Sister of the Ranking 1st (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 34

“…It’s impossible for me alone. It’s already hard enough just trying to save all of you, so from here on, it’s better if we split up. Try not to gather in one place—hide instead.”

“Why? Why are you leaving us behind?”

“Death-attribute monsters appear where people congregate…”

“Why are you abandoning us?! Huh? Can’t we just go together?”

“…”

“Hah! Even in this rain, you’d still leave us? Just you wait. I’ll report you to the Guild. Let’s see how well you survive all on your own then.”

Everything was in chaos. They cried, begged, and when that didn’t work, they resorted to threats—clinging desperately while sobbing. He calmly pushed them all aside with an impassive face and walked toward me.

How could I erase the faint smile lingering on Baek I Hyun’s face? I approached him with slow steps.

“…Shin A Ya, are you alright?”

“I’m fine.”

My reply came out unexpectedly calm. He nodded.

“They’re Reapers—using fear skills to paralyze people before harvesting their throats. I’ll protect you, but staying still like this is dangerous.”

“I really am okay. I can move.”

And I meant it. Though fear and dread weren’t absent, they weren’t strong enough to immobilize me.

A foul stench drifted in on the wind. Dark smoke gathered high in the distant sky. I looked up and said,

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