I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 8

Episode 008

The conductor only said that I had a hard time when I was so angry that I was running around.

It was an insignificant response, as if such a comment was part of everyday life.

Ah, I can’t help but speak.

Still, I have to say it.

You can’t stop talking for the rest of your life.

okay. Let’s do it. Even if I feel sorry, I will cry.

“Deputy Director, I…”

The moment he opened his mouth, the conference room suddenly shook violently.

The few spoonfuls of porridge I couldn’t eat sloshed around and splashed all over the table.

The conductor narrowed his eyes.

“earthquake?”

As soon as the shaking occurred, it became noisy outside.

Screaming is also heard occasionally.

As I flinched at the ominous feeling, the conductor stood up and grabbed the doorknob.

“Conductor?”

“I’m going to take a moment to see what’s going on. Watch your head and hide under the table. “I’ll be there soon.”

The conductor ran out the door without giving me time to respond.

Left alone, I became restless and started eating porridge.

You can’t throw it away.

Anyway, can I stay like this?

Shouldn’t I go out too?

The conductor, who said he was coming to see me briefly, didn’t come back until I finished eating the porridge.

Because I was too anxious to sit alone in the conference room, I couldn’t bear it and decided to go out.

And the moment I opened the door and went outside, I understood what had happened.

I wonder why the conductor didn’t come back.

Space was distorting.

All kinds of scenery were mixed together from a very far away, like a painting roughly drawn by an inexperienced artist.

An average person wouldn’t know what the scenery was, but I did.

Dungeon.

The interior scenery of the dungeon and this place are mixed together.

The entrance to a new dungeon was opening here.

Now I understand.

The irregular crack I was caught in was a precursor to the creation of a new dungeon.

It was like an earthquake, caused by the shock caused by the dungeon penetrating into this place.

Running away is no use.

That would be much faster than my feet.

At that moment, a thought occurred to me like lightning.

What if there is a dungeon entrance here and people are being sucked into the dungeon?

We need to get an escape room.

I urgently opened the market.

I was planning to buy an escape room even if I had to spend all the money I had.

But that was impossible.

The price of the cheapest single-person escape seat currently on the market was 5 billion won.

How much does a market manager who works here for two years and earns enough money to buy that get paid?

And that was the last thought I had outside the dungeon.

The next moment I was standing in a very familiar space.

This is the dungeon I escaped from this morning.

I can’t believe I entered this damn dungeon twice!

It hasn’t even been half a day since I escaped this dungeon!

A crazy feeling of regret came over me.

I should have just called and said I was resigning.

If that were the case, I would have been having a fun and happy day with 2.5 billion by now!

Due to the circumstances, my regrets could not last long.

In a dark cave.

There are screams and shouts coming from all directions.

At the same time, a familiar sound was heard, chasing them quickly.

Click, click, click, click, click.

Shadows of flying insects can be seen through the holes here and there.

The screams of someone running away from them continue for a long time and then suddenly cut off.

This place was completely a scene of human hunting.

The atmosphere is completely different from the early morning when I was alone.

The Chrysanthemums were clearly aware that there were intruders and were busy searching for and killing them.

The situation is much worse.

Moreover, for some reason, there were no plants here that produced light.

Fortunately, there is some luminous moss on the ceiling, so its shape can be faintly distinguished.

“Please help me! Help me! Help… ahhh!”

Someone’s voice calling for help ended with another scream.

Frozen with horror, I tried to get my frozen legs together and started moving in the direction opposite to where I heard the screams.

Since the place where I was standing seemed to be in the middle of the cave, I was thinking of sticking to the wall for now.

While I was moving like that, I heard screams several times.

It’s so dark that all senses in my body are strained to the limit.

For a moment, my entire body seemed to be drenched in cold sweat.

Then, I suddenly remembered the cell phone I had in my back pocket.

Is it a smart idea to turn on the flash?

Trying to attract attention will only lead to an early death.

There’s no one to help anyway.

I have someone who can help me for a moment.

Market managers.

Even if they were people with completely shattered personalities, they wouldn’t turn a blind eye when people were dying, right?

For now, they are the only ones I can trust.

Although they have only recently awakened and have no combat experience, there are at least ten awakened people in this dungeon.

It is not a hopeless situation at all.

However, even if you turn on the flash, it is in vain if there is no market manager nearby.

Rather, he could have been discovered and killed by Chungwangryu before the administrators arrived.

While I was hesitating, I saw a person’s shadow in the direction I was going.

Someone came here while being chased by Chungwangryu.

The moment he thought he made eye contact, a long paw came out from behind and cut him horizontally.

“Huh!”

I was startled and took a quick breath, but something grabbed me.

I was so shocked that I didn’t even scream.

It was fortunate.

Because it was a person who held my hand.

If we had screamed, we would both have died.

Since it was reckless and dangerous, I decided to follow the other person’s lead.

He risked himself to save me, so I had no reason not to trust him.

Only after running frantically after him and fleeing the scene was I finally able to identify the person who had grabbed me.

“Conductor?”

It was the deputy director who was in the conference room with me just a moment ago.

“Huh huh. Mr. Moa. “Come here quickly.”

The conductor was holding his cell phone in one hand and checking all directions with the LCD light, looking for something.

Suddenly a hopeful hypothesis occurred to me.

Have you joined the market manager?

Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.

The place where the conductor took me was to a wall in a nearby cave.

It was an ordinary wall, nothing special from other places.

But one special thing is that there is a narrow gap where about three people can hide.

But there seemed to be a bit of a problem.

There was a passenger.

The team leader of Team 1 and 2 and Assistant Manager Kim, whom I saw this morning, were in a standoff through a gap in the wall.

“What happened?”

Deputy Director approached Assistant Manager Kim asking about the situation.

The team leaders who had been unilaterally pushing Assistant Manager Kim, who was alone, looked frustrated when the Deputy Manager and I appeared.

“Two people were being chased. “I hurriedly hid them here and found them to be team leaders.”

Assistant Manager Kim seemed very regretful.

I think I know roughly how things work.

The gap is for 3 people and can accommodate 5 people.

There was no way those team leaders had the conscience to feel grateful to the benefactor who saved their lives.

The team leaders were trying to drag Assistant Manager Kim out and take over this hideout.

“This is the place that the Deputy Manager and I found, so even if I told him to find another place, he would be reckless…” Perhaps

sensing that the atmosphere was turning unfavorable due to Assistant Manager Kim’s voice, Team Leader 1 stepped forward.

“No, I’m about to die. Where is my place? You can look elsewhere. “I’ve already found it once, so I’m sure I can find it again.”

Yes, yes, Deputy Director Shin. How dangerous is it outside right now? Should I put my superiors in harm’s way?”

No, these people don’t even know the grace that saved them.

I always thought he wasn’t a human being, but given the situation, I felt very heated at the moment.

“What are you talking about? “This is the place the conductor and assistant manager were looking for. Isn’t that the same as asking them to hand over a bundle to save a drowning person?”

When I fired back, Team 2 leader looked down on me.

“Uh-huh, be careful what you say, Mr. Moa. “I am Moa’s team leader.”

Even in a place like this, people are making such noises.

My mouth drops in shock, but our Deputy Director and Assistant Manager Kim also seem to be fed up, probably feeling the same way.

At that time, Chungwangryu’s footsteps were heard, as if he would not tolerate even this brief gap.

Click, click, click.

It is not a fast walk chasing something, but a search-like walk.

When they heard the sound, the two team leaders abandoned their fight and ran to a hiding place.

Assistant Manager Kim tried to stop it later, but instead he was pushed roughly and ended up rolling on the floor.

“Assistant Kim!”

The deputy chief glared at the gap in the wall while covering the fallen deputy.

The two team leaders must have already gone deep into the gap, so they can’t see clearly because they are covered in the shadow of the gap.

“Are you hurt?”

“I got a little angry, but I need to hide quickly. “At least one more person can hide.”

As soon as they finished speaking, the two people turned to look at me.

He didn’t say anything, but I knew what he meant.

“Me? no. I…”

“Moa, I don’t have time to argue. Come on in.”

The Deputy Director gave instructions and Deputy Kim pushed me to the hiding place.

The sound of footsteps was now almost nearby.

In this situation, saying that only two people would remain outside would mean that they would sacrifice themselves.

However, Deputy Kim was trying to hide me in the hiding place . Contrary to your wishes, the two team leaders who were already hiding seemed to have different thoughts.

An arm came out from inside the hiding place and forcefully pushed me out.

“Are you still human?”

Deputy Kim argued, but there was no answer from the hiding place.

It seemed like they were waiting for us to die.

And at that moment, I found a small rock.