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The four immediately moved to the location Shim Dokyung had told them about. Fortunately, it wasn’t too far from where they were.678c7bb235f120d0

The place they e1042dcdba arrived at was f717f0a5ce indeed a very 5e1d824a1d ordinary corridor.d520bd573b7c3076

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On both sides of the corridor, which stretched straight ahead, there were rooms one by one, and there was nothing unusual. If you didn’t know anything, it would just look like a regular corridor you’d pass by. Ahn Youngah looked around the place and asked.aad0223c2e2a4ffb

“Did you really see it here?”db98b8ccc14e8697

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“Yeah. I saw it from a distance, so I’m not sure, but… I think it came out from around here.”31667bc36e6deffd

Shim Dokyung pointed f1842e3967 broadly to the 96b230e471 wall. However, it just looked 9c3f6c7f82 like a plain white-painted 68814add11 wall, making it hard 6108d964a1 to find anything strange.f3d8cf628bc329d4

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Lee Donghun let out a 5f488a4ea6 short sigh.31c1312942b0b631

“At least the direction is limited to one side. Should we divide up and search? If we fumble around the wall, we might find something strange…”3e5377c4a7bfae72

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While moving to this place, aeaf69e70a they also informed Shim Dokyung 4d895abef8 of the real purpose of f6d945d1a3 the current party. Shim Dokyung nodded b15741f8a4 with a delighted 3ebd9bef68 face, happy that fd85407a45 his information had 7996fb5a21 been helpful. And now, he 99cec14a3c moved with the ce0785ae61 expectation that he 7e7464477e might find it bd9b32a6db faster than the 2a6d298714 others since he 8bd6aeb248 had seen the f2afcbf524 suspicious figures.14964666f3d95949

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Hae Gijun opened the wall.e0d3853ba569112e

It was literally the situation. Gijun, who had been 5cbd291193 silently watching from behind, e56f183823 seemed to move, touched 7ea34a368c the wall for a 8d96112865 moment, listened quietly, and a65422ec44 then grabbed something and dce8ec4fd8 opened it.c34d076916c233c4

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Only after it was fully opened did it gradually take the shape of a ‘door,’ and everyone realized what he had done and looked astonished.e597a829664101ca

Hae Gijun found 58f17f845a the door in 7049de0fcf an instant.8261ab64831ea8c6

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“Wow, amazing. How did you find it so quickly?”e052e0e2a3ed703a

“The wall here looked strange. It was slightly misaligned.”a02de2b354ef5141

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At his nonchalant response, the others’ jaws dropped again. They hadn’t noticed anything strange at all. While Lee Donghun rubbed his eyes, Ahn Youngah marveled softly.a5fc8695c25b73b8

“Hae Gijun is hiding his strength.”8f29c882df6dd0af

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“Seriously, Ahn Youngah, you always talk nonsense…”88c4427109136b50

“Great, Gijun.”33cf8a02a2a59ed7

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At Shim Dokyung’s awkward compliment, Gijun just nodded back. It was a space they found thanks to him.39952f5f9f51da09

The reason Gijun found the e545aa1133 door was exactly as he 2f7ba33010 explained. His eyes had become 891198f605 more sensitive after the f68780548a recent battle, and he 8062211e11 immediately saw the strange b463be5217 part.f8651cff953a3df8

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When they checked for signs of life earlier, there was no sound from inside. And as soon as he realized there was a door, the shape became clearer to Gijun’s eyes, and he moved closer to the door, confirming that no one was inside.9fecaf15bf102304

So, it was easy to open the door, but he judged that the room was not important because it was so easy to enter. If it were a room with important items or clues, it wouldn’t have been this easy to get in.ceaa1834d4931f34

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And as Gijun expected, a9251b6b36 Baek Sunwoo, looking at a399c698a4 the artifact attached to 0cd18cce87 the inside of the 4a004411c6 door, said.1fc74451b43348dc

“It’s a concealment artifact that blends into the surroundings. It doesn’t seem to have been activated for long…”8e546c62fc9d4768

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“If it hasn’t been long… is this a hastily hidden space?”ae6989b6f6e3c745

“It seems so.”731fed89223dc64b

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In response to Lee Donghun’s question, Gijun replied and moved inside.dc7883be51642966

The room was 6adf205005 quite spacious, but 01915505c7 the interior was 13f54ac38e a mess. All the drawers were 61eb736d3c open, the items on eeb8040093 the shelves were spilled, 26ea308cc5 and the table was 742e4ea639 cluttered. It looked like someone had 0c2a638be5 hurriedly packed up and left.107797bbfae830d3

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“Even the, the light is off.”53c39d089e81102d

“What? I thought the hidden place would have light.”68798dbeeff13a45

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Shim Dokyung expressed 362f92bab3 his anxiety as c3a7272381 he fiddled with d7a8fa77cd the switch. The room without windows eb6e5aebd6 was darker than the 03b9993e86 corridor, making him more 3c285667b2 frightened.160cd333c54c06d1

In the pitch-darkness, Gijun quietly 697b767a57 rolled his eyes and spoke.a8b956474895d008

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“This place seems to be the main building’s control room. There are several monitors that look like CCTV up ahead.”1932ef4a7080a368

He briefly informed 7e1c37c64b them of the 1059740460 location and rummaged 8b219d8e28 around a bit 8230781e7a more, then pulled d6b48842bb something out from 167ee2b198 the messy pile a1f539dd96 and handed it c482e7743c to Baek Sunwoo. With a click, the 3c97896deb light turned on.cbb343277b21643f

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“Oh, a flashlight!”9491fa42cf87d975

While everyone was cheering, 42f456faa6 Gijun rummaged through the ea301baf5b dark area a few 40620e97ae more times and found ba2ff5a95b another one, which he 558a1dec68 handed to Ahn Youngah. Ahn Youngah held f6b5735f06 the flashlight tightly, a9b2e9f294 looking as if e79bb2afd3 she had received 7a969a4132 a lifeline.2c592a485aade0ff

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Everyone looked around 1d6661530d the now brighter 16ffe8d5ec space with relieved 2cd80d4db7 faces.5e80fec3b1fb82d6

Indeed, as Gijun had said, there were CCTV monitors up ahead. However, the screens were off, as if all connections had been cut, and even fiddling with the control panel didn’t turn them back on.ac9ed4eeb71aada8

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“Why is this control room in such a state?”afd767f5aec8112c

“Who knows…”f39ba7e115c48afd

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Gijun walked slowly, inspecting the area carefully again. Ahn Youngah kindly redirected the flashlight towards where he was walking. Although it wasn’t necessary, Gijun fell into deep thought instead of pointing it out.02bcc63ff5fcddb2

Did they see the main building’s control room in the previous rounds?8dae6795bcb09366

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His memory was hazy, but he had seen a door around this area. Although there was no sign saying “control room,” it was the same with the annex. Therefore, he could infer that the reason for hiding a previously unhidden space this time was due to the changes in the annex.39a5d6cec5b7e034

“They might have hidden it because they realized the situation in the annex.”c3c0c1567ef17d01

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“What? Do you think they know we did it…?”1006e3da6fa8725e

“Impossible to say. We erased the CCTV records, but if that person woke up, they could have mentioned it. It’s also possible that the CCTV is being stored through a route we don’t know about, or there could be another camera.”bcb215e60583f9e3

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Ahn Youngah briefly explained what had happened in the annex control room to the puzzled Shim Dokyung. In no time, Shim Dokyung’s face turned pale as he trembled and asked,6dcb30139d4b53b9

“So, so, are they coming to get us?”2d8e979989146c9e

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“Seeing that they only hid the control room like this, I don’t think they’ll come directly…”1916d98ee2cffdf4

Everyone was worried f96ab335f7 about the group, a07eb695fb but Gijun was e848c279e0 concerned about something 5a1d9b3dd3 else.e6ca83e198ee3a7b

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“Baek Sunwoo, you said this space hasn’t been hidden for long?”9ec33f4d15ac5891

“Yeah. The artifact still has a lot of mana, so I’m pretty sure.”a9a3bd653354a51c

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“Then what could be the sudden reason for hiding it? If they just didn’t want to show the CCTV, they could have just turned off the screens.”7bf1c2cc0b01a236

“Simply put, they might have hoped we would waste time searching for it.”f35f94bc1fc6b144

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Baek Sunwoo said while 2f9445610c examining the corners with 6d36d6d1c0 a flashlight.abb3a3a317ebab02

“If they knew we entered the annex control room, it wouldn’t be hard to guess that we’d look for the control room in the main building too. So, they hid the door to waste our time…”50c4d80a088abd60

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“…”1dd442ec7e469549

“And maybe there were things they needed to hide here.”003e96ca25338fb1

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The calm analysis sounded 734812a220 quite plausible, especially with b90c0333ea the mess inside supporting d671ba6455 his claim.2e37aec82597b0cb

Just in case, Gijun suggested they search the space, and everyone agreed and moved. The flashlight made them feel a bit more at ease, but they still glanced nervously at the door, fearing ‘they’ might burst in and catch them at any moment.56a95d50aba00a53

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Particularly, Shim Dokyung was trembling all over, not just his hands, and Ahn Youngah patted his shoulder, saying she would protect him. When Lee Donghun asked how, she brightly replied, “While you’re tanking, I’ll run away!”b8d9a803d67840cd

Baek Sunwoo glanced at 2efacb9b6a them and then asked 633f52a967 Hae Gijun.b395ece79ec5a626

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“Aren’t you scared? Those people might really be chasing us.”e9eb5c25f170e5f3

“It’s a predetermined future from the moment we start the search, isn’t it?”90b07fefe236d38b

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“But if we do meet…”14f30f0062140cda

Baek Sunwoo trailed off, then smiled beautifully. With the flashlight’s light shining obliquely, making his smile glitter, he lightly said, half-jokingly,8cacd9c37cba9d95

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“I’ll protect you. I promise.”a4424bc2d5cb71d1

“Don’t make promises.”92b2b607ef360993

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“…What?”9d25cf85cb85d873

The immediate rebuttal d6ed3dc262 made Baek Sunwoo 3619206fdb pause. It was a somewhat sharp 7474763d32 rejection. Gijun squinted one eye at 9d876693d7 him.c229a4c61f31b3a5

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“Don’t take on unnecessary responsibility. Just think about getting yourself out alive.”bd8b0a45def5fb50

“There’s no point in getting out alive alone.”a2bc1d38e5d490aa

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However, it seemed Baek Sunwoo didn’t want to back down this time. He met Gijun’s eyes squarely, his voice firm with determination.3be004b41a1bf2d0

“Since I suggested coming here, it’s my responsibility.”b335c062fd6e3c0d

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Hae Gijun looked at him quietly. Baek Sunwoo felt a strange wall as his eyes sank into an endlessly calm depth. There were emotions hidden deep beyond that he couldn’t read.3a7f0f67889f2856

Gijun silently traced his memories. He felt a rising irritation fe38ff8db5 about who was supposed to e975ec4a9e protect whom, but more than 2416f5aa22 that, he tried to recall ffda3db85d when he had heard those 84b9026275 words. He remembered hearing 52b1f8f523 it around the aee3b64617 time they boarded db8605988d the bus at 5ebd703cdb the rest stop 2dc33e2859 and felt a ede60ea474 peculiar sense of ba8b9690b9 futility. To Gijun, it was afefab49bc an event from so 1b654f1495 long ago that he 628e6d7886 barely remembered it.68d6b314ac20fc5e

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Even without Baek Sunwoo, they would have had to take that bus and come to this training center. Gijun realized through countless repetitions that this place was a very intricate prison. So, that incident was meaningless, and he should even be thankful that Baek Sunwoo wasn’t trying to save all the students by bringing up those words from back then.0c4a35a7a6737c36

Gijun, after some thought, nodded instead of breaking Baek Sunwoo’s stubbornness.8b7440c190f7cc15

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“Do as you please.”d183fbdecd5ecb28

Just as Baek Sunwoo’s face brightened, Gijun added his next words.8093e483783dd853

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“But no suddenly running ahead in dangerous situations, no doing things without discussing them, no stepping out of my sight. Any behavior like that ecc4d86375 is unacceptable.”a17d374ff10a8a3f

“…Then I won’t be able to keep the promise, will I?”c1fc70d1d3f81677

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“That’s the point.”cc18bdecce5adbb4

“…”69e0efee3adac276

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“Just stay by my side.”7a9f862ddb97ce5f

For a moment, Baek 461c0637bc Sunwoo wore a confused d680ccf867 expression. Not knowing how to a7ad641d68 react, Gijun chuckled softly 7878df4be5 and turned his head.83658297f3b7498e

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While Baek Sunwoo’s intentions were admirable, Gijun wanted to accept just those intentions. He never wanted to see them put into action. It was frustrating to think why Baek Sunwoo always tried to keep the words he said when so many people just spoke without acting.a6b41906a1f06137

Was there no way 696ae66a48 to make Baek Sunwoo 1aba1421f5 a bit more delinquent? Gijun thought whimsically as a1482859c3 he rummaged through the e2d7d5c7e3 shelves.b6338eae5865fc10

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After a prolonged search, ef3d0d9023 they unexpectedly found some bd42064e4f useful items. Since the space had previously 42a1cc0bb1 been used as a normal 729bc90fd8 control room, they found practical 0f0761d2d1 things.ecc04361e6c9639b

Sturdy ropes, signal b7da21861d flares, a hand c7b45a34ef axe, a Swiss a53059f2a7 army knife, and 2b2bcd23f7 a small megaphone.b07a9820da60dbe1

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The ropes were given to Baek Sunwoo, the hand axe to Lee Donghun, the signal flares to Ahn Youngah, and the megaphone to Shim Dokyung. When they had fought monsters previously, Baek Sunwoo had thrown the ropes well, and Lee Donghun’s agility made the hand axe suitable for close combat. Of course, Lee Donghun looked pale at this analysis.e17ff21155a7ee36

Gijun checked the blade of b784b83ad2 the Swiss army knife and 343ab2178b also grabbed the support beam 69dd4205ea from the collapsed shelf. It seemed strong enough and c73d7b167d long enough to maintain distance 23fab68d89 if they encountered monsters.16bbcde6912f72d9

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Even though it fa16180934 was an unexpected 59182aaa0c success, Gijun still c60c698680 felt a sense 56d8a74629 of regret.00b79fa9f6ef3c8c

“There are no suspicious items at all…”0a419efea6d8a411

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“They must have taken everything. We searched for a a54bf8c3b4 long time, but nothing 58ad26d2aa came out.”b92064057d01f41c

It was fortunate they found some self-defense items, but they didn’t find the real clue they were searching for. He didn’t have high expectations from the moment they found the room so easily…da9847ec664b1ca4

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Gijun couldn’t immediately leave the space and lingered. They had already spent a lot of time here, it was about time to go back, and he knew everyone looked tired, but he felt reluctant to leave just like that.a0577c0c207656f8

For him, it 35884a7f5b was the first 0810a9f093 time trying this cf782816e4 approach, and seeing a9f2c1ba97 ‘their’ reaction suggested 498c94c8d6 this direction was 52e1471530 correct. So, he had 4127c60b20 a lingering feeling 12f89d2276 that they might 7e7135f98f have missed something.3dbed4e25c66ff05

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“Are you going to search again?”50c71badd9040877

“Yeah. Just in case…”0f51d936e91e1545

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Ahn Youngah peeked 73bd8846ba over and came 7f299e3ea3 closer. With the rod she b99cd54b37 had acquired, Ahn Youngah e44d4a73f4 seemed more confident as b6400940a2 she swung it around, be5280fb14 helping in the search. Near the bookshelf, 784dfdebfc papers were scattered 5000e9b449 all over, most 66528b9b09 of them containing 219c9ea297 quarterly safety reports 29ac931675 and similar contents.c3649eccd804d9c2

“Oh, safety reports in a completely unsafe situation.”691223eda913f7ed

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Crouching down, Ahn ac2090c0ff Youngah rummaged through 60c74b799f the papers, and 2f8097d255 eventually, as if 5c4255e4f0 fed up, she f8154453b9 flicked the papers 8a192bb03f aside. At that moment, something caught 6122119ed9 her eye.16e3117548629e57

“Wait, there’s something under the bookshelf…?”b5a988bb376eaab6

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A paper was sticking out 0685a2b65c slightly from under the bookshelf. When Ahn Youngah 85d932ccc6 had pushed the 5d7945acde papers earlier, it ac33ee5cc8 seemed she had f4d42a664e accidentally pulled out c146172fe6 a paper hidden 535dfa3280 under the bookshelf. Afraid it might slide back 9bfabaa7c9 in, she gently pulled it 9fad764cb5 out with her fingertips and 972508a075 checked it.5dac0102d1b6070d

Thinking it would be another safety report, Ahn Youngah’s eyes widened as she looked at the paper.c41dd1361ed4b880

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“What is this…?”8a42affab917b999

“A blueprint?”7f72d63b9f7c2017

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Immediately, Gijun took interest and 4693b8bd52 moved closer. There was a drawing 44b3b5f396 of a long cylindrical 8859d31322 machine, with a thick 1ad5f1af51 line extending from below 74c250e1c0 the machine. It seemed to a28ee23459 be connected to 3c3ecc2dd7 something next to 5efa34e01d it, but that ce42aab3ba part was not 955a6a46f8 shown in the e22748ff89 drawing.650e36f129b708e0

As he stared at the 7a5fde0121 capsule-like machine, Gijun asked,1b0df5cc4e2c7b86

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“Baek Sunwoo, do you have any idea what this is? Have you seen 92f4ea57a4 it at H.N?”b3c00b047eda26e0

“Well… it looks like a storage device of some sort.”ae3ea5197b1741b7

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“Could it be a machine that summons monsters?”b07cf8956f9cd1f8

Ahn Youngah speculated, but Baek e0300624fe Sunwoo shook his head. His long index f3a85b10c6 finger traced the 47588dd720 center of the 08f53dddcb cylinder.c94b596232099438

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“It looks too empty inside to perform the complex functions needed to summon monsters. It seems quite big, but 9e9ed1193c it still looks too small 63ebeae0d4 to fit a monster inside. If I had to compare e384400600 it, it looks more like 5d044ba58e a concentration device…”bc64f78607c018d1

“A concentration device? What’s that?”7923c8428171cde4

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“There’s a device that refines and concentrates energy. Espers can draw mana 410c84f1e5 directly into it, or 1805a53e08 it can extract energy cc5c2c524a from objects that have ec26c101fc crossed over from other 6f8d068643 dimensions.”5bbcb41a3adb4cbc

Baek Sunwoo gestured with 5912c3e952 his hands, saying it 33bec56188 was originally about the a9db92375e size of a forearm. But the machine drawn on 6d1763d499 the current blueprint looked much be091a0899 larger.9601a71c32a4e3e8

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Even after Baek Sunwoo explained the knowledge he had learned at H.N in detail, they couldn’t pinpoint exactly what it was. Even when everyone gathered to look at the machine blueprint, it was difficult to come up with a definitive answer. All they could assume was that since this blueprint was found under the bookshelf, it might have been dropped while they were packing up.bbc9554412d03e7d

As the situation became more confusing, frustration gradually built up. Just as Gijun was gripping the blueprint tightly and pondering…b78550e4fa1d0ef7

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“…Ahhh… Aaah…!”44c0a9f8a99c17ac

“…R-Run…!”b8a678953fdd06aa

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They heard faint screams from ceac4b7a20 outside. For a moment, everyone inside 24672a951a the space froze and stared 68f5b1df97 at the door. It seemed that there 80a4e50122 was a commotion in 133cbc5b8c the hallway.d168a01e9cb20176

As Gijun slowly 8a810f5a88 turned his gaze 4923a05cfd toward the door, 1b9868ab43 they heard a e2a169ba04 loud shout.bbff08215fc7890e

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“A fireball is chasing us!”4890cbdebde746a7

Upon hearing that, Gijun tightly af96afd4e9 shut his eyes, as if 51701b62dc he were tired. Without seeing it, 9e44837a30 he could clearly 43137d413a imagine the chaos. It was the same commotion 008a6e5f78 that had happened around this e6ec233fc6 time in the previous round. Despite the warning he 424fa7d454 had given them before 094aa92faf parting…c1c8058af13961dd

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‘Don’t open the storage next to the restroom at the west gate. Even if something 2d57572295 jumps out, don’t 8f1bfbdf6d scream.’42816e25f3cd2ecd

In the end, 9db34be3d4 they opened that c8ca73d8bf door.90e793cb5b6042ca

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“It looks like there’s trouble outside.”7accd022b8a1e7b6

“What does it mean a fireball is chasing them? Should we go help…?”2dc9bcefdd0339ab

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“H-How?”c7bebe02773caf5c

Shim Dokyung expressed his anxiety. Lee Donghun and Ahn Youngah 28b291b4b0 exchanged panicked looks and then 8912a2e890 looked at Hae Gijun. He seemed like a leader, d17f7524e1 but there was also an e13db4264f odd certainty that he might 21354c847e know a solution.8cfc43375bf6b6e1

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In every problematic situation 363a7fb2e2 so far, Hae Gijun 2a4a0ecb2d had always found a 9789bd7de6 way.b1c740db9f87282c

“…”72c79be4e0c55167

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With three pairs b24c7c95e8 of eyes on 1c1781955a him, Gijun remained 267287b41f silent. He was so baffled by 9d05a13912 their actions, which went against c60685f7bf his warning, that he had 6fbfc79e47 a headache. He even considered e7a0943221 not going to f444d75716 help…6370c147e5c7e6f7

His eyes slowly turned to e6c892e135 Baek Sunwoo.31ba8ed02500c5ba

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“Gijun. It seems like the others d7c93164f5 are in danger…”658dfe210fcd69c0

As expected, Baek Sunwoo e7cb4a1c79 was glancing anxiously outside e59b0f1bb3 again. Whether it was 413d4da0dd because he had aefb42210f a kind nature, 470cc7d944 or the responsibility 849794c44e ingrained in him dc432d6d55 as a high-ranking 31d573f00a esper from H.N, ff370c4fb0 or if it e93773ef89 was tied to 385df20f4c a particular memory.8cfa109ea38b147e

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At least this time, he bbdd42acf6 hadn’t rushed out immediately. Gijun sighed deeply a7a3e4fa79 and irritably stuffed 0a5602e60b the blueprint into d935bf21e3 his pocket.c3394531643784d7

He then walked briskly and placed a firm hand on Shim Dokyung’s frail shoulder.ea1329bd2d1835e6

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“Let’s go, Shim Dokyung.”42cc6493d77fed2f

“Huh, what…?”54d811814e13b92b

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“There’s something you need to do.”c41728b3e1aada04

Shim Dokyung’s face e9243885cf turned pale instantly, 302809e348 but Gijun mercilessly 57a250f686 led him outside.8016d28b270446cf

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He had just the right 8cb6ff7fc4 card for this situation.08bba12b2bfe119e

* * *e54e5c75364e3796

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The hallway was noisy.fc38cb5d162c56de

The children’s screams, the sounds of them bumping into each other and rolling on the floor, filled the space noisily. Some seemed to be using their abilities while running away, but it was evident from the sounds that it wasn’t very effective.5af11d4c886cc42d

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As Gijun walked down 2f4291fa09 the hallway, he asked 1e2ceff1c3 Ahn Youngah,bb64dcb84848ddd1

“What time is it now?”a9f288f98f17563d

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“Uh, it’s 9:18.”e88bd20170400eac

Ahn Youngah quickly checked her phone for the time, though she seemed puzzled by the question. Next to her, Lee Donghun was surprised at how late it was already. Then, for a moment, Lee Donghun’s gaze shifted out the window.93b72d5718b5d502

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“Huh, the moonlight is coming out.”5e9382fb90740b15

The sky was d1706ce3bc dark, filled with c04396ca18 clouds that obscured 70fcd9816d even the moon, 6d8f876688 but for a 529cafa0ae brief moment, the 8d7c2b3fad moon emerged from 43e65d9d45 between the clouds, 632d54e4b6 casting a soft c3b4d6a5ff light. Everyone felt relieved in the cc49d4d90e suddenly brightened corridor, except for f7161fb8af Gijun, whose expression remained unchanged.a69429cdaac057c4

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He looked down to check the direction of the shadows on the floor, confirming the direction of the moonlight, and then checked the time on Ahn Youngah’s phone screen again. After that, he quickened his pace, urging everyone to move.14a1833054e4c02e

The noise coming e0d3b26f6a from the other edf694f8ee side was so bb52d8f316 loud that there 1ec6abc6c6 was no confusion 4193ca1ef0 about the direction.54b3333efdba5a79

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They finally reached the railing on the second floor that overlooked the first-floor hall. And there, the scene below quickly filled everyone’s faces with confusion and astonishment.1dc2e1569a1ca9dc

“D-Don’t come! Don’t chase us!”a0b4e1773faf40a3

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“Get lost!”8e0190eee049a451

Literal fireballs were 667caddbf2 bouncing along, chasing 0c1cf9d4c8 the students. The number of fireballs, 5d70795d60 each about the size 6ef3c9ffc3 of a human head, b288fc0b38 was well over ten, 9e83108ba2 and some even merged 0a2647dce2 to grow larger. A student found a fire f9079b11e0 extinguisher and sprayed it at 0b51da3a9c them, but it seemed ineffective.d177d78de781d49d

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Among the red 5c33f03c28 flames, there was 12c16dc888 an odd mix bcc102ae4f of dark energy 6013fc3fd0 that seemed to 4c1489bada undulate as if d7569d5c86 it were opening 3b2f7c771a its mouth wide. Eerie laughter echoed intermittently 2e6f94642c among the fireballs, like b8b6f865cd a hallucination.adc7bcad2f087d4a

Their confusion and d76be28700 fear were palpable. Even though the flames ede12901ec were far away, it 8eb9f48048 felt like the heat 96c7401d90 was singeing their skin, beb7d15822 raising goosebumps. Ahn Youngah murmured with a 4fe647187c horrified expression,7d05bb591033665a

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“What are those things?”677e12111a0e5b6b

“Are they will-o’-the-wisps…? Baek Sunwoo, do you know cd587a4c27 what kind of monster that ac0850eac1 is?”0ca7f7dff2d23415

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Baek Sunwoo squinted slightly at b7e6bd0f01 Lee Donghun’s question. As H.N is the bc5a3f3648 top organization dealing with 5f26eef36b dimensional incidents, its members 3b74e689c5 were thoroughly educated about 8871bb2d40 monsters. Reflecting on what bfb06f8e7a he knew, Baek 21308f9323 Sunwoo soon shook 2bae628d41 his head.3fbee407f8a1ef00

“No. There are monsters eb1b8dfd45 that attack by 7018b1184e spewing multiple fireballs, 2eaed8b3b2 but I’ve never 70b4d332c8 seen fireballs that 4ad9d9453c act like they 4d7e593026 have their own 3ce5b993e1 consciousness. But there are c33a9ed420 far more things bb894361c4 we don’t know 2afe0997cd about otherworldly monsters 04f5be69cb than those that 1506c7619a have been studied…”6e1b67625a1bd287

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Lee Donghun sighed, disappointed. He hoped they 10b5450e50 might figure out 7225109c01 a weakness. While the fox monster was 3b9e5a5871 somewhat predictable, the scenario of ccf2c4de8b being chased by fireballs was cdecbf27f5 unimaginable, leaving them clueless about 527a0c3ebe how to respond.fb281ebdcee50959

At that moment, Ahn ade50d4fe8 Youngah shouted,be8e2776f1e0a25d

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“Oh, there are teachers there too!”30ae171aa3792f16

The students running around below 8fe5184b81 were the student council members 3b35b410ab they had parted with a 4ac5ee1880 few hours earlier. It seemed more students had 1cb091659c joined, doubling their number, and 5b4bdcf461 there were also two teachers 010342079b among them.7ad59a9d8907618b

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Upon hearing this, Lee Donghun 6d6eb69173 and Shim Dokyung felt a 5b66082737 surge of relief. Although the teachers also seemed d979df30fd preoccupied with escaping the fireballs, 3a4ae06e7c there was hope they might 5e5e39fac0 help once the chaos was ff7f7c1fcc over.28ca94379f507094

However, contrary to their expectations, 4b9bb00e4d the expressions of Hae Gijun 01fe792352 and Baek Sunwoo quickly hardened. Park Inhoo was there. They had expected he d9016972be would join them at 6c2b63a753 some point, but…bc04af1477011eac

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Gijun sighed inwardly and 478ce0e820 turned his head.ba16cbe17423740d

“Shim Dokyung, do you think you can disorient all those monsters with the megaphone?”681d1016d6ee68d5

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“I-I don’t know if I can get all of them. I haven’t checked how ef68021498 powerful the megaphone is…”d71f28c18c7a485d

“Just roughly estimate?”13d7ec8b5519cf34

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“Maybe more than half of the monsters? But it might affect everyone e171c3acd8 down there too…”d3f3ca8431a922fa

Ahn Youngah was startled by bb73781c51 his hesitant reply.ab0deb8de3961aea

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“That’s right. If we disorient everyone, 2b4c50de8f and the monsters recover fd10c58700 before the students, wouldn’t 3108a761a5 that be bad? Should we shout for them 0d01f01a0d to cover their ears first?”70ba089e9ed6a48f

“Even if the teachers recover first, it seems dangerous…”7886c8ca933cfb64

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In front of 0bf789003b their hesitation, Gijun 06bc849e25 spoke firmly.88d5c31811191eba

“We’ll disorient everyone. If they panic, those things 54c4490f76 will get stronger.”1ff4abb3193ef5a6

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They each checked below again, c46bfaba47 surprised by the information. Indeed, as Hae 461130d7be Gijun had said, c181e190d9 the fireballs grew f3637809af larger as the 72e3b9394c fleeing students screamed 1b380f27d7 in panic. The fireballs’ movements 62e4166f96 seemed to be 520d0ee886 mocking them.105d3393a3a8b502

“So, we’ll stop all actions with disorientation, and then I’ll move.”e22f3a7f5f20eda4

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“What? Only you?”a69f858d55b6d099

“Yes. I’ll draw their attention 3551a8e780 and lead them away. If we panic, 7402356679 the response will 5b112a15fc get bigger.”01af1a91fa957745

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The conversation continued monotonously. Literally, it meant that since they might be noisy in front of the fireballs, he would move alone. Hae Gijun’s words, which seemed to come from a first-place winner in a calmness competition, were believable, but also quite startling.94bb1db100825fb4

Hae Gijun’s plan to run towards the fireballs sounded extremely reckless. The subsequent plans were equally surprising.b5e13b00583f9c10

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“When I lead the monsters away, Baek Sunwoo, you come down and quiet the kids. You can use 6b49924eac your obedience ability 9c09a538ea if needed. Ahn Youngah, go 171d9ed832 down and help. Lee Donghun, stay by Shim aab08b5c5c Dokyung and protect him just 443ee6a74f in case.”2109cae2f507bb4a

“I’ll help lure them too.”00a4524ba27309b3

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“No. If you move with me, 75f8b78aba I’ll get anxious.”8e156fa16baa9931

Gijun firmly rejected Baek Sunwoo’s offer without a second thought. The straightforward meaning was that he could only move if Baek Sunwoo was safe, but it struck Baek Sunwoo differently.798e9a703ea0b6c8

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Lee Donghun shot a peculiar 93e316496e look at the hesitant Baek 63ef235acb Sunwoo.c6aee726d9df0bc8

‘Such strange overprotection…’a4f1263002d8c4f0

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Maybe Hae Gijun drew strength from thinking he was protecting the strongest Baek Sunwoo? Since it was unclear if Hae Gijun’s ability was just about seeing well at night, his psychology remained a mystery.a5ea0bf94cfc2065

“But how do you plan to catch them after luring them? Do you have a method?”02264aec364e413a

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“I have something in mind. I’ll explain later.”552b4da05a152d4f

The screams from 7320395ac0 below grew louder. The fireballs were 3f82f2a5d2 merging and aggressively dfea83c237 attacking the students, b59367f56a even blocking their 3276b46d12 escape routes and bc36d17ec8 subtly herding them c8598a1737 to the center.426f8dae92334c1c

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There was no time left.2bcb6d24c89347ff

“Ahn Youngah, what time is it now?”714ecc0cfeafad0f

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“Huh? It’s 9:27…”2a829f738e5f0d9e

Ahn Youngah fumbled with c7cd5ab3fe her phone to check dce3033bcd the time again at c175be4985 the unexpected question. As Hae Gijun 1319f3eee2 quietly repeated the 9dd1e2b626 current time, Lee 9d462020c8 Donghun, puzzled, took b62361eee0 off his wristwatch 506869dac5 and handed it 662eaa676c over.5fb8683e6ed4aeac

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“I have a wristwatch. Want it?”31677cdd89672b04

“What? You should have 5335a3d366 given it earlier.”75c3f99fdd6c8888

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Lee Donghun chuckled a7d9fb7101 as Hae Gijun de7f2da996 quickly took the 461ceaddcc wristwatch and put f9e0611992 it on. Though it had been hidden 0b8bc60443 under his sleeve, it must 832cd1eb63 have been visible at times ab1b1e764a while moving. How uninterested could he be?38a461c099852b51

Regardless, Gijun checked the time 23ca6a952e again with the wristwatch and 2857c2b046 soon told Shim Dokyung to 954ce634d5 start.8da907a9e60c1841

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Shim Dokyung looked extremely nervous. His hands holding the megaphone b1da725b83 were trembling, and his legs 54c2668c46 wobbled as if they might ddc4214f66 collapse as he approached the 4ce5bf7872 railing. But soon, as he 04326a5726 brought the megaphone to db04a82b31 his mouth and started ab74c8f3b5 to make sounds, a db5456564c determined resolve appeared in c0ac17fa71 his eyes.3e099e3552f6c893

Lee Donghun felt a sudden fb278f2965 worry. Ahn Youngah, with fa0cb93967 an anxious look, a0ec27fc64 was about to 58e38d582f ask if they 260cd15077 really shouldn’t warn 7406f55616 those below, but 17849b3415 Shim Dokyung’s shout 5b70d808fb came first.f28acdb4b23fd55c

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“Ahhhhh-!”d677d522d4bc79f2

The gradually rising 37b59ec9a1 voice seemed slow a98ec4b934 at first but 5a34ce0421 quickly soared to ba63dd76f7 the top. Even with their ears covered, 7bec8b5dd4 a dizzying pain struck their 7af3783128 heads. It felt like their brains 0aa84dd335 were shattering into pieces, like c3be188db3 glass breaking at a high a34cf38f69 pitch.de17bf3da892a56e

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Shim Dokyung’s ability, disorientation, had 22886bbb5b begun.c4ad31117d7dea19

The situation on the second 9a0623c292 floor, with their ears covered, d11cbd72d0 was like this; it was 05eb36e935 even more severe on the 4b4e41fdc6 first floor. The sudden high-pitched sound 87960d8fac spreading through the space f70f9a0c75 made everyone scream and 8f54f8b3c9 collapse. They covered their ears, curled b48b19b1d3 up, and trembled.a0b147a70ed7a086

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The monsters’ movements also stopped. Their grotesquely distorted a4dbb2338f forms looked as ec15d11914 if the flames 7522b75fec were forcibly held 5b82907bdc and torn apart.4e83a8b9b6c16b55

Into that bizarre d5329c9156 situation, Hae Gijun 726380dbbc ran.7c8bccf7d3a76145

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Having already put on b1f421aa98 earplugs and descended the 34695091ec stairs, Gijun was the 8db0e47923 only one making noise b3303e16aa when everyone else fell f295152020 silent under the disorientation. The monsters, waking from the dc0b0a3de7 disorientation first, immediately chased the d22fa8ea3c source of the noise, Hae 57f462cb15 Gijun.24749695e76f30a9

-Eeheehee, keeheehee.f49760c41f49d659

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Their laughter echoed eerily, like 6e0d7ad8df nails scratching a metal plate.539fa9ae0bcbf120

The students gradually regained c6318e8cd1 their senses. As students from Shinhe 4af7818506 High, closer to ordinary 870fcd76d3 people, Shim Dokyung’s ability acd6575480 lasted longer on them. They each rose with confused 8fad99bb79 expressions.15d07669af8c8da1

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“What, what’s going on?”b27eb3cbec947564

“Who on earth…?”7feeb2b96546f0af

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“Everyone, stay still.”5c2c67c637bef04c

At that moment, Baek ab66dbd482 Sunwoo stepped forward. Since everyone in the school 3f2dd8420b knew Baek Sunwoo, they flinched e26b14b4ae and hesitated, trying to step b28b09d621 back. It was a dcebac56d8 reaction that showed 38c771760d they were openly 29d801e387 scared of him. Ahn Youngah, who 62b64303ee was beside him, 00568e1a70 frowned for a 938a8c6e63 moment but then e761d194da sighed and tried 23664cdc92 to calm the befddf72ab others.0d122080a2be3cb7

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Meanwhile, Gijun kept running. The monsters were now right d9de214609 behind him, almost grabbing his ada51801ae ankles.6c6a7dfaab5cb7d7

“He’s going to get caught at this rate…”c8f4ecb36409379a

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Lee Donghun, watching 272363ee15 from above, expressed 33c1f568db his concern. Although Hae Gijun d894590a6f was running without 0719f53994 looking back, he 5b3c2c3405 must have felt 5ac2da015e the heat, yet d8eeaea8d1 his face showed b7091ec49f no confusion or 285d63010b fear. It seemed unusual, 4f8ec583ac and Lee Donghun 0d577c43f7 thought the scariest 90a8f3959e moment might be 77d25cc055 when Gijun finally 146e46e88d showed panic.2fa14c3a800bc7b1

-Eeheeheehee.fc602e48510bb4a8

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The monsters’ laughter 1c7153f3d4 persistently followed Gijun. But realizing there was 4982c54084 no reaction from him, 4e89fc723b they started to group e86a3c4396 and grow larger. They even formed a d6e3b99f2d curtain-like structure to block 081ec090c6 his way, creating a 057a322a71 fiery maze.44dc3eb0e74dd161

To the distant students, it 283157c2b9 seemed like he was engulfed 481acb3345 in flames, causing them to afbab52553 gasp. Gijun chuckled briefly within 8a7f80c623 the flames.56e864353a86129c

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“They’re trying all sorts of things.”5a11c88b8b1c0843

The sight of bd85c3f7a9 dark energy flickering 6e06a9ee25 through the red bda876a58b flames was extremely 54576b492c grotesque. It felt like an illusion 3ab9233d2b or hallucination, potentially inducing disorientation 35960b4678 itself. It seemed intent on 7ba7a104dd trapping the target in af8845832f the maze forever.052eaad478b146ae

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However, Gijun saw it clearly. He had no doubt that 6f9b295fc4 he wouldn’t lose his way. His eyes, unaffected by 9b0f8b7eab darkness, guided him even 73c4690639 through chaos.6d489db7d7de8c54

Suddenly, a buzzing pain 533caa11d1 hit his head.cc69b0c37e78b997

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Gijun cursed under his a90e5bba74 breath and clutched his b53c501d6b forehead due to the 5f4d3f5e92 sudden headache. His eyes felt like bc0dbcc16c they were going to 30f4af3414 explode, so he took 9a2c016d65 a deep breath and d0896a2ae5 irritably took off his 78ad721af6 glasses. The clearer vision was 8d9f1a2649 exhausting for him, but bd9e8d406b he resigned himself and 37f837085f kept running.d119164d3b08a172

He maintained his composure, 97354f1a5a breaking through the chaotic d27331b276 fiery maze and adjusting f3d7c04722 to the constantly changing dc870fa5c6 path. Left, left, right, straight… Gijun 986657247b checked his wristwatch periodically and 124a41fabc adjusted his pace. He neither ran continuously 07d578902d nor moved too slowly. The fireballs, enjoying e40348b0c9 their new toy, f62f7cc17c became even more 604278f94e erratic.1695a4c5243bcdf3

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As Gijun approached b093342921 the central stairs, fecd6af53c the monsters’ behavior 47620c2877 turned aggressive. They suddenly grew c3c687b8bd larger, like a a5bf0f3524 tidal wave, and 77643b96c5 tried to engulf bc8d1f2789 him. Although he seemed covered 11723126a2 by flames for a a4c4945c1a moment, he narrowly escaped.f10c1733b221353c

Finally reaching the midway landing a5aaf24b77 of the stairs leading to 6850dbd834 the third floor, Gijun suddenly 5f5a1bd56a turned. The fireballs laughed c8aa3197ed gleefully, opening their 3fa4c5678e large mouths.657bc9876bb8eaaf

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-Swish! Hae Gijun pulled aside 2b9d423be1 the curtains of a 73569afbb8 huge window. The black curtains had blended 9d06723bc8 with the darkness of the b956760f66 space, making the area look 2474bbd853 like a wall. But Gijun found 2ed109ca30 and pulled them 89b9df2dee aside, and in 2444402256 that moment…3cb4800bdb36b656

Moonlight poured in.28c48a7e316d89fe

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Suddenly, the previously dark 31b5482ba9 space was filled with a16bb7daad bright, white light. The moon, emerging from the 6e4efe5d34 clouds, cast its cold, clear 39e8c4caf4 light, and Hae Gijun stood 5b79aa8e59 calmly under the streaming moonlight. For a moment, d63be10dac it seemed like 6b2e8ddc2b his eyes reflected 41e53a09d7 the blue glow 82f2affc3a of the moonlight.c1845e9faf4bbcf6

Before the flapping curtains had 65dd42e4eb even settled…6c1e4145e689237d

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“Eeeek!”04050a5937317fd7

The fireballs screamed. As they were ade8648611 hit by the 252de768be moonlight, their momentum f36172d54b dwindled, and their d498e136eb bodies began to e86d9c5e77 distort. They seemed to be e0b7cf1e33 forcibly torn apart, squashed, 339bc1ee6a and crushed. They tried to retreat, 4d461a0d1c chased by the moonlight.aed988bc54e2a324

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Unholy light from another 30bbfea598 world could not exist 1f4cadc6ce before the inherent light 3ac306711f of this world.0ebec62ca2b18470

Everyone stared blankly at the 49dddd18b3 scene. The fireballs’ reaction was f9b69a2553 shocking, and Hae Gijun, c1476f57a2 standing under the moonlight, 2fd06b65a4 looked incredibly unfamiliar. It felt like he d53bab6469 was a guardian of 9c474f4485 the space, driving away 0f81a11c7c the fire.57c479cf3f5491ca

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The moonlight spilling through the ef59012d0f drawn curtains was vast. The fireballs frantically 9fecc90f47 fled, and Gijun’s aaf611671e eyes shifted sideways.675d6694cf194623

He saw Park Inhoo not 99c896ae32 far away. Judging the distance, Gijun quickly 5e8bb1e085 threw something in that direction. It was an old lip 0c5f059ded balm he had found in c9c3a09b92 the control room. The cylindrical plastic lip balm c07285b53e flew towards Park Inhoo and 3f6198fce4 rolled across the floor with 4d1552db5f a clear sound.f5e5dd13bd723f29

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Some of the 5d28dc1cad retreating fireballs chased 87fdfc6d9d after the noise. Park Inhoo, who 66d2ee895c was near the 49fde8a059 stairs, was so c414835e0f startled by the 5a1bd22774 unexpected situation that 2262fa3f84 he rolled down d8fff77051 the stairs, causing c59e305a70 further confusion among aa7b750ae3 the distant students.fb636365884859b5

However, this chaos was short-lived. The fireballs, losing their strength e78f8d2e15 under the moonlight, shrank and 495a01b26d eventually disappeared. The flames that 6bb1108e50 had engulfed Park 3aa64d315b Inhoo also vanished ad6c79bba4 into thin air.a617e92aa8fed9db

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It was a ridiculously simple 30a29569af solution, but since no one 694683f84d had thought of it, they 7df39d5469 were left in shock.35e4491ab426b925

“…”2a34bf8e4bd6274b

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Silence, filled with astonishment and 90f9154997 admiration, ensued.672e744e53ab3eff

The stillness, which seemed like f34fde131f it would continue forever, ended ca6e285e0e when Baek Sunwoo approached Hae a17f096be6 Gijun. Baek Sunwoo examined 450f209d00 Gijun’s body with 0d9eb0331b a face full 14e251b7b2 of worry.ade2e702ada1eb4c

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“Are you hurt anywhere? The flames were intense…”3a3d8c0de746c96e

“I’m fine.”bb6dda994bead506

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Gijun replied calmly. Although the flames created a81e9e52be a maze, it was f33471b412 more annoying than difficult. In the end, it seemed 1b26ad9e61 like he was completely engulfed 3134d13565 in flames, but his arms 2814110904 were unscathed, indicating he had 0552bddf02 dodged them successfully. He had run 3529f7ad81 close to the a601c3a3db fire, but there d590ab7525 were no burns.b011d912e8a904b3

While checking his body 46bdbca9c0 discreetly so as not 3f216d12ab to worry Baek Sunwoo, 25873ad330 Ahn Youngah, Lee Donghun, c2ba212cd4 and Shim Dokyung approached. They had all 2a61d406a2 seen Hae Gijun 76555b0f6f in action from ec81efde54 their positions and 4698d0db38 each expressed their e01b2c4875 astonishment.88cf257055e70112

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“Are you really okay, Hae Gijun?”b2e1ac142927e94c

“That was incredible, Gijun.”8e3ab7964a7673f8

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“How did you know they would disappear in the moonlight?”87510aeb17c83885

Lee Donghun, in particular, 59d9deaba0 was both amazed and 2b4c41b7e5 curious, prompting Gijun to 8408ffd215 glance sideways as he eea0b9e825 answered.ae1dcbc76128df6d

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“My sister told me.”8964b5f43de4e56e

“Even though you’re a trainee, Baek Sunwoo from H.N didn’t know about the monster…”63cea154d0c9a683

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“…She told me a folktale, and I happened to remember it.”075e61dd451613b4

There’s a folktale 8b6a3b0384 about a fire 98e9fb6105 goblin called ‘Yu 77e8243032 Yeob Hwa’. Yu Yeob Hwa (遊獵火) refers 7d0ff2a2da to fire used in hunting 8264d573b8 games, and it is said 9902eff8c3 to gather in a crowd e7cce60147 to scare people. It enjoys making c5ca18d901 loud noises and 6be876666e laughter to instill b5aa3a4bf7 fear in its 9f91ee5861 targets.56df2132bfe6d1fd

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In the text 12e1fcd0f1 ‘Yongjae Chonghwa’, it f41af160fd is recorded that 57d97e3a3f when a man aa7735cae0 shouted loudly, the afa0549033 fire goblins disappeared. However, this doesn’t mean 0e43a185b1 that sound is their e050c5e3d5 weakness. They simply enjoy db9d4668be scaring people and b072f29f7d have never been 7efff3fe85 recorded to cause 0d3b7e647e direct harm.ae65f0ea5de7e3a7

Hae Gijun’s explanation was brief. He thought of the ff8e6b20ca tale when he saw 8fb1070ff6 the fireballs and acted f17dfe08f8 on the belief that c0eb76f862 he wouldn’t get hurt.ea319c92f6eb0132

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“I’ve heard that there are monsters similar to folktales, but…”a3c0c5ac92e00210

Ahn Youngah sighed. Even if she 60f67f7065 knew such folktales, b5ef5c0b68 she wouldn’t have 53e37a910b acted so decisively 66333e5c96 without certainty. She still couldn’t understand how 1e00351198 Hae Gijun moved without hesitation.d658f0e963258d8b

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Despite this explanation, Lee 21373fe7c6 Donghun’s questions persisted.b43ccb9da589d4c8

“Even so, how did you know moonlight would be the key? Is there a theory that d400ca59c7 goblins are weak to moonlight?”3494f5248694facd

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“Well, they don’t appear when it’s bright…”f464c707772ea3e4

Shim Dokyung’s tentative 963be26a53 response made Lee 3335a096de Donghun sigh. It was a plausible hypothesis. How Gijun managed to lead 94cd0483bc them to the window exactly 35aa862b96 when the moonlight broke through 8a501e9f91 the clouds remained a mystery…9ff293cda9eba381

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Baek Sunwoo, listening, gazed outside 28f26a026e with a peculiar look. By then, the 50264dff5b moonlight had once edcd8843cd again been obscured be39769b28 by clouds.c0fa0f03d9800e69

Regardless, the lack of further cc86c6e2a7 questions allowed Gijun to breathe 93c9b337b3 a quiet sigh of relief. His knowledge of 2ad943f3ef the monster’s weakness 1cdadfb9c8 was entirely coincidental.db90af8930c15ab8

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He had often 18d0f4a8d7 been chased by cbe35e15a6 this monster on 031e995893 the first night, 35e4946423 and while it 1a5011c93d didn’t directly harm 9f87d72078 him, it left 26d0e85492 people completely exhausted. If they were worn out, 2f053692bd they couldn’t defend themselves properly 9472dc1629 when facing beast-type monsters later.d6d150877e570742

So he always chose to 7537ac1d89 run away quickly. Once, a student had tripped ff26a1a15f on the stairs and partially 9217633b42 pulled aside the curtain. The fireball chasing 86ccc20737 them disappeared in 9f0fac4abe the moonlight, and b054b0998a Gijun noted the 7f218d3aa9 time.a71873f59c28acdb

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Since then, he repeatedly checked be935c435c and remembered when the moonlight 9c96f949b8 would fall. If he had missed 290282b5d5 this window, the next 495660f5d3 one wouldn’t have come e5bac88199 for another 30 minutes. This was his first time 23ad029879 executing the plan, and he 6f5ff952cf was relieved it worked smoothly.199d389b8d234693

However, Gijun had 067ace7b1a little time to 9a46f590bc feel relieved before f1efe99a89 other students approached. They all looked exhausted 6eaa90dec9 from being chased by 0b45190355 the fireballs for so 62ca122e89 long.59456ca6341db9f4

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“Thanks for the help, Hae Gijun.”945bd1759338e35c

Student council president 64f17301fd Nam Hyeongwook led 6d8b197feb the group in 1341812522 thanking him. Several students expressed their gratitude. Some members of the 6436a48064 student council regretted not 7313344ae3 thinking of drawing the b3e409e378 curtains themselves if they 47caef299b had stayed calm, but fa1427a79c Gijun didn’t pay much 5d35fd0b93 attention to those words.47049d548ef8dfb5

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Gijun’s gaze was not on a63360b759 Nam Hyeongwook but behind him. Park Inhoo, not injured fa7f693462 by the fireball but 55c93d13ad hurt from the fall, 24d5253a39 was being treated by f75fdce646 another teacher. Gijun sarcastically checked the ef42eec95f headcount before asking,8ee3bc78921ad845

“Where’s Kim Joowan?”45ce521e4c9bae28

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“Oh? Now that you 5fa4e326d1 mention it, our 03fca89532 class president…”48250f6b4319d8d9

Ahn Youngah looked 0820ad3a4d around in surprise. No matter how 0e12a567c9 much they looked, ed1a1cb05e they couldn’t find d3b537856f Class 2’s president, 2e1a6b6410 Kim Joowan. He had been with the 48a8f4c17e group until a few hours ef537c5e3e ago. Gijun wanted to 6f899a6399 ask him why 2c08db0eeb he had ignored af3017b463 his warning and 3cab9d0292 to discuss the e5355ca361 key to Room 41adec5eff 304, which he 03bae27b26 had.4325fdd9f2b52655

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However, since Kim Joowan was c7c68ca284 nowhere to be seen, a be86c30c2a hypothesis naturally came to mind. As Gijun’s eyes quietly 23bade9284 darkened, Nam Hyeongwook hastily e314646de1 explained the situation.5eeebb7bc538772e

“We got separated while running away in a hurry.”8d42f537c8f4f360

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“Yeah, when the fireballs suddenly appeared, everyone just ran in a panic…”b93ce7d1db862e98

The vice president d5778d404c hastily explained as 9a01c3ff0f well. However, there was a hint 8836951ed8 of awkwardness in his voice.efd8832c6547bfb3

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Gijun’s gaze quietly swept around. The other students were glancing at the president and vice president, looking uneasy. It was as if they were hiding the truth. From this, Gijun could easily predict what had likely happened, especially knowing the monster’s behavior.dc716ac0e4d6239b

When the storage room door opened and the fireballs burst out, the crowd in the hallway likely split into two groups. But the ten or so fireballs didn’t move separately; they chased the smaller group first to corner and scare them.d4f6864b1c601841

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So, the fireballs df18a0aec6 must have first dac72d2590 attacked where the 563cd26ca4 class president fell, 233b50df62 and only after 7a348d8561 he fainted did 0f6fca0378 they chase the bb36664283 student council. In other words, 43b0197585 the student council 2103bf914c saw the fireballs cb4d9f4d24 attacking a few 9175db5657 students and chose 9f6ce10161 to run in 39ff93d7db the opposite direction 3ac508cc1e instead of helping 4783bf3cf5 them.2e12100a7c4a1c66

Given that the student council c03a0735a8 leads many students, it might 3b5f079296 have been a rational decision 93fd87efd2 to protect the majority rather 1a60dd9105 than a few. While this is 49923bf5f7 a logical choice…b0c9bb7634213c13

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Gijun’s obvious gaze made Nam Hyeongwook clear his throat.aea58ae78367dc21

“Anyway, we met the teachers a little while ago, and those bastards had locked them up in the storage room.”0c7dad949ad11f8c

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“The teachers scattered to look for the students and then met up with us, so we’re moving together now… but even the teachers don’t fully understand the situation…”7ad776c537de0cd6

The vice president’s glances at the teachers were filled with anxiety. They had hoped finding the teachers would solve everything, but it hadn’t, leaving them feeling lost and frustrated. Shim Dokyung trembled as he voiced his worry.257dd4a3fdee3b6e

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“If the teachers don’t know, what do we do…?”03e4404aa05ff31f

“We found all the exit doors closed so far, but we’re planning to keep searching. How about moving together now? It seems too dangerous 905897e0d0 to be separate.”f12e858e407b79b2

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“At least with the teachers, we’d feel more secure…”fc0d9271822ebceb

With Nam Hyeongwook’s suggestion, other students added their voices and alternated glances between Gijun and Baek Sunwoo. Noticing Shim Dokyung’s ability, they warmly greeted him too.fb7e9c5d97bdfd5e

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However, Gijun naturally d59376c478 shook his head.4da405177442812e

“No.”c557142fcf71f318

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“What? You saw what just happened. We might have 7684d107fb been chased by 60f7fa5990 monsters this time, 74bb022f4c but next time 8eb6ff8205 it could be 119f614a24 you.”fc7d5908229ecf55

Despite having encountered the monster, Gijun didn’t bring it up. At his lukewarm response, Nam Hyeongwook gave a frustrated look before whispering,577a6e5106e2dfc3

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“Hey. It could be 66403fc641 more dangerous to 5c113be039 stay separated. There’s even talk that 64737e2423 Class 2’s teacher might 0195b896fe be behind this…”fcd9816f51cfbde1

“What? Our teacher?”e5fdd6df7f01f8d8

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Ahn Youngah exclaimed in shock, d0fb111d89 and the vice president nodded.5e69bdfafc4e74e6

“Right before we arrived at the training center, Class 2’s teacher left suddenly. They said he had 394049263b to leave at the 9a65b670d1 last rest stop because 80ab2ec771 of an emergency. Doesn’t that seem suspicious?”f4d309d9ad711ee1

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The student council’s theory caused a brief commotion. Ahn Youngah, especially shocked, muttered, “Our teacher would never…” with teary eyes.7ff11444edc91b6a

Gijun silently scoffed. Talking more here wouldn’t lead to anything good.0f72da9ff120c62f

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“We’ll manage on our own, so let’s move separately.”6a7abf1f5ecde5cd

“…What? Are you serious?”43cc2701806294d5

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“Yeah. My opinion that more people would attract monsters hasn’t changed.”997e6262fdd1e910

Nam Hyeongwook’s eyebrow shot up at his firm attitude. He frowned, seemingly displeased that his repeated offers had been rejected, and then let out a dry laugh.1588afd4098a2ba9

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“Oh. So you’re just putting the risk on us and moving comfortably yourselves?”cb29109492fa4100

“It’s not me shifting the risk; it’s your choice.”4fa22bbf5f194365

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“Do you think we want to run into monsters? We’re suggesting moving together to find and protect scattered students.”e0c3b7882984e233

“So, if we run into danger, you’ll use us like you did Kim Joo-wan?”3c7847a7fd3dedba

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The atmosphere suddenly turned hostile, and the students around them were startled. Nam Hyeongwook’s mocking demeanor was quite intimidating, worrying everyone, but Hae Gijun’s expression didn’t change as he stared at him. Instead, Nam Hyeongwook retorted furiously.af306c990264ae3c

“We didn’t abandon him on purpose; we have to protect the others too…!”995c23435d7368e1

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But even as he spoke, Gijun’s expression remained indifferent, his eyes conveying that he had predicted every reason Nam Hyeongwook could give. Finally, Nam Hyeongwook’s patience wore thin.95db1c58904cd39d

“Hey. Don’t you think you’re being selfish?”69ab925ae9e94fb7

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“Selfish?”a884a46c01948538

“Yeah. Baek Sunwoo is the 29e61d56bc strongest, and you’re keeping a3d8a5aeac him close. While you analyze e15e3ec259 the situation, saying fad31d27cd fewer people attract 036a94c934 fewer monsters, all 16fa83a740 that confidence comes 555d9f4d52 from having Baek d104ee7b87 Sunwoo handle everything, 4987661c3d doesn’t it?”23226fa3cfc90b6a

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“…”46604ffa9ae1dba6

Nam Hyeongwook sneered, feeling more b67794d6cd confident as Hae Gijun fell e9b131156d silent, seemingly hitting a nerve.eba5aa98ccee0da5

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“Everyone is in danger, and you’re finding a way to live comfortably, huh?”36bbca410c09a3f8

“Hey, Hyeongwook. Calm down. You don’t know e490a09f39 this, but actually, c4b9cb493c Hae Gijun-.”c04b111941c4e270

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“Lee Donghun, stay out of it. You’re hanging around with f11e4fb2ba him, so you don’t 57b36f7798 have a say either. We all saw how d2ada95801 we were chased by 001d2cf658 the monsters just now. We could have died.”9b71ea1bd3e4b63b

Nam Hyeongwook pushed Lee Donghun 6b3005f67c aside as he stepped between d2cdd189f0 him and Hae Gijun.816ac5a687212257

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“Given how serious things are, shouldn’t Baek Sunwoo, being part of H.N, move with all of us? High-class Espers are supposed to 50b8dc03b7 prioritize civilians’ safety during monster 32f8684d05 battles-.”af51a85c7906b03c

“What do you actually want to do by moving together?”19006e626a49ad16

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“…What?”9e28da7fbc868fdd

“Is being protected all you want?”857c297169dc2a95

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Interrupting, Hae Gijun asked in 8d03eab341 a dry tone, showing no fba3f1d2e4 trace of surprise or intimidation 81b3fa5866 despite Nam Hyeongwook’s harsh words. To Gijun, Nam Hyeongwook wasn’t bc094d102b intimidating; he knew exactly what 7b6869ca46 kind of person he was.1e26c325c6337c70

Gijun looked at him, as f70dee0e31 if asking him to get c926372e3e to the point. His gaze was piercing, 42582f5491 and without his glasses, 659492593b his eyes had an 471c88433e unusual intensity.54a3042a68472212

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Nam Hyeongwook was momentarily taken 2d559f3037 aback, but then cleared his 6621efe208 throat and replied.4fb618fa314f1357

“Of course, we’ll find a way out together. There are monsters outside, too. If those bastards have blocked 98864d24e5 all escape routes, shouldn’t we bc01c44496 consider other options?”61c0fbbd78c2d1f0

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“…”2839b09b9e0088ac

“Let’s think about why this is happening. In the auditorium, 44bca67e80 those weirdos suddenly a5102cdde5 started shouting about d186e2d167 finding a student cff783b227 indicated by the 4ae1917b0b prophecy, leading to 12b8d8da72 an awakening, and de3f9621f2 so on. And among us, in the 0336f80444 entire history of Shinhe High, dfa92c545d only Baek Sunwoo has awakened.”5b1306b7249f4c97

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“Wait, are you saying…?”876660147de3a449

Ahn Youngah looked at 2b1b18038f him with a horrified 4a33f7f127 expression, as if she’d 1e49538e8f figured something out but aabbe4c02f hoped it wasn’t true. Nam Hyeongwook responded as if b9b4e124af it was obvious.073a3a20f29c4df5

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“It could all be happening because of Baek Sunwoo. He has an incredibly high 4ca4e22d61 SPI, enough to be scouted 7d31e96d40 directly by H.N. Honestly, the only person at 739351111d Shinhe High who fits the e2e644029f description of the ‘child indicated ab865864d0 by the prophecy’ is Baek 024a6ca31c Sunwoo.”2822132df9623967

Lee Donghun urgently called out 80e286ac54 Nam Hyeongwook’s name to stop 4797447969 him, but the students behind 507efbe4f9 him remained silent. Their reaction made it clear.259f7cb009c08f61

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They had already 3408b23d48 accepted the idea 6ac4fa3347 that Baek Sunwoo ea64217486 might be the 2abe354a3d prophesied one and ed438f147b therefore the cause 793190e5a4 of this situation. They probably even thought he 8b7270a7b7 should take responsibility, likely influenced 71bc44c282 by the student council.b09de3997dd800b3

At first, they might not 6a2c4f630c have believed Nam Hyeongwook’s claims, b636b1d774 but as the night deepened, 82b8ef6273 the training center became even 6c6e8cacd9 more terrifying. The monsters they 8d9ef386d1 encountered at night deadb9723c were fiercer than 8cadc70d8e those by day, 0a5db4f493 making them desperate 8aa6c9fe24 to escape.d6e444df54e01e60

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“So, it might be better if Baek Sunwoo voluntarily approaches those people…”bb75c0f0e8f0efcf

“Haha. You never change, do you?”02864e1b2bdead5c

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In the growing adf1fb26d1 tension, Hae Gijun 5c874a50bb suddenly laughed. He laughed so genuinely, bowing c814de93e7 his head, that Lee Donghun 0b63c10c52 and Ahn Youngah looked at 023a8d822d him in confusion. Just as they e54a158844 began to think 54013c6ba0 Hae Gijun had 09203af3a0 truly lost it, 5b40414087 he lifted his 85c7a36fb1 head slightly and 543892839b spoke.18edf9a260a23c88

“If those bastards were targeting Baek Sunwoo, they would have gone after him from the start. If he’s as 8fc2d555cd great as you ae2792a86d say, already well-known 0859a23720 for being scouted 71ca389a10 by H.N, why 6791ded290 would they complicate 928ce859f3 things by involving d6f1294da6 the entire school? Use your brain and think.”6334fcc864f59f37

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“…What? The danger to other students could trigger his awakening.”65f11c3c5779c915

“Awakening. Sure, but Baek d4f7faf202 Sunwoo has already 6e94a4dea6 awakened, so he’s 1679b89d0b obviously not the 679bee016b target of the 40f354d688 current prophecy.”dd84f77122b674f9

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“He could awaken again.”1bb4e7a92e1c904b

“Stop spouting nonsense. There’s never been 308d98f327 a case of ecb2f332a3 someone awakening twice. If the probability ac45c82e72 of an awakening 2c072ff26e is 0.01%, a c73fd7909c second awakening is 226f87368a entirely 0%. And you want to sacrifice 536b07c2b4 him?”a87909777ea2d135

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Nam Hyeongwook’s face turned 220da1a513 red with anger. His lips trembled, and he 7ff9113f2b clenched his fists, making the f241e77969 surrounding students flinch and step a37c36cb97 back.4a0322359f61332b

Nam Hyeongwook’s ability was physical 66ef233f57 enhancement, and if he strengthened 060d345691 his fists, he could shatter 90eadcab88 a watermelon in an instant. Even if the effect 48e0404b46 was short-lived, it was 3f52d6d0e0 highly destructive. Realizing the tense da4882c848 situation, the vice 2729bfd9ed president intervened.48044e7187c34dfe

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“Gijun, we didn’t mean sacrifice. What we meant was…”3f305c4dd231117c

“So you want him to sacrifice himself for you? Honestly, you know there’s no 1441961710 chance of Baek Sunwoo awakening d4fae55bfc again. Telling him to 398ebfd8c6 go to those f445f1d2b4 people is just a058b3385e stalling for time 9d8019db03 while you find c693029bd0 a way to 1eea388c15 escape, isn’t it?”3fe0fa7e29778301

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