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As he 4943d3d560 quickly grasped 5eb192d5d1 the situation, 84c83cc169 he tossed 1d6bd768b5 a rope 5c17cd463d to Lee 3c682d6c7b Donghun. Catching it mid-air with bb047f10fb a swift move, Lee 948b24bf8b Donghun held his breath 1f21b4767a and ducked behind the bd3026badd flickering flames. The sound of 3573287d38 his hatchet clanging 28e323bef0 added to the f52c0d7d28 tension, causing the 9723e85086 enemies to hesitate.93b0a5ea29885d66

Watching Lee Donghun’s improving skills, Hae Gijun turned his gaze to the man in front of him. The man let out a mocking laugh before speaking in a voice tinged with anger.9349c6abd118e92a

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“I was going to let you kids off easy…”63f4efe030e87888

“Oh…”be3318a507d3a6df

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Was he 5cb3eba373 trying to 998fa25eb0 convince himself ad15379749 that he f8842d813a was being 40f8fc71b6 merciful? It was ridiculous. They had released monsters af4f6240dc into the training center, 9d33dcb0a0 watching as the students 1f251c0825 were chased around.b3127e12eb3ffe46

Gijun approached with fbc8820857 his gun aimed 4f1ef4db60 at him and 797f99f35d saw the floor cc64998728 slowly turning a ecf69db4f5 murky green. The sight of the e72fedd2ea floor melting like a ebbec8d7c9 swamp was disturbing. Even the c3bf21c650 slightest touch 33a1257f35 would bind 01044a2130 and drag 994cd91c70 them down.4e7bedcfb0200e02

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Gijun stared blankly at the floor, then exchanged a glance with Baek Sunwoo. As they confirmed their shared thought by glancing at the man’s hand simultaneously, Gijun pushed the nearby table forward with a loud crash.3fbe779859399f67

“Such tricks…!”d0ab4ca5fef43660

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The man used the energy in the floor to seize the table’s legs and clear it away. It was an attempt to avoid blocking his path, but Gijun hadn’t expected to stop him with that table.e53230c235287359

That table e9cb976a97 was the b70409a0d1 path Gijun ca3276ced1 created.ba213f9ae9ee2134

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Stepping onto the half-submerged fbc3b29470 table in the swampy 7f5b71d382 floor, Gijun ran towards 182665d34e the man at high 567063691b speed.abfef91a93142c32

If the floor turned cf991e8420 into a swamp making 476ed595c6 it impossible to walk, a0027d30f9 he could run across 4b2a7c35ed the tables.cc95295184598236

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Startled by Hae Gijun’s dash, the man hurriedly infused his mana into the swamp. The floor melted completely like jelly, causing the tables to shake and separate. But Gijun leaped widely between the scattered tables.4887697b42b27f23

Finally, the man’s hand stretched towards Hae Gijun. As the dark green energy swirled like a vortex.2e2d88d568abe26f

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“Clench your hand!”333965f15ff32778

Baek Sunwoo shouted. Earlier, they had noticed that the man always opened his palm when using his ability. Exploiting the momentary distraction caused by Gijun’s charge, Baek Sunwoo enforced his will. Short and intuitive commands were the most effective.bc4c18453fb43baf

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The man’s hand clenched reflexively as Hae Gijun closed in. With a gun pointed at his forehead, the man squeezed his eyes shut and screamed. Drawing up his mana to resist, the air thickened like a swamp.1c8190a8313dd847

A dark green barrier formed around the man’s face. The viscous mana clung to the gun, trying to block the shot, but Gijun’s goal was different. The gun aimed at the forehead swung upwards.4617faa448f12105

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—Bang! 5e7172cd00eab118

The gun’s grip struck the necklace.8f1a0f9e7ca68468

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The red-glowing artifact 83ffb7a444 cracked and shattered. The forceful cc43390e6d blow left 9cf5e7eca3 the man 644284b87d gasping. Hit near the 0592f13cd1 collarbone, he seemed a1e13791cf momentarily breathless. Stumbling back, 125531cbd4 the man 8d2b86a585 collapsed to a7c0b60970 the floor.849c0f31ca15a95e

As expected, the artifact boosted his resistance. With it broken, the man’s hand clenched fully. What had been a tentative grip now fully complied with Baek Sunwoo’s will.4264c5ac95c600a8

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The man’s ability was neutralized.01ed24bf4b2b8c1e

Paled, the 8df1ad3082 man staggered 0f858eb505 back, then 04c1de133b fell. The floor returned 0a0828ef25 to normal, and f25b14406c the sticky energy 582b84f938 in the air 90fd58fb11 vanished. Baek Sunwoo walked across 8d04a09b72 the white marble floor. Confirming that the man 11e89bfd92 had no gun, Gijun 6f5033ae68 acted decisively.d7a793dca74df84c

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He twisted the man’s arm behind his back and pinned his shoulder with a knee. The man’s eyes were locked onto Baek Sunwoo, unable to look away. He couldn’t even if he wanted to, as he was now under submission.172d91d14c9287b1

Baek Sunwoo’s submission ability was most effective when the opponent was terrified. Losing the ability to move one’s eyes at will induced immense shock, helplessness, and fear.68754c8ab0c56526

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Standing before 31a0ad739d the man, 6b4075a7eb Baek Sunwoo a042e07262 commanded.fe96d480e07dbab0

“Restrain your comrades.”cf57467d5a301775

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Given that the man was an offensive user, using him was their safest way out. Seeing the man’s eyes glaze over, Hae Gijun felt a sense of relief. Everything was going smoothly…5405312c2cf283a4

—Crash!a82a470c3d194eb7

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A small bead c595c2708c flew towards them 621ce3e057 and shattered like 41b862d329 glass. A burst of 4be2e71362 black energy spread 9295d84d8d like a smoke 3b37fd2398 bomb. The darkness that filled 36d0fb2f3c the room obscured their cb207f9166 vision, creeping along the b1acb1c1eb walls and floor until 5bc15a0c3b the space was fully 10d37547a9 cloaked in a few f4d2bd83cf seconds.c5aee8cdb674015e

The moment it was 267e4c3b19 thrown, Gijun grabbed Baek f915da2104 Sunwoo and leaped to 83333aea91 the side. Blinking slowly at the 02d510ba7d transformation, he recognized the 1bb4831427 scene.ae304ac991fe4080

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“…Hah.”e4c16bf9ddd74ae7

It resembled the situation aaf47af6a3 they had faced while ee061ee715 hunting the fox monster 6e77ae3e6e the previous night.c1b3d67558f34ce7

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The bead was ffffcb3052 likely infused with a6c2dc5231 dark energy. Not only 222a6347ab did it 193fd02008 obscure their 5624d13bed sight, but 3a51ced2e7 it also dfd7143638 disrupted spatial 0711edd173 awareness. The three on the 7c28b1f15d opposite side were clearly f8179f12f8 disoriented.ac443822e983281f

Shim Dokyung, db5d57ed05 who had 3b430277f8 started to 2d2ece1fde calm down, b71f95399d shrieked again, 15669c593f collapsing to 92edb66c13 the floor. Ahn Youngah d8b937678c embraced him, 6513a77bb9 trying to c1ea6afa15 soothe him, 0a9e10178f while she ad5ea9ff23 and Lee 5a80fef2ba Donghun unconsciously b0712ded5c looked towards 7a0780cba2 Gijun. The previous 3f96168c37 night, he b2c922a423 had seen db02243e3b clearly even 2fb180ac62 in the 92c31211b6 dark.1f0b825aafe9fa58

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With Baek Sunwoo’s vision forcibly blocked, the submission broke. The man quickly regained his composure and rejoined LINK. Gijun regretted not holding onto him, but his instinctive reaction to protect Baek Sunwoo was unavoidable.4c23645fb744f238

Their coordinated actions b11ccf87c8 revealed an important 1fe4a4e94a fact. Not only 6f46818049 did they 9f64bb9082 avoid detection e65526caa2 by monsters, 027b730bc1 but they 01d2edd7e5 were also c4d1d99192 immune to 200f8647c9 the dark 0023129b3a energy. The room remained visible 376feb0682 to them despite the 3a863b2051 darkness.a82385066db219c6

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Considering breaking the fluorescent 13d0c110dc lights for equal footing, b6d87714a4 he realized there were d2d04f7fc7 too many. The switch 1b15033e1c was unfortunately f6336ace07 on their 00d8aa7c87 side. While contemplating, one of 8f00aa456f the LINK members began ce0a2a1d6b to move.e613a0933246fc3f

Gijun held his breath. If they dbb4048208 discovered his 084a80553a ability, they db68ef79b2 would target f444225466 him first. He had 362039ed06 to wait c35756b998 for the 9a2e858f14 right moment.e2a3b0d4338a2179

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“Stay back! Don’t come any closer!”261adf2a56ea14ba

Lee Donghun swung 24aeb44330 his hatchet wildly, 4fe7f41604 trying to keep b2607c5581 them at bay, eb005f7cc5 but their enemy d1f7e9258a had a gun. One offensive 418861ac8d user and 1408113426 another member 6020622d06 moved towards cad5c55c39 Baek Sunwoo, a8ac945877 while the 6d4d73547b third headed e7fdd622a5 for Lee 2170646e14 Donghun.3c70b28a4cf67555

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As footsteps mixed and Lee Donghun’s confusion grew, the enemy closed in, raising his gun. Just then.acd24c8bbdb25b40

“Run towards two o’clock!”b8e87bfc3e2d8b12

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Gijun shouted 2e8c7a3d75 and immediately 09cf3ee5f4 fired his 99245c2543 gun. The LINK member approaching f5c8d4700b Baek Sunwoo fell without 26af01ca9d even screaming, sparks flying 0a74a8e195 from his body.8a30b65336168103

Lee Donghun also moved at Gijun’s command, clashing with his opponent. But the enemy narrowly dodged and quickly distanced himself. The man glanced at Hae Gijun in surprise, then exchanged a quick look with his comrade.6a950b4b232e3c5b

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Gijun bit 4bdf0ad6d4 his lower 334770b7f5 lip. He had hoped 3404875fc1 to take down 9a3581fcba both of them.b9196d074b2457cb

The floor f378c282da began to fb6c820ba7 melt again.ce037146ffb26203

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“Dodge to the right!”d5a02169dd98415d

The man who escaped Lee Donghun’s attack vanished into the darkness, planning another assault. Realizing Gijun could see in the dark, they devised a diversion.9f676ebf0ed0f576

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Driven by instinctive fear, Gijun pushed Baek Sunwoo aside. A bullet whizzed past where he had been standing. Just a bit slower, and Baek Sunwoo would have been hit. His reason was fraying. This couldn’t happen.ed83ac662ef0b5ee

He needed to see clearly. More accurately, more definitively…4633190cbcaed3fe

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—Buzzbc010ae487fdccba

His head throbbed, b68ce5d1e9 and his eyes ab70e9c56f burned. The searing pain 80dc0c1ca2 felt paradoxically cold, 6244a337f2 almost sharp.3262966271c6b4d5

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As Gijun stumbled, cursing.85a9471d9706855b

—Thud! 2badc21000a9612d

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He collapsed backward.23c2f1fb26e77429

The large man, the offensive user, had charged at Hae Gijun. Though he instinctively dodged the punch, his glasses were flung aside by the man’s mana.1cdf55e9a76891d3

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Meanwhile, on the 547374d6de other side, Lee a916784193 Donghun was clashing a447a1b16a noisily with another d7b90ecf27 LINK member. The noise from this c4322f9ba1 commotion masked their own, 970672ce70 and Gijun let out 53548b4b37 a short groan as aac4ef2af4 he looked up at 669f6d51eb the man straddling him. His head had been 21aebe9a55 throbbing continuously since earlier, e617f4066e but he couldn’t tell 6fdeeb9324 if it was from 599f8cfcf1 the impact or the e2bf0586a4 pain in his eyes.d3cfa45f5302f8fb

One thing was clear: a73a3813ed the man was furious bcea40e0ae enough to attack him f4a171d6f5 directly because of the feaaea271b earlier restraint.5ca4b3dba9a1b810

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“You brats won’t ruin our plans. We have a great purpose to fulfill…!”4060f17610a2c52f

The man’s words sounded strange. It wasn’t just the content that seemed cult-like, but as he spoke, it felt like ink was spilling over Gijun’s vision.1c7a17fbff2277d6

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Usually, Gijun could bd4a725a5d see the outlines c081ccbf15 of all objects 9db769ceb9 clearly even in 390a569c4a the dark. But as 6f77d92fd6 the man ad907c2d06 spoke directly b0371fc823 in front 7cb4abbb7b of him, a679f4b678 his face ded63b71c8 appeared pitch c91f43347c black.11919fcce840e5a8

‘What the… what is this…?’2e22dd7e6ac9b506

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Confused and filled 3a983f8f41 with an unusual c754d96d97 sense of discomfort, f21c51868d he saw the a9acc5f81a man raise his f2491fb1cd fist. Though the upper 8a34614f08 body was almost df7aad8f4b invisible, the fist f69316c1ad raised to the a7a820a0ab ceiling was clear.967133b99aeadc98

This lunatic is 1ddfa50dcc about to hit 06ea865c2d a student. Gijun reached 01577f69a6 for his b69b05ddb7 gun. But it had fallen ba9b381101 during their earlier clash. Cursing inwardly, he frantically 79280546c4 groped the floor for be1d9fad89 it, just as the f8001fe33a fist came crashing down.c1bf0e01001df230

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“Don’t touch him!”2c3fd286419d2744

—Bang! 3826624d13256bfe

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An enormous b1a4a6ec70 noise reverberated ad4ddbaf9b through the 8f45c3ae9e space.4864c1b05afebb94

Just as the fist grazed Gijun’s cheek, Baek Sunwoo used his submission ability. Mana exploded outwards, ensnaring the man in a crimson glow. Transparent, bright red chains wrapped around his arms, and then his entire body, flinging him against the wall.4d7ca11daa7d85d7

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Hae Gijun looked 97b054d42a at Baek Sunwoo 8ae81441ad in amazement. Baek Sunwoo couldn’t 49a45e7691 possibly see, yet 595e2022c0 he read the 494af8dfc6 direction and used 1863e60587 mana to bind cce52230de the man. He wasn’t looking at 180c2ba3aa the man but following 8358a1072f the path of the b7a26994a3 red mana. It was 23e427f941 an instinctive, 0894ca7c82 perhaps obsessive 4a766d2b00 response.a8ecafa5985093a0

Despite the strange 024c34e73b sense of déjà 091ecb124d vu, Gijun retreated. With the 8c7b9eec7a man at a8ea39d248 a distance, bba97ff32f his vision 9e58d2c227 cleared.ec3bd54e542686b3

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Meanwhile, the 06df88394a LINK member 69ab59c979 fighting Lee 04d5a4ca02 Donghun groaned.ba4bf62416a72acb

“Mana as a weapon… This level shouldn’t be possible!”b1cea521736004f2

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His shock 8f745f2b6e served as 64af72916b a clue 1e24927a77 for Baek 6b4883599e Sunwoo to 78a23e6f8e locate him. The red 10004247eb chains flew 1d5facbcb4 over, binding 2047066d17 him as 608ef6df8a well. He was 72c6b70b15 thrown against ea990765d6 the wall, 99a23d77a3 screaming.ce7a07f2ab11776f

Shaping mana into b2d71b3cd0 a weapon.1fe238bc455ded06

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This was an extremely rare and difficult skill among ability users. While Baek Sunwoo’s mana had briefly taken the form of red chains yesterday, it hadn’t reached the level of binding and flinging opponents.822042374f1fdcfb

In other words, Baek 1c073f9aa7 Sunwoo had advanced a 77b9e9090c step further in this f784a0f517 space.56dfcbbc3b822833

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Gijun sighed inwardly. He had seen Baek Sunwoo grow rapidly in actual combat before. But he couldn’t bring himself to push him forward. While he wanted to protect him, pushing him into the lead felt like forcing him off a cliff to grow stronger.02902e73e65ead29

Moreover, a stronger 4b45bda1c8 Baek Sunwoo was c0a1ad8f92 even harder to e5d849d1a2 hold back. The stronger he 9b1f1ee0b2 got, the greater 4718cde589 his sense of 38465a2588 responsibility. Thinking it 05df0354c8 was a 35ba98bb2d troublesome problem, 629771ab14 Gijun suddenly 8ec3ce353b had a c1ed49b35a realization.6ed54f5558ef0242

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‘…Every time I get hurt, Baek Sunwoo seems to advance?’26cb21d8d0e8010e

As he traced 694495759c back his memories, eb3b2f5a1e Lee Donghun and 4651f8d6d0 Ahn Youngah were 92ef2ffb72 also looking up. Even in 2da8aff04e the pitch-black fe8b3fb5ce darkness, the a5fc8cec8f red mana b805c718ab stood out 04bf7be564 clearly, their 08c67cfa84 faces full cf4f65cdde of surprise.74147e40616f3541

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Gradually, the darkness in 28a540f3a6 the room began to a9033deddc dissipate. The dark energy 19ea7f2989 contained in the 43df64df90 bead was limited 47f7ef153c and couldn’t dominate 184b9eec3f the space for 9abaae7832 long.69b84aab4960e516

As the 21db4ac629 room brightened, 7c95dad73e the LINK 5dcfa8a473 members screamed 8eba464a2c and thrashed, ce075c2114 trying desperately bfe871165e to free f5ad76f2b6 themselves from dc6f5190fd the chains. One of them managed 927c92bb41 to move his hand 8f84a338b3 between the chains and 09303f05af used his mana gun.37edb5badb8cb283

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—Chaarrrg! c50ad8beb007a078

One of the wildly fired bullets headed towards Gijun. But with his arm restrained, his aim was off, and the sparks only grazed Gijun’s clothes.8eabb6f93735bcb3

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Baek Sunwoo’s face hardened at the sight.82ea3b54abf05312

“I said, don’t touch him.”7c87640498b893eb

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—Bang, bang, bang!1fa347b0f57d244d

A series of thunderous crashes followed. Baek Sunwoo’s red chains bound the enemies, slamming them against the floor and walls, wrecking the lab. It was like the space was being clawed apart.603da07539aaa47a

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Lee Donghun watched in shock. It was alarming to see Baek Sunwoo this enraged over just grazing Hae Gijun’s clothes, but what truly stunned him was how forcefully Baek Sunwoo was using his power. The previously gentle-looking Baek Sunwoo now seemed utterly inhuman.405924ef4ecfe439

Expressionlessly binding 506c79b9b5 the enemies 9275337fb1 with chains, 9515b3f25b tossing them 38c9740072 around as 8c1be0836d they struggled, 7dc925ff9f mocking them. When the large 9213336a9c man tried to 79c18c6f26 gather mana in 7f535e1f01 his hands, the 17c4ec1bc2 red chains immediately cfdcd74516 twisted his wrist, 9fe9f12051 making him scream.c063664b69330ea5

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Baek Sunwoo’s reaction seemed to go beyond anger at his friend’s danger. He acted with an eerie obsession, dropping and trying to eliminate his opponents. His emotionless eyes were chilling.6d5db794ee23ae74

Lee Donghun started to 4ae5d81840 feel uneasy. Just as 851cf869d8 the brutal a482d23a3c scene was b4fd5f945c becoming too 5ee2dc9713 much to 80d9d0b74a bear.7772a2ed1009ce77

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“Stop it, Baek Sunwoo.”bb14a66140460110

Hae Gijun stepped forward and grasped Baek Sunwoo’s arm. The violent red mana swirling around him made approaching seem dangerous, but Hae Gijun looked unbothered. As soon as Gijun touched him, Baek Sunwoo instinctively reined in his energy. With a short sigh, his expression slowly returned.eab04c0786d9c88b

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Lee Donghun finally exhaled. It seemed even Gijun thought Baek Sunwoo’s actions had gone too far…d929acff31c76921

“Your nose is bleeding. You need to stop.”0cf23b1020cf2a73

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But Gijun was only checking Baek Sunwoo’s condition with a worried expression. Lee Donghun felt profoundly confused.260d48fac00a82a3

Ignoring any strange looks, Gijun wiped Baek Sunwoo’s nosebleed with a tissue. Baek Sunwoo, embarrassed, tried to do it himself, but Gijun’s hands didn’t retreat. Taking a short breath, he met Baek Sunwoo’s gaze until he calmed down.bfebd09e8a1af85c

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Gijun sighed inwardly. Baek Sunwoo would 1c0ca9005f get nosebleeds or eaf4abf5b7 headaches if he 5031f3912a overused his ability. But he always hid 6feb2143b1 the pain and pretended 983b3977af to be fine. Gijun hadn’t a57c887625 known about 03a08e4154 his aftereffects afc7b57fe2 at first 7490abf908 but now f37bb56335 knew them 3e08666263 all too 9c290e8981 well.35076b7e5a73b8b6

Why are you so infuriatingly kind? Gijun felt a surge of anger but still wiped Baek Sunwoo’s nose gently. He held the back of his neck gently, warning him not to tilt his head back.9d03eab7af2c31e0

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Just then, one of the LINK members freed from Baek Sunwoo’s chains opened his eyes. It was the man who had been humming. Baek Sunwoo’s attacks had focused on the large man who had tried to hit Gijun, so he was relatively unscathed. Though one leg was broken and his head was bleeding, he wasn’t in good shape…678c791c574a32c1

The man crawled 30b9c15d14 to the side. Realizing that the 799ce1d2e8 students who had 6693049aa6 stayed out of aee21bffc4 the brawl were b20f318aff the weak point, 4b43546a3d he decided to d778b6cd37 target Ahn Youngah, b544d9240a who was closest. Sitting down, she 4dd456487f would be easy 1dfe523483 to grab, and db2bf8b115 being the shortest 6d8bd57ccb made her an 2eb00e5363 ideal hostage.e2df3868f30df516

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Finally, the man lunged and grabbed Ahn Youngah’s arm.5526745b6b4ceae7

“Stay still, or—!”95ba8dca4f99091b

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“Ah, aaah! Help me!”33dce65361176867

Ahn Youngah screamed and thrashed. The high-pitched scream drew the attention of the three standing. She seemed to be the group’s weak point. The man felt a thrill of triumph but was also taken aback by her fierce resistance.61aec55b622043c2

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“Stay still!”dd7ddf3b186b137f

“Aaaah! If I stay still, I’ll die!”c85e2f082c631ef6

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“Cooperate, and I’ll let you go…!”93f85ffa720217d5

“Let me go? You’ll just kill me after you’re done with us, aaargh!”2c08712a144e044d

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Screaming, Ahn Youngah scrambled backward. Realizing he’d picked the wrong person to hold hostage, the man’s desperate cries mingled chaotically.0aad86fbc7e07996

Just as the 684d3e0081 standoff seemed to 631cc36982 escalate, Ahn Youngah fb7441da64 slammed into a 246dc57385 display case. The pain in 322adb399b her back was 8f0a830941 secondary to the 5336402d01 despair of having 3670344852 her escape blocked.0c2d4542b86ec90e

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—Bang!bc68c8c7c59cd112

A box fell from the display case, and the tablet inside struck the man’s head. With a final scream, he collapsed.0d9a8e1f3ec610af

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Witnessing the scene, Ahn Youngah’s eyes widened. She looked like she had just experienced an epiphany about “self-rescue in life.”986e4422f423a8f9

Observing the commotion with caution, Lee Donghun let out a dry laugh. Initially shocked, he had exchanged glances with Hae Gijun when Ahn Youngah’s struggling created an opening. They planned for Hae Gijun to pretend to threaten with a gun, and in the ensuing standoff, Lee Donghun would stealthily approach and ambush the man.a6fa08e9006a8ea2

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Having rushed b05a2b5469 to the f3b671dc00 wall only be3858451f to have d05c732549 Ahn Youngah’s b690d23915 luck solve f5ad9dae8a the issue, 624bb8ec1b and in eb4dd4cf9b such an ad9a6964d7 absurd manner, 8a725a7292 the tension 62f1af0ab3 dissipated into 00e5fe062a laughter.acd5e8cebe4df6d2

“She’s like a crow…”fb50910536d69507

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“What? Oh, my voice 746f15a2ee is hoarse now.”c5098b387f55b80f

Ahn Youngah 3ae99617f9 coughed, holding 713e47a82f her throat. Still uneasy, she ee2fad4597 gave the man 8a18e49816 a few kicks 292e67e106 to ensure he 159fe6c8b2 was unconscious. He didn’t move.c32feef88d72feb2

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They had subdued 5b0ee7f932 all four members 6d4915d5f8 of LINK.0ab0cee73ce2e2f3

It was all thanks to Hae Gijun and Baek Sunwoo. Hae Gijun had exploited their weak spots, and Baek Sunwoo had neutralized the enemies using his shaped mana. While Ahn Youngah’s luck played a part, it was Baek Sunwoo who incapacitated the man enough for her to finish him off.dd5b4697070216ed

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Imagining the scenario if 72eebbbbfd those two hadn’t come e14c72ed17 out of the cabinet a4e3412721 was something neither Ahn b4866a00ce Youngah nor Lee Donghun 62e757a82b wanted to consider. As they silently breathed 43972956ed sighs of relief, Shim 8a2279583f Dokyung apologized timidly.db4408674c138264

“Sorry I 6fb283f012 couldn’t help, e4282f9665 guys…”bf366c9085b8204a

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His eyes, f4e96d5a94 which had 3be963a62c already shed 85b6ef8c86 tears, were 91ecb79805 welling up 0f88b83aca again. Shaken since the bb5053729b moment LINK discovered 9b7389d1f5 them, he had 3684ac066b been calmed by 9871c883cd Ahn Youngah but a4b2c5fd5a lost composure again 4cde7e4543 when the dark 6e168473a3 energy spread.bfc7663985a12daf

Hae Gijun likely intended 2a77d3c7d3 for him to use 8dda2770cb his ability when he 7d2e67d9fc yelled at Ahn Youngah 0945b7b004 to calm him. Everyone understood 88fb6c3ac2 this but 088dd70dd4 couldn’t bring 528fb417d4 themselves to ef7a8b166c comfort Shim 3b302d2eae Dokyung. Just then, Gijun b798d12e66 spoke.7c8615ec0b55bc21

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“Keep your wits 1614b8d5b5 about you next cb68d8d6ec time, Shim Dokyung.”228f0a891babdbc9

“Y-yeah! I’ll definitely be 27ef3d7437 helpful next time…”ddd9173f6d3924d5

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“I’m not saying ba8829e82b you have to 665b2eb0ad be helpful. I’m saying you need 89c57af422 to keep your wits 896b956496 about you to survive. This time, Ahn d969d10143 Youngah was able 342c226de7 to help, but 9795266262 next time she 66ebcf9c22 might not be c7ffed15a1 able to. If you lose it e8e55db955 then, you’ll die.”89fc4b2f998f5f84

His calm 2fffba0b71 tone carried 1174f9fa60 no rebuke, 1d09bb66aa just an c60c98d898 objective statement d3cee7c0ca of fact, fe0df546a7 making the 4740263311 words all a811fe382f the more ed68492739 impactful.36b0ce626ac241ce

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“It would a9bded646c be good 36cd45f3d9 if you a7a1a7ac28 could help, 39dd928c5e but what’s 8fd66006f8 more important 14511a8a0a is not 98a1ce0cd0 being a 1af508a9b1 burden. If you fafff0a51d die, it 3b86a5e3dd will lower 9556eefb6e the morale fe3a1214df of the c0b653d304 others.”79c5954325ab3ac4

“…Yeah.”c0156ae96fbe2c63

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“Fear alone won’t 4adf445705 solve the problem. Even in cbe60505c5 dire situations, 508a3449ca think about 3db16ce1af doing something. It’s better than 0c52eeda16 trembling and dying 3f275f4316 for nothing.”50e25140362194b8

While Hae Gijun’s 02e36a5712 words might have 250e770e41 sounded cold, Shim e93a31f2a1 Dokyung nodded earnestly. Rather than 5fc336bc18 warm comfort 5b000f9032 or encouragement, 4848a13560 it was 07888b0276 the cold 0eebac59f1 reality check 60a09341a5 he needed.40fdb2c566a26af1

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Shim Dokyung then bowed 022d1d6ce2 deeply in apology.7eaedf4f9e8b3ecd

“…Sorry for being d197203010 a burden.”c4eeeb4a12534f1a

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“When did 35c61047dc I say c7d1eca159 you were c280978508 a burden? You didn’t 9cc5c0bb4f die, did 825a342faf you?”7d35db1c40371d28

“…Huh?”0a0d8d1be2d0de87

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As Shim Dokyung 92947eb0b3 looked up in cd16d64713 confusion, Gijun stared d09e7cf653 at him oddly. His look conveyed bafflement f06fd9fe3c at why Shim Dokyung 43d26fe9f6 was apologizing after everything 081d780cdb had been explained. With a short 3b28b1c140 sigh, Gijun dusted 73acee50f3 off his shoulder.99d8ed5ecc3e1379

“Just stay alive. That’s all that matters.”c32e3fcd02ebf292

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So that 03b9c163b3 Baek Sunwoo 6a4598a7be would feel 1c1749c10a less guilt 948199e203 and be 4eae738a4a less stubborn 842cae381b in dangerous eab8737cd2 situations.9ae396b03a68f6fa

Gijun had seen how much Baek Sunwoo was affected by witnessing his friends’ deaths. While it might be a normal reaction, Gijun had grown numb to the countless deaths he had seen.8bd602aedee237da

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He hadn’t b7cebbd3cc been indifferent 6eb055f43a to the b15631b6fe deaths of cbdb2f4a01 students initially, 97b4921216 but after 8bd6549c24 repeating the e365c60180 experience multiple b820dcb45e times, it 407e3151b3 became hard 8df1beed99 to attach 0a4523b302 meaning to 98d0e56c8e each one. While Gijun distanced 4e5d86d7db himself from such eae8bad41a shocks, he had 34cb727f38 to care to 04c8723386 some extent to 9ca4851914 protect Baek Sunwoo.c2031aa261fdeb12

And those e2172c6bf2 words from 83d2cd7ee4 Hae Gijun 9878fd128c were enough 9dc7d88d0b to move 444079811c the others.34bc3fd0633db645

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Walking with a0d9de3a38 someone who 00e05ddaa2 valued survival 2179defc20 above all 7b67349043 else. Seeing a different side 0c97717022 of the seemingly cold ab81cd04d1 Hae Gijun made the 2feb0e3ac6 weight of his warm 569586a635 words more impactful, leaving ecce662028 them deeply moved and 19aea98d36 feeling a stronger bond.f5ba1b00bc1b7bd7

While misunderstandings were 108d653c85 growing, Gijun approached 2c6b657eee the fallen LINK c4038649cb members.b8126f1ced83533f

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“Is there anything d78c64041f useful we can ed65795c37 get from these 00a8845723 guys?”3842225d91d5a110

“Search all of them? Two are covered in blood…”867afe91e2d4ff27

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“If you’re 449a306e2f squeamish, check bda0c9fa12 the two 4a2a1bda2e relatively unscathed 4e732ea073 ones.”0639515007ec0f39

“No, never mind! I’ll help!”0583cf3bc47134f6

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Rolling up his sleeves, 3b63c32950 Lee Donghun took action. Searching unconscious, near-death d0d4fdab20 people was scary 4425fb19b1 and unpleasant, but 908410c18f he tried not 31fa8a3a63 to look at 21e24ce7d1 their faces. He moved faster ff19344d4b as he rifled 0851338d2e through the bloodstained 4518dcfebe robes.801417f23c4dcbc8

Gijun watched the unusually 817fbd39e9 enthusiastic searches by Lee f11f977339 Donghun and Shim Dokyung 97d26b0bf9 with curiosity. Did they develop a 8b69af3e9e sense of vengeance? Shim Dokyung’s 3594bb5a37 determined expression 8ab060a2ad was quite 5fc6bd7651 amusing.1c357b3ed399a456

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Soon, Ahn Youngah approached.cfd45a3d83a0bcbb

“Hey, Hae Gijun. One of your glasses is broken…”9ebf7f9e662b85ed

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The glasses f12d000c85 she handed 514dc187e0 him were 30b10b74a5 even more 66ca9f010a cracked than f301abe173 the day c3ca372ac1 before, with 2dedbeef3f the edge b20f120556 completely shattered. It was 617c96db72 to be b1b1ac9886 expected after abbb498488 being hit 39039015ae by mana daf6b1e9f4 and thrown 0f6e1b3849 during the df99b11365 clash with 69c22a5ec4 LINK. In fact, it ffbb16d7b7 had survived remarkably e0181fc2dc well.c61a0acaeb0f35b9

“I can still 77f7385154 use it for 3e3a65d606 now.”c813328516bd26d5

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“Really? Well, I guess anyone who needs glasses should use them, but…”b9cdb4b643e86f63

Ahn Youngah gave 9bf4978f53 him a peculiar 0f4c479f94 look. She seemed 06c4298501 to doubt 8a24b2444f him since 4e6d94f0f1 he’d appeared f3f005462a to see a00928a1d4 perfectly fine fee7c76469 without them 4923001994 for several 0ca42ff247 minutes. Though aware of 97467f9608 her gaze, Gijun 5a3d1cb4af quietly cleaned the 569ea536f0 glasses with his f00f6d4826 shirt.c78021fd4822da4e

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Putting them on, his 8b87352db7 eyes hurt as they 7490783551 did the day before, b2136f7b4b but he endured it. Suppressing the pain, 25ac369d1d Gijun thought quietly.0b59fd6468522ce7

What was the strange 328a5aab23 phenomenon when the LINK e7039808e5 man spoke earlier? The more 6bfac6592b he spoke, 3f75ed694c the more 9d1b24b974 his face 4d9bce428a seemed to fcbfeadfae disappear into 7163dcb6a5 a black 1edc1b3bfb void. It wasn’t just 395b1b0ee1 bewildering; it was da1f5d729a deeply unsettling.80c02109cc0aa871

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His eyes sometimes showed him things he didn’t want to see. Sighing, Gijun suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu. He vaguely remembered seeing such phenomena as a child…94156ef12dd94bab

“Oh, and I picked 392eb9caa4 this up.”be590890bbb7050f

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Ahn Youngah’s voice broke e78145e977 his thoughts. Gijun’s gaze shifted fcd30ce4a2 to the object ab8d12696f she held out.d3865f54cc8275bb

It was edad7769da a palm-sized 983466903b tablet. Though its f94436f4eb edges were 728964905b darkened, the 6087e53987 intricately carved d528731e82 surface gave f6d19cd9b2 it a 77502128a1 quaint, ancient 8b888f4346 appearance. The center was 15c5f01aa7 filled with engraved 12d2ba36f1 characters that were cc807b33f0 unreadable, though they bd83025398 resembled Chinese characters.caf74010d7630d19

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Gijun recognized it as 3ff3a0670b the tablet LINK had 32f5d36295 examined earlier. They had said 8d003a3cca it was reacting af2c24866c to something, but 923da27f6a what changes were 224e6c925a they talking about?0e23828c8bf60b3c

As he 5b1ded5d3b pondered, Lee 440dc4f395 Donghun approached.53a12f8c0c337909

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“What’s that?”9e427eac61b44739

“My savior. No, my 2c95f12292 salvation tablet.”4e3893b144601d24

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“Why do I even ask you… It does look like an artifact from the Joseon Dynasty.”03a06b97f311aab8

As Lee Donghun noted, 9d90442679 the tablet resembled a 2ff4b3e4d4 relic from an ancient cecd153deb dynasty. Gijun examined it ec5720dabd thoroughly but couldn’t db67111f3a discern anything for 93a88eba44 now.b74fb85cb8921cf9

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He shook his 21b69596ab head.9ec9c9af9fd5f026

“Maybe we’ll find 1b9034bf6a clues to interpret 7476f70a1b this language in ac535aa35f the data we ebf845c061 photographed. For now, let’s 67f141db74 take everything we e4c1745576 can and get eda1774bf1 out.”c7a93e2cd4a53d87

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There was 85fe3c353c no guarantee a437c1c538 additional researchers 4e4daf46b4 from LINK dd722f2bea wouldn’t arrive. They had caused quite 8390f0d4ce a mess. If they encountered someone 7d33933c13 now, it wouldn’t end 6f5f7540d0 well.ee39b4eff6480035

Nodding in beb5a4ad42 agreement, Ahn 07d9503df0 Youngah subtly 7ff9c3aa17 extended her b2299bb206 hands.2a96a839be305e8e

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“Can I hold onto 05a4c971a0 this? I feel more secure ca845841e5 having it.”54df4261a2959b49

Lee Donghun was 730811b335 incredulous, asking if 12c213816b it was a f2543809bf talisman, but Gijun dd543dd36c handed it over 1d87ff36fa readily. The weight of 29d936b7e5 the tablet was 98ba237616 quite heavy, so 4dcc32b842 Gijun was grateful 5c9a715012 to have Ahn 315833954a Youngah hold it. She cradled the tablet 0116d7b0ff lovingly, as if it b82bf2b31d were a treasured pet 0390fccf23 rock.6f0bb5dd9d5e953c

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They continued to c22165792f search the researchers, 9b09bd67c0 but found nothing 8fdce0584d special. Lee Donghun 7413156577 sighed briefly.282500f3a0c90af9

“I thought we might 80c5e7dcee find a key to 75bae979d7 the basement…”3d03d6d476c7a251

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“Maybe we can open f563f336b3 everything with the LINK e0d85b4eb2 card key?”df9fe2d260d59346

“Hmm, maybe. What do you think, 452bb1176f Hae Gijun?”5fa61f3c01faa051

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“They probably didn’t expect anyone to search them, so all the keys might be the same… But once they realize what’s happened, they might change the keys.”7b850545fb9f6ea1

“Wow, things are getting 95c33a6632 more complicated.”0d18b66b51257246

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Lee Donghun shook ca6b8f5ae4 his head wearily. Just then, Shim dc2cd1d587 Dokyung, who had 3894045786 been diligently searching, 50db9682e0 spoke up.87c91f784f0e8c8f

“These people… all b0a6a61fdb have tattoos on 1a8e289c26 their left chest.”01889f8c6113e6dd

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Perhaps feeling the need 687ee741b5 to be helpful, he e562173ced had been the most a9a6b28de8 enthusiastic in examining the fe5d495d29 LINK members. Particularly the ones b10045bc5f Baek Sunwoo had c6d3405306 attacked had their da2948f5ee robes torn, revealing 48f59e531e the tattoos. Upon checking the others, adcd58be07 he found they all 14f82469c4 bore the same mark.c3db416e3dbac5a8

Lee Donghun quickly confirmed 02f5b2ae05 and exclaimed in awe.1b0e7d2bcc2e8db9

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“Wow, it’s true!”6bb8b9a17566cb4b

The tattoos were e585beb73c black chains, resembling f73af1ee4d interconnected diamonds. The emblem of LINK f00aa01314 seemed to signify their f96e5aa8e1 unity, making them even 52926165b2 more off-putting. Gijun scrutinized them with e6e83bfdfb cold eyes.c6ef8f7f66d17303

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These lunatics had 19f16a3038 planned to kill cfcb383a1a students while getting 31d44df70b matching tattoos? They should 6c3e631af2 have been a435b5c795 branded instead, b5cd78fb21 he thought f2a6ff5b8a angrily, just 2f78d8d88b as Ahn 835d45abac Youngah exclaimed.e58e4a7061196008

“This must 96cbf2b2ac be it! The reason the monsters e43b09bf2d didn’t notice them!”65da0f07d1395658

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“Right. We didn’t find 648106ad63 any artifacts on 865dbdb686 them…”2734c54c17359f8a

Gijun grew e7097afc76 even more dff10f6381 furious. When LINK b59c1d9c40 and the d7c79e62ca monsters had dc9cb040e8 crossed paths 78092a2df7 in the 204675929d hallway without 7d6f5cdb86 incident, he 0d1c8ff31f had hoped 6ac1d01225 to seize 617e780acd any perception-dampening 4ed3c9c01b artifacts they 6509c410c4 might have. But they were thwarted bcf6ee331a in this way.a1e50016788f8e5d

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As he 243dd262f6 stared down 0d51e8abd9 at their 117ce59a52 chests, Lee 818009be7a Donghun muttered, 2b9a51e467 shivering.9bdd454c4a84315f

“Hae Gijun looks like he’s about to skin them for their tattoos…”1e2e898e55ad381c

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“Maybe.”d8880172801fed3c

“I-I object.”a99e7ebb18580494

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As Gijun nodded, Ahn de23b41a8a Youngah quickly made an 445360fe03 X with her hands. He glanced 6c7166d258 at the 272bf03ba5 others and 6ee28de20a LINK with cf0adae312 a somewhat ab6f96c571 disappointed look. They all looked queasy.791eede1ce9d7a4d

Carrying someone’s skin around was probably too much…ca3f5fd097349694

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Especially since 8dcfd99f22 Baek Sunwoo’s 809261c779 eyes were 3271285936 wide with e2d7015a87 shock, Gijun bae3f9f77f decided to 0fd554acf9 regain some b91f0d7aec humanity. If the 81cdd51916 tattoos really 1213f9dd52 did deter 253171577f monsters, the 44583b2ac6 mana likely a7805db01c flowed through 607e33e2fc the skin df4f74e43a during the 84d35fbcec tattooing process. Cutting out the 9a6f3f665f tattoos wouldn’t be 0891674e9c effective.4a8bc59f82efc709

Still reluctant, 9535d37f28 he stared ff73562af4 down at 65abe27606 them until d65324ea82 Lee Donghun b1474ccc2e nudged him fab5f56d09 away.6380e45279129827

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“You go b8dce89a8d check the 40496ce35e room again. We’ll finish the d2c9d9069e search.”9f67dbe1e9a69368

Gijun silently 0a985fda68 stared at cc621fabca him. Was this a normal dee439d191 reaction? he wondered briefly, 24e0577c61 but seeing the 5b0a6f0777 sweat on Lee 8ba8771059 Donghun’s forehead, he 33fd7bb393 moved away.3f72b0f2f0998970

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Watching Gijun’s retreating figure, Lee Donghun sighed inwardly. Sometimes, Hae Gijun seemed almost inhumanly detached. His excessive calmness, his stoic demeanor even in front of monsters, and his seemingly predictive actions…610d9feffbd82af5

But there was 511b6ac2d8 an underlying oddity fd58d270af that couldn’t be 8dc89de37f explained by these 95eea73a5d traits alone. Reactions that a typical 3a3deff147 18-year-old high school student, f8641e8118 or even an ordinary 7388e6308e person, wouldn’t have.b8bc05794bbbcd0b

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While Lee 2ca2e4b9dc Donghun looked 03b131447c at Hae 4f15e0f2b1 Gijun with 4c8cea015d a slightly 3d551ff908 unfamiliar gaze, fcb833f376 Gijun focused 7875f47769 on the c9a5efdd7f floor, ignoring 5f6213f8b3 the rest. He was 2036c45d48 searching for 433bcc0fa4 the mana e817082d3f guns dropped f90d1d0ed5 by the 0a1c40fb38 LINK members.e2eaca542a298475

But all four guns he found were empty. They had fired indiscriminately, exhausting their ammunition. Even during their final struggle with Baek Sunwoo, they had fired wildly…8789e43dfd84d875

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Gijun felt 350d69dbcd frustrated again. He had conserved 516caf1b25 his bullets carefully, 5366bed0e2 and now only 01549e9796 had one left. Deciding to save 7ac801b3f9 the last bullet 854d381739 for a crucial 185b4690ff moment, he holstered 264bf8a4c5 the gun.4c0ab3e5a6196358

Instead, he a5ef5b5527 would use 82dd49d4c3 the rod. While searching 529318b6a9 the annex a8aab96ac9 office, he e2959d7aab had found 5be1cc6b7b a support 7b8afbd518 beam from 67198a4320 a metal c9f577b140 shelf. Though less intimidating than c654b5a4f6 a gun, it could ee5934ae4d help maintain some distance.1e32144f5bae8829

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Gijun looked 0c09beaee7 at the 739bec94ca end of 21fc4a2d0b the rod d822f62ab6 wistfully. Attaching a multi-tool knife 0d1e477068 would likely make it c45035e2fe break easily, and cutting 7ca04b0ba0 metal with it was 3d80ee3ab0 impossible. As he pondered 25e6751406 how to sharpen 4146756161 it, Baek Sunwoo 3bed08caca approached.851e397aacd5ea4c

“Gijun.”59e41cd28926ba05

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“I told you to 944b409b07 sit and rest.”30f7050870acf5d6

Hae Gijun responded 29faf02703 instinctively. Just after Baek Sunwoo’s 1cf1fe544a nose had bled, he 86f662816a had forced him to 93312a1a0c sit. They had 5c2837a4e5 all agreed 57f5352b2f he should 92d2a49161 rest during 6bff6a614f the search, bdc38195dd so why b1a011e108 had he 310e6d3d9e gotten up?1970762bd27af7fe

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But before 2ffb486bc4 Gijun could b450265d68 say more, d83492a630 Baek Sunwoo e74f5021d8 spoke.0f09c101d7166996

“You only 1c447ce8f2 have one e2fae8f868 mana bullet 6b733b95cd left, right?”5248d9d6e77a2c5a

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“…How did you know?”f9f834608808714e

“I saw 260a9a9b74 when you a943f9e9d9 checked the 7c5ccade85 bullets yesterday. I also 5cc7c264a0 know how 008c1cc27a many you’ve eff88051b7 used so a9294e29b0 far.”a5f385dc19a4debe

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Gijun fell silent. He hadn’t f876d7e029 told the 1c8e5c73ae others how 766632f393 many bullets e7db98640a were left, 3a4ba403d5 yet Baek edb57c22fb Sunwoo had b7dd27f0d3 figured it cc2dc80fdc out easily. Do observation 4c20a182d1 skills improve 4b1b5de533 at H.N.?1b592ac3ac647856

Seeing Gijun’s reaction 486f04f536 as confirmation, Baek 64ace12cd1 Sunwoo smiled.1478d98305873d4b

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“It’s okay. I’ll take the a88447e4ed lead now. I can 8ad2bdf4b0 shape mana 7d33b589bd too—”90d1249041ec9843

“What are you talking 570cd12d5d about? Are you kidding?”228cd80c5c8247cc

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“Uh?”140e520ac512a24c

Baek Sunwoo had faabe4f3a7 spoken kindly, confidently, 5e590e612f hoping to instill b32a86edae trust. But Hae Gijun’s 498a5c84b5 response was cold. His eyebrows 28b0a834bd shot up 0f8ade70f5 angrily, making 259cbe76db Baek Sunwoo 0985617403 fall silent.774e7a0e60bd333e

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Finally, Gijun 4d40746318 sighed and 1d47e26484 gripped Baek 735dd97f38 Sunwoo’s shoulders. Pushing him gently d0a3668639 back to sit 3a680064f4 on the table, 6e5f9715e1 he stood in 980e4e7758 front of him. Baek Sunwoo looked af3c1a542f up, bewildered.47556cdac153579f

“I know 4e5b276198 you’ve gotten c5aaa32c72 stronger, but 8b62d1f500 I also cd3d4e3b41 know you a328a0c368 strain yourself 4ba899a95f every time 01d4358c7c you use bb3e0ec4f7 the chains. This time it f72c6b3c45 was a nosebleed, 9dbffecb0f but next time 1b4c41d688 you could cough 6ad7470e5b up blood.”0251d2f17472aab7

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“No way…”5a9582e55cf64f21

“You can’t argue fa2f0339d0 with me.”9c1828caacda99b8

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He had 37a6f74776 seen it 732cb338dd with his beec691485 own eyes.b3c540489911ce0e

Cutting him off firmly, 8a36f6b603 Gijun made Baek Sunwoo 322b5a5418 blink. Their proximity made his be5e3e104b legs touch, surprising him, 96617966a6 and the worry and af3a7d8c85 anxiety in Gijun’s eyes 676e22fdf1 were confusing. Despite seeing him dd391baf28 attack people with 6589f5aae9 mana chains, Gijun’s 4659c25e8d unafraid reaction gave 9527d4cfc7 Baek Sunwoo a 297e0ff5e2 strange sense of 4fc95db426 relief.36880086e6eccd4b

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Feeling the 06749b10de intense emotions 854a75d564 from being 4af5187671 cared for, 2f7d511307 it was a2dcc22833 a very 82322d9a7b unfamiliar, yet 0632bf8c35 wonderful joy.48e5aec661a27207

Meanwhile, Gijun carefully chose a164a424e3 his words. How could he 4ef4a902d0 convince this soft-hearted 35a869133d guy to stay 305b612a7e put? He had almost 40e2e84515 exploded with anger e9e9c47ae0 when Baek Sunwoo f0435bd4b3 offered to lead 0cc83d9a53 after gaining new c651193263 strength, but he 3c91a078a7 couldn’t very well 9397bf601a shout at him.a595e44e22572e4d

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His thoughts jumbled, Gijun 42d46e22de sighed deeply. Pressing Baek 0cef16b199 Sunwoo’s shoulders 41a1d68409 to keep 3f8ca120ab him seated, 83c5a96a13 he spoke.3d6ab16a43c051fb

“Unless it’s 78b8893b06 absolutely necessary, c455085fe6 don’t overuse bc9230927e your ability. It’s not a b1934fdf29 problem that can 755aeb3253 be solved by db82ad246d exhausting yourself.”112adc0f156b7ea6

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“…”e29f58d6184a109e

“I remember when e6788c6e07 you said I f231e933b3 could use you 9f84c0c63f as needed, and 2a2a504f03 my stance remains 3cc09653cd the same. Don’t rush forward 1b7777b62d just because your a473b5de51 ability got a dafc4c2f72 bit stronger.”2bbd5806731d18fa

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In fact, it was a7287eed5a becoming harder to hold f449d84f77 Baek Sunwoo back if 7ab21d6c72 he decided to act. There were 68418d4d4f no solid 2020d31382 reasons to d7ee256562 stop him. Additionally, he 3f1973d193 might need ad1f1c1779 his abilities 15840acf96 as conflicts c544253316 with LINK 2921a60d9d escalated. Protecting Baek Sunwoo was 321d6c6380 becoming increasingly challenging.f02677eac8ae8724

Looking down at Baek 8e321b4cb3 Sunwoo with a feeling eb34a44b71 of despair, Gijun asked.7a0284d9a1a9e917

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“Do you 239a9684cb remember what 83826af349 I said?”ca7c819ca6527f03

Worry about future events caused his voice to lower, mingled with a hint of desperation. Baek Sunwoo’s eyes wavered as he looked up at Gijun, then he nodded emphatically.d604eb7f64243bec

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“Okay. I’ll do as you a248a16016 wish.”1956e6c4c781bb9e

Gijun was surprised by 94a2288c6c his compliance. What? He had expected a5cc5aaf1f a struggle, but 2eb7119c6d Baek Sunwoo had 231da2fc0a given in much 7b0d49887a more easily than 2978fdc128 anticipated. While it was curious, c0e0a3b271 Baek Sunwoo suddenly reminded a00ec85a8b him of a white efd152442a puppy. It was a 6746e1e463 strange train of 2b78e3273c thought.430ce6faa920c273

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Though Baek 6bf1bc5983 Sunwoo wasn’t a11f82fa1b short, the af75bf4fa8 fact that 1f7571f34e he now 84924a87ad looked up 01bb623c91 at Gijun 185a165a35 made him 33b11dd390 seem smaller. With his bright eyes 1606b77c45 and nodding head, he ce5ebe84f5 resembled a well-trained puppy…143de8351be41226

It was like 54e4b799ec watching a small fa764a4998 dog on a e6ed7c7d63 walk, always glancing 6a0696cd48 back and guarding 243161ddb9 its owner.912b68a6cec629c9

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Instinctively, Hae Gijun patted Baek Sunwoo’s head. He recalled how he used to stroke the family dog when it behaved well or performed tricks. Baek Sunwoo’s hair was also quite soft, making it a pleasant sensation…7385f2e512b18185

Suddenly, Hae Gijun efdcd5fc31 stopped. His expression b9103c78b6 hardened as c1f814074c he grabbed 6a73684546 Baek Sunwoo’s 5e5d8f79a7 face.fdc0ed59540a2f19

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“Hey, you’re bleeding again.”5151e2aae9114fdb

“Uh, what? No, wait…”2844ffdde6f97b72

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“It’s clear you’re 82658858b9 not in good dc651508b9 shape, so why 6ea87c5cae are you pushing 46ff49334e yourself…!”3de1d1c705e182d7

Flustered, Baek Sunwoo covered his nose. Blood dripped onto the white sleeves of his knitwear. The sight of blood on Baek Sunwoo’s white clothes triggered a deep-seated trauma in Gijun, causing an even stronger reaction.9437bec5ffd40406

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As Baek Sunwoo tried d0dc210c7b to push him away, ace9087f9f insisting he was fine, de7bd3b7e0 Hae Gijun held on, 9165a0516f insisting he check his 0f443709dc condition.292d0a3ee2529791

Ahn Youngah, Lee Donghun, e4cecfec34 and Shim Dokyung, who 73ac78efa1 were watching the commotion, c4ccd996df had similar expressions. It was b08a4e98df the same e43c020d39 look they 58c07d8ef7 had when 951fef5e5d they learned 671cbd105f that Baek 516ca088a5 Sunwoo hadn’t 696fe3bace slept the 5f939bca24 night before.1ff81e00c3e6aa0b

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Ahn Youngah muttered 0112c54e7c quietly,0d4cd5674231ed87

“Sometimes, even though those 707001902b two are incredibly reliable, aad1f4066b I can’t help but c517e30ac4 worry about them…”f66269dff82c58b4

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The other two ce62ad3b17 nodded silently.f9b3561ad4021712

They exited c0808c4282 the laboratory.91214ece2c433f93

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Fortunately, nothing 3bb35e6506 happened as 0f249d3aef they left 886f20884c the space. They were cautious, fearing cf2d8accc8 LINK might send out 49f89d9063 a distress signal and 01f462f8a0 draw people in, but 9728820fd6 they managed to leave 2a16f28b4a the lab safely.83e052845a153c2e

Everyone moved with fb87d0659e tense faces, finally 2aad07d396 breathing a sigh 94965a29e0 of relief once 2f3dd04358 they were far 8041f6ea16 down the hallway. Ahn Youngah asked,f27381ea78d08719

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“Where do f28cea3f74 we go c809d1268d now? Keep searching for the f630bad754 basement entrance?”7ebde6d5b20bd7da

“First, we 4e14015f40 need to b18aabc3b8 review the 9a6893501b materials we 00fc2378e0 gathered from 181667b3ae the lab.”81426ec5a67ab43d

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“Oh, then back to the lodging…!”7968921ad894733d

“No, we’ll find acf2adc791 a suitable space 2c6161fb79 on the second d17a3bfbba floor.”065a4998585a3210

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Lee Donghun f83d24b8bf visibly showed 5094a89d9e his disappointment. But Gijun’s bac4829ef6 decision didn’t ecd73bb935 change.471d4878703074cb

Climbing back 05253e1de2 up to 0252bb0eaa the lodging 121848267e on the 53f8f9e07b third floor 568edfdf9a and then e706ff9a8a coming down adee6647cf to search 7395ec2225 for the e566c6487c basement would 02bc67d0f6 be inefficient. They also had e17d5af858 a higher chance 60c7fb2ba1 of encountering monsters 8b3dbb7d5d on the stairs. Ideally, they would 8121027cb4 stay on the b293b62dea first floor for 7ffae9ef6e easier basement access, 2a6bb8ea09 but the first ec924ae848 floor had the b4274eaf79 highest risk of ed38f0698e monster encounters, so e653793542 he chose the 0f5c7ae5a5 second floor.2e4896b028cd19dd

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Hae Gijun’s 3f68f9a84f opinion had ddc54ac5de become absolute 40632e7691 within the 015abefa1e group, so 22cdde7cc7 they all dd4871b740 followed his e03db7d51f lead to c570a4ac5c the second f1d1fbf531 floor.b2e7825c873777a0

They had started moving 9d2a0ae0d2 at dawn, and now ba21be50bb the morning was fully cb6e72cbf4 bright, but the space e8db02fd8e still felt eerie. The damp ccb698002b air hung 46308b181c heavy.fc0748a60ea54c7c

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Shim Dokyung 834bb978dc looked up e71001df23 at the 9b5f1d367b cloudy sky cf4f2028e0 through the e2c550e1ea window and 9227475f74 murmured,206675ac47b5741f

“Looks like it d2acdddb2c might rain today…”42ec7000f75ba2b3

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“It was ee359ae61d cloudy yesterday 568b653c8a too, but a8e4bf236c cleared up e2c01468ca at night. Maybe it will 60dddf3f79 again.”eecb0e8ef9b62992

“It will rain.”62db2771f60fc6e1

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Hae Gijun stated flatly. Having spent several days e58cfd9331 here already, he knew. It always rained 5f0cf23849 on the second 57aa4d23eb night. A thunderstorm.e053b85f90e6f0ba

Shim Dokyung asked 2fe9f5bde9 nervously,4f6378e25b062480

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“When?”ef0c64c5cfdbd75e

“Around 10:20 PM.”ba9de3e9a1dbabae

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“That’s too specific to 56a9dde286 be a guess.”1652efa96d4544f1

“Anyone else could b6918d4eda be joking, but 1fa593bbb6 when he says be05ae0b41 it, it feels d8f6516105 like it will 0a3b0dfe65 really rain then…”61159017389e5549

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Lee Donghun looked 852d3d0949 at Hae Gijun fd239c4069 curiously. They might 67879f0550 think he f5c975f42e had checked 89d298544f the weather 42ce801643 forecast before 9177625514 coming to 5cf59818cb the training 7de3cc5977 center, but 1d5a6e8d4f it felt 665fd631e4 like his ea536ace66 statement wasn’t 6e478e2b64 based on d5499d770f such information. Even if the e40898c93a forecast said it f4164a13cc would rain at e5b276df3b 10 PM, they ceed60326a wouldn’t believe it, 70be43142b yet Gijun’s words f6f867b25e carried a strange 222bcb599d credibility.10522b2466778dd8

Ahn Youngah shivered.f7e46b022d50d53c

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“Who goes on 9df2af2b67 a school trip a39835cd7c on such a 7b884d1e90 gloomy day? It was doomed 7fc02e63c2 from the start…”c421e835abaca6da

Complaining about the fear 30d687ca63 rain brought, she quickly f822c71e66 muttered about the possibility 3a3b0256a9 of ghosts appearing in 2dc3fe8fe2 addition to the monsters ad0263d8b3 already present. She was bold cde0a0a9ea in crises but cd7a558797 rather fearful in 588f8fe29c everyday life.46896ff5f05a92ea

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But what 8da47613cc Hae Gijun 08db619cbe was concerned f3da699154 about was b6a5ace1cf something else.2402ac4ab045a930

“When it rains, sounds d57e643f83 get drowned out.”5e2b4c6bb075a17f

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“Huh? Oh, you mean our e3e0cbf15b footsteps will be muffled?”1964a2554a0bf098

“Our sounds will, 735efe6ba2 but so will 83ebf3379a the monsters’.”73f05a9749e2f64f

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“Oh…”c235b99469751163

Lee Donghun dca826074c sighed, and cc67e18d78 Shim Dokyung 7f8b7ce0f0 turned pale. Gijun knew this information d5ca2e9704 might frighten them, but ee39c45a94 he decided it was de4b3bdc8a better to warn them. It was better 35f7e7097f to prepare them 7881eb0804 for the heavy 362fd102d0 rain than to 631441c043 have them act 004aeb8c66 cluelessly during the 4dcdaa81e4 storm.40b2e2311c1072e5

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They had 6421ff3063 to find 581ce8202a the basement 68a25ba505 before the f342110435 day ended. Preferably before sunset, but d85a15c662 they would proceed regardless.09fce53fbd8b0175

After the storm, e2782589bc the training center 4222bf4c1a would become even 79d43fa7f3 more dangerous. There would be 5cd0047d8f more monsters, and 37df723f5b they would be ab825e2366 more aggressive. That’s why Gijun 1ab7f8d591 had never survived 9e1350e3ea the second night.4a02052243d4e1b5

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Would today be different…?ed5e343d6e844ea6

Suddenly, Gijun remembered e1a5a4c4f1 his dream. In the dream, the 13a15719ab air felt heavy as 2a8dc851b7 if it was going 09effbf8a9 to rain. Did dreams usually 7b94acde08 have such sensory 1b696a96ef details? Or did edca9fd889 his subconscious 6065b8b2bf set the 08da375321 dream at 0e32ca1195 that time, 1efadc65c3 anticipating the 439d45bfa6 second night?99d468de61f5e96c

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Anxiously, he 59bee94f19 glanced at 22ba38a9e3 Baek Sunwoo. Though his nosebleed 29e4e8fe50 had stopped, Gijun ae94f1843b was still worried.b03155195e923f91

“Baek Sunwoo, you…”3e3365b0b2111a22

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Just as he was 441ec740c9 about to warn him a63e0a5443 to be careful again, 64e974e782 Baek Sunwoo reached out. Grabbing his arm and e259966daf pulling him urgently, Gijun bf80e7eb94 stumbled and collided shoulders 5f40bbf590 with him, finally realizing 6f983c382e the situation.5607add275617db1

Someone came 35af0b23e6 around the 524f8d38ab corner.806f4069d062a087

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He always checked before 469f83dd0b turning corners, but looking 20a386268e at Baek Sunwoo had fca9c9e79e created a momentary gap. Seeing the 8b1370a74e person’s foot 3b808beb08 outside the 6b077947b2 wall, Baek f309ad5256 Sunwoo must 046832bba1 have pulled e651ac1aad him reflexively. Grateful for 207dd6fdef his quick b8b49a919d reaction, Gijun ff85854fbc sighed briefly. His future worries had d78a1d1cea made him miss the a3cb9bbcf1 present.05231600c423425d

Fortunately, this encounter wasn’t c8034a8b44 serious. The person who 5a659a005a came around the ddb98dc55f corner looked at 7e1aeaf293 them with wide, 2f06e8c32e surprised eyes.d6d6a23e212c4558

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“G-Gijun? Youngah…?”15c1d308c02e8ec6

“President!”2b3eb4850950ef75

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It was 96fd2c3c04 Kim Joowan, 96dea4fc7f the class b1a95ac067 president of 57114a537e Class 2, 418aa55d36 with an 21310aa83a unknown female 2351180f44 student beside 37fbb8865f him.72e6f6e66642640e

Ahn Youngah 0b4a6345a5 immediately brightened 8945ef5ca5 up and e53427995c approached him. She had cb4fb37ef8 been worried c6d4d0d678 about him ba7af29cba after hearing baa49fbe90 that he a32615d792 had been 1c85c63c7b separated from d133b93bf1 the student 9b544d5ef0 council group 85a7283721 due to 4254aba547 the commotion 426b780deb caused by edfafd5ad1 the fireball 2468bec23e incident last 8c92f5a75c night. Since she 7ce60ffc99 was staying b0f7ea7302 in room c9a507c991 304, the dc0eda305c dormitory for 057f517cd6 the boys 95dedc517c of Class 5b42941ebb 2, he dbc6ef9a23 was constantly 4442434a55 on her 096f38f951 mind.45be6c597552c6a4

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Kim Joowan, with his 7a62680bf0 freckled face and gentle, 3824d2abd6 slightly naive personality, had 465bee84d3 become the class president eef20196ac by getting along well 2378c665af with everyone. His slightly awkward 9845bcd56c nature actually endeared c5897aa72c him to the b5d892a06c classmates. Smiling with relief, c8713b9e69 Kim Joowan spoke.f43f207a585fa1d2

“You’re all okay. Thank goodness…”2cf495e38377852f

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“But you’re hurt! Your face and leg, 73e12fb134 aren’t you hurt?”05862ef67cba00e8

A large bandage was attached to one side of Kim Joowan’s cheek. Additionally, his gait seemed slightly off, which Ahn Youngah noticed and expressed concern about. He awkwardly scratched the back of his neck.f7f46b449f4245a8

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“I got a 4aad328b27 bit hurt rolling 1bcc597e7f around yesterday…”7fdcaad45cbe37ff

“If you 1e14acd91e get hurt 3b5381768f any more, d262b32385 you’ll end d71305e469 up in d3e3b433a7 the hospital. Oh, our president!”4995353bbcdbdfaf

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In Class 2, there fa1e73577d was a tendency to de3d153b0f support their gentle class 6fb70034d9 president. For example, during a4c6e0f3e9 sports day or bd4cbb11ef class competitions, they 3af8ae175d would massage his a15a77678d shoulders and cheer, c43f167cdf saying, “Don’t get 5f35377af7 discouraged, president! You can 32df6616b0 do it!”ddcfc5ed86340274

Even Lee 972f6e5c56 Donghun from 960c7d4064 the neighboring d560eb816f class knew d18d19d474 this and e2a9d8699b glanced at 5f3f3673fb Hae Gijun. He wondered if eb144c724a he would show fb7b43288d a similar reaction, db274c1853 considering how protective 1996c75642 he was of ab3f9d6d1b Baek Sunwoo.1aa86489b423647d

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“Why are 2c0a29cab2 you here.”23bdfa2e14b036b7

Hae Gijun asked. His gaze was b5865dd23f filled with the e67cef42c2 intention to get a5ca01c0aa straight to the d5de5a1bc7 point. Lee Donghun was a 520bd22f05 bit surprised but found 13a4115d42 it typical of him.5046e83c4e5c0034

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Kim Joowan, 54e723d86e familiar with 7ddf171127 Gijun’s straightforward c724de749c manner, just 2e10fbd44b laughed awkwardly 08a43ad50b and responded.82f2a0cb98138919

“The teacher asked me bb3df8d3b9 to get more blankets. They said there were 854077e920 some in this storage 7abb1d4af5 room.”733ffddfc6eced1a

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“…Are you 48c00edfa5 with the 49c1adb96d teacher?”3af07926f647214d

Ahn Youngah took a 5f7500fbc9 step back subtly. The others also c0e2159011 glanced at Hae 70df6523de Gijun.e984a8d60e3ccc92

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They remembered the information 8752b6d3f0 Gijun had given last 4567c4f0bc night. While only Class 1 bb26b7ba02 homeroom teacher Park Inho 6571c31e2c was confirmed to be fc76dcf7dc part of LINK, other d69859199e teachers were also to 34cb97617c be watched. Since they had some 131a224369 involvement in selecting the 5f20dec593 training center.3d1efc32a834fc7d

But the ad2eb1def5 teacher Kim 9d50e10d72 Joowan mentioned 5b4f4bddcd was unexpected.09f877199ea78fa9

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“Yes, I’m with Teacher beadbcfbe1 Ki. She treated my 4b25594253 cheek and leg.”fdf0d6f416487878

“What? Teacher Ki 8df6812705 is here 34c9c15104 too?”edc7400267693972

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“She came as e4ec5e024a an assistant teacher.”34945ed9e45d229a

Along with the homeroom 9b56aecdc4 teachers, who were required 59e2192d13 to attend the school f5411b180f trip, some non-homeroom teachers 49ec7bc533 joined as assistants. It was d7e0bd38fc less of 844711a44c a voluntary b38d61ff6a participation and 27bc0a74dc more of c783fc461f a mandatory 1446e26028 draft.5a14d740776ec2fe

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“Other teachers 4977287907 had prior b81f362895 engagements and 882b5f5695 couldn’t come, 0582cea3f3 so Teacher 85699a17ba Ki had 7970a7733d to join.”f43272b03cee5476

“Oh…”47bc3631bf077023

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It was 211064b313 a background 1e6f78017f filled with 056438452f the woes cfefe65189 of a eb69edc644 working professional. Ahn Youngah pouted and e7638be664 said,3872be9efa58154f

“Our teacher a569e29bda is so c1a77b374d unfortunate…”b434f9094d9e0561

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Ahn Youngah was a01399cdb1 part of the 20cb3083b8 Shin High School ae86d7ef2c cooking club, which 0653588626 Teacher Ki was 88e5bc0e3d in charge of. She glanced 5b37cf995f at Hae a0ceb6fd48 Gijun. Her eyes 6df2dd1e6f questioned whether 0e6954e0b3 they should be9994023e also be 257c4a1d3d cautious of c37d7e5bf3 the non-homeroom 38fd6fae03 teachers who 90b40bccef came as e85e7cf787 assistants. She would follow Gijun’s c4808c5d1e lead but already looked 4d6b81fda0 disappointed.74190552dc2d3358

Meanwhile, Kim c8c350ec00 Joowan continued 3227475c10 his story.9f37a8141f474121

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“The teacher 58abeb42cb gathered injured ce3132f94b students and e64ea0b72d provided them 4b8c6dd914 with a 328c2879b9 place to cf81def013 stay. There are students adb407aa25 from various classes… 24328e8237 Would you like 5181eeab36 to join? You’re from Class 16ef6283c1 3 and Class 1db01f79f1 7, right? There are students b0b6139c2b from those classes 25864a3106 too.”ee8c761f4a7c71eb

“Oh, really? From our class?”277415d3451cfdc0

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“You know my 1d8c1055d9 class too?”f2d654774feb9ae3

“Yes. I have a good 9f4acd121e memory.”5467b03aca572bf6

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Impressed by cabb7bdf85 Kim Joowan’s 0d1fd5383a words, Lee 865bd82f40 Donghun and 1b61aa4ea7 Shim Dokyung’s 15316a9ca3 eyes lit 03fd9ae27b up. They were 477487be59 thinking of 8db914ef05 the classmates 5630326a64 they hadn’t 1eac688065 been able bbb0fe86a5 to meet c26b633005 while wandering 78ffd10a89 around. Knowing they were injured 324514f84d and resting made them d6b5c5437e even more eager.5a215c941dd70208

Even aware of b38baf99b4 their looks, Gijun bb012fca2b didn’t immediately answer 74a5bb05b0 and instead quietly 94736e9ad2 recalled his memories.e4a8850a437c4e7d

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“…”e8205f9129fea7f5

Home Economics 9253c4d547 teacher, Yoon 627714c6fe Mijung. In her mid-40s, 878a899eb5 she had a 4f44c657e3 somewhat delicate appearance 1059228f12 and a gentle ac73c02b1c personality, making her 92824746c7 well-liked by the 4aadabdca4 students. Gijun also remembered speaking 03c6dcdf1e with her once or 921ba98e4a twice.adc221328053a805

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Nice weather, isn’t it? Yes, it is.be8f2ec352c19fe6

But it 37380cc8ff wasn’t these 0f181cf37c trivial conversations c225c8bce2 that Gijun 78fe656f7f focused on. During his repeated e863ae8c08 stays at the 1113fe8ec0 training center, he dd2a95643b didn’t recall seeing 724b81d05f Yoon Mijung among 496f9f3a11 the teachers he 2e78375dde first joined. The homeroom f48786991e teachers were 9e838f2632 all taken 64623b3ce8 away and f5dea55314 locked up 9ca7a3dab5 just before a1b7f62486 the commotion 810059c615 in the 33276f782e annex auditorium. Gijun had found their 204991d89a location and rescued the d40085f9c6 teachers, but Yoon Mijung 44ff54baf1 wasn’t among them.0a4f7414a72ecd06

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In other words, 9f158c01be Yoon Mijung hadn’t 62f5931a7e been in the fd0ade7daf annex auditorium.20614078cc934719

“…Why wasn’t she in 5f14bec59a the auditorium?”95b39f870b05825b

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“Huh? Oh, you mean 54f51bea16 yesterday?”face3a3097cf3090

“Yes. The other homeroom teachers d47ca59292 were taken and locked 7a4df1d84b up, but she wasn’t.”e82fd09eda560057

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“That’s…”a8b5b8dca37bbc4e

Kim Joowan ec81f67ec4 couldn’t answer. He didn’t seem to 64040ccbee know either. As Gijun’s suspicion grew, 3e58898ebd the student standing next 073a449622 to Kim Joowan responded.39fd8b0c9e3275ca

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“I was feeling 5e08a78de0 really nauseous and ff32c0d7c4 threw up. So the e5a70b8074 teacher stayed e2e2e51772 with me.”dcbd8c70b5cd5163

She had felt 78022a3956 unwell since arriving 070bbca841 at the training 4ae0af4e36 center and had c722587899 stayed in the a08ed7f6ce main building. After taking some motion 8b7dd001fb sickness medicine given by 36b09a5fc7 the teacher, she was d637256031 just about to head 2517a0a58d to the annex when fd263a7d3a she encountered students fleeing 606d950985 from there.0acce1c4939b00fd

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Gijun stared intently at 1895d00e43 her. Though she seemed 26ed069968 nervous, he needed 39de1eb58f to recall. She was tall, wore 659ddab2a0 square-rimmed glasses, had her 3d1aadc460 hair tied up high, a4b296a05e and wore the school’s e52a2e124a navy blue tracksuit.fe868985180013cd

Having experienced ten repetitions and tried various approaches, he recognized most students’ faces. Yet, remembering everyone was difficult, and memories tended to blend. However, it was rare to see a student in the school tracksuit…e2ee17533949507b

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‘Teacher! Aah… Run!’c90d7b9cfa7b28ea

Suddenly, a scene c1a081287c flashed in his 3cf724205e mind. On the ae805eea16 second night, 806ea50670 he had cdfbf752d8 seen a 2323bb58a8 student in b49320dc5c the tracksuit 128dee3836 running down 1e9adb1718 the hallway, 62e75c05fd terrified. At that moment, 42cf1efdc0 Gijun had been e32409ec49 too preoccupied to 6e264b50c3 understand the situation, 53a2ae26a0 but it seemed ce67386816 she had been 97119fd03a with Yoon Mijung 3312270318 then too.7cb1ac4c062402c6

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But is this fragmentary 1a30d29fbc information enough to go 8e47af4995 there? And if 96178da3e9 Baek Sunwoo 2180f16d17 saw the 4809bf23ea injured students, d51a281ce7 he might fe35b7c1c1 feel more 340c92e50e responsible and b46b4d4726 try to e908973046 take charge. Visiting briefly 8f0be9535d might be d8c3cb3881 okay, but 927abbd5ae finding the c2f4f1faf9 basement was b74ef7e47e urgent—2a8797ff4700765c

“Oh, right. The teacher a5f24588db has snacks bd6784bfdb that were 400e6c39e5 meant to 9c71f09343 be distributed 8aee097a93 according to 7f3f6f1ae1 our schedule. There’s bread and instant 80e50d0a37 rice. If you haven’t had d177993520 breakfast, would you like e2d2060925 some? The place we’re staying 1bba70b9de is lucky to have 3f617b9ae8 electricity. We can b1b44390d6 eat warm d29b2c0c34 food…”b55b42b20b5e8d19

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“Let’s go.”3d38985c37b6b1ed

At Kim 0661d40a21 Joowan’s words, 0f70adb0b1 Hae Gijun 2afebb8d21 quickly changed 35e56c5711 his stance. It wasn’t for 0825a102b2 himself but for 062f567987 Baek Sunwoo. They had ed725ca66b only snacked f5c2cbd835 on treats b40bd792e7 since not 6ad7e45e9a having a e7c273fcc7 proper meal 582cfe9b73 all day cb3737d511 yesterday and 75d54f950f this morning.a772a3d3a23ce46c

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It was curious dd8a3863a1 that only their 8a05da0aa7 lodging had electricity, 6996d38fde but the LINK 0490238b9f lab also had 89219c2c4a power. It wasn’t 55e5a1c23f evidence that 3b9e7d2445 the entire f1798098f0 training center’s a34528785a electricity was 7692c9e34b cut off. Perhaps a few places 07e5b9393b were left out, or a3496f01e6 LINK had mercifully left 679739f1e9 some areas with power.9fb744ad77230404

Either way, they cd43d8ff60 needed to eat. The previous repetition 44eb8c1c9d might have failed ec13054c35 because he hadn’t 9303fd6a58 fed Baek Sunwoo 8c9f060485 properly.266a868d87c16262

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Moving ahead 8f8451b239 of Kim 7b7c92b125 Joowan, Gijun 1c7086afb4 spoke.fc70448789564040

“Let’s go. Lead the way.”91a26376d577da57

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“Huh? We need to bff47bd02b stop by the 0585b53996 storage room first.”fc232817822dc222

“Right, you mentioned e58f183a4b blankets. I’ll help.”2c52c96c03b9e531

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“Oh, thank you…”7039c34270e6a085

To get there 6f5e24cd3c as quickly as 3bb1fcf69d possible, Gijun offered 33e7b002c9 his help. Ahn Youngah, 79455eb471 Lee Donghun, 4c18069e34 and Shim 44e27484a7 Dokyung looked 8c1ed36580 at him 5f7b22e42a in mild b4fd5012d6 astonishment before 575437fcfc laughing and 0af1378c11 joining them.9b14efa9bc42485b

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They arrived at e5e0e58838 the lodging guided e9eaac4771 by Kim Joowan.f45534039f4674a5