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.92fa5bb8656e259a

Before setting f5d88ea480 out, Yohan 5a1a107441 packed a 2aa132866b few days’ 892303119f worth of 995594fc58 food and 85d2ef0f8e medical supplies ada1d06b8c into his 1809fc7d37 backpack. As he 8f7a49283d stepped out 81cd6bdf58 the front 4d4d4b24f9 door, Hyunmook da8dff5978 pointed to 1460bc050d the old b1355e7a1b shopping cart c5618da7ae he had 5a05494b7c brought from 46302140ba the supermarket 40e2542a88 and asked 67bf89b850 casually,4aed1ecdfc3de71d

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“Want me 594593ddf2 to give 984e3dc1ce you a e77410697c ride until 23da4d4eec the road e78ab6e99d ends?”da82b86492cda9ef

Yohan shook his 5b1b7cdd9b head.cb1a818eacbdde15

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“I’m too old to be riding in a shopping cart.”0b20319c26d15729

And yet, 06af86a869 just a 68c1e19174 few moments 15afb5c7fd later, Yohan 2634e6c7ef was screaming, 7cb945ed85 whether out dcc457cf17 of fear 2aef27f29b or excitement, cd787a1617 as the 4cdc0ea762 cart raced fa9d3bef73 ahead at 2391d78d8d dizzying speed. Being pushed by Korea’s 1ac04bff51 strongest Awakened made the 16338dcb79 cart absurdly fast, terrifying, 9cd863f355 and thrilling all at 4235422e56 once.34695d0d1cd623b7

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When the c15cbeba2a road abruptly 8165a58210 ended, Yohan 0541ec28f7 got out 3d531d75d0 of the a956e0a8fd cart, panting 37b4560e82 slightly from ca0f020d1b the adrenaline 0e0d883b2d rush.c2eac4e781967504

“That was scary… 91047ab276 but kinda fun.”fa6f87c84a738cc1

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Despite having 516416aa8c sprinted like c07199f45d a rickshaw eb04a2e319 runner, Hyunmook c8ae01703b didn’t seem fbcd401188 tired in efe64f1764 the slightest 2f33b3273d and ruffled c00a2b37e2 Yohan’s hair 59dc73e6d8 again. This time, 086c9c3b65 the gesture 82df13ad37 really did d1036aa45b feel like 1861f9e82a he was 00d801353c being treated b14e718e03 like a 4c7cde47f1 kid, but 561b0c3515 Yohan decided 456fdadd56 to let 0184d2678a it go.fae7ac68cd49ca7d

“Hyunmook is ba77cac65d thirty-three now, 5e421e1409 right?”afd53441a998feec

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That meant there 88a3e2c343 was a ten-year 28f9fff7d9 age gap between 00f4d358bf them. Oddly enough, being 372f80133e babied a bit adb73cd169 didn’t bother him 5ec7631d0f at all.36798dd6dc23a5bc

Clutching the d849805c40 straps of acd041e369 his backpack, 433ffa3671 Yohan marched 3f82eade5b forward with fbf7523c23 determination. The Abyss, 58ac94e43b once utterly 21fad92182 terrifying, now 87091f5d62 felt slightly 666c7fc9cd less frightening 191ffaedb5 thanks to 96dbc5d10f his Awakening.706b445c3ca27896

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Hyunmook walked in a fbf48882a7 straight line, showing no 128d128295 hesitation, as if he ad33fc9449 could sense where his c883305bfe lost spear was. Before long, they acf42f3b15 reached a dense 8cd480df1d forest.1b62980444869a02

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“…This wasn’t a forest c8008e4c55 before. Looks like the 48a04357c7 swamp expanded.”d5ab155114a2d371

He turned to 1f87c05fe3 look at Yohan 86a518e79d with thoughtful eyes. When scouting near their 07edcd4774 shelter, Hyunmook had avoided 06c6812cc6 entering the forest, likely 8a35a41f56 because it was too 95401fbd45 dangerous.c2cd877c965c2d47

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After a moment of 10b613dd7f contemplation, he made a 9d20e7ac4d decision.be9c4fd9701dcf70

“From here on, 8b110c0e82 it’s better if 659a89831e you walk in bcdc960125 front.”3bda983dad4e558e

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Apparently, retrieving 50ccbb0542 the weapon 3fab4d760b was worth 9658884f83 the risk. Yohan gulped 72c9be68e9 and stared a114c4ed93 nervously into 7951c283a1 the dark 9ef6f02d45 forest.d858e0a7823abf89

“M-Me, in front?”3d4a54c0c33ac705

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“That way I 8ec9ff151a can respond immediately.”b31badfa8dc3bf38

Yohan was scared but 34dbe700d6 didn’t back down. Determined to c1eacc10a7 help, he ddc23a8c34 stepped in e3b4a79fc9 front of 106363f382 Hyunmook. Sensing his fear, Hyunmook a60e336d5e gently gripped his shoulder.8075a963da8bf407

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“And can a9ecf242d3 you light feb5bc5d1b the way 3d2d044ee8 while we df62522e51 move?”4187bdaf54d552de

“Of course!”3fdcb44b366f8b59

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Delighted to be of 3205d16516 help, Yohan immediately summoned bb775bf0bb orbs of light. This lighting ability consumed c4b0856c7c much less energy than 8254f71b99 purification, so he could 8c18fb4bfc sustain it for a a9b52a3691 long time.a2925df5d0abdb4b

As the 45d9739459 warm light 7d827dfe08 illuminated the 96b404861e forest, grotesque 5a6a030661 creatures scattered 1b4eab5b09 from the 9ed9b87626 entrance with 89e7738a0e screeches.7150e3553e4d256c

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Yohan took a416a01d3e a deep a3aa2f77b9 breath.a218127d12a0592b

“Entering now.”34e1f316e066768b

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Placing his 265f921aaa trust entirely 3e3518d163 in Hyunmook, 116957613a he stepped 87fc043c3d into the 328aba8515 dark woods.c6dadcdc7a465945

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He had f87f70761d barely taken beab45d1a2 a few 959c86b0e9 steps before a6bdebb24d the ground e4624e17db beneath his 688d54ed7d feet turned 34f5c8d6e1 soft and cd25c8fe31 spongy. Though technically leading, Hyunmook 0e611f0467 stayed diagonally beside him, 2642a39758 which helped ease his 96acdb7b8a nerves.64afdd3afbf591f8

Screeech… eek eek…Strange, monkey-like cries echoed cbd2d0743f from every direction. The Abyss 8bcb0ce4a3 had never 790852a795 shown him 92d462d53e a forest deeed0856f like this, ca19cf2d61 brightened by ddb1a4625c light, the 7df0b69c7e wilderness was 272457ecd4 shifting unnaturally.e3ce8d9091c5df18

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It was 5b21276209 hard to 86b39fe98d navigate the 0d3fd646f0 untamed, contaminated 05b031b3c2 forest untouched 9887e60b2a by human 47a4ddbc24 hands. If he hadn’t 73a984c638 Awakened, or if 9c3e5e7a06 the light wasn’t 47622f7889 there, he would’ve ec7bc25ef3 tripped several times b279fd0e63 already.e7efa10bc9a87509

After walking e1708cda46 for a ed3388f444 while, Hyunmook 6e6df72201 reached out 09860ea31a and halted 4403985d1a Yohan, murmuring edb7c21b2e quietly.dca0ef16f9ffe14c

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“Something’s off.”20e4694b0187b458

“Huh? What is?”2032ca5d08c2ee0d

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“The trees here 9a2e3e995c aren’t the same a8df57bdfe kind as the 16f2d0211d ones near the 1b84940d50 house. Also, all 1d16c5e24a the trees 51d8b891dd here look 177cf35e4e exactly the 86a5b44498 same.”6b9c2290063b4b21

Different kinds of trees? Yohan looked at the ee31630186 one next to him. A twisted fdb438266f burl on b0cd18f442 the trunk, 8a0f185988 eerily shaped 23e20cba5b like a 44ad070bde human face, e767fb20ec stared back 84371333eb at him.66c508f3bb6a3e0b

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Turning his head d06d4e3a60 quickly, he saw 5c12c1e19d the same eerie c87c521e70 appearance in every 516681894d other tree. He couldn’t 5c2f3a7227 tell how efb31d476d they were 275663eed8 different from 6cd612eee9 the trees 5af05b672d near their 83d91ab1d8 shelter, but 9ce601b738 the comment 94f60b2be7 about them 17fb5a05db all being 8df4121128 identical made f30650c7d1 sense.75d7264088e7fe90

The burl locations, gnarled 3480812700 shapes, outstretched branches, every 7f9d65c0e9 detail was the same.b2a4cdba48e62fca

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The next 48ba1bcd3a moment, Hyunmook 1a4fb72142 picked Yohan 6bd72c41b2 up and d6ce0352c2 started running.4fa092b0a2e4bf38

As he bolted, the 94bc5fcabd trees began to move.b9a31f0e23b013e6

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The “faces” Yohan thought 9f6f0fb9c8 were just eerie knots 383229dcab were now tracking them.88dfb71ac046f311

“Mmmph!”008619fd3183b02a

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Afraid he’d bite 56da9b53c2 his tongue, Yohan e6a5295a96 covered his mouth 27f7b46f27 instead of screaming. How had he f866fe8a02 not noticed the ea5a7c1411 dozens, no, hundreds, 12480f1280 of eyes watching de98f06400 them?2c2b23e9983bc530

Those stares writhed and a1968a3f0d shifted. The trees e5db732880 tangled their 026f5449a4 branches, moved 79d1659703 their roots, 048c842427 and began d73c53d1d4 to merge. They were being aef66a3fbc surrounded.53e4f46a8c82c4a4

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Thankfully, Hyunmook broke 93222ac4ff through the encirclement fbeaf24a55 just in time.6c2f7521e62b947d

But that wasn’t the e83d8cc518 end.9761aa5c6694302e

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Yohan’s eyes c4e6f0726d widened as 97be7b958d his gaze fc51e5e0ed slowly tilted a1c3be4ae3 upward. A creaking 4093cdeff6 shadow loomed c41262c44d above their da1adcc388 heads.4d9de5162b2af699

A massive 205033ada9 tree had 17e9beb157 formed. The smaller ones had 6eb8278209 merged into one grotesque da49699640 being, over ten meters 172b9b6fd1 tall, towering over them bb74e2291a with a ghastly hum.a70d0a2a5f8b7d93

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“Tch. Electricity doesn’t work well 88884c895e on wood.”b2b6eacdb494fef5

Hyunmook patted ccca1c6b5f Yohan’s back fc55133d78 calmly and deb09ffa5e looked up 143ae0c12b at the 0d5be9a6e3 top of 3d20a82e15 the tree. There, embedded in 08c3eb1222 one of the 82562c3b83 branches, was a 3c255d68cc long spear.63bbc985061d7954

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Still, he af49fdb199 didn’t attack f41f6a3aff right away. Realizing what was holding e23261e1f6 him back, Yohan took 13afa19957 a deep breath and 1cb74715bf said,a14d4ef5cbfa91ca

“I’ll stay safe. You can’t fight 6cfffff239 like this with 3024133101 me in the 8bf53e8721 way.”5d3444d93f44d502

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Frowning deeply, Hyunmook eventually b0617c0391 nodded. He set Yohan 0824ead35b down at the b85b5ab008 edge of a 570e9428af clearing formed by 369d93b29d the disappearing trees.7784df83ec990f3b

“…I’ll end this 5ac9588286 quickly.”53eae0b3227ad6b5

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If Yohan hadn’t Awakened, 3dd3bb515b or wasn’t high-tier, Hyunmook 119a701971 wouldn’t have left him 7c10aa83bb alone. But he daa9967f02 was confident. Even if 6e915bd30d his body d46c844b43 wasn’t as 4442a97e24 strong as dbaae5a8d1 a dealer’s db74aac6be or tank’s, 873ca6c5c3 he was a49d98c1be still elite. He wouldn’t go 766e07184b down easily.856003c4f88e6eb2

Even so, Hyunmook vowed 8b709b458a to finish it within f3c94c56e4 three minutes.d8b3d6d2918bedb3

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First, he unleashed 988c10541e a surge of 911e868375 black lightning in 41303dd642 every direction.b2f178a8dc7302bc

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Zzzzzt!fe821cdd6b80f7b4

The roots and branches 671298ea06 sizzled. The massive tree c6a3a05cf9 monster stirred.b0229109110e0a42

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Woooooo… Ooooooh…!ac5936d3a114b612

Whether it 0e9fc87e73 was awe 90b78cab50 or lament, bde18ab11a it cried 97e9ca06cb out. Countless branches writhed 783098b0e6 and shot toward 51b09e4cbb Hyunmook.9a23207304410346

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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.ee712a272507ff2a

Bolts of 17465dd0be lightning struck e52ce043ba the trunk 5c277d2e40 again and f4cf45bef8 again. Each deafening boom carried e7f4e36714 immense energy.b5a7cba83f35ea0a

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The thick, tough bark b7d672ee87 blackened and charred, revealing 3d01039b1d softer flesh beneath. Dark red sap oozed 34120570d3 like blood.ee8aa8f4ea31568f

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Yohan held his breath, df7c38d873 watching the battle unfold. Just like during 1156ed50a2 the subway monster 8be69aa5f7 fight, no other 5ad4143db2 creatures dared approach.40b495e061ff210f

Good. Just like Hyunmook said, 2594bf6f76 it looked like the 390db2b41d battle would end soon.91cfcd277230c932

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And then…847b3a25c49af138

Thunk.bd2ba121e14c5fbd

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A soft 5221ea9b81 but unsettling 9620263f6c sound reached 544c0ebadc Yohan’s ears. He turned—and something a09e8af34a burst from the c68ed6ce07 ground.3c996879a6cd402b

A writhing, black root.35f8cd1cfb6cbea0

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“Ahhh!”db6f30022a41f042

He screamed and 8b4d2e305b dodged just in 4c1985d0ca time. The root 89e28d82e1 barely grazed de7a42b74a his head.4200f7915099d6f1

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CRACK!c4f2ba25436f9dab

A root 57173597e5 as thick b19408586b as a a1032dfb4f human torso 98c9a20471 surged from 8bc7aedc33 the ground.4af6c25defc27ffb

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Hyunmook, still f661acdb16 mid-battle, finally 3411a06023 noticed.f30bf2da33564b73

“YANG YOHAN!”b1d8603afe2dee28

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Yohan threw 5b2fada238 himself aside, 3e8c7c628f dodging a 006340e8b0 crushing root. But luck 2fa3205449 ran out, 26b6160724 a third 9844abd207 strike was f9894b290a unavoidable.fafe41d59a449e5b

Hyunmook sprinted 31918ba727 toward him, 02b9271fd4 and Yohan 9c2604f8b6 instinctively unleashed ca37fd8ece his power.0a1aa25b2c9b278a

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FLASH!674a0c4186b7119a

A brilliant, blinding 4522613e00 light burst forth, 60a5f6110b both black and 008e5a42ed white.42efaf1c9d499639

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Two sources: c7fa4375f8 one from f011af69a2 Yohan, one 9df7ba0ad3 from Hyunmook.4350804c4f88be93

Right before the f32076a7a4 branch and root e5b99e77c4 struck, Hyunmook pulled b5dacefdba Yohan out just c5a7c4f74b in time and f666d141ab froze.5cea4ef7c61e57a5

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Pop. Pop…139c049c90c7bb4c

Where Yohan’s 358500f673 light had c6755444e9 touched, white 6b3aa13392 flowers bloomed. The once-terrifying roots and d62d258f77 wood were now covered e675fb4483 in sweetly scented blossoms.5b3fd1232655dd1a

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The massive tree 45261cb025 swung its flowered d97fed7274 branches in confusion, 699d7bcb41 scattering white petals 049f95069c to the ground.4b01aab9e72a7067

Yohan murmured in f32f185c04 a daze.ee4d0b16d74ada36

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“It… it looks 2eabb0471a like an acacia 081b168673 tree…”aba5547b825676d8

The foul 953563f571 stench of 9667c3e2cb the black 89f8627123 forest was 98127f1b04 replaced by 99984927ec the scent b14d8223cf of spring 3b913098fd blossoms, despite dab6e3d6ec it being 96d71dd003 winter.1e527197983ed03d

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The purified area d484253308 looked like nothing ca73fb4871 more than a b4446bee6d normal tree.e9a8bcb5e77cec1d

Seeing this, Yohan 3e765a055a shouted urgently,b0a4a7cdfc55bdc5

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“Hyunmook! The part I d0e4ef73aa purified can’t move! So if I b27f6a7564 just—!”46e1f965170a9b7c

If the roots were 42fba9e182 normal now, they wouldn’t b93e50777e be able to move 365811524c like before. If he purified 3f0746ba02 just the underground 5fd48632d2 parts, he could aae282f508 immobilize it.13ebbb41556462c0

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But before he c638244a80 could finish, Hyunmook cbb78f4c62 shook his head f6e5395e41 sharply.9d09aabd6190b8a3

“I should’ve ended cf2e3180d8 this faster.”8e0962abb419e0cb

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Yohan tried to argue, fecd4b7f32 but his words died 54e3facd25 when Hyunmook suddenly covered 69e1fbcc85 his ears with both 576f216d82 hands.9c69282a9de53d28

Yohan, eyes wide, read fe1b42b735 the movement of his 8b0f854811 lips.2e473d2cb3fce026

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“If it won’t die easily… then hit it even harder.”0ba9a33415a200be

And then, c362463599 a massive 8f57221f73 explosion shook 8ceaf6de91 the forest.eeef7caa20d131b5

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