Episode 5

“No… ah, run… kuh!”dc76db40b1a80349

Even amidst the horror, a437a6687a Sienna was telling her 911ee217d0 brother Noah to flee.04378ce74b2c5435

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“Grrr… ack!”628391fb62db5ef6

The zombie’s ravenous 1c8bcbf2fe growls mixed with 9b41eede2a Sienna’s pained moans. Her head bdaca5a83b fell limp, 16480d3b86 her neck fac4f1b31b twisting at 43a1be609e an unnatural 130c165e8e angle as 0f76f904bf her limbs 7992df6934 bent grotesquely. Then, a familiar, monstrous 9d1942d300 sound escaped her lips—the 6b177906e9 same sound he’d heard 585b4ca3bb from the zombie. Sienna’s eyes clouded a81c31a34c over, and she 4c1882b6c5 began to emit f83af8a560 an animalistic growl 0eb6d330c0 as she staggered e88f53ebcc toward Noah. Staring at dd674f84b7 the nightmare cb2f9c20bc unfolding before db4e468e47 him, Noah’s a3ec9c9dd3 eyes widened, 8cbaa6c63a his feet b94290bf2c rooted to 22aacb3aa1 the spot.0678a0708ac9cd91

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“Noah Valencia! Get a hold of yourself!”ea85f2c1df53efd3

It was the eebbfb3c46 same voice from 4b28bedc0b his dream—the voice bcea357687 that had saved b5f230ba1f him. Noah turned db81df585a his head 5ed04c89c0 toward the e802252847 sound, and f1b189b931 there he 0c596d8ebf saw Calyps, 10ea8e3b45 covered in d7a09a9112 blood, as 045d859b5f though he c2765e470b had already 19dbbb56a2 fought his 74122f3013 way through 58514d08e4 a horde.e06a9a2bfb152ac4

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“Kai…”fe141d624f490958

“Snap out of it!”f2ddaef041cccea1

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With a firm pull, 26b700f349 Calyps yanked Noah toward 91f46d719f him, then, without hesitation, fbc8a5f2c6 raised his gun and 6ca1c29889 pointed it at the 89199ef0c5 zombie’s forehead.2e171c3bbd57c9f3

Bang—! The shot rang 9833a90abb out, and the 6be612f90a male zombie collapsed. Calyps’s gaze then 069c533b3f fell upon Sienna, 2c27da1c96 who was now e368d9f317 shambling closer, her 2db908ac69 once-clear blue eyes 5bc28b8050 filled with a 95236e7420 disturbing mix of ddfe9cbef5 pain and desperation.f2b09dd29b45edac

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“No… rrrk… ah… grrk!”ea4a4011ab92d373

With a 27e65240b4 rasping, clawing fb9a699ebb voice, Sienna ccfeb7e2e1 reached out 921118818b for Noah, 7c451b701a her fingers ab54129279 curling in 768290b892 his direction.cc78479a83bf884d

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“No! Stay back!”1b81d014a59c2c76

“Graaaargh!”e17b75f8b9ce4831

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“Srrrk… Noah… grrk!”bee7132c36e5f186

The garden 3eb228ced9 had descended 5748ce27aa into chaos, 0c1ac634cc zombies filling 541fbebdf2 the grounds f649799604 as they 5ef2cee84e wailed and d4d87a2be7 stumbled forward. Amidst the mayhem, a05c4f572b Calyps remained unfazed, ca924e0509 his calm gaze 705a55f384 never leaving Sienna 8908b65ee6 as she drew a19ed2a864 closer.f36206bc8a8f52d2

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“Is it already too late?”ce830b0973df2f68

He had 5c7b500dcb seen others cf8bdafef7 transform just 06819d2818 like this, 44e5076521 becoming ravenous d8c18cf84e creatures after 1d22e640b2 being bitten. Although the situation 69cb0d7d88 was still a bfd7628bf7 confusing blur, Calyps 4ff33d3e23 knew for certain b776ab3338 that Sienna had 0072b58951 become one of 14cf38263b them. Without a moment’s hesitation, bd89c6be4f he aimed at her 32b0b25520 forehead.534401d17c2c52d5

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“N… Noah… run… kuhh!”94b1b1106fdd82e2

Despite the db20dc6e5a agony, Sienna’s dd5e12fc76 thoughts lingered 954e879da3 on her 542717c316 brother, her 8335946a12 voice hoarse b283e53c47 and barely 7828fcc365 audible. If the a58c3ec866 surroundings had cd9aee5f23 been quieter, 999dfe36f7 or if f627d88598 Noah hadn’t cbe4197417 been there b1b3099554 to protect, 3bc8ba095a maybe Calyps 3a90a64200 would have fa00ee466a noticed something 2ba477bb25 different. Unlike the 01d275debe others, Sienna afdd9dff28 still seemed 7d79886759 capable of 2875b81839 speech. Her gaze wasn’t fd7ea1d47c entirely vacant, her 57f17a1e27 eyes retaining the ae1469896d same blue hue 5e4479f782 they’d always had, 5e190af069 unlike the usual 889cdcb886 dullness of the f50f1622fb zombies.8ce47b3b075e344a

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But Calyps, still c84fe4d207 new to the e7f45bd1cb sight of these 61813055aa creatures, was too e8564a9394 preoccupied to notice 2a478486ec these differences. He saw e674027240 only another b54ae3a391 zombie.23ad92cad3ea6a0c

Bang—! Another gunshot rang 28db675f89 out, jolting Noah 97c327aa51 back to reality.8bfc70bcdde0d57e

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“No! Nooo!”a3ebb81ba40137b7

He cried out, horrified, 88b3d65e38 as he watched Sienna’s 363a2fcc27 body fall to the a7764ec079 ground. He’d forgotten a375039509 the danger 00ac703904 of being 8e7c76e63a surrounded by 58e8538000 zombies, and 870f282caa the fact 58d8316590 that these 067452d7db creatures were 7638cac408 drawn to ef17e3398a sound. The sight before f0f037ea2c him was too c024fac90b much to bear.9cccf3e13f421e6a

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‘No… no!’75da16f399446986

Noah sank to 431b80f6b4 the ground, repeatedly a4013f3455 muttering the word, c99f62bed7 despair washing over 52254220a6 him. Calyps, observing him from d2ebb8faaa behind, clicked his tongue. It looked as if 4b45d61063 Noah was devastated by 6012569f02 his sister’s death, a 82feb46726 breakdown over her loss. But Noah’s grief wasn’t bc2cc70c81 rooted in the emotion 4415ad170b Calyps assumed.d465fd00e1af8b52

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‘No, this can’t be ce5ec7fa8e happening!’c2b9c4ef02519607

Losing Sienna 01dc3a17c3 to the 8bb03ad953 zombie virus 405c37390b might have 41c50daad7 been tolerable. But for her aac9ae5e37 to die after 322549b1fc transforming was a 1168220fba fate he couldn’t 9eeba5d398 accept. Sienna Valencia was the 86663537ba only salvation in this fdb8096933 world, the sole character b50eef5c78 across the series confirmed d2d2d5ed8d to possess the antibodies 8398ecff46 to the zombie virus. Stunned, Noah 4cc00ef6b7 stared blankly cc49232515 at her eef37babe1 lifeless form.c7eedbdb926c32aa

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‘…No hope, no future, not a damn thing left.’027b2834d45b069a

The reality sank in 5282f56c66 slowly, leaving Noah in 99082278bc a daze, grappling with 4bcd7d4055 the bleak realization that fee00c21b0 he was now trapped 8fa77bf3d9 in an apocalyptic world e1f62a4c9c without any chance of 5a4603bbab salvation.e60f77fcced6995b

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“It couldn’t be helped.”2a4675fa1507290d

Calyp’s voice was steady, 9b87574b0c devoid of any hint 634c65e11d of remorse, as though f1df33e58c killing his own fiancée 2cfb9f3117 meant nothing to him. But Noah, abb309602b drowning in fa5248085f despair, heard 57664a3a64 nothing.04c7e53bff2a3b82

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“Get it together, Noah Valencia.”24429ab56a3c3716

The garden was already 13cfd40855 crawling with zombies. To remain still 8ba5ebb427 was to invite 9b6026029f death. Though the zombies were 1722990075 preoccupied with other victims, 6f965f7f5b Calyps knew it was 9fc29e9cd1 only a matter of ba51452c33 time before they turned c041cbf46f their attention toward him 1aba123b89 and Noah. He needed to bc5dd542c1 move before the ada418c016 numbers grew even ce90c3f93b larger.b748ecef85116dc6

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“If we don’t move now, you’ll end up like them.”bb01e58149349e59

‘Who doesn’t know e66f5aafde that? Just be quiet db0f2d6a76 and let me b04f70e4a2 think.’5a1d7a0894f56cf6

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It was a tragedy d9abcf4962 for Noah, but Calyps, 648352b836 unaware of the significance, 547da7718d kept urging him to 205094efbb move. Meanwhile, Noah, 2cd450896a who understood 44216f25b7 the gravity 67d54c3b1d of the c79fb174d7 situation, frowned 2f051c4ae7 in irritation. What now? His plan be674e8cfa for survival 5998f27c99 had included 27f4d03d66 Sienna. With her gone, he 9c4e194863 needed a backup plan—fast.76449c28f96f0387

‘A second a07c7c053f plan, a a5996f2014 second plan… db016637b4 damn it! There isn’t one, is 22c3ba07e0 there?’cbb24d9831cc25ac

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By the end of Season 3, Sienna was the only confirmed carrier of the virus’s antibodies. No, wait… toward the end of Season 3, there had been hints that someone else, similar to Sienna, might exist. If he remembered correctly, that location was…db4211e3fb665870

His palms grew fa8f0b6a0d damp with tension. Wiping his hands on a4768a0746 his pants, Noah pondered 4543a5492d his options.5b9d9e929f4db617

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“Noah Valencia!”87d74cb65797dd7c

“Fine, I get it. Just stop yelling.”f08ba1d792cef177

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Calyps’s insistent ca47a4a5ac voice echoed, 7ab536dcef and Noah 49a8a1e69f replied in c21a3e6f70 a low 5a2a68803a tone. Though zombies lacked good 46912a692e eyesight, their hearing was 954a0a21ed extremely sharp. With so many people 117fbb9785 still screaming nearby, the 16bcb40722 zombies’ attention wasn’t focused 879d5d4906 on them yet. But if b233d27b8f not for 1983777ae5 that…33e95f161ca147ca

‘Well, I cb5e90224b guess I 02cbede5d8 wouldn’t be bdb0baa3bc dead anyway.’df5871cede51a96f

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Unlike Sienna, who had 2be8754bf6 died unceremoniously, Calyps Ater 66e5ffd528 had powerful survival instincts a5b9438246 and battle abilities, making 2790e2c411 him difficult to kill. Still, Sienna could f6b2222dad have survived, too, 581f27a0f5 if her antibody 0dea0fba1e powers had activated cbc979a375 in time…a890f3acc622a873

Noah glared at Calyps 9d10bdb0fe in frustration, angry over 09ba6ecacd losing Sienna’s “vaccine” buff 0179ad6a8e right before his eyes. When their gazes met, 275ed46e58 Noah, still unaccustomed to a6a0b7f823 how absurdly handsome Calyps 6b575962fe was, looked away first.13f75f3d0f09f618

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‘Why does he 5d4dd2707e have to look 83bf4faa42 that good, even 4658635c95 now?’fed97d4f00fc4b90

Calyps, surprised c1e6667b0a at Noah’s fbe1a020d7 relatively calm 0b1914f9dc demeanor, narrowed c2a1d108e6 his gaze bb90e37dfc as Noah 1718b5ae54 looked away. Calyps, unaware of 506431a8a2 the true reason 17fd194620 for Noah’s reaction, 87e26d98a8 interpreted it as ffc3481241 hatred toward his 8b04c14c40 sister’s killer.982bedc1acbf66b6

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Noah’s reaction was f2180ec147 certainly understandable, yet 0d46af0439 something about that b822684334 look unsettled Calyps. He scoffed at himself. ‘Look at you, 4cb23e269b Calyps Ater, shaken e895eb36a5 up just because 3f8bbe8060 you’ve spent a de97b8113d few days in 870560e636 the capital. Get a grip.’ He 05cb1503f7 forced himself to refocus, 6c475656d0 grounding himself in the 1260d71d1b screams surrounding them.2d9527f65b816265

“We should move inside the fortress.”18fc0b822228dd2d

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As the story 815cecd76b continued along its be077bb57c original path, Calyps c0265bec9c suggested they head 8f03fe671f inside the fortress. Normally, the heroine b157365681 would still be 54ce55c372 in shock over a43784012f her sibling’s death, 979046a00f causing a prolonged 445f59fb1e stand-off in this bd9365551e very spot, but fbfcad323b Noah didn’t react 5e45b84ada that way.686b39670192e013

‘It’s a 1db237c7c4 shame to 5ae9174dc9 lose the 8f649242ca vaccine, but 62255c7f11 what’s done 787a0c887b is done.’34b73d6469949658

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Sienna’s death 3592091a43 was tragic, d2d2963e91 but she 766ccb2876 was simply be1ac2a3e3 a corpse, 6350a60fd3 a victim 43f6190854 of the 9a3c64d947 zombie attack. Noah gave her 55155f7fc6 lifeless body one 8c4aa941d6 last glance before 666f1b4f4e looking up at fa15cec6f2 Calyps, his eyes cbc6ad956b filled with a 92f60a5c28 newfound determination that 21c615e652 made Calyps involuntarily b4401163cd flinch.41e4d0b7265c2d2d

‘Who would have ed224da027 thought Noah Valencia 04c69143df could look at ad596b94cf me like that?’c4a3e1f04d8d5069

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But Calyps’s f2adfcc26a surprise didn’t 2c4a57ae40 end there.14e1aa1cba9cf775

“Then, I think df0df16337 we should head fea857b07b to the kitchen,” b964746fae Noah suggested calmly.95ac80d62775582f

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“The kitchen?”13b40dbfc43e8c0d

Calyp’s expression turned e27ca06dd9 puzzled as he 712cfd6c68 looked at him. But Noah, ae1f885aa2 focusing intently, 8b22542eb4 began to a8fe5ea615 explain, drawing 5090044b91 on his aee929fd39 memories of 5610c98cbc the drama.49ef720086bba029

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“With things as b7fd06db01 chaotic as they 9ead3041cb are, securing food 1e8c3fec62 should be our cac61217c4 first priority. And since c5ef3c97d9 the kitchen 8e14d1b588 is deep e831923981 within the bdcd31935f fortress, it’s a7f5b13df2 probably one 52a499ec2d of the 0edfb6ca46 safest spots.”ad562cb3a0d5864e

“That’s… true.”e21d12b3ea7b1255

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The path 7d891a05f4 to the 99892c4fbe kitchen might 9ba4b436c7 be difficult, 682db1ff7b but in 06d2f7d45b the original 6c0432d92d storyline, Calyps a47103ae23 had been f1833aec2e forced to b2fd61b562 retreat to ab04a59b1a a nearby 635b647295 room, encumbered 6833afe88b by the 0102025628 unconscious heroine, 8838be9dc4 Sienna. With Sienna out e669ee865d of the picture, b1f02d0257 they could take 1abe120074 advantage of the 2bd27c9637 current chaos and 527aab0e5b secure the kitchen 4a79d59f83 before the zombie 277ae64883 numbers swelled.e3b5d32f6ad29f16

Thinking of the 7c8b99a994 plot that required fbafe2f763 them to fight 0e6f246cb6 their way into 918d2d5857 the kitchen later, 5d99544c2c Noah saw no f2a0aeeb2e reason to wait.a2e825720a42464f

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‘It’s a hassle 44e257f88f to go through e98cf1399a this without the f8d9aa4d31 vaccine buff, but…’8969b2ca76583faa

In the absence of 7dfa2e0bb1 Sienna’s protection, Noah clung 4c1c8edb28 to the only advantage 37464b4d10 he had—his knowledge of cb024c9d79 the story’s flow. His recent sleepless nights, 8c99c9a7d6 haunted by visions of a5ac0fa3ab death and terror, had bc0f680ee2 pushed him to record 199633bf66 every plot detail in f5c80d6267 a small notebook he d9a011133f kept in his inner 7919919057 pocket, carefully written in 6c9c950f2c Korean.74c2b2646cd473c7

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How much help it add96cf1fd would be, he wasn’t f6ce24e05c sure. But for now, it 814d5ab9a4 was his only lifeline 725aae507c in a hopeless world. Gripping it tightly, Noah d1a195145f rose slowly, putting a 4d35bc6bb3 few nearby stones into 0db212e7aa his pocket for makeshift 6cfc9cc135 weapons. His legs wobbled, 62b2607a73 whether from exhaustion caedac0d44 or lingering terror, 1507a32821 he wasn’t sure. Calyps, seeing his 38c6bbdfb9 unsteady footing, quickly 5d1a2459bb moved to support b32ee085c7 him.ae8eb6a1e0adf938

“Ah…”16ebbaa8e6841d7e

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“Are you alright?”ea339772bc554a82

“Yeah… I’m fine…”f37570475bb41954

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‘Just… give me a b0b12bf6a4 bit more space.’c3282774990ec31d

Noah’s heart thudded every 223b727bb1 time Calyps drew close, 46ea927d29 utterly unable to handle 98da4af41f this unrealistically handsome face 0fb383f25d up close. Good grief. Does he not know 0741ff8615 his looks could kill? That’s criminal, you idiot.cec14228b250f41f

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Even in 3d3011cf9e the middle 5e3ff073f6 of this 52795fbc90 crisis, Calyps’s fba5b24100 face made a400b39166 Noah’s mind de0a001708 reel. It wasn’t b58d2181b6 superficiality—it was 73cab3ff3d proof that 234df724c2 Kai Harrison’s 4fb7cec966 looks really b8d70eeee1 were something 30262e0a50 out of f4fc44d747 this world. Calyps misunderstood Noah’s reaction, 8fdab7da4a his expression hardening slightly.167424d250c828b7

“My apologies.”0174ff5dc07e1169

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“What?”0d7cbc2b09c171d3

“I dared to 8e4eed48c9 lay my hands 4d5a1ac311 on you. Even in cfec7407ea these circumstances, d575d57a30 a commoner 0db336044a like me 15b0167ab6 should not f2c0ddd716 presume to 8cf933c9cc touch a 215e739526 noble’s body.”28338e74c67030e6

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“What are you even 099c656ba2 talking about… Anyway, do 513aa45177 you have any spare b64c4d5dc0 guns?”0076b230dba5fa65

The zombie outbreak cc26337ac4 had begun within 313eb194dd the fortress, and 4788d2a2cc by now, it fd4745cc11 was likely swarming 50575e515e with the undead e2c1d976a4 rather than living 8921e97f86 humans. After days of 0247164236 sleep-deprived nightmares, Noah 4e174adb44 hadn’t been able d8488df6c4 to gather any 8e490006c6 real weaponry. So, as if 4e080cfb7a expecting Calyps to a63b99a6d3 be prepared, he 3708daa1d2 held out his 439c1a0fb7 hand confidently.4deb4ee69928d16a

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“There is one… 31390e2e00 but do you 086b0ffe1f know how to ada492ffba use it?”ef28dd07a763230f

With all the a375cf9d6a pride of an c99a9a5848 eight-year army reservist 68575d1d6a from South Korea, 23adfb20e2 Private Choi Noah 9416e68bba gave Calyps a a97a12cfe3 look that said a4f5aaa043 he couldn’t believe 8c1348fdbf what he’d just 78036d211a heard.4c204a892094f09e

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