Chapter 201 (1/2)

She had a dream. Torches lit up the darkness in a straight line. Her current location was a pitch-black cave with no known end. Mido walked there without hesitation. She wasn’t scared because she knew it was a dream.

[You are currently having a ‘nightmare’.]

[You are in a state of ‘fear’.]

[You will keep dreaming until you die or it is resolved.]

Even though she knew it was a dream, she couldn’t help the instinctive fear. Like a normal person, she pretended to be strong, but it was just her deliberate effort. Only then would men stop treating her carelessly.

In fact, Mido said she had never been in a relationship, but she had met someone once. It was during her third year of high school. Mido loved him and he had accepted her heart. Until then, Mido thought the clouds in the sky were cotton candy. It felt like she got the entire world.

However, he betrayed her and met another woman. On the day that was his high school graduation, white snow fell as he told her, ‘Let’s break up. I have another woman. I’m tired of you now.’

These short words left a wound in her heart and the man suddenly left. He went to study abroad in the United States. Mido hated him, but she had another suspicion. She wondered if he deliberately said such a thing so she wouldn’t wait for him while he was studying abroad.

Why was she thinking about him now? He was a man to be forgotten, but Mido still couldn’t forget him.

Just then, a creepy sound came from the ground. Mido looked into the distance at the source of the sound. Something was coming from the other side of the darkness where the end was unknown. Looking closely, it was a small group of spiders. Mido started to flee from these terrible nightmare spiders.

She tried to threaten them with a torch in the cave, but it was useless. She continued to flee and finally entered a dead end. She resented that there was no more place to run away and no one to save her.

Mido closed her eyes to give up on everything. Just then, the cry of a wolf echoed through the cave. Mido turned her head that way and in the distance, a black wolf was walking through the spiders toward her. The spiders couldn’t get close to the wolf emitting a strong killing intent and the wolf finally reached her.

Mido felt calmer as she looked into the wolf’s eyes. The familiar and comfortable feeling settled her heart. The wolf sat next to her and Mido fell asleep against his fur. Now she was convinced that no one would hurt her...

Then she opened her eyes.

“Umm...”

“Have you regained consciousness?” Kim Hyeonu, who had been guarding Mido’s side after finishing his treatment, called out to Mido.

Mido blinked several times as she looked at the ceiling and realized it was the first time she was seeing this place. “This place...?”

“It is a room next to the waiting room.”

“Ah...”

“You were in real danger. The NPC priests said they were giving up because there was no antidote, but you miraculously survived. You would’ve died if it wasn’t for that person.”

“That person...?”

“Ah, you don’t know.”

Kim Hyeonu shifted his gaze to the screen of a crystal ball floating in the room. There were many shouts and cheers. It was only one person. Mido knew the identity of ‘that man’ even though Kim Hyeonu didn’t say anything.

“He drew his own blood with a dagger and made an antidote. He must’ve really suffered. I’m glad he did it. Your level would’ve fallen if you died.”

“Ah, I see...” Mido couldn’t listen to Hyeonu’s words. She was only watching the person on the screen. Perhaps the black wolf she met earlier was this man.

‘...Thank you. Be sure to win.’

* * *

On stage, I heard the cheers of many spectators. They were shouting the same words. The words were ‘Dark Wolf.’ I knew it had become my symbol, but it was still very embarrassing to see so many people calling it. Well, this wasn’t important. I didn’t know them and they didn’t know me. I didn’t like that those broadcasting guys were filming me, but all I had to do now was beat up that damn clown in front of me. I was currently furious.

-Then let’s start the semi-finals! Both players, take your positions.

Mad Dog and I stood in the middle of the stage. We stared at each other across the distance. The calculation of where and how to attack was done at a rapid pace. I had no intention of beating him easily and simply. I was going to make him suffer as much as possible before ending it.

-Start!

It was Mad Dog who made the first move after the host gave the signal. He threw sharp daggers that had been made with magic power at a high speed. Sometimes two flew at the same time. However, I danced the sun dance while lightly dodging his daggers. Then the energy of Rising Sun appeared on both my legs.

Mad Dog stopped attacking and asked me, “Hey, why are you doing this to me? What damn conflict do I have with you? Eh? Why are you trying to get revenge on me? Hah?!”

“......”

I ignored this person’s words. I circled around the stage and Mad Dog followed me. We stared at each other.

“Why aren’t you speaking? Are you mute? You crazy...” Mad Dog’s curse words couldn’t be aired.