The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 239

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 60

It might have been an irresponsible thing to say as the Association Director.
Knowing full well how many people would die and be injured if an S-rank Dungeon Break occurred, telling them to abandon all other concerns and escape if things got dangerous was reckless.
Yet at the same time, I could sense the worry of an Association Director forced to send young Hunters into Gates that could become their graves.
And simultaneously, I was certain these three men would never abandon the Double Dungeon and flee to save their own lives.
If they had felt even the slightest temptation to escape when told to do so if things got dangerous, they wouldn’t be wearing such composed expressions now.
Ji Jung Hwi, the Association Director, seemed to realize this as well, his face growing even more troubled.
“…I suppose the briefing is sufficient. Is there anything else you need to prepare?”
“Nothing, sir.”
Kang Han answered on behalf of the group—he had watched Sa Ma Young and Han Ji Sung prepare their gear before departing from the Justice Guild.
“Then we’ll enter as soon as we finish here.”
Was there anything else to discuss?
I tilted my head in confusion.
“Yeo Joo.”
Seo Yu Baek called out to me with an expression I’d never seen before—utterly contorted.
Anyone watching would think I was the one being dragged to the slaughterhouse.
“It should be me going in, not you… I’m truly sorry.”
“You didn’t ask to be removed from the dispatch roster, so why apologize?”
“Because this isn’t fair.”
“Nothing about this is fair anyway, sir. You know that.”
This was a Double Dungeon where we’d be risking our lives.
If we were talking about fairness, the injustice started long before this—with a Healer whose body was no different from a civilian’s being sent into a place where S-rank monsters could appear.
“And the Association Director was right. If you get hurt or something goes wrong, who will lead the Awakened Healer Hospital? The other Healers, who have far fewer responsibilities than you, are much better suited for this mission.”
I’d meant it as consolation for Seo Yu Baek.
But as my words continued, his complexion turned ashen as if someone were strangling him.
It seemed I had no talent for comfort.
Yet I couldn’t waste endless time here waiting for Seo Yu Baek’s mood to improve.
I glanced back at the three men waiting for me in front of the Gate leading to the Mooak Mountain Fixed Dungeon, then spoke.
“I’ll be back soon. I’ll finish this quickly and get out, so don’t worry too much.”
After giving Seo Yu Baek’s shoulder a final reassuring pat, I turned and walked away.
But each time the cold wind struck my face, I couldn’t prevent my expression from hardening.
‘I never thought I’d be entering the Moo Ak Mountain Double Dungeon.’
The Cheongna Double Dungeon hadn’t appeared in 【The Chronicles of King Sejong】.
So I’d entered it without knowing anything, but the Moo Ak Mountain Double Dungeon was different.
There was a reason I assessed the world’s state through the Mooak Mountain Fixed Dungeon the moment I possessed this body.
‘Because it was that vicious.’
The moment I thought of ‘that thing’ lurking inside the Double Dungeon, my eyelid twitched involuntarily.
Ironically, only when reality loomed before my eyes did it truly sink in.
This was what it meant to prevent the apocalypse.
Not sitting comfortably in a safe place, spouting orders and commanding people, but diving into that danger alongside them.
“4:06 PM. Kang Han, Han Ji Sung, Sa Ma Young, and Yeo Joo. We will now enter to conquer the Moo Ak Mountain Double Dungeon.”
Kang Han made his final report to the Association Director, then led the way into the Gate.
Sa Ma Young and Han Ji Sung followed behind him.
“Be careful.”
Hearing Association Director Ji Jung Hwi’s voice, I stepped into the Gate as well.

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Seoul Mooak Mountain Double Dungeon Conquest Broadcast / Kang Han, Sa Ma Young, Han Ji Sung, Yeo Joo

Live Comments ▼
– Another Double Dungeon opened?;;;
– Isn’t this really going to ruin everything? ㅠㅠ Why is this making me anxious ㅠㅠ
– At least the S-rank hunters are going in because of the protocol, so that’s a relief
– The new Association Director is doing a good job
– Technically, he’s not the new one. He’s the one who was doing it originally.
– Then let’s call him the old Association Director. If you disagree, I’m right
– Seeing everyone joking around, you guys don’t realize how dangerous this situation is;;;
– Real talk, the entire area near Mooak Mountain has an evacuation order, right?
– Who doesn’t know that
– We’re just spouting nonsense because we’re scared shitless;;;
– With three S-rank hunters going in, what could possibly go wrong?
– Are you really reassured seeing that combination, teacher?
– Sa Ma Young, Han Ji Sung, and Kang Han—what’s the problem?
– The A-rank healer is a bit questionable… but the attackers are so powerful, so it’s fine
– You’re asking if the Kang Han and Sa Ma Young combo is okay, you idiot
– The relationship between Sa Ma Young and Kang Han isn’t that bad?
– The fact that they’re from Jung Dong Alliance and Gong Gil Yeon Alliance to begin with;
– I don’t know what monsters will come out, but RIP in advance
– They’re gonna get frozen, burned, and fried;;;
– Everyone is so anxious that I feel like they’re talking nonsense, but I hope nothing bad happens ㅠㅠ

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The Mooak Mountain Fixed Dungeon was unremarkable.
It was a typical cave-type dungeon, the kind anyone might imagine.
Of course, continuous mining had expanded its interior to an enormous size, but that was the basic nature of it.
“That must be it over there.”
The moment I passed through the Gate, I pointed toward another Gate visible in the distance.
As we drew closer to it, a metallic stench assaulted my nostrils.
The source was blood that had seeped into the ground and pooled in small puddles.
The Moo Ak Mountain Double Dungeon had been generated directly above it.
“The color… it looks red.”
Ji Sung narrowed his eyes, murmuring as he gazed at the Double Dungeon Gate.
“It looks that way to me too.”
I wondered if my eyes were deceiving me, but fortunately, that didn’t seem to be the case.
Gates are always pitch black.
Regardless of what lay beyond them, this had always been an unchanging fact.
But the Moo Ak Mountain Double Dungeon Gate was different.
As if it had absorbed the blood pooled below, a subtle crimson hue permeated it.
Just looking at it made me feel uneasy.
“Let’s go in quickly.”
At my words, Kang Han nodded and took the lead once more.
Splash, splash.
The sound of inevitably stepping through the blood puddles echoed starkly.
I walked as quickly as possible to prevent blood from seeping into the lightweight dungeon sneakers Je Hwa had gifted me, and passed through the Double Dungeon Gate.
Squelch.
But the moment I set foot in the Double Dungeon, a sound of an entirely different magnitude rang out.
Looking down, I saw earth so saturated that it clung to my feet.
The moment I inhaled, the metallic reek of blood piercing my nostrils made it immediately clear that blood had soaked the ground.
And that crimson earth continued on endlessly.
“What in the world is this…?”
I heard Ji Sung’s voice, trembling with shock.
The moment I surveyed my surroundings, I realized Ji Sung’s alarm wasn’t simply from the blood-soaked earth.
Caw— caw—
Crows swarmed in the distance, crying out as they circled.
Corpses lay scattered everywhere, pierced and slashed by spears and blades.
“A battlefield?”
We were standing atop a battlefield that had already been swept through once.
How many days and nights of fighting would it take for this many people to die?
Despite having come in with some degree of resolve, goosebumps erupted across my entire body.
And just as my legs felt like they might give out and I found myself unconsciously taking a step back, it happened.
A system window suddenly materialized before my eyes.

[ Prerequisite condition, ‘Sacrifice Ritual’ confirmed. ]
[ Total number of challengers, four, confirmed. ]

Yet the system window’s appearance differed from what I normally encountered.
It lacked the clean, computer-screen-like texture I was accustomed to.
Instead, it appeared rough and antiquated, as though scrawled in crimson ink across parchment or aged vellum.
Startled by this discrepancy, another system window materialized before me.
The lettering was far more vivid and expansive than before.

[ Quest : Survive. ]

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