Labyrinth Exploration 101 - Chapter 313

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Labyrinth Exploration 101 Episode 313

Winter at the Tip of My Nose (3)

Clap clap clap clap──

On the set stage, the staff’s applause erupted once again. The third returnee to pass through the door was Seo Ji-woo. She didn’t smile despite the pouring cheers. She just stared into empty space, then quietly nodded her head.

“Thank you.”

Whirr.

The sound of space rippling could be heard from beside her.

Right after, the fourth returnee.

Lee Jun-ho.

From Seo Ji-woo’s perspective, his complexion looked terrible.

“What’s wrong. Jun-ho, are you okay?”

Lee Jun-ho remained silent. He gritted his teeth as if desperately trying to endure something.

Seo Ji-woo pointed at Lee Jun-ho with her finger.

“Um, PDs. I think he needs psychological treatment first.”

“…I’m fine.”

Lee Jun-ho forcibly replied with a hoarse voice. Seo Ji-woo let out a hollow laugh.

“No, you look like your intestines are torn right now?”

“Hey. You’re fake, right? Are you real? Bring Seol Ha-woon here.”

Kim A-rang quickly approached Lee Jun-ho’s side.

“Jun-ho. Are you okay?”

At that moment, Lee Jun-ho’s legs gave out completely. Kim A-rang and the staff supported Lee Jun-ho and left for the psychological treatment room, and Im Hyeong-uk looked back at Seo Ji-woo and asked.

“Ji-woo. Are you okay?”

Seo Ji-woo looked at the countless camera lenses filming her. After thinking for a moment, she let out a deep sigh and expressed her raw, honest feelings.

“…This kind of labyrinth is really fucking awful.”

This comment would probably be cut out and used in previews or YouTube teasers.

She smiled bitterly.

“It’s fucking awful but… still, it wasn’t the worst. Because I met the person I love most again. And…”

A long sigh flowed through Seo Ji-woo’s teeth.

“For the detailed rest of the story, please watch the live broadcast.”

“Ah, okay. Right, Ji-woo. It’s live right now.”

At Im Hyeong-uk’s words, Seo Ji-woo’s eyes widened.

“Ah, really? Then I should watch it right away.”

She quickly took out her smartphone and skillfully opened the streaming app.

The most certain evidence of returning to reality. The best way to quickly return to real life, to reality.

Labyrinth Exploration NaN.

Even in dreams, always righteous chicken.

Right and righteous Always-Right-Chi.

“…No, shit. Why is this chicken ad on as soon as I turn it on?”

Even in dreams, always righteous chicken.

Right and righteous Always-Right-Chi.

“Hah…”

Lee Si-ah furrowed her brow.

As expected, it cut to a commercial break before the defense scene, and everyone was pissed off.

-That fucking chicken leg

-Fuck

-What the hell lol

-Fucking whole chicken

-Crazy XXX that XXXX resistance right-chi XXXXXX

Lee Si-ah took a deep breath and waited. She also chatted in the snow-biased live commentary room.

-Holding my breath until he comes out inhale

-Inhale

-Inhale

-Inhale

-Inhale inhale

-Inhale

-Inhale!!

-Inhale!

-Inhale!!

-Oh my, I’m dying

Everyone’s so cute.

Meanwhile, the live broadcast started

─Lee Jun-ho : Wow, the camel is really comfortable. It’s lovely.

It’s Kang Jun-su’s party, who had finished resting and was moving forward with the camel.

“Ah, I knew this would happen…”

It’s cross-editing.

-What about Seol Ha-woon

-Ah Seol Ha-woon

-Show the defense

-Ah crazy

-ㅁㄴㅇㄻㄴㅇㄹ

-Shit

-Ha-woon

-Je Mal-ol

KakaoTalk messages are coming up so fast they’re getting cut off.

Clop─ Clop─

The sound of camel footsteps walking on sand, ASMR.

The screen pulls back to show the vast desert landscape. Over the endlessly spread golden sand dunes, the shadows of three people stretch long. The blazing sun also gradually tilts, and the sky is dyed with mysterious light.

The scenery is changing.

─Lee Jun-ho : …It changes in an instant.

The disappeared desert is now filled with the familiar ‘Mubong’.

─Lee Jun-ho : This place feels similar to Murim.

Lee Jun-ho dismounted from the camel.

─Lee Jun-ho: Should we send the camels away now?

─Kang Hyeon: Let’s do that. Give them some water first.

─Lee Jong-soo: Okay.

Lee Jong-soo opened the water container and distributed it to the camels.

─Lee Jun-ho: Good work.

Each of them hugged their respective camels once before turning away.

─Lee Jun-ho: Go on. Shoo.

When he waved his hand, the camels they’d grown fond of trudged away toward the desert. Different from Seol Ha-woon’s camel. That one went all the way with him to the end.

─Kang Hyeon: Let’s go too.

And so Kang Jun-su’s party also entered the thick fog on the opposite side of the desert.

─Seo Ji-woo: Here, try drinking this.

Seo Ji-woo’s party.

They too had discovered an oasis at some point. Im Hae-jun drank a cup of water that Seo Ji-woo had filtered, then widened his eyes and gave a thumbs up.

─Im Hae-jun: Wow, it’s delicious! Are you a god, Ji-woo?!

─Kate: …I’ve filled all the water.

Kate, demoted to subordinate, was now reduced to just collecting water from Seo Ji-woo’s filtration device.

─Seo Ji-woo: Oh, good. You guys rest. I’m going to do some reconnaissance.

Leader Seo Ji-woo was very solemn. She walked away with her hands clasped behind her back.

-Hahahahaha

-Hey Jiwoo hahahaha

-That kid secretly loves playing boss too lololol

-So cute lol

─Im Hae-jun: Have a safe trip~ Leader fighting!

Im Hae-jun saw her off, then sighed and came back to lie down in the tent.

─Im Hae-jun: Kate noona. Are you okay?

─Kate: ….

Kate was sulking. Without saying a word, she packed the water containers into the duffel bag.

-She’s sulking

-Sulking

-So pissed off hahahaha

-Wow her sulking is so cute;

-What’s cute about misandry

-Misandry my ass

─Im Hae-jun: Don’t think too badly of it. Honestly, what’s so special about being leader? In this situation, the person who can give the team the most benefit is just the leader.

Im Hae-jun’s sudden gossip time. His facial features moved with incredible liveliness.

─Im Hae-jun: And honestly, Ji-woo noona just has good luck. Sigh… I don’t know how many days she’ll go on about discovering the oasis. It’s really hard to humor her. Ahh~

Blah blah blah. While acting like a sycophant, his eyes, nose, and mouth really wriggled like a live octopus, but it wasn’t unpleasant to watch.

“Hae-jun is rather cute.”

-Hahaha no

-Hahahahaha that’s hilarious

-Shit lol

-Such a scheming villain character ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-But why is he so cute really

─Seo Ji-woo: Hey! I found camels too!

Seo Ji-woo returned quickly. Even riding a camel. Even not just one but two of them.

─Im Hae-jun: Wow, as expected of Ji-woo noona! Seo Ji-woo! Seo Ji-woo! Seo Ji-woo! This is a leader! This is what a leader is!

Clatter clatter. Clatter clatter. The quality of his flattery was incredible.

─Seo Ji-woo: Ha! Over something like this.

─Im Hae-jun: Where did you get the camels from? This is really crazy. Just hard carrying. Wow Ji-woo noona really…

-hahahahahahahaha

-Hahahahaha

-Ugh I’m gonna die laughing, fuck hahahahaha

-hahahahahahahaha

“Ah, so funny.”

Lee Si-ah also giggled for a while before exhaling with a “whew.”

“He’s really going to debut.”

In terms of pure entertainment and chemistry, there was no one like Im Hae-jun. Whether male or female, high or low ranking, whoever he was paired with, he fit like a glove.

─Yoon Hwa-rim: How is everyone? Are you all okay?

Next, Yoon Hwa-rim’s party.

─Jo Woon: Yes. We’re fine.

These guys had it really easy. Leader Yoon Hwa-rim drove from the driver’s seat, while the rest rode camels and moved forward.

-Hwa-rim is really practical

-These guys look like they’re going on a trip lol

-I heard that cart’s market value is insanely high

-Yeah, the projected annual salary in 5 years was like 30 billion or something.

-If she can survive until then lol

─Kim Woo-hyeon : Noona. Fill up my water.

─Yoon Hwa-rim : Okay.

A cart that can be summoned anytime, anywhere, in any labyrinth is a very unique and practical talent.

─Yoon Hwa-rim : Want me to add ice?

─Kim Woo-hyeon : Yeah yeah.

Yoon Hwa-rim fills the tumbler with ice and water and hands it to Kim Woo-hyeon.

─Kim Woo-hyeon : Thanks.

─Yoon Hwa-rim : Let’s go for about 3 hours, and if Ha-woon oppa’s shelter doesn’t show up, let’s rest.

─Ryu Yeon-hwa : Let’s do that.

Yoon Hwa-rim’s party has freedom in rest and advancement.

Other explorers would feel deprived if they saw this.

After that, scenes of other parties besides them advancing through the maze are shown alternately.

─Kim Dong-ha : Alright alright. Everyone get ready! Let’s slowly start conquering the dungeon!

But Kim Dong-ha is still alone in District 3 or something.

-But what’s up with him?

-Why isn’t he going to Zone 4?

-Is he looking for party members

-What the hell is that guy doing?

It’s not shown in detail. They just show that he’s there and move on.

This is Mitamnan-style editing. They just skip over it quickly because they’d probably get cursed at if they explained it in detail.

-When is Seol Ha-woon coming out

-Ah, Seol Ha-woon please

-Ha-woon, please come out

-Bring.Seol.Ha-woon.I.said!!!@!@!@!@

Just when the viewers were starting to cry out for Seol Ha-woon.

Whoooooosh──

An ominous wind flows in,

The camera moves following the flow of the wind.

Lee Si-ah clenched her fist tightly.

[Time Remaining 444 : 44 : 44]

[They are coming….]

On the castle wall of the fortified temple, Seol Ha-woon with his coat tails fluttering!

-Ah fuck finally

-Wow

-Look at that presence, insane

-Wow lol

-Just standing there but the weight is different

-It’s cinematic

-Are they filming a movie

-Wow

-Fuck lol Seol Emperor’s swag

-Ha-woon really grew up a lot

-Just appearing on camera is a still cut

Seol Ha-woon quietly closes his eyes on the camel.

Scritch scritch… scritch scritch….

A sound like scraping grass with a blade.

Rumbllllle─

Ominous footsteps gradually approach. The rumbling grows larger as time passes, soon shaking the entire forest.

Kieeeeeek─!

It’s monsters. Humans with twisted limbs and heads, beasts with dozens of eyeballs, creatures that make you want to turn on the mosaic filter come rushing in droves.

─Seol Ha-woon : ….

Seol Ha-woon looks down at them intently. His gaze is shown in close-up. Thick fog spreads behind him, and his sharp eyes flicker blue.

“Wow.”

The atmosphere is insane. A pipa-like sound flows clearly, giving off the feeling of a peak exorcist from a movie.

-Just

-Wow

-No way lol

-Look at that editing

-Fuck the direction

-It’s not direction, just

-The swag is insane

-Seol Emperor’s pose is really something

-Wow

-Goosebumps lololol

-The stage is set

-Fuck Seol Emperor is descending

-Just

-Shit wow lolololol

-Gives me chills

The chat window keeps cutting out. The lag is annoying, but there’s no time to look at the chat anyway.

Whoooosh──!

Magic power coalesces at Seol Ha-woon’s lower back. Soon their forms become clear, and toward the surging monsters.

───!

Simultaneous Fire. But much heavier. What pours toward the enemies are stakes the size of cannonballs.

Kwaaaaang─! Kwaaaaaaak─!

The screen fills with the clearly drawn trajectories of artillery flying in parabolic arcs.

──!

The camera follows the movement of one stake.

Shriiiiiiek────!

The stake explodes the body of the monster in the lead, then advances while crushing all the monsters running side by side behind it.

It destroys everything in a straight line.

──! Kuuuuuuung───!

The exchange ratio is dozens of monsters per stake. The monsters are destroyed without a trace.

Not only Seol Ha-woon but also the auto turrets and scarecrows installed on the castle walls pour out attacks without rest.

Kwa─────! ─────! ───────!

The fortress, the tremendous firepower pouring from Seol Ha-woon, but the enemy numbers are just as great. They charge fiercely, trampling over their comrades’ corpses.

“…Huh.”

The moment Lee Si-ah gulped down her saliva.

Seol Ha-woon demonstrated a new nature of magic power.

Ssssssss───

Blue liquid-like magic power spread across the ground, and the moment the monsters stepped on it─

Whoooooosh──!

Blue flames bloomed across the entire screen.

The camera instantly pulled back to capture the entire panoramic view in one frame.

“Wow…”

Hellfire that transcends the laws of physics engulfs the monsters on all sides. Like a hell crafted from magic power. But the shape of the flames as viewed from above by the camera is beautiful, like a flower bud.

Kraaaaa──-! Kraaaa──-! Aaaaak──-!

The monsters’ terrible screams mix with the soundtrack.

Kraaaaa──-!

There are also monsters that ignore the fire and charge forward. A monster as big as a house.

No matter how many enemies there are.

But Seol Ha-woon doesn’t even gesture. He simply looks at that place and launches stakes.

──-!

One, two, three, four, five, six.

The giant monster died with its entire body pierced by stakes.

The essence of the battlefield is, ultimately.

The turrets on the castle walls, Seol Ha-woon’s blue karmic fire, even the camel continuously attack the monsters without rest.

In the pouring lightning strikes of magic power──

Overwhelming firepower.

Seol Ha-woon’s narration concludes.

-Just

-Fuck

-Just

-Protagonist

-Damn

-1st place confirmed

-Bang bang

-Wow

-But wait

-He gets eliminated like this?

-No elimination

-Ah

-Boss!

-Really Seol Emperor..

-Wow

-Hey

-Crazy

-Damn fuck Ha-woon

-Wow, fuck hahahaha

-Why the lag

-Ugh

-Lag

-Hey

-Stop chatting

-Shit

-It’s crashing

-No

-Ah

–

–

–

–

–

“I got hooked.”

Lee Si-ah realized she was hooked far too late. The visual beauty, the solemn sound effects unique to battle scenes, the formulas that destroyed common sense, the smooth and elegant connection between formulas, the overwhelming firepower that exploded from them, and Seol Ha-woon’s figure encompassing it all.

It was a perfect, absolutely perfect long-take sequence.

“…This is insane.”

This is the star quality of the mage called Seol Ha-woon. The star quality of Seol Ha-woon that even High Rankers, mages who are High Rankers among High Rankers, acknowledge.

Star quality isn’t something that emerges simply from being good or strong. It’s a matter of style as a mage.

Seol Ha-woon, who specializes in battlefields and combat, inevitably draws people’s attention, and even his aspect of compensating for his weakness of broken legs and insufficient mobility with terrifying offensive power is part of his star quality.

“He should be… number 1.”

Lee Si-ah, almost instinctively without realizing it, spread the clips she had captured across community sites.

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