Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

94. Self-destruction

#94. Self-destruction

“… Crazy! We have to stop it now!”

Judge Ji Cheon-seok jumped up from his seat in shock. He was the youngest judge, but that wasn’t the time to argue.

If left unchecked, this was an attack that could seriously injure or even kill someone. This was not the time to be concerned about petty etiquette.

“Certainly… Cadet Cynthia will be in danger if that attack is completed. It would be right to stop the match now.”

Except for the youngest judge, everyone else had some experience with this, so rather than panicking, they watched the situation calmly.

“If we don’t stop here, there will be a big uproar. I agree with the opinion that we should stop.”

Both judges expressed their opinion on stopping the match.

Then several of the remaining judges nodded in agreement.

“Then, I will stop the test immediately.”

And then one of the judges who agreed with the opinion stood up and tried to throw himself toward the examination room.

At that time.

“Just wait a moment.”

An old voice stopped the examiner from heading to the examination room.

It was Jeon Han-myeong, a senior member of the association and a hero of the highest honor.

“Wow, Elder. But if you don’t step forward now… .”

“I told you to wait a moment.”

“… … .”

Although he was not the best in terms of skill, he excelled in many aspects such as strategic analysis and military tactics, and achieved numerous achievements related to clearing gates, so he became an honorary top-tier hero.

There was no one in this place with more experience or greater achievements than him.

In short, in this place, Jeon Han-myeong’s word was law.

“Can’t we stop it even if it comes right before? Let’s just watch a little longer. It doesn’t seem like it’ll end like this.”

“Oh, yes… .”

The judges were anxious, but they nodded at his words and did not dare to rush into the examination room.

Besides, since Jeon Han-myeong was a deep thinker, I wondered if he had discovered something that we hadn’t.

“You guys, look carefully. This is a sight you don’t see very often.”

***

A sub-trait of Yong-in-hwa, Ban-ryong-hwa.

Lee Soo-hyuk knew that he had acquired similar characteristics to the solvent.

That’s why I was confident.

I am confident that I will take first place in the Academy Awards, attract public attention, and set a new record for highest salary ever.

But he himself was falling apart.

All because of a guy I didn’t even care about.

‘It can’t end like this!’

That magic blade is dangerous.

The moment I let my guard down, I could clearly see that any part of my body would be cut to pieces.

‘I tried to break his fighting spirit and then slowly step on him. But this is what happened… This is a mess!’

Blue light exploded from Lee Soo-hyuk’s body.

“Ugh…!”

Enduring the intense waves of magical power, Lee Soo-hyuk continued to squeeze out the magical power within his body.

At the same time, the entire testing area shook.

The enormous magical power contained in the Dragon Heart is causing strange phenomena in the surrounding area.

“I… I will win…!”

Blood flowed from Lee Soo-hyuk’s mouth.

He bit his lips so hard that they bled, showing a strong will and obsession.

‘This… If I approach it rashly, I might get hurt… .’

Because it happened so quickly, Cynthia had no idea how to react.

But her intuition warned her that if she went in without thinking, she would get seriously hurt.

“Kuuu… It’s already too late. That’s why you should have ended it right away when you broke my defenses.”

Lee Soo-hyuk knew that Cynthia didn’t end him right away on purpose, but he threw out a word with the intention of teasing her.

Anyway, this match ends here.

In the worst case scenario, both of them will be seriously injured… but Cynthia Irie will be the first to retire. And if she deploys her magic armor at the right time, she will be able to get through without taking too much damage.

‘Go!’

Explosion of magic power.

It’s a simple name, but there’s no better name for this technology.

Because it’s just a huge explosion created by the condensation of magical power.

However, the amount of magical power invested in that explosion is insanely large.

Kwakwakwagagagagagagagang!

A huge explosion of magical power created by squeezing the Dragon Heart engulfed the entire area.

One of the test rooms collapsed, turning it into a mess in an instant.

***

-Hey Sia! Hey Sia!

Illien desperately called out Cynthia’s name, who was stuck in the corner of the examination room.

-Seo, are you sure Joo is dead?

He spun around in the air a few times before hitting his head on the ground.

Even if I wanted to be normal, I couldn’t be normal.

Illian was shaking with anxiety, moving her body here and there, wondering what to do.

‘Illien… Don’t be so excited. My head is already ringing… Ugh… .’

-… Sia.

‘Oh, why.’

-You were stupid. I had a feeling you weren’t smart enough… .

‘… stay still when I say something nice.’

Cynthia said something sharp to Illien, then looked ahead.

It was so covered in dust and smoke that I couldn’t tell where I was.

There was a moment when it was unclear whether Lee Soo-hyuk was okay or what had happened with the match.

‘There’s no way he’d be hit by the attack I launched… I should hurry and prepare for the next attack.’

Cynthia blamed her own complacency for nearly getting hurt.

At the moment of explosion, if the shield had not been formed by the paradox of light, it would have been retired as is.

I thought it was only useful for offense, but after using it, I found out that it had better defensive capabilities.

‘Then… should we attack?’

Cynthia prepared to surprise Lee Soo-hyuk by holding the magic blade she had created using the Absolute.

And, he tried to spread his magic power to estimate Lee Soo-hyuk’s location.

At that moment.

A human figure was captured by her senses.

‘Found it…!’

Cynthia immediately swung her magic blade forward.

“Ugh-!”

“huh?”

But there was something strange about the voice.

Isn’t this Lee Soo-hyuk’s voice?

“What, what is this…!”

It was a man’s voice, but the tone was a bit thicker and lower.

-Uh… Sia? It seems like you attacked someone else, not Lee Soo-hyuk.

Illien appeared as a spirit and approached the subject to examine his condition.

-Huh? Huh? Something strange is about to flow out of the boat!

Cynthia felt her vision go dark for a moment.

***

Judge Ji Cheon-seok.

As the youngest member of the judging panel, he was the first to head to the testing room.

It’s annoying, but what can I do? I’m a gangster at his age.

He first discovered Lee Soo-hyuk in the dusty testing room.

‘… This is ridiculous.’

Ji Cheon-seok sighed in disappointment as he looked at Lee Su-hyeok’s condition.

‘I thought he was a great guy, but he’s still a brat. He got caught up in his own attack.’

Lee Soo-hyuk rolled his eyes and fainted.

It was because he was caught up in the magical explosion he had caused. Judging by the blood flowing out of his head, it seemed like he had been caught up in the explosion and hit his head on something.

‘He’ll be a great guy when he grows up, but… I guess I need to work on my personality. He’s attacking like this because he doesn’t want to lose. Isn’t that the kind of mindset a villain would have?’

Ji Cheon-seok clicked his tongue at Lee Soo-hyeok and examined him closely to see if there were any other injuries.

‘Where was the potion…?’

He searched through his subspace pockets for potions, took out an upper-grade potion, poured half of it on Lee Soo-hyuk’s head, and fed him the rest.

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If an explosion of this magnitude had occurred, it was obvious that the internal organs would not have been in good condition.

The only good thing was that, aside from head and internal injuries, there were no major injuries.

‘At this point… Lee Soo-hyuk is enough. Now I have to find that girl named Cynthia.’

When he thought of Cynthia’s name, Ji Cheon-seok felt goosebumps rise up in his body as anxiety began to rise.

‘This… The elder stopped him and he didn’t come forward, but he’s not dead, right? Surely… .’

He considered one possibility that came to mind, then quickly dismissed it. Then, once again, the possibility came to his mind.

‘… The caster also suffered injuries like this. At least serious injuries? Maybe. Lord, maybe he’s dead?’

He hurriedly searched for Cynthia with a pale expression. Even if she didn’t die immediately, he thought she might die soon if he left her with serious injuries.

Because if you miss the golden time, you could really get screwed.

In Ji Cheon-seok’s mind, Cynthia was already a seriously ill patient and a test subject on the verge of death.

It was at that moment that I was trying to expand my senses and move to find Cynthia.

Wheeze-

He felt something swinging towards him.

Since it was a test site for cadets and they had come to inspect the situation and rescue them, there wasn’t much tension.

Maybe that’s why.

I felt the attack, but I couldn’t dodge it.

“Ugh-!”

The blade of magic cut through Ji Cheon-seok’s stomach.

His body fell forward as blood gushed from his stomach.

Suddenly, Cynthia became the one who manipulated one of the upper-level heroes (judges).