The ghost stories in <Dark Exploration Records> all had one thing in common. The more popular a story became, the more likely irregularities were to appear in its Exploration Records. ‘Probably because so many different people write them.’ When a ghost story first appeared, its records usually followed the established rules very closely. But once … Read more
A rainy Monday afternoon. The members of Squad D of the Field Exploration Team raced through the situation report, finishing it in record time and even submitting it for approval using the squad leader’s ID. The reason? A rookie had cleared a time-limited ghost story far too quickly. “Wasn’t the time limit supposed to be … Read more
Click, click. I finished making my selections. The Alien Shop neatly displayed the items in my cart. What I was buying was…. Alice Picnic Set – ₩11,999,999 ※ Sale! ※ Silver Coin Snake – ₩4,999,999 = ₩16,999,998 That’s right. I had chosen the item that could amplify effects and the discounted product. The reason was … Read more
The circumstances matched. ====================== The disaster began with a Dusk (D) Class Darkness themed after a 1970s American talk show. ====================== [Good evening, viewers! The joy of Tuesday! The heat of Tuesday!] [You are now watching—the Tuesday Quiz Show!] The live broadcast began. As the house band played a lively tune, the host in a … Read more
A horrible stench spread through the studio. Something with the head of a pig stepped into the spotlight on two legs. Its body was emaciated. Blood streamed from its huge, lifeless pig eyes. [Ah, hold on! Our artist is the silent type… Oh! His equipment is arriving now!] Thirteen silver trays descended from above, suspended … Read more
In <Dark Exploration Records>, entering a ghost story usually cut off all data transmission and outside communication, leaving the people inside completely isolated. ‘Classic horror-story setup.’ But stories became more interesting when people could communicate and interact. I vaguely remembered reading somewhere that some teams had disposable items for emergency communication. Is this button one … Read more
A new employee on her third day at work. “Huuu.” As lunch break drew to an end, Go Yeongeun carefully settled into her seat. This would-be medical professional, who had never even taken the national licensing exam, thought she was adapting reasonably well to her new circumstances. The seniors in Squad R weren’t exactly warm … Read more
Daydream Inc. was a creepy company that threw Field Exploration Team employees into horrifying ghost stories to extract potion concentrate. Which naturally raised a question. – If they recklessly send employees into high-level, extremely dangerous ghost stories, won’t everyone just die before they can extract anything? To solve that problem—and make the progression of ghost … Read more
Eternal Hole(5) Clack, clack. I strolled through the flames, rolling a fairly large pebble between my fingers. The scout had found it earlier using his Luck Detection skill and given it to me. Needless to say, it wasn’t an ordinary stone. Though it wasn’t anything extraordinary either. Selling it feels like a waste… Yeah. I … Read more
Eternal Hole(4) Eternal Hole. The structure of this place was incredibly simple. Fire, Earth, Water, and Wind. There were four types of fields in total, and within each one, Primordial Spirits of the corresponding element guarded the paths like territorial lords. And… Somewhere on this vast area, there’s a Spirit Gate. We had ended up … Read more