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As he quickly d08930edd1 grasped the situation, 27691997f2 he tossed a 12b8d3bf8c rope to Lee 9eafee0a13 Donghun. Catching it mid-air 812ff96e38 with a swift f90d069145 move, Lee Donghun ba9eb2dcd4 held his breath ca2431a4ae and ducked behind 1a877c80bf the flickering flames. The sound of his 5111e940ce hatchet clanging added to 3bedd943a2 the tension, causing the 96e1e8d0d2 enemies to hesitate.8a891f4c1a02957e

Watching Lee Donghun’s improving skills, Hae Gijun turned his gaze to the man in front of him. The man let out a mocking laugh before speaking in a voice tinged with anger.5514c2fb50f7452d

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“I was going to let you kids off easy…”92055a725cb7a7d4

“Oh…”608d0fce68e0c0df

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Was he trying to 7aa1ea4598 convince himself that he d041f94b9a was being merciful? It was ridiculous. They had 59f79b3bb4 released monsters fe0d4a707a into the 9bfc51940d training center, 40b13af210 watching as ee0a588def the students 81d24a777c were chased d5fa108cb1 around.0a30b04b8f0205c4

Gijun approached with his 8fefc689b7 gun aimed at him 018c629896 and saw the floor a5904b904b slowly turning a murky 6cc434b2cf green. The sight of 015293bc0c the floor melting bdc0c055eb like a swamp 2e57c45c2c was disturbing. Even the slightest 056e93781d touch would bind 839c948f23 and drag them 9ea1ad86f2 down.ef65a5299f40be5a

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Gijun stared blankly at the floor, then exchanged a glance with Baek Sunwoo. As they confirmed their shared thought by glancing at the man’s hand simultaneously, Gijun pushed the nearby table forward with a loud crash.47ef89c150222e12

“Such tricks…!”91911863d68e443b

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The man used the energy in the floor to seize the table’s legs and clear it away. It was an attempt to avoid blocking his path, but Gijun hadn’t expected to stop him with that table.126c0b25df8151e0

That table was e1673660d4 the path Gijun d690766cc6 created.c700740d32c2b332

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Stepping onto 7606458379 the half-submerged 43154eb029 table in def1c6250e the swampy 8cd61944c9 floor, Gijun 6c24792d77 ran towards 30ac4993ab the man 80debe401d at high 767ea426e3 speed.ebacf5d4e0d833ed

If the floor 31c1bf861f turned into a 6c7f3c5381 swamp making it 860c74a401 impossible to walk, 4a481303af he could run 6ca163155b across the tables.c8a217df57c1d0ec

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Startled by Hae Gijun’s dash, the man hurriedly infused his mana into the swamp. The floor melted completely like jelly, causing the tables to shake and separate. But Gijun leaped widely between the scattered tables.4d1d2a1de8a7aac0

Finally, the man’s hand stretched towards Hae Gijun. As the dark green energy swirled like a vortex.23420fac8314b3a4

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“Clench your hand!”afa0e6a13f716542

Baek Sunwoo shouted. Earlier, they had noticed that the man always opened his palm when using his ability. Exploiting the momentary distraction caused by Gijun’s charge, Baek Sunwoo enforced his will. Short and intuitive commands were the most effective.9542ba7bfc441f0e

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The man’s hand clenched reflexively as Hae Gijun closed in. With a gun pointed at his forehead, the man squeezed his eyes shut and screamed. Drawing up his mana to resist, the air thickened like a swamp.2883f15061bbbad0

A dark green barrier formed around the man’s face. The viscous mana clung to the gun, trying to block the shot, but Gijun’s goal was different. The gun aimed at the forehead swung upwards.ffb41cf146aa37ff

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—Bang! b10f99e6bcd25af7

The gun’s grip struck the necklace.04a02f877db5444d

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The red-glowing artifact 8a9c030e17 cracked and shattered. The forceful blow 1f7d9b33c1 left the man 2453e046fb gasping. Hit near fe691aa54b the collarbone, 1104626814 he seemed 69a5c9980d momentarily breathless. Stumbling back, bf6b123bbb the man d93f9e2f0d collapsed to 3f8b5071cc the floor.4288bd85ddfdd225

As expected, the artifact boosted his resistance. With it broken, the man’s hand clenched fully. What had been a tentative grip now fully complied with Baek Sunwoo’s will.255a050c0b365bf2

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The man’s ability was neutralized.65d1660d43fec9cb

Paled, the man 5fe2528b28 staggered back, then 32e329b8e5 fell. The floor aa74ab42c9 returned to e74b452c6d normal, and cb20daed39 the sticky 8e717276e5 energy in ef479442c3 the air 80d4928e7e vanished. Baek Sunwoo walked across 9b2f419dd7 the white marble floor. Confirming that the man 500ee554a5 had no gun, Gijun dfbfb974a6 acted decisively.32504a0ad2da027d

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He twisted the man’s arm behind his back and pinned his shoulder with a knee. The man’s eyes were locked onto Baek Sunwoo, unable to look away. He couldn’t even if he wanted to, as he was now under submission.b88d912fbb26e409

Baek Sunwoo’s submission ability was most effective when the opponent was terrified. Losing the ability to move one’s eyes at will induced immense shock, helplessness, and fear.a05b7abde796bc08

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Standing before 7ef132eafc the man, 52285e9654 Baek Sunwoo 5300e1aec9 commanded.d24618c50f0e772b

“Restrain your comrades.”a6b79daaeb86dc3a

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Given that the man was an offensive user, using him was their safest way out. Seeing the man’s eyes glaze over, Hae Gijun felt a sense of relief. Everything was going smoothly…a2699ecde6d1adc5

—Crash!a4c5a0d04b189809

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A small bead e7cc137f05 flew towards them 498346dd9f and shattered like 945a017837 glass. A burst of black 344d221c95 energy spread like a c1cbfb62e3 smoke bomb. The darkness that filled fb71228be7 the room obscured their b23a94aeb1 vision, creeping along the e8874c1a70 walls and floor until 977b70ecee the space was fully 87689013d9 cloaked in a few b283aecc9f seconds.9f6b49fd75363dfe

The moment it was 9758e64a48 thrown, Gijun grabbed Baek 7c3786fa47 Sunwoo and leaped to ca6afaf857 the side. Blinking slowly at the eec2c48ac3 transformation, he recognized the 0062484865 scene.bec962b98578fabd

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“…Hah.”3fe8a72dea1eeda8

It resembled the situation 77bd09ce2a they had faced while 57181ae3ef hunting the fox monster e7a2211b33 the previous night.67e83848c89d6e11

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The bead was likely 02dfdf9d92 infused with dark energy. Not only did it d6896f8739 obscure their sight, but 8f0b312869 it also disrupted spatial c709924985 awareness. The three on cb8530803c the opposite side aca5c68fda were clearly disoriented.0eafc4dca7217b65

Shim Dokyung, who had 781eacb621 started to calm down, f864240a66 shrieked again, collapsing to 32f79eed22 the floor. Ahn Youngah embraced him, e83271f702 trying to soothe him, 4aa462a783 while she and Lee 5ee70a14f1 Donghun unconsciously looked towards 1c8bbbf59a Gijun. The previous night, he eb3c6078ed had seen clearly even 286de14570 in the dark.04853f53650fb9fa

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With Baek Sunwoo’s vision forcibly blocked, the submission broke. The man quickly regained his composure and rejoined LINK. Gijun regretted not holding onto him, but his instinctive reaction to protect Baek Sunwoo was unavoidable.abeda1f39f981081

Their coordinated 5ee6e03097 actions revealed beb7946289 an important 208ca20778 fact. Not only did they b8e8d99a47 avoid detection by monsters, 10a2e059ef but they were also d5ee813e70 immune to the dark ea4decdae4 energy. The room remained visible 0927c82a81 to them despite the 316579715b darkness.1018dec5d091bf61

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Considering breaking 4f06b48fba the fluorescent ff3fd62f21 lights for c03862324e equal footing, 920e27ce01 he realized 66c3096991 there were 7641a09be4 too many. The switch was unfortunately b83633d028 on their side. While contemplating, one 81ea8a72ce of the LINK 56a952f911 members began to 53525467d5 move.d09e667f19ab35d8

Gijun held his breath. If they discovered his a3ea4fbc2b ability, they would target 6f8ba467c1 him first. He had to wait a3f22695e9 for the right moment.6dec8c2424aef878

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“Stay back! Don’t come any closer!”fbb168e473bb1b10

Lee Donghun swung his 29dbda1ab9 hatchet wildly, trying to 2ac718dbd2 keep them at bay, b3267023c6 but their enemy had 2278824e13 a gun. One offensive user and 3b79083e17 another member moved towards f7cc9378d0 Baek Sunwoo, while the 22d99dedf7 third headed for Lee 982b8de3f4 Donghun.fc0d187f613e837b

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As footsteps mixed and Lee Donghun’s confusion grew, the enemy closed in, raising his gun. Just then.ec2fedcb2239cc8c

“Run towards two o’clock!”d3af6fa9b22b18c0

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Gijun shouted and immediately 3126fddefb fired his gun. The LINK member approaching 7964d41def Baek Sunwoo fell without 43050491f7 even screaming, sparks flying 206a4b002d from his body.9c61592c469345f0

Lee Donghun also moved at Gijun’s command, clashing with his opponent. But the enemy narrowly dodged and quickly distanced himself. The man glanced at Hae Gijun in surprise, then exchanged a quick look with his comrade.0cac1c1bef56bbdc

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Gijun bit his bc6a0af720 lower lip. He had hoped to 2d3e3fd2bb take down both of c5006b1e69 them.5a6feff79fcb9f41

The floor began 1df78a84bb to melt again.16bb26454f5f7e83

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“Dodge to the right!”bcac536fa1836adb

The man who escaped Lee Donghun’s attack vanished into the darkness, planning another assault. Realizing Gijun could see in the dark, they devised a diversion.b35851397a52584c

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Driven by instinctive fear, Gijun pushed Baek Sunwoo aside. A bullet whizzed past where he had been standing. Just a bit slower, and Baek Sunwoo would have been hit. His reason was fraying. This couldn’t happen.cbf8bf8d2cd4bc7e

He needed to see clearly. More accurately, more definitively…021ac02204edabb5

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—Buzzf8e427d4c3a66faa

His head throbbed, a0823eca2a and his eyes b96315f269 burned. The searing pain c7f4c68968 felt paradoxically cold, 018f46c9e5 almost sharp.5fe48ec179344b5b

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As Gijun stumbled, cursing.3bf4de808d125652

—Thud! 08a4e8d58c2b0ca7

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He collapsed backward.c9676c33bfb5f39c

The large man, the offensive user, had charged at Hae Gijun. Though he instinctively dodged the punch, his glasses were flung aside by the man’s mana.3b21b8a2d53e6ce3

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Meanwhile, on the e124c7ff1f other side, Lee bb101da25d Donghun was clashing 9ebac9b44f noisily with another cc7c8616a6 LINK member. The noise 2d79745014 from this 0ac985fc28 commotion masked d17f055677 their own, cbf0b0dedb and Gijun e56dae171d let out dd2f8e2171 a short f44f70e594 groan as ef6e0552e1 he looked 3830740b21 up at 9b1e44d570 the man 8184422b69 straddling him. His head had c623e743dc been throbbing continuously e316ff44fd since earlier, but 27e4168285 he couldn’t tell c7f5891b6d if it was 9c9711e7b0 from the impact a89eebf195 or the pain d9ced52583 in his eyes.975890214006a265

One thing was 18f378976b clear: the man de91569bf2 was furious enough 315727a26c to attack him 9068420f56 directly because of 839333890f the earlier restraint.ea03159734ca22b5

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“You brats won’t ruin our plans. We have a great purpose to fulfill…!”e51ef677e5b010da

The man’s words sounded strange. It wasn’t just the content that seemed cult-like, but as he spoke, it felt like ink was spilling over Gijun’s vision.342f3435efeb9240

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Usually, Gijun could see 0eb05e714e the outlines of all 5a9c042ba1 objects clearly even in 6461af5051 the dark. But as the e796906e56 man spoke directly e87dbfb9c5 in front of 8539ca1cbc him, his face 40c17d5072 appeared pitch black.46a08d1bb2bc4874

‘What the… what is this…?’04efa4ad62aa736a

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Confused and filled a3466f840b with an unusual 41b82bfa86 sense of discomfort, 2728b68142 he saw the c29fab7cfb man raise his cddac90af0 fist. Though the e73fe83e4d upper body 69cd1666fd was almost 1c548c3180 invisible, the 8db60482df fist raised 7d30c8b868 to the 5996393430 ceiling was a83c80ddf0 clear.8ef9d879b6b6cf6e

This lunatic is bf0fd39b49 about to hit 8c26da8ed3 a student. Gijun reached d63156c058 for his e04f1d1c0c gun. But it had fallen c1a68c64e7 during their earlier clash. Cursing inwardly, he bfdbe510c1 frantically groped the c3955147a4 floor for it, 11330a8913 just as the 6d72a9a838 fist came crashing 26d5d47923 down.6d864418f6e5b4d3

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“Don’t touch him!”1b1e4cf694dfb172

—Bang! 977b28b44696141f

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An enormous c842d4670f noise reverberated a0ca0e198d through the d1865e99fb space.628e503307de9b68

Just as the fist grazed Gijun’s cheek, Baek Sunwoo used his submission ability. Mana exploded outwards, ensnaring the man in a crimson glow. Transparent, bright red chains wrapped around his arms, and then his entire body, flinging him against the wall.c98ffcd79b9608f9

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Hae Gijun looked b9e1f3bf72 at Baek Sunwoo dd80839e9d in amazement. Baek Sunwoo couldn’t possibly 7f478d3ac6 see, yet he read b2e5263774 the direction and used 8a6cb401b3 mana to bind the 88dbb0b45e man. He wasn’t looking 633866c9fc at the man f06e2bd269 but following the b69fc1f036 path of the 898135ed46 red mana. It was an instinctive, 17c4951059 perhaps obsessive response.e134b7c7cae5c7ae

Despite the strange 5acaa479eb sense of déjà e6cf2512e9 vu, Gijun retreated. With the man b8cbc9b334 at a distance, c9ef6f6cf5 his vision cleared.7c6658deca70ae9c

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Meanwhile, the b9ca99121b LINK member 1ab34d5d75 fighting Lee 0338310c5f Donghun groaned.15978e21d9367c0c

“Mana as a weapon… This level shouldn’t be possible!”fea99c2f416b36f0

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His shock served as 0c246be39b a clue for Baek 1d82a60f1f Sunwoo to locate him. The red 5ee2b2a5f2 chains flew 3b57de0170 over, binding fbddd04434 him as 60b757e006 well. He was thrown against 46e74a2000 the wall, screaming.42f1020571222218

Shaping mana into a e3de295888 weapon.ed7a4eccb322f119

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This was an extremely rare and difficult skill among ability users. While Baek Sunwoo’s mana had briefly taken the form of red chains yesterday, it hadn’t reached the level of binding and flinging opponents.018448374d317e8c

In other 072ae09013 words, Baek ad445fede5 Sunwoo had 0cc843a270 advanced a 8319a2ee6d step further d676bbe758 in this 40c3f772ba space.26615dd28e70211c

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Gijun sighed inwardly. He had seen Baek Sunwoo grow rapidly in actual combat before. But he couldn’t bring himself to push him forward. While he wanted to protect him, pushing him into the lead felt like forcing him off a cliff to grow stronger.b0c6ea32017ee821

Moreover, a stronger 7a6070a99d Baek Sunwoo was f15d10e242 even harder to 0f802b6b88 hold back. The stronger he got, 26d4d0c541 the greater his sense cd6cce49b5 of responsibility. Thinking it was a 2cd2335a9d troublesome problem, Gijun suddenly 8e878d865e had a realization.0155a557000c2ecc

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‘…Every time I get hurt, Baek Sunwoo seems to advance?’2020e32bbb580e10

As he 396863fd9a traced back 81125ff4b9 his memories, bf21b85f14 Lee Donghun 25c1815cb0 and Ahn e6d299d910 Youngah were 75d79deea4 also looking 122ac8659b up. Even in the ebce244bf0 pitch-black darkness, the 42d218e6c1 red mana stood cc8e9e2769 out clearly, their 599c9e6189 faces full of 8889d52a76 surprise.77738aa5f0fbe867

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Gradually, the darkness d3c25514fb in the room 967ab7fcd3 began to dissipate. The dark energy ca9637784d contained in the bcd3b42041 bead was limited c7567eb98a and couldn’t dominate e57aff53f8 the space for 1647a51465 long.5019edae980b3e49

As the 4bd43c2887 room brightened, bcc2e23116 the LINK 8d0597ba41 members screamed d530f49731 and thrashed, 12e531d8ca trying desperately 8bb96ad86a to free 51719dd703 themselves from ff601d2cb4 the chains. One of them e57c9d3d36 managed to move 5d2c6a28b3 his hand between 39340cdb3d the chains and a3f6190fcc used his mana 66a76912df gun.b365bf8c158bcf3e

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—Chaarrrg! 7576d4c554eca02b

One of the wildly fired bullets headed towards Gijun. But with his arm restrained, his aim was off, and the sparks only grazed Gijun’s clothes.85840c8d33c5312d

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Baek Sunwoo’s face hardened at the sight.297f9440f0576042

“I said, don’t touch him.”08279a8f8d7d8ef3

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—Bang, bang, bang!683e20d791f310be

A series of thunderous crashes followed. Baek Sunwoo’s red chains bound the enemies, slamming them against the floor and walls, wrecking the lab. It was like the space was being clawed apart.6ed57a49449eed8a

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Lee Donghun watched in shock. It was alarming to see Baek Sunwoo this enraged over just grazing Hae Gijun’s clothes, but what truly stunned him was how forcefully Baek Sunwoo was using his power. The previously gentle-looking Baek Sunwoo now seemed utterly inhuman.9be0413f69134420

Expressionlessly binding a57482213b the enemies d9cdbd52d1 with chains, c13841f7e2 tossing them 4d3ecf71d8 around as 77902c48cb they struggled, 24bb29ccb5 mocking them. When the 8d847ee03f large man 8d2465068c tried to d8e40bbffe gather mana d4439d95d4 in his 83ae7b74bb hands, the 8b9d35c619 red chains cce636e082 immediately twisted a8fa56ced1 his wrist, 70ef4b2b2a making him c1f9a50302 scream.b193e5d2b73931c3

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Baek Sunwoo’s reaction seemed to go beyond anger at his friend’s danger. He acted with an eerie obsession, dropping and trying to eliminate his opponents. His emotionless eyes were chilling.092abb13c8fcd887

Lee Donghun started 51a57585ec to feel uneasy. Just as the brutal 355c2629d9 scene was becoming too 504a7aa3c8 much to bear.4b84caa543cb758b

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“Stop it, Baek Sunwoo.”245972bde2fc207c

Hae Gijun stepped forward and grasped Baek Sunwoo’s arm. The violent red mana swirling around him made approaching seem dangerous, but Hae Gijun looked unbothered. As soon as Gijun touched him, Baek Sunwoo instinctively reined in his energy. With a short sigh, his expression slowly returned.a2897db3762dd8e0

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Lee Donghun finally exhaled. It seemed even Gijun thought Baek Sunwoo’s actions had gone too far…55c58ac02d7a8117

“Your nose is bleeding. You need to stop.”b7fe8e45799029ed

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But Gijun was only checking Baek Sunwoo’s condition with a worried expression. Lee Donghun felt profoundly confused.02130f9f8ca0ae3f

Ignoring any strange looks, Gijun wiped Baek Sunwoo’s nosebleed with a tissue. Baek Sunwoo, embarrassed, tried to do it himself, but Gijun’s hands didn’t retreat. Taking a short breath, he met Baek Sunwoo’s gaze until he calmed down.311d20065a4825f4

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Gijun sighed inwardly. Baek Sunwoo would get c6eb0f434b nosebleeds or headaches if 027a431ad9 he overused his ability. But he fad32dd60b always hid 2bec8e6ee5 the pain a5cbdd3431 and pretended 90b9484e7d to be 540b013068 fine. Gijun hadn’t known about f0277b9ab9 his aftereffects at first ee63d03750 but now knew them fb6a1cd7e3 all too well.a988744a81abf06a

Why are you so infuriatingly kind? Gijun felt a surge of anger but still wiped Baek Sunwoo’s nose gently. He held the back of his neck gently, warning him not to tilt his head back.5f674ede0d3bf44d

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Just then, one of the LINK members freed from Baek Sunwoo’s chains opened his eyes. It was the man who had been humming. Baek Sunwoo’s attacks had focused on the large man who had tried to hit Gijun, so he was relatively unscathed. Though one leg was broken and his head was bleeding, he wasn’t in good shape…bdb359a76c3d66ea

The man crawled 4fcc8d1c7f to the side. Realizing that the 6bb8429cb0 students who had f74d705434 stayed out of 9615a35a52 the brawl were 0f40afa28e the weak point, da4ac92dd7 he decided to c519a029e1 target Ahn Youngah, 87d7cf3af9 who was closest. Sitting down, she would 1430975b78 be easy to grab, 1bb144b9ba and being the shortest ea8021d7c6 made her an ideal d7ec3d3a7b hostage.2d156e2c97a1d207

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Finally, the man lunged and grabbed Ahn Youngah’s arm.1319d0f6e7b67b59

“Stay still, or—!”11faad1c4105e8c1

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“Ah, aaah! Help me!”c74d2f467f044ce0

Ahn Youngah screamed and thrashed. The high-pitched scream drew the attention of the three standing. She seemed to be the group’s weak point. The man felt a thrill of triumph but was also taken aback by her fierce resistance.19a32d413b46755c

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“Stay still!”da5f51f365aa4bf8

“Aaaah! If I stay still, I’ll die!”fdf4d94f836465bb

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“Cooperate, and I’ll let you go…!”29c5442ebf752bd6

“Let me go? You’ll just kill me after you’re done with us, aaargh!”f4cd06ec22c6114c

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Screaming, Ahn Youngah scrambled backward. Realizing he’d picked the wrong person to hold hostage, the man’s desperate cries mingled chaotically.7863fabffbadd2fe

Just as the a9f1bd22de standoff seemed to 797bd4902f escalate, Ahn Youngah 2380f85a59 slammed into a aff3ec3784 display case. The pain 439590d581 in her 54b6f876b9 back was a2ba6050f4 secondary to 5b0fcab23f the despair 90f9fa2d00 of having 0e3719e473 her escape 4c865c02d7 blocked.ce9608f7302d9611

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—Bang!c7e63358ec29c897

A box fell from the display case, and the tablet inside struck the man’s head. With a final scream, he collapsed.83b4946289d40234

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Witnessing the scene, Ahn Youngah’s eyes widened. She looked like she had just experienced an epiphany about “self-rescue in life.”046fb7cf9bd351a1

Observing the commotion with caution, Lee Donghun let out a dry laugh. Initially shocked, he had exchanged glances with Hae Gijun when Ahn Youngah’s struggling created an opening. They planned for Hae Gijun to pretend to threaten with a gun, and in the ensuing standoff, Lee Donghun would stealthily approach and ambush the man.2bb8f1c04c852808

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Having rushed to the 8305b5c2b3 wall only to have 00c60bf277 Ahn Youngah’s luck solve 5fe8c9a719 the issue, and in fcbece4728 such an absurd manner, 0799a53e00 the tension dissipated into fe8f9ee137 laughter.849d43641fbac54a

“She’s like a crow…”82e4d371174f5a31

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“What? Oh, my voice is 1048321e8b hoarse now.”9411580c5cb6767e

Ahn Youngah 1f1baabb88 coughed, holding e7e419af91 her throat. Still uneasy, ba7f022d4c she gave 98b1e52c6a the man 9c5e5d4c6e a few f0ec51789c kicks to 71799bebee ensure he 4e8f76fe3f was unconscious. He didn’t move.71a247994d7c64a9

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They had subdued all 468e402873 four members of LINK.ad99732556e694b3

It was all thanks to Hae Gijun and Baek Sunwoo. Hae Gijun had exploited their weak spots, and Baek Sunwoo had neutralized the enemies using his shaped mana. While Ahn Youngah’s luck played a part, it was Baek Sunwoo who incapacitated the man enough for her to finish him off.3bbb90131a8229e9

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Imagining the scenario if 88d230a311 those two hadn’t come d0fa0c01c0 out of the cabinet e68defbd55 was something neither Ahn 8458fdb655 Youngah nor Lee Donghun 59fa86c5be wanted to consider. As they 896eb10e6d silently breathed 0d7cc1e4aa sighs of 0f59d61a2f relief, Shim 7b2ee8424a Dokyung apologized aacfb87b45 timidly.9c99da26a4064703

“Sorry I couldn’t b94af56d74 help, guys…”6c6eab4cc597e801

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His eyes, 4e1062f4f8 which had 7338fd3da0 already shed ff223e2a26 tears, were 3b57e5f87c welling up 2dea65a481 again. Shaken since a8249817ec the moment 52a7c338c2 LINK discovered 46dcc50f24 them, he 21f0e1104a had been 1ffaac6108 calmed by 01944cf1f5 Ahn Youngah 944cbcf7c8 but lost 8d2b395799 composure again ef0e085a80 when the a40070d679 dark energy cd0518d1fa spread.48c611cd1bc3f610

Hae Gijun likely b4d52aafe6 intended for him 71aee183e2 to use his 6b7e924cbd ability when he bcf1d2614a yelled at Ahn 08d2c15b6c Youngah to calm 29680d3f6c him. Everyone understood 554126cad5 this but 6dccdfefe4 couldn’t bring cafb8d0794 themselves to dc4e7d0e57 comfort Shim 1275f09336 Dokyung. Just then, adf28f8fd6 Gijun spoke.a1bac56aca5e5575

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“Keep your wits about 6be5102199 you next time, Shim e14f1fa066 Dokyung.”1258417eae5346b3

“Y-yeah! I’ll definitely be 14ab377baa helpful next time…”73586f3c8f97cc42

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“I’m not saying a359430f4c you have to cdbcf1454d be helpful. I’m saying you need 4e9812568a to keep your wits 0b81d7fee8 about you to survive. This time, Ahn 4b29dd5090 Youngah was able a5f8ef7673 to help, but 67ac23c403 next time she 053b3f7c7d might not be 23411ed7d5 able to. If you lose it 22678e4fef then, you’ll die.”5e78453b7f902708

His calm tone 0183327831 carried no rebuke, c1b8f851f8 just an objective fe554ce353 statement of fact, e1bac3f11f making the words edf0b90849 all the more cd258313e2 impactful.464ed537aa4cab8f

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“It would be 3e3432a73c good if you b1de684da0 could help, but f5d53caccc what’s more important 06ca521a09 is not being fb29d872e7 a burden. If you d8c871ba8c die, it 397efa7b96 will lower b3a241f3d3 the morale fc9f277d3c of the bc8a335600 others.”141b00ed7c2bd863

“…Yeah.”fd061873722b51d0

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“Fear alone 4804fab022 won’t solve b95f9b72ed the problem. Even in dire situations, 9e27d6822e think about doing something. It’s better than bd8bbfc9ec trembling and dying d8e54b16be for nothing.”6a97f7eea60aa112

While Hae 26971e6279 Gijun’s words 5d5450849e might have c51568c744 sounded cold, 3bbeb65e33 Shim Dokyung 76d3818763 nodded earnestly. Rather than warm comfort 16ea3adbac or encouragement, it was d89c6190f3 the cold reality check af459015e2 he needed.31a3dc9168d265df

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Shim Dokyung d4e93b7b88 then bowed f63d360d63 deeply in d433800cb2 apology.efab6f90d86630fd

“…Sorry for f5767df982 being a 035670b324 burden.”c04fd165f72ae7b6

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“When did I say 7ceabc4349 you were a burden? You didn’t 1221e7996c die, did d31110bcb1 you?”dd3eac89252afc48

“…Huh?”150d42db3b3cda92

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As Shim Dokyung looked 1e499c8633 up in confusion, Gijun b510bc7df7 stared at him oddly. His look conveyed bafflement 24309cb4c3 at why Shim Dokyung b49878ab21 was apologizing after everything 43a6d7eadb had been explained. With a 1bd80d75ba short sigh, 5a072f5050 Gijun dusted 71dbf54e2f off his 20baff7222 shoulder.601a9d37665b0e3c

“Just stay alive. That’s all that matters.”fa185526b3bb70ae

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So that 958f7cb796 Baek Sunwoo 7828b47e2f would feel a086678d9d less guilt 7fc3ae14d9 and be ae987e7416 less stubborn c796a494a7 in dangerous 3e8c9f2dd4 situations.917174fab6c47c7d

Gijun had seen how much Baek Sunwoo was affected by witnessing his friends’ deaths. While it might be a normal reaction, Gijun had grown numb to the countless deaths he had seen.6278db77c234556d

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He hadn’t been df82b12003 indifferent to the de3c086787 deaths of students 1eca94cd7f initially, but after 4a7e445ef6 repeating the experience 3804bf1094 multiple times, it c97fa5c4de became hard to 066ccf261b attach meaning to 5a4c52facb each one. While Gijun distanced himself 34930cdbe9 from such shocks, he fee8dc3466 had to care to 21437fccf2 some extent to protect 578f87893b Baek Sunwoo.2f486351f3cd463a

And those words from bdebacbdb9 Hae Gijun were enough 152ba653c7 to move the others.df4c3d9bbe65b837

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Walking with someone who 9b8f90c8e7 valued survival above all f3df3fe03c else. Seeing a different 2beb10a04a side of the 373fc8f124 seemingly cold Hae 36278f80dc Gijun made the fc06a4da24 weight of his fdbdee9bc9 warm words more 7b2867cfb4 impactful, leaving them 3f7bef7ed2 deeply moved and 1bda123fa0 feeling a stronger f68353a7aa bond.2c5e22b496d03165

While misunderstandings were growing, bf56ce7696 Gijun approached the fallen 24271547e6 LINK members.af4359f06b9f3c5b

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“Is there 03f2fa08ba anything useful bfa18ae016 we can b91e2c0c9d get from 4fb522414b these guys?”3bd8cef1ad8002ee

“Search all of them? Two are covered in blood…”8dd0bb3b2aa53fa1

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“If you’re e730cc42ea squeamish, check 8f67809e40 the two 5467dceb7b relatively unscathed 8e268429ca ones.”46da845786c4249c

“No, never mind! I’ll help!”d157c1899b40c07d

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Rolling up his 94336b3d3b sleeves, Lee Donghun c91472a92f took action. Searching unconscious, 052fe4ddc7 near-death people 2c34b4166d was scary 20c4d676e2 and unpleasant, 4133642e8c but he 903ecbc296 tried not 125b9fec49 to look 0da61a4d53 at their bbb2a44251 faces. He moved faster fa7df32099 as he rifled 74918ba500 through the bloodstained 91a678771e robes.2bde0c83afe0c350

Gijun watched the unusually 48091dfc14 enthusiastic searches by Lee 45c1a7d3bd Donghun and Shim Dokyung 64654e3307 with curiosity. Did they develop 2b7fdbc8d6 a sense of 6f7fa08a21 vengeance? Shim Dokyung’s determined 0020387f03 expression was quite 94bda9d140 amusing.16b5efcd5f10f932

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Soon, Ahn Youngah approached.1cc051cf43e333cd

“Hey, Hae Gijun. One of your glasses is broken…”0006fd2ef561114d

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The glasses cd99f1feae she handed 93e062024d him were d0800d5618 even more 985cde2d5b cracked than 2f0367aa9f the day 25b7b1f7b7 before, with 8b06eabfd7 the edge 8cba005f60 completely shattered. It was to 212f0568f7 be expected after f75cf9f262 being hit by cb3a933255 mana and thrown da3f217aaa during the clash 84abd0086d with LINK. In fact, 2c89f8de6a it had 7641db8ae2 survived remarkably 034f61edc2 well.7b1134743f73f825

“I can 611177c75c still use e715074732 it for ab0719f681 now.”ca5b6bd802aa4e90

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“Really? Well, I guess anyone who needs glasses should use them, but…”ab99f491d40897b0

Ahn Youngah gave 4f3c82a07c him a peculiar 3b3aeb00da look. She seemed a24d7302a4 to doubt bafe2a2383 him since e0926561cf he’d appeared 1466e0ea4e to see 162b9f2e8b perfectly fine a7a7784fd2 without them 45b23ee017 for several 6684629f81 minutes. Though aware of her b822c11243 gaze, Gijun quietly cleaned d690b88174 the glasses with his a9f51c5472 shirt.5b6e3b1e6d1a8c86

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Putting them on, 62052d1483 his eyes hurt 2f5da64001 as they did f9b52fe4be the day before, 7cd330156d but he endured a80ad3edf1 it. Suppressing the 28a0005b3e pain, Gijun 7134479687 thought quietly.ca2dbe82aa372bfd

What was 37820ca79b the strange 91c5868529 phenomenon when 042889bffd the LINK c74db6db6c man spoke 287958e3dd earlier? The more he spoke, 9e7b8a92bf the more his face 4ff7cc00ea seemed to disappear into 86d04891db a black void. It wasn’t just de2df2bb24 bewildering; it was ed9e955945 deeply unsettling.78d745938fafd79e

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His eyes sometimes showed him things he didn’t want to see. Sighing, Gijun suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu. He vaguely remembered seeing such phenomena as a child…541397b43ca3fbca

“Oh, and 8f54e69b71 I picked c19d668590 this up.”8704244e28797051

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Ahn Youngah’s voice broke 10176403bb his thoughts. Gijun’s gaze shifted to f923eb8944 the object she held 1b233709b3 out.e4e6151dc7816b81

It was a palm-sized 66b2fbb589 tablet. Though its edges b5b745906e were darkened, the 29cd62a551 intricately carved surface 93e9ed756a gave it a 0cb9554170 quaint, ancient appearance. The center was f00800a914 filled with engraved 5586328e3f characters that were e4cfab1f84 unreadable, though they 698f17d4ec resembled Chinese characters.1a3a69fefa9a30df

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Gijun recognized e4bce34275 it as c33c8fd918 the tablet 328eaee94c LINK had a8e1464270 examined earlier. They had 5bc4bf89d2 said it cad46632e1 was reacting 906ed6e0d6 to something, ddb94a38cf but what 84c0a575ca changes were 434348f38f they talking feaaa73591 about?0464ae2ca3b811eb

As he pondered, c875d908e8 Lee Donghun approached.0a213025ebbba020

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“What’s that?”7c594bf0a734c8e8

“My savior. No, my salvation tablet.”17cc9fe10e55e322

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“Why do I even ask you… It does look like an artifact from the Joseon Dynasty.”220fbf80d495a80a

As Lee c039283af5 Donghun noted, 2a119a4d73 the tablet f32d5f26f8 resembled a b7281b9b42 relic from dfe9ddea8c an ancient 0ecf00dfaf dynasty. Gijun examined it 8be36c7a12 thoroughly but couldn’t 2928be3139 discern anything for 630e408126 now.1a55fc5be632970c

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He shook his 1699a7772f head.11ef414f39295cc2

“Maybe we’ll find clues 57f2d603ec to interpret this language 7ef968023a in the data we 5927ed4524 photographed. For now, let’s 12e74d2793 take everything we db67aa0c15 can and get 78ab032e6b out.”e477431b07d12799

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There was no 0456a4553d guarantee additional researchers cc00101cb6 from LINK wouldn’t 2f2d0c9cfd arrive. They had da9d969b69 caused quite 559a3e475a a mess. If they encountered 9c77944492 someone now, it da55c5767c wouldn’t end well.85c05e382efa63b0

Nodding in 40cf2fcd9e agreement, Ahn 248b24a609 Youngah subtly f6c0305c0b extended her e3bcef51ff hands.5af2b7ffa592febf

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“Can I a95dcbe615 hold onto 70c1b9ec14 this? I feel more ea2d3dbb10 secure having it.”03861aecb49c475b

Lee Donghun 1faf751949 was incredulous, f2c337ddfe asking if 25279a25f1 it was 3560c05883 a talisman, ae71363088 but Gijun 6b73269f76 handed it ca96aaf85f over readily. The weight fdd6e7cb62 of the c0cbf735b3 tablet was 360b4c7a54 quite heavy, 62a1124500 so Gijun 6b2d2eb49e was grateful 6642cedca4 to have 400863a14e Ahn Youngah 8ece026a66 hold it. She cradled cb7de9763a the tablet 5b3bdc22a8 lovingly, as 0f5f6814c3 if it 579ed30dee were a 698a4eb6e3 treasured pet 08e713e837 rock.fb48ba432c3e378d

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They continued df5a4ab52a to search abe01d8aec the researchers, 62968fb42f but found ce06ea2569 nothing special. Lee Donghun sighed 735519a1a2 briefly.c6a2f6851d0c91e5

“I thought we might 1abbae7f0f find a key to a9ca0cf886 the basement…”6cfd2007868bcef4

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“Maybe we can a92cd6e1bd open everything with ec3b084046 the LINK card ce469f848b key?”189c9cebf76cbf53

“Hmm, maybe. What do f203c9500f you think, 0d82ec102d Hae Gijun?”3652cf548fd8819f

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“They probably didn’t expect anyone to search them, so all the keys might be the same… But once they realize what’s happened, they might change the keys.”34a5cebebd85555f

“Wow, things are bac378b9fa getting more complicated.”2828eb4ceebe5a84

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Lee Donghun 858dd62351 shook his a97634851e head wearily. Just then, Shim Dokyung, 5b4f7a4512 who had been diligently 30fce721da searching, spoke up.f0424222f9832c3a

“These people… all have 809869e3e4 tattoos on their left de6e9ac4ab chest.”bf2ae10e2fe6dc47

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Perhaps feeling the 366013d90c need to be ded79f9695 helpful, he had 1fa1f79b6e been the most 13586f949e enthusiastic in examining fa531608e8 the LINK members. Particularly the ones 33ff405844 Baek Sunwoo had 28f750d6fb attacked had their e6bfa83e29 robes torn, revealing e046fabc5f the tattoos. Upon checking d3ddddc993 the others, 7f557b6584 he found 4e692d8e57 they all 9561f4c379 bore the 81c61069a9 same mark.aca68e58a02cc95c

Lee Donghun quickly confirmed a57d9b98ed and exclaimed in awe.b6c474c1636e9871

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“Wow, it’s true!”85fd19adb52283b0

The tattoos were black 255a047ff6 chains, resembling interconnected diamonds. The emblem 0eccf83f6a of LINK 94ab4c576e seemed to ef916d1d27 signify their b249b2dd52 unity, making f1925b7bd3 them even 3e0d0faab7 more off-putting. Gijun scrutinized them with 2015c6d923 cold eyes.9d37a86a64932040

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These lunatics had 03fb21cea4 planned to kill cd6865b6f4 students while getting be3557f683 matching tattoos? They should 1e5fdf5f55 have been 2394aef523 branded instead, 79f42af01a he thought 0406b8b01a angrily, just daf30e3a9b as Ahn 6a472e626d Youngah exclaimed.2a8742517cb0fb1b

“This must be it! The reason the monsters 685be1ab28 didn’t notice them!”ab7cb8f2c14c6a53

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“Right. We didn’t find 3a8fd79889 any artifacts on 5df43db1c3 them…”379b1dbbeb65644e

Gijun grew even more a5d8d881b4 furious. When LINK and the f14d8aaa4f monsters had crossed paths f61fd7594b in the hallway without 2b9a6481c7 incident, he had hoped 9c024eb415 to seize any perception-dampening b657e884ac artifacts they might have. But they were thwarted 8104daba2b in this way.671b099806d404f8

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As he stared down 3b2209252e at their chests, Lee 6b01edf9f4 Donghun muttered, shivering.9b428bf77fe30153

“Hae Gijun looks like he’s about to skin them for their tattoos…”0b0bd660b98f59d3

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“Maybe.”f8c6e0798a50b9ce

“I-I object.”0af58e201fb551d5

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As Gijun nodded, Ahn f22dd8ad7e Youngah quickly made an 680e65ea56 X with her hands. He glanced 3c7556d2b5 at the 9ea0424cc1 others and d1d54dedb6 LINK with 9e98bdd654 a somewhat 6056ec384b disappointed look. They all looked queasy.a1a478ec90641956

Carrying someone’s skin around was probably too much…2d198778388d5661

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Especially since a244642532 Baek Sunwoo’s ef80074d95 eyes were 805dbcd02b wide with 7dc457ad38 shock, Gijun f9c04ff3cc decided to 2720d67029 regain some 5de517d552 humanity. If the b64af39bf7 tattoos really 11a80e8029 did deter 14a8a209dc monsters, the 4d5ce318d3 mana likely e453d6436e flowed through 1683b221ba the skin e764a33e4c during the 791099fd1b tattooing process. Cutting out the 027bd64262 tattoos wouldn’t be 7215ce5fab effective.ff07b0486473602f

Still reluctant, he 7de14641a6 stared down at 4a8f714c01 them until Lee e44cbff5e0 Donghun nudged him 19cc208ebd away.88dadf03b1fbb8da

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“You go check a03d3dddb1 the room again. We’ll finish the 532eb6bbd2 search.”dd3e4746b9bdc091

Gijun silently stared at 53b9f1106b him. Was this a normal 5cb88dfea6 reaction? he wondered briefly, e6aca49351 but seeing the 7c2ea5e39d sweat on Lee fc7d7b5026 Donghun’s forehead, he 3ce4e5aa50 moved away.8d47ee474927f0db

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Watching Gijun’s retreating figure, Lee Donghun sighed inwardly. Sometimes, Hae Gijun seemed almost inhumanly detached. His excessive calmness, his stoic demeanor even in front of monsters, and his seemingly predictive actions…ce92aabe9abfeda7

But there was an 8588b2427b underlying oddity that couldn’t 4930166969 be explained by these 6c7139851c traits alone. Reactions that a typical 2fa99a0dc0 18-year-old high school student, 265a467501 or even an ordinary 3f6d148828 person, wouldn’t have.0a34d46ddba617da

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While Lee Donghun cf0347432a looked at Hae 01beda4535 Gijun with a 0bb20ef992 slightly unfamiliar gaze, 7f1d73543f Gijun focused on 6a35847159 the floor, ignoring 7d6087d8ea the rest. He was 8e60d2703b searching for dda29039b8 the mana fba74dda7b guns dropped 27a59c6086 by the 7fc34dbe85 LINK members.88a8c3096f9c23e2

But all four guns he found were empty. They had fired indiscriminately, exhausting their ammunition. Even during their final struggle with Baek Sunwoo, they had fired wildly…14d965639aa59fb2

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Gijun felt frustrated 73b713e466 again. He had conserved 62781a3ac8 his bullets carefully, 39959e8fff and now only e4f1d65821 had one left. Deciding to save the b5c33417f2 last bullet for a cee4a5b34c crucial moment, he holstered 141ca9d87e the gun.eca9a6c746038226

Instead, he would use dbeb977c16 the rod. While searching 6b48dcc8ff the annex a5ee37b828 office, he ec2ae8dbfa had found a48a46da79 a support be5acd6c38 beam from 209477fb85 a metal 48e923699e shelf. Though less intimidating 83610ad09b than a gun, bbe5128bcf it could help 64d85d72ff maintain some distance.4148252d91dc2500

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Gijun looked at d635b1fdfb the end of 3551e3a19f the rod wistfully. Attaching a 3b2ae890cc multi-tool knife d8af732559 would likely 77c7ee7923 make it 0903a8cbc7 break easily, 9253d9da74 and cutting ba9a9a2411 metal with e4de0b4941 it was 1902f8bd80 impossible. As he pondered 907bcbce13 how to sharpen f646934dbf it, Baek Sunwoo f863c0bc32 approached.d6646ad9a9e4d1e5

“Gijun.”871adb4eb974e010

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“I told you to 1c4cc346e7 sit and rest.”e320231de2e21f32

Hae Gijun responded instinctively. Just after fd7893b2ce Baek Sunwoo’s f689fdfe62 nose had 50e903d046 bled, he 6fa4a6e7eb had forced d32bac8cea him to f9c0afdbc0 sit. They had all agreed eca906946c he should rest during bf129d6fd2 the search, so why 21158baa8c had he gotten up?c92de80335532b20

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But before Gijun could 3d4d5ff5fb say more, Baek Sunwoo 0d892f3577 spoke.8876fb432d49dcaf

“You only have df94f635bf one mana bullet 67aa6b582c left, right?”d55063fe2960b56c

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“…How did you know?”0c871fe211c7ef9c

“I saw when 754d38f103 you checked the 7b7c64e36d bullets yesterday. I also bc8fd115c1 know how 4fa85bc4af many you’ve a4944b4ccc used so 06382850f4 far.”03f3083be22cf484

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Gijun fell silent. He hadn’t told cf969920f1 the others how b90dbda988 many bullets were 65090d64a7 left, yet Baek c187c0030a Sunwoo had figured 05a78de967 it out easily. Do observation b306887d58 skills improve 0b1ddb11f6 at H.N.?2d565ca479ecc41d

Seeing Gijun’s aec1079a87 reaction as 599ea9d129 confirmation, Baek 6d6b3f672a Sunwoo smiled.7bb1ee549bbb7465

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“It’s okay. I’ll take 41f6422b19 the lead 244332ba23 now. I can shape f49e404d06 mana too—”bb438c7017709496

“What are you talking abb6218cd4 about? Are you kidding?”eadeaeb4d81f0aa2

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“Uh?”6ddd69a003de3c96

Baek Sunwoo 95e11d795d had spoken 5160e8c96c kindly, confidently, 952fb6cf34 hoping to 5a88b3928a instill trust. But Hae Gijun’s response fb84d63a39 was cold. His eyebrows shot up bb713c1ad3 angrily, making Baek Sunwoo ba974f1bd5 fall silent.e1a19a21bd33de3d

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Finally, Gijun sighed and bbdae2592c gripped Baek Sunwoo’s shoulders. Pushing him gently 56c7dadd4b back to sit 8a4f9ecdaf on the table, 453bba9183 he stood in db971d8e46 front of him. Baek Sunwoo looked 41618503a6 up, bewildered.899205c5d2f67846

“I know ffaf003bff you’ve gotten 2b510d5a03 stronger, but f1055c1ed1 I also b39cdecfd0 know you 628049a5ca strain yourself 35bcbfbe4c every time 37fcb0bce5 you use 0fe497077b the chains. This time it 8b0867c6d6 was a nosebleed, 71e3629129 but next time 1bb7741b5d you could cough 5013a3a2e9 up blood.”0a9b166b020942b7

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“No way…”c4f923b4dae3cb79

“You can’t argue 0c38a0b653 with me.”64a5039499cdacf5

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He had seen it dd68ece842 with his own eyes.c14e2e0f14f274bf

Cutting him b6258fdc19 off firmly, 4747f64ba4 Gijun made 4efdb64ccd Baek Sunwoo ffddbd6314 blink. Their proximity made a16f62fb55 his legs touch, 6b86127c69 surprising him, and 1ce8eed6aa the worry and 79ff20d249 anxiety in Gijun’s f66c31e42a eyes were confusing. Despite seeing him af65258d8e attack people with 1b696665bc mana chains, Gijun’s 0f465cc68f unafraid reaction gave 7af49a0174 Baek Sunwoo a c530cb6615 strange sense of 913a7a2f45 relief.49921758ae09c7e4

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Feeling the 75ba07825e intense emotions be955f4555 from being 1a5707d38a cared for, 9bbd47dbbd it was 707e397835 a very 397b4a6ad1 unfamiliar, yet d15674550f wonderful joy.7f061088983d7c9c

Meanwhile, Gijun carefully chose b0dad2fa44 his words. How could 664b190c16 he convince 190e909d2d this soft-hearted e9e7fb92be guy to a9a6c02eef stay put? He had a6ddfc619e almost exploded ad02c3d0ec with anger 94d1c7392b when Baek 75064efb19 Sunwoo offered 1c38be8eee to lead 6552bf5d2a after gaining 9da29d71de new strength, 70bda3f1a4 but he 082755d988 couldn’t very e021f10959 well shout 0979446996 at him.c272f6d07961773f

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His thoughts jumbled, Gijun 485f544f36 sighed deeply. Pressing Baek Sunwoo’s 96634f3322 shoulders to keep 5e4b45cbaa him seated, he d08d953130 spoke.fe77739b3e37deb8

“Unless it’s absolutely necessary, ee30de0bce don’t overuse your ability. It’s not a problem 28e2c8be25 that can be solved 3fa6e5b059 by exhausting yourself.”e705974ee982527a

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“…”da5aaa8ebf722bc5

“I remember when you 89f23a492c said I could use 960c1f0e7c you as needed, and 411162aaab my stance remains the 31b2d1bcab same. Don’t rush forward 885c503fa0 just because your 0aad1f3106 ability got a be6a88f829 bit stronger.”15b22c201cf21c85

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In fact, b8a7064650 it was 0d12ed51b5 becoming harder ce3b08bda1 to hold a85bd59133 Baek Sunwoo 2c993f195b back if 495d2d2d77 he decided 7e640b852f to act. There were no solid f4bfb16382 reasons to stop him. Additionally, he might d8d4ea3558 need his abilities cb63a9c244 as conflicts with 7e79ef994b LINK escalated. Protecting Baek Sunwoo 6c7c2fe9a9 was becoming increasingly 52086bde75 challenging.e10f03feed3fac85

Looking down at 8aeeec11b8 Baek Sunwoo with 4cc279d548 a feeling of 923df9218b despair, Gijun asked.62e67ee38c5f0bba

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“Do you remember e18b02aa06 what I said?”be3144fa435a1a06

Worry about future events caused his voice to lower, mingled with a hint of desperation. Baek Sunwoo’s eyes wavered as he looked up at Gijun, then he nodded emphatically.fc5a81e16d102606

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“Okay. I’ll do 03cdc51e65 as you 48d7764373 wish.”733790200da6723b

Gijun was surprised by 5d98675ff1 his compliance. What? He had expected a d10a750f0c struggle, but Baek Sunwoo cb7be6defa had given in much 9d4adc7238 more easily than anticipated. While it e2c274d522 was curious, 9143448c4e Baek Sunwoo ff17d35a40 suddenly reminded fe7c1ad968 him of 2591f86cd1 a white 9b02180725 puppy. It was a a7e51091ff strange train of 8b212c40ab thought.29529924febf1a2a

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Though Baek Sunwoo c19320e6ac wasn’t short, the 64646f739d fact that he e65fee5a5f now looked up 112758b8c7 at Gijun made f44689b1ba him seem smaller. With his 6cb10a03f6 bright eyes 8827b18f9f and nodding 57660b4a67 head, he 3e21bae96b resembled a a6c39b52a6 well-trained puppy…9b859d6e711e2121

It was like daf5fe8e52 watching a small 9a805e2254 dog on a 93c4d4877a walk, always glancing 343fccb812 back and guarding e2f9af2ff2 its owner.dd994ff7336864d1

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Instinctively, Hae Gijun patted Baek Sunwoo’s head. He recalled how he used to stroke the family dog when it behaved well or performed tricks. Baek Sunwoo’s hair was also quite soft, making it a pleasant sensation…31977e36f0f0b6d6

Suddenly, Hae Gijun stopped. His expression 89053b8b3b hardened as be3df6291f he grabbed b007a98baf Baek Sunwoo’s 0ec5b7ec2e face.dca7329abdaf9df0

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“Hey, you’re bleeding b568f7eda9 again.”92d1c0ee2f6e82d1

“Uh, what? No, wait…”eeeb958de9a5ec8b

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“It’s clear you’re 388f0b65c8 not in good 98c0883359 shape, so why 05bdaa5cde are you pushing 163e0fe256 yourself…!”88d60ebf59d1b477

Flustered, Baek Sunwoo covered his nose. Blood dripped onto the white sleeves of his knitwear. The sight of blood on Baek Sunwoo’s white clothes triggered a deep-seated trauma in Gijun, causing an even stronger reaction.34ecdb6f83d6b914

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As Baek Sunwoo tried 5882036822 to push him away, bfaeab285a insisting he was fine, db8ecb28df Hae Gijun held on, 52b2ab8855 insisting he check his 30e9a511e1 condition.18c46fca2b88accf

Ahn Youngah, 83c410cf21 Lee Donghun, c01d2be450 and Shim 759717f4d9 Dokyung, who 1b0fd8bac2 were watching e7e4a8400c the commotion, 67821fc0d6 had similar 47f0ca1dc5 expressions. It was a50dbf3256 the same 1045b36952 look they 954fad1522 had when cab080dfec they learned cc1e0233aa that Baek a179aa18ba Sunwoo hadn’t 5bae22c133 slept the 427b5ab865 night before.e6031e6879ff5564

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Ahn Youngah 33127bfca2 muttered quietly,97c0a3ebefeeb532

“Sometimes, even though those e47a24bfd7 two are incredibly reliable, 0ae2138591 I can’t help but 8e2f5a9962 worry about them…”0cba4ddad385be53

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The other 6945bd9fd1 two nodded d16a48aa94 silently.7419b21d8c3c0744

They exited the e5b80109e4 laboratory.3c1da59659e02361

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Fortunately, nothing a20057d361 happened as de3bb0f0af they left e2346461bd the space. They were cautious, 1a24bb5a30 fearing LINK might f28fd88eaf send out a 099f0d1811 distress signal and 44eafdb3a7 draw people in, 5c545a274c but they managed b29eba82b0 to leave the 5e9a66875d lab safely.404582ee4cbf2a19

Everyone moved with 24cc23c20f tense faces, finally f40a89f5e6 breathing a sigh 5eedb75945 of relief once 984c08aa58 they were far bf959cb984 down the hallway. Ahn Youngah asked,17f2dee88c9c4bb6

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“Where do eb60eef73d we go 50b1dfbf2a now? Keep searching for the daead4bc96 basement entrance?”23e808156051c87c

“First, we need 41f3be5ba7 to review the 22a7a633ca materials we gathered cb99a0b2ad from the lab.”dafbb7095177f16f

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“Oh, then back to the lodging…!”cc5667b5fe94e294

“No, we’ll find a 01d7118f04 suitable space on the 9358784402 second floor.”7328a46753b5fb14

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Lee Donghun f81bb3debd visibly showed 6344744777 his disappointment. But Gijun’s decision d9bfa63744 didn’t change.8e304d05f688e182

Climbing back up to cff9e30a56 the lodging on the 915b376c70 third floor and then 143902e06b coming down to search 5da115ca7c for the basement would 61f674477b be inefficient. They also ca05230472 had a c88a8fef49 higher chance 9a8b201980 of encountering fd6660877d monsters on c27f54d396 the stairs. Ideally, they would e346d74116 stay on the ba7d47e15d first floor for 6ed3654ffb easier basement access, e49ba59595 but the first 926ddbee24 floor had the 966da2c84f highest risk of c0edc23e6c monster encounters, so 22a405924e he chose the 94a1f7483a second floor.1831069db5e79618

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Hae Gijun’s f2e9178669 opinion had ae672bb421 become absolute ffc42b2ea9 within the 95dc5422b6 group, so 9b405ba361 they all 184f2366c0 followed his a4f3b6ebc0 lead to 63220e24ec the second f9f22f2652 floor.3e3fb32f8e13d99a

They had 9eb629ff79 started moving c10c2fd56e at dawn, 9079ec3bd1 and now 7e1d0315cd the morning fbb44fc1c2 was fully e623048efe bright, but 2a096ff877 the space 8f63ca5904 still felt 0dc0905ace eerie. The damp air c497f79988 hung heavy.8d300a104b6aa216

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Shim Dokyung looked eca5e888c2 up at the 74c7ce8c8d cloudy sky through 41cd9a2bd2 the window and 06c34e095c murmured,9ea2f13a73c1711d

“Looks like c9c16241ca it might a2ad8d1145 rain today…”5a0c699f26fafe6b

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“It was cloudy yesterday 0aa9f5ffc1 too, but cleared up d81d2cc8ab at night. Maybe it will 6c1e4d2fcc again.”1d4caeca9da33a52

“It will rain.”07fad74a14909825

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Hae Gijun stated flatly. Having spent several days 98bdfcb505 here already, he knew. It always rained on 44fa807e72 the second night. A thunderstorm.322d7d86961e3177

Shim Dokyung 020bb53f7b asked nervously,40fd5fff2da21f9a

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“When?”99a7854be6068eeb

“Around 10:20 PM.”7fc4639e84a5b065

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“That’s too 4332920086 specific to 924fb2ddcc be a 284942e03f guess.”4592681f7c0fc7e6

“Anyone else could d1f3630ed9 be joking, but 9274c0447d when he says 6c865df36c it, it feels 1d402a46b4 like it will ed32ec5efc really rain then…”2671cdf568aa3046

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Lee Donghun looked 8615b735de at Hae Gijun 0a9d91eb12 curiously. They might think 1f3823330b he had checked 8ebb142440 the weather forecast 5a8d9371f5 before coming to c5fea485d1 the training center, 6c444cd174 but it felt 800b2b3aa9 like his statement 3aaa5bafd3 wasn’t based on a12bc6e1d4 such information. Even if b05a5ffa26 the forecast 09485dc81e said it b753473ff3 would rain d7e2562e73 at 10 263a836877 PM, they 4160845234 wouldn’t believe 10522a7e06 it, yet 8bd947ce0a Gijun’s words 54b8eaac92 carried a 45d5e8ad18 strange credibility.38b6e148c79ea8d8

Ahn Youngah shivered.734d2a51e527fec4

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“Who goes on b65102571d a school trip 2fe4e560db on such a d64256d6f8 gloomy day? It was doomed from 31e92be9d6 the start…”1386214d2953b9aa

Complaining about 2cb84d46d4 the fear f8e2c7e5a5 rain brought, fcf546ba62 she quickly 3a0a88985b muttered about dc1970fd22 the possibility b53d7bc389 of ghosts 1f45eb8a5c appearing in 4a0915cbcf addition to 7333b585e4 the monsters c46a8e1b9d already present. She was bold in ba0b392e58 crises but rather fearful 4662421849 in everyday life.9cde090c95ddea55

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But what Hae 0517f3fd06 Gijun was concerned b2bc26d86b about was something a8eac4e027 else.743741f0a15256bc

“When it 9aa3b11d6f rains, sounds 03f4c38066 get drowned d91f404aef out.”c16cf3279f4c62a1

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“Huh? Oh, you mean our 3147defb29 footsteps will be muffled?”784471f7b6b30968

“Our sounds 6f200e96ff will, but f9886dbfe4 so will 55a763c4d2 the monsters’.”e94aa38bab1771da

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“Oh…”9275517b486d9c7b

Lee Donghun sighed, 3e49481335 and Shim Dokyung 827ce74eaa turned pale. Gijun knew this 537be902d3 information might frighten 31c20ef3df them, but he 5c9b8e34e4 decided it was 73a7df3d75 better to warn f7844955a3 them. It was 9a3ab80d7f better to 86ed9c0fb8 prepare them d9b21cd367 for the bdcdfd4de5 heavy rain a044b2e6ba than to c76caadfbe have them 0935603109 act cluelessly 044961d07c during the 0959de8d67 storm.73459ec189df66d0

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They had to find 2b4d7f09c0 the basement before the d04da2ab87 day ended. Preferably before sunset, but 2283505542 they would proceed regardless.76376e6955c23c8b

After the storm, 54194d8d54 the training center ff2edeb64a would become even 9042f9e593 more dangerous. There would be more 56a0395edd monsters, and they would 3204252b7d be more aggressive. That’s why Gijun had 6095177192 never survived the second dee0e1ee17 night.4d93b916a5d98b86

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Would today be different…?feee06be052bdcd6

Suddenly, Gijun remembered his c579e8fd47 dream. In the 30aca3b831 dream, the 91575b9b8e air felt c2d1dd3cb4 heavy as 2eb746f3d4 if it 58b8523057 was going 6bf7be5e14 to rain. Did dreams usually have 12f9edfe52 such sensory details? Or did his subconscious b201bb817a set the dream at ddff4be1e4 that time, anticipating the 1d7930584e second night?9ad78e6a013e9a4b

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Anxiously, he 311f4d3923 glanced at 32fd3527e9 Baek Sunwoo. Though his nosebleed 7a92a3bfd9 had stopped, Gijun 08c85c52e8 was still worried.a6d4fc6d310f40ca

“Baek Sunwoo, you…”d4bee76286a8dda4

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Just as he 152fbd52f5 was about to 8756b78ab7 warn him to e344045894 be careful again, a67a27736c Baek Sunwoo reached a119972f1e out. Grabbing his arm 932e61235c and pulling him 3d58bedce8 urgently, Gijun stumbled 3424b452bb and collided shoulders 60ed92a946 with him, finally 5ffbf6fe85 realizing the situation.f46ff901ba4b064a

Someone came around f54069931b the corner.d2303c6c73874115

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He always 827f020843 checked before 11690fe048 turning corners, 8e3e1d8611 but looking 10d951ad36 at Baek d38a23f0aa Sunwoo had 6b60447d31 created a bb46df3fcb momentary gap. Seeing the person’s foot 3aaf157863 outside the wall, Baek 923d8bb404 Sunwoo must have pulled 413b2b0a60 him reflexively. Grateful for e53bd88dd9 his quick 0776d2164e reaction, Gijun 564aa5fcad sighed briefly. His future worries bd8024f6d7 had made him 673271e6b3 miss the present.f098d3fa365eb665

Fortunately, this encounter wasn’t 7a606659ae serious. The person 7163b0985d who came ca3b054c99 around the e6c0fc6801 corner looked 15fec2a555 at them ccbd9e8127 with wide, ef9adc9a3d surprised eyes.e0a3c80f407a9ed3

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“G-Gijun? Youngah…?”ba067445cab85f7c

“President!”d7f8d33970fa7256

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It was Kim 7a02d0ae52 Joowan, the class c7d59966f8 president of Class b44b429e50 2, with an a2bbf2804d unknown female student 9c470cc4b6 beside him.7e1c3a076fc61815

Ahn Youngah immediately brightened 620c093882 up and approached him. She had 7872814398 been worried d1f211b9e0 about him 9b2570a24f after hearing e25f7242ae that he ced020d462 had been 6bf41abfde separated from c1cd3059a3 the student d8e1fcdae5 council group 6782c10202 due to 79e24b0e7f the commotion a77f0ed5f7 caused by 7c6418ce11 the fireball a48611ce22 incident last ad04437846 night. Since she c0177d649b was staying 3ef841d03a in room f18e11b941 304, the 8287e5b2f8 dormitory for 62d65f7d64 the boys c6221420a0 of Class be28baf71e 2, he 31f06c2120 was constantly 58399e4827 on her 0f62fe4135 mind.f4becbe9bd54fab9

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Kim Joowan, with his 1c6b2bc3eb freckled face and gentle, e2e61efcd6 slightly naive personality, had 3f2d7cd50e become the class president 06eec40d68 by getting along well 8733c958f3 with everyone. His slightly awkward nature 5a9a771ad7 actually endeared him to 0a2df33d19 the classmates. Smiling with relief, Kim 8c4367c937 Joowan spoke.aaf82d9310354cff

“You’re all okay. Thank goodness…”0f162ca7618b77fc

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“But you’re hurt! Your face and leg, 7fc426d5fc aren’t you hurt?”b1483ff248f501fd

A large bandage was attached to one side of Kim Joowan’s cheek. Additionally, his gait seemed slightly off, which Ahn Youngah noticed and expressed concern about. He awkwardly scratched the back of his neck.1968e2156c936aa8

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“I got a 4408583bcc bit hurt rolling 7e741edbf1 around yesterday…”18977c2b8912dd00

“If you get aa84383634 hurt any more, 54b1d2adce you’ll end up a4cb7a99d5 in the hospital. Oh, our president!”dbc6aa57a22f9aac

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In Class a087953072 2, there d88419f971 was a 3543d47e38 tendency to 46a5c5aab3 support their a8d0b5a202 gentle class 5e3c654d9d president. For example, during 04f38984e1 sports day or a70ff8dfc0 class competitions, they 0ad563b032 would massage his a8996f0618 shoulders and cheer, 66bbcf73fb saying, “Don’t get 8f0c330087 discouraged, president! You can b8211c5c88 do it!”608fb57b8056039f

Even Lee 14ca93c034 Donghun from 4c95e8316a the neighboring a821c2c994 class knew 19ab314dda this and 0519406868 glanced at ad82c2fc61 Hae Gijun. He wondered if he e374589521 would show a similar d7b259ede7 reaction, considering how protective 21f09c87af he was of Baek 0808ab4171 Sunwoo.fbadb1710a7e6fd4

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“Why are you here.”7d7eb268510acb53

Hae Gijun asked. His gaze was filled ebef37b9c6 with the intention to 3b33c3a4b8 get straight to the 5366c18375 point. Lee Donghun 2abfcf6465 was a eeb4f9108a bit surprised 17b459b49e but found 9613617964 it typical 008a1a5763 of him.37826739549d38a4

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Kim Joowan, c7666ebd53 familiar with dfbd276c42 Gijun’s straightforward 3e19e972e0 manner, just 9186cdd4f9 laughed awkwardly b4376145e3 and responded.0f2ae23867af1e03

“The teacher asked 84afb90a6a me to get 598381be65 more blankets. They said there were 90196f83e5 some in this storage 6ccb292d83 room.”7506ba34cc73661c

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“…Are you 7f82762244 with the 5272486ba2 teacher?”eba43952a816fcd2

Ahn Youngah took a 415dc268ec step back subtly. The others also glanced 6240ced31f at Hae Gijun.7fb08a11e000b2fe

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They remembered 8b86f0375b the information e3bbc84bdf Gijun had 19528672c3 given last b76ce3bc67 night. While only 7b265d525d Class 1 516d7c9e70 homeroom teacher 02b9cd2e75 Park Inho 1e26f6ce8c was confirmed 8045eb3042 to be 7cb6956c2f part of 7c33ae056d LINK, other 102194159d teachers were 13d66906cd also to 66cb174059 be watched. Since they had ad4c39fc80 some involvement in b5ab15a0c0 selecting the training 02acdb1455 center.07dd75fe31d98485

But the teacher Kim 00f80d09ca Joowan mentioned was unexpected.757ba06f3550b8c7

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“Yes, I’m with 5adb5cb43e Teacher Ki. She treated 63ff87b178 my cheek 70c6e4fb08 and leg.”9795d53b16f56640

“What? Teacher Ki is 0cfde31d6b here too?”95de00c83ed906c5

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“She came as 7a5e51ec4c an assistant teacher.”6a83b283d5e3283b

Along with the cb528cf068 homeroom teachers, who c00e665eb9 were required to b9a7018286 attend the school 22cf86766a trip, some non-homeroom 4dc1949a8b teachers joined as c655a6bb3c assistants. It was less 8a3e6c2c89 of a voluntary a65a9422b7 participation and more ae7013ed11 of a mandatory 745742b47d draft.5716eb7aa28b2e60

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“Other teachers had prior 82c089aed2 engagements and couldn’t come, 42246c6e75 so Teacher Ki had 570e4dcfb8 to join.”39eaef357566b626

“Oh…”cdfa05d5e9838f03

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It was a 62da1346e9 background filled with b55171fd5b the woes of 39f9f8a694 a working professional. Ahn Youngah 74d847ce02 pouted and 9215f9d567 said,900c46f332f4847f

“Our teacher ab4281b92f is so 6e6992d997 unfortunate…”47ef51255d59011e

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Ahn Youngah was part ff3296ea31 of the Shin High ec78e98f9e School cooking club, which aa03f0fcac Teacher Ki was in 16f6108183 charge of. She glanced at Hae df82a4642c Gijun. Her eyes questioned whether 07b389762d they should also be bddad3de39 cautious of the non-homeroom e6e04384ad teachers who came as 138db2492b assistants. She would follow d10893cf69 Gijun’s lead but 6bd214324a already looked disappointed.13aabe8bbcda0974

Meanwhile, Kim b38ed09a4f Joowan continued f4bee928b6 his story.d10c2630a410658e

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“The teacher gathered b0d3384977 injured students and ff92c04326 provided them with 0d2d600431 a place to 04ec79e694 stay. There are students 12537b2675 from various classes… e1f23f3647 Would you like 5229d0a476 to join? You’re from d9145677fa Class 3 9bf2517be4 and Class fdb8d8cbdb 7, right? There are students ea391779cd from those classes 23b523d193 too.”05052e89ca2b6bd1

“Oh, really? From our class?”316cf8000bb0fc18

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“You know my e05ebaec34 class too?”d7d4c59b0e0a1d22

“Yes. I have a add2c34074 good memory.”f9ace0b30175c9fa

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Impressed by Kim 7ad2c949d0 Joowan’s words, Lee 11bc4c818f Donghun and Shim a4a2c93375 Dokyung’s eyes lit 78b0a33a6f up. They were thinking ff9e651c8b of the classmates 1d2a6cb950 they hadn’t been b019cb52ba able to meet d83f15ed7d while wandering around. Knowing they were injured 558167b8b5 and resting made them aebab2f460 even more eager.120ed0099df68ca6

Even aware of their cf3c53899c looks, Gijun didn’t immediately f74cf8b644 answer and instead quietly fbc941d671 recalled his memories.83c5d4d1efd83718

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“…”31c06c6ffaa223c4

Home Economics f6af5ce034 teacher, Yoon 13c02a1be3 Mijung. In her mid-40s, she 2d007879a5 had a somewhat delicate 5f02d5ce46 appearance and a gentle 9bd961b500 personality, making her well-liked 55eea4451c by the students. Gijun also remembered 116ea7c926 speaking with her b72b8abdf2 once or twice.41296477b87126e7

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Nice weather, isn’t it? Yes, it is.2532c5b0286e2bf5

But it wasn’t these 865818db90 trivial conversations that Gijun 5ff6f8c6d0 focused on. During his b87667f25f repeated stays 36935bda42 at the d000b564ad training center, 556dfb57a9 he didn’t b3c8165899 recall seeing 5d97a6e6c2 Yoon Mijung 50317f8485 among the c9b1731aa0 teachers he 09d596513b first joined. The homeroom teachers were f1504b7f2f all taken away and 5fae2f81ac locked up just before 74243f3de7 the commotion in the 4ab1db67dc annex auditorium. Gijun had found their 896467ffa0 location and rescued the c74d2d2ff4 teachers, but Yoon Mijung 4caf4cea27 wasn’t among them.5482e94b9502580e

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In other words, 11bb5aabf6 Yoon Mijung hadn’t 0872a4bbd5 been in the 1aad238c2a annex auditorium.5c99d0fb43cc88f1

“…Why wasn’t 55f8d0e1f2 she in 37c6b26861 the auditorium?”22d77d4c7e17859a

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“Huh? Oh, you 43f4cb87d5 mean yesterday?”05b8f6d7496d928b

“Yes. The other a164efa9b6 homeroom teachers 9a246c76e7 were taken 6607f2c63e and locked e9e9c40471 up, but e7f2ff0a61 she wasn’t.”85fa99fcc0eff2a1

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“That’s…”450bf70e3dd08c33

Kim Joowan couldn’t answer. He didn’t seem to 571bde71ba know either. As Gijun’s 0765992e76 suspicion grew, 30c13fe5f3 the student 2c41cd914e standing next dd877bcd92 to Kim 18ba37f319 Joowan responded.96b2198de9e08252

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“I was feeling really a48fde6aac nauseous and threw up. So the teacher 88aa94277b stayed with me.”405f3e1a963b90e1

She had felt unwell 7f57fd5403 since arriving at the e2aa0c87f7 training center and had fc43050fc0 stayed in the main da049b0321 building. After taking some d9839bc477 motion sickness medicine 805bb8a061 given by the cbb6c4a9be teacher, she was b0771fb1eb just about to 2f14a8f6d7 head to the 07c96b2fe4 annex when she 56a0b7f66b encountered students fleeing a10e10028e from there.aeebd4bf3aa265d0

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Gijun stared 32f36d7842 intently at 9b6c554c45 her. Though she c328f2089d seemed nervous, 56d8927a3b he needed 230c54db2c to recall. She was 484b063296 tall, wore 9e2b9af34f square-rimmed glasses, b5c2645f5d had her a23d2fbf1e hair tied 0705e46fd3 up high, 5576877630 and wore c29963cdd9 the school’s 5cbdef0f20 navy blue 2535c1e8d1 tracksuit.30aa30c25a0bc4c8

Having experienced ten repetitions and tried various approaches, he recognized most students’ faces. Yet, remembering everyone was difficult, and memories tended to blend. However, it was rare to see a student in the school tracksuit…b4d699db88c4e290

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‘Teacher! Aah… Run!’ed0f20725c3e9b5b

Suddenly, a ac5e32c705 scene flashed 4a021bd7d2 in his acd3360dc7 mind. On the second night, c699c5dcae he had seen a 56e3eb0e37 student in the tracksuit 3cfa0cd65f running down the hallway, 04ebcf042c terrified. At that moment, Gijun 9636058d17 had been too preoccupied 68570fbcf0 to understand the situation, 1b3a746b0c but it seemed she 9e6ea71e73 had been with Yoon e52a65d3a2 Mijung then too.2d63625d7d4633ef

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But is this fragmentary ec93834519 information enough to go b1864f061e there? And if 2b1af97334 Baek Sunwoo 4a0b110489 saw the e97ac45a3c injured students, 5b6442149d he might 929cb5504a feel more 212c714df6 responsible and 6c10826e7f try to c57f2f735e take charge. Visiting briefly bf6c4a9b28 might be 295a4e0eed okay, but 49a0e5d60a finding the 723b8cc6f5 basement was 99b101a1f8 urgent—56decf2934f71851

“Oh, right. The teacher has snacks 0d1c94cbb7 that were meant to 945dde16ec be distributed according to 1a4892c0cc our schedule. There’s bread and instant 739331afe5 rice. If you haven’t had 06f7b5e5b7 breakfast, would you like d394214479 some? The place e85667d426 we’re staying e361e827a7 is lucky 382b4c62af to have 13465e177d electricity. We can 8d673f1dca eat warm 81690af6f4 food…”6774ea43a3ac1696

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“Let’s go.”20f5747bae77d76c

At Kim Joowan’s words, f0304b3b41 Hae Gijun quickly changed 18381c1dc8 his stance. It wasn’t for 561f67a282 himself but for 095dafd563 Baek Sunwoo. They had only snacked 0f9c40ed2d on treats since not 5bc951349e having a proper meal bb7135c410 all day yesterday and 263cad759e this morning.4f2f54c5222e52f3

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It was curious that 72cb4e304a only their lodging had 9c8e862c74 electricity, but the LINK 07c475659f lab also had power. It wasn’t evidence that abb02f99d1 the entire training center’s b881d04283 electricity was cut off. Perhaps a a4b02b2f5a few places 500c2ce6c7 were left d814a81e94 out, or 68b45fa5d0 LINK had 31e6e870e2 mercifully left 64c2b10f64 some areas cf8d17a9ca with power.6193f56c05b3cd12

Either way, they needed 7d20f7cae0 to eat. The previous repetition 5c1787211e might have failed 924cb92a68 because he hadn’t d68cb7dcae fed Baek Sunwoo 3172ff889d properly.57536eefac0e1cd1

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Moving ahead of f709cdd56c Kim Joowan, Gijun 49f11aba26 spoke.bc1211d61cd2ec0a

“Let’s go. Lead the way.”af06eb985878bde6

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“Huh? We need 8cd6f03f6c to stop 72db120284 by the ace8227604 storage room c233bd1c73 first.”623377e40a828cb2

“Right, you 45944a99a3 mentioned blankets. I’ll help.”4f452a9691ba393b

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“Oh, thank you…”88a2d7c13d1dbe40

To get a0223a4a88 there as 16dbb5f646 quickly as 055d3685e7 possible, Gijun ff24c9a389 offered his 80b9e59698 help. Ahn Youngah, Lee Donghun, c60f78633d and Shim Dokyung looked 027cd616a5 at him in mild 0c1a9cb608 astonishment before laughing and 3e810818af joining them.bc47df479184372d

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They arrived at 735f976309 the lodging guided 4789f23951 by Kim Joowan.fd750b5aedb55bb0