[Bonus Chapter for the Magic Castle by "Maurve" ~ refer to the Author's Reward system.]
The night wind continued to move gently across the rooftop balcony as the group stared at the tower standing in the distance. No one spoke for a while after the words "Forty-eight hours." were said. It was not the kind of silence born from awkwardness but the quiet understanding shared among climbers who all knew what those hours truly meant. Two days. Two days before they would enter a ruin that had already destroyed one of Korea's most powerful raid teams.
The rookie climber, Choi Minseok, swallowed quietly as he stared at the distant tower. From here it looked almost peaceful, a thin silhouette cutting through the night sky like an endless pillar. It didn't look like the kind of place that devoured people.
But every climber knew the truth.
Someone finally exhaled.
"Well," one of the players said while stepping away from the railing, "no point staring at it all night."
