R1 Chapter 13

Chapter 132d7d404bb7cc1f2f

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A vast plain and endless 272a505da6 trees.dc874f8c68e6d3ad

Baek Hwan frowned at the 3ba1562bfb scenery that had changed in d57bdda002 an instant.c82ed33a404b97a4

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Judging by the remnants of pink slime scattered everywhere, this must be that woman’s space.7ff02ac70fca61a3

“Hah.”a7e557ab795d8ed4

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A hollow laugh escaped his e0e4ca8429 lips.cbf99bb22a6a4ded

So, this was it. That woman had trapped him 8716d81184 here as well. After taking Rank 62ef8dad0d #1, now even 354a454c3f him, Rank #2.67a8e8520a5e074b

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Could it be that she c3dd7f49cb intended to trap every ranker? What an incredibly twisted 2bc5ccebbb sense of humor.211c2dc6eb8864b3

Baek Hwan found the situation 642a7edefe utterly absurd.f9ee9c1e3b133f34

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An E-rank weakling, she claimed? All lies.f4635ecec1871c10

Even the tears she 6b4e06e35e shed under his light b5d4e5eb84 intimidation, the way she 3df2b788d0 flailed and fell pathetically—all 90c71a4fb5 of it was just 5d6242af62 an act.0d12b032d5f7a38d

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What a ridiculous woman. He felt like a226cfaf48 a fool for f1de352998 even briefly believing 2affb2473a her.8ef1dd336953cff7

Even after he had personally witnessed her unbelievable ability to summon a gate and instantly absorb all the slimes…49afe3e2a891b2ee

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He had foolishly let ea7b676640 his guard down.5dfb74752ffe34fb

He shouldn’t have forgotten that this was the same person who had kidnapped the Rank 1 awakened. Yet, for a moment, he had relaxed his vigilance.bb369c2536241d36

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It was a a6bbb342c1 mistake he was dea6983d27 now regretting deeply.d0bc832b2b1145d3

Baek Hwan roughly 9a9111725e ran his hand f128aead9a through his hair, 82fe29dd58 pushing back the dbcc664020 strands that had 5dd61a1728 fallen over his 251fd9634e forehead. The realization of 89c8e0f8ae his miscalculation made 8ad0238d03 his fingertips clench d7cc3af797 into fists.e4ca6903a63832ab

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He never expected her 531637d01c to summon a dungeon 13e7d1a51e inside the building. Nor that she could f3ca1f3f5f absorb him through a 30027986d1 gate.f6d25386ad1c7e8c

And he certainly didn’t expect to be so helplessly caught like this.27e3b6684093c6a9

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When her skill was activated, 3ffb23500e there was nothing he could 9954c8952f do. He had been utterly powerless, e49134764b dragged into this subspace.29336fb83f198f92

He, who even other S-ranks wouldn’t dare to mess with so easily. For her to send him to this bizarre place in a single move…52d4cd5cc5df6200

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She might not just be 45543347e1 an S-rank. She could be the very 6a9fa7bbc7 first SS-rank.657ef7c57fb1426a

It was a plausible theory.41a99860970cf458

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And to top it off—4577826b320476c1

Was this also that woman’s power?f7ccde502740cecf

Baek Hwan looked up 77417996a5 at the sky, filled a35ff5563d with countless system windows. The sheer number a2a0f0d699 of messages blocked 4b531306e9 his vision.96b347c3f869b4ad

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A system error? He had never seen or 285d940280 even heard of such a bfd08a1da4 thing.cc3122d2552a35ec

The errors that seemed 4a5d14ffdb endless disappeared after a b3dac19447 while.c5fce624c204bd6b

Instead, as the reboot bf74cb2ab4 message appeared, new windows 5ae3721f51 began popping up in 3ac516c0ea rapid succession.dcc74e189d038519

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What the….?0e8680677d694807

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The flood of notifications left Baek Hwan’s face painted with disbelief.6d20653c471d2c40

His stats had plummeted in 5b93129e47 an instant. Most of his skills 889f58ca74 were now unusable.4d410099c750cace

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It was an unbelievable reality.7b1f26b2868ed6c0

Thud!bc74ac4bf86dfb70

The sensation of gravity crushing f39fb9ab36 his entire body overwhelmed him. Everything felt unbearably heavy.cd0eafef30c76795

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His legs gave out beneath c0a8df6d3a him. Unable to adjust b56c6e9e7a to the sudden 8d8d89dcd9 change, Baek Hwan 49a86294b4 staggered.8a72da3983f5faa6

Just as he 2f8cfdd4b1 managed to regain 483ae78959 his balance—52f4239321f09ef5

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Someone pushed through 0fed4eec76 the tall grass 92a81bc25b and called out 42b1439289 to him.62bc01df71056ddc

“Baek Hwan…?”ebdf752e547d5f41

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It was the very person a791466925 Baek Hwan had been looking 81ed9dd509 for.d1a1a03ee2a0eeab

“Why are you here?”efb02568329b08d8

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Shin Yeoul looked at him 026a6bf7da with wide eyes, clearly surprised 1df447b681 by the unexpected encounter.2220854df934eee3

Baek Hwan’s expression twisted as he looked at Shin Yeoul.8c951d2a0e32f336

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What on earth happened 492e46bb8a to you?aef9a695097b682e

The S-rank armor he ccc66f8861 was wearing was tattered 0d9f216ab3 and falling apart, and 2eb4ced0db his face was smeared 810d9f13b9 with dirt and dust, e045296fb2 leaving him looking utterly 8f5faf0d5f bedraggled.0c88cdc4bbdc7212

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And what was that 7e992d8e40 on his head?90dc593462bf252c

Feathers? Red feathers were sticking out of Shin Yeoul’s hair, and Baek Hwan raised an eyebrow.6e9aedbf4c627d89

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“….Well, you’re alive somehow. How are you holding up?”35e01316ee1514b2

“I’m better than you’d think.”17fbcbfe089960d3

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Shin Yeoul shrugged slightly, brushing 80975b8630 it off as if he b8c71013d9 were fine. But contrary to his words, a1536d655d his face was filled with ae35497f7a fatigue.8d18c372a1819911

Baek Hwan couldn’t help but look at him skeptically.b36c5c2b69bc95b8

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They had both fallen 3670080e8b into this strange place, 3f748a4bea stripped of most of 060d5c1494 their power.29f88d79d9774791

It couldn’t have been an easy time.31fe6af13ebd93e5

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While it didn’t look like Shin Yeoul had sustained any major injuries, the dark circles under his eyes, already prominent before, now threatened to reach his jawline.128b29af3a58162e

Baek Hwan rubbed his 0d23b1ab51 face, thinking of the 703d09e349 woman who had sent 4a79348953 them here.602986ee48bd8993

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As if Shin Yeoul hadn’t already been worn out enough.fdb22b10aaf2d965

Did she really 29aa57ff2b have to reduce 67f9a09e5d him to this 9a622ef28d state? That merciless woman!ca5c704432836c94

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“Hey. Are you really okay?”40bdffa494701655

Shin Yeoul, as 80e7b37baa always, insisted he f19e885697 was fine. But Baek Hwan asked 207b9f401b again, as if to 17683a0cc6 double-check.c43bfba13275c059

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“I’m fine. Really.”1014b9424593e6d0

Shin Yeoul gave him a faint smile, lightly tapping Baek Hwan’s arm as if to say not to worry.c14acc6a8d5b9744

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“It wasn’t easy with all the restrictions, but I managed to make it work.”25e269aa2d2412a7

Truthfully, Shin Yeoul’s condition was the least of his concerns.7fdbb604d562658b

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Though he had somewhat adjusted, the strange debuffs that had appeared since he’d entered this place had left him more drained and irritable than usual.57437f9a5c64d003

On top of that, he hadn’t eaten or slept properly in days.ebdbec0dbd0a11b7

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All he wanted ae63eece11 now was to 7b499bb97c leave this place 55cf9623c8 as quickly as a5256b41bc possible.356bf90f17e457aa

While he hadn’t expected Baek Hwan to end up here himself, it was still a relief.b34c29ba33d5e271

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Baek Hwan must 841743d208 have realized he 1e350426f7 had gone missing 1720e71378 and tracked him b9ba811945 down here.882a2187ced9e869

“Let’s get out of here. Where do we go?”d9eff3ce2bf7e011

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Shin Yeoul assumed 3c061fa790 Baek Hwan must fee69eeb8b have had a bfafbb0a51 plan, considering he c477ff60ee had come here a203a4512b himself.733270897388bc01

Normally, that would c003ae97e9 have been the fc3cb6f816 case.1a6f4adc17698c00

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But for some reason, Baek Hwan didn’t reply right away.dc194e43b9f753f8

“Um, Hwan-ah? You came to rescue me, right?”77ac863da2180ccb

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It was only after e903fda2c6 a pause that Baek 1064d6e2bb Hwan finally responded.1773c03510009901

“No. I got caught too.”97333002d585a902

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“…..”bc686dff7be9871f

A long silence 594482271b fell between them.fe37b546591d3132

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Hello. I am the Ranker Collector.a9ca785d229fcee5

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Somehow, I ended 42a025bf79 up kidnapping both aaf5691c0c Rank #1 and 4cce7b83c2 #2. Huhu.5e537a7d6e1e3f50

Isn’t it fascinating?3c40f3aa2d09cb92

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“My foot!”9eb7b923fb0d778b

I grabbed my hair in frustration. My brain couldn’t keep up with this sudden situation.e8c8dd72cde530ae

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Hey. What are you 29d3395ae1 going to do? What are you going 6719ca26fe to do about this?f828818fd1e55cac

I wanted to grab the 039a056aa7 system by the collar, even 209ab7a6dc if it was intangible. How was I a0407f3539 supposed to clean a7992cf922 up this mess?6bfc862e128dde3f

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“Spit them out! Spit them out right now!”f7667befbec67310

“Then unlock it!”b7a1866e01a44f85

Beep beep. It’s not possible, apparently.7fcb4e3fb06135a8

I was losing my mind.4309269aaa17af41

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Sure, there was 580b09f439 a dungeon in 1c275e2078 front of me. That meant there was 0ca837c3b8 a way to access 4bfc692724 the subspace.8e849e985fe727a1

But would it cacff74918 be faster to f76075fbde go in and b1dbdccb4f explain the situation, b73695c386 or faster for fde21a9a44 the rankers to 8899452af8 take my head f558314d42 off? Haha.ee4ba2283c622e86

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I’d bet on the latter.ba03142581d3c8a1

“There they are!”5f1fd7e3e995bcd4

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“Be careful, everyone. The stats are off the charts!”32e460a86f685454

What the heck?17ee4a429aa57256

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While I was hesitating, d8d0db4d7b voices echoed from beyond 2d01f59ce3 the door.46f24635b3150fb6

“This is really the end.”c3f119b768d886cd

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The approaching footsteps sent 52aa3bdd8d me into a panic. On top of everything a858597b94 else, now people were 8851ed432d gathering too? This was just adding d706e4a56b insult to injury.1ac8454a92987fd7

I really had b892632ceb to make a 1b8942588f decision.53b09bcec56b92fe

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Get caught by 185aa8d431 these people, get d276918285 interrogated about Rank eecb477520 #2, get accused 3c865a78e9 as the culprit, f188009196 and end up bd1d72fde8 signing some weird 6ecff1613e contract again.50ca1194b17494a7

Or escape to the subspace.d21692dfdc5dac7a

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“…..”67f01283ec84fd5d

It wasn’t much of choice. The answer was obvious.fb9c2574d683a72c

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Swallowing my tears, I 7368843369 took a step toward f6e2f548fa the dungeon.3315ef93ffa03b69

A few minutes ago, I was dying to get into this place. But now? I couldn’t be less thrilled.8392b1cfe5a70126

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Still, I didn’t have any other options.bc457c4f6ccecaac

Ugh, whatever. What else can I do?1468f0232d082d70

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Let’s just do it.16d6e347586844b8

They said the 55641eaad3 start of a 7a2aad9fa5 gate is supposed c8f4b78856 to be safe.307f13d599a0ebe5

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As long as I summoned the entrance, I’d be fine—so long as no monsters popped up the second I stepped inside.eeb806738dea2d6d

The moment I passed ed1dfa2773 through the dungeon gate, bf0d49e3a6 information about it surfaced c33586da77 in my mind.f540260d4c38136c

And then.802b53acd2729043

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Holy—!fd77186970c72a7d

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So far, the pressure from S-rank hunters like Shin Yeoul and Baek Hwan hasn’t even been comparable to this.65f188066b0fa799

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At least hunters have reason. Sadly, monsters don’t.02ab8e89291e1131

There was no da677c8ec3 way a creature 9c9655613b would show mercy 50f0bf73b0 to an intruder 1f41dc4fb9 in its territory.d1b65563ff62316e

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“Uooohhh!”1700db3018737951

A massive gorilla pounded 4defdef8e9 its chest and let 7792114f5e out a deafening roar.d9c93386d13a2ab5

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It was an S-rank monster.f846cf7fb0fa13f5

My ears felt b01f4f1a83 like they were 86f4e26a2b going to burst. My whole body shook violently. Just hearing its cry 235da8baeb made me feel like 53330fda52 I might faint.b4cb0095d5f8f10e

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I had to run. Instinct screamed at me 6cc8988670 to get out of bda2363bac here.b78d1ff2d3f424b9

Even though I knew the d1e400ada8 system would send me to 9449942c64 the subspace if I was 24811df2bb in danger, I was still a12a0d0b1a terrified.7f7dc99e975da3f4

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With trembling legs, I managed 48c56665ac to take a few shaky 68c8489cd7 steps backward.46d27c5a8a0c64c0

Boom! Bang!9406e85188ac0996

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It wasn’t far.c6579afe80b2d3f6

My movement seemed b573d2d796 to agitate the a95080ead5 gorilla further, and e3243bd199 it began stomping c910f74d9b wildly.1625d761ceb0cfde

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Fortunately, its intelligence 419e4007ad must have been 27883b5def low because it 07f85d4abc quickly lost interest 2fd8491953 in me and 078c2a5ad7 focused on thrashing 72faab5e2e around.91d4fb68b78a8bfd

But the destruction it 5a5fab0049 caused was unimaginable.d1ae3b34c9d8d973

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With a deafening 0bf336c167 crash, the ground b7006191c0 was torn apart, 544beae46d and nearby trees 2d10ff6a11 fell like dominos. The tremors were like cc287f9395 an earthquake, turning the d274afb427 entire area into a 14303062f7 wasteland.f06008df716bae83

Huffing, I quickly dove 3a9b59923a behind a nearby boulder 1794da3ac6 to avoid the flying 1457979c4b debris.d85d6e0c20bb3664

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Then, without hesitation, I shouted.14b954b628e38aaf

“Subspace!”97fccc25e2ba82ce

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My desperate cry summoned the 2f06c4697f system window. Thankfully, it was exactly 2fbd506f2d the option I needed.63164c40176d498f

I frantically tapped “Yes” multiple times.dfbe57a4bef5e908

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Just a few baef04c3ea steps away, a de27c1e8e7 door materialized.e50fed53dea6efde

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Creak. Through the slight opening, 33d2452ef7 I caught a glimpse 2dbb6ee7db of the familiar subspace b07de40596 scenery.d26073c0736ab51a

I couldn’t be more relieved.369b6226006721b6

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Finally.508482f594ac0e0e

I immediately moved toward the entrance. With the monstrous crashes sounding right behind me, I couldn’t afford to hesitate any longer.82a30badacaec7d7

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Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it to the subspace.09ba6d93dbefaac2

“Uooooh!”0b5523db15792d6b

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The presence I felt wasn’t something an E-rank like me could perceive.6d89f1c6384acd53

Late to notice the sound 48cb6c26d1 of another roar, I lifted 860b6235b7 my head and saw—21d538fcc4d8298b

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Dammit!10a5705a551d4211

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Another S-rank Monster Appears3b132644607962d0

Right in front of me.a45f50329237239f

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The monster suddenly appeared and 87ad1c4134 was already blocking the entrance 50ff3f433d to the subspace.089a0fb7c98b00a9

It was a 73a0e63c97 gorilla monster, so 6cefc9112c massive it looked d88dcb68d8 like it could 20ff5768e3 be the size 82b9c6ada8 of 20 grown 2f4458bef2 men.6faca45fec634ccf

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The creature swung its fist. There was no way I bd3e63b324 could avoid an S-rank attack.c19c23d050aac37c

What’s the deal with this “Slurp” skill right now?84969b4156cd9dad

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But that hope was futile.069c9251c34cecbf

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Hunted entities…?78edc8e79c27159a

There’s a restriction? Wait a minute, then how did Baek Hwan get Slurped?07ac4ba31782532c

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I had plenty of questions about the inconsistency, but this wasn’t the time to debate them.9ded75d2f9053949

It wasn’t exactly a skill I wanted to use while risking my life, but it activated nonetheless.cb5d4fc81f14796a

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A lush meadow. Towering trees.eb39118b35db76d9

When I carefully opened my 82d5368129 eyes, a familiar landscape came b03db9e182 into view.86f80503fb2012e9

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I had made it inside. Back to the subspace.c48d9db6bb011f85

Huff, huff!I collapsed onto the be340d2465 ground, panting heavily.6c60f9b134786252

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Ugh, I seriously hate this. Experiences like these b4fcfc2043 are the worst.b39d0eff9ecae623

Even though I’d managed to enter the subspace unharmed, the image of the monster’s attack inches away from my face was still vivid in my mind. I could’ve died.b80b5ea0c31b5bfa

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I took deep breaths, trying dc50de5e42 to calm myself down as 4c93a82164 I slowly lifted my head.cc44dade71f0e1bb

I glanced around. I needed to assess the dcb075f8da situation.ed7e6643e2157700

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There were traces of 86a5f7306e slimes beingslurpedall over the place. Pink liquid dripped everywhere.aa710016bfa4d13a

It looked like the boiling slimes had been dragged here as they were. Luckily, there didn’t seem to be any living slimes around.2cdc32edc6680f8f

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And the fact 3fc23383f1 that their remains 77c76b55dd were here meant 9db47a34dd that Baek Hwan, 7d18124034 who was alsoslurpedby the same 4083a0e5f6 skill, must be 4f256cfc82 here too.e329a8dd4cdb71a9

But…df8c5687fdd22fff

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So, where is everyone?c4b09219fa1d222b

Shin Yeoul and Baek Hwan met, didn’t they?4ab0d05bc7fcce0a

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It was something I’d confirmed after completing my contract with Baek Hwan. The two should definitely be together.643d15f644d8d0d4

“Map.”06783aa8fff7d0af

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I opened the subspace map.f3c461627d167065

Thankfully, the map 53437c516c displayed their locations.a5d9c78f28e1ae66

They were close by. Two blue triangle markers were 560a06693c moving.d32fa9a117adf5f5

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And they were moving 4b4f61e7f5 pretty fast.b34a92b34c9c8791

Even more, they were 924004aafa getting closer to me?de83eaf67c85060c

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On top of that, a 67319596ec yellow marker was following right 7674d42fe5 behind Shin Yeoul and Baek 3aabdf590a Hwan. The distance between them was 54c0a3b390 alarmingly short.b766e5bc5b4c78dd

Huh? But a yellow marker means…b588d221968a4902

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I was staring at the 40ee7e103d approaching markers when—107d6e8b0dd9719d

“Kok-kiooo!”41ab5d694983756a

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It was Koko, the chicken 4e02bdd643 of the subspace.dd69462d72744a87

What an incredible sight. Rank #1 and Rank 4a4232a659 #2 are being chased 9b89a7c876 by a chicken.e38607fa0dc42cf5

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I don’t know if I have the right to say this, but…4dfc99fd7ff8997c

They looked kind of pathetic.9d0999c592e867bf

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