Chapter 8

Chapter 8

After that, it was surprisingly easy to get out of the company.

In the first place, this point in time was just a prologue in terms of the novel, and the escape from the company arc was just a device to show that people die so easily in the underworld!

Full-fledged combat and survival started from the park, so there was no difficulty in escaping.

The group walked around the maze following the line they had drawn before they escaped from the spider legs.

Of course, the trauma of being chased by the monster caused them to stumble for a while, but the sense of camaraderie had already healed the small cracks, and the teamwork was good.

It didn't take long to find the right emergency exit.

If there was one thing that was a bit unusual, it was this....

Are the stairs normal?

Its really weird here.

Of course, the emergency exit, which was expected to be twisted like a company corridor, remained normal.

This was actually quite interesting to Lee Jae-heon.

He didn't remember the exact description because he hadn't read the story of the group's exit from the company carefully, but unlike the maze of twists and turns in the hallway, the emergency exit was no different from before.

Lee Jaehun was amazed. Somehow, those who had mentally broke down after Chief Kang died, had managed to get out before the sun went down, but the reason they were able to get out quickly was because the emergency exit did not change.

Of course, that didn't mean it wasn't the underworld, so it was all the same that their mental energy was low.

"I I feel a little sick.

Intern Roh Yun-seok's face was pale.

It was probably because he was a fresh newcomer unlike the rest who had been to this company many times.

In the novel, it was said that when you enter a building that you are not normally associated with, your mental power decreases more rapidly.

The protagonist, who was looking at intern Roh Yun-seok with concern, met his eyes, and Assistant Manager Jung In-ho looked at him as if he didnt know what to do.

Then Lee Jaehun said with a gesture.

'What do you want me to do?'

'Something?'

'Like what?'

Lee Jaehun's gaze cooled.

In his opinion, the protagonist was secretly cold, so perhaps the question was not simply to appease intern Roh Yeon-seok.

He felt that his mental power is continuously declining due to the influence of the underworld, and he wondered if there was a way to solve it.

But, no, is there such a thing? Of course, it's not that there's no way at all, but everyone was too young to use now.

He had no choice but to put up with it for now rather than destroying their mental strength through futile attempts.

Lee Jaehun opened his mouth with a face that was no different from usual.

If youre going to throw up, cant you go outside and do it? I think we will be embarrassed by each other.

You have a bad personality.

"That's a very strange thing to say."

Shortly after escaping from the company, intern Roh Yun-seok vomited.Fôllôw new stories at novelhall.com behind came a small shriek and the sound of the party murmuring.

Suddenly, he felt that he was really good at taking the lead.

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The main character's group in the novel were in very poor condition.

Lee Jaehun can think calmly like this because he recalled the memories of his previous life, unlike those who have lived in this world where even murder is reported on the news.

To him, the standard of hardship and adversity was more likely to be death.

That's why, by the time the party in the novel left the company, they were almost stunned.

It wasn't just because it was a world where even breathing was mentally draining.

No matter how sane you are, if the company was turned upside down in an instant, you were chased by a monster, or a colleague who had been working together until a few hours ago died because of that, it was an unavoidable result.

Even if Lee Jaehun, who recalled his previous life, joined, it was unlikely that the group would be in a completely healthy state.

In the end, what Lee Jaehun changed was that he took on the role of a leader and relieved the main character's burden, prevented the death of Chief Kang Mina, and provided minimal mental support.

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Of course, it was true that quite a few things had changed. If not, it wouldn't be a balanced exchange to sacrifice a shoulder and a leg.

However, in Lee Jaehun's opinion, human suffering is very subjective.

When he went to the hospital, there were many people claiming that they were in more pain, and just looking around him, there were many people boasting that they lived a more painful life.

Considering that most of them are sincere, he wondered if there is anything that is swayed by others' opinions as much as human suffering.

In the same vein, he wasnt particularly reassured by his current teammates..

Originally, human beings lose their minds when they lose their mental health or physical health, but in the underworld, they could easily lose both.

Occasionally, if there was a reason to congratulate someone from the staff, it would be rushed from there, so the sincere Assistant Manager Jung would have remembered it properly.

Lee Jaehun, who nodded, spoke again.

Can you see the roots of the trees extending towards the park from there?

ah ?

"I'm not sure exactly which side of the park it extends to."

At his words, the protagonist's expression darkened.

At the entrance of the flower shop, there were tree roots heading towards the park on the other side.

Other tree roots that poked through the cement floor were connected to the flower shop as if they were being led by someone.

'In novels, they see that and head to the flower shop.'

The main character in the novel was mentally unstable, but he was cleverly aware that they needed to move.

It was the decision to at least struggle, rather than remaining lethargic and stunned, and his companions agreed.

Such a protagonist spotted tree roots between the flower shop and the park.

It was an obviously intentional composition, the main character instinctively approached the flower shop, but there was no living person to be found except for a corpse in pieces, and traces of someones excape.

And the traced, a trail of someones blood, led towards the park.

Its strange no matter who sees it. We're in trouble if there's a strange monster nearby. Better to find out now than later.

Right, sir. but... .

"I'm not asking you to come with me, you're all in bad shape, so stay put. I'll check it out."

After those words, Lee Jaehun started walking away.

Just like the main character of a survival story, Assistant Manager Jung didn't go after him, perhaps judging that he shouldn't interfere with the reconnaissance due to personal anxiety, but his expression showed he wasnt happy.

In response, Lee Jaehun was convinced that the main character would come with the others to the flower shop later on.

'Disgusting bastard.'

He clicked my tongue inwardly.

Unlike the novel, there is still some mental strength left.

Jung In-ho must have realized how useless the existence of rank in the underworld is, and he will also have realized that he did not have to listen to his managers orders.

Of course, there's a part of Lee Jaehun that thought, "How dare he disrespect the Head Managers orders," but he ignored it.

It wasn't until two holes were made in his body that he was recognized for his usefulness by the main character, but he wasn't stupid enough to cause conflict with useless emotions.

And Lee Jaehun, who arrived near the flower shop, was a little embarrassed.

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Near the tree roots, there were no bloodstains.

Huh.

In a word, it was different from the novel.

'I must have come too early.'

Lee Jaehun inwardly clicked his tongue.

He has always thought that as long as his very existence was a variable, things could differ from what he knew, but it was embarrassing for him to have already encountered such a situation.

The fact that there were no bloodstains meant that 'someone' had not left the flower shop, and at the same time, it meant that the gruesome corpse described in the novel might still be alive.

Either way, it was unfortunate for Lee Jaehun, who wanted to lead the party to the park as soon as possible.

But he wasn't about to waste any time, so he didn't hesitate to peek inside the flower shop.

Fortunately, the walls of the flower shop were made of glass, so there was no difficulty in grasping the situation inside.

No, actually, I'm not sure if I should say its fortunate.

ah?"

Because there was a man I recognized from somewhere.

And let's face it, Lee Jae-hun wasn't the type of person to remember the details of someone he didn't know very well.

So, if he felt Ive seen him somewhere even though I dont know, it must have been someone Lee Jaehun met after recalling his previous life.

What could be known from the proposition above was that this person was the doctor who fixed his arm.

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Huh? What are you doing here?

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End Note:

Huge thanks to the person who gave me a better

MTL to edit for the novel. It will make it so much easier!

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