The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 168 Nobles
Lin Nan was hiding in the warehouse when she heard a whale's cry from the sky.

The entire space seemed to sink into a deep and magnificent ocean, and a cool breeze entered everyone's minds, making them feel refreshed and relaxed.

Those complex emotions that arose from fatigue and panic were thus quickly erased.

So strong!

Lin Nan was startled.

So this is what an S-rank guide is?
It's amazing that they were able to calm so many people at the same time. For them, even doing it one-on-one would be very difficult...

No wonder there are so few S-rank guides; such powerful abilities are truly terrifying.

Whether it's a Sentinel or a Guide, S-rank is an extremely clear and important dividing line. Although the two are only one rank apart in the ranking, S-rank and A-rank are completely different concepts.

There are only a dozen or so S-level guides in the entire country, and Tina is the eighth-ranked guide in terms of strength.

The vines, curious, stretched out from underground, avoiding everyone's view, and saw the outside world.

A huge humpback whale swept across the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye. After a brief reassurance, the previously noisy nobles finally quieted down.

"Your Excellency Tina, what brings you here?" Upon seeing the newcomer, the councilor's previous impatience vanished completely, replaced by a fawning manner as he squeezed in front of her. "If we had known you were here, we wouldn't have needed any other guides. We could have troubled you..."

"Stop." Tina didn't want to look at the bloated, filthy man in front of her. The men in this world were generally handsome and strong. She was used to seeing fresh and handsome men, so seeing this kind of dirty thing was a bit of an eyesore.

"I only gave you some emergency treatment. Go back and find your own guides for the rest." Nobles all have private medical teams, and even the scarcest resources are nothing special to them.

Therefore, they have absolutely no need to compete with ordinary people for guides.

“But our people can’t get in here now…” another nobleman said worriedly.

The contaminated area has been breached, but the source of pollution doesn't seem to have been eliminated. Continuous radiation is emanating from the manor on the mountaintop. Going out now would be tantamount to throwing their lives away.

Rather than risking their own guards to come and fetch them, it's better to stay in this guidehouse, where there are doctors, guards, and supplies, making it safer than other places.

"First, get rid of those commoners, clear out a room for each of us, and then arrange for the best guides to take care of us," a plump noblewoman ordered.

“Ordinary people are not as important as us. They won’t live long anyway, so there’s no need to waste time treating them. We’ll pay for their resettlement.”

"Exactly, there are too many useless ordinary people, which is why this society seems dirty and chaotic."

"..."

Once someone started it, the nobles began to argue amongst themselves. Normally, they were people who held great power and whose word was law, but they had fallen to this state. They still couldn't shake off the arrogance and pride that had been cultivated in their superiors for so long. Their domineering attitude made everyone present clench their fists involuntarily.

The military personnel were different from the nobles' guards; they were people who had actually crawled and rolled through piles of death. They would never tolerate these people showing off their strength and arrogance in front of them. If Gis hadn't given the order, they probably would have already torn these people to pieces.

[Hiss—these people stink even more than the mud in the polluted area.]

The vines shook their heads, silently complaining.

Lin Nan gestured for the vines to extend further outwards.

"I have this feeling that something is making me uneasy. Go out and take a look now," she thought to herself.

[Time to work again! QAQ]

【I'm so tired of this! ┭┮﹏┭┮】

【capitalist! (へ╬)] Lin Nan:...

Despite their complaints, the vines obediently complied, with dozens of vines extending outwards through the ground and easily swimming out of the shielded area.

After their mental level increased, they could move around in a wider area. They all headed towards the manor on the mountaintop. The air outside the quarantine zone was mixed with the same strong smell of gunpowder as in the black bear's mental image. Wisps of black mist, like insect eggs, crawled and jumped densely in the air.

Upon seeing this, Lin Nan felt a chill run down her spine and awkwardly moved a few steps to the side.

Seeing Lin Nan's reaction, El, who had been holding her arm the whole time, pursed his lips and said in a huff, "What, is it so hard to talk to me? If you don't like me, why do you keep hanging around in front of me?"

"what?"

Lin Nan snapped out of her daze, only to realize that El had been right behind her the whole time. The boy's thin frame was pressed against her back, and although his face was full of impatience, his hands were still tightly gripping hers.

In the cramped, dimly lit corner, Lin Nan could feel the boy's damp palms and his slightly heavy breathing—

ah? ah? ah?
Lin Nan was baffled; when had she been constantly appearing in front of this person?

What is he saying?
"Isn't that right?" El felt an even greater tightness in his chest. "You spend all your time with Ellie just to get my attention, don't you? Now that you've achieved your goal, what tricks are you planning to pull?"

Lin Nan "..."

【Holy crap!】

The vines that had been working diligently in front of the vines all turned around when they heard the commotion behind them, and raised their heads with gossipy eyes.

【what happened? 】

What did I just hear?

"Boss, when did you start liking this rabbit? I didn't know!"

No way! Rabbit is delicious, but I prefer to eat big cats!

Boss, think it over!

What... what is this all about?!

When did she develop feelings for this person? Don't say such terrifying things.

Lin Nan quickly shook off the boy's hand and moved away from this strange person.

"No, no, no, no." Lin Nan waved her hand anxiously. "Don't worry, I really have no feelings for you. You're thinking the wrong thing."

Ever since she came into this world, this person's attitude towards her has been inexplicable; he's either cursing at her or giving her the cold shoulder. Because she's outnumbered and outmatched, she's tried her best to ignore him and avoid provoking him, but why is this person…

What did she do to make this person have such terrifying thoughts?!
"You have no feelings for me?" Hearing Lin Nan's words, El was stunned for a moment. After realizing what she meant, an angry look appeared on his face. "Why don't you have feelings for me!"

His tone shifted from doubt to shock, as if Lin Nan's answer was unacceptable to him.

The slender young man, though not as strong and robust as the sentry, was tall and thin, with blond hair and blue eyes—a very pleasing sight. Especially striking were the few brown freckles on his cheeks, like scattered gold dust, which enhanced his handsome, English-style features. If it weren't for his perpetually grumpy face, Lin Nan would actually quite like this type.

"If you have no feelings for me, then why did you try to seduce me in the elevator last time—"

Twelve vines: OO!
Lin Nan: Holy crap... (Killer gaze)

Number Five: Feeling guilty...