Piercing Sword (Solo Leveling)

The group head inside with Mr. Song as their leader once again. Jinwoo made sure to keep his eyes close to the criminals along with one of the most dangerous amongst them all, Kang Tae-Shik.

He took Seo-yeon's words to heart and kept a sharp eye for anything suspicious.

Soon after, goblins began to make their appearance and charged at them viciously. However, things seem to have been easier since the criminals took care of them straightforward as they swung their weapons against the goblins.

"With teammates like this, you don't even have to do anything," Seo-yeon mutters to Jinwoo as they stare at the brutal scene in front of them.

Jinwoo nodded. He turned his attention towards Tae-Shik, who only stood on the side, watching the criminals.

"I can't tell who's human and who's beast," Mr. Song walks over to them.

He then notices a presence behind him and summons a fire magic and throwing them to the incoming goblins, burning them to crisp. He then summons another ranged attack and sends more fire to the goblins approaching them.

Seo-yeon silently watched as they fought with the goblins with ease. Instead, she was watching what the criminals were doing.

Jinwoo casually slashes the goblins effortlessly and with a teasing voice he said, "What do you think? Did I surpass you?"

"Hmph, you'll need more to surpass me, idiot. A mere goblins is nothing to me," Seo-yeon pushed his arm playfully.

Jinwoo pushes her back, and soon, the two push each other back childishly. On the other side, Joohee's frown turns to sadness.

'Should I still continue....pursuing him? The gaze that he gave her is far more different. I could see the love in them.....and with mine? It was nothing but out of kindness,' Her shoulders slumped and fiddle with the hem of her shirt.

"Looks like you've improved quite a bit, Sung. Where did you get such a neat dagger? I remember you always fought empty-handed. Now that you have a weapon, you're like a completely different person," Mr. Song praised Jinwoo.

Jinwoo smiled, "Really? The dagger....is a gift from someone. I've been using it quite a lot lately, and I really love it."

Seo-yeon's eyes widened slightly before softening with nostalgia. She could feel her lips twitch into a smile, and her cheeks burn slightly. It was the dagger that she gave Jinwoo on the first day when they accidentally met.

Jinwoo looks at her on the corner of his eyes, noticing her eyes are squinted upper like a smile. indicating that she might be smiling behind the black mask. He pat her head as he smiles tenderly, giving her a bit of affection.

Joohee closed her eyes, 'Yeah... I have no chance against her.'

She took a deep breath, trying to lessen the pain in her heart.

The team continues forward until they meet three pathways ahead of them.

"Damn, the path splits into three."

Tae-Shik turned to Mr. Song, "This dungeon seems easier than I expected. How about we split up? It may be a little risky, but the time it will take to clear this dungeon will drastically decrease."

"....That's sounds like a plan," Mr. Song agreed.

"I'll take the prisoners and gi down tha path on the right, so if you happen to find the boss's lair, just notify me."

Jinwoo stared at the path on the very left intently, Seo-yeon walked over to him and nudged his arm.

"You sense the aura? Good. You seem to have gotten better at sensing things in the dungeon," Seo-yeon smirks.