Chapter 78: I need to step back
Down to his last option, Cheon Areum clung desperately to Yoon Seoyul’s body. Without wasting a second, Yoon Seoyul gripped him firmly around the waist and vanished from the cleared-out area in an instant. As they reappeared just outside the cleared area, Cheon Areum immediately turned around to check on Lee Nari—only to find her still rooted in place, unmoving.
Then it happened.
The colossal reptile titan—still not fully visible to Cheon Areum due to its soaring height—let out a thunderous roar that rippled through the very air, vibrating deep in his chest. Instinctively, he clamped his hands over his ears. But Lee Nari, standing directly beneath the impending stomp, didn’t even change her expression. Her hand rose calmly into the air. Just as the massive foot was about to crush her, an intimidating burst of pink energy warped outward from her palm. In the blink of an eye, the entire titan’s body vanished, swallowed by the blinding light, leaving behind only a bomb of glittering pink sparks that shimmered like dust in the smoky jungle air.
The gate scintillated into existence the instant the boss was defeated, rising like a rippling mirror over the cleared-out area. Without a word or pause, Lee Nari walked straight through it, never sparing either of them a second glance as she disappeared beyond the gate.
Yoon Seoyul sighed breathily before taking his hand as they both walked through the gate too.
"Lee Nari, stop and listen to me!"
Streeling Cheon Areum with him, Yoon Seoyul chased after Lee Nari, who, with heavy stomps, in fact didn’t stop and continued walking away.
"Yoon Seoyul, do you want to apologize to Lee Nari?"
Yoon Seoyul stared down at him, not agreeing or denying it. But Cheon Areum already knew what kind of person Yoon Seoyul was. He might have threatened her in the heat of the moment, but the guilt afterward would eat him away if he didn’t apologize now.
"Go after her alone. I’m tired. I don’t want to run."