The Strongest Guild Kidnapped Me

“Uh…?”

The giant horn of the horned rabbit protruded through Yeoreum’s abdomen.

The blood-stained horn looked more unreal than ever.

Without mana, a normal person like Yeoreum impaled like this would have no chance of survival.

It was a death that came without warning.

And by the weakest monster, a horned rabbit.

“Yeoreum…?”

Jung Yu-na’s arms, holding onto my collar, trembled.

I, too, shivered just like her.

What could I do right now to save her?

I racked my brain, but no solution came to mind.

Even a top-grade potion wouldn’t work in this situation.

‘It’s over…’

There was no way out.

Overwhelmed with despair, I slumped when Yeoreum groaned and grabbed the horn protruding through her abdomen.

Behind her, I saw Choi Jinhyuk and other adventurers rushing towards the horned rabbit.

“Hang in there!”

Choi Jinhyuk and other physical-type adventurers clung to the giant body of the horned rabbit.

Whether it was trying to shake them off or not, the horned rabbit bucked and kicked, flinging its body around.

Even with their muscular strength, without mana, they could only hold the horned rabbit for a few seconds.

It was a futile effort.

Caught in a sense of helplessness, unable to do anything, I locked eyes with Yeoreum, who struggled to raise her head.

‘Ah…’

She was dying because of me.

I’m so sorry.

I wanted to apologize, but my lips wouldn’t move.

Perhaps I was destined to be a burden all my life.

Why am I so powerless?

As I was engulfed by self-loathing, I noticed a faint smile on Yeoreum’s lips.

‘She’s….smiling…?’

It wasn’t a smile to reassure me.

Nor was it a final farewell smile.

It was a smile of firm resolve, one that only someone who has trusted others could show.

And her trust was in me.

Was there a way to save her now?

I bit my lip hard, forcibly waking up my numbed senses.

I went through everything I had learned about dungeons from Yeoreum and Sophia.

‘To save someone whose stomach is pierced…’

Immediate treatment was needed.

But in a dungeon where mana couldn’t be used, the dungeon had to be cleared first to receive treatment.

Mana would return once the dungeon was cleared.

Then, we could use all the potions we had.

‘Dungeons with bosses are cleared by defeating the boss.’

When my thoughts reached that point, I understood the meaning behind Yeoreum’s smile.

It was a smile saying, ‘We are suppressing the horned rabbit, you just have to shoot the arrow.’

Even being impaled, she trusted me enough to smile like that.

“—!”

I quickly notched an arrow to my bowstring.

Aiming at the giant horned rabbit, I shouted to Jung Yu-na, who was holding me.

“Don’t shake your arm!”

“Okay!”

Had Jung Yu-na thought the same?

With a single deep breath, she stopped all trembling.

It was as if everyone had become one.

In that moment, I shot the arrow at the giant horned rabbit.

Paang-!

The arrow flew straight towards the horned rabbit’s eye.

It tried to react to the sound and jerk its body, but about a dozen adventurers were clinging onto it.

“Argh!”

Cough!

Some adventurers rolled on the ground due to the rabbit’s bucking, but their sacrifice made the rabbit only twitch in place.

Thump-!

The arrow hit right in the horned rabbit’s eye.

I could sense the sharp arrowhead had reached its brain.

Beeep—

The giant horned rabbit let out an almost cute death rattle, uncharacteristic of its size, and slumped down.

Yeoreum, too, knelt along with the horned rabbit, still clinging to its horn.

Cough

A mouthful of blood burst from Yeoreum’s mouth.

As I shook to get down, Jung Yu-na let go of my hand.

“Yeo–Yeoreum—!”

I cautiously approached, calling her name.

Her eyes were tightly closed, almost like she was dead.

Did we run out of time?

As my hands trembled while stroking her face, Yeoreum cracked a feeble smile.

“Ah, I’m dying.”

“You–you’re alive—!”

“Yeah. I just saw the River Styx, but now that the mana is back, I feel a bit better.”

“That’s a relief.”

The mana had returned.

As I sighed in relief, Yeoreum weakly raised her hand and tapped my cheek.

“If you leave me like this, I might see the River Styx again…”

“Ah! Just, just a moment!”

I frantically searched through her bag.

Since she had told me where she kept the potion in her bag, I quickly found and pulled it out.

“Drink this quickly!”

I poured the potion into Yeoreum’s mouth.

When she unexpectedly resisted the potion, I forced it into her mouth.

“Ugh! Mmph!”

Pffft-!

After finishing the potion, Yeoreum let out a strange laugh.

“Gyeoul, we need to remove the horn first…”

“Ah! Ahhh—!”

The slowly regenerating stomach was obstructed by the giant horn of the horned rabbit.

Caught in a tricky situation, I racked my brain, then suddenly remembered the day we first met.

The way she had forcefully fed me soup.

‘Ah.’

When people get overly worried, they become forceful like this.

I only just realized this obvious fact.

I let out an awkward laugh, looking at Yeoreum, who was barely regaining her vitality.

“Ah, I’m dying…”

I decided to save Yeoreum first before getting caught up in my emotions.