The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 126

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 126

“A broadcast? You want to broadcast the Justice Guild? They should be running a joint raid with Taesan right now.”
The staff member tilted his head in confusion, unable to grasp the request.
“Exactly. Their stream is apparently becoming quite the hot topic in the community right now.”
“I think I saw the post too, but still….”
An official broadcast—especially one helmed by Lee Ki Dae—carried special significance in the industry.
He typically only took on broadcasts of major guilds that captured national attention, and whenever he did cover a smaller guild, it earned the nickname “Lee Ki Dae’s Pick,” sending that guild’s recognition skyrocketing.
For him to suddenly take interest in broadcasting the Justice Guild was extraordinary.
“Even if you called the staff together right now, they’re all eating or heading home to rest. It’ll take some time.”
“The Justice Guild crew is eating too, so there’s nothing to commentate on yet anyway. It’s fine—have them gather at their own pace.”
Faced with Lee Ki Dae’s resolute determination, the staff member sighed inwardly.
‘Someone please stop him.’
And as if answering that prayer, Won Jae Ho, the director in charge, opened the waiting room door and stepped inside.
“Senior, aren’t you heading home?”
“Ah, Won PD—perfect timing.”
Despite the considerable age gap between them, the two were university seniors and juniors who got along quite well.
Yet today, Lee Ki Dae’s unusually warm greeting made Won PD exchange a questioning glance with the staff member.
‘What’s going on?’
But the response came in the form of Lee Ki Dae’s excited voice.
“Won PD, take a look at this.”
As Lee Ki Dae explained the whole situation, Won PD quickly caught on.
‘Oh no, he’s obsessed again.’
Knowing well Lee Ki Dae’s tendency to become fixated on things and pursue them relentlessly, Won PD spoke in a half-soothing tone.
“If you’re determined, senior, I won’t try to stop you. But aren’t you just making extra work for yourself?”
“I’ve got nothing else to do anyway, so why waste time? Come on, fire up the studio.”
“Come on now. Don’t do this—why don’t you go to the sauna with me instead and sweat it all out….”
Lee Ki Dae’s phone was thrust directly into Won PD’s face.
“What is this?”
All that was visible was the Hunter Supporters community notice: “This post has been deleted.”
“It was deleted right after it went up, but I took a screenshot.”
On the next screen, the contents made Won PD’s eyes widen in shock.
“A Quest…? Did something like this actually happen?”
A system Quest suddenly given to hunters inside a dungeon?
This was something neither of them had ever heard of or seen before, and Won PD’s eyes lit up with intrigue.
“Wait, if this is real, why hasn’t there been an uproar yet?”
“It’s perfectly sized. The Awakeners Association is just suppressing it. They’re deleting posts, cutting replays. And I checked with a colleague at a news outlet.”
Lee Ki Dae’s voice as a caster dropped to a conspiratorial whisper.
“There’s an embargo on it right now.”
“An embargo?”
“Listen, if you miss this, you’re going to regret it?”
Producer Won’s mind raced furiously.
If the Awakeners Association was silencing even the journalists, it was worth getting a foot in the door.
Once the embargo lifted and it became a hot topic, the replay views for the Justice Guild’s clear video would skyrocket.
Having done the math, Producer Won nodded.
“Let’s go live, senior.”
And a few hours later.
GBS, the specialized dungeon-clear broadcast channel, went live, and Lee Ki Dae, dressed in a crisp suit, greeted viewers with a bright voice.
“Hello everyone! As announced an hour ago, we’re beginning the joint clear broadcast of the Justice Guild and Taesan Guild!”

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I looked down at the dungeon floor—now cleared of tents, tables, and chairs—and asked Kang Han one last time.
“You’re really all set?”
“They’ve eaten and recharged their stamina with potions. Since they’re pushing to attempt the boss clear an hour earlier, we have no reason to refuse.”
“That said…”
I shook my head, observing the Taesan hunters who definitely looked better than they had a few hours ago.
Their bodies might be fine after chugging potions, but people aren’t machines—there’s such a thing as mental fatigue.
You could tell just by watching the Taesan hunters heaving sighs and constantly splashing water on their faces.
“Well, whatever. They’ll do what they want.”
Honestly, it wasn’t my concern.
On the surface, we wore the guise of an alliance, but in reality, we were competing.
The worse Taesan’s condition, the more opportunities the Justice Guild had to increase its contribution score.
Shortly after, all the hunters gathered in front of the boss room door.
“The actual size is massive.”
I craned my neck back, struggling to see the top of the door as I spoke.
My murmuring voice bounced off the clearing’s walls and echoed back.
“The door’s huge, the monster size we saw earlier was huge, and even the dungeon itself is huge. But this is supposed to be small-sized?”
“That’s right. Medium-sized dungeons can take a week to clear.”
Han Ji Sung answered my question.
“Have you been inside one before?”
“I’ve entered. But I couldn’t last long and came back out partway.”
That made sense.
Given Han Ji Sung’s darkness vulnerability trait, without me there to purify toxins, it would’ve been difficult for him to survive days inside the dungeon.
“Now that I think about it, something’s odd. Usually by now, I’d have such a headache I couldn’t even open my eyes properly.”
Han Ji Sung murmured, finding it strange that his body felt so light.
“Now that I think about it, something really doesn’t add up. Once we clear this, I should research it once….”
“Isn’t it thanks to Chung Soo’s medicinal tonic? You’ve been taking it consistently, haven’t you?”
“Ah, is that so?”
“Chung Soo is an S-rank Potion Master, despite appearances.”
Han Ji Sung nodded at my words.
Right, just think of it that way.
Fortunately, I didn’t need to redirect the conversation further.
Gwak Ho Young approached and rushed us along.
“If you’re all ready, let’s go in already. Can’t you see we’re being waited for?”
The irritation plastered across his face rendered his otherwise delicate features meaningless.
I approached Gwak Ho Young and spoke to him.
“Hey, Guild Master Gwak Ho Young. Don’t push yourself too hard.”
“What did you say?”
“Well, I won’t spell out every detail, but do you really need to go that far?”
I couldn’t bring myself to voice the part about ‘receiving Sa Ma Young’s uncomfortable assistance’ with the camera present.
But Gwak Ho Young’s face, having read between the lines of my question, grew increasingly rigid.
Then he turned his back to the camera so his expression wouldn’t be visible to the people and spoke in a very low voice.
“Is the guild ranking a joke to you?”
“I never said anything like that.”
I answered in an equally quiet voice.
“And why are you getting angry? If you don’t want to answer, you can just pretend you didn’t hear it.”
“Ugh, seriously.”
Gwak Ho Young swept his sharp gaze across the Justice Guild members, including me, and spoke.
“It’s natural that guilds like yours, who just happened to get lucky and made the rankings, wouldn’t understand.”
“We are lucky, sure. But I think there’s a difference between working hard for the guild’s honor and doing whatever it takes.”
It was a warning of sorts, but Gwak Ho Young’s momentum only grew sharper.
Right, if he were someone who would understand words like that, he wouldn’t have joined hands with Sa Ma Young in the first place.
I shrugged my shoulders and turned toward the door.
Kang Han, who had been watching me and Gwak Ho Young from a step away, finally brought his right hand to the Boss Room door.
Whoosh—!
It was then that a system window filled my entire field of vision.

[ Congratulations!
The Dungeon Master opens the door to welcome you, who have achieved the ‘Challenger’s Qualification’ Quest! ]

A system window congratulating us on Quest completion appeared, and it seemed others saw it too—some even stumbled backward in surprise.
But before we could discuss it, a deep rumbling sound echoed through the Dungeon.
The Boss Room door was opening.
“Get back!”
Someone shouted.
Kang Han immediately extended his arm, grabbed my waist, and leaped upward with tremendous force.
“Wait, lava?”
As we rose at dizzying speed, my hair whipping in the wind, I looked down and saw a torrent of crimson lava pouring endlessly through the widening gap of the Boss Room door.
“We’ll find safe ground and advance inside. Hold on tight.”
Kang Han spoke quietly.
At the same moment, his feet kicked against the Dungeon wall.
Startled by the gravity-defying movement without any wire support, I clung tightly to his neck—but then I spotted it: a basin-shaped rock formation jutting high above the entrance of the Boss Room.
“There! That should work!”
Moments later, we landed exactly where my finger had pointed.
The others had spotted the rock too, and they arrived in succession.
I turned to the Justice Guild members and asked.
“Is anyone hurt?”
“No. Whew, though we were pretty startled. Lava just pouring out like that.”
“But… where is the boss?”
At Jang Su Ho’s words, I turned my head and surveyed our surroundings.
“A volcano… the summit of a volcano?”
It was the only way I could describe this bizarre and surreal environment.
The summit of a volcano.
One that had erupted not long ago, with hot lava still flowing, and through the cracks in the fractured earth below, vivid crimson magma was plainly visible.
We were standing on such ground.
And we all realized it at once.
I swallowed hard and asked Kang Han.
“We’re surrounded, aren’t we?”

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