Chapter 60

Chapter 60

“Ugh...!”

As soon as I stepped through the portal, my body was swept away somewhere. And I couldn’t open my eyes. The water got into my eyes and it stinged.

Damn, was I underwater? Was I in the second half of Area 3 or 4, or am I right in front of the mid-boss monster?

Wait a minute, unless Kang Yoo-hyun and Sung Yoo-bin fell into Area 4, there’s no way I’d end up in a watery place like this...

My thoughts didn’t last long. First of all, I have to do something because my body was swept away by the torrent.

“Ugh...!”

I need to use an item. I tried to use the breathing and diving items in my inventory. However, being underwater and being tossed around by currents made it difficult for me to retrieve items from my inventory.

Wow, am I going to die in such a ridiculous way? I will die because I can’t swim, not because of the death flag? Does this even make sense?

I struggled with all my might out of frustration, and then something solid pulled me up. I was on the surface in an instant.

“Puha!”

The air that I was so desperate for filled my lungs. At the same time, the water I drank while struggling underwater gushed out.

“Cough! Cough...!”

I couldn’t open my eyes and started coughing. I felt someone tap my back.

Who could it be? After my cough subsided, I slowly opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was a soaked black coat and a see-through white shirt. I held it tightly in my hand as if it were a lifeline. His shirt, which should have been polished, was soaked and wrinkled in my hands.

“Oh my...”

“Are you okay?”

It was Kang Yoo-hyun who was looking at me with an indifferent face.

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Unable to grasp the situation, I just stared at him in shock.

“...Did you hurt your head?”

Kang Yoo-hyun muttered with a serious expression and placed his big hand on my forehead. That’s when I realized I wasn’t hallucinating. I tried to pull away from him with a flinch, but then I realized we were underwater and grabbed his shirt again.

“Other—what about the others?”

“I didn’t see anyone else.”

“No one? There is no one? ...What about Sung Yoo-bin?”

“I didn’t see her either.”

Kang Yoo-hyun, who repeated the same words like a machine, shook his head. Just as he had said, there was no one in sight on the calm surface of the sea.

What’s going on here? Sung Yoo-bin is not here? Shouldn’t only Kang Yoo-hyun and Sung Yoo-bin fall into Area 4? Why am I here?

While I was dumbfounded, Kang Yoo-hyun started dragging me and swimming. I managed to get out of the water.

“Gasp, gasp...”

In the Sæ dungeons, Area 1 is the beach, Area 2 is the cave, Areas 3 and 4 continue as caves until the second half of the cave, where the background suddenly changes to the sea. Specifically, Area 4 features a long underwater cave that suddenly turned into sea just before the appearance of a mid-boss monster.

As expected, this is Area 4, right? Based on the atmosphere, this must be Area 4.

I lowered my head, feeling like I wanted to cry, and the water remaining in my lungs flowed into my esophagus.

“Ugh....”

Embarrassingly, Kang Yoo-hyun kept patting me on the back. It was an awkward situation. Damn it.

After calming down a bit, I was finally able to take a look around. Kang Yoo-hyun used his skill to light up the surroundings. The blue flames he cast illuminate the dark end of the underwater cave and the serene surface of the water.

“I think we’re at the end of Area 4...”

“Yeah.”

“There’s no one else here, just us... right?”

Come to think of it, Yong-sik was also nowhere to be found. He must be quite anxious without me... Just in case, I checked the system window to see if I could find my summon, but all I got was an error stating that the location couldn’t be found. Damn it.

“Yeah.”

Kang Yoo-hyun, who nodded at my words, saw me shivering and reached out his hand, and with a ruthless touch, he began to remove my clothes.

“Ah, hey, what are you doing!”

“You will get sick if you wear wet clothes.”

“No, wait...!”

This—this wet clothes event should be happening with the heroine, not me! Sung Yoo-bin’s clothes should be taken off, not mine!

No, in reality, they didn’t actually undress each other, but they were awkwardly turning their backs and getting changed. But why is he so proactive with me? Is it because we are both men?

“Oh, wait! I can take it off by myself!”

“...”

I shouted and pulled his hand away, and Kang Yoo-hyun glared at me with an unsettling gaze. Why does he look so scary? Maybe he’s frustrated that I didn’t take it off quickly? I didn’t want to be in this situation either, but my fingers were numb from the cold water, and they didn’t move easily.

[Eden]

...

[Hae Song Yeon]

Level: 61

Rank: A

Title: Lightning Ruler (A)

Stats

Stamina: 65

Strength: 70

Agility: 42

Mental Strength: 41

MP: 50

Skills

...

[Han Yeo Reum]

Level: 70

Rank: S

Title: Tyrant of the Sea (S)

Stats

Stamina: 72

Strength: 80

Agility: 65

Mental Strength: 50

MP: 62

Skills

...

[Kang Soo Hyun]

Level: 20

Rank: S

Title: None

Stats

Stamina: 25

Strength: 30

Agility: 22

Mental Strength: 35

MP: 40

Skills

...

[Sung Yoo Bin]

Level: 85

Rank: S

Title: Incarnation (L)

Stats

Stamina: 90

Strength: 93

Agility: 80

Mental Strength: 77

MP: 80

Skills

...

“...!”

The status window of Eden, Hae Song-yeon, Han Yeo-reum, Kang Soo-hyun, and Sung Yoo-bin appeared successively in front of me. I can see their stats and skills in detail at the bottom of the screen which only the person in question can see. How is this possible? While I was panicking, another system window popped up in front of me.

[Six people who have been influenced by ‘Shake the Catnip (S)’ have been registered.]

[Would you like to proceed with a random summon?]

[Count Remaining: 3]

Refer to chapter 8.