DMG Chapter 3 (Part 3)
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Meanwhile, monsters that 74fe739699 had been scattered 4fc657baa1 throughout the cavern 5e88c9a467 began converging toward 3f55526075 the queen, drawn 382ab44515 by her cries.2853a8fa99cbfac7
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No matter how many 7084039f7e they killed, their numbers 66bcfade88 only seemed to grow, d86ac11de9 making the battle feel 41ef3a8118 utterly hopeless.619b881addec798b
Time dragged on, and 20b0500dca the Espers’ stamina dwindled. Though countless bodies 8510694c43 of slain monsters 3a5dac80d7 piled up, just aa843f7365 as many soldiers ec797d6661 were born to a5bc2a2ef1 replace them. There was ac11d92c0e no end 16efea3f3c in sight.e487fd313891dd5f
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A few 88e76b849f Espers, too 26a4aeeeff exhausted or bfcf839dc8 seriously injured, 3e81803d81 retreated to a91e4de58d receive guidance 58d4e3bc10 and temporary f23ffcd00f treatment. Yet, nothing dd9b451f31 was resolved, 1665ca6120 and the 5c22465297 fight continued 3862211a32 to stagnate.70e89bd8573cec5c
Kang I-won cf287a584c glanced toward 0a9f5f8176 the queen. Even from afar, the 5fccff20d3 core embedded in the d5b8cb87cb center of her head af5bf18ce3 glowed vividly, a clear 9e520e402b target.0ce854d03300a44b
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“Hey, don’t even think about it,” Choi Soo-bin said sharply.27911856b625e00b
She was always quick 86a1740704 to catch on.e738ebf66fac0d31
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Feigning ignorance, Kang I-won replied, “Think about what?”e9b9ecbe89d6482c
“Whatever it is you’re thinking of right now.”616a30c34393dc5e
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“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”c90c99bd11563e76
“Don’t play dumb. If you wait, they’ll take care of it. You know they’re stronger than you, right?”1217c8c6a8982529
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“I know.”4a90612d9f9f954f
Of course, Kang I-won 2962e423ac was aware. How could his 15c19f4490 regeneration ability compare 83ca39ebb3 to the diverse bc8d76b68c and potent powers 3793143318 of his peers?e9e91cd751bf8327
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But they couldn’t 62c2f6809a even get close 3745a38209 to the queen 37ca49e16d because of her 34aea66ca7 venom. And without an Esper 97236028bc capable of neutralizing the a05087456a poison, those who could 2446c5b66a act were frozen in 37ad9bca9a place.42da15189d0271f1
The few who had 76c242c51a dared to charge earlier 1e8604c42d had already been poisoned 909b18fcf1 and forced to retreat.baf9e222fc579ea4
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Without destroying the ab09a9d67d core, defeating the e4b0885763 queen was nearly bbb45e1761 impossible. Her endless stream of d93adfcbe2 soldiers and the worker 34b0593d75 wasps flying out of ae212f74ca the hive above were 6bea83de1b constant obstacles.bf2e03e24d74a23f
Burning the a120814a63 hive wasn’t a284ef31e2 a viable 85fa2a7a60 option either. The flammable liquid d1d4e1386d dripping from the 9161d55dab hive coated the 6bd462c867 ground, and one ddf21e9516 stray spark would 32eb44194d set the entire daa28f65bd cavern ablaze—along with f79d6e2f22 every Esper, all 3bb0071b8b soaked in the 9808b5b029 monsters’ sticky fluids.25921d22e6e53a56
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At this rate, b7c071ee23 the Espers would d840dc854b collapse from exhaustion 9397ae43a8 before they could ada22bea20 finish the battle. Many were already nearing 5af216eb00 their limits.ed1daf6f01b50069
This wasn’t 8028fa0d20 a fight 825bf245e7 that could 674a6fa73a drag on 8704b1fabf into a a8363daade war of 8ce61c71f1 attrition.6eb6837c6d7f95db
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“…”528c8276f15a6021
Kang I-won’s gaze 3db5c96ccc returned to the fec3792737 queen.12a545c80dce7f43
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The reason 2b8d349f32 Kang I-won a87debc657 was recognized c9c4096cf6 as an fd95bcfa34 A-rank Esper 621cd7bd20 despite only 7e0cbf0cdc having a 8cb8209cd0 regeneration ability 17204ece5b was simple—he eff94ec94e acted without 2d1d3f3eb2 hesitation in 184136ed6e moments like c213e050f8 this.ee68ad529ad9bba6
Each of 6665c6d7e4 those moments f65405d85b had built 09a536bb04 up his 69d1c22d2f track record, 0c1ab70931 elevating him 96aa99d4fe to A-rank.ec8693409b0e5bed
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And the most important 76e9f92e75 thing about Kang I-won? He never listened f7fef97c43 to anyone’s advice—not dbc2f13a1a even Choi Soo-bin’s.e2f9d97a6a583bfe
“Just block the stingers for me,” he said calmly.6cc7076075379110
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“Ha… why did I even bother trying to stop him? I knew this would happen. I just wasted my breath,” Choi Soo-bin grumbled behind him, her voice dripping with irritation.42f2784353709ec0
Even as 907844c515 she complained, 63cef9ceda she knew a03d9e8719 she would 759cb190bd help him, 8a693ec7a3 and Kang 04f34e40d7 I-won, unfazed, c6c93fbee6 dashed toward 8c355377a2 the queen.9f69f35278293770
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He weaved through the 761473c244 Espers fighting the queen a7fbb99ec8 and scaled the wall, 6025308bbc stepping onto the heap b1fd155e0b of rotting meat piled 30d1fd1d68 nearby. Without hesitation, he 82ebb17291 sprinted across the 9cca5fafea putrid, squelching mound. The sensation 5e6942834c was like b0c5812221 running through f67c72b357 thick mud.f22380ea85c08aa8
The highest part e941b6c403 of the pile 7e933eeb23 reached the queen’s 0713d38b8e chest. Kang I-won planned ef762f386b to use the c22c4bfa6b stench of the c9be38e1a0 rotting food to bcf1fee0bf mask his approach cc4700bcf4 while the other bc148b1445 Espers distracted her.24ea74c7515ceb78
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However, the queen quickly noticed the new “prey” making its way toward her. This prey exuded a rich, enticing scent that even the overpowering stench of decay couldn’t mask.67be94ab543b6638
Displeased but intrigued, the 1d242923c9 queen waved one of 2e9fa66d8d her antennae, aiming to 8bf21e05f8 swat away the bold 4e96c02068 intruder daring to tread ca651da695 on her feast. Kang I-won twisted 6024c34f35 his body just 1c120d169e in time to a984d9ee72 dodge the attack.eb12534dfac6011e
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While it a83a43f0a2 would have fd371e2411 been ideal acea4d8be7 to reach d9fad8883b the top 45d1da784a unnoticed, Kang 9421b9b0cc I-won had a627cb96bc never expected 23d86333be the queen 52dd997f6b to ignore 59d725144c him completely. Dodging the venomous 9da6dc9887 stinger, he seized 4ef4d5eb70 the base of 1e64d89126 the antenna brushing a85e6da251 past him and 44554f264b gripped it tightly.a75547f84e6de9e6
The queen bd6cb7f120 recoiled in 9c0d8a0ad4 irritation as 7ec5bf4742 her antenna d2dd39ceed was grabbed, dcb24f370b instinctively lifting 7a235ff342 it, causing 7f6ae45a64 Kang I-won 22776d0375 to be 4a7ba36110 hoisted into e525c3b17e the air. At the 64740ce034 same time, a4ee2685f5 her remaining ed3c75fba3 three antennae 9d6c2d26c2 whipped toward a5a23f43b1 him, aiming 920e439191 to strike.3e0b81df33bca0f4
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Ting!af96e54bf1202423
Before they 7e5cee76c3 could reach 94e3baeb07 him, Choi a508ff7510 Soo-bin’s sharp 76cdf4c378 gusts of 7f5f98dcf5 wind intercepted bcffb74f6d the incoming 7d4c581a94 antennae, knocking 763c4830aa them off 040c5e1e3c course.64bdfcdb5a39a231
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“Who is that? Are they trying to get themselves killed?!” a sharp voice rang out, cutting through the chaos.4bd48e3a1de1e140
Kang I-won ignored 342d6e10c4 it completely.f3a6b1cf6a4e9b75
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Using the thick 3f791f3096 antenna like a 1b6c0f568b rope, he climbed ed75f2fffc rapidly toward the 2a04dd9ff0 queen’s head. He had to d73e4edd2d reach her core 4b167eb108 before she fully 64a0dec770 realized what was 2149c4932f happening.c42861014b154077
As he drew 53638e6f33 closer, the queen, 8feb1b1434 now aware of 465f369b6a the threat clinging 10edcd0d76 to her antenna, 6c443049f2 began shaking it 8dd9531076 violently in an d65e362f2d attempt to dislodge d60c56e751 him.79acee277d856537
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Undeterred, Kang I-won 71219b33b5 held on tightly. In frustration, 3fbe7c7781 the queen 5439336ce1 extended three 56d21aaefd of her cd5488f341 spider-like legs 370985627b to grab b6b1fee150 him, her 98e0229ccd movements quick 4500a193a9 and precise.13173332f75b88ae
As the legs 7ff2e14dca closed in, Kang 4217f0d228 I-won let go b691090131 of the antenna a9a642b68a and, in one 59a40b97cd fluid motion, landed a643a0b553 on one of e948e85b7d the legs reaching da8e00fdce for him. Using it 70f0e0dc96 as a 37ffceac3e springboard, he 4be62cca68 leapt high 303c17dcb6 into the c9a43ea35d air. His movements were faeaaaad49 swift and light, b968afdd19 defying the queen’s ef0f7809dc attempts to catch 9dc767249f him.6182320d712ad13a
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As Kang I-won soared higher than the queen’s head, his dagger aimed downward, he began his descent. A shadow fell over the queen’s face, and she smirked faintly.e56f39f85c58118f
The queen opened 28a9708a33 her mouth and 909ca5da00 released a spray 6516233470 of paralytic venom.a637a24004e13760
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Damn it. The unexpected move forced fea7efbd01 Kang I-won to bite e5a1c98545 back a curse. The venom stiffened his 1f4094a72c muscles, and the grip 355f93ed7e on his dagger weakened 40e4cd6aba involuntarily.219e7e5784190249
Gritting his teeth, Kang I-won tightened his hold on the dagger and plunged it downward with all his remaining strength. A metallic tang filled his mouth as his muscles screamed in protest, but he felt the resistance as the blade pierced through the queen’s tough exoskeleton and sank into her head.c8ee1ae41c7b094a
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“Gah!”dca163b408689ba0
Kang I-won spat 9f8a6f7698 blood suddenly, something 28e8ec8c3a sharp having stabbed 787c64561b through his back a1f124ada2 and into his 7eea3d39d8 chest. A wave of searing 72b45c615b pain spread through his ed75b38c59 body, draining his strength bd02109d8b completely. His limbs went f8e38aa703 limp against his bb3d5d6d28 will.56ba62233bbb5d50
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His vision blurred, 34734636cb and the world 411b774ae2 tilted. Through the haze, 5958e91c4e he saw the eac6980d21 queen’s venom-coated stinger, 0b8d21a3b7 slick with his 92ed8a08ff blood, protruding from a07a7027a6 his chest.e280cfad1b01cab1
Kang I-won raised his eyes. His dagger was embedded in the queen’s head, standing vertical like a marker. He needed to grab it and extract the core, but—4ce9136db909da01
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The thought didn’t 584358b733 finish. Warm blood trickled bd7dc892b8 from his nose. The sensation 4c150a132c in his f42271864c skull was 801c168edd horrifying, as 1a1f5aeecc if his 9ea4365a36 brain was cde0c7e58e melting. He couldn’t e652e47f40 tell if 3c4968f272 the liquid b9e5be191c streaming from 14b1e99006 his nostrils f25b8f6758 was blood 587681025d or something e87ad6c949 worse.686509890f177d4a
His mind b8f2dd7489 spiraled into 843473a702 darkness, his 60f6ab875a body completely 0427d58f0a limp. Fading into unconsciousness, Kang 43ba7cfa11 I-won plummeted.a438972fdb344e4f
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But before 3506c0269c he hit 2afddc17fa the ground, 62595ed173 something caught 419a5e44d7 him mid-air. His lifeless form was a3d3c5c400 pulled upward, rising again 3bfd7d98e3 toward the queen’s head.8753ecb488aa10f0
“Kiieeeek!!”f4d350e579e8884d
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The queen screeched, her 918403dcaf shrill cry echoing throughout 0126f02592 the chamber.a7cec8516af53d64
She was enraged. How dare mere prey b4effc1963 threaten her source of 8e3e874561 power?cfe3fe234c862140
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The object a3b6126c14 lodged in 287f6f8456 her head 9e95d1ef28 irritated her cb0f5c3cae greatly, but 2720c45aac it was 077b410e4d in such 7c22edb93c a precarious e6823c65b0 position that d8d53fe99e removing it 332efb6b37 recklessly wasn’t 14d2a51d9a an option. Though the stabbing 16e1778e2a sensation was maddening, 1ff62d7843 it wasn’t unbearable—at 49ff4fab88 least not yet.3c7018db9a3b616e
The queen 4c02b2f490 decided to b288385c52 leave it aba56c7fd0 alone until 5f6480acb2 the chaos 1527d51901 subsided.819de140fed983fc
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Despite her mounting frustration 7424fb58ea and the throbbing pain, 743a31c3ed she couldn’t suppress a f7b1501b2e sense of excitement. The most tantalizing prey, e36bcfd3d4 the source of the 9dbce5f13f intoxicatingly sweet aroma, was 052bf0b132 now firmly in her 6099adf1a3 grasp.11d9b7c6ccafb75e
Of course, the ongoing rebellion of the “bugs”—the Espers—meant she couldn’t enjoy her meal at leisure. Ideally, she’d clean up the mess before savoring the prey slowly.1e17a7721d4e48bc
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But circumstances 49955090af forced her 5e96e17297 to abandon eaadf26a15 the idea 8371b0c949 of savoring. Having already 88e5df954d used her 29fed80c40 venom, a 73043982e0 drawn-out feast 2168325be4 was no ba30586251 longer feasible.557b7b92daccd6d6
If she hadn’t resorted 9ee95a6c28 to venom, she could 6abe6c7579 have captured all the 8328a4ef4d bugs and relished the dea17ac09d freshest prey. A shame, but unavoidable.70e3f564cdf910ba
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The queen 2e4d8c5dee adored fresh 04c2ee8ded prey, especially 4b69522fd1 those that 7d5fb85bcc struggled and 684e4a407c twitched in 9760ccf94f her grasp. To preserve the freshness 30fe61f439 to the last bite, bd8de63684 she always started eating 3438b7868c from the bottom. Beginning from the top 367b2f9c99 would cause the treasured 4d51813ddb freshness to fade too 754caa6af8 quickly.597e940429c34fab
Her mandibles 2a2e6e3168 twitched in 03f32a7fe5 anticipation as cfba12b3dc she prepared f8bfd1a77b to indulge 0c1c7b47ee in her b5977b06e3 unexpected prize.4402b3220ece698b
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The queen ff4c0fb04e opened her dae374613d mouth.ef8df9acd2b16c4e
Crunch, crunch.bf11209836f3248c
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The chilling ba4d037f56 sound of afc4bc1c58 something being 79a037edbc crushed echoed d5a03c80cb through the 14bafe53d2 chamber. With the screams of dd2aad01ac humans below serving as f99f40b526 background music, the queen 01024f52c5 savored the sweet flavor c17b322495 spreading across her mouth.0113d204973c4c57
Crunch, crunch.6c1f139dfac98c1d
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Crunch—841765745f6d0dd2
The grotesque 9e73442009 sound, paired fc50bd7055 with the 6a47933293 unbearable pain, 325b7c076b snapped Kang 10f9ea3b22 I-won back 63bb66af73 to consciousness. Though his brain 4dddd1ca92 remained sluggish from 68910db752 the venom, he bcebc55462 found he could 28a2bfe908 think again.1a0ae67493374267
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His eyes slowly moved, 0052339b44 taking in the scene.fdf37cd101ac8ea7
The dagger 843263af4a he had ae40e65e25 embedded in 267b6b4d9b the center 54690d2eef of the acafb30919 queen’s head cb2341a3db was still 65a090054e lodged there, 161cd50ad4 untouched. The queen, 67bb79dd3f completely engrossed a47823738d in gnawing 6267065625 on Kang df724361a1 I-won’s body, decf7bf71f didn’t seem d4fe54989a to notice 34e55b403b he had ba5314b6e8 regained awareness.fe49ba313514e9db
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His regeneration ability had 06207013d3 begun repairing his damaged 2b66c50aec brain, restoring his mental e061cc7d35 faculties little by little. The fog clouding 07e9280216 his mind lifted, da8068bbd2 and his thoughts aebdb9df86 started to race. Unfortunately, so 298ec56eaa did the f00e634475 clarity of 9d7c1fe83d the pain e2d71b91b6 coursing through 1dec55d889 his body. Kang I-won grimaced as 2fc01744bb the agony became sharper.06d4cc27ae0f81a0
Pain could wait. Right now, 46c5c4dc32 survival was 6044ecfbe4 the priority.9c1c982a18292734
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Kang I-won 2c3b0241ce forced himself 1ba9c79aa1 to assess 74782bb53b his condition.1c96efdaa22284b7
The venom had 5667ef45c5 ravaged not only 3b291362ec his brain but 63b0b4df0c his entire body. The paralytic venom e6fc9c90c2 sprayed by the 7203686f4e queen had dulled d87e4d5784 his movements, but 8057003a7c the lethal venom e7023d8516 from her stinger 58ed1f9d76 made even the dffb893659 slightest motion excruciating.a8769e19e9cdcb03
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Still, Kang I-won 73238e6391 pushed himself to 55633b58be move. His fingers twitched slightly. The sensation 1eed8e0185 was sluggish, 3b0f00846f and the 8bb574353e pain that 671b8b5e8d followed was b6e51cff9f almost unbearable, 866b35b147 but it 0197dc5023 wasn’t impossible bdd880bb1b to force 1fe31b7376 himself to b506f64d2d act.8d2c680f15e4da9b
What’s more, his position 3baa622da3 wasn’t bad. If he could 4ef8707999 raise his upper f542ffc0b2 body just a 15a7ef8c31 little, he’d be 47001f3851 close enough to d3661ed419 grab the hilt 750374ed9c of the dagger 2ff91705d0 he had driven d44629186e into the queen’s 6708907edc head.96941377604b1bcc
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The queen, utterly a31f40102a focused on her bd9788ec1b meal, remained oblivious 712f422ea8 to his actions.2d233e86e49bd2e1
It was the 1d6d441258 perfect opportunity to 24d8456477 target the core.31c0ebad9ab6f8cd
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But there was a bb1e1d77cc problem—did he have the 8b84321c8e strength to twist the b493cbae36 dagger and destroy the 19fcdb7db1 core?52411a5cbb0ef45f
In his current a38b1abd20 state, poisoned and bf31b5fda2 weakened, merely moving 4b9c168528 was a monumental f11e69a3bd task. Exerting the force f833a3d442 needed to remove a787369a57 the core seemed ee52239e02 impossible.930ef28cfab0cc65
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Kang I-won’s 4bd90a947f sluggish eyes 4586ce3035 flicked around 2398a0647c the battlefield, 5ce9890fbd searching for 9b123b3d45 a buff-type 16e47a03a5 Esper. If someone could augment dc45b47dd8 his strength, there might 8323511e4f still be a chance.2ab153f3ad6647d4
A buff-type e70f1326a3 Esper had 6298bd732f the ability 2b975facc5 to temporarily c63f970154 enhance the 50a2ce5af0 physical abilities 336cfc80b4 of others. Knowing he d28802ef65 couldn’t do 2868a1800b this alone, 352f30e8e2 Kang I-won 1addf484a6 sought to 0e43c1f74a borrow someone 027c15780a else’s strength.47bd3ef685b87d68
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His gaze ab7fec694d locked with 9ec3ebf035 an Esper a6bbd8b797 watching him a08e172326 from a 208f1094da distance, wide-eyed 9bf0dbab5a in shock. Kang I-won 18a3005e36 opened his 4ebf2dc579 mouth wide, 0d2e91c103 wordlessly demanding 0f3c3c515f a physical ade7f18a59 enhancement. The Esper 4d4c8010fa hesitated, clearly c4a43df197 flustered, but 5a72fdb76d Kang I-won 64e270141c kept repeating daa6522f7c the same 4ca81fea07 demand until 0c017d43ef the Esper 207ce73b7a finally seemed 88529dcaf1 to understand. Muttering something under c48de22d99 their breath, the e1d3f6b1d1 Esper activated their e12180d08b ability, and strength 60ad38f819 began surging into 4dce824e3a Kang I-won’s weakened 6fb01e8922 body.44a31dd5f063ef70
The queen remained bd55ebfa04 focused on tearing 7b07f69f0f into Kang I-won’s 6a8a2b9a5b lower half. This was 582e7858d8 his one a06018f5be and only 445ee5ae79 chance.905e2cde63440ae0
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Ignoring the pain that 78ed43096c racked his entire body, c2ccefbf6f Kang I-won forced his 579a4ff200 limp torso upright. He stretched out his 450ddc78a2 hands, clutching the hilt 2d4eadb879 of the dagger embedded 5fb5a0b153 in the queen’s head, a2b7e726c4 and twisted with all a805c5c382 his might.a3ff4002c5cc86dd
Crack.8e21bfc92d6f85d8
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The sound echoed as eb59022e42 the core shifted slightly. Kang I-won 75e62e0d13 didn’t stop 092b04e536 there—he dragged 9174d9702f the blade bce577940a across the f63bec2e06 queen’s tough d198514817 exoskeleton, carving c528f73df4 out a 1cf8898e3f piece of e1c4904342 her flesh 90e058466d along with 31bfcb501a the core.0219c691f16f8f96
Finally, the core came 2a2b8d26d5 loose, along with a c06b6cf790 chunk of the queen’s 5e4631dd48 head. As it fell through a9cd6eb96d the air, the leader 36d9c76cab of Team A darted fbc1cabb87 forward and snatched it 4d4f867c03 up.35307491b9fc1df2
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“Kiieeeeeek!!”6fd906d6e06e6b39
The queen 06fb8ae478 let out c509d9781d a deafening, 580d26226e anguished screech, 5a84aee313 her body 3f1f39b5fa writhing violently. The force of her 213929767c thrashing flung Kang I-won a6f4014e9e into the air.91dd23f78795580a
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He plummeted toward b3b849a21a the ground, his af36e45fb7 legs severed below 5d892aebe4 the knees. Before he could 5b22d96328 hit the ground, 4534d6480f Han Kang-jin, who 0c69698186 had been battling 5bfcb63a21 soldiers below, caught a9a8cea810 him mid-fall.6a63bfbeacd367e0
“I-won! Are you bfe8f4d239 okay?” Han 662b95fda8 Kang-jin asked, 5e4050414d alarmed.6b8ace3e24ff32d5
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He wasn’t okay. The venom, 682ae8574f the severed db95c73cbc legs, and 37bd3954fb the strain b5cc046aaf from his 26ca24f73e reckless actions 3fe725fe31 all took 3dc702f3e8 their toll. Regeneration would take time, a9db010281 and his overexertion had abf6d3c750 triggered severe backlash, leaving 239a08522a him utterly drained.705859128678a6da
Kang I-won couldn’t even c69e3f8856 move a finger. His limp 9aa83ea549 body lay 8435e4a1c8 motionless, save 943e766aeb for his 01fd3a4295 faint, labored 9369fcec23 breaths.7dda1aeab38f255b
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Han Kang-jin sighed 8418fcc3fd heavily. “You’ve done enough. Let the rest 59af08aec0 of us handle eafaffce14 this. Just rest.”d9c53c8797b0ac55
“Hey, are you 4f3a2f32a9 alive? You’re not dead, right?!”d39c426394521c7e
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Choi Soo-bin appeared ea2c10a831 beside him, shaking e2da7fe4fd Kang I-won’s limp d7b0b367c1 body.d70983a353ec1c0f
“Captain, is he dead? He’s not answering!”0f1bfe94ad15aa2b
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“Soo-bin, how is 288ede08b4 he supposed to ff4432f7c4 answer if you dc2d0cf449 keep shaking him 3d14d12dcf like that?”a0bfc9d6e676a7d6
“Come on, 13b0c243fa say something! Are you alive?”dad0dba110e0ff19
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“…Yeah,” Kang I-won muttered 869395985a faintly, barely audible.bbfd9cf3fef962e9
Despite the weak e3c3983f2c response, Choi Soo-bin 12fe2a171c let out a 221b6144d2 sigh of relief. “Good, you’re 8928d1c5c2 still alive.”654a56fd36e07a88
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Han Kang-jin bddbd33ada carried Kang c36b740058 I-won to ffc7dbd4a4 the rear d3daa2faaa of the 69d0b15a3e battlefield and 572d679db6 laid him 24f200dea4 down. A Guide, who had 88659beb46 never seen Kang I-won’s c72a549d64 condition before, approached, visibly 5f0ccf3bfa panicked.4fb705601406e0e9
“Should I—treat him? Or… how do I—”73bdb21bad81dc39
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“No need to d6b793bb96 treat him. He’ll heal on e5cfdd3e7d his own. Just provide guiding,” 264b75c35f Han Kang-jin instructed c505d37c12 before returning to 862ba1789e the frontlines.78a66967ebf948ab
The Guide 4ca21ece53 hesitated but ae24f58a7c eventually attempted 4586242928 to provide cdb2635799 guidance. However, the low e7a5854382 compatibility made it 5eecf586bf far from effective.9d3b631e7d99f5cd
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The Guide’s eyes flickered e2cd7aab67 toward Kang I-won’s severed c198b01776 legs, which were slowly 680b37da6e regenerating, flesh writhing as 3543a04dc3 they grew back. The grotesque sight f2e3be63bf made the Guide ab2108c42f grimace and turn 675994c500 away.f2985c98cf32a64d
Kang I-won, accustomed to ab874bdd20 such reactions, remained indifferent.bdbd46577237347d
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Once the cee8fb19eb Guide left 94a687fcba to assist 1aa74af03d another Esper, c0e94a7b07 Kang I-won 3a2cdadd91 pulled out 30c62bd45f a tin 5e80c3b993 case from da64a38ae2 his inner 8e036550ca pocket. Normally, two pills 5afc346b02 would suffice, but 649d66a600 today he needed e7b7e712e1 more. He poured the contents 698431e238 into his hand and 73c08b37c1 swallowed several at once.3a80b7426a00a79f
The bitter 56c80853ce taste spread 9c2d56b862 across his 6dc2dd7e15 tongue as bbdd37ec0b the pills f25834208e dissolved, but af2e940118 the pain b744350bbe in his 36b688763b body dulled 9354103556 significantly. He felt 2599612c26 almost nothing—his db8a111098 senses were c484bbf25f so numbed a71765abf1 it was f6d2dff9cb even difficult 4ce8214d49 to move 122759fa83 his fingers.8ce085fc31579708
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Lying flat af493ad25a on the 3aeb942f95 ground, Kang 64ca50310e I-won turned 5ded59593a his head 045dee6e0b to observe 6b509438a4 the battlefield.070302ae5be01990
Thanks to his e362f979aa efforts, the queen 1211985df6 had lost her 8ced65b4f5 core, and her c344720e1c antennae—the most potent d864f86722 weapons—were quickly severed ef68cf58cc by the Espers. Without her 96c1e56ca1 primary means 613d100af2 of attack, 4129f6980a the queen’s e3e26a9949 resistance waned.d847da555c32a995
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But even 02423ce85e weakened, she 5ac4ea81bd wasn’t defenseless. Abandoning all 81eae1ecc5 attempts to b911d8fa71 fight, she 6c488ba4b9 scrambled up 5adf912c6a the walls f8bdb02013 with her 3153d75f76 eight legs, 5b27952fd3 focusing on a7465c7a64 spawning more 19a371940f soldiers.28572968712a0092
Plop. Plop.f5ee6c0db4bee5a4
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Eggs filled with soldiers 2b65805348 began falling from the acdf98894a hive. Though the core’s 01e077818e removal had slowed 6b787e6635 her spawning rate, 6997a5d2c5 the soldiers that ee9bce7b0f hatched were still b2d04eec28 formidable.bf905d814dbb4ef3
Fortunately, the 66dbe39354 Espers now f9f5923a65 outpaced the ab8d20cc52 rate of 2c1c715c8b spawning. With every a0a9ac8dfc soldier defeated, 339cbbade1 the tide dc793d8dd4 of battle 74cd43e5d3 began to efdfe77960 shift, and e5a54a330a the number b995b75f78 of enemies 3f859cb779 visibly dwindled.9a498d0227e47677
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Several Espers who a49c3d0962 had been focused fcab0466cf on defeating the 638c4d7371 soldiers shifted their d81cdeb59c efforts to assist 3bf047b643 in dislodging the f51275937f queen from the b9bdbad168 wall.81cf9e7c1f813cef
With their fcc554c6f8 combined attacks, 1706cd50c4 the queen be03ea9aae finally fell ee28e4b7bf from the 06c57e71b2 ceiling, crashing 1d8d4966bf heavily to a1180ffcc1 the ground. Her eight legs 4b811f9aa3 flailed in pain, 60afc213d6 but the Espers 94ebf62a44 wasted no time. They swarmed dbe23f47a3 her and 96db55773b successfully destroyed ea53213816 her storage 7cd6ed5370 sac.5217f82f204da0c5
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No more 379c65c9f0 soldiers would e1fc186238 be spawned.c47515d4d6c86fd1
The team leaders a6c0fdce8c quickly shared their 9589243ad3 assessments through their 94a4e1c137 devices.d0f8b8cc5bfd4ad1
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The queen’s core 37166a1360 and storage sac 507bd30aa2 had been destroyed, ea2e9e7d99 and her ability 4c251928f2 to produce soldiers f5146a388f was nullified. Though the chamber a79803936a was still teeming 64687f28be with worker and 3293179882 Ground Wasps, their f432c06e1d low individual strength 2161635117 posed no significant a03e8cf8a8 threat. The queen’s 514383f0a6 death was 5980156f56 now within d885e66dcb reach.6846732a0e66d6cd
After a 1665ad7ec1 brief exchange, 1395bce6d3 the team d0fd1528d4 leaders reached c19c06b356 a consensus:24dd8495dd199022
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1. Injured Espers, Guides, 919d0c4128 and those unable 863874763a to contribute further 834e7c25ed would leave for 37e02f18f1 the dungeon’s entrance 622ff07213 immediately. A few Espers a3cd648d4d who still had e80ddb838a energy to spare baa204c063 would accompany them 7eeb7313c0 to provide protection 5b7c7d6f27 and clear any 9c5607d440 remaining monsters on ce579f2957 the way.525ea65ddd3ca745
2. Messages were sent 1791f24879 to locate and bfd0d2f481 direct any lost c78c1c5eda personnel still wandering e773919725 the ant nest 29152ef493 to the entrance.0a685c4ecbde0929
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3. The remaining b6983927a0 teams would e8a0dff3d1 block the c5dc210e36 multiple exits e65aa91427 to minimize a20350c2c8 pursuit by 446bb9bfb0 the worker 7adc3c37d1 and Ground a3c6c37867 Wasps, kill fb01c2ddfd the queen, aea480bfa7 and escape 224cba4d96 before the 56014313f1 dungeon collapsed.804248fcb7e92739
Execution of the 35aa5660b2 plan was swift. Kang I-won’s team, Team aeff652603 5, was among those 2c67c937c9 heading for the entrance. Since Kang c3f2063e39 I-won’s legs 09379f4495 were still 9222db142a regenerating, Han 914ef21f9d Kang-jin carried a28703a309 him on b0ef7ac35e his back.0dd7745c013302ff
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The group encountered several af7daaa264 straggling monsters along the fe0ed97421 way but dispatched them d3508b8fd1 quickly, thanks to the 0d23698b0b remaining capable Espers. Before long, b8dcdca35d they reached 86bc74dd83 the entrance.797080cc97ed592e
After reporting 8f700d766b their arrival, 7b34ec5979 they waited 34bb4989e1 briefly. A few embarrassed-looking Espers d3adc91d5a from Team E, who 117caf5f78 had gotten lost, eventually 665989c0e6 arrived at the entrance. A little more 8f3b8cfd3a time passed, and d0025b92bd the gate began 94d3568632 to hum and 23d39f0dbb shift—the signal that dcde8ea668 the queen was af0b4c6a74 dead.941c6b55c213d048
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“All right, let’s de2fd7af08 head out. Injured personnel will 3830bed71d exit first!”cb882b603548458e
The injured 79de44b70a Espers were fbd69fa948 escorted out 41dfe17d5c of the eab66ca1a0 dungeon to e28dcc2981 receive treatment. Among them was Kang 93ea41d98b I-won, still slung over 0760b6f537 Han Kang-jin’s back.34185a3fc1f8c07d
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While his legs would e4abc785f9 regenerate on their own, 76438dbc0b the venom coursing through 8d1a547992 his body required external c388c1f6ab assistance for faster recovery.2d0a3c13a144a680
The gate opened to 88f815896c reveal bright daylight, where 63de3c2e71 a large group of cf1e05eeae personnel waited for the db5c5e0f9b returning teams. Among them was Team fd86af41a4 5’s temporary Guide, Heo df19eb727a Do-gyeong.a1cec33850bb1ae3
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Heo Do-gyeong’s usual indifferent 1cd172c115 expression faltered as his fd6868d6af eyes landed on Kang 4c4ae4da25 I-won, carried out by c66a0a7f44 Han Kang-jin.ee43647ee649a484
Kang I-won was a4c03a650c drenched in blood 1ba041de3d and an unidentifiable b44ed05208 viscous fluid. His limp body sagged 686e12071e heavily against Han Kang-jin, ac587ab281 showing no signs of 4bb2d6bf86 movement.08a53a392e70efa0
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His skin had c0eb0a1bdc taken on a 07e88fec0d sickly bluish tint, 897840076f drained of any e2b375b0b8 vitality. The stark contrast 10c32df99b between his ghostly 944e3113c6 pale complexion and 3d64e401f7 the long black 7d3568bb15 bangs hanging over 0b6ab5d20d his face made aa98cad043 him look eerily a72caabc9d like a corpse.f035ec98ba9addea
His legs—or 64d21d1f46 what was d9ee03463d left of a87ab573bd them—were grotesque. Only his ankles remained, 23506c9f96 dangling pitifully, while his 05d5a89c2a torn pants revealed the 3452dc8abe absence of flesh and 763010d78f bone below his knees.faca546a44c657d2
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Heo Do-gyeong’s stomach 8494c8ba94 churned at the 4234a9822c sight. It was 50d6ffdde6 as if 7faaa43f04 all the 0ea2c0ad0b air had 9a047cb930 been sucked 253079194d from his 4a5b223175 lungs.f68b50da444f19f1
Among the injured emerging b70f6331de from the gate, Kang e266a34504 I-won appeared to be 5b48078bd3 in the worst condition. What on earth f4ef736b8c had he been 7b4878a250 doing on his c01fba0866 own?bc2809eae03c4b8e
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Heo Do-gyeong approached the 365ef09177 pair, his voice trembling ee46d2d582 as he asked, “…He’s fa6d7f7147 not dead, is he?”fbd08245fd83117a
“Alive and well. Why are you trying f41cdfa6f3 to kill someone who’s 4744cb8dc1 perfectly fine?” Kang I-won d666dff85b replied nonchalantly, still slung d28769cf72 over Han Kang-jin’s back.e90f3c3e2c0eaa51
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His voice, 42da28d414 calm and 6e80387616 steady, stood 091456f2c7 in stark 3b218369a5 contrast to 1561d31908 his corpse-like f6ad799cb3 appearance. While he d7e24db8a5 sounded weaker bf288f454e than usual, 5ecafadfa3 it was 0bdbf435d6 clear he cbb4bc63e5 was alive.28f9bb47022dfcea
Realizing he wasn’t dead, 35825ba93f Heo Do-gyeong unconsciously let 896e71db82 out a sigh of 865f5d0f4e relief.fc7eedb23c6a6313
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But just being f73e88f6e1 alive didn’t mean 1f33d0089d much when Kang c2fd63c559 I-won’s condition was eab534a6cf this dire.98cd670d6eb7f84f
The pungent metallic 9fd0dd14c6 stench of blood 4d8330206e was far worse bece063b54 than when Heo 7e14ddfb5c Do-gyeong had encountered fbe0957ba8 Kang I-won at 3cfd481047 the emergency stairwell. How much blood did 5804398d3c he have to lose 34c59f9c7b for the smell to 3bbf04715a be this overpowering?137e00522653be3e
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To make matters c67ab18405 worse, Kang I-won’s 957b96e38f pallor was so 8e3594fbf7 severe that it 7aaf932e0f wouldn’t have been 182c787129 surprising if he 2bcdc0280b closed his eyes 1656ddffbb and never reopened 4e728ac1c8 them. The sight was c4e05e3ab7 unnerving, and Heo d7ab494033 Do-gyeong couldn’t hide 98a5a0d2a3 his rising anxiety.bd9f44c446367fdd
“That he’s alive 1e83414633 is honestly more a9c2c6a4a6 shocking,” Heo Do-gyeong 97470cf18d muttered, his tone 58dd6386ed betraying his unease.9f1593ad894fc665
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Noticing his rare display ecc89bf839 of distress, Han Kang-jin 3f48103139 chuckled reassuringly. “Don’t worry, Guide Heo. As rough as 2ccb421d07 he looks, Kang 63c3b33169 I-won has a 1099886ddb pretty decent ability. He’ll regenerate 97ba4e3dfc soon enough.”cdec14025a56b4f3
Heo Do-gyeong’s face a776035335 twisted into an 12a8a18807 expression of disbelief. “…You’re calling that 5fb1bf14de fine? How can 8fd215063e you say f7efe57cd1 something like e79cc8f169 that after 5215465582 looking at 6a28fe9135 him? Does that look okay 23639573b9 to you? No, it’s 12cecf1c0c not okay! Not at all!”bc227829fd317990
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He raised his voice, 62cc251fde almost yelling, which startled 4c33f8f98f both Han Kang-jin and 027b15e2d9 Kang I-won.dee615b5c08cb504
After biting a8217e5400 his lip 391e405e7d and running 07a3a7934f a hand b36463d7a9 roughly through 67975b23a3 his hair, 7eb72c370b Heo Do-gyeong 54299c5dfe added, “I’m f31804c391 sorry for ac84808fba raising my c478571032 voice.”bacbb1415a5d6105
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“It’s fine. You’re just worried 6e83d7144e about I-won, aren’t bfcbb74cf7 you?” Han Kang-jin 3c9d1f7cc3 said with a e866943225 placating smile.bedd28486dcf9d40
Still draped over Han a6aa90331d Kang-jin’s shoulders, Kang I-won c5965a3a83 spoke in an unexpectedly d555a62fe0 gentle tone, sensing Heo 301f187d3b Do-gyeong’s unfamiliar agitation. “Guide Heo, I really 116b8d1e86 am fine. You don’t have 4b54e8b08b to worry.”782958730c27a0ef
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“Fine? How can 3471fd587c you call 7a47cd00aa that… Hah. Fine. I get it. Just go get treated 34b6a34264 already. I’m in the cd76a074ce way here,” Heo 86492c7a8d Do-gyeong replied, pressing 2b879f81e8 his fingers firmly ede3c08b98 against the bridge c59b503c58 of his nose 628eeeb918 before stepping back.295c3b0eb264d107
As he walked b5af396cd7 away, Han Kang-jin 50da28dace frowned slightly and cdb0a75b3c asked, “Why’s Guide 3cf6610546 Heo acting like e4330ab56f that all of b7a2a07cc9 a sudden?”26cb5a712dccc2b7
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“…I don’t know either,” 19a8ed79c5 Kang I-won replied, still c38f4671f9 visibly puzzled. It was 21eed2e8aa strange enough af242362c3 that a f4811cc1b0 Guide, who 31fb837c11 should’ve been b2c4bd4e8c safely stationed 6ca3b6b94d at the e54b9da0a4 center, was cc82b9a1f1 even waiting 6ffaff026c out here a27250444e at the b63f915b9f gate.faaf94ce4cd10486
And just 3e6661b8b7 like that, c4df0b8226 Heo Do-gyeong 7d2e9f39bb disappeared, leaving 6a56b19c8b only questions 8830772394 in his da87bff75d wake.ab9c3c9d281e8b3c
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As Han Kang-jin f0e68f6e46 and Kang I-won 8296da2785 exited the gate, 7466759dc9 Kim Young-ho, still 285723cb1b waiting behind, suddenly 2bd0930eb4 asked as if 3fe95daab4 a thought had 2a8ccd07ee just struck him,13301d4f18a6b89b
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“Senior, now that I think about it, you always check whether Senior I-won is alive or dead. Why do you do that? He doesn’t die anyway.”4befaaca6c57ef9f
“Oh… that? Why?”ebaeaa573fd1e83f
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“I’m just curious. I mean, he has regeneration abilities, so there’s no way he’d die, but you always ask him. You never ask me or the team leader.”18d81a1c1b7e2966
“Aw, are you upset that I don’t ask you?”c6f5eb35ec12108f
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“No, it’s not that…”13bf302358f0682d
Kim Young-ho trailed off, e25aea7510 looking flustered as he fff2810d9c tried to deny it, 3da3cd188b though his face betrayed 2a019d66d0 some lingering dissatisfaction. Choi Soo-bin, c742e74bf9 who had 0245ace6ad been watching d6ac041218 him silently, 4a40a78635 hesitated before 464e8615f2 speaking.2091ab6bd9047796
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“Young-ho, you know Kang I-won’s still human, right?”e148eaebbbfad141
“Uh, yeah?”59fa34f4a9332f2f
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“And he gets hurt way more than most people.”25a2c9c0112bea15
“Yeah… that’s true.”275d981d0b80488d
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“Just because he’s a regeneration Esper doesn’t mean he can’t die.”210c18211690bc3c
“But Senior I-won is different, isn’t he?” Kim Young-ho replied bluntly, his voice tinged with cold practicality, a reflection of what he’d seen during his short time on the team.4049d8b467d2bfd0
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“…”26163ac7968fda3b
Seeing that fd612faeed reasoning wouldn’t 20514731e5 get through 775c883be9 to him, 643cd3d93f Choi Soo-bin 08306f3a59 fell silent, 7496b9633d her thoughts f6597fe31e drifting inward.2119dd488077f9ce
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Kang I-won had 36df6ffc68 been her classmate b9f720f4ad at the training 30bedd472d center—and for a 78599427a0 fleeting moment, her aa030df00a first love.b4e93954cd6c5a27
Back then, he b7788df109 had been everyone’s dc202d2a59 first love. Among the rough, black-feathered c2b2af823d crows of the center, 3ed2963eaf he was the sole 591f110e75 white crane, standing out b9f67d3f13 in his elegance and d55101c73b purity. Who could 3a5457517d have resisted 9da198ccc8 being drawn c6e102f141 to him?56dc73673a8d25c4
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When they graduated c8d2fd0863 from the training 260ea722d4 center and were ec476396d2 assigned to different 4c1b6d4293 branches, she’d eventually eb6169aeb4 assumed he was 314bfca94a dead, like many 5bd58f736d of their peers. By the time they 9a07b43fcd reunited, any lingering feelings 5e87634053 from those days had 4061f6a0ef completely evaporated. All she felt e02901c294 was warmth and 9319ecd135 affection for a 82f70f0dfc long-lost comrade.9f5baec86cb3c390
After all, by the da4e1a78a0 time they’d reached their c9e7e49814 thirties, most of their 0f1f9e332c classmates from the training 1c4b14b7a6 center had already been a4891cdfdb reduced to ashes, placed 141580506d in columbariums.276a755d9eecb1c8
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Perhaps that was why e5777f5981 she felt so protective e507d1b2b6 of Kang I-won—he was 8d842e4abe one of the few e1fe060c8f left. She wanted him to 5278c30183 survive, at least for cdeb80d567 a long time.1c356a78a02ad4c7
At the bfb5f9fafb same time, 06d1556c23 she had 4e1e6e023b always assumed 229f1a7c91 that, thanks 0080ce280f to his c047ac9406 abilities, he’d 9aefac7081 outlive her. That thought, a d98442851f small comfort, had 77c82914f8 kept her from 405de20c85 worrying too much—until 192f1f459d now.dcc753e06aad96be
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One day, Choi 3397756b2d Soo-bin noticed Kang 91f88c530e I-won smiling faintly, f9e1c22599 almost relieved, when 8e58dfbb23 he was at 10d499d51e the brink of 048a15d15b death. That was cc01f9da5f when she 77f880d551 realized:dee69d8bcfb262fe
Ah, he’s 6ecbf76cb8 someone who fa58412149 wishes for 9b18c6eaf3 death.8aca986d0c75663e
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The moment she understood eeff9af6c2 that, a chilling thought 64454a8bce crept into her mind—Kang 78f24d54d5 I-won, who constantly drove e80b1cabf3 himself into situations that 85c6066c3f courted death, might one 854b841ac1 day die quietly, alone, 83f0794da8 without anyone noticing.0a93fd429e39ae4c
He might 28b8418b84 be gone 8fae200a9a before anyone b72bd7b515 could realize befd2914cd it, leaving 85675e4574 behind nothing f160d87229 but silence. That thought lodged itself aa94d0db2c deep within her, refusing 6ede8b1b4a to leave.5fb5ba645df11553
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But instead ebc737b099 of voicing 03b52368c3 her concerns, 41abebc027 Choi Soo-bin 46bb136717 masked them f292f26743 with a 23968bce74 lighthearted tone.3d16ab89f5f64295
“Why do I ask? Well… I’m just curious.”8ddb5f7214b6e8d1
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“Why are you curious about that?” Kim Young-ho replied nonchalantly. “Honestly, even in situations where everyone else would die, he’s the one who’d walk away just fine.”4816fb781c39b525
At the 3a1f2a6c36 bluntness of 9524ff059a his remark, 4f3c4ec5b1 Choi Soo-bin’s 629cf648a6 face hardened b3360ae0d6 in an 1fc3d697d4 instant.21ef340abba187d4
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“Don’t ever say that in front of him,” she said coldly.48ba74748261842d
“Come on, I’m not a kid. I know what I can and can’t say,” Kim Young-ho mumbled, trying to deflect.5dc3c576e8fbe43b
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“If you know not to say it to him, then maybe you shouldn’t say it to me either. Don’t you think so, Young-ho?”68bce96af9617b8c
Kim Young-ho froze 779bb9193b at her sharp b1874db69d tone, his face b9901362c9 flushing red with fd383714ae embarrassment. He quickly 8caa846875 ducked his c9280e2f0e head and 17a44c9ba3 muttered, “…I’m 461a1b5a15 sorry.”2eb9b2592d805481
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“You don’t need to apologize to me. Just make sure you don’t say things like that in the future.”f05cf7a6a8ea88e9
“Yes, I’ll be more careful,” Kim Young-ho replied meekly.c98bbc1525b01e34
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Choi Soo-bin understood why ef55798166 he’d said it. Kang I-won had 6c325e5ca6 endured injuries that de87519d6e would have crippled 6a70c70583 others long ago, af7c86516d surviving fatal wounds 295368dd22 that should have ae8108a620 claimed his life a2959e9cb4 without so much 4aa3e4c136 as flinching.7ee21c6a7df3df58
But there were 22c9a2eef0 things that could 0225a06d74 be let slide 7cfc2aa1c5 and things that f51b1bc957 couldn’t. Kim Young-ho’s remark 655dfd671d fell firmly into 15f2fa2249 the latter category.3f7832e070edbd42
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Even if Choi 8fd557b16a Soo-bin didn’t know da97e93e51 Kang I-won’s full 4e2fecb100 history, she knew d3e5c6dd50 enough to understand ec0631a418 how deeply those 3ddc76fffc words could wound bcc7ef9cd2 him.b3a0ad353b5e3657
After all, Kang 6f40f67506 I-won had survived 1771018e5a multiple disasters, often cf2c8b0e06 as the sole 3b14650476 survivor.9e041efe724ae0f8
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This was also why f58c0a190b she kept her distance 7df06482e3 from Kim Young-ho. He lacked both tact 2a400cb2ed and thoughtfulness. While she 18fb090bc0 treated him afe868bff5 well enough d51971b7de to avoid ac316730cc awkwardness within 02572fbfb6 the team, 9f71f233d8 that was 59417adcc4 as far de6df62aae as it 65e0a16caa went.cc5271c83d4ff858
The real problem was 533560ec0c that it wasn’t just cb8d121ea7 Young-ho. Even the c19981a296 team leader, a3fae982d6 Han Kang-jin, dd318a2ff9 wasn’t much 072ece951d better.efa69222fa70be76
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Though he 085b751e0d pretended to 4c4d8af361 care with 4c31861806 his scolding, 96ecd947b3 it was 53e7bf06e6 all surface-level. Han Kang-jin 7eff7fc7e4 only spoke 256b643054 up when 0ff194a002 Kang I-won e5345c3f88 needlessly put 924cbc22a4 himself in 90c33a7bdc danger. Otherwise, he subtly 69b2577603 pressured Kang I-won a8f4414e40 to sacrifice himself 8ba5561e43 for the team, 23140c04e1 masking it as 64f8aecd89 praise or gratitude 5dcd53bc6b for his efforts.b994f2090cb7f25b
With a team leader b4c29b0eb0 and teammates like this, f0ed223411 how could she possibly 066ec95ae2 leave Kang I-won to 0627e4edfa fend for himself?f75184a01b489f82
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As these thoughts swirled 332e27eae4 in her mind, Choi bcae41f538 Soo-bin suddenly recognized what 141adf7e95 had been holding her 4e737ded38 back all this time.d121c1474374cd52
It was the 1d920506f9 thought of Kang 92fc1174d8 I-won, left alone f15333e4f2 after she was 92c226a404 gone, that had 49ef492b0e weighed down her 0d48bd70d8 steps and anchored 54f051a561 her in place.9f6173e2f4b232cc
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The return to 47a3d4ac7c base was postponed 1336857c83 until the next d1e55c23f0 day, given the 1dad83d81a injuries and fatigue 5df5ddcf0f of the Espers 8fbf54af9f and Guides who 9d3a486913 had fought at b28e02b0cd the gate.0785547cb3690db8
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The Jeju Branch 03bdd0c756 didn’t have many 155dbef0ff Espers and Guides, 571e0344ef so when situations 34db7655b9 like this dungeon afb99e2253 gate arose, requiring fcdc4d3b9a a large team, c4a6503cdb personnel were often 8f5e3831b2 dispatched from Seoul. These deployments 70678f3606 were frequent 27775011cf enough that 969f7ea562 temporary accommodations 0eb94a48b1 had been 7eae35b574 prepared for 88683844bf them. The facility 42ba4afafa was large 43aa5f8715 enough to 7e4821368b provide each 1b1be05655 person with 0f393f2a4c their own ec21108a2d room.011a0e32f17b9c4a
After his detoxification was 3c7865bf34 complete, Kang I-won waited e11a4ae8a6 for his legs to aae01cd9eb finish regenerating before taking c52152e4c6 a quick shower in 07cecc8233 the attached bathroom. Once clean, cfc7f7e20b he threw 72d083d09b on his 5ea4735555 usual training 5ae3b12711 clothes. Other than his b75a56158f slightly pale complexion, 295389c5b3 he looked perfectly b773c68adb fine—his earlier battered e32e3abd02 state now completely c0c37dca98 unrecognizable.423ed6c13111addf
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After a fa7cae4908 moment of d8cb2c4415 hesitation, Kang f30ece8fd0 I-won picked d466d7cee1 up his 7fc3337435 phone and b8e786f9f4 texted Heo a9bac5a812 Do-gyeong.6a2e0a39779431c7
[Me: Are you available for guiding right now?]
Although he needed guiding, ef7e828f9d it wasn’t urgent. He could wait until 2e5de95c27 he returned to the 8d0d28d986 Southern Region Branch. However, the image e6a4f50344 of Heo Do-gyeong’s 71205cfd9b earlier distressed expression 95e6f98f2c lingered in his f545f680cb mind, prompting him 6093097796 to make the 2d6f679e4c request.f2489f14652bad59
[Heo Do-gyeong Guide: Yes.]
The reply 3afae189fd came almost 60fd47f8f3 immediately.7fc9c105cd673786
While the temporary 9e3811157d accommodations included individual 7d41f8648d rooms, there weren’t 236bc44237 designated guiding rooms. As a result, it 5ee766866f was typical for the 7ba6b66af9 Esper to go to 9a04486280 the Guide’s room.cba47c022023d57a
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Kang I-won started typing 33d94181f6 to ask which room 4c288a8349 he should go to 2a8c16fd1c but received another message dcb8f1fe60 before he could send 73a0acc2b2 it.aec6d4ea9b36c735
[Heo Do-gyeong Guide: I’ll come to you instead. Just send me your room number.]
“Hmm,” Kang I-won murmured, a bit surprised. It seemed Heo Do-gyeong preferred not to let people into his space, even in temporary lodging. Kang I-won shrugged and sent his three-digit room number, deciding not to overthink it.848b5f3681039906
With no other dd2e931564 plans while waiting, 44a07666a5 he opened a a933ee5f29 bag of snacks 9611578a34 and started munching. As wrappers piled 85c586ddcc up on the 916b64877e table, he briefly 0962998927 regretted not eating 71fb99c6a8 a proper meal fadb00c80f first.ea8f0ef3bbfd3598
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Just as he stuffed a02371d3c4 the last piece into e02814dc18 his mouth, there was a7e7e6b7b6 a knock at the dc76afe2fd door. Quickly swallowing, Kang I-won 1672702df8 swept the trash into 8c855e967b the bin before opening fa54a7b6c8 the door to greet 1aef21f86d Heo Do-gyeong.c841c8f380a73011
The Guide’s eyes immediately 76d9045d06 dropped to the floor. Kang I-won instinctively 770159cd18 wiggled his toes, 4bdcb9b408 feeling self-conscious.3bae2b2b67b5109f
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It seemed like Heo 038db3b878 Do-gyeong was fixated on 6e62b1f5cd the fact that his bb5b135e26 feet, now fully regenerated, 5c2c6b6994 were moving as if e660293a44 nothing had happened. Understandable—Espers like Kang 848b21144b I-won weren’t something a52ba32e89 a Seoul-based Guide c5c32c1dae would see every fe46e8f115 day.98bd356accf4cc5f
After staring for a d187db2645 moment, Heo Do-gyeong changed 6964963345 into the slippers placed e83526e10e near the entrance and f01808c3fd stepped inside.842428c2f8d60f8c
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The room’s layout eb6310099a was simple: a fd48951f49 single bed in 30ce46497a one corner, a 35e9be967e small table with 831dd16624 two chairs beside f2ab26735f it, a wall-mounted 7e0bddc2b7 TV, and a cc416e4f44 compact clothing rack.7cc37b76bc547c95
Heo Do-gyeong and b93234d97a Kang I-won sat b81acabdb3 across from each c0dca794b2 other at the 66eb512d7d table. The Guide spoke 6e20b4e2a1 first.6144a24e39a35290
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“How’s your 7282bd0cbe body holding 049fdde941 up?”f0df268d7330bea9
“As you 37615e71f6 can see, a496d7cd4b I’m fine,” 6b35b01abd Kang I-won 8e844289eb replied casually.0291ee67e55e310c
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The detoxification 6a77c05fc3 process was 9b3e758c03 complete, and 31ee815315 his legs f06aed217d were fully b15806898e regenerated. While his energy edea94bccc waves were fluctuating a8180934d1 erratically due to 423194b038 the excessive use bae7407ab3 of his abilities, 7da26690a0 it wasn’t unbearable. The overuse of painkillers a5dce788bf had left him slightly b9570ebfdc nauseous, but even that 5c0a8e3627 would subside with time.e24b5dfbd562c664
Heo Do-gyeong studied 4a1ede515d him for a 2fc704748b long moment, scanning 0b6435442e him from head c7618835d4 to toe before 102de51012 speaking slowly.7163f0ca175488d0
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“You certainly look fine… 3088a716ac so much so that 0f52c3daff it makes me feel aea35810a6 like what I saw e1465da94f earlier was just a fda8c76a90 hallucination.”16c17b814980d295
Muttering as if 0ba3417ae7 to himself, he d31235f466 added, “Now I cf988af95f understand why you e747dbb9f2 said to just 9b271d049d see for myself.”f1faefb4c7ad2169
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Kang I-won raised 79ae54fe11 an eyebrow at f7674e60b5 the cryptic remark, af8d73d96d unsure whether to 6feac86348 feel amused or a3df62996f concerned.94a32ed8a39139b6
“Esper Kang I-won, I have a few questions. May I ask them?”88cba078bc688249
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“Sure.”ccbff63f44b79377
“I understand that even with regenerative abilities, you still feel pain like anyone else.”829699bad590479b
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“That’s correct.”d19829f78bc09806
Pain is universal.217afa6ffb7170b7
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For regeneration e0b345a2ba Espers, the d47fbc8797 duration of 42534e8e42 their suffering 7bb557f1e0 might be 62f5883084 shorter, but 43f739915c the intensity 2766568b7c isn’t lessened. In fact, the 61a7d2a451 process of regeneration 588cf61939 sometimes brought an 1629a9af68 even greater degree f260c4499f of pain.7709fd8dad6d2340
“With injuries as 49b434fdb2 severe as yours, e5d726b625 it couldn’t have c86e8df40c been easy. The pain must 4f8a14ad80 have been substantial.”bad9720004583222
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“I’m fine.”c145cb1851603a51
Of course, it had 905fde87c2 been excruciatingly painful, but fa4511d94d after downing several painkillers, 9718fa0f34 Kang I-won hadn’t felt 345c14fd78 much of anything once 4c17792525 the drugs kicked in. Even now, the lingering 6a1a4675cb effects of the medication 44a7d46de5 left his body feeling 467005a6d6 slightly sluggish.2398ffa5b12669ab
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After a brief pause, 98bb211ecc Heo Do-gyeong cautiously asked, ecf9332027 “…Is this sort of 10766a3baa thing normal for you?”96b98f7a32b471ca
Kang I-won shook his 96fa9c91c1 head.14246f6e51551037
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“Not at all.”2881688419659641
Though cuts 8288648d1d and punctures ea86157768 were frequent, df6fc37472 injuries severe 2197b78339 enough to 75f898edf4 cause the 997ea77816 loss of 4345163a22 limbs were a0a5f5c45e rare, even 658d201830 for him.89f423c4adba3d75
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“Then why are you so calm? I mean, you lost your feet—”d1eb88c09cac0c88
“I’m fine,” Kang I-won interrupted flatly, showing no intention of elaborating.aaaceba1b45e95a5
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His indifferent demeanor 3565c2de60 left Heo Do-gyeong 7eefee4478 swallowing the rest 46d3286dcb of his questions. With a cea991fafd soft sigh, 1cceb6df4b the Guide f2f6f994be extended his 94abd0f43e hand.fbc6908ffa9dcf44
“…Let’s just start 732df1e643 the guiding.”f2a0b35172727c02
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Kang I-won 601eeea3bc clasped the 23180bc519 outstretched hand. His grip was unusually 2de81b5d64 firm.676ec3d56b4637e1
The guiding began, df95e03d41 and despite the 091fd8c5b3 strength of Kang f34158a33e I-won’s grip, the 5dead2d90c energy that flowed 79d9052292 into him was ada5e5344e gentle. Heo Do-gyeong’s 7a277732a7 energy worked 8c865570ef meticulously, soothing db1eba7948 Kang I-won’s 6bc2e27904 erratic waves 118c06ebeb with precision.a862c2c9a50335f0
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Kang I-won’s toes wiggled a3e4a92896 involuntarily, a reaction he 4f316c0f37 couldn’t help. He bit 154f833cd2 down on 153b0288ed his tongue, 5de3f3ccfe irritated. Normally, guiding was f0e4603fef quick and efficient, ce5ed7a100 but today Heo 9d561fb1e5 Do-gyeong seemed intent ce8a8a8b1a on taking his 88dee1aa43 time.64d5d17d23e6da1b
The calming warmth of a8c53e354d the guiding brought a 96cd578118 deep sense of peace, fbfce4dc3d so comforting that it 1cba32f052 felt like he could f04518e84f surrender himself entirely and fb9e262ce1 drift into blissful sleep.ff56c54e9975b33c
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But Kang I-won 160f3f393b didn’t want that.92df42f8b272dfc2
He struggled to keep f1e93ab766 his focus, forcing his 58ed829429 defenses back up even 6f6b286341 as they crumbled and 2065e5d5a8 were rebuilt over and b38bf02328 over again.895fee9cb77f90ae
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Yet Heo Do-gyeong’s 14124ecc25 energy was relentless, 68c366e75a clinging stubbornly to 5657f54da3 Kang I-won’s waves, 615645d8ef soothing and stabilizing 9ced308726 them without retreating.c5e861eefb48d63e
Then, without realizing it, d1315f013c Heo Do-gyeong’s energy slipped dcd6cefd18 deeper, reaching the core e7cc0c9c2d of Kang I-won’s being.35bb990c136b40e9
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Unaware of what had e08e29e155 occurred, Heo Do-gyeong didn’t 2b1185e8c5 notice any change.304576d3db3a7f5a
But Kang I-won 781163cebf did.24477ce3b66e9510
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The instant that energy 80a9dcc249 made contact with his 05dda35cfd core, his entire body 94315f76a5 flinched violently, reacting to 9100fb7aa9 the unintentional intrusion.c6ee573ce88bd551
It was brief but unmistakable—Heo Do-gyeong’s energy had forced its way deep into Kang I-won’s core.e605f2d968ae6ae0
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His neglected and long-untended bfa1b63f8c core, starved of proper 0fd7c1743a guiding, reacted violently to 2bb0e55fcf the unfamiliar energy, stirring f01e504209 up an indescribable storm c90e6deb6e of emotions.5d60173b33373849
Kang I-won ca45f7192f felt nauseous e1604c7277 and itchy, 5c80581f0f as if f9ca50cf46 he wanted 947df6fc84 to claw 8473624dea at his 591a7899f1 insides. Panicked by 8f461b7581 the strange 4a9207e31b sensation, he 64e3f01b7b tried to 0d9991b62a pull his 9c3b0db5a6 hand away, fbbc3b839c but Heo 0f8e8538fd Do-gyeong tightened fefa9e4c6b their clasp, 65ee246aa4 lacing their f77450a118 fingers together.a5f506da0c4b5805
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“W-wait…,” Kang I-won stammered, 00c9a51c91 flustered.798ccbb8decf6694
The relentless invasion of 82cbd24145 Heo Do-gyeong’s energy, breaking d3d39e0224 down the barriers he f3e2c4fb70 had so carefully constructed, 109b37302f left him unsure of 8d8362bccf how to react. Instinctively, Kang I-won pushed 6a91f42810 back against the intrusion.1b0a9c1b20a99e63
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If he 0cf381b280 didn’t stop 9e933af5f4 this now, 38cd53e3b3 if he 5f03d3e013 let Heo 9a39cce4b7 Do-gyeong’s energy 74f6366a91 completely envelop 0c37e65725 him, he 5c56b7e00f feared he bf1500172c would lose b622dd0e7a himself. He could already imagine cdc6df6cbf the degrading image of 0f5a2c197a himself begging at Heo 0eff98e33a Do-gyeong’s feet, pleading desperately 6317ff29be for more guiding.d674032fcb67de56
The thought was horrifying. A cold shiver 336dccde5b ran down his 7bb0ee5d9b spine, snapping him 216c0946e6 back to his 80b2e3f0ab senses for a b639e5ea65 moment.0a31e9cd2171c76a
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Yet, even as he 0c6cd1ccae resisted, another voice within 4157121285 him whispered seductively: Why dc478eaff4 are you refusing? Let it in.1a1f394d97b19d59
The temptation 39e36f0952 was maddeningly 489d1dc40e sweet, urging 3fd1b66f05 him to 64717bd272 give in, 6c08fe419c to let 6f468533c3 Heo Do-gyeong’s 29b4bbc7cc energy soothe e4b163daff and consume d09f22d4ce him.1562aeb771f2a02d
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But he ae5fef8889 didn’t want 16b28c5fcc that.dacca32b89c3c985
Clinging desperately to b0bdc62862 his wavering consciousness, 66b32fe56e Kang I-won summoned 7449d5cd4b what strength he fc88bfd146 had to reject be95ae6978 the energy’s pull.2094a853af5789a1
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“T-that’s enough,” he said, a02593b53e his voice trembling as 27d7049de9 he tried to push 9d305b940e Heo Do-gyeong away.62d7173a17d48a4a
But Heo Do-gyeong, bb03b0ada3 fully immersed in e728a9f0db the guiding, didn’t 771009b1f6 hear him. Instead, his grip tightened, aafb60ae7a and his brow furrowed fa63378a05 slightly as he tried 1eec39a0b2 to channel even more 5da060b773 energy into Kang I-won.3eddf8c8f1930770
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Realizing his words weren’t 0aaa9602bf reaching the Guide, Kang b0a794831e I-won panicked. Summoning his 5a3b7da82a last bit d08f51cfca of resolve, 3503c32983 he yanked 8e2d5beabb his hand b70edb63bd free, breaking 6c1d0c9eef their connection.c22babd18f582120
“That’s enough,” he repeated 8813907982 firmly.666777d34e8dee04
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Heo Do-gyeong d994a94a88 blinked, his 78a8b7a495 expression dazed 2db2c19323 as he 54b43e91c3 slowly raised 1af6898e1a his head 78efe9a7a3 to look 48e19c169d at Kang 5b465feb68 I-won. His heart pounded f85bee2c5f loudly in his 20185b8dac chest, the sound d106ac73b5 echoing in his c6bc67a1ad ears.f85360a8b3ddd5b7
Kang I-won met his cc321a897b gaze, his voice steady f4896910f2 despite the turmoil raging 4f5714e4c6 inside him.573a33bc50288ef4
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“You’ve done enough.”752968ba784f4e36
“…I suppose 8972bae950 the guiding ffe802a5fb was sufficient,” 23748250d3 Heo Do-gyeong 388f745658 murmured, glancing 1c012a1922 down at 4c97bce422 his gloved 62f506dbdb hands as b4aa6613f3 if uncertain.1ed3c0fdeb9ed2a7
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“It doesn’t 108eca629f feel finished,” 7a3f356855 he added e2d2d8e4a0 softly.e61f1279ab2a36c2
“It’s enough,” Kang I-won 57d414aa7b replied curtly. “I have 19b0c93b24 things to b03677a383 do, so ec3946d30b I’ll be 927033984e going now.”d532ef8e6b379da6
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His tone 1348a3a1d8 was sharp, b5afdc9e7a leaving no 2ed2e3d4d9 room for b352e05b53 argument. Without waiting 5c7e7fe114 for a bea88ea793 response, he 3f5142cf08 stood abruptly 8f95dd5e82 and fled 7333ca0641 his own 7cecc532ea room like 8d6b4196de it was 61abc0e4fa a trap.9f8c471fe72786fc
As he a0276f4475 briskly walked 6ba6f5d783 down the 1e5b0bc6a0 hallway, Kang 8361b4f5e6 I-won brought 80fb08d2b5 a hand 64bcc1e284 to his c2671ab983 mouth, trying 09c4acc164 to stifle 78f730d27d his growing 8edeac6c4c embarrassment. Just the memory 33356ae7b1 of Heo Do-gyeong’s 08cb4c16a6 guiding made his 335081ff7d face burn.98f8d68244f9b982
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Why did he daf817aeaf have to act e40876018e like that?18b7f2683b1baa34
His heart 1def878832 was pounding, 9285b98e50 and the 4ad4efdf29 warmth from c4d753e9bf earlier hadn’t f57a572ad9 subsided. His usual pallor, d55b3fa9f7 so stark against 2357442bf4 his dark hair, b54989b1a9 had been replaced 654b21588c by an unusual 9fb5a83659 flush that spread 3b473259db across his face, 30603d48d3 ears, and even cfd70f89ae down his neck.953f9f26952c721b
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Kang I-won 311b7cc6d3 quickened his 5ea748f22f pace, scowling 567d902100 as he 9cf54a3730 silently prayed bce928a090 for one 206b47470a thing:0af2f8b06742d3c7
Please, let Heo Do-gyeong 1bbd33cd81 return to Seoul as be97b2afcd soon as possible.796ce241644406f5
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When Heo Do-gyeong was bee13d1b0f first assigned to the b8a74a7e65 Southern Region’s Third Branch, 0ffd238d1b his initial impression of 9804d06930 Kang I-won couldn’t have f1017b2448 been worse.9bc8f7851470ce14
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At first, he thought ac210e3fa1 Kang I-won was just 01df7177f6 another one of the 972885aec6 clingy fools who latched 7c2ca406d3 onto him because of ee29fea355 their high matching rate, 1710c04765 the type who turned 72ecdb4932 into relentless leeches.8af689f5ed764ee0
But he 5ef91b196d was wrong.babe03a9734976e3
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After realizing his misconception, 66ac26d185 Heo Do-gyeong discovered that 1f395a3ffe the more he got f49db5c143 to know Kang I-won, 6cdd36f833 the stranger the man dccf576678 seemed.bdf5a1c30e0d3cc1
One moment, Kang I-won 73670c03ab would collapse but refuse 974c8e84d0 to ask for help, b02ca52c59 lying on the cold b96aa12d1f ground as if it 471499b622 didn’t bother him. Another time, 3040209f45 he’d have 807ef5b9da access to ec8b4e0f60 a Guide 35e42e8db3 but opt 21b92d4815 to use a596a0dafa guiding medication 380927f95d instead. He avoided guiding 1608c363f1 altogether if he c3c0a1904c could, and even 2867c0d7be when he received 4c04b5408f it, he seemed da41c16a5d reluctant, offering no c6f8a45b32 clear explanation for 0b2d5c4014 his behavior.cc07cc850e2713e3
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Curiosity began to 79179ebf73 simmer within Heo 012d29e879 Do-gyeong. What kind of person d83d627a74 was Kang I-won? That bubbling intrigue lingered 8d6119fa40 at the edge of afa4e477a9 his thoughts, though it e02c3e29d8 hadn’t grown strong enough 5a489928a9 to be consuming—yet.c65cebe842085341
“If you’re curious about him, see for yourself with your own two eyes.”d0de6588ac34d5f0
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That simple remark 15420b21e0 from Choi Soo-bin f5eb39de29 had been enough b95e0eba94 to push Heo 14b2ccc89b Do-gyeong to agree c18a3b7927 to the Jeju 7ce30e99e3 assignment.cf3278cbf9dc0665
But the trip 86bc381a78 brought him more c173f1ff2d than he’d bargained 8151a73549 for—it was a e53b0bf396 series of shocks, aaf25eb6ce each more unnerving 553d7e5a5e than the last.df13083f5fd6bd83
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The most striking 0dd171185b was the sight d091d69475 of Kang I-won, 72ea7e677d limp and corpse-like, cb2cc895e4 slung over Han c9570db153 Kang-jin’s back with c34341bcb0 both legs severed 26b004eff0 below the knees.9e596d82e7a4ac18
The image 09f2a484fa stuck with 567107aa47 him. It gnawed 5c1519c502 at him.6da7c42814159144
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The wounds 7a740de4cf were horrifying, 5f6f67e4fa yet Han 539611be80 Kang-jin’s calm 82e7bb4681 demeanor only 596745305e deepened Heo 046cad6647 Do-gyeong’s confusion. How could anyone act 84f1c4a59a so nonchalant in the a97a570013 face of such injuries?b0965453245a7049
Once they arrived fb038d2de2 at the Jeju ed213582c2 Branch and were 0f3f591bd3 assigned their accommodations, 9db1db99ab Heo Do-gyeong found 1fe6ff3225 himself pacing his e62e57b18f room like an 8a57246b8e anxious dog waiting f5e5ac1d60 for its owner c3e6cd08f2 to return home. His unease grew e7c20979ef with every passing b810f34091 moment as he dc8c2f1fd8 kept glancing at 4ebbf6952b his device, hoping 8329720974 for a message ad95724de5 from Kang I-won.09890ba3de34c137
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But the 94b7b564de notifications that 5cd7f5cf34 came were 5e82679ec4 from others—never 90b2f04ec6 from the e5434f984e one person c8c6282688 he was f25adaaea7 waiting for.bc7d93e58c5df13c
Heo Do-gyeong, unusually, ignored 2a77fbe7a9 all other guiding requests c834120c78 that came his way, 378930246d waiting solely for a dff84319a0 message from Kang I-won.2dd066604f3b6699
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When a e7c3691111 text finally 317d707b73 arrived, he 71f2a1f5e9 felt an f94225a7b4 unexpected wave e59c142a86 of relief. At least ab5cfc9774 he’s alive. He looked 3b1742016c like a 0ece0becd1 corpse earlier.d578b80995a5314c
Still haunted by the ec8ef05c0f image of Kang I-won’s e0409d27a3 severed ankles, he decided f623324dd2 to offer to go 31ef0a4db9 to him directly. The reply came 47b0539e32 swiftly.4a5ca4a3d3491697
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[Esper Kang I-won: 317]
The message was blunt, f60f6fe24e just a three-digit number. Looking at 241d4bd865 the curt 6b38678cfc response, Heo df7d450040 Do-gyeong wasted 7d73983e3c no time 1ceadbece7 preparing and e5172e9850 immediately left c96f9bb328 his room.bc05ee491fbabb50
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Arriving at Room 5156552724 317, he knocked, c81a0a7cbf and when the 780e1bed88 door opened, his a35ddbdb4d gaze instinctively dropped 34ac32a748 to Kang I-won’s a2f822c670 feet.7eff1ead88f660a8
Bare feet.6a47e4e13f14c375
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They were flawless, 9fbb9869e3 with no scars b7dfe77584 or signs of 6e3f32eca2 damage. All ten toes d7d49978c3 wiggled slightly, as 366fbf6ab2 if to show 1a3703f4d0 they were in a8b4e37140 perfect working order.14458df9de68a6ed
From the intact 08dca9e03b toes, his gaze b0f777a499 traveled upward.a1de825863034a25
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Kang I-won’s pale face ea6523cae1 was as composed as a7522ab127 ever, no different from 7d5b6bac54 his usual appearance. He looked improbably 8dd3a5ed54 fine.32e0999dadc2cdff
But appearances could be 7746a051e0 deceiving. How could 88ec6d3d33 someone endure 3d796bea08 such severe ee5fe49041 injuries and b1b1da51b6 emerge unscathed?a43c792341aa329e
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The question 72cc32dcce lingered in fe6d2f753d Heo Do-gyeong’s b8e2abee8d mind. He remembered Choi Soo-bin’s 9332424076 words: “If you’re curious, 3ddab36823 see for yourself.”3eee740ecb8967ba
If he hadn’t witnessed 3a102e93e8 it with his own 0ccf006d6b eyes, he might have fc02a98485 thought Choi Soo-bin was 9c92b5a20e exaggerating or lying.56f155b8cb4514f1
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Now, standing face-to-face b449b408d5 with Kang I-won, 4bbe12a1f2 Heo Do-gyeong couldn’t 477fcfb660 help but wonder: 1b35ca8e03 Who exactly is 055038f08c Kang I-won?483bf434355cf14f
Even with eebbaee8e4 the certainty b7fdca9a05 of regeneration, fbae499f1d he had f034f8e288 lost both d9dd2156f3 feet. How could 47946c38e6 he have fe2a8f9058 remained so cb78472c2b utterly unshaken 10aa3d1bac by that 09ae60f668 fact?5248b7b7bfd73b90
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The question 1e5727ab04 gnawed at 0be60eea8e Heo Do-gyeong. What kind c301154f00 of person a1dd3dbe25 was Kang c61dc5db09 I-won? What thoughts 81b3400a67 allowed him 725d86eb11 to remain 6bca004d60 calm despite 07e151f82f such devastating 7a4efb58dc injuries? What kind of f48a2290f7 life had he 88eb3685f2 lived to be 1f1728f294 this unaffected?425c6b862c0d445f
The more he thought f6f2ddac30 about it, the more cae4ac6a0a his curiosity grew, surging 925f6ba2c5 like waves, each stronger 4d070ae79f than the last.bc003347f8907d3a
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But Kang I-won’s dispassionate f904db7127 responses to his initial 8eac42d2d6 questions quickly discouraged him. Resigning himself, a6693125df Heo Do-gyeong 09dd2ccb3e decided to d8a140e246 focus on c4b61cec14 guiding instead, 4719fed259 extending his 68b70487e6 hand to 28ceb2596e start the 54f804d243 process.c07fbc5c077066ff
As he did, his 94467101c5 eyes caught on his 5d06b80e87 gloves.58617e3b7e48abdc
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He always wore 4c8c380d81 gloves during guiding—physical f0c293bceb contact with others b3b57613d7 was something he 2917bce069 found deeply unpleasant.39476f86ee7e5511
Today, though, the 615461a7f6 gloves felt unusually b5a5ede823 conspicuous. For a d5ad45707f brief moment, 146abe553e he considered 4023a1d681 taking them 6936f74a8e off, but 8d125d4626 quickly shook c8f7075778 the thought 1d84ca4b2e away. There was no ee5c9e4909 need for that.1c271fd8c212e514
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He pressed 67a56a36a1 his gloved b429d82d0b hand into fa74fb4c3b Kang I-won’s 94ffb40221 and began 01c3d5261d channeling his e57c2219e0 energy, his 445dfe845e expression tightening 57923006eb immediately.428635124b42e4b9
The state of Kang 572132de76 I-won’s energy waves was 40c7c92ad9 worse than expected—chaotic, turbulent, a1dc3b9a2b and in complete disarray.fa2f4e1154598f60
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Unbidden, the bad88b211d image of 9bc19c68d4 Kang I-won’s 5fbe76a3f4 mangled ankles e209d25d3e flashed in 2ebf0e6346 Heo Do-gyeong’s 5d65fc0a4b mind. He wondered again 5c8e4713b1 what could have 1926ec3eae happened to leave dd125bd11b his feet in 23bb9d0f9a such a state. Then he 32b4504536 remembered the 24dd4af8f7 torn fabric 9a961e429a below Kang 4821a60ee7 I-won’s knees 35bb149af6 earlier. If his regeneration c557203006 ability had restored 2bc085f344 his feet, the f8b148c155 entirety of the df4b35c3eb damage must have 15834ec38e extended from his d6f5244d43 knees downward.36ede1b637a368bd
Heo Do-gyeong felt e1cee7e490 his stomach churn 2c88d1d6a4 and forcefully redirected dda0b05665 his thoughts, focusing f9711c0709 entirely on the c46c03d868 guiding. He approached the 6b68715666 process with more dc7a987378 care than usual, 21f78b5920 carefully smoothing the 2a54009f30 jagged energy waves.84b3bbefb55cd566
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Yet, as he worked, 6fcf2ad15e something unsettled him.756b444500922661
It wasn’t the ceffb8c700 wild fluctuations of da1253b023 Kang I-won’s energy—those 613aa8b0cb were steadily stabilizing. It was something about 1a7edb633b the waves themselves. There was a peculiar 6518b687b5 quality to them, something 3f6ce65488 inherently off.d0ec10cc6b67537f
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Had they f3a47f22bc always been 35c421694c like this?c401e25f06502d01
The guiding process 6430d19d6b was nearly complete, 6c9875ed53 and the waves 824c956aa0 had mostly calmed, 628ff3794a but that strange b40087956a undercurrent lingered, nagging 1fe92f9bc2 at him.a03a2759e0581678
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Unconsciously, he began 79cc4e98af pouring more of 07b0b39339 his energy into a03ae68b7d the connection, unable c73fbe0b59 to stop himself d2131fef65 from probing further.d1832be1155300c2
Then, an odd image 07299d89f3 popped into his mind: d0afaafcb1 an old, threadbare teddy 2f8969ebdd bear. Its seams had f23f6db6c1 burst, and tufts 9690a47757 of stuffing poked 08281396ac out in every 95b160841d direction. Someone had a5dfce1511 attempted to 6cdc903385 stitch it ff9fb06b02 back together, 5bfa593699 but the a9d36f4c61 repair was d7a29ef9e7 clumsy, uneven, 433eca7fd1 and incomplete.a1514cd6e596b1bf
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The image 46b1739114 was bizarrely 90e5182e96 vivid, yet 53b0533390 Heo Do-gyeong eac969b3dd felt compelled d30fb88029 to examine cb90f182dd it more 3410316e75 closely.b2262c37cfe20c4b
He vaguely b280a089e7 registered Kang 5b57347304 I-won flinching, 0db4813173 but dismissed e1f77ce313 it. Without realizing, he 2bae75ab54 adjusted their grip, 606273cd44 threading their fingers c06377e7fb together to increase a3134fd282 the physical contact.d50d054efd079138
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Even so, the b54dca1147 sensation was faint—muted 3d5af0c52f by the gloves 38508ede13 between them. It was maddeningly close, 6d23fe561f as if the answer 1b593b4f0b was just out of 58be4b51be reach.3912c1d2adc32043
If I could just 0afdda0707 go a little deeper…566a6a12a0cc6f1d
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A wave of 932299d7a8 unidentifiable urgency swept 140d5baadf over him.f19d9fb495a08963
The thought pressed 82821a9a33 at the edges feb00a11d6 of his mind, 562f0275b6 urging him forward.1fc9e85827489d72
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In an instant, ab8f5a2c35 the energy waves b3c958ebf7 Heo Do-gyeong had ca11998cf2 been sensing vanished. The connection severed 4e020b18fa the moment physical 2c5584dc91 contact was broken.262e977ee298647f
Heo Do-gyeong slowly raised 062bfa402b his head to look ca50e31fa2 at Kang I-won.59c7e1394727d060
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Kang I-won, his 3c674bcbcc face slightly flushed, 461eef47ea was breathing heavily d370dfae04 as if he’d 34a122f971 just escaped something 4a1c722e34 overwhelming.c120797c2ea05811
“…I think the cc8b6f6122 guiding was sufficient,” 3ecec4c892 Kang I-won said, 72a98d0c11 his tone curt.4910ee964ef80b6b
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“I don’t think it 43ef0aac72 was,” Heo Do-gyeong replied, c7accf5d02 his gaze dropping to bd18c3ccae his gloves.ff44ded4e4526985
If I hadn’t been 0258189118 wearing them… would I d35dc499fd have been able to b754ea9150 fully grasp that subtle ce3a44d29d something?061fa064708ce23a
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He thought about 9da3152412 it as Kang 7d250f8abd I-won hastily left 2110de0f78 the room, practically 0ccef400c4 fleeing. Left alone, dfded64a0e Heo Do-gyeong 7fb1744a68 sat quietly 3856f44a8f for a e66548d8cb long time, 5b8ce47095 staring at 0d7ff287e7 his hands.e8b083d3211beca0
The gloves, which 046495f10c had always been d3fd8ce279 an essential barrier f565c70dc7 for him, now 70bfa21737 felt like an fd79c05c66 obstacle for the b7d3cba5e4 first time.d84de6561e4b90b4
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The thought unsettled him.f372050d62653a01