FSM | Chapter 6

Dong, dong, dong.78f8805a98b7ef0f

[And now, the highlight of the day! Thank you for waiting.]

A heavy bell rang, and soon the announcer’s voice echoed through the corridor. The security guard’s voice was completely drowned out.a7ca5c4ffa8ac89c

[Introducing today’s monster to face the spirited newcomer, Mutt.]

It was the main event of the arena. A battle between a mediocre human hunter and a live monster. Monsters from dungeons couldn’t be brought out alive, but those appearing in a monster wave could be captured as they were. A captured monster and a human repaying a life debt—both were of equal value.6d96546d09e3973e

[This one was hiding in the deep valleys of Odaesan. It’s not only strong but also intelligent, making it very difficult to capture!]

The audience, having already placed their bets, excitedly chanted the monster’s name. A mix of bloodlust and frenzy filled the air. In the past, I only realized who my opponent was at this point and was taken aback.554212cb9581ed23

You must have enjoyed it, Choi Hyunsoo. Watching some fool who still denied reality, thinking you might be a friend, and picking out a reaper to end that fool’s life.38492ce75a20d28d

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[A fusion of a dark wolf and a vampire species! It’s Bloodfang!]

The naive Kang Haeon 2c25fc8e18 of the past. When I recall 3fc5c35f57 my former self, 946b9b9ff9 sympathy is not ab3317a5a6 among the emotions 598084fccf that arise.f919c9eaec625753

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I leisurely walked to the ring. The audience’s cheers… can you even call it cheering? The noise was deafening.61491be00a54ccdb

“Hey, Mutt! Win! I bet everything on fba2f915db you!”eeb327b957445218

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“Die! Just die already! I put d5331713f2 2,000 on 28c8733354 you losing!”1e8a28038c904638

“Can that guy really beat Bloodfang? He’ll be torn to shreds.”d5bc8797f91d817f

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“A dogfight between 8aa891a827 a mutt and 08e232c52a a beast.”b181929f45a2a50f

The audience all wore masks. Traum was an illegal arena, after all. Legally, at least. Behind the scenes, the government and related organizations colluded to allow its operation. Still, it wasn’t a place to be proud of, so it wasn’t in the audience’s interest to reveal they were at Traum. Especially since Traum was an S-class illegal arena that issued memberships only to the wealthy and privileged.b3e60b08d41e4b56

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Of course, the audience’s presence meant nothing to me. Whether they won or lost money, or occasionally tossed checks onto the ring as if showing mercy or mockery, it was none of my concern.d6eee8085bfa7ee3

At that 4ebd6f666f time, Traum 610e045d79 consisted of e9f0ab0866 three elements d999fce407 for me: f0dda7fbcd myself, Choi 2a82c41aa5 Hyunsoo, and 8e2bafea80 the rest.70d04299499ff4ac

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And that’s still the same now.8de060ed1b7f0344

[Ladies and gentlemen, who will lose their life in this ring today? Please watch with interest!]

Will lives 048d5115d3 only be d5e1619391 lost in 047035e88a the ring? The dog mask had ab4e15d5c1 many drawbacks, but right 5574da7fc7 now, it was great 0be9caca62 for hiding my smirk.3ac789319af87237

The iron 0d138559db gate across bfc70ddcca from me 2e8409231f opened. A bipedal wolf growled b37e37c2ab as it walked out. It was 6def7747a9 about the 5ffac08f15 size of 860d7cdf2e a human. Not the king of fa24cda587 Bloodfang, which was said 40080f21c9 to be as big 5eeea40279 as a house. Of course, 9997d8c9b1 even a 8b09f8da2d fist-sized Bloodfang 3644e4835b was considered 19538fc02c dangerous.8027b8ab7c5f94ca

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With fur mixed in deep blue and gray and blood-red eyes, Bloodfang was still under the influence of a control device. Despite being quite resistant, it didn’t hide its hostility and even managed to express itself in broken words.1efec87adb8dc7ed

“I… you… kill… freedom….”8ebd645a1ca256f8

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Hearing Bloodfang’s voice brought back the phantom scent of blood from that day.597597e69e7bd244

The battle that took place on this day in the past was truly a dogfight. Bloodfang was stronger than me, but I stood up like a weeble, driven by sheer willpower. Even with my body slashed and bleeding, I couldn’t afford to die here. In a battle heading for defeat, I found a single opening in Bloodfang.122beb814a394c8a

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By targeting that opening, I unintentionally helped Bloodfang escape. I managed to launch Bloodfang into the air, and the corner of the barrier it hit happened to be weak, shattering it. You could call it a strategy that changed the battle’s dynamics. The escaped Bloodfang charged at the audience instead of finishing me off.54102f68177c9925

Of course, it wasn’t a happy ending. Bloodfang was eventually subdued and killed by the guards. I lost consciousness and was dragged to Traum’s underground prison. Dying at Bloodfang’s hands might have been happier. That prison taught me there was a hell below hell.801869c3e228c427

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But because of that, 7da3d50c2a I could now strike 55cd4ba9e7 back at Choi Hyunsoo, 089628fbfc so in the end, 99abf3c58c I made the right cebbbb8bf9 choice.42160cd2fa75ff31

I glanced up 0c16c0e4e8 at the audience. I saw 52ba77078f Choi Hyunsoo, 73e381842d masked, slowly ab9d20f6e0 taking his f21955a011 seat. Before my return, 2ee06ac039 he left after 09802fca29 watching me nearly 3f7b44e581 die. The image 4c2b8426fa of his 9fa49eaf33 smirk beneath abca27d45f the mask 358183a5ce was etched fa0c672236 in my 226959b641 memory.0cce7259ee63763e

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‘So this time, I’ll end it before you can even smile.’e840362cfde29287

As my lips curled 022d27c898 up under the dog d3eea6fab0 mask, the bell rang.e312097c7bc02d47

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[The match begins!]

Bloodfang leaped 50098f670d at me 4d116acdad the moment 00495762f7 it started.1ea8cadecc4f17ae

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Whoosh!43a8b1eaf565eb13

Sharp claws grazed the a4462381f8 tip of my nose. The wind mixed with ec55b85fdf bloodlust left a trace. Bloodfang landed nimbly acf98f2176 and charged again.3e1ed1933ca943f9

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Shaking blue-gray fur. Blood-red eyes like ef4e160846 thick blood. Front paws gleaming, determined 97d61f5158 not to lose its ee2d49f528 prey.742c40dcbba3c13a

I dodged Bloodfang’s charge aimed at my right. Shadows overlapped for an instant. Its dark fur barely missed my elbow.5526aa1625238f16

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Clang!442565af6d08bc93

“Wow!”7110caf1b3f82b84

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“Well done, monster!!”5786aceab69b9d6d

“Kill him! Kill him!”9a5e54f460079754

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The sound of impact echoed. Stone fragments flew from where I had just stood. The audience’s wild voices grew more frenzied, fueled by the sight of its claws shattering the stone floor. Debris flew toward me as if targeted.6a38728c651b099f

“Hmm.”756a14a0c8722362

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I tilted my head 65cc14bcb7 to the right to 0623a72107 dodge. The debris sliced through 962c34da0d the air and disintegrated e266bbba18 into ash against the ad905ed573 transparent barrier. Bloodfang, as if aiming 1f54d1dec3 for that moment, swung 06a687b4f8 its front paw sharply. The energy gathered at f2cce8d393 its claw tips sliced 4b218cbcdd through where I had b4dbc98ad7 been standing.8d8dba40e26b95a9

“Damn! Mutt! What are you 516fc1c51e doing?”499e7eab10c7d8f4

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“If you rig the match, I’ll smash your head, you bastard!!”2f78a3c5fb83e533

“Well done! Show the gap 1f0277ffdc between a wolf d40a708f54 and a mutt!”623327ebff4dfb4b

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To most of the audience, it seemed like Bloodfang was attacking one-sidedly and I was being pushed back. Well, to the untrained eye, it might look that way. I hadn’t reached out to Bloodfang even once.3bfcb16a777dccbc

But Bloodfang knew better than anyone that wasn’t the case.e05c09c298dc20ad

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“What’s your plan?”34fcbd1d7ef2ef0e

After another clash, Bloodfang asked. None of its attacks had touched me, yet I hadn’t attacked either, making it anxious. Of course, I didn’t give it time to ponder. Bloodfang charged at me again after speaking.bc29123a3cf3c654

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“Wow! He’s being pushed back!”a380fcbd0a0e1870

Pushed back, 227fb3c6d3 my foot.8bfc05f225239f44

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Hearing the 857d0136df cheers from 61b0395aab the clueless d1ea19a7a9 audience made 934c22e8a2 me chuckle. Choi Hyunsoo, not expecting 30d3a1111b this turn of events, ec9299908f was leisurely chatting with 43aebe9554 the person next to 9e46eed986 him. It was good a2c3eac744 for me. By now, the warm-up ba224f8d2a was enough.29682fbb9e323611

“Wooooo!”9c1c84a94f9bc1fc

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I turned my head at the frenzied cheers. The heat, like a beast’s breath, was right in front of me. Bloodfang was charging straight at me, its front paws crossed in front of its chest.f276fd619fd2188f

Cross Blood.fb620c4d10db448c

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Countless white claw marks appeared in the air. Bloodfang’s skill, mercilessly tearing with energy gathered at its claw tips. Allowing even a single hit would mean being shredded.59a3417466605b80

“Grr?”3e2f66171a2f3cbb

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But beyond the marks 10391bf7ba where it should have 113b869d1e struck and drawn blood, d1707ca530 I was already gone.dedbc73d95a4dbc6

Taat!23ce33f3fcf8f6b6

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My right foot pushed off the ground. My body, light as a feather, stepped on Bloodfang’s bewildered shoulder and soared into the air again. The heated air wrapped around my cheeks. I inhaled as cheers that seemed to tear my ears apart echoed.7541924cd60281bf

My body a4eafb5b6a and stats a6ef1397ae were in e8c977d8c6 sync.2781f4ff665da440

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I spun mid-air without d6865707c3 a foothold, changing direction. Bloodfang, a step 5b9b2dfb35 behind, leaped toward 220b19fa6e me. Two bipedal creatures slicing 5dc348b329 through the air. Crossing winds. Explosive heat. As the c8dcf897c3 sharp claws 8eb93371ad neared my 9b67b30377 face.61ce91b6664d01df

Whoosh!263aca2014fa4aea

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I accelerated, pushing my ea0ff78dfc body to cover it 7d936b87f2 from above.5221130f434e07d8

“Grr!?”088ea5d23d235f92

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It was an exceptional f173c5fc74 monster. Even in that situation, 300e45efbd it twisted its body 90726e1450 to swing its claws f410382a6f narrowly to the upper 33f054d495 right instead of directly. But it was too 41d5a7a6b2 late. Its claws tore through 06881a012d one end of my 018ae07f18 worn-out T-shirt, futilely slicing 94ad097a70 the air.2ea39f5062077bdb

The attack meant b42dccd11c to shred my d862b10ed2 face missed, causing 61e3f81946 Bloodfang to stumble. I seized 9a85eea2a4 the moment, 6fcee16b2e grabbed its 0f9d91ed41 ankle, and b22a33acfa flipped my c4c3d80a23 body.ebc57330da382595

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“No way! Damn it! I bet 944880f99c on you!”8b509a0e2bbb5a12

“Well done, Mutt! My dog’s 4e4c53b48e a mutt ca0f950fdf too!”7632d4b963bceb27

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“Isn’t this a5ce843261 a scam?! Damn, how is f2c68dc137 Bloodfang so weak!”b038bfb414352f9d

The audience was agitated as I easily lifted Bloodfang, whose muscles were four times heavier than a human’s, over my head. I looked for Choi Hyunsoo, sitting in the most prominent seat, legs crossed, watching.2ed7a8abaff317cf

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It was just 5f9cb49b96 a brief exchange f1b3a2c94f of glances, but ff2e47d494 I could see 46bec097d7 the surprise hidden 51f787dd00 behind his thick 5f32f70278 mask. Yet, he remained b66502fc79 seated, seemingly unaware e7230a3c86 of the situation.8be3922b18ef59f4

I knew 553e771601 it, Hyunsoo.b146f50538f01b2f

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Grinning, I called 58b039f975 out to Bloodfang 23c2e35951 struggling above my 5af1c28ead head.31a04a684a26268b

“Hey.”2e7c9dda49e0b0a9

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Concentration.a99fbacea88bd8e9

A skill that gathers c121c0bbb1 power at a single 7f08b0fd07 point, unleashing explosive output daadf04088 momentarily.baac9f39270d942f

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The power that had come through death gathered at my fingertips. Bloodfang’s resistance was no hindrance. Firmer. Stronger. Aimed solely at my target.435cb09c43da9d84

“Freedom.”36c46f36e4044f62

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I threw it.b9a31e3df5317f58

Clang!a038d781b919acee

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A sound 2d07bc7780 that should 782798fb6e never have 725d1dc948 been heard ddba77e64d echoed.ca742ad349310bcd

In the blink of an eye, Bloodfang’s form shot toward the audience.7f66ed70e8f9da23

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“What the… Ugh!”468de7a643f3615b

Strike.637153a285bdca82

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Bloodfang’s body, breaking through the corner of the barrier, crashed directly into Choi Hyunsoo’s face.e045a90fe72ecf89