NK Chapter 2.1

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“Huh?”7b18661088c0b246

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In the darkness 3da9ccb751 where no path 45807815af could be seen, b69404aafa when they were e43c9d02ee exhausted from staring 006d590bed into the pitch-black 8ff81d0ac8 void with nothing 0bf08f0150 visible, someone let d47ee0ac3e out an exclamation.fc979a6d82531e45

As Lee Byung-soo gazed out 2847cfd375 the window, his eyes caught b385caa4b0 a green light flickering and c366333347 swaying on the road, where af2f7a6c0c not even an inch ahead df767e6841 could be seen in the 510d0a76b5 enveloping darkness. Thinking he might have seen 33c28f8220 it wrong, he rubbed his 7b9c07aec0 eyes and focused on the de081a2532 road again. Jumping up from 3b606e21b2 his seat, he d833dcc75b shouted excitedly.eb017410a15fcb2f

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“Yoo, Yoon-gun hyung, look outside!”cece4b9c8cc6cc5f

At Lee Byung-soo’s enthusiastic shout, a97428d53f not only Kim Yoon-gun but ba7b222a26 others also turned to look eae7490221 out the window. What could there be to db379e77c5 see in this darkness where 4701dfddd2 nothing was visible? Their skepticism vanished 24df3823f8 the moment they 57aaadf240 looked outside. Through the bus windows, 009dc16f11 everyone’s eyes caught sight a2c5f70ef6 of green lights moving 5e5d26cee0 sporadically across the road.663e0e51e99c7c37

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“What are those?”f16bea66c35eac3f

Kim Yoon-gun shouted, a 623ec2f0a0 mix of surprise and ad76f2e2cd wariness in his voice. Choi Eun-seok leapt 2126631f3a up and exclaimed.bf31d0a082e85796

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“It’s the rescue team! They must be c53aa56187 here to save 7d0bfa8a27 us!”1a1d6e02e5903e1d

“Rescue team?”f5647e3af1cc4e7d

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At Choi Eun-seok’s 24f01d38c2 claim that a cae1f6a627 rescue team had 8bd385b29b arrived, Lee Byung-soo’s 8aa742e79f face lit up efe23be78f as he echoed 212f2cb9ff the question.694459050b029224

“Here! We’re here!”fe54f06a9056c9f9

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Before Lee Byung-soo could finish, 22e0423bbb Park Sung-il sprang up, banging 173b631325 on the window and shouting 708df2f950 like a madman. Following his lead, most b4e316384c of the group crowded 2c072507a2 toward the windows, pounding f20800a7ba on the glass and c08b710c11 yelling.909e9227321c80b2

But no matter 6ba818b7fe how much they dd29427833 shouted or banged 7f40266e0b on the windows, a4beb03e80 the green lights 6bb8ef3985 that had appeared 1767abc3ae in clusters on 5010059307 the road merely ea98fdcbc8 flickered and wandered f9205f9184 leisurely, showing no 910be2769c interest in them.d6dfc21860160cce

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“Can’t they hear us?”fdc24f751dc06e10

A panicked voice rang 468aa18182 out, and the commotion 14c95a2e9a quieted. As everyone stood b3e1014079 helplessly by the 0239499641 windows, a beam 70246b018d of light stretched 0c5f22d2c8 out onto the 98c6e1d7a5 road from outside. All eyes turned to 598df0ffdb the light streaming from bbae0b44f1 the bus, revealing An b0b7558c89 Chi-seung standing by the 1b4c492502 window, shining his phone’s ae5b7f2783 flashlight onto the road.630adbb55d614160

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Inspired by his action, 142ee75947 others hurriedly pulled out dc69c0c5ba their phones. Beams of light burst a6b6909cd3 from the old bus, f4e0f52c53 scattering across the dark e3cd0c743e road. The green lights, b2e5bf8ff2 which had been 9542098a82 swaying, froze simultaneously af0592d00b under the scattered 5fdb7f3678 beams. Then, as if in 8fa31106ad unison, they began moving a58f8c4108 quickly toward the bus.3f5a88f38dfd72a3

The unnatural movement db312afb8b silenced the commotion, 38fe5625cd and more eyes 0a409331e5 quietly followed the 441c49e20e green lights’ approach. Even so, the 95e0e3ff43 phones in their 97b3febbad hands continued to 8ec8d55cce emit light. The green lights, 7908025252 flickering as if 0b26c282e8 reacting to the fb2bebcd2d beams, drew closer 0a351984b9 and closer to 38942af8d1 the bus.887e3eda87bda0a8

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“Hic—!”2d044d5dbc7c1c13

Someone let out 7bb55122b8 a sharp gasp 729289298f and pulled away b96c16e47a from the window. No one questioned the action, c42d3b4918 as they all reacted similarly 9c5818f548 or even more intensely, retreating a2d41e6581 from the windows. The green lights, drawn d8844eea5a by the flashlight beams, 416a6950ce were now close enough 5d2ddc7589 to be seen clearly f606cb7ae4 with the naked eye. What they saw wasn’t 9ed921a590 human or animal. With faintly glowing ac51db00d9 green skin, a 762b74d5cc hunched back rising caa6495d1a higher than its 38e7e12289 head, a bloated 472e00ec6a abdomen protruding roundly, d5175db8e0 and abnormally large 2b46020a34 hands dragging long e57f594c5a arms that reached 0b98c52782 the ground, it b3792698c5 was unlike anything 1f273d0460 they knew.1a45509b9be3432b

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“Arghhh—!”6158532ef1e2c714

A scream triggered c1158526e8 chaos inside the 5e078e5857 bus. As people frantically waved 46e79361d5 their phones, beams of 31eb860535 light danced wildly around f6e5fea365 the bus, and screams 0e0ba28bae and struggles overwhelmed their 279b7a0e9b senses, drowning out a 1726190d03 voice that desperately needed b436e8d5dd to be heard.1c342406bb02c8dc

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“Turn them off! Turn off your phones!”2c7f0a8071f496f2

Jung Woo-sung’s frantic 689f078474 shout went unheard. Pushed to the 45647f94e9 edge of his 7bdf5958aa patience amidst the b0e1164064 chaos, he snatched 709ea5a1e6 a phone from 60cb7a2925 someone within reach.b20149c8d14a9695

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“?”044326cb699565fa

Baek Il-hoo, startled as 97dc80229c a hand suddenly grabbed 4d34128cd5 his phone, turned to 929f843332 see Jung Woo-sung yanking 975f2b4e70 him by the collar, 8d806c7b56 looking bewildered. But his voice, shouting right 153f4db935 in his face, cut through 8fd585ae8e the noise clearly.2d19c7fe4ceb26ad

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“Turn off your phone! They’re drawn to the light!”9c5cc91135e593dd

“!”247f867bf1a3ccb9

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Baek Il-hoo’s body reacted 68234be0f1 before his mind could 0b1978244a process. As soon as Jung Woo-sung 43b914c626 finished, Baek Il-hoo roughly pushed f8bb6419b4 his hand away and dove a9ca586a14 into the chaotic crowd. Two voices shouting together rose d17c57a6b4 above the noise. A few people began to bec56d7314 hear Baek Il-hoo and Jung deea3595ba Woo-sung, hurriedly turning off their 30f42d999c phones.c1901f7588700fcd

But only a few 43bad8118a complied, and the rest, b8534cd090 still screaming and flailing, 29b3499e7d held phones with lights 4aca0f686d still on. Amid the chaos, b1624fdeb2 Lee Hyun, who b5551c14b5 had joined Baek e493c19776 Il-hoo in shouting 6ad3545fe7 to turn off 67efef61c2 the phones, was 42c43562a4 pushed toward the 444fd55408 seats by the a5fb53fc0d frantic crowd. Baek Shin-hoo, standing in the 8097aa03cb aisle, saw Lee Hyun stumble 4b0453ed3e over a chair and reached 3ebfda3aac out to help but froze 7b3c44940c upon looking outside, his face 29fe8a0ce8 paling as he lunged toward 847bcc6bf8 Lee Hyun.242f31588073344e

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“Hyung—!”923b07c503e29bca

At Baek Shin-hoo’s urgent c726c6b57f shout, Lee Hyun looked 5476c63e6c up at him. A forceful grip seized a0c08389a2 his arm, pulling him 60309b8980 with tremendous strength. Before he could 6268fa8a3d scream, Lee Hyun’s 7fe7509dd4 face slammed into 5650dd8b30 Baek Shin-hoo’s chest 27bb2afa2d as a loud 4808bbd6a0 crash shattered the 2d8a9ea14c window behind him.fb0f5372bc87bc00

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“What?”4b744108cd91bf0d

Startled, Lee Hyun pulled his 4dc3d48a23 face from Baek Shin-hoo’s chest 8b89fd1fbf and turned to see a 7a3ddd122e grotesquely long arm reaching through 82c0c8cb96 the broken window.1d65a1cd0998cd38

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“Argh—!”1dc6d3ab9a395884

Panicking, Lee Hyun tried cab6747eb5 to dodge the massive b8301eb319 hand swinging in the 53c93bfa21 air and move toward ee9c21796e the aisle, but Baek ecb8c410f3 Shin-hoo quickly cleared a 57368c000e path, pulling him away 65987b5a5d from the window. The sudden attack amplified the 89f405c727 chaos, and everyone instinctively fled d74c011550 to the opposite side of 5257c4a950 the bus. But another loud crash of 252293c605 breaking glass and a piercing c502d63d86 scream followed.b1e398442b45f22e

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“Kyaaaah!”b43979122b7ef579

A long arm broke aee939618a through the opposite window, ffd5ae4e80 horrifying those who had ba7aab7d0f fled there. Unlike the men who d8b86c0921 quickly dodged, Song Hye-yeon, 39afee850a the only woman, had dcbbbbd7ad her long hair grabbed a891cc9558 and was helplessly dragged, b995cc13ca crashing against the window caecac1d93 frame.e43bd225d72db5a6

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She was moments from 2f010c71fd being pulled outside. But Song Hye-yeon spread 78d31ade41 her arms, gripping the 0fdf83b760 window frame, holding on 7a287887ff for dear life, and 95375df454 screamed for her group 752f8001c1 to help. Yet her companions 6c37c99922 only stared, frozen, c1ffafe8c1 stomping their feet b233d032f3 in panic.b4289f8163be8035

“What are you doing!”6d2a9ac631576a85

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A sharp voice echoed loudly. As Baek Il-hoo shouted and 415b9b4294 ran forward, Kim Yoon-gun’s group, a26b6c4636 who had been standing restlessly 2ef88f30de in front of Song Hye-yeon’s 655fb81191 seat, began to clear a 6ac473b98a path. Baek Il-hoo rushed 097d2e7ec4 through, gasping at 4b44432617 the sight of a2b8e09ded Song Hye-yeon trembling 066861194a and clinging to 4993d0939f the window frame. As he reached to 0e59c0699f help, a scream-like shout 9f30e0891b directed his action.f330d3e71a243b04

“Cut her hair!”c590af253d341521

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At Song Hye-yeon’s words, 09845de097 An Chi-seung, who had 6ba7500104 rushed in with Baek 5da6cf3a8f Il-hoo, grabbed something and 8537d84db6 cut her seized hair. As her hair ab90bf85a6 scattered, Baek Il-hoo 97140d5923 caught Song Hye-yeon, 6f404c7bfe and they crashed d79a2f3deb loudly to the 0d66d1a821 floor.1b941432fce8fd6b

Confirming the two 38dce66eb1 were safe, An 61457bf313 Chi-seung threw away 91e9c3ef7a the glass shard 81ff99e1be used to cut 1d529ff70a her hair and a0accc199a shouted at Kim ea8792a9bc Yoon-gun’s group, who 2d88bad6c5 stared blankly.0fca1b7ad710d719

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“Turn off your phones!”40b9567c88e031ac

His booming voice startled fea964cee5 Kim Yoon-gun’s group, who 7ba4f9d2e3 hurriedly turned off their e50240f760 phones as if burned. But Choi Eun-seok, 022f756343 still dazed, stood 61a2b65d38 with his phone’s 77aaffbdb4 light shining brightly. Unable to stand it, 1069fedab7 Jung Woo-sung irritably snatched f21b24cb59 his phone and threw d9477437aa it out the broken 99b3b09d1e window.bea82d62bba17b23

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“Uh…”20e2f35703a4a8c2

Choi Eun-seok let out a 8d684aa9e0 dumb sound as his phone 4650297a72 flew out, earning another glare c05b981aa9 from Jung Woo-sung.0a3bf6ae7dd329d7

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Thrown with force, ef3ec5dda8 the phone landed 02fbb79e0d far away with 22489544fd a sharp sound, 311aff412a still emitting light. The green-glowing creatures 4d4f7d8f10 swarming around the 9d70e148b1 bus moved toward d63f95a3dd the lone light, f1c9938d5b flickering as they 3f96d9138f gathered around it. The phone’s fragile 9ea31450ee light soon died 0a36a1f882 with a crunching 278efb2657 sound, and the 17462186ce green lights, losing c5f468d392 their target, began 1f6a405c46 to wander slowly b282590087 across the road 5b278be0e2 again. Watching the aimless movements of f1ca103ed3 the green lights all night, 2151b8e051 they sighed in relief as ee5a0acc42 the lights vanished with the 01549f5f99 pale dawn.cf7ba53265a50f32

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Exhausted, Song Hye-yeon stared blankly 33832694e2 out the window, her unevenly 1236858c2e cut hair resting on her 8cd3e0c811 shoulders. Her once lustrous hair had 9badf25bd7 been the price of survival 85aee401e1 last night.3a9ab50fb5090740

The terrified faces of e05644efa2 her group, staring at 82d9af07bf her during the chaos, 6a7373a78a kept replaying in her 6b245e193f mind. Among them was her boyfriend, fc1a41ffeb Kim Yoon-gun. She had thought, even if 1474071297 no one else, he would 61de79b77c help her. But her expectations were 52ffba1766 shattered, swept away with f95e83efe5 last night’s nightmare.c729fe88e649e211

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Her gaze kept drifting to 771e0e5a7d the brothers talking outside on e740be2826 the road. Baek Shin-hoo, who helped Lee 2ac9b8409c Hyun before danger struck, and c3e74b23e6 Baek Il-hoo, who saved her ec642c2835 despite her group’s inaction.3d59b31526854ca0

Staring at them, Song 08adc79894 Hye-yeon’s eyes shifted to 836a5b9353 Kim Yoon-gun. She placed a hand 2704df8ba0 on her chest.03b6085b925ad68f

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“…”73b8b48412e46cca

Her heart no longer raced.5f1c72fa5fc4190f

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“We need to find a safer place,” Baek Il-hoo said gravely.274fe49ba8c250d7

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Kim Yoon-gun looked troubled. “Still… isn’t it better to stay put? A real rescue a1c484af92 team might come…”8a36f2b342e38b21

“A rescue team? After last night’s chaos, f1df36c931 you still say that?”b69e5ca6779dbb83

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“…”646a5404b508b747

“Does this place look like Korea? Are we even in 4e51ea9525 a place we know?”3e411b86bcd2f2d9

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Baek Il-hoo gestured fe07865b30 around, his voice 62ad86f050 rising. Kim Yoon-gun, cowed, d1b613efcc mumbled, “Still… still.” 9e571c4aba Baek Il-hoo, frowning c087daadb6 in frustration, sighed 82d57ca07a deeply. Despite his impressive build, 15258574d2 Kim Yoon-gun’s actions were 26df492fdb utterly timid.33d2623937e6e8ed

“Anyway, we’re heading down the road again today. Are you coming?”686404c07c6b640b

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“Well… Hye-yeon was really shaken last night…”daf01a1587684142

“…”05e8a5f6cd6bb88e

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It was clear he aefcce86e1 didn’t want to go, d94e49ba36 using Song Hye-yeon as e1220267c3 an excuse. Baek Il-hoo gave eab7b43556 him a disdainful db7399d705 look, turned away, ef600c6612 and felt that, cdb5dde095 despite only spending 2dbf438f37 one night together, 5d13f1de43 Kim Yoon-gun was ca04b980f1 a type he ff41a62545 thoroughly disliked.1cd546a843a006ee

Baek Il-hoo soon joined f18c57cb79 his group, heading toward 5c8bdbcb9d the road’s end, where d6bbc394a2 vines were tied. Kim Yoon-gun silently 202e8a696b watched their backs.0828d289625aac25

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At the road’s end, they a1af12c5d2 checked the vines tied the 3af1b7673a previous night, still securely fastened, e9f676a115 leading downward. As Baek Shin-hoo prepared a701d8ee3c to climb down, hurried 154398f56c footsteps and Song Hye-yeon’s 43aed77adc voice stopped them.6fea7d5341c22549

“Wait.”8d3a098e4c7a2718

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Song Hye-yeon ran up. Not only Baek Il-hoo’s 5f413e1bf7 group but Kim Yoon-gun’s 3ddfab7219 group turned to her.a6fb792f088aa879

“I’m going too.”72345a55baf59dd3

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Her bold statement stunned everyone. As they stared, a sharp 9b34c98737 shout cut through.04f2f5370d4ef757

“Song Hye-yeon!”d2fee7fcad701069

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Kim Yoon-gun, rushing af0d2c721f over, grabbed her 02b9bcb97b wrist, shouting angrily.b9f5c6cce63df808

“Where do you think you’re going?”03bfbc25eef37702

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Song Hye-yeon, wincing as her fd02798c92 wrist hurt, looked at Kim f1b9b011a4 Yoon-gun with confusion. His behavior baffled her, prompting 7f696a0f6e another shout.79b44d9bb90da5f4

“Where are you going, I said!”dd45f879a185da5e

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Her expression changed, 5389fe175b a mix of e0ea789db6 shock and displeasure. “Can’t I go?” she retorted.6c907359c8643748

Kim Yoon-gun, unable to answer, f0b62c1f34 just stared. Song Hye-yeon twisted 38c87066d8 her wrist free.35f7537048e6410e

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“I need something too.”ac874c3de136794a

Rubbing her wrist, she 1dc2a3ea5e spoke, but Kim Yoon-gun 9e96506b04 stepped closer, his face 39d1c0fa3c stern.b249ad45561a87e1

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“What do you need? No, you can’t go.”8726f972b0043c58

Without clear reason, Kim a8c77c74f4 Yoon-gun blocked her. His persistent interference irritated her.87a03c50f9b94938

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“Why? What’s the reason 1569fc7b28 I can’t go…”3b86901160042edf

“It’s dangerous!”13d797565e53d5d0

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Before she could finish, Kim b85355c528 Yoon-gun shouted. Song Hye-yeon, paling, 06d0ae56ff glanced at Baek c89ebebd54 Il-hoo’s group, who 063fe92653 looked shocked and c836b95bcd incredulous. Flustered, she hurriedly said 15374f16f9 to Kim Yoon-gun.c7fc33544411af3a

“What kind of talk is that? Dangerous? Then what about them? They’re not going because it’s 35a50fdac4 safe!”a8d986e378c79ab1

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“That’s their business!”7d6a1cd849ffbed9

“What?”25997a52edb19978

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“What do you need?”57cd64ff16459da8

A cold voice cut through ed1f3bc44c their escalating argument. Startled, both turned to Baek e2e8140e79 Shin-hoo, who frowned and pressed 9f5aba2708 again.05af8f1db5fd0ad3

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“What do you need, I said.”24a43b6efbaf5290

“Huh?”60d4b91b7035b091

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“I don’t know if we can find it, but we’ll try. Tell me.”60e8fb3ea7620240

“No, you don’t have to. I’ll find it myself.”549e00bf29dc727a

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“Just say it. Arguing with him is fb6d0baf3e a waste of time.”de742aaf05ed4f88

Baek Shin-hoo’s blunt 476243cdef words made Song 238563b4bf Hye-yeon bite her e8b0f4c35d lip. She felt like a burden. Looking at Baek Shin-hoo, b3c6223c00 waiting for her answer, 04d164d898 she turned and returned c1c8d52e4e to the bus. Kim Yoon-gun hurriedly a18550dfcd followed, and Baek 7206dcb253 Shin-hoo, sighing softly, 35d97a9b1b descended the road c94ac365cb with his group.cc4012cb9b72af3c

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