"Kugh!"
I was thrown onto the desert sand and landed on my hips while still tightly bound by a thin chain. The man who did this to moved his hands in the air with a nonchalant expression.
“Now, let’s call the hunting dog.”
"…"
Evan pulled a communicator from his inventory, a device for contacting others within the dungeon. Was he planning to contact Baek Si-hoo with that?
Well, the portal had opened in the Realm of Fire, where Baek Si-hoo and I had fallen. Although I knew the portal's location, I had no intention of telling him, even if it cost my life.
However, I was surprised. I had expected him to resort to violence to make talk, rather than just waiting patiently. Instead, Evan continued to look at with a grin on his face.
"Should we finish our conversation while we wait?"
"…What?"
Evan approached and knelt in front of . Feeling uneasy, I began to move backward, but a long, white hand reached out and grabbed my neck.
"Ugh…!"
"Who are you? How do you know my na?"
"…"
Ah, so that’s it.
I admit it was a mistake to act as if I knew Evan. His true identity was carefully concealed in the parts of the novel I had read. While I knew his identity from the narration as a reader, the characters in the novel did not.
There were rumors of an all-rounder, high-ranked hunter in the Laufey Guild, but no one knew his na or what he looked like. He was even more mysterious than Baek Si-hoo, who operated openly. Yet, I pretended to know him…
That was a mistake. I should have acted as if I didn’t know him. Now I’ve gotten myself into unnecessary trouble. He probably won’t kill , but he might press relentlessly about how I discovered his identity.
"Park Yoon-sung? Does the Odin Guild have such a good information network?"
"…"
“You're not going to speak?”
I remained silent. I couldn’t reveal that I knew him from the novel, and betraying Park Yoon-sung was out of the question. It was a difficult situation all around.
"You're doing sothing cute. It's quite exciting."
"Ugh!"
For so reason, this lunatic seed even happier seeing like this. His golden eyes sparkled in the sunlight.
If it weren’t for the fact that he was strangling , I might almost mistake him for an angel descending from heaven.
This sadistic villain had an exceptional appearance. Even disguised as a B-class Hunter nad Lee Geun-ho, he looked extraordinary, but his true face without the disguise was even more striking…
Does the Laufey Guild recruit mbers based on their appearance, or do all these deranged villains just happen to be stunning? It was really incomprehensible.
But that wasn’t the main issue. Despite his angelic beauty, I needed to figure out how to save myself.
– You wouldn’t be thinking about that if I cut off one of your legs.
– You can still use your auxiliary skill even without your arms and legs, right?
“…”
They saw as nothing more than a piece of at with an auxiliary skill. They didn't mind cutting off my arms and legs as long as I remained alive. Feeling the threat, I couldn’t help but feel anxious.
‘Who will get here faster—Baek Si-hoo or Kang Yoo-hyun?’
With the raid team busy handling Seo Ha-joon’s rampage, my only hope was my partner, Kang Yoo-hyun. He should be able to locate . Since he had defeated the boss monster, I hoped he would arrive soon.
‘…But will he co?’
I had assud Kang Yoo-hyun would co, but I hesitated for a mont. He wouldn’t know the full extent of my situation.
Would he co to find or wait where the portal opened? Even if he did co, would he still have tried to save when he found out about the situation regarding the raid team on his way?
The doubt gnawed at , making anxious. I feared that no one would co looking for . No, that can’t be right. My auxiliary skill is still valuable; they wouldn’t leave like this. I managed to pull myself together with that thought.
"Well, it doesn't matter. I can just take you to the guild and interrogate you slowly.”
"Ugh."
“Those who’ve seen my face don’t make it out alive.”
“…!”
Evan said those frightening words with a smile as he put on a white mask that covered half his face. With his already striking appearance, it made sense for him to cover up if he’s playing the villain. Still, the mask gave him a bit of a Chūnibyō1 vibe.
I kept my thoughts to myself and lowered my head. It seed he couldn’t imdiately reuse the camouflage item he had used to disguise himself as Lee Geun-ho; there was likely a ti limit or limited supply. I sat quietly and gritted my teeth.
‘Sim Dante, that son of a bitch.’
A contract item requiring an S-grade removal item, a disguise item that could alter one’s appearance, and a teleportation item with random transfers—these high-grade items were clearly beyond the work of an ordinary crafter. They could only be created by Sim Dante, the S-class producer from the Regin Guild.
I hadn’t known that Sim Dante was collaborating with the Laufey Guild. That detail wasn’t ntioned in the original story. And now he was also working with . What could he possibly be thinking? Or does he simply not care? Is he providing these items just for profit?
Perhaps he’s only assisting for dinsion transfer research while the Laufey Guild has been a long-ti client. Regardless, it left a bad taste in my mouth.
"What are you thinking with that small head of yours?"
“Ugh, stop…!”
Evan, who was still smiling, flicked my head with his finger. He really was such an unpleasant guy.
"You're waiting for Kang Yoo-hyun, aren’t you?"
“…!”
Evan chuckled as if he knew what I was thinking. I frowned at him.
“Haha, do you really think he’ll co? The hero who has to protect everyone?”
“…”
Unfortunately, I had nothing to say to his irritating face. As I remained silent and gritted my teeth, Evan's smile grew wider.
“Give it up. You’ll only make yourself more miserable.”
“Cough.”
Evan, who had been gripping my neck, released his hold after shaking . I coughed as I hunched over, and Evan muttered while looking sowhere else.
“He’s here.”
“…!”
“Seriously, this hunting dog bastard is so damn slow.”
Evan clicked his tongue and kicked the sand, sending it flying in all directions. I turned to where the sand had scattered. Although I couldn’t see anyone, Evan’s actions made it clear that soone was there.
It was Baek Si-hoo. Baek Si-hoo was here. I couldn’t help but shudder involuntarily.
"Where is the portal open?"
“…”
Baek Si-hoo did not answer Evan's question. After he erged, he just looked at indifferently. His abyss-like black eyes scanned my dishevelled appearance.
"You're not going to answer ?"
Evan's voice grew rough as he was clearly irritated. But Baek Si-hoo paid him no mind and continued to stare at . It was the worst possible situation. At this rate, I would be dragged to the Laufey Guild helplessly.
Baek Si-hoo seed a bit off right now, but he would soon co to his senses and drag to the Realm of Fire. Once we used the portal to leave, it would be all over.
What should I do now? I desperately racked my brain. Is there anyone who might co to save ?
“…!”
Then it hit . Only after being left alone did I realise my biggest mistake. mories of Han Yi-jin from the past suddenly surfaced, along with everything that happened after I possessed him.
When did I start relying on others to survive? Just as I have been alone since I first opened my eyes among the villains in this world, it’s the sa now.
Idiot, stupid. I cursed myself and lowered my head. Think. Co on, think of sothing. Think of a way out of here, instead of begging soone to save !
Ever since I found myself surrounded by S-rank or higher ability users with my S-grade auxiliary skill, I’ve lost much of my self-reliance. I thought if I just used my auxiliary skill, they would handle the rest.
I assud everything would be fine once the main character and the heroine arrived. Such foolish thinking got into this situation. It was a fitting consequence for my actions. I let out a chuckle.
“What? Are you crying?”
“…”
“You damn hunting dog. He’s crying because you look so scary. What are you going to do about this, huh?"
Evan’s sarcasm reached my ears, and an unpleasant aura imdiately emanated from Baek Si-hoo.
What’s happening? The atmosphere is so tense…
I raised my head slightly and saw Baek Si-hoo and Evan glaring at each other.
“Are you saying it's because of ?”
“Isn’t it?”
“I think it’s because of the chain wrapped around his body.”
“What? Then should I just let him run wild like a foal?”
“…”
They looked like a snarling lion and a black panther, and it was clear they didn’t get along. I wondered why they were arguing instead of rushing to the portal. Then a thought crossed my mind. Maybe I could find a way out of this situation. I gulped and opened my mouth.
Early teens who have grandiose delusions, who desperately want to stand out, and who have convinced themselves that they have hidden knowledge or secret powers.
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