Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

74. Closed Gate

#74. Closed Gate

“A gate has appeared in the middle of downtown Seoul. It is believed that the gate is a hidden gate, and it has been confirmed that hundreds of citizens in the vicinity have been transferred to the gate.”

The reporter, who appeared at the downtown scene where the gate appeared, looked around the empty street and then continued talking while looking at the gate emitting a red light.

“It has been confirmed that this gate is a closed gate, and that no outside intervention is possible until all those transferred to the gate are annihilated or cleared. … … We pray for the safe return of those transferred to the gate.”

Closed and hidden type.

If only one of the two appeared, it would cause chaos, but in this case, the two cases appeared together.

What this meant was simple.

If none of the heroes inside can attack the gate, everyone dies.

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The entrance to the gate.

Hundreds of people were transferred inside the hidden gate, making a lot of noise and commotion.

Among them, there were people who were on the verge of suffocating from extreme fear, while others were angry and screaming in frustration.

The situation was a total mess.

Words flowed from hundreds of mouths, and the forest became bustling.

And then, in the midst of all this, a single word that added to the confusion reached everyone’s ears.

“Everyone, look at the entrance!”

A man’s voice rang in everyone’s ears. Following the man’s voice, people’s eyes turned to the entrance of the gate behind them.

It is the passage through which they entered, and also the entrance through which the heroes who will be dispatched later will enter.

But, something was strange.

“The entrance… has turned red?”

“S, no way… .”

The entrance to the gate, which should be blue, was painted red.

This meant only one thing.

“Closed…?”

Someone’s words became a trigger and people’s anxiety was greatly amplified.

“What, what does that mean? A closed gate!”

“Is it really closed? Are there no other possibilities?”

Closed gate.

The entrance to the gate turning red meant that the gate was a ‘closed gate’.

A special gate that blocks outside help until all personnel inside are annihilated or the gate is cleared.

That is, the gate had to be cleared with only the power available, without any outside help.

A large number of people were staring at the gate with anxious and bewildered expressions.

Then a man stepped forward and shouted at the people.

“Everyone, calm down!”

The man revealed his power by releasing magical energy to calm the anxious people.

“I am Jin Young-Hoon, a mid-level hero affiliated with the association! From now on, I will temporarily take control of the situation here!”

The man’s name is Jin Young-hoon.

He was a mid-level hero of the Korean Heroes Association.

He looked around to see if there was anyone stronger than him before revealing his presence.

‘There is no Awakened in this place with the power of a high-level hero. Even if there is an Awakened who is hiding his power… Since he has not revealed it until now, it means he has no intention of revealing it in the future. I have to lead the situation in this place.’

Calmness is the virtue of a hero.

Looking at the current situation, he thought that if not him, there was no one who could calm this commotion.

“Intermediate hero…?”

“Are you really a mid-level hero?”

“Yes. We are trapped in a closed gate, but if everyone stays calm and follows my instructions, we will be able to get out of the gate without anyone getting hurt.”

People’s anxiety subsided a little at Jin Young-hoon’s confident remarks.

“First, please lower your voice. The monsters might come rushing if they hear the sound.”

The voices of those who had been murmuring at his words became lower.

Rather than following instructions, it was the fear of the monster that made them lower their voices.

As the people’s voices died down, Jin Young-hoon continued speaking in a serious voice.

“I will start categorizing now.”

“What category is it?”

“This is a classification to distinguish between the awakened and the ordinary people. In order to increase the probability of everyone getting out safely, more power is needed. Those who have awakened their magical powers, please stand to the left of me, and those who have not, please stand to the right.”

He classified the Awakened into those who would grant him power and the civilians who would not.

And among them, those who were worthy of being heroes approached Jin Young-hoon and expressed their strong will to lend him their strength.

While Jin Young-hoon was classifying the Awakened and the ordinary people, there were some who were sharing their opinions without following the classification.

That’s right, it was Han Sung-jin’s bodyguards and Cynthia.

“Oh, brother! Where are you!”

“… I spread out my visor and looked around thoroughly, but I can’t see it. It seems like… a random transfer occurred.”

“A random transfer…!”

Cynthia’s face turned pale.

If a random transfer had occurred, we should have started searching right away. We don’t know where he fell, but the fact that he was isolated inside the gate alone was extremely dangerous.

“I have to find it right now… right now!”

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Cynthia amplified her magical powers in order to immediately break away from the group and run away. And as she generated her magical powers, Jin Yeong-hoon’s gaze turned to Cynthia.

“There! In an emergency, individual actions are dangerous. Please cooperate.”

“The group that came with me was randomly transferred. I don’t think I can follow your instructions.”

Han Seong-jin’s bodyguard took Jin Yeong-hun’s words.

“…A random transition? There’s no way a random transition can occur in a gate that was just created.”

“But it happened.”

“…I have a question for you. The person who is believed to have been randomly transferred. Is he a normal person?”

“Yes.”

“… So what are you going to do? You’re going to break away from the group and go rescue that person? Are you going to put everyone in danger for one person?”

People started to grumble at Jin Young-hoon’s words.

What was most important to them was their own safety, not the survival of a complete stranger.

‘Unfortunately… If a normal person had been randomly transferred, there’s a high chance they would have died. Those people… Judging from the fact that I can’t sense their presence, they’re at least mid-level heroes. And there are more than ten of them… If we utilize their power, it’s not impossible for everyone here to survive and get out. We have to capture them.’

He used people to pressure the bodyguards and Cynthia. As evidence, people were venting their anger towards them.

‘…Abandon my brother? How dare you say such rude things. Should I kill him?’

-Shia! Hold on! If you cause trouble here, it’ll get out of control!

‘… I know, I know. Ugh… !’

Cynthia forced herself to live while listening to Illien. If she causes any more trouble, things will get more complicated. If she continues like this, it will be a problem, and if she doesn’t, it will cause even bigger problems.

I had to somehow end this situation quickly and run to Han Seong-jin.

“… … My name is Shin Ga Sogaju Cynthia. Your name is Jin Yeong-hoon, right?”

“…Shinga? Are you talking about Kwon Seong-shinga?”

“that’s right.”

Cynthia stepped forward.

She used her divine authority to quell the people’s discontent.

I was so worried about Han Seong-jin.

I wanted to run away right away.

Some of the bodyguards who had been waiting in hiding had already started searching, but that was no reason to be worried.

‘We need to go out and search with the guards here as quickly as possible.’

The only people present here now are those who remained to protect Cynthia.

And Cynthia planned to take them with her to search for Han Seong-jin.

The more people there are to search, the better.

In that sense, it was very important to quickly end the conversation with the person who was bothering them. Judging from the man’s attitude, he seemed to be trying to hold them back somehow. If you tried to ignore him and leave the group, he seemed like he would show his force.

And what we’re clashing over at this moment is a loss for both of us. We need to resolve it through dialogue.

“The missing person is a very important person in the Shinga. These people here are his bodyguards. What’s wrong with a bodyguard trying to find and protect his target?

“As I said, this is an emergency situation and we all need to work together….”

“Didn’t you say you would get them all back safely? Was that a lie?”

“That’s not it.”

“Then it’s settled. We’ll move separately. There’s someone we need to find. You take responsibility for what you say, and we’ll do what we have to do. And… we’ll go out and deal with the monsters, so the people here will be somewhat helpful for safety.”

Cynthia planned to kill all the monsters she encountered while searching. She said it was for the sake of the people here, but in reality, it was to reduce the chances of Han Seong-jin encountering a monster.

“I don’t know what these people and I will do if you try to interfere with us any further. And I don’t want to know.”

Cynthia said firmly and turned around.

People here may have complaints about Kwon Seong-shin’s family, but that was none of Cynthia’s business. The most important thing to her was Han Seong-jin’s safety.