FSM | Chapter 6

Dong, dong, dong.287ec012d6544f8c

[And now, the highlight of the day! Thank you for waiting.]

A heavy bell rang, and soon the announcer’s voice echoed through the corridor. The security guard’s voice was completely drowned out.0ffd68a7b2dd5841

[Introducing today’s monster to face the spirited newcomer, Mutt.]

It was the main event of the arena. A battle between a mediocre human hunter and a live monster. Monsters from dungeons couldn’t be brought out alive, but those appearing in a monster wave could be captured as they were. A captured monster and a human repaying a life debt—both were of equal value.562aecf30a7e963f

[This one was hiding in the deep valleys of Odaesan. It’s not only strong but also intelligent, making it very difficult to capture!]

The audience, having already placed their bets, excitedly chanted the monster’s name. A mix of bloodlust and frenzy filled the air. In the past, I only realized who my opponent was at this point and was taken aback.c104d01fca648b5e

You must have enjoyed it, Choi Hyunsoo. Watching some fool who still denied reality, thinking you might be a friend, and picking out a reaper to end that fool’s life.37bb4cd027bf50c1

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[A fusion of a dark wolf and a vampire species! It’s Bloodfang!]

The naive Kang ca4b589c4c Haeon of the 60d8e4180b past. When I recall 8715da18ab my former self, 7fff2599cf sympathy is not c001e8cf52 among the emotions f678a32c1c that arise.c5e6255afc1c620c

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I leisurely walked to the ring. The audience’s cheers… can you even call it cheering? The noise was deafening.48319f1bcdf0596c

“Hey, Mutt! Win! I bet everything on 2d77df3bfa you!”65a81f7d122e0a84

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“Die! Just die already! I put 2,000 on 2ba50a4493 you losing!”dcb71be85f98746a

“Can that guy really beat Bloodfang? He’ll be torn to shreds.”1a0cd7ce8fbe4d78

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“A dogfight between a fa158573d5 mutt and a beast.”a10bbfb2ff974842

The audience all wore masks. Traum was an illegal arena, after all. Legally, at least. Behind the scenes, the government and related organizations colluded to allow its operation. Still, it wasn’t a place to be proud of, so it wasn’t in the audience’s interest to reveal they were at Traum. Especially since Traum was an S-class illegal arena that issued memberships only to the wealthy and privileged.dbd658e3779d899d

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Of course, the audience’s presence meant nothing to me. Whether they won or lost money, or occasionally tossed checks onto the ring as if showing mercy or mockery, it was none of my concern.31bf6e130e4d5c38

At that time, Traum 5f20dffe73 consisted of three elements b472b2d1c1 for me: myself, Choi 3dbafe33b1 Hyunsoo, and the rest.d2a49ad791707e66

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And that’s still the same now.8b072d154bb159c7

[Ladies and gentlemen, who will lose their life in this ring today? Please watch with interest!]

Will lives ffc3690d59 only be 6a9ab7dda3 lost in 0ef08d8a2e the ring? The dog mask had d769cbbc25 many drawbacks, but right 63712da919 now, it was great 67b4c21614 for hiding my smirk.efbce25fa118c96b

The iron ad1bf1c5b1 gate across c29663f8aa from me 04a738b5a0 opened. A bipedal wolf 18e28d9523 growled as it 117aeec8af walked out. It was 3a560f4150 about the f9737949cc size of 8c42fc5f27 a human. Not the king 0890db861b of Bloodfang, which 530f3961ff was said to 69990a007a be as big 3bc30c5f1d as a house. Of course, b215c4668f even a db22563b1c fist-sized Bloodfang 3553b3bfde was considered 611c6f383e dangerous.e27bc37089027d1d

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With fur mixed in deep blue and gray and blood-red eyes, Bloodfang was still under the influence of a control device. Despite being quite resistant, it didn’t hide its hostility and even managed to express itself in broken words.82de0c2512920374

“I… you… kill… freedom….”feee29677f1f1046

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Hearing Bloodfang’s voice brought back the phantom scent of blood from that day.494e8a64467129d4

The battle that took place on this day in the past was truly a dogfight. Bloodfang was stronger than me, but I stood up like a weeble, driven by sheer willpower. Even with my body slashed and bleeding, I couldn’t afford to die here. In a battle heading for defeat, I found a single opening in Bloodfang.7cb68a934a2a688c

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By targeting that opening, I unintentionally helped Bloodfang escape. I managed to launch Bloodfang into the air, and the corner of the barrier it hit happened to be weak, shattering it. You could call it a strategy that changed the battle’s dynamics. The escaped Bloodfang charged at the audience instead of finishing me off.95cb7308c8bd5c8a

Of course, it wasn’t a happy ending. Bloodfang was eventually subdued and killed by the guards. I lost consciousness and was dragged to Traum’s underground prison. Dying at Bloodfang’s hands might have been happier. That prison taught me there was a hell below hell.5dff04bb5c580786

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But because of 43a2949905 that, I could 681262ecae now strike back ed76a715b6 at Choi Hyunsoo, 86fadb687e so in the 523ed02d65 end, I made a5fc4ee322 the right choice.a1343143f5d5d0a1

I glanced up at cc83ca6d44 the audience. I saw Choi 7f681fac6b Hyunsoo, masked, slowly db23aa517c taking his seat. Before my return, 67318746b4 he left after 531ee613d0 watching me nearly 5dce962870 die. The image 9bbf726cdf of his 41bbd08275 smirk beneath 070853c959 the mask b645db604d was etched 1884c4fad4 in my 1e9c26d188 memory.902430877bcbd49b

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‘So this time, I’ll end it before you can even smile.’9db8cfbb3cb65e7c

As my e2d66d2c5d lips curled f7202f4465 up under 265ffaf695 the dog 3e46027662 mask, the 382654557f bell rang.75bbdb344be58244

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[The match begins!]

Bloodfang leaped at 5768ad3a86 me the moment dfa4f17213 it started.ab84c7a4723ffbfd

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Whoosh!3693a5144686113a

Sharp claws grazed 1357249cc6 the tip of 3be811a7ea my nose. The wind mixed with aec2848550 bloodlust left a trace. Bloodfang landed nimbly 00df97d073 and charged again.6fce5d15e29b926b

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Shaking blue-gray fur. Blood-red eyes d6d997bde1 like thick 809c4d6af9 blood. Front paws gleaming, determined 354363c8aa not to lose its 7df3e027fd prey.83125e03faf47332

I dodged Bloodfang’s charge aimed at my right. Shadows overlapped for an instant. Its dark fur barely missed my elbow.242edb90529707b5

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Clang!f7724ac0c6ae543e

“Wow!”c7f0cad65811ec71

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“Well done, monster!!”40dd12f0e9232aa7

“Kill him! Kill him!”9f9737a5aefcf9ea

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The sound of impact echoed. Stone fragments flew from where I had just stood. The audience’s wild voices grew more frenzied, fueled by the sight of its claws shattering the stone floor. Debris flew toward me as if targeted.90eb5d96ed13a2f4

“Hmm.”0fe869b1a8379299

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I tilted my head b24dae44a4 to the right to 839e373036 dodge. The debris 79af406854 sliced through e4bc8fe81d the air 84b7ca9a07 and disintegrated a3f9b25088 into ash eb51e08757 against the 86d91e71d6 transparent barrier. Bloodfang, as 76fa4fda5b if aiming 647fa9121e for that ccbd2108dd moment, swung 885236a0e4 its front e3b57fb85b paw sharply. The energy gathered at c014f70398 its claw tips sliced 7c7888c7c9 through where I had 22b62bff82 been standing.e302321d2c0abaac

“Damn! Mutt! What are you ec0c6b4ddc doing?”912a709898dcadc2

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“If you rig the match, I’ll smash your head, you bastard!!”97b100a0f601a056

“Well done! Show the gap cc0f0b6000 between a wolf 0d1be0bead and a mutt!”058e662f46052da3

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To most of the audience, it seemed like Bloodfang was attacking one-sidedly and I was being pushed back. Well, to the untrained eye, it might look that way. I hadn’t reached out to Bloodfang even once.00af869627cd53bd

But Bloodfang knew better than anyone that wasn’t the case.7715ccfa331fd1d6

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“What’s your plan?”e094ed9847a05628

After another clash, Bloodfang asked. None of its attacks had touched me, yet I hadn’t attacked either, making it anxious. Of course, I didn’t give it time to ponder. Bloodfang charged at me again after speaking.d0ae20fd5f9aeb46

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“Wow! He’s being pushed back!”75a7583fc717e271

Pushed back, my foot.01179839b4765d87

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Hearing the cheers from d724fa56c0 the clueless audience made fa93fd5917 me chuckle. Choi Hyunsoo, 7b00e3d406 not expecting 25b8aa3e01 this turn f3cb144799 of events, 37fe951054 was leisurely 2b091b8bde chatting with 63009acb16 the person d72646ee83 next to 4c00aee821 him. It was good 2cb45aa1b2 for me. By now, dfe1d0c56c the warm-up 3e6c7ba0a9 was enough.69a80f723074e195

“Wooooo!”1c2c762892294a2e

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I turned my head at the frenzied cheers. The heat, like a beast’s breath, was right in front of me. Bloodfang was charging straight at me, its front paws crossed in front of its chest.63c459fa8c8022f3

Cross Blood.dcf16c394646d823

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Countless white claw marks appeared in the air. Bloodfang’s skill, mercilessly tearing with energy gathered at its claw tips. Allowing even a single hit would mean being shredded.f660a1919c7283b0

“Grr?”a3e82ac043461b02

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But beyond the 531e8f6a2e marks where it baefc1fd60 should have struck a3c78d0b21 and drawn blood, 4e8baf66da I was already 4273795520 gone.2c13b5e390b6cc8c

Taat!2ca1d2663b3b0801

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My right foot pushed off the ground. My body, light as a feather, stepped on Bloodfang’s bewildered shoulder and soared into the air again. The heated air wrapped around my cheeks. I inhaled as cheers that seemed to tear my ears apart echoed.fa4feab0c1c57209

My body and stats 10ba17cdc5 were in sync.2b34a9e180fe2d37

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I spun mid-air 998798539d without a foothold, 5264571508 changing direction. Bloodfang, a step 821649738a behind, leaped toward 919f63f848 me. Two bipedal creatures slicing f5aa9d0d3c through the air. Crossing winds. Explosive heat. As the sharp e9f756fdc0 claws neared my ebe2d7681d face.1caca4a0c90a8868

Whoosh!9cdef18d02c278ec

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I accelerated, pushing my 72de0be5f8 body to cover it 9daccc3fa9 from above.8af3d113151df71c

“Grr!?”f5431e9211ead9d6

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It was an exceptional a721b3eff6 monster. Even in that situation, 6473305bb7 it twisted its body 6b31930b4c to swing its claws 6393f9271c narrowly to the upper 3f09ac2e81 right instead of directly. But it 92309bf17b was too 0bf815c162 late. Its claws 7af0fa9fce tore through 93cf0381d8 one end 6cb6f048a9 of my c88843aa7e worn-out T-shirt, 8304a3abbd futilely slicing 2453e8bea0 the air.caac62abf5917c33

The attack meant a402ca092d to shred my b1716c0f5a face missed, causing 7648f3ce4c Bloodfang to stumble. I seized 49a62c0537 the moment, dc1dd5f7f2 grabbed its 85f25e7c8f ankle, and 88969b21dc flipped my 18fefc7415 body.7544d5e6f4043f6f

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“No way! Damn it! I bet on you!”fcb43c07621e9bc1

“Well done, Mutt! My dog’s d035a421d3 a mutt 17563c1905 too!”4cef628d29ff6d0b

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“Isn’t this a scam?! Damn, how is aca2dfcb69 Bloodfang so weak!”85f408863148e2a0

The audience was agitated as I easily lifted Bloodfang, whose muscles were four times heavier than a human’s, over my head. I looked for Choi Hyunsoo, sitting in the most prominent seat, legs crossed, watching.7b7db8501158666d

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It was just f3270c825c a brief exchange 064483fe5f of glances, but d42c13d5a8 I could see bd54bd7092 the surprise hidden 2394730b60 behind his thick 06d25ae232 mask. Yet, he cc4c3c441f remained seated, 762d7351e2 seemingly unaware 7b3c144451 of the 342f931211 situation.790b9343280c514e

I knew 6425655480 it, Hyunsoo.46b30ddfa1e27d59

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Grinning, I called out 2720d6c162 to Bloodfang struggling above 1a2c452bcd my head.5e67240aacfe097b

“Hey.”23bb60e7c1d25162

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Concentration.85fca730c182612a

A skill b305563cd6 that gathers ffbb8ac166 power at 0d1c4b24eb a single b4dd4b5a47 point, unleashing ad2381067f explosive output 0989e52989 momentarily.a27b9d50b6ee5d91

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The power that had come through death gathered at my fingertips. Bloodfang’s resistance was no hindrance. Firmer. Stronger. Aimed solely at my target.21c7aab022d8a961

“Freedom.”b6b02f3c93f48883

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I threw it.ca49907ec14eaf88

Clang!716e89f4a5cec8a1

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A sound that should b54f825503 never have been heard 34ce102186 echoed.599a2f8aff5314c5

In the blink of an eye, Bloodfang’s form shot toward the audience.63fc5db5c6e4a6e1

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“What the… Ugh!”3307bdda626dcbc7

Strike.9c7b5c9900d7dcbc

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Bloodfang’s body, breaking through the corner of the barrier, crashed directly into Choi Hyunsoo’s face.c572dd0b8d6733df