R1 Chapter 13

Chapter 13a16f03ba53ba385d

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A vast plain and 6ddb2a2807 endless trees.47375db8ff878583

Baek Hwan frowned 98aeac56b3 at the scenery c3d43a6ba9 that had changed d8e8f69a45 in an instant.a648d87194fcb394

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Judging by the remnants of pink slime scattered everywhere, this must be that woman’s space.7b6b944fb90a24fd

“Hah.”83b6cad6fcaa0bf0

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A hollow laugh escaped a321d69abb his lips.86d9033a4cfe172d

So, this was it. That woman had trapped him ade67ad0ac here as well. After taking Rank #1, now 48f5b7eb6a even him, Rank #2.befbe4c7bbe8f585

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Could it be d6540bbc8c that she intended 918ea88768 to trap every 38d905c89d ranker? What an incredibly twisted sense 372e1b4b75 of humor.e52b59b7553e876a

Baek Hwan found the situation 736982cbb5 utterly absurd.c39fc56ae120425d

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An E-rank weakling, she claimed? All lies.9250529dc3d0b6eb

Even the tears she shed ba5ebe517f under his light intimidation, the 473f832315 way she flailed and fell 8ce5c9f457 pathetically—all of it was just 21faa0e016 an act.f2ac2550ca10d1b6

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What a ridiculous woman. He felt like a 290d60b412 fool for even briefly 90cababe65 believing her.33e00211ebc180d6

Even after he had personally witnessed her unbelievable ability to summon a gate and instantly absorb all the slimes…8d4435806edb5768

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He had foolishly 3ef56feb15 let his guard 034a6b344a down.8cf981e338bca2e1

He shouldn’t have forgotten that this was the same person who had kidnapped the Rank 1 awakened. Yet, for a moment, he had relaxed his vigilance.7e908610154315f2

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It was a 267f9113b5 mistake he was f0fcff80af now regretting deeply.51e50178d2b6c5d0

Baek Hwan roughly ran his 529276115c hand through his hair, pushing 2df907da48 back the strands that had 4d0c04ea78 fallen over his forehead. The realization of 5abafab727 his miscalculation made 1602519eaf his fingertips clench 2f7353c979 into fists.24a9c927768ebeb2

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He never expected 03cf71fe12 her to summon 4697a7ad65 a dungeon inside b5b292500f the building. Nor that she cf6fd5fa8a could absorb him 02ec3d84df through a gate.f4aeae676805ea19

And he certainly didn’t expect to be so helplessly caught like this.c1d7ae14c9360051

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When her skill was e2a2a94187 activated, there was nothing b9e73f3277 he could do. He had been a1868a23a1 utterly powerless, dragged aa3dd0d688 into this subspace.1a3403b5c8a513b0

He, who even other S-ranks wouldn’t dare to mess with so easily. For her to send him to this bizarre place in a single move…17766f7c7ea7e835

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She might not e48d548910 just be an 4092840111 S-rank. She could be 50d3be11e0 the very first 9bc4c212c8 SS-rank.c3125b6643e518f5

It was a plausible theory.05754dcb4f2e0d5e

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And to top it off—20cd061c2127aa76

Was this also that woman’s power?dd0419813e1c11ac

Baek Hwan looked d2132c750e up at the ab6281fbc1 sky, filled with 75b712c4e0 countless system windows. The sheer number of messages 9d1699062d blocked his vision.aed8e43eaeaa61dd

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A system error? He had never seen 3476ac2547 or even heard of c734039635 such a thing.c84ff7dc2a059152

The errors that b4e67bde0f seemed endless disappeared 38b8b23e36 after a while.c9e713276dc40488

Instead, as the reboot d39a54ca29 message appeared, new windows fe5abf293a began popping up in 142b3d442f rapid succession.22d039bc557c533b

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What the….?6255338a1b9fef3a

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The flood of notifications left Baek Hwan’s face painted with disbelief.bf90fb14b52f0c3a

His stats had plummeted 5aa336016a in an instant. Most of his skills 713cc07f06 were now unusable.2a345862509cf4b6

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It was an unbelievable reality.4cb664326b059d6c

Thud!29ace82282258ef5

The sensation of gravity d89bf9cbb0 crushing his entire body 5b09cbfa48 overwhelmed him. Everything felt unbearably heavy.b5ce5d14d9520e1f

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His legs gave out e280622fc8 beneath him. Unable to adjust 365074e35e to the sudden 522402201c change, Baek Hwan b35b0766cd staggered.6b3ed3e3857b284e

Just as he managed to b7a9b57327 regain his balance—33ceecbe74d790b5

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Someone pushed through 95ad30a6ef the tall grass 88cb251eb5 and called out 77b6a29c76 to him.b9d38486023c71fc

“Baek Hwan…?”5e76135fdf368fcb

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It was the 77cc51379e very person Baek 44c3888d67 Hwan had been 19846ef5fd looking for.f7671a9ff29a1beb

“Why are you here?”e2022391833e5a5a

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Shin Yeoul looked at him 971e0dd0bf with wide eyes, clearly surprised 265a2a6137 by the unexpected encounter.5b9a3990b997d960

Baek Hwan’s expression twisted as he looked at Shin Yeoul.e778efb06106a675

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What on earth 417f06b7e0 happened to you?0d68c6de4d4ab196

The S-rank armor he was 355d080cf3 wearing was tattered and falling 9d290e57c0 apart, and his face was 4e930af1fb smeared with dirt and dust, 327a956602 leaving him looking utterly bedraggled.1970f80b9e6cea86

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And what was 75022ef128 that on his 1ea60bd79e head?a98205f6aca7a666

Feathers? Red feathers were sticking out of Shin Yeoul’s hair, and Baek Hwan raised an eyebrow.61a3528e2e1d4da8

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“….Well, you’re alive somehow. How are you holding up?”2a6e0031318e90c4

“I’m better than you’d think.”3f011c4957743323

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Shin Yeoul shrugged slightly, brushing ddd2cd0ad5 it off as if he e1a0518674 were fine. But contrary to his a03af91537 words, his face was 6fdba7d07e filled with fatigue.019b22a73dfef5b2

Baek Hwan couldn’t help but look at him skeptically.f13c40164dabe26c

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They had both fallen f42b738b24 into this strange place, d810446bdd stripped of most of f54bdd901c their power.e708b4c2aaf2730b

It couldn’t have been an easy time.586b2944a3dc1281

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While it didn’t look like Shin Yeoul had sustained any major injuries, the dark circles under his eyes, already prominent before, now threatened to reach his jawline.b2fec8fcbc8d85a8

Baek Hwan rubbed his ff6cf91a4e face, thinking of the d13eca5c55 woman who had sent e556090d4d them here.15b32db8ca5eb515

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As if Shin Yeoul hadn’t already been worn out enough.18a015dc808b6d47

Did she really have e022f5e891 to reduce him to 7bd0a04a0d this state? That merciless woman!e4e75f50c3acbb2e

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“Hey. Are you really okay?”c2108367930d8e69

Shin Yeoul, as always, insisted 61aba5cdf1 he was fine. But Baek Hwan d535023faf asked again, as 415e8c0d87 if to double-check.24a0d8c60801a491

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“I’m fine. Really.”161cf0b7f2c6d307

Shin Yeoul gave him a faint smile, lightly tapping Baek Hwan’s arm as if to say not to worry.b74cf7602e938476

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“It wasn’t easy with all the restrictions, but I managed to make it work.”4c76deb47351657b

Truthfully, Shin Yeoul’s condition was the least of his concerns.9a20e1f06b32c99a

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Though he had somewhat adjusted, the strange debuffs that had appeared since he’d entered this place had left him more drained and irritable than usual.6ec9cab7b299af35

On top of that, he hadn’t eaten or slept properly in days.24db9e987f5baf03

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All he wanted 0fa024b95c now was to 7aba147957 leave this place c1f1fc7936 as quickly as 6f7b4878a7 possible.593a5959d1cf4446

While he hadn’t expected Baek Hwan to end up here himself, it was still a relief.9cb223a96bb74613

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Baek Hwan must have 52042fd8cd realized he had gone 4b43e64a47 missing and tracked him fe2ba08a65 down here.4e69b87248c392ed

“Let’s get out of here. Where do we go?”80526746066e55dc

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Shin Yeoul assumed 06de911f23 Baek Hwan must 2a12f8445f have had a 5b82df87d5 plan, considering he ff7b2d03a6 had come here f56e56ffc2 himself.468037e9ea07a95f

Normally, that would f83ae07d6a have been the 79264a3326 case.dde2a2dbd43b6617

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But for some reason, Baek Hwan didn’t reply right away.34b7e1de1966df39

“Um, Hwan-ah? You came to rescue me, right?”1eba8f9548d424d4

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It was only after a 266a4f1338 pause that Baek Hwan finally 71173f3fe9 responded.e4c2111d3bf8c186

“No. I got caught too.”90f58eee2046a637

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“…..”b928420fb7632a8d

A long silence fell between 40a6f15009 them.8602a99f0d10be84

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Hello. I am the Ranker Collector.6e7c852e9a022ddf

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Somehow, I ended up kidnapping 227f3c3184 both Rank #1 and #2. Huhu.3acb584e0d81e5d6

Isn’t it fascinating?68ffec4ca774c75f

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“My foot!”5e5d1b05bfff1c05

I grabbed my hair in frustration. My brain couldn’t keep up with this sudden situation.7ac61b6ba3b0bebd

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Hey. What are you f4060cd3ea going to do? What are you going to ea63d6f356 do about this?b05f5b2589f89b40

I wanted to c592f04b02 grab the system c3a225c7c2 by the collar, ae4050b34e even if it a4d8b1ccec was intangible. How was I supposed to 1d69abd82b clean up this mess?76dc4bf1b54bb7ee

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“Spit them out! Spit them out right now!”faeb12282967aa30

“Then unlock it!”ac672c63c7e5fae3

Beep beep. It’s not possible, apparently.1727183d4fb39351

I was losing my mind.a6b64b7ee27376de

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Sure, there was a b313d56627 dungeon in front of c0c175d37e me. That meant there was 0b7910a47e a way to access 88f82b3a1b the subspace.ffcb470f76e7c893

But would it be faster fe431b9769 to go in and explain c3225e1ffb the situation, or faster for 072a1cb9d7 the rankers to take my 18a195c276 head off? Haha.9e6ef355619dec1f

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I’d bet on the latter.4bde70322f5aa91d

“There they are!”88d3dd2f82749245

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“Be careful, everyone. The stats are off the charts!”1d3c40fa8a45f12d

What the heck?c3d9c4d3f412b874

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While I was hesitating, voices e48f5f686a echoed from beyond the door.723ff5297d288652

“This is really the end.”2ce16843a2adf2f4

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The approaching footsteps sent me 1d38a1eb6e into a panic. On top of everything else, 13253d5b55 now people were gathering too? This was just adding 11525da32d insult to injury.77ac4129c72ab306

I really had to make 0b8f0dd4e3 a decision.5df31a9315df860b

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Get caught by these people, e90c9992f6 get interrogated about Rank #2, c78d6654ff get accused as the culprit, a5a21c1f8c and end up signing some 56bf239b16 weird contract again.2d4f24c9508d812e

Or escape to the subspace.594bf270323cd758

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“…..”2aab86d6e9bd1eae

It wasn’t much of choice. The answer was obvious.abac6855801ded07

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Swallowing my tears, 0a8ab74928 I took a 78144c9368 step toward the c3c40aebf4 dungeon.ce3b6f73235538c6

A few minutes ago, I was dying to get into this place. But now? I couldn’t be less thrilled.025b311ea2ac147a

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Still, I didn’t have any other options.a7e28843700b050c

Ugh, whatever. What else can I do?131bb0fd9ef4d534

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Let’s just do it.238505fd433b64a6

They said the start 998de4f2bf of a gate is 5929d5c822 supposed to be safe.4841cb9f6c154383

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As long as I summoned the entrance, I’d be fine—so long as no monsters popped up the second I stepped inside.d56c267282041839

The moment I 5d090fbeae passed through the a5a8404fb6 dungeon gate, information 5f0682e8bf about it surfaced b95666c1d0 in my mind.5ce5b0ed000b2120

And then.38f88b255fe1a506

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Holy—!9b5f18166af8b46c

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So far, the pressure from S-rank hunters like Shin Yeoul and Baek Hwan hasn’t even been comparable to this.025d8b8b0efeea85

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At least hunters have reason. Sadly, monsters don’t.fec3a36fce8a382f

There was no way 68bae34ab7 a creature would show c124b02d2b mercy to an intruder 8a1c0f5bb2 in its territory.d343d2fa454657fa

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“Uooohhh!”b2c7c2a9daca4996

A massive gorilla pounded 9dfe283936 its chest and let 045ecec627 out a deafening roar.f10faa75e52e638d

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It was an S-rank monster.795d9dc05b674dcf

My ears felt like bcfb49818f they were going to 0f42379083 burst. My whole body shook violently. Just hearing its 623f5a8888 cry made me 721dd5164d feel like I 141f2c64bb might faint.f577b648240360ef

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I had to run. Instinct screamed at me to af66bafdda get out of here.eb037e5f6f1808ae

Even though I knew 99695d8d4f the system would send 39d2d6f3da me to the subspace e98d7b1896 if I was in 0212b503e4 danger, I was still ba49ecfb37 terrified.1fa03855a9866e09

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With trembling legs, d8ff9397d3 I managed to 30fb028020 take a few 943360881a shaky steps backward.d69ee6bc06680bfa

Boom! Bang!d116d50b540ace06

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It wasn’t far.372b41eb7c1ccd04

My movement seemed to agitate 7a77f0f2f1 the gorilla further, and it 37e9f1aefd began stomping wildly.8acb433c7b254469

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Fortunately, its intelligence must da55b9c07e have been low because a1d43478c9 it quickly lost interest 0eeffccc1f in me and focused 3a5acbadcc on thrashing around.1fe22e060d62edf7

But the destruction it 1ec15ee3c8 caused was unimaginable.120e8bec35234b3e

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With a deafening crash, ca7fc9944e the ground was torn 321e5fa84f apart, and nearby trees 3edb2c0066 fell like dominos. The tremors were like a273eb78d7 an earthquake, turning the 6652d0cdb9 entire area into a 65377a1b58 wasteland.86571e2492a5a7bb

Huffing, I quickly dove f5bb8a1c72 behind a nearby boulder 0d243d50f1 to avoid the flying 9d18da0018 debris.1430a44e354af148

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Then, without hesitation, I shouted.3edc0682b4746634

“Subspace!”f2e345bd58ac1155

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My desperate cry 5eaca4dd10 summoned the system ffc16699ea window. Thankfully, it was exactly the 8809ada487 option I needed.af01c3a27c92a614

I frantically tapped “Yes” multiple times.3716e34d7d167e11

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Just a few steps away, 06d8a0a38a a door materialized.b848334189273c6e

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Creak. Through the slight opening, 2883434179 I caught a glimpse e422f9aa4c of the familiar subspace 253ddafed4 scenery.40d94aa2277f820c

I couldn’t be more relieved.23f40bdb0682c302

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Finally.38f1204ef8cca299

I immediately moved toward the entrance. With the monstrous crashes sounding right behind me, I couldn’t afford to hesitate any longer.1d68377e80dc145f

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Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it to the subspace.ff370da56b798063

“Uooooh!”d0f2d22f8d382688

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The presence I felt wasn’t something an E-rank like me could perceive.f34a197aec5dbf85

Late to notice the sound 42461d7b0a of another roar, I lifted 4571e1bb28 my head and saw—edcb21b9bc328547

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Dammit!f0a55d06a8ad6a91

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Another S-rank Monster Appearsf75ec1bfbdc66a9f

Right in front of me.bfde8e8bea78fcb6

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The monster suddenly 4d72e29a65 appeared and was 469c284df7 already blocking the 5ccbd3acbb entrance to the 36255c9715 subspace.a22ca19b65ae9406

It was a 86a008af72 gorilla monster, so f499db7de5 massive it looked 45691a8c20 like it could 216fa36bb8 be the size cacd4bcfaa of 20 grown 97712115d0 men.99f8a815a7a9d362

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The creature swung its fist. There was no way I 333d1681f4 could avoid an S-rank attack.d071cb0ebd26f793

What’s the deal with this “Slurp” skill right now?26bf3ecea63afa2c

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But that hope was futile.b53e2a111509d62a

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Hunted entities…?603645fcac67ab27

There’s a restriction? Wait a minute, then how did Baek Hwan get Slurped?c600e6e7fda1c5b7

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I had plenty of questions about the inconsistency, but this wasn’t the time to debate them.c690923cb5fb6ecc

It wasn’t exactly a skill I wanted to use while risking my life, but it activated nonetheless.fc668b766bf237a1

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A lush meadow. Towering trees.5cf9b023a78c4ba8

When I carefully opened my fdb975c242 eyes, a familiar landscape came 577bb97deb into view.e53f8d2e87ca898b

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I had made it inside. Back to the subspace.f5465aa9da47d420

Huff, huff!I collapsed onto the c69fc2694f ground, panting heavily.a79de222ce7689f5

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Ugh, I seriously hate this. Experiences like these are the d8a3d0a62a worst.07760c942accca05

Even though I’d managed to enter the subspace unharmed, the image of the monster’s attack inches away from my face was still vivid in my mind. I could’ve died.7c50693f625526ac

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I took deep breaths, trying b79effafba to calm myself down as 7f880581f4 I slowly lifted my head.26a343b80caee7ac

I glanced around. I needed to assess ddc2b48a63 the situation.1381cff95f1e363f

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There were traces of slimes cf736f4bfb beingslurpedall over the place. Pink liquid dripped everywhere.97926adfe8a61471

It looked like the boiling slimes had been dragged here as they were. Luckily, there didn’t seem to be any living slimes around.454ca36839fbdb59

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And the fact that their 5f9a03976a remains were here meant that b6d7e51c36 Baek Hwan, who was alsoslurpedby the same skill, must a30c28f81f be here too.2d047a9196e9e555

But…4b20dd05687fe461

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So, where is everyone?4ac631d71f69826d

Shin Yeoul and Baek Hwan met, didn’t they?b151dfa1fdee4046

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It was something I’d confirmed after completing my contract with Baek Hwan. The two should definitely be together.c726189b80dea1f1

“Map.”2f5301d5677b82a9

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I opened the subspace map.0b4dfd9020b4d29c

Thankfully, the map displayed 558780333c their locations.51a0de3d09d2be1b

They were close by. Two blue triangle markers were b122fbdf0d moving.eaa2a318ea5982b8

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And they were moving 9beecb8486 pretty fast.369642261b0077ab

Even more, they were getting c861d74844 closer to me?d9fe26c59d7920d2

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On top of that, 3d44e5cd8a a yellow marker was a6199308c6 following right behind Shin 2cd331bc51 Yeoul and Baek Hwan. The distance between them 289f0fe5e2 was alarmingly short.5a38b2bdee154907

Huh? But a yellow marker means…7d58f2bf16875c14

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I was staring at the 29adc7e8dd approaching markers when—aeac989075f4aba5

“Kok-kiooo!”9a1668bfa9489b41

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It was Koko, 86d9017e9e the chicken of b309f88403 the subspace.8591a3af1cfd5970

What an incredible sight. Rank #1 and Rank #2 9558fd60bf are being chased by a 30674e12b6 chicken.f561088476b19a4b

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I don’t know if I have the right to say this, but…739d055c740c61db

They looked kind of pathetic.b9d1c740bc6fba4c

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