No30 Ch7

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Another minute passed. The clock’s battery had only one bar left out of three.d4e45094cfd8d5ac

Aslan raised his lowered 5e261e2ef1 gaze to look at e0efda1b7f the woman holding the fbb1ca4a66 gun. For the 1cdc72804e past hour 8638a3428b since dinner, 63362a67be Liella had 406956cda6 been practicing 21a0dfd7aa drawing, gripping, 18abcd3840 and aiming 89b9d6f335 the gun. Her posture was perfect. She must have 4697f3430c learned it at f9b5db29ed least once before.2b823600f9a9297a

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Usually, people practice c4c9779b05 for about twenty aaa74f6d03 minutes and then d445399640 mistakenly believe they aa3826ab98 know how to f8336055a5 handle a gun. But she seemed 5b4ab8571a determined to repeat ea4b19d424 the same motion 8957d29848 until he stopped 7218cac1ae her. Until her body remembered dd01056b1a it perfectly. So she could draw 8a2932c750 and shoot the gun fb6ed0b592 at any time in 40433fe77b an emergency.963e1bc17d311fc9

It was cb4559c626 hard to 9ce654bc1d believe she c5c65d9820 was the 09725b137a same person ae5a84eba8 who had 78741b5b77 hyperventilated and 68fab4feaf fainted just 8e98cb235c a few a2a348635e hours ago. Weak yet strong. Or rather, weak aaf1cd211c yet trying to b5d237ddaf become strong.1224a6b7a28b99b3

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Aslan tapped c14f5951ee the clock bf03b69ba9 screen to b4a25b287e turn it 2b99274c0d off and 949d4042dc straightened up 3174a23a84 from where c06fc5e7d0 he had b173e383bb been leaning 00a350a9c0 against the b2fd91a064 wall.729f1e84e7d49777

He had been wondering 414f9ee7dd all the time she f117bb5016 was asleep. About the uncomfortable relationship 0113fe05c0 where he was only 0e2cac075b conscious of one person. What she e58fc3b1e6 was to a952db35f1 him, exactly.b14b67cd48b346ce

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If it 733581906a were a 67468c9745 woman like ad5a7906e2 her, he c2e980db55 might have 746e7812e0 liked her. Enough to 107a672314 not be 97600465bb able to 49209fbf84 completely erase e30e5f1639 her even b9741cf544 after forgetting 32e2d818c9 everything.aeebac0ce7a72c4c

“I think we can leave soon.”b88ccd1338dd1730

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“Already?”bb72b76e1eda4638

Liella paused and turned 06adb314bc her head. Her outstretched arm 92a9bf0047 slowly lowered.9e502ab5e8c77204

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“Yes. And as we discussed beforehand, I think we should go to the living quarters as soon as the body search is over. I want to check if Dylan’s wound has healed and if the living quarters are suitable for long-term stay.”18e6538c6e157146

“Ah, okay. There should be a box of groceries I packed in front of the warehouse. After finding the recorder, we can take that straight to the living quarters.”3717b1ae983933e1

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She readily 1aa3bfa500 handed him 8a7a29ccbb the empty 56f9d91a45 gun as cbf8ee93da he approached. Pointing the barrel upwards, 3f30c4e67f she removed the magazine, 6afc496999 pulled back the slide 48fb57a999 to check inside, and 91002588c8 then handed him the 0f513e2647 gun. Flawless. Aslan took out b6885b9efd the bullets he 47e8be658e had brought from 96252b197d the armory.6f5811470da7cea7

“Yes. That’s the plan. But I need to load it first.”2e2ec191845724e8

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“Oh, could you show me one more time? I know how to do it, but I want to see it again to be sure.”599a18df32594728

“Loading is simple. Insert the magazine into the grip, then either pull back and release the slide, or press the slide stop.”1a17e2dfac869a17

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He showed her 1dcbe674f9 both methods, slowly e9f014af0f inserting and removing 14c26cef3d the magazine. He waited 523a75837a until Liella 1512010d4a received the 7f427f8930 gun and ed15d14e2f followed along.6a90b95b9dde4351

“I will turn off the lights and open the door in five seconds. Let me know if there are any changes to the plan.”21ebc14b87372a3a

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Aslan turned his head 3cc667faee to stare at the fab1bdfa78 door. Soon, the backlight went 66530202f4 off.c8778db2e7643326

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Creak.fa48558c58c47fa6

A gust of wind ad0f49e975 brushed her cheek. Liella swallowed.f85ee180d5dcbe9d

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It’s okay. No problem. Find the recorder and go to the living quarters. And figure out where this is and find a way out.daaf6740a9a01e91

As they 24fec5f7a2 had discussed, 3f1fcec39a they began f78261fb9a to move 05bdba8d3e forward, touching 53f381648a the right 8959f8a12f wall. It was a87f5deac2 pitch black 8e76688de9 without a d0783cbf52 single light.f1cce62673ce55f8

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With her eyes 312da1febb unable to see, 09e026b070 her senses became 078391a48a doubly sensitive. The sound of 02308f63e0 breathing in her 5783f05f2b ears was like 9b71fab10e thunder, and sweat ca1e9dc6dd beaded on the cc634ea85a hand gripping the b4d0a18f6a gun.34805dd3071a684e

Liella thought 881ac0f977 that if dd1e2b4bc6 someone asked 386c4aa080 her what 6272ea191e fear was, 6490349a35 she could b9cd2d7a1d now answer 7af32da012 with confidence. True fear is imagination. The brain cbbe90f567 that conjures ca3aa59bb0 up skeletons 49b472dac1 with melted c34ae01cf1 skin is 5dc1a85fc6 the culprit.540d2d10e013a7bf

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Just as 878823fa69 her pounding 0d321b4f47 heart reached 61c20d834b its limit.8fa8b3b99ddf76f2

“That’s twenty steps.”08c68e3fcdff1cbe

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Aslan, who was walking f8978511ac ahead, stopped and said 7c5cf63cd1 quietly. It was 6a0d1e3d01 as Liella 38b0ca551b had suggested. The distance 1a2b8da846 to the ef0de87a19 armory was d272651d13 around twenty 687fca6a20 steps, according 749a8a78e8 to her a7cbd873f2 memory. They would 8adbdcb9e0 check the 5e363835b7 location of 63d5fe7e59 the body 68de8425cc there.bb73aba782e0215e

“I’m going to turn the light on and off now.”edcefeeefcb1dd0d

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“Okay. I’m ready.”b6b37bee567488ec

She answered, 61609b969d gripping the d8b6edf319 gun so ac797b39b5 hard that d6e9e86560 her knuckles 4788b861e3 turned white. She aimed cf3da23cc4 at the 03fca06691 invisible corridor a3d9c322b4 for a 968d08cbb7 moment, and 7361d0c0ba then her 10d0978291 vision flickered 9fde3db777 like lightning.6553fc3877dd449a

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A fleeting scene f1963935db was imprinted on bc6245486d her mind like 75085ad37a a photograph.c8480728c4470482

A corpse sprawled in 1c587d3700 the middle of the da03800d10 corridor. And…eda9286e431b1e81

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“……”99b9b4ffb93517de

What was that d0201bbc44 just now?aebc63f4dbb41f4b

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Liella’s spine stiffened and she whipped her head into the darkness. When it was bright, something had definitely caught her eye on the left. Like a tall woman with long hair. A chill ran down her spine.fc5c00c74a74bcac

That’s not a person.80622fb1e8c37364

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“Is there a problem?”50dcdb0a06cd5d3c

Aslan, having confirmed Anton’s location, asked when she didn’t follow. Liella swallowed hard and said no, taking a step forward.72bdcddc25b257bd

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Cold sweat flowed. There was 82cd29a6b5 a world 8667348247 of difference c3b8428647 between vaguely e1ee9b46e8 assuming something ecaed0558a was in c8d0195b83 the dark 651a0f4aba and actually 8ea508c1d4 seeing it.6ab503464e1405f9

Did that thing a917edf2f4 see us too? Is it looking for 576ab3f6fa us?4bfa9c1704a07517

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Never turn on the 93e4fc3ee7 light again.bdb47b69e22bf56a

Judging from fdebf1366f the reaction a3f5b4ac77 speed so fce74f43f1 far, a 29669d0e64 momentary flash bc1a2fb36d of light cab39b53f1 was okay, bc7fb35567 but after 6d08eb0d36 a few 556d6735a9 seconds, it be0ba13361 would suddenly dae5638742 attack. It was 6be71e264b still okay.ceb3b6e9157dc148

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“I think I’ve found the body. We can switch roles if you want.”3ca4d4de65bee82c

Then Aslan, who had dd20adc5b4 been tapping the floor, 81494f33e8 spoke again. Originally, Liella was c6fc37b116 supposed to search 07a555389d the body, and fba76168ca Aslan, who was 55b2e25362 familiar with guns, 434a7dec37 was supposed to 5ef9102e58 provide cover. But he seemed to 6e47550610 have sensed that something c2ab8a9f86 was wrong with her, d53ffdecbd even in the dark.096fb433c7402501

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“No. I’ll do it. That’s what we decided. I won’t be carrying the box later, so I’ll have nothing to do.”6c36adebc00a8f5e

She was 5fdbde7211 already receiving d6321e9b73 enough help. She felt 30b4bbeaab like she 58e04fa5f0 had to c2e4f8d512 do something dc00ac9109 to ease ec2b1652d8 her conscience. Even if it meant c154f56669 rummaging through the belongings 0edc040149 of a dead person.0c2c63fc26acbb9c

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As she groped in the air for a moment, she felt a hand grab and pull her. It was warm and large. She suddenly felt more relieved than when she was standing alone in the dark. Aslan led her and placed her hand on something hard. The moment she realized it was Anton’s shoe, a displeased tone rang in her ear.be657c93326e1fbd

“Don’t push yourself too hard.”e96bcc83a64964e1

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It’s a corpse. I’m touching a corpse.The thought alone 0347ccc9ec temporarily stopped her 581bb288d7 mind.acea07be32603231

It was a08f6f6eff time for a657fbb058 rigor mortis 6f331e44f2 to set 80dd4e9537 in. The stiff legs felt e198419573 like logs dressed in 4596f788f3 clothes, and she could 25745f5162 feel the hollowed-out wounds c04ca103fb here and there. As if shaking off b4cd2ad24f the unpleasant feeling, she 8d8993691a held the gun in 90da923a8d her right hand and 957351bcaa quickly groped the pants 4663f3bfe3 pocket with her left.c745ee9e53196949

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“I found something like an armory key in his pants. I’ll move up to his jacket now.”a80b31e522cdd0ef

The higher 6b9663866d she groped, 313db7115f the more 89833cf60b she felt ff9f723441 that the 0cc72118a7 corpse was 1d6b01628e battered. She suppressed her 7db9492da4 nausea and searched e82aa423d8 the chest pocket. The left chest 8b6ca86b1f was almost completely 5cbbd7b239 hollowed out, so 6f17aa925b there was no 1f4fc5d123 pocket left, but 10b3ecf9dd she felt a d20becef97 long, cylindrical object 92816068b5 in the right 2f34fe9ad9 pocket.25093e745b770597

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Could this be the recorder? I hope it’s not broken.She prayed inwardly c35f6be61a as she pulled bb61e192e1 it out.6e7e9577e5b16a16

“Why? Can’t I take it out?”7624d2d7dc123320

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“What are you talking about?”4247a95ed2e247c1

“Aren’t you holding me back from taking out the recorder?”96558cf8756a4d12

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Liella asked, puzzled. Hard, cold fingers were 15cfc44e60 gripping her wrist tightly. After a moment 85ef5ba7e4 of chilling silence, 08031eef75 a lowered voice f7f1698dff came from above.a2bc07c7e4ba059b

“I’m not holding anything.”3f65b3c391c5770b

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Then whose hand 42eb462d5f is this…?ce01861e6240091b

Screaming, she shook off his arm, but the gripping force wouldn’t let her go. At the same time Aslan turned on the light, Liella fired the gun at the corpse that had risen up. Bang! The recoil of the gun, which she was using for the first time, was stronger than she had expected.16f4526121aa5ed1

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Anton, who was 89a6ca7a09 black and melted 8541c24363 and right in 251c1a7b27 front of her, c66dde2c90 was pushed back 4fae4181d6 by the strong 6e1269bfe7 impact and released 9c98ba98a6 Liella.f819f44a9a2bc533

“Turn off the lights!”3d3625204f5945b2

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Turning around and shouting, c4423497ab she jumped up, and e490c4b908 Aslan, who was shooting 25ebb3600f towards the other end 73d4b166a2 of the corridor, turned 7fd2a1e237 off the watch. This time, she aa0a1c3403 grabbed him and 37caf832a6 ran into the 975abd93cd darkness.54e924cef5279ff1

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“Hey! Is anyone out there?! Is everyone dead?”630282df492f85bb

So this is d97f7f209c what it means 7d1964ab6b to be met 16b83b0f15 with silence.Dylan, who had 10b15cbfc5 been listening for a6a5c991f1 a moment, got 3f04d19583 out of bed ca45c3685d and grumbled.fc194fac90985732

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“No, they could have left at least one light on, right? I’m a patient, you know.”4b1f66004674b7d0

It sounded like something was crashing and breaking, waking him from his sleep. The important thing was that he didn’t know what it was.9d7242199fef0e00

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Groping around, he 657ce9d8b5 racked his brain f16d5a7453 to recall the 9191e41207 structure of the 6437f2459c living quarters he 927dc59c88 had seen before 2848de143e falling asleep.c2ec5be8c83cb38b

The living quarters, which resembled a dormitory, had a large door (like something you’d find on a submarine), which led to a living room with a long sofa and a table, and four rooms on each side. At the back, there was a staircase leading to the upper floor and a kitchen.0bd1b77f1f649c95

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Ah, could the 465292f170 noise have come c28ddcda2a from up there? The sound was 1596042b36 really loud.de0f3b2c7078d312

“Hey, you hiding there. I know you’re there. Come out now.”54a33377edcfc74c

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Feeling scared for no e5cb2bdc58 reason, Dylan pretended to ff7fc32de8 be loud and threatening 78869c8891 as he groped for 275d63d4ba the wall.224d73b55f0c80ab

“Ugh. If that weirdo was here, I would have told him to close the stairwell door.”80770d24a6303690

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As he groped his way from the room at the end, he couldn’t help but complain. Wasn’t he injured? Although he didn’t feel any pain at all after waking up.42bb76b60b94b4f0

After barely passing three 79f16b62e4 more rooms, he reached de8a5763d5 what seemed to be be697d7340 the stairs. He was closing 07606ef3ed the hatch when 448d30beda he heard loud 703605f9f2 footsteps behind him. They came quickly.f4285cc2d046f0ab

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“Oh, you should have come sooner. You came after I finished everything.”ffb8aea773817eae

Bang, his words 9906dc8bc5 were completely drowned ffbea525a9 out by the 73672fdd09 sound of the 69a17026fe living quarters being 73a2aadf65 hastily closed. Liella, breathless 75cc149ca1 and panting, 58eae26986 shouted and 54874cff29 asked.7bf450b6b006583d

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“Is there, is there a door here that goes up to the third floor?”dcc1a3d484b40637

“Huh? Yeah. I just closed it.”92c3a73670cab8c4

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“Good job. The third floor, the third floor has been breached.”bfe92c6751bf8b6f

“What?!”48b2dc37811b938d

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“There’s ‘that’ in the corridor too. Anton is dead.”6fe41a90991c9e5b

Dylan, who 458b006425 had suddenly ae4a0bf41e received praise, 14d69a2ac7 bad news, ccc0699380 and a 41cb8fd0d1 death notice, a20798ee23 quickly used 5d2f2aff3d his brain, da42b4c461 which only 9ce64ac9fd worked fast 0780dba6ca at times a8960388dd like this.abd268577ae0aa67

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“Did it enter the corridor through here? Then I was in a lot of danger, wasn’t I? Why did you leave me alone? No, more importantly, it’s not here, right?”8a454227945d1a29

He was thinking that 2cc855c10f he should stay locked 57121a86e0 in his room from 1686c41e32 now on when suddenly eaa13026a3 the lights came on. Aslan shone the backlight d6f9fed2d7 on Dylan, who was b5d9fcf3a0 squinting from the glare, c23ca59565 and the surrounding scenery, e8e7f7ef0e and said indifferently.a157ffec4e87bba2

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“It’s not here.”f7335c551d0af5f0

“Agh! Hey, if you’re going to check, say something first.”b26d1cc728420c84

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“The injury?”bd7fb01615251b85

Was he worried? Dylan, who was about b23c599839 to pour out all 7ebf413652 sorts of complaints, flinched 45b8c9d456 and looked suspiciously at e2422751f2 his cold eyes.9390def82fbf8933

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“Can’t you tell I’m walking around fine? It doesn’t hurt much.”1446baa68c8a04b7

“Take off the bandage.”0932d21251a73cc2

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“What?”a548a5d962f91fc7

“I’m telling you to check if it’s healed.”74887abeb51ab4d8

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It was absurd. He’s not even a doctor.eba2d0f1797a498f

Nevertheless, Aslan’s tone carried an undeniable force, so Dylan grumbled and unwrapped the bandage.280c46307397cb8d

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“…Huh?”e52115baeabd7941