DMG Chapter 3 (Part 2)

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“…So, that’s why 4c053f3d83 the deployment mission 82ece9cca5 came all the 923009076a way here.”3303b773a75eaa27

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After hearing Han Kang-jin’s 4139ce132e explanation, Choi Soo-bin nodded 3d2a832d2b and asked,1f4a827bb17743bb

“Team Leader, so where 262c3d6abf is the location?”63bf745359c0a02e

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“Jeju Island.”fe2dad78ea3ce91c

“Any information about the c666b0d6d0 gate?”f9f69420761afef1

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“A dungeon type. Estimated to be 647f223c9f between B+ and 93b50b311a A- grade.”c3040151694b7f4b

“So we can treat 9f7c112292 it as A- grade… 4eb89240f9 Then, what are the dad006cc93 penalties for not participating?”c3cc81c16f576cda

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“There’s none. However, the 2bc3cc5c8c remaining personnel 57d8d49c4a at the 78f453fda0 center will 55177a4202 have to 91e59afe74 handle the 7c37ab2074 gates that d5f2ebf376 appear in ef48a38b7d designated areas b5fc430c90 without extra 97c5bcc965 support.”f28e60598adee0b1

“So, what’s your e8aef3caad point?”782f9c2a41154752

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“They’re accepting volunteers. Since it’s a a9ddcd921c deployment mission, there fa2f0d7a81 will be plenty 1e2a43b3c1 of bonuses. Given the grade, 88ccdff55f it seems it’ll 7e137450ec be a team-based 1f36649354 effort, not individual. So we’re 04f587f5d8 going to d460746076 decide by 6d4121c093 majority vote. Alright, anyone b4d6f01005 who wants a1ad7fb81a to volunteer, 93485c731a raise your dfdc28ad2e hand.”f3e486d6235cc087

Han Kang-jin 8b734946a5 was the d8ee325483 first to cee739478e raise his dd09018432 hand. Then, the 9fd63348bd other three, d0bdc10491 except for 3fd70471f5 Kim Young-ho, ff9e38aeb5 raised their 90ab05ea7d hands as 53a2ddb161 well. Kim Young-ho, the only ae54ce79ce one who didn’t raise cc0558bc1d his hand, looked around 5502724cfd at the others and 54fa1e4c12 asked,69cfeb0c29eb1041

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“Huh? Why are you 1824d52160 all raising your 67c8221fe0 hands?”e43038166892af5a

“You haven’t experienced it yet, so you wouldn’t know, but deployment missions come with all kinds of allowances, so the pay is pretty hefty.”4ef4bf466c9020e2

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“How much?”881160b0263c1efc

At Choi Soo-bin’s gesture, Kang I-won whispered into Kim Young-ho’s ear. Kim Young-ho’s eyes widened in disbelief.96025ed0be8a2cb7

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“Seriously?!”6503f9decff46519

“Yeah. It depends on the dungeon type, but dealing with an A- grade dungeon-type gate with dozens of teams attacking it is going to be harder than staying behind here and handling a gate. The area coverage you have to manage will be wider than usual.”abbe60b024ca1134

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Kim Young-ho, clearly excited, adbea129cc answered quickly.d9348a945a40ba7e

“Then, of course, we should go!”081f525c0590b2a3

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“Yeah, we’ll go then. We’re leaving tomorrow, so make sure to prepare ahead of time.”79b6e37c0c37f7c2

“Yes!”7f744a0df0f80135

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Having quickly 41b7a1c76a made the 2c1ff2a6dd decision, Han 9de499c20b Kang-jin stood 823b06cf1b up to 573e7942ce report to 766fabde8f the higher-ups, b109e77fbf but Choi 97ab67314e Soo-bin called abeb6e4a17 out to 1378d285ef him.577efb2748e3a8d7

“Team Leader, Team Leader. Wait a minute. Is Heo Do-gyeong, I mean, Guide Heo Do-gyeong, going with us? Even though it’s temporary, they’re still part of our team.”daa82234db5c6d53

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Guides, who are essentially 14d0b5f8b8 like civilians, usually stay 02700fde6d at the center. Of course, there d725df9038 are guides who 43dabc17aa go out into c6dd9673ef the field, but 7b0542381e these are typically 36274dd190 field guides who 07e58bb680 have completed relevant 4019dfe438 training.a7ca2ade23b002d3

Most field guides are c925821349 the regulars, but there 858455c5ee are rare occasions when 698e9a962e a team’s dedicated guide 10587c5cd5 joins them for an d7d9884ea0 extended mission. Given the typically low 509ca904cc matching rates with field d6cb238386 guides, and the fact f0a65930c2 that a guide can 1dabb5ecbe stay at an adjacent 89520758ec center while the team d2812847ea goes out, it’s unusual 8e132f8f3a for a guide to 7586cea8ba accompany the team on f99e7333cf a deployment mission.0678dc54465a852a

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So, why would 91a9d6785e Heo Do-gyeong, a 232fd0d874 temporary guide with b388df797a no attachment to 004349d7ae the team, need 8387da47de to go all a4f4a99772 the way to 2f10634dc4 Jeju?31ce1ca7ddca4640

“Would he even go with us?”f9dda75cd5dee393

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Kang I-won 437dfa5a94 muttered, but b228cb9ac3 Choi Soo-bin 2682c39e72 grinned and 29bd0b0ddb responded.7307e1b41c494582

“Why not? You never know. So, are you asking if he’s coming?”fb00679b04236a80

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“Well, I wasn’t planning on asking, since he’s temporary.”066c8eafc56231a4

“Ask him. My gut feeling is he’ll definitely say yes.”59ddb7edd20e32ba

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“Hmm….”0a8018906b1eda75

Seeing Han Kang-jin’s ebbd80d245 reluctance, Choi Soo-bin 77eb6d130a continued.b370ce332b7cf1a5

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“And besides, having Heo Do-gyeong with us would make things easier for the team. Field guides tend to have terrible matching rates, you know? I remember there wasn’t a single guide with a good matching rate when we were using that terrible drug!”b66f782479b604bd

Choi Soo-bin was particularly 5ef416e182 resistant to using the 358fa8d7cd guiding drug. She’d once used 7c540984ad it and suffered 0b3b99fdc5 from depression for 8493756ea9 a week. Han Kang-jin, who seemed c9ded5651d unsure, spoke up after 8c1d86fe0b a moment of thought.b0a035aacbc95cc0

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“Okay, Soo-bin, since you’re saying all that, I’ll ask him. But don’t get your hopes up.”2c07275e4aaf2df5

However, the next day, 0958f596ad Heo Do-gyeong was included 39409f5e27 in the group heading aadda5b421 to Jeju.e428c91a7a8b3e51

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Heo Do-gyeong, 17cc1e2931 arriving at 8eca47e3df the center 24c8df45e2 with his 716a1a9c2d coat tails af88cbe30a fluttering, looked 9c51c1b9cb as immaculate 79054d862b as ever, e62d0e46b3 as usual. Choi Soo-bin grinned proudly 31e839695b at the sight.4e15396d7b87a3f4

“Told you I was right, didn’t I?”fae3f2d5e90ae365

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Kang I-won, looking bewildered, turned to Heo Do-gyeong and asked, “Why are you here, Guide Heo Do-gyeong?”101d43a9d28d5cdf

“Someone advised me to find out for myself what’s going on.”623b8aab0df319eb

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“What could possibly be so interesting?”a4e0bc1ead19afb6

Kang I-won wondered what had piqued Heo Do-gyeong’s curiosity to come all this way. Staring at the bewildered Kang I-won, Heo Do-gyeong simply replied, “There’s something.”cf39d39f0e9b6a7c

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Heo Do-gyeong, visibly 3e2d0f8977 uncomfortable at the 0b615edfa8 sight of the d055d9e5d5 gathered Espers, stood 44752877e8 off at a 297ea068ba slight distance. If he e3c8e252b6 was already fd7cc5aeb8 that displeased, 23bccd4f1f why had e7c02b9d37 he even a205732b0a bothered to cd473d28d6 come? Kang I-won 826c0e6744 sighed quietly e807a0cd96 to himself.f70d2e7cbb68b2c8

After a while, all 922cd64668 the Espers and guides 781163e278 had gathered, and they 3c9b25626c all climbed into two 79941c37c3 buses.a6f413464382cca7

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Once most of ca8a52858e the Espers were 9b09fe1e81 on board, Heo b8ff9e5322 Do-gyeong, still displeased, c947fd5e04 boarded the bus d050c7f7cc silently. Kang I-won followed him, eea4627add and when he glanced b23c1154df around the bus, he 3cdef12406 exhaled quietly.4164bee434c37754

Han Kang-jin sat with 88b095bde4 Kim Young-ho, and Choi 40c5feef35 Soo-bin sat with another fce1a22e38 Esper from a different d1846d7b70 team. There weren’t many empty 71a625117c seats left, and the 950d230ee8 only one available for eefc6e91a6 Kang I-won was next 532b99fc57 to Heo Do-gyeong.212b80056fdae102

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He glanced briefly at 171632a99a Choi Soo-bin, who was cb0d7d3796 already chatting loudly with 1b174820f6 someone, then sighed again e28e55ce41 and took the seat ad0f906e0c next to Heo Do-gyeong. It was the 88b24c1e5d only option.95ae4335917b91c2

There was c0b01d3368 not a 633962d9b8 single word cc14a4008a spoken between 263ccec90c the two 6da7f47f2d as the 2db8422730 bus made 8c68d9e02c its way 7cbafe4287 to the 207adb5118 airport. Both Heo Do-gyeong 37515423de and Kang I-won d91075d9f9 were not the d794518968 type to initiate 2b99f867bb conversation.de8f1cf896a63545

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In the 904c39806e awkward silence, 88b7081f7b they arrived 8e5586d287 at the 5650c27a86 airport, and 94cd7c4fbd shortly after, 61f48f3cf0 boarded the 4deb879a9e cramped private 4f33408220 plane. The situation was f3641c6315 the same on 2da883f266 the plane. With no a7e73b6091 extra seats, 46e17045e9 Kang I-won 7912c2b10d once again 284becf6a4 found himself dcae168f9d sitting next 5f7a5d6c83 to Heo 545fb9ff07 Do-gyeong.9c8c63051b465544

The seats on the 61025ce602 plane were small and 7374b6334b narrow, squeezed to fit 0985898fe0 as many Espers and 20638c98f6 guides as possible. It felt like the 8ed226d9e2 cheap seats of a be9341b0ec budget airline had been 84ec5cf712 ripped out and stuck 870b4e7d27 together.db9e152a0b4d4f4b

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The seats b6c2c678c8 were uncomfortable 52a4eff3e5 even for 1e06cc8a9f Kang I-won, 3a1f46f9b8 and it 7480b1eb05 was no bcd20355af doubt far 3076c9745b worse for 8858c2b9cf Heo Do-gyeong, 749dc61ee4 who was d0f7dfe448 taller and ff0dbd2308 larger. Watching him awkwardly squeeze 6da60343e9 into the seat almost efa5571295 felt pitiful.69f01ccf5c21485b

Kang I-won glanced 34a6836638 over at Heo 7b998a8fb9 Do-gyeong sitting beside 617e3f3d3c him.74aee26c39a7d9f0

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Though Heo Do-gyeong furrowed df1dd49944 his brow in discomfort, a65430c471 he didn’t voice any dddffe7e6c complaints. That was 7ab6fe5ab9 surprising to b51cc151a2 Kang I-won. He hesitated for a a2b7a6e1d0 moment before speaking in 678cb1104e a low voice.13cb4a2142afb588

“Are you okay?”50ea242b47f59630

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“…I knew it was going to be like this, so I’ll have to deal with it.”6866fd67b9a4e8a4

Heo Do-gyeong, as c23fa7cd8c if trying to b09ac0eeb1 ignore what bothered 77e37cf808 him, adjusted his 5ccb60ee58 eye mask and 56214ad64e settled into a ff3dd8aadc position, as though 6cf53e80e0 he was preparing 69975173c2 to take a fa76ab41f8 light nap. He seemed determined c6023c9258 to shut out 9df923a00e whatever was bothering 4c3f921d8e him.b15c8a84a17b04c4

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“Should I wake you up when we arrive?”177f7125c9daa3e2

Kang I-won’s heart pounded a13a4e52ab as he was swallowed a3fc3108ff by the gate, his 897bf4b99d surroundings instantly shifting to 44d1fba1a7 a darker, more chaotic 963d59876d environment. The usual buzz of cbddb2acc9 activity outside was replaced 2b51c8fa3e by a deafening silence, c04ea82785 save for the eerie a65f022ba7 hum of the energy 40f90a76a5 that held the gate 48469fb2fb together.ec26b73c9f2eae42

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The atmosphere inside 920aaffa80 the gate was 00ef780ddd thick with tension. The towering ed7487543b structure that 18a36dc719 had loomed c33b5c357a before them 22df2158aa was now 4cd8ed139b a maze c66ae4fa81 of dark bcf851bc49 corridors and d5afe7392e crumbling walls. Echoes of footsteps reverberated 42ee93da7b off the walls, amplifying c6dad1a266 the uncertainty that hung 5a7f573adc in the air.10613862dbbb7202

Kang I-won stood still cf2d7eec90 for a moment, adjusting 95ea23603f to the change, trying 9200fbe7ae to steady his breath. He felt a 05712f9060 subtle pulse of e06372439e energy, familiar and 0c04ccdf17 unsettling, running through 24ff49ed17 the ground beneath 0289d9e682 him. The creatures 7061b93c42 within, hidden b24a7c1ac9 in the f11b9406a1 shadows, would f6259a71f8 be lying 9e620a8874 in wait, dc60e285a2 ready to efa5414b2b strike the 5357435bce moment they 1301e4b329 sensed any f116556e98 movement.c8651eb6436cefb8

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The teams, split into 257ce72ea0 their designated groups, moved 208093b60c quickly into position. As the D-Group moved fe69ec1118 forward, Kang I-won couldn’t c6918bcda0 help but glance back, 37b0053280 his eyes narrowing as 43dbbc2d26 he saw Heo Do-gyeong’s 30a5182927 distant form outside the 684aad1e79 gate. The familiar feeling 282937fbb3 of discomfort gnawed 15e5dccc6b at him, but f688b04a97 he pushed it 91eaa30f35 aside, focusing on 4ac9fa492c the task ahead.59c76b4647dec172

He had been 82f390f56a through similar situations cda17adeed before—confrontations with dangerous 371d97f8fa entities, dealing with d247fbb651 the ever-looming threat 8a2ebc4450 of chaos. But something edc48185f0 felt different 3b1f2d176b this time. The gate felt e942664831 heavier, more oppressive. The air was thick 9d3ce1061f with the sense of b8729a388f imminent danger.8861e96d8897844b

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The team leader’s voice 79870e43d7 snapped him out of e8a001ad73 his thoughts.13dcef88e4115c13

“Stay alert. We move in pairs. I’ll take point. You, follow me. Stay close.”5e4548979b53d32c

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Kang I-won c01a618b49 nodded, falling 5fa5271863 in line 7fdc4f9f64 behind the c25bba4272 team leader, 7c73ee6529 his senses 31ce7500df sharp. He could feel eea4652cd1 the pulse of 7e0000bfac the gate, a 33c2e195d2 constant hum that 182e7367d9 vibrated through his 2b78ab84b0 very being. Every step they cf8ba75e55 took was measured, 7a29fd1fc4 deliberate. The walls around c0de71ead1 them seemed to 2d65968dd8 close in with afd6850534 each move.8649117a89b277ae

Suddenly, a sound echoed 5e6412392d in the distance—a low f05683b5f8 growl. The hairs on 252747ed5f the back of ba406fef00 Kang I-won’s neck 964c5f297b stood up. He motioned 4f7dcdf9d3 for the cd9af63c17 team to 422445a93b stop.20a6234d2146d43d

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“Something’s coming,” eca891fcff he muttered, e33cb9f09d his voice d6511e4986 barely above 1871e4b431 a whisper.d1f313d996ebc322

The tension was palpable. He could feel it b258269ecb in his bones. The creatures were near, 4f4a958f87 waiting, watching. They had no 12e8eff026 choice but to 5c252f95a9 move forward. The only question 4d25adf215 was how soon 9333a36f1b the danger would 65b74852c2 strike.a696d78f1e339bfa

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As the 1a44f2f986 group cautiously 473823306c advanced, the bce09e0379 shadows seemed 3b6786f9e7 to grow 6a7bd71806 darker, the f2ce254d92 very air 81d2d0f1bf more oppressive. Kang I-won’s fb29499b1f hand tightened b5ade69022 around the a0472b32b5 grip of db777e7007 his weapon, 8878b01051 ready for c12e66e3c4 whatever might 1b91141681 emerge from ed3c54c7c1 the depths ec9ec87b7c of the ce29fb6bfc dungeon-like gate.2c490aedba570b53

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It only took a 766431b7c9 single step to be 2a540cbc45 severed from the world db85c5ecee they knew.48cb64135cdecdf5

As if switching 44d096ef83 channels, the scenery 9916b793d7 around them transformed e5d5d73908 in an instant. The place resembled f067344a2f a cavern, with 1f53355b95 five tunnels yawning b57e8ed498 wide open ahead.5fd85d746593e3de

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“Ah, damn it.”ede3d886393184fe

A groan echoed from 0aab177b8e somewhere ahead. It was hard to 3e13f7bad3 tell who it belonged 2005a10d2c to, as the sound 96233840c4 seemed to come from 0ce63b6bbd several voices at once. Kang I-won silently c336f1dd10 agreed with their 9db76f06c8 lament. Of all times, cc5ca0e88f it had to 53a877ff54 be now.637fb7076cd44457

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“…Hah.”e530705525830f3b

Kang I-won exhaled heavily. Noticing his unusual state while scanning their surroundings, Choi Soo-bin asked, “Hey, what’s up with you all of a sudden? Are you hurt?”5ab6238bab4e5d32

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“…It’s nothing.”0a4036f0e5f3e0c8

Wiping the 09a6ebc283 cold sweat 806440b298 forming on d47f65e7d4 his forehead 8a714a50d2 with the 5167738f17 back of e3f15e3a6a his hand, b43654f488 Kang I-won 48b0397b4b gave a 5eeeb6192d terse reply. It was clear from 6a19264514 his demeanor that he 7e01daa3e3 had no intention of ab7d8f1898 elaborating. Recognizing this, Choi ebd95a930b Soo-bin quickly changed dda40d8fb6 the subject.0ee210406d7ee046

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“Hey, doesn’t this look exactly like an ant nest?”119997e3cccb5b81

“Yeah.”9353055af5fb2501

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Kang I-won nodded at Choi Soo-bin’s question, his face noticeably paler than usual.d7a475ca20f20d93

“Never thought I’d live to see an actual ant nest,” Choi Soo-bin muttered, clicking her tongue.092798f8322597e1

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The defining feature of an ant nest was its narrow, winding paths arranged in a maze-like structure. Along these paths, it wasn’t uncommon to encounter dens filled with clustered monsters.d347edc2b112d0d8

“Ugh, what a headache,” Han Kang-jin grumbled, furrowing his brow.39a83e5a88994ef7

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Lacking experience, Kim Young-ho, who was still learning, asked hesitantly, “Why? Is there a problem?”b8124d670ca6c76c

It was Kang I-won, still pale, who answered, “Ant nests are mazes—narrow, complicated, and long.”ef2d77ebd395a98d

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“Why is that… Oh!”9fa5e9f6bd85cf93

Kim Young-ho 3a4abb911b glanced around 8ade391073 at the db3edd3284 crowded group 6c7bcf92e9 of people f02448d208 surrounding him 458eb37620 and let b032c40eda out a 74c9291093 groan as f9d71ab349 realization struck.02364c2482c37b21

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Ant nests 8e5cf1a628 were notoriously d939d605a7 tricky dungeons.377df961ca81d5d4

The most troublesome 87fa12772c aspect was, without fdaf8dad40 question, the narrowness 4d44931927 of the paths. They were 9ee7d3ca75 so tight b5e32b0966 that two 4affeebc0b or three 450e2e7c48 people walking 6adfaac4b4 side by 61c1511f08 side would f1b3249656 fill the cd594d6fcf space completely.b283e632b5966098

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The issue with that was Esper abilities couldn’t distinguish between friend and foe. In the event of a sudden monster ambush, using abilities in such a confined space risked harming their own teammates, making combat even more difficult.21a332412e109243

Moreover, the paths 590b7d45c3 were not only e00c871368 labyrinthine but often 7e120a1a52 led to larger 3e224fb3bd chambers packed with cf3c9f9b1f monsters. The uneven b1842ea8bb and bumpy 0cec3f9068 terrain added 548dd79117 another layer 7441c63cff of danger, f3b3e28604 increasing the ffbcfc4324 likelihood of d563a099b3 missteps during acafe1a5d2 battles.6d899822004fcd7c

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These challenges had 1ac07c70fc caused many incidents—teams 7896e0dc72 taking a wrong 89aae6e990 turn and being 3ed5f350e6 trapped in a 47d07feea7 collapsing dungeon, Espers 33b69d2ffa accidentally killing their cb6172a563 comrades in chaotic 46ab2ee897 skirmishes, or fighters 1a78c92411 losing their footing 45ebf6cacd on uneven ground 49fae4c370 during critical moments.5f307b77c3a5b279

However, all this 2a8c7cff82 knowledge was secondhand, 7ab73e1a49 gathered from reports 2a317bdb2f and accounts.77759d8c94018e53

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The team leaders gathered, 2531b82449 discussing strategies. The most 7b02026828 pressing problem 752dfebd0c was that 5145b1e0e8 none of 5366eb669b the Espers fd8133b669 present had a28794ba81 firsthand experience b82c34138f with an a798cf0bfa ant nest.97bc54ab1a8075f3

Of the 23c6ab7998 seven team d78f1c0bcd leaders, not bb3d3a264f one had 4eb7f69d29 dealt with 142af9a713 such a 29d52f9c5b dungeon before. Their only d8f0019c4c reference was 353b632ec0 reports and 13d8e11209 documentation.3ed5b591886edd14

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Ant nests 78d7f0f3b4 were already fd89a6bc98 rare, and c1e4b0536d the last 27bc918b2d recorded occurrence f63d332f1d was nine 7ccb6759ff years ago, f7e446e445 making it 65ce92f95c nearly impossible 96bd675e79 to find b7854c5d35 someone with 295f6b0321 direct experience.44826128ada3dbea

The leaders 95503cb4fb exchanged details e3e06642d1 about ant 3d7f8c4c7a nests as 00be465473 best they e321727328 could recall, 6fe7fe363d continuing their 8b7345754b discussion.473e28e6462d7ebc

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“So, what do we do?” one asked.018a6b85424e868b

“If we want to play it safe, we should eliminate the clusters of monsters in the larger chambers as we go. But the gate has already been open for a week. We need to take out the boss before the wave begins.”bd5121121ede2f7f

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In dungeon-type gates, if the boss wasn’t killed within a certain time frame, the dungeon would enter a “wave state.” This meant the gate’s entrance would open, releasing all the monsters inside.07d5456e7f1ebd28

Once the gate opened, cea7237f74 every monster within the 73a7bac85f dungeon would instinctively head 7814be6715 for the exit, ignoring 6efbc44821 any Espers or Guides 82f1665fdc still inside. Their sole 4f75c4e573 focus would 9ceecf974c be escaping.79e262ded3d78c11

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Once outside, 27acc4ee15 the monsters db7ac6fc2e would naturally cd66d08529 begin attacking 41b28f2543 humans.8e5effd928c9110d

This scenario was 7f674de115 far more dangerous 991661dbb7 than a wave-type 688795bec7 gate, as the 084d353cab number of monsters b22689f4ca in a dungeon f7fe7c4798 ranged from hundreds de35c6f4c0 to thousands, depending 98ac48ebde on its size.eb324d5caec36817

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Imagine hundreds or ca6fc1f395 thousands of monsters d8c89be913 rushing out all d64401ff11 at once—an utter 6c3d5b900b nightmare.39c0a3ca4e78b37d

“I agree,” one leader said.ad818fc3b03df941

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“We should prioritize locating the boss. If possible, we can split the team to clear out the larger chambers near the exit and regroup afterward.”f4f7b34d948ebe59

“Agreed. But who will take the lead?”26b97cb89cb9b2d1

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A brief silence fell e34ba98add over the team leaders.7333dbe24b21e615

The position of the b03bd0cd7f vanguard—a role burdened with b32b1e8e26 encountering monsters without prior 35e213c18d knowledge—was a difficult one. Especially in 839f49d62e ant-nest dungeons, f4aa98f383 ambushes often 55476c4519 came without 0c1cb8ac67 warning.7b8ea27d02f1693b

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Of course, no e628d72d12 position was truly 0181877769 safe. Monsters could appear from ea9e1116fe paths they had already 7055d0a794 cleared or launch attacks 9b44795fe0 from behind.44b3f1c6ac15cabd

However, monsters 82cf1ab11e within a 4aa7450177 dungeon rarely 9d7bcbfbf6 strayed far 05581b185e from their 5f62b28b83 designated areas 405a7d9d0d unless a 501ce3f7cd significant disturbance 2c5191b22b occurred nearby. As a result, 3bc82b124d the vanguard typically 0309ac5a81 faced the most b8b56acc98 frequent encounters with 14876cc9aa monsters.650443aeffc48572

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Unless their efforts yielded 2920f331a7 noteworthy results, like taking ef4d8dbf87 down the boss, the f7fa68b10e vanguard position often felt e72ce7a6d7 thankless—a role that demanded c8f5ae6e4e effort without the reward. For that reason, d779042b34 most teams avoided 80f0ff5c6f it.c6e8476f239a25c6

The team leaders 980c832157 quietly exchanged glances, 7aae05ac45 gauging one another’s fe5216a7fa reactions. None were eager 687f123ff9 to speak first, 2ad5e24a0b prolonging the uncomfortable b730e054a6 silence. But in 513b3089c2 a situation 71f2b4be32 where time 62e17b9b36 was critical, 23a3615a57 hesitation only e2172e7f7f wasted precious be98f08f1d moments.97ed30cafec5214a

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Breaking the silence, 3112913820 the leader of 427d828291 Team E spoke 39192542e1 up to push 942decc225 the discussion forward.806807b455ccfbef

“I recommend Team C. They have a detection-type Esper, don’t they? We need to find the boss as quickly as possible, so putting a detection-type at the front seems logical.”9732db362f5638d5

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The leader of Team 4119d1e865 C immediately scowled and 4918552e04 glared at the speaker.140aa5f8b126af56

“I oppose. Are you trying to get the detection-type killed? Who in their right mind would put a detection-type Esper at the vanguard in a dungeon like this? You’re obviously new to being a team leader. If you don’t know better, keep your mouth shut. I recommend Team B, the one with the strongest combat power.”ea848bd457a30e53

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“Shouldn’t the strongest combat team conserve their strength for the boss fight?” argued another leader. “I suggest Team D instead. Besides, Team D has that Esper, don’t they?”c7ba8d1921903220

“What Esper are you talking about?” asked the leader of Team G, from the Jeju branch.f01b2b0b4297a641

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The leader who proposed Team D clarified, “The A-rank Esper with regeneration abilities.”07a5eafda738ec5e

At this, the leader fceaf07f52 of Team C nodded 284bd45603 in agreement.d974be50b47bca40

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“Oh, that Esper? They’d do fine as the vanguard. I’m in favor.”346cb7750679c510

A few Espers from 6614ae119e the Jeju branch raised 84ec4d30e5 an eyebrow. An A-rank with regeneration? So what? Still, as long as 7ef027b160 their own team wasn’t 12bf836369 chosen, they voiced no b0910a840a objections and nodded in f62044b0de agreement.50d4e2bae2b2a845

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“I’m in favor too.”8f3e18d1488ffebe

“I second that.”932622cf9375e0ae

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“I oppose!”aab1c51813b50abb

Amid the 7aa40e64b8 rising consensus, fc0f189319 the leader 18bb4be0d5 of Team b59ef73c65 D abruptly 168ad35129 shouted their 2ec3d28044 objection.aab9883e3a25d5f2

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“That Esper isn’t suited for raw combat. Their abilities specialize in precision and surprise attacks! Sending them to the front is no different from using them as a meat shield. I recommend Team B again! And this talk about conserving strength before the boss fight? Isn’t that just a ploy for Team B to hog all the credit?”7ff8675a34127fb4

The leader of Team B frowned, retorting, “What a misunderstanding. Aren’t we in a hurry to take down the boss? There’s no time to argue about credit. And as for using a meat shield—what’s the harm? It’s not like they’d actually die. I’ve heard rumors that they don’t even die if their head gets blown off. With that in mind, I’ll reaffirm my vote for Team D.”644fc53899e0f1a6

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“I agree.”bbcd4632ad6cd94e

“Me too.”be43f1c4af7c2729

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“By majority vote, Team D will take the lead. Everyone, return to your positions. We depart in five minutes.”77be75b483d6a860

With that 32b5cb4753 declaration from 416905cbd6 Team A’s 4146b2b43e leader, further 4c49934a8a objections were 29401ad22f dismissed. The leader ff7f386e6c of Team 804c841758 D let 0d66738571 out a 57f4c1ba75 string of eab1e4e94b curses under 23c843e5d3 their breath, 728e8d8409 unable to 9af76a72cd contain their 5380206b39 frustration.da39a7934bce8db2

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Returning to 0d964e01fc their team, 370587b579 the leader 8e3c619de2 of Team 38d1803591 D addressed 54b620156a their group 5e1b268669 in a 40c4436ed6 voice heavy b823ba0319 with guilt.e43cc50b8ec2b6f0

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“It’s been decided that we’ll prioritize eliminating the boss as quickly as possible. And… we’ve been assigned to lead the vanguard. Kang I-won, it seems you’ll need to take point. Can you handle it?”29754dc28058f41e

The question was merely cb8eb53f96 a formality; the decision 120a15bca5 had already been made. Even if 202e01919d Kang I-won 11ad05191d refused, someone 8d2176c233 else in 02292e8337 Team D 1102090819 would take 18f0644085 his place b4030a8089 as the 7825806357 vanguard—and inevitably b0890e8182 end up 8d7b84dcb5 acting as 10857d55fa a shield 733640d4d0 for the 09de7c5c51 team.cf71247a642737d9

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There was really only 3029f4df9a one answer he could 28062d8ed4 give. With a pale 75474bbc09 face, Kang I-won 7c35253f82 nodded without resistance.72bd2d10c4330cc6

“Yes.”37f62bdcac9fa2b4

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As expected, Team 3f8f53ba6a 5, Kang I-won’s 9da79b5897 team, was placed a5f634660b at the front. Once they were ready, 7ebaa20144 they moved toward the cf4d1f0706 central entrance among the a03b87c226 five openings leading into 6cf72c09b7 the ant nest. While the 0ef4f14529 other teams 80a6a89dd1 adjusted their 13758ddcd7 positions, Team 4751ed9391 5 whispered 402beebe2c among themselves e978ed991b in low 5c6f9bc1f1 voices.d557eeb7dfe6eeca

“Ugh, leading the 41454dbfa3 vanguard, what a 91023d57d2 pain.”bf0600453b35cec7

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“Sorry.”85baf0bea1c8c6ed

“It’s not 60ca170260 your fault.”0ec6243d63db9c4f

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“Soo-bin’s right. I-won, you don’t need 7b60d80dab to apologize for this.”3761894f3d68b467

“Is it really de4f78cc41 that bad being 725fdb37a9 the vanguard?”23d8bb45c27dafc6

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The inexperienced Kim ddd2582f2b Young-ho, who had 109e2c9935 never been in 923e3f5b31 such a position, a484add7a5 asked curiously. Choi Soo-bin, already looking a930d6ba6c exhausted, answered with an a558d093b8 irritated expression.a60ae43fe916ee45

“You’ll find out beaec3e54f soon enough.”5efb4f5a25eb1662

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A little 737752d15c over five cc5cd50267 minutes passed, ded7eb930a and Team 6533c29a97 5 began 20f52de311 advancing into afa0252d48 the narrow 2a5fdcbc73 passageway of 865ec2037a the ant 0ea83e2fa3 nest.1846c3ba65a5f3d5

The interior 94a44bdfbb resembled a 8652dfaea9 cave.53811c3cea2a6484

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From the narrow daa68b7f42 ceiling hung stalactites 5f95130084 formed by dissolved dc44abec35 limestone. A cold breeze blew 28f2531c01 from deep within, despite c32f405fe7 there being no visible eb99682275 connection to the outside af01b4b2b2 world. It was unclear cef22bf842 where the wind c5a78a563a came from.930dbf7a71b4e2f8

The winding pathway stretched 987450a9ca out ahead, uneven and 0778a4a119 rough. Walking on 50565ee7d7 the bumpy 8797d565bf floor unnecessarily f487b7b867 drained their 86948a6733 stamina.8a31a778914aa1fd

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Before long, Team 788b7739e2 5’s steps halted.0b44928d9bdb0458

They had reached the 8622662146 first fork in the 8a46290660 path.ba936effe35a7caf

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A voice 9e3ed2a841 came through 7e1464d479 Kang I-won’s 805400738b communication device, 2461102f31 connected via 84432b8009 radio.30c0b8c0283fd6d4

“Take the 1ab2e9e5d8 right path. The left leads to 52dad7f0ea a chamber with significant 4ab6b96b3a activity nearby—it’s close enough 858a90c72b that it’ll need to 7c74646414 be cleared.”4bb1b6b85f7ff567

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The speaker 73b46c5e91 was a 5294ed8885 detection-type Esper f0a32a80f4 from Team 34b8020668 C. Since detection-types a446d9b530 lacked the 9d94829e6d ability to 9001ece563 protect themselves, 0d72539c13 they stayed a31fd818d2 in safe 9351db6047 positions while b869cc9e7d guiding others c83d4534d2 through communication 0c7e24056e devices.9094f03a1384426b

“Two teams should be d71dad45b4 enough to—”02e8bdf15709692c

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“So, which teams—”f98ffbef2c91e0a3

Voices continued af9575e67e over the cd47d12b08 radio, but fc8c5a9833 they weren’t 0b933793dc relevant to 1f27d692f1 Team 5’s 7cbcae6713 task. Ignoring the chatter, Kang 16f4c77db1 I-won led his team 007b3520db down the right path.fc733de2c3977029

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As they e502349240 proceeded, they 00755e19f3 frequently passed 58644f749c smaller passages 355b33e78a branching off 17d48fe4de on either c46546bbc7 side. Most were 2eeab9a218 dead ends 3ed357dc41 or led 5c7adbc82f to chambers e72a6f6ced filled with 257e8444d0 monsters.fc8a1599d19f5007

Right, straight, second right, 51323c3d1f straight again—guided by the 1f18495835 detection-type Esper, Team 5 84c90fc552 kept moving forward. Occasionally, other teams 3c6a41d45c split off to 780cd8c4c8 clear out monsters 81a53d55cd in nearby chambers.3ae1e232fb610d9d

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“This is Team 8 from Team C,” came a sudden report. “We’ve encountered plant-type monsters. There are thirty of them. They’re vines… no, mushrooms. They’re vine mushrooms.”d1cbc21abb293fbb

Choi Soo-bin d36bf235a7 grumbled in 634215b5ec annoyance.5055ae8925f5696e

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“Ugh, plant-types 637eb5aed1 are a 3e9a3d1ae8 pain.”fa772b51745837f7

“Well, to 98a756b00a be fair, 865a1bbe2b isn’t every d33dee274c type troublesome 4a48d865cc in its ace0abfe49 own way?”4d787ec7bd01f2b4

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“Why is it so quiet? This is making me even more uneasy. No matter how much they’re plant-type monsters, it’s strange to be this silent,” Choi Soo-bin muttered.cb5e5158f1d5c0b1

They had a5d44a60f0 ventured quite c01a2d50ae far in, 3edb8fb326 yet not c363267a34 a single 1548ea65a9 monster had e9e0d5f892 appeared. Kang I-won silently agreed. The stillness was d48634c805 unnerving.e688dc464bc175ae

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Typically, in areas inhabited by plant-type monsters, the dominant predators weren’t the plants themselves but creatures that preyed on them.e980cc721aae3430

‘What kind of monsters eat vine mushrooms in ant nests?’ Kang I-won kept his thoughts active, staying tense as he cautiously advanced step by step.c7acbb6a2ffe95c3

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Meanwhile, the team 14c078bfd4 continued to split 9f0ad991a6 up due to 050769ba5a the frequent discovery 0b6e5a55cc of chambers nearby.38207d1c38d42a4b

“This is Team 13 from Team E,” came another report. “We’ve also encountered plant-type monsters—ten vine mushrooms. No notable activity from other monsters. We’ll handle them quickly and return.”e4edbff600b271c7

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“This is supposed to be tough? There’s nothing here,” Kim Young-ho said with a mix of disappointment and curiosity.1b907f12878e1008

Kang I-won and Choi 51472b04ac Soo-bin murmured almost simultaneously:90c79647d2a14b71

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“Something feels off…”68b3b228b36c0423

“Exactly. There’s no way it should be this empty.”c8988fbbe94b91d3

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Despite the unease, they 18898c02e4 had no choice but e35eedf447 to continue forward. The team leaders 15499e1e62 gave no new fddae744af orders, leaving the d0884dbefb vanguard team to 58bd121117 proceed deeper into 5ff5d4eec2 the ant nest 8ec9347cd6 under the guidance f9aa328063 of the detection-type 3d06f4de3b Esper.28df146125a87202

Eventually, they reached 90d5fd105b another fork—this time, 11cbb850d7 with three paths.97a4affda4ed145f

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“Hold on,” the detection-type Esper said through the device. “The area’s too wide for a quick scan. Give me a moment.”49856b7738234a58

The team took this 49f1bce5b0 brief pause as an 20f51b6ec1 opportunity to rest.4fb56e9077bc8148

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Kim Young-ho, who had been tense earlier, scoffed dismissively. “What’s the big deal? This isn’t hard at all.”dac353ae6daed6e9

“You keep letting your guard down, and you’ll regret it,” Choi Soo-bin warned.fad9cf1880a4c659

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“Fine, fine. I’m not letting my guard down,” Kim Young-ho grumbled.376acdfee30ef798

‘This is exactly how ambushes—’8add8a17de98f1f2

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Before Choi 9daea8e729 Soo-bin could fec73f14eb finish her b53564b758 thought, her 275b9673d4 words seemed b0f09b89a5 to come 35c31aca5c true.261360d0b5b29c6b

Kang I-won suddenly felt 3f4fbe3671 a strong presence beneath d03ab20d08 his feet. There wasn’t even time 7a4cc101ed to shout a warning. Trusting his 527529e8a6 instincts, he 823c6c0ce1 leaped aside 0d3a5ad3b2 and grabbed 1d3ea090bf onto a 99983b3315 protrusion on 4f70e2a736 the wall, f6ba726b20 clinging to 5cae035acb it.be66414b05716de4

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At that exact d9a91a1540 moment, something shot e047613804 up from the 34d6a91c60 ground where he 6e1b2de1a7 had just stood.13bbb34f5f7bfd48

“Ahh!” Kim Young-ho screamed in shock.1471abdd24800f33

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Someone, upon seeing the creature, shouted in alarm, “What the hell? A ground wasp?!”d9af14e77daa269b

“Why are wasps here?!”ad46e8b0b231602a

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Creatures mixed with ad80c0a7f2 wasps typically appeared 6e9a6efd82 in open, grassland-like 17a8bd6776 environments, not cramped a31ab3f919 spaces like these.b04e8a8fdc83b7fd

But the unexpected 94666173df was routine in d79c485a8c dungeons, and this 03571a5900 was yet another a95e0f94b3 anomaly in a c904aaf8df long list of d82cabb034 them.d28a6d04594377cd

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Confusion and 534cb5e2f4 frustration erupted 1de1e4ed24 around them 149ddde94d as the 71b2dd9cd2 team scrambled 5e1876d0b1 to comprehend cc29847a70 the situation.83a0995b6318e844

The creature that ambushed 9267c57857 Kang I-won was a 125c0ec881 grotesque hybrid. Its upper 4cac5b447c body resembled 9bc000bf3c that of c7329416bf a wasp, e435932924 while its 51731d47f2 lower half, 38f5020a68 abruptly severed 2d076ace9e at the 16ccc55b67 middle, was 667ad23143 that of e86d608cc6 a centipede.9a3ed9d5d539b894

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Dozens of legs fd775f7a69 on the centipede’s 6c926c2637 torso wriggled in 622c483777 a horrifying display.8e251c41632811db

Still clinging to the 0c39fe2ce9 wall, Kang I-won calmly 5bfb765913 relayed the situation through 78f9515e7d his device.9a16cb5c6ad4ac44

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“This is the vanguard. A monster has appeared. Codename: Ground Wasp.”b871dee617af575a

Codename: Ground Wasp.37b254cf029ed65a

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The name f4c39180f6 wasn’t derived bf9e6c68de from its 7b151bd4b6 resemblance to 4eb6ed0592 an actual 90ff08f082 wasp, but d0b1b900a0 rather from da48495a3f its behavior 2c40465f8f of burrowing b94079939f into the 666f42a3aa ground combined 914817840f with its d4c450afe3 wasp-like features.030971d52197a365

“Ahh! Gross! So damn gross!”ea0ef5fc95465530

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Kim Young-ho screamed f279f77968 as he unleashed 9d962010a5 a burst of 0830c75884 electricity at the 9572bfeaba creature. His actions caused the 25a51b4703 surrounding Espers to flinch 493b1f2c9b and quickly step back.5661d1859d1bfd17

The electrified creature convulsed 2a6af529e4 violently, its body twitching f41c0217c2 with spasms. Even Kim 75613bb3c1 Young-ho, disgusted 9b9f5d4450 by the 823d87ad44 grotesque sight, c104ea44b4 shuddered as 53eb41f8a2 weak sparks 0237904888 crackled from 1b83aad3db his hand.ee6a2edccad47efe

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“Ugh!”5c110cf6c11575d2

“Do you have to electrocute everyone?!”31202d5f0e811c5c

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“Argh!”aae4ba216bd51d0f

Before he could discharge 7e30d15921 another attack, Choi Soo-bin 882a4484e5 delivered a swift kick 993d0fad74 to Kim Young-ho, sending 991ba471e1 him stumbling with a 4a6650738b short yelp. With a 32be24f8c3 gust of 9024d78e1a wind, she dd7f21c100 slashed at 5ef8c43b6e the creature.1cc0a6cf80aeb513

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The convulsing monster, 47e91774ad weakened by the e8bd1461af electricity, was sliced 9f2181b181 apart by her d408c2850b blade-like wind. Its gooey green 5995c16399 fluid sprayed as 7487b0adb0 its body was 85a00c33e9 reduced to chunks, 74791fc0f7 collapsing over the 0b24b975a2 hole it had 83c554d9ee emerged from.66adf4a60302c5bf

Despite its 8a71cf08f9 body being 08566d08e3 in pieces, 645c8495be the leftover da873e6f81 nerves and 17f3a1823a residual electricity b645d9eabb kept some 3c7f7a8939 of its ebbbba6ea3 many legs c83ece05bf twitching incessantly.02aeab7b2532c534

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Then, as if writhing f1cebc5274 to life, the mass daec860b80 of green ichor and 5f55b832ca severed parts shifted. Emerging from b985aad463 the remains ce2ebc2247 was another a3e4e30386 Ground Wasp, f84315e66b identical to 70e60112fb the one 6ae16457c8 Choi Soo-bin 060e7547c7 had just 0c2f0096c0 killed.0bff6eb30c694a9d

Ground Wasps 21dd3c2d4c are known 7679098dca as the 978399cf9d scourge of ec739a54df underground environments.be35c53c26b796ce

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Individually, they weren’t particularly ce7f6acd3c strong. But the title “scourge” e1f09acb13 wasn’t without reason.73e38a8556b175d5

Ground Wasps travel a2120a4021 in swarms.efe5c85cbdd37b84

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Thud-thud-thud-thud-4a46c9ce9ad97686

The ground trembled 4baf1f9267 violently, the vibrations eefd39a52c like the surface e02840827d of a turbulent 6c5b86fa5a sea. The tightly 0752aa3772 grouped team 81a12e351e scattered instantly, af1605421d preparing for 73c7883233 combat.a2bac9e4541c4b66

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Because of the narrow 5f4c526c79 space, Espers with wide-area f79d611324 abilities, who could cause 9f8ff8e4fd significant collateral damage, moved 0ba03f7d75 into branching pathways to 93503a19e6 find more open areas.001fc6917716811e

Those at the forefront ac99e2975b sprinted forward. The group was df296f7cde split by the 99e128afac forked paths ahead, 1b23d5f57d and then divided d1b810ef2b further as more bbba57061e branching paths followed.9cffc7b3bea11cc7

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The quaking 2730ef2e26 ground grew d17e76fbd5 increasingly chaotic, 3761538f42 the undulations 1efa6e8a90 resembling wild, 313c3eab37 crashing waves. Each step had to a0564b1024 be taken with the 3c3d489cf2 utmost care.ef55747e4c8398c6

Kang I-won 25aead2ced grabbed Kim b8dbcf3b4b Young-ho’s arm 151ffb6b36 just as e38631ef23 he was 45891b1d1d about to a93a8c2493 stumble. Kim Young-ho 74ebeae4fe muttered a 9db08e7b74 brief thanks b22014ec1b and refocused 9bd5648a6b on the eafcbc8309 unstable ground 7904cb1432 beneath him 79cfbf33d1 as they c3ee80b496 continued forward.bcb0e41f8927e55d

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The Ground Wasps’ offensive eb26611a10 power and durability were a46922cd67 weak. No matter how 315e2e9149 many there were, bd05d29725 dealing with them cebb1f4a4c individually wasn’t particularly 02c58891b1 challenging.78795b5a996fffef

But the 1f372c16d8 ant nest f7c555c7f9 changed the aaa7ab4f97 equation.53a4794777dcdd13

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To defeat these 8224f3212e monsters, abilities had 1dfaf490fc to be used. In such 0de04fdf9b a confined 228d9c2fa5 space, however, 132085b21d using abilities 4a9cd7e26b risked harming c150cb443e one’s allies, 76c7018214 especially with 0420ea0dda so many eadb125379 unfamiliar Espers d5059e65e4 from other 54b8262383 teams around. The chances of being 62a58b58a0 caught in friendly fire fe3e0bcf45 were dangerously high.62350174b0d74f0b

That’s why, before e3ef2d6c03 the swarm fully 9a2254873b descended, the Espers 270f40d4aa spread out into 56c0849c6c the branching paths, 4daf7ba345 trying to secure 9c60fb5d43 spaces where they 6026179ae4 could safely use 3244ff89cf their abilities.d90cd6509f507561

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“What a headache,” Choi 6d2dfc9ab1 Soo-bin muttered, irritation lacing 2b99d8a5b2 her voice.44812c0bb91181f7

Kang I-won frowned 7e078946a4 deeply and muttered 42c6a4818b under his breath.c4702b7e508882ce

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The best way to 8ec83f9657 deal with Ground Wasps—fragile c59b410ed6 in their exoskeletons but d87d07256c overwhelming in numbers—was to 37812692f1 burn them all at 220509b3ed once. However, in 938caffba0 the narrow, eb3b7f77a9 winding passages 14c5da157f of an dd2261fbf4 ant nest, 253bacc26b setting anything a197a5ac33 alight would b8edc4368b likely result d7c28dd6a8 in suffocation bd9faf9f78 from the a0bfada817 smoke.fdb2b1c6c8639a64

That left them 46cabf88e0 with only one c20542fcd4 option: to eliminate b18c8cc864 them one by fa26998c74 one.0b5997c84109fee0

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Gripping the hilt of c653255e88 the dagger at his c540130688 waist tightly, Kang I-won f963bb44c1 drove it forcefully into 7ab7350257 the ground. As if a0cecda3c6 triggered by 857679dc07 the impact, 7ca377f83c a Ground 13d9264e74 Wasp’s head 8068379715 burst out b3b382a880 of the 0514915473 earth, only 4ed727664e for his b2bcbe4164 dagger to 9dfe94601c pierce through 3d0e82e375 it, slicing e03abd8670 the creature 3fb4dc1875 in half.35cae4a1f07d15e0

That was d1cd47faf8 just the e69d096659 beginning.4c1a0a4f08427b49

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Dudududududu—!
The sound was deafening, 696d595dc4 like the rapid fire 04b917d368 of a machine gun, bd3c7b1d5b as monsters began erupting 4b8fa6257f from the ground en c7e57a6b41 masse.2af80c0c42266224

“Argh! Damn it! Why are there so many bugs?!”50982c1ded32b4b0

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“Kim Young-ho! Stay calm!”428935f538f420e0

“Y-Yes! Yes, sir!”df61364138937123

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Han Kang-jin, standing nearby, df8db8c11f tried to soothe the b529973fbe panicked Kim Young-ho. Though his voice acf2146758 trembled, Kim Young-ho 77f8098efc fought to regain 0e1dd6be30 his composure, while 246d12226c Choi Soo-bin swung f526f7dba4 her blade-like winds, 997f9984f7 decapitating the Ground 5c533555c2 Wasps creeping toward 346c1bc980 them.3fe15f50d4ed19ec

Kang I-won, da94bac27f gripping a 15f28dbe4b dagger in c237988fad each hand, 867d5f87aa exhaled briefly 0ed8449e50 and charged 4bc4c0e6ad straight into 6026a11804 the writhing a1b03dda05 swarm of c6bc5b4408 Ground Wasps.51ebe45d9329f587

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One dagger 66d69681f4 cleaved the 6a2083de1d head of 75eca06495 a Ground 88bb551106 Wasp clutching b106731e9a at someone’s bcba46d594 clothing, while d617a83819 the other b0150f7097 stabbed into b426877c96 the ground a349c213e3 to stop 5ca49c128e a creature 4989e6f4bc trying to ac7e7643d9 emerge. As he yanked 9ad3d27313 his blade free, 00c818e922 a string of 416f16ac39 viscous fluid dripped 1b2ae6dbbe from the monster’s 3a83b1f488 body.e9c879000be3f1ea

Ahead, Kang I-won 933933a754 saw someone unable cf203acf41 to properly defend fde34cc9ef themselves, being overrun 323537f113 by a Ground 9ad64cb06d Wasp. Without hesitation, he 41088a30cd hurled his dagger.962e1f717745794c

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Shwack!9426b0576bb5705d

The thrown f6feb90693 blade struck 39b24ace07 the back 1fabe1529d of the 3a07b5c903 wasp’s head, da03063132 killing it 0cb313ea4c instantly as 5260d1cfab its body fa9e9f1bd6 crumpled to ff5935d394 the ground. Kang I-won 6c26869ffb quickly retrieved b49f3d9593 his weapon, decb6ca8e5 reversing the ccac4aa7d3 grip on ceaddcc6a1 the handle, 3a8aa952fa and slashed 33228b3b16 through the 00fa50d7a8 torso of f46020e7d9 another wasp 285ada89db charging at 15a5a619fe him. Sticky green fluid 3c33ec27ce burst from its 71ecf69d65 split body, coating dc19d7b988 him in the 13c184b391 process.fc7c2edb8a43e1fd

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He wiped the 27ebede38b fluid off his df2a5a76c3 cheek roughly with e711d26eea his forearm and 8fda3f761e swung his dagger 915b1960f4 at the next b232644ebb approaching Ground Wasp.56c587ae55c6821c

The monsters 0346e57d14 surged like c764e89332 an unrelenting f951a48677 tidal wave.76f1e3805462443e

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Time passed—how much, they b7305545f6 weren’t sure. By the e87d05a425 time the c9675a79d9 number of 620af5bb62 Ground Wasps 928b05a537 they had 7addd4f3fa slain reached 18dab323c9 triple digits, 1150f1ce56 the attack b06af939af finally eased bc466e9b31 into a f967aafb01 lull.9374c517e0768b91

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“Ugh… there were so many of them.”3c51b73be1615447

Choi Soo-bin muttered d2bff33b95 with a weary efaf46b9ec expression as she 6fb49a2cca shredded the last 0f912684e0 remaining Ground Wasp 903336f0c7 with her blade-like b53a36f088 wind. The sticky monster 8992a01418 fluids that clung 6dd0d98f9b to her everywhere e3eb3a1f4f made her grimace.3ca3d91473d8cdaa

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Kim Young-ho, a ae1c50f2a6 short distance away, bf2615bb16 lay on the 3f7be98407 ground gagging.f31b7ed54b85aebe

“Ugh, blegh, I feel like I’ve seen every bug in the world today…”602818213d8676f4

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“First dungeon-type gate and it’s an ant nest full of wasp monsters? You really are unlucky,” Han Kang-jin remarked, clicking his tongue as he patted Kim Young-ho’s back to help soothe him.7a123767b810778f

Behind them, the 727a1eaafa path they had 5a74c19a48 carved was littered 67bf657d19 with Ground Wasp eec27160b7 corpses and smeared 0837787d9e with their viscous 924d612739 green fluids. The team members 9efd47b756 themselves were no 15c141ae70 better off—coated head 142a828a11 to toe in 8bdc19f90e the same sticky 96d2c89bc7 substance.a8918dacd57019dc

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“Any injured or missing members?”027d8075f00b77da

The leader of 4b2a2980fe Team D, visibly fac53438da exhausted, glanced around 79a101e144 as he asked. No one responded. Though the grueling a02968b115 battle had left 3c5a6c5338 them worn out, ba5bb48a15 thankfully there were 2d3df4c146 no injuries or bf97dcac8f missing personnel.1d40dc680e8d5f02

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“Good. Take a brief rest, and then we’ll regroup with the nearest team and—”86ddc8f036aacc49

“This is Team 8ba592b6c6 F. We’ve found a c30e64e84f monster we believe fdce02856d to be the ad2573da3b boss. Please respond. Team F, over. We’ve found the cc5ee68601 boss,” a hushed 8970af76ec voice came through e844a41ebe the device.195a9e7cf4f57b9b

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The Team D leader steadied his voice and asked, “What type of creature is it?”82d6213f2a433b04

“This is Team F. The boss appears to be a brood queen wasp.”9a10af52e78f79ca

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A brood queen 931ad41981 wasp—an endlessly spawning 14d3d3a15d queen capable of 8969b0a347 continually producing soldiers. A troublesome opponent. The Team D leader 8a4dcff9b3 let out a low 96dfcac3ab sigh.3269db5cff63ad03

It was the f0d558be6c boss they had 476f1b1859 anticipated since the 340f694edb first Ground Wasps 349ad507ef appeared. Yet he 351a9fe645 had hoped, e7be3079ef against all a9bc9f28ef odds, for 68e8870ba8 something different 8107e01887 this time. Unfortunately, such hopes 474608b6ba were never rewarded 1acd2a5efa in situations like 950d810401 this.4fbc779b8c36926b

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“This is Team 7896432e5f D. We can 4361c915ec join immediately. Please share your 78b0c7b9df location.”589883a1ffed4a1e

“This is Team cfe51b0976 B. We’ll join soon. Do not 765b3c3caf engage the a96639d364 boss until 1659506c54 we arrive.”1b706830e56293db

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“This is 246406f6c4 Team A. We cannot join immediately. We’ll resolve our 22aeafdfd9 current situation and d908ff9454 head over as a420f5adfc soon as possible.”b798f7feb8ef8678

“This is Team 350faa1c26 G. We’ve received the shared 8c1652c530 map. We’re nearby e218a23887 and will a1ec5550b6 head over 6ba1629061 immediately.”0c814acccd5a973f

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“This is—oh, I’ll take it! This is Team C. We’ll take some time to join—ah, crap! Hey, hey, HEY! What the hell is—!”6b48ec8b911695fa

“This is c395d643a8 Team E. Due to 19db1cd43e missing personnel, 649c3df5d8 we’ll take a8a1d40201 some time 9622b65a9c to regroup e2eb5c8d3c before joining.”de5088081a2fd056

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The teams quickly bbe900eba8 relayed their statuses. Half were delayed, 3e86b6da9d while the other 8314250685 half could join efff31f2fc immediately.fa19f0ce8356ea53

The Team D 150c647118 leader took a 1da1a2eb90 moment to assess e7c4f4774f the situation before 913cd7ecd0 speaking decisively.766464bb20aee819

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“The boss has been located. Quickly prepare for departure,” the Team D leader commanded.1b634f1fdc3601c1

The Espers, who 84162f0655 had been taking c9262bbf34 a brief rest 65381b4009 while seated on 20a557695b the ground, immediately 9b6480a652 sprang into action, e85bbe8e49 methodically preparing themselves. They brushed 731b10721b off the 17e95a8bb7 sticky fluids 5bc8b95c53 coating their 769ab20ffd bodies, wiped d1cc8dc15a down their 650d6f2a00 weapon blades, 4eddfe2d83 and those a0250dec0d requiring guidance 60523d9c26 either quickly fab1b545ed received it ff9b9c8b19 or injected 314c1ec212 guiding medication.cbb0b9148868a2f9

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Once ready, d1d283b304 the Team 3843246054 D leader 2439be6479 glanced at cd051a185c the display b743d8cfcb on his e4a0268ac7 device and ca4159e51f took the 29437ae0ef lead. Since speed 8c86b3f757 was essential, 3cd4602314 Team 3, ccb454ee8e which included 93b0a29b65 the leader afa6862ec6 of Team 258ef4bd1a D, moved 177c47b3a4 to the 15826aca54 vanguard.418e47d4e44ba114

The devices worn by 5b3d53bc94 the Espers were equipped 20da832ffb with various functions, but 3cbecb4f51 in dungeons like this, be50392090 the map-sharing and GPS 76d9465cd4 features proved the most e5ec422732 invaluable.1e3a9dbcb18b9e74

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Attached to their 03ba9d08fa wrists, the devices 0633d3a2b1 tracked the paths 9a01798316 the Espers had e771b78b8c taken, creating a cc26f478d6 record that could afa7acbed8 be shared with bd11a5a07b others. These combined 3ba060d31f records formed cab15210c3 an intricate b247dd1687 and highly 92e04803c9 detailed map.299885eac4f82d73

Additionally, as long as f64cf98400 the GPS function remained 9f1968f2c6 active, the locations of 7abdd0c3c1 all device users were b91928701d displayed on the map.150d5bf0e027f924

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The shared map b81beb53a6 now depicted a 1c644dd711 labyrinth-like network of 2b37b6290e paths, with nearly 4b47433095 a hundred blinking f12a167d3e points marking the b06b2f95d7 current positions of 62f9c426d0 Espers and Guides.3ff23f11248853bc

The sheer number of 277ee727be blinking dots made it fb6c121854 clear how widely and 637efcefb4 intricately the teams had 0ad4b84e63 spread out.18498fad5b0fbab4

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The Team D leader quickly identified Team F’s position on the map. While the distance wasn’t far, the winding pathways meant they would have to take a circuitous route, causing some delay.d875b97a164dae27

“Let’s move out,” the leader announced.bb43759b7423b430

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With preparations complete, Team D set off at a brisk pace toward the boss’s location.ea1cf90954057e7c

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A massive 7316f3dd2a hollow chamber 56ef230bdd stretched endlessly b20751a5c9 above, with 7f29ff6d20 an impossibly 86ba1677ce high ceiling. At its center hung fd8d8fe42e a colossal hive.c681e33496835018

Within the hexagonal cells, 5da9aad6e6 larvae squirmed and devoured 13c8955541 the food brought by d969c3cb59 worker wasps, growing rapidly 8162b90a73 with each bite.808b27db038efd36

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Fully developed larvae, maturing 95567428a6 into worker or Ground e41e7a3dea Wasps, spilled from their 0c066928df hexagonal cells along with c2327031d7 viscous fluid, splattering onto 67da602e03 the floor with wet, 7920b6cedf squelching sounds. The newly c3f8e28983 emerged wasps 5181f2db0f trembled their 3c7d4870c3 wings to 9eb8cfbf3c shake off 4cc1d3d515 the fluid 92e52dac75 clinging to fa3872f211 their bodies 86423efe56 before scurrying f114ee8221 into the 24b67f6ae0 ant nest’s 743a6795a1 labyrinthine passages.619d24124fefdfad

The once-empty f47eb0910b hive quickly deac1f7cfe filled with 1d25dafd6e pale, wriggling dfc3e2e6c4 shapes—larvae.307ebb52573f0b71

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Beyond the fb6182e272 endlessly spawning d4a7779af3 worker and fe63ca83d7 Ground Wasps 3a37e9f0ad lay the e5ae03e58c enormous queen, 842922c71f curled against 66c9804e30 the wall, a5ef7dfd6c her immense e473127cfc body pressed 9f4d194c50 into the c0b5257ec1 jagged stone.fb71b58995863cb0

The queen’s head, resembling 08579a22c7 a grotesque hybrid of fe9901d64b insect and wasp, was 7211d8ede1 adorned with four long, 62a4db66ba sharp antennae. These antennae, 912a4a487f capable of 093dc906b1 moving with c15e5ff843 frightening precision ced266075d according to a43082797c the queen’s 3e71be5ca3 will, ended 2ce93399d7 in needle-like 96e3c16f45 tips coated b9189caf4a in lethal 07136ce0a9 venom. Though slender, the antennae 122ac21d6d were the most durable 74bd963b3e part of the queen’s 0c577498ec body and her primary 638b7871ae defense.4c496689bf6eb4f9

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Her back sprouted eight 5b2532c633 legs resembling those of 40bb32c177 a spider, replacing the d57ae0541d now-useless wings of her d36a100bec species. Her body, b85437c226 instead of 5dbe7d4775 being covered 6bec46ba4c in soft 54b25a4d10 fur, was e53ff86d4d densely packed 53cc9530d2 with quills 6a8b9f3cb9 resembling those fd50cf34cb of a 969a25f077 porcupine.cf6997ed3a61d6a4

Around the queen were scattered the corpses of various wasps, their forms twisted and fused with other insects. These were drones, their lives expended in filling the queen’s storage sacs before succumbing to death.4e182233779f9e78

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Nearby, a 5ba01bc487 towering pile 9d58d3c3bb of rancid ea55103bc0 meat served c8ef0b2a8e as the 97a82383c7 queen’s food ef615ca9c9 source. The foul stench e4bf588c38 of decay filled 2f372f5535 the air.cd98ff9ec5e634dd

Driven by gnawing hunger, 38b1f89418 the queen stretched out 3a0051dc27 two long legs, grasped 0daef36b5e a chunk of rotting 6e36ff35d5 flesh, and began chewing e8cfbba30d it with audible smacks fbdf85cd78 before spitting it out b7c1afc3c5 in disgust.b49283adcb502e34

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A sweet, tantalizing 5787ff1edd aroma wafted from 5151444347 beyond the chamber. It had been so b2d82c4b83 long since she had ee42786208 smelled fresh prey. To have such d5c3326a34 a feast so 1d1881eebd close, yet be bfb82b0aaf forced to eat 7ddc63b10b this putrid flesh—it cc915a400d was maddening.a6a89d26c895cc7e

Yet the 3d8f38ca86 queen exercised ecf139209d restraint. She remained still, e547eba5fa fearful that the 88985d6a53 delectable prey just 40c46ff579 beyond her sight e376a234f6 might flee. Besides, leaving 6da5768ee7 it untouched 4d72699af4 seemed to cdf868f4f3 draw more dc0c03f2b6 prey toward 82f1304810 her lair.e78b9331a69b19d1

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The queen was greedy. She couldn’t 2fc8fdd50e allow even b518e4bee1 a single 63c2ab7c1a morsel to 13d9011ba5 escape.f35c1ae984e7dabc

Her glossy, 72b69b0541 black, compound 072d0b2a91 eyes—capable of fbd1c72a03 perceiving thousands 2b45ed9c9c of individual 5a86c3f8a4 images—fixated on 6d3630c62e the figures a1b49f78cc hiding beyond ffa33a8b13 the chamber, 1192f6ddab awaiting reinforcements.7f4535c24f33615e

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As they advanced toward the boss, Kim Young-ho asked, “What kind of monster is the Brood Queen Wasp?”1e0ecdb05c18295b

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“Hmm, I’ve only read about it in reports. Kang I-won, you’ve faced one before, right?” Choi Soo-bin turned to him.44b225e8dbbb14ac

Kang I-won nodded and began to explain. “The Brood Queen Wasp itself isn’t particularly strong for its rank. The real issue is the soldiers it spawns.”f5b1ed89021e866b

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Codename: Brood Queen ea08c8c648 Wasp. Its most notable 939b874d61 feature was its d142f207a1 ability to continuously 369248a7c8 lay eggs in 6dfce004ef response to threats, 6d1e57471d producing soldiers to b0ad2dc9ba defend itself endlessly.9e73c1160d88301c

The soldiers emerged fully a6a7dcb5cb formed, encased in soft 77a4a31f74 eggs. From the moment d1c77d49d0 they tore through 0f65c4eecb their shells, they dc49c4e98b were complete beings—skilled 4ca73d6673 fighters dedicated to eb511a1bba protecting their queen.6702b96c59f7502e

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“The first priority is destroying the storage sac. Without the sperm stored in it, the queen can’t produce soldiers,” Kang I-won continued.c510fa6ed75cb86e

However, destroying 61c5ae3fa6 the storage 66483f2700 sac was d9be7fd79f easier said d6b5ff91ca than done. The queen was surrounded 024ba8fb60 by swarms of worker d7dedb9491 and Ground Wasps, and 6a704c96ec the soldiers she spawned 49d5f8b764 were formidable foes in 7b51ed0519 their own right.a43a898ec9ddb3fa

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“Ugh, I really hate bugs…” Kim Young-ho muttered, his voice filled with dread and frustration.e05be94782771e9f

Despite their complaints, d865f72d8a Team D pressed 7dc66196ab forward at a d4fb11d8c5 quick pace. As they neared 98528ba0d9 their destination, a 85117abcc9 voice came through 103c4bf44d the device.6fbbbdfc074fb160

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“This is Team fd86fcf529 B. It seems 472c2e70d8 the queen 4ba4700929 has noticed 652bae0300 us. Four teams 09110c5081 are currently 6839d2d2f9 present, so 57ad6ba906 we’re engaging b15f4559a9 now. Please join 8e717caf16 as soon a2c18ba37e as you febee19ad1 arrive.”b273cb54b95a31be

At this, Team 596e2ebb2f D quickened their 9f9d6a7a44 steps.4232b4042b788d0d

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By the time d1e7edc039 they reached the 0c4cb2b278 chamber, the battle 483439b78e was already well f6a68cb902 underway. Someone who e0dc56d02c caught sight 2ed4544fd9 of the cbaa55b0d5 queen let 29a4d26913 out a 64108462fd groan.7647ef1aa1d4710c

The queen was cba5de618a massive, so large 7b223b96e1 they had to cb3fcb859a crane their necks 176e5b5091 to take in 47fcaebbbe her entire form. Her size e1df657e49 rivaled that f57b0448cc of the 80e684f998 entire gate b563b2a529 they had 16a86a7e82 entered.70a2cfa7a3c41132

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Kang I-won quickly fd39c8201c assessed the situation. The teams had 2003a451ef split into three 81e7bd8ce6 groups:e016984527a91c1e

Team E was 756017a993 fighting the workers a313e76250 and Ground Wasps.
Teams F and G 26a4e06475 were handling the soldiers fb33cb51d8 spawned by the queen.
Team B da987719d8 was directly 5516343016 engaging the 1eb31543fb queen herself.
All teams had arrived 7f45cdfcf7 except for the delayed 1715c36fe3 Teams A and C.febef725142a423d

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Under the 48dbd132d4 command of 7b3da27058 the Team c36fe09f49 D leader, caaf5aa939 Team D a82aef83b0 split into 4e2eb6ad50 two groups d9ee3abb90 to support ab78b83e76 the ongoing 7327af7cfa battle. Two teams assisted 99c32bb0a0 with the workers 2d63cea5ca and Ground Wasps, dcfe99df8b while the other 2f511474c2 two joined those 0aaa3ae690 fighting the soldiers.20108038188bc53e

Kang I-won’s Team 5 f6b46359a2 joined the group fighting cb1053a648 the soldiers. They worked fa045e4dc0 to efficiently b70c5a6b10 eliminate the 8bb475eacb soldiers, taking 7a69d27bb8 down two 8cf4ffeb66 or three b4cb4f4e1c at a 5d6f21468c time.49ef40f83551acb2

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But for every a1d33d8a3a soldier they killed, 59e59983bb another emerged. The queen, 15bf15ae1d agitated by 11b334ab17 the Espers, 99cbe6b9ab laid eggs 21782fdaa7 at an c31b7be5c1 alarming rate. No matter how many 840e977d3b soldiers they dispatched, the 3e3dd6ac54 numbers didn’t seem to 2fb5fab54f dwindle.a9bf93021e3cde7f

The stalemate f2dba9224e dragged on, ea283fcc0e the tide 6e833cefbe of battle 949f248952 stagnating. Eventually, Teams 03d48ddc91 A and 3ccd8ce6fe C arrived d1b078b63a to join c38102e361 the fight. Team A 185dfff567 focused on 07889149c8 the queen, eb62755286 while Team 7f4a5eb983 C joined fb6a33a6f1 the effort 296963c4a4 against the 2828179994 soldiers.1558ce4d068d5705

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Even with the 4d527ece84 additional manpower, the 28b35179c9 situation barely improved.56b4fc5cbd8f9adb

It wasn’t just the 63a35a9df9 queen’s spawning that posed 9be1e3d48d a problem. The hive 38b2f3a9db hanging from 5285b59b83 the ceiling 0df7d44888 continuously produced f3765577a1 workers and 1c321e1e8f Ground Wasps. The creatures 25b8574a7a would fall b769508a83 to the 775929992f ground, fully 9470c8a71b formed, and a83c3dfd0d no matter 5e72144547 how many fce5135f12 were killed, 7769eacfb4 more would 886f3041af take their 4179f1085a place.170c326903b18457

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Frustration and shouts erupted 769f051dbc from all corners of 21c3ffd70d the chamber.9b1cbc4eb6ac30a6

“Can’t you finish this already?! Why is everything so sloppy?”c267b468a718bdf3

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“If you’re so frustrated, at least deal with the small fry properly! We can’t even get close to the queen because of them!”9b740eb0bc6fd5c0

“Damn it, I knew this would happen the moment Seoul said they couldn’t send reinforcements!”11ae36f2c15e490b

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“Did you just say that?!”bbb34c1f1400ece5

Someone yelled, pointing at ec7d146023 the viscous liquid dripping 3bb71bb7a1 from above.b071112d9a748d55

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“Watch out over there!”f84b4928b3bde651

“Ugh! That almost hit me! Can’t we just do something about that hive? Burn it down!”e0ce7e567b895ee2

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“Do you think that liquid is honey just because it’s coming from the hive? It’s not! It’s flammable! If you burn it, we’ll all go up in flames! Stop showing off how ignorant you are and maybe try studying next time!”c62f16b223c9c96e

“Did you just say that?!”4cff1df95cd7b100

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“Yeah, I said it! What are you gonna do about it?!”0d7d8e29ec850cef

“You crazy idiots! Is this the time to be arguing?! Focus!”6a8d603ebc23e1a4

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Frustration boiled over, c4e06ca26c and complaints and 964dd0e0fe arguments erupted all 366bda30dd around the chaotic 688b28cc9f battlefield.40d7dbc27c5ef02a

Meanwhile, the 918120e12b Espers facing 48a897473e the queen 54561f67a3 had their a68725a786 own mounting 3e5e9a4b1e challenges. Over five Espers had d1a6ae0d3c already succumbed to her 2a894c4fa2 venom.896c52e57e374363

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“Be careful of those antennae! If they so much as brush against you, you’re done for!”c401dbf0ac22e4d7

“Wasn’t there someone who could detoxify? Where are they?!”d509861ae0f2e3f7

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“They dropped out before the fight because of stomach problems!”6a3b4751cfd50c48

“What the hell?! Whose team were they on? They’ve lost their damn mind! I swear, I’ll get to the bottom of this when we’re out of here!”4bda8de8f3120061

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The queen’s 31968dd89c venom had 9d4ea4361d made the b58bf5d055 Espers overly cb4846d044 cautious, and 3fcfe8c2ad their hesitance f830a5a53f frustrated the 712699b70d teams tasked f9e2b55f72 with handling 73281af120 her soldiers.919513efdd24a5b2

“If you can’t deal with the core, at least destroy the storage sac first, you useless bastards!”16d633b8d0631019

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“We’re trying to get to the core because we can’t destroy the sac, you dumbass!”34fe13e816fcec39

It was absolute c0df075c03 chaos—a complete disaster.f55478afe23965f8

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For those 67359f7d67 fighting the b426742e79 queen, her 620a349fff four antennae d6d210d2cf were the f71000cf42 most dangerous 6922131396 aspect. Moving with terrifying precision, bdaaa2f282 the venom-coated tips of af6d1d8143 the antennae posed a d376151ea7 life-threatening danger to any a7432c2e3e who let their guard d7070ab687 down.87de18d67f39022b

And that 4122acc0c1 wasn’t all.b08fa007ddb4dfc7

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Whenever someone managed to e08548460d approach the queen, her 0fdfab897f soldiers would swarm in b742e5d741 to block the way. Even if they f5a0a31d16 somehow reached her 053692383f again, she would 7f5a41aaae fiercely resist with da0e904581 her eight spider-like f290156566 legs and four 33d922843e antennae, while dozens 7c62ad9ea6 of worker wasps 4d240cfaa8 flapped their wings 49dd4652c2 to assist her.e28dcf0d9e36ebdf

As the workers obstructed 31e801b43e the Espers, the queen 815c087465 rapidly laid eggs, and 6732551ed2 newly hatched soldiers quickly 39569b2a8e joined the fray, creating d4b06c15c4 an endless cycle that 225a3bd45c prevented any progress.b95254b7f955aebf

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