Became a Swordsman Genius in a Pretty Girl Game - Chapter 318



318 – 318. Return (1)

Rustle rustle─

It had been four hours since Utopia entered the demon world gate.

The people stationed in front of the gate could not hide their anxious expressions.

In addition to the 200 hunters, the Holy Knight.

Even Utopia had been deployed into the gate.

Of course, there was still the last hope, Lina, but.

Losing all of them here would mean more than just a simple loss.

“Will Utopia be able to return safely…?”

While everyone was staring at the demon world gate with tense expressions, Caster unknowingly asked that question and bit his lip in frustration.

Caster, who should be delivering hope from the front lines, had forgotten his duty and uttered words that fueled anxiety.

However, Shin Se-hee gave a small smile as if she understood his feelings.

“Yes, don’t worry. Showing you the strategy against the demons earlier was indeed intended to raise awareness. But it was also because we were confident.”

With Shin Se-hee’s confident words, people could regain some of their composure.

And the caster’s voice, agreeing with her, grew stronger.

“Yes, that’s right. Utopia has already shown everyone how to capture the dreadful demons!”

“That’s correct. I was watching the broadcast at that time, and it was truly overwhelming. Especially, Jin Yoo-ha’s godlike swordsmanship was jaw-dropping even now!”

“Haha, since we’re talking about it, shall we watch it again?”

“Good idea!”

“Let’s look at the screen!”

The screen showing Utopia’s strategy against the demons was projected into the air.

And people watched in awe as the demons were helplessly defeated.

– Wow… Even now, Yoo-ha is still amazing.

– Ah, it’s really a shame… They should have sent Utopia from the beginning.

– No, shouldn’t Rina have gone in from the start? Considering this abnormal phenomenon?

– Crazy… It’s not easy at all, but Utopia made it look easy.

└ Seriously, look at the ground being dug up, fire spewing, and melting. It’s on a different level from ordinary monsters.

– Sigh, why didn’t they use Utopia from the start instead of being prideful?

– Ha… Seriously, did all the hunters who went in earlier die? The sacrifice is too great.

└ Those idiots didn’t even listen to Utopia’s warning properly and went in. It’s their own fault.

└ Seriously, what kind of guts do you need to go in without even patrolling?

└ They thought they could do it too after seeing Utopia capture the demons.

└ Fools…

Shin Se-hee watched the video with them.

She nodded confidently, but her clenched fist under the table was losing color from the pressure.

‘Please, come back safely… Jin Yoo-ha.’

Even though Jin Yoo-ha knew the future.

Even though she encouraged other party members to actively support Jin Yoo-ha by revealing it this time.

Even though she had provided as much as she could.

From Shin Se-hee’s perspective, who couldn’t see the situation inside, it was only natural to be anxious.

‘The first gate strategy time was supposed to be no more than three hours… Why is it taking so long? Is something bad happening inside?’

According to Jin Yuha, it shouldn’t take more than three hours, no matter what kind of demon is inside.

However, it had already been more than three hours, approaching four.

Shin Sehee had to struggle hard to resist the urge to jump into the gate right away.

And then.

The anomaly in the demon world gate occurred at that moment.

Wooong─!

“…Huh!? Just now, from the gate!”

Thud─.

“Something, something from inside─!”

“It, it came out!”

The camera, which had been showing the scene of Utopia’s demon attack, quickly turned towards the gate.

“It, it’s a person! A blood-covered person! The emergency healers on standby─!”

“Oh, oh my, that person… Isn’t he a hunter from Holy Knight?”

“Yes, yes! Gasp! It’s a miracle!”

The return of the Holy Knight, who had gone in for the second rescue mission.

And the surprising events didn’t stop there.

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

People popped out of the gate as if they were being produced in an automated factory.

“Hu, hunters! Our hunters are returning!”

The caster shouted excitedly, even making a squeaky sound.

It wasn’t the dignified return they had initially imagined, but who cares!

– Oh my! That person…! It’s Alex, one of the 200 hunters who went in first!

– Wow… They must have had a really tough time… Look at how pale they are…

– Crazy! How did they survive!

– Did Utopia do this!?

└ Probably?

└ They attacked the demons… Saved people… They did everythingㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

└ ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Maybe not? Didn’t they fight together with Utopia inside?

└ Would they? Damn, they came out as soon as they entered Utopia, lol.

And after 163 hunters were thrown out of the gate.

Finally.

Step.

Step.

Step.

The Utopia party walked out of the gate.

“At this moment! It’s Utopia! Utopia has returned!”

At this point.

Shin Se-hee, who had been forcing a smile at the return of the wounded hunters, suddenly stood up.

“That’s right─!! Everyone’s back!!! I believed in you─!!!”

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Shin Se-hee was so happy that she unknowingly punched the air.

Without realizing that everyone was filming her.

– Hahahaha, Cheonhwa is so cute, lol.

– What’s with Shin Se-hee’s kid punch, lol.

– And the punch speed, is it for real, lol. Even if she’s a non-combatant, Utopia’s level is different, lol.

– Look at the sound of the air breaking from her punch, wow. If she joined another party, she could be the main dealer just by punching, lol.

– She must have been really worried even if she didn’t show it, lol.

– Cheonhwa Punch! Cheonhwa Punch! Cheonhwa Punch! Cheonhwa Punch! Cheonhwa Punch! Cheonhwa Punch! Cheonhwa Punch! Cheonhwa Punch!

It was a frenzy.

All the party members, drenched in sweat and exhausted, came out of the gate.

And finally, when Jin Yu-ha came out.

Shin Se-hee, regardless of what people thought.

Ran straight towards Jin Yu-ha as if she was flying.

“Jin Yu-ha──!!!”

Grab!

“Whoa! Sh-Shin Se-hee!?”

Jin Yoo-ha, flustered, embraced Shin Se-hee who flew into his arms.

“Why, why are you so late!”

In a voice full of worry and reproach, Jin Yoo-ha let out a small laugh and gestured towards the hunters being carried out on stretchers.

“Ah, I was rescuing those people.”

“…I was worried! Do you know how much I…! You said it would only take three hours!”

“Sorry. Sorry. Were you very worried?”

“…Yes! I was worried! How could you say that!”

As Shin Se-hee whined in Jin Yoo-ha’s arms, the other party members glanced at them with triangular eyes.

“Hmph, they don’t seem to see us.”

“Right… Se-hee junior, I’m disappointed…”

“A flower garden, well, what did we expect.”

Unable to withstand everyone’s disapproving looks and voices, Shin Se-hee stepped away from Jin Yoo-ha and cleared her throat.

“Ahem! So, what happened? Didn’t you say there was almost no chance of rescuing the people who went in first?”

“…Yeah, I did.”

In fact, originally, there would have been no way to rescue those advance team hunters.

However, they were lucky.

First, the enemy that appeared from the demon world gate was none other than Sloth.

As its name suggests, Sloth was far from being diligent or thorough.

Instead of finishing off the enemies one by one, it just piled them up when they became incapacitated.

Originally, Sloth’s judgment wasn’t wrong, as they would have died if left alone anyway.

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Secondly, the hunters’ vitality.

The dust powder it handled was an effective attack to damage the respiratory system and take away their activity.

However, awakened beings fundamentally have much tougher lives than ordinary people without mana.

In other words, leaving the hunters piled up slowed down their dying process significantly.

Lastly, the third variable.

That was none other than Sophia.

Jin Yoo-ha specifically told Sophia not to heal the other injured hunters.

Because, after all, the safety of Utopia was more important than the unknown hunters.

However, the skill that Sophia used.

“Rain of Healing”

It was a wide-area heal that fell across the entire stage.

As it was Sophia’s ultimate skill, the amount of healing was considerable.

In this battle, Sophia continuously dropped the area heal whenever the cooldown was up, so the hunters within that area automatically received healing!

However, there were quite a few people who died before receiving Sophia’s heal.

“Well, even though we couldn’t save everyone…”

Jin Yuha scratched his cheek awkwardly as he spoke.

Shin Sehee shook her head as if to say, “What are you talking about?”

“No! This is still amazing! We went in late, defeated the demons, and even rescued people. We only had 40 casualties!”

Of course, the reason Shin Sehee was happy was a bit different.

Why didn’t Utopia actively go in for the rescue first?

Why did Rina stay still while Utopia went in?

Even if we attacked the Demon Gate, it was achieved through the sacrifices of the hunters who went in this time, so we also have a stake in it.

Those who couldn’t grasp the situation and spouted all sorts of nonsense despite the emergency.

For now, since Utopia’s success in the attack was the priority, we put it off.

Shin Sehee remembered every single word they said without missing a beat.

“Hahaha… We can give those damned media and politicians a proper blow…”

Shin Sehee laughed quietly.