Here I awakened abilities and was excluded from military service candidates. But before possession, I naturally performed military duty as a South Korean male. And among the military songs we sang there was "The Last 5 Minutes."

The content is, as you can see from the title, endure and endure to seize victory. Among soldiers, we said this: that's actually telling you to endure 5 more minutes and die.

That last 5 minutes automatically comes to mind. This shibal, I might really die like this.

Woong— Boong—

How she changes into shadows or momentarily erases presence to mastery. Hyeon Sujin, who was avoiding the cyclops's attacks relatively well, is too different from me.

The options I can choose are two. Run without looking back or roll like a dog. Unfortunately, 80% had to be the sad reality of rolling.

'Haven't 5 minutes passed yet? It seemed to pass earlier?'

Rolling frantically on the ground, I looked toward Hyeon Sujin far away.

She completely erased her presence by going beyond shadows in case of interference. And building up magic power steadily inside, she definitely feels like aiming for one shot.

The problem is I'll probably become dried squid to this one-eyed monster before that!

"Keheok! Heok, heogeok!"

A fact I didn't know when attacking. This monster bastard is really incredibly fast. The speed I felt earlier couldn't even be considered speed. How did Hyeon Sujin endure this alone?

Even more, what kind of guy doesn't show signs of tiring? Moving that big bulk should naturally tire faster. No matter how much it runs, moves, exerts strength, it doesn't seem tired at all.

I want to counterattack but there's no opening. The moment I turn around, I'll get rammed. As Hyeon Sujin said, magic power is at rock bottom and stamina is precarious. If I take a proper hit here, forget buying time - it's early death.

Krrrrr—

...What, that bastard? Why suddenly turn your head when you were following well? Uh? Where's it going?

It was a guy who couldn't even notice Hyeon Sujin's presence until just before. But suddenly noticing something unusual. Feeling the terrifying energy targeting it, it turns around.

Moreover, very accurately, it moves toward where Hyeon Sujin is hiding. Monster bastard, calling it monster bastard, it's really a monster. How did it notice that again?

I hurriedly raised my sword and created a wind path on its back, but it didn't care. 'You hit me, I'll go do my business.' The feeling is strong.

"Shibal, really!"

Eventually, the only path I can choose is standing in front of that monster. Me, who had been trying to get away from it as much as possible, the situation became quite funny.

Krrr—

This monster guy also seems a bit confused, tilting its head. It makes sense since the guy who was desperately running away until just before suddenly blocks the way.

Now, I blocked the way and interfered with its path, but what now?

The situation isn't good for deploying Kang Minseong's sword again. Using the one remaining shadow, it won't last long due to lack of magic power. In terms of destructive power, there's Kwak Hyuk's spear, but now it's defense, not attack.

'I must endure. I must block. Roughly... 3 minutes.'

No matter how hard I think, the answer that comes out is one. With a sword, it's insufficient to buy time. I need to narrow the space more. To avoid being caught or kicked by it, there's no other way.

Puk!—

I stabbed the sword I was holding into the ground. If Kang Minseong saw this, he'd be shocked asking what I'm doing. But if he saw what I do next, he'd understand sufficiently.

'Anyway, not much magic power left. Just burn it all. Like that crazy woman did.'

Irina's technique I didn't dare attempt because I couldn't even try.

That golden energy burning around her is her own magic power she burns. While others would go frantic trying to save even one speck of magic power. Irina seemed to have magic power left over even using such techniques freely.

Current me isn't at that level unfortunately. However, if I do it, the power is certain. How to wrap magic power around the body, I remember. Just as the gatekeeper trait is manifesting at maximum. I can do it.

I release all the magic power I tried to save. Precisely, instead of binding it to my body, I spread it throughout my body. Then I simultaneously rotated all that magic power and exploded it.

"Keueok!"

Suddenly, pain I've never felt before sweeps through my entire body. How should I describe it? It feels like dozens of knives stabbed into my body. The difference is that sensation is inside, not outside.

It's only because I've been injured so much recently, becoming accustomed to pain. Otherwise, I might have unconsciously collapsed from that pain.

Kuaaak!—

It's coming. Something large from above that can crush me right now. Instinct cries out. To avoid. If you don't want to die, you must avoid. So move. I try to move according to that instinct, but somehow my legs won't move.

Tired? From magic exhaustion? No, no. Neither. In the instinct to avoid, to live, doubt suddenly raises its head. Why? Why should I avoid? Why should I run away? Can't I just block it?

I was already unpleasant having to come out for dungeon subjugation on the weekend. Next Hyeon Sujin, beyond that now an S-rank monster. Anger suddenly surges at spending precious weekends like this.

Kuooooo!—

Damn one-eyed bastard. I wish you'd shut that mouth. My skull resonates from that roar. I should plug that mouth.

Why she's doing this, Hyeon Sujin found it absurd even to herself.

There was no particular reason to do this. She could ignore everything and just escape. Falling for Baek Seojin's words, she's ultimately fighting monsters together.

Even more, she's trying to push her body to the limit despite being pushed to the breaking point.

'Just a little more.'

Her ability is disadvantageous in frontal battles competing with full power. Overwhelming space utilization ability, techniques to deceive presence and blur detection range. It could be called an ability that creates perfectly advantageous situations and fights.

But even such herself has one last resort prepared for contingencies. Concentrating all shadows in one place to pierce one point. A strike prepared even as shadows lose all advantages as shadows.

Kuguugugugu!—

Tremendous collisions continue from the front, spine-chilling. She clearly told Baek Seojin to just buy time. Why is that man not buying time but charging desperately?

Even more, he's burning his magic power blazingly. Magic power that doesn't have much left. Doing that risks irreparable damage to his body.

Magic power isn't infinite. Using it to the limit damages the body. That's why magic power operation ability is considered very important regardless of type. Teams are formed to save even a little more magic power.

'But that crazy bastard... what is he doing now?'

Anyone can see Baek Seojin wants to die. Doing that will really cause magic rampage or physical collapse.

Kwang!— Bang!—

A human is having a brawl with a cyclops. Does that, does that make sense? No matter how S-rank, taking direct hits from same-rank monsters is fatal. Even those who break through frontally are only 'breaking through,' not taking and giving hits.

But Baek Seojin wasn't even that. He's just fighting like crazy. Shouting as if he can't advance one more step, as if daring to try. That appearance reminding her of someone was amazing even to Hyeon Sujin.

'Isn't he the one who wants to die? Absurd.'

At the same time, something forgotten raises its head in Hyeon Sujin's heart.

Seeing a much junior person fight so desperately. She recalls herself who fought like that in the past, and her fiancé.

Though no one ordered it, believing it was duty, thinking it was what should be done. Getting hurt, falling, even if losing comrades, protecting the world's tranquility. Memories of the past when she was called a hero subtly revealed themselves.

Was there still something left to burn in what she thought had all burned to ashes? She shouldn't think like this. Doing this insults those who were sacrificed. She becomes no different from those she hated so much!

"We must fight. So we must return it. The original world, to the original people."

Those were his last words. He didn't beg to live or want revenge.

He still wanted to protect the world and people. He wanted to become a shield himself, blocking what needed blocking.

'...Really. Both he and that guy. Are all your brothers and sisters like that?'

Perhaps that failed research, that cursed experiment. One might have succeeded without them knowing.

Those created thoroughly for profit from beginning to end. But those who wanted to be for people more desperately than anyone. If you looked at just that one thing, couldn't you call it success?

Pssss—

A black dagger condensed and condensed is gripped in Hyeon Sujin's hand. All those many shadows are condensed and condensed, waiting inside this.

Though it can't deceive enemies or hide presence like before. The moment it properly goes in once, it can be made trivial compared to Kwak Hyuk's spear.

"Baek Seojin! Get ready!"

Using this seals all her abilities. Hiding presence until now, moving through shadows, everything. So someone must draw all enemy attention.

And Baek Seojin was performing that role almost perfectly.

"When I signal, get far away! This is my first time using this too, so I don't know what will happen!"

She runs on her own two feet for the first time in a long while.

So this was the sensation. I really relied on shadows for such a long time. It's somewhat unfamiliar but also refreshing on the other hand.

"Now!"

At Hyeon Sujin's signal, Baek Seojin bit his lips until they bled and threw his fist. Hitting the cyclops's torso, one arm was crushed to that extent.

But the monster wasn't fine either. A huge hole was pierced in its chest. In that moment of staggering and falling backward from shock, Hyeon Sujin succeeded in climbing on.

Krwooooo!—

Did it feel unusual energy? The cyclops tries to grab Hyeon Sujin. Seeing that, Baek Seojin struck the guy's torso again with his other arm despite his nearly crushed arm.

Crack!—

"Keueuk!"

His wrist snaps directly, becoming a hideous sight. However, the attack seemed to go in properly, as its resistance decreased.

Meanwhile, Hyeon Sujin nimbly climbed onto the cyclops's shoulder. Then grabbing its lips and throwing her body, she instinctively identified the weak point.

A place not protected by bone or muscle, where one strike could damage the brain. Hyeon Sujin roughly stabbed the black dagger in her hand into the space under its jaw. And she ignited all her magic power gathered inside it.

Kuuuuu— Kwaaaaa!—

With a roar, the entire area began to be dyed into darkness where not a single light entered.