullahan!”

Pow!

The lump of magic that flew from Ha-yeon Moon’s staff made a fierce hitting sound.

Although Dullahan’s shoulder was dented like a car that had been in an accident. That’s it. Instead of feeling pain, the guy patted it as if he was showing off the weight that was slowly growing back.

“What, what is it?”

The strongest meat shield that pops out of a B-class gate. Because of its hardness and strength, if it had a little more magic resistance, it wouldn’t have been strange if it had come out of the A-class gate. Dullahan.

I saw clearly. A lump of magical energy that was so tightly packed that its shape could be faintly seen in the light of a flashlight, but it quickly dispersed as soon as it touched the Dullahan’s skin.

“Why does Dullahan resist magic? ?”

Kiiig!

A voice burst out from the Dullahan’s severed neck. After roaring once, the monster began to run and stomp.

“Front line! The back row starts with skeletons!”

Jin Do-won quickly pulled out his spear and rushed forward.

“Hayeon!”

“There’s no way this won’t work… ?”

The narrow cave quickly became chaos. The weapons of the hunters and monsters, which seemed to have been wielded carelessly, were gnawing at each other’s bones and flesh.

I grabbed Moon Ha-yeon, who was in a panic, and backed away little by little.

“Ah, Mr. Ai. Why is it so wrong… !”

The hunter standing next to him talks while pulling the bowstring. In a battlefield where the living and the dead were intertwined, the only people who moved sanely were Jin Do-won and So So.

But even that seemed difficult. The demand is for Dullahan. Jin Do-won was attracting the attention of most skeletons. Even holding on seemed difficult.

“Exclusive skill… !”

The main character’s aura was essentially a double-edged sword that undermined each other.

However, both the enemy’s attacks and our allies’ attacks were misdirected. If you allow even one, there will be a strong and deadly monster. The blade of that skill was completely turned towards us.

Soyo, who was fighting with the Dullahan, was gradually being pushed back and was getting closer to the rear line.

Looking at the Dullahan’s skin dented by Soyo’s grip. Only one. A workaround came to mind. A way I never want to do it.

However, if things continue like this, Dullahan will turn the back row upside down. You won’t die, but someone might get hurt.

I bite my lips tightly. He tightly squeezed Moon Ha-yeon’s wrist, who was still in panic.

“Mr. Hayeon.”

“I, I, I, Jungwoo, have to protect… .”

“Hayeon!”

“Uh, huh? Huh?”

“I will run all the way there. Can you provide cover?”

Ha-yeon Moon looked in the direction my fingertips were pointing, and her gaze slightly trembled.

“Um, do you want to use that?”

“Yes. I have to write it now.”

Ha-yeon Moon bites her lips tightly. She glared at the Dullahan with an expression of resentment on her face, and soon dropped her shoulders.

“… Yes. That’s because Jeongwoo’s is the safest route… .”

“Thank you!”

I’m sorry, but I couldn’t delay any longer.

I quickly turned around and ran towards the battle lines. To be exact, where the disturbance is. Several skeletons came out of the wall of the battle line and rushed at me.

Flutter! Pop!

A broken bone fragment leaves a scratch on the cheek. I ran in a straight line toward Soyo, putting my hands on my waist.

“Mr. Soyo!”

Clap clap clap. I violently shake the plastic bottle in my hand. I twisted my body to avoid the rusty sword that flew in from the side, grabbed it with my teeth, and twisted the lid.

“Stay still!”

While holding both of Dullahan’s wrists. It seems as if he was pushed back in a struggle of strength, leaving a long mark in the ground in front of his feet.

I can see her back right in front of me. I removed my thumb that was blocking the mouth of the bottle and stretched my hand forward.

Wow!

The whitish liquid soaks the person’s clothes. I don’t know how others will see it. To me, all I could see was an untimely bukkake.

… The unrest did not move at all. However, Dullahan. Little by little, it began to push forward.

Well… .

Dullahan’s wrist is slightly distorted. The head in his hand was letting out a silent cry with a painful expression.

“… lol. at las… .”

In the chaos of rusty weapons clashing with hunters’ weapons. A murmur like that was heard.

I raised my head.

Still with your back turned to me. I can see Soyo’s side face, just turning his head to look at me.

“I did it.”

she is. He was wearing the stupidest looking smile I’ve ever seen.

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