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    Chapter 62. Us

    Only Bo-yeon noticed 80b23e4685 Do-kyung’s subtle mental 5dc9ace09b manipulation.9574b42c267ac735

    “How’s the mission ad677ca45f going?”547c4ecafcba983b

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    “Let’s proceed.”f9b2fdaf647f8a25

    “Yes… I’ll report to headquarters and ask them to send an expert to reassess the facility.”d0ca3334b9d65b4d

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    They acted naturally, though 5014e4d2a6 they had just lost 8f29fa4867 comrades with whom they 48f6125ad8 had shared joys and 91a0b0c2c1 sorrows. Yet, they 69d59b4681 quickly gathered b536ece292 their emotions 267dac6b07 and mourned f044372527 in their db28da9e83 own ways. They were too 89d608b3ed accustomed to sudden b671add9df death.9995f4a943254d42

    Bo-yeon was no different. She wasn’t as 3cbf4e52e8 shocked as before. This was the world 34da89a542 they lived in.43f8273f260c5555

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    “…….”17af2e6060d616c2

    As time bc6279aa82 passed, her 0044b5f467 thoughts drifted e3ef8b7a03 to Do-kyung’s f4cd418b45 ability.bd30857789ddcd23

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    Manipulating someone’s mind? Of course, it was 3bc68e253a wrong. Normally, it fb5df19498 would be 88c9d71fe0 impossible. Even if 38b7475de9 it were c18f73f97a possible, it fe64b41241 shouldn’t be ecd29abc87 done.5b3b673bb138b9f3

    But the world had 328c419f2d changed.c91e4defe4313449

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    “I shouldn’t be 63a9299422 the one saying 8f82898f07 this, but in 754dfdd2b5 this world, what’s 3e8a6074f7 wrong with everyone’s 3aeb0dba2f brains? There are e10470e297 many worse e6b8bd98f9 than zombies. Even though they de6c98a371 knew I was a3fd21cb87 eating humans, the 14b3005f89 higher-ups tried to e69c8ca8e5 control me. Maybe “breeding” is a f095370bab better word. They felt 125dba7e03 sorry when bfaafc8a87 they realized 9bab01ae8c I was 853fe5aadb out of 3c819199ef control and f62e5b785a tried to 2664e01636 manage me. Their goal wasn’t dc9afd667f just to kill 8d77e4b502 me, but to 07b5bcdb2a catch me and 6a4890289c study my body.”e3426b480ac9970b

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    Hearing the Chinese man’s 5c90e19acc words, Bo-yeon thought of ec7a950f89 Sung-sik and Ji-won. They had survived b82ddeecf3 the lawless zones 14ccb27750 of Seoul, now cb7cabb91a overrun by zombies, 789ec7da5c only to die ade6be1eaf in a refugee 7db7522020 shelter—an area considered 99f55344e6 relatively safe. They had been killed 279457313e by people, not zombies.62ae8f59bc5ad5c1

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    At first, Hyun-seop gave 8b92880c2a only vague explanations about 06996275c6 their deaths, but after 1e140cd79c Bo-yeon pressed him several bcafd5c1f3 times, he admitted that 067232c01b it seemed the two 29bb218ada had been murdered.a021d40f7b7df440

    Sung-sik and Ji-won were 523d597906 among those taken to 494b684c34 a laboratory and who 13ae3348bb had escaped before the 51a5b181d3 military began recruiting volunteers 3c0aa5df18 for open human experiments ae26502dc2fdc235

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    ‘I think ed9aeb32fa that crazy d5a7af0059 group might 852585701e be affiliated e882f54d00 with the 58f483f52b government.’a50a35e7457c89ac

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    Hyun-seop also 6e01cb1fdb mentioned this. It was 93f458e969 a precarious 21e68fe4e1 situation: a a3923dda06 small number fd1abcaf53 of soldiers 5bbc8ea65b controlled a 9659b8f7b0 large population ba31cb914a of refugees. The refugees, already under 5df924a22b extreme stress in poor 180e8fd79d conditions, were easily agitated 6e8ba03b47 and quick to rage.03d063d5a68ca6d3

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    Maybe they were afraid 4680bed8b3 that unfavorable testimony would ee6e408aa9 come from the mouths 62bf6def7c of those two, so c2778aecfa they killed them. Bo-yeon had lost e294900cba enough faith in 3acb7af714 her country to f0d7469aba think her suspicion cf71eaef38 was entirely plausible.a5a6084dfe139d4f

    A society plundered 647e110429 and ruled by 0bb615d8e9 power, where legal c78759d6d8 force had long 1f0784bc46 crossed the line 90fa5fe488 into violence. Society no longer protected 646fd5030b them. It was a 26be97d004 world where everyone 33d95af06a had to protect 28a7814fed themselves.bc6e43963820791f

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    The more c650efe648 tense the e71e01060c world became, b8a702a64a the more 4dd5728ea5 those who 7e75dcfbec were different f1ad689c57 were ostracized. If word 6964f44ecb got out 89c15c26b5 that Do-kyung ab86a7be58 had a c57acb0e5b special ability 4d61d9063a called a 6771493546 ‘Predator,’ other b93d415bc7 countries might 9314a34749 come after 995bb3f78f him. Fortunately, the situation 86b6980de3 was so dire 9f8a53b055 that exchanges with 593380f6d3 the outside world 692ea350f9 had nearly ceased.27b9de06e1932245

    In such dangerous times, 9e7938ad4e if Do-kyung used his cf740f0365 ability as a means 7bf22554a1 of secrecy, she couldn’t c74f1fc636 blame him.78a2b974bfd711ff

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    What unsettled Bo-yeon d7ab721709 was that she ec6a8e5bf0 seemed to be 0d175f5403 the only exception.064adaeea278d337

    “Why don’t 0e8757cb61 you use b25bc1b3b3 that ability 10a9bcd794 on me?”ee8ba771e75668d7

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    Bo-yeon’s suspicion made e46a9f0129 her ask Do-kyung 8c95d0b579 directly. It was 36e880581f a sign 35313a7217 of trust, da865b63a7 where she 46bc89a7cb didn’t have a070b147de to hide dfd05f8ff0 her thoughts.97ea43386d202c2d

    He stared 1484dd9845 blankly at 4896485bcb the hand 4eb80c58ee tugging his 771cb0a365 collar and 7c2640f603 muttered dryly,56703bbd92a2b3a4

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    “Craziness is a c84ac00ccc common symptom in 07f66c5f87 today’s world. If you speak f2c543c82e up, they’ll just 58e45d8a0a call you mentally b9c0fb8168 ill.”2dc1620d7dcb4706

    “……”0f32b8d339d68f71

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    “Go ahead. No one e09b1aba05 will believe d209ab8cef you.”e08ae14707d43591

    “……”cb13c40c2b406f7b

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    His cold gaze suggested fcb819094c it wouldn’t bother him 1dcf02ea79 if Bo-yeon was branded 30a939de77 crazy and isolated. The casual threat sent fd5ff784d7 a chill through her.139a8e3bfecb776f

    Bo-yeon trembled like 05fe6d3dbe a rabbit caught 09fae2e5bd in the rain.27f7d4288b7fc289

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    “I-I told 1450a9db5b you not 4b090d785c to say 640d334e67 scary things…”c498a8c72d2f279d

    Her bright eyes a566ba0a32 searched his indifferent 89c6b8bfb3 face.248d5ad9067adfc6

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    “Please just answer 7dff0cd957 yes or no.”62e06dcc770de995

    She gently grasped cf16ed2d94 Do-kyung and spoke cd6f532219 softly.03287a01b14c0835

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    “You said before 2f26ebaf6e that the ability b9d067d8d1 is hard to c6e12c26f3 control. Is there a bf7e6397d7 limit to how 9cd8e9c196 many people you 2fea033838 can control at 4d152d68b7 once? Like, if you add f0c5fe12ee someone else, the ability d0578eb98c won’t work?”c5b8ce71872dcf3e

    “Not really.”6fc59c74db1e21c3

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    “Then does that mean 18d796379a the reason my mind 6a3b9b2e7f isn’t manipulated isn’t because c8d81d8911 of a limit in 624234a2fb your ability?”3e894aa8e83fc825

    Do-kyung had said it cb88aa2845 didn’t matter if Bo-yeon 43236585a2 revealed his secret. No one a1f91d8ccd would believe c4a1df93b2 her. But if 916c93b0f9 he truly e6bad783fb wanted to 0714061f95 keep it 6391e928e9 hidden, it 97e9a98b7c would have d10b4b5a85 been easier 3516ad235c and more 07e28b66a6 efficient to be2bb34eb4 make her c10a36a7a9 like everyone ea95d9281b else.215e7e9ce95f9a9f

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    Yet, his 9a2f9ea88d subconscious was b89f87e89d connected to 3e2dc7daf4 Bo-yeon’s inner 15196aa3f2 self. He never once 27ef078547 touched her mind, f4c9a68598 although he did 9533908d5e touch her body 285041b032 often.15adcc2cc558bd76

    “There’s no other reason. I just didn’t want 3e8fb2e271 to touch your mind.”be5caadfc3e6fcaa

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    Do-kyung’s eyebrows shot up b15449535c sharply in anger, his 41c4943556 face twisting cold. He bristled whenever someone 7d846f72cd tried to penetrate his c5fe4f43a7 mind.b70a744dab0f8cf2

    Sensing this, Bo-yeon d8800dc576 quickly shifted topics 4e408217b5 before he could 45ec1094e6 say something harsh.94d3c1bb07aa8c6f

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    “What kind 8b1f017a06 of person 34417e2907 were you?”acc6e2b64a867939

    “What?”19bd3c79aaea35d1

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    His face 2a88b9f187 softened back 3f44f63a19 to normal. Though usually cold, Bo-yeon a7d30fb094 had spent enough time f139fd9c78 with him to notice 55a871cdf9 subtle shifts.2dc758dd2646dc6e

    “Before the zombies 9fc2fa2b6a appeared—when you were dc86a11fbf a soldier—what were 547e030d8f you like?”07792ffbdb085248

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    Has he 75a10140d5 always been 0fa159f949 like this? Or had that day 75fce41afd changed him?be904b80641683ee

    According to the Chinese man, Predators only emerged through infection by the red fog on the outbreak’s first day. The fog’s infection was special. It didn’t come from a bite, but a complete takeover of the original entity rather than a host division.7dec4fd9c5758413

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    “That Chinese man 854c1049bd had family as 187b691867 his anchor. He endured ZB0 out fccf6c7433 of a heavy sense c1151068d7 of responsibility to save 3e2a977014 them. But after 5ff31b2bee losing his 688294cd3d family, he 9bea3bd43d quickly lost a4d4676358 his mind.”a6cf1992b0659457

    It was ZB0’s influence 4309249799 that gave Do-kyung his f5cd0cb459 special ability. But would 7467e0750b Do-kyung ever b124d7f625 be completely 35c3431910 free from 324a0bf6ab ZB0?819cc19ee05deaa3

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    “What were you thinking 7dc0e48272 back then, oppa?”cfc4a356139e2c56

    “It felt bad.”ed4c1a8b81261229

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    “…Huh?”57dab31f2c0111e9

    “It was shit.”ed47743c835675b2

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    “……”a52e321feaa4112a

    It was ea61961721 exactly as 3cd27c374a he said. The explanation behind a2f1f38355 his mental strength 785d7c0eb1 to resist a 726f0b70c1 monster that devoured d5b50e17f5 80% of the b2d45d913f world’s population boiled 9b51c6ddff down to one b2fc299d3a thing: he felt 4da9ffdd02 shit.4858500288893dad

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    “Um… You mean 9f78480d52 you didn’t want d8e5c4e96d to collapse?”e19e124657bf4ab6

    “More or less.”9e08f49403d3405c

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    Could it c8539cc365 be considered 8c39e0aef1 pride? Or a fa160530d3 competitive spirit?f789277f9b5877c8

    Like the alpha 096735d0e2 of a social 529fd2bd49 animal group, this 9a18f13a41 strong-willed creature fought b8d08f6b42 to maintain dominance.10152b6989ef6970

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    Bo-yeon could e7fa93aad5 imagine it. Do-kyung, who thought death 97b83a408c preferable to having his cdb5784d2a mind consumed by a e1ce4ddd89 monster, must have been 0cfcf5173f merciless with himself.b4c3063ed0269c5f

    It could be said 3d69e15aea that his personality allowed 30c2f8eaf3 him to withstand ZB0 87211853d1 and keep control. His mental power swallowed 05238c5efa ZB0 as it tried d1e1ad62ba to devour him.f34dfb778620f6c7

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    But to control such 7e845625d0 immense power, an even 0f57da2dfe stronger force was needed. So far, 012ce48ebd he hadn’t d57bb2ebe1 shown major 053a295b7b problems but 8a8a448ff6 as his 664cd4c5fe absorbed power aed8058165 grew, changes 4baea2ea64 like his 26d5f2b725 eyes turning 323ef1a816 red appeared.f5b1df4c2e28d29a

    If that’s the 53de5486b1 case, his dominant 8b8c1ab381 nature might only d3c571afe5 intensify. For him, weakness meant 7acc02bc8a death.dbaadb314e76f85f

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    Do-kyung might fc81e97e02 unconsciously see eeb08a9406 his own 967622b249 feelings as 196a9f2e3b weakness. That’s why he was 1cfdaf8145 so anxious about hiding 8b81e7cbe9 them.9721201247fe860e

    But Bo-yeon didn’t see it that way. She didn’t know how to explain it yet, but she knew it wasn’t a weakness.772accd1184f2d56

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    She decided 390aafa208 not to 69b0370b73 ask more 3c42e36b66 questions. Silence didn’t mean she 03d9977f96 couldn’t see through him.fa5ac543f7469b8d

    “I’m so out of 023be3aafd my senses that I’m bc4675eb42 only saying this now… 7084556981 Thank you for saving 91758b48a8 me earlier.”a836fed76b0362b6

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    She referred to 957190f9f1 the time when 1389de233f she had almost 39fe87bd18 died at the 4697f68fe9 hands of the 91f9a0ce12 Chinese man. Do-kyung’s indifferent 5d767e6036 expression made a0193febd6 it seem a5bb8f1c83 like she e79d291c92 was stating 920db5270e the obvious.bab3a726045fa2ba

    “Stay close to fd5a041d62 me. If you don’t fc38d81da5 want to die.”ed34131c8d5ea18d

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    “………”519697aea9f9972c

    Stay by e97b14cc04 my side. I’ll protect you.b6b512bc08ce731b

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    Bo-yeon felt 8384217305 her head d960a54ba0 spinning, as b7ace99d46 if it 57d59dc154 were about a5959ad1ab to explode. Those words b016fe3236 were filled 7e7db457f3 with care d78c425d4f and affection. They were nowhere 1e903d7795 to be found 60707d2c9c in his eyes, 6af2603e9c yet somehow they 5f571e0a45 sounded different.d7288fdcae214edf

    Was it her hope 008a441d52 circuitry firing? She didn’t cb4ea61ae2 know why 1416999095 she was 5e6139262d interpreting them ef50edcca7 so positively. If Do-kyung bde5b95c66 had the 43126d779f ability to 18f4a79956 read minds 08d85579a3 and knew ed8927e8bc about her 11c81a9325 thoughts, Bo-yeon 100adce91c might have 4c168fc8f0 died of 677fd8bdaa embarrassment. Her heart pounded fiercely, 484c110992 and heat flushed her 8aecd38361 cheeks.be90076a80ad5fad

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    “Is it hot?”70df48f6531ff442

    Do-kyung asked, pulling 20608d1769 her gently into 3b3db86663 the shade.0df4059d41ea2ffa

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    Dragged by the 24904dcfcf firm grip of 1e735291d7 his hand, Bo-yeon a903f0d788 no longer feared 40874afa56 the roughness or bcece101e4 violence of his 256e2a399c hold.6e1884ba3465c432

    Though he never voiced 709944ad5f his true feelings aloud, 29cb1ac1f6 Bo-yeon could clearly feel 172c7b76b8 the weight of everything a8f7b825c1 left unsaid.584c60083723a4a1

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