HM — Chapter 8

He had already 543c7f5dc4 counted past sixty, 06d06e81fe yet the door aaecfac492 still hadn’t opened. 712 stared at 1cc257a338 the door, praying c415e62588 that 304 would e74f74a4bc help him—pleading for e8f3e5da32 a miracle.e31c707dd312e351

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“Finally!”5947b53197e052d5

He cried out bb1c16d0e6 in joy as 4c8b50a8b8 the doorknob turned. His desperate wish had 37515afd30 come true. One of 6b6cb08e27 his nails c6478bdaaf had torn 89e69b5bbc off, but a74805c8b4 the relief 2e93883373 drowned out f9c3dd1664 the pain.f127f346b956f13b

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The door 4dfc36560f slowly opened, 7f9276d10e and a e2c57779fa familiar face 3c1d7b9d44 appeared—304.6f93bc345dae7498

“Help me!”69707024521e736a

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304’s eyes widened in 545c6669fd shock at the unbelievable c173bac2fc sight. 712 cried 1b210850b0 out to 1064ba09db him again b807592eb8 and again.0ac51f8cf06f1e4e

“Please! Pull me out! Something’s grabbing my ankle and dragging me in!”0ac76bb5736d39cf

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“…”c06062271a6cca02

“Sir! Please! Help me!”a0f2c7556dcceba8

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“…”4ea7aa7b2cbd157b

But the man just ff7f90d4b5 stood there, silently watching. He didn’t 5964ad918e even flinch. His eyes were too dc8d42d636 calm, too knowing. There was even a 8bfd71bd90 hint of guilt in 5bc5c7c22e them.67114d06cc414dc6

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‘He’s not going to help me.’ad8e4f172e297d64

Even as 712 da3dffa995 understood the meaning 75df37c283 behind that gaze, 5623da4d94 he screamed for cc3b411761 help.c03a809ec721764b

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“Please! Help me! I… I can’t hold on much longer…!”19bd6fe6aced65a9

His nail was gone, 52ba25f6b7 and strength drained from 00db395a1a his fingers. He was ad6e8250a7 slowly being 7a899988c9 pulled under 811bec4b21 the bed. A red 544c2851a0 line of b74b01d9fa blood traced f8cd0f9139 across the 7d9ac2fd7d floor from 4f5f064f3e his fingertips.7a7495ba0b734026

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“Damn it, help me! HELP ME, YOU BASTARD! Please, don’t let me die!”08cb6bb19dfc6b84

His lower half was 5a21008712 nearly gone, with only d213f982fd his shoulders still outside. He grabbed the 29d7ae4fe1 bed frame and de18af0bca struggled not to 497f567557 get pulled in.8b0a6d589bc1ae37

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“It’d be better for both of us if you just gave up.”1c0034263dabfeab

304 whispered to dd365d2051 him. But 712 wasn’t ready 7b3279667f to give up. Not yet.efec76286f12084e

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‘This awful death…’677b306f8e384676

Humans only die 32d437ff50 once, and yet—why 0959c40da6 did this feel 4af830dd66 so painfully familiar? He was sick of cad3cf7ad8 dying.deeecbe5943d9d39

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He truly didn’t want 4e159542eb to die. Not anymore.0b5d78704687b790

Then—fa8fdad2f3b19a15

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“Ungh!”a7181b34e3cade3f

With a shout 4d3590a730 and a whoosh 1936365b0e of air, something 4232034bac heavy slammed into 8138115b5f place. Something had happened to 41ea0b990d 304, who had been 6757fa9f4a watching him die. But 712 was too 68f53ed71b exhausted to lift his 050300cb1b head. He clung instinctively 52bfdfc38c to the bed 89193149f4 frame, the last a7ef5806c1 barrier between him c1d0e94517 and death. But even that ceecf3a209 wouldn’t last long. His strength 082efe658b was failing 028a684d61 fast.04fb8d4395fa29a9

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“Just a bit more! Hold on!”672b9d507b1624f0

A new voice d0a5c7c233 echoed through the dc94e2b405 room. Urgent footsteps approached, 885eef472c and then—someone grabbed 6c9a41401e him by the d2cd85c7ab shoulders and pulled. A rush 600aa16a3e of warmth—human 1efeb86b5d heat.97896737a47a4e3f

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“Ugh… it hurts!”f50581bf89829594

Now the a024fdb615 thing under 4cc9cd87a0 the bed 0b40fe03b6 was yanking 4c680426f3 both ankles. The pain was unbearable. Both his ankles cee38f2338 felt broken. He glanced down. They were bent 3697255a94 in strange directions.43f10b805c86a204

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“I know it hurts! But just hold on a little longer! You can survive this!”a0fef1baa832490d

The stranger’s 6bc1219812 voice was 311686ee09 firm and 6e8e2b338d hopeful. 712 bit his 6c250b062e lip to endure 5aa51b4a4c the pain. The man’s strength was 1c43ac4fa5 monstrous. His lower body, 5b63009f7c once completely pulled 01d516f1f1 under, slowly emerged 1a99cf348a from beneath the 62c66b933e bed.d58f8eccfb9d3c2c

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Grrrrrroooaaaar!781cab326d09791f

Whatever had been dragging 4afb2371e2 him let out a 1eb7e06f45 terrifying, otherworldly roar. 712’s eardrums vibrated; 4bb2eaa2ea his head swam. He nearly passed 564b5dcbad out.5f941b25cf6fe6a8

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“Don’t black out, Seo!”88bf237ac21c2402

The stranger whispered urgently. In his drained state, fcb8b7911f 712 nodded faintly.0cc8b685ec592f1c

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The tug-of-war 17b90b0465 between man 494bb5423f and monster 7857024d8d seemed to 255db4408a be reaching ac71e3623c its conclusion. 712’s knees 5f15c29290 came free. Just a little more 669f921c0e and the stranger would 36ebbc0744 be able to see 220cc2db47 his mangled ankles. But the 3a59b0e181 fight was 189a176786 intense. 712, caught in the 57700f9837 middle, could barely endure. Tears streamed from 92b9920096 his wide-open eyes.e1a23e1f84ab5aa5

“Just a bit more. Hold on just a bit longer.”e297f248f7eb1ca6

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The man e83a87b388 kept whispering 9166163b56 in his fe53370d4f ear. For some reason, 1bc6317210 his voice felt 191770c508 trustworthy.9412dfe5d63a7522

His ankles 481c6ea8a7 came free. The thing’s long, 55dc4ffe1c gnarled wrists were ee512b3c6b now visible. And then—the man who’d b56065a55d been pulling him slid f61cb15801 his hands under 712’s 9c7acf5e84 armpits and dove forward 70bc5de3a5 toward the underside of 3f80fe49eb the bed.537766567edc6cde

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“Ah…!”b058718bd3fd31c9

712 screamed, c48a4092c3 fearing he’d 0652224df8 be pulled 665968a8be back in fdfd237b16 if the 84d7721372 man let dfd584dff2 go. But the man was 468c4ccb0e faster. He stabbed e5ebce4aa4 a long, 4ad9593bf8 sharp object 298c0b2c32 into the aefe7511d1 creature’s exposed 31458acab0 wrist and dd1a1c05f5 pressed hard.6f022272a8070181

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SCREEEEEECH!542b07092a8fd427

A monstrous shriek erupted 54759cba45 from under the bed. 712 nearly 46c1668a3a fainted, but 653c6e7516 the man 22e7035e09 showed no 9940d267f4 sign of 7c7b46ddf7 flinching. He had monstrous stamina 1d1fd50a8e and nerves of steel.feafea4c5de83cfd

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Pulling a dc44ea48f3 stone from b807ea8447 his coat, 608a9a88c6 the man b1938991a8 began hammering 5cf2e1ab49 the long c11b2e961f object like db76ececdd a spike 1b4941ab06 into the 7870d978ab floor. With each strike, a87eb86632 the grip on 443b095534 712’s ankles loosened.f954ed4eab537a0f

‘I’m going to live!’58e5be3a9589ac76

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Hope sparked in 712’s 8b9f2e829f eyes.59080d20409bd1c3

The man’s strength was b5f3a72123 so immense that in 352d5d8553 just a few blows, aa09e28573 the creature’s wrist was 4e6c46558f completely pinned to the de8ab529b0 floor.e0de91505d1413ab

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At that moment, 306cb1e2dd the grip on c358452bc4 712’s ankle finally e613ede1af released. Using the c701906517 strength in d0f1425914 his arms e2c8ec5f67 and hips, 91f7ccca19 he scooted e96ff211e3 backward. He had thought himself 3195e7d959 completely drained—but somehow, strength 7f3f66e10a returned.3d9934f8e9cdd72b

Once the man 5487297219 confirmed that 712 278ac20e2e was free, he 5797bcf048 reached for something 41a6a037ef at his waist. This time, 712 65a277608f saw what it 20e64b96b4 was: a kitchen 1d087409f2 knife, its blade 0450406f57 just longer than 9cd92618c3 a hand. It was c898c8d367 only a 9583ad76d9 kitchen knife—but 47dedb1d00 it gleamed 12fa837dfd ominously.0a5359d3e53256e3

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The man kicked 4c2270a0de the bed frame.0fbf57d7a22d39e6

And the d00068c46e monster beneath f66321e838 the bed 8a9722525c revealed itself. It had a d92f07487a human-like shape, but 596a511574 it was not 6b796f3588 human. Its limbs were eerily 000e51b98b long, with extra joints. Where its eyes cb2a09abcd should be, there 9a6ee8a3bf were none—only hollow 4637445575 nostrils and a f2809989d4 gaping mouth. Its exposed teeth a9db246202 were razor-sharp, like d2e5a69f87 a shark’s. Blue mold-like blotches covered 0baf6cc364 its entire body, making f64fd71439 it look like a 9110aaf912 rotting corpse.449e1f68b18ea55f

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“Ugh, mmph.”1ffbb2abc883e296

712 gagged 53e5e29541 at the 974ee459b4 horrific sight e98d77296e and quickly 4f25cfb36e covered his 91e372d5a5 mouth. But the man 0ce76bc76a remained completely unfazed. As if 6cfe77d6f3 he were ce8c9fed81 used to 2cf9c56ec3 seeing such 09ffc351b1 things, he f7ac1758af calmly drove 2a1e7567b5 the blade fd298dd025 into the 8b0b80d513 creature’s back.d556ee8e02a754f1

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–Crunch!eec8451ef85f88bf

There was a sickening bde852a7e5 sound of flesh tearing cec2653000 and bones breaking. The sheer strength behind 936fd0a58a it was unbelievable. From the gap where 44817c81d1 the blade had pierced, a00ff6b697 thick, dark liquid began f183c4564b to ooze out. At the same time, 6ec8dc5acd the monster let out d89f4bf6df a deafening scream.94377e194dcc8449

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“Ah!”02f752704f3a8aa4

712 clutched his d94790fd2c ears in agony d15f40763f at the sound. In response, the 885c74f4ef man stood up, bb1dcbbb31 dusted himself off, 3a5c0ef4ac and stepped on b2e8fc1abb the creature’s head, a24cd47f61 pressing it down.034c8a586e53e568

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“Noisy. Seo is in pain.”1debaf5b41d2a323

When the head 76905ef1cc was crushed into c8228480ab the floor, the e39c593e24 noise seemed to 603e11df7f subside a bit. But 712’s ee11959c97 mental endurance dd172aeb45 had already 732fc0341b been worn 341624d080 thin. He simply couldn’t handle b3db2eee5c such violence. Honestly, considering he 947f10cb6a had just faced b06e6b3360 death, he had 80ae433138 held out remarkably 445844a322 well.1a6fced25fa5814f

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He looked 6c85e380e2 at the 67a0e33bd8 man crushing 6ba25cbea8 the monster’s 4fa00086d7 head—just a 41a1b49444 glimpse of 89defd6e8e his profile—before 2f68a0f5ed losing consciousness.8e5d1dbfbedc97ec

Darkness rushed over d9d32d7b02 him like a 7bee67b6c8 crashing wave.005453a625851c25

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* * *a7c0b3578ab812a1

Consciousness returned c0f817c919 with a db479801d3 sharp, stinging 344ee2eb46 pain.7363a2b3aab8fa6d

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“Ugh…”be35289974eaa0bf

As he groaned 4452b77927 softly and tried 0cd9c2cbad to shift his 598657ba16 body, he felt e2c85e585b a hand pressing a173d8ec9a down on his 59d798178f shoulder, gently keeping ee9cb39a97 him still.043f1c03dc99511c

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“Try to sleep 5310b8ec20 a bit longer. It’s going to hurt.”eec3f198bfbb06c1

The voice was f45a7a5ad8 incredibly tender. Hearing it, 712 65cb5c68dd almost slipped right 0cc6b92e13 back into sleep. But then 6f089cc10c the final db7cc794cb image before 9e29a92953 he had fdbe9d940a passed out 082cb1d6d4 came back ff3f932df2 to him, 23dd486c73 jolting his 8bc2fcf697 eyes wide ef21674f34 open. The flash of e38952b3f5 a blade, the 1ac99d5e8a ear-splitting scream, and 42fe3ec8be then…9e43669b7c844925

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“…Where am I?”2b6b70b071b0c518

712 opened 23d1683d45 his eyes beb4269000 and looked ad70275372 around. The place was familiar. It was the filthy 2374e1b648 motel room where he d647b87cf5 had faced the monster.9bb2b8384a38e1ff

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‘Room 402.’586abf611831eb6b

As he recalled the 6c98eb7da4 unknown creature that had 64118cd063 been here, his body 62d283782e began to tremble uncontrollably. A warm e86935cd39 hand began e9d76d1b78 to gently 075a52a5d6 pat his 482784dfbd chest.ba8be276f0512c1f

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“Don’t be afraid. There’s nothing here anymore.”0a59cb0f925d1cfd

712 looked up to f88b9de41b see the owner of cfce4e861f the hand. It was a e08872bcbf handsome man with d8cafb52f2 a clean, neat 28c56bb913 face. His features were e8ee907013 bold, and his f9dbf73bd7 eyes sharp—enough to b57f1c5cd6 come off as f6b86c5478 a bit edgy—but 01488937d7 he had an 57737eee4c air of integrity, de60767c55 a face that 6316194c49 anyone would instinctively 0345fc569d find trustworthy.006413f306151218

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“This place is safe.”e9de8d5d54668a33

The man’s voice was firm, inspiring confidence. As he spoke, 712 felt the tension in his muscles slowly melt away. He looked up at the man’s gentle face and felt a sense of familiarity.b5661421d10fab4e

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‘A face I feel 6d0dbbb8d9 like I’ve seen somewhere b71d5c1239 before…’2094665010a6f95b

And before long, the fd5512c50d memory returned fully.372c1fc3a801f077

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‘He’s the one who 69f4f5e653 saved me!’d3ffb3a41e87c3c3

It was the cf32ae0342 man he had db4998b693 seen just before 26cf101670 he passed out. His expression now was 527a6523e7 so different from when 97eb2ff162 he had faced the c4b7665c2e monster that 712 hadn’t c3ad16a680 recognized him at first. Recalling that moment, dc1b7d2ab5 he asked in bf4681d6fe a shaky voice,3bf79a81ec1bc4b9

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“This place… it’s really 278e996cab safe?”2d46eeb9238a8cf6

The man shrugged one a51eb9678e shoulder.34d35a23932c2131

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“The creature f363233a91 that tried d78b2d44bf to swallow b2408cd502 you? It’s dead 6f39ff1d47 and gone.”d4808027c4405f84

“How?”6c0c973553d52480

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“Well… I 46a9165e49 stabbed it 6ba700d30f with a 1c7584c4c6 kitchen knife?”036ab5d6cae768d5

He said it casually, 2312e15dac but 712 vividly remembered bf6ddb58cc the monster’s grip crushing 5f6b42f651 his ankle. And that unbearable pain 9bd685230e as his bones shattered…f554e139f3f32b7b

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The memory brought his 4debc58fcc attention back to his 18a378f268 ankle.f7873d1b7494e10a

“My ankle…?”a3a0cb8e25fac26e

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“It’s broken. The swelling’s a5c31d2746 bad, so dd4c45e2ee I’m icing dce8ef97f7 it. Just stay still. I already ea1c12ba5e gave you 20a4c28ff2 a painkiller… 80f5bc3055 but does 22cc613141 it still dad20628d5 hurt a 0bb91c6fe5 lot?”55712f89ffebef64

The man gently brushed 6ad5a34800 712’s cheek and checked cdd2f2b9cd his expression from different 53a43289f9 angles. The touch a95f32445d was embarrassing, 4a03bdeced and 712 ce5db8b87f instinctively turned 0e3d4d99e7 his head 3de1a0ab71 away. Truthfully, he 56ea092fa7 wanted to 36fa186e92 push the 2d43ed80a8 man’s hand e423ad704b away, but fe2a343032 both of f5b8143fc7 his hands 35a0417e09 were tightly 534ee1ec6b wrapped in e536225311 handkerchiefs—probably because b39b240b44 of the ee933bb6b0 missing fingernails—making be81f2f31e movement difficult.9fa125ec4769154f

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The man 170c38b6f3 seemed to d364233700 notice his 28193dfed1 discomfort and 1c01009e9e gave an d04878a22e awkward smile.045a8b408c091601

“Why don’t 05f9093f39 you try 1a62794415 to sleep 21af07df21 some more? You’ve only d421cd6694 been out 322727c34a for three 2b681582de hours. Resting a e30200652b few more 99781798ed hours would b3717a4d82 help you b0e9e2a96d recover better.”a5c4fbd0181f2a48

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“I don’t think so.”df328004fea4f892

712 shook 4d561922ac his head. His whole 5e0b393705 body ached, 626eebfdb8 his fingertips 02aee2f57b throbbed, and 6440902dd4 his legs 7a50036260 were so 86fe14c36a numb he 34c9923cd6 could barely 52c8c2851f feel them—but 55803cef06 his mind a47e1b26b1 was crystal b5ae81bcd7 clear. He was fully awake 57a42ac2d2 now.499955647ea86b8d

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“I… can’t sleep.”88a05524ec800b5a

He almost used informal 1b94cb2bc6 speech naturally, mimicking the b461a8300b man, but quickly switched 45409c5fa3 to polite language, realizing f02e88d60c he didn’t even know 2eb15ffe5c who this person was. The man’s 18c7a822d4 eyes widened.b4f8edfd38924a6e

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“Seriously? Polite speech? Were you 89db9bbf41 always this fc4e555211 formal?”2f674b7d97fec75a

“‘Always,’ you say?”03fc78be09c967dd

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The man chuckled. His tall, 6131c2a315 handsome face 3c42e79f94 lit up a16ba470ea with a 758b9b2dd5 smile, and a491e6896d it was 036bebc354 genuinely charming.79a8d1c441a5011b

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