Waiting For Your Reincarnation Chapter 101

“Come closer.”

 

“Ugh…”

 

Behind his low, cool voice, she heard a woman’s moan.

 

It seemed to be coming from the woman hiding behind the capsule.

 

Ryu Won let out a small sigh as he sensed Yeon-young’s attention was drawn there.

 

He slowly walked towards her.

 

“Don’t be distracted, I told you I’m jealous of women too.”

 

“I’m distracted by what?”

 

“That you care about something other than me.”

 

Ryu Won didn’t take his eyes off of Yeon-young once.

 

She wondered how Branch 2 had gotten here.

 

He opened his arms toward her. It was as if he wanted her to walk over and hug him.

 

Seeing that, she walked toward him as if drawn.

 

BANG!

 

It was then. The building collapsed once again.

 

Beyond the broken walls, she felt the Snarl army surge back in like a wave.

 

There seemed to be more of them than before. Still, unlike her, he felt calm.

 

Ryu Won must have sensed the population of the Snarls, but he didn’t seem to mind.

 

She took another step forward toward Ryu Won.

 

At that moment, she let out a painful groan and fell backwards.

 

“Ouch.”

 

“Ugh.”

 

Someone grabbed her by the hair and pulled her down hard.

 

Looking at her, Ryu Won’s face gradually became filled with despair.

 

As she watched his face slowly crumble like an empty tower crumbling, Yeon-young blinked her eyes slowly.

 

It was none other than the woman hiding behind the capsule who had pulled her to her feet.

 

“Yeon-young Kim. Yeon-young Kim. Yeon-young Kim.”

 

Each time the woman said her name, she felt her hair stand on end.

 

The moment she said Yeon-young’s name, she didn’t have to look back to realize that the woman had been consumed by the Snarl’s aura.

 

The woman grabbed Yeon-young’s hair with one hand and her right wrist with the other.

 

Her shoulder ached from the way her arm was bent back.

 

An unpleasant sensation arose, as if a bug was crawling on her wrist.

 

“Mr. Ryu Won.”

 

Yeon-young called his name without realizing it.

 

The more she did, the tighter the woman squeezed her wrist. As if she was going to crush the core in her right wrist at any moment.

 

She frowned as she felt her skin burning.

 

Before she knew it, a Snarl had surrounded Ryu Won and her.

 

They were completely surrounded by Snarl.

 

“Kkkk.”

 

“Mr. Ryu Won, I’m fine.”

 

“Don’t move.”

 

The woman laughed, seemingly satisfied with the turn of events.

 

The more he did so, the more nervous he became, unable to hide his expression.

 

The circle of encirclement tightened around him, and Ryu Won stopped moving like a broken clock.

 

“Mr. Ryu Won, don’t worry about me, just deal with the other Snarls first, I have a plan.”

 

“But only if you get wiped out.”

 

“If you…, instead…”

 

The woman interrupted the conversation and mumbled something.

 

She didn’t speak with any intention, but rather as if she were relaying someone else’s words.

 

The woman grabbed Yeon-young’s wrist and extended her other hand toward Ryu Won.

 

“You…, you…, you…, wow.”

 

“If I go, let go of Ms. Yeon-young.”

 

“Mr. Ryu Won, don’t do that, listen to me, I have a way to purify the Snarl.”

 

“If you fail again.”

 

“What?”

 

“Look, you jump in again without any fear.”

 

“That’s not what I said earlier…”

 

“I said this time I’ll use all my strength to stop you.”

 

Ryu Won smiled softly as he looked at Yeon-young.

 

He glanced over Yeon-young’s shoulder for a moment, then back at her.

 

Ryu Won removed the ring from his left ring finger and slipped it into his uniform coat.

 

Then, without hesitation, he stepped toward the Snarl and extended his hand.

 

“No, no!”

 

“Ryu Won, kill him.”

 

“Kill him. Kill him. Kill.”

 

The woman’s shouting stirred the snarls.

 

The woman leaned over and grabbed Ryu Won’s left hand, and at the same time, Yeon-young moved her shoulder.

 

But it was faster for Ryu Won’s core to be damaged than for Yeon-young to purify the woman.

 

His core slowly began to crack as if it had been pierced by a bullet. His aura, which had always shone so beautifully and nobly, gradually faded.

 

Nevertheless, Ryu Won let out a small sigh of relief as he saw Yeon-young break free from the Snarl.

 

“Ryu Won!”

 

Ryu Won collapsed to the ground with Yeon-young’s steed-like shout.

 

Yeon-young ran toward him, forgetting that she was surrounded by Snarl.

 

Just in time, a cold stream of water hit her back from behind. For a moment, she thought she was swimming underwater.

 

It seemed like Jaeho had arrived at just the right time, but Yeon-young had no time for his arrival.

 

She hugged Ryu Won’s body hard as they floated in the water.

 

“Please. Ryu Won. Wake up.”

 

The blue water that filled the emergency room slowly dissipated.

 

For a moment, there was silence, as if the world had stopped.

 

Yeon-young clasped Ryu Won’s hand in both of hers. Their hands were the same temperature as the cold floor of the emergency room.

 

Like the field, the warmth that had always been there had cooled.

 

Jaeho, who had gotten rid of Snarl, stepped closer to Yeon-young.

 

“Yeon-young Kim.”

 

“Jaeho, Mr. Ryu Won won’t open his eyes… Please do something about Mr. Ryu Won.”

 

“It’s too late here, the core is broken.”

 

“Then what should we do? Will Ryu Won die if we just watch?”

 

“He needs to be treated.”

 

For the first time, Yeon-young looked at Jaeho with great emotion. Jaeho looked back and forth between Yeon-young and Ryu Won without saying a word.

 

Her gaze was fixed solely on Ryu Won. She could feel the warmth draining from her hands.

 

Her chest felt tight and her breathing tightened as if she were face down in water.

 

‘Where did we lose our faith in each other?’

 

‘Why did our conversations never seem to mesh?’

 

She wondered if he felt the same way when she jumped from place to place like a moth to a flame.

 

Yeon-young felt her heart sink.

 

“Yeon-young Kim, get your shit together.”

 

“Jung Jaeho…”

 

“Ryu Won isn’t dead yet, you see.”

 

She stared at Ryu Won, who lay as pale as a fire about to go out.

 

His core was shattered and crumbling, but he still held his form.

 

She placed her own forehead over his cold hand.

 

Yeon-young instinctively dug into his memory. She wanted to find any trace of Ryu Won.

 

She tapped a video past the library on the field, and it showed a panoramic view of Branch 2, a futuristic city.

 

The same Snarl army that had overrun Branch 1 had also overrun Branch 2.

 

Ryu Won stood in the center of the storm.

 

Without taking his hand out of his coat, Ryu Won took care of the Snarls.

 

No other souls dared to intervene.

 

Thanks to Ryu Won’s abilities, Branch 2 was quickly stabilized.

 

Just then, the man checking the comms spoke up.

 

“It looks like the Snarls have flocked to Branch 1.”

 

“Why? What’s the situation there?”

 

“It’s worse than here, that’s for sure. The inside of the center is already…”

 

“Uh, uh, uh…! Where are you going, Team Leader Ryu Won, Ryu Won…!”

 

Bang-!

 

The snarls were attacking Branch 2 again.

 

Still, Ryu Won didn’t hesitate to open the teleport and head to Branch 1.

 

His eyes glowed red with evil. The recent memory ended there.

 

Back in the real world, Yeon-young couldn’t hide her disturbed feelings.

 

Because of Yeon-young, Ryu Won had crawled back into the fire.

 

Staring at his cracked core, Yeon-young clasped her hands together.

 

“Do you think Sly’s powder will help him recover?”

 

“Maybe. He’ll give you back anything at once.”

 

“Do you have any potions left? No, we need to get to the shelter. This is not the time.”

 

“Where’s Zhaolin?”

 

“I last saw her in the lobby. Jaeho Jung, I need your help.”

 

“You…, you only ask for help when you’re in trouble with Ryu Won?”

 

“Because we’re on the same team… No, that’s right, I’m asking for a favor.”

 

Jaeho just stared at Yeon-young without saying anything, but she didn’t notice his gaze.

 

Yeon-young couldn’t hide her growing impatience.

 

Even in the midst of all this banter, Ryu Won’s light continued to lose strength.

 

Boom!

 

The Snarl army swarmed again, as if on purpose.

 

For the first time, Yeon-young understood their words about being like cockroaches.

 

Jaeho stared intently at the black aura as it moved closer.

 

“Yeon-young Kim.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Take Ryu Won and evacuate you first.”

 

“What about you? What about you?”

 

“He’ll have something else in mind, so you’ll have to live up to his expectations.”

 

“What do you mean…”

 

“I’ll hold out as long as I can, so you go to the shelter first.”

 

“No, how…”

 

“Do you think you can fight in this situation?”

 

Jaeho’s question left her speechless.

 

Even if they did fight, the attention would surely be on him.

 

He looked at his palms as if he knew it.

 

“After all, you always choose Ryu Won when it matters most.”

 

“…….”

 

“You don’t care about me, so I’ll find something else to do.”

 

“Jung Jaeho…”

 

Jaeho didn’t understand everything that was being said, but he understood the situation, which was that he was going to help Yeon-young.

 

With that, Jaeho opened the portal to Shelter 1.

 

He pushed Yeon-young and Ryu Won through it.

 

“Jaeho!”

 

The Snarls rushed in to devour Jaeho’s body.

 

The portal closed in an instant, plunging them into darkness.