Breaking Up with the Heroine of the Female-Oriented Game - Chapter 163

Chapter 163

Lee Jinhyuk and Yoo Dahee (2)

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“Had your body been in good shape, you could have easily penetrated the relic’s defenses, but right now, it looks a bit tough for you, doesn’t it?”

Lee Jinhyuk trusted in the Guardian’s Barrier and the Black Star Assembly’s defenses, ignoring minor attacks as he lunged forward with his sword.

For her, whose current physical condition was a complete wreck, breaking through the various relics’ defense capabilities would not be easy.

If she had taken enough time to gather her strength and attack, things might have been different, but that would be futile.

Because Lee Jinhyuk certainly wouldn’t just stand by and watch.

“Ugh, ugh! How annoying, really!”

Yoo Dahee was accumulating wounds.

The sharp blade of Shisan Blood Sea grazed her cheeks, arms, sides, thighs, and more.

They were merely small cuts, but isn’t there a saying that ‘water droplets can wear down stone’?

Minor wounds piling on can easily lead to serious harm.

With Yoo Dahee’s current physical condition, even these small injuries were likely burdensome enough.

“Ha, ha, ha, ugh,”

“Whew, already tired?”

Yoo Dahee was dripping blood while panting and struggling to catch her breath.

It seemed she was quite exhausted.

Perhaps it was the result of fighting all day without a break; she looked like she was already out of stamina.

However, Lee Jinhyuk was in top shape.

As stated earlier, he hadn’t fought much today.

Unlike others, he was in full condition.

Moreover, thanks to his exceptional abilities, his stamina had been enhanced to a high ranker’s level.

So, it was no wonder that Yoo Dahee was struggling.

“Ugh, ha, damn it!”

“Where do you think you’re going?”

Yoo Dahee quickly tried to distance herself using Transcendent Transformation to catch her breath, but Lee Jinhyuk wasn’t the type to just watch passively.

He immediately activated Blood Binding.

Using her blood as a medium, red chains extended and bound her, preventing her from escaping.

Yoo Dahee ground her teeth in frustration.

“Gah?!”

Seizing the opportunity, Lee Jinhyuk swung Shisan Blood Sea again, slicing Yoo Dahee once more.

Had her body been in decent shape, she could have easily dodged.

But she was unable to respond properly to Lee Jinhyuk’s attack with her broken body.

“Ha, ha, ha.”

Yoo Dahee was dripping with sweat as she thought.

Relics.

Information.

Abilities.

Physical condition, etc.

At this point, almost everything was in Lee Jinhyuk’s favor.

Continuing like this might put her in serious danger.

“Frustrated, Yoo Dahee?”

“Ha, ha.”

“You can see all my attacks, but your body just won’t cooperate.”

“Ha, ha, whew.”

“If I didn’t have any relics, maybe you could have figured something out, but right now, that won’t be easy.”

“Whew, ugh…”

Yoo Dahee slowly steadied her breath and glared intensely at Lee Jinhyuk.

“…Fine, I admit it.”

She glared even harder.

“…Right now, it seems you are stronger.”

I won’t make excuses like it’s because of the relics, or my lack of stamina, or that my injuries are too severe.

Life is inherently unfair, and fights are bound to be unreasonable.

However, she had no intention of crumbling here.

Pain that couldn’t kill her would only push her to grow stronger.

“You, Lee Jinhyuk, are ultimately just stepping stones for me. You said you’d kill me? Then go ahead, try and kill me!”

“……”

Yoo Dahee charged forward like a wounded beast.

Ignoring her injuries, she unleashed a fierce barrage of attacks.

Watching Yoo Dahee’s flurry of punches, Lee Jinhyuk thought.

This girl is gradually improving her movements.

Is she growing stronger in the meantime?

What a monster.

It felt like he was facing a crisis-ridden growth-type protagonist.

If this were a comic or a novel, he might experience the unreasonable event of being overwhelmed by a suddenly powerful protagonist in the moment of crisis.

But Yoo Dahee, you’re not the protagonist.

No matter how much you grow, there won’t be a reversal.

You’re finished here.

“Yaaaaah!”

Yoo Dahee relentlessly continued attacking, defending, and dodging, gathering her energy into her right hand.

The gathered magical energy swelled ominously.

That girl, Yoo Dahee, definitely has good intuitions.

Could she concentrate that much power in one spot while fighting so fiercely? This truly proves that she’s a genius.

It seemed she intended to settle things with this attack.

“A decisive move… Good, then…”

“……!”

Lee Jinhyuk took a slight step back and raised his sword.

Then, he took a stance to strike down hard.

Upon seeing his stance, Yoo Dahee bit her lip.

Could it be?

Is he going to use the One Slash of Baek Sword Style?

“Yes, Yoo Dahee. Let’s bring this to an end.”

One of the ultimate techniques of the Baek Sword Style, the One Slash, which has taken down many villains.

Currently, there were only two people who have truly mastered this technique: Baek Yeonghyun, the founder of the Baek Sword Style, and Baek Il-nam, who is renowned as a Sword Master.

This was a technique of significantly high difficulty.

The Vigilante had previously caught Baek Yoorin’s attention by defeating her with his imitated One Slash learned from watching Baek Yeonghyun’s videos and over-the-shoulder learning.

Of course, his execution was not exceptionally refined, but the outstanding talent of the Vigilante to somewhat replicate the sword skill that is also an ultimate technique of the Baek Sword Style was unquestionable.

Due to his unique genius, even Baek Yeonghyun had coveted the Vigilante.

“Ha. I’ll take whatever you throw at me. That technique.”

“……”

Ah, but of course Lee Jinhyuk could not use the One Slash.

Naturally, someone with no talent wouldn’t be able to execute top-tier swordsmanship like the One Slash, no matter how hard they tried.

But that’s alright.

His exceptional ability made the impossible possible.

As a result of multiple experiments, he found that if he used this ability well, it was possible to mimic not just strength but also techniques.

Of course, the opponent had to be clearly aware of the technique, and Lee Jinhyuk needed the firm belief that he could perform such a technique.

Because Yoo Dahee believed firmly in the Vigilante, Lee Jinhyuk was confident that he could execute the One Slash.

‘Mimicking techniques is quite burdensome… I need to bring this to an end in one go.’

Unlike merely imitating strength, mimicking techniques requires tremendous stamina and mental fortitude.

Thus, Lee Jinhyuk resolved.

To end this in a single match.

“Lee Jinhyuk!”

“Ha!”

Yoo Dahee surged forward like an arrow, swinging her fist as if she meant to kill Lee Jinhyuk immediately, who also swung his sword in response.

Yoo Dahee’s fist and Lee Jinhyuk’s sword extended almost simultaneously.

And…

“Urgh, ugh.”

Lee Jinhyuk was struck hard in the abdomen, stumbling backward.

Yoo Dahee’s fist broke through the Guardian’s Barrier, plunging into his abdomen.

Without the defenses of the Black Star Assembly and his high-ranker’s durability, he could have been finished by this attack.

“Aah, ugh. Damn, Yoo Dahee… As expected, you really are the strongest villain in this world… ugh, and you managed to counter this…”

“Ha, ha, ugh, what are you saying, cough, ugh…?”

Of course, Yoo Dahee was not unscathed either.

Lee Jinhyuk’s blade had deeply sliced her body at an angle.

Cupping the widely gaping wound with her hand, Yoo Dahee winced in pain and coughed up blood.

Both were severely wounded from each other’s techniques.

Of course, Lee Jinhyuk was significantly better off given he was armed with relics than Yoo Dahee.

“Haah, haah.”

“Ugh, ugh.”

Lee Jinhyuk glanced around stealthily.

It seemed many of the other heroes who fought with the Rebellion members were also considerably worn out.

Among them, Lee Siwoon, Kang Daehan, and Roxanne were panting as they looked at Ryan and his party, who also faced the heroes with blood pouring from their bodies.

It appeared that if the battle continued, casualties could truly occur.

Was this finally their limit?

If so, it was time to execute the original plan.

“Whew… Well, I guess this is it. It would be troublesome if more insisted while there might be casualties. I believe this level of damage is enough.”

“Ha, ha, what?”

Yoo Dahee frowned in confusion at Lee Jinhyuk’s sudden statement.

What’s going on? Why is he suddenly acting like this?

Did he not intend to finish it?

“Whew, everyone, thank you for your hard work.”

“Ah.”

Lee Jinhyuk snapped his fingers.

At that, the powers of all the heroes vanished in an instant.

It seemed he had expelled them outside the barrier.

As all heroes but Lee Jinhyuk disappeared, the villains were left with puzzled expressions.

“Whew, huh? What is this?”

“Ha, ha…”

Isabelle and Ryan glanced around with suspicious expressions.

“Lee Jinhyuk, what’s going on… cough, what do you mean?”

“Yoo Dahee.”

Lee Jinhyuk called her name softly, his lips curling into a wry smile.

“Have you never been curious?”

“?”

“Why I bound you with both the barrier and Blood Binding.”

“Well, that’s…”

To be honest, just a barrier or Blood Binding would have been enough to bind Yoo Dahee.

“The original purpose of the barrier was not to bind your feet. It was to separate heroes from villains and prevent external harm.”

As he spoke, Lee Jinhyuk activated the space ring.

Then, something large dropped from beyond the space.

Yoo Dahee was perplexed.

What is that?

It looked like a bomb…

Huh? A bomb?

“It’s a high-density magical bomb that can destroy up to a 100-meter radius.”

“You, you?!”

A small magical bomb that could be procured for dungeon raids or beast subjugations.

Due to its danger, it couldn’t be freely traded by individuals, but with the help of Yoo Seolhyun, Lee Siwoon, Baek Yoorin, and others, he managed to obtain it.

He had grouped multiple small magical bombs together to maximize their destructive power.

It might be weaker than the Crawling Fear’s high-density magic, but it should be sufficient to blow away Yoo Dahee and her squad, who were already battered.

Ah, of course, Yoo Dahee, you might escape the explosion radius if you use Transcendent Transformation, but due to Blood Binding, you can’t run farther than a certain distance, right?

So please, just die quietly.

“Then let’s go together, Yoo Dahee.”

“Hey, you crazy bastard!”

Lee Jinhyuk was about to press the detonation switch immediately.

Yoo Dahee, startled, rushed over but was already too late.

“Activate the Blood Curse.”

“Gah?!”

Yoo Dahee, who had lunged in like a spear, coughed up blood.

Because of the Blood Curse, blood gushed out from all her injuries.

Lee Jinhyuk depleted her stamina and durability right until the very last moment. With injuries accumulated like this, she wouldn’t be able to withstand the explosion.

“Ah, of course I have plenty of defensive relics, so I can manage.”

“You!”

Taking out Aegis from his space pocket, Lee Jinhyuk rapidly pressed the detonation switch.

And then.

“Damn it. Ugh?!”

Boom!

A blinding light, flame, and shockwave engulfed Lee Jinhyuk, Yoo Dahee, Ryan Jones, Seong Baeksan, and Isabelle inside the barrier.

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“Cough, cough, ugh… my body hurts…”

Lee Jinhyuk, engulfed in the explosion, staggered to his feet.

He put the Aegis shield, which had protected him moments ago, back into the space pocket and spat out blood.

Thanks to the Aegis shield, Guardian’s Barrier, and the Black Star Assembly’s defenses, he survived the huge explosion without serious injury.

Furthermore, he also possessed the Tears of the Moon inside him.

Tears of the Moon is a relic that absorbs magical energy.

Due to that, he was able to remain relatively unaffected by the magic bomb’s explosion.

“Ugh, still hurts… whew… I think my eardrums are half gone… cough.”

Despite staggering, Lee Jinhyuk scanned his surroundings.

Then he began to recognize the faces of the members of Rebellion who had been caught in the explosion.

Seong Baekhan was fainted nearby, collapsed, while Ryan appeared to have been alarmed by the sudden explosion and was trying to protect Isabelle, clutching her tightly as he lay down.

He had openly taken the blast, and his body was charred black, looking as if he could die any moment now.

If it had been the usual Ryan, he could have easily endured such an explosion.

After all, he was the strongest enhancee in South Korea.

But due to the heroes, even his limits had been pushed to the brink of exhaustion, and in the end he couldn’t withstand the explosion.

Everyone truly had a hard time.

To have pushed Ryan Jones, who slaughtered numerous heroes as a Crusher, to this point.

“……”

Lee Jinhyuk glanced swiftly over Isabelle, whom Ryan had shielded from the explosion to a degree, but it seemed she was in a serious condition as well.

Isabelle had very low durability, to begin with.

Thanks to Ryan protecting her from the explosion, she hadn’t lost her life, but in other words, she was in a state barely clinging to life.

“… cough, ugh, euh…”

“… Yoo Dahee.”

As he turned his head, he finally saw Yoo Dahee.

Charred black from the explosion, she stood weakly.

Even though her body was battered and caught in the blast, she didn’t collapse, breathing heavily as she stood to the end.

However, she seemed no longer able to move.

She looked as if she were on the verge of death.

“… Do you… remember the faces of those you’ve killed until now?”

“Cough, cough, you… huh?”

He took one step after another.

“… You probably can’t remember. Of course not.”

“Cough, cough, ugh…”

“… To you, others were just lives worth less than a fly.”

Dragging his sword slowly along the ground, he struggled to move forward.

“You’ve killed far too many, Yoo Dahee. Far too many.”

The number of people who had lost their lives at her hands was beyond counting.

Though he was well aware that her past was trampled by the heroes, leading her to resent them, even so, he couldn’t excuse what she had done until now.

She was the worst villain in South Korea, toying with the lives of countless people.

“I can’t let you live, even if I don’t care about other villains.”

“……”

“Yoo Dahee. It’s time to end this.”

“……”

Before he knew it, Lee Jinhyuk had reached right in front of Yoo Dahee.

He steadied his trembling hands and, with great effort, lifted his sword, preparing to stab her at any moment.

Yoo Dahee, who had been standing weakly, seemed to no longer have the strength to resist, just quietly looking up at Lee Jinhyuk.

What was she thinking now?

Injustice? Regret? Anger? Fear? Lamentation?

He didn’t know that, but one thing was certain.

Yoo Dahee was aware.

The end was approaching.

“……”

After gazing at Lee Jinhyuk for a brief moment, Yoo Dahee coughed once and slowly closed her eyes.

Then, she uttered a brief phrase.

“… cough, you’ve won, Lee Jinhyuk.”

“Yeah.”

Lee Jinhyuk bit his lower lip lightly and thrust the sword down with all his strength.

Thwack!

The azure blade pierced Yoo Dahee’s heart with precision.

Her body, having reached its limits, fell easily under the blade.

With her heart pierced, Yoo Dahee eventually toppled to the ground.

Briefly, her body convulsed but soon quieted down.

It seemed she was dead. That Yoo Dahee… just like that.

A slight uneasy feeling crept over him for taking a life, but he quickly shook his head to get rid of that feeling.

After all, he had already made up his mind to kill Yoo Dahee.

“… Ah.”

With his legs giving way, Lee Jinhyuk suddenly collapsed.

As soon as he sat down, the barrier began to dissolve, revealing the anxious faces of the many heroes waiting outside.

Had Yoo Dahee’s party survived the explosion, they had planned to release the barrier and immediately engage in a counterattack, but thankfully, it seemed there was no need for that.

Because all members of the Rebellion, including Yoo Dahee, were annihilated.

“Jinhyuk!!!”

Someone in the distance shouted loudly, rushing toward him in a panic.

As he turned to see who it was, he recognized Jin Soyeon, who was racing toward him with her injured body.

“Ha, ha! Hey! Jin Soyeon! Are you really going to do this? I told you so many times that you’d just be a hindrance if you came now!”

“Jinhyuk! There’s Jinhyuk!”

“What?”

Behind Jin Soyeon, Yoo Seolhyun, Seo Na-ri, and several heroes followed.

It seemed Jin Soyeon had recklessly attempted to run to Lee Jinhyuk and was being followed to be stopped.

“Jinhyuk! Jinhyuk!!!”

“W-wait a moment.”

Ignoring Yoo Seolhyun’s plea, Jin Soyeon dashed towards Lee Jinhyuk and threw her arms around him.

“Ugh!”

S-Soyeon!

I’m an injured patient!

I’ve shattered my ribs!

Bone, bone! Ugh!

“Are you alright, Jinhyuk? Are you hurt anywhere? And what about Yoo Dahee? What happened to them? Did you miss them? I’m just glad you’re safe for now!”

“Cough, cough, hey, ask me one at a time, cough!”

“B-blood! How!? Was it because of Yoo Dahee?! Ugh!”

“Half of it is because of you…”

Lee Jinhyuk took out healing water from the space ring and gulped it down.

“Whew… feeling a bit better now.”

“Thank goodness. But what about Yoo Dahee? What really happened? Did you miss her?”

“Can’t you see that? Look over there?”

“That?”

Jin Soyeon’s gaze shifted to where Lee Jinhyuk slightly pointed.

There, she saw.

Yoo Dahee and the Rebellion members lying defeated.

“Y-you defeated her? You?”

“…You only grazed her at the end.”

Had Yoo Dahee been in her normal condition, it would have been nearly impossible to inflict even a scratch.

“Ha, ha, ha, whew… Jin Soyeon, you really don’t listen at all.”

“Ah. Yoo Seolhyun.”

“…Is that Yoo Dahee? What’s going on, Lee Jinhyuk? You really defeated her?”

“I told you, I was confident.”

“Fufu. It seems she’s not seriously injured either.”

“No, it hurts like hell for me.”

“Stop the dramatics.”

Not dramatics…!

“Ah, ha. Really.”

Lee Jinhyuk finally fell flat onto the ground.

“Huh? Jinhyuk! Why are you suddenly like this?!”

“Hey? Lee Jinhyuk? You?!”

The worried voices of Jin Soyeon and Yoo Seolhyun gently tickled Lee Jinhyuk’s ears, but he lay down as if it didn’t matter and slowly closed his eyes.

Whew, that was really tough, really tough.

He had struggled for a whole year to defeat Yoo Dahee, and now it was finally over.

Whether one considers it short or long, he had finally resolved his ill-fated connection with Yoo Dahee.

It was the moment the worst villain in history, Yoo Dahee, met her end.

This would later become the lasting narrative of the Gwanghwamun massacre in Seoul and the first monumental incident marking the rise of Lee Jinhyuk and Jin Soyeon as legendary heroes who would proudly announce their names across South Korea and beyond.

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