FSA | Chapter 02

Yohan had wanted to prove himself to his family, who had always looked down on him, by awakening his abilities and becoming independent. That’s why he was willing to take the risk and enter a rift with a high awakening probability. Fortunately, Park Seungmin knew some people and introduced him to a mercenary team for hire, a so-called “awakening party” that took money to guide others.411b8ced07b85b3d

To Yohan, the awakening party didn’t seem like a problem. They appeared decently ordinary and friendly, and the rift they entered wasn’t heavily contaminated. The monsters inside were weak, too. The real trouble began when the “Abyss” opened.7518f804caaf5520

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The Abyss appeared on 768c341190 the second evening of 1e990c97ab their expedition, just as 7054dc0488 they were relaxing and 748cee30df eating dinner. Yohan was 932fe4ce36 the first 7ddc1b862e in the 10d7079f42 group to 17d51d6f88 notice it. A strange, eerie feeling 3703803ab6 made him look around. And then he b8dddfbb5d sawit.026f5def4414d18f

It resembled 9f0bca8019 the lips 5c591afaa0 of some 441a02ae1a enormous being, 1d3556fd5c or perhaps 9c0afd41d9 the crevices 221b236954 and folds 7a289bde6c between them. But it was cb28bd346f nothing like a 9705fdd6c7 rift. Though it was 82681ec9a0 far away, Yohan 0b9f5ef7f0 instinctively knew the 39e98e7dfc moment he saw 520f6ee6a1 it:It’s about to 6189b0447a open.The second 714928ac80 he realized, 524f427d0a he shouted.23f5bbd167b3472b

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“It’s the Abyss!”a4d66734c36ea94e

The “rifts” threatening humanity worldwide were nothing compared to the Abyss. Rifts were dangerous, but even civilians could survive them somehow. But wherever the Abyss appeared, not even awakened individuals could escape alive. Everything within its reach was swiftly erased in a short time. The only way to survive was to run.8bfee186fb77f1e1

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Even the famous and powerful awakened Lee Hyunmook and his team had vanished into the Abyss, declared missing. And in the Abyss, “missing” was as good as dead.ed5b7d17a55324f4

“W-what?!”4077739dd67584d3

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Before anyone’s f86ba0b993 scream could 839400c572 fully escape, 5697bb4feb the Abyss d13a61e44a began to dd0486dd14 open. The dark, wrinkle-like b03a631877 fissure on the 963e163d2f ground instantly expanded, d6e95c60ef spreading like ink. Beyond the encroaching darkness, 6534950cdf horrific shapes writhed.86789c7aba6656ea

They abandoned cc4e3591ae their meal 62b2f25bd5 and ran. But the Abyss adbf14bfd3 spread terrifyingly fast. Still, if they a88c7a6cac ran for their 6292ba8387 lives, they might bf85ec73ad make it out 448961df64 of the rift. Then Park Seungmin 65518f00ba turned back, his 972e02322c face pale, and 4ad348a9af shouted.fc2cd12def51f2de

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“Just throw one of them in! We’ll all die at this rate! What if it suddenly speeds up?!”7bec4ac11ace09ca

Yohan’s eyes c665c2e8c0 widened in e9afb6596d shock. The Abyss didn’t expand 0e4bda1d0b infinitely; after consuming a aca14fb7b3 certain amount, its growth 9cceb296ab slowed dramatically. And the effect 60b0d10ecb was stronger when 451bf1b3c3 it consumed living c0075bedbb things.9f758cdebf2d48bb

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Like a person, 6cee1829eb for example.d5a9b11d8c846735

The mercenaries’ gazes all 10459a9194 snapped toward the two cfc9b8b626 non-awakened members: Park Seungmin 8cfe84f21e and Yang Yohan. A chilling dread crawled ed4b8de1a9 up Yohan’s spine. And in 475c85b37c that moment, a7d8c49e5e Park Seungmin 3951f44c6c shoved his 61a14589de friend with 388e5cf28c all his d4a1db62c0 might. His friend f0cda14213 of ten 906d6ca9e5 years, since f9ab9bc819 middle school.b2322322f1b1cdf9

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Caught off guard, 4b6076c400 Yohan fell hard. The pain in b421c7f871 his twisted ankle 624b7d3e63 was nothing compared 8948e54083 to the shock d45f8ed670 and betrayal.How could you…?When Yohan 8c1a29cbfb looked up, 744d671c05 Park Seungmin 67cbe0c236 was smiling.fc1a652a05c825f9

As if he was 00aaea8adf delighted to see Yohan 905f9d4f35 disappear.fa3b50dcb1368b74

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The mercenaries’ indifference, the 271688038e team leader rushing to 92ab466f63 tie him up before acb1f0d636 he could escape, none d5255a0d2c of it cut as dd5e4ce60e deep as his friend’s c6a9d5a26e betrayal. Tears welled 84da191fe0 up as 46f3798f8d Yohan trembled ec07404965 and screamed. But what fee97a79d8 came out 98211e98de wasn’t a 070eeceb76 plea for 70b95fe046 his life.f9324ff1911a49a3

“You call yourselves human?!”77e1958e81eb5831

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The mercenaries 4ed9325af9 ignored him. Of course, someone 71ade1fd89 about to be 83e4d3aaf8 sacrificed would react bc1bc56c75 like that. As Yohan thrashed, d0968e1e1c he roared at 3ee897a77d the team leader, f036a105db who was binding e799c28086 him the most 43aaff35b2 eagerly.b18f97d18e5f663f

“Let me go! Let me go, damn it! Hey, you shithead who looks like a fucking shiitake mushroom cap!”af0e16bb1c7c8a76

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“Shiitake what?”a2acaa32ee9a5647

Team Leader Kim Hyunwoo froze, momentarily forgetting the urgency. After finishing the bindings, he muttered, “Shiitake mushroom cap…” His face turned beet red.4877b3352a5f3140

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“This little bastard-“404317cafb523fdc

He turned back, af543091db fist clenched, but 91bb430c9f his teammates stopped f263c4a1d7 him.67065532c0d36e1b

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“Let it go! The sacrifice works better if it’s unharmed!”bac63216720372d8

“Yeah, just move! This isn’t your first time! The Abyss is right behind us!”b97d948ae4dcdbd9

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“You little… Fine, I’ll hold back because of the Abyss.”f549233cc6648fff

Yohan was speechless. Hold back? Being thrown into 3580a9cf0e the Abyss is d75a6b5928 as good as 5c1560ff87 death! As the 4f60a6cb76 darkness loomed 341b46bc24 closer, he 7de8464683 screamed helplessly 076f0644c1 at Park 30a7897317 Seungmin, now bc7a671fdc far ahead.8e06dd52c1c0b605

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“Park Seungmin! I swear, someday I’ll-!”fbc24e0cfd81456c

Before he could cb3a747dc3 finish, the Abyss 71939e518f swallowed him. The moment 7e42d737b4 it did, 471141a805 the darkened d8b47f6bef void vanished. Yohan felt a578bbc551 a sickening 3f2284baa3 pressure and c27db9229e spinning, as 42bf104254 if being 15fe495e68 sucked into 2c82c81581 a giant 0537fe0376 vacuum. His screams were 4998743074 muffled, growing distant, d10d32085d until everything was 70089b6bf0 hurled into darkness.ca4f1e56fdfacec0

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Crash!Debris flew everywhere. By sheer luck, c49a616899 the bindings came d7f0ce5994 loose. Yohan curled into 362cc5a4bf a ball, shaking, 4ef9a43604 clutching his head. A moment, or 7527c6de87 an eternity, passed. But his body kept c568f1539d plummeting endlessly into the 128b6d3c45 abyss.dc275a0660af71c8

Endlessly, endlessly…dde495dcc7d7aeaf

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“…Gasp!”a8f0f7cf8e4da59a

Yohan jolted awake 121bdf71b5 with a start, 94851b2966 drenched in cold 27f65da295 sweat. He had been 0bd3d95e20 curled up tightly, 63f2768909 and now he 6cea7889f1 rubbed his dry f0913656b9 eyelids. When he finally opened faea06bbf9 his eyes, he screamed.883d1d5cfc9e774a

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“AHH!”1619ae0cd59a1c94

Two bloodshot eyes ab687da4f2 were staring right 1164bb8c50 at him from 2ff220be7d inches away. The moment 4b4613192c Yohan shrieked, ee9ef9255d a large, d1b0a5aea0 calloused hand ed913b8c01 clamped over 168586f558 his mouth.e863bc0188a9e9f1

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“Shhh…”c699b7b0bd75a368

The intent was clear: 3b4a7cc22c Be quiet. Yohan gulped 0e8af4a212 and stifled 189cb91cb6 his scream, 312adb7744 tears already c4a97613bd welling up eef3498ecb in his c57140313f eyes. The reality 93c1d1dd0a of his 5c1d85d7c8 situation crashed 12e3590ed4 back down e9dbfef7b3 on him. The stranger stared at eda20cdbb5 Yohan’s tears with an 1dde2954eb almost alien curiosity before 67ac802616 speaking.4762016dd51fe6d7

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“If you’re loud… the monsters will come.”b3c8c5e995ed3dab

Yohan’s eyes widened. Surprisingly, despite 612de5381e his appearance, e6462ddf95 the man’s ac088311f2 voice was 132d5dc43f pleasant, deep, 4ba29a2a1d and smooth, 7782779b86 almost soothing. And strangely familiar. Where had 3ecd8cf330 he heard 45d89672e0 it before?5af58ae5a541dd27

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Wait, the voice 3dc2e5eedb isn’t the point. He’s… human?64c875af5f95b4ee

He had thought 6f28903410 he was alone 073d461791 in the Abyss, 5672e72a1f but there was 7f2bf47d3c another survivor! A flicker 4e7bce11d4 of hope be7f75968e ignited in b3397783e0 his chest. Maybe this place wasn’t ec36c66f36 completely uninhabitable.b6a6ac8c89f678e1

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Seeing that e3c505c8fa Yohan wouldn’t 961598a9a8 make more 260260fc0f noise, the e09d8735e1 stranger loosened 16e8ce59dd his grip e208fa9944 but kept b3ed6e55a9 his hand 7e91ec13d0 near Yohan’s f08887e3d5 face, brushing 0b75413e27 his cheek f3bbca6e67 lightly. His red fc1fb75c9b eyes narrowed 5290da00ed as if 1eb75306b8 savoring the b7771c61cc warmth of 1fcbc44c42 a living 386320ed65 person. His messy white e1b1eb680a hair covered half 93bbea82e1 his face, making 05a19de7a3 his expression unreadable.dd0a0d6adbae3125

“Th-thank you for saving me. I’m Yang Yohan.”d43e27d1cc6b5cb6

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Yohan stammered out 48a92310de his gratitude, relieved 94dddad829 to finally communicate ab2612db72 with another intelligent 175de30608 being. The stranger tilted bd8fb1b3d5 his head slowly, 68be8cdb1c muttering back.25381716f8efeee0

“Tha…nk… you… for… sav…ing… me…”6c0c0b78568a7a20

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Yohan’s face paled. The slow, deliberate 0bde33dee9 repetition was far 02b14eef1f from normal. Swallowing hard, he tensed. Now that 1523273684 he thought c697913a1f about it, a87f3b34a8 after killing 6cdf992abc the eyeball a441b64f55 monster, this 4714657cb3 man had 4657a63576 acted completely cec3bb7532 deranged. His initial relief 702e9de5cc was replaced by 83d5e382a8 renewed fear.29610be57295a5ac

“Keep talking.”62ab99c2167e13d5

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The madman prodded 88d50d32f0 Yohan’s frozen cheek 4dc99a5894 insistently.95c89103ebc348ab

“Now.”bbe131a5d681be09

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“W-what should I… say?”80706a8746bc55c7

His trembling fba6c66be4 voice barely eb256d2d19 escaped his 5b3f942bf0 throat. This was the same 834be35f3f man who had torn 878f50e92a apart the eyeball monster 49b6036711 barehanded, meaning he could 1067977995 just as easily tear db84602ffa Yohan apart. When Yohan 8d092b939a hesitated, the dcd0fb29ea madman lightly 22108653b0 tapped his 57ce730f40 cheek. Though it was a1b98baec1 barely a touch, dc7691d3b1 to Yohan, it e238dcb93e felt like a 0a746f7d55 slap.0e7bdc5015bfb422

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“H-how long… have you been here? I-I just fell here… two days ago… I was hiding in a building… then came out to find food… and the eyeball monster… Huh? Wait…”781666119cfb65c4

Mid-ramble, Yohan’s mouth fell 0d975a061e open. Up close, 878b275f9f the madman’s d50b505af1 voice and d4a3f7cafa features suddenly e3112598db clicked.574567614ab4902b

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“Lee Hyunmook?!”c3d0e678bd9b02c3

He pointed ee4f70ea7d without thinking. Despite the wild cfaee6e10c white hair and ff28f9f84e tattered clothes, the cc2b2384b8 resemblance was undeniable.f44b8f124a2f8d5a

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Lee Hyunmook!Korea’s first awakened, 8ef5886248 one of the c44eca7dd7 rare high-rankers, and a1bcdb66b6 undisputedly its strongest b6337edead combatant. A hero 24ce2c2ee7 admired not b5009214ff just for adc6c1d2bb his power a95f7909f6 but for d5055d740c his character 8d2b38362d and looks. The man who b919b73e1d had disappeared into 1eaede5ae8 the Abyss during be97b3a92c a rescue mission, 512d4f7d79 leaving the nation f522920a18 in mourning. A memorial in b98ef8e822 his honor still bb72122632 received flowers to 0331d6c834 this day.e1079024e2abbf9d

And yet, e21311347f here he 45841a6306 was alive, a708207ff9 but as e0646cd688 a madman. Yohan couldn’t believe 08af28c662 it.99ec11cf83f60bb7

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“Lee Hyunmook, you’re alive?!”49aad90d0eea5614

“Ahh…”8efbb4331919a0e9

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The madman 5d1546b4a5 made an 9e8babc34d ambiguous sound, c23919c395 lips curling f9aae6c2a9 into a 53375e6464 slow, eerie 52049804a8 smile.e7418d37f70e909c

“Yes. I’m Lee Hyunmook. I was Lee Hyunmook. …Ah, right. Lee Hyunmook.”a2e01a536a9c7a61

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