121. After Battle (2)

"Hurry, come in here. It's safer here!"

A girl pulled the overwhelmed young man's hand, pushing through the crowd that tried to reach out to interview him. Without hesitation, the young man followed the girl's lead and entered a closed room that wasn't crowded—only a few participants who had made it through the second round were there.

"Whew, that was close. Wasn't it?"

The young man then removed the mask he had been wearing for approximately 22 hours in the labyrinth and revealed his face covered in sweat.

"Yes, you're right. I didn't expect there would be so many journalists waiting for us at the finish line." He paused for a moment, then suddenly touched the girl's cheek. "El, your cheek is bleeding. Did you get scratched earlier?"

Elaine blinked in surprise when Nash suddenly touched her cheek. She quickly pushed Nash's hand away and covered her reddened cheek out of embarrassment. "Ah, it's nothing. Just a small scratch."

"Tch," Nash scoffed at Elaine's stubbornness. He then put