As Cha Eun Ha suddenly stopped, Jerim, who had been following 1cm behind, bumped her forehead against her back.

“Here.”

Whizz─

Cha Eun Ha threw something. It was towards the Emperor, who was watching from afar.

“It’s the loot. There was no gate core.”

Thump!

The Emperor caught the object thrown by Cha Eun Ha and examined his hand. A blue system window popped up in front of him.

[‘Tear of the Sea’ accessory (pendant) / Rarity: Artifact / A pendant that hung around the neck of the ‘Sorceress of Mercy’. Looking at the blue gem gives the feeling of dreaming.] [Passive Effect: Holder’s resistance to mind control increases by 50% / Luck increases by 20% / Immune to Lv.99 and below mind control skills]

The options were as extravagant as an artifact. The increases in resistance to mind control and luck were unbelievable. But the most astonishing thing was,

‘……100% immune to mind control skills?’

It was absurd. The Emperor blinked as if he couldn’t believe it. Among the artifacts occasionally put up for auction, he had never seen one with ‘complete’ immunity to a status abnormality.

‘Even below Lv.99……’

The highest level for a monster is 99. Therefore, just by possessing this necklace, one would be immune to all mind control skills.

It was an item so incredible that it could not even be priced. Did this woman know the value of this item and still return it to the Immortal?

No, she must not have known. If she had known the value of this item, she could not have returned it so easily. Even if she were not a stealer, it would have been a treasure worth risking one’s life for.

There was another notable point.

[Active Effect: Releases all mind control skills. However, it cannot be used on the dead.]

The Emperor’s gaze, scrolling through the item’s detailed information, stopped at one part.

[Current usage count (3/10) [Dash] If the usage count is exceeded, ‘Tear of the Sea’ turns into dust and returns to the sea.]

It was used? Where exactly? That was when he had the question.

“Master! Do Seongyoon has returned!”

At Jaemin’s shout, the Emperor abruptly came to his senses and turned his gaze. There, three shadows had just escaped from the black rift. Do Seongyoon, along with two guild members who were sent with him.

“Ma, Master…….”

Seongyoon bowed his head as if he were a criminal, meeting the Emperor’s eyes. No, he was indeed a criminal. He had failed to conquer the gate, which meant he had betrayed the Emperor’s trust.

The Emperor, with arms crossed, staring at Seongyoon, slowly opened his mouth.

“Only three?”

“I’m sorry.”

Seongyoon answered softly, not raising his bowed head. The Emperor’s red eyes, always filled with joy, stared at him without a hint of laughter.

Thump.

The Emperor placed his big hand, like a lion’s paw, over Seongyoon’s head.

“You’ve worked hard.”

Was that the trigger? Jaemin, who had been watching impatiently, shot out like a bullet and grabbed Seongyoon’s shoulders.

“Do Seongyoon, you bastard……!”

Jaemin’s eyes, bloodshot and flushed, welled up with tears. Damn it, he was trying not to cry, but the tears were overwhelming him.

“You, you…… I thought you were dead, how on earth…….”

“I almost died.”

“See, what did I tell you! I said come with me, didn’t I? You can’t do without me!”

“I came back alive anyway, didn’t I?”

Seongyoon, scratching his cheek, avoided Jaemin’s gaze.
Of course, it was not their power that allowed them to return alive, but entirely thanks to that woman. The woman who had precisely pinned a laceadorned parasol to the doll’s forehead. Not only that, but she set it ablaze and drove the charred doll into the ground, making it twitch violently.

All of this happened in less than 2 seconds. In such a short time, she had killed the Lv.80 monster and saved the three of them.

‘But that was not the end.’

Just when they thought they had escaped death, they faced another crisis. They could not stifle the sound in their state, where they were already drained physically and mentally.

By the time they realized it, they were already floundering in hallucinations.

When they opened their eyes again, the woman they thought had disappeared was back in front of them.

‘You’ll be fine now.’

Behind the woman they met again were two people who looked like ordinary citizens. Sung Yoon knew instinctively. This woman has defeated the boss and returned.

‘These corals are…’

‘They are our comrades. No, they were our comrades.’

At Sung Yoon’s words, she approached the coral. Then, with a downcast gaze, she stared at the corals for a long time before bringing the pendant she was holding to the surface of the coral.

Sung Yoon noticed that the pendant was no ordinary object. But no matter how great an item it was, it was useless. There were no items in the world that could revive the dead.

‘It’s already wrong. Those who have completely become coral cannot be turned back into humans, no matter what.’

At Sung Yoon’s words, Eun Ha finally put away the pendant. Slowly, as if regretful.

After retrieving the pendant, Eun Ha did not offer any consolation to Sung Yoon and his comrades. She got up from her seat and just asked,

‘Should I help you move?’

Sung Yoon looked at her with surprised eyes, but soon smirked and silently shook his head.

‘…No, it’s fine.’

‘Is that so.’

She didn’t offer twice. She just turned around and left through the gate with the two men and women who looked like ordinary citizens.

“Do Sung Yoon, are you listening? Don’t ever start a raid without my permission again…”

Ignoring the nagging Jae Min, Sung Yoon looked around. The woman in the black dress, his savior, met his eyes. And the next moment.

“……!”

“……!”

Everyone there was surprised. Iron Do Sung Yoon, known even within the guild for his high pride,

“Thank you very much.”

bowed 90 degrees to her. Even Yu Hwan widened his eyes at this astonishing sight.

Sung Yoon never bowed to anyone except Yu Hwan. It had been like that for the past 15 years.

[The divine beast ‘Cat that Wanders the Darkness’ assures you that there are some sane ones among them.]

But as soon as the cat was reassured, Jae Min, who had been watching the situation, raised his voice angrily.

“Hey, what are you doing right now? That woman is a spy sent from the wolves.”

Jae Min approached Sung Yoon, who was bowing to Eun Ha, and grabbed his shoulder as if to snatch it away.

“When did your head get so light? You shouldn’t bow your head to anyone.”

“Watch your words. That person is our lifesaver. Even if it’s you, Heo Jae Min, I won’t forgive you for insulting her.”

“Didn’t you hear? That woman is from the Wolf Guild.”

“So what? The fact that she saved our lives doesn’t change.”

“You……”

Heo Jae Min, Do Sung Yoon. Intense sparks flew between the second and third in command of the Immortal Guild. Opinions were divided within the Immortal Guild itself.

“That woman ignored us and trespassed into the gate without permission. This is a clear challenge from the wolves.”

“But she didn’t touch any of our internal resources. Plus, she saved our guild members…”

“How can you believe that without seeing it? Anyway, she must pay for ignoring Immortal. Immediately take that parasol… ugh!”

Whack─!

It all happened in an instant.

One of the guild members, who was expressing his opinion strongly with his veins bulging, was thrown into the air as if he had been hit by a truck.
It was a momentary event, so most people didn’t understand what had happened. However, Eun Ha and the cat knew.

[The divine beast ‘cat wandering in the darkness’ pops a cider can!]

A phantom. That man had thrown a punch at a guild member.