Saving My Favorite in a Doomed World Chapter 79

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The situation unfolding before his eyes was hard to comprehend. Cha Jaeha recalled the conversation he had with Yoo Hwashin last night.

 

Yoo Hwashin had warned him through his precognition ability that tomorrow’s operation would be a complete mess, and that all the citizens of Enet might die.

 

‘Heo Mugong intends to completely destroy Enet. So you need to cross over to this side as fast as possible. The western outskirts are the closest to the plaza. I have something to do first, so I’ll follow Heo Mugong.’

 

‘I don’t care how many people die in a dungeon. The important thing is that Kim Daecheol doesn’t die and finds his role here.’

 

‘Really? No matter how many die? You say the funniest things….Anyway, you have to bring Kim Daecheol-ssi along. You must.’ 

 

Lives inside a dungeon were no different from monsters. Cha Jaeha believed that. He had to believe it. Even in Enet, that thought didn’t change.

 

The unchanging Cha Jaeha was now in the plaza of Enet, just as Yoo Hwashin had said. Standing before Hwashin, who was shedding blood in the fog-filled city.

 

Heo Mugong appeared from within the fog. He inhaled the fog with a hiss.

 

Normally, he was the kind of guy who would easily dodge something like this, but Yoo Hwashin was taking Heo Mugong’s punches head-on. No, was it that he couldn’t dodge?

 

Why?

 

A cool wind blew near Cha Jaeha. Thanks to the air circulating around them like a wall, the smoke bypassed Cha Jaeha and Kim Daecheol.

 

“It’s a poison fog. ….An ability Heo Mugong possesses. To think he’d spread it across the entire city like this. I have no idea what he was thinking doing something like this, but… it’s definitely strange. If it’s a festival, there should be citizens packed full in here…. but I don’t see anyone at all.”

 

Yoo Hwashin rolled across the floor, making heavy thudding sounds.

 

‘Ouch, that hurts.’

 

It hurts like hell. Have I used my ability too extensively for the first time in a while? It felt like my blood was boiling from the inside. It felt as if lava was churning up my organs.

 

—So stop now. At this rate, you’ll really… end, you idiot. Did I raise you to be this kind of mage? 

 

When did you ever raise me?

 

At Riel’s voice, Hwashin barely managed to hold onto his consciousness.

 

Manipulating the karma of every single citizen in a city was something he hadn’t even done in his previous life. Moreover, he was doing it with someone else’s body, so it was bound to be even harder. I’m really going to die doing this, ugh.

 

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Enet’s city characteristics only apply to citizens of the Illusion City. If one abused the trait that accelerated the battery drain rate, they could kill a person from the Illusion City in just a day. All while making the excuse that it wasn’t intentional.

 

“Daecheol. Enet will end today. The citizens who evacuated inside buildings to avoid the poison fog are probably already dead too. Thanks to the poison fog, I was able to kill all of Enet’s soldiers at once, whom we normally would have had to fight fiercely….. Isn’t it convenient, my ability? The morons of Enet who failed to recognize this ability are all fools.”

 

“Heo Mugong.”

 

Heo Mugong let out a laugh and said.

 

“Don’t make that face. It’s scary. Honestly, aren’t you happy? Bringing down Enet has been our long-held wish.”

 

“This isn’t the way I wanted to resolve it. I told you back then too that this wasn’t right.”

 

“What’s not right? Then was Enet right? Besides, I’ve never once said that I was right.”

 

Heo Mugong looked up at the sky.

 

“I just wanted to make that sky mine. Since it was originally mine anyway.”

 

“You’re out of your mind.”

 

Cha Jaeha muttered. He asked Kim Daecheol, who was standing next to him.

 

“Hey, Kim Daecheol-ssi. Is your ability wind? There was a breeze just now scattering that fog.”

 

“…..Yes, that’s correct. It’s the perfect counter to Heo Mugong. Likely, his mist is also a counter to your ability, Cha Jaeha-ssi. Besides the poison mist, he has an ability called Dew Fog, and that mist is saturated with moisture.” 

 

“That’s enough. I’ll win.”

 

Cha Jaeha clenched his gloved hands tight.

 

If he hadn’t had his previous experiences, he might have been so distracted trying to control his fire that he could have lost to that guy called Heo Mugong.

 

“Kim Daecheol-ssi, you said you came back so you wouldn’t regret it, right?” 

 

“Pardon?”

 

“I’ll give you a chance. I have to save that idiot over there right now, so I need some help.”

 

However.

 

How was his current self?

 

Although it was thanks to the gloves, he no longer had to worry about accidentally burning others with his fire. He had also naturally become able to ask someone for help.

 

Above all, the one who brought about all these changes…

 

Was thanks to that guy rolling on the floor, getting beaten up for no reason.

 

Cha Jaeha shouted for the first time.

 

“Yoo Hwashin! Don’t die. Hold on.”

 

The citizens of the entire city were not visible.

 

Heo Mugong seemed to be mistaken about something.

 

Everyone evacuated inside to avoid the poison fog? Is that really possible? All those crowds?

 

No, that’s impossible.

 

Yoo Hwashin’s battery level, which was rapidly dropping even at this moment. The missing people. 

 

He definitely did something.

 

The one who created this absurd situation, and the one maintaining it…

 

‘It must be Yoo Hwashin.’

 

“Let’s end this quickly. Apply the wind to me like you did before so I can completely avoid the mist. Can you do it?”

 

“…Yes, yes. It’s possible.”

 

It was then.

 

East, South, North. Those who had scattered in each direction gathered in one place. Jeong Mueum, sensing something ominous, had called them inward. 

 

“Hyung!”

 

“What is all this?!”

 

“Oh my god! Hey, Korean hero! An explanation… seems impossible. Whoa, is that person even alive?” 

 

“Is there anything we can help with?”

 

The gazes of the noisy heroes instantly converged on one place. Yoo Hwashin, collapsed on the floor, covered in blood.

 

“….Hyung?”

 

Bang. The floor around Jeong Mueum sank in a circle. The shadow beneath Lee Suho was also already standing next to him like a clone. The flickering shadow growled as if it were angry.

 

‘….This is.’

 

“You’ll die if you touch that fog. And that’s the guy who did that to Yoo Hwashin.”

“…That’s enough.” 

 

Yoo Jian stepped forward, holding axes in both hands.

 

“I’m going to kill that bastard right now; raise your hand if you’re against it.”

 

“W-wait a second! Our Hyung-nim isn’t the type to do this—!”

 

Vwoong-.

 

Slicing through the air, an axe stopped right in front of Park Sodu’s Adam’s apple. Yoo Jian’s eyes, devoid of light, glared at him coldly. 

 

“So what.”

 

“Noona, calm down.”

 

Jeong Mueum stopped her, but that didn’t mean he was taking Park Sodu’s side.

 

Park Sodu was confused.

 

The Heo Mugong Hyung-nim he knew was absolutely not the type to commit such acts. But seeing the mist covering the city, the dying Yoo Hwashin, and even Daecheol Hyung-nim standing in opposition… it seemed clear who was at fault. 

 

“Sodu-ya—.” 

 

Heo Mugong slipped the smoking pipe from his mouth and exhaled the smoke.

 

“Is the sky pretty?”

 

He smiled brightly as if he were looking at his end. Park Sodu couldn’t say anything.

 

The heroes rushed at Heo Mugong all at once.

 

Pure white fog instantly covered Heo Mugong’s body. He disappeared just like the fog. It was as if he himself had become the fog.

 

“Bottom left!”

 

At the voice coming from afar, Jeong Mueum instantly thrust gravity into it.

 

Crash—!

 

The ground was dented in the shape of a person. Ssssh.

 

The fog lifted, revealing Heo Mugong’s figure beneath it. Heo Mugong immediately bit his pipe again. Inhale. His lungs inflated like a balloon. Hooo—. The spreading fog engulfed Yoo Jian.

 

However, the fog didn’t work on her.

 

“Don’t worry and just fight, everyone!” 

 

Kim Daecheol was using his ability on all the heroes who charged in.

 

[ Activating the ability ‘Wind Shield’ (Lv.10) simultaneously. ]

[ The current number of people the ability is applied to is 8. ]

 

“I’m not quite sure what’s going on, but!”

 

Nathan rushed in an instant and snatched the pipe from Heo Mugong’s hand.

 

Rumble—!

 

The ground where Heo Mugong stood soared up with a roar. It was Nathan’s power. Heo Mugong lightly jumped down from the altered terrain. A black figure popped out from the shadow cast beneath him. The figure wrapped around the descending Heo Mugong.

 

“Oh my.”

 

Cha Jaeha was right in front of him.

 

‘That kind of face is….. terrifying.’

 

The expression on Cha Jaeha’s face was one Heo Mugong had seen before.

 

—I told you your plan was a nonsense operation from the start! It’s a plan where the kids bringing the blueprints could die. Why didn’t you tell me that part? 

 

Right, that day. That was the expression Kim Daecheol made towards him that day.

 

Cha Jaeha’s palm was placed over his heart. Five outstretched fingers landed on it exactly as if gripping his heart.

 

[ Activating the ability, Purgatory Sphere. ]

 

Boom—! 

 

Heo Mugong, who fell straight down, gasped for breath. His gaze was on the sky. 

 

He was cold as the fog, but his heart was burning hot like fire. His body was heavy, and he couldn’t move. An axe blocked the sky. Slash- Red blood obstructed his vision. Splendid red marks fell back down.

 

Heo Mugong’s sky was empty and vain.

 

Was this the sky I had desired so much?

 

Empty. So utterly empty.

 

He slowly reached his empty hand upward. The sky that had been so vast was completely covered.

 

What he had wanted, was just.

 

The end of the pipe split into two. Smoke no longer rose from it. The poison fog enveloping the city also slowly faded away. With his eyes open, Heo Mugong met his death.

 

Park Sodu ran over and embraced him.

 

“Hyung-nim! Hyung-nim, are you okay?! Why! Just why did you do this!”

 

The expression calling out to him gradually became clearer, but the sound grew faint. Before long, a curtain fell over his eyes.

 

“Hyung—!” 

 

Jeong Mueum turned around and ran straight to Hwashin.

 

He wanted to pour out praises to Jeong Mueum who came running, but his mouth wouldn’t open.

 

—You stupid bastard…..

 

He didn’t even have the strength to reply to Riel. Ssssh.

 

[ Deactivating ability Moment of Destiny. ]

 

Time was returning to the entire city. The halted karma began to flow again. The figures of the citizens who received their destinies back slowly returned to the city.

 

“Wow.”

 

Adam let out an involuntary exclamation. Past the dark night, the sun was rising once again.

 

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