I Became The Rankers’ Number One Pick [EN]: Chapter 135

135.

Thud!

The hunters shouted as soon as they landed.

“Aaaagh! More monsters!”

“They appeared from the sky this time!”

Baek Eun-hee and Choi Eun-gyeol, anticipating such reactions, headed straight for the haunted house without responding.

At the entrance, a horde of creatures—mummies, zombies, and ghosts—poured out.

Each one was at least a C-grade to B-grade monster, making them formidable to most hunters, but not to Baek Eun-hee and Choi Eun-gyeol.

Baek Eun-hee unleashed Splinter, instantly bisecting the monsters blocking their path.

“Uwaaah! A monster caught a monster!”

“What do we do then?”

The hunters hesitated, overwhelmed by the appearance of the overwhelmingly strong duo. Then, Choi Eun-gyeol set the floor ablaze, startling them and forcing them to back away.

“Don’t come closer unless you want to get burned,” Choi Eun-gyeol warned.

The hunters reacted with complaints.

“Ugh, that’s a truly horrifying voice! Cover your ears!”

“To even use sonic attacks, what a troublesome guy!”

“Horrifying voice? To me, a top idol?”

Choi Eun-gyeol’s expression twisted in anger, prompting a chuckle from Baek Eun-hee, who grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.

“Hey, stop dawdling and let’s go.”

“Wait, let go! They’re calling me names!”

“Aah, let’s go.”

While dragging the struggling Choi Eun-gyeol, Baek Eun-hee wielded Splinter with one hand, slicing and dicing the remaining monsters.

Going inside, the scene was even more chaotic. Dozens, even hundreds, of monsters were tangled together at every step, unable to escape.

They were biting each other in the hallway, but when Choi Eun-gyeol and Baek Eun-hee arrived, they all turned their attention to the newcomers.

“Wow, if there was a haunted house like this, it would be a huge hit… It’s chilling seeing it here.”

“Stop talking nonsense and get rid of them.”

“Yes, yes.”

Choi Eun-gyeol held the magic book in one hand and quickly flipped through it. Sparks flew in the air, and the monsters rushing in like demons instantly crumbled.

It was a very effective magic, but it also had its drawbacks.

“Hey, Choi Eun-gyeol! Can’t you control the range properly?”

Because the sparks were flying in a narrow space, they reached Baek Eun-hee and Choi Eun-gyeol as well.

“No, this isn’t even as bad as a mosquito bite… or is it? Ah, ahahaha! Sis, my hair, my hair!”

Of course, it wasn’t fatal to them, but Baek Eun-hee’s shoulder-length hair stood on end, making her look ridiculous.

Seeing Baek Eun-hee raise Splinter, Choi Eun-gyeol covered his mouth.

“Ahem, shall we go in?”

The two slowly moved forward, stepping on the fallen monsters. But suddenly, a chilling sound echoed in the hallway.

Eee hee hee hee-

It was a thin woman’s voice.

Choi Eun-gyeol’s face quickly turned pale.

“T, that’s…”

Choi Eun-gyeol quickly hid behind Baek Eun-hee. Baek Eun-hee looked back in annoyance.

“What, what’s wrong? All of a sudden?”

“G, g, ghost…”

“…Where’s a ghost supposed to be?”

Listening closely, it seemed like this sound was originally coming from the haunted house itself. Baek Eun-hee had a dumbfounded expression.

“Seriously…”

Who was it that just wiped out mummies and zombies all at once, and now they’re scared of this sound? Reading her expression, Choi Eun-gyeol made a small excuse.

“Korean ghosts are the scariest, you know…! Please go ahead.”

“Ha, what a ridiculous guy.”

Baek Eun-hee didn’t respond further and trudged forward. The haunted house in Jamsil Amusement Park was quite large and had a complex path.

Sometimes they mistook the installed models for monsters and destroyed them, but still, it was going smoothly so far.

Until a real ‘Virgin Ghost’ [a female ghost who died unmarried, a common figure in Korean folklore] appeared.

“Aaaaaaagh!”

Baek Eun-hee roughly stopped Choi Eun-gyeol, who was about to run away. And first, she threw Splinter at the Virgin Ghost floating in the air, cackling.

But Splinter passed right through the translucent ghost’s body and flew far away before returning.

“Oh, it doesn’t work.”

There were occasionally monsters like this. Ones that physical force didn’t work on.

The Virgin Ghost cackled mockingly and suddenly landed on the ground. Then, she bared her claws and charged.

Baek Eun-hee dodged without even looking, but Choi Eun-gyeol, who was hiding behind Baek Eun-hee, couldn’t avoid it and was caught by the Virgin Ghost.

“Ugh, uaaaagh! Get away!”

Choi Eun-gyeol was utterly disgusted and poured out all sorts of magic, but it was also useless.

“Ha, how do I catch that?”

Watching the scene from a distance, Baek Eun-hee quietly pondered.

Eventually, she sent a team chat.

– How do you catch a ghost?

She waited for an answer, but everyone was busy with their own situations, and no answer came. Meanwhile, Choi Eun-gyeol barely escaped from the Virgin Ghost and crawled back to Baek Eun-hee.

“Ah, it’s so unfair that you’re the only one dodging.”

The Virgin Ghost, having missed Choi Eun-gyeol, started to cry this time.

The sobbing sound was, in another sense, more chilling than the laughter.

“Aaaagh, do something about that!”

“Hold on, I’m thinking.”

Baek Eun-hee first examined the Virgin Ghost’s information with the State Checker [an ability or device used to assess the stats and abilities of a target].

[Virgin Ghost]

[Overall Grade: B⁻]

[The dead soul of a woman who could not marry, tainted by evil, has become a monster.

Physical attacks are limited to scratching, but she is skilled in mental attacks. Easily puts opponents in fear. Pay special attention to her crying sound.

Ordinary attacks are ineffective, but she can be surprisingly easily dealt with.]

[Item: Virgin Ghost’s Hair]

She looked at the status window, but no good ideas came to mind.

She thought that Choi Eun-gyeol’s crying and screaming might be due to mental attacks, but his mental strength was also quite high.

He shouldn’t be affected by a Virgin Ghost, so she judged that he was just scared.

“Get a grip and read the text.”

In the meantime, the Virgin Ghost turned her body upside down and crawled on the floor, performing grotesque acrobatics.

Seeing that, Choi Eun-gyeol had a seizure and just turned away. Baek Eun-hee decided to just give up on Choi Eun-gyeol.

“A dead soul tainted by evil has become a monster. So, she’s an undead type? Ah, I should have brought Song Jin-ah.”

It was a shame, but there was nothing she could do now. She changed her way of thinking.

In the past, on variety shows, they would exorcise ghosts with grudges by resolving their grudges, right?

A Virgin Ghost is literally a ghost who died without getting married.

“Hey, Choi Eun-gyeol. Go over there and ask her to marry you.”

“Ueoeoeok, what crazy talk is that!”

“Who knows, she might resolve her resentment and ascend to heaven.”

“I can’t, I won’t! You do it, Sis!”

“I’m a woman. She clearly likes men. Ugh, you stupid idiot, you’re no help!”

“Ugh, wait a minute. Undead type, you said?”

Whether it was because the suggestion to get married was quite shocking, Choi Eun-gyeol finally snapped out of his panic and started using his good brain.

At that moment, the Virgin Ghost stood up and started running towards Choi Eun-gyeol. Choi Eun-gyeol screamed and ran away from the Virgin Ghost.

And he threw the ‘Backfire,’ which he had just purchased from the hunter shop, to Baek Eun-hee.

“Try using this!”

“Ah, why didn’t I think of this?”

This was the item that Seo-ah had used with Yang Tae-woo in the Parasitic Desert.

Baek Eun-hee applied it to herself.

From now on, her attacks would be reversed to healing. But since it was applied as ‘healing,’ it would be an attack on undead-type monsters.

Baek Eun-hee firmly gripped Splinter with her white glowing hand, wearing a slightly annoyed expression.

“Ah, just stay still! Choi Eun-gyeol!”

Choi Eun-gyeol was still being chased by the Virgin Ghost. Choi Eun-gyeol ran, and the Virgin Ghost flew around as if teasing him.

The ‘Backfire’ activation time wasn’t very long.

Just as Choi Eun-gyeol had no choice but to stop, and the Virgin Ghost grinned and charged, Baek Eun-hee accurately threw Splinter at the Virgin Ghost.

Kkyaaaaaaaaak-

Choi Eun-gyeol and Baek Eun-hee automatically covered their ears at the Virgin Ghost’s tremendous scream. The spot where the pure white Splinter had passed through was completely empty, and the Virgin Ghost’s body was swirling into the hole.

“I don’t want to die like this! No wayyyy!”

For some reason, only the Virgin Ghost’s last cry was heard in a clear voice.

“I can’t go like this with such a handsome man…!”

With those words, the Virgin Ghost disappeared. The Virgin Ghost seemed to have fallen for Choi Eun-gyeol’s appearance.

In the silence, Baek Eun-hee smirked and teased Choi Eun-gyeol.

“You heartless guy. I told you to propose, then she would have resolved her resentment. How great would that have been?”

“It’s easy for you to say such harsh things because it’s not your problem! Let’s just go!”

Choi Eun-gyeol grumbled and got up.

“Phew, I’m glad I didn’t come with Seo-ah noona [Korean term for older sister, used by males],….”

“Why?”

“Just because.”

He was glad that he didn’t show such a pathetic side to Seo-ah.