I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 32

Episode 032

I can’t possibly leave Seungju and I alone, leaving these injured and fearful people alone.

I know that the price of magic stones for Class B monsters is enormous, but it is not as expensive as the lives of the people here.

However, every minute was too urgent to wait for the rescue team with no promise.

There were many people injured to the point of death if they did not receive immediate treatment.

This is the best I can think of.

“come here.”

I later wondered if I should speak English, but in fact, this was enough.

When I lifted up the magic stone and showed it to them, the people who had been mesmerized came rushing over.

The injured person was helped up, and the healthy people gathered around them one by one to take care of the fallen person.

Fortunately, no one seemed to have died, perhaps because the situation was resolved so quickly.

Although there are people who are seriously bitten or scratched and bleed.

When I thought the people were close enough, I crushed the magic stone without hesitation.

An escape gate was created with intense light.

“Please come in.”

As I waved my arms and gestured to the gate, people who roughly understood what I meant ran into the gate, saying thank you in various languages.

I personally helped people who were so injured that they could not move and helped them into the gate.

“Sister…”

As we were escaping the people, Seungju approached me with an expression that had a lot to say.

I would like to say a lot, but it is not appropriate right now.

I shook my head.

“Later. Now, get out of here. This is going to take a long time.” “It’s not open.”

“What about your sister?”

“I’m going to get everyone out and get out. “There is enough, so don’t worry.”

“But…”

Without waiting for an answer, I picked up Seungju and pushed her into the gate.

Surprised, Seungju flailed her arms and legs, cried out “Noona, noona,” and then disappeared.

Finally everyone left and I was left alone.

Seo Ji-han looked at me curiously, looking at the gate that was blinking as if it would turn off at any moment.

-Aren’t you going?

Seo Ji-han was smiling a little.

I took a deep breath and rubbed my face with my palm.

My hands were so cold.

– what’s the matter? Oh, is it because you’re embarrassed by what you said earlier? That was truly the best ever. Today is like the debut of a combat hunter, and there’s a famous line. There was a Korean there earlier. I think it was something you said during the interview.

Seo Ji-han was excited and made fun of me.

You can’t see his expression because he’s covering his face with his palm, but it’s clear even without looking.

The voice was filled with a playfulness that could not be hidden.

As I listened to that light voice, my tense legs relaxed.

When I suddenly collapsed on the floor, he seemed to have sensed something strange and stopped squirming.

– what’s the matter? Aren’t you going out? Is there something wrong?

There was a faint worry in Seo Ji-han’s voice.

I caught my breath.

“Wait a minute. “I can’t meet my mom in this condition.”

I removed the hand that was holding my face and looked down.

My cold, calloused hands were trembling.

It’s not just the hands.

My whole body was shaking as if I had been doused in ice water.

Once the whole situation had passed, the fear I had forgotten finally came.

It worked out well, but I almost died.

When I saw Seungju injured, I drove out my fear with anger, but it didn’t mean I wasn’t scared.

My startled body seemed to collapse belatedly, as if I had decided that I had endured enough.

“Just calm down a little… If you meet your mother in this trembling state, she will definitely be worried.

Let’s calm down a little and go out.

I felt Seo Ji-han’s silent gaze on my head.

At the edge of my vision, transparent hands and toes appeared and disappeared repeatedly.

From his movements, I somehow got the feeling that he was restless.

There’s no way Seo Ji-han would do that.

At that moment, I saw transparent arms wrapping around my body.

Of course, I couldn’t feel anything.

I realized late that he was hugging me.

Next, I heard a soft voice in my ear.

– good job. Put your hands together. Well done!

Those words suddenly made me feel a little teary.

But I felt like crying now would make the atmosphere weird, so I held it in hard.

And a few minutes passed.

But how long do you plan on holding on to it?

Of course, there is no such thing as texture.

It would just feel like Seo Ji-han was hugging empty space.

When I slowly raised my head, I saw Seo Ji-han with a stern face.

He also seemed very embarrassed.

I vaguely understand why you’re panicking.

From what I’ve seen so far, it doesn’t seem like he’s the type of person who usually hugs anyone, but he doesn’t seem to be able to figure out when to release a hug.

To be honest, I want to make fun of him, but I appreciate the compliment, so I only look at him once.

I ignored Seo Ji-han and stood up.

The transparent arm that was rigidly holding me passed right through my body.

Seo Ji-han, who relaxed his posture as if embarrassed, cleared his throat with a very awkward expression.

A very small voice could be heard saying, ‘Why did I do that?’

As expected, you weren’t the type to usually hug someone.

At this point, let’s change the topic.

Honestly, I feel a bit awkward too.

“Ugh. Anyway, I understand why you told me to control my strength. “If you ask me to shoot again now, I don’t think I can do it.”

I pretended I was fine the whole time, but in reality, I felt dizzy.

After shooting Chungwangpo, I was so shocked and nervous that I didn’t realize it, but I felt like all energy had been drained from my body.

If you tell me to write it twice, I don’t think I’ll be able to write it.

– Just wait a little while and you will recover. That kind of single-attack bombardment magic isn’t something you can use often. Even more so if, like you, I poured all my magical energy into one hit.

“Hmm.”

– If you’ve calmed down, how about leaving now?

After saying that, Seo Ji-han glanced around for a moment with his sharp eyes.

– It’s slowly coming back together.

It’s hard to see as you say, but the leaves are shaking ominously in the distance.

Occasionally, small shadows were also seen.

But it was still quite far away so I had some time to spare.

“You said you would recover if you waited, right?”

My blurry vision was recovering and my stamina was gradually coming back.

I think things will be pretty good by the time they get there.

– okay.

“There is one more skill I want to use.”

Opportunities like this are rare.

When I thought about it, I thought it would be a good idea to check all the skills as soon as I entered the dungeon for the sake of my future life as a hunter.

– That’s not bad either. But is it okay?

“are you okay. “If you have to, you can just run away.”

I took out the single-person escape stone from my inventory.

If I thought the situation was bad, I would immediately grab it and destroy it.

After waiting for a while, monsters began to appear one by one between the trees.

I’m not sure how many there were, but it was quite a large number.

The moment I thought they were close enough, I cast another skill.

Chungwang thunderstorm.

My forehead suddenly became hot.

Although I can’t see it, energy is probably gathering in the form of light above my head like it did when King Kergis used a skill.

Care was taken to avoid exhaustion, and the skill was encouraged to be cast in as wide a range as possible when the energy had reached a certain level.

Maybe it’s the second time, but it’s still a lot better than the first time I used it.

Unlike when I used Chungwangpo, I had a general sense of how to control it.

The energy gathered in my forehead surged into the sky and spread widely in all directions, raining down like lightning.

An ear-piercing explosion echoes like the sound of rain.

After the skill was cast, there were no living monsters within the skill range.

– It’s okay. How do you feel?

“It’s bearable.”

In fact, I feel a little faint.

But it couldn’t be done.

Because there is still work to be done.

As I gathered myself and started walking, he followed me with a puzzled look on his face.

And then worried words continued.

– It doesn’t look very good, but it’s slowly coming back.

“Not yet.”

He looked like he couldn’t understand.

I couldn’t understand him either.

“I need to root.”

Does it make sense to grab everything and just leave?

– Are you okay?

Seo Ji-han knows what he’s talking about.

Even without looking in the mirror, it was clear that my complexion was miserable.

The saliva in my mouth seemed to have all dried up and my vision became blurry.

It’s roughly the same state as when I stayed up all night for two days in a row.

They said they would adjust their strength to prevent exhaustion, but it doesn’t seem to have worked as well as expected.

“You can’t just throw it away. “How much does this all cost?”

I answered roughly and walked to root, but my legs stumbled in all directions.

In the end, he fell forward and moved as if he was half crawling, and Seo Ji-han, who was following him, held out his hand as if to catch him.

Of course, Seo Ji-han’s hand passed right through me.

He looked down at his hands for a moment, sighed briefly, and spoke resignedly.

– Be careful of the stones.

I nodded and extended my arms towards the dead monster.

When the golden hand with the gathering skill turned on touched the body of the small bear, the body disappeared in an instant.

Obtain

Beast King’s Skin

(Grade:

F

)

Is this little bear like the cub of the B-class bear we saw earlier?

When it grows up, will it become that huge B-class bear?

“Are these growing?”

Seo Ji-han reacted ambiguously to the words he quietly brought up while diligently casting Gathering.

– I don’t know.

Well, it’s only been about 5 years since the dungeon was created.

There was a lot that wasn’t revealed yet.

“What kind of guy is the dungeon boss here?”

– Could it be a big wolf or bear?

The wind that blew for a moment passed by my forehead refreshingly.

When I got up to rest for a moment, I saw a vast, endless forest.

How large is this dungeon?

“Where is the boss?”

– Do you want to catch it?