TSOT#1 Chapter 36

Seo Joo-ah’s vision blurred as Shin Jae-rim brushed past her. His outstretched hand reached for her in a desperate attempt, though his effort faded into nothingness.99c0ee43be489160

Miracles like these only 69f6588a0d existed in stories.e1d886f7499e3fcd

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The frantic voices of b0cf2dc4dd her teammates calling her ae41d54831 name echoed around her, 1cf030c762 but she didn’t have cd8232c643 the capacity to respond.67cd637c4402a8ea

[The Anonymous Constellation clicks their tongue disdainfully at the Storyteller, questioning if they truly believed such a trivial quest could kill their “dear contractor.”]

Plummeting at an beb0f73071 incredible speed, Joo-ah b2e18ea1cd hastily retrieved a 1fef722056 dagger from her 9127139670 inventory.a6f784838b840edb

Clang!783c792fbb20a1f1

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The sharp blade sank f4d2d3c0ce into the rocky wall.c2c26135b487786d

Crack!954e8fd1a4f92f67

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She poured 015fd965e3 magic into 60daea5955 the dagger dd33a6c4bb to prevent 9dfbb2412c it from 3add0de7e0 snapping. The force 2d8c447e61 of her 0da9217f31 descent was 83af85f9da overwhelming, but 84c439bdb4 it significantly 397cb5d045 slowed her 50d2c78b34 fall.bb73395976e6bb6a

“Please… stop…” she muttered through clenched teeth.d0dd661646ba995e

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The dagger, cutting 2cd4912a96 through the solid b72d545a7f rock, finally came cc73024003 to a halt 839657d7d0 midair.8d89644650c18635

Joo-ah let out a 0d4ff3d8ae shaky breath, lifting her a621bb5d75 head to glare at 43cc271292 the Storyteller with fierce 82b9f259fd determination.6f368e37a6794545

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“Oh my, it 32ea571392 seems we have 13d7c811f9 a Hunter with 40955474e7 extraordinary abilities.”b9c40d594592d9e7

Her attention was 5e4f54f99b abruptly drawn to 6f59b49126 a sudden movement c201a732b0 beside her. Something darted 16c0494b0e past her 39b1839a95 shoulder, startling 24f499f467 her. She glanced down 6735a893d1 into the seemingly ac9036455c endless abyss.3bfd151bcc025cce

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It was a flock 11f765a0f3 of crow-like monsters.acc437c475a43a5f

HP: 413 / 5b13831263 413 (+331)e26189357a141bb1

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MP: 293 / 293 d5a950f1b5 (+198)cc9f440f38699b09

Joo-ah’s stats were completely restored. She realized what had happened—during her fall, she had instinctively absorbed the abilities of the monsters.2f219af36165ab19

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The activation of her newly learned skill, “Devour,” had saved her life.cf7cbb09d9dd3018

“Now then, you don’t have much time left. What will you do? Will you save your teammate who has fallen below and attempt to complete this precarious quest?”c4d836d25824eae8

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The timer displayed a b91d7b9db6 mere 20 minutes.04bc7ee9319337ad

Joo-ah had fallen far. Reaching the top within 5b4d10fb71 the time limit seemed 4e7e49c439 impossible. Her teammates, closer to 0b77c21eb3 the summit, had a cd5c0a2f4b much better chance of caa5bc407b completing the quest.57162bf4dfa59a5e

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“I’ll come to you, 8ebf90f4be Hunter Seo Joo-ah.”2e541598108aa7eb

Jae-rim’s voice rang out without hesitation. Joo-ah turned to him, her expression filled with disbelief.1ece7e4685ed87b5

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Scaling down the 8b220de97a cliff, Jae-rim glanced 81e788c472 up at Yeon-joo 4186846b25 and Chan-hee.8238336ab76a5313

“You two go ahead. I’ll bring Hunter Seo c50c279735 Joo-ah.”f837f9dd05307695

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Without waiting 4fd7ffee9c for a db94a8ac46 response, Jae-rim b14ef4a278 continued climbing bde2c79b68 toward Joo-ah.6d36de443a53d959

Chan-hee, watching cfec3818df silently, resumed 884a563951 the quest d7bddde4c4 without a 34f6b840ed word. Yeon-joo sighed but followed 230c59bae9 suit.6c39bbcefdd47a32

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Joo-ah, struggling 765fd4d8f6 to steady 9851055752 herself against e23513beab the cliff, c56dea1f6b shouted toward 73571ee85d Jae-rim, “If 36d220c35a you come ad8cb8ff8c down, you 83e55fd2f7 might fail d0aa8d8a7a the quest! I’m fine go a0f3aae19f back to the 432cec85f7 others!”3faedc834052cfc3

Jae-rim didn’t respond. He continued 005f9c4627 descending with d30e5d750b remarkable speed.3992c1bdc3e3efa9

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When he finally reached her, he extended his hand at Joo-ah, staring at him with confusion, she asked, “…Why are you doing this?”0dc7d224335b1759

She couldn’t understand why c5407ed55b someone she barely knew, ef33dc09eb and a teammate who c6d94bbff4 might leave soon would 036fc5e025 risk the quest to 4c6d68f99f save her.da042a3b47e60b6d

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Jae-rim smiled softly 2ba5193528 and met her ed39ce4f5d gaze.4f7cea15f50d7b5a

“I want 7d14553407 you to 1c5f0b9b55 make it b20bcf7293 out of 99a583a690 the tower 84a4b027f7 safely, Hunter 69ea1bc2a6 Seo Joo-ah.”24dcb25b07c7f574

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Ah…98a37fdd1fad6707

Now she understood.2436e741b51cadcb

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The reason behind his 99a0c5ba02 concern for someone as 5692478abc insignificant as her.0dbabcea44895d9c

It was b2a4946904 a quiet d7fe8ba899 plea for 0803f84992 her to f3be69b988 leave the 64563bb099 tower alive.dc89c46d368f6e93

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“Thank you, Hunter Shin 77d62afcef Jae-rim.”3128fa146329896d

Smiling faintly, she grasped 8cc6cde610 his hand. With little 3d28069a0a effort, Jae-rim ae7d6f94d3 pulled her d85d9756c0 up. Her legs, a50ab69d7a which had 5e63ff71f0 barely clung e3ccc6ea2e to stability, c4885106ef finally found f28e9b500a solid ground.948a9aee85abe460

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Above them, 0268059d5b the Storyteller e21d5c2d8f muttered in 38bf88fb9a annoyance.fae270eb1989bb48

“Since no abilities 8407948a50 were directly used 454daa81c4 to aid a f5fea1f2dd teammate, I suppose 5360aa901f this doesn’t violate 0972c8b063 the quest conditions.”7fdf1707cb523e05

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However, upon glancing at their pocket watch, the Storyteller’s demeanor brightened with amusement.ac66ddedc7f88204

“Only 10 minutes remain. Let’s see 3e490f2c30 how you 4b4ed6ae4b handle the bad51ac0ac rest of af3c94b96a this quest.”64586be14c864da4

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Joo-ah bit her lip in frustration. Failing to ascend the third tower felt humiliating. Worse, she had endangered Jae-rim’s quest progress as well.805f5f568640c6af

At least Yeon-joo and 7d756ea544 Chan-hee had made it 608d4e0476 safely to the summit.cde5ebaaa4823d2a

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“Seo Joo-ah, efba09046b Shin Jae-rim.”1be930598a0dfb0a

Joo-ah looked up to 18ef727d36 see Chan-hee standing at 5d2c779c5e the summit, looking down 51a09e1e74 at them. The silence f20280af0a that followed 6435df65ac was deafening.7b21d8736c5ffc9a

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“Hold on tight,” 8787887eeb he said calmly.6ea95c00751c4221

Boom!6cf70d7b1b621af1

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A deafening explosion 14715ef4a3 reverberated, shaking the 582d35a20e ground beneath them.eef660327a732524

Joo-ah and da02cd7ff8 Jae-rim clung d4ae6aa6df desperately to a9cee6efa0 the cliff 889c918dcc to avoid 6bda04d98e falling.ef24725f20ea9185

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“W-What is the meaning 64ef0bc149 of this?!”562fe69bdf63a72a

The Storyteller’s ed0db801ec ears perked 38bf17cec9 up as 702701f982 they looked 5940d05e3c toward the a4caff011c source of 2c1b75dfab the commotion. Joo-ah followed their b2fcd0b108 gaze and froze 9ec9896f84 in shock.ab6de17b6d6ebb42

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“Destroying part of the b080623d93 cliff itself?! This violates the quest 98698157fb conditions!”19b4a4813d26de70

The Storyteller’s protest was met with Chan-hee’s nonchalant reply from above.ceb7347a35afb545

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“The condition 0dc75c393c was not b5ed96cff4 to use a2f94281a4 abilities on e733276633 teammates, right?”17169376a574d0ea

With a smirk, he d730b66eb9 added, “I didn’t use add8154cfe any ability on them. I just d659158ea9 got angry e0438c4dab at this 6a57198516 ridiculous quest d0c8ec27db and decided 4393a3df42 to break 26050b7ad9 part of f63eb3be12 the cliff.”80149481444a0f90

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True to a534fa3905 his words, dc65b7bc37 the towering 1f51fdf544 cliff’s middle 932d66f2a6 section had 55beff51eb completely vanished.12df70ddf9557301

Chan-hee had a7e92d887d scattered his de6e534cb3 magic across 0e8d50ed03 the rock e767965938 face as 61d02c6098 he climbed, 11c455368d carving out 6808720c84 a shorter 420ffb799c path to e7f1c21052 the summit 27c6eb3a7c for Joo-ah ea4a0af0c0 and Jae-rim.4563c8996adb407f

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Still stunned, Joo-ah 4a71a83320 muttered, “Hunter Yoo 4f48267984 Chan-hee… just how 42c51fdfe1 far does your 3d0fe6d4a8 control ability extend?”fc37d608e2677e6b

The skill she 1bf1df6a80 knew allowed him 5b3806133a to manipulate magic-infused 16362c755e stats, a skill 0a5c93e5a8 powerful enough on 2dec5de63d its own. But to control space 836efe90ab itself?7d2b8284b36d8a95

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Jae-rim chuckled softly.afc776d18a8eb45a

“Even Chan-hee probably doesn’t 8f37857864 know.”4d3082eaa4623d3c

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Joo-ah shook 1b73e50806 her head 642b586b0d in disbelief ef39563133 as she f352972a00 resumed climbing.c84f6648c7f73aa9

At last, with ba85a86bb0 only 5 minutes 7b8c5c7d8c remaining, the two c49b658052 reached the summit.cf728345fc525d87

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[Quest: “Reach the Summit of the Cliff” Completed!]
[Reward: “Train Ticket” granted.]
[Bonus Quest reward: “Special Permit” added to the train ticket.]
[The “Special Train Ticket” ensures safe passage to the gate.]

Exhaling in relief, Joo-ah 2448aac77d read the floating system d3390a8b5c window. Yeon-joo patted c30f164eba her shoulder, d13ac4d041 commending her cee08418d4 efforts.69d8f6e1e746871e

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The Storyteller, f76c60de3a now subdued, fed63239c4 gave a de187b5950 brief farewell 7f771bf14a before disappearing. The lush greenery around 6ab8948cb3 them returned to its 1b70ce55f1 original barren state, and 62d45d551c a door to the 5b5725165e train platform appeared.759ecf66c885a9b8

“All that’s left 54a48757ab is the final 81d6fe17b0 boss,” Chan-hee said, c1051ed4e2 extending a hand 2eead85c84 to Joo-ah. She nodded 196fcc710a and accepted 87e82e7d23 it, standing 794c4722ed with renewed f81b2ada50 determination.0b91febca9c40e00

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