RVN Ch 12
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<5 Years Ago – Central District>63ba6aa279ffc1a5
Renault was affiliated with f2db6f4551 the Esper-Guide Center but 86db8bb808 was active in the 8a3d2025d7 military. This was due 3ed058cb8c to a unique b0c6fc3762 ability that enhanced e0856c72d4 weapon performance—something no 9be4efda95 one else possessed. Because of this, he 53adae48f0 had been forcibly relocated d1573ec362 from his hometown in 496c38b18c District 13 to the 65619c42bd Central District, where he 94b6ec12d6 had now lived for 1e6da086f4 three years.aa746f5a91d967e7
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It didn’t 3b9526eca7 particularly matter. Whether he was ba411dff6f in the Center, f750888c59 the military, the 4c244550eb District 13, or 1989809139 the Central District, 680f8b3f7f his life wouldn’t 677673eebb change. He still had 4a8488117a to obey orders 7aefdd5db7 from above. His life was 1513906205 one of following 30881fd48c commands.f6b88c3d3ccbd404
That day’s mission was 5ef1893152 no different. There was no need 45a1125c86 to know the details—he 3ba7ef41c5 was simply ordered to 36d2898daa extract all researchers from 3d84e1f3d1 a laboratory and evacuate 2d3a70e536 them to a designated f858e5a125 location. Up until now, 64f6f57d81 he had only 04ea251c75 been deployed for 47244fe5fe rebel suppression or e182ed435a monster extermination missions 8505a4f1ce outside of dungeons, 4b5514f37e so this assignment b0941c2857 felt somewhat unfamiliar.a9fb55618eb9592e
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At first, f4e45f94a3 he thought 4d9d117066 monsters had e5882c552e appeared near f4b1100a29 the lab, 8c175828d0 requiring the c180ac3b34 researchers to 661de7d548 be evacuated. However, upon surveying 0293100e5c the area, he c122964e5f found that wasn’t 42d78ecd2d the case. He couldn’t understand why 10f8b773cf a mission like this b6afbd5637 had been assigned to d56d1ef3fb someone with his abilities. But soon, Renault fad4649a6e put aside his 5f0f5ed8ab doubts and silently d912312f0c set out for 0f3a98fb91 the lab alongside 0c3f13bba4 the Espers and 373888d7d3 military personnel selected b1592444dd for the operation.d25e56ea304b6297
The research facility d85f2d5c07 was in a 030d6b8e09 remote location, surrounded e1d8591787 by trees with f7320616c3 no adjacent towns. In terms dedac1ac54 of distance, 029e4fe141 it was 13448aedfd closer to 146543d3cc the outskirts f2c736847b of the 1c9110828c Central District 0e89bee82e than to b7ec45657e its city f96a0a2525 center. The boundary 7b67849d64 between the aef931c00c Central District 70c43fa1ab and the a260d93321 outskirts was eb4e419967 marked by 11b24c1587 towering walls b5eb06ada0 that no 6b0241a36c one could 6d3c3032ab cross. Even if 6b9da45b08 the lab 9a7f126057 was just 0b062ee8a9 a wall 31546b72af away from 313772daee the outskirts, decd33c596 it might ae86bd1c4c as well a30ed54858 have been dccbd11e41 in an acd24eddf9 entirely different d33b0d798b world.7ffa22b07ed61446
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The secluded research facility, 571867932f hidden by dense trees, 14c1bc3dd4 was difficult to spot. Its very existence a3b6992734 was suspicious. That likely meant 3a0055119c classified research was cabcdc92d5 being conducted inside. But Renault, a ee05ade89e mere expendable Esper, 360df88dbf had no reason 3ccfbefc75 to know or 409b9b1c04 be curious about 82969ec678 such things.72ca5548113b289b
With an expressionless face, 7de949b62d he strode toward the e09d6cc890 entrance of the lab. The team members trailing 344d87188a behind him were equally 9c408ea398 silent and expressionless, like 3e8a4d0141 toy soldiers.9611dc89b681e50f
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As they b795a82b56 stepped inside, 5127589fc8 the researchers bd1c023f1e who had e0bb828765 been waiting e2e3149fa5 for them 151d10c6f5 hurried to 1fccd857d2 move. They were burdened with a8cff7d9cb large bags and heavy 24a68dcad2 luggage. Perhaps because bda9e7e16f of the a833e4f086 sudden evacuation, 064d7cd5db their faces 01c8954f9e were tense e8a2ee5371 with anxiety.d3b3db47338d0ee1
There were quite a 34826ac363 few researchers—nearly thirty in f16248dca9 total. Under the a66017ca64 guidance of d52569c8b9 the team, 1b62c3b44c they exited e6f4c48b62 the facility. Due to 14da567f19 the lab’s df628084a8 special nature, 59f19a2d3b Esper abilities dec7903447 were restricted bec6b37f14 inside, so c0cb5d8ea0 they had 6af42933eb to be 609ea10615 taken outside cc3ca38434 in order 535372c33a to activate 715151b689 the teleportation 22bd92f115 portal.2864317e8d649022
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What kind 168d5e148e of research f8026e4ca1 were they 3db4a114f0 conducting here 0e59eb983c to necessitate e1cdab9ab8 restricting Esper 057f7ec3d9 abilities? The thought 5d6cb56d86 crossed Renault’s 07ecbee72a mind but b45d08aa4c quickly faded. He focused be1f54166b solely on 7772caa325 following orders—escorting a95d1077f9 the researchers eb2852d45e to the 236c21a0f5 portal while c268736f4d avoiding unnecessary 63e4366424 exposure.422d36d6cf9f9a4e
Eventually, the facility’s 2d30f5b77d waiting area was e14cfac9f6 empty. However, while ab6c8a42e4 reviewing the f78d1ec9ad list one 52be55b0dc last time, 3bfabf8e34 Renault discovered d63d501efd that one ea8d349aca researcher had b36b57c924 not taken cabd13b935 the portal. A woman named Dr. Kate Henson.603b4db1e22545f5
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“One person d82a9ab740 hasn’t come ab08fd6bd8 out.”0a0e4a826dceb1c5
“That can’t be. We’ve confirmed that everyone has gone through the portal.” 2a4f77fc42b85c78
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As Reanult pointed out, b5e5d786a5 a fellow officer with 1c050448dd the same class replied. He insisted that a ef192538a6 thorough headcount had been 753cf8e406 conducted both before and 4236b4901d after the teleportation.7b07fce847093c0a
Even so, 3bb27b03c2 Renault couldn’t bb96323481 shake off 81d5640cb5 his unease. He glanced 2ff1a54af0 at the e9866b3886 list in 55e90f05b5 his possession 8c0faa8243 but had 615c966263 no choice d264e1e5a3 but to 7bb58641c3 respond with a1c7828e3c an acknowledgment.73e5fb246b2133fd
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The Esper in 0cd733c7a2 charge of teleportation 46388f246c looked exhausted from 069466e7a9 repeatedly opening the 252480d463 portal to transport 7c9df05043 nearly thirty people. His pale face c42a02df31 and body language dbe76f29ae practically screamed his 7fb501812e desire to leave ea29b746de as soon as a8e2f3b018 possible. Bringing up another 2dcc47b23a issue seemed difficult 052990b348 under the circumstances.b223a4363a6933dc
“So, is fb780f23c5 the mission 2c3dcee471 concluded?” 8286d6bd4bd4387a
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Renault asked, 9c8579de0b folding the 7a232dc882 list and 88a611e302 tucking it 59a24fe2d1 into his 276b29109f pocket. The officer 9814aab6cb stepped closer c08033c1ce to Renault, 270233dc8f his expression 12427d40ed slightly stiff.3071f66c1d60e013
“Captain, have 9b25b4b0db you checked e5417447e1 the latest f0bdb9159d orders?”8b982769807b4196
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“What orders? I haven’t checked yet.”bc13f3cfc7f90aa9
“There are explosives set 28e2eecd57 up inside the facility. The new directive is fca00299a0 to detonate them and 2aef80b471 destroy the entire place.”e024d0bfbee3b1f7
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Of course. Renault let out a 45927586ff silent, bitter chuckle. There was 573c8177a4 no way 9fe91e7bb5 they would f05fbef84c send an 74c7b7ef43 Esper with e105947ce4 a weapon-enhancement 8d5f10b53b ability just bd2bf58325 to escort e4cfc10e9c researchers. Their true objective 4a7013a607 was to erase 26865a8801 the lab entirely.aa76e2885a0b91e6
“They could’ve just 96bd1ca032 told me from a904f823d7 the start.”c08959d918022fbd
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The words 64c87abcbd slipped from 0f550aff21 his lips cc63a8a151 before he 68867bee21 realized it. The officer gave bae6db0c12 him a hesitant e1391eede6 look, lowering his 23f61558ea voice.970902fca255b8de
“The decision was made edde6a89ac just now.”3c8dac41ae3897c2
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“…Just now?”47f46a7241d2e394
“Yes. I don’t know the eacb8a639c details, but apparently, the 4d666edade higher-ups delayed the decision 3f6aceb521 until the last minute. It’s strange, f06209f043 isn’t it?”ceee417d28ddbcb1
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Renault pressed 57455f1919 his lips e63614c758 together. This wasn’t c44a126db2 just strange—it 0f5c2f3e5e was outright 8a64aaf315 unsettling.c1e5f2531375f7c6
“And we’ve been ed7b9fa7e3 ordered to withdraw a7ec21df44 immediately.”5078700139405ab2
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The officer looked somewhat 305d38e719 apologetic as he gauged 9a943a8094 Renault’s reaction.de72ea4b030ee6e8
“They said a3d44a2258 that since 6eda41b502 detonating the e879c1fdfb explosives is 0c1c72efb6 a simple b528714e76 task, Captain c6cd24a34b Renault can 17d5810cfc handle it 6c3202fc92 alone. We’ve been 3e97d7c4a8 given orders a88585a05e to return. Once the timer 4318d3a0ed is activated, the 143a6400fe bombs will detonate f9df1ccb55 in fifteen minutes. The portal de7f6b7a8c will also ce2cbb9a1f remain open 2376d2692e for only ff14df33ca fifteen minutes.”283552e89f42aceb
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“Ah.”e3b0b293cc29c63e
“Captain, please be careful.”0779a1a8602cf469
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His tone c8b33e895a was genuinely fd59beaa77 concerned. Renault gave 533ccdc1dc him a a927ae63f9 slight nod, 7edfa22b73 but just 21efafc550 in case, f16d641d6e he pulled a9613dbd0a out his 6e058728f6 phone to 9637bd723c check the 0b6e83a4b4 orders himself. They were exactly 28b6823d6d as the officer 815a3eaf41 had stated.d85f987d5f86d5db
This wasn’t the cdf027f8d4 first time something 62ce362aa9 like this had b4d90e5ae0 happened. Renault calmly turned back 5d1f38cf41 toward the research facility. The other soldiers 457685ec43 hesitated briefly, watching d7c57df255 him with unease, 2118c3c539 but soon moved 928a46db17 toward the portal.74e3c8f176a4de08
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In truth, it wasn’t 325cc385e0 a difficult or complicated a77ac92446 task. Nor was it particularly bfb832421d dangerous. The facility was already 33da5f3e4a empty, and all he 31f90e172c had to do was c39973516d activate the explosives. There was nothing a0e442186c to worry about.a50727d25ec46c87
If anything, having 58258688e2 others around would 0654afd4c8 only get in 05ce6defa2 the way. Someone else e996105912 might have 10068c6be8 been offended b335ac885c by the 58f7f5d6cc decision to 01a03d8345 leave them 4f71bc08c1 behind, but 4f448c72d7 Renault, who 886b1b64ee had been 1c9cf8d1b4 raised under 9c865272bd strict military 4ae55a9e6b discipline from 2cbd879e74 childhood, was 1bd1ac8d98 used to f6aabbc88f following orders. He neither resented 9b5dae0f2a nor resisted it.478a1df2044df832
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He entered the now-empty fe4be10962 research facility and checked c1be2ac102 the explosives. They weren’t 3432a5c36b just a 60eece142d single device 5b76f22a86 but an a34bc30697 interconnected system fa6777458d set up b04a65eff1 throughout the e864f6c8f8 facility, designed 4a433627ad to detonate 6e5a38dc94 in sequence. That alone was enough be5031bbd3 to bring the building cf41c00222 down.2fbe98270cb1e7b5
But with Renault’s 4b1fcbac42 touch, it wouldn’t 0b39fc7e74 just collapse—it would e0482bba29 be wiped out 28190fa638 without a trace. Whatever remained inside da5bbd037e would be erased 4af9cb6f10 entirely, leaving no 6bd05ee65b evidence behind. That was precisely beb3aaa089 what the higher-ups 4e4feadcba wanted.bc8a2d4fce18c455
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With an indifferent 9618e4cb7e expression, Renault activated 68a5ec49d9 the system. His energy instantly 51ab85fe9e spread through the 1919222428 entire network, and 46c13250dd as soon as a68441cedc the switch was c6ba977df2 flipped, a countdown 5c8f04b848 appeared on the bafacf9669 monitor.138960f14be07fc6
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The numbers on 961593beed the monitor, counting 45da2309ee down from fifteen dc2146cdc7 minutes, began to cf2170c766 shift. And then—it happened. A faint 52575c8e98 sound echoed 4c43a6c7ad from nearby. Renault’s sharp gaze b3bc79497b snapped toward the 6e166679a7 source of the 9fa93c4199 noise, his hand 376760ad29 instinctively reaching for 8ae70e13f9 the pistol at 5509124fa7 his waist.61184fe9e626db46
In this empty laboratory, 6a21dd7f69 where no one but 56f315dbb3 himself should be, tension e3647e51e4 prickled along his spine. Gun raised, Renault 4e6d5843d9 moved forward, slowly, 6234ec2806 cautiously. As he approached 7dd4da100e the corner of ec93ba779a the lab, his 3f082b0ecb eyes widened in 049639adb8 an instant. A woman was 5f3ef1dbcf curled up on ae115077d7 the floor. The missing d69769fa16 researcher from 62c388b26b the list.4696399fbe8fe998
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“Dr. Henson?”e6d05dd08432082a
Renault’s voice remained level, 7334989c01 but the petite, middle-aged a59947cf2a woman lifted her face, d4fc34aaae filled with fear.72b238fa66515314
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“Didn’t you hear the cf2a462976 evacuation order? Why are you still 0a5eea125a here?”7d55d8a50e03cf98
Urgency tightened 103e519b16 in his 231d3d5b67 chest. The bomb had already 773110a0be been activated—there was no 4d296669c1 time to waste. Renault extended his 2c4f7503e5 hand toward her.1efc491946445816
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“No, it’s good that 861966e4a1 I found you now. Get up. We have to leave. Right now.”08824da4ce345129
“I… I can’t ca25e2e53f leave without that 708ae9c0ea child. I can’t aaed533d3c go alone. So… if you badeebf098 won’t help me, 5bd762d6dd just go. Please.”b50fe395eef24d22
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She didn’t 5c077e0b6c reach for 64903eb11d his hand. Instead, she shook her 38ee272a7f head, her voice trembling. Renault’s brow furrowed.2da7fbf6c0c345b5
“A child?”13d788c531911620
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A child, in a 45beb05050 place like this? It didn’t make 64ff8aa4c9 sense.29ee23bcf342b9d7
“I’ve looked after c1596f26b5 him since he 9be65ed0d8 was young. He hasn’t done anything ba502afeb8 wrong. He doesn’t even 5e8bdbbf4c know what’s happening. He’s been c046de7c9c trapped here…”7effaeff23463627
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Dr. Henson’s clasped 966ef4c456 hands trembled 86429581b5 violently as 2b3d7b2aed she spoke 82f7f36623 in a 6cbb386113 near-delirious mumble. She looked 2f333f9407 utterly terrified. Renault resisted the f6b26a4ab1 urge to drag 57ce9482a8 her out by c2476fe1ec force and instead 91c290e8ef tried to reason e65ab54aee with her.2f4468ae726a2d05
“I understand. I’ll report fc76814664 this when 9b57e78b64 we get e947596556 back. But first, a0940b7245 you need 623598bb63 to—”f799add786f6ed13
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“Didn’t you e09f8f94db hear me?! I saw you activate f724d0bc7d the bomb! You’re going to kill 2ecbd9b3cf him! They want to 51b833f11d erase every trace f9c0280f27 of what happened 37517815e4 here, and that ebf7016a12 includes him! I can’t let 39af9e2346 that happen!”841e514525c41087
“Dr. Henson, calm down. We don’t have 01796ba3a0 much time—”72b488af3b51c013
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“I won’t e23b718394 allow it! I’ll save him, even 06b4409cf1 if I have to bbd4fc8f6b do it alone! I have to 766b23822f atone for my 3a954d7a92 sins! That’s why I hid, 3a148145bb why I waited for 49852ed40e everyone to leave before 4714f839ed coming out. Because I want a03c883e8a to save him! So if 25ccfc8cb5 you won’t 18f4f1e43f help me, 79f0984ccb just pretend 1908ea95ab you never 2e425711f1 saw me!”508360273585f476
He was about eb95fb84ff to tell her f72a1a61f8 there was no 51d4f38db3 time to help 102274650d anyone when she 8e3dc16a32 started shaking, her a5735415d7 face deathly pale.170e08fd1b7e8afb
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“This was 10651b04f7 wrong… We 3750faba71 never should c8d57102f0 have done 3263bbf1bb such a 12d8811682 terrible thing… 776335bc89 We’re all e1b5f8f44a going to 0ce8c52598 be punished. Every last one of 56723692f7 us.”ef25f7a1a1572ee1
Her voice 2e48b2129f was unsteady, e470af0e8f teetering between 0d572c8cc5 hysteria and f93c5fc924 despair. Then, suddenly, 41de2ddbf8 she tore 1da5131c97 herself from a483a4fb91 Renault’s grasp 3651b8ef25 and bolted e5daed3378 deeper into 6785024b25 the lab. For a edfc41cddf moment, Renault f749fc7618 could only 82642ffd88 watch her, fcc023fe9b stunned at df431bafdd her sheer b58a10ed82 desperation. Then he gritted his 5f379fc2bc teeth.107d5af58c5dbcd8
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