Chapter 424: Ninetieth Floor, Together, Alone (2)
[All aggressive actions are strictly prohibited within the rest area. Rest and relax at your leisure. Time remaining: 33 hours 58 minutes.]
By the time I arrived, thousands of individuals had already gathered upon the plains. Even the rest area’s permanent residents came out to see the returners off, so the place was full of commotion.
The appointed departure time had already passed, but some people were still exchanging their final farewells. Therefore, we chose to wait a little longer.
Instead, I turned my eyes to the climbers.
They look utterly drained.
It was only to be expected. They had drunk themselves into oblivion, intoxicated by the joy and release of completing their portion of the tower. Some hadn’t returned to their lodgings until it was nearly time for Alexei’s training.
Although climbers who had reached the ninetieth floor were superhuman, even they couldn’t drink alcohol like it was water. Truth be told, the very fact that they had managed to drag themselves out in the morning after such revelry was impressive.
At least it turned out better than I feared.
After Seo Ha-Rin mentioned that rumors had begun to spread among the climbers, I felt a twinge of unease. My party members seemed aware of something, but the others weren’t casting me any strange looks.
Perhaps someone close to Seo Ha-Rin had only shared it with her, then kept silent. Alternatively, the Shadow Su-Hyeok fan club could have stepped in to suppress the rumors before they spread too far.
Or did Ha Hee-Jeong do something?
Even now, Ha Hee-Jeong stood just behind Seo Ha-Rin, who seemed increasingly cautious.