Chapter 383 — Got Dropped in a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work — Part 3

Chapter 383

Kim Soleum calls the Disaster Management Bureau for rescue, pretending to be a terrified civilian trapped in a ghost story. The agent provides background on the Shinmaru Retreat Center, revealing it was operated by a religious group and closed 17 years ago after dozens of high school students vanished during a test of courage. The agent warns that the students' bodies were later found with crushed skulls and smiling faces. Key safety instructions are given: stay away from the test of courage spot, avoid the retreat center lobby windows, and never touch religious symbols. Amidst the tension, Kim hears a group of people (from X-Group) leaving the center, mistakenly thinking they were safe. After the agent promises to find more information, Kim deduces that the fourth stamp must be in the basement. Kim finds a hidden hatch in a supply cabinet and falls into the basement, which is revealed to be the 'Shinmaeum Monastery'—the former base of the 'Paradise of Love' cult. The basement is filled with a terrifying array of religious icons. While hanging from a broken floorboard, Kim finds and uses the final ink stamp on their sleeve. Immediately, a powerful psychological phenomenon begins, manifesting as beautiful, alluring poetry that urges Kim to turn around and meet their 'lover.' The entity, drawn by the stamp, follows Kim out of the basement and toward the exit. Resisting the hypnotic impulse to look back by biting their own mouth, Kim manages to escape the retreat center and is instantly teleported into a containment cell by the Bureau. Kim survives, realizing the high essence grade of this incident.

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