What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 558

Sub-Male Lead Goes On Strike – #558

Hold Your Breath and Hell Dive (8)

“Yes, call signs. You can’t have a flight mission like this without call signs, right?”

“What’s a call sign, Princess?”

“…Cristel wants to come up with disposable nicknames, Marquis.”

“We’ll be doing great things in the sky, you know? And it’ll be recorded in Riester’s history books forever. ‘They called us Top Gun.’ Kyaa…”

This person loves Tom Cruise movies too much…

“Johan-ssam [ssam is a Korean honorific] is, Matt.”

“Matt?”

“Because he’ll support us like a mattress.”

“Wow…”

I was shocked, but Sir Johan seemed amused.

Gain, who quickly put on her crown, pointed to François next.

He quickly hid behind his mace, but it was no use.

“Marquis is, Pat.”

Surely not—

“Because he’s Matt’s friend.”

“Can’t I just go with Yeseo?”

I asked desperately. No way.

“Princess is Angko. Because you’re the core of today’s operation.”

Ah… I don’t know if this is better or not.

“I’ll just go with ‘Bomb’.”

“Bomb?”

“Water Bomb.”

I’m going crazy…

“What is a Water Bomb, Princess?”

“In the dictionary, it means a water bomb, Marquis.”

“Oh. That sounds good.”

‘Suits you well.’ The wizard winked, whispering.

Gain winked back, not to be outdone.

I gave up on everything and stood with my legs shoulder-width apart.

Then the Lesser Pandas moved in perfect order to take their positions. Whoosh…!

“Then, shall we go up right away?”

“Yes.”

“Yes!”

As soon as we answered Sir Johan’s question, our bodies floated up, defying gravity.

The pink hair in front of me fluttered like silk landing on the moon.

‘Pat-nim!’ Gain sent the first signal flare in a clear voice.

François on the ground smiled dazzlingly and swung his mace, striking the ground. Ku-gu-gung!

-Clang, clang, clang, clang! Chaechaechaechaeng!

Zhiiiiiing! Red magic circles spread over the golden holy ground, and in an instant, our eye level matched that of the Four Dragons.

The sacred gray eyes tested the resolve of the group one last time.

-Krrrreung!

“Huu…”

Ready,

-Kwaaaaaang!

Fire!

“Heueoeoeok!”

“Waaaaaak!”

Ssaeeeeeng! We—exaggerating a lot—shot towards the warning window at the speed of light.

The tremendous pressure made my head spin and my nose throb.

Sir Johan had put a transparent barrier on everyone, but for an ordinary person like me, it was a gravitational acceleration I had never imagined in my life.

Breathing was easy, but everything else was uncomfortable and scary.

The vision was shaking violently, like wearing broken glasses.

I didn’t have a fear of heights, but the ground was moving away so fast that it was terrifying, and the sun was too bright to even open my eyes.

Even in the midst of all this, surprisingly—the Divine Beasts all looked fine.

‘Awoo-ooo!’ Excited Tete let out a long howl like a baby wolf.

I clenched the Seed of Growth tightly and endured for a few minutes.

Even the kids are this strong, I can’t show a weak side as their guardian!

-Ssaeeeeeek…!

“Matt-nim, just a little more!”

-Hwiwoo-ooo!

Gain screamed at the top of her lungs.

At the same time, Sir Johan’s power pushed us up even harder from below.

The wind was blowing so wildly through my hair that my skin was stinging and sore.

The surrounding temperature was dropping at an enormous rate.

I gritted my teeth and looked back at Father Herrit. Oh my god—

-Pa-pa-pa-pat!

-Ssaeeeeeeng…!

Red veins were bulging on his forehead.

My eyes widened at the sight I was seeing for the first time.

It felt like we had been soaring vertically for dozens of minutes, but the warning window wasn’t getting any closer from a certain point.

Besides, Sir Johan was now at his limit.

The Cardinal’s expression was as indifferent as ever, but I could be sure.

“Good Lord, Good Lord.”

Because the tips of his fingers were trembling slightly. We had to move on to phase 2 right away!

“Gyu! Now!”

-Krrrreueo…!

The Four Dragons, who had been flying up with us, opened their magnificent mouths wide.

At the same time, a waterfall of gray energy poured out from the tip of the dragon’s tongue.

It wasn’t fire, and it certainly wasn’t heat that would swallow the sun.

In an instant, the entire sky was dyed the ashen color of a volcano. Kwakwakwakwang!

-Jjeo-jeo-jeo-jeok!

Following that, the sky below the warning window suddenly cracked like broken glass.

Gain and I gaped and then brightened at once!

“Sir Johan! It worked! Please, just a little more strength!”

“The Four Dragon’s ability worked, Ssaem [Ssaem is a Korean way to call teacher]! Just a tiny bit more!”

“Half of it is a success!”

-Ssaeeeeeeng—!

The Four Dragon’s heart.

The existence that had stopped the time of my friends in the hallway of the Military Academy.

Unlike Biryeom’s Ark, which governs a certain space, the power of ‘No Time’ that governs a certain flow of time.

-Krrrreueong!

-Jjeo-jeo-jeok, jjeo-jjeo-jjeo-jeok!

The Great Unique Ability of the Divine Dragon was momentarily shining without its master, disturbing the space-time of the warning window.

As a result, the barrier of the window was torn lengthwise—

“Sir Johan! Just a little more, really just a little!”

I shouted at the top of my lungs and poured Ether into him.

According to the plan, I shouldn’t have used up my strength before pressing the button, but I couldn’t help it when I saw him struggling so much.

In an instant, the mint-colored eyes slipped under the eyelids.

The pure white hair flowed down. My spine tingled—

Flash!

“Sir Johan!”

His pupils shone pure white—

-Ssaeeeeeeek!

-Clang—!

“It’s done!”

A scream-like exclamation burst out.

The moment the intangible barrier protecting the window shattered, I hurriedly supported Father Herrit and shouted.

Finally, it was the start of phase 3.

“Bomb-nim!”

“Leave it to me!”

-Swaaaaaaaa…!

As soon as Gain shouted, an enormous amount of water rushed around her, who was wearing a shining crown.

Swaaa, swaaaaaa! At the same time, we floated up on the waves. It was as fast as Sir Johan, if not faster.

I shuddered and shuddered again as I watched the blue protagonist constantly spreading and rising.

She, who had become one with water, looked like a sea in herself.

She was like the King of the Sea floating in the sky, gathering all the moisture in the sky and governing every single drop of water without exception—

“Tete! Help your sister for a moment!”

-Ae-ooo-ooo!

How much time had passed like that.

“Huk! Gain-ssi [ssi is a Korean honorific], a nosebleed!”

You’re bleeding! I sat Sir Johan down on the water for a moment, closed his eyes, and hurriedly grabbed my partner’s arm.

Gain shook her head as if she was okay and pointed to the sky. Jjeok! Jjeo-jeo-jeok, jjeo-jeo-jeo-jeok!

“It’s nothing! Angko-nim, you have to ride that up!”

“…Yes!”

-Jjeo-jjeo-jjeok!

Towards the warning window, which was already close to my chin, thick and majestic ice pillars were shooting out.

‘Awoo-ooo!’ Every time Tete howled, the giant icicle glowed bluish and became longer. It magically became more solid and miraculously thicker.

The sky, which had already reached the boundary of the troposphere, was flowing with a thick navy blue color.

I looked back at the Lesser Pandas floating in the water.

The little ones, who met my eyes, raised their front paws and splashed water.

It was a gesture to enter the final phase 4.

-Chambang! Chambang, chambang!

“Uwat!”

Ssuuuuk! The vine that had been holding me in place grabbed my body as it was, wrapped around the ice pillar, and rose high. Hwiriririk…!

I looked down for a moment and then quickly looked up again.

It was suffocating, as if someone had grabbed my neck.

“Huk…”

-Gooooooo…

‘Date Created: 2020-05-11’

‘7:30 PM’

‘Yes (Y)’

The warning window, the letters—everything in front of me was so extremely large and majestic that I was suddenly scared.

It was just a ‘window’, but I couldn’t understand why it felt so oppressive.

It felt like encountering a super-giant UFO in a sci-fi movie.

Cold sweat broke out at the fearful and overwhelming sensation, and my breathing kept going offbeat.

I grabbed the end of the Seed of Growth and stretched out my arms as far as I could.

‘No (N)’

“Heueok… Eut!”

Shaking, trembling… And hanging alone on top of the ice pillar, I desperately aimed my staff again and again.

I strained my arms until they were about to fall off, and I stretched my whole body until my back ached.

I really squeezed myself as if I was torturing myself.

But that was it. I couldn’t get any closer to the button in question.

“…Leia, Perry! Demia! Please, just a little more! I’m sorry!”

-Kkiiiii…!

I screamed at the top of my lungs, but unfortunately, my fingertips only reached about thirty centimeters higher.

But to reach the warning window, I would have to go up at least three more meters.

The moment I realized that, a dizzying sense of crisis and frustration pressed down on my forehead like a boulder.

I shook my head wildly with a blank look.

Saliva kept pooling in my mouth, and I felt a dizzying, terrible vertigo. I saw the tired Four Dragons slowly sinking into the water.

[No, this isn’t right…]

We can do it.

We’ve come this far, there’s nothing we can’t do together.

[It’s too close to give up. We can do it.]

I muttered as if hypnotizing myself, and bit my lip once.

Then I raised my eyes sharply and glared at the ‘No’ button.

[Jeong Hyun-seo. Are you watching from there?]

…If Hyung [Hyung is a Korean term used by males to refer to older brothers or close older male friends] is really watching, nothing bad will happen to me and my friends.

At least we can avoid the worst. You said this world is relying on me.

So it’s okay to push myself a little.

[Otherwise, that thing will forever disrupt the order here… Huh?]

I was bracing myself with a solemn determination, but the ‘No’ button flashed briefly.

I blinked blankly. Then a small thunderclap pierced my ears.

-Urrreureureung…

[…]

Of course, nothing happened next.

I thought it was like Hyung’s signal.

“…Angko-nim! Is something wrong?!”

Far away, in the sea of the sky, Gain called me in a clear voice.

I looked down and waved my arms greatly to let her know that I was okay.

Then the same reaction came back from that side. It meant she understood.

I quickly turned my head and hid my expression, though she wouldn’t be able to see it from that distance.

Because only I should know about Operation ‘Phase 5’.

[Hoo… Then I’m really going. Really.]

I rubbed my sweaty palms roughly on my robe, then firmly gripped the Seed of Growth again.

Then I twisted my waist and legs slightly to pull my body out of the vines.
The sensitive Divine Beasts immediately tried to grab me and put strength into the vines, but I quickly took out my feet and stumbled to regain my balance. Iyap!

-Teok!

[Eoeoeok.]

Ugh, I almost fell without being able to do anything!

In an instant, my pores stood on end, and a shiver ran down my spine.

I stood on the ice pillar with my bare body, with one vine around my waist like a lifeline.

It was too dizzying under my feet, and I felt nauseous. I quickly shifted my gaze back up.

-Hwi-iiii…!

The cold wind, which did not contain Johan’s heart or Gyu’s warmth, struck my cheeks fiercely.

Thanks to that, I was wide awake and the cold sweat flew away, which was good.

I looked down at the Seed of Growth one last time and swallowed hard.

The elegant and pointed crescent moon seemed to be asking like this, shining in beige light.

‘Yeseo, can you use the Crown today too?’

[…No.]

I’m sorry, Teacher. Your disciple is not at that level yet.

I have a feeling that it will be difficult today.

…But I’ll do my best.

[Heueup!]

-Tat!

I took a deep breath, inflating my lungs, and jumped towards the warning window.

Without any added weight.

Believing only in my will and the Seed of Growth—

[Heuaaaap!]

-Paaaaat…!

The moment the staff scattered a dazzling gold mine and spewed out Ether, I swung it with all my might.

‘No (N)’

-Hwirik?

[Damn it—!]

Ugh! I didn’t press it! I’m falling!

“…Crazy! Princess!”

From a distant place, Gain screamed.

I flailed awkwardly and stirred the stick to the end. At that very moment—

-Ssaeeeeeek!

-Kwaaaaaang…!

A familiar black sword flew in and hit the button.

And the vision turned pure white.