episode_0085

As Misha went out to check the CCTV, 09 sat on the bed.

Soon she lies down on the bed without even washing.

Thanks to this, 09 never had to look into the water tank again.

However, that doesn’t mean it’s completely safe.

If she stays in this room, I’ll never be able to get out of here again.

Besides, if you check the CCTV, it will have captured me entering room 09.

Then, the two of them will also search this room thoroughly.

So, somehow I have to appeal to the fact that I am not here.

But how on earth…?

Yeah… I’ll text you first to say I’m off work.

Then, she won’t have to bother checking the CCTV.

I quickly took out my cell phone.

however…

The moment I went into the texting app on my phone, I couldn’t help but despair.

This is the 10th floor underground, and terrestrial communication does not work.

Am I just going to hide like this and get caught without being able to move?

No… I can’t end it like this.

Considering that both of them are Counters, there’s no way they’ll let me go that easily.

We have to escape somehow, even if it means taking risks!

I rolled my eyes as much as I could in the narrow space.

Then suddenly he discovers a small, shiny machine.

IP Time..?

The moment I saw the wireless router, my mind snapped to its senses.

I just grabbed the machine and started searching for the password like crazy.

“123abc789…”

Turn on your phone right away.

Fortunately, IPTIME’s communication is also detected on the mobile phone.

I immediately entered the code and prayed earnestly.

Please connect… please…

I stare intently at the WiFi symbol floating on the tip of my phone.

Soon, the WiFi will barely fill one out of four slots.

Okay…! Okay!!

I held the phone with trembling hands.

I was so happy at that moment that the phone almost slipped out of my fingers.

“Misha, I’m not feeling well, so I’m going to leave work early. See you tomorrow.”

I pressed the send button.

However, there was no immediate indication that the message had been sent.

Is it because there’s only one Wi-Fi spot?

I held my cell phone close to the router and lifted it as high as I could through the crack in the door.

As if his sincerity had reached the heavens, the text was finally sent safely to Misha.

Now I just have to pray that Misha sees the text before she gets to the control room.

Soon, a small ‘read’ mark will appear under the text I sent.

I read it..!

However, Misha did not reply to me right away.

It was about five minutes later that she replied.

“Yes, Sister.”

I don’t know what Misha was thinking for 5 minutes.

But what is clear is that she replied to me without any doubts.

Only then was I able to relax.

“Sigh…”

I finally breathed a sigh of relief in the locker.

However, that comfort never lasted long.

Because Misha came into room 03 again.

“Hey, let’s go out.”

“Why all of a sudden?”

09 looks at Misha coldly while lying on the bed.

Then the girl smiled and made a drinking gesture with her fingers.

“Good alcohol has arrived. Let’s have a drink.”

“Did you check the CCTV?”

“Ah-, that?”

Misha opened her eyes slightly and raised the corners of her mouth at 09’s question.

And I glanced around her room briefly.

“He already went home.”

09 followed Misha outside.

Soon the lights in room 9 went out completely.

“Ugh…”

Only then was I able to get out of the water closet.

I’ve been here for so long that I feel like my body is going to melt like jelly.

But he hasn’t escaped from the lab yet.

I walked straight to the door and listened to see if anyone was outside.

“—.”

Fortunately, there is no sound in the hallway.

If you’re going to drink, you’ll probably be at the lounge bar.

If you sneak into the elevator while they’re eating and drinking, you won’t get caught.

But my plan was plagued with difficulties from the start.

“Huh…?”

Because when I stood in front of the door, the exit that was supposed to open automatically didn’t even budge.

It definitely opened properly when Misha stood there…

I became increasingly anxious and kept pressing the open button.

But the exit didn’t budge at all.

“Do I have to have my fingerprints scanned when I go out?”

Why did things go so well…

Things went from bad to worse.

If you tell them well about the incident where you sneaked into room number 9, you might get lucky and get away with it.

But if you pretend to leave the lab, lie, and still stay here, and get caught…

Anyone who sees it will think that he is a suspicious person.

In the worst case scenario, you might get arrested…

In the worst case scenario, I might die like I did when I was a man.

“Anyway, isn’t there another exit?”

Turn your head and look at the end of the opposite hallway.

There is total darkness over there because the lights aren’t on.

It’s a scary feeling that you can tell just by looking at it that it’s not a good feeling.

But… at this point, the exit is blocked, so that’s the only way I can go.

I had no choice but to take small steps towards the darkness.

Lab 3.

I stood blankly in front of the entrance with the number 3 written on it.

“The door is open..?”

The door was wide open, as if it had been waiting for me.

Since we’ve come this far, what’s there to hesitate about?

I shrugged my shoulders and pushed myself into the lab.

Lab 3 was very dark, unlike Lab 1.

The outer walls of the hallway weren’t made of glass either.

instead…

Cylindrical glass tubes are displayed in a row.

And inside it is filled with pink water, with bubbles floating around.

This is the moment when you actually encounter something you would only see in a science fiction movie.

As I walked through those creepy glass rooms one by one, I suddenly got scared.

Human figures floating in pink glass tubes, connected by hoses.

It’s like a giant human experiment room.

Each person’s personal information is written underneath the test tube.

“Wait a minute… This person looks familiar?”

Among the creepy glass cases, one poisonous object catches the eye.

It has the appearance of a woman, but one arm is missing.

“This guy… isn’t that the spearman who fought the enemy before?”

I remember.

The two rankers of the congressman who were after Jaehee.

Among them is a spearman who lost an arm in an explosion and escaped.

“But why in here…”

After losing a fight against the one-hearted ranker enemy, he requested a body modification from the research institute.

Strengthening muscle tissue to eliminate pain and prevent the body from twisting under any attack.

Progress 42%.

After being defeated by the enemy that day, did you even go as far as modifying your body to seek revenge?

I put my hand on the glass case with a heavy heart.

Obviously, I’m on the enemy’s side, but I feel a bit sorry.

But I soon managed to erase that feeling from my mind.

Right now, I’m not in a position to worry about others.

As I was going through the glass tubes one by one, looking for an escape route, a test tube of a different color caught my eye.

All the aquariums I’ve seen so far have had pink liquid, except for the one at the end, which was red.

It’s creepy, as if it’s full of blood.

I slowly approached the glass case.

A silhouette of a woman is seen inside the coffin.

Brown hair floats around in the rising bubbles.

Because of that, I can’t see the face very well.

It was clearly an urgent situation, but I moved my steps as if possessed to see the entity’s face.

Finally, her face begins to show little by little.

But the moment I saw her face, my expression completely hardened.

“—!”

A gurgling sound comes out of his mouth.

At the same time, my legs felt as if my soul had left them.

I sat down on the floor in despair.

And he looks up at the woman blankly.

I thought the person in the red test tube was dead…

Because she was Jisoo’s older sister.

Stabbed wounds all over his body.

Even though his eyes are clearly closed, his facial features are the same.

You are really my older sister.

My face became paralyzed by the unexpected reunion.

I can’t get up at all because my legs are so weak.

I crawled over to the document containing the individual’s personal information.

B-class hunter.

A unique multi-ability user with both inspection and fire attributes.

At the time of discovery, he was in a vegetative state.

“You’re still alive…”

I bit my lip tightly, hugging the manual.

He bit so hard that blood flowed down his chin.

He just sobbed as if he was venting all the anger he had accumulated.

I thought I’d never see you again…

I have to wake up.

We need to wake up and somehow escape this hell together.

The moment I had that will, as if by magic, my legs began to gain strength again.

I straightened up and wandered around like crazy, trying to find the release button that should be somewhere.

Then, soon, they discover a small, secret room that appears to be a central control room.

Once inside, you will see several levers and buttons whose meaning is unclear.

But I couldn’t find the button to open my sister’s glass case among them.

In the first place, to use the function, you had to decrypt the password of the central computer, but there was no way to decrypt it.

Instead, I discovered a suspicious red button in the corner of the control room.

There is the alphabet ‘EE’ written there.

Emergency Escape.

It means emergency escape.

I’ve heard that important facilities usually have several escape routes hidden in addition to the entrance.

This button will probably be the same too.

But when I think about leaving my sister behind, my heart feels so complicated.

I stared blankly at the red test tube containing her.

Then I soon came to my senses.

Yeah, I can’t save my sister right now.

Not yet.

Let’s come back after making thorough preparations somehow.

It’s getting stronger.

Until you can beat the rankers of Counters.

If that’s difficult too…

Until I can get my older sister out safely.

With my resolve firm, I slammed my fist against the escape button.

Then, a red number hologram appears on the dark outer wall.

Eventually, the outer wall cracks and an elevator appears.

I got in there without any hesitation.

“—.”

After some time, the elevator suddenly stopped.

Soon, the sound of birds chirping can be heard outside the door.

I can’t tell you how much I missed the sounds of nature.

As the elevator opens, green foliage comes into view.

I went out into nature, one step at a time.

First, let’s go down the mountain.

Go home and prepare slowly and thoroughly.

A way to help my sister escape.

I grabbed my pounding head.

My head is filled with thoughts only about my older sister, I can’t stand it.

but.

The thought was completely erased as if cold water had been poured over it.

“Did you enjoy touring the lab?”

Because I heard a familiar voice from behind.