TWKH Ch 1

A game infested with gaming addicts called Caplet, which became the epitome of a failed game due to terrible management and the cliché of no updates. These players are extremely competitive and especially obsessed with ranking battles against their rival guild, Mortician.

There are two ways to kill a healer, one of which is to make him taste defeat…

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[Notice] The Eternal Song of Caplet: Server Merge Announcement.

“Finally, damn it!”

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Seeing the words pop up on his phone screen with a push notification, Shin Jehyun shouted out loud. Throwing off his headset, he ran his hands through his hair and glared at the screen.

This isn’t a dream, right? Jehyun glanced at the monitor where Caplet was still running, then scrutinized his phone screen, unable to believe his eyes. His trembling hand quickly tapped the notification.

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The Caplet logo, shaped like a trumpet, appeared on the small phone screen as the official website loaded. Shin Jehyun swallowed nervously and scanned the list of notices that appeared. He thought he might be dreaming, but there it was, at the very top: the server merge announcement.

“Wow, this is insane. What’s gotten into Yiyoung?”

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Could it be that Ahn Yiyoung, Caplet’s admin, had finally come to his senses? Filled with anticipation, Jehyun opened the notice to see how the server merge would be handled.

[Notice] The Eternal Song of Caplet: Server Merge Announcement.

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Author: GM202

Hello, this is GM202 from the Caplet operations support team.

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We are here to inform you about the upcoming server merge for Caplet.

Servers to be Merged: Cullin, Maverick, Leandro, Countess

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New Server Name: Raptor

The server merge will take place on March 2nd of next year.

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Thank you.

But the text, which he expected to be more detailed, didn’t contain any meaningful information. Is this what they call a notice? Damn bastards… Jehyun muttered curses under his breath and bit down on a candy in frustration.

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Ahn Yiyoung was utterly unhelpful. There were mountains of things they needed to clarify, like what would happen to items after the merge, how the guilds would be affected, whether the rankings in the server would be reset, and if dungeon first-clear records would be wiped. Yet, they ended the notice with just six lines.

It was early December, so there was still time until the merge in March, but Jehyun couldn’t help but feel anxious. Caplet’s admins were the type to post a detailed notice on March 1st, just a day before the merge. And if players lost items due to late preparation, they’d probably just throw up a half-hearted apology.

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Jehyun glanced back at the monitor, then opened his internet browser on his phone to check the Caplet vendor. Despite being a dying game, the Caplet community already had several posts about the server merge.

Twenty-six new posts today? It’s like Caplet is having a celebration. Jehyun clicked on the top post in the general forum.

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[General] Caplet is merging servers??

I can’t believe it;; What’s wrong with Ahn Yiyoung all of a sudden? Has he lost his mind?

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Anonymous 1: I’d believe it more if they said they wrote “merge” instead of “shutdown” by mistake.

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└ Oh…

What do you mean, “oh”? Jehyun frowned and clicked on another post.

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[General] Ahn Yiyoung planning to pull an exit scam?

Caplet’s Server Merge Package!

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[Nickname Priority, Ranking Retention] 39,800 won

Are they trying to sell this crap?

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He’ll probably embezzle and run away 😆 Embezzling is trending these days, damn it, I know what you’re up to, don’t try to pull any tricks.

What hope does this doomed game have that they’re merging servers now? 😆 They should’ve done it ages ago, pfft.

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Anonymous 1: Caplet’s Amazing Server Merge Package! 69,800 won

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[Amazing Nickname Priority (Allows you to take a nickname even over users with normal priority), Amazing Ranking Retention (Only I keep my score while everyone else resets)]

If it’s Ahn Yiyoung, even this nonsense is possible.

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Anonymous 2: Caplet’s Spectacular Server Merge Package! (Limited Edition) 128,000 won This will probably come out too😂😂😂

Anonymous 3: Guys, this isn’t the time to bash Yiyoung… Caplet nicknames are shared across servers, so what nickname priority are you talking about ㅇㅅㅇ;;

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└ Oh…

“…….”

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That post had an unsettling ring of truth to it. Even though nicknames were shared across all servers, they might actually sell a ranking retention ticket. Jehyun grimaced and glared at his phone.

Speaking of Caplet, it was a control-focused, non-targeting game (where you don’t target specific enemies, but attack those within a fixed aiming area) that initially captured the hearts of many players with its flashy graphics and unique system. However, due to its terrible management, its internet cafe ranking plummeted just one year after release, turning it into a failed game.

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There wasn’t a grand reason for Caplet’s failure. It was just the accumulation of small, typical incidents found in any failed game: things like collusion between GMs and players, massive inflation as a result, bugs that remained unfixed for over six months—just a series of these small, yet constant issues.

The biggest incident was when a trader, tipped off by a GM about upcoming updates, hoarded enhancement items, causing massive inflation when the server merge market opened.

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At that time, attempting a single enhancement would cost around 100,000 won in cash. Veteran players who had already completed their enhancements could proceed with the new dungeon without much trouble despite the inflation, but light players, who were trying to upgrade their gear for the new dungeon, couldn’t meet the required equipment level and ended up quitting the game without even stepping into the new dungeon.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Caplet lost half its player base after that incident, yet Ahn Yiyoung didn’t even bother to post an apology. All that happened was GM747, who had leaked the update information, quietly disappeared about three months after the incident.

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Despite the severe loss of players, Ahn Yiyoung, the CEO of Capitol Studio (Capes), which created Caplet, was known to be incredibly obsessed with money. Rather than fixing the situation, he simply lived up to the name of his studio by embodying the principles of capitalism.

Malik’s Mount Box, Malik’s Superb Mount Box, Malik’s Rare Mount Box, Malik’s Exquisite Mount Box, Malik’s Outstanding Mount Box… The list goes on, with countless cash items being released under slightly different names.

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Ahn Yiyoung’s management of Caplet encouraged players to engage in a financial war of attrition, and the only ones who survived the flood of cash items were the so-called “cash warriors” like Shin Jehyun, who had money to burn.

In a game where a critical hit rate of 0.1%, critical hit damage of 0.01%, and skill cooldown reduction of 1.9% could make the difference between first and second place, Shin Jehyun poured all his allowance into Caplet, which allowed him to maintain the top spot in the priest rankings.

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In short, Caplet was a cash racing game. If you didn’t have money, you couldn’t even get started.

Contrary to everyone’s predictions that the game wouldn’t last long, Caplet is about to enter its fifth year of service. One of the reasons this failed game has lasted four years is because Caplet is a control-focused game.

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That’s right. The players who remained in Caplet were all people who, like Shin Jehyun, took pride in their gaming skills.

Caplet adopted a non-targeting system, considered the most challenging among MMORPG targeting systems, and its boss monster mechanics were complex and structurally challenging. No matter how good your gear was, without skill, you couldn’t clear dungeons.

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The players who managed to clear such high-difficulty dungeons became addicted to the unique control-based gameplay that couldn’t be found in any other game, eventually dedicating their lives to Caplet. And the prime example of someone who “dedicated his life to Caplet” was none other than Shin Jehyun.

Just like worn-out shoes discarded by a vagrant, there were still players in this old, rotting, failed game. Shin Jehyun was a typical game addict who hadn’t been able to escape from Caplet since the open beta.

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“Haa…”

Anyway, while this game addict, Shin Jehyun, was spacing out in the face of the monumental event that was the server merge, a fierce battle was raging on his monitor.

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A heated argument had broken out over a boss monster retry (attempting the boss fight again after a party wipe), and it had been going on for more than 10 minutes.

[Party] Habaek: These days, you can’t even pull a million DPS and you dare come to the Blaze dungeon?

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[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: Lol, can we stop?

[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: This isn’t a dungeon where you need a million DPS to clear it, so why are you blaming me?

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[Party] Habaek: Why are you blaming me? I’m pulling over three million DPS, so it doesn’t make sense that we’re not doing enough damage.

[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: Isn’t my DPS loss because of the priest? ㅡㅡ

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Shin Jehyun was running the Blaze dungeon, “Galie’s Labyrinth,” on his alt character to complete a quest.

During a retry due to a mechanic failure, a fight had broken out between two of the DPS players. Jehyun had thrown down his mouse and was sucking on candy when he saw the announcement, but suddenly, the conflict was dragged into his lap, making him feel extremely annoyed. He frowned deeply and placed his hands on the keyboard.

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[Party] SupportPriestCho: Did I do something wrong? 😭 I’m new… I don’t know what I did, but I’m sorry…

But despite his irritated expression, the message Jehyun typed was surprisingly soft. Of course, Shin Jehyun wasn’t a newbie, and he hadn’t done anything wrong. He was just pretending to be new to smooth things over since this was the last quest he needed to complete for Guild points.

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[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: Haㅡㅡ Are you new?

[Party] SupportPriestCho: 😭 It’s only my third day today…

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[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: Did you come without watching a guide?

[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: For real, I can’t stand newbies;

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This is the problem when a game gets old. How many newbies have left because of the gatekeeping from these seasoned players?

Good thing I’m not really a newbie. Shin Jehyun clicked his tongue and typed “😭” in the chat window.

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[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: If you’re new, at least study the priest’s skillsㅡㅡ

[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: You’re the reason I lost DPS, and that guy’s mad at meㅡ

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SeongsudongKimJinwoo was trying to lecture Shin Jehyun, the top-ranked priest, without realizing who he was talking to. Of course, his angry words were completely baseless.

Jehyun had switched positions because he thought SeongsudongKimJinwoo wouldn’t be able to handle the puzzle mechanics. In other words, he had prevented the party from wiping due to SeongsudongKimJinwoo’s incompetence.

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Jehyun had only spent about 2-3 seconds cleaning up SeongsudongKimJinwoo’s mess. Did he really think that losing that little bit of DPS was why he couldn’t pull a million?

Isn’t it more likely that it’s your fingers that are the problem, not mine?😭

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Jehyun typed this out in frustration but quickly deleted it by hitting backspace.

[Party] Habaek: Lol, aren’t you tired of playing the newbie act? Lololol

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Suddenly, Habaek’s mocking message appeared above the chat window, and Shin Jehyun slammed his fist on the desk. This guy has sharp instincts, doesn’t he? Jehyun silently cursed Habaek, who had seen through his disguise, while he expressionlessly placed his hands back on the keyboard.

[Party] SupportPriestCho: I don’t understand what you’re saying~~ What’s a “concept”? What’s a newbie? New Era beanie? I don’t like beaniesㅎ

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[Party] Habaek: Stop pretending, Dad 😭 Mom’s been looking for you. Why aren’t you answering her calls? 😭

[Party] SupportPriestCho: I’m not your dad? I’m an 18-year-old guy :/

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[Party] Habaek: How long are you going to stay at the PC bang? 😭 Did you treat your bedsores yet?

“Ugh… This guy’s way too sharp.”

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It seemed Habaek was completely certain of his identity. There was no way he could just quietly coast through this dungeon. Jehyun clicked his tongue softly and turned his screen around.

Standing in front of the final boss, Galie, was the character “Habaek,” bearing the emblem of the [Funeral Director] Guild. Habaek was the top DPS in the Caplet server “Countess,” where Shin Jehyun played. He was also the vice guild master of the [Neugdong PC Bang 500 Won Per Hour] Guild, the eternal rival of Jehyun’s guild, and the one person Jehyun hated most in Caplet.

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In the Countess server of Caplet, there were two famous guilds: [Funeral Director], known as “Jangji,” and [Neungdong PC Bang 500 Won Per Hour], known as “Neungdong.”

Habaek was the vice guild master of Jangji and had been competing for guild rankings with Shin Jehyun, Neugdong’s vice guild master, for four years, making him Jehyun’s archrival.

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In order to gain the upper hand in the weekly guild ranking battle, it was crucial to consistently level up new characters. This was because a newly maxed-out character earned a significant amount of Guild points for clearing their first Blaze dungeon. But, of course, in a dying game like this, there were no new players, so the users involved in guild competition would raise alt characters to increase their points.

Even Neugdong and Jangji weren’t exceptions in this alt-raising competition. The problem was that Countess had the smallest population among Caplet’s four servers.

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When leveling up a secondary character, you couldn’t even start a dungeon run for an entire day on the Countess server because in mid-tier Saturation Dungeons with no people around, you’d hear, “You’re from Neungdong, so get out,” or “You’re from Jangji, so scram.”

So, the secondary characters from Neungdong and Jangji would pretend to be newbies, secretly agree not to reveal their guilds, and laugh while running the Labyrinth together. But Habaek broke that unspoken rule by recognizing me, making the situation awkward.

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[Guild] bohillercho: Thanks to that bastard Habaek, we can’t clear the Labyrinth. Ungrateful jerk.

Annoyed, I complained in the guild chat, but no one responded because there was no one around.

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Ugh, so frustrating. Shin Jehyun grabbed a sugar-free lemon candy, crunching it in his mouth, and placed his hands on the keyboard. Thinking he couldn’t back down like this, he mechanically moved his fingers to start provoking Habaek.

[Party] bohillercho: Babe, what the hell, how could you acknowledge me without any loyalty? Just give me a ride.

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[Party] Habaek: There he goes again, lol.

[Party] Habaek: Sure~ I’ll give you a ride, but the fare is 1 billion. Deal?

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1 billion in-game currency was equivalent to about 1 million won. Does this jerk have no conscience? Jehyun trembled in frustration as he replied.

[Party] bohillercho: Is my love not enough for you, darling?

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[Party] Habaek: Are you saying that the billion I spent on this bus was a waste?

[Party] bohillercho: Why do you always ask for so much? Ugh, it’s so annoying.

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[Party] Habaek: Where did you throw away your conscience?

There was no communication between them. As they threw out only what they wanted to say, engaging in a battle of wills, SeongsudongKimJinwoo, who had realized bohillercho’s true identity, squinted and spoke up.

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[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: What’s going on here? Is this person a healer?

[Party] bohillercho: I’ll do better… Darling, please don’t ignore me… love you…

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[Party] Habaek: I pampered you, and now you’re crossing the line again?

[Party] Habaek: Ugh, you’re disgusting, old man.

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“I’m disgusted too, you bastard.”

Jehyun didn’t want to type such ridiculous things, but he would do anything to enjoy the game he had dedicated his life to in peace. He had already done all sorts of things to survive in a dying game, so saying “I love you” in a chat was nothing…

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Jehyun pretended to gag while repeatedly calling out to Habaek, “Darling, darling…”

There was a reason he was saying things he didn’t mean. Habaek was like a leech that couldn’t be shaken off with a simple argument. In such situations, the fastest way to get Habaek to leave the party was to act like a pathetic lover, calling him “darling” and “whining.” Of course, this only worked in dungeons with minimal penalties for quitting.

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Habaek might have been the top damage dealer not only in this party but in the entire server of Caplet, but that was fine. The dungeon bosses in Caplet adjusted their health based on the number of party members, so even if members left after entering, as long as the remaining ones knew the mechanics and could deal decent damage, clearing the dungeon wasn’t a big issue.

[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: I got into the wrong party…

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[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: Cut it out, you damn gays.

Almost every user on the Countess server knew that the Healer and Habaek hated each other. Their fights had caused the party to disband multiple times, so SeongsudongKimJinwoo seized the opportunity to criticize them before choosing to leave. It was essentially him fleeing from Habaek, but he tried to preserve a bit of his pride with a parting shot.

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[Party] SeongsudongKimJinwoo: You guys should go join a guild party, stop bothering regular users.

SeongsudongKimJinwoo has left the Party.

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But to Jehyun, a damage dealer who couldn’t even put out a million damage per second was meaningless. Yeah, someone like you should just leave. Shin Jehyun nodded and smiled. Now, all he had to do was get rid of Habaek, and the three of them could clear the dungeon as a tank-damage-heal party.

[Party] bohillercho: Darling… Should we go on a date tomorrow? How about a 10-win streak in the Crucible? 😄

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[Party] Habaek: Hey, I’ll get 10 kills for you later, okay?

[Party] Gae: That troll left, good riddance. Let’s just go with four people.

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[Party] Habaek: See you on the battlefield, old man.

Habaek has left the Party.

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As the nonsense continued, just as expected, Habaek didn’t bother to deal with Shin Jehyun any further. He left the party with just a parting remark.

Shin Jehyun smiled while sucking on the candy rolling around in his mouth. After smiling in that condescending way, he sent a whisper to Habaek before typing in the chat to suggest they continue.

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[Whisper to Habaek]: Darling, see you tomorrow ❤❤ mwah mwah

[Whisper from Habaek]: How long are you planning to keep up this bullshit?

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[Whisper to Habaek]: Until you accept my feelings..?><

As he typed, he felt goosebumps all over his body. It was truly disgusting, but he knew Habaek was probably even more disgusted. Shin Jehyun took comfort in that and quickly blocked Habaek before he could respond, then checked the party. Now, there were only three people left, including Jehyun.

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[Party] Gae: With Habaek gone, can we manage with three people? I really need to clear this today… It’s my last achievement…😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Party] KimBoksunSub653: We have a healer, so it’s fine. I need to clear it too. Let’s reset and go again. Let’s go!

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[Party] Gae: We can do it, right? I’ve never done it with three people before…

Glancing at the damage meter, Jehyun saw that both Gae and KimBoksun were dealing over a million damage per second. It was more than enough for a three-person clear.

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[Party] bohillercho: Yeah, totally doable.

[Party] bohillercho: I’ll handle the mechanics by myself.

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[Party] bohillercho: I’ll reset first.

Since his true identity was already exposed, Jehyun’s tone had completely changed now that Habaek was gone. Jehyun popped the candy in his mouth and charged at the boss monster in front of him. He needed to reset the boss’s health from a five-person setting to a three-person one.

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After getting everything in order, the three of them stood once more before the final boss of “Galie’s Labyrinth”—Galie.

Galie, a mutant raptor who loves puzzles, is an 80-level boss with an instant-kill mechanic. In the game’s story, “Galie’s Labyrinth” holds a mid-tier position among the endgame dungeons.

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The fight takes place on a puzzle-filled map, and to clear the dungeon, players need to match the puzzle pieces that appear above their heads when the boss’s health drops to 75%, 50%, and 25%.

Stepping on an empty spot before the puzzle piece appears causes players to fall into a lava pit, making revival impossible. But if they move to the correct spot after the puzzle piece appears with Galie’s cue, they get squashed flat and then spring back up, filling the empty spot.

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Among the endgame dungeons, this one is relatively easy—experienced players could clear it with one hand. Moreover, since the puzzle debuff only affects the damage dealers and healers, and with only three people in the party now, Shin Jehyun only needed to keep an eye on the damage dealer, Gae.

[Party] KimBoksunSub653: Let’s go!

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[Party] Gae: Please let’s clear this! Go, go, go!

[Party] bohillercho: When the puzzle appears, just stay put. I’ll handle it.

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With the tank KimBoksun giving the signal, they began attacking the boss. Although their damage output decreased with two people gone, the boss’s health had also dropped, so the rate at which the health bar decreased wasn’t much different from before.

While keeping an eye on Gae, who seemed clumsy and kept getting hit by simple attacks, Shin Jehyun continued healing and applied a debuff that reduced the boss’s defense for four seconds as he monitored Galie’s patterns.

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And then 75%. When the puzzle appeared above his head, Jehyun quickly used a mobility skill to match his piece first, then used a rescue skill to help Gae.

Using the special effect of the Rescue skill, Shin Jehyun transferred Galie’s puzzle debuff to himself. Then, by using the remaining mobility and evasion skills, he dodged the boss’s area attacks and matched the final puzzle piece.

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Well done, Lord of the Labyrinth, Galie… Let’s play a little longer then!

With Galie’s shout displayed in the center of the screen, the phase shifted. The strategy remained the same afterward. If they had a damage dealer like Habaek, they could have bypassed the 50% pattern with a burst of damage, but since the other two weren’t at that level, Shin Jehyun leisurely completed the puzzles and cleared the dungeon.

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I haven’t… finished… my puzzle in the Labyrinth yet…

You have defeated the Lord of the Labyrinth, Galie.

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The evil aura dissipates.

[Party] Gae: Wow!!!!!!! Great job!!!!!!!!

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[Party] Gae: I’ve never seen a priest who can solve all the puzzles alone..ㅠㅠ Thank youㅠㅠㅠ I finally finished the achievementㅠ

[Party] KimBoksunSub653: Haha, our healer is pretty good.

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Kim Boksun was a member of a social Guild on the Countess server, one of the “character creation addicts” in Shin Jehyun’s 20-person raid team. As a tanker user, he had already raised his 653rd alternate character, giving off a strong scent of a seasoned player.

[Party] bohillercho: Good work, everyone.^^

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[Party] KimBoksunSub653: Good work^^~ See you later on the battlefield.

[Party] bohillercho: Haha, sure.

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You have left the Party.

After saying goodbye, Shin Jehyun immediately left the party and moved to the Guild headquarters. He deposited all the items he was wearing with the warehouse keeper there, then returned to the character selection lobby and deleted bohillercho. Since he had cleared the dungeon and earned Guild points, the character was no longer needed.

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Next, he created a new alternate character, a level 1 priest, and applied to join the Guild “Neungdong.” To approve the request, he logged in with his main character, Healer.

Welcome to the eternal Caplet!

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The blessing of the hero Arnea envelops your entire body.

You have 397 unread messages in your mailbox.

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Arnea: Long time no see!

As light scattered on the ground in front of NPC Arnea, Healer appeared. Shin Jehyun’s human male character had black hair and sharp, slanted eyes. He wore a blue robe styled like a tunic, with buttons undone down to his chest. The +15 Mallorca robe was styled like a cheongsam, with slits up the sides from the hips, and a long black belt cinched at his slim waist, hanging down just above his knees. Underneath the robe, he wore black leather +15 Mallorca pants, and on his feet were boots with multiple buckles—also +15 Mallorca shoes.

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On Healer’s back was a glowing blue +15 fully-enhanced wand, the only +15 full-option Mallorca wand in Countess, which had cost hundreds just to get the right options.

[Guild] Contempt: Welcome, o(^▽^)o

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[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Hey, hey, hey, hey!

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Did you hear the news?

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While creating his new character, two people had logged in. Responding to the Guild leader’s call, Jehyun pressed the G button to approve the new character’s Guild application and replied.

[Guild] Healer: Server merge?

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[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Yeah, isn’t it crazy? Does this mean we don’t have to run dungeons with those Jangji bastards anymore? Even with alts?

[Guild] Healer: Hahaha, I heard the server’s shutting down.

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[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: ㅠㅠㅠㅠ I saw that too… Honestly, that makes more sense…

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Seriously, if those Cass bastards were like, ‘Server merge~ o(^^)o,’ and then the data got wiped during the merge and they had to shut down the service, I wouldn’t be surprised at all. Haha.

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The distrust toward Capital Studio was a fundamental sentiment shared by all Caplet users.

If there were still any users who believed in Ahn Yiyoung and Cas in Caplet, they were likely either saints or people suffering from short-term memory loss who had forgotten all of Cass’s past atrocious deeds.

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[Guild] Contempt: ;; That’s way too hyper-realistic.

[Guild] Contempt: Just thinking about how the last time they took the servers down, the storage server got wiped, and all the loot boxes I opened were rolled back… I still want to burn down Cass’s headquarters.

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[Guild] Contempt: Please don’t trigger my PTSD..ㅠㅅ”ㅠ

[Guild] Healer: Noona, apologize quickly.

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[Guild] Healer: What are you doing in front of an innocent victim?

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: I’m sorry… I’m sorry…

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The sinister truth behind Contempt’s words was revealed even as she spoke tearfully. Seeing her snap out of it after the Boss’s apology, Jehyun chuckled and typed.

[Guild] Healer: Honestly, I was also thinking about the server shutdown;; but it shouldn’t come to that… If it does, I’ll put out a hit on Ahn Yiyoung.

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[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Right? My late 20s are invested in this. If they shut down the server, my life at 202 [apartment] would be shut down too.

Jehyun’s early 20s were also invested in this. Probably his mid and late 20s too, with Caplet involved, right? Just as Jehyun was about to agree with the Boss, Contempt suddenly chimed in.

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[Guild] Contempt: Anyone up for a battlefield match before the server shuts down? ㅣㅅㅇ

[Guild] Healer: Invite me to the party.

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[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Me too.

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: We can’t let those Jangji bastards take first place this week.

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It was Sunday evening at 6 p.m., the perfect time to head into the battlefield. As the sky turned crimson and blood-red clouds floated by, it was the perfect time to crush those funeral directors in the battlefield…

Shin Jehyun quickly ran to the warehouse and changed into his equipped items. After putting on accessories that increased his PVP defense and debuff resistance, he donned his fully enhanced anti-personnel robe and waited for the match to start.

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Since the 3-player battlefield server was shared across all servers, the matchmaking didn’t take long. Playing with the ultimate PVP combination of Priest, Warlock, and Chain Swordsman, there was no chance of losing to opponents from other servers.

After playing a few battlefield matches, the Neungdong party finally encountered the funeral director bastards they had been waiting for in their fifth match. The classic tank-damage-heal combo consisting of Sangjae, Habaek, and BeoseotTangsuYuk. It was a fateful meeting with their enemies.

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As soon as the Funeral Director Guild’s emblem appeared in the waiting room, the Boss started running his mouth as usual.

[Battlefield] Boss12MoreHours: Thanks for the free win, Jangji folks~

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[Battlefield] Sangjae: Thanks for saying what I wanted to say^^

[Battlefield] Boss12MoreHours: ? LOL

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[Battlefield] Boss12MoreHours: Who was the one who got utterly crushed just the other day?

[Battlefield] Sangjae: Who was the one throwing a fit last week, saying they’d delete their character over a bet??

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[Battlefield] Boss12MoreHours: Did you wear a diaper today, Sangjae? Ready to soil yourself?

[Battlefield] Sangjae: LOL, I heard your healer’s hands turned black? Must be from cleaning up all the crap your team made;;

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The Guild Master of Funeral Director, Sangjae, and the Boss had a mutual dislike for each other that was perhaps even stronger than the one between Shin Jehyun and Habaek. Even though they were from a small server, the bad blood between them had been brewing since the game’s launch and had become a frequent subject of humor in the game’s community, Caplet Vendor, and Caplet Community.

While they were exchanging childish taunts, Shin Jehyun kept his eyes on Habaek, watching him closely as the countdown timer appeared in the center of the screen. Given what had happened in the dungeon earlier, Jehyun expected Habaek to target him specifically.

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Even though he had participated in thousands of duels, the anticipation always made him nervous. Wiping his sweaty palms on his pants, Shin Jehyun focused on the screen, bracing himself for the chaotic battle that was about to begin.

The Party Duel will start in 2 seconds.

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The Party Duel will start in 1 second.

You have used Blessing.

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The party’s debuff resistance has increased thanks to the Priest’s Blessing.

The duel has begun!

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The start message flashed in the center of the screen, and six characters appeared on the sides of the duel arena.

Healer’s class was a Priest, a character with powerful healing abilities and strong shields. With invincibility skills, evasion moves, shields, and self-healing, Priests were notoriously hard to kill, often spending the entire match being chased by enemy damage dealers rather than dying.

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And, as always, the one from Jangji targeting the Healer was the extreme damage dealer Habaek. His class, the “Time Stealer,” was known for its ability to counter and instantly kill even a Priest.

Habaek lunged forward using his mobility skill, “Charge,” while Jehyun deftly dodged, fluidly tapping the WASD keys to reposition himself away from Habaek.

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You have used Invocation.

You resisted Habaek’s Time Steal.

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Using the invincibility skill, Invocation, to resist Habaek’s debuff, Shin Jehyun immediately dodged after seeing Habaek’s crowd control (CC) skill animation. Habaek’s dual daggers struck the spot where Jehyun had just been standing, missing him by a hair’s breadth.

You have used Retreat.

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You resisted Habaek’s Binding.

You have used Self-Healing.

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HP has been restored.

As soon as Jehyun backed off, Habaek, now with a stopwatch icon floating above his head, applied his self-buff and closed the distance again with a mobility skill.

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Habaek, who was widely regarded as Caplet’s number one damage dealer, was playing as a “Time Stealer,” a class infamous for its high difficulty.

Time Stealers attack with their main skills, “Time Steal” and “Time Occupation.” If they successfully align the rapidly moving clock hands with the correct position to apply a debuff, their actions become twice as fast, giving them more time to deal damage.

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An opponent hit by “Time Steal” would be unable to move, while one hit by “Time Occupation” would act as if they were in slow motion. In-game, it was expressed as the Stealer taking and occupying the opponent’s time.

n short, while the debuff was active, the Time Stealer’s attack speed increased, skill cooldowns shortened, and the debuffed person’s attack speed and movement speed slowed down while their skill cooldowns increased.

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It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Caplet initially captivated users’ interest entirely because of the Time Stealer. Even now, the gameplay videos showcasing the Time Stealer, adorned with all sorts of effects, are mesmerizing to watch.

Of course, that fascination didn’t last long. Everyone started Caplet dreaming of becoming a Time Stealer like in those videos, but when the character’s motion sped up twofold, the lag also doubled. This server delay lag couldn’t be fixed, even with high-end PCs.

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The cursed motion caused the players who had the Time Stealer on their screen to experience lag as well… Because of this, in the early days of the launch, Time Stealers couldn’t even join parties. Although a later update allowed party members to turn off each other’s motions, eliminating the exclusion, the Stealer’s own lag remained.

That’s why Habaek became famous. Four years since the launch, during all that time when the lag issue remained unsolved, Habaek had become someone who could predict and use skills based on the opponent’s actions and movements. He had essentially mastered every class’s skills, cooldowns, and behavior patterns.

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“What a stalker…”

Shin Jehyun shuddered as he watched Habaek persistently attempting to steal his time. Normally, Habaek would have kept his distance and gone after the less defensively strong Dark Warlock, the Boss, but it was clear that today he was determined to kill Jehyun. He must have been furious about what happened in the dungeon earlier.

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The Blessing’s protection will disappear in 3 seconds.

The Blessing’s protection will disappear in 2 seconds.

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Once the blessing expired, the chance of resisting Time Steal would plummet. With a crooked tilt of his head, Shin Jehyun moved his hands. Tap, tap, the crisp sound of the mechanical keyboard filled the room as the Healer waved his wand.

You have used Radiant Protection.

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A shield that can absorb 17,231 damage has been created.

[Guild] Healer: Got it

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Quickly casting a shield on himself and typing a short message in chat, Shin Jehyun cursed Habaek under his breath and turned the camera to lock onto the Chain Blade user, Contempt, who was on the other side of the arena.

The large figure of Contempt appeared in blue at the center of the screen, and Shin Jehyun noticed Habaek reapplying his self-buff.

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By now, the cooldown for Time Steal would have reset. This time, Jehyun had to dodge it. Recalling the timing for Habaek’s skills and weapon options, Jehyun quickly activated a skill just as Habaek moved.

The Blessing’s protection will disappear in 1 second.

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You have used Rescue Companion.

You are affected by Spirit’s Curse.

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As soon as Jehyun used Rescue Companion, he and Contempt swapped places.

Due to the skill’s effect, the debuff that Jangji’s Spirit Shaman, BeoseotTangsuYuk, had placed on Contempt was now on Healer. Jehyun quickly cleansed the debuff and moved to heal the nearby Boss. At that very moment…

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Habaek has stolen Contempt’s time!

[Guild] Contempt: Ah.

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“Ah!!”

An alert for Time Steal, a skill that left no hope once activated in the battlefield, appeared. Jehyun sighed along with Contempt as he clicked the mouse wheel, rotating the screen. Across the arena, the all-black character of Habaek was seen attacking Contempt.

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Though Contempt’s class, the Chain Blade user, had high defense due to the heavy armor, in a situation where he was taking hits defenselessly, even that wouldn’t be enough.

That’s the curse of the Time Stealer in PVP. The chance of getting hit by a debuff was low, but once it happened, the opponent could do nothing but take the hits. While heavy armor could survive with just one heal, robe and light armor characters were as good as dead the moment they got hit by Time Steal.

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“I really hate this…” Shin Jehyun let out a frustrated sigh as he dispelled the debuff on him, then dodged BeoseotTangsuYuk’s spirit attack and hid behind the Boss. Just as he turned the screen to lock onto Contempt to heal him, an alert popped up.

You are affected by the Roaring Cry of the enemy.

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You will focus on the enemy for 3 seconds.

“Damn it!”

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As soon as the battle began, Sangjae, who had been knocked out in the corner by the Boss’s sleep spell, used an area-of-effect skill that pulled Shin Jehyun’s aggro.

As soon as Shin Jehyun was hit by the tank’s debuff, Roaring Cry of the Enemy, the game screen automatically turned to Sangjae, canceling his healing motion. It was a death sentence for Contempt.

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Contempt has died.

[Guild] Contempt: Ranked #1 by Forbes as the most annoying class: Time Stealer 100% ㅇㅅ”ㅇ…

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There was no time to sympathize with Contempt’s comment. Shin Jehyun saw Sangjae, the Lancer, charging at him with his long spear and began spamming his skills. Since the Lancer had many crowd control abilities, it was essential to use blessings when engaging in close combat with them.

You have used Blessing of the Raindrops.

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1 second remaining for the Blessing’s cooldown.

1 second remaining for the Blessing’s cooldown.

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You have used Blessing of the Raindrops.

[Guild] Contempt: Seriously, I have 982 Debuff Resistance, and I still got hit by this? (ノ｀Д)ノ

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With the Priest’s blessing, the party’s Debuff Resistance has increased.

You have resisted Roaring Cry.

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Contempt was dead. Even without the blessing, the chances of getting hit by Time Steal were extremely low—just bad luck.

[Guild] Contempt: Habaek’s movement abilities are all used up. Head over there.

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[Guild] Contempt: Time Steal cooldown: 30 seconds.

[Guild] Contempt: Time Occupation is still available ㅡㅅㅡ

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From his spot on the ground, Contempt checked Habaek’s skill cooldowns. As Jehyun quickly processed this information, he surveyed the battlefield.

The Boss was relentlessly chasing Jangji’s healer, BeoseotTangsuYuk, while Habaek and Sangjae were charging toward Jehyun. Preparing himself for the attack, Jehyun applied a speed reduction debuff to Sangjae and got ready to cast a shield on himself, anticipating that Habaek would target him next.

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You have taken 1872 damage from Habaek.

Just as expected, as soon as Habaek closed the distance, he used his mobility skill, now off cooldown, to approach the Healer. Shin Jehyun smirked at having predicted this move and was just about to cast a shield on himself.

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Casting Radiant Protection.

However, the moment the Healer raised his hand, Habaek immediately changed his course and charged at the Boss, Boss12MoreHours. He had been waiting for the Healer to use the shield on himself.

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“Ah…”

It was a disaster. I thought I’d be his stalker today.

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Shin Jehyun belatedly tried to apply a speed reduction debuff on Habaek, but it was resisted, and Habaek charged at the Boss without any interruption.

BeoseotTangsuYuk has died.

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Boss12MoreHours has died.

[Guild] Healer: Oh, for fuckk’s sake, lol.

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[Guild] Contempt: I knew we were screwed as soon as Time Steal hit ㅇㅅㅇ;

[Guild] Contempt: But seriously, isn’t that a hack? We need an investigation ㅡㅅㅡ.

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[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: I just took 12,000 damage from that idiot; how does that even make sense? Meanwhile, I’m dealing 2,000 damage at best.

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Ugh, this is so frustrating.

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[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Contempt, let’s have a quick match. If we lose again, I’m deleting my Warlock character.

As soon as the Boss died, everyone took their hands off their mice and started typing in the chat. Since only the Priest was left, defeat was inevitable.

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While they were chatting in the Guild, Habaek leisurely walked over and stood in front of the Healer. An item soon dropped in front of Shin Jehyun.

Apprentice’s Gloves.

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Seeing the blatant taunt, Jehyun, with trembling hands, forced himself to type a response.

[Battlefield] Healer: Honey, are you proposing to me? 😭 I’m so touched…

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[Battlefield] Habaek: Sir, put on these gloves and get to work; the stench is unbearable.

[Battlefield] Sangjae: LOL 😂😂😂

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[Battlefield] Healer: But seriously, what’s with the gardening gloves? 😭 At least give me something cooler like Mayo Gloves 😭

[Battlefield] Habaek: With how you’re cleaning up this mess, how do you expect to get paid? You still owe the PC bang for your tab.

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[Battlefield] Sangjae: You’re always left alone as the Healer, right? Your back must be breaking from carrying Neungdong all by yourself, huh? 😭😭

[Battlefield] Sangjae: Why don’t you join Jangji? Ditch Habaek, and we’ll even give you a Deputy Guild Leader spot.

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Sangjae had been pestering Jehyun to join Jangji for a while. It was clearly a low-grade bait to sow discord, but Neungdong wouldn’t stand for it.

[Battlefield] Boss12MoreHours: Yeah, a lot of talk from a Lancer who spent all day crawling around.

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[Battlefield] Sangjae: Oh? Dark Warlock, is that trash class still not deleted yet?

[Battlefield] Boss12MoreHours: Yeah, word on the street is your class is next on the chopping block, lol.

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[Guild] Contempt: Took 0 damage from Sangjae… We lost 2v3 😭.

[Battlefield] Sangjae: Winning without doing anything vs. trying really hard and getting obliterated.

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[Guild] Contempt: Is the free ride comfy? I wish I could freeload like you… ㅇㅅㅇ.

Even without lifting a finger, the Guild Leader and members managed to bash Jangji. At that moment, Shin Jehyun had no idea that Boss12MoreHours and the Guild Leader, Gaeul, would propose merging their Guild with that of their nemesis, the Funeral Director.

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