INFINITY

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KIM DOKJA'S POINT OF VIEW

The bodies of her enemies were torn apart whenever Yoo Sangah's daggers moved. Amazing...Was this the Yoo Sangah that I knew? There weren't many skills that could show such power against a large group. At present, it was probably just Armed Fortress Master Gong Pildu's Armed Zone and Han Sooyoung's Avatar. Yet Yoo Sangah was showing such power without such a great skill.

How did she become so strong? What was this talent? Yoo Jonghyuk spoke as if he had read my thoughts.

–She grew faster because you aren't around. You seem to have no aptitude for raising your fellow companions. It is the same with Lee Hyunsung.

-...They grew to this extent because I pushed them in the beginning.

I didn't believe it but I wanted to say it. Damn, why did she get stronger when I wasn't around? Why didn't I seem to be much help? "Hey." A voice was heard. I nodded at Han Sooyoung's words. I couldn't be overwhelmed by Yoo Sangah forever. In any case, there were many enemies and Yoo Sangah was alone.

"Yoo Sangah-ssi, this way!" Yoo Sangah stopped when she heard Alyona's words. She hadn't expected to meet us in this place. "Han Sooyoung, please." Han Sooyoung triggered her Avatars like she was waiting. Dozens of avatars disturbed the vision of the Poisoner's group and I safely made contact with Yoo Sangah.

"Dokja-ssi? How are you..." Alyona swept down lowly and continued flying from above, "Let's talk after moving." She said as she zoomed away. The group members were chasing from afar. Fortunately, the survivors seemed to have escaped safely through Gangdong Bridge. The problem was on our side.

–Go back to the high-rise buildings. The most important step is to go up and secure visibility.

As expected, Yoo Jonghyuk's judgment was valid. I might've read all of Ways of Survival but I couldn't make battlefield judgments like Yoo Jonghyuk. Then Yoo Jonghyuk followed with meaningful words. "I'll make a way," Alyona started attacking from above with an energy blast.

–And that woman, you should be careful of her.

Be careful? Who? Yoo Jonghyuk didn't say anything else. Was it her then? We quickly hid inside a nearby high-rise building. The monsters suddenly flooded the area, probably due to the turmoil, and were all soon blasted in bits by purple energy. They soon gave up and returned to inner Gangdong.

"Yoo Sangah-ssi, are you okay?" I looked back at Yoo Sangah. "Yes, I'm fine, Dokja-ssi and Alyona-ssi?" I smiled and look at the zooming in and out Alyona. "Yes, we're also fine." It had only been a few days but the conversation was awkward. It felt like I was meeting alumni from high school 10 years after graduation. I looked away from her in her tight battle suit and opened her mouth.

"That, um..." Her suit was just as amazing as what Alyona gave me beforehand. I couldn't figure out what to ask. In the meantime, I looked at Han Sooyoung. Yoo Sangah saw Yoo Jonghyuk being carried on the back of Han Sooyoung's avatar and gave me an unknown smile. "Dokja-ssi must've done a lot in the meantime." It was time to listen to a short story.

***

After the Absolute Throne was smashed, Yoo Sangah fell to Gangdong-gu. Fortunately, there was someone who fell with her. "Gong Pildu was with you?" Oh, what a coincidence. "Yes. Ahjussi helped me a lot." Seeing that she was calling him ahjussi, they seemed to have become quite familiar with each other.

"Where is Gong Pildu?" I ask once more, "Two days ago, he was injured while we were fighting the Gangdong-gu group. It was while trying to save me..." Many surprising things kept happening today. '10 Evils' Gong Pildu risked himself to save someone else. Yoo Sangah bowed her head and spoke with difficulty.