Chapter 175
There are probably many things that come to mind when you think of summer.
Seasonal fruits like watermelon also come to mind.
You might also think of summer-only themes, like swimming pools.
And when we think of the season called summer in entertainment, there is content that always appears.
"Honestly, I expected it."
Chae Eun-gyu pursed his lips and steeled himself.
"I heard we were going to Mazeland late at night, so I thought maybe we are filming a special feature on the summer solstice."
"I really didn't think about it."
"Me too...."
Yoo Min-ha and Heo Yu-bin were frozen by the news that they would soon experience the special feature of Napryang with their whole bodies.
Heo Yu-bin, maybe. I didn't know that Yoo Min-ha, who was usually very talkative and full of energy, would become so frozen.
I checked the things that needed to be addressed first.
"Has anyone ever experienced something as scary as this or is scared?"
Honestly, I thought there would be a few strong-hearted people among the six people, excluding me.
As someone who has experienced various monsters, subjugation operations, and thrilling wars in
"I really can't do it!"
"When you go to see a horror movie, do you just keep your eyes closed the whole time?"
"No. I can't do it. I just can't do it."
Immediately, five people, excluding Ji Yoon-chul, raised their hands and stamped their feet in despair.
As Ji Yoon-chul stood alone in silence, Song Hyung-bin asked with a look of disbelief.
"Yoon-chul, aren't you afraid of things like this?"
"... Look at me, I'm scared."
In other words, the only member who has to take the lead with me is Ji Yoon-chul.
'Coincidentally, only the two people whose hands are not tied are not afraid.'
It's a big problem because everyone except Ji Yoon-chul and I are tied together by wristbands.
My intuition was telling me.
Because everyone's hands are tied, there are going to be a lot of really scary and crazy situations.
After thinking about this and that in my head for a while, I suggested an idea to Ji Yoon-chul.
"Yoon-chul, if it's okay, would you be able to take the lead? I'm not the type of person who gets scared easily, but I've never had a scary experience like this in Korea, so I'm not sure what to expect."
"Yeah, it's okay. I'll go in front."
"I am grateful."
I must have taken an overwhelming amount of the Hallabong-finding game that took place last night.
If I stand at the forefront and lead fearlessly even in the special feature on the finale, I will be taking away the other members' chances to be active.
So I decided.
Today, I will do my best to play the role of a luxury supporting actor.
Ji Yoon-chul stood in front of the entrance to Maze Land and asked the members one last question.
"Is it okay for everyone to come in?"
"That, that, that's right!"
"Ugh...."
"...."
"... Is it really okay for me to come in?"
People who had been so talkative until just a moment ago have become mute.
Ji Yoon-chul looked slightly embarrassed, but continued walking silently.
There is no turning back now.
As we cautiously entered Mazeland, the air seemed to become even colder due to the eerie atmosphere.
The green walls made of vines looked particularly eerie.
From far away, fog was rolling in.
"I really hate this kind of thing...."
"...."
"Guys, just do it and get out of there quickly. The slower we go, the scarier it'll be."
Chae Eun-gyu, Heo Yoo-bin, and Yoo Min-ha were semi-forced, and Chae Eun-gyu stood in front.
Heo Yu-bin was shivering, and his eyes were moving around very busily.
Yoo Minha, who has a tendency to talk too much, became speechless as if his ego was consumed by fear.
There was a look of unease in Chae Eun-gyu's eyes, but he seemed to have decided that he had no choice but to be strong-willed and go forward like the eldest brother.
"I'm really nervous...."
Song Hyung-bin, who was tied up with Kang Si-yoon, continued to move his feet even though he felt fear.
This is probably the most common type of person you'll find among those who go on horror experiences.
But Kang Si-yoon next to him, um. He always looked like he had a screw missing somewhere, but now he seemed to have three screws missing.
"Aha, ahahaha! Hahaha! It's okay, it's okay, it's nothing. Hahaha! Ha, I'm not scared at all."
He laughs to himself, then he hypnotizes himself, and then he laughs again.
When I watched from behind, it looked like method acting.
"Are you okay?"
"Ahahaha! Of course it's okay! I'm not scared of anything like this? Ha, hahahaha...."
"I'm sorry, but you don't look okay at all."
Song Hyung-bin looked at Kang Si-yoon with concern, but it was not the time to worry about others.
After walking a few minutes deeper into the maze, we came to the first fork in the road.
And at that fork in the road....
"Aahhh, Uwaaaah! Corpse! Corpse!"
"...."
"Ah, ahahahaha! Why is that guy's neck cut like that? Hahahaha!"
A corpse with its neck severed at a bizarre angle greeted us.
Heo Yu-bin let out a reflexive scream, and Yoo Min-ha froze in place again with his mouth open.
And Kang Si-yoon was still laughing like a crow.
"Oh, there's something wrong."
Ji Yoon-chul walked towards the corpse without batting an eyelash.
And then he checked the sign hanging from the neck, which was covered in blood.
"This is the place where we can never sleep. If you wish to live together, put us, who wander aimlessly, to sleep. Find the oracle that can seal our souls and offer us offerings. Those who wander alone will be eaten by our souls."
Ji Yoon-chul's voice pierced through the eerie air.
Among the remaining members, Chae Eun-gyu, who was the one with his mind intact, explained simply and clearly.
"To escape this maze, we have to find an oracle and receive an object. And we definitely can't do it alone."
"Oh, thank goodness. If you had told me I had to go alone, I would have screamed."
"We were tied together from the beginning, so we can never go alone, Yubin."
"Huhhh...."
Even though Chae Eun-gyu was scared, he was the one who took care of Heo Yu-bin's mental health.
One thing that's fortunate, though, is that I now have a clear goal.
The problem is....
"You're saying we need to find the oracle somewhere in this maze? How on earth do we get there?"
Song Hyung-bin immediately pointed out the fundamental problem.
No one has ever offered a clear solution to this question.
I just shrugged and said it was the only thing we could do.
"We have no choice but to walk around and look for it ourselves."
"Ugh...."
"Now it's really starting! Hahaha! This is going to be fun, right?"
"Siyoon, it's even creepier when you laugh like that."
"Why, it's easier to just laugh it off. Hahaha!"
We followed Ji Yoon-chul, holding each other's arms tightly.
Ji Yoon-chul, who chose the left path among the two forks in the road, silently took the lead.
I looked at his back and felt a strange sense of stability.
In the past, I would have never imagined that Ji Yoon-chul would take the lead and do something like this.
Now, he was touching all kinds of scary traps first for the members.
"... There are many skeletons at your feet."
"The head is flying in a strange way."
"Everyone, be careful."
Skulls breaking with a sickening noise, severed ghost heads, arms appearing out of nowhere in vines.
I don't know who planned the special feature on Maze Land, but it must have cost a ton of money to produce.
Thanks to Ji Yoon-chul's efforts, the members were moving relatively easily, but I instinctively realized one suspicious fact.
Normally, when it comes to special features, ghosts would suddenly appear and surprise the members, just like I thought earlier.
But I haven't seen any actual moving ghosts in this maze yet.
"Ah, this is a dead end."
"I guess we should have gone right at the fork in the road earlier."
"Is finding something this difficult...."
We saw a dead end and tried to turn back.
Naturally, Ji Yoon-chul passed the group at the back, Chae Eun-gyu, Heo Yu-bin, and Yoo Min-ha, and took the lead.
The moment when you try to move again while maintaining the original order.
Rustle.
'Hmm?'
Something rustling sounded in my sharp ears.
But I still haven't figured out where the sound came from.
The moment Heo Yu-bin, who was at the very back, turned around and tried to move forward, an unidentified shadow jumped out from the vines and let out a terrible scream.
"Keeeeeek!"
"Waaaaaaaah!"
I quickly turned back to see what was happening.
The old ghost with his head split in half showed off his amazing reflexes and grabbed Heo Yu-bin's arm.
Of course, Heo Yu-bin, who had not expected anything, screamed in a high-pitched voice with incredible vocal power.
It's a song that would make even the best singers in Korea cry.
"Ahhh! Go away, go away! Hurry up! Go forward quickly! Hurry up!"
"What's that behind you!"
"Run away, quickly! Quickly!"
"Kekekekehehehehe!"
Heo Yu-bin escaped from the old ghost's grasp and ran forward without looking back.
Then, naturally, Cha Eun-gyu and Yoo Min-ha, whose wrists were linked to his, had no choice but to follow him.
"Wrist! Wrist! Heo Yu-bin, my wrist!"
"Ahhh!"
"... hik."
Yoo Minha, who locked eyes with the ghost with a terrifying appearance, hiccupped in fear.
Even though his mind was gone, his instincts were still alive, and he and Cha Eun-gyu diligently chased after Heo Yu-bin.
Meanwhile, the situation on the other side wasn't so good either.
"Hahahaha! Hahaha, hurry up and run, Hyungbin, what are you doing! Hurry up! Hahahaha!"
"My wrist is going to break, man! Slow down a bit-"
"Keeeeeek―!"
"Aaack!"
Song Hyung-bin was being dragged along by Kang Si-yoon, who was running forward like crazy.
The old ghost grabbed the leg of Song Hyung-bin, who was at the very back, before he could even start running properly, and Seleste's leader, who was gripped by fear, ran forward, kicking like a horse.
Everyone seemed to have been possessed by the 100m dashers and went back the way they came.
Yes, you have to go back to where we came from.
That means Ji Yoon-chul eliminated all the scary things on the way but they will come back to greet us.
"Aack-!"
"What is this!"
Heo Yu-bin, who had taken the lead in an instant, closed his eyes tightly and hit the ghost's head to the side.
The ghost's head flew backwards in a large circle and hit Kang Si-yoon's face as he followed behind.
"Ah, ah, ah-!"
Kang Si-yoon, who had eaten a handful of the ghost's hair, instinctively raised his hand toward his face.
Then, of course, Song Hyung-bin, whose wrists were tied, had no choice but to forcibly raise his left hand and wave it in the air.
"Hey, my arm!"
"It's better than eating ghost hair!"
I looked at all these sights and sighed.
It's really a mess.
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