Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

Chapter 104

103. The World of Regret (2)

#103. The World of Regret (2)

The flames of karma cannot be extinguished by normal means.

Because it is the flames of hell recreated through the spirit, the fire burns endlessly until the target’s karma is extinguished.

Before the seconds are up, the target’s skin melts and their muscles and nerves burn.

And during that time, your soul will be burned and you will feel unimaginable pain.

Although it only lasts for a split second, those touched by the karma will experience extreme pain that cannot be experienced by all the pain they have experienced so far combined.

Such sparks were directed towards Joo Se-rin.

‘Ugh… The flames are out of control! Damn it! Why at this moment…!’

Originally, Joo Hyun-oh could control karma and burn desired and unwanted objects.

Karma would follow his control and would change to not feel any heat or even burns on those he did not want to burn.

But now it was different.

He was fighting against the head of the Ilwol Yoon family, Yoon Hyuk-kwon. No matter how much Joo Hyun-oh looked down on Yoon Hyuk-kwon, he was also the head of a prestigious family. He was an opponent he could only defeat if he gave it his all.

That was why he had put out a flame beyond his ability. He could currently control 90% of the flame, and the remaining 10% was left for karma to move at will.

It’s only 10%.

This is something that the heroes in the academy can handle. But coincidentally, there were no heroes where his daughter, Joo Se-rin, was.

Because they were evacuating citizens and clearing out monsters in other places.

‘Damn it…! We have to stop it somehow!’

Joo Hyun-oh ran to somehow prevent the karma from reaching Joo Se-rin.

If things continue like this, it’s too dangerous.

You may have developed resistance to karma through the red consciousness, but… you will not be able to completely endure this karma at around level 3.

“Where are you going in such a hurry?”

“Get out of the way…!”

It was an urgent situation where every second counted.

Although he regained control by absorbing the flames into his body, it was not enough.

Even though the flames heading towards Ju Se-rin were slowed down, they were still flying at an incredibly fast speed.

“It’s called Vicky!”

“Why are you suddenly like that… Ah.”

Kwaang! Yun Hyuk-kwon’s body was pushed away with a huge explosion.

And only then did Yoon Hyuk-kwon realize the situation.

The flames of karma covered the entire academy. The flames that fell high into the sky and burned the monsters were heading towards the innocent practical test takers.

“…this.”

Yoon Hyuk-kwon immediately gave up his seat.

It wasn’t because he was worried about Joo Se-rin. After all, it was his job to tie Joo Hyeon-oh up here.

As long as Joo Hyun-oh doesn’t go to a far away place or something like that, that’s fine.

‘By the way… it’s too late. Even if I hadn’t stopped it, it would have been impossible to save him. He’s too far away.’

From where they were, the distance to the gate was not a distance that could be covered in one breath.

The flames came closer to Joo Se-rin.

Her crew members also felt the heat and looked up, but it was already too late.

“no-!”

Joo Hyun-oh’s desperate cry was heard.

He was walking towards Ju Se-rin, but the distance was still not close.

‘It’s the end.’

Yun Hyuk-kwon prayed inwardly for their souls to rest in peace.

Because I could clearly see that I would die in terrible pain from the flames of karma.

At that time.

“Ugh. How old am I to be asked to come all the way here? Tsk.”

Someone appeared, scattering all the sparks.

He got rid of the karma that contained the energy of hell as if it was nothing.

“Who would set fire to something so thoughtless… Tsk tsk.”

Someone was looking straight at Yun Hyuk-kwon, who was standing far away.

“Is that you?”

Cheonmu Bong’s gaze turned to Yun Hyuk Kwon.

***

After the first wave of the Path of Regret was annihilated, the second wave was dispatched and the gate was cleared.

Afterwards, reporters went to interview the person considered to be the main character of the strategy.

Q. Which gate was the most memorable?

A. Of course, it’s the path of regret. It was an S-class gate… but it wasn’t an ordinary S-class.

Q. Weren’t you afraid of the Path of Regret? (*The Path of Regret is a gate where more than 90% of the first attack force died.)

A. The Path of Regret is a unique S-class gate. The strength of the monsters is determined by the strength of the entrant. And I like fighting strong people! From my perspective, it was actually a good thing!

Q. There have been many reports in the past of gates where monsters become stronger depending on the level of the entrant. I don’t think that alone makes the Path of Regret special… What are the other reasons?

A. Of course, there are other reasons why the Path of Regret is special. And the most important of them is the existence of the ‘Secret Room’.

Q. What is a secret room?

A. It’s just an empty room. During the second raid, three people, including me, went in there. The others waited outside. And when we cleared it, the door disappeared.

Q. You said it was a room with nothing in it. How did it come out?

A. I just kept walking forward and a door appeared. There were some problems here and there, but I just broke it and went forward.

Q. Can you tell me more about what you broke?

A. Ah! It’s time to go now. Well, let’s end the interview here.

The man stood up, opened the door, and went out. Then, as if remembering something, he opened his mouth.

“Oh, one last thing.”

“What is it?” “Perhaps, if I hadn’t cleared that, I would have died too?”

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He, who is ranked 17th in the hero rankings, added one last word.

“Most of the first wave of attackers died because they entered that room. The two of us, excluding me… died after entering that room.”

***

Cynthia sat down and thought for a moment.

A white space, in which you are the only one who exists.

What should I do in this situation?

‘… I didn’t come across anything like this while studying for the gate.’

Of course, I have never seen or heard of a situation like this.

“Ugh… speedrunning must have gone down the drain… .”

A fact I had forgotten came to mind.

The fact was that the 21st group that he was in was currently speedrunning. Up until that point, it was clearing the stage pretty quickly, which was good, but in an instant, it went downhill.

If things continue like this, even if I return, I won’t be able to achieve good results.

“Ugh. What does that matter… I guess I’ll have to destroy this first before I can get out…”

I never thought such a strange device would exist in a mere D-class gate.

Cynthia thought there must be something wrong.

Unfortunately, I fell into that mistake myself.

“If I just wait… I’ll have to take it out. But then I won’t get a very good score.”

In any case, Cynthia thought that this was also an extension of the test. Even though she had encountered an unfortunate situation, it was also the job of a hero to overcome such a situation.

In that sense, I had to overcome this situation where there were no clues.

“First… let’s take a walk.”

Cynthia got up from her seat, shook off her legs, and walked straight ahead. With only white all around, it was hard to tell if she was going well or moving forward.

But Cynthia was walking.

That much was clear.

“… I feel like I’ve walked enough, but nothing has changed.”

Cynthia felt herself growing increasingly annoyed.

Should I have just stayed still?

I had that thought too.

At that moment, something came into Cynthia’s head.

[ O you who are lamenting, do you regret it? ]

Cynthia suddenly froze in place, startled by a voice in her head.

“Who, who are you!”

[ Do you want to change your mind? Do you regret your mistake? Do you want to change your decision? ]

“What are you saying?”