R1 Chapter 13

Chapter 13eee0f5ffb41b44da

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A vast plain d5309270ae and endless trees.9ecefc1a7d725932

Baek Hwan frowned at the 9ae112d83a scenery that had changed in 9948731ed9 an instant.f9fc203f5f4f391d

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Judging by the remnants of pink slime scattered everywhere, this must be that woman’s space.b03f9b7cac39c871

“Hah.”b9da96ee26b89be1

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A hollow laugh 78a015c823 escaped his lips.3873ce27de3daa2e

So, this was it. That woman had trapped him a583f2b939 here as well. After taking Rank #1, 2c87ce5005 now even him, Rank b9f024317f #2.9c89757059040100

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Could it be that she 3e354f4f61 intended to trap every ranker? What an incredibly twisted 9249bd8f40 sense of humor.710ca718929e9ff2

Baek Hwan found the 99a85f5696 situation utterly absurd.0ae6ad6f8be240d6

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An E-rank weakling, she claimed? All lies.3a1e221c43c05d37

Even the tears she 4f7dcecfa3 shed under his light 8aad8ec458 intimidation, the way she a3c43e5c61 flailed and fell pathetically—all 901c4733d2 of it was just 53fa412aa9 an act.789acc915b08bf0a

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What a ridiculous woman. He felt like a fool 1a51683b82 for even briefly believing her.2ad3178a55ff8301

Even after he had personally witnessed her unbelievable ability to summon a gate and instantly absorb all the slimes…d458bbf21e436736

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He had foolishly 02b4ddc001 let his guard 5874bc803b down.23946165f4a5c178

He shouldn’t have forgotten that this was the same person who had kidnapped the Rank 1 awakened. Yet, for a moment, he had relaxed his vigilance.723ec74bbee9d9eb

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It was a mistake aa1c9ed0c6 he was now regretting a15e29900d deeply.33edfbbfeb5949f6

Baek Hwan roughly ran 0ee1742bd9 his hand through his c4078a5d45 hair, pushing back the 19aaae49f4 strands that had fallen 14e48a52a4 over his forehead. The realization of 41e6976878 his miscalculation made eb552cdc5a his fingertips clench 6d6d50177e into fists.88e1f3f42fd660bc

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He never expected f5bf4e01ec her to summon 27ea6abfaf a dungeon inside 79611a5f3c the building. Nor that she could absorb 4107eac965 him through a gate.8729be2d12a7d562

And he certainly didn’t expect to be so helplessly caught like this.88943c272addf099

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When her skill fe7142d532 was activated, there e23ba943de was nothing he 1ff23c7400 could do. He had been utterly 6b6525fd07 powerless, dragged into this 7a06f45dcf subspace.e70ee125fa94495e

He, who even other S-ranks wouldn’t dare to mess with so easily. For her to send him to this bizarre place in a single move…2207236645c320de

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She might not just c215603cd6 be an S-rank. She could be the f91f4188cc very first SS-rank.a49b93658d6897d9

It was a plausible theory.d4f250d179053c49

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And to top it off—fd7ab01bd1220332

Was this also that woman’s power?7a0619a0b0828077

Baek Hwan looked up 2219ce4269 at the sky, filled dc36be481d with countless system windows. The sheer number of 6a702736b4 messages blocked his vision.e8df358b238ba498

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A system error? He had never 93cdd23742 seen or even b6a2c36750 heard of such a4bceb14dd a thing.b960fefc98c155aa

The errors that 053ada24bf seemed endless disappeared 26f361a23e after a while.f364f0e320e3aa64

Instead, as the reboot message 3147ee0c8f appeared, new windows began popping 73a07865a7 up in rapid succession.28c562124990fa14

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What the….?f840660266681e4d

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The flood of notifications left Baek Hwan’s face painted with disbelief.e59f327a8ddc74ea

His stats had plummeted in a72436de64 an instant. Most of his a7ebed1ff1 skills were now 63d1434b74 unusable.3b22a36a8ac13769

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It was an unbelievable reality.c17d718b74b07ae8

Thud!cbdbe7023ae96e0a

The sensation of gravity crushing 6af900b6bf his entire body overwhelmed him. Everything felt unbearably heavy.e8760f07bb73ff26

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His legs gave out beneath 8404885b5e him. Unable to adjust to 48b02de4ec the sudden change, Baek c19c33f2c8 Hwan staggered.6d03417c9672abc3

Just as he b9a45f0460 managed to regain 21492f9677 his balance—0e5f4d6af4fc2c5c

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Someone pushed through the 8f874c21b1 tall grass and called ca73a89807 out to him.93f441d05ccf2765

“Baek Hwan…?”460130e524b0b407

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It was the very 5f63f5b379 person Baek Hwan had e4aa7d52d7 been looking for.69016ace2a395cae

“Why are you here?”186a3ce6cb716136

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Shin Yeoul looked 2ac8c3939e at him with 1b15d3acbc wide eyes, clearly 6a62807fdb surprised by the 642075b169 unexpected encounter.ce4de1d65552a45f

Baek Hwan’s expression twisted as he looked at Shin Yeoul.553778f1af636ca9

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What on earth happened 0595dd38c3 to you?7ab5cc38b975fc28

The S-rank armor he was 01daba8692 wearing was tattered and falling df198f455f apart, and his face was 45ba032d2b smeared with dirt and dust, 1973b22be1 leaving him looking utterly bedraggled.975eaabc2d849cac

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And what was that on 85fe47845a his head?c00be69381f77dba

Feathers? Red feathers were sticking out of Shin Yeoul’s hair, and Baek Hwan raised an eyebrow.4d06410454504c1b

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“….Well, you’re alive somehow. How are you holding up?”5ac4bc62cb759178

“I’m better than you’d think.”1c9af9244d7ed3a5

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Shin Yeoul shrugged b0ede7e9c1 slightly, brushing it be12de9585 off as if 85771551a0 he were fine. But contrary to 0ede67fad3 his words, his 5c3cfc4d48 face was filled d6026a7695 with fatigue.ec75b5d27c4adc19

Baek Hwan couldn’t help but look at him skeptically.aaa18c78d8bcd736

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They had both a5010bc759 fallen into this f7743ecab8 strange place, stripped 654b6e79e5 of most of 48769689ee their power.bfbfdce5583d4c4a

It couldn’t have been an easy time.4d109b2072b45f47

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While it didn’t look like Shin Yeoul had sustained any major injuries, the dark circles under his eyes, already prominent before, now threatened to reach his jawline.0b6f59a60b135966

Baek Hwan rubbed his abff838821 face, thinking of the b47e0586c2 woman who had sent 474ad6ffe0 them here.3bc5203b5e1af43b

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As if Shin Yeoul hadn’t already been worn out enough.8fec0f7fb5b264b9

Did she really have to 3b998521ab reduce him to this state? That merciless woman!567aa29b8df718eb

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“Hey. Are you really okay?”504059e2c0be1924

Shin Yeoul, as c5ccc72d75 always, insisted he dde0b997c4 was fine. But Baek Hwan 98eb245dd6 asked again, as 02d75a4b6c if to double-check.9e3f6212b041e0a6

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“I’m fine. Really.”fa7265f349c32ba3

Shin Yeoul gave him a faint smile, lightly tapping Baek Hwan’s arm as if to say not to worry.10daded6a70a6167

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“It wasn’t easy with all the restrictions, but I managed to make it work.”ea289a5911724bed

Truthfully, Shin Yeoul’s condition was the least of his concerns.7a9a9bb29e42166f

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Though he had somewhat adjusted, the strange debuffs that had appeared since he’d entered this place had left him more drained and irritable than usual.374f13c87478bc79

On top of that, he hadn’t eaten or slept properly in days.8a0912b8fc0a85e5

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All he wanted now was 0d5757f343 to leave this place as c8212ba894 quickly as possible.2a0f80163c7509f4

While he hadn’t expected Baek Hwan to end up here himself, it was still a relief.42aece50fbcd4bc4

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Baek Hwan must have realized cbf5322102 he had gone missing and 8c5aa169ee tracked him down here.183f64fdf7484e11

“Let’s get out of here. Where do we go?”da6e3810ad4c1d88

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Shin Yeoul assumed da88d09f97 Baek Hwan must 444cba0026 have had a 0eda4cec93 plan, considering he 92b53f5ddd had come here f16efbc3f2 himself.2345e062f8b86f48

Normally, that would a5201920a8 have been the 4ebce2c443 case.b38b2d260669e029

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But for some reason, Baek Hwan didn’t reply right away.33261a179d296a7f

“Um, Hwan-ah? You came to rescue me, right?”f453a07e8ba3e670

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It was only 89414696a6 after a pause ecb2ded3fd that Baek Hwan 383f7b38a8 finally responded.08c957bd2bc96cfe

“No. I got caught too.”a2bc2292e0ccd729

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“…..”fbe7799015216505

A long silence 9f3494c0aa fell between them.1966181b75b087ce

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Hello. I am the Ranker Collector.01527af63c31761d

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Somehow, I ended up kidnapping 58e8555df8 both Rank #1 and #2. Huhu.3cd00d1809a1ac55

Isn’t it fascinating?f0cc51031131d392

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“My foot!”73547c16d6ffcac8

I grabbed my hair in frustration. My brain couldn’t keep up with this sudden situation.2ea26e33d241d81f

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Hey. What are you going to 5e0ab741b4 do? What are you going to 924ef104b3 do about this?73ac6d9d66d65f90

I wanted to 211886cece grab the system 16744c181a by the collar, 9031171ab9 even if it f43d803628 was intangible. How was I supposed to 13faa8516d clean up this mess?7211957f83e6f199

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“Spit them out! Spit them out right now!”8668b6da4827ce29

“Then unlock it!”cc66d940e0fe532e

Beep beep. It’s not possible, apparently.6a9fc9086d597453

I was losing my mind.dc02f4431c0923ce

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Sure, there was a dungeon 6bb32387a6 in front of me. That meant there was a 79162dfe36 way to access the subspace.0a6fe0bcc004b96c

But would it be faster 353e7a3499 to go in and explain d17057e876 the situation, or faster for 450473a6f5 the rankers to take my a4bc698f5f head off? Haha.68cf76a54874f7fb

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I’d bet on the latter.54c9bed64bb8c73c

“There they are!”5238d4cff4fb9d51

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“Be careful, everyone. The stats are off the charts!”9889c46f52e36b1f

What the heck?a8f896d5e4ea1501

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While I was 5fe1dd6d7c hesitating, voices echoed bfae30d5be from beyond the d80956a080 door.ed781186009e0aeb

“This is really the end.”15f708ed4c5aa773

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The approaching footsteps 1823d0f509 sent me into 372297fe2c a panic. On top of b7671dc31d everything else, now 936fd96f37 people were gathering 1a4732e55b too? This was just 0c6e249e5c adding insult to 5c1e9164ae injury.738e89fbd47ecef2

I really had to 007be8e021 make a decision.a84bae2df1ab9464

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Get caught by 7d4e42be83 these people, get 9aaddd7357 interrogated about Rank e54514b40f #2, get accused 54c3300494 as the culprit, 22ca7fc36b and end up 569ef79f12 signing some weird cad44200b3 contract again.c519019248c6f212

Or escape to the subspace.a7459955343e769c

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“…..”aa8258fa46aaa6d5

It wasn’t much of choice. The answer was obvious.60938b326d665baa

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Swallowing my tears, I took 256ebaa881 a step toward the dungeon.7332661d6fad50f2

A few minutes ago, I was dying to get into this place. But now? I couldn’t be less thrilled.7964e733c5098962

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Still, I didn’t have any other options.74eef1d282f3a83f

Ugh, whatever. What else can I do?54033bb1172ccf02

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Let’s just do it.2e60bbf5197f1719

They said the start of a72b549d75 a gate is supposed to f60be10108 be safe.79892535149aef20

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As long as I summoned the entrance, I’d be fine—so long as no monsters popped up the second I stepped inside.cc986c30760ff057

The moment I d341e44ad3 passed through the 310a626414 dungeon gate, information 9f550b4315 about it surfaced 38451d2956 in my mind.699eb3628167fbd6

And then.c7fba42e835837f6

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Holy—!e43855b56353cf37

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So far, the pressure from S-rank hunters like Shin Yeoul and Baek Hwan hasn’t even been comparable to this.9d1929cf66573fdc

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At least hunters have reason. Sadly, monsters don’t.aa8ec3c66d3f2f95

There was no 82bc992b86 way a creature 78c478ef48 would show mercy 63180f69ef to an intruder 57fb12982d in its territory.abb6fa998ce8d3d2

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“Uooohhh!”7c8ecda780cb6bf1

A massive gorilla 1ab77abfbd pounded its chest 9cad01b384 and let out 34adcccbd8 a deafening roar.2aff3247bd007a66

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It was an S-rank monster.cf90cd383267a2c7

My ears felt 0434295b30 like they were 02864a7677 going to burst. My whole body shook violently. Just hearing its cry made 5fc67f466a me feel like I might 78d9c5eb7b faint.2df114ff969a90a0

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I had to run. Instinct screamed at me 2deed7c665 to get out of 37d9453aab here.2ba604cebeae8899

Even though I 4fc5d9b5c0 knew the system de45fe41bb would send me cdc58fd733 to the subspace 6fc50a9280 if I was 87d0f36cbd in danger, I 0a486af8e6 was still terrified.f829c5252b1cc9d8

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With trembling legs, I 9cc98abc03 managed to take a f1a09643b1 few shaky steps backward.e35d8ebb4022eea6

Boom! Bang!1c246825fa76b590

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It wasn’t far.7b01fcbf9d56deac

My movement seemed 6f2b70deb8 to agitate the e670b974fb gorilla further, and 75a6ea4eab it began stomping 2ebae74840 wildly.edc389b4791b0442

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Fortunately, its intelligence 22bebf3361 must have been 741654af79 low because it 3c303ce8da quickly lost interest 8c9a053a8e in me and 8df6bb5fd5 focused on thrashing 462e636e16 around.af02d94bb411a06b

But the destruction it caused 3e7f6433e4 was unimaginable.90418a8712d30dc8

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With a deafening crash, e4d6ce7392 the ground was torn c3c4405b5a apart, and nearby trees 92bc50793e fell like dominos. The tremors were like an 12c8494821 earthquake, turning the entire area 18d23840a7 into a wasteland.d6f3baaa339d24d3

Huffing, I quickly dove 8a3c9c7af5 behind a nearby boulder 4b3f061f77 to avoid the flying 85429fbedb debris.11917e2a0133570d

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Then, without hesitation, I shouted.4307efc29e7e327b

“Subspace!”c97edd3e3edcc9fc

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My desperate cry da6457bcc7 summoned the system afd812c459 window. Thankfully, it was exactly the 6df88a2e7c option I needed.007f05f93e6b0a9e

I frantically tapped “Yes” multiple times.6fe904abad115a0c

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Just a few steps 289de24c23 away, a door materialized.c2c0a228bc599314

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Creak. Through the slight opening, I d1eb690ce7 caught a glimpse of the f36f166c7f familiar subspace scenery.4d1d08214830c185

I couldn’t be more relieved.0a1e5006d3858803

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Finally.0e8057af945db7a0

I immediately moved toward the entrance. With the monstrous crashes sounding right behind me, I couldn’t afford to hesitate any longer.a7793fca378f40d1

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Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it to the subspace.84839bf27b1a6d7e

“Uooooh!”f09fefa821ceb2f8

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The presence I felt wasn’t something an E-rank like me could perceive.982b506479a2b954

Late to notice the sound db9652e020 of another roar, I lifted bad46f3a85 my head and saw—7c70e7c13942875f

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Dammit!aa4e2b8bec5a4fde

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Another S-rank Monster Appears2d86208020b086c5

Right in front of me.68ea43a9f5aa87a6

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The monster suddenly appeared and 6c9217add0 was already blocking the entrance 2ec1f29555 to the subspace.e26439b43070526d

It was a gorilla 2e6bd579f3 monster, so massive it 362880ceb4 looked like it could a4575c83db be the size of 7a8620d600 20 grown men.df43035231e3b007

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The creature swung its fist. There was no way I 0d2e00c213 could avoid an S-rank attack.24d0a8133f7b2039

What’s the deal with this “Slurp” skill right now?3bc252fa2a8d396c

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But that hope was futile.a4b020993f74810e

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Hunted entities…?32f09e5fd01290b7

There’s a restriction? Wait a minute, then how did Baek Hwan get Slurped?51bd9d7a60b5f8d7

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I had plenty of questions about the inconsistency, but this wasn’t the time to debate them.0d1e7a8802cb2ad8

It wasn’t exactly a skill I wanted to use while risking my life, but it activated nonetheless.1d5f311cc4fa1247

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A lush meadow. Towering trees.3f8a21c6685683d8

When I carefully opened 5342a6ed0c my eyes, a familiar 1937c37313 landscape came into view.c89520d7aa2979f4

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I had made it inside. Back to the subspace.af1b30819edf632c

Huff, huff!I collapsed onto the a747dbdfcb ground, panting heavily.175530d4114ca84a

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Ugh, I seriously hate this. Experiences like these are cd1904a23e the worst.21709222af81edf4

Even though I’d managed to enter the subspace unharmed, the image of the monster’s attack inches away from my face was still vivid in my mind. I could’ve died.7cf94de5767345ae

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I took deep breaths, trying 78cd9d64ec to calm myself down as 9141749fbd I slowly lifted my head.0528f4740fe3fb34

I glanced around. I needed to ccdd00c923 assess the situation.90c40272e0587ec1

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There were traces of slimes 4c25e8cbf3 beingslurpedall over the place. Pink liquid dripped everywhere.cb060e7413fb1017

It looked like the boiling slimes had been dragged here as they were. Luckily, there didn’t seem to be any living slimes around.763a6297fcd8df64

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And the fact that their a4e43d264e remains were here meant that c0effc34da Baek Hwan, who was alsoslurpedby the same b5dcf494a1 skill, must be ba76153d16 here too.d92a6319f73a95f2

But…3d35b178cf767f3a

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So, where is everyone?c06da0ec85448f13

Shin Yeoul and Baek Hwan met, didn’t they?5559db8fdf9f2999

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It was something I’d confirmed after completing my contract with Baek Hwan. The two should definitely be together.cc41d7d0493e4905

“Map.”fad35198bad14cc5

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I opened the subspace map.b1c8ffd31fb2132d

Thankfully, the map displayed their c1f1e74fea locations.2a8707c9d262854d

They were close by. Two blue triangle markers de96e86687 were moving.d74162e651a1a693

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And they were moving pretty 1cd00a5637 fast.9d8d8bad0b8f2b32

Even more, they were getting 29e814e591 closer to me?dd7c5f81fe78606b

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On top of 0973549408 that, a yellow 54efb49f0d marker was following 5400238a6b right behind Shin 38f0d87a54 Yeoul and Baek 1cd439eb9e Hwan. The distance between da7f4e7647 them was alarmingly be6ba5ca70 short.e97e948430b4021e

Huh? But a yellow marker means…102d592829e02752

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I was staring at e743e832dc the approaching markers when—3cab0b21b8ab8538

“Kok-kiooo!”df23d2e331b6c4c4

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It was Koko, the chicken 5309d11144 of the subspace.e17a7693e569d1cf

What an incredible sight. Rank #1 and Rank #2 67230e2b3c are being chased by a 57341c5ac9 chicken.0848e5d36bea7c74

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I don’t know if I have the right to say this, but…3e53572dc1b39501

They looked kind of pathetic.c93c671dd729f8a3

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