FSA | Chapter 02

Yohan had wanted to prove himself to his family, who had always looked down on him, by awakening his abilities and becoming independent. That’s why he was willing to take the risk and enter a rift with a high awakening probability. Fortunately, Park Seungmin knew some people and introduced him to a mercenary team for hire, a so-called “awakening party” that took money to guide others.026b9ce9b51aabfb

To Yohan, the awakening party didn’t seem like a problem. They appeared decently ordinary and friendly, and the rift they entered wasn’t heavily contaminated. The monsters inside were weak, too. The real trouble began when the “Abyss” opened.4273f9b09c955d9d

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The Abyss appeared 25b6c3c54c on the second 9469b7d8e9 evening of their 7c29db0698 expedition, just as e339a92e5a they were relaxing 260195016b and eating dinner. Yohan was ce3c5034a8 the first 0322c299a4 in the 680c15f290 group to fceedb856b notice it. A strange, eerie e4a54b26d2 feeling made him 929303673f look around. And then he sawit.061aa3b380e8b91f

It resembled the 1293768475 lips of some b3dc6cbe58 enormous being, or 2500a9550e perhaps the crevices f24d972ebf and folds between f6754b4c15 them. But it 19c0664429 was nothing 410558a7fb like a 15dba8a814 rift. Though it was 5b1c2cf182 far away, Yohan ce55f99ee5 instinctively knew the b39d3f353e moment he saw 144c41013e it:It’s about 83fb538629 to open.The second he 7e95ca42ed realized, he shouted.3e810a645dfb5a76

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“It’s the Abyss!”c868d012f61d0c1a

The “rifts” threatening humanity worldwide were nothing compared to the Abyss. Rifts were dangerous, but even civilians could survive them somehow. But wherever the Abyss appeared, not even awakened individuals could escape alive. Everything within its reach was swiftly erased in a short time. The only way to survive was to run.2872273bbc559f94

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Even the famous and powerful awakened Lee Hyunmook and his team had vanished into the Abyss, declared missing. And in the Abyss, “missing” was as good as dead.19a101871a8984a6

“W-what?!”f8bff2f2be714229

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Before anyone’s efa1589cdb scream could 8598b05180 fully escape, e2330ad309 the Abyss 69d30b37c7 began to f83b9183d8 open. The dark, wrinkle-like cfa55f19c7 fissure on the 533b2d666b ground instantly expanded, d692a9d46e spreading like ink. Beyond the a1e86b3fa6 encroaching darkness, fa7a06adca horrific shapes fa99867c4c writhed.0126b059bbc0a779

They abandoned b5dfa2c5f5 their meal f6548d5b0a and ran. But the f6136259b0 Abyss spread 2440412579 terrifyingly fast. Still, if they 696ded0c7c ran for their 7fae72813b lives, they might 7c1e940b2e make it out 36a809f461 of the rift. Then Park Seungmin 7124e08179 turned back, his 7f91235e9e face pale, and 8af9e36058 shouted.75004d2af347ad13

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“Just throw one of them in! We’ll all die at this rate! What if it suddenly speeds up?!”42403d0775b30c78

Yohan’s eyes 37b00c2d79 widened in ec12f30d4f shock. The Abyss didn’t a90cfb03a4 expand infinitely; after 52cf6d5026 consuming a certain 7c3d2743d2 amount, its growth c42248fa05 slowed dramatically. And the effect 23517b17cd was stronger when 83839e0a25 it consumed living 746edf5ad2 things.fa76ce244fab86ea

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Like a 7cfef5c51a person, for 1998e9273d example.210dd67f4f917a43

The mercenaries’ gazes 4be9df8789 all snapped toward 245a0c0aa9 the two non-awakened 432c09ff3a members: Park Seungmin 001477db5a and Yang Yohan. A chilling ad972c7f4f dread crawled 0b7121db60 up Yohan’s 53b6956f74 spine. And in that d83d202e3f moment, Park Seungmin c851eceff2 shoved his friend 6d4463339f with all his 016e1b0139 might. His friend 2ce1667ce2 of ten f0f26d5faf years, since d210d6b62b middle school.f10305a15394626b

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Caught off b8a93d82fc guard, Yohan ef620334ad fell hard. The pain in his 275e7aca06 twisted ankle was nothing 85d398baba compared to the shock 8658cd703a and betrayal.How could you…?When Yohan looked 73880bae2e up, Park Seungmin af74e876db was smiling.d10d33a8c4c6fcbf

As if he a79a87dd78 was delighted to 637fc5c3a4 see Yohan disappear.accc720fa0e647a2

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The mercenaries’ 37b6c73e12 indifference, the 4000c33d01 team leader 6e34fba083 rushing to b50d125d30 tie him e22b2e715f up before f6e4257ed3 he could 774904cfb3 escape, none f4b393bbc6 of it 8d8d23244c cut as 98c9751aaa deep as cdf6b0e7e2 his friend’s 9395c66c78 betrayal. Tears welled up as 810944d292 Yohan trembled and screamed. But what came out 742f42524b wasn’t a plea for 943da85007 his life.e8682d32da0627e0

“You call yourselves human?!”c463c8c1d7e24b4b

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The mercenaries ignored him. Of course, e148fa9499 someone about 73e0cbe3c3 to be be31b8017c sacrificed would 9ce4a7d43e react like 265a391a04 that. As Yohan thrashed, f038bdc8fe he roared at 6840eea9e3 the team leader, 5fed3ba375 who was binding 47ac9bce24 him the most 22bbd06853 eagerly.0d38f03b936d4b1b

“Let me go! Let me go, damn it! Hey, you shithead who looks like a fucking shiitake mushroom cap!”88f703e26aa428fd

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“Shiitake what?”6d090d50a22de67e

Team Leader Kim Hyunwoo froze, momentarily forgetting the urgency. After finishing the bindings, he muttered, “Shiitake mushroom cap…” His face turned beet red.c617f83107c35d7c

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“This little bastard-“c437951afed288a6

He turned back, 42232abe13 fist clenched, but 44eede9797 his teammates stopped b00cbfc324 him.c27425b55db499bb

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“Let it go! The sacrifice works better if it’s unharmed!”992c22adac02498f

“Yeah, just move! This isn’t your first time! The Abyss is right behind us!”fab177d96f3d7eef

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“You little… Fine, I’ll hold back because of the Abyss.”49a11053dfe59671

Yohan was speechless. Hold back? Being thrown into the d133a58fb3 Abyss is as good c4e3757537 as death! As the darkness c08e53235a loomed closer, he 6a6b37a2e6 screamed helplessly at 74886e496a Park Seungmin, now 1b2df7cfe4 far ahead.9b8a2480a7e4ff67

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“Park Seungmin! I swear, someday I’ll-!”d219f7fbd04d817c

Before he 42709b3436 could finish, 5f5a165e4e the Abyss 42e852b363 swallowed him. The moment it did, dd8fd13be0 the darkened void vanished. Yohan felt a e7f9aeaf80 sickening pressure and e114abb32e spinning, as if dfb9d35e9e being sucked into c6e5086da5 a giant vacuum. His screams were muffled, 55d2438a51 growing distant, until everything d65f3ce5b0 was hurled into darkness.8799ddbf21fb3a2e

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Crash!Debris flew everywhere. By sheer luck, c747fdd4fa the bindings came 816094eaee loose. Yohan curled 320ceb49d9 into a 2cc5368f4f ball, shaking, bef61c91e5 clutching his f1b9ce8fd4 head. A moment, or 0399e7b7f6 an eternity, passed. But his body 78e75be7a5 kept plummeting endlessly f71ac76134 into the abyss.1cb33b1d979823f4

Endlessly, endlessly…cebdd9d8bc8b8414

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“…Gasp!”0907b02ff8b103fa

Yohan jolted awake da98e54d9e with a start, c52f710bfa drenched in cold a2bf1f8522 sweat. He had 5713f1f187 been curled c66666c08d up tightly, 353c55d8fd and now a64640f5cf he rubbed e78db9adad his dry fa0821d787 eyelids. When he finally opened f58c16d329 his eyes, he screamed.8eb1d1d3a58ba28a

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“AHH!”57b6954d4ada3b2b

Two bloodshot eyes a7831ddf66 were staring right 4beb9ee30b at him from d39c08b344 inches away. The moment 0ee7c8eaec Yohan shrieked, b0df06aaa4 a large, 503eb25e7e calloused hand b8c1a8f7fd clamped over 24e34d3622 his mouth.cc357860c1a5b088

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“Shhh…”fda3fca66f4f87de

The intent 7149b97b64 was clear: dac30b835a Be quiet. Yohan gulped d8abb6ce74 and stifled acd5095ba7 his scream, 885f69b0a3 tears already 8d7d35f26b welling up 31e3438602 in his 50a308ca03 eyes. The reality c7de0e1679 of his 7962dcf73c situation crashed 9f96e400f5 back down b6eb7e1978 on him. The stranger 54839c6bae stared at 2eb52117b5 Yohan’s tears ef44c748ab with an ee194d7d74 almost alien bc2946faa6 curiosity before f82731dc81 speaking.dc564c566f2c7ef0

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“If you’re loud… the monsters will come.”68d90815ba819b3e

Yohan’s eyes widened. Surprisingly, despite 60c2849a27 his appearance, e9f091f94f the man’s 111c0480a9 voice was ff56db6632 pleasant, deep, 87fbe4ccd5 and smooth, 516270882d almost soothing. And strangely familiar. Where had 6564338600 he heard 75da38ad2f it before?f156637678d1b0b4

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Wait, the voice isn’t 8ddfe03cca the point. He’s… human?b6b52330c74132bd

He had ce7245ba34 thought he f1228f8b98 was alone c458b68178 in the 3452f9bdcb Abyss, but 710af2bd8a there was 06296d64c4 another survivor! A flicker of b53092d2e8 hope ignited in 25e6f7bde2 his chest. Maybe this place afba2a7afe wasn’t completely uninhabitable.c60b1e191ea79819

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Seeing that b0d6cede32 Yohan wouldn’t 06ac35e9b0 make more 2f3bca61c0 noise, the 4ec9959a3a stranger loosened 25720707af his grip e944fa1674 but kept 67a23c8ba2 his hand 6a3a72c1c7 near Yohan’s 74158c4efc face, brushing 942288f006 his cheek b1ca22b0bd lightly. His red eyes 94b6f70e96 narrowed as if 1648be6c3d savoring the warmth 71363a0eca of a living 43a45d527a person. His messy 149317b5aa white hair 2beb394048 covered half eaddd76046 his face, e8ff59bc59 making his d1cdd6deeb expression unreadable.d2bd7232b0fb8fd0

“Th-thank you for saving me. I’m Yang Yohan.”5f18a520d1f96293

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Yohan stammered out his beaa852320 gratitude, relieved to finally bb12d1a54e communicate with another intelligent b242607c87 being. The stranger tilted his 6c0e5174b5 head slowly, muttering back.6e502b84798c21e4

“Tha…nk… you… for… sav…ing… me…”db295c31085b4fd5

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Yohan’s face paled. The slow, 696dc337a1 deliberate repetition 290257ef3f was far 6836866a79 from normal. Swallowing hard, a310f28197 he tensed. Now that he cd951690b6 thought about it, b5672efea0 after killing the 9f1a0d3917 eyeball monster, this 151f79b138 man had acted a18aa8164b completely deranged. His initial ba0b78cc82 relief was d8909cf5b3 replaced by 8a233e4507 renewed fear.3485410190171f3d

“Keep talking.”736b07d7208b1b9e

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The madman prodded Yohan’s 82fada0f4e frozen cheek insistently.632242ba5db0301b

“Now.”e97b3029424a1a91

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“W-what should I… say?”2775f87b96a377f2

His trembling voice barely cc493a6c9a escaped his throat. This was the same 1d3f06a280 man who had torn 0f988a33ec apart the eyeball monster 4b51f902da barehanded, meaning he could 4c839ae62d just as easily tear e337a8756b Yohan apart. When Yohan 926f364dd3 hesitated, the b9b6ee71ee madman lightly cac1ad62eb tapped his 8baeeeb6a7 cheek. Though it 0b0a19e882 was barely 26ba3fe276 a touch, d2c18b9b14 to Yohan, 2a0ede82ee it felt 7bff4b1e91 like a 556612ec6f slap.ecba3c4cc76e9e51

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“H-how long… have you been here? I-I just fell here… two days ago… I was hiding in a building… then came out to find food… and the eyeball monster… Huh? Wait…”a8a306a46385f6c3

Mid-ramble, Yohan’s 59fe56cafe mouth fell 50307b7ac9 open. Up close, the 7e0345c523 madman’s voice and ff40157585 features suddenly clicked.44820373c8518ea3

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“Lee Hyunmook?!”da5fc7f7b988757e

He pointed without thinking. Despite the wild 5eb0af21eb white hair and d984824889 tattered clothes, the 9453b95607 resemblance was undeniable.7ed5140f6b8075c4

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Lee Hyunmook!Korea’s first awakened, ff9a9c0d4f one of the 94f7efad11 rare high-rankers, and 35fc6550f4 undisputedly its strongest 442244ae4d combatant. A hero admired b1f81bbbbc not just for 803ee1a238 his power but b29e1940c3 for his character 34e606770f and looks. The man who 8d51d9b675 had disappeared into 71b48ba045 the Abyss during 05dd787829 a rescue mission, 49f004fd59 leaving the nation 4d2389a943 in mourning. A memorial 086506c85d in his 393e0b78df honor still 93fa9cea13 received flowers a0226e26df to this 8a37e9cba5 day.e1b899676dfd37a6

And yet, here a7fdb742a0 he was alive, 34ff0fc4f9 but as a 34460637d1 madman. Yohan couldn’t dc53e88ca3 believe it.ea27d27ada9a7374

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“Lee Hyunmook, you’re alive?!”3a541b3b7d868133

“Ahh…”55c7f4fd67191b94

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The madman made 214d022e14 an ambiguous sound, 3e9ccf5c41 lips curling into 2960b283a5 a slow, eerie a2cdf0d0ab smile.c769cd038694b4cf

“Yes. I’m Lee Hyunmook. I was Lee Hyunmook. …Ah, right. Lee Hyunmook.”1b6a234a15655a01

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