It was a barrier that high-ranking nightmares and Cheonin with power beyond a Bujang could create.
It blocked the view from the surrounding eyes and minimized physical damage.
Usually, the one who deployed it would retract it, but to do so, they had to survive the fight.
If it became impossible to fight, it could disappear on its own, which meant imminent death or a state of near-death.
So, creating a barrier meant putting everything into it.
It also meant being ready to risk one’s life in this fight.
As Jane exploded the concentrated power like oppression and rushed towards the man,
“Yaaah!”
Several attacks were blocked, but persistently aiming for the opportunity, she finally landed a proper punch on the man’s side.
With a crashing sound, the man’s body fell to the rooftop of the opposite building.
However, he quickly dispelled the thick smoke and approached her nose to nose.
In the midst of Jane’s confusion, merciless retaliation followed.
As if there were no more mercy, the man ruthlessly attacked only the vulnerable parts with the intention of smashing her head or tearing out her heart.
From the beginning, it seemed like he didn’t want to prolong the fight.
Due to exhausting all of their strength, they exchanged attacks several times. However, as their stamina dropped, even defending became a burdensome struggle.
The bones in her arms, which were usually unbreakable, were broken, and her bruised abdomen had no chance to recover from the consecutive attacks.
“Kkuuk!”
A groan escaped her lips as she endured the pain.
At this rate, she thought she might really die.
Changing the target to Jane, she redirected her focus towards the balcony of the lecture house.
The plan to approach Gang after attacking the man was fundamentally flawed.
If she intended to target, she should have targeted her from the beginning.
However, her attempt to twist away from the man resulted in her ankle being gruesomely caught.
“Where are you going?”
“Ugh!”
He pulled her ankle, lifting her onto him, and with all his weight, she began to fall at a terrifying speed.
Whoosh [Dash]! Along with the threatening sound of wind, a loud crash soon resounded.
Kwa-gwang! Along with the sound, smoke rose heavily.
In the center of the asphalt ground, Jane, with her eyes half-turned, resembled a spider’s web pattern.
Barely regaining her composure, her pupils, which were supposed to burn with a vengeful spirit, now showed confusion and fear instead.
Realizing that winning was impossible and that even surviving would be difficult, she completely lost her sense of initiative.
On Jane’s disheveled cheek, where makeup had been erased, the number 591 gleamed like sparks.
The man, standing on her neck and looking down, said, “Oh-gu-il (591)?”
The man, with narrowed eyes, reading the numbers, burst into a mocking laugh. “Can’t even recognize the young ones from top to bottom.”
“Ugh…!”
“Now you’re starting to feel scared?”
Despite his mocking words, there was no intention to resist. The power gap was too great. In the end, Jane declared surrender.
“…Fine, I lost. Do whatever you want with that nightmare, eat it or whatever.”
Geez! She was angry, but there was nothing she could do. Reluctantly giving up the lecture’s nightmare and continuing to live as before, consuming the nightmares of a human man, was a more comfortable choice.
However, the man, with an expressionless face, did not respond to her. Swallowing saliva dryly, he spoke.
“You didn’t hear it all.”
Uttering incomprehensible words, he grabbed Jane’s ankle, raising one leg without waiting for the situation to end.
“What are you…?”
Before she could figure out the situation, he raised his leg, crushing her knee without finishing the situation.
Snap!
“Aaaah!”
Her leg broke as it twisted, and the man, without stopping there, grabbed Jane’s neck, then flew back to the balcony of the lecture house and threw her in front of the sleeping Gang.
Thud! “Ugh…!”
Her leg broke as it twisted, and the man did not stop there. He grabbed Jane’s neck and flew back to the balcony of the lecture house, throwing her in front of the sleeping Gang.
Thud! “Ugh…!”
Jane, who had been thrown to the ground, clutched her limp leg, looking up at him in fear.
At that moment, the man casually spoke, “Don’t test my patience, carve the dream door quickly.”
“W-Why to me…”
“I don’t answer questions.”
“…”
“I must have said it clearly, right?”
As if accusing her, he wiped his face tiredly and gestured with the opposite hand.
“Carve it, quickly.”
If she hesitated or vomited again, this time, it felt like her head or heart would be torn out, not her arms or legs.
Jane experienced fear that would be etched into her bones for the first time in her life.
She didn’t want to die yet. There was too much attachment to the human world, and she was too young.
Moreover, she felt indebted to Bak Man-geum, who had raised her.
Terrified and shedding tears, she crawled clumsily towards Gang.
Ding-dong [Dash]
The doorbell rang.
The man and Jane’s gaze turned simultaneously.
A short silence passed as if time had stopped, then the bell rang again.
Ding-dong, Ding-dong [Dash]
Thud, thud, thud!
The knocking on the door became increasingly violent.
After a brief pause in the sound, the person knocking on the door spoke.
“Open the door.”
It was San.
Jane, who understood his voice as if it were a ghost, suddenly sat up.
The man standing next to her sighed heavily as if exhausted and said, “Ugh. I told you to carve quickly.”
… If I go back, I’m going to get cursed again.
The man, irritably continuing his words, reached out his hand.
The entrance door opened loudly with a bang, and simultaneously, the man grabbed Jane’s back.
Then he ran away with her.
“Seo Gang.”
Entering the house, San called Gang’s name and stopped as soon as he discovered the messed-up interior.
His chest tightened.
When he turned his head, he saw Gang lying on the table.
Approaching quickly to check her consciousness, fortunately, she was just asleep.
“Umm…”
Gang’s forehead twisted as she groaned.
She struggled with the nightmare that had manifested itself.
He hugged her and moved her to the bed, quickly absorbing the nightmare and erasing it from her memory.
Thanks to that, Gang’s face quickly returned to calm.
But the house remained a mess.
At that moment, something caught San’s eye.
He saw a black smoky figure rising on the carpet.
Approaching, he knelt down with one knee. Then, he swept it with his fingertips.
San’s eyes narrowed as he saw the bloodstains that had surfaced in a dark red color.
“This is…”
It was Mongma’s blood.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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