In a giant room whose walls were covered in pink, the room
was filled with all kinds of decorations. Walls had paintings. Roof had lanterns.
Furniture was looking beautiful with flower vases and teddies.
There were also heaters installed—
not the low-quality kind that we peasants use,
but high-quality ones used in noble households.
In the middle of the room was a large bed,
made of high-quality wood.
Its cushions were one hundred percent highest-quality silk.
Above it, in a crop top and a short skirt, a girl whose hair was black as dark clouds.
Her skin was white as marble.
With long legs and bluish eyes—her looks were so beautiful
that she could rival a top-tier heroine.
She was Korea's number-one streamer: Cha Yeon-ah.
She opened a case. Her eyes glowed as she saw a gas mask—
a hunter's mask. She wore it.
And suddenly—
a black hole emitting blue smoke appeared in her room.
Her eyes widened, full of surprise and shock.
But before she could react, her body was sucked into the dungeon portal.
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Scene shifts
To a place filled with pure white snow—
The only land on Earth owned by no country: The South Pole.
Antarctica—
A place where even life struggles to survive.
With temperatures of -10°C and frequent airwaves
at the speed of 200–300 km/h.
It's a place where day lasts for 6 months,
followed by night for another 6 months.
Its only residents are researchers—
and some hunters.
200 km west from
NSF McMurdo Station,
there is a small observation center
whose main job is to observe and report any unnatural occurrence of dungeon activity in Antarctica.
Although, for some strange reason, there were only 3 dungeon appearances in Antarctica—
to avoid glacier melting and unnatural biodiversity changes,
countries always acted quickly.
Only 3 hunter raids have cost more than 30 billion USD—
even though the dungeon gates were only D or C-rank.
To avoid that, many centers were made in Antarctica.
Many hunters were also deployed by countries.
An association—Antarctica Neo Protection Hunter and Observation Guild—was formed.
All hunters who were part of it took 7 years of continuous training to come here.
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In the middle of the night—2 a.m.—
it looked like the sun was about to rise.
An Englishman, with the help of special white sci-fi-looking binoculars,
was watching from the top floor,
which looked like an upside-down bowl made fully of glass.
"What's going on here, junior?"
Suddenly, a man came from the stairs climbing up and said in English.
"Nothing, sir. Just enjoying the view," the white man answered.
The man who came up the stairs was a 43-year-old Japanese guy.
He smiled and said—
"You know, boy, when I came here 15 years ago,
I also waited to see the night of Antarctica for the first time.
Although, it's different for you."
"You found me out, boss.
From the day I came here, there's been nothing but storms and night.
Though even the night sky of Antarctica is the most beautiful in the whole world—
I can't wait to see how the clearest sunrise looks,
from the place with the least amount of humidity."
The eyes of the Japanese man were like those of a proud father watching his son grow.
"The weather today is also perfect, so Robert-kun,
I promise you—the view will be the most out-of-this-world experience for you in the next 3 hours."
BZZZT
"Mr. Mushashi… Are you hearing?
Mr. Robert… Please report to the control room immediately. It's an emergency."
After hearing that, both of them answered:
"Yes, sir."
And got to the ground floor through the stairs.
Using an underground lift, as they were entering the control room.
A soldier was walking past them.
He stopped.
"Hello, Mister Mushashi," the soldier said to the Japanese man in a very nervous tone.
"Hello, young man. Why do you look so nervous?" Mushashi asked the soldier.
"Mister Mushashi, you know, from headquarters we received a messa—"
When the young soldier was about to say something, another announcement cut his line:
"Mr. Mushashi, observer Robert—please report to the control room."
Robert said, "Let's go! Hurry up, sir, otherwise the colonel will be mad. Hurry!"
To be continued