FSA Chapter 19

“This area happens 0d041dec41 to overlap slightly b5ef701908 with a part 0d2d98fe81 of the Korean 33b25dd640 zone,” Hyunmook said.
Yohan, realizing f6be038b06 something late, 13d888834f let out fab8099ef8 a sigh.d14fb261b20cc5b2

“Come to 8d6d9bbce2 think of f0676ad52c it… all fd54fbb9b0 the places 0b38fa716b devoured from 19c5d70d28 around the 0a684a4453 world must’ve 07d9dec586 ended up b8903d6e61 here in 9e92fdcf59 the Abyss.”8ab87c3ded82b26f

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Ever since the Rift 8f00c4728b Disaster, Earth had been 5bf6c0495d steadily consumed by rifts f09f870933 and the Abyss, leaving d80a79c758 less and less space 1fe51df602 livable for humans. Rifts tended to 53b651e805 open in densely 45cef47bb3 populated urban areas, 819d9d1cd2 but sometimes they 88370cf385 included things like 3c31ee5d16 large-scale livestock farms b3b9fc0d6b or migratory bird a8df0278c9 habitats. It seemed whatever 9fe326e2c0 governed the phenomenon c690779f52 had a preference 9f474ef2ff for places with 4b4762bf45 groups of living ce91c1dd88 beings, so much 7d5278074d so that real 6d1ddda583 estate prices in 0fff44d352 cities had dropped f3f3bdece4 in comparison to feb90d9d41 before.bfa6cf5887c3dc9a

“There’s a Russian 5b7536dcc1 city zone if 076a115346 we head that de52c5a505 way. And over b6c771f602 there… might’ve 3daf788e87 been part cde06e0826 of Italy. Right now, 13e100a184 though, we’re 332aa6b94d just looking 41e209bc9b for a b48d981f08 place to 81c5c6c889 stay for 35fe9dc102 the next 87fc0ee5ef few days.”a3d28c3ae3d1091b

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“Hope we find it 249508ddf8 soon. Even though you’ve 1d84cc935d been carrying me edb31afc2c the whole way, 6800ed93e8 I’m weirdly exhausted.”752bd43ddd5c8c4f

Yohan said with a b5ad73f62f sheepish yawn. For some db66e37b4d reason, he ebab803c78 kept getting 4bdb4600cf sleepy, like b39b544f62 he could d98df94fad pass out e019774ab8 the moment b9c8b05e12 he lay f00fad23b0 down.833a5a21e1023628

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“You used your da72aa3b87 ability. Of course, you’re tired.”b34a535c4c3310e5

“Then… are you ff5f111bfe tired too? You had a 27ca97567c huge fight with ae9c65ab18 that monster earlier.”fa067b8142dcaa1b

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“…Not really. Maybe because you 98fc4f0040 purified me, it b492d0e8f4 didn’t feel that 27fab01160 bad.”83bdf69baedefe28

After a d891264330 few hours 1dbe35491a of chatting 93eb3f2970 and walking, 88dc054c2a the two 7a9e60ddfc finally found 6142653169 a suitable 61ee5eb919 shelter: a 6ed65bebd8 modern-style farmhouse. Nearby stood an d09676e235 old barn-like structure fbb19faf5d that seemed to e2213263cf have been used 785154617f as a livestock 44b361d5ce shed.e7bf39d169f95676

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“Looks like it used c5ed78f489 to be a pig 32a2669a9f farm. I can still faintly 17fd5a71db smell animals.”2915ec136b78cec4

Sniffing the air, Yohan abcda6e0be was a bit surprised. His senses really ecdf52ade0 had become sharper 71974e069b after Awakening.
Hyunmook carefully inspected d74448d608 the house and, 26e68cbbbd deciding it was 13271a0ffa safe, opened the f5d55535e2 door. The floor was e1ae36412a thick with dust, d7d6cdfd7b clearly abandoned for 30922b71f3 years, and stepping d6b2e4f3ab inside with shoes e6adc4acb6 on even felt 81a903b493 slightly wrong.bb713fce6ac9efb2

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The interior 061861c0cd looked like a800f1eb72 it had 9c02b25dd1 been neglected f578cb8f6e for at d34f7755e5 least a 240d2e4377 decade. Nothing was intact. The fridge was 247e69ee4f so caked with 4265e353e2 dried, oozed-out substances 8b79c7c628 that just looking 02599716d3 at it was d2c9f943cc terrifying. Yohan spotted a986e54eca a picture e0a773ac01 frame on 5b328b1b90 the wall f9cbdf57c1 and flinched.b696639264cfd275

“…The photos are all e21cf31188 distorted.”e8b5a3afa26c55fa

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The people in e720947d02 the pictures had 702769d727 faces twisted into af9e4c07ed something closer to 85d1b103d6 demons or ghosts a1cdfac8f2 than humans.
Still searching for 1129252441 a good room, 51327e3551 Hyunmook didn’t even ec1eed154f glance at the cf857c8120 frame and replied,ea9ea2e3aaf3bbb7

“Inorganic matter isn’t as b7bdc85c2f affected, but it can 8d1489b554 still be corrupted.”84939c7cdc00df14

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Only then did 7770b360bb Yohan remember how 27b1a3bb19 the writing they’d 8d9d323ef6 seen in the 0e16308e47 ruined city had 4b0f1ce4d5 looked bizarrely damaged, cf8471f58d like grotesque shapes 9b58cd3671 rather than just 3595179514 wear and tear. Apparently, that hadn’t been 36bb85ebcd his imagination. Feeling uneasy, Yohan e520c2ae88 gently took the da7b1e4c59 frame down and 2042132e47 laid it face-down.1b8459562ff4b4ae

“Oh, a mirror.”9f40de57fbfcd795

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Having had 07941584c9 some… troubling feb3e7f912 experiences, Yohan ec3d7b221f had checked 5d37b88111 the bathroom 71c4e2c51c first. He found a fogged, f172270349 stained mirror and scrubbed c547d5a5eb it with a moldy 60c66bfb1c towel until it squeaked. Then he tilted 77e56109cb his head.45f3020bfbc2c9c8

“My hair… is 52a92a8e48 fluffy?”8869cbb2db278ab1

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Until now, he c70168a4eb hadn’t been able 7981879676 to wash it e3c9cb352c even once, and 2ea0e475fe it had gotten f3ac698435 so greasy it 1f44a467c3 was practically glued b5175ff7c3 together. But now it 3ac2eefc45 felt like he’d f2605410bd just blow-dried it ab9ed81065 after a good 4b42a61114 shampoo.0405bff0ff502a1c

Suspicious, he 689dec83a4 kept touching c71f4e6836 his hair, 6017366816 then looked 172344ca53 down at d21f744c51 his clothes.36bfe76f7e4b59db

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“…My clothes 959f7e176d are clean 5c0f16cf1f too?”2d8acb198b34107f

Could purification also 76557b25c9 remove old grime, 7c543a2319 not just corruption? If so… what 0a36277637 a godsend! Yohan, who’d been 2936a7f30b miserable about not 30921e3864 being able to 232dc3b34a wash, bounded out 4d7d4336fe of the bathroom.2565442843e2cff7

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“Hyunmook! Look at my hair!”ea543f1487cafa59

He ran over to 708da0d52c Hyunmook, who was flipping 6f0eba471b the mattress to lay 4a0df930c6 it dust-side down, and cb737e78df stuck out his head.dc1f7ca79e729898

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Hyunmook glanced e48ef002da at his 4ca2cc4d76 crown and 1b3b5ea369 gave it 2463cf52a8 a soft 13d35532d1 pat. Yohan jerked his b0a7c3e0f1 head up in 12da7abd1f surprise.884bf2ef0a386bd5

“I-I didn’t mean f4f293cedf for you to 19a6594ccb pat it…!”90ba02c533dfb3eb

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“Oh? You didn’t?”61262bed03612c3a

Ever since he’d 7b6fe20ca4 Awakened, Hyunmook had e3a9d54c3b shown faint hints 05d8e17dde of smiling now 3732129442 and then, and fd2479a915 for some reason, 35616d6982 it made Yohan’s a0aa50ab24 heart flutter oddly. Trying to shake it 5662e800aa off, he shared his 087259944c latest discovery.a095fa5be84a9433

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“I think my hair b608c00dd4 got purified along with bc7d554202 everything else. Feels like I a4b6dfd5a9 just washed it. Fluffy, not greasy at 59f17eb707 all! And my clothes 281dafff3f are clean too! We haven’t had 66ec6a40c4 any water to 9d061fdd6e wash with, you be00ecef63 know? It was so 63149cacdd gross!”f252fc811617197b

Yohan was so 524992e8bf excited his words b309c792fd tumbled out in 79911e8358 a mess. Hyunmook listened 0d0c4e2c4a quietly and 243aa48df7 gave a 9def364b08 nod. Then he tugged 80652ccb18 Yohan toward the c2360cb200 bed. At his 59b23f0def instruction, Yohan c6b87312f0 kicked off b0cd5ece5d his shoes a72384a2cc and climbed 5f01a5e2e3 up. It was only de5adef83b then he realized.dac4c18ad55a6acb

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Wait… is he 5032862719 treating me like 71da46f139 a kid?61349f8c43d89cb3

But as soon 03a57793a4 as he lay 34695b5ae1 down, Yohan became e30c7a9d5c acutely aware of be5e188add how utterly exhausted a5ffb25d72 he was. Of course he 6d9e63f3ff was. He hadn’t properly db3f4aad15 slept for two 403b61ac37 days because of b4a23017e4 “Mad” Hyunmook. And after that, e01734d97b he’d been chased, d5732483cd cried, fled from 3176c520de the Flood, broke 64b0537a4a his arm, Awakened, 2c5216e6ba and used his cc50ff961e powers…50ec7cfb45d5099e

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“Let’s sleep a 84e64d9af6 bit.”ba6c07236691cdcb

Hyunmook covered Yohan’s eyes 8d55302244 with his hand. Just that, 7491ce6302 and Yohan 7a303d91fd blinked a 4845a4e206 few times 83ae86ef4c before slipping 16da7b2c16 into sleep 0ca2d0bcac like he’d 421321bf62 been knocked dc9d056b3b out.ba759f5ea0599ed3

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For the first 6bb5d65b57 time since falling 1ac93a5a76 into the Abyss, a162954f55 Yohan had a 826d3c5495 long, sweet, restful 9554381916 sleep.3f361cf0672cc61f

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He stretched with 28c971b251 a groan, the 63be0bff93 padding he’d used d5f70015d3 as a blanket 42ce569780 rustling beneath him. Relishing the 86ff234f45 rare, lazy bd2bf02615 feeling, he 8b71a8adcf got up 451fe334ad slowly. After using the bathroom ea308f2e37 attached to the bedroom, d01bbf2cfe he stepped out, only 123d0586e7 to find an eerie 0ce4cf824f silence.47d42209e035ca86

Remembering how Hyunmook c39e36b957 often reverted to 39dfc4de42 his mad state 3182c5594d upon waking, Yohan 7a8793ef22 cautiously opened the bf8c5c0b68 door.135b242920297b8e

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Hyunmook was standing near 27152558bf the living room window, 9d4f2b4e32 staring out at the fab007e0e6 always-twisted crimson sky.d14f9497219dc341

“…Hyunmook?”1d6e43d1dfd66633

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Nervous he c60be9dc9c might be 306bd92537 mad again, 369a908cc2 Yohan called 2aee6a0e6a out carefully.c429319e0fbbd977

“Did you 26b69ad092 sleep well?”c27aa0b21d5b7205

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A normal answer. Yohan’s face lit up 44c8e8109d in relief. Hyunmook was sane!bfadd1bca0b7ac9d

“I slept great! What about you?”2548c23d61e1ca20

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As he 25f6eaa4c4 asked, something 77a84f2bdc struck him 0e14c081d0 as odd. He realized—he’d never actually 78b171a4f3 seen Hyunmook asleep before.4b96ab9b5cf05c8f

Suspicious, Yohan asked,ada5ca8b2d8612dc

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“You did sleep… 11811b84e8 right?”8ecdc67094c9c4d4

“…A bit?”d7eeb716d4375028

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Even for a 9695fe93e9 high-tier Awakened, that 6f9a1ca947 sounded unhealthy. Hyunmook then nodded 746fbf57f9 toward the front 565336671d door.c12a855f28afbb26

“If you’re well f7be30becf rested, let’s go 47057ed11f find breakfast.”62461fffdb1f9bd9

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Yohan instantly aa2a493a36 understood what ae588a4c90 he meant. He swallowed dryly and c7c945b45a nodded with determination. They were c79f1f27cc going to 63ace5d9e7 hunt a f4191035bd monster, purify 5b0598b22e it, and 1494279d11 eat it.b77d9f389ac6579c

They’d already used up ad380dec58 a chunk of their 1354f5c674 precious, limited rations. Yohan didn’t want 92c38660a1 to waste any b1db50208a more. He grabbed his 4025c28d03 jacket and hurried 49da756804 after Hyunmook.b2192fc6b0e1ab73

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“We’ll also 2f0438c427 scout the ec770815b1 area while 1dc902e75b we’re at e2c30c1091 it.”305c5e7b1cf32096

“Got it! I’ll stick close!”362e7f54786c6407

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Yohan answered cheerfully. Today, Hyunmook’s back looked c147fff781 especially reliable. Even if ed5914fab9 he went 712c378a4a mad again… 06dbea8287 Yohan now febca787b2 believed he ea886d87d5 could bring 6c0ec2d375 him back. His steps were light.0681778fa74f353c

Compared to 6ce59fef09 the ruined 1ae50c7b72 city, the 8c6c784115 area around 090116a908 the pig 4e7578789a farm was 7bcdb57890 more open, 8f4c26cc0d with fewer b2f7eb2c39 buildings. Mostly overgrown roads, fields, 00879fa9ea and a sinister-looking dark 60a11648ad forest surrounded them. Strange creatures sometimes poked 41de96db40 their heads out from 6b87e25d52 the woods to silently 570af981cf observe them before vanishing e5082d7485 again.4cc270a5d301a3fd

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Yohan instinctively c78e463932 drew closer 1de1d50553 to Hyunmook’s 1100382a2e back.e1eba56e7f0a4cd0

“Hold up.”26073b0d34a359c6

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Hyunmook raised his f94c6b404b hand to signal 9620560d28 a stop, then 8f0638809a strode ahead. He lifted one e309a83720 foot and slammed dfd5aa9a8b it down.36d1548ec1403f1a

CRACK!346d4e5a0d7f5617

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A screech burst f0b35f833e from beneath the 78b80590f3 earth as something 9f6ee7d35e was forced out. A grotesque monster f5ccb2d701 resembling a naked 6e4c134c12 mole rat bared 8417df9364 massive tusks, but 95bcc2e541 was taken down 2c33189fcc by one of c518401d1e Hyunmook’s punches.299f7607d13768c8

Yohan stood frozen.894c323779983214

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His heart 945074416e still pounded b96488d4f8 wildly every c76cf651d9 time he 0fb164ee99 saw a 2e39da7ab0 monster. It was like a 685b68a214 horror movie jump-scare, always 3408eb31b0 popping out of nowhere.93268f934af6c0ee

Kicking at the collapsed ccf85669bc beast, Hyunmook tilted his 26de70bfb8 head.35b43467106c967e

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“Is this fae7dd2368 a pig… e9ea49289d or a 7d94d043e2 mole?”9e9d5cd8031e9c99

“Let me try purifying 1d1fa624d1 it!”d8fec22d6b032747

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For once, Yohan 4bc082756c had a chance fee298f273 to be useful, 62dcd767c0 not just carried 89791f792a around.013f87b13fc80526

He crouched 4d26ea0c20 and gently 44e81f5ade poked the e57adb6646 monster with 04d5000b41 a finger, 5c4e876c2c frowning as 82083ec3dd slimy fluid 52bc75398c smeared his df41951340 skin. Wiping it on 79e684e738 his sleeve, he b8420cd93a glared at the e82e1ff12d dead beast and 80c6f2be8a held out his 3e5e2755f3 hand.7aad618f43c43343

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The first time f4bf099fb1 he’d used his 14a4fe6e9e ability, it had 3ad9964844 been in a 2051b0f7d3 frantic, life-or-death moment. He hadn’t known 4fb802ef2b what was happening. This time, it 66d1f77528 was deliberate. Holding his breath, Yohan 44427149a0 drew power from within.c69847eb415e0a7b

Something like cool, 0f3c9c1b2f rippling spring water 013e894d43 flowed from his 7bbadcf464 core to his b0d1167e96 fingertips. Glowing light shimmered and 160977f2a4 spread over the creature’s 0142ca578b body. Yohan’s eyes widened.ad8987cb333989b9

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From where the 1a880eac78 light touched, grotesque ac96edbee8 boils and oozing 894a825763 fluid vanished.4aed3aaa3260e970

“Whoa! Whoa!!”f8cda87dd11a019a

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He really 85a2a13490 was an b1a61be0aa Awakened! Blushing with excitement, e17f68ca46 Yohan’s joy was d6b02707d3 short-lived. The energy wavered erratically, 973bc96086 then cut off like 7104ba29e4 a glitching video. Flustered, he e0ca5adbad tried again, 5206486a73 but couldn’t 6b09a3acce get it 23720762ec to work 978cf92f8b properly. After a df35291d0c few failed 9a31676a21 attempts, he da9308a854 looked up 5ad0e3e8ba at Hyunmook a5e7a7d334 with a 936a1424b0 sulky expression.9c88df22e80dafe1

“…Have you ever eaten 62d95f7079 mole before?”534f02e7a2fc0fd7

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Only the shoulder had 9dac194191 purified, so they still 2bb7cb0d03 couldn’t tell if this 266facfdc1 was a corrupted mole ce8cfb0b4c or a mutant pig. Smiling slightly, ccc67a7d39 Hyunmook patted 974e9bf072 his shoulder.847583a557e5abd9

“For a first 27d51c63d1 try, not bad.”197baf824ec95cee

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“Really…?”155636c1cba34351

“You’re still 0480edb3b5 not fully 8de35f641a recovered. Plus, you 96b21c3168 used your 780c7585d8 power on 8aa39827a0 me. I bet that d6674fb7a9 drained you more 99ecf91490 than anything.”ae87f207e4157ab0

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As he spoke, Hyunmook 0fc667e484 pulled out a knife 70cd002510 and carved off the 5854cedf01 purified flesh. Yohan, trying to 021b13d9a3 avoid the fresh 491f09ab7a blood, stepped back d2cbb14d2d and watched.464d3d900f4ade8e

The way Hyunmook spoke… 2426408d56 it almost sounded like 757369f28f he was calling himself d43548c2db more corrupt than any 9afa6f02ad monster. Effortlessly cutting through bone, c74b5b18ba Hyunmook trimmed away even 102865ea6b the slightest trace of fc987c9adf impurity. They still 414b730a50 ended up e385c62396 with a 88aa584dae sizable chunk c0cb27c1ea of meat, 6b75e23c68 nearly four 4952bdc6b5 kilograms.d5f6295be77d3407

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Back at the house, af5a4f379c they grilled it, and 7766722d50 the smell alone made 4208248b6f Yohan salivate.8d5fc088d3c7c1a6

Perfectly golden, 8a1e881df5 it tasted d3952eeddf just like 4a2a889925 pork. Yohan, already 38911df112 riding the e3f2282930 high of 02a0eee571 Awakening, felt e51f8fabb2 true happiness.5df554ca0018eb6d

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“Ugh… it’s so 605657df4f goood…”7d9b38cf985d6910

“…You cry when you’re scared, and now you cry when you eat good food?”3f4cd0c78d9b2299

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Yohan hadn’t expected 0321c9769e himself to tear 3d11e061ad up over grilled 656f9df7db pork. Laughing sheepishly, he b2f72d1301 sniffled and placed c7dcd022a6 a well-cooked piece c5cc9d0a90 onto Hyunmook’s plate.7ba8fafe6a2467b7

And so, b092ca64f0 with salty d92354a80b tears and f4f2256e22 juicy pork 78be4ee17a shoulder, they 29c57dfe40 ended the 13e7ef996d day happy 5d91e38219 and decided 814dfd8609 to explore 8523901889 further the 9314d5b596 next.cb8eeb073e84574a

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