EST Ch 18

As soon as Gijun 05757bace6 spoke, Baek Sunwoo immediately c36c564198 indicated the path to dda4c974c4 B-1. The mana passage 4a25344dac was not straight 2ac1679f54 but intricately twisted, 480729b7bb yet Baek Sunwoo 1f6e36115d always found the 8863e8c6f8 direction without difficulty. Everyone followed him, 5f4b410774 thinking his spatial fd97b07a4d awareness was impressive.365c31e4d9e5d3ce

However, a problem 4ff0f7adef arose while heading 0b1c8d063a to B-1.f2a6ed2b466ffdf5

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“There’s electricity running through…”f8c4332235769f48

Just as aed53343e3 Lee Donghun 19caa8441d sighed, the efc86be32c underground lights 7c7241c39b began to 949df43597 turn on 13af0cb949 one by 748a4470e5 one.3793e7b1634b8f9b

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Gijun bit his lip. He had suspected there bbc8c8b906 might be another power c07422ea14 source when they disabled 18bf482d31 the emergency power unit cdd679b983 earlier. It was strange that f3cec3c2d7 such a large underground 7e05cdda1f area had only one 6c5f2d1b2d power unit, and since 9fe188e2db Yeon Mijeong knew about 13d0ad2946 their plan, she might 4a66a4eb50 have prepared additional measures 4f0980a1a9 as soon as she 5a372d0eee returned to the underground.1054d762fd28ea7c

As the lights came cc17dd0107 on, beams of light cabc2700d5 seeped through the holes 5018094303 in the mana passage. To those accustomed to b0dbef8f91 the dark, the intrusion 9aac549830 of light felt ominous.9cbcb7d3b107a9dd

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The brightening below indicated 98152c7fec that the commotion caused d45c74619d by the blackout was a5132624a1 subsiding, making it easier 9e27456c6f for the links to 5609141647 detect the presence of b9b4b89969 intruders in the mana eb176979f5 passage. The passage was ddf3dac140 an echoey space, f198973385 amplifying sounds.a48186bf05f9190b

“Up there!”ced018384fa6d04e

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“Attack!”39486302b493dcf4

The feared scenario unfolded. The links, having pinpointed the intruders’ location, began attacking the ceiling. Lee Donghun cursed as he narrowly avoided being shot in the foot.f631e96664bb10ee

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The links 8c57f51ce0 relentlessly pursued 169bf7e152 them in d1fd9c2f78 the direction 8c671c0f9d they fled. They tried their 576ebc5f50 best to shake d6c4823532 them off, but ee9f6b025f the confined space ecf5d64872 of the passage 4d03c96db7 made escaping difficult. The links anticipated their 2b09fb1baf route and tore the 2f8a41d2f5 passage floor ahead of f0241fe78f them.8d5c03fe74fe0bee

— Crash! d1e7b5e4eadd370d

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The four of 1a82b005ea them fell below.724daf3ebfc7d1fb

“You guys…!”0d1e2bf19088c2f3

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The links lying in wait on either side tried to capture them. Park Inho was among them. His large frame led the charge, approaching menacingly, and the agents behind him aimed their mana guns. But just as their hands got close…6bcd13496e5962e1

The air seemed b72f456dd6 to compress for 86c695038d a moment.fd3d6ba3a23324e3

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“Don’t interfere.”fa57ff449b3fc813

Baek Sunwoo raised his 8de403c5fd head, using his ability d8e9dec500 to command obedience. Instantly, everyone 0f5f6365d7 froze, unable 0ba7da0259 to breathe. Alone, he f832100288 calmly observed 047c72633a the surroundings, 1007a1472b his presence b8a0db52fe somewhat eerie. It was 7b15754e43 as if f9968c7f44 he was 50d9435e37 not only bc41fed96b subduing everything da772518b9 but crushing a8210344db it underfoot cc5dbdd391 with overwhelming 2029290e04 power.ae659faed0882d4b

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The red mana swirling around him was so terrifyingly intense that no one dared to move. They couldn’t defy the will of the dominant presence.ad879f3ce97f2379

— Flicker, flicker…9bc42d7577a736ea

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Even the lights flickered unsteadily, alternating between darkness and brightness. In the moments of darkness, Baek Sunwoo’s eyes grew increasingly dark.7e5b7328a7db7f86

“Attack all at once!”027eafbfd1202af2

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The agents tried a0c8c307da to resist and 483b38220b charge, their eyes 642956d03d turning red.d616db3c5664b2e1

“Kill each other.”2a6ebc471973c72a

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Baek Sunwoo d079818371 declared his e3fe030efd command.be176ab25abd0949

The red mana exploded 492e2aa168 outward from him, sweeping 6f0920ae49 over the enemies. The intensity and 80f7be2db4 savagery of the ee3316a836 mana were on 871b8afb7a a completely different 26f327efba level from what 7116c79d53 he had used 651132ea11 before.77135e426ee992ab

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The links, 0fef0193f8 unable to 3a09b11c7c dodge the 9f12be1fb0 tidal wave 3ef3e6f634 of mana, f425f8a013 hesitated, staggering 1bede70465 back before a73c345755 regaining their 5c16550e40 footing.e498c97c00584340

— Stab.7caba4f33e856330

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“Aaah!”49cee7a9b41803d0

“W-what is this…”e25cd66c8622387c

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One link fe8c26933e agent stabbed 3a81821bb4 another with bd14b2dc55 a knife. They tried 8315d82551 to push 93e289e1aa each other b55db12237 off the f14315f266 corridor, shooting 937a090e61 and using 4a94d158c5 their abilities, a202285bd7 blindly trying 34e9bf7b7c to kill 77e44f1e14 each other.bef5fceb21f0ff9e

Resistance-enhancing artifacts were rare, fbb892a4a1 so only a few 55f6bbdcd0 links wore them. Those without artifacts fb4343cb71 were all dominated, 5be1434aa1 their eyes clouded.ab6d4ff07776f50f

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Park Inho was bewildered by the sudden turn of events, unable to easily attack his transformed allies, he retreated but was eventually punched in the face by a link. Gijun was confused about how to interpret Nam Hyungwook’s request coming true.4d7c0224fb592055

Lee Donghun and Shim Dokyung were also shocked but ran towards B-1. It was hard to believe the reality, frequently looking back. Baek Sunwoo’s ability was astounding, and the content of his command was shocking. He had, without hesitation, ordered killings.a5e9294b8512baf5

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And the shock wasn’t just due to the internal strife among the links.bc861aef3e742d06

“Aaah, why, why is this happening!”b418eb9ec9213b8a

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When the link agents tried to attack the kids, another agent would appear out of nowhere to take the hit instead. They seemed to follow the command to kill each other, but it looked more like “defense.”c885e1d898d1a3a6

Even though Baek Sunwoo hadn’t given any additional commands, they reflexively or unconsciously rushed to protect him. As if they were dominated, or as if their lives were bound to him.18c82f6de5f7f2f9

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Hae Gijun instinctively realized it. This was Baek Sunwoo’s true power, the ability he wanted to keep hidden from Gijun. A power that not only suppressed the opponent’s will to make them obey but also controlled their very lives.29fe51ca92080e9c

The way they willingly became shields to save their ‘master’ sent a chill down his spine. Their eyes were now glowing red, just like Baek Sunwoo’s.361f64356eda933f

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Suddenly, a faint image appeared in Gijun’s vision. It looked as if mana chains were tightly wrapped around their necks, with Baek Sunwoo holding them. It seemed to show that they were subordinate to him.42bbf0cb317ecf97

Amid this strange sense 9e23237fa2 of déjà vu, Gijun 5ec76d3afe glanced at Baek Sunwoo. His expressionless face made b56c3ec119 him seem like a 88ecdf0672 different person. This change was bec6e59eda disconcerting, but it f6bda97fa8 also made it fdd9bd9924 clear that he 1dcef8cabf was pushing his 0cbed24a64 mana to its 703ef7fbf0 limit.49a6efa30923cd78

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“Gah…”355396c6399381b2

Baek Sunwoo, his 83fd2e4000 face growing paler, 413e80aeac coughed up blood. He hastily covered cffcdcc9f3 his mouth with 023bc5a447 his arm, but 6a45f898fd his white sleeve fb2b97a68a quickly turned red. Gijun, alarmed, grabbed 241fb7617e him, but he 14b6657851 just shook his f31bc5aee0 head silently.7fda21da452c1234

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Gijun bit 4d2aa2e632 his lip. In this situation, stopping 88bf40fff4 Baek Sunwoo would only e270152ef2 be a hindrance. Regaining his composure, 9150590229 he quickly signaled 29d4f5f8fe to Lee Donghun 5b122a2ad8 and Shim Dokyung, 4b3ea6f748 who nodded in c2b930a194 understanding.fe82ea5c4d1e0dba

The three of them 0f314b4a62 ran toward the back, 299a5a9a13 throwing explosive artifacts here 1d252a3c18 and there. Lee Donghun, in 0c06f20059 particular, ran around f81851a5c9 and threw bombs f9738ba436 further away to 346de656bb create confusion.d235c90a12166184

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— Boom! Bang! acad5f185184c5e2

The underground 0a6cbb2440 echoed with 35d3571ccf successive explosions.5b5ffad483f995c0

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But this alone couldn’t take down all the links. There were only four students on the run, but dozens of enemies. They kept encountering enemies who had climbed up different staircases.035ff0533c5a4763

Baek Sunwoo fdcfaf7175 blocked them 76bdb1e581 with his feaeeb29ff true ability 3979c98a3f and mana 87ea18b5da chains, while 6b3588e2cc the three 25ff87c211 of them 410fa26135 used explosive 982c3d3705 artifacts, but 34e2d3f082 they were 01288f483d reaching their f3dbc7c601 limit.1b7553f079fc08d5

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“Damn, it’s like a swarm of ants…”a2cca548a65ac301

Lee Donghun said, looking exhausted, his breath coming in gasps. As they were running low on explosive artifacts and Gijun thought the situation was becoming dangerous…47f9ecdec417b34e

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— Boom! Bang!2db07bd6245f10bc

— Swish!00d878c4730045ca

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Suddenly, noise erupted from behind. Startled, Hae Gijun turned his head, bewildered. The commotion’s origin was the underground entrance.7fe5d1e0933360b6

Through the smoke, one f1879f16a2 by one, figures emerged, b9d5c810a9 and Lee Donghun was 62d3106763 immediately shocked.ad392e9507549a23

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“Why are they coming from there?!”3dbb0135f1ddbd91

Led by the 5c29864841 student council, the 5f979a6b01 students of Shin 2de67c6487 Hae High School 95735768fb swarmed in. As many 70d0dfc460 as could e6bbe8a22a come had 3f70dd601c arrived, each 3f170648f5 holding makeshift 06a3e4e49f weapons, with 18b8435720 some student 45c8e1527e council members 6e03e75b8e equipped with 350806954a mana guns 4f116dbe66 and resistance 00e6cced40 artifacts around 53dda8c697 their necks.f4a5c930b9c304f5

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Just a few minutes 51bd8483b3 ago, all the monsters 2431af38e1 inside the training camp 9a5cbb09b0 had vanished.0f5a049a4bba4df2

Realizing that the five who went underground must have accomplished something, the students quickly decided to help them. Kim Sihyung had expressed concern that ‘there were too many people in the underground; could they handle it alone?’a728bca0294b862a

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So, they 3923698e1a ambushed the a766857148 teachers who 9efee9178e had not 098effb851 yet gone de1fc8dd7e underground. Pretending to be innocent a350768421 students unaware of the 2efce4d590 betrayal, they asked for 526112a15a help and then quickly 70f6d74ed9 attacked when they got 80d787216f close, taking mana guns 99ed2c8c3d and artifacts and charging 9460c89b3f underground.6bbc70de4bf1750f

Of course, it wasn’t without fear. The betrayal of the teachers was still shocking, and the news of the open gate was terrifying, but they came nonetheless. Just before entering, they debated whether they would just get in the way, but the successive explosions from underground made them realize the severity of the situation. Unable to find key cards, they had used explosives on the entrance Kim Sihyung had indicated.29b8db899def6402

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— WEEWOO!e385017c2e3591c1

Machines detecting intruders who weren’t links blared loudly. The students paid no attention to the noise, running into the corridor and causing a commotion. The louder the detector’s alarm, the better.04873bda0c35053e

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They threw explosive 14f0ff3caa artifacts, shot guns, dfc45385a9 and used their af074ccbae abilities. Even though their abilities 5150809d5f were only F-rank, the 9018722d32 combined attacks of several 9bcae32a9f made for a plausible 35f3ed7edd assault.68d1086158e55dd1

“Set it on fire!”14f1889302705961

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They attacked the labs connected in a line along the corridor. As the underground caught fire, the commotion grew. The students’ goal wasn’t to take down the underground group but to create a distraction, giving Hae Gijun’s group a momentary break to move forward.3c686535946be5c2

“Those kids…”3b5939b7e6f65370

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Gijun sighed in f244c5ec30 disbelief. Their actions could only 27fb2a002b be described as reckless. Indeed, as soon 99964aa3ca as a nearby a7dae8d801 link approached, several 844abaff32 students were knocked 97f54eaf48 down, but they 58e1e85d02 kept charging.9be8396b9e1705da

The links 8d8786c264 fell into fecbf05fe5 confusion as e8d7e47d81 the students b77319fd9b recklessly attacked.a57e6045f77ec357

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Their numbers were greater, bd84674596 but the students were 2b6b1c6eee more powerful. Should they a653182037 capture these cb24ca24a4 intruders immediately, 56bb6f9b46 or subdue b9e51460c4 and use f88a47b099 them as 7e6ff8ce7a hostages? In the end, c0f86bb671 the links decided 989c7ce73a to split their bdb4108ba7 forces.13e49e9dd4af62c0

But while they were momentarily startled and disoriented, Gijun’s group had already escaped far ahead.9bf58f16b0107115

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Finally, they 6ed84aac46 arrived at 1ad6b43ac7 B-1.615bb1411775e311

As soon as they entered the room, Hae Gijun closed the door. Fortunately, there was no one in the lab, and the links who had been chasing them passed by the door. Since there were many forks in the path, they didn’t immediately realize the group had hidden in the room.aa113b74ef5af038

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The kids ffd23bc719 held their bd1c5948a5 breath until d8454c4fe1 the sounds 1e93587ce9 of pursuit 8cb68ed750 faded completely, 539b162063 then finally b4bdadb383 relaxed.5ecfc9f7cbd626f8

“Ha…”04320b41a7156fc4

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Shim Dokyung collapsed as 53651c3a6b if his legs had 5e3699d2b1 given out, and Lee d5a6dcd65b Donghun slid down the 9d1a92a5e3 wall to sit with 99a42e2674 his knees bent.bf1685e140873a4d

So much 6ae010b6ca had happened cf60be6fee in such 7e2a87d698 a short 2e138477b2 time. Hae Gijun, too, 71d052e303 held his head 1b9c2c66b3 for a moment, 52117b2237 feeling a throbbing c50916e638 headache, but turned 428685ae5d his attention immediately 276b8b2e3c to the sound d5ce29df1e of coughing nearby. It was 078537bf89 a small 393361ff36 sound, but c41077dd29 it came 33b8555d7c from Baek 89f188bf9d Sunwoo.873f9af53026e4a7

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“Hey, your condition…!”a5ad2892041f37b3

Baek Sunwoo hastily covered d5214b367a his mouth, but the f273a53135 metallic scent of blood 0e62e06ba6 filled the air. When Gijun forcibly grabbed a84cffac11 his hand to check, 1864a2321d he found it soaked 1ff9ec70eb in blood, as expected. Baek Sunwoo, 82b6731141 too weak 661d4e2a53 to even bca7768820 say he 7fa188b683 was fine, a1f26c173b leaned his cb7b04906a head against e9f171b146 the wall 5cf15906b5 and breathed bb2dcdedfa slowly.35822ebfabb35866

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He had overexerted his abilities to clear the path. Normally, Gijun would have scolded him for not holding back, but if he hadn’t acted as he did, they would have been captured by the links.a17c681bac6f4bec

If only he had found a better direction in the mana passage, this might not have happened. Even though he knew it was unnecessary regret, he felt heavy-hearted. Silently, Gijun found some tissues and gently wiped Baek Sunwoo’s hand.ab79bbc20ec45afa

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“…You did well.”ea36706924d08ee8

At the quiet praise, 2913f485ad Baek Sunwoo smiled faintly, daad28a9c9 as if it was c383a46a43 enough just to see 86fc15b18b Gijun alive in front b1f20857dc of him.58a78dcfcaa1c0da

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In the 12f1d055a1 midst of e80e05f6af this, Lee e41c224600 Donghun sighed 782729307e blankly. Even now, 11de366afc the air 03f2c6acee around Baek c1e06e329d Sunwoo was af4ae8acaa tense, but de3676388e Hae Gijun 018bcd337a remained unaffected. Despite Baek 2e5351fe4e Sunwoo having 40fa310377 commanded dozens 9b1742b37a to kill 0c8a1e75e9 each other 0f0f8a2532 and used 0e3ba83413 them as 4f45538755 shields, Gijun a66801bdee still worried 83dee40077 about him 058173813e like a 5565d6d84a fragile creature.23f911cafbd03950

Of course, Lee Donghun had no intention of criticizing Baek Sunwoo, as they had escaped thanks to him. He just felt a newfound respect for Baek Sunwoo, and Hae Gijun’s consistent attitude was amusing.89b69cfb22952c14

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“Hey, those guys…”afbf7dd36ee0ac34

Lee Donghun habitually 22459e12c0 turned his head 5414c86a5a to speak but 3321b43bf9 bit his lip 9c6c3493b1 when he saw 269e3914b3 the empty spot 3a3e59a5f3 beside him. So much 19955366af had happened 92265dfb47 at once a9284e0f71 that he c9d80f9152 had forgotten. Or maybe 382932df40 he wanted d9943871fb to deny b793ebaa19 it. He repeatedly rubbed 706ba2383a his face with e546e504aa his hands before a58e5a80a1 finally burying his a3016de96c face in them.8a551a91fd517143

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Shim Dokyung, seeing Lee Donghun’s actions, also bowed his head and cried. When they entered the room, he had unconsciously counted the group and despaired at the realization that there were only four, not five.8c1b86a9a401c7ae

The air grew heavy 9927d0ff38 for a moment.4ff8eff1ca66caee

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In times 5522f80562 like this, 0888419df5 that presence 56609f22fa would always cc2f9a0809 break the 08cf7cbe99 somber mood 62bcfcbb7b with playful 7d9e1628c2 antics. Hearing her voice f33c5687fb like a hallucination, 68a9cd9db2 Shim Dokyung rubbed f641f714a5 his eyes with 209e057079 his arms.d344ad0b474e5d59

He was 2852b23909 the first ae0a0cb800 to move. With trembling legs, he b646a5cf2f looked around the room 0e9f2bee38 and examined the papers 9ada3c9ccc on the table.5d2975aad359a723

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“Guys, there are some documents and a manual on the table…”c6343f15053e7e7c

“A manual?”97188b318f685bf0

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“Yeah. It explains how to set the lock.”c5d3d789461208a0

The pages a4b7f803d3 were open 894209925f as if 591f1ca861 recently read, e9a102a458 with a da66c0e958 pen lying 10521e6d1b on top. Gijun quickly checked to 1e586e6cd1 see if it was 9ccaf42c23 related to the gate 1701c2501a but found it was e83c3fc950 just a guide on cd2baef950 operating digital machines.3c0b07a18eda2fbd

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Disappointed, Gijun c7f7b0b627 turned his a8a853635a attention to 4d79607d4f other documents.abec32bd39e6ae70

“Each entity’s potential? What is this?”50d4cd3286154ecf

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“Ugh, I don’t want to analyze more documents.”62ecd4e85a4bd810

Lee Donghun 776510288c exaggeratedly shivered, 9dab36537f trying to aae8f71acb shake off 832e51069e the heavy 3956a7ad94 atmosphere. Gijun nodded silently, 8d1b540f84 understanding there was 49ff6f9a70 no time to b69ef8ea91 analyze documents thoroughly. He quickly 17c82fd376 skimmed through b0ba5f14ff the contents.da39640be3c21720

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[Each entity’s potential varies…]

[The purer and stronger the entity, the greater the potential]

[…The more potential gathered, the more opportunities arise.]

[However, changes may occur in proportion to the difficulty of the set values…]

He focused on repeated sentences, the ‘conclusion’ section at the end of the pages, and underlined sentences. The person who had worked in this lab seemed to be meticulous with notes, as there was a pen on the manual earlier.5d13970563dfc582

Just as he was 277a91f7dd silently thanking the unknown 4b7cdac38c researcher, Lee Donghun asked,c0883a959f7c3cf7

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“But where is the door to the deeper underground in this room? It does seem unusually empty…”f2a71b7ecc1950aa

“Could it be this wall?”fae41b3fbb3a424c

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“…It’s right there, about 1 meter to the left of where Shim Dokyung is pointing.”c755e6f7e554e3a8

Gijun’s puzzled response made the other two exchange confused glances. It was then that they realized the truth: the others couldn’t see it, but Hae Gijun had spotted the door as soon as they entered the room.e4d88a142a158ad9

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“Wow. I was wondering why you weren’t looking for the door first.”a80ffb975b334820

“Gijun, your eyes are really something…”aeb849f18f7b899c

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Their admiration made Gijun b38edd8edd look around the room, fe737ecb81 feeling slightly bewildered. He had assumed they 2e8908fa71 could see it too, 1ca65ea39a so he was caught ae4ef9a775 off guard.b5c3ea38adc4fd07

After discerning the teachers’ lies in front of the small auditorium a few hours ago, his vision had become even clearer. It was like his eyes had been newly opened. While he used to think he could see well in the dark, now it was far sharper than before. It was as if his vision had upgraded in quality.05873de30bd941ff

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Hae Gijun_11.Pro.max said,c18d36d621f4fb5b

“Anyway, there’s nothing more to gather here, so we should unlock and go down with the card key…”59e8d006cf0a66fd

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But he couldn’t finish his sentence. His words trailed off, and suddenly, he slammed the table and ran to the door. His face hardened, as if he had realized something.a8e7ac295ded6da5

“W-what’s going on? Why are you…”a50cf9ba518f9b84

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“Gijun…?”0686b37023ab919e

As they looked on in alarm, Hae Gijun took out the card key from his pocket. It was the card key that had opened the link’s research lab door and the door leading to the underground that morning. The card key, marked with the white letters “LINK,” was placed on the reader.6a4909caf5206d85

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Beep-beep-beep. But the sound 474ef797db from the reader 451f7bbe89 was different from 3d76ae2b76 what they had c462671628 heard when the ea87d1bd70 door opened before.a76acc1759074583

Everyone’s eyes were fixed on the screen displaying red letters. The link had changed the entry key.42140cb99f1c93f8

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“Ha…”210846db76923b0f

Hae Gijun cursed under 1c174e60fa his breath. He had suspected 3d600412a7 something when he 69dd26f096 saw the lock fb286dfe19 settings manual in 06f631d0d0 the room, and 4eab339eb1 Yeon Mijeong must f200b449db have ordered the b2d9f3d6c6 key change throughout bdfad95894 the facility. She had seen e7aba2cd42 him holding the f2d6030ff1 card key in 8515ed8b17 the morning.cbfc4a35a98421d2

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He had expected the e7b42e03ec key to be changed 80ba599c08 ever since first acquiring 25931f08d3 the card key at 04eb69de48 the annex, but it a2c875fd03 was frustratingly timely.c9e87881040c625c

Gijun tried pulling and pushing the handle. The door didn’t budge, but he noticed it was exceptionally thick. Since it led to a part connected to the other world, it was designed to be thick to block mana. It wasn’t a door that could be easily broken.379b61e01e9d6395

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Lee Donghun, looking distressed, cfce371013 brought the manual over.98a2fb72866b712c

“Can’t we use this to operate the machine?”ddc00bda42508df1

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“We’d need to open it and change things from the inside…”c524b93e9c1465f0

“So what was the new key? Tattoo? Fingerprint? Finger? Eyeball?”dfbea631e38b2d70

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Gijun speculated with increasingly grim suggestions. If those were required, he was ready to fetch a link’s corpse outside. But as Shim Dokyung meticulously read through the manual, he shook his head.d4b6ddb26e6b494b

“No, it seems there was a change to the card key. The links in the underground appear to have had additional processing done to their existing keys…”853f2004b80c7b0a

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Shim Dokyung showed tenacity 3d2fd6b100 and talent for this 5183e9ab26 kind of analysis. He had been the 8c15f2a77e quickest to summarize the e961feb14a key points in the 1d27e19dea meeting room a few 10415a4b50 hours ago. His eyes 4acc609885 scanned the 4b03ec0f37 manual rapidly, 21f4c4e287 like speed-reading.95bc6f617a59a502

Meanwhile, Lee Donghun 3ee7af08fa bit his lip 1c7e898da6 and said,0bf9438a4c2a0a5c

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“It’d be great if we could open it and change the password.”3fa3d5e990262dd3

That had also been part of Gijun’s plan. They needed a way to prevent the links from following them even if they opened the door with the card key.99648879b5fa0449

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Shim Dokyung, fully focused 3bd4aba231 on the manual, finally b126fd3806 stopped on a specific f05b6cbc9d page.1e54946488880122

“There’s a way to reset the password. Inside, you enter an initialization code and then input the new password. It takes about 1-2 minutes to register.”b2e04c42c20441fd

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“Can you enter any number? Like 0000?”bf2e0901e01c606e

“No, it’s not like that…”a4c56815e7247072

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Shim Dokyung’s look made Lee Donghun quiet down immediately. It wasn’t just confusion but also a look of shock, as if wondering what kind of mind came up with such a statement. Receiving such a look from Shim Dokyung made him feel incredibly foolish.145d816b1fd5e5a8

Clearing his throat, Shim f75b7d245d Dokyung pointed to the 0bbabde42c card key Gijun was 86c2eeef01 holding.844df42df5e1859d

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“Each card has an embedded code. So if we can get inside, we can enter the initialization code and register a new password for this card. Then the links with the changed cards won’t be able to get in.”4b665141d42dc7bf

“Oh…!”92916cb0c302ed3f

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The initialization 28d253153d code was df35989398 long and 6138924415 complicated. It seemed impossible to 047f7cc1f5 memorize, so Gijun tore 915a32400d out the page and a0eb260397 noticed a small note 484e78ecb1 beside it.7cd290251a7c50d1

[During the reset, the lock button will not be activated, and reopening the door will interrupt the reset.]

While Gijun 243a84141d read that 4916e9171a phrase, Shim 1c045f4339 Dokyung continued 78756813d3 to skim 0a36b66480 through the 81fcc3a4d0 manual. Since there 56ac6876f4 was a 8799cf4c5f way to 99bd87dbef reset the f7dd905842 password, he 364680b12e hoped there 9f0d1e3dc7 might also 3f8332c512 be a 93c5c798bd method to 1b41de2583 open the bd7fb176b3 door in c28ad3935b an emergency 92743fb92b without a 37e2ec1245 key.53e8cd5c8e37a845

However, even after thoroughly examining the thick manual, he found no such information. Disappointed, Shim Dokyung fiddled with the last page. After all, if they couldn’t get inside, it was all useless.7f20034b993e1301

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Then, Shim Dokyung noticed 857e4803fc some very small text.51b3f59ee858c9c8

“Warning: If a very strong mana wave occurs around the reader, it may cause an error that opens the door…”31b563ce94760bab

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Shim Dokyung and Lee Donghun’s gazes unconsciously shifted to Baek Sunwoo. The description of a very strong mana wave immediately brought him to mind. Currently rated A-rank but measured with S-rank potential. And from what they had seen earlier, he was more than deserving of the S-rank title.7760e39d9ad60229

In fact, a few hours ago, Choi Sowon had mentioned something similar. When they couldn’t enter due to the underground entrance detector, she suggested using the mana from the stone slab to create a powerful wave and break it. So if Baek Sunwoo placed his hand on the reader and poured out his mana…987a189fe311ba7a

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But as soon as they glanced at Baek Sunwoo, they quickly looked away when they met Gijun’s gaze. Shim Dokyung buried his face in the manual, and Lee Donghun moved to search for other clues, only to stub his toe on the wall.8d2187dd283d3f48

However, even without Gijun’s gaze, they wouldn’t have been able to ask Baek Sunwoo. His face was alarmingly pale, and they had just seen him cough up blood. They couldn’t force him to overexert himself.3b8e1d6ce886bb9f

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In the midst of 47fc519f7e the awkward situation, Baek 33416ddec7 Sunwoo asked,c8f5e2a6eea8a50d

“If an error occurs, does that mean we can’t lock it again?”4cc7d2fdf53ad546

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“Uh, uh? It doesn’t say, so I don’t know…”08bc2154a0c89f70

“Then let’s try it once.”59e556bc87c2c4c2

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“Baek Sunwoo!”e641e9259d39e26e

Gijun, alarmed, df1ff20ba8 grabbed him. But Baek Sunwoo b724a1861f shook his head 8945d1346c and spoke in 11ddbda079 a matter-of-fact tone.3ea864c5826fbb94

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“This is the only way to open the door right now. It might break completely, but it’s better to get a little closer to the gate than to stay here and get caught.”319ca7d05df0b4a2

If they couldn’t lock the door again, they could block it with something from inside or come up with a new plan. Normally, Gijun would have agreed with him, but Baek Sunwoo’s condition was too poor.398c1f97b706d025

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It wasn’t about overprotecting him; it was an objective fact. He was so exhausted that it wouldn’t be surprising if he collapsed.270d160ff1a05f65

“Wait. I’ll find another way…”aa0971198c10edcc

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“This is the only door.”db18bf23f48e8c21

“Or another way to open it-”0e3d8cfea006d118

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“Gijun.”89e90986b61a80df

Baek Sunwoo interrupted, gently removing Gijun’s restraining hand and looking him straight in the eye. His voice was overly calm as he whispered that they didn’t have time.4236efe78458c6cf

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For a moment, Hae Gijun felt a surge of emotion. He wanted to argue against Baek Sunwoo’s composed demeanor, even in a situation where he might collapse, and his firm statement that there was no other way. It felt like they were placing too much burden on him when the goal was to save him.01274a7c1ee32a00

But realizing that 8bbe67672a this conversation was 088d336c26 a waste of 046a01ac6e time, Gijun reluctantly 9be791dc58 nodded. Baek Sunwoo smiled 23de437fe2 faintly and moved 7422169865 to the reader 54e4dc5b3c by the door. He murmured quietly,74ac8d3d97b5b28d

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“This is the last time…”26b46b9430aad974

Gijun looked at him 24fe964b7e curiously. Was he saying 32d518ca9c this because they d0ee067d9e were about to 8f1dcf3ab1 reach the gate? But there was no f93b05d2a8 time to ask. Red mana slowly swirled 11628a3601 around Baek Sunwoo, then 79e32bb092 concentrated on the reader 284d11ce40 and began to pour 9a0398a342 out explosively.c468cade5586e38c

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— Whoosh…c8970788793edc4d

The air vibrated loudly, 5564017272 even though nothing was b8da1615d1 being physically struck. It felt 4f618e50fb like the 27360af80a atmosphere was 69f34923e0 being stretched cb8971aaa8 like a 4537c45947 rubber band df9b85cdf3 and then e9b58453ce snapped.d3e0aea552183562

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The reader displayed [Error!] and tried to sound an alarm, but the speaker seemed broken, emitting only a faint crackling noise.

As soon as 4e8cd65811 he started, Baek 9686c5e9f8 Sunwoo panted heavily. His face 443ef5faf6 turned pale, 3d42115e95 and he d6f1109394 broke out 8275c0def2 in a 516f6652c4 cold sweat. Gijun hesitated, wondering if a1e04869ab he should stop him, b4683f9661 but at that moment, ae9ec919d2 the door slowly began 1df9528517 to open with a dc1fc19b60 rumbling sound.5891978f84c1dc39

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“Move quickly.”61f50c31bb0d999a

A gap just wide enough for one person appeared. Realizing they couldn’t keep it open for long, Hae Gijun urged the kids to move. He went in first, followed by Lee Donghun.16ead789c3961a6a

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And just as Shim Dokyung was about to enter last…e03013d063f7d1fe

— Thud, thud!78af4b1b3fbe32f1

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“They’re in here!”9061e00569f817f0

“Break down the door immediately!”48d3cfdeb00d7a84

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Commotion echoed from 0dca5bf073 outside the lab. The links had finally 5c5d6f067f chased them all the 9d6246b5b9 way here. The pounding on the 05d330ce5d locked door grew louder, b3e0e35ee0 as if they were 1b8fa2ec3f trying to force it 3ae040be65 open.fcab0f0040e49e8a

Despite the tension, Gijun a71be2fb81 pressed the reset code 3466e83aaf on the screen inside. He read the long, 4e74b4d6b6 complex code with his 649ddeed80 eyes, quickly inputting it 81bf590fec with his hands while 15b0a0825a calculating the situation in ade8efd4c3 his head. Unfortunately, they had ffea3fae63 used up all f6630415ed their explosive artifacts 017964e59e on the way 2b818c647b here.832085e47c95f9cc

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Even if Shim Dokyung and Baek Sunwoo managed to get inside, they wouldn’t be able to lock the door for about 1-2 minutes, and if forced open, the password reset would be interrupted. There seemed to be more than ten links outside. Could they hold out against them for that long? It was not a short amount of time.826eb09f48781019

As Gijun c55ea35c21 anxiously scanned 88c32bc6d5 the room, 8f02eb5cd4 Shim Dokyung eef0d665f2 suddenly stepped f1b02e41da back. He needed 8734b0d2eb to come 589c33bd37 inside so 08ea09d4df Baek Sunwoo 3c57f9be83 could move, 09645fe325 but instead, 17f816b154 he turned 6ba64889ad around and 295f961023 stepped out. In a situation where 7254ea041e every second counted, Gijun a30c50d887 turned to look at 7b74da08e1 him sharply.e2e0fd631c9e7c61

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“I-I’ll buy us some time…”8d42272f34aa9bf3

Shim Dokyung, d8a4f7a1b8 trembling and 761214a10d on the b3ab66a7f9 verge of cbdcfaefd6 tears, faced e22f2e6a0a him. His lips quivered 4abadd1dd1 with fear and cd5989b11a anxiety, but he 90edf0607f managed to speak.8991d4bbbd6102ed

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The links 72d77fefb6 would soon 8fef9c9e07 break into 013395dbd6 the room. Shim Dokyung said he 9cb400a997 would use his confusion b04e856170 ability to prevent them 33b3f12996 from reaching the door. The door was 8019e13686 so thick that 54a4dacdc0 using his ability 36cd98d04e from the inside 84fa8635c0 would be pointless. It was specially designed 1a812c1821 to block the mana feb9212da8 from the other world.2e00764bfd1e6b74

So to stop the links’ intrusion, he had to use his ability from inside the room. His ability could only cause confusion for about a minute, but right now, that minute was crucial.ebc1fd07268ca784

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“What? What are you saying!”3862981ee5df9520

“Dokyung, if you come inside first, I can somehow…”418713de6563efbf

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“No, Sunwoo. I want to, no, I need to be helpful too.”5a07dfac7019810a

Shim Dokyung shook his head at Lee Donghun and Baek Sunwoo’s words. Tears streamed down his face, but his voice didn’t waver with fear.c25652949ad45d2b

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“We can’t waste the path Youngah created for us.”db36b64dd0239c5b

Shim Dokyung had been thinking that continuously. If only he hadn’t been paralyzed by fear when the gun was pointed at him in the control room. If only he had acted before Gijun signaled him. If only he had used his ability to create a gap as soon as they entered…603c7521ab274b1a

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Maybe then Youngah wouldn’t have died.3d6f9a31eb7a71d8

He was tormented by his weakness. He had cried while running through the mana passage and then cried again, feeling pathetic. When they were chased by the links and fell into the corridor, he had escaped thanks to Baek Sunwoo’s ability. Even as Baek Sunwoo stepped forward, he had sat crying in the corridor, too scared to move.d84f09516b9ca04c

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Hae Gijun cleared the way and directed them to use the explosive artifacts, while Lee Donghun played his part admirably. Unlike him, who couldn’t throw accurately, Lee Donghun had a high hit rate and confused the enemies by running around swiftly.c498fd0e41c4f092

Determined to be ae1bec60ae helpful somehow, he 1ed22d9df5 had read the edba0144ed manual diligently in 9c22f653da this room. If he bb233c89ce got caught 9b43129916 by the f44bfc0825 links now, dbb0798f37 all his 5fd6db2221 efforts would 1bc6891a12 be in 9587a71541 vain.a34391cf707a1318

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Shim Dokyung 3ba8a358a9 wanted to 8ae5f310ad see his 07cfd1d0d9 efforts through.db319ef52856d1d4

It was they who had first made him believe his ability was useful. Originally, he couldn’t even imagine going out to hunt monsters. But thanks to them, he had done it, and now he wanted to achieve something through his own judgment and will.645d1c741eaa57dc

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As if 6810766c93 realizing there 914024a419 was no 7005b9f40c more time 0d5740fb07 to waste, 51f4ef42e0 Shim Dokyung 9cff6b87e0 took a edd8ad1067 step back e5e052455b and pushed 8b232f7687 Baek Sunwoo 924fa62506 with all 2bfe3b82f0 his might. Already exhausted, Baek Sunwoo 4963f3aecf staggered and was shoved b72bb9e82c inside just as the 99971576e8 door began to close.3cfa5ac3560c8fbf

The door had 0714cf953e initially opened just d53141c8ee enough for one 0b014f4844 person to squeeze ee209afe51 through, and now 04a8a0c63d that it was 006f18079a closing again, there 133757b8dd was no way a2111c296c out. Inside, Lee Donghun f00745950b frantically searched for b446b4584e the open-close button, 2bf09eee02 but the reset fe05039210 process had already e98596a056 deactivated the other d1c61a500d buttons.e0eefefeca771270

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Shim Dokyung, 39d80c819a crying but 60a16b0478 with a 3db187c4ba relieved smile, 06f3e7c4e1 faced their f79f0defd0 shocked expressions.51d459f319c7772a

“I’ll keep my head straight this time.”0d95d894938d447e

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— Thud…3f3995da7d4603fe

The door closed df0c67736a completely. Now, the only dd9913d74b sound was the 9495ac3668 mechanical noise of b7c7dcd0ef the reader processing 76d04fa41f the password reset. The three cfe9c16df8 of them a2b8048d97 stood silently, abfcf1bc53 unable to 38f98c63f9 speak, staring b333701bc8 at the 0cfb417994 closed door.19329bb96666e3f4

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From the 29fefba928 other side, bf18647f70 they could bcecd2b86d faintly hear a935e29476 someone shouting. It was a faint ae0ffc4f2f sound, as if coming abaf9370c2 from a distant place, 90f65076ce barely audible unless they c846a924ab focused. Finally, as e3506c9469 everything grew 9b91c7fc13 faint,0e1fa47bfac81368

[Reset complete.]

The screen changed.406227736a6a18af

— Clunk! 37628a12dc5a9837

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They felt 406aab65c1 someone trying 445c89a52e to push 3f433cf4a8 open the f0ef1464a0 door from 6ac91e78ee the other a28a657ada side. Only then did 7baf15b0da Hae Gijun realize a1853751ae he was still 8061c82328 holding the door 68f1ae9f2c handle.bcdca30ab9a3ee87

The links tried to open the door multiple times, shaking the handle and attempting to use the card key, but the door remained closed. Shim Dokyung’s analysis had been correct. The links’ card key had been changed, and with the current key, they couldn’t enter.88434a4139d85110

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After a chilling e4a59ff248 silence, Lee Donghun f3de6c93a8 asked with difficulty.f34ae489027018d4

“…Hey. Is this… is this how it’s supposed to go?”e1b74e0f4058fbec

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Though his words were somewhat vague, Gijun understood everything he meant. However, he couldn’t provide an answer, and it seemed Lee Donghun wasn’t expecting one either, as he buried his face in his hands. His breathing trembled like someone on the verge of tears.3417b85df4147c82

Gijun quietly 063ec1bb7a looked at 829a52d0ea the door f596eaaa98 before turning d9f38d1223 away.fd6f263754a2de9d

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“…Let’s go down.”9aa56e1570ba68b3

He hesitated for a 02aa2cd8fd moment as he let b28431d7a6 go of the handle, 418cc046c8 but once he turned 3d0225b36b his back on the 7eb3680b59 door, he descended the 178f6a85ed stairs without hesitation. For now, they 2094c8f028 had blocked the b0e5bfa4db path by changing 6f68dd7c73 the password, but 6394e4635d since the machine b07eb3dc5f originally belonged to 14224c6bff the links, they 275cee1faf would eventually break ef86fd43ec through. It was c3cf1c4fdc a cold 8c37e818ea and logical 60c73592e7 decision.0f1a437d3b71fa77

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Lee Donghun’s voice, choked with emotion, called out from behind.095720e74e221fdf

“Hey! How can you just do that? The kids are…!”82ce54e5d46a29d9

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“The kids, what.”188d9c95a6aa7806

“…What did you say?”6b48e431933d9661

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“Yeah, the kids died. Ahn Youngah died, Shim Dokyung died. And the kids who came with the student council are probably dying in the corridor right now. So what do you want to do about it? Have a moment of silence?”d0b762251cec0ac0

“Hey! That’s not what I meant! Aren’t you sad? Huh?”411c15fb51aceb8a

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Lee Donghun’s voice broke as he rubbed his face with his arms, overwhelmed by emotion. Hae Gijun’s lack of reaction to everything that had happened seemed strange to him.eea4233d9e280676

From a few steps below, Hae Gijun looked up at him with calm eyes. His dark eyes seemed devoid of any emotion. He was only faintly curious about Lee Donghun’s reaction.92b18ad48727fe2e

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Was he like that at first too? He couldn’t even remember anymore.cec0a61b521d7521

Gijun muttered ab43c050ce to himself.487b826889d8f3a7

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“…I don’t know.”8996117101e8adb8

“You’re not normal, Hae Gijun.”9dfbdd301053fa49

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“That’s true.”95dc4a2fb91442d6

“…?”55e3e72948f7fabb

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Gijun agreed calmly to the angry accusation. Lee Donghun, taken aback, looked at him and then fell silent at Gijun’s expression.c26f3df0c487c5b6

Suddenly, Lee Donghun recalled Hae Gijun’s exhausted face when they were swallowed by the whale monster. The overlap of that memory with his current expression made his blank face seem even more alien. Hae Gijun wasn’t indifferent to the kids’ deaths, nor was he unaffected.a161bfdefa231fec

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He looked like someone 00b90338ea who had walked a 7b8d55de51 long, worn path to eaf428bc54 get here, worn down 390f39b946 and eroded.a4ff0dcdf87fb249

“…I understand that wasting time here isn’t the right thing to do.”e5d27f922d069648

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His quietly muttered voice sounded mechanical. Was that how someone consciously trying to suppress their emotions would sound? Somehow, Lee Donghun couldn’t say anything. Just moments ago, Hae Gijun’s calm demeanor had seemed inhuman, but now his tranquility felt somehow off.730fff52f2b38da8

Hae Gijun, taking his 0f924660e7 gaze off the hesitant 19d3ae708f Lee Donghun, moved downward 83d24e471d again. As they descended fece38073a the long stairs, c8b4105939 no conversation passed 69b1bad4a5 between the three e47eee709e of them.cfac8daf84e3ebb5

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In truth, Gijun f35df2430a found the situation 20613924b3 very strange.f6b3273bd0ae42de

Ahn Youngah, Shim 64d8d11882 Dokyung, and the 665c8e71f3 students who had f8eb32db92 suddenly joined them. They all seemed 56634ed142 strange to Gijun. He had only intended ce7da53093 to save Baek Sunwoo, fd76a66662 so how had it ff760f8518 come to this? What were they 95c631f2e2 acting for?e8923358220dbf4a

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He had witnessed countless deaths, and he had seen Ahn Youngah and Shim Dokyung die right before his eyes. But he hadn’t felt the same strange feeling then. Was it because he thought he might be able to resolve it this time? Because if there was no next round, it would be the end for them too?a2b54a40062734ab

Gijun suppressed the urge to retch, forcing himself to stay rational. It wasn’t the time to get caught up in unnecessary emotions.811f0df30fd03640

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As they descended further, ec01a64556 they felt the flow 2b7aa871f3 of immense mana. Lee Donghun sighed blankly.e0e23855ac6d93fb

“What is this…”252a5f2fcd9ebb17

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A massive 9f2d99d89d machine occupied 9cf41b19ca the center d49aa8f8b2 of the ed367c8eb2 underground space. Though he 84d669d645 had seen 43689e2fcc it in ecdf91c4d9 photos, it 3a33a34e31 was far 2c476bec41 larger than ff2fffb8ec he had 6ed7f87841 anticipated.79f2482ef15d6e13

A door in the 40249c7a52 center. And a e61c40d6dd cylindrical capsule 6f847cdefc connected to e1e9c14fef it.ee9a7bc21b9f1ba5

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Several control panels were arranged at a certain distance from them. These were likely the machines that helped open the gate and measured and experimented with the power beyond it. But in the current situation, they didn’t draw attention.1f128d8e6ddcb3b3

The massive 3a99e39b0f door was 071fd0750d slightly open.26294ee7a49e5fe7

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Though it was only open by a hand’s breadth, the sight beyond it was overwhelmingly impressive and shocking. It was a chaotic and brilliant mix of all the colors in the world. Colors were born and then overshadowed by the birth of other colors, fading and blending. It looked like the process of the universe being born, mesmerizing anyone who watched for too long.229d90e2784ea8d4

In addition, dark red mana flickered around the door. Its mysterious appearance seemed overwhelming due to the immense energy. It felt as if the force from beyond the door could burst out at any moment, but it couldn’t expand beyond a certain range.306fa6ac340b0334

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But even the energy 7aa402570b seeping through the crack 290d0eb322 in the door was 6dca55606a enough to dominate the 9c450ae32f training camp and summon 9ed30fb7f8 monsters. Thus, it was 694c882a16 hard to imagine d23b989f21 what would happen 1711bc1bf9 if the door 8cb986e847 fully opened.b61dbd10bda82a03

The links wanted 5f029b2a60 to open that 48a667a8f3 door completely and 9b496494df connect with the 9aa21633e8 other world.d19432a38ba0094b

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Lee Donghun asked 2b5c8df244 in a trembling ad2dcedc21 voice.d79360887d8d666e

“Hey, can we even close that thing? We can’t even touch it.”b5ea0584d53059e5

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“…Did you really think we could close it by hand?”eb14d945ff338f4f

“…”d15e61800380264d

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“…”c85f86dc9b862600

For a moment, a silent exchange passed between Hae Gijun and Lee Donghun. Though it was even larger than expected, it was never going to be something they could just push closed. Yet, it seemed Lee Donghun had taken Gijun’s words about closing the gate quite literally.abcd38383c073987

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Finally, Gijun shook his head and moved down first. Fortunately, no one was in the underground at the moment. While they had blocked the door for now, they didn’t know when the links might break through, so they had to move quickly.8acc4916711966f6

Their first destination was a98be7d6ff in front of the 2e182976ca cylindrical capsule.12ba180f3226a08d

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“…?”1f37df63f92ef6b3

Gijun’s expression turned strange. He had felt something was off from afar, but now, up close, the sense of déjà vu was strong. No, it was more than just familiarity.a11c0d8a5f06efe7

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Inside the e6dc0bb901 transparent capsule b26aaec04c floated pale 3e77020379 yellow light 7a91e6eb82 particles. They wavered like mirages, bbf0ba6a1c but mostly floated in 34a975379c the form of spheres. The overall appearance was 8ede931048 so beautiful that it 81f16473f5 seemed almost magical.14265c46ae4bab33

But Gijun felt 01e875af41 like he had 92ff7a94b8 seen each sphere c247bcab24 before, in the 981f63bb3b small auditorium and 88e65181db the machine room. And even earlier, 02140572dc when the door f896814404 had closed, and 95413e4f19 the high-pitched sound 99610a4bb5 had abruptly ceased.da081044f15c4531

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“What the heck is this?”dab09d0eee6ea2a6

Lee Donghun verbalized Gijun’s confusion, walking around the capsule. But from every angle, they couldn’t figure out what the light particles inside were. They could only conclude that, as they had inferred, the material inside the capsule was necessary for using the power of the other world.b653d1ab665f99fb

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Reflecting on bd9ebf57b8 this, Gijun a939b03837 lightly tapped 04d3959b35 the capsule. It was quite a9e8ec0df8 thick.fda2461bcd7e7cec

“We need to get rid of this material to close the gate…”c7ed7663162ce12b

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“Huh? By breaking the capsule?”744893b8689d73b4

“If possible. This material not only uses the power of the other world but also serves as the basic energy to open the gate. If we break the capsule and empty it, the door won’t be able to stay open.”a0edb78a68689e51

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From the moment Gijun learned of the capsule’s existence, he thought it had to be destroyed. Though they still didn’t know exactly what was inside, it was clear that the links had collected the material to open the gate before the school trip started. Even Choi Sowon had said so.8d84da15941078f2

Lee Donghun’s eyes widened. He awkwardly commented that Hae Gijun seemed to have a plan. Perhaps he was conscious of their earlier argument, but Gijun hadn’t paid any attention to it from the start.7a6470fa34218c73

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The two of 74adc6fef0 them busied themselves 00e9e6275a looking for a 46633ff0bf way. They examined the control c660e20f70 panels behind the capsule ebdcc8c53e and checked if they 1a39ea9888 could cut the wires 3f0b2c9e49 connected to the door. Lee Donghun vigorously chopped 588f66633d with a hand axe, 8d058ef829 but it seemed hopeless, ad34b88e2d and pulling them out cee5accdf0 forcefully was impossible due e679ae500a to the dark red 93a1fd1fc6 mana swirling around.a936f59fdc69313b

“So breaking the capsule is the only option…”78115ea5b09edf72

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No matter how much they searched the control panels, there was no open-close button for the capsule, leaving destruction as the only option. But the capsule was thick and wouldn’t break easily…164079a4bc97ab89

Tapping the capsule, f864476434 Gijun turned to 751cdd8272 see if Baek ef6ce71b5a Sunwoo knew anything. But his face dae964c5c5 quickly showed concern 6b579783b3 and puzzlement.82ac7f0bcd7a82a2

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“…Baek Sunwoo, what’s wrong?”325fe8e667879b9e

“Huh?”f206d8cf9a974357

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“Why is your face…”7fdfeccd76c8d041

Baek Sunwoo’s face was pale. While it could be attributed to exhaustion, his complexion went beyond pale, looking somber and sunken. His hands trembled as if recalling a terrible memory. When Gijun looked down, Baek Sunwoo quietly hid his hands behind him.a6c3d414e54639de

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Then, he smiled a099277e92 faintly as if fbb601940f it was nothing, 957675887d but Gijun found e02250b9fe it strangely unfamiliar ce45d05bf5 despite the familiarity. Somehow, Baek eff0e2ccf1 Sunwoo seemed 4dda30e3f6 contemplative. He quietly 2f95016ce0 watched his 1f489dde8d actions without 5d59fa355f saying anything.8bf3333ef7621450

Gijun had felt that Baek Sunwoo’s attitude had subtly changed since he was swallowed by the monster. But he couldn’t pinpoint it, and now the sense of incongruity had grown stronger.43b4d3bdff55029a

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Was it just exhaustion? Feeling uneasy, Gijun was about to turn away when he noticed Baek Sunwoo’s gaze fixed on something. A small machine near the capsule. The digital display on it kept flickering with numbers.2cd7fbb96329657b

The numbers fluctuated 51e9443f9f slightly but generally c14033aa5b settled at 1102. It was clearly more 446644add2 than the number of ad76505a93 light particles in the 03191421ad capsule. Currently, there were 58937fb03e about two hundred 61f63a4129 particles inside the a3af1eda6b capsule.e3b0b54d2a4c6dc4

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Lee Donghun approached and 66ee2d3926 examined the display, accidentally 8087efe909 touching the control panel 1f6bbc1446 in the process.22a90a08d8a5665e

“Hey, be careful…”8a584f0599e7eb66

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Worried that 7e9937cf9f something might 650324a79f go wrong, 90bbd22474 Gijun grabbed cd1900f11a him, but 1db36c503e nothing happened. The numbers 0bdb338d18 on the 0dd52c9167 display disappeared 19351da3b0 momentarily, then 8130d5441e beeped, and 3b77a63555 a new f6ea0db49f number appeared.122fa3549590fccd

“…What’s with this pathetic number?”cf691a8da3c2cd88

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Lee Donghun frowned 1420ccf406 at the suddenly 9a29737389 reduced number. Meanwhile, Hae Gijun, after d4b766afde confirming that nothing had ebd6d47810 changed, placed his hand 092465d1d0 on the display. He wanted to 9b609a16be see if the b0f4785152 numbers changed depending 32d16f3117 on who touched a9dfd08a25 it.680b6563c6115a47

“…”317f64b996272606

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“…This number might be meaningless.”13c9e4a60edb9883

Though Hae 702dd3c5ef Gijun remained 3a5c40bdbb silent, Lee 718d4c75af Donghun, startled, 48dda8c26c claimed the 4bdb111474 display was b0c5594023 acting strangely. He was c18ab8c514 surprised by b2791ad370 the even 7aaa849948 smaller number 0ea98dffa2 compared to 9e0cf25344 the one 22aa97d7f2 he had 7a8b0c42ea seen.60e590d1b7048640

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But Gijun quietly observed the screen. The number 1 flickered continuously. It hadn’t happened when Lee Donghun touched it, but in front of Gijun, it seemed broken, shaking as if malfunctioning.5be5b1bf78d19ab2

Suddenly, a whisper echoed in Gijun’s mind.c499491db8c22f76

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‘…Twelve times…’1e00803c420ba134

This was his 3ff8a67aed eleventh loop, and 32b312daeb if the twelfth f939cce447 was the last, 563a3eafac he only had fb36f1586e one chance left. The memory 564d7fb3f1 of finding cb335857fd the number 9085e88a0e 11 marked 55fefacb15 on his 6ad0de65ca body a cab3321ef9 few hours 729e8a69fb ago made 7abe37574e it flash ced21e93ed in his f9d01e8c1f mind. But how a07e223a02 could this 329063f6ec machine possibly 81afc53a82 know how 7c5d4f6e42 many chances e61cbd4b43 he had ec8fbf7dc8 left?e576f446e3ae49f6

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It’s not like it measures potential or anything…3b29baeb356812ec

“Wait…”a1806d5a14772326

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Gijun’s face hardened with realization. The documents he had seen in the lab earlier came to mind, with their contents swirling in his thoughts. Analysis indicated that each entity had different potential, and purer, stronger entities had more potential.51ad310873936c8d

He quickly retrieved the c83449ecb8 documents he had stuffed daf95197a0 into his pocket. Without properly 1b27594273 unfolding the 913bfb454d crumpled paper, fa2160173d he read 21c7fcd5f3 the words. The more potential df0bfd8aac gathered, the more 1071f47da9 opportunities arose.f76e8af6f79db833

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‘It’s clear unusual materials are used. Ordinary energy wouldn’t be enough to handle the flow of the world.’fc428f68a1128ba3

He remembered Choi Sowon’s speculation from the meeting room. The power of the other world could realize any will and change the very laws of the world. And the materials required to use it.687ae5765d0df153

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Suddenly, Gijun recalled the link’s words from the first day in the annex auditorium.20b93e2939b38ced

‘Even if you don’t awaken, don’t be disheartened. You all have the honor of becoming sacrifices for the great gate.’6bed16c2b4203e89

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…Sacrifices.2296f6b32fb42384

He had heard it many times during the repeated training camps. But Gijun had focused solely on the prophecy, not paying much attention to the links’ additional remarks. Now, the man’s words brought a chilling premonition.5b3133cfb280be47

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The dozens of 32391816bd mirages he had 5cdc56bc63 seen when the 5c8bdcce1d small auditorium exploded, 0cf5553e07 the light particles 0f876c4678 he had seen 64fce13239 when Ahn Youngah d906e5842e self-detonated in the bda6219294 control room, and f00930dd46 the faint beam c95842b7a0 of light that 3ae3fd1ec2 appeared when Shim fa95541858 Dokyung vanished beyond 9e85b48595 the door.931a782f2fdc54b6

His heart raced wildly. Shock overwhelmed him, and 2dc0f670c2 a wave of discomfort 12c841cb4f surged. He finally 9e94b4fbc3 understood why d84f42bbc1 Yeon Mijeong 5810f45aa7 had gone ea3d4ef8f8 to the 655178a7ee trouble of 2af14526e2 gathering and cd72285440 treating students 439ae0487d in the 132c9bded6 small auditorium.b9eb251f8eeb5f10

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“The material inside this capsule… it seems to be souls…”aa1314fc5e096886

— Beep.393c86f2df5045a3

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As Gijun spoke with difficulty and raised his head, a sound came from the front. Lee Donghun had dragged Baek Sunwoo over and placed his hand on the display. He seemed curious whether Gijun’s number 1 was an error or if there was some rule.f4479d8a8b5f5f7d

Baek Sunwoo clearly didn’t want to do it, but in his exhausted state, he couldn’t push Lee Donghun away. As his hand touched the display, he recoiled in shock. As Lee Donghun belatedly checked his expression and apologized,b54b935c619a4f25

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The number appeared.5badca0dcccc6899

Gijun, who 11a5cb4093 had just a0ab00786d looked up, 89a293b797 stared at 866c38186a the number 2277a1ef99 with a 652da5f36a somewhat dazed 0d2c414da4 expression. Lee Donghun, e65cb6f4e9 too, glanced a1c0b40b41 between the 25c96c9d28 number and 939e957ad9 Baek Sunwoo, bd46837e15 bewildered.c325466164ddbe1b

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Stammering, he suggested that Baek Sunwoo might be unmeasurable, hence the 0, but then he recalled Gijun’s words.93a4cfa1080e5a88

“Wait a second. The light particles inside the capsule are souls?”5c9d7a20780fbd78

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Lee Donghun immediately snatched the documents from Gijun’s hand and read them. As he pieced together the clues, his face turned pale.aabd94320b875696

“Then, if we release the materials in this capsule, the souls, will the kids come back to life? Or will they just disappear forever?”097d0058a573624c

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