I Became the Younger Sister of the Game's Villain - Chapter 6.2
Gu Seo Bok, who had been assessing the situation and gradually narrowing down the range, spread out his hands and muttered,
“Range.”
A small cube emerged above his palm, instantly expanding and bursting through the ceiling.
Boom!!
Instantly, a cloud of sand and smoke rose through the shattered rocks.
“There!!”
Shouting while pointing at the opening that miraculously appeared, Gu Seo Bok grabbed my arm with almost superhuman strength and ran.
Even amidst the rushing Larvas, there was an air that exploded as they were torn apart.
Huff. Hoo.
Gasping for breath, I clutched my knees.
As we exited, we could visually confirm the mass of Larvas gathered in a sphere.
If we hadn’t found it quickly…
Crunch! The Larvas, losing their target, scattered in all directions.
If I didn’t spot them quickly, I’d be frozen in place…….
Pasasasak!
Having lost their target, the Ravens scattered in all directions.
The danger had passed, but it wasn’t over.
“Ugh.”
Gu Seo Bok’s struggle was audible.
He continued to unleash attacks without a moment’s rest.
Occasionally, the vacuum he released lacked power, blowing small-scale vacuums and immediately returning.
“A little faster, please.”
I anxiously shouted behind him.
It wasn’t a lack of firepower; it was simply a matter of numbers.
And Gu Seo Bok…
“Ugh.”
He hates bugs.
It was difficult to watch him endure the sight of Larvas squirming.
Every time he did, the attack range he created wavered.
He bit his lip until he tasted like blood.
Entrusting everything to him alone would be a recipe for disaster.
The Larvas, somehow reproducing through their corpses, kept sprouting endlessly, building up piles of graves.
Sigh.
Once again, movements to construct a nest intensified.
Gradually, it became harder and harder for him to see his surroundings.
Gu Seo Bok’s vacuum was a skill affected by vision, making it difficult to reach spaces unnoticed by him.
If we were to be trapped inside again this time…
‘It’s over.’
With a feeling of desperation, I searched through my inventory.
Here, like this.
I hadn’t planned to use it openly in front of this guy.
‘Is this the time to hide such things?’
I tightly grasped the Resonance Stone in both palms.
It felt like it was shrinking and melting, and then the hard stone penetrated my flesh.
My clasped hands turned white.
‘Please, something good. A top-tier skill, please!’
【The ‘Resonance Stone’ (Artifact) is bound to Lee Moa.】
【The artifact is reacting to the owner…】
Whoosh.
In an instant, my body was enveloped in crimson flames.
【You have acquired a new skill. Detailed information can be confirmed in the ‘Skills’ window.】
【Level 1 – Flame Bloom (炎華) / Its beauty will blossom within the boiling maggots. – Sage Hagataka】
“W-what, no, Miss, what…?”
Gu Seo Bok stammered in surprise.
A fiery red glow lingered on the side of his face.
A tingling sensation surged through my veins as if an electric current had been activated.
The flames that crawled like a snake flowed along the arm and, gathered roundly in the palm, transformed into a subtle sensation that felt neither liquid nor solid.
Shaking the flame, feeling similar to holding a lump of clay…
“Please!”
Thrown forward like a projectile, the flame burst onto the squirming exoskeleton of the Larva. Sideways, sideways, and sideways once again.
The fiery blaze spread, making the stiff body of Larva a torch.
The cave was engulfed in flames in a blink of an eye.
A pungent smell and heat permeated the air.
Gu Seo Bok, who briefly withdrew his hand, wore a despondent expression.
His face, flickering with an orange glow, resembled someone who had received a death sentence.
“Miss, why, no, how…?”
I shrugged lightly.
The tightly packed front line of Larvas, which had been perfectly sealed, began to crumble.
‘Sustained damage.’
That was the goal.
While not all fire skills possessed such effects, Flame Bloom had the ‘spreading’ effect, moving the flames around, and the ‘sustained damage’ effect.
The only downside was…
‘It spreads to me too.’
The acrid smell of the smoke made my throat burn a little.
Still, even if it didn’t do any damage due to the large difference in rank, the flames would no longer allow them to stick together easily.
Even now, there were holes everywhere.
It’s scorching everywhere, but I can see better, and I’ve cleared out some of the beasts.
‘If you don’t want to burn to death, now it’s all up to you.’
I exerted pressure on Gu Seo Bok’s shoulder.
“Fire goes out without air, you know that.”
“Uh… yes?”
“Pull out as much as you can.”
I pressed down on Gu Seo Bok’s shoulders as if encouraging him.
After a moment of hesitation, he swallowed his saliva, clenched his hands, and spoke resolutely.
“Delta (δ) Range.”
A confident gaze was followed by a translucent barrier filling the cave.
‘Perhaps it’s fortunate.’
I sighed with relief, looking at the cave now under the control of Gu Seo Bok’s focused attack.
The ember burning at the tip of my fingers hadn’t extinguished yet.
When I saw the skill name, it was somewhat despairing.
‘There’s no luck or logic in this.’
Flame (火) was the quintessential fire-based skill, the epitome of elemental abilities.
It was a skill that could be used by anyone who had awakened with the Fire element, even without special training.
Of course, it’s such a basic attack, but…….
‘If you’re going to give me a skill, might as well have Explosion, or what about Meteor? But you chose a skill that requires a huge rank increase, is hard to cast, and sucks up a lot of mana!’
I was definitely disappointed that it didn’t meet my expectations.
Although it was effective against the insect-type Larva due to its advantageous match-up, if a foundational skill of a different attribute had surfaced, I might have found myself biting my tongue, overcome with frustration and awe.
Whoosh!
The sound of bursting bodies echoed, and the flames subsided in an instant.
The intense heat and the buzzing of insects that seemed moments away from consuming the world abruptly ceased.
Clang.
A key fell to the center of the cave.
【You have cleared the MISSION!】
【Calculating achievement rate…】
【You have obtained 3000 diamonds.】
【The tutorial mission is concluding.】
【You have gained 1000 won.】
【A new item is available in the shop: ‘Newspaper of Tomorrow.’】
