Chapter 110

Chapter 110

“Do you guys think the portal opened in the Realm of Fire?"

"What?"

Evan frowned at my words and shifted his gaze from Baek Si-hoo to me. Baek Si-hoo also looked at me with a dubious expression. In an instant, their eyes were on me.

"Portals usually opened near where the boss monster was killed, right? But what if it's not in the Realm of Fire?"

"..."

The villains were quiet for a moment after my question. It wasn't because I had interrupted them, but because they themselves weren’t sure. It was a passing thought, but I think it’s fairly accurate. U//ppTodated fr/o/m nô/v/e/lb(i)n.c(o)\/m

Evan had been with the raid team the entire time, so he wouldn’t know what happened in the Realm of Fire. And Baek Si-hoo’s memories from that time were likely clouded by the strange monster that had taken over his mind.

He just followed me blindly, which means he didn't witness Kang Yoo-hyun and Sung Yoo-bin fighting the boss monster in the Realm of Fire. There was a slight change in the expression on his mask-like, pale face.

“What nonsense are you talking about? If it’s not there, then where is it?”

“I don’t know. I didn’t see the boss monster in the Realm of Fire anyway. So you’ll have to figure it out yourself.”

“...”

Despite the heavy pressure from the S-rank hunters, my low-tier passive skills functioned effectively. I spoke smoothly, as if the words flowed like water, without trembling. Rather, I was able to confront the two villains with confidence.

“Hound, is what he said true?”

“...”

"Hey, won't you answer?"

Evan’s face twisted in anger, and his demeanour grew even more violent. Even I, who had been pretending to be calm, found myself holding my breath.

The chains constricting my body tightened further. If we went to the Realm of Fire and found no portal, I’d be in trouble. Only one of us can use the emergency return scroll, and it will transport them to a designated return point. The portal is the only way for me to escape the dungeon.

Evan disguised himself as Lee Geun-ho and plunged the raid team into chaos. Meanwhile, Baek Si-hoo used an illegal item to force me into a contract and dragged me around.

Their plan was to betray the raid team after the boss monster was defeated, kidnap me, and use the portal. Now, they only have the final challenge left.

Since they can’t determine the portal’s location from my statements, they must be feeling uncertain. I maintained a deliberately indifferent expression as I observed them.

“Well, if you guys want to waste your time, feel free to go.”

“...”

“...”

The Muspelheim dungeon was so vast with its undivided zones that it seemed immeasurable. Although Evan claimed to be an all-rounder, he admitted that he had no detection ability.

Since they couldn’t find the paths themselves, they had to rely on items to locate the coordinates they had marked. Someone might come to rescue me while I endure here, but I wouldn’t wait passively any longer. I blinked and spoke calmly.

“I’m paired with Kang Yoo-hyun, so I can find out where he is. That means I should be able to pinpoint the portal’s location as well.”

“Ha...”

“Why? Don’t you want to know too?”

I waved my chained hand in front of Evan's face, and his beautiful face immediately contorted.

“You expect me to believe that? Do you think I'm stupid?”

“...”

‘Yeah, you do seem a bit like an idiot,' I muttered silently to myself and shrugged. Evan’s face still seethed with frustration, while Baek Si-hoo remained expressionless and didn’t say anything.

Baek Si-hoo’s quiet presence was oddly unsettling, but I felt confident I could use it to my advantage. My target was Evan. As an all-rounder, he was someone Baek Si-hoo couldn’t handle with brute force alone. It was likely that Evan had more influence in decision-making than Baek Si-hoo.

The chains binding my body fell to the ground. It was a sealing item designed to temporarily neutralise a hunter's powers. Although I had only heard about it before, this was my first time using it.

I quickly moved backward and opened my system's inventory. Now, I just needed to use the random teleportation item to escape from this place.

"Agh...!”

However, a sharp pain in my wrist caused the random teleportation item I had just taken from my inventory to fall to the ground. I stared in disbelief at the chains wrapped around my wrist.

“Ah, you’re really pissing me off.”

“Ugh...!”

I heard the disturbing crack of my wrist bone. I gripped my wrist and bent over.

Already? I had just used the sealing item, and yet he regained his ability so quickly?

“Park Yoon-sung must have spent a fortune on you.”

“You... Damn it.”

As I muttered a curse, Evan trudged over. His golden eyes glowed like those of a wild beast.

"Your skill must be the real deal. It doesn’t hurt much."

"Kugh."

"You must have been looking forward to it."

A mocking laugh echoed in my ears. I gritted my teeth and endured the pain as if my arm might break.

“...Fuck you.”

“Haha.”

Ah, damn these rotten bastards. It’s infuriating how effective my auxiliary skill is. An amused chuckle pierced my ears.

“See? I should have cut off all his limbs from the start. Just give him a little chance, and look at the mess he’s causing.”

“...”

Baek Si-hoo remained silent this time. Since I had blatantly attempted to escape, he had no words. I hadn't expected anything else. Despair enveloped me, and everything went dark.

I imagined a future where I’d be dragged around like a piece of meat with my limbs severed and forced to use my auxiliary skill. It seemed a fate worse than death. It would be better to die like Han Yi-jin in the original story than to live like that. I even contemplated biting off my tongue right here.

"Hound, you do it. He might die from shock if I do it.”

"..."

"Do it quickly."

Baek Si-hoo approached me at Evan’s frightening command. I closed my eyes when I heard him draw his sword. I even had the absurd thought that with Baek Si-hoo’s skill, a quick cut might be less painful.

It was then. I heard the sound of something slicing through the air. When I opened my eyes, the chains had been swiftly cut. The sword that had been swung now aimed at Evan and Baek Si-hoo simultaneously.

"...Kang Yoo-hyun?"

The familiar scent of cotton wafted past my nose. This time, I looked up at the man in front of me in disbelief.

"Sorry, I'm late."

"...!"

Kang Yoo-hyun, who spoke curtly, stared at them.