The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 128

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 128

As the dungeon conquest progressed, the viewership for the live broadcast skyrocketed.
Caster Lee Ki Dae glanced sideways to check the screen.
243,455 viewers. For a weekday afternoon, it was an impressive number by any measure.
Moreover, as Lee Ki Dae broadcast the conquest, he found himself growing increasingly fond of the Justice Guild.
‘I saw it in the chat earlier—they call this “doing justice,” or something like that.’
It might actually be true.
When he’d heard that they’d partnered with Taesan—a guild with a poor reputation in the industry—for their first joint conquest, he’d simply dismissed them as naive newcomers who didn’t understand how things worked.
But watching them in action, he realized they were something rare these days: a guild that actually upheld principles.
Even as he watched Taesan occasionally overstep boundaries, the Justice Guild members never resorted to underhanded tactics themselves.
In an era where guilds were obsessed with results at any cost, finding ones like the Justice Guild who acted with integrity was nearly impossible.
“The Stone Golem conquest is proceeding smoothly! Oh, my broadcast partner Hunter Jo Tae Seok is demanding to join in! What should we do? Should we let him in?”

– Let him in!
– Let him join lol let’s watch this properly
– Welcome Jo Tae Seok!!
– Hunter Tae Seok fighting!

As positive comments flooded in, Hunter Jo Tae Seok, who had been standing by in the studio with his microphone already on, deliberately rushed in with exaggerated haste.
“You sneaky guys were having fun without me! I came running as fast as I could! Hello, this is Hunter Jo Tae Seok!”

– Ah finally a proper broadcast
– Gotta move fast tsk tsk
– Give us some expert commentary please we need the knowledge
– Hurray and welcome!!

“Oh my, our caster Lee Ki Dae certainly has the expertise I lack. Well, let me explain right away….”
Jo Tae Seok gave a thumbs up gesture beneath the desk.
It was a signal indicating the broadcast had successfully infiltrated the dungeon feed.
“First, the stone golems guarding the boss are being cleared without major issues, just as caster Lee Ki Dae mentioned. However, the problem is that the boss keeps directing its gaze toward here—the basin where our healers are positioned. Right now, Jung Myung Ho from Taesan is protecting them from the side, so the boss hasn’t made a reckless attack yet.”
Jo Tae Seok drew a red circle on the frozen screen as he explained.
“In any dungeon raid, who’s the most critical hunter? The healer. Without a healer, any raid falls apart quickly.”
“Exactly. We’ve seen promising raids crumble in an instant when the healer falls, haven’t we?”
“The Magma Golem, being the boss, instinctively understands this. In that sense, Yeo Joo’s decision to position Jung Myung Ho from Taesan beside the healers was exceptionally sound judgment.”
“Yeo Joo showed remarkably seasoned judgment for a beginner.”
As the caster and commentator exchanged words, the stone golems were gradually being eliminated.
“And there goes the last stone golem. What’s the current score, Jo Tae Seok?”
“Justice Guild eight, Taesan Guild four. Taesan is clearly falling behind.”
“Why is that?”
“The Flame Dungeon isn’t a common type. So even though Taesan has more gate experience than Justice Guild, this Flame Dungeon is essentially their first time. Naturally, Justice Guild, with their higher ranks and more organic cooperation, can eliminate monsters faster.”
“I see. There’s been a rumor that the dungeon the two guilds originally planned to raid wasn’t actually the Flame Dungeon. If that’s true, it’s quite unfortunate for Taesan Guild.”
Jo Tae Seok nodded at Lee Ki Dae’s words.
And he didn’t forget to add one more thing.
“Gwak Ho Young’s performance today also seems to be playing a role in this.”
“Are you saying his condition appears poor, Jo Tae Seok?”
“Rather than condition, I’d say… he seems mentally unsettled. Even now, look—before the guild can even regroup after clearing all the stone golems, they’re launching the boss raid.”
“You’re absolutely right! Taesan Guild has started attacking the Magma Golem first!”
The screen captured Taesan hunters rushing toward the Magma Golem.
All of them looked exhausted with minor injuries scattered across their bodies, yet their simultaneous charge toward the boss was desperate.
In contrast, Justice Guild appeared far more composed.
“Justice Guild is drinking potions in unison. Those must be the creations of Im Chung Soo, their S-rank potion master.”
“The effects are supposedly so extraordinary that major domestic guilds are lining up to purchase them…. Ah, Justice Guild is beginning their attack now!”
“A-rank shield Jang Su Ho is leading the charge. This must be their coordinated formation.”
“It appears so. Justice Guild hunters are attacking in sequence only after Jang Su Ho has sufficiently drawn the boss’s attention. Ah, Taesan is in a difficult position.”
A sigh escaped from Jo Tae Seok.
“Joint raids may seem like infinite competition, but they’re not entirely that. Look now. Justice Guild has many S-rank and A-rank hunters. When you partner with such a guild, you need to know how to leverage the power of high-rank hunters.”

– Right right, Taesan’s being way too reckless right now
– What happens if they just keep swarming and hitting mindlessly?
– They’re basically just doing Justice Guild’s work for them lolololol
– ??? : We sacrifice ourselves! Justice Guild gets the killing blow!

But then, something changed.
A defector emerged from the Justice Guild’s formation, which had been attacking the Magma Golem in perfect unison.
“Oh, the Guild Master Kang Han is making a move!”
“It looks like a solo attack… Wow! There it is! Kang Han’s Lightning Spear!”
“It came out! It came out!”
The suddenly elevated voices of the two commentators sent the comment section into a frenzy.

– Zeus again! Zeus again!!
– Kyaa, give me a bowl of national pride here!
– That’s S-rank right there!
– Our country’s S-rank throws lightning!!
– I still can’t get used to seeing that;;

Kang Han leaped backward and hurled a brilliant golden bolt of lightning toward the Magma Golem with all his might.
“Guild Master Kang Han’s lightning strikes true!”

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…I’d better not mess with Kang Han from now on.
Watching him hurl lightning bolts of pure electrical energy in rapid succession, I thought to myself.
At the same time, I could tell his proficiency with the new spear was still far from adequate.
If he’d been confident in his spear technique, he would have fought with the spear itself rather than lightning.
That was the biggest reason I needed to bring Yoo Jin Rok as Kang Han’s master.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three bolts of lightning struck the Magma Golem’s shoulders and abdomen in succession.
The S-rank protagonist Kang Han’s lightning seemed to ignore even elemental advantages.
The Magma Golem’s movements noticeably slowed.
“I’m going in first!”
Jang Su Ho charged at the boss with that cry.
Crash!
The ancient iron shield and the C-rank boss monster collided, sending a thunderous boom through the entire dungeon.
The Magma Golem, which hadn’t budged when the Taesan Guild hunters swarmed it, suddenly lost its footing and staggered.
After that, Jang Su Ho continued to hold the front line steadily, preventing the boss from launching proper attacks while creating openings for others to strike—the very definition of textbook shield work.
As a result, it was Gwak Ho Young who grew impatient.
“Damn it, get out of the way!”
After recklessly spamming skills several times, he actually climbed onto the Magma Golem itself.
And as if he couldn’t suffer alone, he egged on his own guild members too.
“What are you doing! Get on it! Climb up and hit it!”
The Taesan hunters hesitated for a moment, unsure if this was right, but soon obeyed their guild master’s command.
That was Taesan’s critical mistake.
“Roooaaarrr!”
The Magma Golem let out a thunderous roar, then began thrashing its arms and legs with tremendous force.
It was desperate to shake off the Taesan Guild hunters clinging to its entire body.
The Justice Guild, maintaining a safe distance and executing hit-and-run tactics, suffered no casualties.
But the Taesan Guild was not so fortunate.
“Aaahhhhh!”
“Gack!”
Under the boss monster’s overwhelming strength, the Taesan hunters tumbled down like autumn leaves.
And they fell onto the black volcanic earth where crimson flames still breathed with terrible life.

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