âWhat does that mean? Donât talk nonsenseâŠâ
âIâm serious. At this rate, weâre both going to get stuck here.â
ââŠâŠ.â
âI still have some magic spells left. Itâs possible to hold out on my own. So go quickly.â
âButâŠ.â
âItâs also the supervisorâs job to be responsible for the safety of test applicants. Go. Please call the rescue team while Iâm holding out.â
Nam Jinhyuk repeatedly said with a calm expression.
âLeave him behind.â
My whole body was stiff at the crossroads of a difficult choice.
Fear, guilt, sadness, and an indescribable number of emotions went through my head.
âSupervisor Jin, Iâm sorry.â
âItâs alright. I donât careâŠâ
âSehe! Taeho! You guys escape first!â
âSi⊠Sihyeon?!â
Nam Jinhyuk was surprised by my unexpected behavior and called my name.
Yun Sehe and Jung Taeho, who were at the exit, also shouted with confused look.
âWhat do you mean, mister?â
âChange of plans! Weâll hold on, so you guys go out and call the rescue team.â
âYou canât do that. We have to go out together!â
âRight Uncle! Donât change the plan.â
âNo, we have to. Please listen to me.â
I turned my head completely away from the two teens.
I could hear the voices of two from the back, but now I couldnât afford to care about them.
The General Poison ant, who came to his senses, was coming towards us with a group.
âHaah⊠why didnât you go out?â
âHow could I leave you alone? And we donât need three people to call the rescue team.â
ââŠthank you.â
âLetâs talk about thanks later, and think about what we should do with him first?â
âSihyeon, could you hold on a little longer? Iâll prepare a proper powerful blow.â
I nodded to Nam Jinhyukâs words and took out my sword.
Akum and Gyuri followed me.
âGyuri, can you help me a little more?â
âHuh! Thereâs almost no tickling powder now, Popi.â
âItâll only take a little bit, so please stop the biggest one for a while.â
âOkay, Popiâ
Gyuri flew to the General poison ant and sprayed a little tickling powder.
Fortunately, he seemed to be paralyzed as he flinched.
âLetâs go, Akumâ
Pow wo wooooo
With the strong cry of Akum, I rushed towards the Poison Ants.
In the midst of difficulties, I have grown a little, and I have become able to easily deal with soldier poison ants.
While the General poison ant was paralyzed, I wielded my sword hard to reduce other poison ants as much as possible.
At that time, I felt a chill in my chest and a chill in my spine.
âSihyeon! Be careful!â
I felt the movement of the General Poison Ant, who got released from the paralysis faster than I thought, behind my back.
The moment I thought I should avoid it, the sharp front feet of the General poison Ant was already about to stab me.
âDamn, I shouldnât have let my guard downâŠâ
I hardened at the spot thinking about the pain Iâm about to experience.
AndâŠ
â Chaeng!
âWhat are you doing? Wake up, mister!â
âTaâŠTaeho?â
Jung Taeho, who I thought had gone out, stopped the attack.
And the wind began to blow around.
âI will suppress the movement of the General Poison Ant.â
Yun Sehe also supported us using her spirit without going out.
âWhy didnât you guys go out?â
â Mister. Itâs not my cup of tea to run away cowardly. And didnât you say we should accept each otherâs shortcomings.â
ââŠâ
âUncle, letâs all go out together.â
âGuysâŠ.â
I felt resentful for the two teens who didnât go out, but thanks to them staying, I was alive at this moment.
â Okay. Letâs go Team 3.â
âLetâs go.â
A fully awakened General poison ant swung his front legs in all directions.
However, thanks to the support of the two, I was able to stop him.
âEveryone, back off!â
Nam Jinhyuk, who had been preparing for magic for a long time, shouted.
âFreeze, a spear of sharp iceâŠShiver, a strike of destructive lightningâŠSwing, a stroke of merciless storm.â
â Whooing!
Strong lightning and storms swirled around a large ice arrow.
As soon as we stepped down to a safe position, Nam Jinhyuk immediately fired it. â â
Ekiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Kikikikikiiiiiiiiiiiii
kiiiiiiiiiiiiii
The General Poison Ant, got pierced by the ice arrow and let out a painful scream.
Intense lightning and storms quickly messed up the General Poison Antâs interior.
In the end, the General Poison Ant, who could not withstand the magic power, collapsed, and the Poison Ants who lost their captain scattered across the aisle in confusion.
âNice Supervisor.â
âSupervisor Jin, youâre amazing. I canât believe you knocked that guy down with a single blow.â
When we approached in excitement, Nam Jinhyukâs expression was very pale.
After confirming his appearance later, I asked anxiously.
âAre you alright? Is it because of the poison?â
âNo, itâs because itâs hard to use all three elements at the same time. Iâll recover after a little rest.â
I was relieved to see Nam Jin-hyuk smiling faintly.
âBy the way, why didnât you two go out?â
âAt first I was going to go out⊠but came back because Mister and the supervisor looked to be in danger. â
Certainly, it would have been very dangerous if the two had not returned.
On top of that, the two teens gave up their escape and returned to this dangerous place.
They cannot be blamed.
âWell, I see. Itâs true that we got out of the crisis with your help.â
âHehe.â
When I admitted with a resigned look, the two laughed with proud expressions.
âWhat should we do now, Supervisor Jin?â
âUmâŠâ
He organized the current situation with a serious look on his face.
âWe managed to get them out, but the situation is still not good. The exit in front of us is blocked, and we have 30 minutes leftâŠ.We have to find another exit, and I donât think theyâll give us a way easily.â
âDid they set traps in other exits too?â
âThereâs a good chance. The Queen Poison Ant even sent a General poison ant, and sheâs doing everything to catch us.â
âWhat a bunch of⊠terrible antsâŠI think we should change the name to a terrible ant, not poison ant.â
âThey are going out to come at us with all their mightâŠâ
âHold on. All their might?â
âSupervisor Jin, there are many exits in the den, right?â
âYes, there are many.â
âIf the Queen tried to stop us from escaping, sheâd have sent troops in advance at those exits, right?â
âYes⊠âŠso that she can trap us like now.â
âYou said earlier, General Poison protects the queenâs nest. If weâre enough to take out that General Poison ant, isnât she going to send more Generals to the exit?â
âThatâs possible. To defend many exitsâŠ! Sihyeon⊠No way?â
Nam Jinhyuk noticed my thoughts and opened his eyes wide.
Yun Sehe and Jung Taeho tilted their heads without noticing yet.
I approached the fallen general poisin ant in silence.
I traced the signal from the General poison Ant who was still breathing.
âIf theyâre planning on taking our heads, they should also prepare to lose their head.?â
âAhâŠâ
âNo way, misterâŠâ
Yun Sehe and Jung Taeho also belatedly noticed my intentions.
Their eyes grew as big as if they could pop out.
We went to a place far away from the exit, using the signal left in the head of the General Poison Ant, where no one expected us to be.
The Queenâs Nest.
Rather, it may be the last chance for us to get out of this place.
To be honest, I thought it was a little too much when I gave my opinion.
The queenâs nest is the most dangerous place in the cave.
However, unexpectedly, Nam Jinhyuk easily accepted and nodded, and Yun Sehe and Jung Taeho also expressed their willingness to try.
âThere is no hope if we keep dragging our feet and fighting a war of attrition. This boring ant oyster⊠âŠletâs finish it with our hands.â
âHehe, letâs give the damn ants a scare.â
âItâs a little scary, but I trust my teammates and Uncle.â
All our opinions came together.
There was no time.
Once again, with the guidance of Akum, we began to move.
As expected, there were few defensive forces on the way to the Queenâs Nest.
Maybe they didnât expect us to hit the main base.
We broke through the complicated passage as quickly as possible carrying Nam Jinhyuk, who used up a lot of physical strength.
As we got closer to the queenâs nest, the signs of Poison Ants around us became busier.
âMaybe theyâve noticed now. Theyâre busily moving to where weâre headed.â
âWe have to hurry.â
âWhen all the troops that had escaped come back, there will be no chance.â
Nam Jinhyukâs words made us feel nervous and speed up.
After a small battle, we advanced toward the heart of the nest.
Pow wo woooo
Akum, who was guiding us, made a loud cry.
There was a sense of caution.
At the end of the aisle, I could feel the presence of many Poison Ants and a strong presence that I had never met before.
âI think weâre here now.â
As we reached the end of the aisle, a huge room appeared.
The giant queen ant was escorted by Soldier Poison Ants.
UKiiiiiiiiiiiii
The Queen Poison Ant found us and gave us an unpleasant cry.
Hearing the cry, the Poison Ants began to get ready for battle at the same time.
Many soldier poisons, and three general poison Ants.
And at this moment, troops continued to gather through other channels.
âThe situation seems more difficult than I thought, but we will proceed as originally planned.â
âDonât worry, Iâll stop them.â
âIâm ready, Shorty! Letâs begin.â
âFool, focus! Mistakes are fatal now.â
The plan was simple.
While we block, Nam Jinhyuk aims for the queen poison ant with one powerful magic bullet.
Unlike her huge body, her defense was at an ordinary level, so it was our strategy.
UKiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
But the Queen Poison Ant wasnât stupid.
She immediately noticed our plan and moved all the troops.
âPlease, guys!â
Pow wo wooooo
âI got it, Popiâ
We defended Nam Jinhyuk and prevented the attack of the Poison Ants.
My whole body was throbbing with pain, but I cheered myself up by saying that it was really the final battle.
Jung Taeho and Yun Sehe showed their best teamwork as if they had been a team for a long time.
Only the bodies of burned poison ant remained in the place where Jung Taehoâs flame sword passed.
Yun Sehe supported Jung Taeho while also lightening his body with the power of the wind.
I swung my sword really hard so that I wouldnât lose out on the performance of the two.
Kiiiiiiiii
Soldier Ants couldnât stop us.
Two of the three General Poison ants that were guarding the queen began to move in earnest.
With the addition of a powerful General poison ants, our facial expressions were tense.
In a situation where Nam Jinhyuk could not support, the two general Poison Ants were very difficult opponents.
âLetâs hang in there a little longer.â
âDonât worry, mister! Iâm still full of energy!â
With Jung Taehoâs confident cry, I faced General Poison Ant without hesitation.
However, maybe it was because of that too much confidence, I couldnât sense the General poison ant approaching from the side.
Despite Yun Seheâs sharp cry,
âDanger!â
Jung Taeho was completely exposed to the attack of the General poison ant.
âNo⊠PleaseâŠâ
As soon as I pictured Jung Taeho collapsing, an unknown energy came out of my body.
And I felt that the energy was shooting towards the General poison ant.
-Kik! â Kikkk! ?
The General poison ant suddenly stopped moving and began to attack the other General poison ant next to him.
A General who was attacked defenselessly fell to the ground with great wounds.
The General poison ant, who attacked their army, shook his body around in confusion.
âWhatâs wrong with him all of a sudden?â
Jung Taeho looked puzzled at the General poison ant.
âUncleâŠâ
Yun Sehe looked at me with stunned eyes as if she had noticed something.
This time I felt it for sure.
Apparently the General Poison Ant moved at my will.
I tried not to forget the feeling I felt a while ago.
And after a while, I heard Nam Jinhyukâs voice that I had been waiting for.
âReady!â
âFreeze, a spear of sharp iceâŠ.Shiver, a strike of destructive lightningâŠ.Swing, a stroke of ruthless storm!â
Once again, a powerful ice spear appeared.
The Queen Poison ant must have sensed danger and struggled in a hurry.
Ukiiiiiiiii
But it seemed difficult for the Giant queen to avoid the ice spears shot like light.
When everyone was sure of success.
Boom Boom
The last General who was guarding the Queen spread his wings from the back and flew into the air.
He thrust his body into the front of the magic.
CRASH
The spear of the ice penetrated the generalâs venomous ant, and went on and struck the Queen.
Ekiiiiiii
Ukiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikiiiikiiiiiii
The Queenâs painful screams filled the room.
And the huge body staggered and fell sideways.
A word mixed with expectation and anxiety popped out of Jung Taehoâs mouth.