Chapter 59: The Hero’s Gambit

“Wouldn’t you do the same thing if you were in that situation, Sa-yoon?”

“I doubt it. My own life is what matters most to me.”

Sa-yoon had truly hesitated to remove the ring, even when lives were on the line. The stark contrast between Han Do-hoon, who could act without restraint, and himself, who had wavered until the very end, made an old, forgotten wound ache.

The topic he had hastily brought up had resurrected an unpleasant memory.

“I hope this mission goes smoothly. Without anyone getting hurt.”

“We’re even deploying a strange prediction system to prepare for it, after all.”

Sa-yoon sighed, a bitter feeling escaping him as he muttered to himself. He wished there would be some reward for playing along.

Just as he thought this, an alarm blared from the device hidden at his waist. Beep, beep—the rapid, continuous mechanical sound prompted Sa-yoon to answer the call.

– Team Leader!

It was Chae-jun’s urgent voice.

The trace of the intrusion was discovered in Daedeok-gu. Sa-yoon clicked his tongue as he ran toward the location. It was a residential area, densely packed with apartment complexes.

In some ways, it was a more challenging place to respond to than a bustling downtown district.

“What’s the situation?”

As soon as he arrived where his team members had gathered, Sa-yoon quickly approached Chae-jun. Chae-jun handed Sa-yoon a prepared uniform jacket.

Other team members, who had been on patrol elsewhere, also changed into their uniforms upon arrival.

“We found a tunnel, but it wasn’t made by wild animals. Nor by humans. Another agent detected movements similar to Rain inside.”

“Numbers and location?”

“Not yet, that much….”

However, the situation wasn’t dire. The esper who had detected the tunnel was a B-rank, capable of sensing up to 20 meters underground.

If that agent wasn’t entirely certain, then the Rain must be at least 20 meters away.

Sa-yoon shouted to the team members waiting nearby.

“Quickly, set up the shelters and evacuate the residents first.”

The team members nodded with resolute eyes and moved in perfect unison. With thousands of households in the apartment complex, time was of the essence for evacuation.

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