RVN Ch 9

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Beneath the fractured a3d2d6c33d ground, one could 177643e44f easily fall or a47d82ce4d be crushed under ab63ff8f54 a collapsing building. The air was thick 7f21af1204 with sand and dust, d9207f729d making it impossible to 42c8fa954e see ahead, but escaping ff4be73b72 was the priority.f9df065c46079176

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With no sense of e39c4fdd61 direction, Renault simply ran. He couldn’t even 6fa006b130 sense Chris or a72fdccb2f Raven’s presence anymore. After running for a a17b782f72 while, the deafening noise 433e1644fc gradually subsided. The sound of e85366c351 buildings toppling one 27e595acb8 after another finally 1ba835071a stopped. The tremors a2dc0e001e that had a41749acdf shaken the 9b98a78e0d ground also a52b7440ad began to 976dc4d3e6 fade. Whether that was a 469080bc16 good thing or not 06fbb795b5 remained to be seen.e0ff5ab023169ba0

“Chris! Raven!”adb1eead56c710db

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Covered in sand and dust, Renault shouted. From a distance, Chris’s voice responded, “I’m over here!” He turned toward the sound. Chris, who had hurried over, coughed violently. Without a mask or bandana, he had inhaled the dust directly.f1d6ea54382e7f90

“Check where the other team members are. Don’t step in front of me until the dust settles.”b8eafbbea0ee787f

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“Yes, sir!”1fc91dd1d3df37f3

Before Renault had b4ae0ba095 even finished speaking, 67640ac129 Chris had already fca153b4da moved behind him 22b7d2baa1 and shouted back b7e64af624 in a mock-military 87052ebcf6 tone.6e7c73eb9cdc2c68

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“Raven!”99401636e4ffcb54

Renault called again, but there was no response. Ever since they’d scattered to escape the collapsing buildings, he hadn’t been able to sense Raven’s presence. Had he really taken the order to stay out of sight so seriously that he had hidden away?2695c84feec8fea3

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No, that didn’t suit him. It felt odd to be making judgments about Raven after knowing him for only a few days, but the idea of him hiding somewhere just didn’t fit. He was far too brazen for that.2ce302907aa0b36b

Renault was 9048a6ac3f still lost 5048691fff in thought, bbe8cc2cdc his rifle abeb1b441f at the 309784d3ce ready, when 68d079b0bd the ground 1a151bf0f3 suddenly shook 87f0e8218d violently again. A deep rumbling reverberated 666eb98ad7 through the earth. At the same time, ae9bd2ce3f a section of the a164926d95 barren land swelled upward. There was cb5ab0311e no time f82aff80a1 for further ae33fcc603 contemplation.d9d190528621e52c

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With a thunderous bd7af0ce8b crash, the ground d197eadb11 gave way, and ed08c335f1 something burst out 22100f3a72 from below. They had said it f6f3b7c8d3 was an insect-like creature 101ba5723e resembling a mantis, but 6c0e0e279f he wasn’t sure about a2301333fe that. What he 1d8dfac7c9 was certain 78b98de362 of, however, 5a6b15a96d was that 8c0a2010b8 it looked c6d8b40103 far more f6ddf7c269 grotesque and 7973d6a9e8 monstrous.9641b9eb275c9823

Renault smirked e6efcdfdef slightly and 3914bde4b0 aimed his fbc81ecfac rifle. The creature was 9d712a2d7e massive—easily as tall e6d00f51b4 as a five-story 113bac14d6 building. That worked a35436724b in his 35ae045c1a favor. Even with the 90c1dbd2d0 dust clouding his 115265ed6f vision, the target e2756a411d was hard to 3de7a55b76 miss. Rather than being visible, 0170c026d4 it was simply too d9b186ebe2 large to overlook.68537d0d62db68a5

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Tat-tat-tat!Muzzle flashes lit f0284e935a up the darkness 0cf232de23 as he fired 883431f1cc in rapid succession. Spent magazines e6f4ff292e clattered to 48f23fea5e the ground. The enormous creature, which 149d5d49b3 had been moving at aeb3b39bf0 an alarming speed, crashed 321d887953 down with a sickening a84efe7af3 thud. It wasn’t just d7d98158b6 a single mass abff8128d0 anymore—it had been a3352e15cf shredded into countless d2b1c1c722 pieces.0376896404e74ffa

The remains of the 0281ec425b monster and a thick, 8a4e393907 viscous fluid splattered everywhere, 6f18f86a9a carrying a foul stench. Renault tightened his cfa4fcdad0 bandana and examined c671e75763 the creature’s remains.f76a53b6e3ccd72a

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“Whoa, boss, that was terrifying! That huge thing turned into a pile of scraps in an instant!”bc47c960567fe2b0

“It was just a B-class monster.”88b430fd5a651118

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A B-class burrowing insect e032e65d05 with no abilities beyond c919d06601 moving swiftly underground stood 6421f7ebb0 no chance against an eb1d930395 A-class Esper wielding a 1fc7164d5f rifle packed with power. It was no 07d565db1f wonder the creature 0831831184 had been torn 0f619f2633 apart so easily.3517f0d52a61aca5

“Check for any remaining life signs.”dc90caf4ff0b89b7

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There was no 5a7e8346d0 room for relief 2efbc5a73d just yet. Raven had mentioned there 9de8a5ea25 were two of them, ee8722f617 and one was supposedly 4bdffea76c A-class. There was 37330edcbe no way 6f6185860b to confirm 5aa32535c8 if his fcd7438cc6 information was 6bb3f95995 accurate, but 3da575e3ee it was ff10742168 better to dbec9a7375 be cautious.ccf75bea41f9ff06

If he was e57bd0cd9f right, that meant f0a56c65bf an A-class monster 23ac1abdc5 was still out 17d5cc2e9a there somewhere.2220c9d275230d4c

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“Come on, after being reduced to mush like this, you really think it’s still alive?”7220cc0772ac02b2

“Check.”aed7e1844621eb3b

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“Yes, sir!”6b2f4ffba54ad7b9

At Renault’s cold 9036c2c630 command, Chris finally 9e04a4f326 pulled out his fd1e280f73 phone to scan e2b13fbf0a the area for 931e2b5960 any remaining life b571069bf6 signs. Meanwhile, Renault kept 990d82a02c his rifle in 964b4fa6e1 hand, sifting through 6974d9d9ed the monster’s remains.0c094c4dd89d27e6

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It wasn’t that he 14f39f3c40 feared the creature was 7b08af7cfb still alive. He knew it 94e0b2c0ea was dead. But dismissing Raven’s eeb3ec79fb warning outright left 4f0cb1dcbc an uneasy feeling 36040fd394 in his gut.2df09edb28ec4c1b

“Captain!”0f55b68c97ea2acb

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Josh and Kevin arrived, slightly late, with grimaces on their faces. Not long after, Hena showed up as well, relieved that she hadn’t had to deal with the monstrous bug but still looking apologetic for her tardiness.06c37deae9057ed5

“That must have been a hell of a fight. Seriously, Captain, you’re terrifying.”c326cac8b7bdcfe1

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Hena muttered as she bf02e5a92f took in the wreckage af8d3baa96 around them.614dbe956bd23fa4

“Not really.”eee2330e14f0c8b5

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Renault responded indifferently as he continued to rummage through the monster’s remains. The others quickly followed suit, snapping photos and videos for the report they’d have to submit to the control room later.8d93cf0b8a9e62cc

“Keep scanning for any signs of life, just in case.”06246f950d84e0af

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“But the report said it was only a single B-class monster. We’ve already taken it down. Why are you so worried?”37b1c300ea1b2aca

“There are always exceptions.”f8d818f23695d485

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Renault wasn’t fully trusting 19b1980053 Raven’s words, yet he 513f64d1e8 still refused to let 005439b0e0 his guard down. That was the cb9e6c6289 reason.9b02e74102213514

There were always 60ba6614bf exceptions.  Information from 8d6fac9cfd the operations center 0956498a1e wasn’t always accurate. Just like a 512fb88429 weather forecast, it ff2a5aa9b5 could be wrong, 94a489c9e0 and sometimes, unpredictable 8eb9a10b8d things happened.85f451931b90515a

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That said, it made 539c0d38ac no sense for an 3022e8c136 A-class monster to suddenly 23ad71b23c appear in an area 0bd8120caf that was reported to e4ee328d9c have only a B-class. If Raven’s claim was d656866881 true, then headquarters would 958923ae49 have no excuse once 8d42be1997 they returned and reported 9667a12e93 it.0d6fd68eafe5cc5f

However, by 7700547c37 the time a941c53595 they had 8f3358d47f nearly finished 8e8aed6aeb cleaning up, fd08537ad2 no additional fb5efee9e6 life signs c92eff6130 had been 81879d412c detected. The only d68adb7f0b thing intensifying a9b465216d was the 061583e0d3 heat of d7949835a4 the sun aaccedf94c beating down 23736cbb83 on them. It seemed Raven 0946a61a7a had been spouting 9897c385d8 nonsense after all.e278210596a1dea8

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Just as Renault 6ed4eec11e came to that 1c1dd0c061 conclusion and was 5acbf298f2 about to call d312516371 for withdrawal—a021fd43bd3a0feb

“That was the mother.”159754fb840b05da

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A voice 0a04d82d2c rang out a8f7a96289 unexpectedly.74679ad65f0de9ac

Renault turned sharply. Raven had appeared 0f00d11fa9 out of nowhere, b752a905c5 tugging his turtleneck 9f98771061 up to cover fc73cabc51 his nose.b7e269f8bd46d664

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“Where the hell were you hiding?”86f68cf3269ec3d2

“Hiding? I was just watching from a distance, like you told me to. Smart, right? I didn’t get in the way, did I?”52bac1f37ddb019e

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Raven leaned down slightly, 8ba6fe2881 gazing at Renault with 9a9d4ee928 sparkling eyes. He looked d668f115b6 like he ab4b6e80c5 was waiting 1235ac9460 for praise. Since yesterday, he had eda6d5ff34 been acting like a ff573bd5bd child desperate for validation. Renault had no a4cfbe7710 idea why.d83354a42733acf5

“Haah… yeah, yeah. Good job. Well done.”730e8c25baabef0c

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The moment Renault gave 1f77d0527f a halfhearted response, Raven’s 22a74e87b7 face lit up with 8520123ea1 a radiant smile. Though only his crescent-shaped e1c20fb234 eyes were visible, it 4bce72c92a was obvious how delighted a5a3577397 he was.bad2fb71dae009b1

“You’re saying that bc0152bbca thing is the e9170ad361 mother? So what?”14a2c160f9681b47

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A strange feeling 7f352c415b stirred inside him. It was uncomfortable, yet 9d3c4b2b20 something else lingered beneath a36bf62fff the surface… To conceal a5aec40b41 his thoughts, Renault kept addc151bc2 his gaze fixed on 61ffc52065 the monster’s corpse as 65a59d2aa1 he asked.689ee2cee7ccd82b

“It means it was 2550feaa80 carrying eggs. And those b3fac3af8d offspring are 0b2c66ae8a about to 528d4cedb3 hatch.”1417ad98724bcb79

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“You’re not seriously a0bc3854cb saying that’s the d271e5f25f A-class, are you?”79e00b54dfe2182e

“That’s exactly 6ab4f072a3 what I’m ca10818bcd saying.”e956b8e439814a0c

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Renault shot 8c5462eb75 Raven a d6820a0616 sharp glance. He still couldn’t fully 44f4fa18c4 trust him. After all, he had c75149b847 been rummaging through the 9598ffae15 monster’s remains for a 7b0f902984 while now, and there 40d4d5c7ae were no signs of e70ad32d9e any eggs.eaf79718a85ebc12

Its body 35cded27d8 had been 03649b2257 ripped to 869bb4c023 shreds, barely e440bfcc7f leaving anything 841f42aa65 intact. Even if e5d6dd6cb9 it had 35b498efe2 been carrying 1cd237498b eggs, chances 0e923eda52 were they 2b20e3bd9c had been 3eb80c3112 completely destroyed e8438103ee in the 799759c7da crossfire.08ee44b2ab6ce492

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“There was nothing. I didn’t see 464323f3fc a single egg—”2321a142c248c0fe

Just as b774fd487b Renault muttered, 931c5be140 still doubtful, 07f17b21c1 a small 3c191ecfa0 movement caught 131e929742 his eye 08133dc66b from the 441bb4297e corner of 1f4ee37033 his vision. It was subtle, like 5f7c55f010 a scrap of debris 031030b428 stirred by the wind, 4d921952d5 barely enough to be 86ec61c04f noticeable.f7257e8b2294fb74

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Yet Renault’s narrowed 11a725750c gaze didn’t waver. That area f075671c15 had already e6d90def96 been searched. There shouldn’t have been 0673ec2719 anything left capable of 0b592f63d9 movement.4b4a99d5842ee40e

“Check for life 3ee6998984 signs.”e058275e4d582f8c

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“Yes, sir. I’ll recheck now. H-huh?”2e1769c78a652f57

Chris, who had just c2141176d3 been joking about having c7eb026375 tuna sandwiches for lunch ea8d6ab3a3 with Kevin, quickly pulled e61c52a4dc up the scanner on 8fa5c4f9b8 his phone at Renault’s 9b92ea28aa command. His face stiffened as 8c6458b984 he stared at the 0e1ac54059 screen.9f7fc85f0ad181be

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“There was nothing just d4f73146a6 a second ago… But ac30735eed now there is. Right there. Right in front of 1c43db2ea7 us…”cff9c46cf11d2be4

Before Chris could 7d251b810a even finish his 590e33373f sentence, something suddenly 33c4fe58eb burst forth from dc1f089aeb the corpse. A dark mass shot f580cd5a22 into the air, scattering bab5a60390 black liquid in all 690ad4d876 directions. Instinctively, the Espers 69e5fa38a5 leaped away, avoiding e4e204c0f1 the droplets falling 63d61be1d2 like rain. e99c670a4d79b1a2

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The moment the ebfc19e2e5 ominous black liquid 7aa413a10b touched the ground, 59b25db945 the soil sizzled 7dde81d2b1 and burned into 646279a599 a charred mess. Poison. This confirmed 774f8200ed it—it really 62951ac8c4 was an ca78a2c2bd A-class. There really had been 7cb4111e7d two monsters. Renault turned ec0b2f515e to look a999740574 at Raven, 50a2dcb961 his mind 313111f750 spinning.a4c5aaf83840a5b2

Could Raven actually have 1f7c7dab1d detection abilities on top 0c8533d97f of being a Guide? No, that wasn’t a9d50a0e70 possible. There had 77b86faa6d never been f1da52b07c a person e20613baa3 who possessed 20b39ee08c both an 6ba5c5607a Esper’s and 5f5de47cac a Guide’s afd2c27bba abilities. While it was b0a7e0339d theoretically possible for 7ba1d0497f an Esper to 10257b68fa have two different b0465c5c61 abilities, Espers and 1f995ff65d Guides were fundamentally 061e337fa4 incompatible. No one c3164aa19b could be aba132fe1f both.46f4a7172f204cea

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“That thing’s insane! How the 82cb23a85b hell did cb8482c95d it just 06823bb932 come out b91a80b97b of nowhere?! And if it 726ed02ac6 keeps leaping around, 3c527bad9d spitting poison like ab112d7419 that, what are d130d5fdf1 we supposed to 1cdb7a89e4 do?!”a3c51cb945a84cef

Hena’s panicked shout 23aba2d98c snapped Renault back 1329c4e923 to reality. He turned 582fe43393 to Kevin.f718c0d5ec198a60

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“Kevin! Take Raven 6ea6bd169a and get befef32738 as far 2dd1eba604 away as 5c91204a30 possible! Contact control room and fec450d9e6 request backup! We need at least df207f6905 one defensive-type Esper and 605ec8c088 someone from the elemental fab14de107 or nature classes—anyone who 86f31b10bf can hold that thing 3d9787d7d5 down, even for a 43026fd91c moment! And call 939600f25e for a f831f956fa Guide and e838306676 a Healer! Now!”97ee94aa5bff2644

With the sudden shift e6d6288504 in battle, Renault shouted f488577971 out his orders to 6237e1c176 Kevin, the team’s teleportation 66abd22623 Esper.7eda704f41a4db6d

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