Chapter 45
The sharp, cold stare directed at me jolted me back to my senses. Quickly, I pulled my fallen cap down over my head again and forced a nonchalant smile.
"You're late, aren't you?"
"What do you think you're doing here?"
Grunting, I shoved away the Inog’s corpse and forced °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° my shaky legs to straighten as I stood up.
"What do you mean, what? Blocking the rift, obviously."
"That's not what I asked. Why are you blocking it alone?"
Kwon Taehyuk’s words were much shorter than before. At this rate, wasn’t it practically speaking in banmal?
"I just happened to be passing by and saw it? No big reason," I said, shrugging deliberately light-heartedly.
Kwon Taehyuk frowned, his suspicious gaze raking me from head to toe. Under that sharp scrutiny, I reflexively pulled my cap lower and adjusted my mask to make sure it was on properly.
"You're telling me you fought alone to this point without any reason?"
"...You think I'm that heartless? Regular people were about to die. Obviously, I had to do something. Besides, I figured if I held on a little longer, reinforcements would come. I knew Yesung Guild was dealing with the first rift nearby."
Just then, I heard the sounds of cars arriving at the base of the building — the Yesung Guild Hunters who had followed Kwon Taehyuk.