The Jelly Alien Will Save You! Chapter 43

“Dodge!”

 

But even in the urgent moment the lightning spear flew toward him, Cha Haeeon remained calm.

 

He picked up a stone rolling haphazardly on the ground and crushed it into powder with one hand.

 

Then, just as the spear of lightning flew within arm’s reach, he scattered the stone powder forward. 

 

Pop, pop, pop!

 

Boom! Bang, bang!

 

The scattering stone fragments began to explode forward, letting out small popping sounds like firecrackers.

 

The chain explosions, spreading forward like a casting net, swallowed the attack Bora Unnie had fired and emitted an intense light.

 

The two attacks collided violently, yet there was no major shockwave.

 

There were only small sparks scattering like dust.

 

The attack of Bora Unnie, who boasted the greatest offensive power, had been neutralized with almost hollow ease.

 

Was she angry that her attack had been blocked?

 

The sparks swirling around Bora Unnie were becoming even more intense.

 

Before long, a spear that looked even larger and more ferocious than the previous one began to gather above her head. 

 

If the attack was weak, make the next one stronger.

 

This was the method Bora Unnie, whose limits of power were unknown, used every single time.

 

“…!”

 

I gaped as I watched the massive javelin of lightning Bora Unnie had created.

 

Could Cha Haeeon stop that?

 

No, even if he managed to block it, could this building remain intact?

 

Cha Haeeon seemed worried about this as well, as he gestured to Captain Gong Juwon with his eyes. He was telling him to leave this place right now.

 

“Jelly-nim!”

 

Captain Gong Juwon, having read Cha Haeeon’s signal, grabbed my hand and began to run.

 

I looked back.

 

The javelin was growing larger and larger.

 

No matter how ignorant I was of combat, I could tell it would be difficult to escape the attack range in time at this rate.

 

Intending to leap to another building entirely, Captain Gong Juwon scooped me up and stopped in front of the railing.

 

Whoooooosh— 

 

A fierce wind blew.

 

It was a wind so strong that even for a hunter, jumping across at once would be pushing it. 

 

‘What should I…’

 

I racked my brain desperately.

 

I needed someone who could clean up this situation right now. 

 

A person who could stop this fight.

 

A person who meant something to Bora Unnie.

 

“…”

 

A certain someone naturally came to mind.

 

There was only one person who could do it right now.

 

I looked down at Brother, who was squirming anxiously in my arms. 

 

As if feeling my gaze, Brother met my eyes.

 

I pressed my forehead against Brother’s and whispered earnestly.

 

“Brother, please…”

 

“…?!”

 

I immediately opened the Cosmic Market and looked at the most expensive item in the skin category, ‘Human Skin.’

 

Objectively speaking, the current me couldn’t stop a fight between powerhouses at their peak.

 

The one who could do this was…

 

“Only you, Brother.”

 

Brother’s eyes went wide. He seemed not to have fully understood my words.

 

I suppose so. Because Brother wouldn’t know that I could turn him into a human.

 

I held Brother with both hands. Then, I selected the purchase for ‘Human Skin.’

 

[Cosmic Coins are insufficient.] 

[Would you like to use the CEO Authority Coupon?]

 

The notification windows popped up one after another. I nodded. 

 

Soon, a tiny clothes hanger appeared in my hands.

 

Hanging on the hanger was a soft, squishy apricot-toned skin, which perfectly replicated the shape of a head, torso, and limbs.

 

As I touched the skin, a notification window popped up before my eyes. 

 

[Would you like to equip the ‘Human Skin’ skin?]

 

I pressed ‘No.’

 

And then I handed the human skin to Brother.

 

Seeing as his bright yellow eyes were wide open, it seemed Brother had also realized what this meant.

 

I smiled.

 

“I’m going to make you human, Oppa.”

 

* * *

 

Kwon Bora felt her power rampaging uncontrollably. 

 

Inside her body, which was blanketed in rage, fierce lightning ran wild, and electricity rampaged every time her emotions overflowed. 

 

Right now, she was moving solely on instinct to protect her guild members.

 

She looked at the enemy before her, but her vision was blurry and she couldn’t see anything properly. They were just shimmering movements in a hazy field of view.

 

‘I have to kill them.’ 

 

I have to protect the guild members.

 

This time, for sure…!

 

It was at that moment.

 

A shadow large enough to cover the entire building loomed over her. It was a shadow in the shape of tentacles, looking as if they had sprouted from the ground.

 

The shadow was so thick and dark that she couldn’t see even an inch in front of her.

 

Click.

 

The sound of a shoe heel stepping on the ground rang out.

 

At the same time.

 

The giant javelin of lightning she had created vanished. 

 

It hadn’t been deflected or scattered; it had vanished entirely, as if its very existence had been erased from midair.

 

“…!”

 

A brief moment of sanity returned to Kwon Bora’s hazy eyes. The unexpected situation had brought her mind back for a second. 

 

Inside the shadows, a dark silhouette moved as if shimmering.

 

As her eyes grew accustomed to the darkness, she could tell what it was.

 

It was none other than a man dressed in a black suit. 

 

In this place turned into a mess by the remnants of battle, he alone was as neat as if he had stepped out of a different painting.

 

But there was something even more shocking.

 

Bora blinked as if she couldn’t believe it.

 

Her gaze wouldn’t leave the man’s silhouette.

 

A very familiar shape.

 

It felt as if she could sense the body heat of the person she had once entrusted her back to countless times.

 

Beneath his black hair, familiar yellow eyes looked at her.

 

The moment their eyes met, she flinched as if electricity had run through her entire body.

 

 

‘…Guild Master?’ 

 

But then, something whispered from deep within her mind.

 

‎̪͔That’s‎̳̬᷄̓̓̀͠ a̛̘‎̳᷄̓ lie‎̬̪. 

 

“Bora.”

 

“Guild Master…” 

 

T‎͚᷄h‎̳᷄̓̑a‎͓̠͂t‎̢᷆͟’s‎̩͚̓ i‎͇̎̏᷄m‎̹̈̄ͅp‎͔᷄o‎̱s‎͚᷄s‎̳᷄̓̑i‎͓̠͂b‎̢᷆͟l‎̩͚̓e‎͇̎̏᷄.

 

‘…That’s right. The guild members are under that desk.’

 

That‎̘̦̋͜ thing‎̡̤̖̇̉̕ is‎̪͔̂ not‎̧̬̇́ͅ the‎̢͈̣̔ person‎̥᷈̄̋ you‎̢̟̤̾́̄ need‎͓͌᷆̚͟ to‎̛͓̎͟ protect‎̱̀̚͞.‎̨͑̌̕‎̱̙̌‎̣͎͙͛̄́‎͕̰͆͜‎̦͛̒᷉‎̐͟‎̢̛͓̇̐‎̨͈͕᷁͐̓‎̡͖͓ 

 

‘That’s right.’

 

Bora gritted her teeth.

 

She tried to draw up her power again.

 

But.

 

Crackle— 

 

The moment the electricity sparked, she realized.

 

Her power wasn’t listening to her. 

 

As if it hadn’t been given permission.

 

“…!”

 

Bora’s breath trembled thinly.

 

There was only one person who could make her like this.

 

The Guild Master of Quasar. 

 

Do Kyeol.

 

Dressed neatly in his suit, he was approaching her.

 

“Enough.”

 

Her wrist, which had been aimed toward the sky, was caught by a large hand and brought down.

 

That‎᷃ kind‎̹͍̥̃̏̕ of‎̖͟͜͡ thing‎̜͔͛ is‎̖̎͜͞ not‎͈᷄͜ the‎̡͈̋̏᷄ person‎͔̾̃̋͢ you‎̘̆ were‎͓̎̑ waiting‎̮͈̹͠ for‎̥̊͑!‎̻͙̄̅̀‎̝̃͛̈‎̧͈̯̈̓̐‎̼̙͎̈‎͇̔᷄̊‎̨̦͍̍̕͠‎̖̮͛͠ͅ‎̡̛야‎̛̖̬᷅̅!‎̱̪

 

Crackle! Crackle! Crackle! Crackle! 

 

The frenzied power seemed as if it were about to pierce through her skin. 

 

But a gentle power pressed her down firmly.

 

“If you do this, Damie will get hurt.”

 

What?

 

“Damie?”

 

Involuntarily, her body froze. 

 

Beyond the distinct smell of disinfectant typical of a hospital, it felt as if that child’s scent brushed past the tip of her nose.

 

That child’s warm body temperature, how she would always hold her hand and tell her not to get hurt whenever she went to a dungeon.

 

The sound of her laughter, which was full of life even while living through a desolate hospital life.

 

It was then.

 

“Unnie…”

 

It was Do Dam’s voice.

 

Her heart tightened at the voice, which was uncharacteristically subdued and timid.

 

“…Damie?”

 

Kwon Bora turned her head toward the source of the sound.

 

And her eyes flew wide at the sight that entered her vision.

 

That small pink thing climbed down from the rooftop structure and ran straight toward her.

 

“Jelly-nim!”

 

The sound of someone trying to stop her came from behind, but Dam did not stop, approaching Bora and suddenly grabbing her hand.

 

Two squishy, small hands tightly held her own.

 

“…!”

 

She exerted her full strength to refine her rampaging power so that the squishy, small thing wouldn’t get hurt.

 

At that moment, a desperate voice rang out.

 

“Purification!”