Chapter 19: The Lost World of the Corrupted (3)
During Ha Hee-Jeong’s previous life, on the seventy-third floor.
“Ah, are you referring to the time when I briefly held first place? I still remember it clearly. How could I forget? It was all thanks to the remarkable discovery I made on the sixth floor."
“How did I find it? Well, that place resembled Seoul. I don’t know why those weird creatures were there, but it happened to be near my house."
“I was just terrified and tried to get to my house at first. Everyone else was out of their minds too. When I mentioned my house was nearby, they suggested we hide there."
“Since there were too many of those creatures occupying the streets from Myeongdong[1] Station to Chungmuro[2] Station, we decided to enter the subway. Of course, there were some creatures inside the station too, but not as many. That’s where I found it, walking along the subway tracks."
“I managed to find and complete a hidden mission within the time limit and got a huge boost in my achievement score. Huh? Why was I the only one from my team to get an award for completing the hidden mission?
“Well, I've never told anyone this before. Not because I’ve been drinking, but because I think you'd understand since you are the coldest person I’ve ever met.
“I ended up killing them all. Wait, just a minute! Kkuk… What, why?"
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