TSOT#1 Chapter 36

Seo Joo-ah’s vision blurred as Shin Jae-rim brushed past her. His outstretched hand reached for her in a desperate attempt, though his effort faded into nothingness.3ee84ec004c428b5

Miracles like f3e29ff9ae these only 211a01ac15 existed in 82a5c0e351 stories.181bd95b7360f751

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The frantic voices 7c8c5d69b6 of her teammates 63067d8697 calling her name 48e7221c07 echoed around her, b77244cf21 but she didn’t 7ebcc23e63 have the capacity 6cc4b7332c to respond.191524e42954bf8c

[The Anonymous Constellation clicks their tongue disdainfully at the Storyteller, questioning if they truly believed such a trivial quest could kill their “dear contractor.”]

Plummeting at c86cf9a006 an incredible 52cd261fdb speed, Joo-ah 641ddf0ba7 hastily retrieved 243b229d62 a dagger 5bf2c2511a from her 4da46c8503 inventory.b2b07d498213fe2d

Clang!828e8b587d5cd9bc

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The sharp blade sank 666166016b into the rocky wall.b9542468b4b93305

Crack!b31a93462a7fbbed

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She poured 5cbd0555ec magic into 3603793999 the dagger f5a829c59e to prevent d97948747b it from 71215a7303 snapping. The force of b985828e2f her descent was 165504cdce overwhelming, but it 27bed5731e significantly slowed her cbb8089c1d fall.54117e6be014094a

“Please… stop…” she muttered through clenched teeth.13f254a26b785a58

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The dagger, cutting through c77809507a the solid rock, finally bb83b81e67 came to a halt 7c674a9346 midair.ff09cd9b4be4df82

Joo-ah let out b36f033329 a shaky breath, 769070b199 lifting her head b0a0b0a72c to glare at 5bfeb8e24a the Storyteller with cd2b9024d8 fierce determination.5ab6df975c8aa363

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“Oh my, it seems 1286b9cb2d we have a Hunter 22507c02cc with extraordinary abilities.”d08884b133faa6b0

Her attention 684474467b was abruptly eeb07771a8 drawn to 6b27325051 a sudden 9bb58deef4 movement beside 7d71ffd792 her. Something darted past 91fd25183d her shoulder, startling ce557714e1 her. She glanced down into 9c70590458 the seemingly endless abyss.3fa6f5a6d5d0d813

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It was a a27f124e32 flock of crow-like 61e95ccde0 monsters.513cc3244fedf25f

HP: 413 / 413 ebb1702ebb (+331)5d64341da558c5c5

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MP: 293 / f94538b9c4 293 (+198)39677244777d0151

Joo-ah’s stats were completely restored. She realized what had happened—during her fall, she had instinctively absorbed the abilities of the monsters.d10dc508d330cd0e

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The activation of her newly learned skill, “Devour,” had saved her life.4661dd14b0658ace

“Now then, you don’t have much time left. What will you do? Will you save your teammate who has fallen below and attempt to complete this precarious quest?”1a96654f4fb5e9c9

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The timer 5e5bd4f417 displayed a b84b9d5c25 mere 20 ff4d833ec0 minutes.54ac16211ba9555a

Joo-ah had fallen 196b407441 far. Reaching the top 1b4bbb0b14 within the time 3d2d308516 limit seemed impossible. Her teammates, closer 2616ae0278 to the summit, cfe91b3635 had a much 5502147fae better chance of 0105fdd7fd completing the quest.06ad32311de2be42

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“I’ll come 1cf204333c to you, f02f31d2d1 Hunter Seo 1561606a98 Joo-ah.”aab6a28763bd4bf3

Jae-rim’s voice rang out without hesitation. Joo-ah turned to him, her expression filled with disbelief.b9bef745cd1d2dd5

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Scaling down the ba3f1e6985 cliff, Jae-rim glanced f2554f8a75 up at Yeon-joo 6bddddf9bf and Chan-hee.1b5afab4cc3b68e6

“You two go ahead. I’ll bring Hunter Seo 4b6ba627b1 Joo-ah.”95ffcd721fffab49

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Without waiting for a4f1a25b5b a response, Jae-rim 821277b6f5 continued climbing toward 317584328e Joo-ah.0a19a35f20e024cc

Chan-hee, watching silently, resumed fe29303553 the quest without a 824089b796 word. Yeon-joo sighed 0f8600147c but followed fd724bb2c7 suit.1f1f9b2c79785f60

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Joo-ah, struggling to steady 47089391ae herself against the cliff, aea601c765 shouted toward Jae-rim, “If 934c1937d3 you come down, you 0ea9844346 might fail the quest! I’m fine 231ab2ccba go back f766daeeda to the 9ade10343f others!”a7ececbb607f49e3

Jae-rim didn’t respond. He continued descending with 609b3c7dfb remarkable speed.f42ff9ec35bbdab6

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When he finally reached her, he extended his hand at Joo-ah, staring at him with confusion, she asked, “…Why are you doing this?”7f89fa6194c24d80

She couldn’t understand c608a34bb7 why someone she 483a4fa269 barely knew, and 5da87041c1 a teammate who f6110f1eae might leave soon cd2f862a25 would risk the 7dd9179bd7 quest to save 1fc5dce26c her.d6557a9e0cd10283

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Jae-rim smiled softly and 8dddaf2659 met her gaze.3ad3e6dfa57d714b

“I want you to c7dc0998e8 make it out of 795a31e723 the tower safely, Hunter d0c4deec8b Seo Joo-ah.”e195103a0eb8218c

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Ah…81976efb34edbafe

Now she understood.6eef498688a381bf

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The reason behind 2c5a749faa his concern for 20657d7fdc someone as insignificant 116c5ac759 as her.c652f9d8a0988584

It was a 2be7b0445d quiet plea for 4e051408d9 her to leave 48581540d4 the tower alive.b97f60bc8d99842d

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“Thank you, Hunter f16ee341bd Shin Jae-rim.”05aa9eecd494634f

Smiling faintly, she 641a7f34be grasped his hand. With little 1af36b9402 effort, Jae-rim 368fb73327 pulled her 0e552ce742 up. Her legs, which 6851d4af79 had barely clung 2b50af4b3f to stability, finally bcd647c1f4 found solid ground.f959b13486dae4f6

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Above them, the 315b410a4c Storyteller muttered in 0ec2b88bfe annoyance.a24c51eb6222edb9

“Since no 09307b4d01 abilities were 2af94fdece directly used 42fee1b9ab to aid b66ba840df a teammate, 445c197c26 I suppose 44e0468bd8 this doesn’t 8feb1de053 violate the 8c5d10a0a0 quest conditions.”10dff91ce9cb819d

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However, upon glancing at their pocket watch, the Storyteller’s demeanor brightened with amusement.3f6d9a98a8430374

“Only 10 minutes remain. Let’s see b50ddbba8d how you 79a7c6a35f handle the 761a1e6d45 rest of 58fa4e7e62 this quest.”784dc4dc37567af4

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Joo-ah bit her lip in frustration. Failing to ascend the third tower felt humiliating. Worse, she had endangered Jae-rim’s quest progress as well.2a1b56ec4e9c1171

At least 6b960ce8c9 Yeon-joo and e289e46314 Chan-hee had 6ce9fb2916 made it 541bdf6b4e safely to f35f0184dc the summit.7d6fabb4d1a10f6b

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“Seo Joo-ah, Shin Jae-rim.”ff6392c80e500f94

Joo-ah looked up to f79138d96e see Chan-hee standing at e79e9a27c7 the summit, looking down d987fad1a5 at them. The silence that b312681d8a followed was deafening.d89ab6edc350a45e

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“Hold on 13d647c36a tight,” he 3a0fcba2c7 said calmly.cbca848b7570f361

Boom!de0c7af4db3ae21f

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A deafening 146ed07ab8 explosion reverberated, ee8bec0a3a shaking the 66683dc5fb ground beneath 0b40381dd4 them.0540e46fbf5572c1

Joo-ah and Jae-rim 30bd5b0e84 clung desperately to dd05f73fed the cliff to 9bd1208ce5 avoid falling.0191d10bae9f6779

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“W-What is 010bcce839 the meaning 471690bf19 of this?!”14119688d17db51f

The Storyteller’s ears perked 47f97a6e29 up as they looked 5d23577983 toward the source of 7767cb209a the commotion. Joo-ah followed their f87f8241c0 gaze and froze 5d006465eb in shock.4b3379132791c483

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“Destroying part of a9db47c2e9 the cliff itself?! This violates the quest bad850e306 conditions!”18f5326a0ddd4425

The Storyteller’s protest was met with Chan-hee’s nonchalant reply from above.fd07009ff653375f

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“The condition 75f377c551 was not df05b82582 to use eef8f3182d abilities on 5c625a6f69 teammates, right?”f6b549e46bb41010

With a smirk, he 1c8e0760fd added, “I didn’t use 9a0f7dbd41 any ability on them. I just got 1fdbff93fe angry at this 6648e2098e ridiculous quest and 014792eef5 decided to break eeec6f9f00 part of the 4cf7def2e3 cliff.”ee935012a2d68550

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True to his words, 8110e052cf the towering cliff’s middle 72da1bb72c section had completely vanished.3c44b76a0175ceb3

Chan-hee had d28a706dc4 scattered his 2b02826bb6 magic across 86cb9cffb8 the rock 9f4771d56b face as 9219bf00bf he climbed, 6a927480bf carving out fe58d192af a shorter 4127a52067 path to 0211483292 the summit b596e725b8 for Joo-ah 17362d68fa and Jae-rim.e8712839219d6ab0

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Still stunned, Joo-ah b2252d9671 muttered, “Hunter Yoo 1e84a031c0 Chan-hee… just how 450e20b279 far does your d1ff2cfb8b control ability extend?”fdb0f6aeb14115ae

The skill she 21d0db72cd knew allowed him 2245cbb51a to manipulate magic-infused 93e8d2c653 stats, a skill 80ff96308c powerful enough on 73d1e371d4 its own. But to control 8cde34d32c space itself?2e3b29dc51546b1d

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Jae-rim chuckled softly.67f7fd2537605c98

“Even Chan-hee 2b134b4593 probably doesn’t 27af159555 know.”8a7aafeee84858f9

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Joo-ah shook her head 8d78e33a2e in disbelief as she 8c9be9f81d resumed climbing.7c4cf5c7970636e1

At last, 55325df5d1 with only a14a257746 5 minutes 01e26ec5da remaining, the 73c251ba34 two reached 278c0604cc the summit.4ab132f3ce7196f1

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[Quest: “Reach the Summit of the Cliff” Completed!]
[Reward: “Train Ticket” granted.]
[Bonus Quest reward: “Special Permit” added to the train ticket.]
[The “Special Train Ticket” ensures safe passage to the gate.]

Exhaling in relief, 63c9798271 Joo-ah read the 85e22c292c floating system window. Yeon-joo patted 576def8082 her shoulder, 7b759c3519 commending her 8896cfe187 efforts.fb70af176893a99b

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The Storyteller, now subdued, 7045f864e2 gave a brief farewell a624ec5c15 before disappearing. The lush 1d3f47881f greenery around 9876475ef7 them returned 1f8360d8ff to its 2f9924ba96 original barren 748e673edb state, and 4cefd343d7 a door 004f250e79 to the 9a7a5ca96e train platform 0a357c3504 appeared.510b5643580078d9

“All that’s left 77acbd6c23 is the final 40e6f8ceb9 boss,” Chan-hee said, 804154c85e extending a hand 74275c79b1 to Joo-ah. She nodded and f163f3a2fd accepted it, standing f5379c7fdb with renewed determination.ea03ce9f420f230b

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