#67. Traitor

“Song Jong-Chul is a turncoat,” Lee Jun-Young began.

Kim Jin-Woo had already known that Song Jong-Chul was a different person on the inside, and yet Lee Jun-Young’s words caught him by surprise.

“That son of a bitch is living trash that never had any interest in either the rights and interests of the explorers or understanding the pain of the dungeon babies, right from the start.” Lee Jun-Young sounded radically unlike her usual self, as she started to confide about Song Jong-Chul’s past at a rapid-fire pace. “Back when we were tunnel diggers and lived like wild beasts, not all of us went through the same situation. There were a few among us that cunningly attached themselves to the Underworld beings to earn their favor. Those were Song Jong-Chul and his crew.”

Kim Jin-Woo was surprised once again. Back during his days as a tunnel digger, everyone had worked together to survive in unison. Countless adults had died trying to save him, and many others had lived to help others. Even despite that, he was the sole survivor from the 12th Floor to have made it to the surface.

But to hear that there existed such people, that had leeched off their own kind and sucked up to the labyrinth masters...