Chapter 33: Hero Hunt
Gu Seoryong shifted her position on top of me, slow and deliberate.
A stance ready to spring away at any second—yet at the same time, her monster core vibrated ever so faintly, scanning me.
Cautious. Defensive.
She looked me over with an irritated tone leaking into her voice.
“Ugh, I was just getting to the fun part. What a buzzkill.”
At her fingertips, new venom began to form.
A sharp burst of pain tore through my gut—blood inside me curdled, thickened. I winced. Starlight’s expression darkened like steel.
“Excuse me? S-Class Hero, Starlight? What were you thinking, coming here? No one stopped you on the way?”
“That’s why I came. While the rest of us were busy cleaning up monster attacks, some bottom-feeding eel decided to worm its way into deep water and foul it up.”
“Hmph... Worthless trash. This is exactly why the discarded ones never last. They’ve got no value. So? You came here to punch me in the face and throw me into villain prison—is that it?”
“Nice deduction. So how about this—you let the guy go, and come quietly.”
“Oh my, no. He’s mine.”