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119.

Up until now, Yoo Dahee has never used her supernatural ability in battle.

This is because Yoo Dahee’s ability is not suitable for combat.

To be more precise, it’s not that her ability is unsuitable for combat, but rather that it’s the type of ability that can be calmly used in urgent situations.

So, what is her supernatural ability?

It’s malevolence.

Yoo Dahee’s ability can be described as gathering people’s negative emotions, thoughts, and hearts together to form a single bead.

A malevolent lump created by the evil of humans.

This malevolent lump becomes darker and more intense as people’s emotions become darker and deeper, increasing the effectiveness of the bead.

The bead created by Yoo Dahee’s supernatural ability possesses a considerably vexing effect.

It signifies having the type of power that people fear and guard against the most in society.

That is, summoning monsters.

According to the game’s setting, the bead can forcibly open a rift and, upon shattering, spread intense malice to summon monsters.

It’s an ability that can artificially summon monsters in the present era.

Truly a strategic weapon.

Not some tale of black bags and autumn leaves.

In any case, it can be considered more dangerous because no one knows exactly what kind of monster might emerge from the rift.

An unexpectedly powerful monster could suddenly appear, just like during the Busan infection explosion.

“In truth, I was saving it for later.”

“You.”

“I thought it might be awkward if you found out too soon, but oh well. You already knew, didn’t you? Right?”

Yoo Dahee looked at me with a subtle glint in her eyes, chuckling softly.

It seemed like she suspected me of having precognitive abilities, given the way she spoke with a knowing tone about the bead.

“As much as I’d like to kill you here, the situation seems a bit difficult, so I guess I’ll have to wait for the next opportunity.”

Eventually, the shattered bead fragments scattered into the air, tearing through the void to create a sort of rift.

Cracks appeared in the air, with a golden hue spreading through them.

It was as if the air was cracking like asphalt in summer or glass hit by a baseball, with cracks opening up here and there.

“What have you done, this rift… Could it be your doing?”

Soyeon, taken aback by the sudden rift phenomenon, furrowed her brow and exclaimed.

Rift phenomena are like calamities that humanity cannot control.

However, it was natural for Soyeon to suspect Yoo Dahee when a rift phenomenon occurred right after she shattered the bead.

Could it be that Yoo Dahee artificially caused the rift phenomenon? So I gave her a suspicious look, but Yoo Dahee just shrugged her shoulders.

“Hehe. Who knows? How about it?”

Just then,

– Wheeeeeeeeng.

A piercing alarm sounded.

It was so loud that it could fill the entire city of Busan.

– A large-scale spatial vibration has been detected in the vicinity. Citizens of the affected area, please evacuate to safety zones until the situation is resolved.

“What, what is this?”

“A spatial vibration?”

“Wait, could it be a monster? Of all days, today?”

A state of alert was issued.

People were hesitating and faltering.

The look of fear could be felt all the way here.

“A rift phenomenon, how could this happen…”

“Come to think of it, Hong Daye, doesn’t this remind you of the old days?”

Yoo Dahee casually threw a teasing remark towards Hong Daye, who was staring at the rift.

Of course, from Hong Daye’s perspective, it wouldn’t be teasing at all.

But that’s because the words Yoo Dahee would bring up wouldn’t be pleasant for Hong Daye.

End of Episode 119.

“Didn’t you have a hard time during the Busan outbreak? Thanks to that, you ended up retiring.”

“Surely, you were there at that time too?”

At the meaningful words of Yudahee, Hong Daye slightly bit her lower lip and tried to use her psychic abilities.

But at that moment.

Thud!

Far away, the foot of a monster reached out.

A sinister monster began to reveal its appearance beyond the crack.

It wasn’t just one or two.

Several monsters were tearing through the crack, snarling fiercely.

Multiple monsters fell from the sky, showing sharp fangs towards the people around them.

“Mon, mon-monster!”

“Aaaah!”

“Uh, ah, aah!”

The sudden appearance of monsters.

People were truly thrown into chaos.

If it were just one or two, it might be bearable, but monsters kept popping out of the crack like a pierced hole.

It was not common for this many monsters to appear at once.

That’s why people couldn’t help but feel even more fear.

“Is it time to run away soon?”

“Isn’t it dangerous there?”

Hong Daye, who was trying to discreetly pull Yudahee back, used her psychic abilities, but Yudahee just pointed to a spot with a nonchalant expression.

“Are you okay? Those people over there look in danger.”

“Aaaah!”

A girl was being attacked by a monster a little further away.

Unable to ignore the sight, Hong Daye released the psychic hold on Yudahee and immediately exerted her psychic abilities towards the monster.

A tremendous psychic force crushed the monster’s body.

It was as if it was being pressed by a press.

“If we try to save each person, it seems like we’ll be quite busy. I’ll leave now. Sir, that’s enough, let’s go!”

“Okay.”

Ryan, who was confronting the Gaon Nuri clan members, suddenly joined Yudahee.

“Wait, Yudahee! What about Alex and So Yoo-young?”

“Ah, um.”

At John’s words, Yudahee hesitated.

So Yoo-young was unconscious due to anesthesia, and Alex was already captured.

Somehow, it seemed that they succeeded in subduing Alex. Phew. Thankfully. How did they manage to capture Alex again?

It seems that the injury inflicted by Aisha was quite severe.

“If we delay any longer, we might be in danger too.”

“But.”

“It’s a bit regrettable, but let’s save them next time.”

It seems they have no intention of rescuing Alex and So Yoo-young, who were caught up in this chaos.

“I’m a bit worried about Isabelle being alone. Well, if it’s Isabelle, she’ll probably escape on her own.”

Yudahee suddenly left with John and Ryan.

I wanted to follow Yudahee’s group, but I couldn’t afford to.

Because people around me were in danger of their lives due to the monsters.

I watched Yudahee’s retreating figure and thought.

‘But at least we succeeded in capturing Alex and So Yoo-young. We even managed to take the spatial pocket containing auction items. The result isn’t bad.’

This took down more than half of the Rebellion members.

Moreover, they were able to get all the auction items, so it could be considered a success in its own right.

But how to clean up this mess is a headache.

Well, since there are no very threatening monsters, the pro heroes will probably take care of it if we wait a bit.

Oh, wait.

Isn’t this a flag?

“Kiiiiiiiiiiii!”

Thinking it was a flag, a long and large something descended through the crack with a thunderous roar, making people and heroes cover their ears and grimace.

Looking up at the sky, something like a serpent’s head was peering down at the people across the crack.

A monster with the appearance of a white python.

That monster, could it be…

“That… is an Ouroboros.”

A serpent covered in white scales, boasting the size of a building.

As one of the raid-type monsters that would appear in the future with the nickname of the serpent that connects the beginning and the end.

In the game, it appeared at a considerably high level, making it a formidable monster.

It was extremely difficult to deal with as it could endlessly regenerate.

“Sssssssss!”

Once again, the Ouroboros let out a chilling cry.

People’s faces turned pale at the eerie sound.

The Ouroboros was slowly pulling its body out of the narrow crack.

“Ijinhyuk, Jinsuyeon.”

Hong Daye looked at the Ouroboros and spoke.

“You two are aspiring heroes. You are the manpower that can be mobilized in case of a similar situation.”

She glanced at us.

“Don’t worry too much, I don’t plan to send you out. Focus on preparing the people.”

“What about you, Teacher?”

“I think I need to keep that thing restrained until the other heroes arrive.”

“Teacher…”

“And Jinsuyeon, you were called an instructor, right?”

Even if you don’t know about other monsters, it’s difficult to defeat the Ouroboros without knowing its attack patterns.

And I am the only one who knows the attack patterns of this monster.

Even Hong Daye, without knowing the attack patterns, won’t be able to hold out for long.

Moreover, Hong Daye cannot fight for a long time due to the aftereffects of the past.

“Ijinhyuk, are you listening to me?”

“Ah, Yes, Yuseolhyun.”

A message came from Yuseolhyun.

Since she didn’t need to fight directly, she had been waiting in a safe place from the beginning.

“It doesn’t seem like a sudden appearance of monsters causing chaos, are our clan members safe?”

“Don’t worry, everyone is fine.”

“Really?”

Yuseolhyun breathed a sigh of relief.

“It’s a relief that everyone is safe.”

“The situation is a bit chaotic because of the monsters, should we start evacuating the clan members soon?”

“No, we shouldn’t.”

“Huh?”

I tilted my head.

Knowing Yuseolhyun’s personality, she wouldn’t want to sacrifice clan members unnecessarily in such situations.

After all, fighting monsters was not part of the contract, and it was risky with no real benefits.

“The situation has already been exposed to many people, it’s been recorded on CCTV, black boxes, and phones. If the Gaon Nuri clan members flee in the situation where monsters appear, it will cause a lot of trouble.”

“Ah, I see…”

Even though they were part of the clan, if the heroes ran away in front of the monsters, it would not look good in many ways.

Especially when people were losing their lives because of the monsters.

In such a situation, if the heroes fled, the public opinion would be very negative.

When the situation calmed down in the future and responsibility was to be assigned, the Gaon Nuri clan members would definitely be mentioned.

That’s the position of a hero.