Labyrinth Exploration 101 - Chapter 83
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Labyrinth Exploration 101 Episode 083
New friends(3)
─Seol Ha-woon : This time too, I’ll definitely be right.
Is this Seol Ha-woon’s famous line? Or is it crazy trolling?
Either way, Lee Si-ah’s mouth is wide open and won’t close.
[ Hello! My name is Kelvin~ ]
The broadcast had already switched to a commercial break. Lee Si-ah collapsed onto the sofa.
She had felt something was off from the day of the Live Labyrinth, and this was the behind-the-scenes story? But isn’t this too much even for Seol Ha-woon? No matter how she thinks about it, it seems like trolling.
Gulp.
Lee Si-ah swallowed and opened SilTalk again with hazy eyes. Since the server was run by a major corporation, it was quickly restored.
She felt nervous for no reason. It seemed like Seol Ha-woon would be getting cursed out all over…
-Hahahaha this is fucking hilarious
-Hahahaha holy shit that’s spectacular
-Hahahaha
-I’m Right says, I’m right
-Historically, watching fights has always been the most fun
-But why are the kids like that? Shouldn’t they just let Seol Ha-woon do it?
-No but Kim Dugeum is fucking hilarious too lol If those two were fighting like crazy, I’d just be like “fine, you do it” and give it to them.
-Those bastards have no faith, no faith..
-Exactly, shit, just let Seol Ha-woon be the scout;
-Kim Du-gyeom, that guy seems petty. He says it’s burdensome with his own words but stubbornly tries to do it himself.
“…Huh?”
Public opinion was strange.
Seol Ha-woon might not get cursed out. At least it’s entertaining.
But suddenly, the sparks are flying in an odd direction.
Lee Si-ah hurriedly looked around SNS and community sites.
@laisal Why is Kim Du-gyeom acting like that?
@donotdeep So fucking frustrating, that stupid bastard. Just let Seol Ha-woon do it and give it to him.
@madebyu Kim Du-gyeom is nice, why is everyone like this?
@AZLXCL If he was really a good person, he would have stopped the fight. Isn’t he also greedy and holding onto the scout position without letting go?
@mmmzy You’re saying Kim Dugyeom isn’t the type to bullshit? Then by that logic, even a pathological liar isn’t the type to bullshit lol
Lee Si-ah clicked on those accounts.
“…Ah.”
She roughly understood the reason.
Seol Ha-woon and Kim Du-gyeom. If you compare whose fanbase is thicker, it’s obviously Kim Du-gyeom.
Kim Du-gyeom has been active in the Explorer Community since he was young, he’s handsome, and he had good chemistry with Ryu Yeon-hwa throughout the broadcast.
On the other hand, Seol Ha-woon, to evaluate coldly, is only popular among the so-called ‘casuals’.
He has lived for 28 years, but the time he revealed himself to our world was only 50 days.
Nevertheless─if you look at the accounts defending Seol Ha-woon this time.
@laisal Wow.. Seol Ha-woon is really a decent person.. I almost cried when Seol Ha-woon opened the door and let Jun-ho in
8 days ago
@AZLXCL Survival Labyrinth Lee Jun-ho Seol Ha-woon looking at each other still cut. Shit, Jun-ho’s expression is driving me crazy.
5 days ago
@mmmzy Rewatching the snow field arc, and Lee Junho and Malok’s dynamic is lowkey the highlight lol The way they seem like they’re about to fight but never actually do lololol
4 days ago
There are many Lee Jun-ho fan accounts.
So this is payback for Seol Ha-woon helping Lee Jun-ho in the previous episode.
It’s not exactly a ‘I’ll repay you’ kind of feeling, but roughly Seol Ha-woon’s favorability went up in Lee Jun-ho’s fandom.
@QEASD What did Kim Du-gyeom do wrong?;; Everyone agreed with Kim Du-gyeom. And it’s Kate who’s fighting with Seol Ha-woon, so why blame Kim Du-gyeom;
└@AEAOZAM You idiot lol That’s exactly why it’s not a maze mindset. Anyone can see that Seolhaun would be better at being a seeker lol
Thanks to this, defending Kim Du-gyeom gets you lynched by the group.
Kate’s fandom would rather beat up the easy target Kim Du-gyeom than poke the hornet’s nest called Seol Ha-woon.
“…Ah.”
From now on, it wasn’t a matter of who did well or poorly.
It was a power struggle between fandoms.
* * *
Kim Du-gyeom gripped his smartphone. Brrrrrrr. Even though it wasn’t on vibrate mode, the vibration was intense.
“…Ah fuck, what kind of fucking situation is this.”
Crack. Blood vessels appeared in his grip. The screen cracked.
Pop!
The tempered glass shattered and flew off, then the screen went black.
“Fucking bastards, really.”
Kim Du-gyeom threw his smartphone on the floor. The live broadcast wasn’t over yet, but he was fucking pissed.
“Fuck, should I just go find them all and kill them. Bastards who can’t say a word to my face…”
He couldn’t stand it. Kim Du-gyeom ran outside.
[Du-gyeom, are you okay?]
Ding. A text came from Ryu Yeon-hwa.
It’s his second phone. What he just broke was his third phone.
“…Would I be okay?”
Is she mocking me or what.
That bitch Ryu Yeon-hwa is really no fucking help. If the bitch is worried, she could just write one line on SNS.
[Don’t worry.]
Kim Du-gyeom sent a rough reply and walked anywhere, then sat on a bench on the walking trail. He glared at his smartphone while biting his nails.
“…100 million, he said.”
That’s the amount he was offered.
Kim Du-gyeom was browsing communities when he found someone who claimed to have been bullied by Seol Ha-woon, and approached them pretending to be a reporter.
For 100 million, they’d not only provide information but also write posts on the internet.
“100 million…”
100 million isn’t just some dog’s name. But the information is solid. There’s evidence too.
Take the money and run? Just track him down and cut off his head.
“…Fuck.”
Right.
If he could screw over that bastard Seol Ha-woon, 100 million won was enough to become anyone’s dog.
Kim Du-gyeom opened an anonymous messenger.
* * *
─Yoo Ji-in : Alright~ Now let’s start voting for the scout!
Right after the commercial break.
The conflict between Seol Ha-woon and Kate, and the scout selection issue, was wrapped up anticlimactically.
-Ah what? Why suddenly voting?
-They said let the team decide lol what the hell did the production crew get shot?
-Production crew has no fucking sense
-Should’ve let them fight to the end
Exactly.
The other seven teams selected their scouts relatively smoothly, and Kim Du-gyeom was elected by vote for the plaza team.
Kim Du-gyeom, who entered in advance, brought back quite good information.
-Kim Du-gyeom is doing fine, why is everyone cursing him
-Those bastards are just afflicted with the disease that Seol Ha-woon must always be right.
-What did Kim Du-gyeom find out lol Didn’t he just find out what the plaza looks like? Even if grandpa Lee Cheol-su and grandma Yoon Ok-ja from next door went in holding hands, it would be the same
-If Ha-woon went in, the labyrinth would already be over ^^
Public opinion seemed to turn slightly toward Kim Du-gyeom’s side, but quickly got beaten down again.
─Yoo Ji-in : Everyone, please start the meeting.
Now all teams strategize based on their scout’s information.
Kang Hyeon’s luxury hotel, Im Hae-jun’s casino, etc… Everyone has 8 members together, but only the plaza team has 7.
-They’re really doing it without Seol Ha-woon lol
-Kate would just accept it if Seol Ha-woon backed down. But Seol Ha-woon will never bow. This team is hopeless
-Seol Ha-woon probably has the most tactical experience there lol Does that noble think being rich and well-connected makes you good at everything
-Control your inferiority complex above
-Kate is fucking pretty lol
I’m itching to spoil, but time flies by quickly and before I know it, it’s the day of the situation labyrinth.
Countless people gathered at the field stage.
─Yoo Ji-in : Labyrinth Exploration NOW AND NEVER. We welcome the live audience.
Lee Si-ah carefully examined the audience on screen. Did I get filmed too?
─Yoo Ji-in : From now on, your explorers will enter the labyrinth. Here’s the first team.
First up, the team receiving the most attention.
─Yoo Ji-in : Warrior Lee Jun-ho, Archer Kate…
Seol Ha-woon’s team entered the Plaza Labyrinth.
SilTalk and communities went crazy. The broadcast wasn’t even over yet, but blame-shifting and witch hunts about who did well and who did poorly had already begun.
[ Objective : Resolve the situation ]
First attempt.
The 7 members excluding Seol Ha-woon moved systematically through their pre-planned sections.
─Kim Du-gyeom : Huh? Is that perhaps?
Kim Du-gyeom discovered something somewhere.
It was a tall abandoned building. Sensing something suspicious, he ran there, dealt with the enemies, and climbed to the rooftop, but.
─Seol Ha-woon : Too late?
Seol Ha-woon was already there first. Kim Du-gyeom, who had been beaten to the spot, looked flustered.
─Kim Du-gyeom : How did you get here…
─Seol Ha-woon : It’s a habit. Finding high ground. I’ve suppressed the sniper, so you go down.
-Wait what, he’s not even planning to interfere;;
-lol Seol Ha-woon was just scared of Kate and only talked shit
-Look how fucking incompetent Kim Du-gyeom is
-A kind but incompetent subordinate is more annoying
Then the first battle occurred. Some thorn monster shot up into the sky from the crowd and slashed the politician’s throat.
[ First attempt failed ]
-lol what’s that thorn thing? Looks fucking strong
-Lee Jun-ho will probably handle it?
-lol this will be fun
SilTalk was full of laughter. Does everyone think it’ll be resolved within 3-4 attempts?
Second attempt.
Right from the start, Lee Jun-ho and Kim Du-gyeom cooperated to slash the thorn monster.
─Kim Du-gyeom : Labyrinth People suppression successful!
Kuuuuung──!
Making their efforts meaningless, the politician on the platform got caught in an explosion and shot up into the sky.
-Flying around like a pinwheel lol
-lol why does he die so funnily lol
-lol
[ Second attempt failed ]
After that, the 3rd attempt. This time there are no issues. All team members move according to standard procedure.
Seol Ha-woon subdued the sniper on the rooftop, Lee Jun-ho dealt with the thorn monster, and the bomb was also defused.
But then.
[ 3rd Attempt Failed ]
There’s no way that could be right.
Lee Si-ah watched SilTalk with satisfaction.
-??
-?
-What?
-Hey. What’s going on?
-?? Why did it fail?
-Isn’t it over?
-What’s left?
Suddenly, the screen switches.
The camera moves.
Along with a meaningful, jazz-style soundtrack, someone’s back is shown. It’s a man holding a walking stick. He turns around. The lens captures his profile.
A jawline as if carved with a sculpting knife. Eyes resembling a predator. Dark circles under his eyes.
Seol Ha-woon.
-Holy shit, no way?
-Hey is that bastard really going around interfering? lololol
-lolololol wow he’s really interfering lolol
-The Speaker is going berserk;;
All viewers focus on Seol Ha-woon. They have no choice but to, as a deliberate one-shot, long take of Seol Ha-woon continues.
He walks while holding his walking stick, fires a wire to land on the rooftop of the abandoned building. Just before his feet touch the ground, he uses delicate mana utilization to spray magic power in reverse, preventing even the slightest impact.
Swish!
He kills the sniper already positioned on the rooftop by firing a silent shot, then lies down in that spot instead and shoulders the sniper rifle.
The entire sequence is a single take without any editing.
─Seol Ha-woon: …The probability is fifty-fifty.
Seol Ha-woon muttered quietly while aiming somewhere. Meanwhile, the other team members completed their respective duties, and as if timing it with them.
Click.
He pulled the trigger. The camera followed the bullet’s trajectory. At the end of the rushing gunfire was the Security Team Leader.
Crack!
The Security Team Leader, hit directly in the temple, died instantly.
And then…
[ 4th Attempt Failed ]
Along with the subtitle, SilTalk heated up.
-Fuck he really was interfering
-Wow.. what an amazing bastard for real
-He keeps his word yeah
-It failed because of him right?
-He’s making his words come true lol
-He just got super pissed because they didn’t listen to him lol
-He’s a real fucking villain lololol
-lol chat later~
“Hoot.”
For Lee Si-ah who already knows the spoiler, it’s just laughable. Don’t regret it later and go easy on the chatting.
─Kate: Seol Ha-woon. Don’t move.
5th attempt.
Kate, having figured out Seol Ha-woon’s unexpected behavior, warns him. She grips her mana spear while glaring at the abandoned building where Seol Ha-woon is lurking.
─Kate: This is a warning.
─Seol Ha-woon: You’ll regret it.
─Kate: Who are you trying to shoot again?
─Seol Ha-woon: I’m choosing. Which of the two should I shoot.
The conversation between the two continues from a distance. The camera alternates between them with editing to build tension.
─Kate: If you move even slightly, I’ll destroy you.
─Seol Ha-woon: Trust me. It’s necessary.
─Kate: I’ll make that judgment.
─Seol Ha-woon: I’m the one who’s right.
Lee Si-ah feels less so, but viewers who don’t know the ending yet must have their fingertips tingling.
─Kate: …You’re impossible to reason with. Do you think you can beat me?
─Seol Ha-woon: I am curious. Which would be faster, a throwing spear or a bullet.
Close-up on Seol Ha-woon. The camera angle gradually descends, reaching his fingers gripping the rifle.
Click.
Seol Ha-woon finally pulled the trigger. In response, Kate also launched her spear.
The result was… the mana spear swallowed the bullet and proceeded to half-destroy the abandoned building.
-The Speaker just got completely wrecked;;
-lolol no choice. Kate’s a Destroyer. Maybe guerrilla tactics, but he can never win a firepower battle
-The Speaker sleeps here.
-Still, the Speaker’s the only one who’s stood up to Kate like this.
-Ah fuck but why is the Speaker so likeable lololol
Having dealt with Seol Ha-woon, Kate looks around the plaza with satisfaction.
The Security Team Leader is safe, and the Speaker also gets in the car and quietly departs.
However!
But!
[ 5th Attempt Failed ]
“Hoot!”
It returns to the beginning again.
-Huh?
-What
-??
-What? It’s not because of Seol Ha-woon?
-??
-?
-??
-?
Question marks flood SilTalk like crazy, and Lee Si-ah anticipates the end that won’t be far off.
Just then, the camera switched.
─Lee Jun-ho: Ah….
If earlier was Seol Ha-woon’s one-shot, long take.
─Lee Jun-ho: I’m getting fucking heated.
This time it’s Lee Jun-ho’s turn.
Lee Jun-ho’s face is flushed red with fever, filling the screen. With his sword hanging down, he walks across the plaza with unsteady, dangerous steps.
─Seol Ha-woon: Lee Jun-ho.
Seol Ha-woon’s voice flows through the earphone.
─Lee Jun-ho: What the fuck.
Lee Jun-ho’s condition is not normal, starting with cursing.
─Seol Ha-woon: Stay calm.
─Lee Jun-ho: Calm?
At the words to stay calm, he instead grins wickedly and draws his sword. He glares at some random person in the plaza.
─Lee Jun-ho: You. You’re fucking suspicious.
He swings his sword and cuts the person’s throat. The limp corpse is edited with a cut.
-??
-Huh what;;
-Crazy
-Kill Jun-ho ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-What’s that bastard doing again?
-What’s with Lee Jun-ho?
-Kil Junho is finally showing his true colors lol
─Seol Ha-woon: Lee Jun-ho.
Seol Ha-woon calls Lee Jun-ho.
─Seol Ha-woon: Lee Jun-ho. Calm down.
─Kate: Lee Jun-ho!
─Kim Woo-hyeon: Jun-ho hyung!
Kate and Kim Woo-hyeon also try to stop him.
─Lee Jun-ho: Just shut up. I’ll handle it myself.
Ignoring them, Lee Jun-ho cuts down the people in the plaza indiscriminately. Fresh blood and screams fill the entire labyrinth.
Kate, unable to bear it any longer, ran to stop him.
Bang!
A mana bullet struck at her feet. It was Seol Ha-woon’s warning shot.
─Seol Ha-woon: Leave him be.
Just when he seemed to be stopping Lee Jun-ho, he suddenly tells them not to interfere. Thanks to this, SilTalk is very confused.
-Why is he suddenly like that
-What does he want, that bastard;;
-No, what exactly does Seol Ha-woon want to do?
-That bastard is really just a crazy guy
-I have no idea what Shit-woon wants to do
“Huhu.”
On the other hand, Lee Si-ah is relaxed. Very relaxed.
─Kate: You, until the very end….
─Seol Ha-woon: People should originally go where they want to go. Especially someone like him needs to go all the way to the end to be satisfied.
Then, it switches back to Seol Ha-woon’s perspective.
Seol Ha-woon stands on the rooftop. From that open space, he aims at a distant target and throws a grenade. The grenade flies toward the plaza carried by magic wind.
Kwaaaaang──-!
Simultaneous explosions. Chaos sweeps through the plaza. Even in that mayhem, Lee Jun-ho doesn’t stop.
Suddenly, the screen splits in two.
One shows Lee Jun-ho carrying out slaughter. The other shows Seol Ha-woon watching him from the rooftop.
─Seol Ha-woon: …You’re doing well.
Seol Ha-woon instead smiles and raises his sniper rifle.
─Seol Ha-woon: Continue. Go all the way to the end.
He carefully examines every detail of the completely destroyed plaza. As if trying to dig out something hidden somewhere in this chaos. As if trying to see through to the truth.
In an instant, someone was captured in his scope.
Small.
About 6 years old perhaps.
A child holding his father’s hand, trying to leave the plaza together with his father.
Seol Ha-woon’s eyes looking at the child turn coldly wet. It seems like sadness, it seems like anger, but there’s no hesitation.
He pulled the trigger.
The scene of the child’s forehead being pierced through was edited out.
-What the.
-That bastard
-What?
-Huh?
-What are you doing;/
-Crazy shit;
-?
-?
-Shit;
SilTalk is barely visible. In the sudden situation, typos and consonants are running rampant. Communities and SNS are obvious without even looking. They must be cursing at Seol Ha-woon.
─Kim Du-gyeom: Stop! Seol Ha-woon. If you don’t stop, I will subdue you by force.
Kim Du-gyeom appears out of nowhere, trying to restrain Seol Ha-woon.
However.
Crrrrrack──!
The Final Boss emerged from the child’s corpse.
A monster made entirely of thorns.
In the middle of the plaza, the boss that had cast off its cunning mask stood upright.
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