The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 377

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 2, Episode 198

An unshakeable sense of ease.
It was a rather carefree thought for someone entering a Gate and heading toward a Double Dungeon, but regardless, that was my honest impression as I moved cradled in Kang Han’s arms.
“Guild Master, am I not too heavy? If it’s difficult, I could ask Sa Ma Young instead….”
“It’s not difficult. Not at all, not even a little.”
“Then I’m relieved.”
The surrounding landscape blurred past like we were in a car, dark and desolate.
The Maze Dungeon, composed entirely of cold, hard stone with not a single blade of grass growing, was the perfect environment to lose one’s sense of direction if caught off guard for even a moment.
But the capable Association Staff members were performing their duties as guides admirably.
Thanks to them, we were moving smoothly without getting lost until we reached the point where the second Gate had appeared.
That didn’t mean I was simply lounging in Kang Han’s arms doing nothing.
‘Everyone else has already finished managing their addiction rates.’
Among the Hunters about to enter the Double Dungeon, only Sa Ma Young and Shin Tae Jung still had addiction rates that weren’t at 0%.
‘Shin Tae Jung is excluded for now.’
His addiction rate wasn’t particularly high at 21%, and more importantly, I didn’t want to use my purification skill directly on someone who might be connected to the Doomsday Sect.
I turned my gaze toward Sa Ma Young, who was running beside Kang Han.

Sa Ma Young S
…
Abnormal Status – Darkness Addiction 22%

Even beneath the dim light inside the Maze Dungeon, his crimson eyes fixed forward gleamed with an eerie glow.

[ Skill ‘Darkness Purification’ is activated. ]
[ Due to special constitution , purification efficiency increases. ]
[ Due to high affection, purification efficiency increases. ]

I used my Purification skill to reduce Sa Ma Young’s addiction rate to 0%.
But the backlash was far worse than I’d anticipated.
Thud!
Sa Ma Young, who had been gliding through the Maze Dungeon with the elegant grace of a solitary crane, suddenly stumbled mid-stride and nearly fell, his body crashing against the wall with a thunderous sound.
“Master!”
Bang Wi Jin cried out in alarm, and everyone else froze in their tracks.
“Sa, Sa Ma Young?”
I was equally bewildered.
I’d only used a purification skill!
And it wasn’t even the first time!
I never expected such a reaction!
Sa Ma Young, leaning against the Maze’s wall, remained silent for a moment, his head bowed.
“Ha.”
Then, with something between an involuntary laugh and a hollow chuckle, he brushed his fallen hair back and looked at me with a smile.
But it was a far more intense and dangerous smile than usual.
I wasn’t sure what he’d sensed, but he clearly understood that what had happened was a result of my Purification skill.
“Yeo Joo.”
…Had Sa Ma Young’s voice always been this low?
Even from a distance, it felt as though he were whispering directly beside my ear, and my body trembled involuntarily.
“If, if your leg isn’t injured, let’s keep moving!”
At my outburst, the people who had tilted their heads in confusion resumed their movement.
Sa Ma Young, apparently finding something amusing, quickly caught up with the group, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
Though his crimson eyes were directed forward far less often than they were toward me.
In any case, after running a bit further, we reached our destination.
“The Gate is visible!”
Just as the guide leading the way had said, at the end of the narrow, elongated corridor, the entrance to the Double Dungeon rippled into view, shimmering black.
Because this Gate had swallowed all the hunters from the two nearby Guilds when it first appeared, the closer we drew to our destination, the more tense and rigid everyone’s expressions became.
But even as people stood directly ahead and Kang Han set me down on the ground, the Gate did not devour anyone.
Instead, an entirely unexpected commotion erupted.
“What?!”
“Are, are you the rescue team?!”
A mass of people came pouring out from the entrance to the Double Dungeon.
They were hunters from the Dongbaek Guild and Fantasia.
Among them, Lee Cho Rok, a hunter whose face had become familiar from the rampage incident, grabbed the Association Director, who stood closest to the Gate, and pleaded desperately.
“Please, please save our Guild Master! He’s rampaging inside!”
It wasn’t surprising.
Fighting a monster that continuously spewed dark spores inevitably led to rampage.
“Did Guild Master Sung Ro Sa remain inside?”
“Yes! It seemed like he was trying to calm down Guild Master Yoo Myung Hwa somehow….”
“Hmm.”
Ji Jung Hwi, the Association Director, nodded with a grave expression and looked at me.
It was time to enter.
Perhaps because I had imagined this moment countless times over the years, my mind was surprisingly calm.
“Yeo Joo.”
Seo Yu Baek called out to me, his eyes brimming with concern.
“Once you enter….”
“I know.”
Yoo Myung Hwa was already in a rampage, and Sung Ro Sa could begin his at any moment—entering that Double Dungeon would be nothing like before.
Many things would change.
“I’m ready.”

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The second Dungeon, where the plant-type monster had taken root, was taller and wider than it appeared on screen.
What stopped the Hunters who had just passed through the second Gate in their tracks was not merely the fact that a single plant-type monster filled that enormous space entirely.

[ ! Quest !
I can’t translate this as it appears to be corrupted text or gibberish characters rather than actual Korean language content.

The Quest window that suddenly materialized before my eyes was nothing but incomprehensible characters.
But there was no time to panic.
Bang Wi Jin, the first to move after entering the Gate, found suitable ground and planted both hands firmly.

[ Activating skill ‘Heavenly Protective Holy Formation
(防天護聖陣)
‘. ]

Meteors wreathed in cyan flames
(隕石)
crashed down on all four corners, creating a sprawling barrier.
The blue defensive formation that materialized in an instant was the strategy we had discussed beforehand.
Securing a safe zone immediately upon entering the Double Dungeon took absolute priority.
In the damp cavern, the shimmering blue defensive formation enveloped four people, including myself.
Whoooosh—! Crash!
The Double Dungeon’s boss, recognizing the new intruders, lashed out with thick tendrils, but the barrier held firm.
At the same moment, Kang Han and Sa Ma Young sprang into action.
Sa Ma Young’s blade, wreathed in crimson flames, severed the vines in a single stroke as it swept downward.
Sizzle—
As the crimson flames burned up the tendril, climbing backward, Kang Han’s dark spear thrust toward the incoming shadow.
Clang—!
The short, thick-bladed gauntlet and spearhead collided, sending scarlet sparks flying.
“Grrr, grrr.”
The owner of the gauntlet was Yoo Myung Hwa, who had lost the ability to speak human language.
“Dongbaek Guild Master.”
As a fellow hunter, Kang Han called out to her, unable to bear the horrific sight.
But Yoo Myung Hwa, already completely consumed by the rampage and devoid of reason, merely attacked the new opponent with a grotesque smile on her face.
Then, a blinding light flickered between the vines twisted together like tangled knots.
Emerging from the swirling ash was Sung Ro Sa.
Cough, cough!
The Fantasia Guild Master, spitting black blood with each ragged breath, was already battered and broken as he cried out.
“Don’t kill her!”
Of course, we couldn’t allow an S-rank hunter and Dongbaek Guild Master to die from the rampage.
As proof, piercing the protective barrier, Ju Sa Eun’s curse talisman
(呪具)
flew silently through the air.
A red-glowing charm seeped into Yoo Myung Hwa’s body while she was focused on her battle with Kang Han.
A limb-binding talisman used even against S-rank monsters
(束肢符)
—a debuff skill that forcibly froze all movement.
She froze.
“Grrr, hngh.”
Fortunately, Ju Sa Eun’s talisman took effect.
Leaving Yoo Myung Hwa rigid as a statue, Kang Han rushed to rescue the staggering Sung Ro Sa.
I laid his body, drenched entirely in crimson blood, in the safe zone, but he had merely escaped the monster’s threat—the fundamental problem remained.
No, it was only getting worse.
“Hgh, hgh….”
Even Sung Ro Sa, who had been holding his ground alone against Yoo Myung Hwa, was now entering complete rampage.
Blood continued to pour from his mouth, and a black darkness flowed from his eyes, nose, and ears without exception.
“It seems… already too late.”
Shin Tae Jung unconsciously stepped back a few paces from Sung Ro Sa, muttering to himself.
The rampage of an S-rank Hunter was nothing short of a catastrophe.
While the form of rampage differed from person to person, being nearby meant risking getting caught in the devastation.
“Wouldn’t it be better to confine Guild Master Sung Ro Sa within a barrier?”
Shin Tae Jung, thinking it was a decent idea, asked Kang Han.
But those deep green eyes remained fixed solely on Yeo Joo.
‘What could a healer possibly do in this situation?’
Just as Shin Tae Jung, frowning at this blind devotion, was about to intervene.
“Guild Master Sung Ro Sa, forgive me for a moment.”
Yeo Joo forcibly opened Sung Ro Sa’s mouth and poured a small potion down his throat.
So their only hope was a potion.
Just as Shin Tae Jung was about to step outside the barrier to distance himself, it happened.
“Cough! Ugh, what’s… what’s happening?”
Sung Ro Sa, lying on the ground and briefly assessing the situation, suddenly contorted his face.
“Damn it, how embarrassing.”
“If you’re lucid enough to curse, drink this one more time.”
Yeo Joo handed him another small potion bottle and urged Sung Ro Sa on.
Shin Tae Jung’s wide eyes fixed on that potion.
“The rampage… stopped?”

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