Chapter 30
Mungchi is clearly the sorcerer’s influence.
Yet, it was standing protectively in front of me, baring its teeth at the sorcerer.
‘Why?’
In my confusion, I looked at Mungchi once, then at the sorcerer.
The sorcerer also seemed confused, looking at Mungchi before shouting angrily.
[Come here, Elizabeth!]
At the piercing scream, Mungchi whimpered.
“Mungchi!”
I urgently reached out to the creature in pain.
And at that moment, another yellow light emerged from the rod the was holding and charged straight at me.
“Ugh!”
This time, I couldn’t do anything against the attack that came in an instant.
I was violently slammed into a nearby tree, and when I barely regained my senses, blood burst out of my mouth.
Through my dizzy vision, I could see the sorcerer who had attacked me and Mungchi who had hurriedly run after me.
[Elizabeth! Stop!]
Ah, damn. Why is that bastard ordering someone else’s pet around?
The sorcerer was enraged at Mungchi’s defiance. Mungchi, who had approached me, sat down right in front of me.
I could see Mungchi whimpering resistantly right in front of me, but I didn’t have the strength to approach.
I didn’t have enough mana to use a skill, nor the nerve to shamelessly ask for help one more time.
‘If I had just a little mana left, I could have at least attempted to steal the influence.’
Perhaps because that fact was so frustrating, I stared at my trembling hands on the ground and then clenched them tightly.
“Mungchi.”
And I called its name.
“Mungchi.”
That was all I could do.
If you don’t like the name, I’ll give you a new one. I won’t leave you behind.
‘So, just once.’
I knew it was a sound that wouldn’t be heard.
“Are you going to take it home as a pet? Can you even take it home and raise it in the first place?”
When I closed my eyes tightly, Baek Doha’s voice echoed in my head.
I felt foolish for confidently answering ‘I can’ back then without knowing anything.
In this utterly miserable situation, as I was just clenching my fists uselessly.
[SYSTEM] The influence is greatly shaken by you.
A system window popped up in front of my eyes.
‘…Huh?’
[SYSTEM] The influence desires you.
[SYSTEM] The influence’s mental strength reacts violently.
“Mungchi…?”
I blankly raised my head and looked at Mungchi.
It’s no longer the Mungchi I knew. It had grown so much, wasn’t cute-looking anymore, and was no longer on my side.
But why?
[SYSTEM] The influence’s mental strength has successfully dispelled the spell!
Crack, the pattern on Mungchi’s back slowly began to split.
An unbelievable thing had happened.
The sorcerer’s eyes widened. Baek Doha and Cha Si-hyeon who were running towards me, and Lim Yuchan who was watching from afar, were no different.
[Elizabeth!]
Mungchi began to move.
[Stop! I said stop!]
Ignoring all commands, it was approaching me.
“…Mungchi.”
When I called its name once more, it pushed its face close as if being affectionate.
It seems to have forgotten that its body had grown more than 10 times larger.
But I was so happy that it touched me, I hugged Mungchi while smiling tearfully.
[SYSTEM] The sorcerer’s last influence has chosen you!
[SYSTEM] The influence is transferring!
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▸Boss influence: 0%
A bewildered expression was clearly visible on the sorcerer’s face.
[What…]
The last remaining influence, which was also her final resort, had completely disappeared.
‘How is this possible…?’
Even though I saw it with my own eyes, I couldn’t believe it.
Of course, since it was an ability that completely controlled the mental strength of the opponent, if the opponent ‘came to their senses’, they could break the ability.
But no monster could ever overcome her spell. That’s how perfect her spell was.
It wasn’t something that a mere animal’s mental strength could break.
▸Boss influence: 0%
However, reality was saying that she had lost.
“Hey.”
When she finally came to her senses and looked up.
“Let me hit you once.”
Cha Si-hyeon was approaching the sorcerer at high speed.
The sorcerer, belatedly realizing this, hurriedly reached out her hand.
[Using skill ‘As I Wish (SS)’!]
Although all the influence had disappeared, she could just create it again. That’s what she thought.
[SYSTEM] Skill use is canceled.
[SYSTEM] This skill cannot be used.
[Huh…?]
Until the skill use was canceled, it was strange. She reached out her hand once more, but nothing happened.
In the meantime, Cha Si-hyeon, who had approached, kicked the sorcerer’s face straight on.
Kwaaang!!
The sorcerer was slammed into the ground so hard it was painful just to watch.
Her bruised face was filled with bewildered emotions.
[Why won’t the skill…!]
And, watching this, Yoo Yi-joo quietly smiled.
‘You can’t use that anymore.’
[SYSTEM] Mana increases due to the last influence!
[Activating skill ‘As I Wish (SS)’ of the target ‘Twilight Sorcerer (BOSS)’!]
She knew this would happen, so she stole it earlier.
Yoo Yi-joo slowly raised her index finger to her lips as the creature mumbled something at her.
‘Shush.’
As if obeying Yoo Yi-joo’s words, the black lips closed.
The sorcerer, who had always been in the controlling position, had become the ‘puppet’.
Yoo Yi-joo smiled gently as she looked at the pale white face.
‘It’s an order. Die quietly.’
Just then, Cha Si-hyeon raised his sword.
As the order ended, swish! Blood scattered into the air.
[SYSTEM] Main Quest-10 [BOSS: Defeat the Twilight Sorcerer] completed.
[SYSTEM] Rank increase condition completed (100/100)
[SYSTEM] Trait ‘Relentless Growth (-)’ activated! All conditions met, rank grows. (F→E)
The system window sent a series of messages.
The boss was killed, and simultaneously, the rank increased.
Amidst the dizzying notification sounds, Yoo Yi-joo looked at the last notification that appeared.
[SYSTEM] ‘Main Quest-11’ has arrived!
“Wow, we’re finally going back.”
Cha Si-hyeon shook his head. As he added that he really didn’t imagine it would take this long to escape, Baek Doha approached his side.
“Well, it didn’t take that long, all things considered.”
For falling into a dungeon without any preparation, they had solved it quite quickly. And with everyone surviving without any dropouts.
Baek Doha smiled lightly as he looked at Yoo Yi-joo standing there dazed.
“See? I told you it wouldn’t take a month.”
“Yes, that’s true, but…”
Yoo Yi-joo nodded with an ambiguous expression.
Normally, both Cha Si-hyeon and Baek Doha would have found this strange, but they were too focused on being able to leave the dungeon to notice.
“Aren’t you going?”
Lim Yuchan’s voice asking just then also played a part.
Cha Si-hyeon, who had been glancing at Yoo Yi-joo, soon started walking languidly with both arms supporting his head.
“I’m going, let’s go.”
“Yi-joo-ssi, let’s go out.”
At Baek Doha’s words, Yoo Yi-joo moved her lips and then nodded.
She had something to say but couldn’t.
How could she say it in front of those relieved faces?
[SYSTEM] Main Quest-11 [Move to the next dungeon]
▸Congratulations! You have earned the right to move to the next dungeon. Let’s cross through the portal and meet other survivors.
▸Time limit: 10 minutes
▸Failure: You will be trapped in the current area.
▸Reward: None
[SYSTEM] Do you want to move to the next dungeon?
‘Next dungeon…’
That it wasn’t the end.
Even when she rubbed her eyes and looked again, the letters in front of her stubbornly showed their presence. Yoo Yi-joo bit her lip hard.
‘There’s no way to explain it properly.’
Above all, before she could explain, Baek Doha was the first to step into the portal without a hint of doubt. As she was quietly watching this, Cha Si-hyeon patted her shoulder.
“Hey, go in first.”
“First?”
“Yeah, something weird might come out, so it’s better to go in the middle, don’t you think?”
As he said this, Cha Si-hyeon gently pushed her shoulder.
Go on, go. Yoo Yi-joo muttered resignedly and stepped into the portal.
And immediately, a bright white light enveloped her entire body.
It was so bright that she couldn’t open her eyes, making her doubt if she had really arrived at the next dungeon.
But fortunately, it didn’t seem like she had leaked into a strange place, as she felt not only light but also the sensation of falling through space.
‘Falling?’
Oh.
By the time she realized something was wrong, she felt a sudden drop. And then,
“Ugh!”
She landed on her bottom.
When she opened her eyes with the pain, what greeted her was not the original world, nor just ordinary outside, nor a natural dungeon.
Instinctively, she could tell she had arrived at a different dungeon.
‘Couldn’t they have let me land more gently?’
Yoo Yi-joo got up unsteadily from her spot, massaging her tailbone.
[SYSTEM] Congratulations. You have entered a new dungeon!
[SYSTEM] Main Quest-11 [Move to the next dungeon] Cleared.
[SYSTEM] Title viewing is now unlocked.
After dusting off her knees and checking the system, she first looked around her surroundings.
Then suddenly, she realized that her surroundings were very empty.
No matter how much she looked around…
‘They’re not here.’
Yoo Yi-joo half-opened her mouth, unable to hide her bewildered expression.
It seems she had fallen into a different dungeon, but what should she do without her companions?
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I feel disappointed •́ ‿ ,•̀ I wanted her to move to their world