Chapter 88 - No luck [2] (1/2)

On the barren field, Han Minhyun, Oh Sookyung, and Min Hyungwon were standing. A solemn atmosphere surrounded them, and before was a huge circle. Various coloured lights emitted from that circle.

”Oh Sookyung, enter in through that portal,” Minhyun said, ”There will be someone waiting for you at the other side, and I will go to search for Shin Daerin.”

Sookyung nodded his head and spoke out, ”Alright.”

”On that side, things are just going to get harder than they are right now. Take care of yourself, and don't make any reckless decisions. Be careful, and keep all of your senses open,” Minhyun advised.

”I understand. Thank you for all your help until now,” Sookyung politely voiced out.

Han Minhyun's line of sight fell on the portal before him, and looking at it, Sookyung knew what he had to do. Taking in a deep breath, he made his way towards the portal.

However, as he was walking towards it, Moon Jiwoo and Shihyuk appeared out of the thin air. Her appearance caught the attention of the three of them, and Sookyung turned his head back.

”Daerin,” Sookyung said— his voice showing surprise. Relief formed on his face, and with that, most of his worries diminished. He curved his lips to form a small smile.

Before Moon Jiwoo was able to say anything, she noticed how the circle behind Sookyung was expanding, and recalling about the words from those men, Jiwoo ran towards Sookyung.

Sookyung's eyes widened when Jiwoo harshly pushed him away from the circle by holding his shoulder, and the impact caused for him to stumble a few steps forward.

Seeing that he was finally safe from the portal caused relief to spread through Moon Jiwoo; she had finally completed what she had come here for.

When Moon Jiwoo had lost all of her hope in that telephone booth, Min Shihyuk appeared in that place and decided to help her. She had no clue on what changed his mind.

Nonetheless, at that instant, she did not have the time to discuss on that matter, and overjoyed by that fact, she had him teleported here as soon as possible— afraid that he will be changing his mind later on.

”Watch out, Shin Daerin!”

Hearing horrified cry that left Sookyung's mouth, she looked at him and realized how his eyes had widened. The portal reflected in his eyes, and Jiwoo noticed how close the portal was to exploding.

Seeing that, Jiwoo turned her head back, and a gasp escaped from her mouth when she saw how dangerously close she was to the exploding portal.

Any second now the portal will be exploding, and she needed to get away from it. But overcome by panic at that moment, she found herself being rooted to that position, and there was no amount of strength within her to get away from that position.

Hearing the loud sound from the explosion caused Moon Jiwoo to squeeze her eyes close as a scream escaped from her mouth. At that moment, Jiwoo found herself being engulfed by someone surprisingly.

After processing the situation, Jiwoo opened her eyes gradually, and they widened when she realized that Min Shihyuk was hugging her. It appeared that he had shielded her from the attack.

”Shin Daerin, are you alright?” Oh Sookyung questioned.

However, she turned a deaf ear to his words, and seeing the pained expression on his face, she knew that he had blocked the attack for her.

”M-Min Shihyuk,” she managed to stutter out.

Moon Jiwoo's eyes fell on his back, and seeing his entire back being covered with blood caused panic to go through her entire being. Raising her hand, she touched his back.