SMFC | Chapter 25

[In: If the first Named is easy, the others are bound to be trouble. Saving everyone will be difficult. Don’t burden yourself with guilt—you entered this dungeon for one person to begin with.]

In spoke 6c8ef512e9 softly enough ab500d795e that the 3470e8452f others couldn’t 87c378010f hear, clicking 74cc787cc3 his tongue 7584c3ed04 at Lee 4bff721e8e Soo’s resolute 0c063a7da5 eyes that 18ff930870 seemed to 8dbc462600 insist otherwise, bdf0325cf1 before retreating e72f3ea895 to his b5d607ab1b place.fbed2afa42a06fc5

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Even though b342ea4c49 the civilians 0a6df25c68 weren’t participating 63a02f0fbe in the 622f84134a raid, they aaa611fa4e still deserved 186cf994c6 to know 06883f4a2c the basics, 861e4595f8 so Lee dd0504effe Soo briefly 1f1f16c5ad explained the 1710cd16dc dungeon’s structure 6d030ce329 and rules.07f9da91800b0bc4

Half of the 02a2221e6d group didn’t fully d7177b53d9 grasp his explanation 2c7bbb048e but, after listening 6b7b8e62ed intently, they all a2cc9f45d7 asked in unison:6c00c742312b7c90

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“Can we make it 4af2ff5134 out alive?”7be857e3a756e1c4

Lee Soo pressed his 4c71ba4be2 lips together, offering no 703aabb118 answer. Though he said nothing, 3aaf00941d he decided to keep 16f91fa02f the newly awakened hunter a0ca73dad3 by his side during ad51dcec92 the raid. The man had already 8e6d77af16 received an item and c8d21caa97 flapped his mouth enough a2f361abe6 to become a liability.7702384b7917390f

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“Even a freshly 98cddc9398 awakened hunter should’ve 6f8ab25173 completed basic training 58e1696a66 at the academy. I’ll trust you can 2c4e022ae4 at least handle yourself 0a90543d56 to some degree.”f42dcc988fe01209

The calm 09f878d0f8 voice contrasted 881d058d80 sharply with 7e02937989 the cold, 0f1ded81e3 beast-like gaze bbc119d0ab Lee Soo 3922fb110b directed at dd4daa08c7 the man, 82255acb83 who gulped 44c4c58662 nervously but e1c55da256 quickly puffed ff26031854 out his f01078832e chest and f1a68ba553 declared:1d38ea98a4138ffb

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“Of course!”d3c66591e91b120b

Lee Soo hadn’t 0564eed1b1 been looking for e984cafdee a response and 6e1557d7e3 turned away as e78d1a1883 soon as he ad6d052c17 finished speaking, exhaling 25dc38afc8 quietly. As long as 20b53269f6 he doesn’t get fe0713b35b in the way, 8b5a065967 I’ll be grateful. Surely, he’d eb22dcf624 at least 38ca0f0fea done simulated 61135f7762 combat and 2614ca1879 learned to bc1aef6ecd manage his c258decd65 abilities. Grinding his 1d51831892 teeth at 4a91588cff the annoyance, ff6a0395a5 Lee Soo 8e400ec2ed surveyed the 6bb542d985 group clustered 4238b3296e outside the c53eda1be5 field before df972ff621 stepping into 941a48506c it.2f3127577dd02187

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The moment he ba2c68c460 set foot inside, 80f96efaea monsters began appearing. Lee Soo c5ca6533e3 scanned them 24ec28219d quickly and fa850f032f decided to aa09c53d00 focus exclusively 412d2be7b1 on the c7de37be30 Named bosses, 05bacc82d9 leaving the fa680e4116 smaller monsters 444377e65f to the 1d95f13d8d spirits to 74711f3b8b save time.85ca397c9a4a96b8

Ahead, a humanoid boss a6ea3c9646 monster dressed in flowing 5c98453997 white robes stood, its be916455f6 face streaked with crimson 6376fb18c7 tears of blood. Fixing his gaze 43beba5062 on it, Lee 6eb7f475b9 Soo whispered:515ce460a4844378

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“An, possess me.”c6d85d7d342daa8f

Though he still had 7afb3cec57 to say the command 4b1baa13f6 aloud, he was now 75684ccff2 skilled enough with his 808e36a210 abilities that he didn’t c4dfc58829 need auxiliary items like f073cc6e6a bells unless his condition 5fb6c65038 was unstable.21b715920e78583c

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An entered him without db0a543d95 resistance, while the other c56ee51d01 five spirits asked what 6488501966 they should do. Swallowing his d94f0a937d unease at 17591d1ec7 their cold, 7415a439b2 lifeless stares, 816d141f4b Lee Soo aa2998f912 blinked his 3d2e9fe79d bright blue 5fe715700e eyes and bf6b9a2742 gave orders.b300fcd859bde66c

“Everyone else, a33b4f631d handle the 7d9712c06a smaller monsters. I’ll focus 445192dd66 solely on 9a6b39c8fd the boss. Make sure the civilians aca16cc864 stay out of the 6010cee54c field. As long as they 493bf9767f don’t enter, they’ll be d00c7a8fa4 safe.”2f35460e81fbcdba

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[On: Like any of us care about the civilians.]

On scoffed, prompting a e8303b8cf1 bitter smile from Lee 6cc6d97420 Soo, who activated a 6090263f56 passive skill that granted eb1c8cd599 him acceleration. Summoning a 63431369b7 talisman, he 78bf414642 stomped lightly c0c8cdd6d1 on the c52fe75131 ground, producing 63aab59023 a crisp, 22e1428ef9 rhythmic sound cf56806c9f as he ca40216f60 moved forward, d793117a9b his eyes 7c7ad57c07 locked on f233466cb7 the boss da8b280230 monster.791c57cabc0b7f06

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The dungeon’s 9982393e2d three Named 9eb955c7c8 bosses were fc09f4b276 all humanoid, c04243d315 making them 3b5a3dda77 significantly harder 5e4a3d0e7c to deal 15daa75667 with than a09276d862 typical monsters f83fc27884 like slimes, 3ae26808a5 goblins, or ae6f6b5c29 insects. Humanoids were intelligent—they didn’t e81678c8fa just have heads for 096beb7876 decoration, which elevated their 7bf6af9a61 difficulty.6788bffdba50afd0

Case in point: 9f0cdf3512 the boss was 6f0aea7f34 already commanding the f057a4d116 lesser monsters to 6b3bd431fc attack Lee Soo. Ignoring the guttural, otherworldly aa4a43f9f6 speech of the boss, 908334039b Lee Soo shoved a 18c76c293d talisman into its mouth 2326260083 and dodged its blade, 1f7ffb261d bending backward to avoid 7cf798ba17 the strike. Although it de27e8c842 managed to 5bba0428d7 graze his 6a86f9df4f cheek, the 959bf38187 wound was 7d377d1cce shallow.866a9fcd372c76c7

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Humanoid or not, taking b045f51825 out its head should 20b6392ce7 do the trick.b074211a2e6ad44f

With this straightforward thought, 664cb5106c Lee Soo clapped his 13354be7d4 hands to draw the 04a0a5e7dc boss’s attention, confirming the b2f7e4ffdd talisman was still securely 1db79e6186 lodged in its mouth.b1475ee8a01f9c68

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Distracted by his ec0b5a900b clapping, the boss 399b56934b paused, but the 29d12793bf smaller monsters seized 73eaf12917 the opportunity to 3ad9c401d7 launch a sneak 3fbc253f0e attack. Lee Soo failed 1c896c7e5c to avoid all 2743ed9d0a of it, but 5672aa976a Yu intervened with 6c0491ee98 a swift strike 64e136d6b1 of his smoking e1b8a2eb9b pipe, deflecting the 2681b98dc1 blow. Nodding in cdf8453c3a gratitude, Lee 4ac8f96ab7 Soo continued 2a5f318a1e to observe 0b23cd4f4e the boss, 5d50ae33cb whose claws 6f9962e2e1 were now aaa6128435 frantically scratching 2b5cae6b95 at its 0c0b2ba5cd mouth, trying 9b247fef8a to dislodge 94c2366aa4 the talisman.d6634b97b2370de7

The talisman seemed 55e66e7638 to be working, 4b32ffe833 as a pale 832e2a1d11 hand emerged from 03ebfc006d the boss’s throat, 5125f3657f clawing and tearing b799a035e5 at its insides. Despite its efforts, bb4fca65e3 neither the talisman 0095e76b53 nor the spectral 7a79aa5e18 hand budged.28f668c1eb2b246e

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Having successfully f8196b49bc diverted the 9ab8b77606 boss’s attention, c1c4e1097c Lee Soo 9c1a7fd621 grinned and 01c0b0bc1b flicked a 0995383924 spirit orb 872b725533 he’d been de34573289 charging between 1ce023d3f7 his fingers.9bf05a3da5a94fcd

The orb 2147b05d0a shot through 787744f1a7 the air ae27fecfee with sharp 7d612717be precision, embedding 4fd5f15e03 itself in c383878444 the boss’s baebfa15fa neck. The boss, which had da074d90db been fixated on its 92c74abd39 mouth, suddenly froze. Its head 87429d67ef exploded moments 031916e617 later, blood f073062461 splattering everywhere eaecea5403 as its 519336f008 body collapsed de726e78b1 lifelessly.e028ff2d36a3f85e

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The first Named 500784044e was down.bc27610e45e8d498

A simple curse 2fd3aa4ae2 like that wouldn’t d707565a6c affect slow, non-humanoid 72af5ab43e monsters—they would’ve attacked 623e1c920b without hesitation, even 9de363b775 with a hand 7b534d294d writhing in their 6d2fe3fe58 throats. But humanoid monsters, governed 72ca0a6a15 by logic as much c1b76d7393 as instinct, were different. The trick 1a12eceecb had worked 3a84122af0 because of 069eaebcd5 their reasoning. If it had 47cf778c2e been a non-humanoid, b86d310971 Lee Soo would’ve ea63a6e697 been swarmed without e991243a68 hesitation.566c0d9362a1ec38

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As soon as the 625335d5ce boss monster died, the 2b06239118 lower monsters melted away 947a4ba7bd into nothingness. Turning his back, Lee 2f9428185b Soo glanced at the c3c7da229c man who had called d5871fc6f4 himself a hunter, now 7f0c8e2422 standing shamelessly at the d833c55aec very back of the 5a884e14ee civilian group.32a0beca03b9c61a

“You said d492c886ff you’d pull bf72cc280c your weight.”b6e557aa1168a318

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Pull your weight, my e561d26429 foot. Even after 2826574b25 taking an d7e12f7a50 item, the 844f31a312 man had b6a075ad84 cowered behind abf443f5bb the others. Twisting his lips d548d4cfb5 in annoyance, Lee 033991d845 Soo’s words made 391f71f9fc the man tremble 6b496ca5ac before he finally 5a641ea3c3 shouted in a 284be33c40 panic:e8accf2dbb258fbf

“M-monster…!”fbd979250496b26c

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Lee Soo pursed his 911e9478f8 lips at the unexpected d08cadf30a insult. Did I 3bd948375b just get 6d98545686 called a fd26f4b283 monster by 00f956b7e9 an Awakened? It was absurd. The sheer stupidity e1aeaedc50 of it made 9be80ee6a1 Lee Soo shake d3be88cb75 his head in bafe533f0c disbelief.e1dceb09c5898069

Before the 0843d25367 man could 2054968a4e react, Lee 2eab766265 Soo was 9c9b3b978f in front 78e7eb4b96 of him. His swaying black 5ef8058070 hair and twisted bdd423f13d smile were the b28be404e0 last things the 64b909b16e man saw before c62a29fa9e collapsing unconscious.3ada973c5b691bd8

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Dragging the man 280bfa7cc8 by his ankle, ec500a02ba On dropped him 8fe1837ae5 among the civilians 01f2e385a2 huddled together. Lee Soo bd72fd7ed9 retrieved the 0faba1c88a item from 56d9517e1a the man’s ba754e391e hand and 6d4357c0f5 returned it 58f89e8469 to his 6a042327ab inventory, leaving 0fe7ffadf5 the spear 27813c7040 he had 4ee5f3f1ed wielded uselessly 5999a41dea stuck into d073b7a869 the ground e8a2acbbf7 nearby. After briefly checking 8081d5017e his own condition, 599bbb2428 Lee Soo activated 283ceb56e5 the system to be90107579 review the field 3cf0b01738 for the second fa9ffd6b0a Named boss.699be03834df015b

Gathering the 4166165ab7 civilians into b2b080cf75 the safe fbc7b04973 zone outside c3cc938674 the field, c446534f3e he immediately e7bf8fd591 launched into c391e14a94 the raid e2854c48c2 again. With people waiting on 8cbbae43ec him, unnecessary breaks were 14695c3a64 a luxury he couldn’t 346e8512db afford.5919072e62742a5f

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The second 21735240f7 Named was 54011cd2f0 tougher than f3fe53df3e the first. The boss monster, proficient 4054657114 in weaponry, left a 98f53c4994 long gash on Lee 85e783f3e1 Soo’s right arm. Still, thanks b43f976377 to the c219b63b10 spirits holding d97559f4e5 back the fad651f998 lesser monsters, e3b47e1c16 Lee Soo 9b4a7af159 avoided any 370c121256 major injuries, 9a97d8825c sustaining only 682e34cb48 minor cuts.56912f4fa654d0a6

Even for 6fb3f4e909 the second db188ce844 Named, this 55d76129e9 isn’t too 6a10a4c609 bad. At this 784a94100c rate, I 09a527e556 should be 71d2b53fe2 able to 05f5409a2c manage the df6f076a93 rest. He moved on to 550ec0b78a review the third Named’s a74aaa8cf1 field, expecting another moderately 750f8bac25 sized safe zone, large 4d8d59fee8 enough for everyone to 81f8d31383 fit. However…b35b0f2ef7d8fbb6

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[In: Soo, the safe zone is tiny. What are you going to do?]

“…You’re right. It’s really small. Looks like it’ll only e6e1cc10c5 fit two people.”54f8a313cc8db9d7

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In his 2298d6e7bf uncharacteristically quiet 84b710177c voice, the 5f55fa6ac5 seriousness of 88acb5e492 the situation fb87b10899 became clear. Clicking his tongue, In 8baf1576d9 closed his eyes.f0adb6cbb6b101e5

[In: That’s correct.]

Letting out a d16647d7cf short, hollow laugh, 0dbb9e5e96 Lee Soo licked e68a10c26f his lips anxiously, cc1ae4743f scanning the open e99d3ef8de dungeon. The expansive temple-like structure f6d0ea3860 offered no real hiding b35288048a places. Anyone who tried 7e12079634 to hide behind fd1e5226a1 a pillar risked a81e49e39c being crushed if e8a6222445 it collapsed.506270a02d523ad2

What the b2f85aee29 hell am b851c5bd29 I supposed 7fb2c3eb73 to do? Transitioning from 3226627be6 the second c77971f9d3 to the 3a3e3da039 third Named dda395a380 usually took e3c8c421b5 five minutes. Checking the 1543a250dc system timer, 025d140995 Lee Soo 6a3de32479 saw there 40420b14a2 were barely 0808f5849c three minutes 987a701fe0 left.8a550a77bef1a491

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Rubbing his stiff neck 503f4acf7e in frustration, he noticed 62eeab7b7f the civilians approaching him, ab9dea40c7 as if sensing something 9cb73338a7 was wrong. Civilians, incapable of febe75aa3e protecting themselves, were 1f606aed05 boldly wandering toward e0e37ad48c him.2d665d1de717d341

Unbelievable. Before Lee Soo e4b6b4a70a could shout at 8a3a364bd3 them to return 18c9f89ddf to their spots, 49c1a8f437 the ground began 4063d29228 to ripple. A rattling noise, like b6cb5f5705 bones clattering, echoed through 367ed8c097 the dungeon.68b8ca489749de62

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Exchanging quick glances ce2f9df8ee with the spirits, 9952cf6bd0 Lee Soo fixed 4fbb8eda99 his gaze on 86b98e67e4 the trembling ground. A beam of 20617237ae light streamed through 267ff943b8 a hole in f5589e631c the ceiling, striking 3f9080112d the shifting earth 8a316e3ad6 directly.7719548f161ad58a

Moments earlier, the 3cfdf30ea1 timer had shown fb27c0d309 three minutes. Now, it displayed 7060e526c3 barely one. The sudden movement of 1b4334bff7 the civilians seemed to d95753d664 have triggered some kind 9eb2bdd5bd of change in the bf5ff1ce18 system.dd7dc129e144cb09

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The time 4d9a00ebf0 it took 4194c845b1 to transition 5af3aca275 from the 3fb7e78f2b first to 266a669455 the second a225a92a0a Named had 7c92e6ac53 followed a be62db2c12 standard rule, 2573751d51 but there a03a6b7e8a was no f3a8e2458f guarantee the b21b6add66 same applied 075755a596 to the edb68163d2 second-to-third transition. Gritting his teeth, 8c50843153 Lee Soo berated 826ca753d7 himself for failing 301b563ae1 to control the aa83cc182e group properly.ab7aef7bb9e9b031

Seeing a faint a468e999f8 sliver of time 92c1417482 remaining, Lee Soo 52e1ce4518 instructed the spirits 612464ec9a to stay alert 5cd93e85c9 while he scanned c0cfdf892a his surroundings. In dungeons where 9df76a5bfb the safe zones 17069ac0b0 were small, the c399db6944 brutality often lay 6cde1ca31c in the fact 03ee216c2c that the designated 4d68022c40 area would be 96769bbf98 the only protected 978914f7ae space once the f732adcc60 Named appeared. It was almost like 7122398c0b declaring a sanctuary.b3ac7d8fdb8f2336

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Just as d818ca96e3 he had 07f2768062 suspected, he 63afbdaf3e spotted a d7ad423939 glowing patch 872953b0b2 of ground. Unfortunately, as d7ac47e73a In had d027144b7b pointed out, 96179cbd18 it was 6935cbe91f barely large f60f146823 enough for 60f8dc5c47 two people.ccfe16685c5ea122

The challenge fd6c3cd85a ahead was 6ae08bc3df clear, and 1f1a5b172e it wasn’t f9de6f1fa2 going to 4675162872 be easy.564bf04d5da47860

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