Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 326

Chapter 326: SECOND AWAKENING

"I AM not as progressive as I’d like to be— I still think Guides don’t belong in the frontline," Yuno said firmly, arguing with the voice in his head. It wasn’t his voice, and it didn’t sound like the System either. But he was pretty sure that someone— something— had gotten inside his head. "Guides can’t fight like Espers do, after all. Yeah, we’re physically stronger than average humans. But we’re not that powerful against monsters."

"Uh, I agree with what you’re saying, Yuno," Jericho said while looking around nervously. "But who are you talking to? I don’t think you’re talking to the System since you don’t seem to be looking at your Status Window."

"I’m talking to the voice in my head."

"Oh, you’ve finally gone mad."

"No, literally— there’s a voice talking in my head," Yuno insisted. He knew that he was a bit crazy, but he hadn’t completely lost it yet. "It’s telling me to fight."

"Fight the monsters? Crazy."

"I know, right?"

"Don’t listen to the voice in your head," Jericho said in a serious tone. "It wants you dead."

Yuno wanted to say something in agreement with Jericho’s statement, but he stopped talking abruptly when Nam Sori suddenly appeared above them.

"I told you to get inside, you stubborn Guides!"

Nam Sori scolded Yuno and Jericho before putting a barrier around them.

Oh, nice timing.

Because right after Nam Sori put up the barrier, at least twenty winged monsters descended as if they wanted to grab Yuno by their long and sturdy-looking beaks.

Yeah, I can totally feel that I’m the target.

Fortunately, Nam Sori and the Rogues were strong enough to kill the winged monsters.

Yuno could tell that the monsters were screeching loudly— especially once the Espers had hit or sliced them.

Thankfully, the barrier was lowering the noise from outside.

"These winged-monsters seem to be using their small brains, Yuno," Jericho said while looking up at the sky and observing the winged monsters that remained in the sky. "They didn’t attack at the same time."

"Yeah, the ones attacking are low-grade monsters," Yuno agreed while observing the winged-monsters, too. "The ones that stayed up there are mid-grade monsters— and they seem to be intelligent."

"They’re also glaring at you, Yuno."

"Oh, you also noticed?"

"It’s hard not to notice when their bloodlust is directed at you. Your friend seems to have noticed as well," Jericho said, pointing at the semi-transparent barrier that was starting to turn murky. "Look, she’s trying to hide you now."

Yuno smirked proudly. "Nam Sori is really capable."

In just the blink of an eye, it became dark inside the barrier as if a curtain had fallen over it— hiding them from the world.

"We should be safe for now. Your friend seems strong enough..."

Hmm?

Yuno wondered why Jericho suddenly stopped talking, and then the older Guide’s eyes widened in shock.

"Your chest is bleeding, Yuno!"

Is it?

Yuno looked down at his chest, wondering if he was truly bleeding because he didn’t feel any pain at all.

But Jericho wasn’t lying.

What the fuck?

Not only was Yuno bleeding, but he also had a huge hole in his chest.

But I don’t feel anything...

Oh, he spoke too soon.

As soon as Yuno thought that he wasn’t in pain, his chest suddenly tightened so tight he thought his ribs would crush his heart.

But that didn’t happen.

Instead, something came out of his chest.

What the hell is this?

Yuno grabbed the handle that came out and pulled it as slowly as possible.

Jericho’s eyes widened in shock when the entire thing was halfway out. "A rifle?"

"It’s not just a simple rifle," Yuno said while pulling the entire weapon out of his chest. "It’s a fucking steampunk rifle."

And it looked so chic!

"This is totally my style," Yuno said, staring at the cool weapon with shining eyes. "I didn’t know my chest was a weaponry."

"I don’t think this is the right time to joke about that," Jericho said while staring at Yuno. "There’s something wrong with your body, kid. Look— your chest wound has already closed."

Right?

The pain also stopped once the steampunk rifle was out.

Yuno was just about to talk to the voice in his head when his Status Window popped up.

[Guide Noh Yuno, here’s a side quest for you: Hit and kill 50 winged-monsters with the <Steampunk Rifle>.

Reward: Second Awakening.

Bonus: Ability to Guide monsters and tame them.]

Oh?

The ’bonus’ was tempting.

But...

"Second Awakening?" Yuno asked curiously. "What does it mean?"

Before he got a response from the System, he had already gotten distracted when something hard hit the barrier.

CLAAANGGG.

"No, so get behind me, Jericho," Yuno said, gripping his steampunk rifle properly. Yes, he was a Guide. But, while in the Lab, they were taught how to handle different weapons. It was a part of Charles Kang’s plan to turn them into combat Guides. "I’ll use this rifle to fight the monsters." 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

But it seems like their grades are higher since Nam Sori is struggling.

[The <Steampunk Rifle> will only run out of bullets if the <Wielder> runs out of Mana.]

No wonder I’m already feeling weak!

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[RECOVERY COMPLETE.]

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