When they emerged after clearing DZD, Kwak Hanmuk and Mo Haein remained unconscious for more than half a day.
They had cleared it through the True Ending, but the BT-DZD Virus infection had affected their bodies.
Kwak Hanmuk regained consciousness before Mo Haein. By then, the Trial Response Agency was in chaos.
Han Goyo had fallen into a coma after suffering shock from excessive blood loss.
And Ham Jiwol and Samra had clashed over what to do with him.
Ham Jiwol arrived with a crowd of researchers and argued that they should stop Han Goyo’s treatment and begin preserving him alive before his heart stopped.
Samra opposed her forcefully, and neither side would retreat, producing a tense confrontation.
Director Jang Seokyun also believed the treatment should continue, but he could not simply ignore the Research & Analysis Headquarters’ vehement position.
It was especially difficult to stop Ham Jiwol when she became this obsessed and clung to something so desperately.
That was when Kwak Hanmuk regained consciousness and joined the dispute.
He heard about the uproar, rushed over, and could not believe what he found.
“No, fuuuuck.”
It might have been only a temporary team formed for one month, but he possessed enough conscience not to hand a teammate—one who was still only twenty-four—to Ham Jiwol.
Besides, how dare the research division interfere at will with someone belonging to the field division?
He raised absolute hell.
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