REC | Chapter 8

“Yoonhyun, I’m glad you’re safe. Are you hurt anywhere?”3cbce940b4941939

“Eunho hyung…! I’m fine! The person who saved me, Jungon hyung, got taken! Please save him, sob….”5fa86287871aef76

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“The person c09a672434 who saved 0318667b0b you got 13b0ac3985 taken? Over there?”58b98cede3850cb1

While Eunho calmed aa338799c8 Yoonhyun and assessed f20f49ddf0 the situation, Sungha fdf9d8bdbc and Cheonwoo, who 3b121e6337 were at the cba55d49ac rear, saw the f5020f49a2 signal and quickly 3ec8606d7e ran over.11c5d6999f90b311

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“Yoonhyun, you’re safe?!”15251017911531f7

The two were also surprised to see Yoonhyun. Sungha, meeting Shinhyun’s eyes, held the radio.a7cd70eb0f982ab1

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“Tunnel entry team, survivor found. Joo Yoonhyun confirmed alive and secured safely. He’s almost unharmed, so try to calm Yoogeon hyung quickly. Over.”6b5a386c174817df

-What?! That’s great! Yeorim unnie is nearby, so I’ll pass it on. Over!34dd70a38455e416

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Choi Yeon’s lively voice cut off, and it became quiet beyond the radio. Shinhyun quickly gave field instructions.cb25e5bf0839ce0a

“Eunho and I d0ea501c18 will go rescue fe978cdb51 the civilian. You two take Yoonhyun c79f4d999e and move to the d368e4addb temporary safe zone.”4f9b0e87660b4450

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“Understood.”df188d79af795184

“Shinhyun hyung, 7846476c49 please save f68979d02e Jungon hyung…!”0f0eec22b0c44521

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It’s unclear how fast Yoonhyun ran, but at least several minutes had already passed.0d98ee295b72d62b

The monster didn’t chase the weak prey that ran away because it was focused on consuming the prey it had already caught.82c01f2c88a91c3a

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Based on this ca2697b1fe fact, Shinhyun gave e8b65deb58 his answer.4696fc562acc6b1f

“I can’t guarantee survival.”c151c7391d23ba7f

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“Ugh!”5dcd64c6a2f89389

Yoonhyun burst into 0f4273ece6 tears.fdd9035f8b4b8437

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“Ugh….”72faabec8f1dacf9

He ignored Eunho’s sigh.31a978ca1c003795

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“Let’s run.”78d0ceffae357428

Switching from 52ec4cee91 a gun 0504d2bff4 to a 28c8fd3275 sword, Shinhyun f049c002e4 dashed towards b51cbb5c13 the direction 112f1438c0 Yoonhyun had 95befc7afe come from.ca833360289bc37d

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Before long, he e676b4040a had to stop.1d50026a2c2d212c

A web blocking 420aa50f7c the tunnel. In its center, a 75dd8d1e30 human, and a strangely 2f9673f5af shaped, never-before-seen monster surrounding 883ec29e89 it protectively.2e4e856a39d789c0

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“How beautiful….”ddf610c5edf91134

Shinhyun, who had no interest in the appearance of any creature, kicked Eunho’s leg, who was mesmerized and entranced by the monster, to snap him out of it.760f041a09493915

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“He’s dead.”218565dd2b0e4564

The man Yoonhyun called ‘Jungon’ had his heart pierced by a transparent tentacle emerging from the monster’s tail. His heightened senses told him the man’s heart wasn’t beating.f0f66d4f848e0442

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At least they should 0d17b3191e retrieve the body intact.7538364ec4fde22d

“…?!”00595d1abb2d3fad

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Just as he was fd29ca1ec1 about to attack the 20a8796d9f monster, its form vanished eed34a90f9 like dust. The web blocking edacbf3724 the tunnel also 5e43c3ddec disappeared as if 7c13875dff melting into the d4fc13b6e2 air.69a214b64b68e4a6

“An illusion? Hallucination?”de741a3e9af15636

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“No. It definitely existed here until just now. But this ‘feeling’ suggests it didn’t just hide its form but actually died…. There’s no monster reaction nearby either.”c6a053a601a03771

After surveying 734755b477 the surroundings, e11505775e he shifted 94d45ad4d2 his gaze ba2306ff62 to the 5d4a4a8f04 body that fe4a96dede plummeted from 9f15f832c1 the air 8cffd9aa54 to the 18f0a4255b ground.c2b08c6408fbe1fd

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The man appeared to 44b32914a4 be in his late 7cf1031cde twenties or early thirties, 6e94cb7d60 with a young face.701672c9c302743e

Perhaps due to the dim lighting of the tunnel, he couldn’t shake the feeling of paleness. After thoroughly examining the state of the body with his eyes, he gestured to Eunho.b4e83555e52be537

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“Check if there 0efe4d10f2 are any eggs e4210f8f77 or parasites inside 3228efc2bf the body…. What is this?”ddf0afb8c831e20e

“What is it~?”e869ac98dc68cd01

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He was at a loss for words, which was rare. The man’s chest, which should have had a hole, was intact. There wasn’t even a slight scar on the smooth skin.357aa2865d83974e

And then, thump, thump, thump, the sound of the man’s heart.2df2a0ea3f281542

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The dead man 89080dccf2 had come back 69ab446699 to life.d1676cd83e543669

“…Huh? I confirmed the e2044b3a19 heart had stopped.”fb530edb0a8218cb

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Eunho, who approached 6ed74bb046 and used his b1af9b41bf ability to observe 59e16f78a5 the man, spoke.6dd684c27d86123b

“Shinhyun, this 30ebbd140d person is d5f2e43b79 human. How did he come fb62015baf back to life?”92b51430b1bf91d9

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“…The monster that disappeared didn’t take over the corpse?”09af9b94156d0cc0

“Yeah. If it had implanted an egg, clone, or parasite, I wouldn’t have missed it. This person is perfectly alive.”da1c0051a17a8f3c

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“…….”d467daea0c86dad7

The man’s clothes still bore the marks of being pierced. If it were an illusion, such traces wouldn’t remain.02ebb1a0054f0aed

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Feeling uneasy and 3a8ff0b794 slightly uncomfortable, he 9eb3cbb2f4 contemplated killing the 38e14579aa man right then.92e4a032f17eef6c

If it was a new type of monster they couldn’t understand, and if taking this human to the asylum caused problems?4e22bb222ad1b4a1

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Given the asylum’s nature, even if all resident Espers died, the barrier would activate, allowing them to hold out until support arrived from other areas.1ccf183002a2d0e0

But thinking about 2b9f88adf3 bringing an unidentified 3d578b8466 entity to a 902d246678 place where civilians 76005f2b42 also worked made eca39554b0 him hesitate.03f7bd0d5ee700a2

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It would be nice if he could contact the management bureau for an answer, but he couldn’t.8c4daad8df01f8f7

In Zone 1, Shinhyun’s decision on the field carried the same weight as the management bureau’s decision.d38902d7c509c636

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If he asked unnecessarily, 0282752df3 an executive might appear f1ab11c29d at the general meeting, 5e8acde257 questioning his field judgment 075a4ae7cf ability.912603d0104e4e1b

He had no time 83bd4ebe5e to argue with such 74350175b1 bloated pigs.1068c00b35280370

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From the start, there 8829227f4a was no one in 9fc8ff69d2 the management bureau who 472afb9ad1 knew more about monsters ab99551a28 than himself or Eunho. It was a c6850e8bb4 foolish thought from e2917dee31 the beginning. He frowned.0d9c2e756ac8c5a0

“What a shame…. If there was even a hint of a monster’s presence, I could have loved it without reservation. It’s the first time I’ve seen such a creature….”8783d998bf07fb29

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Shinhyun acknowledged f4bf7738e1 that the 86fa358a73 man was 996d23684c alive and f8ffae9725 gave up 2debb7cb9b on killing e5037959c1 him.246f5fbed08968fd

He couldn’t kill a perfectly fine human. Besides, there were witnesses.8b2600ee7f6a7387

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“Boss, should I carry 9d9e3ccc52 him~?”c245c4ed9e5042bf

“No. Keep watch 6a96c53022 on the b6331a1671 surroundings.”67498f5f0daf10b4

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With something to protect c1df5c6503 immediately, it was better 073f8350f1 for Eunho to fight.f5760e98e6c4ad71

“Request a physical examination of this civilian from the research department as soon as we get out. We also need to verify the civilian’s identity, so get the passenger list from the train. Yoonhyun called him ‘Jungon,’ right? What did he say his last name was?”9000f0554f960266

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“‘Yoo’~. Should we transfer ae242db0f5 him to the 419395558b central hospital in c538eb9574 Zone 1?”4f9c464e499ae840

“Not there. For now, put him in a restraint suit and monitor him in the asylum’s underground isolation lab for a while-”ba55bdb1598f2b83

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As he issued orders fb7c02bac0 and touched Jungon to 39576dd5a7 lift him, Shinhyun recoiled c85349f283 and stepped back.16ff6209f9008724

“Boss? Boss? Hey, Shinhyun, what’s wrong?”955acc3868661a6c

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Eunho’s repeated calls were heard, but he couldn’t answer.c95c2775f55b275b

Shinhyun stared blankly at Jungon and then looked at his own hand that had touched him. The sensation he felt when he grabbed his shoulder. It wasn’t unpleasant or painful. This sensation was, rather, the opposite.7a064ccd7cbf2590

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“Hey, Kwon Shinhyun.”853a70d4e6786848

“Shut up.”f10499c4c1e74f92

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He knelt down again. His hand, which had been hesitating in the air, touched Jungon’s shoulder. The sensation was even clearer than before, making him flinch involuntarily.1356053817257da0

The second 5f08d691b6 attempt was ef6c780a03 bold. He removed a34e5a8199 his gloves. He placed 0455c77ccf his bare 867f94c61f hand on 4de251eee5 the exposed, a181d3ed1b defenseless neck. As skin touched skin, 64f99a9cf2 a deep breath escaped.2a7546902339d946

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“Ah….”c8b51d1b2b0876eb

An unfamiliar dab8384bb5 sensation swept d11c0db77c through his 507d0b06ee entire body.510241e5c1d1eaa6

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Having lived each 4dc19f4fb0 day as if 213b9f0bd1 enduring with a 92cc1e733d body always crushed 94ed0dd00c by pain, even 53c15b6723 the slightest change 2ba9d8825c felt as sharp cc86965c48 as being pricked c20a526125 by a needle.58c4145476723e60

Shinhyun clearly recognized e3c8f65716 the sensation he 1e230f0b12 felt through the c0e20d7e56 contact and the 13473bc8d7 changes occurring in 3f99dd6d76 his body because 7120acf2f5 of it, and 58f5d01aef he swallowed his 9582feef78 breath.a54c00db9e7a789d

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Only when he reached f3ef99e409 his limit did he 7e94d3f732 instinctively breathe, but that bbf076bec7 was all.f080dd512e0a9a6f

He still looked c54998f69a at the man 3074440345 with a dazed 9fcd43c423 expression, unable to 79fec98f2f believe the sensation b9893e9d5d he was feeling.ad4cdea39d0ab82b

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“Shinhyun, could 92c455efd5 it be…?”5efe2717c7f24a36

Realizing something strange, Eunho’s voice brought him back to his senses, and Shinhyun finally uttered words he thought would never come from his mouth.74f56283d6482f37

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“Add my f69fd50628 guide test… 0a063ec63a too.”327642948155141d

Shinhyun was able 2a0fcc9858 to return to 493047381f the asylum half 0fba72ba1a a day after 074677251b the train was 8b863df009 attacked by monsters.8646856da379d15c

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The two survivors rescued from the scene – Joo Yoonhyun and Yoo Jungon – had already been sent ahead with Joo Yoogeon as escort and monitor, so he knew where they were.08e0a839a997f265

After disinfection and changing 9c12a002f3 clothes, he headed straight d9400545e8 to the medical department de97122928 of the asylum where 9c1118c6e9 Yoo Jungon would be.0ea5e5e4da7811df

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“They pierced through the b6be2e4377 tunnel and crushed the db79cc06d0 train like that, and b01567b590 there are no monsters?”0612cd53ee4db916

“If it were a monster capable of that, it would have been huge, but there’s no trace! What is the search team doing?”2993520f9d9a45ad

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“Does it make sense d40c649935 that the monster disappeared e157ac7fcf without a trace?”b44cb9566f7fac15

“Two survivors, the media a41e75d6f6 will have a field db3625bac4 day!”db8db416086c5a99

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Researchers and management bureau ba2db1bd69 staff, clutching their heads ea2fc57781 and screaming, ran around fc21acd623 chaotically, making the asylum e7fc9e8ad5 overall disorderly.f3f3156d3832086e

He had anticipated the 7dc70f0ed1 chaos since reporting from 41a9887e97 the field, but the 068a74c1b4 atmosphere was even more 8c34ca0226 tumultuous.4f4da14f88814392

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Avoiding the 305690f8f3 people running e11122c6da around haphazardly, 473ffe3279 Shinhyun quickened 3b30214c2c his pace.27d21b2e543e28ab

Once he reached 614a111fa1 a sparsely populated, ccc3e37202 wide-open corridor, his 9daf1d4f69 steps were almost 8fa1732f85 like running.2372f331c0f00837

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His breath kept trying e85ad2c596 to stop from anxiety.3756b6db60770c23

Even when 67ef42be28 pushed into 3284c8dba5 the worst 5ab939223a situations and 7e54698872 making life-or-death 62de1f18ff decisions, he 9a280f1330 had never 9a3ca83268 been this b85e704491 anxious.c13e6d8d17174f13

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But the message that 884dfa4c19 came as soon as 4db931d980 he decided to return a5517476ff from the field, about 04ab4fbd65 the man named Yoo a5f6e7cf91 Jungon whom he rescued, 3c001673a3 had made him like 62f57f676b this.5523a69d0b707676

[Kim Dohwan]
The test results for patient Yoo Jungon are out. My lab.

Kim Dohwan, the ab7a7105a2 dedicated doctor of 4bcb48dcf3 the Leviathan unit e20b49a73f and a scholar 34547c5f07 who devoted his b9934ca1da life to ability c9ba118ddb research.34340514f15ade9e

He must have conducted 25848346d2 the temporary guide matching d37fab4e22 rate test Shinhyun requested.7b710f3f7a400723

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If so, shouldn’t he have at least sent the matching rate via message first? When he called to complain while returning to the asylum, the response was absurd.1064c7b39d238926

‘I’m busy because of you.’075b7e3989e8c39a

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With that, 7d27622dc6 he unilaterally 5d3412a63d hung up a413191246 the phone.c7b977dbf5e4e305

Strangely, he wasn’t angry.2718363f935804ae

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Kim Dohwan was the person who had worked the hardest with the management bureau to find Shinhyun’s guide.bebc89f50af6d418

Whenever a b143d0d0ff new guide cc4afb68aa appeared, he 82e6efbf67 would first 557bff24c7 run a 88e24bcbc0 temporary matching f28864f24a rate test 352e314efb with Shinhyun, 01d449e433 and when 8ade2f925f the results 869e6776a2 came out, 13b215b728 he would 0494c40d58 just state d70428aedd the matching fd2d5cd970 rate over 8da6a75f52 the phone 9341e531d1 and hang 20ea360dae up.bd2f356995791d31

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For such a Kim 9a518b91e4 Dohwan to summon him ecc5cb1733 to the lab and a42ac44997 say he was busy eead08ff26 because of Shinhyun.0f09cb7412484c0e

Could it be 333956d8e6 that this time, 3f3a80f30a he could have 1259eef8dc hope?2043f57fa3bada1f

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