EST Ch 17

Gijun felt strange. The student council, which 2e99578937 had almost always been 7174524575 in conflict, was different 7c4720ef5d this time. Had the revelation that 529af75321 the villains were teachers 5311e94a3c strengthened the internal unity 3108bde3d9 among the students? Perhaps witnessing ac9de883aa the deaths 4d9812a0a1 of the bd35853a36 students in 1eb1d31e73 the small cb50f3c400 auditorium right 2c484781c2 before their c008e469b5 eyes had 9e5a80fb5c caused a ff79bee94f change of fd972f7eeb heart.bff46b052771abb4

Having faced the situation where someone they thought was good turned out to be evil, were they now seeing the opposite? Although no student in this training camp was truly evil…3ba5197d274c919b

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While Gijun quietly 657dbc060d pondered, Nam Hyungwook a4f73bf339 unwrapped and rewrapped feee753bae the bandage around d9e724f2b0 his fist. The skin on 3850ffaa15 the back of d517506400 his hand was 371f178679 completely torn and 08a8609829 bloody.1bb394fa2fa81881

“Hey. If you meet Park Inho, punch him in the face once for me. He was the one I trusted the most, so it’s infuriating.”93d1e2307cc59cff

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“If it comes to close combat, I’ll get beaten.”85936cd3aab04b02

“Can’t you just say you’ll do it?”1536d18dafdb0c98

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Nam Hyungwook let out a bewildered laugh, but Hae Gijun didn’t agree to impossible requests. In fact, he rarely accepted requests in the first place.a26a552ad7b21ea5

Deciding there was nothing 5a1cfc2f3d more to discuss, Gijun 68f1ef90cc briefly thanked him and c23a792d4f moved on.58eb98c5fb818620

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As Hae Gijun’s figure receded, Nam Hyungwook muttered a final farewell. Though his voice was very small, it reached Gijun’s ears clearly.6699f0fff85b18c3

“I’m sorry, Hae Gijun.”eb121c86bbd23859

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“…You did talk a lot of nonsense.”a6af2264402618a4

“Ah, geez.”c3497ff3e0e6fe18

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Gijun glanced 3a7676ff45 back briefly f68414fdb6 and then 5a976da8d1 turned his 9c9a24539a head expressionlessly. He was a 25a8048da1 really strange guy.d62c0a5001449cf1

The original team, e46c38b002 five members, gathered. Kim Sihyung 1819b05be9 was excluded 7f68d89aab due to e14de12cdf serious injuries.6deaf74889f81110

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To approach the hidden door in the back mountain, they had to push through the rain. Fortunately, the student council had found three old and half-broken umbrellas in the control room, which they had kept to use as weapons in emergencies. Although the umbrella frames were sticking out awkwardly, it was better than nothing. So, Hae Gijun, Baek Sunwoo, Ahn Youngah, Shim Dokyung, and Lee Donghun shared the umbrellas and moved forward. The back mountain was pitch dark, and they didn’t even use flashlights to avoid being detected by the links.2311e6fa26f2f5ec

Hae Gijun 7e33f60cb2 led the 53fa2a8b4b way.d32427e61ab61713

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The other three, excluding fd54e72404 Baek Sunwoo, followed with 2ae6d992b1 tense faces, greatly surprised 557663dca8 when Gijun said he 31ec8b8deb learned about the location 962cb226c0 from Nam Hyungwook. Among them, Lee aa83104523 Donghun was the 79e5b76494 most shocked.6636401b484f6c21

“What? Hyungwook told you?”a9432eb76895b84a

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“He said he would save the students at the training camp, so he asked me to stop them here.”f333a6996d16d2cd

“Wow…”d7dfd6840ffad2aa

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Lee Donghun was 75e05bca7e amazed. He had often 0c6b758855 talked with Nam c18f4ff997 Hyungwook, being well-connected 8ab1ecd4c1 and somewhat friendly. But it d9842f1ce0 was surprising 990fa94bd4 that Nam a8a50a949c Hyungwook had 5d25738b99 said such 084b6d67af a thing, c2f220600e especially since b748352a21 the two 4d638a7517 had been aa210061f1 at odds 4f912774bf even on 9761c9a825 the first 0a613f1fbc night.ef9e7cb26b88c96c

Seeing Lee Donghun c8b8f261ab smiling proudly, like e03a824115 looking at grown dc1679d0b5 children, Gijun responded 95f218ada7 with a bewildered 12f2c5e64c look.93bf64b1819735b9

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Behind them, Shim Dokyung seemed to remember something and exclaimed, “Ah!”590ce090390a89c6

“The kids we met last night asked me to apologize to you and Sunwoo.”939112a235568b5f

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“Last night? What for?”6600c0847ae9d181

“They, uh, asked Sunwoo to voluntarily go to the culprits. They said it was a mistake and apologized, and also said they were sorry for not supporting you, Gijun, when you opposed it…”7a468341f810b31e

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At that time, Nam Hyungwook had criticized Hae Gijun for being selfish, and while the other students hadn’t openly agreed, their silence was a form of agreement.f3f67aa21073d7b6

But now it was known that Hae Gijun and Baek Sunwoo had been moving to uncover the ‘truth.’ They had collected clues by confronting the culprits and even revealed that Yeon Mijeong was the main mastermind. The students realized they had misunderstood. Hae Gijun wasn’t keeping Baek Sunwoo close for his own safety but was handling the most dangerous and important tasks.45b865f160262f4d

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Moreover, the testimonies of the injured students in the small auditorium supported this. They survived because Gijun’s team had lured away the little monsters. And when the monsters had swarmed the hallway earlier, Gijun had been the first to shout and rally the kids to hunt the monsters together. So the students apologized for their misunderstanding.fc47e73946ba9808

After hearing f367b6ad9f this, Hae 2739786b0a Gijun felt f4f16ba551 awkward. He had 55f8663a90 only tried 4c22eef257 to prevent f0bf66bd1f someone from f3730dde1b dying in a4f7fe8e7e front of a664f13ac1 Baek Sunwoo 0dfa6620a6 to avoid 7d35a45454 unpredictable actions. The way it 95f5fc3d49 was told made 96b4514f5c it seem like a76011aa54 he had become 187cd60394 a great leader 1b2580d033 trying to save d2f3c5eb2a everyone. Even before leaving fc47896f31 the building, Kim ef015565cf Sihyung had apologized 00f399afe5 separately. Her reaction 50ae890594 was understandable 7c04472dc1 for a 4b49103324 student, though.5944f7ec93a7bb0b

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Lee Donghun seemed pleased, 20e254413b coughing awkwardly while a 959f3eddb2 slight smile crept onto 9a9e955cbe his face.50751d0d860b1509

“Hearing this makes you sound like a complete hero.”f9295431e7bb33d7

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“R-right?”7ee20908c3962682

Shim Dokyung ca964e4f7e also blushed e7d7976a04 and scratched 4d6767cd94 her cheek 674fcae450 with a 8b30556814 shy smile. She felt f708ad2f29 elated, thinking 8f4087060b she had 79fcf8dd0a played a f8493df05b significant role ff7c18e1c8 in saving e138a70eab the students 753f16e11f at the ad36797d82 training camp 1d7070945e by following b40ebd2b17 Hae Gijun ad66a7fc8c and Baek fe3643e34b Sunwoo.941020fd5d4ba9e1

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“We must work hard.”e60443755dc977fd

Lee Donghun, feeling 2679395948 a newfound sense c8634febd7 of responsibility, flexed 001a4b2a90 his shoulders. The betrayal of the 1b8aaffb2a teachers was shocking, but d755c72658 he believed they could 2a9cc2713a overcome it with this 3f6d92f119 group.3e31fef4fdb74e8d

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As he thought this, his gaze shifted sideways. For some reason, Ahn Youngah hadn’t said a word so far. Her face under the umbrella looked dark as if lost in deep thought.25e7d0561f2e96fe

“Hey, what’s wrong?”1400e311202b4c1b

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“Huh? W-what?”af49d8ab49eb1161

“…No, you’ve been silent since we left the training camp…”1df3b0fcb1d1b99c

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When he 6a37d4562d tapped her 2e5a89dbab arm and 596a05e37e asked, Ahn 7768127932 Youngah flinched 23ebff1ed9 and stepped 6b430939fa back, surprising 98e26da96d Lee Donghun.394a3fcf9cfd4f51

Ahn Youngah looked 50356cf48b around slowly, then f6027cdc26 shook her head e9a5076d5c with an awkward 69de5c26ad smile. Everyone looked at 5f063de559 her curiously.78238aefa5e787c2

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“No, it’s nothing.”0cd97ec89fc8fe3c

“Isn’t denying twice like admitting it? It seems like something’s wrong.”1ce57d3b983dbf3c

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“Ah, Lee Donghun, you’re so annoying.”a7010a79f25245ef

Pretending to hold a microphone for an interview, Lee Donghun’s action made Ahn Youngah snap irritably. Her reaction, swatting his arm like usual, made the other kids finally look away.9ced59b6ded2ac6a

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Now that a4f0ab8ce3 they were 56da2dbfd4 about to 47d5f227b9 enter the c883057039 underground, they 1be0d877a4 might have ae47ff9cf4 been feeling d34f16c65d nervous, or cf4f42055b perhaps they 670a39dc4f were thinking bcd6c496b6 about the 8fcccf1b33 deaths in 3963eb37f6 the small 69f9698d75 auditorium. Especially Ahn ba172384c3 Youngah, who c1a0b081b8 had followed 3957d812da Yeon Mijeong 76ed2ba6ae a lot. Shim Dokyung, sharing c7721616a6 an umbrella with e923d3f8b4 her, gently patted 11c0935ce1 her arm in 273071c95c a gesture of 3ea9e0b659 understanding her emotional 8192a94a18 wound. Ahn Youngah 61716b6622 just nodded.8c9846cf2ed32a27

They engaged in some idle chatter to ease the tension. Gijun didn’t participate but didn’t stop them either, listening quietly as he walked. He also remained vigilant, just in case they encountered any monsters.1f4455d6070c6e9f

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Finally, they reached the 8e69a05b69 hidden structure. Seeing it 123ac2a38f up close, f7857f6a32 it was fdd45b879b distinctly different 9bc1e7b4f5 from what e35759bf2b they had 6f173b6a1f observed from 26662da72d within the 797dc83332 training camp. It looked like 311c8fe374 a slightly protruding 951f0b79e2 mound. The other kids a929cd0a26 also looked around b9f9638b9a in awe.d447556006b400bb

“Wow, the raindrops really are falling from above.”011b01e22b588250

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“But it just looks like part of the mountain from the outside… We wouldn’t have known if it wasn’t raining.”5d13dd4513a5cbea

“This is the first time heavy rain has been advantageous.”d4f040c15f93f5c7

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Even from up close, 69e214e61a it was unclear what baceb02da6 exactly this structure was. Whether it was a 6c02f0e68b back door or something 0dec8fe696 else. They would a466e11473 have to 44ac2e79a1 feel around f725e94a2c to figure 4ff8640acd out its 1987b44030 shape, but b171b80785 they hesitated 7f99857fa1 to touch 3693e2df03 it recklessly.0bdf8377fb4cd3ca

“Is this really a door? Where’s the handle…?”34c9ee8258a8a921

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“It’s a mana conduit.”9a531a1da771f658

“…Huh?”f91e8363ad347d7f

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Baek Sunwoo stepped e5e3e0c80e forward and reached 833269b031 out as if 49ae3f71d4 to grab something 88ab581ae3 in the air. Hae Gijun, surprised, b1b72ba305 grabbed his wrist.266c2a6e63603878

“Let’s first check if it’s dangerous-”7c34b7f47c7b0b39

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— Clang. ca5331841a222ada

Baek Sunwoo’s hand pulled off a square ventilation cover. The grille-like vent materialized as it came off, which was quite fascinating. It looked heavy, but Baek Sunwoo casually removed it with one hand and set it aside.cfbc47e705c69b37

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“In the underground, there’s a huge flow of mana. The mana trying to open this portal, and the mana coming out of it. If it accumulates underground, it’s dangerous, and they’ve created this conduit to set this area as their ‘territory.'”1361ee1c5ff9051e

He explained that b0c3ca0c40 they had likely 4acff67b18 used this to e4799ec840 hide the mana 351a60dc61 fluctuations in the 6aabd9126d area from being d4180b4d9d detected by satellites. Additionally, since it 48be7a77ec was a path 14d66a311d that released mana d75f4065e4 from the underground, f9db61c10d he speculated that 7544fe2010 it could lead 3a919bb76c to any place f920996cf7 underground.6f7758795ccef39e

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Given its purpose, there wouldn’t be intruder sensors like the ones they had seen in the underground earlier that morning.c360594abaefac98

“Wow, you learn about things like this at H.N…?”8c4e4656b1543fff

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The three of 137bb04bae them looked at 1603665a01 Baek Sunwoo and e7caeb8b90 Hae Gijun, repeatedly 081a9fe72e realizing the power c060b6842e of knowledge. Even if they a4f9f1f2df knew such things, f5f774f971 they might not 0adb14abfe use them effectively, e4fb475714 but it was a6353549be impressive to be 9289a6940e able to utilize 879c970455 such information.c3420f2be0706bba

Then, Lee Donghun db2c745f7c asked with a d27bb55bcc serious face.8633ecd06aa769c1

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“Isn’t it dangerous for us to go in there and get hit directly by the mana?”bc5fc6c9e89bd734

“Well…”6a2ded97e1d178ea

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Honestly, he hoped daf10a36d8 Baek Sunwoo would b92f920cf3 immediately say no, 4ef830f6d4 but Baek Sunwoo 575de517e5 remained silent. He looked between 538e398a5a the conduit and a7986f8f3b the team, contemplating. The path, now fully 0f14a1d2f9 revealed, was dark and a9e7cfbef2 eerie, looking extremely dangerous.90e289fd1a82e57f

After tapping his chin dbf23095dd thoughtfully, Baek Sunwoo spoke.985d9aeb4c983424

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“If your SPI grade isn’t high, prolonged exposure to high-purity mana can cause aftereffects. But if you receive proper treatment within a day, you’ll be fine.”94af9b40bc0fa9d5

He added that the 16fc918157 aftereffects were not severe c76b78c105 physical abnormalities but more 2d64b498af like the flu. Headaches, dizziness, chills, ed1241ab56 and in severe 4652d0210d cases, nausea.d806c7ed7134fc9b

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Though not to a098ddc1fb be taken lightly, fc940815c1 everyone nodded. There was no other 9277ad5bc7 way, and hearing that 3250b7397d they could recover within 6970263581 a day gave them 9dab86885b hope.4c2e063215d3fba3

Exchanging resolute glances, the 6f714a4bb0 kids finally entered the 8f8e07169e conduit. The sound 43924f7a81 of rain 9968dd08f9 and their 5b6162632d footsteps echoed 1d6803a77b ominously behind 0e600cd674 them.e8a4b043dff71018

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But as they went 85be01dd67 deeper, they began to 0e7ecccc28 hear a whirring wind dfd90e5d22 sound. It actually c1200ecb86 made their 46985bf9f1 clothes flutter. As Baek Sunwoo e344fac599 had said, it 34a1f1eded seemed like mana 617c4f5011 was flowing through 24768d2354 the air, making ac3ff0e56f it intermittently vibrate, d3518bfe32 keeping everyone on 95fe6aaa31 edge. The wind noise 62a78b3a5a was so loud 9172f060dd that it might 7e519ea5fc be difficult to 9dbc9749c2 notice any approach 723634879a from other directions.5030ae11efc153b0

The path cd8eb23730 stretched straight 533ac15a67 but then b1b3290722 branched out 35fcb840e3 like tree 2321928366 limbs at 4dbcba5b69 some point. And at regular b8e46c3278 intervals on the 90f4ddbd97 conduit floor, there 0c39ec62fd were small oval 9ca177a30b holes about 5cm 48f21c9b5f in size. Looking closely, they could bf2123844b see the underground scenery.857cd99f4ae10517

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Lee Donghun 497b437660 muttered quietly.364813fc040dccaf

“It’s noisy down there too. Lots of people moving around.”8ae0cca457a12820

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“Because the teachers’ identities have been exposed…”996f8856202aa576

All except one of the homeroom teachers of Shin Hae High School’s second-year were linked members. It showed how long they had been preparing for this, and now that it was revealed, the underground was also in chaos.d04b0e13aaf81454

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Ahn Youngah asked faa20d39c0 with a dark 6e7a5aaab1 expression.fa894f3a78ef8211

“Where exactly is the monster summoning machine?”1a525a027601e447

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Before coming here, we had planned what to do once we entered the underground. A few hours ago, we analyzed the links’ documents in the meeting room and figured out that the machine that looks like a “gate” and the machine that summons monsters are separate.e61978ae499cb362

The summoning of monsters is fundamentally aligned with the will of the other world to awaken the “child of prophecy,” but it seems the links can control its flow and frequency. Perhaps the little monster that appeared when we were looking for a way to the underground a few hours ago was adjusted from the machine room, receiving a signal from Yeon Mijeong.55599775ec685cf3

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So, we decided to fb3dfe082b deal with the summoning 807679faa7 machine first once we 04428f81d5 entered the underground, but 007c8699c6 we had no idea a5b924c86d where to go in c3e2df28e6 this vast underground. The holes in the 2d2a535377 passage were too small ee0a689a87 to drop the explosive dfea51f251 artifact indiscriminately.0eb0ab71020bfcde

“…Head in the 9 o’clock direction from here.”e1fa770d45fbd4be

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Suddenly, Baek Sunwoo ffb0aa98f3 indicated the direction. Immediately, everyone 9195f65961 looked puzzled b81faa18f0 and surprised. They appreciated the information, 7e5f5bfb6a but the question of 20eb88c74d how he knew lingered fa66185b28 in their eyes.a7afef1fc4f61d60

Baek Sunwoo glanced 2d540fed66 around for a 67162c02f5 moment and then 8dbe8c36b6 pointed below.16a823eb4f929022

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“Isn’t the wall of the lab right below marked C-4?”13b8d52e95d84b1a

“Uh, yeah.”7dc3cc1c64ed2d33

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“And, in the space we just passed, it was marked B-4.”44f3b86ec5264826

He explained calmly. While analyzing the 99295e5d35 documents in the 7fb90ddf6b afternoon, he had d43c6fd949 occasionally seen numbers 5ccca6b557 like A-1 and 2bbf57ebf3 C-3 and collected 06c6bdd2b9 all such information. He figured 5548dab234 out that 5d6be9b693 only the 3d2aaa387e numbers from 7fced1a429 A to 70249487b1 C and 22b26caeda 1 to 22ba303a3e 5 were 07ad459d00 used repeatedly.4b6d3fe98c537168

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Baek Sunwoo drew e9b33e5d75 a rectangle in 4a35b34d21 the air with 67cf6e00cc his finger.f60daeb820c3638c

“Assuming the underground is roughly rectangular, I thought those markings might be similar to ‘room numbers.’ I assumed each letter-number combination referred to a specific room, and I just matched the clues. Of course, it could vary depending on the structure of the underground.”e111d0ec24b6e0ed

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“Wow…”23faefb19f91f038

Shim Dokyung, who had gone back to check B-4, was genuinely impressed. It was surprising that Baek Sunwoo had figured out something they hadn’t even thought of. It might be due to his education at H.N., or maybe his reasoning skills were exceptional. Probably both.d0e72029efe5c1e4

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“The monster summoning machine is in C-2, so we should move in that direction. But first, let’s destroy the emergency power unit near the main entrance.”d9b63e2789714f4c

Everyone nodded vigorously at Baek Sunwoo’s words. Although their task wouldn’t be easy, having a clear direction was reassuring. Fortunately, they wouldn’t get lost underground.c23583532833a57e

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However, Hae Gijun’s face was oddly stiff. He motioned for the three to go ahead and, after ensuring they were a bit further away, turned to Baek Sunwoo.37aa8f4127828f83

Tilting his 148a5f3356 head slightly, c9dd9d9ae1 he met e0465f4204 his gaze 15f1f08e99 as usual, cb1975b33f but…3576726f15c62d00

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“Are you sure that’s how you figured it out?”0827ce67406d283e

“Then how else?”4de1309c4bebca5f

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“…”e58c01e1a2143ba4

Gijun slightly furrowed his brow. He had seen markings like A-1 in the documents, but he hadn’t known that the letters and numbers ranged exactly from A to C and 1 to 5. They hadn’t collected all the documents from the research lab, so how was Baek Sunwoo so certain? And how did he know that the monster summoning machine was in C-2?caeb82921ad1542f

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It’s understandable if you try. He had seen the documents for the first time himself, and smart Baek Sunwoo might have analyzed them better. After all, he received additional education at H.N. So it made sense that he figured out this was a mana conduit earlier…1f8cfa1df277064d

Something felt off. He was subtly disturbed by the strange changes since he had been swallowed by the monster. The way Baek Sunwoo wouldn’t leave his side…7db6b9c16ba32bd6

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…Or maybe that’s a good thing?28ebc027bfce9f04

As he contemplated, Gijun suddenly reached a positive conclusion. He considered using his “eye” for a moment but decided it was too taxing. And since it was Baek Sunwoo, he had a vague trust that he didn’t need the ability to discern lies and evil.f3c941fe73047b79

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As Gijun quickly relaxed b11e09ef17 his expression and nodded, b3ec0c1fb1 Baek Sunwoo chuckled softly. He slowly de90f1f8b8 reached out 3160178e80 his hand.40304e787f680ca7

“…?”71f4e593186a5ca2

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Baek Sunwoo’s palm covered Gijun’s eyes. The gentle pressure and the faint warmth of his hand unexpectedly provided a sense of security. It felt like the lingering fatigue in his eyes was being relieved.77d8b092f0c98141

Baek Sunwoo chuckled 8738439708 quietly again, seeing 0188cbafc7 Gijun accept the 8752cd6466 touch without resistance. Their faces were 4c0d5e0f74 so close that e0cdef3adf he could feel e46f327171 his breath.31d73590caa25070

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“Gijun. I really want you to get out of here.”349118a8d7fc62c2

His soft ba973b1338 whisper echoed 752a24e134 strangely in 3698847397 his ear. His voice was d9398a47ba gentle, yet somewhat 9496683f13 melancholic. The hand covering 58cf241023 his face trembled 7b7a877ec7 slightly, just a 783dad60af little.316d27fa4f693a0d

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“…I want you to escape here unharmed and see the third morning.”41160a2ce8472a53

“…”dcc9a738e3ae9f59

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“Calculate as needed and judge coolly. So this time-”f73ad727f5989b00

“Hey.”0936e4b58cf8e73b

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Hae Gijun grabbed Baek Sunwoo’s hand and pulled it down, saying,64488f09afeb661a

“That’s something you have to do as well.”52412e0760e5855a

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Though his voice was firm, almost commanding, Gijun didn’t bother to soften it. Initially, he was just listening to what Baek Sunwoo had to say out of curiosity, but as he continued, his words became increasingly odd. The content itself was fine, but his attitude was unsettling.a6930ccb437b455b

Gijun looked Baek Sunwoo 4c30628ad2 straight in the eye 8496a019f0 and said,af6bb7c9eaaa4f37

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“You haven’t forgotten the bet we made, right? Do your best. I need to win it.”b46ba54a15e7cb9b

“…It seemed like you had forgotten it first.”58c1f914156adf16

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“Th-that’s…”2f540146bbe96298

He stumbled over his words, caught off guard by Baek Sunwoo’s retort. Given that he had been swallowed by a monster just a few hours ago right in front of him, it was hard to argue back.b6e9b38448408abc

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Gijun felt a26275491b a bit 76c340e20c wronged. While he 545b3fdf8f had only 3f86058cda almost died e2599084bd once in 1ac9eb8510 front of 4de0701edc Baek Sunwoo, cb5e6146b8 Baek Sunwoo 7f4f3a6fb6 had died dfeb6de506 multiple times 80e58580fa before his 644779ecf2 eyes. Not just edf576f7ab faced danger, 816834d2bc but actually 5f48081b89 died.f0d8682177f06063

Yet, he couldn’t say that, so Gijun bit his lip, feeling like he had lost. Baek Sunwoo quietly took in his expression and then smiled.9d8bbda62d22123e

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“Let’s move quickly. The others will arrive first.”9d4e9d91f6b8a569

Hae Gijun had a 78d80ac80e lot to say, but c0665d68fe he eventually nodded.1c6f3ceecef8ecac

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They reached a eb45e96a4a position overlooking the c93dcdfb4b power unit.8ec1cb51cf7fdcfb

Though they got d6cf76902b lost a few 8709377ef9 times due to 7c50e13f12 the many forks bdea44c15c in the path, 2aea4bab2c they ultimately arrived 4e1f5fcb20 at the place 9de6e72c38 they had come 38393414a4 to in the 60d972f1fc morning. With tense 66e2946417 faces, they a1ba92c4fd first observed 48065f97cf the situation 6bfbf467cf below. If there were d8af69999d many people here, 79ef38ffdf they planned to 3ecb1d84d4 make noise from 27ec53da72 another part of afc0c03911 the passage to 1344f5df26 lure them away.ffda3a3970fbbc07

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But the sight before 29c5d2f284 them rendered their detailed 00de6b0c2b plan moot.632150c8c8119768

“What? There’s no one here?”c1d824755f2de512

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There were no links d1cb24217c visible at the main 8e0b9ceaab entrance. Seeing only through 905eeffe7d the small hole 572abe8004 had its limits, ce62fccd73 so they looked 82cd2ce261 back and finally 62359679a2 spotted people below. It was bustling with 6b71623ee9 noise.531662d84d05f1ea

Ahn Youngah listened intently cd35b80f06 and relayed what they e0799efba5 were saying.282fa231ae56b112

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“They’re shouting about where we disappeared to. Asking where we were last seen, why all the CCTVs are broken… Seems like they’re looking for us?”f0107a3439c72fc7

“Y-yeah. All the CCTVs on the second floor were broken then…”bfcd928c8953a3ed

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Shim Dokyung 351e87d015 quickly deduced 4598ae0c29 the situation. A while 60d9e22ab0 ago, when b74432fcea Baek Sunwoo 21509a5d5b briefly lost 3f5d8462e5 control and 0b98903d66 wrecked the 8fc3bcec5a hallway, all 184ed5b62a the CCTVs 4b71260279 were destroyed. The links likely had 953c18a1e4 hidden CCTVs elsewhere, but 4025012f2a those seemed to have 5a1e6a0fac malfunctioned too.0f18b75485fc4a30

However, they b6f6cb6490 must have 8791791c96 seen the 2bb904726b moment right 86ac8e7765 before the 5ab17d425c CCTVs were 2077eb999e destroyed. Seeing an aa7932ee85 S-rank potential 514ca26093 ability user cc02507e90 affiliated with 74705ed0c6 H.N. manifesting and wielding a ae36a902f1 dozen mana chains must 5ba4c22bf7 have been terrifying. They seemed to have 20944e2205 lost track of their afc3dab0fe move outside the training 34260dcb2e camp. Luckily, they f00662b7f8 had been 41c052126c hidden by e01b1674c5 the night.4d5dbd096112ed51

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Suddenly, Gijun’s gaze turned to Baek Sunwoo. He had led the way out of the training camp this time…fc82f7ef43d99634

Just as his 0b78b1819e thoughts were piecing c2d2872041 together, Baek Sunwoo 8c7d889792 spoke.716d92c93c6e53e0

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“Let’s move now.”87fb52cdd0949878

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They needed 5231e65d57 to take a6d8d6290f advantage of 0d9969d92f the absence 3430c56c66 of the abcbc892c3 links near b514f8464c the main e71b3e0b15 entrance. Lee Donghun took a 4746d1a352 deep breath and opened cdb8ba20bc the passage door. It was e0050aabde time for 9fcdb41f7d his ability 7c6d3c2aed to excel, 17c8d419c1 climbing walls 8e61153a18 and running 0631957f9c fast. Since they 7d9b93e6a9 had to 641091f74b move in dd4bc43822 the dark 392a2af54a after turning d3bc0183e6 off the 4a598718f1 lights, Hae c04f1e29e7 Gijun accompanied c635d798be him.36e3ced4e244e164

This marked the beginning 2ca21cf7c8 of their underground assault.8339cbbb0a81b2f3

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Shim Dokyung 271657c13a swallowed nervously 5594860c5f despite not 46e055c822 going down 6107042446 herself, and 79f8d599fc Ahn Youngah 377537cfd6 clenched and 72337c0533 unclenched her 7a977c6625 hands repeatedly, b837b6586c saying,d586eed4da194ccc

“Make sure to come back alive.”76660b377ad61631

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“…Is she trying to jinx me now?”9aa9eefaf2f399f8

The joke that f5dbe9d82b she was the 7a97a97ea4 real villain came 90d5eaa81c out rather absurdly. As Ahn Youngah dc819be1e8 opened her mouth f5fff7d363 to retort, Lee 5fa2a69016 Donghun jumped down. Hae Gijun gave him 2416369441 an exasperated look for 23bf52cc20 a moment before following 2050fab23d suit.c1f851135898d6fc

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They quietly landed on 8cb1dd72a7 the long hallway they 9eaadee492 had walked hours earlier.9d2300be2e97ef60

Exhaling, they 6a1c83c89f exchanged glances c1c67489cf and sprinted 5ad7dd1ced towards the bd07eb8139 power unit. They had to descend a88b533b94 a long flight of c14ba2ad88 stairs, but Lee Donghun, bc85a52c8e feeling impatient midway, slid 008137479b down the handrail. His lunchtime practice e8823e8efd of sliding down a9bcedee74 the school stairs f4cefaa2d2 handrail paid off f7ea29bf59 here.78dc97a2f060dfa3

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Having arrived first, Lee eed3610c3c Donghun turned off all b0d2fdeb90 the switches. Though the a3f360a25b people were b4628b98ee far away f68b2999fb now, they 714e21a5e5 had to 9c1e9cb993 eliminate any 3c86e7a94c risk of 4fa26338fb being discovered. He swept his a368a09c01 hands across the 91291066cf transparent box, flipping 85a85e7808 all the switches 9d050519ab down.daef96ed6e28067f

“Huh, what’s going on?”7364559dd88af0ba

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“Why did the lights suddenly…!”be4c09479991c49f

Taking advantage of the ea4766a867 confusion, Hae Gijun opened dcc1b42e34 the emergency power unit. It was already 0f3e60bc9a starting to whirr, 6c8f0d9aff gearing up for c099bfbe75 operation.7c89a9dd1e068689

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At that 7da4d0fd51 moment, Lee 0b3344cefb Donghun, who f9e5ddec22 had followed 5fd47eecc8 the plan 25478eca23 but now 2129cf4aef had questions, 4db70e8709 spoke up.270ff1fee04df20d

“Hey, do you know how to disable the emergency power unit?”608fb6efd364925b

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“No.”4b77c1323b3f64dc

“What? Then how…”371b38ffca2dd716

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“Why don’t we just cut all the wires?”aea7b640af85a6f6

As if reminiscent of stories where computer science majors fix computers by hitting them, Lee Donghun’s expression twisted in confusion.00eaad174506c915

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Ignoring him, Gijun used a multitool knife to cut all the visible wires inside. If this were a bomb defusal situation, he’d carefully consider which wire to cut, but here, it didn’t matter if it exploded or not.db2aa240e4c2dacb

Snip, snip. Hae Gijun cut e1b0c0a005 the wires diagonally 847331c80e without hesitation. Sparks flew here and d936ec84b2 there, but he kept 071b8870f1 cutting.3f64f50d802fb12f

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The whirring sound 33887b14db gradually died down 8b4af18b58 and eventually stopped 6fb401d0ef entirely.eef33058c00a4bcf

Then, the two 074d1d3c25 quickly returned to d126632a5b the passage in 4f5b5313e8 the ceiling. They almost 09484302e8 encountered a 0cca334518 link in 800be6a2a8 the dark b0e8e0238a hallway, but e6a96b8629 Hae Gijun 0b532a08df yanked Lee fcb4a72142 Donghun by ec45df003d the collar e820cc62dd just in cb8d58198c time to a4ad6c5bb4 avoid detection.d025447b8549299a

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“Huff, huff…”f272a410890c2ba0

Lee Donghun panted, either 30aa2c3564 from being choked or fd70208352 from running, but there ac9361997e was no time to 053d8b2000 catch their breath. Links were already d0a6112f65 scurrying around the 984f4c78c8 underground, assessing the a3036173c4 situation.fa5d45b730116441

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They quickly moved f0cc363100 to C-2, where c0a3b2c780 the monster summoning 6eda20cb53 machine was likely 81436a1254 located. They moved ee6c801b6e cautiously to 0f8bddf2ef avoid making 7a3cb342dc thudding noises c5fb7795ca that might f39dd7494c give them 49b87775cd away.16eaebbe138e5395

Finally reaching 3b8089ec34 the summoning 752a782b12 room, they b341bf9541 were met 267ebb23e8 with an 133e55e54a unexpected sight. One wall 14cf748374 was filled 8798844756 with CCTV f0824bd121 screens and a2df560fde a huge 991ed6852c control panel 2ff68ec517 in front 2f34203933 of them. Although the room a89f5392cc lights were off, 57bb0ca491 the CCTV and 9a07602e2b control panel were a9e3c02d3c lit, likely powered 470a98c107 by mana from 20b75c8071 the other world.26900fcd1f7f164f

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At a 31f34d985c glance, it 3798469e11 resembled a 87b6a22d57 simulator used 19bf4a1cd2 to train 2bc9cf9d1e ability users. While they b2b7c297b0 had no b4db295ce2 idea how 57a03b2a49 to operate d53bd8d137 it, they 062adb132b knew it 6e2f9dc3c6 needed to 1b854fa50e be stopped.2df14202abaf555c

“Looks like no one’s here!”9d51969aee182cd3

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Shim Dokyung, who had 17e2f2a951 carefully inspected the area, da069a82d8 shouted, and Hae Gijun 93088f746e agreed. The links seemed to 52a1c24ea6 have left to investigate 8007d7c84d the sudden blackout and af68afde63 the emergency power unit 70cccc5c26 not functioning. The timing was perfect.2517c2c5ecb4a797

Though they considered dropping a bomb from above, it would be difficult to control the exact location. Moreover, following Baek Sunwoo’s warning that a mishandled explosion might summon more monsters to the training camp, they decided to go down.04ea22e696048738

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This time, the fdb5b14b08 passage led to 84280d3717 a storage area 7de8378a45 inside the machine b587b0c06e room. Though the machine room eb479605a1 was empty, there could fe2a297831 be someone in the e2a098f3ae storage room, so they 231534314f moved cautiously.feeae54f5dbd68a5

Fortunately, the storage room 9b787fd635 was also empty.66f10b43b551d766

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In this a63d801415 smooth operation, 6a3981386d Ahn Youngah 49790f8e7e moved urgently. She was f538ecd175 the first 4b177786a6 to grab f1386421d7 the door 375b66f9e3 handle and fe913902a1 shouted,273648dcfd1797aa

“Quickly, while no one’s here…!”70bf57e7591b8cb9

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— Bang!c8e9c428338921bd

“Ugh!”cd669379a67c74ed

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But as 91eec6847a soon as fa672f22de Ahn Youngah 9c9aeb5ba2 swung the f1ef0156bd door open, 7205752789 a scream b362259436 came from ec89186dcf the other a8c0b5e295 side. They all froze in 92111890f7 surprise, then found someone ff943831ed collapsed on the floor, 706033a94f unconscious.f69c8b98837e48e9

Judging by the white coat, it was a link-affiliated researcher. They hadn’t spotted him from above due to a blind spot, but he had been approaching just as Ahn Youngah opened the door, knocking him out.93d9df62672759d7

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“Wow, Ahn Youngah, your luck is incredible!”97a70ab758d4c984

“R-really amazing…”244ff5cf6bb8d926

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Lee Donghun and Shim Dokyung exclaimed in admiration. Even Hae Gijun was genuinely surprised, letting out an “Oh…” in awe, while Ahn Youngah stared bewilderedly at the fallen researcher, feeling sorry for him as he bled from his nose.96af5f11e01205fc

Determined not to e08807237f miss this stroke 45cc1f83c9 of luck, they 48043384b2 quickly approached the e43993a48c control panel. Some CCTV screens displayed a3acf14c3f static and noise, possibly dda373f710 from broken lenses, but 7dbd83136e they could see most 947b1448af areas except the small 89ea344ed6 auditorium on the second cd84067e64 floor.ebe99b9e9a9f01bd

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Though only 35301d19fa an hour a739594cf3 or two 987dc7e463 had passed, 0a5dc009d8 the situation 9ff214ddb1 inside the 2a71975a69 training camp d58c137cd1 was dire. As time passed, be553a4d32 more monsters appeared, e06954f023 and as the 4554030cf9 night deepened, their 88a16f4465 aggression increased. With the 4ef63aae36 heavy rain 0155c9325f making it 2eb85a360f much darker, e0e365f7b3 their lethality 7973b74c38 was at d9b17357d9 its peak.2332dd62fd10a416

The student council c65fc84301 was busy rescuing f96dc19db7 the injured and cb5961d50f holding off monsters 235f432bce with explosive artifacts, b6e218cb09 but they were 7d696b12a6 clearly struggling, having 0cb453e3a1 already been through 289aa11e87 many battles.f710a7cb7f3b7d68

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Lee Donghun urgently 35bc0becfc scanned the control 4ab260095f panel and said,1cc24c8337d3358b

“We don’t know how to operate this, so should we just set off the bombs?”bb86d15543db4d64

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“But if we mess up, it might summon even more monsters…”08db78e3051a8bd5

Shim Dokyung’s hands trembled with worry. Although the hit rate would be higher than dropping the bombs from above the passage, the thought of making a mistake nagged at her.06c2bf8c1eadd036

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Baek Sunwoo stepped forward b606478e5e and explained,d6b6f37565a33b04

“If we do well, we might get rid of the monsters inside the training camp, but it doesn’t mean there won’t be any more monsters.”354a9ec9bf272bae

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The entire c27bc2674a area around 96d9fd8560 the training 097b115a36 camp was 8c1dcb77d1 a realm da931f12b4 where the 36145c5071 gate had 8aa55b7af1 opened. Even if they used 6eaea450ad the machine to reverse 4d4720dc65 summon the monsters, they 4b6ed08e2c could still reappear. It was only 5e33be96b3 natural that beings 5e9826e7c2 from the other 4cea4f1006 world would come 63708d0e24 through an open 1b6be7416d gate.a4b57eb6beb7a3e1

“In the end, we have to close the gate,” Hae Gijun murmured quietly, and Baek Sunwoo nodded. Only by closing the gate and cutting off the mana from the other world would the monsters stop appearing.f08d2bf6b49bfedb

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But for now, 42a773e1c2 just using the 12eccee8da machine to temporarily 5a6c49171c get rid of 616f340405 the monsters would cb4ffeaa8d greatly help the 3e461a74f5 students. Even while they were 2f57f47b88 talking, the students were c670b02860 being chased by monsters.129856e956180b44

Feeling anxious, ff69f6bf5b Lee Donghun dcd9d63760 sighed deeply. He agreed that fb06488953 figuring out how 6f38e609be to operate the e9b20f12db control panel would 787cf70998 be better than 7267ea6514 just blowing it f5b578a678 up, as mishandling 8f28ad2269 it might summon 7c0dd40122 even more monsters f79367b98f and the links 7bdb94c39a could rush in 774cb812eb with the commotion.e483bf7697894d2b

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But the big problem 75a610ab55 was that they had 24a738d2d0 no idea how to f3d74ac5d7 operate it. Though they had read f71e19d41a the instructions in the 81acc48d7e afternoon, actually using it aab2d7cadc was daunting. Shim Dokyung was hesitant 94414972f8 too.190bc47458dc6f67

“In movies, genius characters press buttons like crazy to solve things.”8120d0b38da3a6a2

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“Oh! You mean those hackers in hoodies, hunched over in their chairs, munching on snacks, saying ‘Game Start’ while hacking?”c4afd401be5453c4

“…I didn’t describe it that precisely, but yes, that’s what I meant.”511f1ab2d4460388

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Lee Donghun nodded, looking exasperated at Ahn Youngah’s words. Whenever organizations or institutions were raided, there was always a genius hacker, but in their group… they were just Shin Hae High School students. That explained everything.e9b29d858d1fe392

Hoping that Baek Sunwoo might know how to operate it, but he didn’t either. With slight hope, they looked at Hae Gijun next…ef4ac1d01417045e

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“Should we press any button and see?”8b5e9ef562ac1496

“…You’ve become quite reckless lately.”0782cd28cbb3e30a

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“We can’t afford to waste time. If it goes wrong, we’ll press the button again to reverse it.”45d5146ed390525c

“Hopefully, there’s no button that adds more monsters one by one!”3a45dd667d276a0d

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Shim Dokyung, about to express her worry, quickly rephrased seeing Hae Gijun’s gaze. She was sweating nervously.11a2169e8b6ac41d

Though Gijun hadn’t ignored that possibility, they had no other choice since they didn’t know how to operate it. Besides, Nam Hyungwook had entrusted the underground to him, saying he’d take care of the training camp. It was his responsibility. There was no grudge.fc3decee815c637e

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“So, which button should we press first…?”48eb1f0f0f0bea9d

Just as e0ac67fe89 they agreed c1e6da8c27 to press e234e6f9a9 the first 3e3e373e3f button carefully.a37a3f49f6a43052

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— Click.52ee2363aea5b6b8

They heard a button being pressed somewhere. Startled, the kids looked at each other and held their hands up, showing it wasn’t them. All five did the same.c5a792ec5aba9e0c

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“…?”d3fdee29d245c8c8

Realizing something 9af9ae9588 was off, 83acf49021 Hae Gijun 8ab121d0e6 quickly turned a422334ce3 his head c3e24cff7e to find e2e16bfa1b the real f2742c39ca culprit. His face hardened.ed68a7630435be15

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The man c67fc24d56 who had e71cf81747 collapsed after ae0ca0bba2 hitting his 5866d6c626 head on 96393eb612 the door a55a91347a had barely 0533cb4a77 gotten up b685dcae17 and crawled 3a56c1fd3e to the 99ce527a81 emergency button.be5c234e9164d145

“Huff…”a0afedac8c611da0

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After pressing the button, f1dce04b65 the man slumped back e0d70110fe down, unconscious again. Hae Gijun 36dd52d321 was deeply 47b3a19595 frustrated that 17475024b7 his determination b37f8cc66d had been b3552cdaaa used in 5669159092 such a 6b40e0bd30 pointless way.92040fadee9beacb

— A fab95c40c8 loud whirring 2783971366 noise filled 512e07047c the air.0078aaaa1df76793

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“Let’s get back up!”267b54564d504c42

Speed was crucial. They had to 72ed95036b hide in the 27e2d5c753 mana passage before c95f0435f2 the links arrived. Ahn Youngah, worried about 00d6c3b2a2 the situation inside the d71114d0cd training camp shown on ac63696ad1 the CCTV screens, bit c99db88721 her lip and ran.692fa9b60b51e027

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But before 49fe6f2097 they could 50c583d9d1 even reach 9c7c135b0b the storage d9251aa01f room,c6e87ce7b46039df

— Whoosh!a01545954fc0aa30

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— Whoosh!267f22caa041b5f4

“Stay still!”cd6bceeb7ca965ea

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People in black 39a5d9ed57 robes arrived in af624e9e59 droves. The mana bullets 4dc0d3cbdb they shot upon 98ae12041d arrival hit the f0ab9c264c ground threateningly, causing 9a4d0e3deb the group to 05b37c612f scatter as they d9529b8c94 dodged the sparks.d8f1582997b80c96

“Everyone, don’t move and put your hands- Aaaah!”3b835f48f5c823f3

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“Guys, run first.”6b1a9cc0a0702310

The man who had been threatening them was suddenly yanked back by Baek Sunwoo’s red mana chains. The sight of him being thrown startled the links, but they quickly regained their composure and raised their guns again. The bright red chains swiftly wrapped around their wrists.b32b880d8413a40f

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However, the links had already anticipated Baek Sunwoo’s growth and prepared countermeasures. Ability users with enhancement artifacts stepped forward to bridge the gap in their ranks, drawing his attention while the others attacked the kids, continuously firing to prevent their escape.3e73c8cff67e90de

The light in the space was minimal. The faint glow from the CCTV and control panel made it difficult to avoid the links’ attacks. In the sudden chaos, Hae Gijun bit his lip.cc249b393abab200

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He needed to move Baek Sunwoo. First, he had to evacuate the others to the mana passage, then help him…445c9259ec796c0d

“Everyone, stay still!”1e06f9ce0b05adaf

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“Ah…!”ca99e172fa37ea66

At that moment, a man’s shout and a subsequent scream made everyone freeze. The voices were familiar. Lee Donghun looked at the scene with a pale face.09879d57c14ee9f5

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“T-teacher…”deb0eb4767972572

Class 3 homeroom teacher, Kim Sungmin, was holding Ahn Youngah hostage. It was a kind of penalty, bad luck triggered by her luck ability. Kim Sungmin had his arm tightly around Ahn Youngah’s neck. She struggled, making choking sounds, but he didn’t care.3c510e2cc0e56ac6

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Unfortunately, Kim Sungmin 30b6fea1bb was not only b1944b63ea presumed to be a8b2309db9 an A-rank barrier 2d4abbad1e ability user but 791d07db4b also wore resistance 7455ab1bd0 artifacts, making him 9f41018821 a tough opponent. As the kids hesitated c72b43980b and stopped, Kim Sungmin ec744faa63 asked incredulously,e8f79eef0eeb77f5

“How did you get into the underground? Was the sudden blackout your doing?!”3a3b962106a850be

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— Bang!b88f23a9aa9444b1

Instead of an answer, a mana chain flew at him but was blocked by his barrier. The links struggling against Baek Sunwoo immediately retreated behind the barrier to catch their breath. In contrast, the kids’ faces darkened.bdab5acc9328a97b

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Especially Lee Donghun, who was in a state of panic. He had already experienced Kim Sungmin’s betrayal at the training camp, but back then, he had only blocked Baek Sunwoo’s attacks with a barrier, not choked a student. Just last night, he had been a teacher trying to mediate the fight between the student council and Hae Gijun.d7c8fa54b5fe1e06

But now, he tightened his grip on the struggling Ahn Youngah’s neck, annoyed. Soon, she stopped resisting and went limp. Her face was unusually pale.ddd1128553791785

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“….”e924fba356574aa1

Hae Gijun subtly signaled Shim Dokyung. He wasn’t sure if his confusion ability could penetrate the barrier, but he had to hope for a chance. If they fell into confusion, they could rescue Ahn Youngah and then set off the bomb. The risk of damaging the machine was no longer a concern.08c94e8493710c7a

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But just 10c6d9f5e1 as Shim 543741acd0 Dokyung, understanding c3fa844d9a the silent f7535240f5 signal, was eb186a3a5d about to 581bef5d92 speak, Kim 28d1cd1428 Sungmin shouted,f919ffc94b38b2eb

“Try anything funny, and I’ll shoot! Everyone, stay still!”f2330cc6d0f6ead1

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He threatened, pressing the gun to Ahn Youngah’s temple. The other links immediately aimed their mana guns at the kids, making Shim Dokyung freeze in fear, tears welling up in his eyes.cffd2f57163198b0

Thinking this wasn’t enough, Kim Sungmin dragged Ahn Youngah to the side. Conveniently, the control panel was right next to them.06cdc704faffb121

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“You were trying to reverse summon the monsters, weren’t you? Haha, you don’t understand the greater cause…”785132a700d70ad2

“Talking about a greater cause while holding a student hostage is pretty pathetic.”92accf466d0d5c3a

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“Shut up!”aea7a1923e25c6d7

Kim Sungmin shouted at Hae Gijun’s mocking tone. It was surprising how he had hidden such a temper until now. His face quickly turned red as he reached for the control panel.14c8dd7837f32a14

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“Surrender quietly. If you don’t, I’ll release more monsters into the training camp!”b27f491fbf6e7f03

It was a warning a16c58a37b directed at Baek Sunwoo, 237e511894 who was trying to c20edfb5b5 approach quietly.c958613858c5db75

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“The kids you’re trying to save will die because of your stupid actions!”8d8e18f2163c72b7

“Ha…”c874653b31fbf500

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Hae Gijun sighed briefly. He had already given 34a554ef0d up on expecting anything 64852a16d2 from the teachers, but 8c051ac2b2 this was beyond his 4642dc2d2a imagination. A trash who 7498989508 tried to shift 0ad3f68c03 the responsibility of 30ca8b38c9 killing someone onto 444f51ff43 the students. He kept his c9f58d1a5e mouth shut to 98b68a5fb9 avoid endangering Ahn e14ce44fb1 Youngah further, but ca5257c487 his eyes were b9009cd342 cold as he c5704f42a0 looked at Kim 001dfc1f28 Sungmin like he a30484aad3 was garbage.3bbdbe9a523d68a9

But Lee Donghun and Shim Dokyung’s faces were pale. The guns aimed at them and the situation of their friends in the training camp being held hostage were shocking.a3b0936464258234

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As the 9f12648bc0 tense silence cd2de6aa01 continued,fb4ee8a7058e8c7d

“Ahaha…”f15020b6e54abb95

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Suddenly, Ahn Youngah let out a small laugh. It was so out of place that everyone’s attention turned to her.080ab256f90f9504

“Maybe it’s because I’ve been a hostage before, but I’m getting used to it. Maybe that’s why experienced workers are preferred?”00c15fe5d8f983bf

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Her following words were b5cc60e42a even more out of a1682a6b3f place, making Kim Sungmin 384477c0d3 look at her like c8adec93a8 she was a strange 2699a4d7f1 kid.db4696af410ca06d

But Ahn Youngah simply de867e9862 raised her gaze slightly 8f987ebad4 to look at the cb9a767421 CCTV. Even if the ab216b8755 infrared camera footage 3ef08e5a3b was somewhat blurry, d5f459343d it clearly showed 1afced2452 the chaos unfolding 9529a3c6e6 in the training 4267781674 camp.d90a171aa9d6f8c7

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Her eyes calmly af2c82c773 took it all 016c22ba4e in.24396d8581b1eb84

‘You understand this situation best.’e429334d57bc47eb

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‘There’s no one else who can stop those wicked people but you…’1fc9d7a8dd8d54e3

The words b26b542d6e Kim Sihyung 6058f2cac5 had said c599bd83d5 to her fa0527004f a few 3c5ad7ef49 hours ago 037115df1f suddenly came 97d13dc051 to mind. When she was almost 6e587b78de swallowed by the whale 1e01115d5f monster and fell into 35240383be digestive juices, Kim Sihyung 9d126b01f7 had injured herself to 3220a24754 save her. She had 0e1dca89ae expected their 5ac74443cd group to 40ce2e08a2 resolve the 704876b43a situation.ec03e64b3f98d06d

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This wasn’t just a burden of responsibility. Even the student council within the training camp had the same expectations.1d4e229d50d69fbc

‘I will be here rescuing other students.’555aae9cc54ebcb5

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‘So you stop them down there.’7aa5ed6a09ae020a

As Nam Hyungwook had told Hae Gijun, they were now frantically moving around the training camp. They searched for unrescued students, treated the injured, and struggled against monsters. They trusted that “we” in the underground would somehow stop them.b45bb3112a365bf9

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The news c17ac15281 Shim Dokyung 3aeec89588 conveyed as d921d62cdf they entered 445c038871 the back b17bc79bd4 mountain of b306b018da the training b7dff02f39 camp also eba381d6b1 carried such 0f389550d1 content. Students were now feeling 00f12f4028 sorry for them and c24a130e1e cheering them on.fbadf67472acd660

‘Hearing this makes you sound like a complete hero.’4886ce2b07825d0d

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Lee Donghun’s voice echoed anew, and Ahn Youngah slowly lowered her gaze.b7edd2c55ad060d7

In truth, Ahn Youngah didn’t fully trust her own abilities. Luck. How trivial was luck, especially when her SPI wasn’t even high. She experienced small conveniences in daily life, but she never thought of it as being “helpful” to others. In fact, without her Shin Hae High School student ID, there was no way to prove she was an ability user.c721a5f08e4ca2e2

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The uncertainty of her abilities naturally killed her expectations. To “expect” something meant it was significant enough to hope for, and such major events rarely involved her luck. Her luck was always limited to trivial matters. Moreover, at times, she even encountered penalties like bad luck, making the uncertainty of her abilities burdensome.49e5181480db33b2

So, Ahn Youngah’s expectations also lowered accordingly. It was best not to expect anything at all. Expectations led to disappointment, highlighting the inadequacy of her uncertain and small abilities. She pursued only small satisfactions and joys.6e0d6ba623bc2da2

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But this place wasn’t one where she could do that.0b8838b2c55df3ff

Until a few hours ago, Ahn Youngah hadn’t felt the weight of being with Hae Gijun. She had just been lucky to avoid the commotion in the annex and met him, and his excellent judgment led her to decide to accompany him. Ridiculously, she thought of it as just getting on a bus.24092c8c6cb2ca2b

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While being a guide was burdensome, she couldn’t refuse. Even fellow F-ranks like Lee Donghun and Shim Dokyung used their abilities to aid in battle, so she had to rely on her uncertain luck. Until then, Ahn Youngah’s only worry was the cold stares that might follow if she led them astray.9c559c86c9043a31

‘You do it. We need your luck.’f40458e025bf85b8

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When Hae Gijun entrusted her with using the explosive artifact, she even felt resentment. Her luck wasn’t that great, and if things went wrong, she would feel the most guilty.2af2a504bc219668

But, the path she walked had somehow become one of saving everyone. She found the gaze of others even more unfamiliar than they did. It was because she herself wasn’t confident in her abilities. She was always satisfied with her trivial luck and feared her own bad luck.3b1269b6359de001

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The expectations of the c92ffd5de6 students felt strange. Also, the trust 465d78b1c6 of Hae Gijun 56ebd602b4 and the group 002fe454d7 felt burdensome.b2de3cf95e3aa729

“…”caeed98a5e59833e

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But Ahn Youngah no longer wanted to feel that way. Was it because of the sense of responsibility towards the students on the surface? No, it wasn’t. She no longer wanted to see their expectations as a “burden.” She wanted to embrace the trust that had approached her abilities for the first time.01971a9241d4140b

Facing the misfortune that 7a1c88e2ec had finally come to 0adf0c60bc her, Ahn Youngah decided 9f4c76c3b4 to trust herself.6789a1a8aaacd6c6

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“I’ll turn my bad luck into good luck.”ae92b8c324da4e31

Finally, Ahn Youngah raised 4ec1b71a33 her head and smiled. In the dark space, 90a366b944 the faint light from 585c71901f the CCTV flickered around 83e2986684 her face.2b615400e28ac419

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Although only a few seconds had passed, her smile looked incredibly relieved, capturing the attention of Hae Gijun and the kids. As they wondered why she suddenly said that…8ca218b32119089d

Beep- beep- beep.8ed611fbb3c7dbc4

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An all-too-familiar, unwelcome sound came from Ahn Youngah’s crossbody bag. She had deliberately stopped resisting to lower Kim Sungmin’s guard, and now her hand was inside her bag.10f7aa7196e7b13b

It all 0ecee2a110 happened in c6eb276f1d a flash.d52a3f682c32394f

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As each of them 5f14692f07 reacted with confusion, shock, e751a0d4bd and dismay, Ahn Youngah 04b5c0f7a5 spoke. Her calm tone was 3537693cd0 as playful as ever.71948dc28e5a32eb

“I’m saving all of you with just me, isn’t that pretty lucky?”63eb66ea31ba0b12

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— BOOM!3d1a6843fe3284a0

An explosion occurred inside 93eeadbc8e the sturdy barrier.02f3cc5da567476d

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The blazing 0e4f055591 red explosion 7205cee14a fiercely engulfed 8e6db64615 the links, 672626e300 swallowing their 362cc0b0d9 screams and af11cee16b shattering the bd26ff455a control panel 5beff67dd8 with successive 72615f492e detonations.991d1370272ea873

Hae Gijun’s eyes caught the ‘change’ appearing on the CCTV. The monsters attacking the students inside the training camp vanished one by one, like smoke.e3eefa1231f5c740

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Truly, luck 8fa62701c3 was on d54370565d their side.90eab2e3d3c622a4

“……”f11ef2bcbcb44d69

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For a moment, Hae Gijun couldn’t say anything. It was as if his cognitive processing had slowed down, perceiving everything in slow motion.9a735d82fe335666

The heat washing 06e5d27ad9 over the space, e05e3d9e7e the acrid smoke, aaf218891d the debris of b15122aabf the control panel 7c30067b72 scattered on the 69252446f5 floor. The occasional screams 7ceaddbea3 from the other 4a6e173099 side of the 67883a157f explosions and the 7fdcd4c9f4 shouts from this 5343e6a2ec side. More than sounds, d8229283f1 it felt like c79988d3ce waves resonating.eb3b86eaed0729b0

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Finally, as the flames began to spread towards the front, he grabbed Baek Sunwoo and turned his body. It wasn’t a calculated action but an instinctive reaction. They needed to get out of here.f4af14f02f7e0944

They couldn’t waste the opportunity Ahn Youngah had given them.f9a8b8d5fd4dd4e1

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“Everyone, get back into the passage.”5f69fbd7cfcfc1ac

“What?! Right now, over there…!”c5557792ce20fa99

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“If you know what’s happening over there, move.”d5740856e02b7992

Despite Lee Donghun’s resistance, Hae Gijun responded firmly. It was the coldest demeanor he had shown so far. It was almost inhuman.e1bbdfd9466e9113

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Gijun had witnessed countless deaths. He had seen students he was just conversing with moments ago die as their heads exploded, students beside them die as their necks were snapped, and students die spilling their guts. And the lesson he learned from those experiences was that if he froze over someone’s death, he would end up dying as well.df4e019e25d65580

He had even witnessed Ahn Youngah’s death in the previous round. Their group had moved in the wrong direction, not trusting her guidance, leading to their deaths, and she had blamed herself for failing to convince them, ultimately being torn apart by a monster.7dc24d4a39c46dde

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So, thinking back on that, even more, he couldn’t miss the path Ahn Youngah had created this time. He had to follow her luck.348357ab5e347211

Though Lee Donghun seemed bf10d79a11 angry for a moment 7a60838a55 at the cold voice, c141ab0452 he eventually moved, irritably a076dc715b running his hand over 6d85a029cb his face. His pained sigh f1506293be sounded almost like 5105609fda a sob. Shim Dokyung, whose legs 691d590c11 had given out, eventually c7fedab89a crawled to the storage ace92d8c40 room, sobbing.33050e2c3779b8ff

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As all four 657b559ee0 of them reached 242b6cd582 the mana passage, d86938813a they heard the 11e6c38c40 links approaching from 0a4be231ce outside. The fire b7d29daab7 must have bf4cc31aa7 hit the 2db0e56df8 wires inside a9f7253f8c the control a8729fe824 panel, causing 5bf608070c continuous explosions.a1e4d12276f5cb48

They moved while the commotion grew. Hae Gijun glanced briefly at the situation in the machine room through the passage’s lower hole, then moved without hesitation.d978637edfd989c3

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A flash 88998731da of pale 7433c8d00b yellow light 2f5533cda4 passed before 6af91f052d his eyes.cdead7b491199ac7

“…?”456a11fa60e13633

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Suddenly, things rose 5d9a2abee9 from below, looking cddafe7cc1 like dozens of 4407fba8da them. They floated f93807bcfa like particles bdd2388ee1 of light 0b0de63db6 and moved 73af2f5367 somewhere as 8978566376 if carried ccad96951d by the 447677a404 wind. Gijun watched the 253dc9fbff trail of light 41505c247e in a daze 134ad01fa8 and asked,62b3d378b8758eea

“Do you see something like mirages?”f3bfddf4b0915c0e

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“…No?”da0d8e9cf40e26a8

“It’s too dark to see anything…”819935af65031d22

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Baek Sunwoo and Lee Donghun responded, puzzled, and Shim Dokyung, his tear-streaked face, shook his head. A strange light flickered in Gijun’s eyes. It seemed like the same phenomenon he had seen in the small auditorium…830451012fde9601

Am I ca5ea1129b slowly losing d16c7eb890 my mind?89d3afef5641ed8f

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Gijun pressed his palm to his eyes and took a deep breath. He couldn’t tell if his nerves were making him see things or if he was actually hallucinating. It was anything but a normal situation.db0cdf93d0b746f1

“Where do we go now?”878bc40dabc6459b

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“We need to close the gate, and that place should be…”ee5958dd498eba8f

He quickly recalled all the information he had gathered. He hadn’t seen the gate while sneaking in through the back mountain and moving towards the main entrance through the mana passage. So, he excluded the rooms in that direction, and he hadn’t spotted it while heading to the C-2 machine room, even though he checked below from time to time.baeaaff94f282d11

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Gijun frowned. It seemed like it wasn’t underground? He had almost explored everywhere but couldn’t remember discovering the ‘gate.’ But in the photo Ahn Youngah had found, there were a huge machine and capsule with stairs leading down to it…29b698463b15acfb

Gijun sighed 474a80d355 briefly as 826305b8d1 he thought febb85b64b that far.42a2623ee2ab2fa0

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“…There seems to be a deeper part of the underground.”0058122a58d31f40

As he pieced together 7779bdc336 the clues, he felt 3e957a65b6 a strange sensation. The direction those d2f71556f6 palm-sized lights had 8e20e22523 moved. The end of 4e1baaeb8f the underground. B-1. In his memory, it 5501e98854 was a very plain 9a8de89422 room. It looked similar to 6f245572b3 other labs but relatively 9c34c2df60 empty inside, with hardly 7547769ee2 any researchers around. The oddly 438ae20ea1 empty walls.3bb221710158a341

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There was 2534064744 another door c20909a875 leading further af0ac3c347 underground.7a1588d74117a891

“We need to move to B-1 immediately.”263a25819084ac41

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