LIGHTNOVELONLINE After Resignation, I Refuse the Obsession from the Male Leads
Chapter 8
“Ugh… Cough…”
I sat down and cleared my throat. I almost got hit by a shard of pavement, but just barely managed to dodge it… “Lowell. Are you okay?” “Ugh, I think I’m okay…” That was also thanks to the grape-head. Just before the black mist could strike me down. ‘This guy grabbed my collar!’ That made my neck feel tight for a moment, but it was better than my face being crushed. However, I was scared when I saw the sight before my eyes. “What’s going on?” The black fog swirled around the female lead in a circle. The places touched by the mist split apart as if sliced by a massive blade. ‘Could it be! Is this a black magic rampage?’ In the original story, this often happened to develop the plot. When the emotions of a person under the spell of black magic become intense, they go wild enough to destroy everything. But that wildness happens in the middle of the palace? ‘And to the female lead?!’ No, there shouldn’t be a reason for the original story to change this drastically, though? Grape-head glanced at me and asked. “Lowell, what kind of magic can you do?” “M, me? I only know the basics…” “Tsk.” …Are you clicking your tongue at me in this situation? But there was no time to get angry. The black fog that extended from the female lead was quickly approaching. “Finley! Get out of the way!” I shouted in a panic and turned around to see the grape-head casting a spell. And when I stretched out my hand wearing the bracelet, a purple flash of light burst toward the black fog! As if it was effective, the black fog began to disperse slightly. Grape-head looked back at me and shouted annoyedly. “Run. Get inside the building!” I immediately turned around and headed toward the building. “H, heuk…!” A wisp of fog that grape-head had missed was quickly chasing me. ‘I just need to close the door!’ Allison was looking outside through the hallway window. And the moment I grabbed the door and pulled it open. “W, where do you think you’re going!” “Ugh!” Allison pushed me back! She was so strong that I was thrown backwards. Bang! When I raised my head at the sound of the door closing, the black fog was rushing toward me, who was sitting in front of the door, making a snake-like sound. ‘F*ck!’ In my past life, I died in a car accident, and in this one, is it going to be an occult disaster? Bam! But then I heard a loud noise above my head, and the black fog dispersed. My eardrums buzzed for a moment. “Ugh…” Still, I was just grateful that all my limbs were intact. ‘What’s going on?’ Did grape-head chase me and help me? But the voice I heard from behind me was… “Lowell!” “Male…!” It’s the male lead. The male lead came to help. I gasped for breath as I pointed towards where the female lead and the sub-male lead were. “Now! Yuriana!” The black fog sphere was getting bigger and bigger. If things continued like this, both of them would be in serious trouble. The male lead stared straight ahead. “Cover your ears and lie down, Lowell.” “Yes!” I immediately covered both my ears and crouched flat. ‘I don’t know what you’re trying to do, but!’ A silver pistol appeared in the male lead’s hand. And without hesitation. Bang! He shot the female lead. ‘…H, huh?!’ In an instant, the genre of the romance office drama changed. To a blockbuster full of gunfire. The bullet fired by the male lead hit the black fog surrounding the female lead dead-on, but… Crack. The bullet made a cracking sound and then simply enveloped the fog in white light and disappeared. It didn’t reach the female lead any further. The male lead gritted his teeth next to me. “At this rate, she’ll end up losing her life force.” “Yes?!” What do you mean! Is this really the ending where the female lead dies? I could see the female lead briefly, but the fog was getting thicker. The male lead ran towards the female lead and shouted at me. “Lowell. Get out of here!” “Y, yes!” I got up from my seat in a hurry. Where could I run? ‘There’s already fog everywhere…!’ The trees that touched the fog dried up and twisted. Some parts of the pavement had cracked into small pieces. ‘The only place I could escape to was the building.’ The door that Allison had pushed me through was already firmly shut. There was nowhere I could run. ‘If that’s the case…! is there really no way to stop the female lead’s rampage?’ At that moment, the fog cleared for a moment due to grape-head’s attack, revealing Yuriana’s figure clearly. ‘Huh?’ A white stone was floating near the female lead’s heart. The dull white stone looked eerily like a chunk of bone, sending a chill down my spine… My eyes flashed for a moment. ‘That’s the core of black magic!’ The source of black magic. A highly powerful mass of magic that heightens human emotions! Because it is unstable as much as it is condensed, it stops if it receives even the slightest shock. ‘In theory, that is. By the way, is the core supposed to be so visible like that?’ Wasn’t it supposed to show itself only after the black magic has completely dissipated? ‘For now! I’ll think about the reason later!’ At that moment, the male lead was saving someone who was about to be struck by the fog. As I ran to him, the male lead’s face immediately distorted. “Why didn’t you run away!” “There’s nowhere to go! More importantly, Senior!” I pointed at the female lead who was exposed for a moment after being attacked again. The white stone was still floating near the female lead’s heart. “Can’t you see that?” “What are you talking about?” “Senior! How did you…?” “Lowell, are you trying to kill Crosswell…!” “I’m not killing her! I can see the core over there!” “….!” “If you touch that!” I wondered if he would actually believe the words I blurted out in panic. However, the male lead immediately adjusted his posture and nodded. “Lowell. If I create an opening, can you touch it?” “Yes? Me?” “It’s more dangerous because I can’t see it!” “But…!” How can you expect that from an office worker! ‘Isn’t there a risk that I’ll get infected if I brush against that?’ In the meantime, the black fog covered the female lead’s body again, and the male lead began firing bullets at the fog. Bang! Bang! Thanks to that, the fog stopped in the middle. “Run!” The order I heard was terrible. ‘Ugh, I’m going crazy!’ I dreamed of a sweet life, so why are my legs running like crazy right now? I shouted at the female lead, who was pale as a corpse right in front of me. “Yuriana!” The female lead’s eyes had also turned gray, so it seemed she couldn’t hear anything. Meanwhile, the strange white stone was shining whiter and whiter. As if it was sucking the female lead’s life out! I slowly approached her and reached out to the stone. ‘Ugh, it’s hot!’ The moment the stone fit perfectly in my hand, I pulled it out with all my strength. Then the black fog began to melt like snow. “H, heuk.” I collapsed to the ground. My hands were in so much pain that I could die, and adrenaline was running fiercely through my veins. ‘The female lead…’ Thud. As the last black particle disappeared, the female lead who had been dangling in the air fell to the ground. I crawled over to her side. “Is she… is she dead…?” “She’s not dead.” A tired voice was heard from behind. The grape-head approached, wiping sweat from his sleeve. “Grapeh—Finley!” “You…What do you have in your hand?” “Mhm? Ah. This.” Was he asking about the core of black magic? I opened my hand and looked down at the stone, and I tilted my head. ‘Huh? There was this pattern engraved on the core too?’ Doesn’t it look just like a black crescent moon…? But the grape-head’s voice sounded unusual. “How did you know there was a core there?” “Huh?” “Even someone from the Magic Tower can’t easily see a core.” His black eyes flashed fiercely. For the first time, I realized that this guy was also a sub-male lead, and I unconsciously flinched my shoulders. Before I knew it, the male lead had also approached me. “Lowell…” The male lead’s red eyes stared at me intently. I glanced back and forth between the two men looking down at me and swallowed hard. My survival instinct whispered. I thought I was going to live a sweet life, but it seems like it’s all gone wrong. I would greatly appreciate your continued support by leaving a positive rating on NU so I can continue translating this novel. Thank you.
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