I'm a C-Class, but All the S-Classes Are Obsessed with Me - Chapter 39

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Chapter 39
Just as I was wondering whether I should rip away the planks wedged into the window I’d seen earlier.
A cold sensation suddenly made contact with my right hand.
[ Constellation, the one who explores mystery and all things, extends Gentle Touch to you. ]
A notification I’d already seen once before didn’t surprise me this time.
And in that same instant, a faint violet light gathered from nowhere, forming the familiar shape of a Greatsword.
This time, restored to its complete form.
“Ugh…….”
My shock lasted only a moment before I heard a faint moan right in front of me.
It was Hye-rin’s voice—she was still covering her ears with both hands, dodging in sync with Han Min-seong’s movements.
At that moment, a faint current flowed through her fingertips. That familiar, refreshing energy seeped into my skin.
It wasn’t just me—Han Min-seong, who had begun loosing arrows one or two at a time beside Hye-rin, grew bolder in his attacks.
‘Taking a break already? Yeah, right.’
Even a glance ahead made it clear the creatures’ numbers seemed endless.
But even as I thought that, my mind was already calculating something else.
Without hesitation, I dropped back a little further than the others.
It was to help the archer maintain his range.
Crunch!
Damn it. I’d stepped on something.
The sensation of something squishy flattening under my foot was unmistakable.
Because of that, the creatures clinging to the walls rushed at me from both sides simultaneously.
‘What, some kind of kinship signal?’
I swung the Greatsword out of pure habit. The blade arced smoothly, cutting the creatures’ torsos clean in half.
Just as I was about to turn my back to the team, something caught my eye.
‘Ha—.’
Had she frozen?
Unlike Han Min-seong, who had begun advancing at a decent pace, Hye-rin stood exactly where she was.
The Buff clearly wasn’t helping her own performance. Mental fortitude wasn’t something you could ignore, after all.
‘But somehow she’s still carving out a path.’
Park Si-eun’s silhouette seemed to have moved further ahead. Thanks to the Defensive Buff, Han Min-seong was still gesturing without hesitation.
It was at that moment when two arrows burning with heat shot forward toward the swarm of rats simultaneously.
‘For crying out loud.’
I’d been guarding the rear, but I ended up turning back toward Hye-rin instead. The moment I pressed close to her side, I ducked my head to check her expression.
Hye-rin stood with her eyes squeezed shut, muttering something under her breath.
“This is different from last time, right?”
“…….”
“It’s just practice. Practice…….”
Ha. I wasn’t sure whether to call this a disaster either.
I brought my sword down on a rat scurrying toward her feet and opened my mouth.
“It’s okay, Hye-rin.”
With that, I grabbed her shoulder and pulled her into my embrace, twisting us both out of the way.
Bang!
—Screech—!
The creature that had clawed its way along the wall and lunged for her neck, I drove straight back into the wall. Blood sprayed up to my face, and the wall turned dark crimson.
Just as I was withdrawing the blade from the creature’s corpse.
A rat that had been rushing toward me suddenly stopped dead, then began thrashing its body violently.
“Cough, what is—!”
“Everyone hold your breath—, Urgh!”
Then Han Min-seong and Park Si-eun’s voices came in succession from ahead. Soon after, even Hye-rin doubled over with violent coughing.
Of course, I wasn’t exempt either.
Since I was supporting Hye-rin, I had no choice but to sheathe my sword. Then I buried my nose and mouth in the crook of my arm while my eyes darted around.
‘I’ve never seen anything like this before.’
For a moment, through my narrowed vision, I caught a blurry glimpse of something floating in the air.
“Min-seong, what are you doing? Keep dealing damage!”
“I’m—cough—my arms won’t move……!”
“Paralyzed or not, I can’t take these bastards down alone!”
I kept scanning our surroundings while listening to Park Si-eun and Han Min-seong bicker.
We’d somehow moved away from the Entrance and reached the middle section. There was no denying that we’d made it this far thanks to an A-Rank Warrior.
So by that logic, these creatures here would be at least B-Rank.
‘But that’s the problem—sheer numbers trump everything.’
Moreover, the cause of the paralysis that Park Si-eun had identified was undoubtedly this yellow powder clinging to their clothes as well. Thanks to that, the sealed corridor filled with murky air in an instant.
I kept my grip on Hye-rin’s shoulder as I pressed forward.
‘Sigh.’
Where were these rats keep multiplying from?
The number of creatures rushing toward us from the distance showed no sign of diminishing. To make matters worse, Park Si-eun’s movements appeared to be growing sluggish.
‘She’s holding up well enough, at least.’
But how long could that last? If only I’d known their weak point…….
— Screech, shriek!
The sound of sharp claws scraping across a chalkboard didn’t let up either.
I drew a sharp breath and tightened my grip on Hye-rin’s shoulder.
‘I have to do something.’
For some reason, the Constellation still wasn’t responding.
The Greatsword had returned in one piece, but without the Constellation’s power, I couldn’t use any techniques.
‘That instructor from before could just lie around on a mat.’
If I’d known it would come to this, I should’ve brought a dagger as a secondary weapon.
Rank wasn’t the issue. Right now, all I could do was swing and slash.
Of course, if I only thought about myself, that would’ve been enough.
When I’d fought alongside two S-Rank hunters, even excluding the curse-type specialist, the numbers were barely a warm-up, so dealing with B-Rank creatures was honestly simple work.
But here, it felt like the creatures multiplied twofold with each batch I cut down, and if things went wrong, we might struggle to even Clear this.
‘At this rate, the archer’s going to collapse first.’
I never expected Hye-rin’s mental state to give out so quickly.
Unable to settle on a decision, I bit down hard on my lower lip in frustration.
“Are you just going to stand there like that, Ju Ha-ryeong?!”
At that moment, right as Park Si-eun’s cry rang out, a system window materialized before my eyes.
[ The Constellation, Seeker of Mystery and All Things, advises that water is the B-Rank creature’s weakness. ]
‘Water?’
The sudden message threw me off.
Where was I supposed to find water in the middle of all this chaos? Not that they’d be joking around, but…….
It occurred to me I should check the restroom, if only to be safe, and I was about to shift my gaze when—
Something half-hidden behind the torn, peeling wallpaper ahead caught my eye.
‘Wait.’
A possibility flickered through my mind in an instant.
In a hallway like this, it was something that should naturally be installed.
‘A fire extinguisher?’
[ The Constellation, Seeker of Mystery and All Things, offers you an extremely satisfied smile. ]
‘Did they know and tell me on purpose?’
Or was it just a coincidence?
Either way, I quickly scanned our surroundings.
Fortunately, near us—a little distance behind the vanguard—only corpses of monsters lay scattered; nothing was moving.
‘Well, I have no choice.’
It’s all or nothing.
Having made my decision, I grabbed both of Hye-rin’s shoulders and turned her, then gently pushed her toward the wall. Shoved with barely any force, she snapped her head up, her wavering eyes meeting mine.
“Stay here for a moment.”
“Sister, we shouldn’t―.”
“It’s nothing.”
I forced myself to speak with resolve. Given the situation, I couldn’t afford to spend time coaxing her with words.
Hye-rin bit her lower lip, reluctantly nodded, and without hesitation, I spun around and ran toward the spot I’d noticed earlier.
Honestly, I hadn’t held out much hope. Even if there was a fire extinguisher, there was no guarantee the contents inside were still intact.
‘……But it is here.’
As I approached the glass-covered fire extinguisher, I could immediately see a white hose coiled and hanging inside.
Without hesitation, I grabbed the cover handle and pulled hard.
Clang.
‘What?’
Clang, clang.
[ The Constellation, Seeker of Mystery and All Things, slowly pulls their back from the sofa armrest and gazes intently at the handle. ]
‘This part they didn’t anticipate…….’
Probably from long neglect, no matter how hard I pulled, it wouldn’t budge.
‘Damn it, of all times.’
Just when I thought one problem was solved, another arose.
“Where do these things keep coming from?!”
Just then, Park Si-eun’s irritated shout echoed from a short distance away.
The air remained thick, and with each breath I drew, the sensation in both my hands grew noticeably duller.
In the end, I peeled off the tracksuit jacket I was wearing and wrapped my right hand firmly in it, then drove my fist forward without hesitation.
“Ah, damn.”
I hadn’t thought about the arm.
Glass shards scattered in all directions, making me wince involuntarily. Barely suppressing the pain, I freed the Hose that hung inside and gripped it, then seized the valve crusted with reddish rust.
It was stiffer than I expected, but I was relieved that it still turned at all. I quickly aimed the Hose I was gripping toward the front and tightened my lower abdomen with all my strength.
“Everyone, get down!”
At my loud cry, Han Min-seong turned his head first.
Seeing me like this, he lowered his posture without protest, bending his upper body forward.
At the same moment, I turned the valve all the way.
Whoooosh.
A low vibration rumbled from deep within the wall.
I gripped the end of the Hose tightly and powered my legs, and just then I locked eyes with Park Si-eun, who had finished cutting down the last of the creatures and was turning around.
“You’re, damn―!”
Fortunately, she too quickly dropped to her knees, wrapping both hands around her head and curling into a ball.
‘But this will work, right?’
Is it just making noise? In an abandoned place like this, would there even be water facilities…….
Shhhhhhooooosh―!
‘This is working?’
My doubts vanished as a water pressure forceful enough to make the Hose thrash suddenly erupted. A torrent so fierce and refreshing it seemed to devour the narrow Corridor.
— Squeak? Shrieeek!
— Squeeeeak!
They really are weak to water?
Just as Constellation had advised, the effect was immediate.
The moment water touched their dark bodies, the creatures’ movements slowed dramatically. Simultaneously, the violent current sent the rats in the front line flying backward all at once.
The ones behind them then wavered in confusion and began crashing into each other.
‘Oh, they’re retreating.’
With their bulging eyes and massive bodies, they really should’ve been terrifying.
‘Though this is somewhat anticlimactic……?’
It wasn’t nearly as thrilling as when I first encountered them.
If anything, it felt hollow.
I swung the Hose back and forth as if watering a garden, then raised my arm to extend the spray far ahead.
Of course, it wasn’t a bright, flourishing garden but a crumbling, dark Corridor, and instead of blooming flowers, a horde of rats.
In an instant, the Corridor became a sea of water, and thanks to that, breathing came easier than before.
“Hey!”
As I lowered the end of the Hose toward the floor, Park Si-eun slowly pushed herself up, turned around, and barked.
“If you’re going to lose it, lose it gracefully. Don’t splash me!”
C-Rank, Yet All S-Ranks Are Obsessed with Me
Episode 39
Author
| Seo Yu-yeon
Publication Date
| March 6, 2026
Publisher
| Talesyx Inc.
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| Chogeuk
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© Seo Yu-yeon, 2026
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