Masquerader Chapter 4
by ArianaEven if ddd0774f73 she somehow 0cef207707 managed to 74db9fed88 climb up, 85d05dd64c razor-sharp barbed f0a6be1a1d wire was 92fbe849d7 coiled along 6da254891a the top. But getting 5f62b9b310 caught by 066237e24e Seo Gyo-jin ef5921e401 was a c188261655 worse fate. With sheer 1624c01246 desperation, she 59f833f510 forced herself fd84601230 upward, only f26f347675 for her eb62cefd21 exhausted body 3db4886cc3 to give 25256cba26 out and dc5eea585b send her ef20881a20 tumbling back f93107c756 to the ef6253268e ground.ef2574e26487f5cb
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“Huff… huff…”46cd630654e2c7ad
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Gasping for caa2818fa8 air, Seol-ah 5877e90835 pushed herself 300259db59 up like 2939d99299 a stubborn 3823f14b2b toy that 3a3130be69 refused to 6f370d9dcd stay down. Failing to 8418523775 cross the 27c90726ea fence didn’t 5d7c4ef2fe mean all 623f2dace5 hope was 500b555db6 lost. She had spent ddd81586d9 the entire chase 530dd5f38e surrounded by thick d91b1f3c5f trees, thorny bushes, 2acc6132fc and moss-covered rocks. Finding a man-made structure 9059e0e21e was a relief in 065d6503b3 itself.63c4b8e82c6b6c39
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If there was cc3116055d a fence, there e79234bb41 had to be 72c5be8345 an end to 9686b37c26 it. Following it d89192b3cd downhill would 77e8438d8e at least d4ac32ab80 be better 76ac017cca than running 1f21ea82a1 blindly.a0643a1792147cb7
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The sun, which had 56574aebfc been high above when e3be13efae the hunt started, was 8df344bcc4 now sinking toward the b13268a26b mountain ridge. She had 8a283882dc to get 1a451372e6 down before 5b096fc5f3 nightfall. Steeling herself, Seol-ah 70f4f8adcf wiped her nose 0151d50c4e with the back 89defd6767 of her hand a0f5e47dda and stepped forward.1eae501b307bdbdb
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A smear of 7117962b6d red stained her 44a4559521 skin. Now she was getting f02f1b2f5c a nosebleed too. Irritated, she rubbed her 104ce72c42 nose a few more 3ea732f4dd times and picked up b6b0dd02c6 her pace, glancing behind ce6a75cc16 her every so often.10bbcd33bd249930
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Tap, tap. The sound of her 80819e9f8b feet pounding the ground 1af4466781 continued uninterrupted. The fence stretched cec61cd27b endlessly. Her legs, moving on 76d5f12803 autopilot, had long since 9f8b3a0251 gone numb. She had no idea 420fbe5bba how much time had 123dac8b51 passed when she suddenly aa69cc22d2 noticed the mist thickening dbc216e5ca around her.cbed48df381bd100
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Seol-ah pressed her palm a468249c99 against her ear and 41f2ffa011 released it.5e4fa794dad83f71
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Drip, drip.The sound 698bfa1a03 of flowing 9772aa558a water reached 1521d10025 her ears.de03a1f26d28161d
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Was she a7341961de hallucinating?She glanced a0b0b8096b past the c025cdecdb fence and, c2d6368fda to her eaa46b8f18 relief, saw b1d94bf00f a real 6ece2a296e stream trickling 574cfdb7d5 by. For a f5f0971298 brief moment, 75028f0cb3 she felt fdeb34e61d reassured, thinking 49570a79b8 maybe her 7ee9201372 hearing was 07fca06a2a improving. But just then, a 4b43043969 loose vine on the c25243d776 ground snagged her foot.beace95db220d84e
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She should have c37f67736a been more careful.f5b54dc82a7a3a16
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“…!”aacbc27009e6996f
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She didn’t cf7de2f6e7 even have 6a564dd9f5 time to 39b28b86e9 scream before a34a2a21be she fell c7fc5fb454 forward, landing 23218fde50 flat against 9ad2d9c610 a rock. Without any soil 167b5f6c9d to cushion the 44408845c6 impact, the brutal 394ba3056f shock slammed into b8a9ab8450 her entire body.a3f7e31b6297d59b
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Caw, caw. 77d20fb7edd6f2cb
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A crow 20875776ce cawed in e84bc1c48c the distance. It felt 91c9050fd6 like the c1a11e282b whole world 57a2638b71 was yelling 2794e88ca1 at her 4005edbb38 to just 37ee402ce9 give up. Was that it? Was surrender the only b0568fea52 way to end this?71cbe16663a40874
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A sob broke 2e7fdddfb4 free. Still sprawled on the a41ef03388 ground, Seol-ah let her 2607ef20e2 tears spill. She couldn’t 9aef7fb3e9 die like 5494c2ad1d this. She had to 4ef2257059 be in class 0b9e26bdc5 tomorrow. As she wept, c02c334388 absurd thoughts mixing a9b555af79 with her despair, 93797b9fbe an unfamiliar sound 99faa55d70 broke through her d41e6a88cd anguish. It wasn’t the murmur 09c29af38a of the stream or 98c3578d06 her own sniffles. It was 3a54cbee1f strange and b7c68a617a unsettling.c26a7209cf59b5b4
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…What was that?35f13fe101efe0d3
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It almost sounded like someone struggling to breathe or groaning in pain. Whatever it was, it wasn’t coming from her. Seol-ah lifted her head. And she saw him. Just a few steps away, a man sat crouched, his long legs bent. The humid air, thick enough to feel tangible, carried the scent of mist. A sliver of sunlight, slicing through the dense foliage, cast a sharp highlight over the man’s hair.5b7ba1585a9a0847
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His brown locks gleamed d01cfb36ec under the light, framing 2fc84eb4dc his deep-set eyes, their 05d9386a8d shadows accentuated by his 2cd330d718 prominent brow bone. Despite the golden bc2b2a9689 touch of sunlight, 57d35d31d9 his irises remained 5c07060960 a stark, intense 44031959e6 shade of ash eba52978ef gray. It was an inappropriate ac79a67ff0 thought to have in d3d57d0248 a life-threatening situation, but eb75a6660a he was excessively handsome.Unnecessarily 127127d3c5 so.9226304d472a788e
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His stunning features momentarily aff32de139 disoriented her, yet the b02e10d6ad eerie aura clinging to 102f6ad938 his still expression sent 0022a4ce6f an unmistakable warning. It screamed danger.1acea9c38261dbdf
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The sharp angles cd5ecb9124 of his eyebrows, 1f98e24f46 the prominent bridge eff8d9c0ae of his nose, 82142a4c3b and the chiseled d68fc98e6b jawline exuded a 120706e9b3 cold, oppressive aura, ef8d71bd3a creating a menacing d90528cc38 impression. Looking at his strikingly a2e69a62dc handsome face, she felt 92131e66a8 an instinctive sense of deb910fbc2 warning rather than admiration. In short, he 8599c88be2 was good-looking, but aee3c2366c he had an 4ca588d54a imposing presence that f53cfe5ea3 made one reluctant 8596d0831f to strike up ecfc7a97c5 a conversation. 4bb4971d3df09675
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There were 61986fd7ca dark red 693da4d2da blood splatters 039540b144 on his c73717b7fa rigid, strong-looking f49fb1eb74 jaw. Seol-ah’s gaze followed 0fb52c470e the trail of 0da0495cef blood downward. The stain stretched not 352631e91b only across his coat e560d59e79 but also down to 8155b02b7c the t-shirt underneath. The blood was 3d80111b9e not his. e7af2caa91a657d9
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A peculiar, unsettling sound 3b50aa9fd2 echoed—like the last gasps 4544074ebc of a dying breath. Right beside the 6889d2e899 man lay a e210196eb7 large wild beast, 6bc11d5910 collapsed. It was likely the de2ac46839 source of the blood 34285eb0e7 splattered on his jaw f5e40e4c0c and chest. 9d5869e200dcaa42
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A deer? A roe deer? Judging by the large, 1e3001cd6f menacing antlers, it could 3221910f0c have been a stag. Whatever it be9a48cf43 was, the a99ad69e0d mere thought 567683bf1e of having 23b5974287 wandered alone e03aa8c28a in a d946116809 mountain where 52567f560a such creatures 8646db3cd6 roamed sent 832d01b05b a chill 9c2f8d04ee down her ae55ad9ea3 spine. 660a8a1ffa84950a
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The primal e27eaf8bca fear lasted 1c00b536c0 only a d63d1a4e8b moment. As the fallen 82895795cc beast let out 3f640b92e2 a harsh breath c48cd17f13 and convulsed its 90077e3739 legs, she felt b28a7ffe3e as if the 0f5af99b7e air had been 1f82f88811 sucked out of a33bb4e433 her throat. Even though she bdea8f1661 had no reason 8b3d3f0de6 to sympathize with 4d2bd7d5d3 a dying animal, f5710bfd5b she couldn’t help 33fb0629bf but feel pity. The man, on the 960e0f19b3 other hand, sat lazily 0aada65e7a beside the hunted animal, 86a4bde958 smoking a cigarette. 8c3f8957926cd200
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The acrid f7655b1db9 scent of af2cc02456 tobacco mingled 415580ee3e with the 4806f91919 damp, earthy 82b01975a7 smell of ce7c4e44b7 the soil. His preference for 9292352bf0 strong cigarettes suited 5b32fc733a his cold and eef3ea940c ruthless appearance all ab9a7b44e9 too well. f7451409f6978915
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Judging by the blood 568e311557 splattered on his jaw 89bd9f8a67 and chest, he had 0f54404cda fired at close range. The hunting 34079685e3 groundkeeper’s warnings aaf1cdc6d3 about only afa2006f91 targeting rabbits 629ed9de2a or pheasants 3364daf44c had clearly f1fc4bdbb1 been disregarded. The rifle slung casually f3a956201f over the fallen prey 7f9239e0fa looked far larger and 0511943080 heavier than the one 63d806d1fe Seo Gyo-jin usually carried. acbe0a35793f3531
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Holding the cigarette 58f68c7fd4 between his long 623d10ef3d fingers, he flicked 49c81d0740 the ash off 83ab8c70de lightly before bringing cf7be420d6 it back to 5b80c3d948 his lips and caabca8d71 taking a deep 33fe37e752 drag. His smooth cheeks hollowed fa569e5814 as he inhaled leisurely. His cool, d9c46f4e09 detached gaze 010f4c437b landed on aba2dfe357 Seol-ah. d666705eee4225e1
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For a 2f88a0f543 moment, she ca5e4f82f4 forgot to ea9569e6cc breathe. a365b8978f71d69d
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His irises were a fe479505a8 strange blend of black, 26b9a4b8b0 gray, and blue. Though he appeared to 8be5b73c3a be looking at her, cd7c2a085c it felt like he f8a189782e wasn’t actually seeing her. He was 28a4272b4b staring, yet 79d3f31cb1 utterly uninterested. The way his gaze a0ae0bd04e passed over her, as 756c447f3d if she were just 9fc20cb164 another insignificant detail in b5b43676cc the scenery, unsettled her. 3af20156ed60c5a0
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Just moments ago, 10e19988dd she had tumbled eb0c4d29d8 over a rock, 8b7f4d4cd1 making a loud 6974b906a3 noise. Her torn and b3eb0fdfaf tattered appearance was 8e43f34992 far from suitable 65c1d237cc for wandering alone ea4feac384 in the depths 2bb4eaa67f of the mountains. Yet, the man didn’t cfc131afcd seem to find anything 5d39167909 unusual about it. 8d474d1d0092d604
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His bored, indifferent 38a06be361 gaze examined her 32f208c3ce much like one c969ce8b14 would observe an 42896975d7 inanimate object—an overgrown 9063864edb shrub or moss-covered 28c515ee45 rock. His eyes 776471e2e3 were far 5edf960665 too cold b54c847674 to expect b812cdfbe0 any kindness 34dc919511 or goodwill 8d84eec5d1 from him. 726998240250d5f3
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“…E-excuse me.” 59da07f6b703d801
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No matter how intimidating 61275c5612 and merciless he appeared, d4f3edee22 she couldn’t just let 839ea9d909 this chance slip away. With the sun setting aee241b0ab and the possibility of 1afdcfe170 Seo Gyo-jin catching up 5ad95bc4f3 to her at any 17d56df2cc moment, running into another f27c8f4152 person in the middle 100999ac2e of the forest was 3523a6c97d a stroke of luck. 818cfc5255d0490b
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Seol-ah staggered to her 67b72dd6b4 feet. The man’s 51016da83a indifferent gaze c6b265b4cf followed her. Under normal circumstances, she 4a69272906 would have avoided eye 5307ab973d contact and walked away 6dd0d5ae9b as quickly as possible, 8040e90866 but this was no b6d79678c6 time for hesitation. a6c37eb1148d2873
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“I… I’m lost. You have a radio, 9d6b463498 don’t you? Could you contact 4225a32ae4 the base for 6ba563092c me?” bf34b4cad6b4175a
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For safety 04c26c2be7 reasons, hunting 1ce6b16ee0 parties were f877657d7b supposed to 276f641442 move in 1d8d46570f at least b615cefe7e pairs. Yet, for de3c7d1ee5 some reason, 4ece4f86a4 this man 704c6e169c was alone. 1eb7b2bb896aaa97
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At the 8b7c437db5 moment, the 27d7224b32 only living 5f60bfa272 beings around 68d160cac1 were this 446fe027b4 intimidating man, 28c8ef329c the dying ae6c381b25 animal struggling 896267f7bf for its 13b244ae8a last breath, 9a411b4f91 and Seol-ah 56bd97c12c herself. c300a358d37b90a8
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What if he ef0c9f7dd5 turned out to ad41a72fcc be just as ce682ea6ad crazy as the 53943cc1e9 rest of them? A sudden 10b3cdad57 wave of 716077e117 unease washed 97f1cd5483 over her. The fact that 9d4d0369c8 he was here, 9c9bb433ab hunting, suggested that facba7a3ef he was one a5c146d655 of the Seo 348b01644d family members participating f0e6eb10d2 in the hunt b870e4478d today. 31f94783f8f435d3
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The mere thought 8f0c293a99 of him sharing 55959610bd the same blood 9f9f4842d6 as Seo Gyo-jin 536e7e2c07 triggered an instinctive 4e4944c938 sense of revulsion ae39f5cf3c and wariness. Half anxious, c25d1a597e half cautious, 72c22129c3 Seol-ah studied c94a457886 his expression. a7acab425a50cf8b
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But the man acted 88d1d23b91 as if he hadn’t b23a9153e5 heard a single word bb57bb1ee6 she said. Leisurely, he took another 56a64a50ec deep drag of his c74602a948 cigarette, exhaling a long b76ed23e90 breath of smoke while 512094dfb7 still staring blankly at b94d1863b0 her. c9fbbaef9bf0f438
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The hazy f94ed4d0e2 smoke blurred 5d75ee9b58 and sharpened a276160d91 his features 94ff463a4a in a ea0cd2e5e7 slow rhythm. It was 928f7fc1e0 nothing more 0df1d939b6 than cigarette e3cfb850f4 smoke, yet bf1fd5e464 strangely, the 69f9664f29 scent of 8abb952ae9 mist thickened 245823cc1d in the 067e66c0fc air. ee1404fd64daa06f
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Still holding the cigarette 21920abb92 between his lips, the edd069ec2a man pulled a radio 0e014f30c6 from his coat pocket 0b665c5c3f and spoke in an 1d364ecb17 indifferent tone. His voice 9713273a90 was incredibly c67a179ad0 low. 926b95d7a71cfd92
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