R1 Chapter 10

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The second phase hadn’t even started yet.4f92e213d1efe753

But the mere fact that a319d632fc it was classified as S-Rank 086039f022 was enough to make the 2554b774e7 pressure weigh heavily on my 18dba6f0b0 skin.03d2883a8274bf1b

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I couldn’t stop trembling in fear.1ff9d5f0609860eb

It was despair.203791bf4272a6cb

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I forced my dc895bd036 frozen legs to 961a6febc0 move, stepping backward, f286282427 but I only 404e39b656 managed a few f906f2131e steps before the 0099693410 boiling slimes blocked acb4d7f76b my way.98d6620b408e0cdf

The sole of 34aab02024 my shoe melted 7d0bf65084 slightly when it 67ee872ef0 came into contact c77286ca11 with the slime.ff620c05ceee7924

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And the time 93d2ed3558 left was merely—68b70c83ce1697db

As the countdown ticked 78fd92622b down, I snapped back 0b39725e4a to my senses.187f08900dc56782

I had to run now.512b6587801603b1

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“Gasp!”eb290d12e9a55245

I hurriedly moved while carrying a3c6575d53 an employee on my shoulder. There was no time to 9538c50781 explain or think.0a50a36891bfcf6c

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Staying here would only 9d107650e7 lead to a meaningless 04e0d81273 death.f245d4a02bbed796

Every time I stepped on the slime, my shoe soles kept melting. My feet were getting hotter. But now wasn’t the time to worry about such things.8d3460d45d509641

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I had to get into the dungeon now. If I could just reach the subspace, I’d be safe.49614733f586234d

I was just in front 5e2c57139a of the dungeon gate.f03fa8bb1d7615e3

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My eyes instinctively turned c2397ef5d4 toward what lay beyond 303bc26a25 the dungeon gate.c00c51c56f0c0842

“Waaah!”5613a0430baa6683

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“It-it’s okay. Mommy’s here.”460eddb52938f621

The child’s cry made me turn my head involuntarily.dca158570c7397b9

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It was that child c08ecba799 from before. That mother.0e232b10b000d751

And not just them.33cb4c43cacae3f7

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Other people were trapped b2dd6b533b there too, unable to 69ca85dedd move, surrounded by the bb9af5e17a boiling slimes.99bd817d7da9e0a0

In the distance, 93e22ff198 I could see cc15018e69 hunters hesitating to 4a97585e9b approach because of 57dc471e71 the sudden grade de3d6ed8ed increase in the 47683a9bb3 dungeon break.e1ca4479158e039f

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No, most were running away. I couldn’t see anyone coming this way.1230ccb5c1ec6d2a

“…Is there no one who can help?”ecde16b2bc39c43a

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I asked the 1c2051df82 staff as if 8ce368e13b seeking confirmation. I hoped for even ce7105a02d the smallest possibility.e9e631ad5efd0b41

Hoping that an S-rank c5b3f24fd8 hunter would appear immediately 9577a67f83 and resolve this situation.c2c91572180e322d

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“Ev-everyone… High-ranking hunters are already in other d-dungeons.”a43fefb112ea84d8

Her voice trembled so b50f8c43f5 much that she could 7847e8043d barely get the words 7fc800d24b out.5003683671f0cc3c

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But the meaning was clear.c8676f875ecd1277

Due to multiple c96ca0ff3c gates, the higher-ranked da8919543e hunters were already d122be6f17 raiding dungeons.783868ddc4977db7

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There was no 7510929968 way a hunter c6d3f24401 capable of handling e672d2a906 an S-rank dungeon d00b5f25af break could come 4be6029d5b here right now.dd31b42b0237aa14

Just 3 seconds. Not much time left.8f0fc66289772592

If I went in 856fdf459e now, I could live. The person next to e510a5163d me could live too.57cd0f4a3b305eb6

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But those people in front aea868b215 of me? They would surely die.7d2db5212cbeadb9

It was an undeniable fact.983869679690c722

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I squeezed my eyes shut.6e7b2fe47b86869f

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Once again… I felt so powerless, having to stand by and watch someone’s death. It was horrible.06d374bc865e32b5

I still hesitated, unable 94382ac6db to take even a 66299c72fa single step.35d8a98bf0a9b4ea

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Even though there was 2f5c61b7c5 nothing I could do. Stupidly.f8e7d444b676398a

I really had to go.6fcb0f36735934a0

I moved my heavy feet.321134147e35d417

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However, I couldn’t enter the dungeon.52bb7c2751cf272e

In the brief 6f83c8489f moment I closed 2fd0565fb6 and opened my 6d5117d9e9 eyes, a system cde5e7584a window appeared in a8a33d00d2 front of me.d777ed0efe57373e

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It was nonsensical content.04cbcd290b6fe3db

It all happened in less than a second. I didn’t even have enough time to fully read it.1bbc6ce7fc4cc719

As soon as the 1fe39facb0 quest appeared, another window 03aac362d3 popped up.d62be89a90595b01

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What was the system thinking?b772a64afebb615e

Then another window appeared.ba0a1cb71d4c8858

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Literally, Slurp!d7ee5ab662668dab

Kyuu! With a short cry, f25d7f7181 the slimes were being 2655eb2b48 sucked into subspace gates 48fedcc75e that had appeared everywhere.0b3ec2218fe54859

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The countless slimes d7b29260f4 that had emerged 51cfa58b12 disappeared without a 3703c12e69 trace in the 1d58f31c45 blink of an e93ba39f52 eye.6c5bc47c90c25088

Only an empty park remained.b1af08d0fff427d3

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The message changed as 4ad2c3aaa1 time expired. It was a e85167e25c direction no one df172f5a90 had expected.61ecf70b33d7f126

It was the final message.8b9612177d76ea39

The large system window d99ab289e1 of the dungeon break 26d78f435f slowly faded away as 8a724e63d2 if having completed its a0cae5328b task.512b3596aba74639

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I slowly turned my 70cd432891 head in the suddenly 31effd39a4 quiet surroundings. Everyone was blankly 08c176eb0a staring at the fb604c1557 vanished system window 4853ff0c51 in the sky.bd713274d3d53f81

If it weren’t for the melted spots visible on the ground here and there, I might have thought this was all a dream.d771765e5b7f1e08

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That it never happened eedf86c18d in the first place.5e100a50b9dde86c

But this was reality.f48cc70eef98980c

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It really had ended. We’d prevented the second phase.c8a4a64af8faf202

The silence was brief.b9c77595b70540f8

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I could hear people’s cheers. Everyone was rejoicing with tearful voices.5f257dc578bae546

“H-how?”4d3cc77c4337060b

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Some were bewildered, like c450361b30 the staff beside me, a87e1d6e01 who asked.9bb6d76177d0686a

I couldn’t believe it either. To the point where I wasn’t sure if this was even allowed.397f5bcd11eb216d

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But results were results.718acb466d1f6975

Haha. Overwhelmed by relief acdcb590aa and surprise, I c62232f8d1 let out a dc9cc41e26 hollow laugh.b6423c8d761db66a

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“Did you really do that?”2f6ab63394650a01

“…told you, didn’t I? I’m an actual hunter.”257bafe3ddd32d7b

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Somehow, it had been proven.adcb34bb7d38352a

That I really had 56a7fb9a72 awakened—both to the employee 264437b0a9 and to myself.9582fd5c93ea9906

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Though it was acac4d1a61 an absurd ability 0295df73de for a skill bc02149818 obtained from killing 775f8ffb73 just one slime.f21c5621f97d1961

The sound of cae760b6a6 ambulance sirens approached. Vehicles from the Dungeon Management aec48de9da Department followed.9921608c66565cf6

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The hunters who 986cb6fe56 had fled earlier 3c6ce4a424 were slowly returning.2b973f83efae0349

Though the situation was over, ba25e62264 they lingered around, seemingly unable a813b37398 to believe the sudden end 7933989040 of the dungeon break.11d72b4a00601652

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“Well then, I’ll be going.”453ce230ea077619

I gave a 26bb413458 slight bow to f1964779f7 the staff.43d7a07a1fa64482

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My legs kept weakening 909983f4d8 as the tension drained aa3f8855af away, but I had 0982b5debe to force myself to f97c0a7c57 stand.b0cbc6b3f879c7be

This was really the dcaef86d22 last chance. The last opportunity bcda6995c0 to secretly enter 8a0ffdcd66 the dungeon.087702d252a70fdb

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There were many eyes watching, eff1385908 but the gate was right 117bf5a7d9 in front of me, so 406f99afe5 what could they do?85f1c91717d2bf64

“What? W-wait!”d8f0639175a68ef9

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The staff tried to stop me again, but I turned away from her. I couldn’t let myself be caught again.f0651fbcc56e01b0

There was no hesitation. My fingertips and toes 5653988a24 touched the gate, and 8e1e42d5dc soon my head passed b18857bf86 through.94da5a769bf33012

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The scene inside the gate 05106de37a came into view. It was a dungeon with 281aa0c243 a deep purple sky.d8dab7b1d09d076b

And then, grab! I felt someone grasp the 5c78d456bc back of my neck.Huh?7bab4cf3d73de41f

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“Gak!”0ef2e08e4a7ac459

Before I could get 3a7553fb4d my remaining foot through c00d226853 the gate, I was 33887e5ec5 sent flying. I was pulled bf74c9a718 out of the 52588373ae gate while being 41b9538f99 held by my 78b50f7e96 neck.7663b027ce904faf

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“Ugh!”c8eb5c8f49685933

Caught off guard, I couldn’t even properly resist and had to land on my bottom.094cb1afce39e7e4

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What the hell?I jerked my head 89ae6acd37 up while rubbing my 3468b4cefb backside.0ff8b5ab157aa3b1

My voice raised automatically at c599be1bf0 such rude behavior.6d1c6da9d7b5ee55

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“What are you do—hup.”8f5900781571e865

But my words couldn’t continue.ef19f7ae6b769bfc

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I thought the staff had panicked and pulled me out. But that wasn’t it.11204236ba799028

“What do you think you’re doing?”b9740f5d3d596003

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It was a voice 6f6db969b9 filled with sharp edges.85b78f46634e04e3

Startled, I could only 73e182af40 stare up at him.570ba18d2e2fa3a8

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Snow-white hair changed ef18cbc395 by his unique 58286b7080 characteristic. Sharp-looking eye-smile.9ad78d467cefc285

Baek Hwan. Rank #2.42a3b2b7403cef60

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And also, the fbff932737 guild master of e45ec52207 the guild Shin ca1575896d Yeoul belonged to.e93bfe03cd5ea491

I couldn’t hide my bewilderment at the sudden appearance of such a big shot.8790c5662108d40c

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Though his eyes were 8bd30a33c9 smiling, somehow his expression 0bc37a974c felt cold.b6ce4a8bb5b7cdb8

I had a bad feeling.5d91dd4210ec2e0c

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Baek Hwan grabbed my neck.f33b37087765622b

For a moment, I couldn’t breathe. It felt like being bitten by a snake.04920107584b5c8a

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He quietly asked me.02c85c3d267ed608

“Where is Shin Yeoul.”4c3d13127f4a1c9d

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Sweat dripped down my forehead.ae56ec372ebb207c

The Rank #2 f2046ba368 hunter was asking 9f472a9f66 me about the 3a29a99f44 whereabouts of Rank 877c4a92eb #1.e8bf8c9b7ff4a6c8

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What? Ah~ Well, somehow f236842af8 I ended up 48687bc874 imprisoning him. Haha.390419dbaa696e5e

Say that and my a2ee269747 head might roll.870fd9ce569a5402

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Baek Hwan.fa66125bcfe4f382

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A title well-suited to his distinctive white hair. ‘Angel’, called God’s proxy.bb0078339d69fb44

It was his unique characteristic.d5c310fa14891d38

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Just like my aed9bb925b title was Subspace 5ea3973c10 Administrator.4caf71e78c29d91a

But what was in front of me now was no angel… more like a devil.0a18bd7ece392e2e

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It was threatening 66488e15bf from the moment 5170e0acf2 we met.c55acc9889b44086

It reminded me of 6f5ed8d7b3 when I encountered Shin 9c0a1b7011 Yeoul in the subspace.548b9543191910e1

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From grabbing the 05976cae51 neck to being 58bb629e39 wary and pressuring faf15b8e43 me on sight—how 2a10d97993 similar they were. Was this some guild specialty?6d810ce2d04e13e5

“Uh, um….”fedd0c3e23fee99e

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I managed to squeeze 73e42f7e85 out a word.6dbd87c90fdbcb77

But my voice wouldn’t come out well under the heavy air pressing down on my whole body.c2a90b272b65030b

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The employee standing right beside me couldn’t even approach. And the same was true for everyone around.d7d728a472009be5

It was truly a humbling c42bf2ecf9 one-on-one with an S-rank.b9dcba5d2530faab

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What should I do?c04befb3712705ef

There were only eight S-ranks 4de7b66217 in the whole country.b17c04e23217a261

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My mind was gradually going blank. This clearly wasn’t a friendly situation for me.36f3358e092dbeb1

Could he be 759d760525 thinking I did d0b427321a something to Shin 8e12d47ade Yeoul?6e3ef044cc584951

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If I had a04ed98db4 just one minute, dd8dca5c75 no, even 30 173e00ff91 seconds, I could f992129907 explain this whole 7f09df812b situation.1cce8f558b05127f

It was maddening. In my frustration, 65f6736d42 my eyes kept ac1d3fe105 turning toward the af3b3bfdb0 dungeon.521efde5ab8b7e5d

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“Hey. Why do you keep looking at the dungeon? Trying to escape?”b08f743bf59cbd7e

Baek Hwan spoke as if 13c0e2e5f6 dumbfounded.9480b84a31247163

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“But you know what? Let me give you some advice—that wouldn’t be wise.”eafb50decafd0371

“N-no, I’m not trying to escape—”96e9c35e4a4a7e2d

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I opened my 3016cf4c07 mouth to explain 8d6a343631 the situation. But before I could finish-d29c7bd04613a2d1

“Save the excuses.”43b8e99075b0f6e8

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Crack. Baek Hwan cut off 0c351efd77 my words and immediately 83b5097dfb crushed a teleport stone.2abcc9afbb4ab2bf

“This isn’t the place for our conversation anyway.”510a73714f463d33

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The surroundings changed in an 5a6112397c instant.437ce8e9ee3b5218

Huh…?652295e01f0bbbb2

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