Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 158

Chapter 158

vs Yoo Dahee (4)

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Growth.

Awakening.

Evolution.

Call it whatever you want.

Jin Soyeon had taken a step into a completely different realm than where she had been just moments ago.

The life-and-death battle with Yoo Dahee, the strongest villain in this world, had exponentially contributed to Jin Soyeon’s rapid growth.

It was a ridiculous situation where they had used each other as stepping stones to grow stronger.

And throughout the battle, Jin Soyeon had deliberately concealed the fact that her skills had improved.

All to land a more decisive blow on Yoo Dahee when she let her guard down.

Isn’t it truly an absurd talent?

Yoo Dahee let out a hollow laugh.

“Aha, haha. I knew your growth rate was abnormal, but I didn’t expect you to improve like me, right in the middle of a fight.”

Yoo Dahee shook her head in disbelief.

“This feels like something straight out of a novel. Don’t you think?”

Two prodigious talents, almost unmatched.

A hero and a villain.

Two people who could never coexist gripped their swords and fists, facing each other in silence.

“This… is terrifying.”

Yoo Dahee spat out the blood pooling in her mouth.

“If I had known this would happen, I would’ve killed you earlier.”

Now, Yoo Dahee had fully realized.

Jin Soyeon was not just a future threat, but a dangerous opponent who needed to be dealt with immediately.

“Not that I ever had any intention of letting you live.”

Yoo Dahee loosened her wrists and ankles lightly.

“You’re the same, aren’t you?”

“Everyone….”

Without lowering her guard, Jin Soyeon glanced behind her and whispered quietly.

“… Fall back. You too, Yoorin.”

“Jin Soyeon… You’re not thinking of fighting alone, are you?”

“Everyone’s too injured. Besides.”

She turned her head slightly to glance at Lee Jinhyuk.

“At this moment, I’m probably the only one who can hold my own against Yoo Dahee.”

“That’s….”

“Don’t worry, Jinhyuk.”

Jin Soyeon declared with confidence.

“I will win.”

“Soyeon…”

“So, can you trust me?”

“Haa. Really.”

Lee Jinhyuk hesitated for a moment, looking troubled, then let out a deep sigh.

To be honest, there was no need for Jin Soyeon to insist on a one-on-one duel with Yoo Dahee. There was another option available.

But with Jin Soyeon speaking so decisively, Lee Jinhyuk had no choice but to trust her.

“Geez, you’re awfully cocky, aren’t you?”

Yoo Dahee chuckled, teasing.

“If you take a beating, you’ll be really embarrassed, you know?”

“Aren’t you the one who should be worried, Yoo Dahee?”

“Me? Well, maybe. No matter how much you’ve grown, I still don’t think you can beat me.”

“That’s right. You might be correct.”

Jin Soyeon nodded her head, admitting her own limitations and acknowledging Yoo Dahee’s strength.

The growth she had achieved in such a short time was beyond extraordinary, but even so, it wasn’t enough to fully catch up to the current Yoo Dahee.

“But.”

Jin Soyeon’s eyes scanned Yoo Dahee’s body as she mumbled.

“What can you possibly do with that wrecked body of yours?”

In truth, Yoo Dahee’s body had been faintly trembling for quite some time now.

Her body was no longer in its normal condition.

Her ribs were fractured, her abdomen had been cut open, minor wounds covered her body, and she was losing a significant amount of blood.

To be honest, with her half-destroyed body, even moving should have been taxing for Yoo Dahee.

Yoo Dahee was, after all, merely human, made of flesh and bone.

If she kept bleeding, she would eventually die.

“So stop pretending to be strong, Yoo Dahee. Because I’ll win.”

“Hah.”

Yoo Dahee smirked and ran a hand through her blood-soaked hair.

“Alright, fine.”

She clenched her fist tightly.

“Enough with the words. Let’s get started, shall we?”

“Come.”

“Then, I won’t hold back.”

Pop! With a burst, Yoo Dahee used her Transcendent Transformation technique and shot her fist forward.

“Let’s put an end to this, Jin Soyeon!”

“Yoo Dahee!”

Thus began the life-and-death struggle between two geniuses unlike any the world had ever seen.

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“Haaaah!”

“Aaaaargh!”

Boom!

Crash!

Clang!

Fists and swords ceaselessly clashed, exchanged without pause.

Feints mixed with real attacks, as both offense and defense were endlessly repeated.

All the heroes could do at this moment was stand with their mouths agape, watching their battle in awe.

Even if they wanted to help, they didn’t dare get involved.

If they got dragged into that battle, they would surely die.

Like insects caught in a storm.

The battle between Jin Soyeon and Yoo Dahee had long surpassed the comprehension of ordinary heroes.

An incredible spectacle where each used the other’s skills to grow stronger.

Fists clashed with swords, flesh tore, blood splattered, and with every clash of metal and bone, both Jin Soyeon and Yoo Dahee grew more powerful.

They tore apart each other’s techniques, mirrored them, refined them, and relentlessly repeated their clashes.

A battle to the death between two young prodigies, a sight that would never again be witnessed.

Yoo Dahee, who would grow to become the greatest villain in this world.

And Jin Soyeon, who would rise to become the strongest hero.

They poured everything they had into this.

“… Jinhyuk.”

“What.”

“… Who do you think will win between the two?”

“Not sure.”

As they blankly watched the two fight, Baek Yoorin broke the silence first, and Lee Jinhyuk scratched his temple.

“Certainly… Jin Soyeon’s growth is remarkable… but…”

Baek Yoorin spoke quietly.

“It’s going to be hard for her to take down someone like Yoo Dahee, who’s already gone beyond a different level….”

“Yeah. You’re right.”

Lee Jinhyuk nodded.

It was no easy feat for Jin Soyeon—a comparatively late starter—to catch up to Yoo Dahee, who had been far ahead of her all this time.

“Yoo Dahee is strong. I admit that. But.”

Even so, Lee Jinhyuk answered with a quiet certainty.

“Soyeon will win.”

“… Why?”

At Baek Yoorin’s question of what gave him such confidence, Lee Jinhyuk slowly parted his lips and pointed out a simple fact.

“Soyeon is the protagonist.”

“… The protagonist?”

“Yeah.”

The protagonist.

The one and only person chosen by the world.

The one destined to defeat her greatest nemesis, Yoo Dahee, and save this world from evil.

That’s who Soyeon is.

“So, without a doubt, Soyeon will….”

Thunk!

Crack!

“Ugh! Aaaargh?!”

With a sickening thud and the sound of bones breaking, a short groan reached Lee Jinhyuk and Baek Yoorin’s ears.

Don’t tell me?

They quickly turned their heads, only to see a girl clutching her abdomen, blood dripping down her body.

Jin Soyeon.

“… Phew. Tough, isn’t it?”

“Haa, haaa, urgh, cough, cough.”

Having just taken a massive blow, Jin Soyeon coughed up a mouthful of blood and stumbled backward.

Yoo Dahee’s recent attack had shattered her ribs.

It seemed like her internal organs had also been damaged.

If it weren’t for the defensive relic, Black Star Assembly, her abdomen might have been punctured completely. To think Yoo Dahee had pierced through Black Star Assembly—considered to have the greatest durability—with one strike. Truly a monstrous woman.

“Ouch. The wound opened up even more. Tsk. But this is the end for you, Jin Soyeon.”

“Haa, haa, urgh.”

In the end, Jin Soyeon couldn’t keep up with Yoo Dahee’s growth.

She had been able to chase after her, but catching up had proven impossible.

Wiping the blood from her lips with the back of her hand, Jin Soyeon tossed her shield aside and readied her sword.

“Haa, I admit… you’re strong… really strong….”

“Ha… What? You’re just noticing that now? How dumb.”

“But like I said earlier… urgh, I’ll win….”

Staring resolutely into Yoo Dahee’s eyes, Jin Soyeon showed no hesitation.

Yoo Dahee frowned instinctively.

“What nonsense… You’re on the verge of death.”

Even though Jin Soyeon had taken a direct hit and was struggling to breathe properly, how could she act so confident?

Of course, Yoo Dahee wasn’t in perfect condition either, but she could still manage.

Yet there wasn’t a trace of fear or uncertainty in Jin Soyeon’s eyes. She just stood there, staring back.

Those unshaken eyes irritated her.

“Because you’re alone.”

“What?”

“I’m not. We’ll win, Yoo Dahee.”

“Heh. Is that so.”

As if she needed to hear no more, Yoo Dahee clenched her fists once again.

“Enough with the pointless talk. Let’s settle this now.”

“Yeah…”

Jin Soyeon sneaked a glance at Lee Jinhyuk.

Lee Jinhyuk hesitated briefly, but he soon nodded quietly, his face full of trust.

Jin Soyeon faintly smiled.

“In this situation, you can still smile?”

“Of course I can.”

With trembling hands, she lifted her sword and took a stance to thrust.

“Because there are people who believe I’ll win.”

“Since earlier, you’ve been spewing nonsense. You’re really starting to get on my nerves.”

Yoo Dahee, intending to end it with one decisive blow, charged at Jin Soyeon with her fist clenched tightly.

In Jin Soyeon’s current condition, it would be impossible for her to block the blow.

In fact, not that she even planned to block it.

“Soyeon!”

“I know, Jinhyuk.”

As Yoo Dahee drew near, Jin Soyeon carefully murmured.

Now. This is the first and last chance.

“Blood Curse… activate.”

The final ace Jin Soyeon had hidden away until the very end, per Lee Jinhyuk’s repeated urging.

The secondary ability of Shisan Blood Sea, the relic she had selected to counter Yoo Dahee, was now finally activated.

“Grr…?!”

Splurt!

Whoosh!

It all happened in an instant.

From all of Yoo Dahee’s numerous wounds, blood spurted out.

What… What is this? Yoo Dahee gritted her teeth. Blood was dripping relentlessly from her wounds.

It was all because of Blood Curse’s effects.

After wounding an opponent with Shisan Blood Sea, the ability to activate the Blood Curse caused damage proportional to the wounds inflicted.

“Cough?! T-This!”

If Yoo Dahee had been in perfect condition, it might not have had much effect.

Her monstrous durability and regeneration were truly abnormal.

However, after a prolonged battle that had left her body covered in countless wounds, there was no way even Yoo Dahee could fully withstand the Blood Curse.

“This… This cheap trick…!”

Yoo Dahee gritted her teeth and endured the effects of the Blood Curse.

Although blood was gushing from her wounds, and her internal organs were damaged, she somehow endured through sheer willpower.

“Do you think this is enough… to take me down…?!”

But that wasn’t the point.

“Yoo Dahee.”

From the start, Jin Soyeon’s goal wasn’t to defeat Yoo Dahee with the Blood Curse alone—it was to create an opening.

“This is my victory.”

A gap had appeared in the moment Yoo Dahee charged right up to her.

It was an impossibly small flaw that no one else could capitalize on, not even against an opponent of such a high level.

But for Jin Soyeon, it was different.

Only Jin Soyeon could exploit that small opening.

Yoo Dahee hurriedly tried to evade, but it was already too late. Jin Soyeon had risked everything for this one opportunity.

And then—

Thrust.

Jin Soyeon’s sword pierced Yoo Dahee’s abdomen with precision.

“Urgh?! J-Jin… Jin Soyeon?!”

“It’s over. All of it.”

Jin Soyeon unleashed her magical energy, burning up Yoo Dahee’s insides.

“Aaaaaah!!!”

Thus, the battle’s conclusion was reached.

End of Chapter