episode_0119

All foundation facilities have the same features.

The first is that it is possible to contain and contain anomalous entities spread across the world.

And the second is that the lower you go, the more dangerous beings are placed there.

Even if by any chance an anomalous entity escapes, time until it escapes to the surface is guaranteed.

“Wait a minute. Hide over here.”

Yun Da-ju stopped walking and stopped the group.

Because of that, Jeong Hae-won, who was walking closely behind, ended up bumping into something.

“Uh, why?”

“Shh.”

I don’t feel good.

The weapons storage is located on the second basement level.

However, as it was a facility where weapons were stored, security was also not easy.

Because the middle of the hallway was blocked by armed guards, I had to first take the stairs down to the third basement level.

Then I thought about going down the hallway and up the stairs on the other side… … but even that wasn’t possible.

“I can’t see anything. Did you see something?”

“I didn’t see anything special either.”

Dan and Jeong Hae-won, who let it slide.

“Can’t you hear that sound? They keep talking. They keep talking over there.”

“… …Should I knock you out?”

Dan threw the question to Jeong Hae-won instead of Yoon Da-joo.

If you suddenly start talking nonsense, there’s a chance that you’re possessed by something.

At such times, Im Da-bin’s instructions were to knock him out without delay.

“No. Just watch a little longer.”

“Sir. Am I in my right mind right now? And I can really hear sounds. Is there really no one else besides me who can hear sounds?”

Rico, who had been quiet, raised his hand and stepped forward.

“Oh, I can hear it now. I can’t understand it, but it sounds like voices. It sounds like the wind. I don’t know.”

“Look at that!”

As she spoke with pride, Yoon Da-joo recalled her memories from when she was at the foundation.

What I saw while working as a researcher is not much different from the current scenery.

Isolation facilities on either side of a long corridor.

Each room, each sealed behind a solid iron door, contains an isolated monster.

Anomalous object.

Horrible monsters that should never be released into reality.

The Foundation usually identifies these characteristics and completely isolates them.

If it’s a monster with teleportation abilities, it’s a vacuum.

The monster, whose saliva corrodes everything, is trapped inside a specially constructed glass case.

However, the isolation here did not seem to be so perfect.

Somewhere among the many iron doors in the hallway, something keeps flowing out.

What the heck?

I couldn’t tell what was affecting this place.

I don’t know what influence I’m being exerted by.

It is impossible to find out even the detailed characteristics.

Why on earth do some people hear and others don’t?

“Is it only women who can hear it? You can’t hear it?”

“Yes. I still can’t hear anything.”

While he is lost in thought, Dan and Jeong Hae-won have a conversation.

It’s gender.

Could it have something to do with gender, as Dan said?

This is quite unusual, considering that women are usually weaker at observing anomalies.

My thoughts keep going on and on.

Rather than just assessing the situation, this time we move towards fear.

It may not end with just hearing strange noises.

Maybe, even at this very moment, my life is slowly being eaten away.

Your body may be melting away or you may be losing your sense of self without even realizing it.

The scariest things are the ones you can never figure out, no matter how much you think about them.

A situation where there is no information.

An atmosphere that naturally makes you tense.

“Ugh… … .”

Yoon Da-joo let out a sigh of relief.

I should definitely be scared and worried, but instead, I feel nervous.

“Okay.”

One smile, one sigh.

My complicated mind was instantly cleared up.

Stop thinking and just enjoy the thrill.

The driving force that made him jump into all kinds of dangerous experiments while working as a researcher at the foundation in the past.

I forgot for a moment.

I put on a blindfold and step into a dark room, not knowing what might be inside.

The thrill and excitement that comes from the unknown at that moment cannot be compared to any other pleasure.

okay.

‘I used to work at a foundation that had this taste.’

It was the first time I felt this way since I regained my memories.

Yun Da-ju checked the status of each member of the group and prepared to move again.

“I don’t have much time. I don’t know what it is, but it just passes by.”

The hallway is still empty.

You have to run quickly past this place, through the hallway, and back up the stairs.

Although the sound may draw attention, I am more concerned about the unknown danger behind that iron door.

“I’ll get through as quickly as I can, so keep an eye out to see if anyone else is coming.”

Passing through a hallway where unknown things sleep.

Is this really the right decision?

As always, I wasn’t given much time to think.

Paat-

All the lights go out and darkness falls.

“What? Are you stuck?”

As soon as Dan’s monologue ends, this time a loud emergency bell sounds fill the building.

When everyone is panicking.

“Move!”

“Huh?”

“Jeong Hae-won! Run quickly! Rico, hurry up!”

The one who grasped the situation the fastest was Yoon Da-ju.

“Shouldn’t you be looking for a place to hide and run?”

“There’s no need for that!”

The emergency bell is not ringing on the third basement floor where the group is, but rather much higher up.

This one wasn’t discovered.

This means that Im Da-bin’s side succeeded in accessing the server.

So how long does it take to start hacking servers, take control of the systems, and open the weapons cache?

“We need to get to the weapons storage as fast as possible!”

Yoon Da-ju ran out, roughly dragging Dan’s arm.

“That’s how you get the timing right!”

Fight.

A dull metallic sound matched the rhythm.

***

Inside the server room that has already been taken over.

Robin continues to look at the monitor as he speaks.

“First, we liberated several anomalous entities that were on the third basement floor.”

Robin speaks as if he doesn’t care.

It was a little scary for a moment.

Weren’t you trying to get permission to enter the weapons storage room?

“Is that okay!?”

“Dabin, calm down.”

Robin continues speaking calmly.

“The breakthrough area is on the 2nd basement floor anyway. This is just to kill time.”

“How about the weapons storage area?”

“Don’t worry, we’re doing them simultaneously. It’ll take some time.”

I had no choice but to lower my voice again.

It’s not that I’m not worried, but it’s still reasonable.

The location of the weapons storage facility that Yoon Da-ju and her group are targeting is on the second basement floor.

If it’s the 3rd basement floor, you probably won’t run into each other right away.

“Then what kind of entity was it that was released on the 3rd basement floor?”

“They’re nothing special, just common monsters. They’re relatively easy to deal with, but you still need to use armed personnel. ”

“They’re not just trying to buy time, they’re also trying to disperse their troops.”

“Yes. If all the guards are concentrated here, we won’t be able to hold out. We have to disperse our manpower to have a chance of winning. ”

I turned my gaze towards Se-rim.

He must have used up a lot of stamina when he subdued the people in the server room earlier, because he is now lying on a chair, slumped over.

“Sister, rest as much as possible now. When the guards come later, I have to knock her out again.”

“… … Yeah. Dabin.”

I just hope everyone is safe.

That’s all I’ve been hoping for.

***

Thud!

Fight!

The iron doors open one by one, releasing the beings trapped inside.

“What, what is this? Are you deliberately releasing the kids you locked up right now?”

“This is crazy. Oh my god. This is crazy.”

Jeong Hae-won and Dan keep glancing behind them while running.

“What are you doing! Keep running!”

Yoon Da-ju shouted at the two.

I thought about fighting back for a moment, but now was the time to keep running.

Rico pointed ahead.

“Daju. It’s open over there too.”

“Rico. Can you take a minute? Haewon too.”

“Huh? What time is it?”

“Just give me time to take out my weapon.”

“Are you crazy? How can you fight someone like me!”

“Quickly!”

The thing before my eyes is a monster in the shape of a giant mouth.

It was as if only the snout of a beast had been separated, and it was densely packed with sharp teeth, and where the throat should be, a bloody abyss lurked that stung the nose.

Behind him, a masked man is pulling out his hair.

A flash of light and an arm grabbing something are also briefly visible.

While Yun Da-ju stood still and rummaged through her bag, Rico opened his arms wide and approached the monster in front of him.

“Ahhh! You’re wasting time!”

“Okay! Now come this way!”

Kwajik-

I had no intention of attacking the monster from the beginning. Instead, I broke the doorknob and went inside.

In the middle of a hallway lined with heavy iron doors, there is a single, ordinary door that acts like an emergency exit.

It was a space used as a researcher’s break room or shelter.

“After… … .”

As soon as she entered the room, Yoon Da-ju immediately started pushing the furniture inside.

Jeong Hae-won also quickly notices and helps block the entrance.

Dan and Rico joined late. A barricade was quickly created around the entrance.

“Okay. Let’s take a breather here.”

Even though no one asks, Yoon Da-joo mutters to herself.

“The doorknob is broken, so I can’t hold out any longer. I have to make time to get to the weapons storage. At best, I have to be back out in three minutes.”

The original plan was to head straight up to the weapons storage room.

However, considering the surrounding circumstances and the physical strength of the group, they only found temporary shelter.

The narrow room was filled with only the sound of heavy breathing.

Dan, who has the hardest time, especially because he is a smoker. But he always asks questions to Yoon Da-joo.

“Thanks to you, I survived. How did you know about a place like this, Daju?”

“Just. I knew it when I saw it.”

“Wow. Sister, your observation skills are crazy.”

“Actually, most of the foundation’s facilities have at least one space for researchers.”

This time it’s Rico.

Even though he himself was out of breath and panting, he continued talking excitedly.

“Usually, it’s used to just have a quick cup of coffee, but when things really get tough, it can also be used as a shelter. How could you not know that?”

“Ah, come on!”

“Ah, why~ You worked as a researcher, right~. Are you going to keep hiding it?”

“I’m really saying it’s a waste!”

“Can’t Mr. Ichinose just tell me?”

“Haewon? Yes. There was a time when Daju worked as a researcher. What happened then was,”

Tub.

“Ugh! I can’t breathe! Damn! I can’t breathe!”

“Shut up.”

“… … .”

After a long struggle, Rico was released and grumbled, wiping the spittle from the corner of his mouth.

“I suffered a lot because of that. I will definitely tell you someday.”

“But even in this situation, Rico doesn’t get nervous.”

Dan looks at Rico in surprise.

“Huh? I don’t usually get nervous!”

“Whew… …. I’m really nervous. Ah, why is it so hard? Running.”

Dan ran with such determination that he was almost out of breath.

Jeong Hae-won catches Dan, who is about to fall, and places him on the back of the chair.

“That’s right, because I keep saying it.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Take a rest.”

Jeong Hae-won got up from his chair and sat down next to Yoon Da-joo again.

“Sister. I guess there’s something outside.”

“Of course. You saw it before.”

“No. Not that. Don’t you hear something like a gunshot?”

Yoon Da-ju too.

The rest of the people too.

Everyone listened to what was happening outside the door.

“The security personnel have arrived.”

You have to avoid both the released monsters and the armed guards who come down to subdue them.

Yoon Da-joo had to make a decision again.

“… … .”

“Get up. Let’s go out again now.”

“Right now?”

“I’m dying because I’m so tired.”

“I’m also a little short on stamina.”

Everyone is talking about death, but there really isn’t much chance left.

“There’s no other chance than now.”

Gunshots were heard outside the door. Yoon Da-ju continued to listen closely.

There are usually quite a lot of people gathered here, unless it’s a serious situation.

Then what about the security guards patrolling the weapons storage area on the second basement floor?

Maybe it’s stuck inside me.

Also, maybe, Dabin oppa might have intentionally released the anomalous entities.

To bring about the current situation.

No.

Rather, it would be right to think that way. Didn’t that guy think we would be on the second basement floor?

If that happens, you’ve unintentionally put yourself in trouble.

After thinking about this, Yun Da-ju silently got up and removed the barricade in front of the door.

‘When I go back later, I’ll have to pay a lot for this.’

I was more excited about that than worried about the imminent crisis.