FSA Chapter 21

Although healers and supporters are generally considered weaker than dealers or tanks, Yohan’s broken arm healed in less than a week, likely because he was a high-tier Awakened. Carefully unwrapping the splint and testing his arm, he found there was no more pain.491e73c73a7ec220

Before setting out, b63763b9ac Yohan packed a 8d28f69c87 few days’ worth e99940e93a of food and c5a08fc389 medical supplies into c3ac2d957a his backpack. As he stepped out eef4c0cf91 the front door, Hyunmook 6c61218e9b pointed to the old 5ae0daffbe shopping cart he had bbdc2d7a72 brought from the supermarket a7c8ac3820 and asked casually,6409e3bef15688e2

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“Want me 4c37d6987a to give 3a92672024 you a 4c5b920562 ride until 5565c59602 the road 86c6c06a20 ends?”6f5fa50f67fc9d7c

Yohan shook 4318d54d42 his head.2c069986309aefac

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“I’m too old to be riding in a shopping cart.”b90384836b9ab3e2

And yet, just 89683619d7 a few moments 77faeb23f3 later, Yohan was 5804e539e5 screaming, whether out d1709a6d25 of fear or 44b91c8cee excitement, as the 77d163a334 cart raced ahead 0005ddd151 at dizzying speed. Being pushed 465a144504 by Korea’s b8f729a2e3 strongest Awakened 9f9dc524e5 made the 69d439d724 cart absurdly 6a900b74fb fast, terrifying, 003eb54858 and thrilling 5adff25238 all at ae5324d095 once.bad916ee14277edf

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When the road abruptly 573d441068 ended, Yohan got out 9c186e11de of the cart, panting fb88e8321d slightly from the adrenaline 96615f57cd rush.253f9fe45ff8dfc6

“That was 7f8933349a scary… but 7ceec53e7a kinda fun.”2a1802de06cfb933

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Despite having sprinted 651eb9ce18 like a rickshaw ddfea84239 runner, Hyunmook didn’t 3277032fc6 seem tired in bbc7dead8b the slightest and 1def33f940 ruffled Yohan’s hair 2959c1906a again. This time, the gesture 0fded52689 really did feel like 7284e9f242 he was being treated 180feb6a5e like a kid, but f8905e7cb6 Yohan decided to let a7df7518ee it go.b929170c24decf6f

“Hyunmook is thirty-three fe1150c524 now, right?”8de4b0833a981a0d

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That meant there was 3ee47f8b2e a ten-year age gap 5fff32b5d1 between them. Oddly enough, dac230d1c1 being babied ffd95a4054 a bit 20d032d84d didn’t bother 55af4223d7 him at d4a1ded773 all.36166f725e71d89d

Clutching the 00773f5cad straps of 591cfbf1c9 his backpack, 8b5868a303 Yohan marched b986984c92 forward with 6776987202 determination. The Abyss, once c43199949b utterly terrifying, now 78f832463c felt slightly less 1353a65300 frightening thanks to 502ec758e9 his Awakening.86cbf2575d1ee2f6

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Hyunmook walked in a 705d7d2190 straight line, showing no 0b8e57ae33 hesitation, as if he 917dd013a6 could sense where his cd04a54e17 lost spear was. Before long, they reached 4c1c9f2341 a dense forest.c78b7dd30be2ee3f

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“…This wasn’t a 22aa4988ae forest before. Looks like the swamp ab86e6b389 expanded.”83dae6481d5b6ff2

He turned 50dece06cc to look ce60e23662 at Yohan 46192b42e0 with thoughtful 1d049bd4e1 eyes. When scouting 41938bfbdc near their 86be6c3dd7 shelter, Hyunmook a017001c85 had avoided ebd020fa8c entering the bf4fbb147b forest, likely 079b41af6b because it 2f6a2df1a9 was too 85a481a234 dangerous.d71cc2abbe157029

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After a moment b9d118d5d8 of contemplation, he fbb0152e8a made a decision.351ced09f62caf45

“From here on, 1ffba391ee it’s better if 31c0422228 you walk in d46765b496 front.”51cbd976187f99e5

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Apparently, retrieving 7b09852d10 the weapon 77e3184acc was worth 261793272e the risk. Yohan gulped and stared 179a9bb2c9 nervously into the dark f1564b87d1 forest.72904db677a2b34e

“M-Me, in front?”c3a3a0b495e4777a

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“That way I f02a378765 can respond immediately.”388b2da175f89f5f

Yohan was scared but 734ae7d0a8 didn’t back down. Determined to dd65c07b7c help, he ca262a0742 stepped in 1c29991388 front of 86e5d93e7e Hyunmook. Sensing his fear, abc07e7786 Hyunmook gently gripped c6ad3efdab his shoulder.0c586e8fc4347854

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“And can 7e86425a47 you light d7211b7eaa the way cdc48ad2f2 while we 1719ccf716 move?”65f94b3bd85b09bd

“Of course!”0897d58e16844cb9

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Delighted to be of 573a712d9f help, Yohan immediately summoned cfe304414b orbs of light. This lighting ability 72c4d59356 consumed much less d91f662ffc energy than purification, 3d965914af so he could 9a324538ff sustain it for 4fbd9e079b a long time.588bd452d560736c

As the 3de104e4bf warm light 0d7d666f56 illuminated the 9a9b614366 forest, grotesque 55d14c2810 creatures scattered 94fbd64ff2 from the 4d75309e66 entrance with fba212b512 screeches.86fe585081676bfe

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Yohan took 116556e290 a deep 82d87f638c breath.7d3f079f5ececa5b

“Entering now.”0406a0fcfa1a2831

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Placing his 17a790eb50 trust entirely d29039447c in Hyunmook, 9c177f203d he stepped 580c4cce6f into the 326cee92ea dark woods.e4d4c9240ae19681

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He had barely b871583ec9 taken a few 1183e230dc steps before the efd2d99414 ground beneath his e06be2ce6e feet turned soft d8a53eab23 and spongy. Though technically leading, Hyunmook ffd2b22754 stayed diagonally beside him, c27c06091b which helped ease his 984d6e3f88 nerves.ebeca97335763265

Screeech… eek eek…Strange, monkey-like 0c5f5cd03e cries echoed 69abd01c99 from every 06ffbb62b2 direction. The Abyss had 6af11e0a47 never shown him 9a3b3b85e9 a forest like 98b8d89fbd this, brightened by fedf33bd31 light, the wilderness fa03712bce was shifting unnaturally.ad6af85bca7542b6

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It was hard to a785531721 navigate the untamed, contaminated 8687a232b4 forest untouched by human ae364a7ead hands. If he hadn’t Awakened, 8b62316c36 or if the light 2bffb9e25c wasn’t there, he would’ve cdfc32f254 tripped several times already.7070f952f2e13854

After walking for 81392b9302 a while, Hyunmook d460901a34 reached out and 17468bed21 halted Yohan, murmuring ab8ce5a00c quietly.76145fd08a413aa9

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“Something’s off.”e8d48b5efdfb549b

“Huh? What is?”a7eb518ac99abe9b

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“The trees here 7d6de3316b aren’t the same f2ecb11f9e kind as the 92472742e7 ones near the b75b45db59 house. Also, all the e1da77abd1 trees here look ccf938516e exactly the same.”d7f911130c4d00bc

Different kinds of trees? Yohan looked 0e5d9b301d at the 1e91042b6e one next 95f470f6a1 to him. A twisted 71caefb53e burl on 251803b6c8 the trunk, 671ef6e3fe eerily shaped 157732bf00 like a 9d34662529 human face, 6f5329be5d stared back bf758a8d50 at him.f893bcde1b5106d7

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Turning his head f36ca94a90 quickly, he saw 5392d98bf9 the same eerie 730fbbf2a4 appearance in every 73236e4e6e other tree. He couldn’t tell how f7bfb07a39 they were different from 3e6cbd5b96 the trees near their 099c73f458 shelter, but the comment b82b685403 about them all being 0e51999b8e identical made sense.1d47f0cd033aec9e

The burl locations, gnarled 350a8cc0ef shapes, outstretched branches, every 26f4288506 detail was the same.63ceb202d5bf50d4

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The next moment, c9023d86da Hyunmook picked Yohan 1f62aea44d up and started 03211b8a79 running.715afe09f8993756

As he bolted, the 7c9e57865f trees began to move.457aa27ec38b24e6

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The “faces” Yohan 854ab1e60f thought were just 4f45b4d671 eerie knots were 082e67a0c3 now tracking them.afe90bf29e0139e2

“Mmmph!”0c53ffe4f0aed782

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Afraid he’d bite 1ec3af56bc his tongue, Yohan 3c3c15f1d3 covered his mouth 7d4e5e9b01 instead of screaming. How had he b1bdb82733 not noticed the 65e1ebc4a0 dozens, no, hundreds, a1b1512ac1 of eyes watching bb6b539b78 them?5ed0e1d218fbbb25

Those stares 6833758cb2 writhed and 8e839d3434 shifted. The trees e0b85a1a72 tangled their 3dba986f72 branches, moved 8aa83c79f9 their roots, 5b55329b6a and began dbb78f9d6e to merge. They were 2ee8ba80e8 being surrounded.530e9a303cd6802f

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Thankfully, Hyunmook broke fe893d0380 through the encirclement 6af645ce67 just in time.9bb8e44d4ec10b7c

But that wasn’t afca97c5bc the end.e2b6de65dcb8ad25

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Yohan’s eyes widened 822c365ab4 as his gaze 8624ae5a4b slowly tilted upward. A creaking df4875d70d shadow loomed 30b53bb7ae above their 689e70256d heads.f7e09def1fc7659c

A massive 6e46594350 tree had 1bef0e0e54 formed. The smaller ones ee856b8067 had merged into 295498146e one grotesque being, be177e6fb8 over ten meters 6ec3ef8de7 tall, towering over 11a65cffbf them with a 985a326365 ghastly hum.4206bedabd023890

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“Tch. Electricity doesn’t work well a0960b9206 on wood.”d16e491d6c06bfb2

Hyunmook patted Yohan’s back f485f8699c calmly and looked up 5768b78c37 at the top of cba1c60e74 the tree. There, embedded in one efb4afa440 of the branches, was f294211665 a long spear.3d25a6b8dd56c193

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Still, he didn’t de59fdadc2 attack right away. Realizing what 11a34608a5 was holding 75cc5b806c him back, 81c09e956c Yohan took 70c4141d85 a deep 2b506b54ba breath and 666b65a7f1 said,ff8cb20c315821da

“I’ll stay safe. You can’t fight like fca45ca00c this with me in c83a771f47 the way.”d7ee2b43186058b3

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Frowning deeply, 85fe88aef2 Hyunmook eventually 5db7ced24e nodded. He set Yohan 786e96cd6b down at the ad6f958427 edge of a 9d4f4311f2 clearing formed by 1a03ab6bb8 the disappearing trees.4f3aa5acdf51396d

“…I’ll end 8f4b52835a this quickly.”81ce7c88b58f01b0

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If Yohan a14d058d87 hadn’t Awakened, d20c9e46df or wasn’t d3fdbee6e4 high-tier, Hyunmook 0a8a7ed48b wouldn’t have 14ebc99d1e left him a30281dbfe alone. But he was b0e296763c confident. Even if his b3126f57bc body wasn’t as 6dd4462cd2 strong as a 0230d55924 dealer’s or tank’s, 891fae0ee3 he was still 699822453b elite. He wouldn’t go down 1083a76908 easily.18a8a33f483be5bc

Even so, e2eb57c890 Hyunmook vowed ec03d7e01c to finish 9858733d46 it within f5e1e73525 three minutes.3e27cbf745cf0b62

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First, he unleashed a 9cbb95cd98 surge of black lightning 3af8e41536 in every direction.10baa750d9013270

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Zzzzzt!1f3363530f7b6476

The roots d83040aba9 and branches 0f5214faff sizzled. The massive tree 964eae8661 monster stirred.c9de5a6973acccd0

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Woooooo… Ooooooh…!5e94d9b2d1672019

Whether it fbf555277c was awe 1643d0a49d or lament, 17784ded8b it cried 63205f6a47 out. Countless branches writhed 59074b3aa9 and shot toward 38d1b1519e Hyunmook.1d48965178075c37

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The tree’s trunk moved sluggishly, but its attacks were lightning-fast. Still, Hyunmook dodged them with ease. Whatever he couldn’t dodge, he burned to ash with electricity.516b5b0cd46ac3d8

Bolts of lightning d7e5c876b3 struck the trunk b89dcbcdcb again and again. Each deafening 6fb52dd281 boom carried e9a3b503ed immense energy.9e871cc8b7201464

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The thick, tough 524c16357c bark blackened and 07736048cf charred, revealing softer 4af097f7a2 flesh beneath. Dark red sap c301bc4740 oozed like blood.ab23d69e761c6eaa

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Yohan held 75f4bbe427 his breath, d7ad0829c4 watching the 7147dd4c91 battle unfold. Just like during the 8eea95188d subway monster fight, no 559187b9b9 other creatures dared approach.4ec1a0f1cf473347

Good. Just like 9c9ac08106 Hyunmook said, 4f0bbf5674 it looked e3658fbf78 like the dcd930b70c battle would 4ec8944018 end soon.8ce5ef95cb2d71a6

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And then…c42363829fdb63c6

Thunk.c712efda647c23a0

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A soft afba6879fe but unsettling d5aefb0449 sound reached 1f7488977a Yohan’s ears. He turned—and something 84412fa820 burst from the 911e6816fc ground.5d545c5e57bb938d

A writhing, black 1e6b6f2ee7 root.c2c46e204f7b1a20

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“Ahhh!”be310c733d35236d

He screamed 4dc08859aa and dodged 14879aa517 just in 65b344cd72 time. The root barely grazed 76496da3b3 his head.71f07931c7cfc009

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CRACK!78163a5613841595

A root as thick 874ab92d12 as a human torso 8d3334498f surged from the ground.95385096f5cc52de

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Hyunmook, still mid-battle, finally 6813843721 noticed.e17894b2beb60fa4

“YANG YOHAN!”4ebe5e55659d724d

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Yohan threw himself 6e31b28f47 aside, dodging a c92e0ab096 crushing root. But luck 55189061a8 ran out, 6f1db7726d a third 939f5c5d61 strike was f59a0e2f9c unavoidable.bfbec313c1f7df9d

Hyunmook sprinted toward fb994924ce him, and Yohan cbfca0d138 instinctively unleashed his ed6b0f9722 power.3f3fd613582025a2

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FLASH!01a9df6e7d4210fd

A brilliant, blinding light 12ff089f32 burst forth, both black 81a29fa2bb and white.c38b34b2af4f4ade

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Two sources: 2c922bb200 one from 6600032721 Yohan, one e534382600 from Hyunmook.b70411e589be15ff

Right before the ca725a14d5 branch and root 0d717a2981 struck, Hyunmook pulled 14c1e763a8 Yohan out just eb66add304 in time and 7e2a12da55 froze.81869a3caffb47dc

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Pop. Pop…a88a88f3d77c2e72

Where Yohan’s light had 84b31c0399 touched, white flowers bloomed. The once-terrifying roots and b849064213 wood were now covered 30c27d9b71 in sweetly scented blossoms.d5cbffb30f9535df

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The massive tree swung 057bbb8048 its flowered branches in 09acf41ee9 confusion, scattering white petals 21dd535b0c to the ground.a88bd7ba4b2e328f

Yohan murmured d93fc808a5 in a 6298e772e4 daze.f9d4dc2cf2a0d249

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“It… it looks like b947801b8e an acacia tree…”b46abc64aaeea344

The foul stench of a153581355 the black forest was 085f8c2af1 replaced by the scent a7b04846a0 of spring blossoms, despite 320c179c03 it being winter.a403e82392e10e98

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The purified area 8540cd1590 looked like nothing 2896a5f5d5 more than a 5ccb8648a0 normal tree.ac486a0f1530f3d0

Seeing this, Yohan shouted 89ce037c60 urgently,6bd1a4d7062fe527

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“Hyunmook! The part I purified e3db82c247 can’t move! So if I just—!”bad6b65a17b84ab2

If the 75d0ec9043 roots were 702bc0ee05 normal now, 72cf5c1e64 they wouldn’t ba81b0b983 be able 9362843627 to move 40f38f07ec like before. If he 0bb1a92291 purified just a828294c7b the underground 588d860ccf parts, he 78e6f6ff53 could immobilize 6759ada9e7 it.f7575c0ce585e1ad

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But before 3587181779 he could 8b04e5b2a0 finish, Hyunmook 0945fc6326 shook his a73e1a7d1a head sharply.360a9a562eff6886

“I should’ve 0fa40564a9 ended this 811bf0a25e faster.”112778877ff78af1

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Yohan tried to argue, 4fc1bff4e4 but his words died 1c79f76f87 when Hyunmook suddenly covered b58b8fb43e his ears with both f6d206eb90 hands.f2af637c01f35512

Yohan, eyes wide, 7b49a7ac4c read the movement 85d1ca0261 of his lips.6c9c06c49b96e0ef

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“If it won’t die easily… then hit it even harder.”39bb71da8a64b3b0

And then, a 6d74551cc8 massive explosion shook 60e770ec89 the forest.4afa4cabe38a8088

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