Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 159
Chapter 159
Kangrim (1)
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“Ku, kurluk, ugh, guh, guugh.”
Yoo Dahee spewed bright red blood.
A sharp blade had deeply gouged into her abdomen, mercilessly tearing through her insides.
Additionally, the bluish flames emanating from Jin Soyeon’s magic burned every part of her—bones, muscles, organs—everything.
An indescribable pain washed over Yoo Dahee.
“Guugh, ugh, urgh!”
Yoo Dahee groaned in agony through her lips.
It was a fatal wound.
It was severe enough that if it were a regular hero or villain, they’d have probably died instantly without it being strange.
Even with her monstrous physical abilities, there was no way Yoo Dahee could withstand this level of damage.
Moreover, she was already nearing her limit.
She couldn’t move her body anymore.
“Hah, kuh, you, you…”
Panting heavily, Yoo Dahee twisted her expression, slowly raised her head, and looked straight ahead.
There, she saw Jin Soyeon, covered in blood, silently staring coldly at her.
Jin Soyeon was also far from unscathed.
She was in a state barely distinguishable from tattered rags.
Yet, her sharp, gleaming eyes betrayed no signs of weakness as she fixed a deadly gaze on Yoo Dahee, as if intent on killing her.
“Ji, Jinso… yeon… Hahk?!”
Psshk!
Fwoosh!
Without a word, Jin Soyeon pulled the sword from Yoo Dahee’s wounds.
As the deeply embedded blade was removed, blood gushed like a fountain from the wound.
Amidst the flow of blood, Yoo Dahee’s consciousness grew hazy, and she felt the strength drain from her body.
She was losing too much blood.
It wouldn’t be strange if she died at any moment.
Staggering, she pressed a hand to her wound.
Her legs trembled uncontrollably, and her vision blurred.
Eventually, she collapsed to the ground.
Only dark clots of blood spilled from her mouth.
She couldn’t hold on any longer.
This can’t be happening.
I can’t end like this.
Death.
Death was right at her doorstep.
The inescapable death marched closer step by step, its grotesque jaws wide open, ready to swallow her whole.
Gritting her teeth, Yoo Dahee tried to stand again, but it was useless.
Each time she pushed herself up in a crouch, she’d collapse immediately.
Her arms and legs wouldn’t move as she wanted.
Her body had already reached its limit.
“Yoo Dahee.”
“…Ah.”
Jin Soyeon stood right in front of her.
She looked down at Yoo Dahee with her cold, indifferent eyes.
Slowly raising her arm, Jin Soyeon lifted a bloodstained sword.
Blood dripped from the blade.
Yoo Dahee, half-conscious, blankly stared at it.
Then, she let out a weak, hollow laugh, as if in disappointment.
“Heh, heh heh. So that’s… how it is.”
She muttered quietly.
“I’ve lost… have I?”
She slowly lifted her head.
Their eyes met.
And Yoo Dahee laughed faintly.
“I guess… this is your… victory… huh, kurluk, kurluk.”
“It wasn’t just me.”
In a one-on-one fight, Yoo Dahee was an opponent no one could defeat.
But with the combined efforts of dozens of heroes fighting with all their might, they had barely managed to bring her down.
“Yoo Dahee, your downfall was ignoring your allies because you were drunk on your own strength.”
What if Rebellion’s members had been with her from the start? What would the outcome have been?
She might not have lost like this.
Even if she had, she might have at least been able to escape.
However, Yoo Dahee was here alone.
Knowing her own strength, she didn’t bother to bring her allies, but in the end, that decision led to her downfall.
“Allies, huh…”
A bitter expression crossed Yoo Dahee’s face.
How many people could she truly call her allies?
Most of the Rebellion members cooperated with her out of necessity. If the situation became unfavorable for them, it wouldn’t be surprising if they fled immediately.
Maybe only Isabelle and Ryan… perhaps those two wouldn’t abandon her so easily.
But as mentioned earlier, they weren’t here.
Yoo Dahee had to meet her end, lonely and alone.
“Hah, kurluk, guh, I should’ve just listened to Isabelle… I got too… ahead of myself. I’ll be more careful… next time, kurluk.”
“There won’t be a next time.”
Jin Soyeon’s blade gleamed menacingly.
“This is your end.”
“Yeah, …I suppose.”
The sword was raised higher.
She took a stance that looked ready to strike with one final blow.
The blood-red blade glinted ominously, as though it was yearning to devour Yoo Dahee’s blood.
Jin Soyeon intended to finish it here and now.
In most cases, killing villains who had been incapacitated was forbidden, but no one had any intention of stopping Jin Soyeon.
Yoo Dahee’s overwhelming display of power had left everyone speechless.
Even if she were captured alive and imprisoned, there was a chance her allies might break her out.
As long as she was alive, South Korea’s safety couldn’t be guaranteed.
Thus, it had to end now.
This might be the first and last opportunity.
“Soyeon, you don’t have to do it yourself…”
“No, Jinhyuk. I need to do this.”
Though Lee Jinhyuk thought Jin Soyeon didn’t need to dirty her own hands, she had already made up her mind.
As the hero who brought down Yoo Dahee, Jin Soyeon had the responsibility and resolve to see her end through.
There was also a slight sense of revenge mixed in, especially since Yoo Dahee had killed Lee Jinhyuk once before.
“Well then, it’s time.”
“……”
Jin Soyeon infused her sword with a deeper, bluish power, sharpening it even more.
She aimed to cut down Yoo Dahee in one clean stroke.
“Farewell, Yoo Dahee.”
“……”
Yoo Dahee could only watch blankly.
Ah, so this is how I’m going to meet my end.
Without accomplishing anything…
It shouldn’t end like this…
I can’t die yet.
But the only thing Yoo Dahee could do now was stare vacantly at the blade, waiting for death…
“Yoo Dahee!”
Clang!
Right before Jin Soyeon’s sword could reach Yoo Dahee’s throat, the barrier suddenly shattered into pieces.
Like glass breaking, the barrier crumbled, and someone burst through, hurtling toward Jin Soyeon with a fierce punch.
“!”
A fist came flying, accompanied by a powerful shockwave.
It was an unexpected ambush.
Had this been Jin Soyeon from a few minutes earlier, she might have been hit.
But she wasn’t the same now.
Having grown stronger through her battle with Yoo Dahee, Jin Soyeon swiftly twisted her body, dodging the attack with ease.
Whoosh!
The huge fist narrowly grazed Jin Soyeon’s cheek.
Ryan Jones, the one who had thrown the punch, was momentarily taken aback.
Of course, it was surprising.
This young girl had effortlessly dodged his surprise strike, a blow that had silenced countless heroes in one hit.
The Crusher’s fist.
“Where do you think you’re going!”
“Ugh?!”
But it didn’t end with just a dodge.
The pretty black-haired girl quickly swung her sword, brutally slashing through Ryan’s shoulder.
Shhhrkk!
Blood sprayed into the air.
Ryan clenched his teeth tightly.
She just sliced through the body of Ryan Jones, the mightiest physical enforcer in Korea, like it was paper? What kind of monstrous strength does this girl have? It’s like she’s another Yoo Dahee.
“You think I’ll let you get away?”
Ryan immediately tried to escape, trying to carry off the half-conscious Yoo Dahee, but Jin Soyeon wasn’t about to let him off so easily.
Adopting a thrusting stance, she aimed to pierce through Ryan’s back.
Just as she was about to extend her sword—
“Soyeon! Wait, hold on for a minute!”
“Huh? Jinhyuk?”
Suddenly, Lee Jinhyuk intervened, stopping her.
Why now?
Jin Soyeon blinked in confusion, her gaze questioning.
After casting a puzzled glance at Lee Jinhyuk, she finally noticed the place he was motioning toward with his chin.
Lee Jinhyuk’s chin pointed toward the SL Group and HanYoung Clan heroes, who were being held hostage.
By Seong Baeksan and Isabelle.
“Jin Soyeon.”
Isabelle spoke up.
“Drop your hands. And make sure the other heroes do as well. If anyone tries anything…”
Covered in blood, her hair disheveled, Isabelle glared at the captives with a deadly gaze, quietly gasping for breath.
“…You know what will happen, don’t you?”
“……”
Jin Soyeon bit her lip in frustration.
How did it come to this? I should’ve finished Yoo Dahee quickly before things got dragged out this long.
“Don’t worry about us, Soyeon… Take down Yoo Dahee…!”
“Dammit, coughing like an idiot while being a hostage… Jin Soyeon! Just do it! If we die, it’s our fault anyway, cough, cough!”
Beaten and held hostage, Lee Siwoon and Kang Daehan shouted, but Isabelle silenced them with a kick.
“Shut up. Stay quiet.”
“Urgh!”
“Ugh?!”
After a few more kicks, Lee Siwoon and Kang Daehan fell silent.
Jin Soyeon bit her lower lip hard.
“Jinhyuk, what should we do…?”
“……”
Lee Jinhyuk furrowed his brow, lost in thought.
This situation was extremely tricky.
To think that Lee Siwoon, Kang Daehan, and several other heroes had been taken hostage.
He had believed that even if Ryan and Seong Baeksan were powerful villains, they could handle them.
And looking at the states of Ryan and Seong Baeksan, it seemed they had certainly put up a fierce fight.
Apparently, these two villains were stronger than Lee Jinhyuk had anticipated.
But what was Isabelle doing here?
Did Roxanne and the church members lose as well?
“Hang in there… Yoo Dahee, stay with me! Yoo Dahee…!”
“Isa…belle? Why, are you… here, kurluk, kurluk.”
“Don’t talk, Yoo Dahee. Drink this healing water first…”
Isabelle poured healing water over her mercilessly.
It seemed like top-grade healing water, but healing injuries to that extent completely would be impossible with just that.
At best, it could only serve as first aid.
To truly recover her body, she’d need to find a healer.
“Phew… I feel a bit better now… Ugh.”
“It’s only first aid.”
“Yeah, but at least I won’t die right away, will I?”
And just letting them get away?
Those bastards?
Lee Jinhyuk desperately wanted to use his relic that could separate villains from the hostages, but it wasn’t ready for reuse yet.
He mulled over the situation.
What if he ordered Jin Soyeon to attack right now?
Even though Yoo Dahee had consumed healing water, with her body in its terrible state, she wouldn’t be a match for Jin Soyeon.
Not just Yoo Dahee, but heavily injured Ryan, Seong Baeksan, and Isabelle wouldn’t be her match either.
Furthermore, Yoo Dahee was still bound by the Blood Binding.
She couldn’t stay far from Jin Soyeon.
Thus, if they were willing to sacrifice the hostages, they could finish them off.
If they could just accept the loss of the hostages.
“……”
If this were within a game, there’d be no need for hesitation.
In a game, the dead could simply be revived, and they were just sprites of 0s and 1s anyway.
But reality is different.
Once dead, there’s no bringing them back, and these people are living beings with flesh and blood, just like Lee Jinhyuk.
Besides, it was his fault they’d been kidnapped in the first place.
Because his plan had lacked something, because his predictions had been off—because he had asked them to fight alongside him.
So he couldn’t force them to sacrifice themselves.
“Kurluk, kurluk, haah, seriously… Hey, Jin Soyeon. Let me go. The Blood Binding, or whatever it is.”
“……”
“Hey. Can’t you hear me?”
“……”
Yoo Dahee gestured with her finger toward the reddish chains wrapped around her neck, grumbling.
Jin Soyeon hesitated for a moment.
She glanced at Lee Jinhyuk.
Lee Jinhyuk, with no other choice, gave her a short nod, and Jin Soyeon let out a deep sigh as she broke the Blood Binding.
Clang!
The Blood Binding, designed to keep Yoo Dahee from fleeing too far, shattered and fell to the ground.
Yoo Dahee smirked.
“Phew. Feels better now that this dog collar is off.”
Are we just going to be dragged around by Yoo Dahee like this?
Isn’t there some way…?
“Jinhyuk, Jinhyuk? Can you hear me? Jinhyuk!”
“…Roxanne?”
“Ah, finally! Jinhyuk, are you okay?”
Perhaps because the barrier was broken, communications with Roxanne had resumed.
“I’m sorry, Jinhyuk. We managed to defeat most of Rebellion’s members, but…”
Roxanne swallowed dryly and continued.
“…We ended up losing the spatial pocket again.”
“What?”
“It seems Isabelle snatched it.”
The pocket dimension containing the summoning orbs…
“Jinhyuk. We’ll rush to join you as soon as we can, so please hold out a little longer.”
As Roxanne finished her message—
“Shall we make our escape now? Oh, but of course…”
Yoo Dahee, who had received the spatial pocket from Isabelle at some point, flipped it upside down and opened its entrance wide.
Wait, no!
“With a parting gift, naturally.”
“Yoo Dahee!”
Despite my desperate attempt to stop her, it was too late.
Countless orbs tumbled out of the spatial pocket, crashing onto the ground and shattering into pieces.
And then—
“Oh no.”
A massive rift tore open in the sky.
Like cracks spreading through glass, multiple fissures appeared, and from within the rifts, countless monsters began to pour out.
The scent of malice.
Swarms of monsters surged forth from the tear in dimensions.
…The situation had quickly turned dire.
End of Chapter
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Jhonrock
OMG!!! The level of bullsh*t!!! I cant stand it… both of my previous guesses happened… Gona take a break from this one, the level, of annoyance is too high now.