The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 340

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 161

“I wonder how much stronger I’ve become. This won’t be a joke, will it?”
Jang Su Ho, who had taken Kang Han’s place, sparkled with interest in his eyes.
“I haven’t even started attacking yet, and you can already feel it?”
“Roughly, yeah. The aura itself is completely different from before.”
As Lee Yu Chan shrugged and spoke, Lee Yu Eul also swung the Jungle Sword back and forth in agreement.
“Right, Kang Han said it was because of his skill re-awakening in the Round of 16, but I don’t think so?”
“It’s incomparable to right after the Round of 16 match, seriously.”
Look at how sharp these young eagles are.
Jang Su Ho and the twins were pretending not to know, but they had figured it all out in the end.
“[Yeo Joo.]”
Na Baek Ho had already taken the front row seat.
“[Baek Ho not worried now.]”
“Suddenly?”
“[Yeo Joo protect. Kang Han will.]”
Above Na Baek Ho’s head, Baek Young Ee was shining bright green eyes toward Kang Han.
But at that sight, I felt rather uneasy instead.
Great expectations bring great disappointments, after all.
“Everyone, please don’t get your hopes up too much….”
Whoooosh—!
Suddenly a gust of wind swept through.
Startled, I flinched, and mixed within the wind came a ‘hack!’ sound of a final death cry.
When I quickly looked ahead, all I could see were chunks already turning to dust and scattering.
“…What?”
Merely a few seconds.
It was over in such a short span.
I had anticipated that C-rank monsters wouldn’t take long to defeat, but this was excessive.
“Insane.”
“Did you see Kang Han’s movements properly, Lee Yu Chan?”
“How could I?”
It seemed the others were equally shocked.
Behind me, the juniors and Team 4 members whispered among themselves.
“Is that how S-rank hunters normally are?”
No.
“The Guild Master’s got great taste.”
“I’m glad I joined the Justice Guild.”
That was fair.
Having left the guild members slack-jawed with amazement, Kang Han was now tossing and catching his spear, lost in deep contemplation about something.
In any case, since the battle had ended, I approached him and spoke.
“I grabbed a C-rank in a hurry, but I should have waited and brought a higher grade, shouldn’t I?”
But Kang Han shook his head.
“No, I’ve got a decent feel for it now.”
“Well, that’s a relief then. What skill did you just use?”
There was no response from Brain Strike, so was it Spear of Justice?
Kang Han, tilting his head at my question, answered.
“I haven’t tested any skills yet.”
“You didn’t use a skill…?”
“My overall stats seemed to have increased, so I just moved around to test it. I should have tried using a skill.”
“Well, there should still be monsters left anyway….”
He finished it in mere seconds without even using a skill?
Unlike me, who let out a hollow laugh, Kang Han—calm as if nothing had happened—scanned the surroundings once before speaking.
“Since I’m already in the Gate, I’ll warm up a bit more. It could be dangerous, so Yeo Joo, you stay here with the others. I’ll be back shortly.”
He’d mentioned the facilities might break again, so he was only doing basic physical training.
Kang Han glanced at Jang Su Ho as if entrusting me to him, then headed deeper alone.

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Boom! Crackle! Rumble!
Every time a thunderous sound echoed from far away, the guild members would sing in unison.
“I want to become as strong as Kang Han.”
“I’m jealous of Kang Han.”
“This won’t do. I need to increase my training volume.”
Even though Kang Han possessed a growth-type trait, it wasn’t an easy achievement.
In fact, it had been incredibly difficult.
The final battle in the Dream Dungeon had been a matter of life and death.
I had fortunately grown through it, but counting the moments when my life hung by a thread, there were more than ten.
However, the guild members, unaware of this background, seemed quite troubled.
How was I supposed to console them?
I was silently agonizing over this when it happened.
“Do you all wish to become stronger?”
Im Chung Soo interjected with a line that reeked of a con artist’s pitch.
Dirt was smudged on his still-chubby cheeks, apparently from enthusiastically gathering herbs.
“If you wish to grow stronger, help me.”
“You mean lend a hand instead of slacking off?”
Jang Su Ho brushed his hands clean after stowing away a shield he’d kept just in case into the Subspace.
“Our youngest seems excited about entering the Dungeon after a while. Tell us what to harvest. Now that I can see the information window, I can help you gather herbs anytime!”
But Im Chung Soo shook his head and let out a laugh.
“It seems you haven’t understood my meaning yet.”
“…What’s with your tone?”
“He was already weird, and now he’s gotten even weirder. I told you to see him more often.”
Lee Yu Chan frowned with suspicion, while Lee Yu Eul looked sympathetic.
“No! That’s not it! You all said you wanted to become stronger!”
“So?”
“I’m going to try developing a buff potion!”
At Im Chung Soo’s excited shout, Jang Su Ho gasped and covered his mouth.
“A buff potion? You mean drinking it would grant those effects even without a buffer on the team?”
“Yes! It’s still in the early development stages, but I think it could work if done right.”
“Ah, the radiance of the Potion Master blinds my eyes!”
I deliberately staggered more dramatically, but I actually felt a slight dizziness.
Where exactly were Im Chung Soo’s limits?
Sustained-effect health potions, concentration potions, trauma-healing potions—and now buff potions on top of all that!
‘This is a winning stock!’
Regardless of what the final product would be, hunters poured hundreds of millions into items with just a few percentage point effects.
Not only would the Justice Guild’s finances improve, but if hunters’ inherent abilities were enhanced, it would prove invaluable when facing the apocalypse.
“Heh, for Im Chung Soo, nothing is impossible.”
Lee Yu Eul, who had been applauding the youngest enthusiastically, asked, “But…”
“Weren’t you busy with the trauma-healing potion?”
“That’s out of my hands now. And besides… well, I’ve got some free time now.”
Im Chung Soo glanced at me sideways before deflecting.
It seemed he’d completely handed over mass production of the Dark Purification Potion made from my blood to Seo Yu Baek.
“So! Anyone who wants to get stronger, help Im Chung Soo!”
“Here, take one of these each.”
Choi Su Won, who’d somehow pulled out a bundle of sacks and hoes, distributed them one by one with perfect timing.
“Can we help too?”
“Me too!”
Team 4 and the junior hunters, who’d grown bored after finishing their dungeon tour, came rushing over and held out their hands to Choi Su Won.
“Ha, we’d be so grateful for the help!”
“No matter how much information spreads, non-experts have trouble distinguishing them anyway, so just focus on digging up these three herbs I’m about to tell you about. First…”
“It’s like treasure hunting…”
People listened intently to Im Chung Soo’s explanation, unable to hide their excitement.
“You all heard that? Now let’s go!”
“Wow, this is going to be fun!”
Those holding sacks in one hand and hoes in the other scattered in all directions and began digging into the ground.
“Heh heh.”
And watching them, Im Chung Soo looked just like a wealthy landowner observing farmers diligently tilling their fields.
To command such high-caliber personnel for free with just a few words.
Truly a scheme worthy of the Justice Guild’s greatest strategist.
I let out a hollow laugh and approached Im Chung Soo, extending my hand.
“Give me one too.”
“What?”
“A hoe and a sack. I should help with something.”
“No need.”
Im Chung Soo’s response was lukewarm, contrary to what I’d expected.
“You go over there where it’s sunny and do some photosynthesis.”
“I’m not the sun, so what photosynthesis? Just give me the equipment to dig herbs.”
“Go rest.”
Im Chung Soo, who’d opened his eyes wide like a shrimp and looked around—apparently picking up habits from someone—asked in a small voice.
“You haven’t been drawing blood since then, right?”
“That’s right.”
“And you haven’t been recklessly cutting yourself with a blade or anything like that either?”
“I told you I’m not doing that kind of stupid stuff anymore.”
“Then that’s fine. Go have fun.”
“Fun? Everyone else is working.”
But Im Chung Soo wouldn’t budge.
Instead, he dragged me over and sat me down on the rock he’d pointed to earlier.
No matter how hard I tried to resist, it was useless.
When did he get this strong?
“You don’t even need to lift a finger. If everyone knew what my sister was doing, they’d all agree with me, wouldn’t they?”

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