The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 414

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 3, Episode 18

To clear a Gate, one must defeat the boss monster.
However, entering the area where the boss monster resides requires a security card, and that card lies scattered in fragments across the other three sectors.
In essence, clearing all the other sectors was the only way to even lay eyes on the boss monster.
This wretched structure was precisely why the sixth Dungeon Break had occurred.
‘It had collapsed with just two pieces assembled.’
The security sector had failed without ever being opened.
“There… numbers appeared in the sky.”
“It’s the remaining time.”
“As if anyone’s joking around.”
A countdown displaying 47 hours, 9 minutes, and 5 seconds materialized in the empty air.
It was a hologram projected from somewhere within the Research Complex.
The guild members stared at the crimson numbers.
“…We don’t even have 48 hours left. Can we manage it in that time?”
Sung Yo Na muttered in a daze, her face drained of color, but no one could answer easily.
No matter how much of an A-rank Gate it was, the time available to cover this vast expanse was woefully insufficient.
Moreover, even if we somehow obtained the security card, conquering the boss sector of the Research Complex would only begin then.
“I don’t intend to add more stress to everyone, but given the environment seems similar to the Yangpyeong Dungeon, I should share what I remember…”
In the heavy atmosphere, Bang Wi Jin, one of Sa Ma Young’s subordinates, finally opened his mouth with difficulty.
“The monsters will likely be chimera types. That means their attack patterns are quite erratic, and their range of movement is extensive. If the security card fragments are items that only drop after defeating monsters, the difficulty increases further. With luck, we might acquire them immediately, but if not…”
“In the worst case, we might need to exterminate every monster seed in this Dungeon.”
Lee Tae Yoon, the Team 3 leader who had recently re-awakened as S-rank like Lee Yu Chan, let out a heavy sigh and ran his hand roughly through his hair.
To make matters worse, troubles piled upon troubles.
It was a bleak situation befitting such words.
Fear and anxiety seep through even the smallest cracks, invading like a virus in an instant.
“Need more time digging around?”
Fortunately, however, Sa Ma Young delivered a blunt jab.
“We can’t abandon the conquest and leave, and there’s no choice but to clear it. Is there some other option I’m not aware of?”
His voice was distinctly tinged with irritation.
“Stop wasting time. I’m getting bored.”
“Sa Ma Young Hunter is right. The sooner we move, the better our chances of preventing the Dungeon Break.”
Kang Han rarely sided with Sa Ma Young and stepped forward.
With his broad shoulders squared and hands clasped behind his back, he looked at me as if confirming something one last time.
From those deep green eyes, I could almost hear Kang Han’s characteristically low voice.
‘Now?’
So I simply nodded in response, saying nothing.
‘It’s now.’

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Three days before entering the Jongno Gate.
Kang Han found himself alone with Yeo Joo in the Underground Training Facility for the first time in a while.
“The Guild Master must be busy, so I’ll wrap this up quickly.”
“I’m not particularly busy.”
“Really? I’ve been so busy I haven’t even had lunch yet.”
“Then perhaps we should get you something to eat first——”
“Wait, sit down for a moment. I have something to show you.”
The hand that grabbed his arm as he tried to stand was small and delicate.
As the soft warmth of her touch made his skin tingle as though scorched, Kang Han’s body stiffened, and what was presented before him was a small machine, no larger than a child’s toy.
The angular black object had a short antenna-like rod protruding from it.
“…A walkie-talkie?”
“How did you know?!”
“By its appearance. But why suddenly a walkie-talkie?”
In Kang Han’s large hands, the device looked truly like a toy.
Accustomed to angular, rugged military-grade walkie-talkies, the smooth, rounded feel of this one was utterly unfamiliar—so delicate it seemed it might shatter with the slightest pressure.
“It’s a collaboration between Ji Sung and the Workshop owner.”
“This is…communication equipment?”
He’d known those two had grown close lately, but to think they’d created something like this pebble-sized thing together.
“There’s a mana stone inside it. It’s like a rechargeable battery.”
“Surely it doesn’t… work inside a Dungeon?”
“Ding dong ding.”
For a moment, the fingertips holding the walkie-talkie trembled slightly.
His face, which would normally have softened into a gentle smile toward Yeo Joo, remained rigid.
“A Dungeon walkie-talkie.”
He muttered the words almost involuntarily, and a hollow laugh nearly escaped him.
A communication device that could function beyond the Gate, where ordinary machinery ceased to work.
Wasn’t this something countless crafting-type Awakeners had attempted but failed to create?
Never becoming separated from your party was the fundamental principle of any Dungeon strategy.
If you couldn’t see them, you couldn’t provide support in dangerous situations, and you couldn’t even confirm whether they were alive or dead.
“It’s still basically a prototype, so the mana needs recharging fairly often and the durability is weak, but apparently it has no range limitations for communication. What did the owner say about it? Something about using the unique wavelength of mana stones…anyway, you get the idea.”
At her playful tone, Kang Han suddenly found himself wondering.
Did she truly understand how extraordinary this invention was?
When he lifted his gaze from staring endlessly at the walkie-talkie and met her face—grinning mischievously like a troublemaker—he had his answer.
“It might look a bit crude, but this could prove pretty useful someday, don’t you think?”
I knew exactly what this walkie-talkie was worth.
And the other guild members who saw the device for the first time inside the Jongno Gate didn’t react much differently from Kang Han.
“A walkie-talkie?!”
“You made a walkie-talkie?!”
“This is insane, absolutely insane….”
Well, they were a bit more dramatic about it.
Toward his gasping colleagues, Kang Han spoke each word carefully and deliberately, just as Yeo Joo had instructed.
“It’s an invention by Ji Sung, a hunter from the Justice Guild’s Item Crafting Division, and Je Hwa, a hunter.”
Then she gave him a subtle thumbs up, as if to say he’d done well.
Kang Han bit his lip to suppress the laughter that threatened to burst out—laughter that had no place in this moment and location—and fortunately, no one noticed.
“Ji Sung hyung?!”
“You made that?!”
Lee Yu Chan and Jang Su Ho, who were startled, stepped back from Ji Sung’s side and cried out in shock.
“No, I didn’t make it alone…. The Workshop owner, I mean, Je Hwa also made it together with me.”
Ji Sung answered, his pale skin flushing red under the sudden attention.
“And Yeo Joo came up with the idea. I just made the mana storage stone… the circuitry is Je Hwa’s work.”
“Still! A walkie-talkie that works inside dungeons!”
“And an S-rank ice mage too! Making walkie-talkies!”
“Su Ho, Yu Chan, calm down. You’re embarrassing yourselves.”
Though Ji Sung tried to soothe them with a gentle tone, the astonishment over the walkie-talkie invention wasn’t limited to just those two, and it took a bit longer before the commotion settled.
Yeo Joo seized this moment to gently fan the flames of hope among the guild members.
“Anyway, there’s one fragment each in the Commercial District, the Residential District, and the Ecological Preservation Zone, right? That means we just need to handle one district at a time, so it’s not quite as hopeless a situation. And there are apparently several walkie-talkies available. Isn’t that right, Guild Master?”
Kang Han nodded at Yeo Joo’s question and began explaining the operation.
“From now on, I’ll divide our guild into three teams: A, B, and C.”

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Hunter Supporters – [ Justice Guild Bulletin Board ]
Feels like aliens are trapped in the Justice Guild’s Item Crafting Division;
ID: Paradise Duo
Are they insane;;;;
What kind of communication equipment works inside dungeons;;;
What’s the Item Crafting Division’s level;;
I’m so shocked I can’t even scream

Comments
Comment 1: Wait… is that even possible?
Comment 2: Now that I think about it, not having communication equipment doesn’t make sense
└ I mean, they have streaming cameras and drones too;;
└ But those are Master’s inventions;;
└ For real, there’s someone else who can make stuff like that besides Master?!
Comment 3: Maestro, are you watching?

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Hunter Supporters – [ Justice Guild Bulletin Board ]
Jongno Gate Team Breakdown
ID: Baek Ho Rella
Team A – Residential District
: Kang Han, Yeo Joo, Jang Su Ho, Lee Yu Eul, Sung Yo Na, Ryu Sang Eun
(Original Justice Guild members with stealth-type Ryu Sang Eun added)
Team B – Ecological Preservation Zone
: Sa Ma Young, Woo Jun Kyung, Oh Young In, Bang Wi Jin, Bang Ri Ri, Yang Hwa Yeon, Lee Dan Woo
(Sa Ma Guild members. Yang Hwa Yeon replaced Ju Sa Eun)
Team C – Commercial District
: Han Ji Sung, Lee Yu Chan, Lee Tae Yoon, Ju Sa Eun, …, Moon Na Rin
(A team with three S-rankers!!)
Since all the neighborhoods above the Han River in Seoul have been ordered to evacuate, I decided to pack and organize my things… ㅠㅠ
I hope my kids clear it safely ㅠㅠ

Comments
Comment 1: This is the first strategy I’ve ever seen like this;;
The foreign community comments are all going crazy too, it’s insane lol
That3 Wow ㅠㅠ Are you evacuating too?? Me too ㅠㅠ…
Comment 4: The team balance doesn’t look bad! Each team has a healer!
Comment 5: Sealed dungeon with Dungeon Break risk and walkie-talkies… my mind is spinning
That6 Jerr… . ㅠㅠ Please block the dungeon… .
What if I had joined a guild other than That7 Justice? ㅠㅠ;;
└ Chilling;;
└ I don’t even want to imagine itㅠㅠㅠ
Comment 8: But wouldn’t it be better for the Sa Ma team to go to the Commercial District like Yangpyeong?
└ The Guild Master must have thought it all through!!
└ ㅁㅈ Let’s believe and wait ㅠㅠ
Please make the That9 Apocalypse Church pseudo-prophecy absolutely wrong ㅠㅠㅠ!!

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