The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 193

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 14

Dogs are adorable.
Rats too—well, the ones that aren’t sewer rats—can be cute creatures.
But that grotesque hybrid of the two?
“Ugh.”
I’d always thought larger TV screens were better.
But seeing something hideous blown up only made it more repulsive.
“…Doesn’t it disgust you?”
Sa Ma Young, standing before the colossal chimera—a fusion of dog and rat—displayed no change in expression whatsoever.
With that eternally beautiful yet infuriating face, he simply hovered in mid-air, gazing down at the chimera.
‘It almost looks like he’s sneering at it?’
If that were the case, I understood perfectly.
Sa Ma Young mocking an inferior creature—that suited him.
It fit him well enough.
[ “Woof! Arooo! Woof woof!” ]
In any case, the chimera—its head distinctly canine—rose high into the air toward Sa Ma Young and began barking ferociously.
With its face twisted into a demonic grimace and teeth bared in a threatening display.
Being the boss of an A-rank Dungeon, it was genuinely terrifying.
Watching through the screen like this, I had no desire whatsoever to face that massive dog-rat monstrosity in person within the Dungeon.

[ “Still, the Sa Ma Guild isn’t unlucky. It’s A-rank, but chimeras are relatively low-difficulty monsters. Plus, with Guild Master Sa Ma Young’s excellent flame skills, handling it should be much easier!”
“Those are the fundamental rules for dealing with chimeras! Never cut them—crush or burn them instead!”
“Exactly. Most chimeras will multiply if you slice them carelessly, leading to disaster… Wait, what?”
“No! What is happening?! Guild Master Sa Ma Young is cutting the chimera into thirds! He should know the basic protocols for chimera encounters!” ]

I clicked my tongue as I watched Sa Ma Young on the screen, wielding his sword with exaggerated flourishes to slaughter the rat beasts.
He was doing that on purpose.
Since it was supposedly a boss fight, it wouldn’t be fun if it were too easy.
Even inside the Sejong Dungeon, he was the type to deliberately make strategies harder for the sake of entertainment.
The Hunters gathered in the Break Room watching the strategy broadcast seemed well aware of Sa Ma Young’s bad habit.
“When I see Sa Ma Young doing that, it reminds me of something. A cat.”
“He does have a somewhat cat-like quality, but that’s probably not the reason.”
It was a conversation between Shin Dan Ju and Shin Dan Bi in front.
“I once saw a cat hunting a mouse on the street. But the cat didn’t kill the mouse right away.”
“Then what?”
“It deliberately let it escape, then clawed and bit it, let it run away again. It played with it like that until the mouse died from exhaustion.”
“…That’s vicious.”
“Look at what Sa Ma Young is doing right now. That’s exactly it.”
Without realizing it, I found myself nodding in agreement with Shin Dan Ju’s words.
What Sa Ma Young was doing now was no different from that cat.
Moreover, the rats were far too weak compared to the cat.
The fact that I’d deliberately created three of them proved to be of little use.

[ “Ah, fortunately the boss strategy ended quickly!”
“The Sa Ma Guild clears an A-rank large Dungeon in just 3 days!”
“And so they secure their position at the top of the Guild rankings!” ]

“Guild ranking 1st place?”
Just yesterday, Dongbaek was in 1st place, wasn’t it?
I quickly checked, and the caster was right.
Somehow, the rankings between Dongbaek Guild and Sa Ma Guild had switched.
I glared at Sa Ma Young on the screen, putting away his sword with a bored expression after dealing with the boss.
Sa Ma Young is strong, and equally cunning.
He’s irritating, but I have to give credit where it’s due.
But something felt off.
A flicker of emotion crossed Sa Ma Young’s usually expressionless face.
The camera swiftly panned to follow his gaze as he turned around.
And then.
“What is that?”
“A Gate? Does it connect outside?”
A black Gate shimmered in the empty Dungeon where the sludge slimes and chimeras had all turned to black ash and vanished.

[ “Uh, uh. Is that… a Gate inside the Dungeon…?” ]

The caster seemed quite shocked as well, merely repeating the word “Gate” over and over.
Whoosh.
I watched as Kang Han, who had been lounging comfortably while watching the broadcast, straightened up and sat properly.
Golden light swirled within his green eyes as he gazed at the screen—it was clear he’d unconsciously drawn mana to himself.
Following Kang Han’s lead, I turned my attention back to the broadcast screen.

[ “In my twenty years as a caster, I’ve never witnessed anything like this! A nested Dungeon! A nested Dungeon! A Gate leading to another Dungeon has appeared inside the Dungeon!” ]
[ “It appears Sa Ma Young, the Guild Master, intends to enter immediately! This is dangerous! No one knows which Dungeon this Gate connects to! This is an extremely reckless decision!” ]

Unlike the commentator who kept warning of “danger,” Sa Ma Young was smiling.
Faced with this sudden crisis, he showed no panic or fear—instead, he looked like a child who couldn’t contain his excitement.
But that smile didn’t last long.

[ “Wait? The Gate is… shrinking! What’s happening!” ]

The black fissure where Sa Ma Young’s hand had touched began to gradually disappear.
And not long after, nothing remained where the Gate had appeared.
The fissure vanished without a trace, leaving only Sa Ma Young standing motionless like a statue, his outstretched hand still raised.
“That didn’t seem like… nothing much happened?”
“A nested Dungeon, huh.”
“The internet’s in chaos right now. Breaking news is popping up everywhere.”
“It just disappeared this time, but who knows what’ll happen next.”
Astonishment, curiosity, anxiety.
Amid the murmuring Justice Guild hunters awash in all these emotions, I quietly rose from my seat, cradling Na Baek Ho in my arms.
With each step toward the Dormitory Building, fallen leaves crumbled beneath my feet.
Fearing the cold wind might wake the small one, I wrapped him snugly in my outer coat.
“It’s finally begun.”
The mutations of the Gate that had once led this world to its end were surging toward us like an unstoppable tide.

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Hunter Supporters – [ Free Discussion Board ]
Nested Dungeon appeared during Sa Ma Guild raid
MyDreamIsBeanBullet | Views: 567211

Everyone saw it ㅠㅠㅠ
For those who missed it, here’s the link (link)
Seeing a Gate appear inside a Dungeon… I still have chills …
ㅅㅂ What is happening ㅠㅠ

Comments
Comment 1: It’s chaos overseas right now too. Foreign news outlets are all running breaking news about the double dungeon;;
That2 No, the first gate was created first in Korea… Why do bad things start in Korea? ㅠㅠ
Comment 3: This is so nerve-wracking… Should I emigrate to another country?
Comment 4: From now on, Hunters will have to prepare for double dungeons every time they enter a Gate
Comment 5: Is the world ending?
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Comment 2245: The Korean Awakener Association announced they’re conducting a full investigation of all fixed dungeons

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Hunters – [ Free Discussion Board ]
What are the odds of a double dungeon?
HoneyJarSmile | Views: 1943

It was the Sa Ma Guild, and fortunately the Gate disappeared on its own
What would happen if one of our guild members went in and ended up like that?

Comments
Comment 1: Just come out and report it to the Korean Awakener Association, let’s go
Comment 2: You trust the Korean Awakener Association?
Comment 3: The big guilds will probably step in
That4 haha ​​I’m so anxious too
Should I take sick leave to go into a D-rank Dungeon tomorrow…
Comment 6: The Korean Awakener Association is in an emergency meeting anyway, so let’s just wait and see
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That310 It just seemed like a system error and I hope it doesn’t show up again.

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The next day.
We were at the Awakener Association.
It was to bid on a Dungeon strategy.
It was a modest group of four: myself, Kang Han, Yang Hwa Yeon from Team 2, and the Team Leader from Team 3.
“I’m not sure how the auction will unfold, but let’s aim for each team to secure one Dungeon at least.”
“Two is fine with us. We get rusty if we rest too much.”
After exchanging words with Yang Hwa Yeon, I passed through the now-familiar corridors and pushed open the doors to the Auction House.
Yet we couldn’t venture further inside—we simply stopped in our tracks.
“…What is this?”
The Auction House, which should have been teeming with Hunters eager to bid on Dungeons, was eerily sparse.

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