I Became the Childhood Friend of the Middle Boss

“I became a childhood friend of the middle boss”

Chapter 9.2

That’s why Do Sang-joon brought Do Gyeon-woo to the second gate, but his judgment was wrong.

From that point on, Do Gyeon Woo was too concerned with running away from them to attack them properly.

Do Sang-joon could see the fear on his face.

“Mr. Branch Chief, shouldn’t we intervene sooner rather than later? I think they’ve run out of strength“

“I suppose so.”

Bae Hongchul, who had entered the gate with him, spoke up.

He realized that Do Gyeon-woo had lost the will to fight and was running away.

Do Sang Joon couldn’t help but agree.

“That’s it.”

Even though he was evading, the way he looked now reminded him of a terrified prey being chased by a predator.

He could no longer stand by and watch, for he had lost his will.

Furthermore, the goblins were chasing him, cunningly cornering him so that he could not escape.

Their hunt is coming to an end.

Reading the situation, Do decided it was time to intervene.

‘Gyeon woo will be very disappointed. Even if he couldn’t take the gate on his own, at his age, it’s really something to be proud of.’Besides, he was able to evade the horde’s attacks.’

That alone was an achievement.

Do Sang Joon decided to encourage Do Gyeonwoo, who was probably feeling intimidated, and started walking?

By then, Do Gyeon-woo was cornered.

With nowhere to run, he leaned against the crystal behind him.

“Hongchul, prepare a protective spell.”

“It can be activated at any time.”

“Then we’ll strike the moment the goblins attack. I’ll kill the mage first, and you can protect Gwenwu while sending the archer to”

That was it.

Do Sangjoon, who was giving instructions, stopped talking at that moment.

“….”

“Branch Leader, what’s wrong with you all of a sudden? Do you want me to activate the protection spell?”

“Wait a minute.”

Intuitively, Do sensed that something had changed in the air currents surrounding Do Gyeonwoo.

He didn’t know what it was, but it was clear that it was going in a different direction than the goblins expected.

He looked at Do Gyeonwoo with an unknown certainty.

Immediately after.

Lion Spin

As if it knew the direction of the attack.

Do Gyeon-woo dodged the rush of attacks and leaped into the goblin horde.

Push!

Death was instantaneous.

After repeatedly failing to attack due to the goblins’ blocking, the dog pierced through the goblins in one fell swoop.

It was a move that couldn’t be compared to his previous moves.

* * *

I know.

To deal with a horde of goblins, I must first deal with the archers and mages sniping at me from behind.

However, the goblins with swords were blocking my approach to them.

“Ugh…!”

I can’t approach them even if I want to.

The swordsmen being covered by archers and mages was quite annoying.

The seven horses’ combo was tight.

If I found any gaps, the normal goblins would fill them.

But goblins weren’t the only enemies I was dealing with.

‘My body’s acting up again!’

Gift, evasion instinct.

It hadn’t stopped activating since the moment it recognized them.

‘Get the hell out of here.’

You’ll die if you stay here.

The fight-or-flight instinct kept warning me, trying to move my body.

Every time it did, I had to fight it and face them.

“Listen to me, listen to me!”

My body wouldn’t move forward, as if something was holding it back.

On the contrary, when I turned to the goblins, my feet would drop.

That’s it.

Kiek!

At a speed, I couldn’t believe.

As I move to get away from the goblins, my avoidance instinct kicks in, forcing me to run.

But not anymore.

Ten lions…

Damn!

I take the opportunity to attack the goblin archer, but I hesitate for a moment.

My evasion instinct interfered.

Now is not the time.

Just run away.

The Gift seemed to say so.

My hesitation gave them the opportunity to attack me.

“Huck, huck…!”

Oh, my God. I’m going crazy.

I felt like my body was going to tear in two, split between will and instinct.

My mind felt like it was about to collapse.

Nevertheless, I squeezed my chi to override my avoidance instinct.

Aaaah!

Just like that, I killed one.

I felt the goblin swordsman struggle with the kill.

Sweat trickled down my chin, and my legs were shaking.

My head was pounding.

Shoot!

Then, I heard the wind.

No, it wasn’t the wind.

A goblin archer had fired an arrow while I was distracted.

I let my evasive instincts take over and deflected the attack.

“Thwack!”

But my low health prevented me from dodging perfectly.

Suddenly, my elbow tingled.

Lowering my head, I looked down at my elbow and saw a red line.

As the line grew thicker and thicker, blood trickled down it.

That was when I realized I was afraid.

“….”

If I make a mistake, I could really die.

I couldn’t get that thought out of my head.

From then on, I couldn’t act boldly against them.

All I could do was rely on my avoidance instinct and think about running away from them.

I was stuck in a dead end.

“There’s nowhere to run.”

I was being led without realizing it.

With my back to the crystal, I felt hopeless as the goblins closed in on me from the left and right.

Run, run, run.

Run, my flight instinct said.

“But where?”

My son-in-law was surrounded by crystals, and they were forming a circle.

The only way out was the road with the goblins at his back.

It seemed impossible to break through the encirclement and get there.

Kirrrr, kirrrr.

“….”

There was no answer.

They were making unpleasant noises as if to say so.

Meanwhile, the distance was closing.

“Shiva.

Fuck.

The words to describe what I was feeling rushed through my mind like a tidal wave.

Am I going to die? 

I don’t want to die. Why did I say I was going to do this?

 What did I do? 

Am I really going to die? 

No, I’m scared.

 I don’t want to die in this place. I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die! What the hell is Dad doing?

 I’m going to die, I’m really going to die. 

Help me. Please. I don’t want to die. It’s wrong. I shouldn’t have said anything about lowering the story’s difficulty. I can’t do it. I can’t do it.

 Hit me! Strong Star will take care of the story without me. I just need to live a comfortable life, right? Why do I have to do this?

I’m a member of the Divine Sword School, I can make a decent living. I don’t have to be Strong Star’s companion. 

If the future changes, it’s none of my business. 

I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I can’t even eat, so please go away, go away, go away, please! If I knew it would be like this, I wouldn’t have realized my past life. Why was I born, why did I have to be a dog?…

It was just then.

I suddenly felt a gaze on me.

“….”

Pink crystals surrounded my son-in-law.

I was reflected in them.

“That’s… me?

My reflection was ugly, pathetic, and ugly.

My shoulders were slumped, and I was terrified, with tears streaming down my face.

“….”

It was ugly, ugly, ugly.

The countless reflections in the crystal were staring back at me, looking at me in a way I hated.

The longer I met their gaze, the more…

“I’m angry.

Irritation flared.

What, I’m remembering my past life for nothing?

I want to slap myself for the panicked, stupid thought I had a moment ago.

No way.

Because realizing my past life made me realize how stupid I’ve been.

If I hadn’t remembered my past life, I would have stayed stuck with this stupid face for a long time.

Bam.

I don’t want that life.

That’s why I’m here.

I pushed myself to the limit to overcome my weaknesses and become stronger.

But to forget that and revert back to being a cowardly little bastard out of fear, I felt a surge of anger.

I took a deep breath to calm my emotions.

“Whoa”

I don’t want to die.

I certainly don’t want to run away.

Then there was only one answer.

“Kill them.”

I couldn’t survive without killing the ones in front of me.

That’s what real life is like.

That’s the life of a hunter.

Whether I die or the monster dies, one of us must die.

So….

“Listen to me.”

Don’t disobey me.

I said the words to myself.

I wonder if Gift heard me.

Pow!

An electric current shot through my body.

The sensation was propelling me forward.

To move forward.

To fight to live.

It seemed to say.

I took a step, feeling my senses screaming at me.

[Gained Skill].

I had finally gotten what I wanted.