No monsters appeared.

  On the first day, it just felt odd.By the second—awkward.By the third...a little nice.

  The news reported:

  "Massive sinkhole in Seoul's Gwanak District.Underground infrastructure collapse.Unusual vibrations detected.No monster sightings so far."

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  STF-DC did nothing.No missions.No alerts.The gear collected dust.The water tanks dried out in open air.

  Minseo:"So… is it really over?"Doyun:"Maybe.Maybe it's just a quiet spell."Jinguk:"Wasn't that the day Seogiyong plugged that valve?""Or maybe I stepped on something I shouldn't have?"

  "The monsters stopped.No one knew why.Maybe—someone made a mistake.And maybe,that mistake saved us."

  The task force wasn't disbanded.They were still around.Not working.Just waiting.

  The final news update read:

  "Day 30: No monster activity in Korea.Global outbreaks continue.Korea remains quiet."

  "We started cleaning.And now…there's nothing leftto clean."