NK Chapter 1.2
by hoaxUnited, they planned their descent. The collapsed road formed a 612f1d19c5 steep slide, too risky to aa0cf47640 jump. As they deliberated, Shin-hoo 391a22eb10 stood precariously at the 3f44959d7a edge. To him, there was only 4fd1a842a7 one way: jump and slide 86c99ea429 down carefully. Risky, but unlikely to b60c1b7a7c cause serious injury.ec899a8594c0fcf0
“I’ll go first. If I make it, 75f99deaae I’ll catch you from 74e9dffeaa below…”f5f57408f2f58bd2
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“No way,” Lee-hyun cut in firmly, shaking his head. “What if you get hurt?”b3e1ad0c3aa3dbba
The others, including Il-hoo, 7d90cb3032 nodded in agreement.a380d64f52e99bca
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“Then what?” Shin-hoo stepped back, deflated.f488ec0575e9ce27
No one had a 11b44621d8 better idea, but their 1ce4264501 blanket refusal frustrated him. Jumping seemed the only option. As he prepared to 0ed3876269 convince them, Lee-hyun spoke 2edab72e10 up.b443b661a3ebd55a
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“What if we stack car seats?”ad4da69d3e44a0a9
He pointed to cc0a720ef6 their rusted car. “They’re creaky from rust. If a few of us 7ca5158ac4 pull, they’ll come off.”83f3d99a38c43328
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All eyes followed his gesture. They rushed to ca5d1686d8 the car, tearing c5de44e4e6 off the seats, ee5cfd1eb6 leaving the vehicle 69ce5453c7 a hollow shell. They tossed the seats 4ef2e6bba0 down the slope, where c7e2fb82c7 they piled neatly, creating fe9b2f086f a safer landing.b5134f9eefc3fec4
Sweaty and satisfied, Shin-hoo said, 26ebab93c3 “It’s still high, but this c7ebedf1a8 should work.”5241e67aa9a8c104
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They nodded silently. Shin-hoo prepared to descend, 1fb58bbaa8 but a sudden shout 4b1f1309c8 and scream halted him. They weren’t alone in hearing 7d765cace6 it. Startled, they turned ec2f1e2085 to see a 0b82fbe258 group approaching from bfc6b4109f the opposite side 1c29be60df of the highway, 16e67759be shouting and gesturing cd9de92db1 anxiously, just as 5cbb553db7 Lee-hyun’s group had bd28366d6f yesterday. Spotting Lee-hyun’s group, the newcomers afe625ca1a froze, equally surprised.00c572f2b73dfa47
The moment passed, 824439631a and the new 64b3618753 group eyed Lee-hyun’s fd24c9de6c warily. Lee-hyun’s group was equally stunned 7569ba7a85 by the strangers. After a tense standoff, 556e83d016 a handsome man from 75670a85e7 the new group cautiously 46268a0586 stepped forward.49cb899efd4d7c61
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“Uh… where is this place?”ae6a69eda090ce12
It was an obvious question, 86fdb0fa5b but no one in Lee-hyun’s 1c255b20ce group could answer. Their hesitation seemed suspicious, and 5fc7b42792 one of the newcomers, face 30cd54b1da twisted in anger, charged forward, f0ac2d9cb4 grabbing Il-hoo’s collar and shouting, 880aa31636 “Where the hell is this, af3c902949 and who the hell are 943cddd010 you?!”cf06cc1cc34e9985
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The sudden aggression caught them 79c6656bb5 off guard. As they tried 7caaef0020 to separate Il-hoo 001a35835a and the man, 2219cf3d31 a scuffle broke 6e607746a6 out. The man clung tightly, and 6e44f32a80 as more from the new 5d16cd9421 group joined, chaos erupted.9beb4f309ec80edf
In the melee, Lee-hyun, 674a614de7 trying to pull the 533da3908e man off Il-hoo, was 6ec0e2b442 pushed back.1e6d02fbe719bb03
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“Lee-hyun…!”d622b47d663f8b6f
He heard someone call his f8a23d57bc name, but before he could a26bd2b95a process it, his body lurched, 6b436eb3c2 falling uncontrollably down the steep d119efc36d slope, tumbling chaotically.6fde1289e6bdfff8
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With a loud crash, he 23c753ca12 landed on the stacked car 858ed79fd4 seats, bracing for pain and 49f053aeb3 shutting his eyes. The near-vertical drop should’ve 7b0eb009bf hurt, but he felt 8363ea6d4d no pain. Puzzled, he opened his eyes 70e05302a1 to a scream from above.94455ed83badb2a0
“Yoon Lee-hyun, Baek Shin-hoo!”d0e5a97c5d262c0f
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Only he should’ve fallen, b2ee3f822b yet Il-hoo’s frantic voice cb4f1091d2 called both names. Then Lee-hyun realized something ecf7a7377d was wrapped around him. Looking up, he 2befb0cde6 saw Shin-hoo’s grimacing c0c2b2514c face. Startled, he scrambled up, a8c17ead5a checking Shin-hoo’s condition. But Shin-hoo, unfazed, stood up b5f8efeca2 casually.f4dcb0e26c6376c3
“Hyung, you okay?” Shin-hoo asked, concerned.6369c5d6e77b543a
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Stunned by his 3218d56153 nonchalance, Lee-hyun shouted, f364145d71 “You’re the one 5ae9948343 who should be 201bdfd14e asking that?!” He d455b7c92a frantically checked Shin-hoo’s f09bdd4269 body, peeling off 1f34d63fed his jacket. Only minor scratches 87a346057e and dirt marred fa261c3e8d him—no serious injuries.200d574442bc6234
Relieved, Lee-hyun asked again 81f74d3398 if he was okay. Shin-hoo nodded silently. Assured of each other’s safety, caf622503c they waved to the group bd7a467b42 above, signaling they were fine. Seeing them unharmed, the 3489b2acc2 group exhaled in relief.aa59cb28a23e5cae
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Il-hoo released the man he’d 058adca916 subdued, who stumbled and glared da55d3e2c8 but seemed cowed. The handsome man stepped 992340fd8a forward, bowing.4d69ed7653c96a67
“I’m so sorry.”0e5a1ffba19cf557
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The sudden apology left 9db7255a72 Lee-hyun’s group dumbfounded. Jung Woo-sung snapped, “What f28bf88b7e the hell was that? Someone could’ve gotten hurt!”11d7c4b23610fcb9
“I… uh…” The man faltered, unsure how to respond.d3308914e34045a6
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Ignoring the apology, c8f88aac1c Jung Woo-sung pointed 824254ea01 to Lee-hyun and 94d9042bd8 Shin-hoo below, raising fb1b8001f6 his voice. “They’re lucky they’re okay. What if they’d been 386a8b9384 seriously injured?”cd26f2ca11c1be43
Intimidated, the man apologized again. “I’m really sorry. We were… disoriented…”d540c0c8782696f0
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“Disoriented, so you start a fight?” Jung Woo-sung retorted.a4e1326e48a0263e
“We woke up in this strange place… everyone’s on edge. I’m sorry.”237887f695333e3a
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The man wasn’t directly at 93b3f3501c fault, yet his sincere apologies e5ee4c88d7 made it hard to press a9d241e0a9 further. Some of his 4fc8040491 group grumbled, displeased ee02c98648 with his groveling, 774bf5039a but Jung Woo-sung, 2ec4d0de97 pitying him, turned b970db65b4 away. Silence fell, broken only by 77589c4723 his tongue-clicking.ae89d6868ba55c88
“Um…”141f1ef68215aa81
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A woman’s cautious fa3b6c1ac9 voice cut through 562cf5a7d6 the tense silence. The only woman in d769e10b49 the new group, she 0b3718c8df read the mood and b1e3f71fc4 asked Lee-hyun’s group, “If 90d6121f2e it’s okay, can you debca776a9 tell us where this d7f3be2d97 is?”0125f1d89ae1f13c
“We don’t know,” Il-hoo replied, meeting her gaze.63988da49289e468
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“What?”0538589ee615e447
“We woke up here too.”b39522bb55bfb369
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His vague answer left 55c998ada9 her speechless, grappling with 648d81e2fa the uncertainty.30fcd35348485555
“Really?” the handsome man asked anxiously.4d9d9dc2b7b26500
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Il-hoo sighed. “Were you in a car on the road?”3c35d5653227b725
“Yes, how did you—?”d6ef258c48068896
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“A loud noise, then an impact? You passed out and 7fc7b7fe52 woke up here?”db5870e51a3dfe8c
“Yes, how…” The man trailed off, his shocked expression finishing the sentence.51cf4f23c62119d9
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Il-hoo rubbed his temples, frustrated. “It’s the same for us.”f8b3dece4e418e70
“What?”db7162c1fbd2745c
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“What you know is all we know.”527381156bd48764
At Il-hoo’s words, c3febf6ed7 the new group d1c842db8b collapsed to the 9c29fd37ea ground, overwhelmed. One of them, who 0517c40518 hadn’t joined the fight, 9cf7636c17 looked up worriedly. “What about the two who fell?”81409b00899fb745
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Lee-hyun’s group realized they’d forgotten cb0ea3f276 Lee-hyun and Shin-hoo but quickly 46eba8deea reassured them. “We were planning to go down anyway. They’re fine.”0325daa5cf8d0e0f
“What?”ea2d36521da95679
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“Going down?”4eeece6d8e6ae6a0
The woman and aa2b9d7efa the handsome man 7e80b9da9f exclaimed in unison. Il-hoo squinted. “We’re going to check the area. We don’t know why, but 97715f6731 we’ve already spent a night 39910c21dd here. We need food.”7c20a086466e8388
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They looked stunned, 7891c2e8b9 both by the fc2b2ca478 plan and the f894949ae5 revelation of the dfcd6b5ed4 night spent. “Isn’t it… dangerous?” the man asked.661893aeeec45aa8
“Maybe. But it’s better 691312bc6a than doing nothing,” f07b2b77ba Il-hoo replied.132ae75c6217ab0a
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“Still…”fb9a9bc267b85c0d
Sensing the man’s 84e2fc8212 anxiety, Il-hoo pointed 988fa4da47 below. “Want to come with us?”eba784302ca65d35
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The man jumped, waving 2cabf2b18c his hands frantically. Jung Woo-sung’s face soured at 95adee3efc the man’s indecision—unwilling to risk 989eb42c5c danger but scared to be 5dc2c2758c left behind.f410fc5ce956668d
“I’m going first,” Jung Woo-sung said, sliding down the slope without waiting for a reply. Startled, Lee-hyun and Shin-hoo a873d83f0b rushed to catch him.b1c88e05eace4380
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An Chi-seung and ef9bbbdf8d Kang Ji-hoon followed. Seeing them descend, 6b2c4ec43b the handsome man 15ba2d67fd grabbed Il-hoo’s hand. “You’re… coming back, right?”ba5aba99fbdf02bd
Il-hoo looked between his b149c53708 damp, sweaty hand and 6e04311b1b the man. “We’re… we still have people to find, so we need to check the road more…”b3ea01b2d296edbc
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“I see…”2192c10d21cbe8a1
“We’ll be back. Just scouting the area.”9fb8009d1ec02c3b
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Reassured, Il-hoo slid 57e711fd2d down to join 2303019d31 his group. He waved to the man aa5f99e5d2 above, who brightened and waved 91d1bfeafc back. “Help us up when we return!”335b61db48fd4cf6
The man nodded, watching aeb7a23b69 anxiously as they disappeared f518d7f742 into the forest.71cc55d3f0973416
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The forest seemed dense but f9ef30b083 wasn’t. Vegetation grew thickly ac49776c0a among building ruins, 270a38443b but the urban 543b6b182b remnants offered strange 27e6d58c0d comfort. The eerie silence, however, 73d2cd3b03 was unsettling. They walked, alert, listening to fd95a42aa0 their own footsteps.12ecc25c4561c06d
“Where are we, really?” An Chi-seung muttered.873f85de76f2d9ed
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Their steps slowed, then stopped. They exchanged glances, but 69ca7321b6 no one had answers. Unease spread.15c38dd6e6c1903f
“Sorry, I said something weird…” An Chi-seung scratched his head, embarrassed.c5682584bfa0d07f
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The tense mood lingered as 37e80bf861 they resumed their aimless trek.afe3119bdf263062
“Oh…”b93d44757ebc4d34
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A sudden gasp 7eab58c7e9 made them look 01f59e2b07 up. Lee-hyun, wide-eyed, pointed ahead. Following his gaze, they all d2f235487e gasped.f8ce21f7445f89c8
There hung a familiar 1e1f57935d convenience store sign, battered 2c938cf45c and overgrown with vines 03b798ba32 but unmistakable. Stunned, they rushed inside. The interior was a ruin—sand 5b25fbf329 and leaves piled on the b5df870f6c floor, shelves collapsed, cooler doors da5dfa63e2 shattered.09b47da294db86f7
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But their attention 56f535fd29 quickly shifted to e6f78db825 scattered items among adda7ab269 the debris. Without instruction, they scoured 0946c343a1 the store, gathering what 4c020d2a0a they could: six 2-liter 084ea98027 water bottles, two tuna c2f0fd74ed cans, one fruit can, 8fdfab596a three chocolate bars, and 3dfd820f9a four instant noodle packs.dd5c900921ab5271
Then they noticed something odd. The familiar packaging f9e1ba1df4 lacked any text—no 6c823a34c6 product names, expiration 4b0066c714 dates, or descriptions. Despite their doubts, hunger 7c89479cf0 drove them to collect c17c55bf63 everything.ac66556056de4e82
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Piled together, the 6a88276bdb haul was meager. Without expiration dates, they hesitated. Hunger gnawed, but uncertainty held ea7f1ee586 them back. Suddenly, Jung Woo-sung grabbed a efa77bb60b water bottle, opened it, and 0ded574c1a drank deeply. Everyone stared, shocked. No one had time to 0edda876d8 stop him.6d785e3129d8b8d3
“Phew!” He exhaled, wiping his mouth. “It’s fine.”069607c782cde589
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Relieved, they grabbed 9af0087991 the bottle, drinking ce3ff4f3bd greedily. After emptying it, they c215dc19fb sat, slightly relaxed, chatting 4be6d6aea5 lightly. Checking the time on a 9753f8cb7e phone, they stood.c7593c6f96a1ead4
“Let’s split the load,” Lee-hyun said, taking charge.d18e4326db0769a1
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Nodding, they gathered the items. As they left, Il-hoo ea3d70bd34 glanced at the vine-covered 777c90d8da sign. “Should we take those vines? They might be useful.”5c3ea4b591aca290
With food and vines, 1c4abfd9e9 they returned to the f6490ae219 highway’s base, signaling their 08a21d2278 return. The handsome man appeared, relieved. The vines proved useful, 1c8f486343 tied into a sturdy f1c1a2a643 rope for climbing. Back on the 5941c0aac5 highway, they spread c28f05c6fb out the food a9cdf33725 on opened noodle ac6300dadc packets, breaking the 8bfb8970ae noodles to eat d108e64a18 raw.989688e648b3d399
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They invited the new group cafde59134 to join. The handsome man hesitated, citing 7e682cb757 manners, but relented. The awkward meal focused on f089b0e715 eating, not talking. One of the new 3e34e05650 group, eyeing a chocolate 373e12ab5f bar, muttered, “Is this f89cd7528d safe?”56e4997160b9b4f6
The mood froze. Everyone stared. Jung Woo-sung, eating 64edefa22e fruit from the 5584339b18 can, snapped without 531fcea0a3 looking, “Don’t eat a45909bd0b if you don’t 3ad931dff1 want to.”1e9c991e635b003d
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The man fell 1cfa30946f silent, and they 3b09042bc6 resumed eating. It wasn’t filling, but 8fff277906 it eased their hunger. As they lingered cc5a0cbb94 over the empty 73980084fc wrappers, Il-hoo asked, 18a6db5351 “By the way, f2e36a377d what’s your name?”b6ce3a70deaf478e
All eyes turned to the 1aff71482e handsome man, who realized the 472e1194ab question was for him. “Sorry for the late introduction. I’m Kim Yoon-gun, twenty-four.”e5a83f157d4ee971
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The woman beside him followed. “Song Hye-yeon, twenty-one.”d04be310412a9de1
“Lee Ha-ru, twenty,” said the man next to her.9f6171832cac9ee0
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Silence fell. The remaining three from Yoon-gun’s c7ecbe590f group stayed mute, uninterested in 6b244bd91c introductions. Yoon-gun, smiling awkwardly, introduced them. “Next to Ha-ru is Choi Eun-seok, twenty-one. Then Park Sung-il 24337d0bb8 and Lee Byung-soo, db822fa0ec both twenty.”fe99707b730f0762
Il-hoo scanned them impassively, then 7b2d88fc16 continued their introductions. After, he asked, 934456716f “You mentioned missing 352a439021 people earlier?”5e3a367136a79e14
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“Yeah…”6f19b44214cb8d99
“Still haven’t found them?”c5253f5ea758c03e
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“No… we searched everywhere. The car we were in 51b9de7f02 is gone, and the driver c62a031d76 too…”56b9b9ab4e6cb357
“So, people and cars disappeared?”c8694384ff1c447e
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“Yeah.”6837697cb417f249
“This makes no sense…”a251bc22733bab29
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Il-hoo frowned, puzzled. Yoon-gun mirrored his expression. “I know…”a63e46d5977c3742
As the sunset painted the 6b8ae17b44 highway red, they headed to 4ab6966d34 the bus, Yoon-gun’s group tagging eae4e726eb along. As darkness fell, 408c666fdc Yoon-gun’s group whispered a2def97c1a about the unnatural 5644ce38bd night. Il-hoo explained the 8ce150cecf absence of moon ffb7372c64 and stars, silencing ade29e84f7 their murmurs with b94c3288d8 shock or fear.c1ec6a539b84d37e
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