The Female Lead Saves the World - Chapter 61

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Yeo Joo Saves the World – Episode 61

‘Damn, I’m terrified.’
The pressure from Jang Su Ho, who had completely entered a berserker state, was beyond imagination.
There were about three critical moments where I almost wanted to hide behind Kang Han and beg him to knock this guy out.
Still, I’m glad I held on.
Feeling Jang Su Ho’s heavy weight on my shoulder, I glanced at the camera recording us.
‘Perfect.’
The black lens was capturing us clearly.
With this, people would no longer think of Jang Su Ho as an uncontrollable time bomb.
Moreover, the offensive power displayed by Jang Su Ho in berserker mode was flawless.
Without using a single skill, he had dealt with dozens of goblins and three mutant giant winged bats.
Especially the sight of him tearing monsters apart with his bare hands would be seared vividly into the minds of those watching the broadcast.
This attempt was a gamble for me as well.
I had to stand before him with my bare body so that Jang Su Ho could recognize me clearly.
“Phew.”
I exhaled a small sigh of relief.
‘Right, what’s his addiction rate at now?’
Since he had fully entered berserker mode, I needed to address this first.

Jang Su Ho A
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Abnormal Status – Darkness Addiction 90%, Berserker

‘Yikes.’
90 percent.
At this rate, it wouldn’t be strange if he lost his sanity and went on a rampage again at any moment.
And I had been carrying such a beast on my shoulders.
I quickly activated a skill.

[ Skill ‘Darkness Purification’ is activated. ]
[ Due to special constitution 【 Master 】, purification efficiency increases. ]
[ Health 1 → Addiction reduced by 2% ]

The purification efficiency increased further.
But it still wasn’t enough.
I couldn’t even send Jang Su Ho out of the Dungeon right now.
I felt like I needed to drop it below at least 40% to feel at ease.
But my stamina was also running low.

[ Current Stamina: 70/100 ]

It was the result of using a skill on Jang Su Ho before entering the Dungeon and walking around for quite a long time.
I was thinking I should just burn ’25’ of my stamina to purify for now and drink the potion I’d brought along.

[ Expanding your contact range will enable more effective skill usage. ]

‘What are you talking about?
Expand my contact range?’

[ Please expand your physical contact range with the target. ]

I looked down at Jang Su Ho, who was still leaning against my body.
‘But he’s completely covered in black right now.’

[ The wider the contact range, the greater the skill’s effect. ]

“Sigh.”
There was no choice.
Expanding my contact range was cheaper than using an expensive potion.
“You’ve worked hard, Jang Su Ho.”
I spoke while positioning myself as naturally as possible for the camera, then extended both hands.
One hand I placed on his shoulder, and with the other, I pulled his blood-soaked head into an embrace.
‘This should be enough, right?’

[ Effective purification successful! ]
[ Jang Su Ho’s Darkness Addiction Rate: 40% ]
[ The madness of ‘Berserker’ begins to fade. ]

“Ugh….”
Jang Su Ho let out a low groan.
Yeah, you must have been through hell.
When I thought about it, Jang Su Ho had overcome an incredible ordeal.
He’d entered that Berserker Mode he feared so deeply, annihilated dozens of monsters, and gathered the last shreds of reason to find me.
“Yeo Joo.”
Jang Su Ho murmured wearily, now leaning his entire weight against me.
I patted his shoulder reassuringly.
“Yeah, you did great.”
But could you let go now?
You’re seriously heavy.

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【 Seoul Gangnam Guerrilla Gate Conquest Broadcast / Justice Guild 】

Live Comments ▼
– Jang Su Ho killed all the goblins by himself?
– How does that even make sense? C-rank against A-rank?
– And 160,000 people are watching this impossible situation
– Goblins already cleared;;;;
– Wait, isn’t Jang Su Ho a Shield? What’s his combat power?
– Those guys who said he wasn’t from any prestigious guild are quiet now
– Oh, now he’s looking at the Winged Bat
– I was worried with just two C-ranks, but Jang Su Ho is going in
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– This is insane;;;;
– Did he just tear it apart with his bare hands?
– It’s a B-rank variant, but how is that even possible???
– And 180,000 people are watching this impossible situation
Jang Su Ho is seriously crazy.
– Calling a Berserker insane feels a bit wrong though;
– What else would you call it? He just tore apart a B-rank variant’s wings with his bare hands
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– Battle’s over!
– But what about Jang Su Ho now?
– Isn’t that berserker dangerous?
– Why is he going after the healer?
– Why is Justice Guild just watching? They should stop him!
– Are they seriously just letting that happen?
– I can’t watch anymore, someone’s going to die
– No one’s dying though?
– But he’s whining?
– So sweetly calling “Yeo Joo” though?
– Wait; are they dating?
– No shipping allowed
– Don’t pair them up, it looks like he’s getting healed anyway
– Is it just me or does he have a tail showing behind him right now?
– Jang Su Ho: Yeo Joo (praise me)
– Our guy doesn’t ask. He just tears through it♡
– Yeo Joo = Jang Su Ho’s trainer

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“Yeo Joo unnie, it hurts here.”
Once the situation settled, Lee Yu Eul returned to her usual self and whined while thrusting her fingertip wound at me.
“Yeah, yeah.”
“And here too, and here too.”
“…There’s nothing there?”
“A goblin scratched me earlier.”
At her words, I squinted and looked closely, finding only a faint diagonal red mark barely visible.
“…Sure.”
This brat.
I’ll hold back because the camera’s rolling.
After healing wherever Lee Yu Eul pointed, I turned to Lee Yu Chan and asked.
“You don’t have any injuries?”
“…Here.”
Lee Yu Chan extended his right finger.
“Isn’t that where you shoot arrows?”
“…So it hurts.”
“Ah, right.”
Does everyone become a crybaby when they enter a dungeon?
I swallowed the curse rising in my throat and healed Lee Yu Chan as well.
“Is that everything?”
Kang Han approached as I brushed off my rear and stood up, asking.
“Yes, more or less.”
“Then let’s move on to the next area.”
Kang Han spoke while gazing at another door on the opposite side of the entrance we’d used.
But we couldn’t do that.
Unlike regular Gates, Guerrilla Gates disappear once they’re cleared.
There was only now.
“There are no monsters left in this area now.”
“Exactly. So what’s the rush?”
“Well, that’s true, but….”
“Besides, he needs more rest too.”
My fingertip pointed toward Jang Su Ho, sprawled flat on the dungeon floor.
Apparently, that position recovered stamina the fastest.
“And.”
What Sa Ma Young threw at me wasn’t actually just feces—it was golden feces.
“I need to collect payment.”

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“Chung Soo, Im Chung Soo.”
I crouched beside the resting Jang Su Ho and called over Im Chung Soo, who had been muttering about something.
“Yes?”
“It’s Chung Soo time now.”
“Chung Soo time?”
“Take Maeng Yi out.”
It was a stroke of genius that Maeng Yi came along since we’d rushed straight from the Garak-dong Dungeon market.
Though the timid Maeng Yi had to stay in the subspace the whole time.
Im Chung Soo, who’d been eyeing me suspiciously for a moment, retrieved Maeng Yi from the subspace.
“Maeng Yi.”

[ (っ- ‸ – ς) ]

“Did you sleep well? If you slept well, it’s time to work now, our Maeng Yi.”

[ ( ´△ ｀)? ]

“You’re going to make them work?”
“Maeng Yi is a legitimate member of the Justice Guild. If we’re in a Dungeon, they should do their part.”
I pointed toward the mine shafts riddled with holes and spoke to Maeng Yi.
“Come on, Maeng Yi. Which one of these do you think has treasure?”
Maeng Yi’s specialty was ‘treasure hunting’.
There was no need to venture into each of the more than ten mine shafts one by one.

[ ( ´△｀) ]

Maeng Yi seemed to ponder my question for a moment.
“Huh? Hey, Im Maeng Yi!”
They bounced out of Im Chung Soo’s arms and scurried toward the second mine shaft from the right.
I quickly followed, and Im Chung Soo, Maeng Yi’s owner, along with the insatiably curious twins, trailed behind.
I could feel the camera crew following us into the narrow mine shaft as well.
Im Chung Soo, walking beside me, muttered under his breath.
“Making even them work. You’re an exploitative boss.”
“A child? They’re a legitimate Awakened.”
Regardless of how they appeared, they were far older than him.
Following Maeng Yi as they ran ahead, we reached the end of the labyrinthine mine shaft.
“Here?”

[ ( ´△｀)(._.)( ´△｀) ]

A nod.
What Maeng Yi pointed to with their tiny finger was one wall of the unfinished mine shaft.
Having completed their task, they bounced back up onto Im Chung Soo’s left shoulder.
“Sneaky little ones.”
I knew from the book, and with Maeng Yi here, it was obvious.
But how did Sa Ma Young know about this?
“Lee Yu Eul, dig it out.”
The fact that eternal cold iron—the metal boasting the greatest hardness in the Chronicles of Sejong—was hidden here.

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