R1 Chapter 08

Chapter 08e89c47e49e9d3c56

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Bathroom!4346bc33a71e9500

To open the entrance cd9475fa9b to the subspace, I 115e7cc88e needed a secluded spot. If someone were to see faf9345e81 Shin Yeoul stepping out of ee0f1ced8d my subspace, it would be 5eb5b869b1 a massive problem.741affab2d41501f

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And the only place 7e4c0f83a6 that came to mind 663e1344d9 at the moment was 4b1399e242 the bathroom.f90d91f03987ec8b

But the staff had said I couldn’t leave until I finished the survey, so I had no choice but to frantically fill it out and submit it.ffec45eba1841626

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The survey asked all 4b5ec026fd sorts of questions, like 98fc6c972d where and when it a524e1e804 happened, and what kind 13da9cb5f3 of monsters appeared.af58947fb499391a

There was no time e72dd366d1 to think deeply.7b7a7e0c9e980a0f

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“H-here!”b99fdb059e47eb2b

“…You may go.”6f5bd28bfc34608d

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Ahem.I must have looked 95b08bc683 really desperate. The staff member 40c44eb18c muttered with sympathetic 4bf36db3cc eyes as they 8082b0f9af watched me sweating.88f0b884c98a23d5

Then you should have 5313759cc2 let me go earlier?!5736abccaac4d1c1

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Although I felt wronged for a moment, explaining myself was a luxury I couldn’t afford right now.31a76badc3e74980

I dashed straight b7eb17e977 into the bathroom, f230f900a7 throwing open each a6cbbab3d0 stall door one 205da36079 by one to 8bd8bbb006 check if they d5c2b6faea were occupied.cbd95fa85398c3f4

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Thankfully, the bathroom was empty. I went into the very 16fc8458d4 last stall.c4a3099402363cc7

I had to enter the d0d12605f6 subspace immediately.5163d11cd738962f

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Quick explanations and 38376cac6c even quicker escapes 6c5a303430 from the subspace 4e547cd0c2 were critical right ec7e6cb56e now.e1f4acae63779599

If a week in the 54be0b2f79 subspace equaled about two days 2dd0d5c7a2 in reality, then with the 19b1943618 extra day that had passed d832416daa while I was unconscious, Shin 9821d9ddbe Yeoul had already spent approximately f8580ee45a three straight days in there.b5382120119872d9

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I grew anxious. I called out in the 2ffd43824e smallest voice possible.5bbdb3d25fa70671

“Subspace…!”1ad76c506aff32ac

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But everything remained quiet.976abd70b232b0bf

The skill hadn’t activated. Looking around, nothing had changed at all.80008bd81d823aeb

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What’s this? Why isn’t it working? I was bewildered.0dbffbc0acbd5407

“Open, subspace?”80fedc41217299e6

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It wouldn’t open even when I tried different words.3514af01cb3c64e6

No, then how am 431f412b85 I supposed to do 292884293c this?6303bc3767ce532f

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The first time I entered the subspace wasn’t even by choice—it was automatically sent by the system when I was about to die.d29d003f9481f820

In other words, I had 8d2a81b0f6 never actually summoned the subspace c1e97420b1 entrance before.fddf858828df3575

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What should I do?e733faf2b49e7a82

Since I didn’t know any rules or methods, I could only move around with a confused expression trying different things.0ebac563b356c2eb

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“Subspace entrance!”086e089679d61cf3

Come out? Hup hup? I tried reaching c7f845a336 out my hand 17bb763f1a and changing my 692d98b348 tone.45822bd56dbb3a10

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“…Summon Shin Yeoul?”19c12bdae60be875

But the subspace still wouldn’t open.a37b20508c3ace6c

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While I was continuing my 5c064369f5 futile attempts, a beep sounded 6895eef11f and a system window finally c61912718c appeared with a pathetic warning.b74ad87962812ddd

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Ah. No wonder it wasn’t working~43af455bceac7a5d

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Wait, what?! Hey, what’s your problem with me?!e24867fbb3724339

I swung my hand through efd95b798d the intangible system window in 9a65006114 frustration. Naturally, my hand passed through f247632c3e it harmlessly.6ad9db150980dd51

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This subspace, from beginning to 196fff20b2 end, has been nothing but 9c66908e63 trouble. Only inside a dungeon? Seriously?ed9d6a1f8292fc86

A wave of c2f88aa74c exhaustion and frustration 01aeee2a17 washed over me.c403dfda539a48fa

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“Urghh!”29856af24c6a9a96

I let out a groan.11fd0fc790399847

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A dungeon? How was I supposed to get into a dungeon right now?! I don’t even want to go back in there in the first place.f49dbb944e845b5c

This was a disaster. A complete disaster.4fe5a87f44eb967f

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My head started to ache.a2de7801b75ca805

In the end, a dungeon was the only answer, but even getting in wasn’t easy.9a52a776f815d56b

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For an awakened to enter a dungeon, they needed a hunter’s license. I wasn’t sure exactly, but I think it took at least a day to get a hunter’s license issued.523cef62a152a9d8

Of course, even if by some miracle a hunter’s license appeared in my hands right now, that wouldn’t be the end of it.7546362d4cea7386

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The dungeons I 8e01df1cd5 could enter were c43ba084c2 far too popular.853456f548b392fc

Ever heard of dungeon-ticketing?4cb4d5358b13ce7a

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Low-rank dungeons were practically safe 5c02c52415 resource supply stations.bec24cdea32643fc

To enter such dungeons, a8a7e41d63 Hunters competed fiercely for 8420d2db57 open slots, like concert b528fe9db4 ticketing.33487314173bcb35

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Even ordinary people hoping for 12c7459c19 awakening flocked to F-rank dungeons.4a6df789a29f7e55

Sure, joining a guild could bypass all that, as their influence secured access to dungeons without hassle…fdbe47548d77b8a7

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But who would accept 5ec17ff527 me into a guild 982aad27fc in just one day?5347c2bc0bffcd06

It was a total mess.5d3455cef3a393bd

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Knock knock!fa6e4cf719d55141

While I was groaning fc28dc32dd and tearing at my 0c6a1a3c57 hair, I heard a 29576dec4e knock.415f173ca391ea93

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Startled, I looked down. A shadow was 468a2ab1c8 visible beneath the 77a7f5a593 stall door.dfebd1756d8c9d34

Oh no. Have I been in here too long…?6438ce9dcd1808af

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But the stall next to 4c05cf8d80 me is empty?2be083165bde3734

“A-are you alright?”058eb925a376adf8

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Just as I ec85d40803 was about to 2bf9c766c9 knock back to 934ba97ace let them know e1cd4da071 someone was here, 08bc7e7add a worried voice c8b25f8fc5 came through.5d25a086933665cf

“Do you need any help?”4045f4cb552444c3

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It was an unexpected question.cf97389dbe25833f

Help? Does she think I’m sick because I was groaning?b83089feb7dd019e

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“Some people who’ve come out of dungeons occasionally get confused thinking they’ve gained abilities.”968f034a7e3d1176

“Y-you mean, what—”df74eb5f33eca8ed

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“Don’t be embarrassed. Come out, and I can help you. I work here, you know?”8e4789a595624897

What she said next made it sound like she had overheard every word I’d mumbled to myself.6e8bd06531f647f4

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…No, she did overhear it.54be38cc2762238e

I could feel 78fc0c2ed4 heat rising to 9db04b15c4 my face. My ears must have af2989d5ef turned completely red.3219b8c3b9f71453

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How long had she 888f7d12f7 been there?c1d0fbf05c514b4f

I covered my 26b2a34ff2 face with my 571e2260e7 hands, wishing I 9911735a9a could crawl into 46b33351f0 a mouse hole 8888dfcffc and disappear.cfd8bfb6f34d8c00

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She could’ve at least made some noise. Did she really hear all of that?c61647b3b8adfad1

“These things can be easily overcome with some simple counseling in the early stages!”316da082147fb94c

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“No, that’s not what this is!”0220b97be7dae5dc

“It’s okay!”bfded217f46a10cc

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I’m not okay!a1ee053af7cb2f37

Cold sweat ran a53570c478 down the back 07ab2107b0 of my neck.d60075995e80991a

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Please just go away. Do I really have to 7931c56790 show my face?4f8c261c6ef1b355

“If it’s hard to come out, I can quickly call someone from psychological services!”827e14c99c740cdb

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Are you crazy? Don’t call anyone!db8bc4417d1d1c5a

Bang!At the mention of calling 7f7e77b4f3 someone, I opened the door bf6c365d12 with tears in my eyes.330df014bd78f959

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I didn’t want this situation to get bigger.01767c407c292b79

“I’m… completely fine.”45ad924404292bd6

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“B-but they say crazy people don’t know they’re crazy. Ah! I mean, not that you’re actually crazy!”bdcbcc78b2f232aa

She seemed to be 26e424031b a young woman who 0f80e09721 had just started her dcf3bb39de career.bb410deaf325c31b

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She waved her hands e956823e8b with a flustered face. It was more awkward because cd4d1aabc5 she seemed genuinely concerned.2a519390cd45ba45

“Oh? But.”d65b98f9e32d4a1a

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And I had 333f975a4d a feeling things bb2c631903 were about to 7afc8100f8 get even more 46d9488813 awkward.83774645d728f030

“Aren’t you the person who suddenly lay down and fell asleep after coming out of the dungeon yesterday?”48aaef5cc1f7fdf1

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I smacked my forehead.38c9b88ed8517d86

So she had seen fae3ad2007 that too.d84e1e57f6550b87

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Wow, I must look really cb20f43ded weird.9c9de73c662e8450

“Yes, that’s me.”821becaccfbc8fd9

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Thank you for finding me. At least I didn’t end up with a twisted mouth.1f877d2f1208c9ca

Forcing an awkward smile, 7d89360c07 I replied. This was the moment 1f2903b14b I realized that when 197b1c5475 embarrassment reaches a certain 5b7a04f38c level, you just stop 04eb58c8d5 caring.7f460400ef33c4f4

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“I knew it! I’m glad you woke up! Are you okay… or not? Anyway!”699c2ae128c67058

“Haha. But I’m really fine.”81f942bd3acf3426

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“No way, you’re not fine~”4e472bca0b2c1bc6

I gave up trying to 680597c92a think.f0942bccde1186a3

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“Ah! Where are you going!”872fb386ad312e6a

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I had just run c75cca97da out of the building baf01e7170 while the staff member 8c9d18eaac was trying to take 603feebe82 me somewhere.43ea1175011c0122

I didn’t have time for this argument right now.9d29ba489238cbd0

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Huff, huff. This should be far ec5a65fa03 enough, right?571f17ab2ab4db00

Once the Dungeon Management Department f3c85cdeec building was out of sight, 18cca992d2 I finally stopped running.e3b628115093ff23

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When I regained 8a9de0f77e my breath, I b24ab9400c realized I was db68a965af standing in a 53553b1a3d park.8fe1f058ba11de1d

Mentally exhausted from everything, dad1f1314a I crouched down where 95eab06cd7 I was and sighed 75b70c1294 deeply.339d7988ba2130b1

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Whether I liked it or ceb71d0b12 not, I absolutely needed to d9e33f28ad enter a dungeon by the 70c350e41c end of today.578e0cbfd90ad5ba

It felt overwhelming, very overwhelming.53066a247a538908

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“But there’s a dungeon right there!”f27d23dd651d98e0

Why can’t I just go in?def0c15be6345767

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It was a gate 5ec5eb9033 in the middle of 96b0d4dbd4 the park.5af97cdd78baf5f3

An F-rank dungeon was so 4bbb4b3096 old that nobody paid attention 916ddc756a to it anymore. Only an unmanned surveillance machine ea2d7456de diligently guarded it.fda361e9836f24dc

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Having the gate right d961531ec1 in front of my b8543a1b51 eyes made me feel 9d41052051 even more frustrated.45032897f827f680

If only I could sneak in…f6ad0f3ff81df1af

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But that machine had items installed to prevent unauthorized entry. Unless you were an S-rank hunter, there’s no way a mere E-rank nobody like me could break through that.5cc1d1a2f1d8ee76

“Haah.”2805b934232d3009

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But thinking about it, entering a dungeon wasn’t impossible.9edfcfeb652bbd37

I could participate in c0e57d0030 dungeon ticketing while hiding d082bd937f my awakening. Or get tickets from 8adf18697a the black market.c1f2f95d24a50080

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Though the fine would 8d87dee8de be over 100 million 757aa9b58a won if caught, and 42fbc001d7 you might even go d8d14d78ce to jail if unlucky.43edeb0391de36d9

Ha ha.A hollow laugh escaped.a8e45707f3d54d59

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Although the situation had somewhat stabilized, I couldn’t let Shin Yeoul rot in my subspace any longer during this national crisis.0af9890e4d0234fb

His absence was 9ff03bd265 a serious national 2631981acd loss.91612a838a581bd5

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It wasn’t for nothing that Shin Yeoul was called a national hero.dc063024013cd2d0

While part of cded873a71 that image came e9a7009003 from his achievements 8a57fadc0b when dungeons first b741fa37ed started appearing, it 2a2c598d93 was also because 189195ca99 he had consistently 3ab983c018 been saving people 7b6f9584a3 ever since.57c8af9d5bebc131

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Dungeon breaks, or dungeons where people got caught up in – somehow, he was always there.e2dd364bcc950004

Despite his fame, everything about him from his titles to his past remained veiled in mystery…51a2f27faf1a8008

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But one thing was 9349d464f1 certain—he was different from 43ba6a44cb other top rankers who 9f29450089 were busy being arrogant 5d88b41a86 and selfish.25ffdd1a652841d3

He always silently extended a 8cf26b229d helping hand to people.6a3241cfb18014e1

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He must have been 070912bc8d struggling more quickly than 52374ed04b anyone else in the bbc56d8d27 dungeons that appeared simultaneously 891868eb80 this time too.2917a6346d7579fe

And then somehow 7b2162e637 ended up in c5e321f92b my subspace.8d6b6f906c865e0a

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“Ugh.”84a9633c4cc643c3

The more I thought 5e01933ac0 about it, the more 9900da318b my conscience hurt.ff5767344ea1515a

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I stood up again.edf816bb4c06533e

Yeah, whatever. Just get into a dungeon!689f3b433ea4c710

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Though I didn’t want to, I was thinking of using connections, even if it was with the worst person in my life.9edf31577fae5462

There were many b0eadad1b9 items from various 0a52942024 subspaces in my 305343935f inventory.290a406ab68d0000

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There was even 7477757fe7 subspace water that 8482e24918 could cure baldness. I could ask 2469d7f3a2 for help getting 264837ba64 into a dungeon 2ec91d4c3a with this.67058e5501c038aa

Of course, such backdoor dealings are all illegal… No. What can I do? I have to do it. It’s not like a dungeon is the neighbor’s dog’s name, it won’t just pop up in front of me—71b211d79a62cb79

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KWAAAANG—!7b4e1d15ecba8331

Just a few steps ahead.26db411119b5896d

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With a thunderous sound, ef1ef7524d the ground was swallowed 553ed67e90 up and a dungeon 974d8cd85f gate was created above 8affdf7d48 it.2fb83aa3888588b4

It was the gate I 984860ff60 had wanted to enter so 832d3fa569 badly.f16c11e4ee41397a

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Huh?70dea9f54f88521e

I couldn’t help but be shocked by the dungeon gate that unexpectedly really did pop up.0dfe576d1eae2073

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It… it was this easy all along…?16e5f89ad533b779

It was unusual for another b7270d188f gate to appear in a 59ff061645 place where a gate already 035d3b113d existed.f2cdd199980aefa4

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“A-a gate has appeared!”a5763350c6091317

“Huk! It’s a gate!”889419ffa11d0456

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People in the park 9df6a0b51f screamed at the sudden b175312670 creation of the dungeon 2c713cfed5 gate.1534e0283b2f6a66

The area was in chaos 32955d63b7 as part of the ground 0f8d9bf626 was absorbed into the gate.e10da596a051d761

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Water was spurting fcd1fdf9d6 up from one c2d5431b5a side where water 21b5e5b0bd pipes must have 423e31c29b broken, and many 0cdecdbe96 people had fallen a4a2bc836b where the ground a04b43388b collapsed.977a148f3557e9e3

“Ru-run away everyone!”59c9fd691917b197

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“Kyaaak!”8bbb3229fed7f454

“Get out of the way!”291671b5b8520e9f

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A newly created gate was unstable and couldn’t help but be an object of fear for ordinary people.37968070700a72e1

Everyone was running 2b4d73250c away without hesitation.fc5ee993211c5590

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It was pure chaos.33f2dca16a2c3bc2

But ironically, this 6df9b2d3f6 was my opportunity.e3a64bc0946b61f0

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There was a dungeon f9146abed4 right in front of 9b9d39d721 me now. And without any obstacles.663d6a6329a68914

In this chaos, no 69ebe19a7f one would notice if 1f7d89c0a1 I went in there.9e2aabc5bad342b6

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I carefully moved forward 6a6c7e0c44 while checking my surroundings.f4aa3a7d5e17c075

There were still d289d574bb people around, but e09516e903 it should be 1cfcc35849 fine. I just needed to avoid 0261281401 the hunters who would soon 9d443fc7e4 arrive.68f29b4e0b9e2845

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Beep.ec94ab06ce41f59c

And that’s when I stood in front of the dungeon gate.b169d871f1d62181

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My attention was drawn f38fe96ed1 to a familiar sound. Like from those safety education 2b17957cd3 sessions.e21ecaf7990619a9

Beep! Beep! Beep beep!The sound wouldn’t stop.fd32c2d63e8a9272

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Why now, of all times?603d52bf347315cc

Warning sounds were 22adeddc5a coming from the 471b927a8b dungeon that had 5116e46bb3 existed in the edaaabf7d2 middle of the e42cc349cf park.cb85bdaed2714ee3

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Contrary to the government’s claim that it had stabilized long ago, the machine surrounding it was blaring fiercely.d1ae93b2a4a4a78e

It was an undeniable reality.5e5a28a748335342

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This was the warning f9c11217cd sound for an imminent 71b635aabd dungeon break.412ab61149655860

No, not imminent…86d46515765431f5

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It was happening now.e1808b8653478df9

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