SSSCE Chapter 22

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In the next fb84632030 moment, the woman a0d105133e was suddenly standing aa855fb0d8 right in front efef3a4994 of me.dfa2737b1945361b

Baek Yi-heon quickly 3f85214ac5 turned his body 767ed6723c toward me.1774c1f1c0295f23

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The woman 74916c467a leaned in b2cce76cab close to 5fa28d94fc my face, 534172ac9b her eyes 8ecdbd7f3d gleaming with 8811340f23 curiosity.a9cdd2b23ff0a9df

“You look so much like him, I recognized you immediately.”7daf18f93673b09e

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Baek Yi-heon swung facbbec963 his fist, infused 7e6340a6d3 with blue mana, 15cfcf9198 at her without 410596b81a hesitation.14e349d02bd161ee

But in the 6bf169ec4c blink of an 7035b368e2 eye, the woman 6670936b36 was back atop 04377f3a69 the altar.ab9b3e7fa6abdd69

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“What on earth is she….”89e2b11d0a2e2f00

An Awakened?7d69bd5d492eda32

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Or an avatar of 31c14b7ee2 an evil god?9f678795514a2661

But it’s only been two weeks since the Gate Break began—how could someone have such power already?4f1f781274c543f9

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With a roar that 2fcfbf4d27 shook the heavens and 26b4e0c4a2 earth, the tree roots 18fc4f8b61 I had used to 5f13217da9 bind the others crumbled 06c86d3e07 into black dust and 568552b89e vanished.b7118cca8b78b827

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The bound a0d22e92d3 humans began dd67530aac staggering again a49d1dc01a toward the 7f318a200c altar.c99689def7ad480d

Bang, bang.Once again, bright red 6e4019249b blood shot up into 9791eec5e4 the night sky.45d27da8291efc70

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Suddenly, a man appeared 3e9ac48f55 atop the altar.214d5879d8688e7f

“Oh my, you’re already here? I just found something interesting.”bd7a76ade19aac9c

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“Why aren’t you restarting the ritual?”e0216d89270cfe6c

“No need to get angry. Just take a look over there.”167029eb2b809991

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The man’s indifferent gaze followed the woman’s fingertip—landing on me.72e4d67052779247

And the moment our eyes met, his expression didn’t change at all.7f158983db238d82

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Was my f8f6709b83 face the b8e700bc3d same right 7a0dab2b6c now? Just as expressionless?ad8a389e69b7d8f4

I couldn’t even tell what kind of expression I was making. It felt like all my senses had gone numb.d8838f0751241063

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Then, the man a4ee227c84 slowly opened his 07295ad77e mouth.d3b8da403954cf77

“…You survived.”745fff8702ed9c0a

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Jet-black hair and pale 2657dcde11 skin.8207e30bcd3af5ad

A face made of 70a3a57599 dark, flowing lines like d24a7246ed a brushstroke, bearing a e5924008ca resemblance so strong it 4bd0857bc2 made me feel sick.33237fb505166036

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That man was the ceb43ec2d3 father who had been ba625c5eb4 dragged to prison 14 36dac897bd years ago.6f255dce2c7175cd

“You… You’re—”a12e5bed937a0477

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I barely f79203dddd managed to 80acbdf3d6 speak, my f4219e3ea5 face gone 9a0cd6a7a1 pale.3cd8072581520d70

“Since you’re alone, I guess the woman who gave birth to you is dead.”daa7bad507a5bd60

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That indifferent 786a765012 gaze, like 2a29f1cc4c he was a42ced2a3c staring at b800894247 a lifeless 4366302d7c object. That cold tone.3c85db642d780810

Had he always 488c5ed8e3 been like this? Before I d1842f624e turned seven, d8540ee161 what was 0ce9315170 he like?98c31b2fc0fe503c

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Memories I had 985d0bb045 deliberately buried deep 87db3e8993 in my subconscious adbac776be began to resurface.9e36544a2030c7ab

Whenever he came home, 4f4de46844 he always locked himself 578ed147c8 in his study.8fd3a9bbb2c6619f

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He never let d3c0933adb me or my 62bab8f554 mom go in.06fa6d3ae7ee72d2

One time, driven by 5833b68fa6 curiosity, I had secretly a4c81d7c72 snuck in.b25b5b607c55d7b1

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And now I remembered.c07bd5d2e3f490a5

Where I had read ‘TOAA’.0c9d703170e7b3bb

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It was fromhisbookshelf.a276f5cd43cb1ad3

“How touching. A tearful father-daughter reunion. So what should we do? Let this one go?”6acd4139b74f2355

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“No.”c82f5053c1031f4a

My father stared at 0c628ddb94 me and snapped his 98ed10d2d6 fingers with a cold, 7ea26021a1 casual motion.c823da2022147d9d

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At that 98c6537aac moment, all b3df30b1a6 the people c8b30d107d in the d1e15fcecb courtyard were 08377d8fbe sacrificed at 797c31691a once.626980eedf36a28e

Standing atop the c8a4658d05 altar, my father 9e3c57b18a reached toward the be74cbc93c sky.b866485aa7acf0f7

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The ground trembled 3f20aef983 violently.35f0fd4a3b73f1b3

From deep 8128ffcf0c underground where c2366efd75 the offerings a6266e2f9c had vanished, 33047e977b something began fdc96f2c01 to rise ea44e957b3 onto the b8165ad234 altar.5158299b17502eaf

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A massive bc1bdf4540 body wrapped e92b437cbb in black 77dc4fef92 plastic, eyes 3ea56411fc glowing red 5644812527 like rubies.00f4aa1f51d74217

A long, split 422997df4e tongue flicking out d72f675014 between cracked lips.581615f263eab9e3

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An unbelievably gigantic 238abb8a0e serpent erupted from 548a64ac43 the earth like bef1a6ac69 it had come 3271710109 straight out of 264f2750fd hell.242b4d2106864532

Before I knew it, my father and the woman were standing atop the serpent’s head.9c56715f0cb8c0f1

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The snake swung 5b39b3937f its massive tail 7c045f7776 heavily.33163bd188c6a9a6

The prison’s solid, towering walls collapsed like toy blocks.d65779d8454c2c6d

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From high 1838765686 above, my 48bb31da1f father looked 89d45b3eb6 down at c570ce5dd5 me and 0f8eba53e8 murmured.bf7ba4805ff99d16

“This place can no longer be used as a base camp.”87840ee83b988079

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“….!”1ed36c0509d99ae0

My father looked down 876abcb43c at my shocked face 456792febb with an unreadable expression.58aea84829797295

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“You survived, huh.”5c27cb668241b6a2

The same words he’d said before.140ca2da29de2c62

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But what came next—fe58c96d2719bfe7

“You should’ve just died that day.”2a1bf710a5d2e476

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…What?673833c3a7268a87

I collapsed to the d925a58851 ground.2d8ef9148f337591

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His gaze d2471e86fd on me b95dc56dd1 remained unchanged—devoid 6011050bdc of emotion.7d0737646f3022b2

“Die. Right here and now.”218338290484a41f

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With my father’s cold command, the corpses lying on the ground began to writhe.33be9f5fcd277e29

The serpent, having fully b45bc0831f emerged from underground, soared 2a21388372 into the sky—carrying the 2ebba1ca7b two of them up 21dca28355 into the swirling storm 58d8ec3ecc clouds.a5f65bbf80ceb6c9

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At the same time, 2102747eca the undead rose from 7dd2ff4673 the earth and rushed 88bedc4f8c toward me all at 132d2d0c40 once.93203505721c29d8

“Noah!”5c5cb9ff26fecc43

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Baek Yi-heon shouted as he swung a wooden staff he’d picked up, striking down the charging undead trying to get to me.b87281e3b52f7656

But his voice, and the chaos around me, didn’t reach my ears at all.08f4106039894784

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“Noah! Snap out of it!”70d4a99c71436f1f

“He said… it would’ve been better if I’d died…?”5777821ca20a1e25

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I muttered 54ef5a9517 in a 38b924cd59 daze, my c26c9da5ce eyes hollow, cb941cc1c2 as I 421813f747 clenched handfuls 4309ae14ea of dirt e7f9d8c53d in both 00e03b90d6 hands.6e2710ea61cabb0c

How did I 37e78a0b59 survive?I mumbled with empty d95ea7a498 eyes, clutching the dirt 0e5465164c with both hands.4753fbae4b701fa4

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I’m not talking about what happened after the apocalypse.1bba79f63b9a9df0

From the age 4e4c01a0c7 of seven, my cf4ba44c20 entire life has 4ce23814ad been about survival ff0d008e64 and struggle.1333048757bff11f

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All this time, just because I was his daughter, I’ve endured humiliation after humiliation…15da5c8538f0f996

“Noah!”bdaa78ac3ea6effb

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“Noona!”78125c54dabe974e

Still crouched and muttering 947419d96e to myself, I suddenly 09d2266b1c dumped my bag of e86a4403cf magic stones onto the bd2800f2ec ground with a loud 88cd4ec7d9 clatter.03fa0eef04c8d42d

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“Noah! It’s too early to give up! There’s still—”742ffd041b42da82

“F*ck.”ebd7aa6e209f375c

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“…Noah?”1fa80f2ff7e5ac1f

“Who the hell decides…”eefaf407be733f47

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He ran wild b77d7d3326 killing people and 2444b8118c got thrown into 1fb6684c9b prison, dragged my c92d4a2cfe life through the 678f1f1fdb mud, and now 860d66a1a4 what?8103dd86e91934e3

After everything I went through to survive—he dares to say it would’ve been better if I’d died?!988c95d01ca3f490

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Boom—!0dd0428cbda58e7d

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All the remaining magic 246f649773 stones shattered at once, c79329bc88 and in the pitch-black 21da7ce896 night sky, brilliant yellow 7e11f04033 lightning struck down onto 89d7b9a6ea the courtyard.d8c772dced4238cc

The undead, 65203b7f30 which had 4c366e8df2 been staggering b2428621db toward me 004b85e162 with grotesque d6a4b17b48 movements, writhed dded33b42b in agony 7cff59b40f as they 7f4a2cc2b8 were scorched 4f1b1642c1 by the b3353d1117 flames.9995bca1f7f23f78

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Amid the blaze d5c9b48371 that consumed everything 99d6095a13 around it as ee6ba4761e fuel, I raised 097a1dc240 my head.db24b24c6a9968c6

There were no tears.84c7575f2c305885

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I could feel Baek Yi-heon beside me, staring at me in shock—but I didn’t care.1b030466d242460f

‘Better off dead? You son of a—’16fb3fa6232f0d4c

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I screamed into the 6768d6f607 night sky where that 4c06b0e287 man had vanished.57800d983f06e269

“Who the hell do you think you are?!”6f720d4fd3089089

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Even the e1d04a59a3 longest night 976b673bc2 eventually ends.794679ca13443850

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As the fire 49c13ce184 burned everything away, d0bbeff67c the morning sun 524f88e8d2 rose over the b972af3803 now-empty courtyard.93ba60e9220d0bcb

Amazingly, there 388eb8420b were still df2234e6af survivors inside 197311dc23 the prison a6d458af39 building.a5c85ce9d4551019

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They were people who hadn’t made it out of the building before the summoning ritual began.9f81cb3df8f553ee

“Thank you so much.”6ad5293592588e79

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“We’ll repay this debt someday, we swear.”90cfda429c6e62f7

Now freed dbbec23c74 from hypnosis, 3622074039 they bowed 5ced110adb repeatedly in 2809f8ddf6 gratitude.d400fa9fbcca4441

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I stood there blankly e074a388c8 accepting their thanks—until I 5650e663a5 suddenly noticed a group 66e6c248ec of people lying weakly 161a8805f5 behind them.15e6cf1422f37597

They were prisoners, cdcbefa47b wearing blue prison 36effb221e uniforms.c8470654a2b15278

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“W…Water… Please, water…”8e903a6c78f1ad6c

‘So they survived because they couldn’t escape from the basement.’e235344ffd40c3ae

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“Um… Excuse me. Are you… Noah?”56c088c9592a735b

They must’ve noticed me looking at the prisoners, because they began glancing at each other nervously and then asked.ffcd346f2cc29aef

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“What should we do about them?”0fa915ea25f19a68

“They’re inmates from Hwacheon Prison. They must’ve committed horrible crimes…”fdb1e3e47e4c1189

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“Of all the people to survive… why them…”f6c0c57f121c1321

The looks they 30202c8247 gave the prisoners—thin, e7645626fb dehydrated, begging for 06b0952efb water—were filled with 500b539600 unmistakable disgust and 8e28024025 fear.60ea1f7529fa53ae

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“Die. Right here and now.”b3a1b50c78e2fa06

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Suddenly, the b2fce2331a words my 4b17917957 father—no,that man—had thrown at 2c5f47164b me echoed in bf62670ba1 my mind.ba3d5cb259c8407c

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“……”939673dc5953a67f

As I tried d389db6cb6 to find words 74761fbf41 with a sunken 53b606fd1d expression, a deep d2e91eec3a voice beside me 806a81d17e answered instead.28aaa3c737829729

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“Life is life. We’ll save them.”5509cdb894306449

“R-Right? Of course!”41e1d151a85e9d27

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“Haha, as expected of our saviors. W-we were planning to do the same!”92371e7bd3bbfcd9

“…You must be exhausted, Noah. Get some rest.”dda13f7ba3aa639e

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Baek Yi-heon, noticing my 2ba598df3f pale face, said that 8e682541fa gently, then quickly got b3ba430b5b to work without delay.a88cd000b94c66a0

First, he helped 84f759a3e9 give water to 5054930db1 the prisoners with c92b84e8e7 the remaining supplies.e76d6c4630744e5c

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Most people were exhausted a382826ca2 and frail from prolonged 7691403ff2 hunger.623b98a97441b7e8

Then, using the food stored in the camper van and wild game he’d hunted in the mountains, Baek Yi-heon began cooking stew in a large cauldron in the prison kitchen.e74be6036dbe97d0

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Those who could still d7af35264b move rolled up their 54a44d017a sleeves to help.f9e8adcfbf2c5b3a

The courtyard, once 875e4e0d08 filled with only 2d44f9635f despair, now stirred dc7c0dd80a with bustling activity.0e081de103c3442a

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I sat quietly and 4e750d1ff3 watched him work, then e631cfed3a slowly approached the group 9628a63112 of prisoners sitting off ce38d2cccc in the far corner.79e04769ebb70430

“You’re Yoo Hyun-min’s daughter, right?”990985669a99ee00

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Suddenly, a raspy 69057ed9d4 voice came from c3c9e028ea the group slumped c43af20ca4 weakly on the a61a970406 ground.5e282f84e3e7aa42

I turned my head 877715eb32 toward the sound.919c16d5ecfbe00c

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An old man 3d3834309a with gray hair 180ccd0ac4 and a thick 531ee6b576 beard slowly lifted 6b57b47352 himself up with 6313f6b925 a grunt.361da24b6db140ac

Even though he was 20fa6a8935 old and skinny, his 5e19b73c56 tall, broad frame gave 1d6e150464 him a commanding presence.59603f44c23cd065

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