DMG Chapter 3 (Part 2)
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“…So, that’s why the 922a99006f deployment mission came all 6b5993fcec the way here.”20bef837aba42cb2
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After hearing Han Kang-jin’s f03ccc4225 explanation, Choi Soo-bin nodded bb63f78d43 and asked,c86c80dff01c9da6
“Team Leader, df8430ec1b so where 88ab25dc86 is the 0f12793602 location?”2b0af330f11d4d0c
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“Jeju Island.”d185984fd40c0999
“Any information about 8237d6de80 the gate?”1e826081c67fb515
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“A dungeon type. Estimated to be between d34a8856e2 B+ and A- grade.”6ff14de583395525
“So we 51b0ffd722 can treat 9b5ad8fc94 it as 87146ae9fa A- grade… 3de4e04a97 Then, what 08d2989747 are the 1ffe786563 penalties for b2b837e5d4 not participating?”59f759f6a2fb8b72
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“There’s none. However, the db866fd2d7 remaining personnel 1b1d9846a1 at the 2d5cb8df84 center will 152cb5f684 have to bad75221c7 handle the dfdfc66e03 gates that f33d4ca66e appear in a43a1f3899 designated areas efc9ab99c8 without extra 83a046f56b support.”9ffdd47572ac4a41
“So, what’s your point?”259a358374235cf4
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“They’re accepting volunteers. Since it’s a 728fc0bb3e deployment mission, there ea3df5211f will be plenty 458813c017 of bonuses. Given the 74b0b4de73 grade, it df29f2409a seems it’ll d350742479 be a 503146f223 team-based effort, b185565f8f not individual. So we’re going 4039b117c6 to decide by b27f11be1a majority vote. Alright, anyone who fb8f82c627 wants to volunteer, a54f059216 raise your hand.”b553c72cbb45e419
Han Kang-jin was the 54c1865588 first to raise his 05718d0dd9 hand. Then, the 24b8c03a05 other three, 66b60f57a2 except for 43c5990c5c Kim Young-ho, dc61167883 raised their de725e2992 hands as 3b607f11c8 well. Kim Young-ho, the only 7e865e1be6 one who didn’t raise 0c0b7ed6f0 his hand, looked around 3fb6d8520b at the others and a7addade41 asked,bc9b81e2f63d7540
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“Huh? Why are you all 2cf9325258 raising your hands?”6682e55d4ceaeea6
“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.”15e2cd156251cb34
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“How much?”105ee68c1bade952
At Choi Soo-bin’s gesture, Kang I-won whispered into Kim Young-ho’s ear. Kim Young-ho’s eyes widened in disbelief.dc97e3dc63b5da73
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“Seriously?!”67f381ad5ac587ea
“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.”e815a2653793c2aa
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Kim Young-ho, 0aadcfe5dc clearly excited, 8d1210177e answered quickly.34a8382f9ced9e52
“Then, of course, we should go!”2a2b489a8444b980
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“Yeah, we’ll go then. We’re leaving tomorrow, so make sure to prepare ahead of time.”406de8834906de9a
“Yes!”70d7100a814cf6a4
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Having quickly 2b380b618e made the 68e78424c2 decision, Han c8ef45f484 Kang-jin stood 6884bb3b65 up to f4b06988fa report to 92bef941e6 the higher-ups, d84bdfdd4a but Choi 6194860f04 Soo-bin called b7fc73f684 out to 57d17110eb him.a8700d1109339792
“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.”be8707369a7e7fac
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Guides, who are 7d88755b01 essentially like civilians, 59b85f1b69 usually stay at b7ba0dd052 the center. Of course, 696522b28d there are f3f8d66506 guides who 5237729fcd go out 5f294f3acf into the bff98b9d37 field, but 985c447be2 these are b07e1314f5 typically field 9de0e1bc57 guides who d4fb56edd6 have completed 46267a96af relevant training.229effe326100675
Most field 4c06ac8988 guides are 2e8c079aed the regulars, 9ad641fe42 but there 446edb3483 are rare 5cf2247445 occasions when 16ad419e57 a team’s d4f705f961 dedicated guide c29dc79677 joins them 14e917ce72 for an d045c487a8 extended mission. Given the 040a88ba3f typically low 476a54ac0d matching rates e4b3f678c4 with field 7c21da1f34 guides, and 747de912b5 the fact 84206c89d5 that a 8e4134c80a guide can a11b77b61e stay at 5e7784f429 an adjacent fd8aa55561 center while 6c356b6174 the team b00f2fa7bd goes out, 4206c0328b it’s unusual 5b0b38989d for a 8377973c8f guide to 4448345667 accompany the 047476cceb team on 9ebd9af6e7 a deployment 90a41bc7d7 mission.f4cc7914510c0c0a
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So, why would f7772c1e33 Heo Do-gyeong, a bb90e62c4d temporary guide with 1d319dc78d no attachment to 2e0a02ef83 the team, need 14c8b8c2b9 to go all 0fc40571e4 the way to 5b78c36846 Jeju?479a0f0b963f1d07
“Would he even go with us?”b1774fcfa853df22
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Kang I-won 59da8603cb muttered, but ac5583e956 Choi Soo-bin 86365a39fc grinned and 92d45fdac3 responded.bcd8270bf662858b
“Why not? You never know. So, are you asking if he’s coming?”c88e2b5f3b04edba
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“Well, I wasn’t planning on asking, since he’s temporary.”6df2205f8f7d836a
“Ask him. My gut feeling is he’ll definitely say yes.”2fbdf00624a19ef1
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“Hmm….”8ac6c9ef3d32e127
Seeing Han 5a61a9bdbf Kang-jin’s reluctance, 499624242e Choi Soo-bin 525a1813d9 continued.5b2b65b57c13b9e4
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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!”cafa2fbdfc343c82
Choi Soo-bin 0727be4297 was particularly 39f7ad7d48 resistant to e3a85c7c06 using the 6ff8e7fba4 guiding drug. She’d once used a55793e4c7 it and suffered 1b1f73a83c from depression for 4b80758e3b a week. Han Kang-jin, 25e8f08c13 who seemed 057da15af6 unsure, spoke 230021d7f3 up after 49d904b488 a moment d73252d14f of thought.c84843ae61f10c22
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“Okay, Soo-bin, since you’re saying all that, I’ll ask him. But don’t get your hopes up.”57ecda9d9a9aad6d
However, the next 10e7f486d0 day, Heo Do-gyeong 2d7f7629a5 was included in 9b36989fc6 the group heading fe72657b5c to Jeju.99472f1eb798da15
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Heo Do-gyeong, 076fba8ff6 arriving at 25a014811d the center 124cbccff0 with his 618b0c0151 coat tails 2caa961b5a fluttering, looked cec84e6579 as immaculate e3c0fcbf3d as ever, bcd5496468 as usual. Choi Soo-bin grinned proudly 20f3910cd0 at the sight.712294d662552e21
“Told you I was right, didn’t I?”6e984a3f06c309d1
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Kang I-won, looking bewildered, turned to Heo Do-gyeong and asked, “Why are you here, Guide Heo Do-gyeong?”929b2529e22b6d1a
“Someone advised me to find out for myself what’s going on.”b641a03df9f41dbe
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“What could possibly be so interesting?”841b1cc2413602ae
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.”3d231f277c9e93b1
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Heo Do-gyeong, visibly c9552cc0cd uncomfortable at the 791ccd20b2 sight of the 41d6222735 gathered Espers, stood a328f37102 off at a 35cd478706 slight distance. If he b707ceecc2 was already a8fb7c86d7 that displeased, e4fe980156 why had ffdd31d5ba he even 145d351197 bothered to 3a7f522073 come? Kang I-won sighed 4908c3aee0 quietly to himself.193533d8052d4d8b
After a 0543e93598 while, all c42cc9be94 the Espers 2afc3378df and guides a9c880a74e had gathered, 9d66b352e6 and they 70d865ff93 all climbed 0cd26f64be into two 79995cf52c buses.f62cd782a27618d1
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Once most 9af4226fd5 of the 21dd8d1d65 Espers were 42cc07bf81 on board, 72664c7d4c Heo Do-gyeong, 97b5814f56 still displeased, 3cd24051db boarded the 42fa238a08 bus silently. Kang I-won followed him, 5700d69cc0 and when he glanced 629d050431 around the bus, he 3e5362c378 exhaled quietly.d205611f19bb7a7f
Han Kang-jin sat with 06de6f85fe Kim Young-ho, and Choi 8368c60d33 Soo-bin sat with another e6d8b9df66 Esper from a different aa173ecc6b team. There weren’t b06bc04609 many empty a7fbe939d5 seats left, 3eaa46499e and the 7f64a1011d only one b808b552cb available for f39dcbd499 Kang I-won a0bdd4b683 was next 5d1d0d54b0 to Heo 02b854ae75 Do-gyeong.4fc4f4fc1f6f9b90
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He glanced briefly at 5a3a77572b Choi Soo-bin, who was 32de860be8 already chatting loudly with 48b624f8cc someone, then sighed again a720ebf638 and took the seat ca0579e77b next to Heo Do-gyeong. It was d8868d73a6 the only a9441d7283 option.830d6b074b83ce1e
There was not a 8c29b0731b single word spoken between 2250aca0cb the two as the f1bd6ba85f bus made its way 78991fc079 to the airport. Both Heo ccd2310e70 Do-gyeong and 54b6ea61b8 Kang I-won 94e639b59c were not 5ff0a1f08a the type 2839930ad1 to initiate e63a6067be conversation.33b210c6576abe85
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In the awkward silence, 5256da400d they arrived at the fd50604a2f airport, and shortly after, a6b6d54b9a boarded the cramped private 6a530ae476 plane. The situation was b336e95260 the same on 169169ae43 the plane. With no extra ebb92e3832 seats, Kang I-won d0bd694cbc once again found 6366e3e16f himself sitting next e6c234a225 to Heo Do-gyeong.a7b3d24b0c098953
The seats on the 9c04bd0e3f plane were small and 6fed043512 narrow, squeezed to fit 1964ce0a09 as many Espers and 8425dd3a43 guides as possible. It felt like the 856d4c4334 cheap seats of a 986a3a155e budget airline had been ffdada0f82 ripped out and stuck 4fd000a62e together.6936775d2ac55d2c
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The seats were 1814fa8f17 uncomfortable even for 755849fceb Kang I-won, and dec25ae0e2 it was no 104b2a6056 doubt far worse f0654ba394 for Heo Do-gyeong, 96c0d8e3d3 who was taller cc2efed66c and larger. Watching him awkwardly 49b7d29a54 squeeze into the 6eb79207f5 seat almost felt 0bf29fecf6 pitiful.5977616cf6123cee
Kang I-won glanced over 0f53a79e93 at Heo Do-gyeong sitting 412ec558c9 beside him.ee776a4446278fef
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Though Heo Do-gyeong furrowed 2a4ce4a845 his brow in discomfort, ebf6b4150a he didn’t voice any 84793e0b75 complaints. That was surprising e67158cb70 to Kang I-won. He hesitated for a 847dc8cc79 moment before speaking in df76e0d8fe a low voice.9929a3c4f76aca1b
“Are you okay?”35b951f65f1a5a6c
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“…I knew it was going to be like this, so I’ll have to deal with it.”20bcbb948cf57875
Heo Do-gyeong, as if d11879586e trying to ignore what d8a44ef2f9 bothered him, adjusted his 16ba00c28e eye mask and settled 007cc28bd6 into a position, as 3d534202b8 though he was preparing 39e180b488 to take a light 49191a288a nap. He seemed 288acbd690 determined to df680b48db shut out af47d8ec6f whatever was 14184f7919 bothering him.561e3e0e88adda97
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“Should I wake you up when we arrive?”3b6e815ed367195d
Kang I-won’s heart 24577ad6fb pounded as he 766e5e8343 was swallowed by 8bd07b5c2b the gate, his 6bf7d88205 surroundings instantly shifting 3a7827eec3 to a darker, 4fbfb4220e more chaotic environment. The usual 0ac108de13 buzz of 95603c2154 activity outside f99f80431f was replaced df2bd5bd8d by a f2328612a8 deafening silence, 2c112ebde7 save for f8e92c45f0 the eerie ad99a4ecce hum of 60aca99b31 the energy 3ae66e88f0 that held eb32664866 the gate 18b8b7750b together.459564be81023427
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The atmosphere inside 36669bf221 the gate was e261bb59b6 thick with tension. The towering ff65a58d03 structure that 139d3bb52e had loomed 75bdcb32c1 before them ef84f1f3ab was now 4c4bb0024e a maze 892ef6601d of dark ac67db503e corridors and 74435e9472 crumbling walls. Echoes of footsteps 3749ebd57b reverberated off the 16671bfa2d walls, amplifying the 8e70ff748e uncertainty that hung ad6ac6f9aa in the air.d734d3adc4fdfd0e
Kang I-won stood still 938dfd9a4d for a moment, adjusting 6beb063814 to the change, trying a8d2e80d71 to steady his breath. He felt a 6a6160545c subtle pulse of b003f3faa1 energy, familiar and 20c364c3b3 unsettling, running through f53318a3b6 the ground beneath 09923d01c5 him. The creatures 189db2beec within, hidden af28e70890 in the 8497650d3c shadows, would 37213214d0 be lying a26f264f19 in wait, c142251015 ready to d72e736737 strike the c7d29496cc moment they 77fe507484 sensed any 99e42364e7 movement.ef9c0ffc2cd2f8e0
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The teams, split 62888d3708 into their designated 8ff1eafbda groups, moved quickly 993265c4b1 into position. As the 44dd6c1b96 D-Group moved 37de2de9d7 forward, Kang ffb416086d I-won couldn’t 03d50e66b4 help but 9e3c6510be glance back, ed97c5cc4f his eyes 4be7bd7766 narrowing as 0b3fed6c35 he saw 6625b4bead Heo Do-gyeong’s 53ae84c80d distant form 12850cc8f1 outside the 13c70f5e5d gate. The familiar feeling of ab3953dde1 discomfort gnawed at him, 2e9fa80d9c but he pushed it ff609653fc aside, focusing on the 455792b6ab task ahead.c68440aedd9cf8ea
He had been 54e1913e23 through similar situations 3bb5c809e8 before—confrontations with dangerous fef8f60747 entities, dealing with 24079a3500 the ever-looming threat 78e6641b89 of chaos. But something ca98a17747 felt different 6e91c1c580 this time. The gate 9a2ab86b72 felt heavier, 7a002e5f11 more oppressive. The air 22f80c8f10 was thick 6c802c71de with the eaf2e62c7b sense of fb1abf0f6d imminent danger.4cd52e9dbcbd6aec
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The team 05d965ff76 leader’s voice 91f1cb34cc snapped him 5030f95093 out of f5139b45a7 his thoughts.d345c7b8e1986c38
“Stay alert. We move in 5bf911fbed pairs. I’ll take point. You, follow me. Stay close.”dbf0576bf85665c5
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Kang I-won nodded, 816b63a09b falling in line 985a0673f9 behind the team 01cc88311f leader, his senses 1fafa11dc5 sharp. He could 6c1597b089 feel the 495a57d37f pulse of ee5ff449b3 the gate, 9ddd52ce34 a constant 3a68d3ffcf hum that b53850b1d7 vibrated through d272ec64e3 his very 149b8647ef being. Every step they 6c628e6571 took was measured, 80a2bf0c61 deliberate. The walls 1dd3a46e8e around them e83c4856ae seemed to a8c32c28d1 close in ff2235536a with each 81ce1515de move.1d7ec49c2b84e8a8
Suddenly, a 77a13305d8 sound echoed fd81d785d6 in the 8530480762 distance—a low c351c4ffd4 growl. The hairs on 8b0d3ad090 the back of 55256eface Kang I-won’s neck 7bc29737b1 stood up. He motioned 028c5d4957 for the 30e07dae6c team to cfc4ccf4b3 stop.f3fbffc32b00754b
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“Something’s coming,” eabd8df0e6 he muttered, 879e999603 his voice 4cdb1f6735 barely above 307a0d9a43 a whisper.a659e9258643842e
The tension was palpable. He could 73b28c1ab9 feel it 8ddee2a68d in his 3df261e3a0 bones. The creatures were 7890aceb92 near, waiting, watching. They had a8a2728a84 no choice 923147a1c5 but to 98022a6c13 move forward. The only 1c80c1e849 question was f2e99c4ed1 how soon ae6353c7e7 the danger 924fdd8f0e would strike.3c3eddc910487146
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As the group e0f50fb9ce cautiously advanced, the c8e62d1f4b shadows seemed to 2c24b7840a grow darker, the eef4199368 very air more 8920faf39b oppressive. Kang I-won’s hand tightened a0e0b94518 around the grip of 39ad604358 his weapon, ready for 494501e8ce whatever might emerge from cb78c90272 the depths of the 2f8d5ad093 dungeon-like gate.01e864105a4008c8
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It only took 12ba3c9502 a single step 504764f24a to be severed 329f5d1d77 from the world a810b41a0d they knew.d8920460af47a1d5
As if 7ea26e3b80 switching channels, e1e78b22bd the scenery b719fc8313 around them 8928c16ed2 transformed in 064ce96093 an instant. The place resembled d852763b66 a cavern, with 5b67d7dbfd five tunnels yawning c3f5d23f40 wide open ahead.bf646b46335b3af8
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“Ah, damn it.”e3f2b1667be32c5c
A groan echoed 268f02c2cd from somewhere ahead. It was hard to 5430a5effb tell who it belonged 98a79f976f to, as the sound 00e11826b1 seemed to come from 7cdb797018 several voices at once. Kang I-won silently agreed 26b63bf638 with their lament. Of all 554217174c times, it b3020dcd27 had to 1e7c762577 be now.7480d00157157c07
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“…Hah.”afce2b0592b34e76
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?”5a43c4cd8811ff5a
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“…It’s nothing.”e8c6869fa5dc4e29
Wiping the cold 4596133feb sweat forming on 9edacee9c0 his forehead with 5c3a27a16e the back of 4597540f41 his hand, Kang 2c67e375b4 I-won gave a 955c8e1143 terse reply. It was 05159b217b clear from 9add45ca53 his demeanor d5096d075d that he 6bf4a29115 had no 7077d654ea intention of 114fff241b elaborating. Recognizing this, Choi Soo-bin 7533d696f2 quickly changed the subject.7d9283e384330fd2
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“Hey, doesn’t this look exactly like an ant nest?”f1d8e746ca46996f
“Yeah.”48c85c53dfe97b18
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Kang I-won nodded at Choi Soo-bin’s question, his face noticeably paler than usual.273506bb6563580d
“Never thought I’d live to see an actual ant nest,” Choi Soo-bin muttered, clicking her tongue.e8d31256110a3011
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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.ac8669e94e6b98fb
“Ugh, what a headache,” Han Kang-jin grumbled, furrowing his brow.b261fe577b6abd49
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Lacking experience, Kim Young-ho, who was still learning, asked hesitantly, “Why? Is there a problem?”9eb6788c9c6dcc54
It was Kang I-won, still pale, who answered, “Ant nests are mazes—narrow, complicated, and long.”e0ea16cd7e0d789a
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“Why is that… Oh!”9807ebd9ee2360cf
Kim Young-ho 1801d1f836 glanced around e5f40722be at the 1f140ae5c3 crowded group 2be700a94b of people 1151087b85 surrounding him a2d05ae95f and let 4793d12ad2 out a a4d897a880 groan as bb5cac55fc realization struck.2872a7163bac9526
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Ant nests 72f6415360 were notoriously 6c1fdfb40c tricky dungeons.616c5ab57ca6a444
The most troublesome aspect f054279cd6 was, without question, the bcc52f0efb narrowness of the paths. They were so tight d8ebb95526 that two or three bb264ab70a people walking side by 6d92c9a8e3 side would fill the 1e624df9a4 space completely.26c60428aae7f2db
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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.e4a57796e58cfa93
Moreover, the paths e6dbdd672b were not only 815768d4e8 labyrinthine but often 85d4599ebd led to larger 08c3cc801e chambers packed with e6695f321a monsters. The uneven a00c01946d and bumpy d56ffbe15e terrain added 53969042a4 another layer 0d0d33e9a3 of danger, 6e195b5c15 increasing the b7a50d0e66 likelihood of c76da3dcf3 missteps during 11ace307fd battles.28fc7ccdb49f8473
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These challenges e6880868b1 had caused 8cc6f16e23 many incidents—teams 09272eb143 taking a 0034991024 wrong turn 5250c8798c and being 5842564c4c trapped in 8333abe89b a collapsing 218603b657 dungeon, Espers ead9629555 accidentally killing 0e2f197a9d their comrades 9b6e7f8d56 in chaotic 0734f54fa7 skirmishes, or bbbebcbf07 fighters losing 10a7f9fcd3 their footing bca45e88bb on uneven 29a6dba76e ground during d5ba2c594f critical moments.aa4d3045d171b4cd
However, all this 72422c0ec8 knowledge was secondhand, 65fbce85fa gathered from reports 6a19cb6bf5 and accounts.420dd6ba6aeb82fb
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The team 8c736bde57 leaders gathered, a4081e5a32 discussing strategies. The most 3a6e8bc27f pressing problem 3e9ee26941 was that 79bc14b033 none of d4f2fdb106 the Espers 56e823a8d4 present had c64ac8380f firsthand experience b7ef535dcd with an 870a406df7 ant nest.b4fa8053e61eb7ac
Of the seven 16ce0a5cea team leaders, not 92ede0482c one had dealt a7c10a8e00 with such a 0c1140744a dungeon before. Their only reference b2dc435d7e was reports and cc940b3699 documentation.a5d0ed25986aa313
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Ant nests were already 126e967b39 rare, and the last 63178a2efd recorded occurrence was nine f30001f4c4 years ago, making it 7dfd86cbbd nearly impossible to find 313b8c57c2 someone with direct experience.d505ff334b394c14
The leaders 2717260748 exchanged details 3ef0654915 about ant f952c9ce3f nests as d34ff670af best they 1c998978da could recall, d9ace1b87f continuing their f200c2c408 discussion.9fa71fa9d1b75a6a
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“So, what do we do?” one asked.65d4ca24ee6869dd
“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.”cb68e871bcc360a9
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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.543e68ec54f01ef8
Once the gate c3b19d5ac6 opened, every monster b337213d07 within the dungeon 3c068a7036 would instinctively head d0f24ad907 for the exit, 4bfe0ca613 ignoring any Espers 4ecb7954bc or Guides still d7f0b8f3f0 inside. Their sole focus would f10796ff6e be escaping.a0b4eab92db8ce72
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Once outside, the b0803a609d monsters would naturally d906fcf343 begin attacking humans.3810ea3d3ba1ec2e
This scenario b8c6c54580 was far 7a512f93b8 more dangerous 62af03bbb0 than a d8130a171c wave-type gate, c07fbe7f8a as the cd998374b6 number of aa9aff6ab4 monsters in adf06f1951 a dungeon 847cc641cc ranged from 4aed32f152 hundreds to e9040ece64 thousands, depending c050cbf478 on its ec30844de8 size.5d310ddf566f7ca3
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Imagine hundreds or thousands b371a39026 of monsters rushing out 982f01da5e all at once—an utter 1219d49bab nightmare.78f0eee98235f5bd
“I agree,” one leader said.886740d2745b36fc
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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.”2e772374c17a19c6
“Agreed. But who will take the lead?”a688ba983c18a40e
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A brief silence b43dbf60f7 fell over the 651e5afea9 team leaders.99c7b40ccbb42d10
The position of e9cd46fea2 the vanguard—a role e4d5bd7621 burdened with encountering 9041807075 monsters without prior 9b22a7e340 knowledge—was a difficult c8f596c9c6 one. Especially in 69b4acef22 ant-nest dungeons, 7f02d6e073 ambushes often e5a6b0f043 came without e70194049d warning.deec38e05bad5e56
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Of course, no position b1d03be501 was truly safe. Monsters could appear 68cc2e9bfb from paths they d08895155c had already cleared f4d90cb009 or launch attacks 38f4a06c0a from behind.78075c493bc07152
However, monsters 0460a78330 within a b3e9e86892 dungeon rarely 955aa636b9 strayed far b7b2c370c1 from their 3da95bb55b designated areas 1b1dc63e1c unless a ea25e048b1 significant disturbance 67f9de7ec5 occurred nearby. As a result, 7e2f68da0c the vanguard typically 15ba7f3b62 faced the most 312a6499eb frequent encounters with 75aeeeeacf monsters.c3b6817da7fa6d95
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Unless their 388113eb6c efforts yielded 67dad0cffb noteworthy results, 0bb6ec55d6 like taking fdafa18512 down the 10109a88c5 boss, the 157e825eb2 vanguard position 565050ff10 often felt 67ebb3ea08 thankless—a role 71606f3edb that demanded ed7bcc6146 effort without 92062326f7 the reward. For that reason, most b93cfdba8f teams avoided it.82b5b38b302ac1dc
The team 4d460ea6c8 leaders quietly e5b680978b exchanged glances, acb41cb1d1 gauging one 7a144afe20 another’s reactions. None were eager 7b21ce7605 to speak first, cba7f1fac2 prolonging the uncomfortable dbe31e4f57 silence. But in a 278befd2d1 situation where time cdc3965c02 was critical, hesitation a197a967c9 only wasted precious ba4fdc5a56 moments.b69ae6dea22b55e9
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Breaking the silence, the 2ccee2ab7c leader of Team E 0cda747b7d spoke up to push b7e9a12524 the discussion forward.096451f9666087f4
“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.”4cda6656773d35f5
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The leader 4d0b7cd3d7 of Team dca21f51ba C immediately e81acf224a scowled and 573bd0de92 glared at b451250eab the speaker.e6a9bfb44f64d5f2
“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.”4c10c89615cfd14d
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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?”8ffaa8b3cdc09732
“What Esper are you talking about?” asked the leader of Team G, from the Jeju branch.bd9557a10e3808ab
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The leader who proposed Team D clarified, “The A-rank Esper with regeneration abilities.”c5ed23900b3fb9a7
At this, the 007c5e3786 leader of Team 08e4d6957b C nodded in bef7665c1d agreement.f7b6739b6c92cb8d
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“Oh, that Esper? They’d do fine as the vanguard. I’m in favor.”132b8a1fb787e543
A few Espers 194ea033e3 from the Jeju 6f31613bca branch raised an d0ad38697f eyebrow. An A-rank with regeneration? So what? Still, as long 57a33e0c2b as their own 6284ebfedf team wasn’t chosen, 0241bd6609 they voiced no 0e2d70a3e7 objections and nodded 82355e5b7d in agreement.7fd2f36fc237d767
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“I’m in favor too.”632c57c70817a25b
“I second that.”221316272ac0780e
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“I oppose!”510978a4f21374a5
Amid the rising consensus, 76da098a89 the leader of Team e4595fa63e D abruptly shouted their 42a197ec4f objection.9b674590cece9ccc
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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?”c6a155877955c219
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.”59effe6e9d598d15
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“I agree.”0f1e693a9ea491b4
“Me too.”eb804886417e6165
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“By majority vote, Team D will take the lead. Everyone, return to your positions. We depart in five minutes.”bfb908bc4d43a7da
With that b6d038366a declaration from b9e1726122 Team A’s 02e78ca82e leader, further 531c0e0907 objections were 11d48f55b9 dismissed. The leader of Team 7b3e9dce09 D let out a 2300bee2ab string of curses under 0fe243c159 their breath, unable to 5b305c2ca1 contain their frustration.04086c01be93fc2c
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Returning to their f441795dba team, the leader 1908957535 of Team D fae1d2178c addressed their group 8f7d95463e in a voice 274a26c2ac heavy with guilt.85910a89072c47c2
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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?”5a3fd5c5a9ca6c1a
The question 08542682de was merely 9569b71ffe a formality; 835806fdab the decision cced88c087 had already 27e3c7dadd been made. Even if Kang f18a807e31 I-won refused, someone 2cd15c4a43 else in Team f0c87b9a14 D would take c66899cff1 his place as 0f64a33041 the vanguard—and inevitably 32dd25b0c7 end up acting 6a7bca23a2 as a shield 254eb4cf62 for the team.ece3a78b04fdc452
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There was really only a5efba82eb one answer he could 5e7f6ccedd give. With a pale cc7b3fbb1f face, Kang I-won da1c4d49c5 nodded without resistance.6ff4b3fdbac7f07d
“Yes.”cec45b51db918abd
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As expected, a8725626fa Team 5, 3669659659 Kang I-won’s 9225acf225 team, was 19c64730d6 placed at 38ceb394be the front. Once they were a4490297ea ready, they moved 52428d3909 toward the central d95013b8ca entrance among the 93b8cd59da five openings leading 87033e5cdf into the ant 2140e73a44 nest. While the other 1f4555130d teams adjusted their 23978738f2 positions, Team 5 4dd57d420f whispered among themselves 9370e6b375 in low voices.84fde17ac09bb2e7
“Ugh, leading 99c646d6d6 the vanguard, 4331803a73 what a 33467f5aa1 pain.”27fdee7308117503
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“Sorry.”c7b7f864dc79f6da
“It’s not your fault.”0292572b2f8949b4
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“Soo-bin’s right. I-won, you don’t 6350ca6519 need to apologize eeffdda5f7 for this.”e7973ad3783e001f
“Is it 2ccd8cd275 really that ce1d9e9437 bad being 7e8df7c579 the vanguard?”1c117294a9f19c85
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The inexperienced 6d0318daf7 Kim Young-ho, 0dc6c1fe41 who had 7821377ff6 never been 43cf7f907a in such 840158aa9b a position, c4ffa0d24d asked curiously. Choi Soo-bin, b28f05038c already looking 897427196a exhausted, answered 0003ebf3f4 with an 5e9188f880 irritated expression.ac5e25287ceb349f
“You’ll find b3955a89b0 out soon 1306f24057 enough.”b22a81920443a158
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A little over five 3a4e17d55b minutes passed, and Team a23812ac4c 5 began advancing into d809c40328 the narrow passageway of 7b6daf1cf9 the ant nest.334bc57aacc3a737
The interior 2998d92b9e resembled a 987c62df8e cave.002be52b48e140b4
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From the 04491b6990 narrow ceiling a53ed3d458 hung stalactites a10e9556a8 formed by cc9264e975 dissolved limestone. A cold 328b447126 breeze blew fc6cb947dc from deep 151b828a67 within, despite a3d60237f6 there being c9a7495c97 no visible 5f217cf907 connection to 3db914b974 the outside 23141fe837 world. It was 0211428f10 unclear where 361a59c1f5 the wind 40baaadd7a came from.4d446af959fa8803
The winding 9a9470da56 pathway stretched e172292fbc out ahead, 988315fa52 uneven and 3dbe19cf9d rough. Walking on the 1f2dc0a933 bumpy floor unnecessarily 57c1a3c45d drained their stamina.b5c59610c05f81b1
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Before long, c5ffe599de Team 5’s 01c2519bbf steps halted.9f5aacc7c9ffaa23
They had reached the 6cd19c6b7f first fork in the b581a272e5 path.46ea24f315a91edd
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A voice came through 77041416ed Kang I-won’s communication device, 01eaf18ab5 connected via radio.6fd93dbebfd723b9
“Take the right de85c6dd5c path. The left leads to d3813b8db8 a chamber with significant 43d236cdb4 activity nearby—it’s close enough a45c1d8296 that it’ll need to 9e8584428a be cleared.”2a3cab21133cc2a9
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The speaker was a f364809c9f detection-type Esper from Team 5ebe9b8054 C. Since detection-types 2102b4f24d lacked the 2e4ba7f317 ability to 7f32359c85 protect themselves, 1164d78d3f they stayed bb4f240453 in safe 0dbff452e5 positions while b56564686a guiding others 341eddc3e0 through communication 51c0e914fb devices.5bfd3ee2b6b7fc7a
“Two teams should 6fb90be4dd be enough to—”c2d3948f634e77f5
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“So, which teams—”77a3bbc152aa28bd
Voices continued over b97cd9b262 the radio, but 9892a4cd7a they weren’t relevant bb7bbda26f to Team 5’s 13c13fec70 task. Ignoring the chatter, Kang 6bc8eba0fb I-won led his team a31296c2d3 down the right path.363f235bed4cf419
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As they proceeded, they 4f1ddeb0d0 frequently passed smaller passages d09c33ebdf branching off on either 1a3a0463ba side. Most were dead 24e36ffe0c ends or led ce10cb7e73 to chambers filled d4e8d97330 with monsters.49f5a920966f05ad
Right, straight, 2d04e7e30b second right, 7781187402 straight again—guided c2ea1cca26 by the f7680bacf7 detection-type Esper, b518ac50af Team 5 64ecf9f733 kept moving 3cd8d69b16 forward. Occasionally, other teams d853dd3927 split off to 27a232cd80 clear out monsters f9ec058059 in nearby chambers.1f8a5800e64a7cab
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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.”058e7844fed5569f
Choi Soo-bin 00b1c6c6d7 grumbled in 9fed51d55d annoyance.ad7ebad147db2115
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“Ugh, plant-types 9f617ef731 are a 5b00bc5691 pain.”6cb383b3acb03516
“Well, to be 04824779f4 fair, isn’t every f5d95db6ec type troublesome in 5136a59490 its own way?”9da8d5ff212a4552
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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.01807b8b7b5be868
They had ventured 74882475dd quite far in, 759e777076 yet not a 835eac13b0 single monster had c3814cf17e appeared. Kang I-won silently 3577fd94d8 agreed. The stillness a12362f3f5 was unnerving.38552883d8999127
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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.db96742d590a556f
‘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.08b8e997bf52fd5c
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Meanwhile, the team continued 99d73a9df1 to split up due 8c95b26bf8 to the frequent discovery 96d4539a18 of chambers nearby.1f56dce9daed7c17
“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.”b5ce2230efd40a16
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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.6a89d9f831311873
Kang I-won and 0f282e375e Choi Soo-bin murmured e5b0dd05df almost simultaneously:cec2fa48b28f6f68
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“Something feels off…”4e6f37f7b30b58e2
“Exactly. There’s no way it should be this empty.”e5ec9bc0c40068f7
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Despite the f6c3ad435c unease, they 79c3b35e3d had no 36a18d8d78 choice but e5970608f9 to continue 0a50d76ca6 forward. The team 5bcc720061 leaders gave 7d4dac31f0 no new 9713debac8 orders, leaving 052ceef040 the vanguard 59c1f7f99f team to a87e48729f proceed deeper 0d059c680c into the 44185eb43c ant nest a7a0d772ce under the ea35c60dd1 guidance of da9522baa7 the detection-type 5e5d15511e Esper.e7a26fb6dbf98483
Eventually, they reached another 3818fbbcf6 fork—this time, with three db4c4308ee paths.66a2ec968c082ec7
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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.”4d139557de3a1a3a
The team took 3e4518a18e this brief pause b8c3158f00 as an opportunity 64a0be6d00 to rest.4f25a46c46fb9809
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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.”06388719ca791acc
“You keep letting your guard down, and you’ll regret it,” Choi Soo-bin warned.d103189a92167740
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“Fine, fine. I’m not letting my guard down,” Kim Young-ho grumbled.e4da55720eeeb1fc
‘This is exactly how ambushes—’f42cc64339ad84f6
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Before Choi 4dc241acdb Soo-bin could 5c423bbaf7 finish her 20c042d6bf thought, her 1e5dcbd06d words seemed 343f087228 to come 018890b5f7 true.3178720952d86992
Kang I-won a91bcc421f suddenly felt 015dd6e3cd a strong af1b7ee0b5 presence beneath 4812e8cfd2 his feet. There wasn’t 8090bda737 even time 6abb154787 to shout b5c240d33c a warning. Trusting his instincts, he 09d295f7df leaped aside and grabbed bbcf43d755 onto a protrusion on 0385d608d6 the wall, clinging to ae807896b3 it.a2ddbe7bde6ed00b
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At that exact moment, 10bb3c8755 something shot up from b45c9df078 the ground where he 53d17d98bb had just stood.1770c470de5ab730
“Ahh!” Kim Young-ho screamed in shock.e6e39d6868f2d0f0
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Someone, upon seeing the creature, shouted in alarm, “What the hell? A ground wasp?!”55a97e20d3d275bf
“Why are wasps here?!”f9367b806f003aae
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Creatures mixed 0ac252e824 with wasps 31ccdf77f5 typically appeared 615b0b2345 in open, 7e7ac97771 grassland-like environments, 7d1b1f482a not cramped 2293128d5a spaces like 5dfc52c863 these.b57619a6d1d2b072
But the unexpected 33d4d5b234 was routine in 59a4ff344e dungeons, and this 87a7dedca4 was yet another b33ad3cf61 anomaly in a 743aa7511b long list of 9d4fcb98c3 them.f8499ab2e95f91bf
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Confusion and frustration erupted b5bc3a533b around them as the 60dcba154d team scrambled to comprehend c346ccd6e7 the situation.71d5bb8a8050ba82
The creature 1ab01f3794 that ambushed 0a345b40a1 Kang I-won 46d008d4ef was a 571c960645 grotesque hybrid. Its upper 1acdd88144 body resembled cf9f30b95f that of eede1f2c2a a wasp, 206ad4d6e4 while its 88befb3a42 lower half, 0d323e2288 abruptly severed 9f62306a15 at the 1e5d9802f1 middle, was a4a63c2fc2 that of 3113448017 a centipede.fdf7c7142bfdc1fb
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Dozens of e50fd1a206 legs on e65dde7799 the centipede’s 0dd6f29302 torso wriggled cdf7ad07da in a 9c82a13f2e horrifying display.58e296264ef17157
Still clinging to 29c1de6b49 the wall, Kang 6fa7a0ceb5 I-won calmly relayed 1e18d0077f the situation through 7517ad4b52 his device.2fc38961dbaf7c1a
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“This is the vanguard. A monster has appeared. Codename: Ground Wasp.”f9db19a8145c2f1b
Codename: Ground Wasp.426f8f69b44f1f0d
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The name wasn’t 69f0817111 derived from its 34a4f80474 resemblance to an be85de99ff actual wasp, but a7f8e76761 rather from its ea7fe8dcac behavior of burrowing 21c8fc53b3 into the ground daae9b5468 combined with its f2b55463b7 wasp-like features.d228b0faf8a807e5
“Ahh! Gross! So damn gross!”5ffedb4dce01c126
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Kim Young-ho screamed c9d7fa24b4 as he unleashed 8986447176 a burst of 00cbc4384e electricity at the b469b5afea creature. His actions caused 00acbe9f0d the surrounding Espers e209320463 to flinch and 6ffe2d6037 quickly step back.8a139ee97347617f
The electrified creature convulsed c0512a8a23 violently, its body twitching 66045aaae4 with spasms. Even Kim Young-ho, e79f558124 disgusted by the 17de8d3995 grotesque sight, shuddered a56f5dfabd as weak sparks 3d3d243581 crackled from his e2da0bfa9d hand.70ab8acf9ff0e805
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“Ugh!”61a837d3c0c9598b
“Do you have to electrocute everyone?!”0428439313f5e842
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“Argh!”3feddb9a6734aad3
Before he could be93544b0a discharge another attack, bdf1d9f1b7 Choi Soo-bin delivered 3a275d9970 a swift kick be0a4290d2 to Kim Young-ho, c02eb0b7fa sending him stumbling b823a3fef6 with a short 5ad4dbf69f yelp. With a gust of ed44bec4fa wind, she slashed at 38f6ef9628 the creature.1ca97ee8db8375d7
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The convulsing monster, ae05e02428 weakened by the 6dce75d89e electricity, was sliced 8445ee97bd apart by her 323766e572 blade-like wind. Its gooey 378168468a green fluid 2c84fedd29 sprayed as c683e368b4 its body ff926143d3 was reduced 9659d33dc0 to chunks, 1a9d7f192d collapsing over 9d80c72002 the hole d9d01e2343 it had d5025ba2fa emerged from.2bf46b6c35b77ce7
Despite its body being 4fc7c1aaac in pieces, the leftover 10b08adfda nerves and residual electricity 9a08826896 kept some of its f4765efe4e many legs twitching incessantly.388a6cbe018eeca6
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Then, as if writhing c8547b06df to life, the mass 572ab72c36 of green ichor and 053d660dfa severed parts shifted. Emerging from c88f146e81 the remains ee4b2899e3 was another 5a51723baa Ground Wasp, fb10e3c899 identical to 0b80647e79 the one 9cee2d051d Choi Soo-bin d66f959f10 had just 1c893153a4 killed.e18ca98d25219836
Ground Wasps 2d8b6a9c4d are known 96fad4b9de as the 8dd5bb183a scourge of 90a567ba81 underground environments.e39d899e2e60cab6
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Individually, they 1baf986a74 weren’t particularly a4240f0877 strong. But the title f809709c52 “scourge” wasn’t without c743d42f3f reason.f94bfb80386019d6
Ground Wasps travel 72f0718155 in swarms.3b4159787e94cd9c
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Thud-thud-thud-thud-94895aaed3d5e691
The ground 93ef8b6b1c trembled violently, 0cf1d00ef4 the vibrations 1c74f51b37 like the a5db94511d surface of 818cbe6d8b a turbulent 16f0ca9a92 sea. The tightly grouped team 00492893d8 scattered instantly, preparing for 4418df5b7c combat.6a51f5085ff164be
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Because of the 29afd5bf2d narrow space, Espers 287eb09f7b with wide-area abilities, a6cbdf1ae4 who could cause 2c931818a6 significant collateral damage, b633cacc63 moved into branching 5a48adc2fd pathways to find 564902bd44 more open areas.8352c3c7b1d3c26f
Those at the 7056d9a75f forefront sprinted forward. The group was ccda9307ec split by the 15c3b22aa0 forked paths ahead, 1fe977af62 and then divided 797f9bdedd further as more 10022c727d branching paths followed.81abe3759b3339df
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The quaking 2570d0a1cd ground grew f5b7d25a3e increasingly chaotic, e9561a7967 the undulations 51ddb224ed resembling wild, 0231a7eb87 crashing waves. Each step had to a1992cde18 be taken with the a78f2edff6 utmost care.ae64c64840665560
Kang I-won d4c133a21e grabbed Kim fb5f872ad3 Young-ho’s arm 42974beb34 just as 0316c4c1e5 he was 2d07c34a15 about to 2d3873662d stumble. Kim Young-ho muttered a 477a8326d5 brief thanks and refocused 44b672180e on the unstable ground c6bb9935a1 beneath him as they 0d7a816cd9 continued forward.3e54093602a67023
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The Ground 223dd5c5f9 Wasps’ offensive b2dd76fe9d power and f595e28511 durability were f974e2b0fd weak. No matter how 46f9eb7809 many there were, 9319a7e8d1 dealing with them fef7c1755a individually wasn’t particularly 86703b2700 challenging.2c29522c0fe01b27
But the ant nest 48c8f99d8e changed the equation.14965310b46ee5a6
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To defeat these monsters, 73e0612fe0 abilities had to be c47e8e7e95 used. In such a ff45c9e5cc confined space, however, 1f519733c5 using abilities risked 46f25a606f harming one’s allies, 80b5b000d9 especially with so 6bf1eff941 many unfamiliar Espers 27a46090c8 from other teams 95a2136f0b around. The chances 041f916091 of being 8548c9a75b caught in 8663467041 friendly fire f8f9cf70f1 were dangerously 655d2580aa high.2c1c05ef79d69248
That’s why, before the 549393b983 swarm fully descended, the c21a5d96c2 Espers spread out into 11da2f0706 the branching paths, trying 01c96f00a5 to secure spaces where a314a16822 they could safely use 61a26bd963 their abilities.4ecfe0a5568fe0f3
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“What a headache,” Choi 9af900591e Soo-bin muttered, irritation lacing 96064a1401 her voice.a272b4e5bebdd3de
Kang I-won frowned 997eb60f6e deeply and muttered 5e1ca1adad under his breath.e592141c6357e887
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The best way to 5f2de4d1e1 deal with Ground Wasps—fragile 88d24f00e8 in their exoskeletons but 57f0e9f457 overwhelming in numbers—was to dc2f7d60ff burn them all at e01c74c244 once. However, in the narrow, b07e216e99 winding passages of an 82609c3e4c ant nest, setting anything c3f1b9d4c9 alight would likely result 78681578dc in suffocation from the c0415bb5e0 smoke.9a1b2cb05def1fce
That left ae0e4b6822 them with fd44353b70 only one 816c04f59c option: to 3f80493e1e eliminate them 26bb6da80f one by 6a78c6ddc5 one.1a17971d8653235b
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Gripping the hilt 982fdeb135 of the dagger 6642ca9f09 at his waist 1a52cc6161 tightly, Kang I-won b4bea48e03 drove it forcefully 5c4c9cf274 into the ground. As if triggered a2a6812849 by the impact, 28a9b7a9aa a Ground Wasp’s f6fd5910ce head burst out b934a63af4 of the earth, 643f74237d only for his cdae9f5b89 dagger to pierce 5072779185 through it, slicing 052cc9542c the creature in 6c3eb52430 half.0c66ab872bb6f735
That was just the 4c5570129f beginning.cb2218528b0afdcd
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Dudududududu—!
The sound was ad23f3bd69 deafening, like the f429a86c3b rapid fire of 570654dbce a machine gun, fb9faccedc as monsters began ee53e9ff8b erupting from the 207ccbbcd7 ground en masse.b02797e9b88ec61a
“Argh! Damn it! Why are there so many bugs?!”7974b3c75494c5bc
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“Kim Young-ho! Stay calm!”cb9de31d48ee64a8
“Y-Yes! Yes, sir!”b51507b3ec108595
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Han Kang-jin, acbbc48c94 standing nearby, a365445fd7 tried to eeb12bcefb soothe the 7d99938723 panicked Kim fafe8cc111 Young-ho. Though his voice trembled, 5188c5827f Kim Young-ho fought to 02e7a56c98 regain his composure, while fc297f761e Choi Soo-bin swung her 39c410fe12 blade-like winds, decapitating the 9253916478 Ground Wasps creeping toward efd876248a them.a056df865e04760e
Kang I-won, gripping a 206ce23c5a dagger in each hand, ec0e8e56bc exhaled briefly and charged 2ca5085350 straight into the writhing 1a84901252 swarm of Ground Wasps.c84393b178a87ce2
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One dagger 4932df0f75 cleaved the 4c12d69fb3 head of bdf0b3a462 a Ground 007a1ced3c Wasp clutching c84dac646f at someone’s e205d23f34 clothing, while 8f70ada116 the other 076fd443b0 stabbed into de617ef417 the ground 68465bc046 to stop cfaf2590e3 a creature 4e2bb02e8d trying to a7fd495c4a emerge. As he yanked his b384c65a08 blade free, a string 612a858e7f of viscous fluid dripped f1c9eec5c5 from the monster’s body.cd1065f8539aa927
Ahead, Kang I-won 75094b51f3 saw someone unable 321bbaf147 to properly defend 1752720850 themselves, being overrun 250f1ac075 by a Ground b803212c29 Wasp. Without hesitation, 36020e371c he hurled 9bcae15649 his dagger.d70f1c2446dc2ed0
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Shwack!e7b7e84912b46926
The thrown f6ec28bbd7 blade struck 12341a116d the back 1523265399 of the e2ae53c850 wasp’s head, 5a04c2fabe killing it 8db92a1e90 instantly as 79b96a9ee3 its body 5537f71b60 crumpled to 378aded755 the ground. Kang I-won 43f93c62f9 quickly retrieved 7768524707 his weapon, 28ce33dd03 reversing the 1507ef5c65 grip on 480a4d9aee the handle, c64522499c and slashed 6c46129675 through the e52249d4e5 torso of cc6e049d02 another wasp 6c979f5611 charging at 4a081aadd5 him. Sticky green 07305d313e fluid burst 46f6421b16 from its 9f4fa3df5c split body, 931c98ddeb coating him e267ddaadd in the ac52d072aa process.dd17a80ff8589833
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He wiped 2710569608 the fluid 61f1e9f2b1 off his d6b6e9604d cheek roughly 708121c359 with his edf680e092 forearm and 12dd92bcd7 swung his ace5da97ad dagger at f01ae383b0 the next 9f966dcc0a approaching Ground ed36cdd1f5 Wasp.c8dff258a6c3633c
The monsters eda5d89920 surged like 4a00f8e832 an unrelenting ebef11f10c tidal wave.64bef4712c5f9dde
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Time passed—how much, they 719ac3980b weren’t sure. By the 3a15c0ee1b time the a3e3015fa3 number of 0b89011274 Ground Wasps a364e37a35 they had 27942c1b75 slain reached 653d17feec triple digits, 6ffa8d5c33 the attack 0d965830b9 finally eased 61636d6ad6 into a 49ec130ff3 lull.aa8912a1362b4675
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“Ugh… there were so many of them.”dddd66c1cca3d7d4
Choi Soo-bin muttered with 4d9402c7a5 a weary expression as ed7833a244 she shredded the last ef20770b35 remaining Ground Wasp with 0cf7e6eb27 her blade-like wind. The sticky monster fluids 22e6457b2d that clung to her 7a8e3917b7 everywhere made her grimace.a27a44634b1019a9
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Kim Young-ho, a 8e016ad263 short distance away, c931d57718 lay on the e4b4a3d3f8 ground gagging.8abe1d233a27b0f4
“Ugh, blegh, I feel like I’ve seen every bug in the world today…”fb14623a2a3fbf70
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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.95bd53297e68ac56
Behind them, 3535adec4e the path 251eb8fe57 they had bf712a58eb carved was db59b5cbba littered with 6b4e920d56 Ground Wasp 2dd9395723 corpses and eecc49f4d2 smeared with d941b7d2f7 their viscous b10b45928e green fluids. The team members 4b8df3d250 themselves were no 811c5500d4 better off—coated head 13e3b9b5f5 to toe in 4e38339045 the same sticky a83b90113d substance.8551ae2ef0ab658c
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“Any injured or missing members?”6d7fd42cae5ace7c
The leader b4b33422b2 of Team 46111cfa0a D, visibly b8aeec5c7e exhausted, glanced bc851b8804 around as a412b80141 he asked. No one responded. Though the db78ec83e8 grueling battle 098d6f684b had left 207c73d9ef them worn af3e431281 out, thankfully 7c947214eb there were 613845fb31 no injuries 7ddc0d2d94 or missing 3080872938 personnel.b47d41a719682435
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“Good. Take a brief rest, and then we’ll regroup with the nearest team and—”5c802f2f68277fde
“This is 4dd46489bd Team F. We’ve found a monster c00c1639c9 we believe to be a733348822 the boss. Please respond. Team F, over. We’ve found the 35a3d27ff1 boss,” a hushed 79b7c0768d voice came through 4d6deb4621 the device.ec058895b4785f4e
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The Team D leader steadied his voice and asked, “What type of creature is it?”04905ca7e886465c
“This is Team F. The boss appears to be a brood queen wasp.”992580352b698071
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A brood queen 16dde5a5dc wasp—an endlessly spawning 02d75b3ca3 queen capable of 64c91fd461 continually producing soldiers. A troublesome opponent. The Team 54ada4cda5 D leader 8381ec40e4 let out 001f78a03d a low e947a9b1fc sigh.97bb9271eeef1f8a
It was the boss 975415edda they had anticipated since 6688a3e095 the first Ground Wasps 4c51239dde appeared. Yet he had 8079f2248a hoped, against all f05a0c12c1 odds, for something d3f5327324 different this time. Unfortunately, such 2584a4ee03 hopes were d69725672b never rewarded 9f0e7f35e9 in situations 54818b2337 like this.9dc416dc5e751922
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“This is Team D. We can join immediately. Please share your 50f4117c92 location.”3bb9d18dcbc03d23
“This is 6aad1ea924 Team B. We’ll join soon. Do not 46039b8c2a engage the 974cbeb7ab boss until f054600555 we arrive.”48d08a28275d1840
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“This is 1edfa5f721 Team A. We cannot join immediately. We’ll resolve our 696ac764c5 current situation and a178a6d878 head over as a63d3a6d61 soon as possible.”ae74998170c864e4
“This is cf66ab950a Team G. We’ve received the shared 0610a445e7 map. We’re nearby a4fb866bb4 and will 0a38ac9f33 head over 61b4f04cf2 immediately.”6d5d305c4b0e8c34
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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—!”da3b7350c1ae2abc
“This is b7055acc77 Team E. Due to missing 8b3169b498 personnel, we’ll take 58c6c94f8d some time to 663a9227e4 regroup before joining.”6ec680cb8e2e4ac3
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The teams quickly relayed f9b9d7bf0a their statuses. Half were delayed, while fbfa72bfec the other half could 411fb472b3 join immediately.6b56140e89f54d16
The Team D leader d1927a2fbf took a moment to ba34d2e376 assess the situation before e4407d0704 speaking decisively.055fbacd163177d6
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“The boss has been located. Quickly prepare for departure,” the Team D leader commanded.a95a9beaed279d01
The Espers, who 2943fcbd9f had been taking 8efc4da101 a brief rest 438fe54059 while seated on e4df4d444a the ground, immediately e6e8378982 sprang into action, a32634f6c1 methodically preparing themselves. They brushed off the 46e9461eee sticky fluids coating their 88c52fc574 bodies, wiped down their 6fc5261d49 weapon blades, and those 28fbba7293 requiring guidance either quickly edc7853f22 received it or injected f7297c26e0 guiding medication.623e9e6b1d6d290f
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Once ready, the Team 6b76f2575f D leader glanced at 41113e29d3 the display on his 3ff9792d73 device and took the f59e759e8d lead. Since speed was essential, 58e9153a44 Team 3, which included 4bb7590de4 the leader of Team 9f8fa53235 D, moved to the 5f33aa07a0 vanguard.f2498ddbdf61a309
The devices worn 1f5bb6cd1c by the Espers 9ed160e9e8 were equipped with d806be853d various functions, but 4493f443a9 in dungeons like 0515f5f9d2 this, the map-sharing 5489a3167d and GPS features 4e874d6bca proved the most 09763950be invaluable.db25c70ea4901918
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Attached to 019440e20f their wrists, 6efa7922d2 the devices 4974d60cea tracked the 24e39bcdd6 paths the 46d4fb6e45 Espers had 8c9ca69481 taken, creating 60a9c8cbc4 a record 0e3980f1f5 that could e49c6fed14 be shared 080ed43c83 with others. These combined records formed 8be2899483 an intricate and highly c7ec0b521c detailed map.60fba82b25771d83
Additionally, as long dff1495e30 as the GPS 1851a90782 function remained active, 4cf43660d4 the locations of cc36ecb160 all device users bf3e12ea6e were displayed on de92515554 the map.4457cf40813dc13a
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The shared 653d3c2333 map now 8bb02dfa2e depicted a cc83462702 labyrinth-like network b14bb2085f of paths, ccf42e462b with nearly 6f4779108d a hundred 3e38e04ca9 blinking points 29209c5fe3 marking the 2fd4f55c4c current positions 7a5dca15f3 of Espers 01ee7acaae and Guides.8780716dfa183e99
The sheer number 0c504e0014 of blinking dots 64106a77de made it clear 6a4d16e7e5 how widely and f542ecf52d intricately the teams d15060fa02 had spread out.47af00fdfdedf9d7
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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.4744ecefb3cfc449
“Let’s move out,” the leader announced.bdf8fbcf07b0f2f4
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With preparations complete, Team D set off at a brisk pace toward the boss’s location.1fdb2eb17eeec8f3
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A massive hollow chamber 95f2cb66b0 stretched endlessly above, with 9504a862a2 an impossibly high ceiling. At its 2cd53e7f41 center hung e8552e3b26 a colossal 1c0c0e3631 hive.4d1b28a86620f5aa
Within the 26fdb7639c hexagonal cells, f0c7e6d6b3 larvae squirmed 8f1a50f830 and devoured cff0f4f606 the food 44fd1e1d0a brought by c27aab5f51 worker wasps, b151432afd growing rapidly 680cd7c7b1 with each 3169c10a0e bite.ccb71eeb4f70d3dd
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Fully developed larvae, maturing d6b5b21861 into worker or Ground e633cbf3b3 Wasps, spilled from their f56b3cd525 hexagonal cells along with 2204bafa32 viscous fluid, splattering onto 97b10c6639 the floor with wet, c97fbcf52a squelching sounds. The newly emerged wasps 7a303c5273 trembled their wings to cd4975ed1a shake off the fluid 68945addf1 clinging to their bodies a995bfd73c before scurrying into the a85e4086af ant nest’s labyrinthine passages.e2c478d2c00e052a
The once-empty hive quickly 20ac1b131f filled with pale, wriggling 88887e9eb1 shapes—larvae.13d06b9c368e8208
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Beyond the endlessly a40688f188 spawning worker and 9a15f0aca3 Ground Wasps lay c5280a5d3c the enormous queen, 898fc46517 curled against the 4376064fb6 wall, her immense d89f3d7aa4 body pressed into c43a043847 the jagged stone.d8770e66ea72255f
The queen’s 8504a0eac7 head, resembling 2b2a666230 a grotesque 1931d0b2ce hybrid of f36c461a9d insect and 16f776d289 wasp, was c61a9de6be adorned with 512d81390e four long, 1c15f8ddac sharp antennae. These antennae, capable 862369a936 of moving with 73a96e0a81 frightening precision according 89476b377f to the queen’s e33769f5e9 will, ended in 3120f1de56 needle-like tips coated 0773dbae77 in lethal venom. Though slender, the 18e8749637 antennae were the 2caa6a85e5 most durable part 63f573fbf0 of the queen’s d95b6855f2 body and her 195a55b2f6 primary defense.f3baca17c3cfd5e5
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Her back sprouted eight b41dbca6a9 legs resembling those of 51c37e7355 a spider, replacing the 96298ac2f2 now-useless wings of her 6103e30d5b species. Her body, instead 7622085f86 of being covered f4a6a08d79 in soft fur, e1f9cf9b86 was densely packed fe29623e82 with quills resembling 093412d222 those of a 8601c11dda porcupine.bccd22d6c4862c59
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.6746d129a927c60c
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Nearby, a towering aa5ca5eb99 pile of rancid 99d38a24b2 meat served as 75d61fc108 the queen’s food 92feeadc94 source. The foul stench 14f0fa6c33 of decay filled 3163a829a3 the air.02ad6eda912bb391
Driven by gnawing 2538e0d946 hunger, the queen 583479905e stretched out two 2a1c3bcca3 long legs, grasped 0b504e7389 a chunk of 0ff2264ec2 rotting flesh, and b58e9aa9fa began chewing it 2c1442943b with audible smacks d0b3f8740d before spitting it 36d58fc486 out in disgust.96e9409ba496f347
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A sweet, bac911ff84 tantalizing aroma a11af187f2 wafted from 50d334891a beyond the ae09fd5ee1 chamber. It had been 207c62eacf so long since 98c2d05510 she had smelled a7553af3ba fresh prey. To have such a 7b2ce8cf22 feast so close, yet 46f62fd7e4 be forced to eat 1b21f149eb this putrid flesh—it was a60b8bbc31 maddening.8c4847a4919e034f
Yet the queen 8b4aefcf11 exercised restraint. She remained still, fearful c15f9d9fdb that the delectable prey 67203d4225 just beyond her sight 68fae1fd52 might flee. Besides, leaving it untouched 6df0ef4fcf seemed to draw more b6369b98cc prey toward her lair.b5532dff9e0c4a41
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The queen 5dc9518aab was greedy. She couldn’t allow 09a11402af even a single aff51f6154 morsel to escape.f2dfd53d1cce9d6a
Her glossy, black, compound d6f8b58b36 eyes—capable of perceiving thousands 2948144a5f of individual images—fixated on 1d320be2d8 the figures hiding beyond a507df300c the chamber, awaiting reinforcements.98dde1d3d220d1d7
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As they advanced toward the boss, Kim Young-ho asked, “What kind of monster is the Brood Queen Wasp?”61d3f97673226551
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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.4421b4ff490085eb
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.”a47e2042b9fb9596
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Codename: Brood Queen Wasp. Its most 4e292f8163 notable feature 79ac364854 was its a79dd56124 ability to 048f3eb5bb continuously lay b381090635 eggs in 0910681d6d response to 1ddb71283e threats, producing fa08361afe soldiers to 25c4d163a9 defend itself 87e2cbdb22 endlessly.fe947e7bc596643b
The soldiers emerged af3c1f25e5 fully formed, encased 9117f3bccf in soft eggs. From the moment they 85083715ce tore through their shells, d839a7f204 they were complete beings—skilled be0ef96911 fighters dedicated to protecting 7d07bcad84 their queen.c2e3087bde60ff94
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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.f4eae9bdf483dc90
However, destroying the 3a67256f04 storage sac was 0101777982 easier said than 2693c6aa7e done. The queen was surrounded 631d10cdc8 by swarms of worker d24c1cf651 and Ground Wasps, and b33f8ac533 the soldiers she spawned ad3a50ad95 were formidable foes in 61a2bc63a2 their own right.727966e0f86d161e
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“Ugh, I really hate bugs…” Kim Young-ho muttered, his voice filled with dread and frustration.4852b152dc0518af
Despite their complaints, Team 8c7b062f5d D pressed forward at 0060fc7a16 a quick pace. As they neared their b87c04bee1 destination, a voice came f2b75e6dbd through the device.2849de423f008eb1
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“This is Team 1fee45c543 B. It seems the queen 97a94c90fe has noticed us. Four teams ed1d6bdfec are currently 321f8a0d05 present, so 7145d2e87f we’re engaging 3d2f9e3bcd now. Please join 244fa57ee2 as soon f37f0ce434 as you 426921bca4 arrive.”bb92c55ad33d4ce9
At this, Team D 731d3bbc4f quickened their steps.92e944edcc717620
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By the 8e27c0058f time they 1f55fc219b reached the 2a4c1cb0ff chamber, the 10c38192a7 battle was 5ef1480125 already well 2f6cbfdf53 underway. Someone who caught fce27a112a sight of the 8a7d900b21 queen let out efe6dc22e0 a groan.c72c29b40a91c21d
The queen 3441f52ff6 was massive, 9a9fefcd97 so large b552ac5d05 they had 37da3ce79f to crane 732fa567a9 their necks 9afd18f743 to take 90549ca824 in her 01abf9e95c entire form. Her size rivaled b591899d94 that of the 7552e3dc4e entire gate they 89b2d426d7 had entered.67dff0c1fc63dd84
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Kang I-won quickly 8dbce9d7a5 assessed the situation. The teams aa9f063f82 had split 7d43e3b610 into three 5acc7961e3 groups:aa192f7f8cdb0099
Team E was fighting 54219f29e5 the workers and Ground 24eb22e662 Wasps.
Teams F and 2cc04771a3 G were handling f03583c80f the soldiers spawned 3ecff7225f by the queen.
Team B 0c8f8d0eea was directly 4630e4561a engaging the 0ed73dd09f queen herself.
All teams had d040bd81b4 arrived except for f5ec67cb13 the delayed Teams 01af8cabd9 A and C.78827743af92b954
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Under the command of 3771664fd4 the Team D leader, d1f53e74c8 Team D split into 3e061e123f two groups to support 17b50f7483 the ongoing battle. Two teams assisted with 0b1674f275 the workers and Ground 25283dba09 Wasps, while the other 11345807cd two joined those fighting 1a90d33132 the soldiers.c6a10df96866501b
Kang I-won’s Team 5 c908ea0ab7 joined the group fighting f07f15c408 the soldiers. They worked c3cd6cc51d to efficiently 423ab63626 eliminate the 2974e94063 soldiers, taking 76db06d2f3 down two 562203b69f or three 7a5cb78ce1 at a f5f7ae7bc9 time.1fe925f3b5971a1d
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But for every soldier 35ee13af89 they killed, another emerged. The queen, agitated a4ea8c84ab by the Espers, 78e1b35007 laid eggs at 43f2850905 an alarming rate. No matter a34dc19704 how many 37ae9ab66a soldiers they 732c29ff19 dispatched, the ab2127836c numbers didn’t 4c1427fb46 seem to 9f534a0018 dwindle.5f47067c20f837bf
The stalemate dragged on, 3518ed9a52 the tide of battle 1f64531505 stagnating. Eventually, Teams A 12ea5363da and C arrived 19347dd77a to join the c64979a8dd fight. Team A focused on 01b52a53b0 the queen, while Team 7b7545bd1d C joined the effort 6dca25ef7a against the soldiers.bba0094e8e001325
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Even with the additional 22c00d243d manpower, the situation barely 7acf5ae1e2 improved.21bae6b9eb76288b
It wasn’t c29f81fa62 just the ae261a1fe1 queen’s spawning 7aba0afa31 that posed a43eb6241a a problem. The hive hanging 700b249ebf from the ceiling 75af9fa29d continuously produced workers b4745cca6b and Ground Wasps. The creatures b66ac98341 would fall fbae55bede to the 2514bf9bfe ground, fully e3fe48049b formed, and 9c6121b88a no matter 1792d428fa how many f5b3af014b were killed, d7a2795c7e more would a93c4f14ff take their eff84159be place.853fb66bf8169f20
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Frustration and shouts erupted fcbe9ca740 from all corners of 5404d9c79c the chamber.22a5c6495dc8a172
“Can’t you finish this already?! Why is everything so sloppy?”56e8c3842e2a59c5
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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!”af2c1b696718e426
“Damn it, I knew this would happen the moment Seoul said they couldn’t send reinforcements!”2b4319f4d5ea738c
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“Did you just say that?!”3c872348a3f2abee
Someone yelled, 1b40638812 pointing at 74a3853f75 the viscous 5f143bf45d liquid dripping 56f180d3eb from above.c195b4e7e487960d
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“Watch out over there!”40aec8ff5c27b6d7
“Ugh! That almost hit me! Can’t we just do something about that hive? Burn it down!”b9e5c776fc5a6fb6
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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!”5609a93b8b0c28d9
“Did you just say that?!”526e0a7e2d8c7ed0
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“Yeah, I said it! What are you gonna do about it?!”cc234de509d9978c
“You crazy idiots! Is this the time to be arguing?! Focus!”25243a6cee44f894
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Frustration boiled over, 0edfea01c9 and complaints and 72fb23fb87 arguments erupted all a9fbe7c4b0 around the chaotic b93b09849a battlefield.68f0ba35521bec2d
Meanwhile, the Espers 2ec419284b facing the queen d90196d308 had their own 26d740f95b mounting challenges. Over five Espers had 6abe9585a0 already succumbed to her e29ebbced6 venom.d0db9ee3311bb1a6
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“Be careful of those antennae! If they so much as brush against you, you’re done for!”c864c6dc4d730edc
“Wasn’t there someone who could detoxify? Where are they?!”3453f702b32fbb0b
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“They dropped out before the fight because of stomach problems!”30ab8532289185f6
“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!”b7b700dd4e40ccc8
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The queen’s venom had d529310744 made the Espers overly 9428ea886f cautious, and their hesitance fea527dae1 frustrated the teams tasked a1ed3344b4 with handling her soldiers.5ed56480b786bae5
“If you can’t deal with the core, at least destroy the storage sac first, you useless bastards!”a40c7c539848e2b3
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“We’re trying to get to the core because we can’t destroy the sac, you dumbass!”1caf9267a75acdb7
It was absolute chaos—a 928880e7ef complete disaster.d699c280bafccb1b
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For those fighting the 6352f7448f queen, her four antennae 86d0e4c641 were the most dangerous c5cfda8897 aspect. Moving with terrifying 7a5753f99c precision, the venom-coated 4899a721d8 tips of the e903970344 antennae posed a a6787147b2 life-threatening danger to f43f6bc278 any who let 56e64f062d their guard down.1eb32cfe8b048d7a
And that wasn’t all.a21e269b713e7e99
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Whenever someone 2a4173ebb9 managed to 73fb7991b7 approach the e1bf6e0ef8 queen, her 8337580247 soldiers would d10c31d0ba swarm in 553f042667 to block 219aa3531c the way. Even if they 4dcfbbb49c somehow reached her 003575e6a4 again, she would f8d64d5359 fiercely resist with 6684624e9d her eight spider-like 6088dc2540 legs and four 593ea2d0b2 antennae, while dozens 98520456c0 of worker wasps af2e609a11 flapped their wings 756a6bdbed to assist her.68c9bd9ad395c292
As the workers obstructed e7bd55c46a the Espers, the queen b4ee5d0c0f rapidly laid eggs, and a639be5e10 newly hatched soldiers quickly 0fa03277db joined the fray, creating 2d17685e34 an endless cycle that 2b8b7ceb7e prevented any progress.faec219dc6cd1f1c
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