The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 415

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Yeo Joo Saves the World
Part 3, Episode 19

“Can I borrow you two for a moment?”
Before we split into three teams, while everyone was doing final preparations and dividing up the supplies and food we’d brought, I quietly pulled Lee Dan Woo and Moon Na Rin to the side.
“Take these.”
I distributed boxes filled with trauma treatment potions and mana potions to each of them.
“We, we brought some supplies too!”
“That’s right! You should use them as well, Master!”
“I packed plenty and have extras, so take them.”
“But still….”
I pressed the box into Moon Na Rin’s hands as she continued to hesitate.
And on top of it, I placed two golden purification potions each.
“Oh, these are the potions that stop runaway…?”
“Is it really okay for us to have these?!”
“I made them myself, so why not.”
In truth, I needed Seo Yu Baek’s help, but since the raw materials came from my blood, it wasn’t a lie.
“Just in case—take them. If you notice anyone showing signs of runaway, use them first to contain the situation, then call me.”
Unless something unexpected happened, there shouldn’t be any runaway incidents.
I’d been consistently managing the raid party’s darkness addiction levels.
These darkness purification potions were a kind of gift.
Some might dismiss them as “merely” two bottles of potion, but their value was immense—enough to make the carefully nurtured rookie healers from the top guilds widen their eyes in wonder.
Especially since these two, having worked in the Emergency Room and already knowing about the runaway rescue teams, would certainly anticipate how strictly these purification potions would be controlled going forward.
Naturally, the value of these potions would only increase over time.
“Master….”
“Thank you, Master.”
I gave my instructions to Lee Dan Woo and Moon Na Rin, whose eyes sparkled with emotion as they looked at me.
“When the real combat starts, you might feel afraid. Actually, you definitely will be—that’s natural. But keep your eyes wide open and stay alert. Check if any Hunters need immediate treatment, and even though you’re not a combat class, see if there’s any way I can help. Live up to your role as a reassuring A-rank healer just by your presence, understand?”
I wished these two young sprouts, still high school students, could continue growing gently, but reality wasn’t so kind.
I hoped they wouldn’t stay outside the Gate as the guild master wanted, lose their comrades’ lives, and then carry the guilt of thinking “I should have been braver back then.”
“Please take good care of our Justice Guild members, Healer Moon Na Rin and Healer Lee Dan Woo.”
The two nodded enthusiastically at my words.
“Now go check the potion inventory that your teammates are carrying. That way it’ll be easier to calculate when I need to step in.”
As they returned to their assigned teams with their cheeks flushed red, their figures radiated vitality.
Feeling energized myself for some reason, I spoke to Sa Ma Young, who had been standing behind me for a while now.
“Fantasia Guild and Dongbaek Guild won’t have anything to worry about from here on, right?”
“I was deliberately hiding my presence, so how did you know? When did you see me?”
Sa Ma Young raised one eyebrow as he asked.
“I didn’t see you, I just… sensed it somehow.”
At some point, the presence of Kang Han, Sa Ma Young, and Je Hwa had begun to subtly register within my awareness.
I could only vaguely speculate that it was because my affinity with them had reached its maximum.
“But I’m curious about something. Why did you say you were going to the Ecological Preservation Zone?”
The Commercial District was an exact replica of the Yangpyeong Dungeon.
Since Team B had already experienced that zone, I assumed they’d want to clear it again this time.
I’d even assigned Team B to the Commercial District, anticipating that Kang Han would want the same, but Sa Ma Young refused.
“With time running short, wouldn’t it be better to quickly clear a familiar zone?”
“The Commercial District has the smallest area, but it has many buildings. Fighting monsters that pop out can be a bit tricky, but that also means there are plenty of spaces to rest in between. It’s advantageous for close-range combat too. Team C has two S-rank Hunters who’ve only recently undergone re-awakening, right? They’ll have plenty to handle while adapting to their new abilities.”
Sa Ma Young gave a lengthy explanation, but I didn’t immediately understand.
I blinked and tried to interpret what I’d just heard before asking again.
“So you’re saying you yielded that zone because it’s more suitable for Team C?”
Sa Ma Young and yielding.
It was a combination that didn’t fit at all.
“Isn’t your motto survival of the fittest or something like that?”
“Motto?”
“Whether it’s a motto or a personal philosophy! The weak are eliminated, those without strength deserve to die—isn’t that what you believe?”
“That’s right.”
“So why…?”
“My motto changed.”
“To what?”
“Yeo Joo.”
What nonsense was he suddenly spouting?
As I stared at him with a lukewarm expression, Sa Ma Young let out a soft chuckle.
“My standard these days is Yeo Joo. You’re that kind of person—you help the weak, and the strong show consideration. Aren’t you?”
“Well, I suppose so.”
“So the weaker Team C should go to the Commercial District.”
The underlying assumption that his own Team B was naturally stronger than Team C was somewhat arrogant, but it was also correct.
Although it included three S-rank Hunters—Han Ji Sung, Lee Tae Yoon, and Lee Yu Chan—two of them were undergoing their first dungeon clear after re-awakening.
So inevitably, there would be many small mistakes in the early stages.
Additionally, the fact that they lacked experience coordinating with each other played a role as well.
In contrast, Team B—except for Yang Hwa Yeon and the healer Lee Dan Woo—were essentially extensions of Sa Ma Young’s will.
“Still, the Ecological Preservation Zone is the largest. We don’t even know what types of monsters will appear there.”
“Isn’t the Residential District the same?”
“Y-yes, I suppose it is.”
I almost made a slip of the tongue.
The Ecological Preservation Zone was precisely where the Jongno Dungeon strategy team from the Sejong Bureau hadn’t even set foot.
Which meant there was no information about it.
Fortunately, Sa Ma Young interpreted my words in an entirely different way.
“Am I really that much of a worry to you, Yeo Joo?”
“Well… of course I’m concerned?”
“That makes me feel good.”
Sa Ma Young smiled sweetly, like sugar dissolving, then leaned his face closer.
“I’m strong, Yeo Joo. It means I don’t need consideration.”
The distance was precarious enough that our noses nearly touched.
My vision was flooded with red from Sa Ma Young’s eyes meeting mine.
“Still, I’ll keep worrying about you while I wait. I’ll finish this quickly and come help you.”

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Based on the clock floating high in the sky, 18:00:00.
After promising to regroup in front of the Research Complex by then, the Justice Guild split into three teams.
I became Team A with Kang Han and entered the ‘Residential District’.
It was a zone densely packed with townhouses reminiscent of a well-planned new city’s suburban residential complex.
The moment we crossed the boundary line glowing in vivid yellow like a game map, Lee Yu Eul had been relentlessly shouting a single word.
“Disgusting! It’s so disgusting!”
I couldn’t bring myself to scream as loudly as Lee Yu Eul, but I wholeheartedly agreed.
“This is supposed to be a residential area! Humans are the ones who live in residential areas!”
Crack!
Splurt—!
When Lee Yu Eul shoved her crescent-moon-shaped jungle sword into the gaping mouth of a charging monster, thick green bodily fluid sprayed in all directions.
“But why isn’t there a single normal human here?!”

[ Wakellas Citizen 5549 ( B )
: Lizard Hybrid.
【 Resume of 5549 – Hello. My name is %%%%%. I am a lizard hybrid with outstanding strength and thick skin. Using these traits, I can labor for extended periods even on harsh planetary ecosystems… 】 ]

As Lee Yu Eul dragged the sword downward, the bisected 5549 scattered like ash, and its information window vanished along with it.
Jang Su Ho, who had been guarding my side, also stabbed and split another approaching ‘Chimera’ with the edge of his shield, his brows furrowing.
“Can’t we avoid seeing things like resumes and messages exchanged with spouses? It’s so unsettling, really.”
“Were these monsters once human?”
Sung Yo Na, who had been raging at the front lines before retreating briefly to drink water, also sighed shortly, seeming confused.
Then Lee Yu Eul, whose ears were sharp for her youth, shuddered and answered.
“How could these be human, Yo Na?! They’re just monsters, chimeras, I’m telling you?! Gross!”
“Ah, Lee Yu Eul! Do you fight with your mouth? That’s why they all come rushing over when you yell like that!”
Only after being scolded by Jang Su Ho did Lee Yu Eul finally close her mouth.
Then the monsters that had been rushing in like moths to a flame dwindled one by one, and the battle entered a lull for the first time.
“Yeo Joo, I’m so tired…”
“I understand, but please don’t come closer.”
I pushed Lee Yu Eul’s forehead away with my fingertips as she, covered in sticky monster fluids, shamelessly tried to whine—the girl who was a head taller than me twisted her lips.
“But isn’t something strange?”
He was supposedly specialized in one-on-one combat rather than monster battles, given his agility and nearly imperceptible presence.
Ryu Sang Eun, who had been performing brilliantly like a fish in water once the battle started, tilted his head.
“From what appears in the information window, it seems like they were all once human who voluntarily became chimeras.”
“They wanted to change into something this grotesque? That doesn’t make sense.”
Lee Yu Eul shook her head, saying it couldn’t be.
But Sung Yo Na seemed to agree with Ryu Sang Eun’s hypothesis.
“It’s certainly grotesque, but humans are definitely inefficient in many ways. They have short lifespans and weak survival instincts. If the technology exists, wouldn’t it be better to graft only the advantages of other life forms?”
Then Jang Su Ho also chimed in.
“Right, cockroaches can live for days even with their heads cut off. Maybe there’s a chimera synthesized with a cockroach…”
“Ugh, I don’t even want to imagine that!”
While Lee Yu Eul struck Jang Su Ho’s back, saying “Don’t set up flags!”, I climbed onto the pillar of a collapsed building.
I had only climbed a little higher since there were no tall buildings around, but I could see the entire surrounding landscape at a glance.
‘If I’m lucky, I might be able to find it quickly.’

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