Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 156
Chapter 156
vs Yoo Dahee (2)
***
“Jinhyuk?”
Suddenly, Jin Soyeon turned her head sharply.
She blinked up at Lee Jinhyuk.
Lee Jinhyuk blinked back at her, confused.
“Huh?”
“Are you trying to flirt with her?”
“What? Where did that even come from?”
Jin Soyeon muttered with a slightly annoyed expression.
“Those lines of yours, they sound kind of suspicious. Do you have a soft spot for her now or something?”
“……It’s just a joke, what’s with the overreaction?”
Though she squinted, as if still somewhat doubtful, Jin Soyeon soon nodded and turned her attention elsewhere.
*sigh* Soyeon always takes these things too seriously.
I wish she wouldn’t react to every little joke.
It’s getting harder and harder to tease her without her getting jealous.
“……”
Despite the comedic back-and-forth between the two, Yoo Dahee remained quiet, her gaze fixed intently on both Lee Jinhyuk and Jin Soyeon.
What’s with her?
She’s still alive?
Her stomach had been blown wide open, so how?
Did she literally come back from the dead?
“Lee Jinhyuk.”
“Yeah?”
“Did you… really come back from the dead?”
“Yeah, I even got to take a brief tour of heaven thanks to it.”
Yoo Dahee stared at his face, trying to gauge whether he was serious or just joking, but she couldn’t tell either way.
To think someone could survive such a fatal injury and stand before her again after just six months, without a single sign of aftereffects.
She seemed perfectly fine? No consequences at all?
It was unbelievable.
“……Yoo Dahee.”
“Oh, you’re here too.”
“……Been a while, hasn’t it?”
“Yeah. Well, in the end, you chose their side, huh?”
Yoo Dahee glanced at the girl standing next to Lee Jinhyuk, her purple hair swaying lightly as she smiled bitterly.
Baek Yoorin.
She ended up with the heroes, after all.
Thinking about her origins, maybe it was inevitable, but that didn’t stop it from feeling a little disappointing.
Because that girl’s talent was nothing short of extraordinary.
To be honest, outside of me, she might have been the strongest in Rebellion.
She could’ve grown into a formidable villain.
I even had my suspicions that Baek Yoorin might betray us eventually, but I didn’t interfere too much, and now we’ve ended up here.
“It is what it is. I respect your choice.”
“……”
“Though, of course, you’ll have to pay the price for that choice.”
“……Yeah.”
Baek Yoorin bit her lips, her fingers gripping tightly around her sword.
“Yoorin.”
“……Yes.”
Baek Nam-il, the Swordmaster of the Baek family, who had been silently observing their exchange, finally spoke to his purple-haired niece.
“Now’s not the time to raise any issues, but later, you’ll have to explain yourself and your connection with that villain.”
“……I understand.”
“Really, you’re such a buzzkill. No wonder Yoorin turned rebellious.”
“Villain, shut your mouth.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
Baek Nam-il shouted, but Yoo Dahee just smirked mockingly.
“Jinhyuk, Soyeon, are you two really certain about this?”
“Oh, Instructor.”
Hong Daye approached Lee Jinhyuk and Jin Soyeon and whispered.
“It’s not too late. Why don’t you leave this to us and step back?”
“You don’t have to worry about us, Instructor. You know our abilities.”
Lee Jinhyuk chuckled as he answered.
Before today, he had visited Hong Daye to inform her of his survival and shared a part of their plan.
With both Lee Jinhyuk, Jin Soyeon, Yoo Seolhyun, and the others explaining the situation, Hong Daye, though reluctant, eventually accepted it.
Thanks to that, they had her cooperation.
Well, in the case of people like Han Incheol and Baek Nam-il, we only gave them the message: “Let’s deal with Yoo Dahee while she’s distracted.”
They were, of course, reluctant to let the students get involved.
That’s when we showed them.
The abilities of Lee Jinhyuk, Jin Soyeon, and Baek Yoorin.
“Yoo Dahee is strong. If we back out, things might get really dangerous.”
“……”
By now, the trio’s abilities had far surpassed those of ordinary students.
They were even stronger than many heroes.
Especially Jin Soyeon.
Jin Soyeon had reached a level above that of a high-ranker.
To exaggerate a bit, she had one foot in the realm of single-rankers.
Han Incheol looked at Jin Soyeon with a disbelieving expression, offering a bitter smile, but what could he do?
Jin Soyeon was destined to one day rise as the strongest hero, crushing figures like single-rankers, top-rankers, and even the Ten Supreme.
“Damn. There’s so many of you. How many high-rankers are there?”
Yoo Dahee slowly scanned the group in front of her, composed of Lee Jinhyuk’s party and dozens of heroes, scratching her cheek.
“No matter how much of a fan I am of ganging up as a strategy, don’t you think this is overkill?”
Even Yoo Dahee, infamous for her combat prowess, couldn’t help but find the sheer numbers daunting.
Especially with many of them being high-rankers or stronger.
With a force like this, even Yoo Dahee couldn’t escape unscathed.
“This ‘Blood Binding’ curse isn’t going to let me run away either. Hmm, what now?”
She glanced at the reddish chain hanging around her neck like a leash, adopting a troubled expression.
“Guess there’s no choice.”
She shook her head from side to side and then suddenly smirked.
“I’ll have to use some dirty tricks of my own.”
And then, Yoo Dahee swiftly dashed.
The heroes, tensely expecting her charge, braced themselves, but ironically, Yoo Dahee didn’t head towards them.
Instead, she went for the unconscious Justice lying on the ground.
In an instant, she grabbed the fainted Justice and lifted him up.
Yoo Dahee then turned to look at Lee Jinhyuk’s group.
“Now, how about it? I’ve got a hostage.”
“……”
“I didn’t want to do this, but considering the situation, there’s no other way.”
“……”
“I doubt any of you so-called heroes would just stand by and let this guy die, would you?”
With a gleeful smile, Yoo Dahee tightened her grip on Justice.
Sure enough, with a hostage in hand, the heroes were unable to act rashly.
If Justice were to die, the responsibility would fall entirely on them.
“Yoo Dahee.”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“You always do exactly what I expect you to.”
Lee Jinhyuk chuckled.
“Did you really think I wouldn’t see this coming?”
“What?”
At that moment, Lee Jinhyuk pulled something out of his pocket.
It was a pure-white, cube-shaped artifact.
“You’re so predictable. Seriously.”
“You? What’s that?”
“This? Oh, just something simple.”
Lee Jinhyuk gripped the cube tightly in his hand.
“It’s a barrier-type relic.”
“A relic? Again with this?”
In an instant, the cube activated.
A burst of light scattered in all directions as a barrier began to form.
Sensing the imminent danger, Yoo Dahee tried to quickly escape from the emerging boundary.
Under normal circumstances, she would have made it out easily.
However, right now, she couldn’t.
Why?
Because she was wearing that leash.
The cursed Blood Binding around her neck.
“You little—!”
Yoo Dahee gathered energy in one hand and fired it at Lee Jinhyuk.
It was a blast of pure magic, like a projectile.
The attack flew toward him with such speed and power that most ordinary heroes would have no chance to react.
But—
“Hmph.”
BANG!
The blast ricocheted off a barrier and dissipated.
It was Jin Soyeon, who had quickly stepped in front of Lee Jinhyuk and raised her shield to block the attack.
“Watch yourself.”
Jin Soyeon snorted dismissively and stood her ground in front of him.
With the Shisan Blood Sea, the Aegis shield, and the Black Star Assembly armor, she was both the sharpest sword and the sturdiest shield.
“The barrier has been fully activated.”
At Lee Jinhyuk’s words, Yoo Dahee glanced around.
The familiar setting of Gwanghwamun Square had completely disappeared, replaced by an endless, blank white space.
What the hell is this?
Is this really the inside of a barrier?
“I still have the hostage in my han— huh?”
“The hostage? Where?”
“What? But just a second ago…?”
Justice, whom she had been holding a moment ago, was nowhere to be seen.
It wasn’t just him.
Invisible Woman, All Strength, Laser Sight—all of them had vanished like mirages.
“What did you do?”
“I just sent them outside the barrier.”
“The hostage, too?”
“Yup.”
Lee Jinhyuk nodded matter-of-factly.
“This cube lets me send specific people outside the barrier at will.”
“Ugh.”
Which meant, her hostage strategy was worthless.
As soon as she grabbed someone, they could just be sent outside the barrier.
Unbelievable.
Yoo Dahee scowled. Damn it. He really intends to finish everything today, doesn’t he?
“Blood Binding, this barrier… Jeez. You really came prepared, huh? How do you have so many relics?”
“You’d better believe it. I put a lot into this. After all, I still have a debt to repay for that hole you gouged in my stomach. You know I like to return what I receive, don’t you?”
“Hah. If I had known this, I should’ve torn your body to pieces, instead of letting you come back to life.”
Yoo Dahee bit down on her lower lip.
The theft of the orb that summoned the monsters.
The separation from her Rebellion comrades.
The Blood Binding and this barrier mechanism.
Everything. Everything was playing into that bastard’s hands.
‘What now?’
Yoo Dahee considered her options.
‘Can I break this barrier?’
If she could shatter it, she could take hostages or force her way out, reversing the situation.
These kinds of barriers usually couldn’t be broken from the inside, but the reverse often held true.
‘Once my comrades from Rebellion arrive, we can break through from the outside.’
All I need to do is hold out for a little while. Just for a few minutes.
‘Wait. Yoo Dahee. Why are you even thinking in terms of holding out?’
She shook her head and corrected herself.
‘No. Don’t just endure—wipe them all out.’
Break the smug confidence of these fools who think they’ve trapped me.
They think I’m just a mouse in a trap, but they couldn’t be more wrong.
They’re the real mice here.
And I’m the cat.
It’s time to let them know.
Time to show these pathetic fools the truth.
“Alright then, heroes. Want to test it out?”
Yoo Dahee smirked, slipping her gloves back on.
“Let’s see if you can really capture me.”
And with that, Yoo Dahee lunged forward.
Thus began the battle between Yoo Dahee, the worst villain in Korea, and the assembled heroes.
***
Minutes passed.
Tens of minutes, even.
In that time, Yoo Dahee had clashed against close to thirty heroes, knocking out more than half of them.
Her strength was truly overwhelming.
Even though Yoo Dahee was strong, to think she could withstand the combined assault of so many heroes and achieve such results.
Unbelievably powerful.
Despite being surrounded by the likes of former single-ranker Han Incheol, Baek Nam-il, Hong Daye, Jin Soyeon, and Baek Yoorin—some of the finest heroes—that was still the outcome?
Yoo Dahee dodged, blocked, and parried almost every attack, gradually wearing down the heroes’ strength bit by bit.
Her movements were akin to that of a god.
Some of the heroes even looked at her in awe, as if witnessing an incredible spectacle.
Honestly, was there even a hero or villain in Korea who could handle this many opponents simultaneously?
Even Korea’s strongest hero might not be able to hold out this long under such pressure.
But not Yoo Dahee.
She possessed a natural, monstrous talent.
However, even geniuses have limits when they are human.
After all, no one person can hold off ten others at once.
Surrounded by overwhelming numbers, Yoo Dahee was forced to fight alone, which led her to unnecessarily expend tremendous amounts of energy and mana.
As a result, she began to miss opportunities to dodge attacks she could have easily avoided, and the injuries piled up.
The longer the battle dragged on, the more the tide shifted against Yoo Dahee.
She gasped heavily for air, glaring at Lee Jinhyuk and his group.
What if it had been a one-on-one fight?
She probably could have defeated them all, one by one.
But fighting them all together was a completely different story.
‘Damn it. This is infuriating.’
Every time she tried to take down one opponent, another would jump in to interfere, then another, and another.
If they were nobodies, it wouldn’t have been so bad, but high-rankers, combining their attacks, only made things worse.
Especially Jin Soyeon and Baek Yoorin.
Those two kept countering and blocking her attacks as if they already knew exactly what she was going to do.
These were techniques that she had never shown to anyone outside, moves unique to herself.
Yet, they read her moves effortlessly, like they had been fighting her all their lives.
It was probably due to Lee Jinhyuk’s future foresight ability.
No doubt, he had briefed them on all her techniques beforehand.
‘And when did Baek Yoorin become so strong? She’s fighting like a full-fledged high-ranker!’
On top of that, Baek Yoorin was wielding the Cheongwol Mugum, a mighty relic in its own right, making her even more troublesome to deal with.
And for that matter, Lee Jinhyuk himself.
His commanding abilities were impeccable.
With precise instructions, he applied relentless pressure, and that smug face of his was just… aggravating.
She had never been this irritated by someone in command before.
“Haah, haah— you!”
Sensing that Yoo Dahee’s focus had wavered slightly, Han Incheol seized the opportunity and swung down the Yeoui Cudgel.
Under normal circumstances, Yoo Dahee would have easily dodged the strike.
But her exhausted body could no longer respond quickly enough, and the club struck her squarely.
It was a solid hit.
Even Yoo Dahee couldn’t help but cough up blood.
“Cough…!”
She tumbled across the ground, rolling for tens of meters.
Yoo Dahee groaned, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
That one hurt.
Feels like at least a couple of ribs just broke.
Damn it, this is getting bad.
Dangerous, even.
That’s right. For the first time in years, Yoo Dahee was experiencing genuine danger.
End of Chapter
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Jhonrock
Yeah, yeah. I bet she will come up with some cheat power from her a*s and turn the situation around. Or she will escape to fight another day, like those villains from western comics…