episode_0147

A spooky and dangerous abandoned factory area.

The sound of a bicycle rumbling echoes through the area.

“—.”

The cute wheels run powerfully on the road.

Yeji listened to that sound and hugged Siho from behind.

Still, she was moving quickly, wrapping her arms around Siho’s waist tightly.

“I…, Yeji.”

“Yes?”

“Excuse me, but could you please hold on a little more gently?”

Siho looked back at her with a very red face.

It seemed that he was already having a hard time pedaling, but he had a hard time even breathing because of the warning.

“Ugh… I’m sorry!”

Yejin immediately let go of his arm.

Then all of a sudden, my balance started to shake and I almost fell off the bike.

Thanks to that, she was able to hold Siho tightly again and smell something faint.

A savory smell, like an animal.

Yejin’s nose perked up at the smell.

“Do you have any pets?”

“Suddenly an animal?”

Siho tilts his head at the sudden animal noise.

Then, Yejin shyly explained the reason as if she was embarrassed.

“I also have a dog at home and it smells similar.”

“No way. I live alone…”

Siho forced a smile and looked forward again.

There was something bothering me, but I decided not to worry about it for now.

First of all, we need to escape this factory area.

Anna, Jisoo, and Jeoksa raided the factory, so Park Shin-ae’s numerous hunters will soon arrive.

Of course, it’s hard to imagine that those three people would be able to do it.

However, Yeji is the one who reported the factory to those three hunters.

Even, I am an eyewitness who saw them fight directly.

Clearly, Park Shin-ae will not let Ye-ji live.

Because she is that cruel.

Siho swallowed deeply.

And I tried to increase the speed of the bike as much as possible by pushing my thighs harder.

“Ms. Yeji.”

“Yes… .”

Yeji mutters in a trembling voice at the fast pace.

Siho was a little worried about her, but she had to drive, so she asked her to do something, even if it meant pushing herself.

“There’s a storage compartment on the back of the bike, right? Take out the potion in there!”

“The back of the back… ?”

Before I knew it, Yeji’s hair, which had been tied up, had come loose.

She opened the box, running her fingers through her hair.

Inside were a variety of glass bottles that glowed softly.

“Hold it in advance and throw it when I give the signal!”

Siho asks, panting.

Yejin felt the urgency of the situation through the breathing sound and was scared, but she courageously took out the glass bottles.

Blue, red, yellow.

“You have to drink them one by one, starting with the yellow ones!”

Yejin wanted to ask about the identity of the potion.

However, I decided to believe her urgent words and drink it for now.

Rating: ★★★★☆ (Flawless)

Effect: Increases fire resistance by 20. When taken, blocks fire attribute attacks for 10 minutes.

Information: A refreshing cocktail to beat the heat of Florida.

If you’re a real man, you should drink a Florida Cocktail instead of sunscreen! (Non-alcoholic)

“Oh, it’s delicious… !”

It was a potion that was quickly drunk while riding a moving bicycle.

However, it was quite delicious as Yeji’s eyes sparkled.

Sweet orange juice.

The refreshing lemon juice blends beautifully together.

“Of course-, who made this… Kekeke… .”

Siho spoke proudly and drank, but then got drunk.

As I was drinking while running, I couldn’t avoid the rocks stuck in the road.

The bike rattles.

Siho, whose face was covered in yellow cocktail, returned the bottle with an arrogant expression.

“But why did you drink this in advance?”

“Ah, I can tell when I see it.”

Siho pointed forward with his sticky face.

Yejin followed her gaze and looked ahead.

“I can’t see anything… ?”

However, she soon learned the meaning of the poem.

Because a loud light appeared from far away on the horizon.

“Over there! Grab it!”

Park Shin-ae’s Hunters.

As Siho said, people began to flock to catch Yeji.

Even from behind where they had fled, they were being chased.

Because of that, the situation is blocked both in front and behind.

Even in this situation, Siho shouted confidently.

“Now, throw that red potion!”

“Huh?! This?”

“There’s no time, don’t think about it and just throw it with all your might!”

Yejin held the red potion tightly in both hands.

The hand she was holding was shaking like crazy.

What the heck is this… .

However, she soon had to pull herself together.

A large number of hunters appear before your eyes.

In their hands are long swords and axes.

It even has a giant hammer.

If you swing that hammer at a passing bicycle… .

Both of them will die without fail.

That’s why she shut her eyes tightly.

And the moment it rises again.

He displayed a sharp pitching form like a pitcher.

Her job is a host.

And his specialty is ‘throwing’ bottles of liquor at perverted customers who try to trick him.

In particular, Yeji’s skills were so excellent that Madame acknowledged them.

Soon the potion left her hand.

The red glass bottle flew powerfully into the air.

And the moment he falls in front of the hunters wearing night vision goggles… .

“——!!”

The broken red liquid spread across the world as a huge cloud of fire.

A size comparable to the tsunami of fire that Jisoo had caused.

Yejin squinted her eyes at the sheer scale of it.

Rating: ★★★★ (Quasi-Artifact)

Effect: Creates a firestorm within 500M radius of the throw.

Anyone who enters the storm will have all healing effects suppressed for 30 minutes.

Information: A hot cocktail potion with a high alcohol content.

This is a special potion created by Siho after carefully observing Jisoo’s abilities.

“Shi, Siho! How are we going to get through like that?!”

Intense flames ahead.

Behind them are the hunters chasing after them.

In a situation where neither this nor that is possible, Yejin is at a loss.

But even in such a situation, Siho did not lose his composure.

No longer was she a clumsy F-rank hunter.

Siho’s bike hurtled into the firestorm ahead.

Yeji’s eyes widen at the approaching flames.

“Don’t worry! I’ve calculated it all!”

Siho put on the goggles that were in the bicycle basket.

And then he threw himself proudly into the flames.

“—–!”

Yejin screamed with all her might as the flames engulfed her.

Because I thought my whole body would burn.

but….

Her body suffered no burns.

Not even a single strand of fluttering hair is burned.

Rather, my whole body felt cold, as if I had been hit by the cool night air.

She looked down at her hands in that mystical experience.

The Florida cocktail I had a little while ago.

The cocktail gave her a white protective shield over her entire body.

“How is it? Doesn’t it feel like passing through the sun?”

Siho spoke leisurely, like a pilot controlling a spaceship.

Yejin responded by blankly admiring the scenery in the middle of the storm.

The whole world is red and beautiful like the surface of the sun.

The fear that had been squeezing her body had long since disappeared.

Yeji naturally wrapped her arms around Siho’s stomach and relaxed.

Thanks to that, I was able to regain my composure even after the firestorm had completely passed.

“Okay, what do you think? It’s easier to escape than you thought, right?”

Siho smiled faintly and lifted his nose.

Before she knew it, she had developed her skills to near the peak of her powers.

“Yes. I survived thanks to you.”

Yejin leaned her cheek against her back as if praising such a title.

Now she can trust both herself and this adorable bike.

“But, Siho-ssi.”

“Yes?”

“Why a bicycle?”

“Ah… That’s because I don’t have a license.”

Siho smiled awkwardly.

“My sister-in-law told me never to think about driving a car.”

Memories that suddenly pass by.

It seems that Siho still hasn’t forgotten the taste of Anna’s Porsche.

Meanwhile, the bicycle had already left the abandoned factory area.

If you go a little further, you will reach downtown.

From a distance, faintly, you can begin to hear the sounds of cars and people.

“Now I just have to cross that bridge.”

The poem points to a bridge stretching far out into the horizon, as if it had been calculated in advance.

The bridge was so long that it would take a long time to cross it by bicycle.

“Just a moment.”

The bartender frowned even though the notice was right in front of him.

Because there was a barricade at the end of the bridge.

There was a group of hunters wearing the same goggles as the ones we had encountered earlier loitering around there.

“They’ve surrounded the factory area in the meantime… .”

Yejin asks with a worried tone at that ironclad appearance.

“What should I do now? If I remember correctly, there is only one way to get from here to the city, over this bridge… .”

“Should I get off the bike for now?”

Siho carefully parked his bike on the riverbank.

The bike was much more dented than when I first saw it.

I slowly looked up at the occupied bridge.

Ironclad security.

The bartender took a deep breath in that suffocating atmosphere.

Eventually, the two walked away from the bridge along the riverside.

However, no matter how long I waited, I couldn’t see a bridge or any other means of crossing.

“Should I just hide around here?”

Yejin clasps her hands together tightly and doesn’t know what to do.

Siho shook his head at her concerns.

“There’s still one blue potion left, right?”

“Yes, here it is… .”

Siho accepted the mysterious glass bottle.

And I walked carefully, trying to find a place as close to the other side of the river as possible.

“Is this good enough…?”

Siho soon found a place that was relatively close to the opposite side.

It’s a full 500 meters to cross.

No matter how narrow the gap is, it’s still a long way off.

But the bartender confidently headed toward the water.

“I didn’t want to write this much… .”

Siho pulled out the tightly closed potion cork.

The cool sound of a cork popping out echoes along the riverbank.

Soon she begins to drop potions towards the river, as if pouring alcohol.

And at that moment.

Yejin’s lips parted at the beautiful magic she had seen for the first time in her life.

Sleep where a potion drop falls.

From the point of impact, the water surface slowly began to freeze.

Rating: ★★★★ (Quasi Artifact)

Effect: Freezes the ground where the potion falls. If thrown at someone, chills them for 10 minutes.

Information: A beautiful blue cocktail, made with the Blue Lagoon as a potion.

The day Shiho and Jisoo escaped from the research lab.

I roughly recreated the iceberg I made to get past the second floor of the lab.

However, the duration is much shorter and the ice is not as strong.

“Be careful, it’s not finished yet, so the ice might be weak. I’m still clumsy… .”

Siho looked anxious, unlike when she escaped.

Yejin smiled brightly at her appearance.

“It’s okay, Shiho is a great hunter! I’m sure the ice has hardened nicely!”

“Awesome Hunter… .”

Siho blushed at those words.

She hurriedly turned her head away, as if she didn’t want to show herself like this.

And then he giggled, covering his lips with the back of his hand.

“Well, I’m a proper B-class hunter now… . Haha… .”

Siho walked slowly on the ice as if possessed by something.

Fortunately, the ice was hard enough.

but….

“Awesome Hun… Eww!”

She muttered to herself and slipped on the ice.

Thanks to that, I ended up falling down with a loud noise that made the ice rink crack.

“shi, Siho-ssi!”

Yeji hurriedly approached Siho.

However, the bartender did not get up from the ice easily.

He covered his face with both hands because he was so embarrassed.

It seems like a great hunter is still far away.