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The mart wasn’t that big. Something about the shape of the building made it look like an online store that sold items online rather than on site.

Getting in itself was easy. Someone just rammed a car into the front door of the mart.

There weren’t many windows, so it was dark inside.

I took a flashlight out of my bag and shined it around me.

There was just broken debris rolling around, nothing of any use.

First, I need to go underground. Where is the underground entrance?

But it was really dark. Plus, the stalls were collapsed here and there, so I had to look carefully while walking.

The air feels stuffy… Is it because there’s no ventilation?

As I went deeper inside, avoiding the collapsed stalls, I saw a large path leading down to the basement.

It looked like it was made big enough for a forklift to pass through.

We went down that road and started exploring, hoping to find something useful.

Oh, I guess this is a place that deals with food.

Most of it was gone, but there were some that had fallen to the floor.

I picked one up and examined it.

It looked like dried beef jerky, but it had mold on it.

Other things were also in a strange state.

It was discolored, had mushrooms growing on it, was moldy, and had moss on it.

And that wasn’t all.

The walls, floor, and ceiling were covered in mold, mushrooms, moss, vines, and other plants.

The further inside you go, the more numerous they become.

As I was moving forward cautiously, the footsteps following me gradually slowed down.

I turned my head and looked back, and saw Ha Seo-yeon struggling.

He was holding his breath with his hands on his knees.

” Hey, you? What’s wrong? Are you okay? ”

” Uh.. yeah.. it’s okay.. it’s a little difficult though.. ”

” How is it difficult specifically? ”

” … I can’t breathe properly… ”

You said you had trouble breathing… Now that I think about it, the stuffiness in the air seems to have gotten worse…

It’s strange. Even if the ventilation wasn’t good, it’s definitely strange that you’re having such a hard time.

Plus we went deeper underground at the bike shop a while back and had no breathing issues.

…….is it because of this plant?

Stop exploring. We need to get out of here immediately.

” Hey, you. Can you still walk? We have to get out of here. ”

I supported Ha Seo-yeon. It seemed like she was trying to walk on her own, but I was anxious because she was out of breath.

We walked back the way we came, slowly but steadily.

The exit from the underground was right in front of me, but something was blocking the exit.

That look of his mouth wide open…

” Paris hell.. ”

It was a carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap.

However, it didn’t seem like it would be possible to fill one’s hunger with bugs or something like that.

The size is approximately 4m.

It looked like it was waiting for prey to approach.

A sweet smell was wafting from the mouth of that Parisian hell.

It smelled pretty good. It made me forget that the smell was coming from that monster.

I want to smell this a little more!

I slapped myself on the cheek and came to my senses.

It was dangerous.

I almost got caught up in it and put it in my mouth.

” Haaah….. Smells good…. ”

Ha Seo-yeon was crawling towards the Paris Hell.

I grabbed her in surprise.

” Sister! Are you crazy?! ”

” Let go of this… This smells so delicious… I can’t stand it… ”

She tried to shake me off with her weak hands.

His pupils were already dilated and he was drooling.

It seems like I’ve been having trouble breathing until just now, so I’ve been trying to catch my breath and that’s how I ended up like this.

This sight gave me goosebumps.

If I hadn’t come to my senses, wouldn’t we have become food for that monster?

Ha Seo-yeon kept trying to shake me off in order to get closer to Paris Hell.

I had no choice but to take extraordinary measures.

He raised his hand and struck the back of Ha Seo-yeon’s neck.

Ha Seo-yeon let out a loud noise and fell down.

Okay, that solves one problem.

I looked closely from a little distance to see if I could avoid the flytrap.

But there’s an exit behind that guy’s body, so you won’t be able to get through unless you deal with it.

Where on earth did this come from…

I looked around to see if there was anything useful.

There was cooking oil in a large container in the corner.

Looking at that reminds me of my last confrontation with the monster at the bike shop.

You obviously sprayed WD40 on some wooden chopsticks and set them on fire there to brighten up the view, right?

…………..

Let’s try it.

I first took out four branches.

Back then I used WD 40, but now I use cooking oil.

Pour a little cooking oil and soak the branches.

Next, place the cooking oil in the flytrap and take out two butane gas canisters from the carrier.

Take out the portable burner, put butane gas in it and light it.

A small amount of water is poured onto a lit flame to extinguish it, causing no flame to form but only gas to be released.

There are only two, but they will do the job well.

While the gas is being released, bring a nearby ladder and stretch out the extra legs to make an A-shaped platform as high as possible and place the cooking oil on top.

Dip one end of a slightly longer hose in cooking oil and put the other end in your mouth to suck it up.

Just before the cooking oil fills your mouth, press the end of the hose with your finger, approach the flytrap, and remove your finger.

Spray cooking oil on the flytrap to make it completely soaked in cooking oil.

After pouring all the cooking oil, I let out all the gas from the two butane canisters.

Now it’s time for a fun and enjoyable show.

I lit a wooden chopstick soaked in cooking oil and threw it at the flytrap.

The fire began to burn the Parisian hell.

Butane gas hovering near the Paris Hell fueled the fire.

If that thing had vocal cords, it would have screamed terribly.

It no longer gave off its sweet smell, and now only the smell of burning charcoal filled the place.

I made sure the monster was burning well and made a path for it to walk on top of the fire by reducing the A-shaped ladder to a 1-shaped one.

And then he started to cross the ladder carrying the unconscious Ha Seo-yeon.

It was difficult to carry her because of the height difference, but I lifted Ha Seo-yeon’s legs so she barely touched the floor.

After crossing the Haseoyeon River like that and taking my carrier, I walked to the ground.

We need to get out before that fire engulfs this place.

I don’t know if it was because the butane gas was effective or because cooking oil was a flammable substance to begin with, but the fire was burning so fiercely that it was uncontrollable.

If there are other flammable materials in the warehouse, it will burn more intensely.

I led Ha Seo-yeon and the carrier toward the mart entrance.

” What the f*ck. What is that. ”

As I went further, I saw that vines were tightly wrapping around the entrance.

I went up to it and tried to tear it open with my hands and even cut it with a cutter knife, but it didn’t work.

These are so tough. It feels like I’m cutting rubber with a knife.

I looked to see if there was another exit, but the windows were hung high and they too were blocked by vines.

Kwaaang!! Kwaaang!

There was a sound of something exploding down below. Was there explosive material?

There is no time. This place will soon be engulfed in that raging fire.

I took out the remaining half-can of WD-40 from the carrier, held the straw-like thing attached to it straight up and held the lighter in front of it.

I lit the lighter and sprayed WD-40 on the vines, starting them on fire.

Since they are such tough guys, it started to take some time.

I would love to pour in flammable substances, but there was nothing on the first floor of this mart.

I was suppressing my anxiety and burning just enough space to pass through the vines.

When I burned it to some extent, I felt a warm heat.

When I looked back, I could see flames.

There really wasn’t much time. I took out a butane can and placed it in the middle of the burning vines, then re-ignited it with a lighter and WD-40.

I put out some butane gas and it exploded.

Phew!

It wasn’t an explosive force enough to blow away the entire vine, but it opened the way.

I quickly packed my bags with Ha Seo-yeon and ran outside.

When I looked back, the building was engulfed in flames and burning down.

Seriously, I didn’t know it would burn this much in such a short period of time.

If something had gone wrong, I would have burned inside.

As expected, fire is difficult to control.

But the effect is certain.

I put Ha Seo-yeon, who I was carrying, down on the floor.

Ha Seo-yeon was breathing heavily with a slightly distressed expression on her face.

The smell of the monster and the underground air seemed to mix to create a deadly environment.

I was fine… ah…

I remembered what Ha Seo-yeon said last time. That my blood might have a healing effect.

Yeah. You have to lose to get what you pay for. I cut my palm with a cutter knife.

Blood spurts out. He puts the blood in Ha Seo-yeon’s mouth and makes her swallow it.

Gulp

Swallowed blood.

Now let’s wait. My healing speed was within an hour, so if we wait a little, it might take effect.

Of course, I don’t know what effect this blood will have inside Ha Seo-yeon’s body.

But if we don’t do this, Ha Seo-yeon won’t be able to get up.

I tried to wake him up before making him drink the blood, but he showed no sign of waking up.