The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 147

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 147

The mannequins rushed at me from all directions like madness incarnate.
“Defend!”
At Kang Han’s shout, the Justice Guild members moved with practiced precision.
They formed a protective circle around Yeo Joo and Han Ji Sung in the center.
This was the moment I truly felt the absence of Yoo Jin Rok, who couldn’t join us due to a sudden assignment at the Guerrilla Gate.
And the instant Jang Su Ho summoned a massive shield from the Subspace.
Crash!
A mannequin hurtled forward at tremendous speed and shattered against the shield.
It was one that had been casually strolling about just moments before.
Boom! Bang!
Several more mannequins rushed toward the shield in rapid succession.
Their attacks were devoid of hesitation or fear—pure malice directed solely at the intruders.
“Maintain formation while attacking.”
Kang Han spoke those words and thrust his spear first.
Whoosh—Crack!
The black spearhead pierced through the white mannequin’s body with devastating ease.
But before the impaled creature could fully crumble, the next mannequin hurled itself forward.
As Kang Han bore the weight dragging his spear downward, thick veins bulged across his arms while he simultaneously faced the monsters swarming like an angry swarm of wasps.
The other guild members were struggling just as much.
“What—is—this—brute—force!”
Lee Yu Eul swung her Jungle Machete with brutal force, gritting her teeth.
Each individual mannequin’s attack power was pathetic.
Moreover, they shattered and crumbled as easily as plaster statues.
I’d thought that simply destroying them as they threw themselves at us would be enough.
But the real problem was their numbers.
The sheer quantity of monsters pouring out from every corner of the sprawling Campus defied imagination.
The sight of them rushing forward like a white wave crashing from afar made my stomach churn for a moment.
And there was one more problem.
“These bastards hit like they mean it.”
Lee Yu Chan wrenched free from the grip of an unusually large mannequin and drove an arrow into its brow, then clicked his tongue in frustration.
Close combat offered no advantage to an archer.
With creatures constantly pressing forward, the space for arrows to fly was rapidly disappearing.
Lee Yu Chan furrowed his brow, thinking for a moment.
“I’ll attack from the trees!”
Lee Yu Chan bolted forward and was atop a towering tree in the blink of an eye.
Selecting the longest branch that stretched outward, Lee Yu Chan drew three long, verdant arrows like a lance.
Whoosh—crack!
The arrows released from the bowstring pierced precisely through the skulls of three monsters that had been charging at Jang Su Ho’s shield.
“Direct hit.”
Lee Yu Chan adjusted his slipping glasses and lifted one corner of his mouth.
“It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to shoot some arrows. Today’s a good day.”
The elevated vantage point where enemies’ movements were visible at a glance was Lee Yu Chan’s stage.
Thus, Lee Yu Eul, Jang Su Ho, and Kang Han maintained a solid formation while dealing with the charging mannequins, while Lee Yu Chan reduced the numbers of those approaching the guild members from range.
Just as the battle was beginning to devolve into a war of attrition.
“Everyone, get back.”
The mana-generated wind caused Han Ji Sung’s suit jacket to flutter.
“Ice Spear.”
With Han Ji Sung’s quiet incantation, a colossal spear of ice shot forward toward the front.
Crash—!
A mannequin that had leaped high to attack was shattered to pieces, and the ice embedded in the ground fractured like sharp glass.
Simultaneously, a massive mana storm centered on Han Ji Sung swept through, disheveling his silver hair.
Whoooosh!
The shattered Ice Spear fragments rode the mana wind and whirled through the air like a luminous ocean current.
Shhhhh—.
Quiet yet devastating.
Dozens of monsters oxidized to black ash and vanished without even understanding what had happened.
“Phew, that’s better.”
Han Ji Sung surveyed his surroundings where the monster count had noticeably decreased compared to moments before, brushing his disheveled hair back as he spoke.
However, though their numbers had diminished, the mannequins’ aggression remained unchanged.
Kang Han drew his spear in a wide horizontal arc, felling three beasts charging at him in one motion, his brow furrowing.
While they crumbled easily before hunters’ strength and stamina, these were still legitimate monsters.
If a dungeon break occurred and they poured out into the university district crowded with civilians.
Whoosh—crack!
Greater force began to infuse Kang Han’s spear strikes.
“Ji Sung, stamina! Heal!”
“Ah, Yeo Joo. Could you help me out?”
Han Ji Sung entrusted his hand to Yeo Joo from within the sturdy wall formed by Kang Han, Lee Yu Eul, and Jang Su Ho.
The moment she activated her skill, the throbbing headache that had plagued him since casting magic—so intense he’d wanted to tear off his glasses—vanished as if it had never been.
‘What principle could possibly explain this?’
Han Ji Sung exhaled in relief while pondering.
‘I have my suspicions, roughly speaking.’
An ordinary heal skill couldn’t possibly produce such an effect.
Yeo Joo herself seemed reluctant to voice it, so they both simply kept silent.
Finally, he felt warmth spreading to his fingertips, which had been as cold as ice. Han Ji Sung gently stroked Yeo Joo’s head and spoke.
“I’m always grateful, Yeo Joo.”
“It’s just what a healer does, really.”

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Seodaemun-gu, Seoul Guerrilla Gate Conquest Broadcast / Justice Guild

Live Comments ▼
– What? Why is it a campus?
– Don’t you know what a Fairy Tale Dungeon is?
– A Fairy Tale Dungeon copies the surrounding environment exactly as it was when the Gate opened
– I don’t know what Donghwanji is, but my eyeballs are glorious ㅠㅠ
– I knew Justice Guild was handsome but today they’re insane
We just started and we’ve already hit 80,000 viewers, are you kidding me lol
You’re getting famous now lol, they’re calling you the pretty girl of the Justice Guild lol
– But am I the only one who finds mannequins creepy? ㅠㅠㅠ
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– Uh, I don’t think they should touch that
– This is gonna be a nightmare ;;;;;
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– Mr. Ha ㅠㅠ I’m getting hit hard ㅠㅠ What’s wrong with guarding ㅠㅠ Protect my healer ㅠㅠㅠ
– Jang Su Ho better step up and deliver, let’s destroy everything
– Well, they were gonna end up like that anyway if they attacked
– Justice Guild has this weird charm that makes you root for them
– Wow…
– Wow….
– Han Ji Sung’s visuals…
– The Ice Emperor has entered the stage.
– What’s that skill called? The destructive power is insane..?
– So scary but so handsome it’s even scarier
– I wish Yeoju was a healer. Seeing a face like that up close ㅠㅠㅠ
– Did he just pat her head…?
– Why am I getting butterflies?
– Me too! Pat my head too!
– That comment above has no shame, seriously…

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Meanwhile, Jang Su Ho was having a terrible time.
“Damn it.”
Boom, crash!
Even after dispatching one creature that came flying at me without regard for my own body falling apart, and then handling another that had been chasing behind it by swinging my shield, Jang Su Ho’s dark expression remained unchanged.
‘If only I hadn’t mindlessly destroyed it.’
All the guild members were suffering now because of his mistake.
Boom, thud!
The sound of Jang Su Ho’s shield smashing the mannequins grew increasingly violent.
That was when it happened.
A small but warm hand touched my back.
I didn’t need to turn around to know who it belonged to.
‘It’s Yeo Joo’s hand.’
As Jang Su Ho felt the touch of her hand pressing gently against his back, he froze for a moment.
“Jang Su Ho, don’t dig yourself into a hole.”
“Huh?”
Was I digging into the ground?
I glanced down absently, but the ground beneath my feet was perfectly fine.
“Not that. Don’t think it’s your fault.”
“But—”
“No buts about it. This Dungeon was always designed this way. Got it? Sure, if we’d been attacked while prepared, we might have been less shocked, but we would’ve had to clear it like this anyway.”
“…Okay.”
Jang Su Ho obediently answered even as he swung his shield hard and destroyed another mannequin.
“From now on, don’t do this. Just remember that much, alright?”
“…I understand.”
Yeo Joo was right.
A mistake is just a mistake.
All that matters is not making the same mistake again.
Jang Su Ho steadied his resolve and gripped the cool handle of his shield once more.

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That was a close call.

[ Skill ‘Dark Purification’ is being used. ]
[ Purification efficiency increases due to special constitution 【 Master 】. ]
[ Vitality 1 → Poison reduction 2% ]
[ Effective purification succeeded! ]
[ Jang Su Ho’s dark poison rate 15% ]
[ The madness of ‘Berserker’ weakens. ]

While I was focused on Han Ji Sung, I hadn’t even noticed Jang Su Ho’s Berserker level steadily climbing.
I cleared the system messages that had filled my vision and swallowed a small sigh.
“Yeo Joo, are you injured anywhere?”
“No, I’m fine.”
The fact that Kang Han was speaking to me showed that the surroundings were gradually being brought under control.
The mannequins still charged forward without hesitation, but their frequency had decreased significantly.
The overall numbers weren’t as densely packed as before, where the ground couldn’t even be seen.
There were still one or two coming from a distance, but Lee Yu Chan would handle them before they even reached us, so there was nothing to worry about.
“Now let’s clean up the rest and move on to….”
That was when I spoke those words to Kang Han.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
The ground began to tremble.
Something massive appeared over Kang Han’s shoulder as he had hidden me behind his back.

[ Campus Founder ( C )
: A combined entity of statues materialized within the Dungeon. The boss monster of the Fairy Tale Dungeon. ]

Thump, thump, thump, thump!
A grotesque, colossal statue—as if multiple statues had been kneaded together like clay and haphazardly merged into one—trampled everything in its path as it charged toward us, blocking the way forward.
Beneath its feet, there was no distinction between what shattered: school buildings, mannequins, everything crumbled equally.
“That’s the founder?”
It looked more like a tyrant to me.
In any case, the boss had appeared, so it was my turn to step back.
“I’ll head toward the tree where Yu Chan is.”
“No. Stay here.”
…So I’m supposed to fight too?
Fortunately, that wasn’t what Kang Han meant.
“I’ll handle this alone.”
With only those words, Kang Han pushed off the ground and charged toward the founder.
That’s strange.
He’s not usually like this.
Kang Han was the type who always held back half a step for the sake of improving the entire guild’s proficiency.
‘Could it be.’
I opened the status window, watching the hem of his white training clothes flutter as he leaped to the founder’s eye level.

Kang Han S
Combat Type – Growth Form
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2. Charging Spear ( S ) – !Activatable!

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