I Became the Younger Sister of the Game's Villain - Chapter 8.2
Kang Min Hee was one of the executives of the <White Bone> guild, quite famous in Seoul.
I had heard about the incident that turned their internal affairs upside down.
The portal that appeared at the same time as the Gangnam instance barrier had drawn all the hunters there.
Although the rescue team was dispatched late, he survived, but was barely conscious.
Rumors circulated among NPCs that he couldn’t wake up for a long time.
What bad luck.
‘I wasn’t interested at all, but…’
‘If we can send back one person safe and sound, it might change the story.’
Besides, if I play my cards right, this could be an opportunity to be owed a debt by the executive of White Bone.
If I release my identity, there might be a moment to cooperate in the future, or there could be a corner to exploit.
“Let’s check.”
I clenched my fist with fierce determination.
***
Clank! Clank! Clank! Clank! Clank! Clank!
“Please, please…”
The man shook the door roughly, his voice almost panicked.
It doesn’t budge.
Outside, it was pitch black and slimy, as if submerged in a giant oil slick.
He checked the time on his phone, which was running low on battery.
3:48 PM. It wasn’t a dream. It was still time for it to get dark outside, as expected.
[Sis, I’m stuck here on the 1st floor of Eunhye Plaza because of a barrier! 15:48]
[Oh, please! 15:48]
[Hey, noona! 15:49]
[Noona, I’m stuck here on the 1st floor of Eunhye Plaza because of a barrier – Mom’s Daughter]
[No signal area.]
“Ah…”
His trembling hand finally let go of the smartphone. Annoyingly, the sentences from the Awakening Utilization Ability textbook, read to the worn-out edges, came to mind at this moment.
“Communication is reported to be impossible within the portal.”
“According to experts, ‘it is due to channeling phenomenon connecting to another dimension at the same time as entering the portal.'”
Ah. This was a different dimension, so to speak.
The building itself had been portalized, judging by the lack of deformation of other terrain features.
In other words.
“In short, the portal swallowed this building.”
That’s why people die when they do things they shouldn’t.
Q: Is there room for a lower score?
A: Yes.
Kang Min Hyung, a returning student in portal analysis, regretted for the thousandth time that he came to study late today.
He hadn’t been able to stay in his house since his mother found out about his 6-mo score, which had reached his inner core.
‘Noona told me that if I just barely passed the test, she’d throw me in a military boot camp,’ he thought as he considered the year’s worth of studying he had done at that cafe.
And then.
Seeing the completely empty lobby sent shivers down his spine.
The reading room, with its door wide open, was no different.
Was he the only one caught up in this?
He briefly considered going up to the 15th floor after looking at the dark elevator display.
‘If I encounter a beast…’
Originally, he was an Awakened user who had chosen a career in academia, and not in combat.
He was given an exclusive skill [Emotional Composition] by the all-powerful Awakening Ju Lord, which made him useless in fights.
The limited knowledge he possessed served only as a guide, telling him there was no way out of there.
In the end, it meant that Kang Min Hyung had to wait.
Until rescue arrived.
“Please let me live, please let me live, please let me live…….”
Crash!
The sound of a falling book echoed loudly in the corridor.
Kang Min Hyung, tensed up and shrank further into the corner beside the vending machine.
Something was coming. It’s coming.
Even though he couldn’t see it, he could certainly feel it.
His heart thudded, and his breathing became rapid.
Must not get caught.
That thought alone filled his mind, making him feel nauseous.
He clamped his hands over his ears and closed his eyes.
He wanted to run away.
From that place, right then.
“Excuse me.”
“Ack!!!”
I frowned at the loud scream and covered my ears.
Yoon Chae Hee frowned as she spotted the flailing man, and she thought grimly.
What is this coward?
***
“Excuse me.”
“Why is this happening to me… I’m definitely going to die here, die…”
“No, excuse me.”
“Mom, dad, the unfilial son departs like this. I’m sorry, forgive me, I…”
“Oh, really!!”
When the bursting sound echoed, his startled shoulders shook uncontrollably.
Eyes filled with fear and tears, burrowing endlessly into the ground, turned to me.
Getting angry here would only backfire.
Stay calm, stay gentle.
“I’ll protect you.”
I said with a forced smile.
However, inside, I gritted my teeth.
This has been going on for minutes.
He’s been frozen in place, unwilling to move, almost as if to say to the beast, “Come here and kill me.”
If this was a dungeon-type portal, he’d be long gone by now.
Kang Min Hyung, who was staring blankly at me as I put on my best business smile, muttered.
“What can an E-rank do?”
Should I just leave this bastard?
Anger surged.
When he was just desperately pleading for his life, it’s now suddenly okay for him to look down on me because I have a low rank?
Understanding dawned on Kang Min-hyeong as soon as he realized that I was a low-ranking hunter.
He pushed me away and retreated to his corner.
It was understandable,
The current portal is rated C-, and not only was the difficulty of destruction high, the party’s condition is also hopeless.
A nerd who has only studied all his life and a Hunter at the level of a newborn…
But still!
“I’m Yoon Chae Hee.”
The status window didn’t update information quickly.
If you include the proficiency gained from the chlorination, I’m now at least a D-rank hunter.
I’ve even grasped some rough information about the portal.
The beast that will appear intangible.
It’s a beast that imbues life into ordinary objects and controls them.
Artifact-type beasts have the characteristic of regenerating continuously unless their form is completely destroyed.
It means you have to completely figure out their weaknesses and defeat them, but that’s not a big deal.
“It’s a piece of cake.”
During the journey, I had already taken care of the strangely clinging beasts one by one.
Defeating all the beasts and escaping the barrier would take quite a bit of time, but it seemed like it was enough for me to endure until the rescue team arrived.
“As long as you don’t get in the way.”
Even if I messed up, I’d only have to wait about two hours, since it was around 6:00 when Kang Min Hyung was rushed to the hospital.
However, the problem was…
“Deviation.”
【Penalties will be imposed for deviating from the planned narrative.】
【Portal reclassification in progress…】
【Status and details are being adjusted.】
【Remaining time on the 1st floor of Eunkyeong Building… 00:33:17】
