The form of the white fairy crumbled as if melting away. The ground was covered with snow, and multiple figures of snowmen emerged.
No, they weren’t snowmen; they were snow giants.
The seven or so snow giants, with their slow movements, tried to catch Cali. She weaved through them like an eel, melting the hands of the snow giants.
A blizzard raged, creating fog that obscured visibility, mingling with the fire.
The wind howled fiercely.
That was all I knew.
I just watched.
“Ha ha, are your minions that weak?”
After a brief standoff in the fog, Cali stood there. Her left arm, now discolored to a pale blue, hung limply, holding the spear only in her right hand as she spoke arrogantly.
The snow and wind converged, quickly forming a human shape. The boss monster, despite Cali’s taunts, remained expressionless.
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Then it sang. The mournful voice seemed almost like a plea for help.
“Hey, I can’t hear any sound, you know? What’s the use, huh?”
As the song continued, a strange feeling came over me. Then a realization dawned on me.
Somehow, Sejin and Semin, whom I had placed a bit away, were now staggering towards them with dazed expressions.
I had to stop them.
“Ha, so this is how it goes.”
How could I?
“Forest intruder, if you want these kids back, peacefully hand over your neck.”
“S-class gate boss monsters even take hostages, huh?”
Cali smirked. She leaped again.
Leaping away, she fled, grabbing me, who was hidden, with one hand.
“Hey!”
“We need to run now, while that monster is distracted by the kids.”
“Run away like this?!”
“I can’t hear but I get what you’re saying. Yeah, we have to run.”
“Just leave it like that?”
“Damn, worst compatibility, lost an arm and hearing… Can this even be treated?”
I felt a faint tremor in the hand carrying me. I shook off her arm. I was thrown down, shock coursing through my body, but I had to get up.
“Hey!”
“I’m going to rescue them.”
“Are you crazy? That’s an S-class boss monster. You’ll be killed in one hit.”
“I don’t want to survive by sacrificing someone else’s life.”
“You’ve lost your mind. So, you’re going to rescue the kids?”
“If you hadn’t angered the forest in the first place, none of this would’ve happened…!”
I screamed even though the chilling sensation at my back said otherwise.
I know, this is just a tantrum.
Cali used fire not to anger the forest but to save those kids.
Even though she could survive on her own, she chose to flee with me.
I’m throwing a tantrum at her.
I know, it’s just obstinacy.
“…”
A sense of powerlessness engulfed me, leaving me breathless. It was the worst. The absolute worst. It couldn’t get any worse.
Why am I so powerless?
“…Don’t think nonsense and come here.”
Despite being unable to hear, Cali spoke as if she knew my thoughts. I let out a hollow laugh.
“…I’ll still go. Even if you won’t, I will.”
I will rescue them.
‘What can a kid like you do there? Do you think you can make a difference?’
‘It’s inevitable. Accept it, Hayoung.’
Losing someone you know is more painful than you think.
Even though I hadn’t known them for long, I didn’t want to feel that again.
Cali looked at me and clicked her tongue.
“…You’ve completely lost your mind.”
“Rest here. I’ll be back soon.”
Even though she might not hear, I deliberately spoke out loud.
With each step I took, an indescribable sensation wrapped around my toes.
A peaceful approach would be best. This gate has been unusually kind to me, so maybe a conversation is possible.
I’m not sure if it will be convincing, but it’s worth a try. I’ll apologize for setting the forest on fire, say sorry, and ask them not to kill the children…
“Ha.”
The sound of my footsteps abruptly stopped.
Male lead fell into her trap — and shattered when she walked away
This is also on my reread list!
This one is a slow burn, but when it burns, it burns hard.
Definitely worth a read, y’all!
The story follows a thousand-year-old seductive spirit who, on a bet, sets out to charm the male lead—a once-promising but unfortunate cultivator.
But just when she succeeds in making him fall for her, she heartlessly leaves, driving him to madness.
Determined to find her at all costs, he captures her, keeping her by his side no matter what, even if she hates him.
I love this kind of trope—I enjoy watching the male lead suffer in agony.
The ending drags a bit with unnecessary filler, but that’s fine.
As long as I enjoy the beginning, I’m good.
Intro
As an enchantress, Su Heng possesses captivating eyes and charming beauty, easily manipulating the joys and sorrows of living beings at her fingertips.
But to enchant a god, making him taste the bitterness of love’s separation, long-lasting resentment, unattainable desires, and inability to let go…
Do you dare?
Su Heng assists a divine lord in his cultivation, aiming to make him experience all the sufferings of love, so that he can attain the Great Dao.
Only after being chased down from the heavens by the divine lord, confined and completely possessed by him, does she realize how successful she has been.
The once gentle and polite youth has transformed into someone she no longer recognizes.
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