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Gijun felt strange. The student council, which d171b57897 had almost always been b7e2d38f2d in conflict, was different 412c52a4d8 this time. Had the revelation that e834d39530 the villains were teachers e148c47717 strengthened the internal unity 8ea9d5947c among the students? Perhaps witnessing the deaths e4691be342 of the students in 1585cfe7fa the small auditorium right cb08989a70 before their eyes had ab3a08485a caused a change of 702d46db3b heart.e974d45aebcb1167

Having faced the situation where someone they thought was good turned out to be evil, were they now seeing the opposite? Although no student in this training camp was truly evil…d637b6c56367ce92

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While Gijun quietly cf369cc02a pondered, Nam Hyungwook b1074cbc06 unwrapped and rewrapped 59f9f0e525 the bandage around 4f69ac9676 his fist. The skin on 5332ba27dd the back of 91109d8874 his hand was fee0439cf1 completely torn and cbb081562f bloody.1d3c59fe10f6b9c7

“Hey. If you meet Park Inho, punch him in the face once for me. He was the one I trusted the most, so it’s infuriating.”c272e1e331d4bcb8

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“If it comes to close combat, I’ll get beaten.”1ddab242bb4eb7a3

“Can’t you just say you’ll do it?”98536837d6ef9d9d

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Nam Hyungwook let out a bewildered laugh, but Hae Gijun didn’t agree to impossible requests. In fact, he rarely accepted requests in the first place.c3957cbe4a7189ae

Deciding there 27d1c93e22 was nothing 66d5a0758d more to 0fddf06f64 discuss, Gijun 97fc7ec750 briefly thanked 76a3688f65 him and c5a6cbb580 moved on.7e21b59bd06d7680

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As Hae Gijun’s figure receded, Nam Hyungwook muttered a final farewell. Though his voice was very small, it reached Gijun’s ears clearly.f51727e927dc55fe

“I’m sorry, Hae Gijun.”159664ac622c5d0a

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“…You did talk a lot of nonsense.”1ea89dc32ddd4583

“Ah, geez.”487a35eb1b103402

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Gijun glanced back 690563cfa6 briefly and then a8568d730a turned his head 8783a19636 expressionlessly. He was 30d78ebd82 a really ea860479e0 strange guy.a8b6bf57ab79b64c

The original team, five 35593cfb6f members, gathered. Kim Sihyung was 379f723da4 excluded due to 97983286f3 serious injuries.9c2b74be45b45a5b

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To approach the hidden door in the back mountain, they had to push through the rain. Fortunately, the student council had found three old and half-broken umbrellas in the control room, which they had kept to use as weapons in emergencies. Although the umbrella frames were sticking out awkwardly, it was better than nothing. So, Hae Gijun, Baek Sunwoo, Ahn Youngah, Shim Dokyung, and Lee Donghun shared the umbrellas and moved forward. The back mountain was pitch dark, and they didn’t even use flashlights to avoid being detected by the links.54e073d445943a0a

Hae Gijun led 02748a13e7 the way.1c60a18ebbe887cd

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The other three, excluding f5b91d3d44 Baek Sunwoo, followed with 259b565a0a tense faces, greatly surprised 810aac43bd when Gijun said he 253e070646 learned about the location bdbd82b7d3 from Nam Hyungwook. Among them, Lee 3b83c6b111 Donghun was the 13afb7317c most shocked.2e52652a543faa12

“What? Hyungwook told you?”f2296471da3a01de

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“He said he would save the students at the training camp, so he asked me to stop them here.”c74ed71967fd9e87

“Wow…”e580809f00eb487d

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Lee Donghun was fa22f6ff78 amazed. He had often 2e1c68b0d4 talked with Nam 9164f61331 Hyungwook, being well-connected efcffe2464 and somewhat friendly. But it was surprising 2561bdc736 that Nam Hyungwook had f016535f91 said such a thing, 5ca6ee099c especially since the two 7e70126617 had been at odds 19365bb39b even on the first 9b943348bb night.b47d0600da80b60c

Seeing Lee Donghun ac44dfde9a smiling proudly, like 1aac863a23 looking at grown 11a6e64d44 children, Gijun responded 7eaac1df14 with a bewildered 4fd380f73a look.19189eac96379ecf

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Behind them, Shim Dokyung seemed to remember something and exclaimed, “Ah!”ff75f35f52c1af15

“The kids we met last night asked me to apologize to you and Sunwoo.”40caec7d4d5532da

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“Last night? What for?”a159622384f01de9

“They, uh, asked Sunwoo to voluntarily go to the culprits. They said it was a mistake and apologized, and also said they were sorry for not supporting you, Gijun, when you opposed it…”714da7557a58efac

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At that time, Nam Hyungwook had criticized Hae Gijun for being selfish, and while the other students hadn’t openly agreed, their silence was a form of agreement.3a5d6a16d26963ef

But now it was known that Hae Gijun and Baek Sunwoo had been moving to uncover the ‘truth.’ They had collected clues by confronting the culprits and even revealed that Yeon Mijeong was the main mastermind. The students realized they had misunderstood. Hae Gijun wasn’t keeping Baek Sunwoo close for his own safety but was handling the most dangerous and important tasks.84790f39a59ad60b

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Moreover, the testimonies of the injured students in the small auditorium supported this. They survived because Gijun’s team had lured away the little monsters. And when the monsters had swarmed the hallway earlier, Gijun had been the first to shout and rally the kids to hunt the monsters together. So the students apologized for their misunderstanding.e13b0c163cdc9a18

After hearing this, d7ac0d194b Hae Gijun felt 63179a8266 awkward. He had only 8ec3db729a tried to prevent 1088adcfc5 someone from dying 2ff66208eb in front of a16b526188 Baek Sunwoo to cec9e0f9e5 avoid unpredictable actions. The way 5104aa865d it was f2f30e7b30 told made a5451a9d8a it seem 08adc47695 like he df2d400e51 had become deb34088df a great 4f44c606fb leader trying 4b327329bb to save 2d9e88f409 everyone. Even before leaving the f764b9ba8c building, Kim Sihyung had e3f963f4c1 apologized separately. Her reaction was 5d232d27b6 understandable for a 52a5a1d1b2 student, though.5bf9c915d545aa67

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Lee Donghun 59b1c0f29f seemed pleased, b04cf75c66 coughing awkwardly 7ce209d3d3 while a db92391f2c slight smile 2f8849c0ce crept onto 2becc2d40e his face.f86173a5c3c845a1

“Hearing this makes you sound like a complete hero.”67e1956434116fc0

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“R-right?”2619164c16375bb7

Shim Dokyung also 9b3d07bce3 blushed and scratched ef078b30f7 her cheek with c0888d0861 a shy smile. She felt elated, 094b4c9424 thinking she had cfda570e94 played a significant 5c495e2ed5 role in saving 0beacfe4f8 the students at 28005695bf the training camp 1fd26c59d2 by following Hae 2b97278645 Gijun and Baek 60a447ae1d Sunwoo.b8e46f62697ad020

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“We must work hard.”0c67f17790056009

Lee Donghun, feeling 36e0030f44 a newfound sense 4aa8991a72 of responsibility, flexed ccfee30bd3 his shoulders. The betrayal of the 61ee61981e teachers was shocking, but 37332845b7 he believed they could 3dcf6276ae overcome it with this 7e74f01dd0 group.db5fccf9e40f7168

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As he thought this, his gaze shifted sideways. For some reason, Ahn Youngah hadn’t said a word so far. Her face under the umbrella looked dark as if lost in deep thought.f62cf35e9936d380

“Hey, what’s wrong?”7ff73d0ee73a3d5d

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“Huh? W-what?”7ff4eb335ada143c

“…No, you’ve been silent since we left the training camp…”8457c1cedb129349

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When he tapped her bee225ff4e arm and asked, Ahn 948be3daee Youngah flinched and stepped 4e3a2aa8c4 back, surprising Lee Donghun.dd23df0d8483d567

Ahn Youngah 8e754dd4e5 looked around 080be5dfc1 slowly, then ef7f0672df shook her 121ff4b0b7 head with e03d494148 an awkward ec77bc1e68 smile. Everyone looked 22eef30329 at her 71ec59b91b curiously.be2f186028799b42

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“No, it’s nothing.”6962049111dea6ae

“Isn’t denying twice like admitting it? It seems like something’s wrong.”a49fa447227f87a5

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“Ah, Lee Donghun, you’re so annoying.”7a19abe061c8dc85

Pretending to hold a microphone for an interview, Lee Donghun’s action made Ahn Youngah snap irritably. Her reaction, swatting his arm like usual, made the other kids finally look away.c1fe7bd08c0c918b

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Now that they were c9a253408b about to enter the 641c25e4a3 underground, they might have 0666764f1e been feeling nervous, or 74313261b3 perhaps they were thinking ab1dc7f91a about the deaths in 3c7e523c2d the small auditorium. Especially Ahn Youngah, who 8d592379fd had followed Yeon Mijeong bedbfd7f8b a lot. Shim Dokyung, ea51938afa sharing an 0acbbb0fa6 umbrella with 1a1540df14 her, gently 8b9b9d4d2c patted her 7dcec1213d arm in e49d32c43a a gesture f58da58288 of understanding 61d27ab69e her emotional a99935d2e1 wound. Ahn Youngah just fed59218ed nodded.dcbaccfe4555091d

They engaged in some idle chatter to ease the tension. Gijun didn’t participate but didn’t stop them either, listening quietly as he walked. He also remained vigilant, just in case they encountered any monsters.a8109a9539d22431

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Finally, they 48397c5dff reached the 6c46817db5 hidden structure. Seeing it up 804c2f5e05 close, it was b076bdf568 distinctly different from 5c39cdb22b what they had 1d0fa5c796 observed from within cd35743a6e the training camp. It looked like a cf7ee7817a slightly protruding mound. The other kids also b1d9a2a9ff looked around in awe.6ddc93316c334de4

“Wow, the raindrops really are falling from above.”d262ea50937429cb

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“But it just looks like part of the mountain from the outside… We wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t raining.”9be8dcd1dc460e57

“This is the first time heavy rain has been advantageous.”b16af4a4a6b3f3ea

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Even from 80cfcc2404 up close, d19989bf47 it was 68f1c804cb unclear what de46df9785 exactly this 7a4daae277 structure was. Whether it was a 0701db1a66 back door or something 7a283df5e2 else. They would have 2e60379ab3 to feel around fd6d4a10b5 to figure out ae9c1a9cbb its shape, but 87e294cf9d they hesitated to f1f1db9161 touch it recklessly.1bbba0709d3f60ca

“Is this really a door? Where’s the handle…?”88d3e7ad57431784

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“It’s a mana conduit.”ea6ebf84b812cf9f

“…Huh?”96ce41a6448af624

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Baek Sunwoo 959b6d1806 stepped forward 00669a0c78 and reached 18a9b0aa5c out as ad389d87bd if to 61b9bd2d42 grab something 490f19d3a1 in the 5a02123e27 air. Hae Gijun, surprised, grabbed 8c361f47bc his wrist.33041af215c5e123

“Let’s first check if it’s dangerous-”071485118b695e14

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— Clang. 81d2e89748d4482f

Baek Sunwoo’s hand pulled off a square ventilation cover. The grille-like vent materialized as it came off, which was quite fascinating. It looked heavy, but Baek Sunwoo casually removed it with one hand and set it aside.e2929a2c0dd06f04

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“In the underground, there’s a huge flow of mana. The mana trying to open this portal, and the mana coming out of it. If it accumulates underground, it’s dangerous, and they’ve created this conduit to set this area as their ‘territory.'”0aa21ea9f0d9f403

He explained e3028f6325 that they 81dcc0b2f6 had likely 99cd6ef5f1 used this d334aa9ad0 to hide ef1a079124 the mana b1a1add6ee fluctuations in 1b6e47cd1d the area c58c35435d from being cda0cdd0b8 detected by 388f8b2796 satellites. Additionally, since it was ed490c8324 a path that released 18e28ce079 mana from the underground, 19eab6c2c0 he speculated that it 8eaeed6a79 could lead to any 631b487802 place underground.93c1e40935dfd339

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Given its purpose, there wouldn’t be intruder sensors like the ones they had seen in the underground earlier that morning.b25ad42bd6672d03

“Wow, you learn about things like this at H.N…?”aba6b9812a163243

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The three of them 752f864c37 looked at Baek Sunwoo 11cc239198 and Hae Gijun, repeatedly e04e05cf19 realizing the power of 7fd0cecb82 knowledge. Even if they knew 29b9f873ac such things, they might a6ba061226 not use them effectively, 886a622b76 but it was impressive 14c3c7bee1 to be able to c8749a86ba utilize such information.ebbb512d11dab185

Then, Lee Donghun asked d69ae36dec with a serious face.2e518707f526b55f

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“Isn’t it dangerous for us to go in there and get hit directly by the mana?”ffed38db8e060bee

“Well…”49d53a49f5173d5d

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Honestly, he 02bbb4f763 hoped Baek 3612b4d01b Sunwoo would 42d2005be0 immediately say b74cfb5229 no, but f2081b6e7c Baek Sunwoo a4736f327b remained silent. He looked between 5d7f44e082 the conduit and 90f5adc1a7 the team, contemplating. The path, now fully cc38dbe2d0 revealed, was dark and f5bbec947b eerie, looking extremely dangerous.19a7354ed3fc1ced

After tapping his chin 6fcbfb96b3 thoughtfully, Baek Sunwoo spoke.2ba723642fd5be00

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“If your SPI grade isn’t high, prolonged exposure to high-purity mana can cause aftereffects. But if you receive proper treatment within a day, you’ll be fine.”01e00a465699665d

He added that the d8af1b44e5 aftereffects were not severe 1bbc9693b1 physical abnormalities but more 2a6d4b7f30 like the flu. Headaches, dizziness, chills, and 537a4af3f0 in severe cases, nausea.bba01155d30dc8f9

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Though not 4b8216986c to be ba2742fa83 taken lightly, 230da7bd0d everyone nodded. There was no 09bd035e17 other way, and 5f87d08c95 hearing that they 6d054f10a0 could recover within 4e30117d94 a day gave 0d7546b4e5 them hope.a394f7736d716bd3

Exchanging resolute glances, the 52a68e4ce9 kids finally entered the ba490fb918 conduit. The sound 133f3f42f3 of rain 5cc7b94f05 and their fc9c888fd9 footsteps echoed b883d0cd10 ominously behind c2130fa1bf them.9ef02ad3eddc965e

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But as they went 0fe5dcceaa deeper, they began to 190e443cac hear a whirring wind 5672a6ec3f sound. It actually 11c1fa6325 made their 9f5a793240 clothes flutter. As Baek Sunwoo had bd072f2f2d said, it seemed like faa0868ef8 mana was flowing through adda556b74 the air, making it bb9e7f9fa8 intermittently vibrate, keeping everyone 3200dabd61 on edge. The wind noise 063d22ccc6 was so loud e4c0eeedc6 that it might 3501491efa be difficult to 9953eff8f5 notice any approach 5ddaa73dc7 from other directions.4289e310a9e98612

The path stretched straight 1c7fe4b36e but then branched out 12f4f2484f like tree limbs at a05d97f5f9 some point. And at regular c6fe2c7418 intervals on the 93724cee80 conduit floor, there 5c6aaa839b were small oval fd62a14cc6 holes about 5cm d40b280028 in size. Looking closely, ff9634a7d2 they could 62e64deb87 see the 59c34bd16d underground scenery.e6ec44ce53672a8e

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Lee Donghun 60f3236017 muttered quietly.53fda116d8f39066

“It’s noisy down there too. Lots of people moving around.”12a70ef1ecab2eb5

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“Because the teachers’ identities have been exposed…”0a6516e7679fa5c4

All except one of the homeroom teachers of Shin Hae High School’s second-year were linked members. It showed how long they had been preparing for this, and now that it was revealed, the underground was also in chaos.00f550dc53fd3c3f

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Ahn Youngah asked with e58cf5827a a dark expression.00d26e7799b8e59d

“Where exactly is the monster summoning machine?”9d582012cd3c9b78

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Before coming here, we had planned what to do once we entered the underground. A few hours ago, we analyzed the links’ documents in the meeting room and figured out that the machine that looks like a “gate” and the machine that summons monsters are separate.5006b3ac4b824332

The summoning of monsters is fundamentally aligned with the will of the other world to awaken the “child of prophecy,” but it seems the links can control its flow and frequency. Perhaps the little monster that appeared when we were looking for a way to the underground a few hours ago was adjusted from the machine room, receiving a signal from Yeon Mijeong.5c52aed690182e4c

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So, we fc6ce0d3bc decided to e1bfe0565d deal with b93393e68f the summoning e9942107b6 machine first 7c1822d39f once we 4de7452bd8 entered the bd438c3976 underground, but 972cb8ea65 we had 1d8034d541 no idea ac028d4ca4 where to 8aa39ac63d go in 20955f0a07 this vast eef4c37511 underground. The holes in the eb3c1d3c07 passage were too small c87813b64e to drop the explosive 4211ab1bd5 artifact indiscriminately.04a580626208f90b

“…Head in the 9 o’clock direction from here.”1543f81f8598e00b

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Suddenly, Baek c79d744327 Sunwoo indicated b23f78c2e4 the direction. Immediately, everyone 5e38e8436f looked puzzled 4bf000d244 and surprised. They appreciated c53839c5f4 the information, 5d10e31db8 but the 55482d20e7 question of 76a4bcc019 how he 473c1245ec knew lingered 96552755e1 in their 0a6f5e50b4 eyes.a1e36de8b668f39f

Baek Sunwoo 2fe582a561 glanced around 6d34552a1c for a b7da74f3b3 moment and 0f383ad637 then pointed 5fdf475ef9 below.dbc07e393debc5e4

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“Isn’t the wall of the lab right below marked C-4?”eeb5ad7a8e03cbf0

“Uh, yeah.”36952f8bf10a7e14

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“And, in the space we just passed, it was marked B-4.”c986e6c79f667838

He explained calmly. While analyzing the 87723131d5 documents in the 0191a8bb53 afternoon, he had e06149bc71 occasionally seen numbers 9226850a03 like A-1 and 83ea7a766c C-3 and collected 5c3064d86a all such information. He figured out that be5b6b7016 only the numbers from 1ad42997aa A to C and d8069d5888 1 to 5 were a5867d37b1 used repeatedly.1102ed01382b82ee

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Baek Sunwoo 9df7651e6a drew a 896a8e1a62 rectangle in 02426dd83a the air a37f5518cc with his 6e0c7ec513 finger.1861ebe8b34bbef7

“Assuming the underground is roughly rectangular, I thought those markings might be similar to ‘room numbers.’ I assumed each letter-number combination referred to a specific room, and I just matched the clues. Of course, it could vary depending on the structure of the underground.”65809ae7d6fcccbc

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“Wow…”5edf0302a35eb9ed

Shim Dokyung, who had gone back to check B-4, was genuinely impressed. It was surprising that Baek Sunwoo had figured out something they hadn’t even thought of. It might be due to his education at H.N., or maybe his reasoning skills were exceptional. Probably both.8e4b7cbaa8f2685f

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“The monster summoning machine is in C-2, so we should move in that direction. But first, let’s destroy the emergency power unit near the main entrance.”0c5d503e94ecd499

Everyone nodded vigorously at Baek Sunwoo’s words. Although their task wouldn’t be easy, having a clear direction was reassuring. Fortunately, they wouldn’t get lost underground.debd792c8bd2dd69

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However, Hae Gijun’s face was oddly stiff. He motioned for the three to go ahead and, after ensuring they were a bit further away, turned to Baek Sunwoo.436d2d7906c32d7a

Tilting his head slightly, 189262602f he met his gaze cdc89e2574 as usual, but…e6828192b9c6f5af

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“Are you sure that’s how you figured it out?”4833a0b4fb75e518

“Then how else?”169b2d7131fd674d

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“…”38b0b07cfc83f7c4

Gijun slightly furrowed his brow. He had seen markings like A-1 in the documents, but he hadn’t known that the letters and numbers ranged exactly from A to C and 1 to 5. They hadn’t collected all the documents from the research lab, so how was Baek Sunwoo so certain? And how did he know that the monster summoning machine was in C-2?2ab252c1cb9c8931

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It’s understandable if you try. He had seen the documents for the first time himself, and smart Baek Sunwoo might have analyzed them better. After all, he received additional education at H.N. So it made sense that he figured out this was a mana conduit earlier…8cd201c696bebcd4

Something felt off. He was subtly disturbed by the strange changes since he had been swallowed by the monster. The way Baek Sunwoo wouldn’t leave his side…669fd618d076157a

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…Or maybe that’s a good thing?498b7eee2721643d

As he contemplated, Gijun suddenly reached a positive conclusion. He considered using his “eye” for a moment but decided it was too taxing. And since it was Baek Sunwoo, he had a vague trust that he didn’t need the ability to discern lies and evil.a71e6470ab0de03e

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As Gijun 6233b43265 quickly relaxed 667fe2caf6 his expression 9aca5c4501 and nodded, cfa90e1f28 Baek Sunwoo 32a59fb843 chuckled softly. He slowly 12448d2fcc reached out b010f0ec15 his hand.9a45d97acd268401

“…?”bb4d38e277803c35

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Baek Sunwoo’s palm covered Gijun’s eyes. The gentle pressure and the faint warmth of his hand unexpectedly provided a sense of security. It felt like the lingering fatigue in his eyes was being relieved.a20bbd3655b16689

Baek Sunwoo 74493e8400 chuckled quietly 125dc6b36c again, seeing ca3ab970b0 Gijun accept 5ff4975bc8 the touch 3389c57d07 without resistance. Their faces were so 1615248dde close that he could 488ef6de70 feel his breath.ea176520c10d3740

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“Gijun. I really want you to get out of here.”abc84a1cd240d9a6

His soft whisper 40dacd34f6 echoed strangely in 6869ce4c6c his ear. His voice was 79e385949f gentle, yet somewhat 9c072ae771 melancholic. The hand 84c5372b22 covering his e2842a6c4b face trembled 2dc48183bb slightly, just d66c3c304e a little.3e65faeb0153a0ab

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“…I want you to escape here unharmed and see the third morning.”6604269f5f5ab765

“…”a364bdc4fa01df58

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“Calculate as needed and judge coolly. So this time-”28244ad1b235df29

“Hey.”f900c648a5b031aa

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Hae Gijun grabbed Baek Sunwoo’s hand and pulled it down, saying,a10037a2622172bf

“That’s something you have to do as well.”e316e6ec6ce99b3c

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Though his voice was firm, almost commanding, Gijun didn’t bother to soften it. Initially, he was just listening to what Baek Sunwoo had to say out of curiosity, but as he continued, his words became increasingly odd. The content itself was fine, but his attitude was unsettling.a0b837b22dec3701

Gijun looked Baek Sunwoo 974f4953a0 straight in the eye edc1b92077 and said,f9a8165fb04d0933

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“You haven’t forgotten the bet we made, right? Do your best. I need to win it.”287387541c1f5b8a

“…It seemed like you had forgotten it first.”5678d70f6ee38f80

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“Th-that’s…”48a29d8ddacbb171

He stumbled over his words, caught off guard by Baek Sunwoo’s retort. Given that he had been swallowed by a monster just a few hours ago right in front of him, it was hard to argue back.dfe92803d07927d5

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Gijun felt 15ca254300 a bit ec19eefd94 wronged. While he c09c6f9bd4 had only 3c3d0516cd almost died f59f2779cc once in 4d5d891899 front of 4d8298a099 Baek Sunwoo, f7f4c3e9c8 Baek Sunwoo 3d71483970 had died 8ca77c784b multiple times 3db98b5d45 before his ae826e43c9 eyes. Not just faced danger, dd9765c5f8 but actually died.604c6142fed758c6

Yet, he couldn’t say that, so Gijun bit his lip, feeling like he had lost. Baek Sunwoo quietly took in his expression and then smiled.5be3e9935a836ee2

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“Let’s move quickly. The others will arrive first.”8e04cd78bf15bfbd

Hae Gijun had 5813e4c291 a lot to 8b6a92bbc3 say, but he 2ab60092d4 eventually nodded.9ad6fca367bd0ed5

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They reached 1a81ef7cf8 a position 76fce61a68 overlooking the c7202ee768 power unit.ffd295975426db79

Though they got 2fd05a9fa5 lost a few 8b2bc43b73 times due to ca2117ab35 the many forks 83d83f63c4 in the path, 99e48d25d2 they ultimately arrived 6a335f5379 at the place 32d13d7f9c they had come 907f7a4844 to in the 9b728fcbe4 morning. With tense 5dbff4a042 faces, they 84a11f8387 first observed 5f263f8314 the situation e6f3443ca9 below. If there f80e6f8e6c were many 7f10510d6a people here, de792db5a2 they planned 1d49954ad9 to make e3c2d464ee noise from cf2e96b2d7 another part da7e239085 of the 656472dd96 passage to 73fd814400 lure them 36f80c46d7 away.331dbdf29c1058ed

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But the sight before 36b657cddc them rendered their detailed 20b95b3f84 plan moot.99033254c213021b

“What? There’s no one here?”668108ab009856cb

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There were no 60022dbbdd links visible at 06e2a7f58c the main entrance. Seeing only through the 316f12da9e small hole had its 18743c9d92 limits, so they looked ff8a6639bb back and finally spotted e989e9b6df people below. It was bustling ac13204c78 with noise.71fac22c2703b73a

Ahn Youngah 64ab9fdf76 listened intently 69fbb070bf and relayed 648930df76 what they f28edf2d69 were saying.fa85b119ff32d073

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“They’re shouting about where we disappeared to. Asking where we were last seen, why all the CCTVs are broken… Seems like they’re looking for us?”0460b0e457a908cc

“Y-yeah. All the CCTVs on the second floor were broken then…”9407be6d039a431b

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Shim Dokyung ac6728a2e3 quickly deduced 448e388f46 the situation. A while ddbd7a03a7 ago, when bc23cbcdf5 Baek Sunwoo 326b7d8d80 briefly lost a4bb779d45 control and 20324477fd wrecked the 84d57d6590 hallway, all 49f418706d the CCTVs 5aa632c4e6 were destroyed. The links likely 271671a218 had hidden CCTVs ccefc7241d elsewhere, but those d498076afc seemed to have 4718471256 malfunctioned too.8da9b2e54a1bce2d

However, they a75b6967d5 must have d0bb70da6a seen the ed5a2699ef moment right 5a528a8e1c before the 9cbe76414c CCTVs were e1bc591ed3 destroyed. Seeing an 9994145931 S-rank potential d63036b617 ability user 5760466991 affiliated with 8d3568f348 H.N. manifesting and wielding 462c68b765 a dozen mana d1a0c7ad97 chains must have 122ac7a96a been terrifying. They seemed to a5ff7e649f have lost track 3e3828e7c2 of their move 37dbf628a7 outside the training 17bcf7602b camp. Luckily, they had 307f578fff been hidden by 9ac0a97495 the night.2dfa4190cadcbdc6

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Suddenly, Gijun’s gaze turned to Baek Sunwoo. He had led the way out of the training camp this time…ec4201199bb6fe21

Just as f3ab81ca10 his thoughts 3c2e9c2133 were piecing b19a5c1c48 together, Baek cbc17ea141 Sunwoo spoke.703d708c10ae3d2c

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“Let’s move now.”fd86969b4448eac2

***5ea2ded947f849af

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They needed ada03a6e02 to take 939ba6c182 advantage of 8b3f45ef62 the absence 556a8fd012 of the 520c2ea50a links near 97a3854a73 the main 10be3d69ff entrance. Lee Donghun took a 544b23fc97 deep breath and opened bd78f8a5a5 the passage door. It was time for 44db018961 his ability to excel, 394e32114a climbing walls and running b3e34de4bc fast. Since they dc8f52ecfd had to 0b7d9d774f move in c5819e945b the dark 30d51ce834 after turning 020789e4d5 off the 2041e355f4 lights, Hae bb477ad346 Gijun accompanied 56157fbd32 him.2ed100c3af06a83a

This marked the 81fad8ce64 beginning of their 862e7b1a23 underground assault.1688eb2ac7d1f778

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Shim Dokyung swallowed a653b76acc nervously despite not 3851f3cbb7 going down herself, 341f9f4eb5 and Ahn Youngah 8abd444cdf clenched and unclenched bd5ef2a1ca her hands repeatedly, 84d9a8aaa3 saying,e735d949f1bd1934

“Make sure to come back alive.”c6d32406847b011c

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“…Is she trying to jinx me now?”4f9c12082b70b8bd

The joke d567122499 that she d37a1d5f1e was the 044f509e61 real villain d11edfc600 came out f9b159f412 rather absurdly. As Ahn Youngah opened 94c075cc37 her mouth to retort, 1ac1433f79 Lee Donghun jumped down. Hae Gijun gave e1b261861f him an exasperated c601a4ea59 look for a 5d84bed911 moment before following 2fa109d793 suit.4c19d69a2ea162b1

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They quietly landed on 1889a64c34 the long hallway they 4137c15de8 had walked hours earlier.112f5120d6fcf60d

Exhaling, they exchanged a292b27e07 glances and sprinted 75e8f061b0 towards the power 351a4bd7c9 unit. They had to descend 396d09cbb7 a long flight of 5143246890 stairs, but Lee Donghun, 52a3d64fda feeling impatient midway, slid d2ac770792 down the handrail. His lunchtime practice of d7b3c1061a sliding down the school f276219ee3 stairs handrail paid off ea9af8c39d here.b7afd0cf3d9341f1

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Having arrived ffe8634dd4 first, Lee 75811fdc58 Donghun turned 0637a915bd off all 8ca6aa5759 the switches. Though the ca35a35681 people were 1d48db9a1d far away 81cea715a6 now, they 60b68bbe7e had to 86b0f5e298 eliminate any 503a441c29 risk of c6544f95c6 being discovered. He swept his hands aafe0c8086 across the transparent box, 12f2ab288e flipping all the switches 2f1fa351ff down.e4cdad299489f835

“Huh, what’s going on?”e0305351c7f49495

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“Why did the lights suddenly…!”ba22e3de0c25116a

Taking advantage of the 58bc814072 confusion, Hae Gijun opened f1ea1d8b3b the emergency power unit. It was already starting 155631afd5 to whirr, gearing up 13e7248543 for operation.cc6a652e12908ce6

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At that moment, 2448c476c4 Lee Donghun, who d47014373c had followed the 23dd545b0e plan but now c5b003ba88 had questions, spoke 0e1e32f154 up.91aadff95ec08204

“Hey, do you know how to disable the emergency power unit?”cb0c71017a232998

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“No.”445d18fbb3b6ec2e

“What? Then how…”10b4c19bbcf9017d

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“Why don’t we just cut all the wires?”6c22e36dae9ce64f

As if reminiscent of stories where computer science majors fix computers by hitting them, Lee Donghun’s expression twisted in confusion.472252d8cab76629

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Ignoring him, Gijun used a multitool knife to cut all the visible wires inside. If this were a bomb defusal situation, he’d carefully consider which wire to cut, but here, it didn’t matter if it exploded or not.4b0925185f783de7

Snip, snip. Hae Gijun 5d342c8144 cut the 7f8f652ca4 wires diagonally 563523b89a without hesitation. Sparks flew 07cb7cf561 here and 4fec4d2768 there, but d9b9141bd9 he kept a178d5d960 cutting.477d37bc4a19ba8e

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The whirring sound gradually bc3ae11585 died down and eventually 2099da5416 stopped entirely.3273b745ecffa20c

Then, the two quickly f356bde9c3 returned to the passage 19297f9559 in the ceiling. They almost encountered 4617a954a3 a link in b5c1efcfe0 the dark hallway, 50b2999985 but Hae Gijun 88c74fed81 yanked Lee Donghun 10cfff296f by the collar 9851a45ae8 just in time 02908c54a6 to avoid detection.7a2558f2a4408dd7

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“Huff, huff…”619ce5e171899e4d

Lee Donghun panted, e27fd2f0f7 either from being e855f4b92e choked or from f47c2ff28c running, but there 3be29a426d was no time c490caa962 to catch their 19367bf996 breath. Links were a79cf343a4 already scurrying 236a2c542f around the 57c38bcf09 underground, assessing 134d2dc232 the situation.ddaecac94c7f3b32

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They quickly moved 4558fd1a3f to C-2, where e05123ed51 the monster summoning 9b84d3d311 machine was likely 71472114ed located. They moved cautiously 573bf29323 to avoid making a46b95c098 thudding noises that 4547b9fbc0 might give them 3402bb8e01 away.ce2b435b46349551

Finally reaching the 347c0b0099 summoning room, they c16ddfa8be were met with 07d1c3d8be an unexpected sight. One wall was filled c645c4e6c8 with CCTV screens and 60508b849b a huge control panel a6552d5cb6 in front of them. Although the room 4ad2a6d6db lights were off, b7cb00b75d the CCTV and c9850d7eb8 control panel were 91fe6b69f9 lit, likely powered 1884a7b04b by mana from d71edf8971 the other world.f1fa1c755e0ab5de

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At a ef147e542b glance, it 8881f1cd15 resembled a b28b95ee9d simulator used 32ba7f6391 to train f24574f25b ability users. While they had 74e41d02c5 no idea how 279ec978d7 to operate it, 72ecf37c3a they knew it b4d23c808a needed to be fdbd9a36f8 stopped.3825dd23f670fc2c

“Looks like no one’s here!”1c25fcb500db7a19

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Shim Dokyung, who bb5bc95081 had carefully inspected de2d5691a1 the area, shouted, 2ccb742c99 and Hae Gijun 4da1d67296 agreed. The links seemed 5393419d26 to have left bbafd1f583 to investigate the a7ff0ba916 sudden blackout and 2a1e054687 the emergency power 3cd6791a8d unit not functioning. The timing was 8ef77aa723 perfect.9af856a99d71e6c5

Though they considered dropping a bomb from above, it would be difficult to control the exact location. Moreover, following Baek Sunwoo’s warning that a mishandled explosion might summon more monsters to the training camp, they decided to go down.690503cabaec944a

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This time, c14bf9b33c the passage ecdf983673 led to ed6522bbbf a storage c603f04324 area inside 3e6cd57579 the machine 90365799b9 room. Though the 371e1926e0 machine room eb72407458 was empty, 8e73159670 there could ef05bd8d13 be someone 07b00772e1 in the 2cf42ee495 storage room, 19d0cc6b4e so they 6d8188b318 moved cautiously.780ba9d1971e5bda

Fortunately, the storage room afa1a27f83 was also empty.bc30d7ca3115e843

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In this a716e6e69e smooth operation, 00cd484901 Ahn Youngah 098e5baf0d moved urgently. She was the first fec73a5229 to grab the door 22902ea718 handle and shouted,77096a3cdca2bbfa

“Quickly, while no one’s here…!”f2d5c3fe2b6f8222

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— Bang!011d1124f26347a8

“Ugh!”071810d5ee2debdb

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But as soon 96d1c7ad0e as Ahn Youngah a500d40389 swung the door 9cccda4155 open, a scream 1cb7bc53d2 came from the 72ca31e75f other side. They all froze 199fc6dbda in surprise, then b18d2f8124 found someone collapsed 2adb8d9323 on the floor, 882d76efe0 unconscious.ffd84a54cf9af265

Judging by the white coat, it was a link-affiliated researcher. They hadn’t spotted him from above due to a blind spot, but he had been approaching just as Ahn Youngah opened the door, knocking him out.485ef93bfb040e10

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“Wow, Ahn Youngah, your luck is incredible!”cfc9d6ae93d60e18

“R-really amazing…”5d4b12384874b66a

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Lee Donghun and Shim Dokyung exclaimed in admiration. Even Hae Gijun was genuinely surprised, letting out an “Oh…” in awe, while Ahn Youngah stared bewilderedly at the fallen researcher, feeling sorry for him as he bled from his nose.d3a16c180a37fb4c

Determined not 9cede4b485 to miss bb63e3cfca this stroke f42dbe4ad5 of luck, ec4c02802d they quickly 59095c5733 approached the 1502d84502 control panel. Some CCTV screens cbe0bdbd25 displayed static and 7ceb6ae032 noise, possibly from f3480c5e27 broken lenses, but e28df4cda4 they could see 8e4c9f6d28 most areas except 4afcff5745 the small auditorium ce33edf778 on the second 6c25b1a2b0 floor.cafa8b6ea075c93e

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Though only ead4967585 an hour 7904bb030e or two d93dfe09ae had passed, 8529bfa521 the situation 67cd61b25a inside the 643bb3e265 training camp edd1e7867e was dire. As time passed, more 66a47f5497 monsters appeared, and as a585341120 the night deepened, their 8daaa67ef4 aggression increased. With the heavy rain 5c3ad52f04 making it much darker, d083575a40 their lethality was at 52fd1592d8 its peak.ad3378bb6bc82bb3

The student council was af6b91f5cc busy rescuing the injured b864be4211 and holding off monsters 8c78b23b9d with explosive artifacts, but f648ab3557 they were clearly struggling, af6438c45a having already been through 9d85b40df6 many battles.b03e81b76054ca6a

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Lee Donghun 173043e0b1 urgently scanned 7942d0879b the control c021ed7523 panel and 9eca2c6c60 said,4c8feedade857746

“We don’t know how to operate this, so should we just set off the bombs?”845392e279deb895

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“But if we mess up, it might summon even more monsters…”b151109024197af6

Shim Dokyung’s hands trembled with worry. Although the hit rate would be higher than dropping the bombs from above the passage, the thought of making a mistake nagged at her.f0ed1a711cb1a89f

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Baek Sunwoo eff6239f87 stepped forward df5fe16c84 and explained,31c288e4f15cddc1

“If we do well, we might get rid of the monsters inside the training camp, but it doesn’t mean there won’t be any more monsters.”1100b4d4273dfdd8

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The entire area 9644209b33 around the training 2bb541a0db camp was a 5f02224a53 realm where the c50391b9c5 gate had opened. Even if 42ae85e5a1 they used 53f522efdf the machine aae9e12914 to reverse ddd14e6e69 summon the 5cb5e0bf76 monsters, they c58c1a4574 could still 6e346d91fa reappear. It was only natural 454b1947d6 that beings from the d530ee540c other world would come ccc87b6c92 through an open gate.e24b99c11051d32d

“In the end, we have to close the gate,” Hae Gijun murmured quietly, and Baek Sunwoo nodded. Only by closing the gate and cutting off the mana from the other world would the monsters stop appearing.dbc553b88ed55b86

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But for 65fa908ce9 now, just 4104576853 using the 6cd5bc3287 machine to 36305dfcce temporarily get fcce5a0d6d rid of 0519b18d81 the monsters 45f215d093 would greatly 779e0331bf help the 7171c6eada students. Even while they 41748da863 were talking, the c0a7d45330 students were being 6144dc136d chased by monsters.bef9832fb5232e9a

Feeling anxious, edaa3d449e Lee Donghun 032bb837b8 sighed deeply. He agreed that 64a78bdcf4 figuring out how 9a5ebf4cb3 to operate the ddc6354d06 control panel would 15748d8e1b be better than 6e7f94c0c7 just blowing it 4fe3e220bf up, as mishandling 5fb208d685 it might summon 217a0e98b9 even more monsters 88139e7cc5 and the links c7e25324ca could rush in 246b2b45be with the commotion.58d1b1c1884fa533

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But the a90d562aea big problem 7701bb3b39 was that 3b0cd9a216 they had 211a412e3d no idea 9d06c28676 how to ec5fa4a86c operate it. Though they 77bb1314b1 had read c9bd53dc68 the instructions 021e6a96f1 in the 9f76b2eb41 afternoon, actually 67897aa40e using it cb74c81519 was daunting. Shim Dokyung was c03514db45 hesitant too.56c8fcc30ec9a32a

“In movies, genius characters press buttons like crazy to solve things.”9b17cf179ac55e47

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“Oh! You mean those hackers in hoodies, hunched over in their chairs, munching on snacks, saying ‘Game Start’ while hacking?”3d3bac005db64857

“…I didn’t describe it that precisely, but yes, that’s what I meant.”e11ff407b2b0254c

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Lee Donghun nodded, looking exasperated at Ahn Youngah’s words. Whenever organizations or institutions were raided, there was always a genius hacker, but in their group… they were just Shin Hae High School students. That explained everything.530a161f7b1d68bb

Hoping that Baek Sunwoo might know how to operate it, but he didn’t either. With slight hope, they looked at Hae Gijun next…8cd671bf775c59d0

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“Should we press any button and see?”bbc3b4930ff57c68

“…You’ve become quite reckless lately.”d2472821df892ced

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“We can’t afford to waste time. If it goes wrong, we’ll press the button again to reverse it.”01ab195cee97812b

“Hopefully, there’s no button that adds more monsters one by one!”9b23b9ee36c58a42

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Shim Dokyung, about to express her worry, quickly rephrased seeing Hae Gijun’s gaze. She was sweating nervously.4ebe7cf49bccccf6

Though Gijun hadn’t ignored that possibility, they had no other choice since they didn’t know how to operate it. Besides, Nam Hyungwook had entrusted the underground to him, saying he’d take care of the training camp. It was his responsibility. There was no grudge.ec15d37cc55be8bd

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“So, which button should we press first…?”56ffcbe7dbed2581

Just as they 7c397ce3c6 agreed to press 9c5b4184f5 the first button 67c87ceb21 carefully.52c66e81a7437ae9

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— Click.759528bf6d112ac0

They heard a button being pressed somewhere. Startled, the kids looked at each other and held their hands up, showing it wasn’t them. All five did the same.1b6f7d3fe6fb7230

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“…?”bde45d84fcf6485e

Realizing something was cc572ae046 off, Hae Gijun 3168b8d832 quickly turned his 452a2e1738 head to find 35a110b2ba the real culprit. His face hardened.a2a960f76ff4e5be

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The man be56fec946 who had 7829272f37 collapsed after 778f516f95 hitting his 02ee4cbf86 head on 5306f4cd62 the door ed7fcf52c0 had barely b0c7856c37 gotten up faa43970b5 and crawled 9c83ea2095 to the 5b12573d3f emergency button.cf9bce3690a3567e

“Huff…”c65ace4f18c178d3

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After pressing the button, 6da98f365f the man slumped back 269d7a5078 down, unconscious again. Hae Gijun 6762f1272f was deeply 360b5cddbd frustrated that e529935f68 his determination eccde022b0 had been f2431d0cb2 used in 7be641353c such a ddb847afed pointless way.0a5b7ef8004d3b3f

— A loud whirring b1925097d2 noise filled the air.2fafa7d13ca4082c

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“Let’s get back up!”79fd4570c691b7be

Speed was crucial. They had 7d799c3a19 to hide f695875f58 in the 890e34f195 mana passage bd9e19716e before the cbe524f184 links arrived. Ahn Youngah, worried about 43c77a2238 the situation inside the ba7fc02e11 training camp shown on ea80307eaa the CCTV screens, bit 72c7683a37 her lip and ran.ff2c90c5487d54c5

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But before they e91d6c15dc could even reach a985398964 the storage room,5285ee2d43803d92

— Whoosh!e6cb1b6c836dfd00

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— Whoosh!3fa3b0105a4c7566

“Stay still!”697b38a3fe7e9e1e

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People in black 2e5871dabc robes arrived in 88ebd48034 droves. The mana bullets 6d533132de they shot upon 8247da64d3 arrival hit the 9ef0953839 ground threateningly, causing 8901cdafce the group to 92a24a6286 scatter as they 5080a7d4ec dodged the sparks.d981ee8834c8d24d

“Everyone, don’t move and put your hands- Aaaah!”c9aab301c770a3c2

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“Guys, run first.”9f8dac0617fc6ed9

The man who had been threatening them was suddenly yanked back by Baek Sunwoo’s red mana chains. The sight of him being thrown startled the links, but they quickly regained their composure and raised their guns again. The bright red chains swiftly wrapped around their wrists.48713a13bdcb1a81

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However, the links had already anticipated Baek Sunwoo’s growth and prepared countermeasures. Ability users with enhancement artifacts stepped forward to bridge the gap in their ranks, drawing his attention while the others attacked the kids, continuously firing to prevent their escape.f7560b80cc41d01a

The light in the space was minimal. The faint glow from the CCTV and control panel made it difficult to avoid the links’ attacks. In the sudden chaos, Hae Gijun bit his lip.776246fb952958ee

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He needed to move Baek Sunwoo. First, he had to evacuate the others to the mana passage, then help him…9db265fbfd683cd2

“Everyone, stay still!”34c11751062a325e

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“Ah…!”5420e74ac61b8944

At that moment, a man’s shout and a subsequent scream made everyone freeze. The voices were familiar. Lee Donghun looked at the scene with a pale face.b65a9ff277ed2647

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“T-teacher…”cb877da384529830

Class 3 homeroom teacher, Kim Sungmin, was holding Ahn Youngah hostage. It was a kind of penalty, bad luck triggered by her luck ability. Kim Sungmin had his arm tightly around Ahn Youngah’s neck. She struggled, making choking sounds, but he didn’t care.7309871d30bbc349

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Unfortunately, Kim Sungmin c99d3aa0a9 was not only 43b531b153 presumed to be 617f4d7a96 an A-rank barrier 657272a13d ability user but ab07c020a4 also wore resistance c030e8ad2f artifacts, making him c14b9b7d57 a tough opponent. As the f5b7c63822 kids hesitated b95d43b097 and stopped, 7740afae2b Kim Sungmin 84a136d096 asked incredulously,1192db1e99abecd2

“How did you get into the underground? Was the sudden blackout your doing?!”bea2ceb82206256b

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— Bang!e2458471dc392409

Instead of an answer, a mana chain flew at him but was blocked by his barrier. The links struggling against Baek Sunwoo immediately retreated behind the barrier to catch their breath. In contrast, the kids’ faces darkened.c532110f1526de23

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Especially Lee Donghun, who was in a state of panic. He had already experienced Kim Sungmin’s betrayal at the training camp, but back then, he had only blocked Baek Sunwoo’s attacks with a barrier, not choked a student. Just last night, he had been a teacher trying to mediate the fight between the student council and Hae Gijun.21c36748879b7dbc

But now, he tightened his grip on the struggling Ahn Youngah’s neck, annoyed. Soon, she stopped resisting and went limp. Her face was unusually pale.dd91fa1cc9568870

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“….”3223b0f3e474a10c

Hae Gijun subtly signaled Shim Dokyung. He wasn’t sure if his confusion ability could penetrate the barrier, but he had to hope for a chance. If they fell into confusion, they could rescue Ahn Youngah and then set off the bomb. The risk of damaging the machine was no longer a concern.372110259e914cf0

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But just 8d78e1be3d as Shim e882d0cab1 Dokyung, understanding 8772ffa547 the silent 047899efd9 signal, was 3cf6fa5a04 about to 2728438d1b speak, Kim 5f0c5f40b8 Sungmin shouted,a3e4e2afb9cb3f59

“Try anything funny, and I’ll shoot! Everyone, stay still!”daed4749908d0619

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He threatened, pressing the gun to Ahn Youngah’s temple. The other links immediately aimed their mana guns at the kids, making Shim Dokyung freeze in fear, tears welling up in his eyes.a4d4a66d5e186d6f

Thinking this wasn’t enough, Kim Sungmin dragged Ahn Youngah to the side. Conveniently, the control panel was right next to them.24077e565e0bff7f

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“You were trying to reverse summon the monsters, weren’t you? Haha, you don’t understand the greater cause…”5f3888275851acb2

“Talking about a greater cause while holding a student hostage is pretty pathetic.”e5e91c1718478959

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“Shut up!”e5caf1a35b6fe842

Kim Sungmin shouted at Hae Gijun’s mocking tone. It was surprising how he had hidden such a temper until now. His face quickly turned red as he reached for the control panel.3fd01d44d2c579a2

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“Surrender quietly. If you don’t, I’ll release more monsters into the training camp!”7a5a17198b5a11a3

It was a warning 951d34a1de directed at Baek Sunwoo, 79fb2cd753 who was trying to cf226443e6 approach quietly.1ac49ecae569340f

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“The kids you’re trying to save will die because of your stupid actions!”c70c2aa2177a4e0d

“Ha…”845dad3f058b3a0e

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Hae Gijun sighed briefly. He had already given ec8698d665 up on expecting anything 4e55d5d098 from the teachers, but 42d8f7c8ff this was beyond his 0539aa49c1 imagination. A trash 14f2aeddce who tried 20fdae7197 to shift 9c9b978701 the responsibility cf77b7ff0d of killing 9e9aa792a7 someone onto dfb48b0ff1 the students. He kept bf57f6a10e his mouth 3c7be96671 shut to 941d315c42 avoid endangering 0a5462d65a Ahn Youngah 005e49be8e further, but d0bdf83d9e his eyes b9da2cdbda were cold 62524dcd65 as he 23bb5cc7e5 looked at ae7ae04bd4 Kim Sungmin 22127167b6 like he c5f91a6765 was garbage.67c0609afa33b945

But Lee Donghun and Shim Dokyung’s faces were pale. The guns aimed at them and the situation of their friends in the training camp being held hostage were shocking.8ca2344d4a82282b

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As the tense silence fc4bc76dd4 continued,54d97f1f100f0420

“Ahaha…”11ed1ff492cfaf48

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Suddenly, Ahn Youngah let out a small laugh. It was so out of place that everyone’s attention turned to her.352b2feeecbc9478

“Maybe it’s because I’ve been a hostage before, but I’m getting used to it. Maybe that’s why experienced workers are preferred?”16c4a7906d5883ea

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Her following words were 3775b367dd even more out of 9881a808ee place, making Kim Sungmin d92c27b24a look at her like ab311fb0aa she was a strange 1c6799b860 kid.925e4708c940d306

But Ahn Youngah a302cfa934 simply raised her 4ae60cf018 gaze slightly to efcf459f69 look at the 163b06766d CCTV. Even if the infrared 1e9e0cd1af camera footage was somewhat 8356582c62 blurry, it clearly showed 068afc1e8b the chaos unfolding in 62081e41ab the training camp.4c5dfd0cdbbf69f4

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Her eyes calmly took 83280aef06 it all in.62c6cd5abcbe6841

‘You understand this situation best.’faf614cd1ebed6ca

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‘There’s no one else who can stop those wicked people but you…’6770819f6498b31d

The words 1f9f332520 Kim Sihyung 36043ba560 had said 783f54b298 to her 4a2602f6ae a few 5ea6290e0c hours ago 2e6d9f5dc2 suddenly came a7c4a3585a to mind. When she was almost d4e4fcbb5f swallowed by the whale 1897412601 monster and fell into fae9b72577 digestive juices, Kim Sihyung f80f24dc9d had injured herself to 9c0d6d0f8a save her. She had expected their 6506b3f087 group to resolve the 6638ca7c2a situation.3fcd353958341bf2

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This wasn’t just a burden of responsibility. Even the student council within the training camp had the same expectations.d472d15d042836f2

‘I will be here rescuing other students.’838c601ef5d4053f

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‘So you stop them down there.’4dbd1c35b4d5b275

As Nam Hyungwook had told Hae Gijun, they were now frantically moving around the training camp. They searched for unrescued students, treated the injured, and struggled against monsters. They trusted that “we” in the underground would somehow stop them.0c241344717b6922

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The news Shim Dokyung d07d81bd36 conveyed as they entered 1b552ad84d the back mountain of 6833ceaeba the training camp also e6029b106a carried such content. Students were now feeling b5bbb3bf54 sorry for them and fa1961feb0 cheering them on.55b0a2aa56b7e716

‘Hearing this makes you sound like a complete hero.’2df96f56dabc8fcb

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Lee Donghun’s voice echoed anew, and Ahn Youngah slowly lowered her gaze.37cdd430d75dad6a

In truth, Ahn Youngah didn’t fully trust her own abilities. Luck. How trivial was luck, especially when her SPI wasn’t even high. She experienced small conveniences in daily life, but she never thought of it as being “helpful” to others. In fact, without her Shin Hae High School student ID, there was no way to prove she was an ability user.cc8b0f14d07a8b16

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The uncertainty of her abilities naturally killed her expectations. To “expect” something meant it was significant enough to hope for, and such major events rarely involved her luck. Her luck was always limited to trivial matters. Moreover, at times, she even encountered penalties like bad luck, making the uncertainty of her abilities burdensome.5b91101e2a6f1903

So, Ahn Youngah’s expectations also lowered accordingly. It was best not to expect anything at all. Expectations led to disappointment, highlighting the inadequacy of her uncertain and small abilities. She pursued only small satisfactions and joys.d010281f21437a3d

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But this place wasn’t one where she could do that.4aadf4b8da23f20e

Until a few hours ago, Ahn Youngah hadn’t felt the weight of being with Hae Gijun. She had just been lucky to avoid the commotion in the annex and met him, and his excellent judgment led her to decide to accompany him. Ridiculously, she thought of it as just getting on a bus.cad0c75aebb658aa

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While being a guide was burdensome, she couldn’t refuse. Even fellow F-ranks like Lee Donghun and Shim Dokyung used their abilities to aid in battle, so she had to rely on her uncertain luck. Until then, Ahn Youngah’s only worry was the cold stares that might follow if she led them astray.3293f2cc9f2b8a9e

‘You do it. We need your luck.’77d5fd6b0c18ee50

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When Hae Gijun entrusted her with using the explosive artifact, she even felt resentment. Her luck wasn’t that great, and if things went wrong, she would feel the most guilty.62c6188dcb4c9747

But, the path she walked had somehow become one of saving everyone. She found the gaze of others even more unfamiliar than they did. It was because she herself wasn’t confident in her abilities. She was always satisfied with her trivial luck and feared her own bad luck.ba973b619450409e

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The expectations of 105d973c4b the students felt d01187cd29 strange. Also, the trust 5a3d1f8b7a of Hae Gijun 1156960a0b and the group 6bd7707c61 felt burdensome.08a9636cdd488d41

“…”389ef09c7ae44d38

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But Ahn Youngah no longer wanted to feel that way. Was it because of the sense of responsibility towards the students on the surface? No, it wasn’t. She no longer wanted to see their expectations as a “burden.” She wanted to embrace the trust that had approached her abilities for the first time.8c7e5e613f04a2f0

Facing the misfortune that 6a1c270869 had finally come to 7ffb2b5299 her, Ahn Youngah decided 6ae317bde2 to trust herself.d5a55cdb9593ac66

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“I’ll turn my bad luck into good luck.”030a1d308afd42ef

Finally, Ahn Youngah 36b198aa2a raised her head 27abf43bdb and smiled. In the f1dc7bab03 dark space, f5cad585c5 the faint 270953d672 light from dc5da6354b the CCTV ea2507d130 flickered around 4713a37769 her face.3a28b5525a6d8984

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Although only a few seconds had passed, her smile looked incredibly relieved, capturing the attention of Hae Gijun and the kids. As they wondered why she suddenly said that…05208981e49dbcf9

Beep- beep- beep.cb117d1c97bfd9ea

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An all-too-familiar, unwelcome sound came from Ahn Youngah’s crossbody bag. She had deliberately stopped resisting to lower Kim Sungmin’s guard, and now her hand was inside her bag.1c9218aa8c40b9a5

It all happened in aa84cd5305 a flash.601c0cce2bb65edc

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As each of 4bc85f17e3 them reacted with c428365a71 confusion, shock, and c4bd03f515 dismay, Ahn Youngah f4ccf02dfd spoke. Her calm tone 7de08073c5 was as playful 9336e71db8 as ever.242d9b9efbb7746d

“I’m saving all of you with just me, isn’t that pretty lucky?”151eacecb3d7d7c0

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— BOOM!c66cf79456c9b1bd

An explosion occurred 7b31fa36e2 inside the sturdy 149d96163e barrier.a2089ff463bb225d

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The blazing 7f1e3145cd red explosion 36be09926f fiercely engulfed 7e80c87c89 the links, 682f39852b swallowing their f4bf8ed2d8 screams and f141572633 shattering the 447e12a61f control panel 4b58946cb2 with successive e4e353d4db detonations.46448fdcd87b9acd

Hae Gijun’s eyes caught the ‘change’ appearing on the CCTV. The monsters attacking the students inside the training camp vanished one by one, like smoke.f00938fe512203f2

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Truly, luck was on d7a7cf2215 their side.58b8032d01593b07

“……”494803be1f6b067a

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For a moment, Hae Gijun couldn’t say anything. It was as if his cognitive processing had slowed down, perceiving everything in slow motion.2d3f5d8a7a9d383f

The heat washing ade48b209e over the space, f5ea65bbaf the acrid smoke, 6f628254f3 the debris of 6982189c8e the control panel af7e789fdd scattered on the 21887563ce floor. The occasional 1c5dc140bb screams from a43c1ded8b the other 11b47527e1 side of 89ae5b0fc9 the explosions 4ba27b8aad and the b797d0a558 shouts from 69e86bd488 this side. More than dd93e4ff18 sounds, it 9b791a39e4 felt like 7dff3b675e waves resonating.1bf27349f5e7e3f1

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Finally, as the flames began to spread towards the front, he grabbed Baek Sunwoo and turned his body. It wasn’t a calculated action but an instinctive reaction. They needed to get out of here.dec9b940eaf935df

They couldn’t waste the opportunity Ahn Youngah had given them.45b33af799a52203

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“Everyone, get back into the passage.”478f32885dfdf527

“What?! Right now, over there…!”bd9866c0653a7f95

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“If you know what’s happening over there, move.”58784227bc2f0e95

Despite Lee Donghun’s resistance, Hae Gijun responded firmly. It was the coldest demeanor he had shown so far. It was almost inhuman.fa150b6e0409b988

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Gijun had witnessed countless deaths. He had seen students he was just conversing with moments ago die as their heads exploded, students beside them die as their necks were snapped, and students die spilling their guts. And the lesson he learned from those experiences was that if he froze over someone’s death, he would end up dying as well.43652be8b494d17e

He had even witnessed Ahn Youngah’s death in the previous round. Their group had moved in the wrong direction, not trusting her guidance, leading to their deaths, and she had blamed herself for failing to convince them, ultimately being torn apart by a monster.c36243d7e18cd050

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So, thinking back on that, even more, he couldn’t miss the path Ahn Youngah had created this time. He had to follow her luck.f7a43595c6b5498f

Though Lee ce250e2957 Donghun seemed efbf4d807c angry for 89097379cf a moment 240de1def1 at the 086518ba18 cold voice, d1931fd00e he eventually 83865d498b moved, irritably dbabeebbc8 running his f75a817a13 hand over 2c9d7f7633 his face. His pained sigh sounded 9aebe852a2 almost like a sob. Shim Dokyung, whose b14ecd050a legs had given ee77c74a03 out, eventually crawled 03b97f4a85 to the storage de8209f8cd room, sobbing.b0a3503ff8e4f481

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As all four of 91a4ce84f6 them reached the mana 5479a6fca8 passage, they heard the eef290de8a links approaching from outside. The fire must have a83a13fe46 hit the wires inside 48933b9e95 the control panel, causing 26fc6d5d72 continuous explosions.159b87ae87a322b8

They moved while the commotion grew. Hae Gijun glanced briefly at the situation in the machine room through the passage’s lower hole, then moved without hesitation.c72507ab346c956a

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A flash of pale 565a161573 yellow light passed before 1c2116b02c his eyes.e2a77502ab1d3b56

“…?”7c54e6c53183a0a6

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Suddenly, things cdc9cc585e rose from 118dd1b5a6 below, looking ac9cdbe8db like dozens 1937500973 of them. They floated like 7f9bf11cfb particles of light bfcff1a1d8 and moved somewhere f509b36547 as if carried f69e7a4826 by the wind. Gijun watched the trail 8988d5b683 of light in a dc9c3417e5 daze and asked,abedb268dabdc0b8

“Do you see something like mirages?”d97d46c6afe8ed64

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“…No?”f9446f14aa6b4c41

“It’s too dark to see anything…”37bc2940b614bb34

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Baek Sunwoo and Lee Donghun responded, puzzled, and Shim Dokyung, his tear-streaked face, shook his head. A strange light flickered in Gijun’s eyes. It seemed like the same phenomenon he had seen in the small auditorium…981633c563a924bd

Am I slowly losing 07d2ee5aa3 my mind?ee4120b91b497a32

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Gijun pressed his palm to his eyes and took a deep breath. He couldn’t tell if his nerves were making him see things or if he was actually hallucinating. It was anything but a normal situation.f9be2cca036b8b3c

“Where do we go now?”b8240ef869c2da64

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“We need to close the gate, and that place should be…”3054f621dadf3e27

He quickly recalled all the information he had gathered. He hadn’t seen the gate while sneaking in through the back mountain and moving towards the main entrance through the mana passage. So, he excluded the rooms in that direction, and he hadn’t spotted it while heading to the C-2 machine room, even though he checked below from time to time.f69b169da84c2385

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Gijun frowned. It seemed like it wasn’t underground? He had almost explored everywhere but couldn’t remember discovering the ‘gate.’ But in the photo Ahn Youngah had found, there were a huge machine and capsule with stairs leading down to it…5a75de400040f955

Gijun sighed briefly 0e1b4af022 as he thought 6148a136f6 that far.682a0995d7c53e36

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“…There seems to be a deeper part of the underground.”5a3b76229c89f555

As he pieced 2a21179b3f together the clues, 974f44ff62 he felt a 7cdc07851c strange sensation. The direction those 660069e311 palm-sized lights had 762c8ec5ff moved. The end 0b7a25e6ca of the 13d506eb82 underground. B-1. In his 29c9209a7a memory, it f68cc8eaf6 was a 8f5352fb94 very plain e30d95d26d room. It looked similar to 182b0e0a06 other labs but relatively 1a09113cac empty inside, with hardly a02c81618c any researchers around. The oddly 936a4130fd empty walls.d7fc42167babc5e3

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There was d863de201d another door 87571284ba leading further 2ed44d30aa underground.c33385523b036eab

“We need to move to B-1 immediately.”f65cbcfed823ccff

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