By Zephyria 
20
I couldn’t tell. An unknown fear was trying to devour even me.
Slithering.
A black, viscous energy surged up from beneath the transparent dome.
The Dungeon dome, having captured its prey, was coating itself with poison to prevent people from even attempting to escape, like trapping fish in a fish tank.
Chi-eek.
Some of the people who were endlessly pounding on the walls were burned and fell backward.
“Aaaaargh!”
“Ah, it hurts!”
“Don’t touch it! It’s poison! Stay away from the black substance!”
As I shouted at the top of my lungs, people finally began to listen to my voice.
“Wh-who…?”
“Isn’t that Yeon Yu-jin? From that Failed Idol Secreety…”
“A Guide, he’s a Guide! Now that I think about it!”
“That’s right! They’re Ability Users, after all, aren’t they?”
“…But weren’t they just Ability Users in name only? I heard their grades are quite high, but they’ve never been active as Hunters…”
“What would they know? Especially Yeon Yu-jin…”
The eyes of the whispering people poured down on me.
It was a look of disbelief.
“What do you know to be shouting so loud?”
“You’re not even a famous Hunter like Jin Eu-tteum.”
Even in this urgent situation, someone was criticizing me.
The Balrogs, who had spread their wings and flown to the ceiling of the dome, were intrigued by the cold reaction.
-Is this infighting among humans? How amusing.
-It will be easier to kill them.
-I can sense the energy of Ability Users, but it seems they don’t know how to use it at all. How unfortunate.
Their gleaming red eyes scanned the gathered humans, as if they were delicious food.
-Since there are only weaklings, I will send them all at once.
-Die.
Fierce energy spheres were being created from the mouths of the Balrogs.
‘It’s a Fire Storm!’
A fireball created by compressing enormous energy.
If that hits, the people inside the dome will be annihilated.
-Be grateful for this mercy of wiping you out all at once.
“What the hell are you bastards babbling about!”
Unable to bear it any longer, I shouted in a fit of anger.
-…What?
“You’re the ones who are going to die. You hybrid monster bastards!”
Potato asked me.
[ Are you going to step up? ]
‘I have to.’
I couldn’t just leave people to die.
Since the walls of the dome were covered in black poison, it was as good as completely sealed off, so my actions wouldn’t reach the government’s ears.
‘The new manager, who seemed like a government stooge, isn’t in here.’
All the better.
‘I’m going to kill all those bastards.’
I remember that X-like look.
How could I forget?
That arrogant gaze that regarded humans as insignificant as worms beneath their feet.
I had dug out those eyeballs and thrown them away thousands of times in my past life.
‘…There are no other Hunters here.’
The only Ability Users in the dome were me and the four annoying brats.
Even if they were just greenhorns who had never received proper training, I had to borrow their strength now.
With me here, there was a good chance of winning.
It only took a few seconds to calculate all this.
The senses from my past life were not rusty and were vividly alive.
‘I can do it.’
At that moment, Seo Yun-chae, who had been blankly watching me, unable to grasp what was happening, stammered and asked.
“Wh-what’s going on? Why are you acting like a real Hunter?”
The other guys next to Seo Yun-chae chimed in, chirping about what was going on.
“Yeon Yu-jin, were you… originally a Hunter trainee? You seem to be handling the situation skillfully since a while ago…”
I didn’t have the time to answer Ra Ho-yeon’s words one by one right now.
-That impudent human. I must kill him quickly before it becomes troublesome.
Damn it. The size of the Fire Storm had become even larger than before.
With no time to spare, I approached the four ill-mannered guys and grabbed them by the scruff of their necks.
“Wh-what are you trying to do?”
Seo Yun-chae, who had been badly burned by my Reverse Guiding, was the most frightened.
‘Seriously. And they call themselves Espers…’
How are they going to survive being so weak?
“Hey. You guys. You’re going to have to help me get rid of those bastards.”
“What?!”
Seo Yun-chae was horrified. Ra Ho-yeon, Shin Tae-beom, and Cha Si-yoon also widened their eyes and shouted at me, asking if I was crazy.
“What are you trying to do!”
“I’m going to throw you at those bastards with all my might. I’ll give you a Guiding output buff with all my strength, so you just have to unleash all your energy at the monsters as if you’re emptying everything you have.”
Seo Yun-chae’s face turned white at my words.
“Hey! We’ll all die if we do that! We’re Ability Users, but we’re all just ordinary people with no combat experience!”
“You won’t die. You’re A-Class Espers, there’s no way you’ll die against those guys.”
And with me, the strongest Guide, there was no chance of losing.
“I’m going to Guide you and then throw you in 3 seconds. I’m only saying this once. Remember, and if you don’t want to die, gather all the strength you have and explode.”
“…Do you even know what kind of abilities we awakened?”
“Water, fire, light, and wind, right?”
“……”
It’s not like they’re a collection of the four elemental kings.
Anyway, elemental abilities were useful, so I decided to trust their abilities and attempt Guiding.
“There’s no time, so please understand.”
“What are you trying to do…”
The four ill-mannered guys struggled to get away from me all at once. Fortunately, my body was almost fully recovering its abilities from my past life, so I didn’t let go of their hands, which I had grabbed roughly, and pulled them closer.
Gritting my teeth, blood trickled down my lips.
“I apologize in advance.”
“What…?”
“It’s urgent, so I have no choice.”
As soon as I finished speaking, I kissed Ra Ho-yeon.
I wondered if it was okay to do this since he’s an idol. But I decided that living was better than dying. It was an emergency situation, and I couldn’t afford to worry about appearances.
“……!”
The surroundings became incredibly quiet in an instant.
Ra Ho-yeon was so surprised that I thought his eyes were going to roll back.
The Guiding, carried by the blood flowing from my lips, quickly and surely buffed Ra Ho-yeon’s ability, light.
‘It’s done.’
My skills haven’t died yet.
The Guiding efficiency was at its highest in the shortest amount of time.
‘I’m glad my condition is good.’
Satisfied, I threw Ra Ho-yeon without even counting to 3 seconds.
“Aaaaargh!”
Ra Ho-yeon screamed and was thrown. I just thought he would take care of it himself.
“Wh-what…”
I didn’t even give the other three, who were dumbfounded, time to scream, and I smeared my lips on them first.
If I gave them time to think unnecessarily, they would run away.
“Next.”
“Wa-wait…!”
“Shut up and just swallow my blood.”
“Mmph!”
In order, I kissed Seo Yun-chae, Shin Tae-beom, and Cha Si-yoon, letting my blood flow into their mouths.
‘Direct contact is the best way to maximize efficiency in this situation.’
The time I kissed them was fleeting, so it couldn’t even be called a kiss.
‘I hope these guys don’t think of this as a kiss and get angry?’
Would they be that petty?
Shaking off the unnecessary thoughts, I threw away the guys who had been fed Guiding energy by eating my blood in turn.
“Aaaaargh!”
“Aaargh!”
“You crazy bastard!”
The four Espers who had flown away screaming safely reached the ceiling of the dome.
Okay. It’s a home run.
Throbbing.
‘Ugh!’
Damn it. Even though the physical abilities of my past life were gradually recovering, it was still too much.
[ This is how much I’ve been assisting. Your muscles are already torn, you know? ]
Potato above my head was shining brightly.
So, it was thanks to the glowing Potato that they flew all the way to the ceiling.
It was proof that the additional function, ‘Resurrection,’ was working properly.
‘Thanks anyway.’
The rest was up to those four ill-mannered guys.
‘Cha Si-yoon, who has the wind ability, will surely hold the other guys so they don’t fall.’
It didn’t matter if they hadn’t learned how to apply their abilities.
In my experience, Espers instinctively knew how to use their powers when they were in danger of dying.
“Yeon Yu-jin, you crazy bastard…!”
“You’re doing well.”
Indeed. Seeing Seo Yun-chae screaming from above and Cha Si-yoon concentrating with a frown, using the wind to keep the four of them afloat in the air, there were no problems.
The time it took to get to this point was about 2 minutes.
Wiping the blood flowing from my lips, I shouted.
“What are you doing! Hurry up and explode your abilities with all your might!”
-It’s useless.
At the same time as my words, the fireballs held in the mouths of the Balrogs emitted a brilliant light.
-Die.
And they rushed straight at the four ill-mannered guys floating in the air.
‘They’re about to shoot!’
“Quickly!”
Even if I didn’t urge them, they sensed the danger and pulled out waves of unrefined energy from their hands, pouring them onto the Balrogs.
Kiiiiiiing.
The sound of the wavelengths resonating from the Espers’ bodies rang in my ears.
Fire, water, light, and wind. These four different attributes of energy were amplified in their raw state and flew towards the Balrogs.
“Die!”
A pillar of blue, high-temperature flames, tens of thousands of frozen ice spears, a pillar of light like lightning, and a storm-encased mass swallowed the fireballs fired by the Balrogs.
The Balrogs, hit by the headwind, tried to escape, but it was already too late.
-What… Kuaaaagh!
A flash of light erupted.
“See? I told you we could do it…”
Kugwagwagwagwang.
The Balrogs turned to dust on the spot without even having a chance to escape.
Swept away by the pillar of energy, they were annihilated on the spot without leaving a trace.
The aftereffects of the explosion caused clouds of smoke to rise, but they soon cleared.
Something came into the eyes of the people who had been holding their breath and watching until then.
“Th-there!”
Above the tattered four, cracks were slowly forming in the ceiling.
Crack. Crackle.
“The dome…!”
“It’s collapsing!”
The dome, which had been riddled with poison like an eggshell, crumbled.
After the Balrogs were all dead, and I saw them turn to dust and fly away, I collapsed to the side.
“Huk… Huk…”
[ It was too much after all. My heart almost burst. ]
“But… I saved people…”
Gasping, I endured the pain.
This was nothing.
Compared to the moment when a huge hole was pierced through my torso at the moment of death, it was like a drop in the ocean…
“Cough.”
A lump of blood welled up from beyond my throat. I was finally seeing blood.
After spitting up blood, I felt dizzy and couldn’t see properly.
‘What the… I was fine when I was Reverse Guiding…’
Was it because I grabbed and pulled out the energy inside me so recklessly because I was in a hurry?
In my fading vision, I saw the four guys who were barely floating in the air fall to the ground.
‘Ah, those idiots.’
At least a fracture. Or maybe they’re Espers, so their bodies are strong and they’ll just end up with scratches.
Even as I was losing consciousness, I could hear the citizens making a fuss.
“Oh my!”
“Oh my goodness!”
“Catch them! Catch them!”
“Someone call an ambulance quickly! The Espers here have fainted!”
‘Shut up.’
If you just leave those guys alone, they’ll get up on their own.
With that thought as my last, my eyes were about to close when I felt someone approaching me with heavy steps.
‘Damn it… It can’t be Manager Lee Ha-ram.’
No, wait. I’m a collapsed, weak victim, so maybe she’ll ignore me?
‘I’m dizzy.’
My head was a mess. I didn’t have time to think anymore.
The moment I was about to completely lose my mind.
“…You weren’t an ordinary D-Class Guide, were you.”
‘Who?’
It was a very familiar and longed-for voice.
“Why do you have to resemble him in even this way…”
It was a cold voice, but a burst of laughter flowed from the scolding filled with affection.
‘Thank goodness.’
This person will take me to the hospital.
Relieved, I fainted.