SSS-Class Hunter Goes On Vacation (4 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 71

A story about Mom I’d never heard before.

Su Ji listened blankly, forgetting even to blink.

“We were clearing the 30th floor back then. You know as well as I do, Su Ji—even though the Tower’s difficulty seems to rise steadily the higher you go, some floors are especially tough or easy depending on your team’s attributes. For us, the 30th floor was particularly difficult.”

Su Ji knew that well.

Knight and Pheneios’s pair always struggled against enemies with strong physical shields, and the 30th-floor boss was exactly that kind of enemy.

Though no one responded, Seung Hwan, as if pushed forward, opened his mouth again.

“Our team was so large back then that we split into several groups to clear it. Yeon Ju was in a different group, which meant I was effectively co-leader of my group with Pheneios.”

“If only I’d been there too….”

At Yeon Ju’s words, Seung Hwan glanced quietly down at his interlaced fingers and continued.

“Let’s stop with the ‘what ifs.’ It’s long past time for that.”

“…Yeah.”

“We had no information about Rifts back then. Even overseas, Rifts appeared later than they did here. There was no data. So when a black scythe suddenly tore through that floor, everyone panicked.”

Seung Hwan lightly licked his dry lips but still struggled to continue.

He stole a sidelong glance at Su Ji, who sat waiting silently for his next words, then placed his hand on the table before finally speaking again.

“It was after the boss monster had already fallen past phase three. We hadn’t even finished regrouping yet—everyone was completely spent.”

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