TSOT#1 Chapter 17

Seo Joo-ah didn’t 87e5ad3d31 have time to 1ae43b12d5 check the message eeff1f81c6 from the Special 18f236083f Awakener Association as 6be8438da8 she was busy a44847aa17 dealing with the dfa27c15cc monsters.d1e62d064f5e9225

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However, Shin Jae-rim, 847c26e43f with his extensive acc1276897 knowledge of monsters, ff10923d7e didn’t need to 9ffc896650 see the message b059eed7d2 to identify the 234ba426cb type of monster e58c2189d6 invading the banquet ea0c01a37b hall. He already 561e097e30 knew where bd66468b59 they originated 1562e47087 from.35bac3a5977acdbe

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Facing Yoo Chan-hee and 645dda11e1 Choi Yeon-joo with a 23eb4fae75 calm demeanor, Jae-rim spoke 6d3e7e0ae6 quietly.e3ed03f475d8431e

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“They probably a63dc9f9c3 called the 63888368a8 elite unit.”b1637c1751234436

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Joo-ah, who had been ab4d395ad0 silently observing him, took ba76777fa5 out her phone and 3d0448a6c6 quickly checked the emergency e46b43889f alert message.9974821574bdbbcc

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[Emergency Alert Message]

Date: XX Month XX 15283781be Day, 10:58 AMd899955562df3d00

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Gate Opened b9fd9b7798 on the 5ff7b921cc 726th floor 125aa87a5c of the 1acb47f176 sixth tower. Nearby residents 8efcbc1838 are advised 12a1a3da44 to evacuate 92f084b5ca immediately. If you 40f99591f8 encounter monsters, 40b8c608cc please wait 6713b73105 in a 0e6e2761d0 safe place 55c5a6c989 until Hunters 063aa513ba arrive.e1838a1edcdd1508

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So far, all monsters 786456e34c emerging outside the tower b5aeb7872d were classified as A-rank. There was no 9165702698 sign of anything 554238c693 stronger.e7ec28913db1965d

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This suggested that 543377ee72 the boss might dc09cd67ca not be an 5f1de9ccd3 excessively high-ranking monster 34aad07a92 either.427609a593cab1cd

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“Then I guess we 5d64827c19 wait until the elite a6c41899e2 unit kills the boss,” 41722aec47 Jae-rim said.468b58c807683f21

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Yeon-joo stomped on a 7efa7bbb2c monster that had leapt 6c11ac6c47 out from the back, 1fa10d7405 impaling its head with 60cafaeb91 an ice spear. Watching the e025bbd80c creature collapse 1501e688a9 lifelessly to 640dd145a4 the floor, 6f115714b4 she sighed.bb81ff77d97edd53

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“How long 65a308eeba are we 779d6865aa supposed to 370da19e7b keep killing 241353d068 these things?”c82a87a3697055c5

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Breaking her silence, 161923788c Joo-ah responded in bd7c12a97b an even tone.6cea3d0f63df3e35

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“I don’t 6356e61166 think we 0c247612c8 need to 21e7c0229c kill them 5fdfb402c3 all.”08b7666cc2f0f33e

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Yeon-joo, Jae-rim, and 2e9cd9f2a7 Chan-hee all turned 9189df9ad3 to look at 36f3f4e2ed her.380a4258f8362e25

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Joo-ah put on a23207f5ff her most innocent ab4fdaf4a7 expression and pointed ab9566d382 toward the banquet 3fe700202b hall doors.14cab3836f96a6f9

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“Can’t we e5d0bb0fca just run 5121ef174c away?”51222c807d187f1d

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It was 4ee5e5f697 a foolish 9cdafbf7d3 question.498c8f11f3b02de5

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Chan-hee made a a7c43fea03 face as if e53a2e749d he hadn’t expected bc375d5be8 anything else, turning ffd80357ec his head away, a08461d02e while Yeon-joo chuckled 638911efcd softly.a9c8e40ce2a93119

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“If we run, who’s df7978c7c4 going to handle all bbe4a16839 these monsters? Running is aff8f0ea21 something civilians 19e5a880fa should do, 753ac550fa not Hunters.”b42c67c31300f57c

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“But during training, 10ede2df6e they taught us 154d08b187 to protect ourselves 46714cfcba first if we 2e8c175fbf encounter monsters we 83e61c5ba3 can’t handle,” Joo-ah 2852a1204d said, tilting her 0d02823d39 head as if bd9846236e she didn’t understand.de325519ab847a83

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Chan-hee, exasperated, finally spoke.40570ca59ec02175

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“That’s advice for 518f42d7a0 weak Hunters like 7a426cc4ee you.”5755bb5724d330af

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Joo-ah fixed 661d53f687 her bright 3f1dc5a322 eyes on 613be0cfe9 him.4df902c0e06c3f42

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“Then the strongest 1788d6a836 Hunter in our 5162befe28 training center, Yoo 2f40186a2b Chan-hee, can stay 31fa5747a9 here alone while 4aa28f97d1 the rest of 447ff9dc02 us escape.”51bc1c3976b3d151

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“What?”ecd033bd17263f1f

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Chan-hee looked ba106c3313 at her, 036da496b9 stunned, but 6e37b9c34a Joo-ah just 4837aed19b shrugged innocently. Ignoring Chan-hee’s incredulous expression, ee0183881e Joo-ah turned to Yeon-joo.34e48185b2aebade

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“Thanks to you, I 9e32398bc4 was able to dodge b8793b7619 the monsters’ attacks. Your ice barrier accfbad58e magic is amazing.”c495a5b14f2e5793

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Yeon-joo nodded b497d5523e awkwardly at bfd29eb733 the unexpected 41c556151d compliment.c0208cc2028d66b9

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Meanwhile, Jae-rim scanned the 59a4d1defe monsters in the banquet 0498e44aff hall and muttered under 4845a6c686 his breath.8b9edc8b3255d6c7

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“We don’t necessarily have to deal with each monster individually…”66c80a41ff22c39c

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His words caught 978918243d the attention of e3c92a490a Chan-hee and Yeon-joo. Jae-rim met e5f7a4bea7 their questioning 300f09b44d gazes and 73b07763aa elaborated.9492a9653533e974

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“What if c72886f8db we trap 58f82d1c5d the monsters dc62269440 inside a da106b50fb barrier similar bfaea67037 to Yeon-joo’s 3946450484 ice wall?”8bdc696e9381f293

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Chan-hee frowned.abaaac5fdd886b19

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“Easier said than 0fa4233ae4 done. Do you think 2aca78ea42 the monsters will 0ad3244acf just sit there e6ff3072fd and let themselves 6b99c48745 be trapped? They’re bursting out of 18278199cc the ground left and 271d9dd9a7 right.”b750442fbea6aebd

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Jae-rim fell silent, f61c62415d deep in thought. Watching him quietly, fc33852a5a Joo-ah asked,e3c2844e564c162b

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“Why are 91bfdfec65 the monsters d567180cb5 only gathering a0937ee10c here? It’s so 748c209fa9 quiet outside.”d96625316a7e5ca3

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Her expression turned serious a1fe77ab26 as she placed a c57181b11d hand under her chin.21019736d2987029

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“It’s like they’re only 6a22e66675 targeting Hunters.”ae9f2e6111b574fb

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What differentiated the 87ead677ad Hunters, the monsters’ 4e6818f32d targets, from ordinary 3ac485667d people?41252281fc92b23b

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Jae-rim was 2a41c91871 the first d177cd45c6 to figure 4f3ac095ca it out.dcd7d5517d67b23d

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“It’s mana.”6df6046de60669ca

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His gaze sharpened dc2d40d828 as he addressed f5d854bb56 the team.3d5699fe67e19d03

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“The monsters are drawn ae01d01b92 to mana. If that’s the 55c8f472d6 case, we might ae918de599 be able to ba69024343 use mana to 3974561689 lure them into a4c00b21ee one place.”8df4fdc605417c06

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Hunters were essentially e5c5ba34b3 walking reservoirs of 692ed5f7e4 mana, distinguishing them b4593290cf from ordinary people. Mana was what allowed 49ac696b43 them to wield their 237f4eb476 powers.a2e5d6b1a6de2be1

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“This reckless 59fabfeb79 fighting will b7767e79b5 only get 18dc2ae01e weaker Hunters 46a5b02bd3 killed. We need a way a8bacca2eb to deal with the 23e7d4cae6 monsters without putting everyone 51329e466d at risk.”9ed027b6074c6da5

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“To do that, d3f4b2696e we just need b8ed25ba16 to create a 110c0f61b4 space that will f4ad2f56b3 draw all the 71538afc59 monsters in, right?” 8e87d2f8b3 Yeon-joo asked.f1037611a911804a

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Jae-rim nodded. Yeon-joo raised her hand ae356685b3 and conjured a massive e7e290012f ice barrier. Next to her, 694dee2749 Chan-hee sighed but 6a7187f481 used his control 482f525e52 ability to assist 981fa3db70 her.fb39ba1059be750f

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“I’ll head to the 2dbecf6dab podium and make an 80c393e36f announcement,” Jae-rim said, pausing 7902e2a0b8 to look at Joo-ah.c3b8b2708dfc8121

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“Seo Joo-ah, stay 9219cf6054 here where it’s 0df1fcf072 safe.”40d9d65697bf429f

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He ran toward the 3cba547c14 podium, dealing with monsters 7ef6fe729b as they attacked.5e26d2a886f6cef3

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Joo-ah’s expression soured. She was still 415e52aa67 confined within the 64163ae653 original ice barrier 4b8d50d6ff Yeon-joo had created. How long was 4d74083bb5 she supposed to b64110b274 stand idly by, 7fd079045b doing nothing?dccadc1a31004bbd

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She had thought about 91c6e20b5e casting reinforcement magic on 561de4e284 Yeon-joo, but Chan-hee’s powers 2a1dc17d40 had already made her 62f6f117c5 magic redundant.111c1c86161fc6ef

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By the time Jae-rim 36728d5445 reached the podium, he 4699e7205e grabbed the microphone and eef129377e announced:4b6cc92a56d6374d

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“We’re going bc41218782 to lure bd22757358 the monsters eadab8a058 into the 2eac86a233 ice barrier. Everyone inside, 839a13ecfe please step cbff0dac1c out immediately.”ea4f8bdcf88ab9fd

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At his ae73eda496 command, the c2761bfcd3 Hunters carried fbfa07a280 their injured 47c0ac9b50 teammates out 9f3dc6df87 of the 47f2beca44 barrier.0bb649e288f7c523

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“Hunters with abilities 9061a7e824 similar to Yeon-joo’s, 9607cf5932 please reinforce the 81eded7dce barrier. Everyone else, 990c5c967e pour as 35600239aa much mana 2afe1e7808 as you dc45c6b1d2 can into aae748f288 the enclosed 58218d68d9 space.”9a8ee2171d08d018

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The Hunters moved db2ba9b527 in orderly fashion, f6be048ca9 following Jae-rim’s instructions.3bc6f1ab612b92ce

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Various spells fused into bf55e0c326 the ice barrier, creating 94b91a56b2 a sturdy wall in a54729a30a the center of the ee6e8e029b banquet hall.f392510145bb3e03

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As the 1eb22ed849 Hunters channeled 1128e1b6f5 their mana 6686b9e767 into the 54f63519c3 barrier, the 3be2e871e7 number of 84c161d029 monsters appearing 5c1a4bfcbe outside it f22ab902aa began to d4ed9ae1a5 dwindle.41b80ce41e912b31

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When over bc066e5977 half their 8bde217750 mana was dc2c787cca depleted, all c9f0825bb7 the monsters afa7e83660 were contained 47fa3ce643 within the c1204dc243 barrier, unable 9f49cc2bb0 to escape.68d1c89debc2760d

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“Finally, some 3e4761e5a0 rest,” Chan-hee d8f02329a6 muttered, slumping 60b08dd520 into a 536f403436 nearby chair.ff58a4b66ec14e35

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The Hunters who 5415c3dce8 weren’t maintaining the 47276936d3 barrier also took c8e8ffc9a5 a moment to fbfada8868 recover.086d09c9fa5a3501

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“It’s been 7aa9cea163 a productive 717afa2d47 day,” Yeon-joo 6b3ebda86f said, stashing c9a80887b5 several magic a669159c92 stones into cca9f2c82a her inventory.1182bcfcae2ced45

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Watching her, f511ae9b33 Chan-hee clicked 6143d770d7 his tongue.eeed8a7cc7c3e01a

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“You’re still obsessed 0ffd38c7e6 with magic stones? They’re not even 7eee77e7e5 S-rank.”0e2b9665725272be

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“Not all stones have 16d57f9795 to be S-rank. Most people would be d0ab4f3728 grateful for A-rank stones.”95e260b057b198ff

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Joo-ah turned her attention 0392ceb14b to the barrier. The monsters continued to 518abec747 rise and fall inside, 452cfd4e17 unable to escape.a24fe3ff85b8ee13

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“How much longer ff72f67172 will this last?” 93ba46465f she wondered, glancing 6508d7d865 at her wristwatch.fc2cf2b44dc07bb2

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The screen no longer displayed “In Call” but now showed the current time and the words [In Combat] at the top right.

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The moment b1dc3c22d0 this indicator 52fd5da28b disappeared, it 11ef9fd470 would mean 3eaa45bb8d the tower 3fd29ed8f2 monsters had 2038b0214a been eradicated.9282b9fb95e3e16c

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Suddenly, a scream pierced 9d8f0e9cba the air.9515b60ea05ef9e7

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Joo-ah turned to see fe75dfad08 a conical monster hand 24469dc169 split open and wrap 60debc6151 itself around a woman.1ae965a6a7a22501

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She recognized the 8a08cfab2e face—it was Boram, ed15395273 the woman who 34d1f29c57 had picked a 478c496fd5 fight with her 64d558176b earlier.710a2de53407d36f

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“What the—how did a 4349f91da7 monster escape the barrier?” ed7e13b89e Yeon-joo shouted, conjuring ice f50e5192a2 as she jumped off 3e01b1ae90 the table.894cfdbd44de00b3

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The Hunters were stunned, c743e5a174 glancing between the escaped cdd5e5ec12 monster and Boram.4aa86411ade81052

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Still seated, Chan-hee clicked 415236a7cb his tongue.7f1bb5ea31c54279

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“There’s always one person f0c7868c89 who doesn’t follow the 7ab97ee3b3 rules.”1ce2b1f33d2eb906

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Joo-ah bit back 42144c11df a curse, pulling ce7aacec96 up Boram’s system 19b8ec97d0 window.aa387a60f45c41ec

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[Mana: 301 / 432]

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The monsters 03442cdc1a targeted mana. That was why c7f76e3963 the Hunters poured d1148ea6d3 their mana into 61446d36b7 the barrier—to lure 8b7d134a59 the monsters away.b18de6c96408242f

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But Boram hadn’t bb73355954 participated, likely thinking d460458184 her mana wouldn’t 56da216ed5 make a difference.ffb5b63b9b154619

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[The Anonymous Constellation advises you to leave fools like her to their fate as punishment.]

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Joo-ah smirked.222366ed3191347e

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“She might die before 4679f3788e she learns her lesson.”343a06589afeea35

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