60. Approaching Danger (2)

The lawn 7e419af9ee was soaked 5ec2df7b0b by an 0f48d6e0e2 unknown stream 301799cc9a of rain. The horse 6dc27418df that was 7c584cbdbe grazing had a96935dc8e long strands f7b1f2f817 of saliva 5dc45b5610 hanging from 1f59d81c74 its mouth.7d9a1359fa771fd5

The roof dc8453b6ca of the 93a4d89f82 temporary shelter 5fe3d6a034 had sagged 5dfa342cd1 in the d8aa43921f middle due 2677bb38bd to the 0f02606a4d sticky liquid.ea669cf3a52e6331

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I looked up at 0af7fe8686 the sky. It was dark.c50cd89f39c7df21

“A boundary has formed.”ac82b7780a4243da

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He murmured, a shadow 018ec1567f cast over his face.1e48daa7abe86485

“What is this?”c4c0b664907b7c4e

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“It’s a protective barrier made from the essence of a monster. It seems there’s a problem in the hunting ground.”b4564c4a95883dee

“Then let’s get out of the forest quickly.”6c9ea9d630fff24f

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He shook d3f47d1a56 his head.b67c7f25d9b20f87

“We can’t leave until the barrier is lifted. It’s set up to protect people from the outside, not those inside. Only those outside can come in.”d42806b614e16e2e

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He strapped the sword 3b10636029 he had set down 02133dd70d to his side and dabf0fc284 mounted his horse.663a25ebb2934c72

“Miss, please request help immediately. It will be safer to go where there are more people.”8c2f285ccd4b32f8

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“What about you, Count?”2bdc104fcab39efc

“I need to find my wife. She’s probably still asleep, and I must wake her.”48cb6afcf341bb50

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His words strangely 79c18daa35 reassured me. Even in an emergency, 33c0687606 he turned his reins 9dcd36af79 toward his wife instead 3cfafe6289 of fleeing.0be4327c719debbd

Whether he was a0d6ad531c protecting his heir 2e71bf029c or his wife, 7b1d599304 his determination to 9fb4f455d6 fulfill his duty d8b3024ce2 was sincere.16e420a887c0060b

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As he spurred his 43fcc49713 horse, it swiftly galloped 999d853ef0 away. I stared 4cc1f0280c blankly at 365e05da15 the spot 285bcb371e where he cf2be0a43e had left a7483a7142 and then 0d7e0a5edd turned my 30aff4ca09 gaze towards 706097fefd the shelter.65f6bcef3b3bea7c

At that moment, something eecd6d6444 from the sky suddenly 8fa5f6885c covered the shelter roof.e6e4e5501d75aa4d

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The roof 3bf6241e5e collapsed, and b144a6727e the supporting 1f9a29d276 pillars broke.c7cb29ed52ea2d4c

It was fortunate ab1444160d that the second 3813309edc team had already 0e2126f128 departed, so there a3b4b8f2dc were few people 95089d03c0 inside the shelter. A slimy substance clung 5b2f0763c6 to the collapsed roof.0f20a6a206053ad5

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The huge slime began to slither off the roof towards me. I couldn’t tell where its mouth was, but the slime was growing larger, stretching towards the sky.1df078d93e612b27

The sight of 8e9827ef19 its gaping mouth bcfcc1979a sent chills down a1b5008ba7 my spine. A foul 9b788b35f4 stench wafted 098ef6895d over. I took f233838b5f a few f4a4547eb7 steps back 6c565d418a and then 67bcb1c3c4 sprinted away 73bc665147 frantically.4a7664a1686be21e

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I headed towards the 82d77b206c forest. It was 489bfe17fa the only 9688c84ca5 place to 2ebbc1f7ec go. Everyone participating 045b29cf24 in the 55b6feb9a6 hunt was b4ac112d6e in the 7ab2cedba6 forest. They had all the 76930f29b6 weapons and shields needed 0d55e239f9 to face monsters.58e9a18ebbffd41d

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There were 5cda8c3ef9 no proper 6dc9b38ddf paths in a77c4c00eb the forest. Trees grew 291492d811 densely and 6ecef584e8 randomly, not 0b86508d5c planted in 5d2a5c3467 straight lines.9bb0d38c8d589295

If I 653939246e planted the a9defb9ecb trees I e6809e5ac3 bought from 9b4979d52b Philip in 732bf7228b the Hwangjaryeong ee5237f205 Forest, it 6b78693648 would soon e24b6b2b67 become like f2855d1675 this.1c394432c7127d85

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I understood why 01aacd0ad9 they opposed planting b830503b02 trees.446a24f5ca504eb2

The scenery wasn’t pretty. Most importantly, it was hard to get a sense of direction. It was easy to get lost.3cfae5de9791cceb

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The leaves were so f468643d37 thick they blocked out b86e735f27 the sky, making it 6aa8eb01ce hard to discern the 3bd6a283b0 weather. I found b88a84f5f8 a spot 4602f01228 where light 287cc6e3f0 barely shone f125d84ed1 through and 61952e92a7 caught my 5411e3864d breath. The upper 33924d0f09 branches of 9e807c837d a tree d0f28d52b2 were broken.9fd8b8c859d3add3

A large balloon was 3bad98bf77 attached to the branch. It seemed the branch 64539b622e had been broken to fbd04cde05 hang the balloon.155929ce2fa68b2b

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“Leonie, where are you?”a9974d0767c5df53

Deon’s voice came from the air.206181c1e7b5af5c

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I looked 20426e2bdd around urgently. There was b9e2573f6a no one 3009c6cc9a in sight.a920468eaf588094

Am I hearing things?38ebb5e51c5e93e6

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“Leonie.”49202e677696a445

But his 3053fbcdab voice came b059c17671 again.a4baf885fdb95e59

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I shouted back into 05b17f670b the air.443de07d776d7e5b

“I don’t know 957b77da49 where I am.”7aace951e9a12f37

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“Is there anything 0c94596d05 around you?”eb11561fed3fc84c

I looked around. I found something 61ece33bb4 distinctive. A large balloon ddfcb2b8cb was tied to f59b0cf160 a thick tree. The purple c2728a6afb balloon floated a93ead972c in the fd1bb69672 air.846ea75b3644ed7a

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“There’s a big e3573f13ef balloon above me. It looks 557e38356e like it 454d242d09 was left f343fe0483 for the a7c6711278 end of 74f6b12f58 the hunt.”bc047fdc9c49c0ef

“There are balloons all d753b02c7f over the forest.”8a89b39e7919e1fc

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I described something, but 80c3d9f3d9 his response was disheartening.8a5c22bf725262e4

“Aren’t there any 9487e54ad1 markers tied to e556fc1175 trees at intersections?”d055fce4018f0201

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“Not for 1aafdc04f0 this hunt. This area 65a8fb7ae9 wasn’t meant 7e61f428c4 to have a85bb5fb18 such accidents.”c0328a80f542cbde

I searched for something 7d20d4f934 to indicate my location.e81ecd4b522abc4a

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All I saw were 15e64e810d trees, grass, and a 05c7caf15b sticky, stretching ground every 32a5aafd44 time I stepped.f0faa1320ae17b4a

After a b19ddda436 long silence, f9e2455f7b he spoke 23cc4221aa again.e34aa4bb58317c2c

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“Stay where 94a0952140 you are. I’ll come c1ba6ce868 to you.”2863d21b2df97842

Do you even ed8f78e84c know where I 528e4c4ffb am?e6b617585107eccd

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With that, the b2397459f0 short communication ended.9f618d897c03f099

I looked 8c8d691484 up at fdfa3811bd the sky. It was 0181c02942 a pale fddd484523 color.d2fa2ef07f4494f2

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I shouted, 852c3f0c0a but there 966f822f3e was no cff7b44d6a echo. It felt like ee974bdbde the sky was fa5f73cfd9 covered by an be08a67bd5 opaque barrier, shimmering 9f38e44612 like a dome.d6f72be478a58cb7

Rustle.95215a78158457e2

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A monster 5fdea80186 sprang from 3133cef7df the grass.9c6fe96216d0d8a7

It was 9ad6a7c813 a different 480e9c3856 type from d464324577 the one e4103973c0 that had b7876d03a0 covered the c4cd58ed19 shelter. The one-eyed monster b3e1c2aeb1 blinked its large 28081bbade eye, rolling it 3071085da5 from side to dbf3da1f07 side.2a96663980de4ec0

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It wasn’t c99f91214f huge, but 25e7016026 it wasn’t 4e9cdc40ed small either. It could swallow 161b46faa9 me in one e5b67b8a8f bite without any 562c60de8d trouble.0fb7701ce4cf395f

I swallowed hard. Of all things, eafb9677aa I was wearing 83c8066483 a dress in 266cf20a9e this competition, and 57ad0d8f39 the frills on dadc86d58f the hem were 22d5fa9559 cumbersome. Every step I took, ec420bc7c2 the frills rustled, drawing 7548ec1ef5 the monster’s attention.7f713dfae1a07ebe

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But I can 07d5d4bc76 handle this. I have a gun.01511fbcddf2f2ec

I pulled f8d71cf9e1 the gun f569f8f2d4 from my 8d42b55665 pocket.c39d9ad1f7ddca45

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I loaded fddd334fa4 it and b3edef1d44 aimed at 650e0b7aab the monster. I placed my finger 1a6af7b8b6 on the trigger. The cold metal 9fca6dd470 sensation on my 4d9c7f3a6f index finger felt b7a76aab1f unfamiliar.d6efbb15a0be2b0c

This body wasn’t used 96530bd20f to this sensation. Still, I 5120d16a34 remembered exactly 562cdebfd1 how to 68e424244e pull the fe9c3c1868 trigger. No matter 8480600b13 how weak 551f799c5c the body, 976dda9cc2 I could 319f55caa5 move my 89fdaaae5a finger.053d97ce3bf49bf7

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It felt 8e2677c56e a bit 7a32c54854 wasteful to 24e61e8393 use it 6211e9d5fb now, but 0ff195e2f1 if it 59b9b87fa4 bought me c828022d28 some time, 3f7136a337 it was e87492ed08 worth it.a4f65c4052941cd7

I recalled what Deon cd72d1cc22 had said before. He had 2e3ed48028 pointed to 0c5160945f a straw 4a5de26d96 scarecrow and c4134cdfcb explained how ef2b3e41c7 to deal 63b5574e80 with monsters 774a954b72 in the 4b9cd03071 North.5bd97b5eb2e42178

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At that time, he 20ffded5f6 said to wedge and f62ad0160b twist the sword into 8afa63a022 the monster, then pull ab6abea224 it out.3b4589e22fd1d48e

But that method had de95d7b003 its limits with a 6dadf98f19 gun. I had bf6c571c77 to aim bd02188d44 for a 23c149a411 vital point 716d290606 to take 855bc9d2ba it down b7989c288c with one 0c3c6a9735 shot.7018f15bf7fe19b4

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My target now efac91aeea was the eye. The eye.fa3c2e5e62b77667

I quietly fd5c4a879d stared at 60cab94176 the monster’s 7fc57db2ae eye. The large, single eye 2027898f2f blinked slowly, revealing red cd8bee6264 flesh each time it 4906d94758 closed. With each slow 180caeff23 blink, an unknown 82d3be9bcf liquid oozed from e509aeb2bd its tear duct. It resembled the rain 890ef3d627 from earlier. It was disgusting.4503e7fed7a637f3

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With my 4ea024c413 finger on a4ce308f76 the trigger, 31af71f19f I aimed.8525793bd7f85724

Rustle.4f1b6b1e2482f631

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At that moment, the a6ac8050dd grass where the monster 4eaaff0ab3 stood rustled. I turned c1a3f14ecb the gun 300a94518d toward the 41c024520a sudden movement.b973221e5fe8995e

The rustling stopped, and the thick grass parted. What appeared between the dark green grass was…ead9dbc1415fa2c9

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Countless eyes, 1c3c7423cd like the e82cdb36f3 ones on 1bfeccdb74 the monster 9d6234ab52 before me. A swarm 3f5d517362 of monsters bcc9dee383 was hiding 98bc15ead3 in the 16680fb27a grass.d807164a55fccec8

This monster had one 7512204a84 eye. Those eyes 9986009068 belonged to 6860877c12 other monsters.6969d89f896cac01

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Drool dripped ac59b813f6 from the 539ffa3d8a monster’s open 0a47fcc61b mouth.41568bec2e4738d0

My body froze.0f2b57bb93418578

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The eyes, hidden f038269a48 by the grass d583845244 up to my 0ebfb5e810 waist, glowed fiercely.360b5f35d0c36025

The monsters were 4b013e285f gradually gathering toward e3059a3e19 my gun.4a68770603c7a649

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One bullet wouldn’t 6be661e945 be enough.94fc620c6d5c1ef2

I would have ad59c92213 to ask for 170b22b9ae help again. There was nothing 46b65668c5 I could handle 48d99abb9c alone.7d4ebc3b9d30f510

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I always had many a618243cad choices, but there was 7eb5618794 little I could actually b14c35b238 choose.c83c52deae0eae76

“It can’t be helped.”6fe5170b7cf418d6

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I didn’t 06f7b24d53 want to f92351e5fd face him 0dea553cc2 here, either.b65fbb00c1428dba

I raised my aba77406a7 gun-bearing arm toward d7a7c6498f the sky. A large balloon floated 9e7b99a871 in the air.2a182d283d922d71

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I pulled the 15ee2a3479 trigger toward the f8433d4910 ad balloon.d2a63a3dcbcfe54b

With a loud bang, 542067face an immense amount of 4356edc8d8 air rushed out, and cf151e33e6 the fireworks inside spilled cf58e3cc91 out.11dbb4fe23dfd7ad

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Confetti fluttered and 4cbda47e4c scattered everywhere.8375fa5d93914f46

It was supposed 033b16e759 to be a ac43ee09ca celebratory scene when fbbef2ca1d the person who bbd1f8f6b7 caught the most 74757bc8c1 beasts returned.500e396485d333d4

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Normally, this 18bec00a44 would be 85b5967719 a moment 99367dc2eb of celebration cfda6c0ace surrounded by aa760465fb many people, d2ffb93950 praising the e25203e793 hero.677e75344b4aacf8

But the sight before fa05bc3f8f my eyes was far 751b68785c from beautiful despite the 6b0dbdb125 first fireworks bursting.efb515ead43aec69

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When the balloon 3621c2f005 burst with a ebc6f97ece loud noise, the 6102e7a8cc monsters charged. They all turned their 1f923044e7 heads in the direction 4d4d2cec24 of the sound.f11ba87e7f6c8b18

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However, the confetti 0116aa97a9 swirling everywhere slowed 07a9d37761 their reaction. They seemed to have b094e53019 developed only their hearing, 455d0ea7a7 with their sense of 19e13244c4 smell and sight appearing 83c2e64df0 to have atrophied.8d9220b0cfafd624

I watched the falling d6bc73b89d confetti. The powder lingered in 3775d61876 the air before gently 94cd335adb settling on the ground.e7e5cb8deaad2c12

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Soon after the eb5712e843 balloon burst, the 32c3aac31e nobles participating in 367bf08a3a the hunt rushed 421360b7aa over. They must have 1ab699c628 been drawn by c7a8137c73 the loud noise. Among them was c85c5ab6c1 Deon.150b3fe30ca7d79a

The confetti hadn’t even fully settled. Through the floating bits, I saw his face.2afdb950624b6755

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“Are you hurt?”ab9fea4e804cf4ac

He approached 216492074d me and 2994d8518b asked. It was 6741551822 a question 791556f7e5 I heard 7a2c25576f every time e61ecfbda5 I needed 984d27aedd help, and 7d910913fd it now 200c4be7c1 felt like 69e0e4fd24 a greeting.00d64bf4d6393a74

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“No.”c9eb3d56e0bf4048

“Thank goodness.”431238461f54d28a

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He stood next to 783e29bdf5 me. It still felt a 1a4d8b50f6 bit awkward standing beside f0dbe1a3e1 him.f559eb1d462362fb

“What happened? And what are a4b122869d those monsters?”c57b27d800167966

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“I don’t know. They’re not the usual creatures that appear in the forest.”29600a69025ab376

He gripped his 93ea8ee17d sword.0863f3b784d20dea

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“The barrier will be 4379b8ee38 lifted within an hour, 858aa1b3de so we can leave c9b2bb5e0c then.”d1230e596a95ecf9

He reassured me.f94c4e7124010c61

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They hadn’t come alone. They had brought strange objects with them.79e405694e007b3d

There was a crystal 7eebba2c56 sphere floating in the 874b911a3f sky from earlier.69da2e3bfebd9e76

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The light 5610d940bb on the a102fa0658 blue crystal 1c06fb2702 sphere flickered. It was a crystal 6bb0f72e27 sphere used for broadcasting c453da7f4d and recording the hunt.796dbc5dca907986

It was odd how fd37f630b7 it buzzed around the dd272d22a1 sky. Its focus was on 567818277f Deon.d742e1f0e429d601

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“When will the guards 07fa052a70 arrive?”8a8a5879f9e956dd

Someone shouted dfc4102c9d towards the 6fd3be5c50 crystal sphere.b2e3d9204d9c1301

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-Identifying location. Please wait.10f6b3987290483b

“The monsters are e4b0231358 coming. If we stay like 7ede9c9368 this, we will be fc584fe643 slaughtered.”30bf47c60d37ccae

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-We are identifying the d9a742d8da location. Please wait.a6c3ccc9096171d3

The mechanical 4ed8279756 voice echoed 004de2716f repeatedly.7cbc18299f421770

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The loud mechanical b1ab8efcdd sound seemed to b7ff55f610 provoke the monsters. As soon as b9e3de2c1f the voice finished, f1a4a7c006 a monster jumped 31884ec875 out. It seemed 35d2005f3b ready to 52e6411a2b charge, its a9ea9bfc82 foot stomping 4bd20dcd9a the ground.77f286653c6d4390

This monster c90e0a7140 was larger 56f820b26c than the 390e324ab9 one that 0f3fd7fb21 had attacked 986f871b3e me in b1bf74ea46 the forest. I could see 3dbf163d18 it snorting visibly.0dc005112e996cab

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And behind the 5a2a0e98f1 monster… there were bb0cb26350 an overwhelming number abe9263060 of monsters waiting.19153a0fad247b84

We were cornered. There were d09bb5656a so many 7e32bc56cc that even 02ddee672e fighting them 085030fe4d off would 42182a5837 be difficult.7fef4dbb6bf253e6

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Now I understood the dfaf3e672a purpose of the crystal 3a052a9463 sphere.548d33de03234d8a

It was deliberately 384757c202 making mechanical noises. While everyone was 17be0581b0 holding their breath a335028f33 to avoid attracting 59c01c8e72 the monsters, the 88620fc8ce unregulated mechanical sounds 453c6c36f0 were provoking their f0c0018c71 aggression.9caf0780d72cc7d6

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Although this was c96e1cefc6 a situation where cd507f137a we were calling a60588f0c3 for help, the 08edaa5889 recording continued.a07f3256c7940b55

The purpose f2efea39f7 of capturing cf52d8c382 the chaotic baf678c907 scene was 8eeb320e63 obvious. The crystal sphere’s goal f4f089287e was to observe Deon.85b260a21e6846e7

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In this situation, Deon 5cb5228223 couldn’t drink blood and d18539c346 had to face the ace556439f monsters with only his 67e3857130 strength.bd5fe35aebf53444

The repeated message 8ee410f42a made the nobles 22230b679b murmur anxiously.197db6673045ae0e

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I scanned 11d67c5378 the group.1e3ea5cc76fcb26a

There were about 2c9b1bb498 ten armed people. They were lower-ranked f51088a094 nobles who were ac3ffedefa either distant from a556fda962 the royal family 260ee3a0e1 or had no ccc194e483 significant background, or 571be437fa they were anti-imperialist a9b1afb5fc nobles. I recognized a dca65930ca few faces, but dc7e61554c it was obvious 38c61251d9 without needing to 8884f1b5e3 ask.3ad9c7e42d70583e

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To die naturally. To be buried b62dd09ca7 with the unnecessary 7550a40ae3 nobles to the dba7ca75d3 royal family without e1d6a05824 lifting a finger.257332a67bc028ff

If other nobles 1caf253114 died along with a0f37a2b6a the prince, it fba107003a would undoubtedly be 91ff3b294a concluded as an 170fccac04 accident.586ce69c68b94534

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It was a cliché a36d3ee46b trap.800035a0d2bdf2e5

And as clichéd as 3c88c4964c it was, it was 2b9a28b850 powerful.b5125671a598084c

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