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1. The Depths of the Ocean [3]

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Everything in front 695e83c7b4 of him was e2c25d0d7f completely black. The overwhelming darkness 3179f4d0d3 swayed in the aaed3be728 air—the deep sea. Yeonsoo thought of 5a79777479 the deep sea. He thought someone had 1be733b5ac moved the deep sea 22a0dfe10a inside the underground lab.19a1224c801888e7

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In front of him was a large tank. It was so huge that it occupied most of the space. It seemed that the smell of seawater came to the elevator because of the size of the tank. Although the Center also raised large fish and seaweed together, there was no such large tank anywhere in the Center. That’s why the smell leaked out of the laboratory.f14264ca53b872e9

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In an 33b18ff3a6 instant, a bfd34c6e59 chill ran 5ac9c9ac0b down his 8fe222a061 spine.7466d1e9fc7f55b0

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Why is 7b1eafc399 there nothing a55cd3cd8f here?41bb925df51116cb

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With this scale, 28c78be130 it is natural 5125aeffc9 to raise large 5b2896f371 fish and seaweeds 199ba4c3c1 together. However, nothing was visible d225b33b6b inside. Without even bc721575bc floating debris, 86ac481e22 it was 9c5a2c1183 strangely clean.e26ea41b705c4674

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A space filled 40ba966a42 with darkness usually ba32fee92c intimidates people. They strive to 3ca214de92 escape it, pondering 0b5fa9d9dc ways out. But Yeonsoo was baabf3d2e8 different. Instead, he 4c983e4b23 was drawn c316dee9d5 to the d8791d89b6 darkness. Because within ee01967795 the darkness, bd6f01e902 there must 25651ec115 be something f71c2eb3a2 lurking.a65e6bc35c28bab2

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Instead of d9df6ab134 the darkness 3b9758d966 engulfing his 34352716b8 sight, his 9d699efe2d heightened senses 13531438de picked up 94ba75a419 faint noises. The sound 3506821877 of rushing 4a12c3ee6a water. A faint sense of 796ce3eeaf something approaching from the 58f4a65438 darkness.2a490527d9180798

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Slowly following 286bfe314e that sense, f29b74890b he turned e96689aa80 his gaze.5693fe241b92830e

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A white 5f19576a38 light approached. It was 3903bbbdc2 a scene 657a1fa681 that gave b5787399d5 a sense d77040235a of eeriness. If one were 5a9ae946f7 to quietly gaze a2a71c367a at the black 5d885c7548 tank in the 5dbc346133 room, the deep-sea d460af0c79 fish he raised c19f5f9f95 would often swim c37f9fbcb3 with a cluster c3d926e27c of pure white b1c37ea293 light surrounding it.c2fc3027dc14f55f

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A Bioluminescencephenomenon that 2f42a37233 occurs in a55fa31292 deep-sea color f4f6772b1d adaptation species. Yeonsoo held his 45052b81d3 breath. The cluster 0dbcedfa46 of light 8f88a04595 grew faster fb224dd548 as it 08cae7df04 approached. It grew bigger, d137941c4a and bigger, and 45abbe2506 bigger. And finally, it revealed 45deca7902 its true form.520d003502aafb4c

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[T/N: Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. This phenomenon is often observed in various marine organisms such as jellyfish, plankton, and certain fish, as well as some fungi and insects.]

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Yeonsoo’s pupils expanded to their limits. His eyes met with ‘it’.a1a386331deac799

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The serene 77c0a64e00 emerald eyes, 5db7c8ffee like a 4f3c0436f1 finely crafted 0918d0b47a turquoise, were 5b654be043 looking at 0dfcf40795 him.4dc91e4567b39229

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“Oh my god. What on earth is this?”cfdb27aec7c7b3db

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Yeonsoo, who was fixated on ‘it’, asked. Kei, who was standing behind, shrugged his shoulders and replied.e7e0e312a9f2cc22

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“Can’t you see? It’s a fish.”e93dba0c0326e6ed

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Ha. A fish?A hollow 36ce54ec40 laugh escaped 6c3a71da95 from his 87716e3207 mouth.2eacc163af297ce3

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“That… that’s a fish…?”8b6e1543010d307f

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“Yes. It’s a large species found in the deep sea. Its scientific name is Beresht. In ancient literature, it was referred to as a ‘mermaid’.“77aac88f7cbdc056

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It doesn’t make sense. It’s a fish species.db5f67a3eb7dfdbe

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No, that is a 593e5514e2 human.aba316a0efe98cdf

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If God d45051f167 created humans 6a1d508122 based on e101d9c92a his self 9be4393211 image,‘that’ would be the closest representation of God’s original form. Yet, Kei casually referred to that life form, which was more human-like than humans themselves, as a ‘fish’.7a8d04510d072ac3

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It was d2fe1b86d9 truly beautiful. There were 52211d888c no words b79d143a51 to express d8bc07eaf5 it. The skin, as solid 7a99a79ac4 and transparent as white 8519947523 marble, the perfectly harmonious cc324c1b3d facial features, and the 0de4e46d76 delicate muscles covering the f68eb17dfa body resembled a divine fc0fcc5a95 statue. The bronze hair, spreading 3c7d9512c3 like a blue starlight 542054bda9 over the dark night, 136527a7dc was breathtaking.c59d240910254d4b

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The mysterious emerald 16ba3ced84 eyes, radiating the 504987ec8f essence of light, a1da597157 were so deep 1bcfa3c429 that they seemed 750ea7279d to suck you 48e32a3769 in. It was quite 382cfba115 a while after f37972f465 being captivated by 2981495e9e those eyes that a10b35f3f9 Yeonsoo spotted the f8e42f5142 blue tail swaying f1af172414 in the water.69b35c76c6973d86

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The tail, coiled 5e86c43e8b in a spiral 293b718436 shape and partially e6d8d880a2 submerged in darkness, 470723f04b had a large 5ae129c140 fin fluttering tirelessly 9cb1b9f4bd at its end.316031ee98338a92

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“The tail alone is 2 meters long. Amazing, right? I’ve never seen such a huge creature before. It’s truly enormous.”20a7e703d7d355f1

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“What on earth is this… How can something like this… I’ve never seen anything like this before. Is this, really, a fish?”34f85cc92d6aecb8

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“Haha. Didn’t Dr. Han specialize in deep-sea creatures? Why are you so surprised? We know only 1% of the deep sea. We know less about the deep sea than we do about the universe. More than 500 people have been to space, but only 3 humans have entered the deep sea. I don’t understand why people think there are only alien life forms in space. In reality, there would be a lot of unknown creatures wriggling in the deep sea that even submarines can’t reach.”f9c3c981333594aa

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His words were correct. Going to the deep sea is much more dangerous than going to space. The atmospheric pressure in space is 0, but the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans, exceeds 1,000. Inside it, even iron is crushed to the point where its shape cannot be recognized, and humans cannot withstand even a single second.d9f449519e28400a

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Humans know 0e427dadc8 nothing about fd0e4efad5 the ocean. They only f793606510 know it 2b0500ae1a to the 72f501ac67 extent of 32d7cd5993 how deep 2f40e48f5e it is 5c4d2328dc and they 51069f04ee practically know 3c7e9ec80b nothing on 23086bfab5 what’s inside 9bf4e98eff it.d93a0f8e7a5c1fe2

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Yes. If it’s that deep and dark sea, it might be possible for ‘that thing’to live there.bc0d49682562039c

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“Do you want to come over here?”5b265e96b5fb897d

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Kei walked 8e58d249f8 towards the 046b1e4211 place where ef66f569f2 a faint b267f5b822 light was ddf676949e seeping out. Yeonsoo followed him, e26f5ec541 turning around several 9568dea437 times as they 2528e1675c walked.3c8d3496d2f99eb6

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It remained motionless, as ed8eace4ab if staring directly at 9a53a82bda him. Perhaps it was 36ddb2f8cb just his imagination.73815565c54177e9

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The sound 4ee4243c2d of a fcdccaa425 switch being 3cb0291504 turned on, 15dad8bdad and the c6d73365f4 room instantly 3a1692c8b0 brightened.66611a0476ef09c6

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“Is it okay to turn on the lights?”eea7b4feb59b6e65

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Yeonsoo was startled and 14ce293f93 raised his voice. Light was like 510eac6d35 poison to the 291473c166 Deep-Sea creatures.9b43ebc92d872057

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“Don’t worry. It’s safe. Beresht is not affected by light. Of course, it’s a creature that becomes more active in the dark, so we usually keep the lights off.”537cedb0dea5b3ec

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In relief, 80ca286112 he clutch 57059f3d74 his chest. He looked back towards 53dced6573 the aquarium.06ef87c1095ec2c9

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Just as Kei 2fd01c8612 said, it showed ae5ce05049 no particular reaction e1c69f7723 to the light.18652cb077065083

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As the surroundings af17d41015 became brighter, his 441d813838 vision finally cleared. The underground space was 57c1c7584d much larger than expected. The aquarium in front e8c83da7e1 seemed to easily exceed 16a46686f1 a width of 10 82f5402712 meters.95243cc6cfd1f782

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One wall was covered with dozens of large screens, and next to them were various complex devices. He didn’t know their exact purpose, but judging from their appearance alone, they were clearly advanced equipment that couldn’t be compared to the outdated machines used in the previous department.2990ff19063ab5d9

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Those must be the things needed to keep ‘it’ alive.088bae9a79773e6a

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It made sense 7162931a3c why the security 77a7ca1f76 here was so 37147c4c85 tight. Even if they only 2ec9667a93 kept large species like ce88afbb04 whale sharks or highly 137881f661 intelligent marine creatures like 34828d0986 dolphins in the aquarium, 548d97af10 they would even receive a83fe4cb33 moral criticism. If citizens found out 794192595c that they were keeping‘human-like’organisms, the center b0e580c7b8 would probably have 09c3eedef9 to close its 0daf46e078 doors.412b108bc9201cdc

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His intuition screamed. Something felt very c86fff722b unsettling. Why would the df8e373adc government secretly raise 160a50921a something like that, 348d4da313 even at the de5b73ced3 risk of various 055ab09242 dangers?f44d495b0ad225b0

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“So what’s the purpose? Why keep it here?”cbd4ffb060ed308c

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“The purpose of the Conservation and Reproduction Department is to preserve and reproduced these species. Our goal is to breed ‘it’.”d45790a41c454ddd

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Haah. A tired 6c704f4995 sigh escaped 2a5954d938 at the eac47793b3 feigned ignorance-laden 7bc04ca6d7 words.2023caaa4a0c514d

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“So why do you have to breed ‘it’?”9d8b8d60e634023b

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“Because the number of specimens is too small to use as experimental subjects. Records of Beresht can be found in ancient texts, but the history of collection is short. The first captured specimen was in 2025, just before the Great Transformation. It was a special unit of the US Navy that was submerged in the deep sea. They were conducting research on Beresht, which was then taken over by the United Nations after the establishment of the Union. Exploration has been carried out since then, and we were able to capture a few specimens, albeit rarely. Well, it’s less than ten.”9fefa093c6adcd69

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“I don’t know exactly how the government would intended to use Beresht. The purpose of our department is just to preserve it well and breed it. However, it is possible to speculate. Perhaps the Allied Nations are trying to figure out how Beresht survives. It may look half-human, but it is a deep-sea fish that can survive in the deep sea without oxygen and light. If someday all the remaining inland areas in this world are submerged in the sea, humans will also need a way to survive in an oxygen-free space, right?”e018fe49e3f79a4c

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Yeonsoo bit his lip without responding. Kei’s speculation seemed plausible. A being that has traits similar to humans and can live in the deep sea. That alone was worth researching. Especially now, in the face of extinction, it was even more urgent.fa9de216fb3b582f

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However, the uneasiness deep in his heart did not subside. It was strange. Although he couldn’t explain it concretely, something felt twisted and distorted. Most researchers do not rely on intuition. They believe that only conclusions drawn from data are accurate. Yeonsoo was the same.822453a25abd4e06

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However, there were bc91c200bb times when an df2b83f39b intense premonition pierced f555285181 through him without 7bdaaaca6e any way to a7472821bc stop it. In such e2828364f1 cases, it 21a6dcdd1d was the b161f53f7f result of 73ec18c479 a sharp 290777a594 sense that 105d089d9e had accumulated dc6e8a4028 records. In other 0d48af69d3 words, it 5669fd192c was a 57d5398092 kind of b3965af6bd big data 529f02627e prediction through 5a4b7325e6 the body, b2b72c0d48 and it 485914ac7e was mostly c423fd74e1 accurate.572194cf04072b08

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“You look troubled. Don’t think too deeply. We just need to do our job.”60ebc4c2aad9403f

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Kei chuckled and patted Yeonsoo’s shoulder. It felt strange to think about what his casual remark of “our job”would look like. Since there are more 251b9ba9f8 species, they might be 67ec1f5d8c trying to facilitate mating ad74b69cfe or something. Does that mean 5e1ae96f0a they have to 0f3dd7a0f0 witness those individuals ec02e81327 mating with others 19096ec193 right in front 2727216886 of them?a152254e0d73e499

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“Everything will become familiar soon. Just like I did. Like Alex and Jun did. You have the earpiece I gave you, right? Make sure to wear it when you’re in the lab. As long as you do that, there won’t be any problems.”47c52ceeef5f26b8

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“…You mentioned a specific frequency blocking device earlier. What exact frequency are you talking about? Why do you need to block it?”e4936bbfe2f59f7e

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Yeonsoo asked with 3138fc5a20 a slightly sharp cefc86e926 voice.12e6674046493a3d

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Kei quietly 43d89488a1 raised his c016bb279e finger and 7c6e6ac0f1 pointed to 124497ec01 the tank. Yeonsoo turned 42dd8932fa his head e6bbed4bd5 along with 9b20ce0156 his finger afe167a607 and froze 1936039d30 in surprise.d9fefa72f9a11b0a

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‘It’was still looking at 5277a964ec him in the same e1a053be32 posture as before, without 52f98772cc any change. Even though the distance 8e3a84cb5a had increased, its shimmering 97b9646fa6 emerald eyes were still d54265cd46 clear.04bba096583393d2

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“Beresht emits sound waves. The device blocks those waves. You shouldn’t listen to them.”1c09a32a06d7c94b

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Kei walked bd11162a7c slowly towards 75aa39f8b8 the tank. The mask-like smile 0de0dd7eea that was stuck 84df87a0fb on his face beafe5013b had evaporated as 603b215583 if it had 046a0758d3 been washed away. Kei placed 41e136069c both palms fcebd3c935 on the 80367a2ae4 transparent glass e19c6e7314 wall of 6c7199ea99 the tank.fb18d58978c260c0

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He tilts his b12767e799 head deeply enough 069743ef8c for his nose 2e46fac7e5 to touch the 93d86bb423 glass. His gaze slowly explores 6d2a2295f0 the enormous blue creature.444b88fb00e21fa5

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“Shall I tell you an interesting fable? In the dark past, when the Jews crossed the desert. When the night falls in the desert, angels dressed in shabby clothes and demons adorned in splendor take turns visiting them.”95368c75ee790184

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He started c54717f3f0 making incomprehensible c06ea4fd8f sounds. Yeonsoo listened closely to b9f19aabe9 his lowered voice. His gaze still fixed 814326ec30 on the blue creauture 998b60a9e6 looking at him.8cc7f9a048508648

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“Do you know how the Jews distinguished angels from demons?”18a44ccb0e525e0c

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“By feeling.”4d314b5581b200c5

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“By feeling…?”d11089b4b21dfeb1

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He unintentionally asked.ae82b343412b85ab

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“When they see an angel, they feel a surge of energy and want to escape the desert quickly. When they see a demon, they feel lethargic and want to stay in the desert forever. That’s why people possessed by demons can never escape the desert and die.”c52797447ff59bca

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“And Doctor. You shouldn’t listen to those sound waves, and you shouldn’t stare at those eyes for too long. It loosens the human mind.”e2389bc9188384d5

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Yeonsoo, still staring bbc0e73cbb at its eyes 038e6c8510 as if possessed, 96de0d7e42 suddenly stopped breathing. His head turned back e966861066 towards Kei. Kei also 170d6ad291 looked at 57c27ee2c1 Yeonsoo. He smiled with 21bed78e3b his eyes narrowed 35db1b8095 and said something.1df73d26897c92b7

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“There’s one thing you must remember while you’re here, Doctor.”41fcceb1ba686a8a

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“Don’t get possessed. Absolutely not.”a985f94ecf115e74

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