Labyrinth Exploration 101 - Chapter 206

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Labyrinth Exploration 101 Episode 206

Empty Car (6)

Abandoned Hospital

This time it’s Seo Ji-woo. She’s near the abandoned hospital, eating mixed grain rice with her team members including Kim Dong-ha.

─Seo Ji-woo : If you’re done eating, let’s head in. Did you recover some mental strength?

─Kim Dong-ha : Uh… but do we really have to go?

─Lee Yong-seung : We have to. Nothing will happen if we just stay put.

Their party enters the interior of the abandoned hospital. It’s incredibly eerie.

─Lee Yong-seung : What?

They look around, but no one’s there.

Then.

Someone’s ‘hand’ picks up a camcorder that had fallen on the ground.

─Seo Ji-woo : …?

Seo Ji-woo turns to look in that direction…

●REC

Suddenly a camcorder frame appears across the entire screen, and Seo Ji-woo disappears. Not just Seo Ji-woo, but all of her team members.

-What?

-What’s that?

-Seo Ji-woo eliminated?

-What

-Seo Ji-woo?

-What;;

-No, it doesn’t seem like elimination?

-What’s happening suddenly

The abandoned hospital, now completely empty.

The camcorder clatters down, and footsteps fade away.

Step… Step…

Science Room

The screen changes again, to the science room.

Truck’s robot arm picks the locked door.

-Seol Ha-woon’s business must be over

-Hahaha

-Hahahaha

-Ah, it’s still funny that you’re running a truck business, damn it lol

-That guy is seriously driving me crazy lol

-Seol Ha-woon is really the craziest one there

The group is investigating the science room together.

Huuuuuuk…

A crying sound is heard. Everyone flinches and crouches down.

─Seol Truck : This way.

Following Truck’s instruction, everyone presses against the wall.

Huuuuuuk…

The camera shows beyond the window. A grotesquely stretched teacher ghost is walking down the corridor, streaming bloody tears.

“Ugh, scary.”

Lee Si-ah quickly rubbed her goosebump-covered arms.

─Kate : The ceiling, look at the ceiling.

After the ghost moves away, following Kate’s words, Lee Jun-ho opens up the ceiling.

There is…

─Lee Jun-ho : So this is where you were.

A corpse. A small body that hasn’t decayed at all.

Short hair. A cherry-shaped hair accessory.

It’s a child.

Kang Hyeon lets out a solemn sigh. Kate also turns her head away.

─Lee Jun-ho : How could they do this to such a small child…

─Seol Truck : …Don’t try to understand. They’re vermin born this way.

-Ah.. this is fucked up for real

-Really, cut off the culprit’s head this time

-Beat them to death

-Did they become conscious of the Labyrinth People glorification controversy? These days it’s all villains.

Ring ring ring ring──

Again, the telephone bell rings out.

─Lee Jun-ho : If it rings three times, I’ll go.

Ring ring ring ring──

─Kang Hyeon : No. This time-

─Lee Jun-ho : To get as much information as possible in 3 minutes, I who’ve already talked should go.

While saying this, he looks at Seol Truck.

As if saying even if I die, I trust you.

But Seol Truck’s eyes are momentarily elsewhere.

Lee Si-ah thinks he’s doing business.

-What’s happening right now lol

-The lights aren’t working on Seolhaun’s truck lol

-Hahahahahaha

-Excuse me, that truck has no soul lol

Ring ring ring ring──

The third time.

─Lee Jun-ho : Don’t come out, just wait!

He jumps down the stairs and picks up the red telephone.

─Lee Jun-ho : Are you the Witness?

─??? : Yes. That’s right. What’s the situation now?!

─Lee Jun-ho : That ghost is wandering around, and we just found one child’s corpse.

─??? : Yes. I’ve been thinking too. You said the doors were locked, right? It was simple. Right now in that place, who could lock the doors?

The conversation continues like rapid fire.

With tense soundtrack playing, the tension and thrill are maximized for the viewers.

-Fuck

-This is really like a movie

-Ah my heart is beating like crazy

-Is the security guard the culprit?

─Lee Jun-ho : …The security guard?

─??? : Yes. I’ve seen that person too. At that school.

In a flashback, the figure of security guard Seo Jong-myeong flashes by. His appearance has no noticeable injuries.

-Ah security guard Seo Jong-myeong was fine

-Right, all the other residents had like swords stuck in them or something

-Right, it’s that bastard

-Easy easy

Crackle── 

“Huk!”

Static crackles from Jun-ho’s waist. It’s a radio.

My heart almost burst.

[There. Can you hear me? Right now, a strange being is approaching you!]

Seo Jong-myeong’s urgent voice rings out from the radio.

─Lee Jun-ho: …Where are you watching from?

[CCTV! Hurry, get inside the classroom!]

As if responding to the janitor, the witness also shouts urgently through the receiver.

─???: Put on red clothing! Then the ghost won’t be able to see you.

─Lee Jun-ho: Red clothing… you say?

─???: Yes!

Kids, are you the…re?

The ghost’s voice gets closer and closer, and the thought flashing through Lee Jun-ho’s mind appears as a flashback again.

4. Never wear red clothing.

9. When something frightens you, wear red clothing. You can be protected.

[What are you doing holding onto the phone! Hurry and enter any classroom!]

─???: You must put on red clothing!

-What the fuck is this

-This is driving me crazy, what are we supposed to do

-Wow this labyrinth is really fucking creepy

-Isn’t Jun-ho going to get eliminated?

-What are we supposed to do

-Bye Jun-ho

-Jun-ho’s brain is empty too so he’ll never figure it out

-Ah my heart is fucking pounding

-Junho, please ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Jun-ho use your brain for real, if you don’t want me to go crazy

-Ah Jun-ho’s elimination is fucking obvious

[Hurry!]

─???: Even hurt yourself! Soak your clothes with blood! That’s how I survived!

Kids… who could have done that…?

─Lee Jun-ho: Shit…

Lee Jun-ho’s face, deep in thought, fills the screen in close-up.

─Lee Jun-ho: …Wait. Ah. That’s right. Ha!

Lee Jun-ho lets out a hollow laugh. His smile is quite charming.

That was probably why he ranked first in the early stages.

Who killed the children…

Soon, Lee Jun-ho’s gaze looks directly at the camera.

─Lee Jun-ho: If it were you all…

Thump. Thump. Thump.

With the ghost’s footsteps approaching right in front of him, as if speaking to the viewers.

─Lee Jun-ho: What do you think?

What do we think. We’re going crazy.

Just as Lee Si-ah was muttering to herself.

[To be continued next week]

“…What?”

Her mind went blank. Blink blink. After blinking her eyelids several times, she put her hand to her forehead.

“No way-?”

-Ah fuck are you kidding me

-Don’t do such bullshit

-Are they crazy

-Ah Jun-ho fuck that bastard chose the editing point

-Don’t blame Jun-ho

-Hahahahaha oh hahaha fuck hahahahaha

-Fuck open the door

-hahahaha omg this is crazy

-Open the door you fucks

-Three hours have already passed?

-Is this a time machine?

-No fuck where do they end it like this

-Fucking bullshit

-Is Jun-ho getting eliminated?

-No Jun-ho’s definitely getting eliminated

-Are you fucking kidding

-Don’t the production staff value their lives?

-Hahahahaha I’m going crazy, please give us the next episode!!!!!!!!!

-Don’t do this

[Preview]

Whether they know the viewers’ sorrow or not, making all their resentment meaningless, the preview starts immediately.

Lee Jong-soo: Oh! It’s yeop-jeon!

Lee Jong-soo picks up yeop-jeon like he’s handling a sacred object.

Jin Ho-jong: Yeop-jeon! It’s yeop-jeon!

The other explorers likewise search for yeop-jeon with fire in their eyes.

Jo Woon: If there’s yeop-jeon, definitely pick it up. You need this to buy food at the bookstore.

Lee Seok-jun: Ah really? There’s something like that?

Kim Woo-hyeon: Yeop-jeon loot! Hyung, want to go to the bookstore right now? I’m hungry.

Jo Woon: Yeah. Let’s rest a bit first. You come along too. I’ll guide you.

Wolryeong Village where yeop-jeon has become the most important currency.

But the most important Lee Jun-ho doesn’t appear in the preview.

Of course. They edited the ending like this on purpose, so there’s no way they’d spoil it right away.

Seol Ha-woon: …

It’s Seol Ha-woon. He picks up a camcorder in what looks like some hospital.

It’s the abandoned hospital where Ji-woo disappeared!

Seol Ha-woon: Trapped in the camera…?

-Ah Ji-woo

-Looks like the top ranker is helping Ji-woo

-Ah fuck what happens to Jun-ho

-Looks like next episode is the abandoned hospital.

Hehehehehehehehehehehe!

Some dokkaebi fire flies toward Seol Ha-woon.

Seol Ha-woon: You. Follow me.

But Seol Ha-woon immediately grabs it by the scruff.

-Hahahaha

-Hahahahahahaha

-Ah his consistency is so fucking funny

-Hahahahahaha

Kang Hyeon: …Hae-jun. Listen carefully.

The used bookstore where Kang Hyeon returned alive!

But this doesn’t tell us anything.

Im Hae-jun: Why?

Kang Hyeon: Don’t look to the side-

Im Hae-jun: What’s on the side, kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Im Hae-jun faints while looking at a floating ghost head.

-He’s also consistent in a different way

-Hahahahahaha

-Haha that’s hilarious

After that, the camera shows the massive sacred tree bathed in moonlight.

‘Imgak Mountain’, which hasn’t appeared in the main broadcast yet. Under the tree branches where sacred ropes of various colors hang…

A man holding a walking stick stands there.

Seol Ha-woon: You came.

Seol Ha-woon gazes into the distance while smoking a cigarette.

Seol Ha-woon: I was waiting.

What was he waiting for? Did he encounter the culprit?

[Rankings]

1st place Seol Ha-woon

2nd place Kang Hyeon

3rd place Lee Jun-ho

4th place Kate

5th place Seo Ji-woo

Seol Ha-woon successfully maintained first place.

However.

“Ah, what the hell is this.”

Lee Si-ah grabbed her hair.

-wtf what is this

-the ending

-ah seriously

-so fucking curious lol

Ghosts were also roaming around on SilTalk.

│spoiler) Seol Ha-woon preview analysis│

│spoiler) Lee Jun-ho analysis│

│spoiler) thoughts on Jun-ho│

│spoiler) elementary school speculation│

│Ha-woon’s charisma at the end wow.gjf│

All kinds of speculation and analysis posts were uploaded. But these were all fake.

“When will we have to wait!”

The real thing is only the main broadcast after all…

* * *

“Alright. We’ve finished watching the main broadcast~”

The lights turned on.

“Then for the next two days, it’s vacation time~”

Everyone cheered and went outside.

Seol Ha-woon left, Im Hae-jun grumbled while following behind him like a puppy, and Seo Ji-woo also glanced at their retreating figures before going outside.

“Ah. Shit.”

I went out to the park outside Mitamnan and cursed alone for no reason.

“That abandoned hospital was such a waste. If I had just reacted, I could have countered.”

It was a matter of reflexes.

If I had just reacted to that, tied them up with wire in a swoosh, and finished with a flourish! I would have been the protagonist.

Probably most of my screen time will be cut from this point on.

It’s disappointing.

Honestly, even though I pretend not to care about rankings, I do care. More than anything else…

“If I fall below Im Hae-jun, seriously.”

That absolutely cannot happen. It’s not psychological but a practical bottom line.

“Hm?”

While walking around feeling troubled, I suddenly spotted someone with golden hair.

It was Kate. She was sitting on the stair landing in the park. The way she was tapping her smartphone looked like she was on social media.

“What are you doing!”

Seo Ji-woo quickly sat next to her and put her arm around her shoulders.

“!”

Kate flinched. Then she growled like a serval.

“…Ji-woo. Please restrain yourself.”

She really does look like a serval. You know, those really elegant-looking cats.

“How long-“

“Why? Let’s hang out together. Where are you going for vacation?”

“Move away.”

Kate tried to push Seo Ji-woo away, and Seo Ji-woo resisted being pushed, creating a struggle.

“Huh? What are they doing.”

Kang Hyeon and Lee Jun-ho discovered this scene.

Lee Jun-ho let out a hollow laugh.

“When did they become so close?”

“Right.”

Kang Hyeon raised his smartphone and took a picture of their backs with a click.

From the angle, it looked like a perfect shot of two close friends hugging each other.

“Post it on your story. It’ll be funny.”

“Okay.”

The moment Kang Hyeon posted the photo to his story.

“Hey what! Leaving me out!”

Yoon Hwa-rim appeared out of nowhere.

“Take a picture with me too!”

Yoon Hwa-rim, who shouted loudly, also squeezed between Seo Ji-woo and Kate. Kang Hyeon took that picture too.

“What, what is this. Why are you doing this?”

Kate, flustered by the sudden ambush, turned around and discovered the two photographers.

“No way.”

Just as Kate frowned like she was looking at paparazzi.

“Don’t take pictures-“

That’s when it happened. On Kang Hyeon’s social media feed, a certain mention rose up with tens of thousands of likes.

Seolha’s medical records leaked ㄷㄷ

[♥ 131,153]

The number of likes rose to hundreds of thousands in real time, and reposts quickly exceeded tens of thousands.

“…Which bastard spread this now?”

Kang Hyeon and Lee Jun-ho’s faces hardened.

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