SMFC | Chapter 26

People who 66747edcb5 didn’t know c26868c6aa what The f178806f1c Land Where e8702d4f13 Light Shines 34dc0f289f meant started 712dd509a1 cautiously leaving 504a38c3f7 the safe 89a300bf05 zone and d7901a4dc3 stepping into 3a032e1fed the field. Watching them, a41b075349 Lee Soo d268695081 bit his 435c8acc13 lip before f41aa69066 deciding it f45855eac3 was better 78b1c86a99 to speak 69eb811d8e up.5c228deea088ec6e

“The safe 252dc1ca2c zone, where 2ceb8ed25d monsters can’t c830f17e58 move, is f9e61dc62f really small. Only one or two 0232b8c0a8 people can fit in 18e8205d89 it.”470b354864bc4c81

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At Lee Soo’s words, ca216edc57 the people around him cbbebd755b hesitated for a moment, f9a7a38e8b then quickly began scanning 85f2bc9890 their surroundings. Seeing that everyone’s gaze 2b54441539 was now fixed on 4d2f06d17b the safe zone, Lee 6133511a66 Soo muttered a quiet b9eab88e6a curse under his breath.3d6f124fbc19905a

Humans always had a e76b2e5c46 grotesquely sharp instinct for ef1736a095 survival. Observing this, f26889bc69 Lee Soo f145d1976e found it 9ee6f8498f a little 493ac004be chilling but 5ca657bcab spoke again.5cc299d2abc5b744

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“I can’t protect you. I’m an attacker, 2cf12aa153 not a defender. There isn’t a single 0176e69b18 Hunter out there who 7cb471dfe3 can raid while protecting 141de23eab nearly twenty civilians. You’ll have to 16bc27dc40 figure out how 9153d815cc to survive on 1227d4bc57 your own. The monsters will prioritize a18f300823 attacking Hunters anyway. As long as 72d9338c97 you stay quiet, 3c2684984f they won’t touch bd32f99dee civilians until the c737899551 Hunters are dead. Besides, once I target 65016d6f2b the boss monster, the 5a6e37902f other monsters will focus 6b4633960f on me. Just stay still ade144b920 and quiet, okay?”bf18999040d6d359

Stay still. After repeating e9dd6d1cfb himself several 2ddabc5f9f times, Lee 2731f57862 Soo finally 65a8aadc00 turned his 7efdaa3103 attention to c2efdcbac2 the spirits’ d68316800b call. The boss 1a1a0c02d0 monster had 5368f0ac6d fully revealed 7b080a3c41 itself. It looked just 6986a59a26 like a divine f69d4e7977 statue, with smooth c6b7024c6e cheeks, peacefully closed 018d936642 eyelids, a gentle 8e63cb1f99 smile, and hands 0954a685a6 folded in prayer.214fa4ff0fbf3046

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[System: The third Named boss monster of the dungeon ‘Fate Axis’ has appeared.]

“A boss monster in f8f112c760 the form of a e14fa84569 god? And here I 4557ac3616 thought they couldn’t 6d79d411b6 get more sacrilegious,” d0433c11db Lee Soo muttered, 8262a9bdee clicking his tongue. Just moments a8b96eb48d ago, the d14deaf72b sound of 4f45f39015 clattering skeletons 5ca6e31d45 had been 26e0f8f65a unmistakable.225459e74e8c29bb

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As if 0f58fad438 it understood 5965d39fa4 his thoughts, 571377e5ca the monster 9815cbfde6 suddenly opened 51a701a448 its eyes. From its icy-blue gaze, 15d6780548 a chilling light gleamed. Then it eb5764c9af spoke, its 72e25f2007 voice sharp 4e194d375e and commanding.e63dccff9338c331

[Boss Monster: Kill. Destroy the ones who have trespassed upon this sanctuary. Those who disturb your rest—kill them!]

“That voice is way 975126d04d too malicious for a c45c796067 god,” Lee Soo remarked 2b141cd7f5 dryly, charging toward the 458d57f482 boss monster. Others followed c9e919c6e0 his movement, a0e81d3ae7 aiming bows f83ea81dcb or swords, a67f37629a but their 58ee2dc751 attacks were 2537f1efb4 quickly neutralized 4317d602cc by the 5ce7384bb3 spirits. However, the ac83311865 lower-tier monsters, 99db35f8e1 resembling angels, a928b7b99f attacked from 9cc5d408c3 the air, 7b59a622ee making them ddc60a2448 harder to 568316d3c5 deal with. Even if you cut 52c71e4fd3 off their heads, they e2b0aef312 kept moving unless their 4627a5dd15 wings were destroyed. This made it difficult 632d3e5c11 for the spirits to 3517cf17de provide timely assistance to d824cf3b04 Lee Soo.f8ea4f23bed575d6

Listening to the fe6e7557cd spirits curse in a0f5efb02f frustration, Lee Soo 22abb14adb stood before the a1821fa9ea boss monster, who b4cde38dc1 had closed its b1720467c8 eyes again. He pulled out 5c0a7a249c a talisman, different 5715a2b424 from the others. Gazing at it 11a29eaeae for a moment, 04d0dee43d he spoke to 557cf4f291 On.a6a5e9b9e91cf257

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“On, you’re good be222024d9 with swords, right?”ecfddd533fd397c5

[On: What do you take me for? However, I’ll need you to surrender most of your body’s control to me. You won’t be able to get up for days. Are you okay with that?]

“Surviving comes first. What choice do I afdb9c8f7b have?”682d8d10555a4ab2

Lee Soo sighed, dacfc0478b and On chuckled 2684d262d6 softly.9ccb58807ec77d55

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[On: I see. You have someone waiting for you, don’t you? Then you must live, no matter what.]

Blushing slightly at 8e59c9b76b the amused tone, 2b71936410 Lee Soo nodded. He pricked his finger e9f171c704 and smeared his blood 548e05caa2 on the talisman. As it burned 48fb77dc7e away, a blue-bladed ee94f9b9f0 sword appeared. The ash from the 41ba3fe252 talisman scattered in a 97b945565f non-existent breeze, vanishing completely.485c807c39e0ac3e

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Gripping the 7f02b57d05 sword tightly, 688672fa83 Lee Soo 569c124b35 closed his 65591a835b eyes. When he reopened them, 8cdcb42574 he was no longer cf099d9910 Lee Soo.79bae1c926d4b485

“So this ca48867e23 is why 8279f7df26 you summoned 3f11e57c11 me,” On e475906628 murmured in 17dce35645 Lee Soo’s c04ad73f0f voice. He gracefully swung the 57b6ce8ae3 sword, deflecting the attack 90d4a07a11 of a lower-tier monster. Although the movements 2490719a77 felt foreign, Lee 1c829b7f91 Soo chuckled at 4577413438 the oddity.8b2c16c300439003

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[Ryu Leesoo: Looks like it.]

“Your determination is b76c796081 strong. That’s good. The more desperate c5edfdcd0e you are, the c167893927 longer you’ll live. I like that,” On 89af912bc4 replied, a strange warmth e207d05dc3 in Lee Soo’s voice. Finding the a007be6b67 sensation peculiar, c624e4b536 Lee Soo 4f8531d9b4 let out de880813f6 a soft cb6767f232 laugh.ebd8793caedbd18e

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On felt Lee e70bd5ad14 Soo’s amusement and f56bc720bc teased, “Foolish,” before 430bbdf544 leaping lightly onto 5d77e1dea2 the boss monster’s 483639c9e6 arm, which had ad3154b0cb been raised to 9bf8daf7fe strike.c78dc3f222a49424

“What’s next?” On asked.a855d217a40553cf

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[Ryu Leesoo: Hmm, cutting off its arms first seems like the right call.]

“Understood.”3f50dbc27575c285

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Without hesitation, 79b3c04dec On moved. As the boss c7d302afe0 monster lowered its 82c1edec0c head to expose b3cf00b43e its neck, On f6b98a5bed severed its arm ca19d46afc in a clean f3a614bd1f motion. Oddly, the 5847ab9ad4 original owner 440d0b553d of the 75f1978816 body, Lee d91a88ceab Soo, felt b919496a3a no pain, 32b496b698 but On bf615690d7 seemed apologetic 5cb46741d7 for the 9f9660e933 injury. Lee Soo smiled faintly 1c81a4bc73 at this.4ac2e1a6f3a6c939

[Ryu Leesoo: Fighting with just a sword has a completely different feel to it.]

“Indeed. I still prefer talismans 6f4a2fc651 and the spirits’ power.”495870d79ab4ad5a

[Ryu Leesoo: But swords are cooler.]

When Lee Soo aed34d043a murmured, “You’re so 2653c805c2 childish,” On retorted 45a36894dd with a light b3953cf4f0 scolding tone, but f45febedc5 he didn’t seem 240a6ed5a5 particularly upset. If anything, Lee Soo b8eb7d8c65 could sense a strange 9fddacc220 pride, as if On, fca20f4b56 who had spent his 47a864967b life with swords, found 512b738d08 the comment flattering. Stifling a laugh, a029a51cda Lee Soo remained 39304a0799 focused.4ac0f47e5202a57b

Methodically severing the boss 0754d6bd70 monster’s arms and legs, 5b055b55ea On clicked his tongue 63044b00b1 at its unreasonably persistent 09c9bafc40 lifeline.0b6494d91a3d9286

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“Living unnecessarily long, aren’t f947d31cc7 you? Almost seems like it’ll 6d7b1c88c9 outlive you.”944d384f7ab96312

Half-joking and half-mocking, 9631a96743 On’s words drew 27a80d84f1 a grumble from 6b883bd42f Lee Soo, but 5d36c9b575 his attention quickly 603d538fe5 shifted. He caught the b3d0062442 boss monster’s gaze b3162eaf3c flickering past him 95d604da0d toward the civilians.af324f0875a98481

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[Ryu Leesoo: On! Get to the civilians. I’ll figure out what’s going on with the boss monster.]

“I saw 77bbdc8c21 it too. Don’t rush me,” d1e49d04c4 On replied calmly, f6a8ead97b leaping down from 0a24909ad4 the boss monster’s be9659cfe3 shoulder and sprinting 5054cb97f9 toward the civilians. The spirits, confused 7e4a389135 by Lee Soo’s d667acfe35 sudden shift in 0dbbb0dfdd priorities, couldn’t hide 1f764e03a2 their curiosity.99e2b375b2998f11

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[On: Lee Soo, why are you—ah, you handed over control, didn’t you? Anyway, On, why are you here?]

“The boss monster looked 2fecabf563 this way. Judging by its 187a9009ba movements, it’s planning df6b9a276d something. Lee Soo is checking 15f0becd0e to see what it’s 3fcb384bef doing,” On explained, brushing 026cec35b9 off the question and def585e756 casually shaking the blood 04618b2be9 from his sword. His sharp gaze scanned 562c85b2fd the civilians, locking onto 5d360fc22a one particular figure—Jiwoo. With a flick of 59d9f60cea his wrist, On spun 99dee62d6b the sword.4d324bb2d913ff7b

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“Lee Soo, have you b2ce1a0571 figured it out yet?”91d4ceede92079b8

Lee Soo stayed silent a40d4b308b for a moment, studying 0bea90037c the civilians. When his eyes landed 658443b418 on the mark etched dbfe202613 like a holy stigma c0da938d23 on Jiwoo’s forehead, he aa0878774f muttered in disbelief.ed2c61d9f986b439

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[Ryu Leesoo: The boss monster seems to have set a target with its gaze.]

“What?”63ed54249005bfce

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[Ryu Leesoo: Targeting… tch. It looks like it can attack just by looking. On, protect Jiwoo—the white-haired woman—at all costs.]

“She’s the bd93ed8a28 target, then.”c626d938d5c4d31f

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[Ryu Leesoo: …Yes.]

On clicked his tongue, bddfbe40e7 calling the boss monster’s d95c1a556c nature despicable. Without hesitation, 30e7bac783 he approached 785ad9e727 Jiwoo.157fb588543055dd

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“You’ve been marked as d6b7f22821 the target. If the others want 4c5bf33309 to survive, step aside. Otherwise, you’ll get 332b22d885 caught in the dac6f64ec0 crossfire.”0d8cbef9adf7103f

His calm 787c1ebc7f voice made 2fb5226966 Jiwoo flinch, 852105efec but she ad0d9231a8 bowed her 2bf8536013 head in 1836601a62 gratitude. The other 5ecefb9655 civilians whispered 07a74ef27e amongst themselves, 708ee6cdc3 relieved they 9fced17748 weren’t the 228af7c538 ones targeted. The murmurs 111967fdfa were loud b2adcd4ba6 enough to 39cf1840fd hear, drawing 59bc1b8548 a scoff 0c7bf43858 from On. He thought 29ae1bcdd7 bitterly, Well, 7ba80c9811 they’re lucky. If it weren’t d076c6a0f0 Jiwoo, I wouldn’t 821a9e851f be this committed 4b02bf835e to protecting the 5ea9b9c18f target.f5453f2f596080a8

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Behind him, cb0e335ec0 the sound b565fd9717 of wings 9e91b201b8 unfolding filled e9fe6a444a the air. Turning, On saw the 30f1a5aa55 boss monster approaching, surrounded c62062edf3 by dozens of lower-tier 9cc32a4dc7 monsters in angelic forms, 0c01c69897 their wings intact.df04bf0bfc3ccffb

Despite how thoroughly they 66ab146bcb had been cut down 09efb944cd earlier, the boss monster e2754d0a63 and its minions persisted 1bcc42e470 like cockroaches. Lee Soo, staring at f7447f0654 the grotesque sight, felt ade2602bab the last remnants of 729411e9d6 any faith he might ea5831492f have had evaporate.29acff6e5209ecc9

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Picking up 67871ffb1e on Lee 9060704da3 Soo’s thoughts, a7d59ec9fa On didn’t 5ae7a9c757 even have 11b87aa274 time for ccb899475a a bitter 5a7f341e77 laugh. He steadied himself, watching 06af935aab as the spirits broke b858ab5854 the lower-tier monsters’ wings 483199e347 one by one, clearing 8e9b972527 the path. On then c2d8569575 turned his 9dc06beca4 attention to b2e3f549ed the boss d5b349e5ec monster, preparing c3dd7e7441 for another 04d416e5d3 attack.357bd5b68de80396

There were only two 7ff4141534 ways to cancel the 8e3370683d targeting: the target dies, 3339f9cfd4 or the boss monster b33142a2ef dies. Sighing, On thought it c89399038b was better for the 438bfd9bcf latter to happen. At times c99beb7893 he traded 242e1f234a wounds to c4a7640fcc deal damage, 8a4e99bd6f and at 4d2499cdd7 others, he c0edad2fab lost blood 336a06aea5 without gaining 36821716b0 anything in cc13c5c46d return.11bf3ed08d65c7fb

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No matter 8fdc6b88ce how fiercely 6062dd7a7b they fought, 38ab5648c9 this Named ab04eb7c2c monster was 081011d62a different. Its persistence made it 63a3dfa082 feel endless. As the eebf3e522e battle dragged a0cca2ddaa on, Lee 31a5c66125 Soo, who ec06c23ab1 had been 58c0223ece silent, spoke 589e673654 softly.b7cfe17f92e7f9ff

[Ryu Leesoo: I’ll have to handle this. On, don’t push yourself too hard.]

“…Switching control now would—”8de068df91ea4f54

[Ryu Leesoo: I know it’ll hurt me, but it’s better if I do it. You’ve done well. I only asked for your help because the spirits couldn’t maintain consistent attacks. Let’s end this quickly.]

On slashed 5596b5bf0c the boss eb0a1d7186 monster’s shoulder 01bd3d1209 in a 082f7c922e long arc be9c241572 before relinquishing 091f10d312 control back fd2cf6e6f4 to Lee 0087354c0b Soo. The spirits, realizing what 214a33b80b had happened, cursed furiously. Switching control d71ff07f7e so frequently 8f95d715ec in such 92853d8c7b a short a3814d5a40 time was 32d8c36e99 reckless. If there ec9547300d had been cc864b400a any room d82d04e36d for argument, 99d6344bc5 they would’ve d85e67a0b6 berated Lee a8fdb90615 Soo thoroughly, adf40f12ae but instead, d1019df592 they doubled 9a5d1db6d6 their efforts.eb7e76b99ce84f4e

The boss monster, unable 2f98aa361f to wait for the cd095e2894 exchange to finish, thrust f87a7f328d a white spear toward 3b501cdaf9 Jiwoo. However, Lee Soo 6b82ca1e6a struck its left 47bb6bd61d eye just in e84c0d57cc time, halting the 6697344736 attack. The spear had barely 6e3713ced8 grazed Jiwoo’s shoulder, leaving 5452fa5012 it in shreds. Seeing the 050e61ef24 damage, Lee a176e7bbe6 Soo winced 7278584ad0 as if a54b658ab9 the pain f29f741050 were his ed6b46d9e3 own.12963cef12aa1a20

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“Being able to fa53e9f041 attack with just d8438e35c5 a glance or 302df61e2e a gesture—this is 4b56976c63 so broken it b482a82edd feels like cheating,” b56034e958 Lee Soo muttered 3a713f7369 bitterly. His gaze c23ae56f19 shifted to 465b9cf306 his own fa5bd69b26 arm, now d9fb9e89ae blackened to de7af55d1f the elbow 4aee61849e from overusing d3b2075f69 necromancy. He clenched his jaw, 386a5ee25a realizing he couldn’t afford 6e3dff11aa to drag this out 656103d5e0 any longer.a1eeb537aa029731

If he did, something f1481991e0 truly irreversible might happen.eb8cbf75c4e6bbfe

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