Chapter 431

Chapter 431: Transition (8)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie, Underclass Hero

Ruuuumble!

While Kiriel was preparing to recast her skill, Mihee cried while taking care of the unconscious Hansoo .

“Stop them!”

“Damn… I’m sure he said for us not to come and save him, but why are we doing this now!”

Booooooooom!

Samuel created a powerful mana barrier around his body as he deflected the flames from all sides .

From those words, Mihee clenched her teeth .

‘That’s right… why did you come to save me?’

The moment she saw Hansoo, she knew that he was not the same Hansoo that she knew before .

He was still strong, and he still managed to succeed despite being cornered .

His eyes were fixated on his own path, and not the larger scope like before .

‘Even I was not part of that…’

Mihee closed her eyes and embraced the unconscious Hansoo, clenching her teeth with a slightly despondent look .

She had gone through much hardships to find him, but the man that she had been looking for couldn’t even remember her .

Despite the conclusion of the fight below, the moment she noticed the gap in the crack of space, she had subconsciously jumped out fully knowing how dangerous it would be .

‘Boooooooooooom!’

‘Ugh…’

The energy of the exploded Relic pressured Mihee’s mana barrier .

Huge shocks of energy reverberated over the mana barrier, sending Mihee away .

“Hurry up!”

“Eeek… I’ll hurry!”

Kiriel clenched her teeth .

Taking one person in comparison to taking five was an entirely different scenario in addition to this overwhelming pressure .

The skill of Cloudy Movements was designed to make her immobile, and the energy of the Relics were limiting the full use of that skill .

‘No . At this rate… everyone will die!’

All of them were deep in the earth .

Though Sanjin was controlling the heat from the outside, it wouldn’t be long .

Booooooooom!

The heat intensified, causing Kiriel to have a despondent expression .

Whooosh!

Suddenly, Sangjin reached out past Kiriel and Mihee grabbed something from Hansoo’s pocket, a tiny crystal that shone a bright blood-red color .

‘The Relic!’

The moment Sangjin focused on the Relic in his hand .

Whoooooooosh!

An even denser magic barrier of Mihee and Samuel’s surrounded them .

Ruuuuuumble!

“We… must hurry!”

That scene caused Kiriel to brighten .

‘With this much… this is enough to get it started!’

“Endure a bit longer!”

Ruuuumble!

“Ahhhhh… I’ll die at this rate!”

Though the situation had alleviated thanks to the ignited Relic, however, they were by no means in a comfortable state .

Samuel was screaming while coughing up blood .

“Cough…”

Mihee, who also coughed up blood, wiped it away and looked at Hansoo .

‘Yes… it was like that to begin with . ’

At first, she just unconditionally followed Hansoo since he was her only hope of survival .

As long as she followed him, she thought that she would be able to live, and another world might open up .

However, now she knew that no such thing existed, and she knew why things happened like this .

This was because Samuel and herself were mere obstacles in Hansoo’s path .

This was why he had given up his memory and chosen to gain strength in exchange .

‘We’re the one… that let you go first . ’

Booooooooom!

While Mihee was uttering a soliloquy, the heat wave of the Relic was getting stronger around them .

The mana barriers created by Sangjin, Mihee, and Samuel were being crushed by the heat of the storm .

Kakakaka!

Booom!

“Ahhhhhk!”

“Eeeeek…!”

Maybe it was due to the increasing heat from their surroundings, Hansoo opened his eyes in Mihee’s embrace .

Looking around, he quickly reached a conclusion on the current situation in the midst of confusion .

‘What a mess . Oh damn… why the hell did I say I would do this?’

Thinking, there were many reasons why .

One of the reasons was because he was full of confidence and wanted to try out his newly acquired power .

Another reason was that he wanted to step on the guy that felt like he obtained the world .

Lastly, another reason was because he desired to obtain all three Relics since it would be quite useful to play around with .

But now thinking back, all of these weren’t sufficient in reason for him to act .

He had a guess of why he was acting like this .

It was more bad than good .

For him to reach this place despite having quite difficult opponents…

Yet, him deciding that he would do this had helped him reach a conclusion .

‘I’m an idiot . A total idiot . Why did I even take the lead…’

Since he felt his conscience sting for some odd reason, he had offered to take the lead, but that was such a crushing mistake .

Ruuuuuumble!

Hansoo chuckled as he saw the raging flames trying to overwhelm them .

“Ah, whatever . It was a decision I made… I should take responsibility as well . That’s good . Let’s take a break from this opportunity . ’

In his memory, all he could remember was fighting again and again .

He did not know or remember what he had to keep fighting to live, and why he had to keep doing this .

He didn’t know why he needed to live longer, but maybe it was a good thing to do so in a way .

‘All of them wanted to live so bad…so go and live…’

Hansoo emptied his mind and muttered as he looked at Mihee in front of him .

“… Get the hell out of here if you’re able . I’m going to take a break . ”

Among the five of them, he was the most powerful, and saving them all would be quite difficult . As such, he wanted the four of them to at least leave .

Then .

Booooooooooom!

Hansoo withdrew a lot of power within him and erected a barrier

Despite not having much strength, he was able to make a barrier stronger than Samuel’s .

“Now . Screw off . I don’t want to be indebted . Go out… and live on . ”

He specifically told them not to save him and yet they had crawled back to rescue him . Although it was their fault for coming, they still risked their lives to save him anyways .

From those words, Mihee shook her head and hugged Hansoo .

“No!”

They had definitely held onto Hansoo to live, and in order to live, it was them that had let go of him first .

So… they won’t repeat that mistake .

‘Now… I won’t let go . ’

She would never let go of him first .

Ruuuuuumble!

The heat storm raged on from the outside, causing cracks to appear on the barrier, starting from Sangjin’s barrier on the exterior to Mihee and Samuel, and finally Hansoo’s .

Sssssssss!

Sssssssss!

The four layers of barriers that were sustaining each other were being crushed .

Sooon .

Boooooom!

The wall burst with a roar .

The barrier that had kept the heat from entering collapsed, allowing for the flames to jump on the five people without mercy .

In that moment,

Mihee clenched her teeth and gathered all her remaining mana and embraced Hansoo .

‘What a crazy b*tch… to go this far . ’

It was the moment when Hansoo coughed up blood from the impact of the destroyed barrier as he stared at Mihee .

‘Eeeeeeek! Done!’

“Now!”

Whoooooosh!

White clouds began radiating around Kiriel’s body, which started to devour the bodies of Hansoo, Mihee, and Samuel .

However, it wasn’t like they all teleported at the same time .

The first person to move was the caster herself .

Afterward, it was those closest to her .

Whoooooooooosh!

Sangjin, who was between Kiriel and Hansoo, since he was occupied using the Relic, began to be teleported first .

Then .

Boooooooom!

As Sangjin disappeared, the restraint on the fires disappeared, causing the flame storm to flare up violently and swarm the remaining three .

‘Oh my… gosh!’

Though Kiriel did not receive any damage as half of her was already being teleported, she was still able to monitor the whole situation, causing her to have a regretful expression .

‘Please… Please hurry!’

Hansoo was next .

Chiiiiiiiiik!

Hansoo, who was hitting the walls with his remaining energy, had about half his body burnt before the teleportation started, but he was surprisingly able to maintain himself in good condition .

All of this was in part to Mihee who was taking the brunt of the flames .

“Eeeeeeeek…”

Before Hansoo could shout something after seeing Mihee, a white cloud surrounded him as began to move beyond space .

Mihee revealed a small smile seeing this despite her whole body burning in flames .

‘Good . I saved him . ’

It was over now .

However, not perfectly .

Unfortunately, it seemed not everyone could go up alive .

‘… One of us had to endure so the other could go up . ’

It would be nice if everyone could be saved, but there wasn’t enough time for this .

In order to allow Samuel to be next to be teleported, Mihee kicked and flung her body back .

In that moment .

Ruuumble!

“Ughk!!”

On her back, she felt something kick her, causing Mihee to clench her teeth .

It wasn’t because of pain .

Mihee, with a shocked expression looked back, and shouted, “Samuel!”

From those words, Samuel chuckled as he saw the kicked Mihee .

“Live well . ”

“N—”

Before Mihee could finish her words, her body began to disappear beyond the white clouds .

The fires around them raged as if they were bent on not losing their targets, but the attempt was in vain due to the rocks that floated around Mihee’s body .

In case she might get hurt, the rocks began to protect the parts where the white clouds did not fully cover against the flames .

As a result, Mihee was able to quickly be teleported, causing Samuel to bear all the costs .

Ruuuuuuumble!

Sssssssss!

The heat and flames crushed Samuel’s body from all sides .

Amidst that pain, Samuel smiled as he looked at Mihee looking at him with a desperate look .

“Please understand . I’m not saving that bastard… I’m saving you . ”

At the same time .

Whooooosh!

Mihee’s body was completely devoured by the white cloud .

Seeing this scene, Samuel smiled as he mumbled, ‘Ah, what a great day to end on . ’

The rest of the white clouds began to rush into Samuel’s body, but he already knew that this would be the end .

To begin with, if he were able to come up with any plan to escape here, he would have at least struggled .

However, he had no regrets .

Samuel looked far away into the horizon through the hole .

‘One cigarette would be massive . Since I have a lighter… maybe I don’t need a cigarette . ”

Samuel reached out his subconsciously .

The moment the cloud clasped over Samuel’s hand…

Booooooooom!

The flames swept through Samuel’s body .

—

Hansoo picked up something that had fallen on the ground .

As if it was requesting for a cigarette, two fingers were straightened on the right hand .

‘Hmm . ’

Hansoo frowned as he saw the raised hand .