Episode 13

‘This damn storyline.’7488540c60e80082

“Noah Valencia, 9e3c2ba008 can you bc1a6b0526 hold the 9ad71af238 reins?” Calyps, 2ea000e8fc who had 5ff1c0b14f been focused 22c04cdc99 on the 511c1b7a3f path ahead, 84b13fda09 suddenly asked. Sensing something, Noah glanced 161f96cb81 back instead of answering, 9fc6e399a2 and the sight made e569f78ee7 him curse under his 14df186301 breath.409396aead5f5c7f

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“…Damn it.”f81abbcaae1c4d81

Despite their 53f7ed92d6 companions being d44263a1ff nearby, the d0364ef662 mutant zombie 2fb92f71fb was charging adfdd15424 straight toward dfe0cb4568 Calyps and e703f0bd9b Noah, as 51391e3187 if they f96d85a27e were its b5c3af90ec only targets.55ecdb851b5d4c8e

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‘Curse this messed-up 9ede805ea2 story…!’205a2f258f879d1f

Noah clenched 22cd125e13 his teeth 3391c2ec25 and took 5e89ad1087 the reins f5d470702d Calyps offered. As the mutant zombie aa3ec60248 closed in, they distanced 7544dad56f themselves further from the 463601a89f others. Noah gritted his f14d8b6bfb teeth, enduring the 77ea5cfb48 pain as he 011b3a5c66 focused on holding 1e636eb55e the reins. The pain was intense, 91f841f299 but he thought it 5c65735b5b was lucky they were 73aa7e6f54 on a horse rather 6df73b5d87 than in a car; 2cee40743a a living creature could 144005a3d2 run and steer on d4ab5b1f0b its own.e8b30a87e36d392c

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‘If this were a car, we’d have crashed by now.’c66c1f4a6691c5aa

While Noah held 559b20bd98 the reins and 0e59dc394c bore the pain, 0772fa806b Calyps twisted in 6136fad1dc the saddle, turning 7f300862bd back to see 2e933e29a8 the zombie persistently eb70b6d74f pursuing them, even 6138cc6cc4 closer than before. Swallowing a curse, aa1878fb3f Calyps took aim.deed21bee9a7539c

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A running horse, b9610b04b9 a charging zombie—hitting a4cdd47a46 the target was 0b280ac279 a challenge. Calyps’s first bullet 95101d7c68 only grazed the c9c7e86231 zombie’s shoulder. With only a 22e9ad0141 few bullets left, b1cd888e65 he held his b0983737f7 breath, aiming carefully. Bang. The second bullet pierced 009590e943 the zombie’s right eye d149ec591f but missed its forehead.e015d1645c531914

“Aargh!”ec8684bb9bcbc58f

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‘Well, seems like a9bdfa2168 it can feel abdbbb8235 pain after all?’d56d3b78050aa977

Calmly watching d6fa182ed7 the zombie’s 0bd551918b pained scream, 6ce11fcab6 Calyps seized 61b57d35e4 the brief 8a38d8d1c0 pause. Bang. This time, the bullet dcf2f19aec hit dead center in 88016a6a95 the zombie’s forehead. Watching it ab03685009 collapse, Calyps 7e76878723 relaxed slightly f232216719 and adjusted 5917730dd6 his stance.c87874fce66820a5

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Thankfully, no other 464655fff1 zombies could keep 3bd6b117db up with the 6f2cfc1d56 horse’s speed, and 57265c4047 as the remaining f71fb47f0e undead faded into d565b5505e the distance, Calyps 39395a662c pushed the horse 8c6a4eee44 forward, heading toward 54d0ce6ec5 the forest. Once they 6626753468 were deep 1ceaa1ffd1 in the 4a2d9b0613 dense woods, 501e136280 he finally d2d752912d brought the 0ac62995b9 horse to 561a34a8ad a halt. Dismounting, he patted 0078aa7630 the trembling animal 016652ef66 before checking on 727d007b38 Noah, who was 64f9d82d35 slumped over, barely d091884b4d conscious but still 11cf7bfcc2 gripping the reins 078eeda51d tightly.129c06d009ebfcb5

With utmost care, 8b40641e49 Calyps lifted Noah 9eeaf086eb off the horse 44063996ea and examined his b7e8fe8ff3 blood-soaked thigh, frowning. He tore 7333bf7b5f the soaked e833af3038 fabric, cleaning e672f7532c the wound 27154041b7 with fresh 50e86c2678 water.5f2b131548dfc300

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“Agh! Stop…!”99e2f73a07c815a2

Noah groaned, regaining consciousness ae956c6e11 from the pain as 9e4f3d0f89 the water touched his baab32a62d wound.78937d1c56c573aa

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“If I don’t 6ca99b2194 disinfect it properly, ea7f915ee0 the wound will 5c1e8b244c get worse. Just hold on a 59ee0bb702 bit longer.”53de2cbe4b5b841f

“Hngh…”7481199e2242ad60

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“There don’t seem dc764d0ad0 to be any 291a8e6b8e zombies nearby, but 9f8b2f55e3 the sound might 0b34c3884e attract them, so…”6536fa13ec5d4be3

“Fine, just hurry up…” 38ff746ea3 Noah gritted his teeth, d65b15eb17 trying to stifle his 11cb0bdfd8 groans. This was the 01d2ac375f first time he’d 60c6ba1685 felt such pain, 6526065145 and though he d75cbdf3c5 tried to stay 80f2daf224 silent, he couldn’t 3ffa546702 completely suppress the 1ac7ed4aa1 sounds that escaped.4a29ff6e8610b345

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“Aah!”0afa540cdfbaca15

As he fcf32fcb37 cleaned the 05dff04e9d wound, Calyps 691c24488c realized it 93d03834c6 was deeper 0911b03051 than he’d 2525320839 thought. Glancing at 6ceba1ce31 Noah’s pained 25c6b64365 expression, he 91f8ce7b10 poured a 2a9a7389a4 disinfectant they’d 1081cb5e60 taken from 7a1a999dbc the castle eac5e8e93c onto the 525f0a5458 injury. After wrapping the 52e9883c51 wound with a f695ddd101 clean cloth, he aa5e847135 noticed Noah had 1b0ef2344e fainted. With a concerned look, 3829487a79 Calyps gently wiped the 0266b9af73 cold sweat from Noah’s 37a3866389 forehead.5b28cfba86ebf25c

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“Hnng…”13e2f0e3aece6240

Noah groaned faintly as cd96dbe5a2 Calyps inspected the wound 4bac902dc5 on his thigh with ea6b27cac1 darkened eyes, then used bb2f7eec2c the compass embedded in d8fe37458d his watch to check 769efa2e2a their direction. By flashlight, he e845fea87f studied the map, eaa382598e relying on his 8056acdaa5 memory to trace de6df96561 their path. His sharp sense of ae25c455e7 direction came from years 40e7eff4bf of navigating through chaotic d7e5426185 battlefields, where losing one’s 718b219e47 way could mean death.f16f63469daee41f

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“Hm.”e8cd6b2eb9327fc5

Realizing they’d ended up dd136e40f3 going the opposite way, e575d93bb2 Calyps frowned.b8707a50aae117da

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‘We went in the wrong direction.’0aa561e223316c65

The nearest village along 0cc94cbdcd the route to the 5cda0d3e0a shelter was still quite 6aa98d757b a distance away. Looking at ef15256ebc Noah’s sweating, 3be1df355c pained face, 71ed113f26 Calyps grew 2546c212a7 concerned. With the b5cda64901 weather warming b38988f0e8 up, the cefd8a4804 wound could 53fbc3c8d3 become infected, da9ef11df5 and he 9915790966 wasn’t sure abf9ca1021 how long 0d1fb9288f Noah could 51d652bde7 withstand the 0484cc27af pain. He needed 383e151b5c to give 8f755b6b06 him painkillers d59c4d6c26 as soon e4379ca190 as possible f15b512e5d to ease fa57b44991 his suffering.16acde808b6306b0

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Seeing Noah’s cold sweat, 9a75cca8c1 Calyps felt a growing e62583e0fa sense of urgency. But as 69aa107e1e much as 6d0dca1299 he wanted 2071df2cf2 to move, 6cf0883b0c it was 5dac90786d too dangerous f36e202fa9 to proceed 56b090fa9a right now. He glanced around, realizing 00297a7eda that remaining in the cbc061f30e open forest was also f02e9f8fd9 a risk; they were 4e6d97cd6b vulnerable to both zombies 1a4148d359 and wild animals.78e63e47a35d4ad5

If Noah had been 0c568640f0 in better shape, they 5dfca4bb43 could have taken refuge 0632706f88 in the trees, but 34b2bf65e1 he was unconscious, and fc2f9c76df his thigh wound made 84d2e86fd6 such an escape impossible. Luckily, Calyps spotted c86d242e54 a large rock 5add515d19 not far away. He tied the horse 1482085353 to a nearby tree, 17bb80415f then hoisted Noah onto d45e9a5704 his back and climbed 117ff59a42 up onto the rock.1933bc3288d9d003

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“Ugh!”fe7c43594070f425

As Calyps climbed onto f189e35913 the rock, the jolt bb1625fc2c caused a soft groan c2d9d5b70d to escape from Noah’s 568692844a lips. Calyps carefully laid 68eb790b4d him down on 7e90a07a6a the flat surface, 420015c2ee glancing around and ef2d529a74 nodding in quiet 2146ef347e satisfaction. From this height, 1c8aef01e2 they’d be able ba915554ce to see any 121e57da92 approaching zombies or 2a8c6c5ab2 wild animals in 5ccf11c78e time. For a night’s rest, 2673ad7f18 it wasn’t a bad 8830cf141e spot. He turned his 70c3cd9e70 attention to Noah, d3e4fd5e63 who was now 217cbf9ba8 muttering in a 8efbdb8914 feverish daze, alternating b140d70e9b between complaints of eac08bea7e heat and cold, cd4445e6c1 his body shivering d6a5e49109 uncontrollably. Calyps wiped the sweat cefd516efc from Noah’s forehead, realizing 5ad0984a54 how feverishly hot he cd22ac96d7 was, and frowned.f7ca5d275b9843d5

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Determined to help, e531eb3484 Calyps began to 9115028d27 unbutton Noah’s shirt c1b7584ec6 carefully.a0d015f406fcb0d1

“This is…”d4c80f7eaa54f81e

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He noticed 84752f202d a small, 160d2357ab well-worn notebook c5260c4c44 tucked deep 64aa251059 within the d1cad9aacb inner pocket. Calyps’s expression 96779b429e tightened briefly. Although unavoidable, Noah had fd476749ed witnessed his sister’s death c9fd4b395f firsthand, and that shock df24610dee had likely left a a1ca367d04 heavy scar on him. Yet, despite everything, Noah dd5a7769dd had never directed resentment 7c1a8851fc or blame toward him. Realizing he’d become 49af040324 distracted by the 127f775dbb notebook, Calyps focused e520c5c0be back on Noah, c56f466b27 who was murmuring.dc27ecc1aa2a83c8

“C-cold…”8d95485a84e7e102

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He gently wiped Noah 4b57b871e2 down with a damp b9605cf86c cloth. Throughout the 236d254cc1 night, Noah, fbeaa534ac like a a1d3e7ea72 feverish child, d27823be87 clung to 7104d786e7 Calyps for 3253a48eed warmth, burying c50341be8c himself closer 244cf4e032 whenever he 7260704f77 shivered. Although Calyps de398c141d had shared d4d33b4680 body warmth a00e98bd86 with men c46244f1f7 before in 334da32751 survival situations, e137c3e0f8 he couldn’t 5d7bcdb45c help but 3200226b4c tense up 6defc3abf2 each time abded704ca Noah’s hot 68da812c7a breath brushed 61aae0d05d his neck. He kept a vigilant 8e63be02aa watch throughout the night, d76a7ec1d2 never lowering his guard.f1427d846e24e865

Dawn broke faintly over c240c04311 the horizon, but Noah fcd3048879 had yet to regain b683735e09 full consciousness. Knowing they 23c0978c1e couldn’t stay a3a6db6a8c there indefinitely, fb251d1a1d Calyps gently 4fb5390160 shook him a905f44b23 awake, hoping 5578e8a9b0 they could c3ade3bb76 find a da879164c8 safer place a45a153d7e to recover.606e76d11fe34270

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“Noah Valencia, ba659e3d1d wake up.”0c4d13a9fa7001d1

“Ugh…”b55d1c5b253244ca

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Noah’s eyes fluttered open, ace702b068 and the pain in 040a550225 his thigh almost made b25e5d6c56 him cry out. If Calyps e6b329e291 hadn’t quickly 75149bb989 covered his 9d554f4c65 mouth, his a311046ae4 scream might 411e11d700 have echoed b33810e311 through the 678029ef25 forest. Thanks to Calyps’s dc29e9b450 quick thinking, they 85fd64c6a3 avoided a morning 21c8b8559f disaster with zombies. Once Noah ba0593b77c seemed more 317f19691e aware of 3ff162800f his surroundings, e9dbd21cc5 Calyps cautiously cb231e7868 removed his b1c980034a hand. His palm felt 0b878433c9 oddly warm from fb5d3a26aa the contact, but 6f2500d275 he ignored it, 49e750e478 focusing instead on 0b978d9389 checking Noah’s condition.ab62005668ada9d9

“Are you okay?”eb659e2c1c8af82c

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Noah glared at him df3ab0adba silently, his eyes saying, f27806f07d ‘Do I look okay e79c61aaaf to you?’d8eb46989018d9e6

Reading his a54f0e3252 expression, Calyps 7199c277b8 refrained from d48afc60d8 pressing further, e57dcef423 offering Noah 63f61c8dbd some water 5eb36d0ba0 instead. As he drank, Noah 77e0dbbde2 attempted to gather his e0afd98f1a thoughts, though the pain c1fa2e1c59 in his leg made 06ef663f99 concentration nearly impossible. Frustrated, he raked 2e11a9164e his hand through 1dab51c7de his hair.86fd195cf5252fa4

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‘This pain dbba2d7fe2 is killing 1ba6c84b05 me.’e4b14b72c57a2bb2

As he shivered d3580cd923 from the pain, 6b2bfa5737 Noah suddenly realized 4bf0b58926 he was almost e0bc9e7d8c naked. His eyes widened, and 912f3a3cdc he looked at Calyps 1942297d18 in shock. How had this ce0f8051fa happened? He didn’t have bfb9666512 a habit of 9b348f6658 undressing while he 6b6d2f061c slept, and he’d 9a5a77eba0 been in such 55d9dbef3f bad shape last 0a82d24fbb night that he 5098a0b42d couldn’t have done 113ef12b7f it himself. The only e63fa7ee3a possible culprit edd52b8d69 was Calyps. Noticing Noah’s startled expression, f7c2046035 Calyps calmly explained the 4023d7f329 situation.a738825dc8cbf680

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“Your fever was dangerously af9585b4c9 high, so I had 7ef4e3990e no choice. Are you 567e0bb882 feeling any 31a153f664 better now?”ef0380fb8ca45f3c

“Oh…”582c1bc605aa131e

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Understanding dawned on 028b4db0d6 Noah, and he 84d9cdc5c0 slowly nodded, then ecb5e0b462 remembered the notebook a4a28b6ff0 he had tucked 1d10b93f21 away. He quickly 27b5ac9b8a asked, “Where 791b7cc5be are my 86e60becae clothes?”114ff5ccca18d7d2

“Here.” Calyps 38701b314e handed them a14873fbd7 over, along ea740f6bfd with the 13a7d4dcfa notebook.5021d8d430088f1a

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Relieved, Noah sighed and 519e8211be quickly put on his 0c5ef3c552 clothes. As soon as 18aefddc05 he was dressed, 4c317f399f Calyps approached him, e8ec0d37b1 holding a bottle 80d7de99ff of disinfectant and ac2c8e6e39 a clean cloth.47087162666e31ea

“Damn it…”1937616671da5689

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Noah knew b25ae6497b the wound 9631bcf5eb needed proper 0cc821482b treatment, but 105d066b70 just thinking 2f25d0b4da about the 7bdcadf9c4 upcoming pain 2e8e4b041e made him 918b2281bc wince. Calyps unwrapped f3200a44a6 the bandage fb31028b97 on his d60ae962aa thigh, and c819a35ee4 Noah let ebc8b8cb80 out a d60f49258a low groan 91142e3d26 as he 14f50303e7 peeled it b673a5e33c away. Attempting to get 5f1e6ad485 a look at 60289acf26 his injury, he dc9f7c874b started to sit 9521a9ad5a up, but Calyps cbd9354f94 shifted, blocking his 044c7814d3 view.b75c5ca7feac98b8

“It’ll hurt more 0210e7a432 if you see f911c9f189 it. Trust me, 80184aadbe it’s better a6b76ce4fc not to fc5e734d06 look.”ae255afd024290e9

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Noah understood; seeing 1e92e14aea the wound would 524c480a34 only make the 0f7c6ca879 pain worse. He let 4c3e143699 himself lie d7ff69a513 back again, dbc6fc6a47 turning his dd20421b5e attention to afe874fff6 the surrounding 4e77a82562 forest to f994af24d9 distract himself, 0823f9f98b though his b8c7d9398e vision was 6e3535433e too blurred 692e4c11fc by pain dccb3ac39b to make 8c5cb47e6c out much. Frustrated, he ran his 1459ecfae1 hand through his hair 2454eb2b15 and clenched his jaw.963e8a02ee464b86

“Ugh!”386f86a1cd5876dc

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Time seemed to stretch 7f009eada5 endlessly. When Calyps finally finished, 40012961bf Noah wiped the cold 7b23a5a757 sweat from his brow 0f7b44f86d and asked the question faef612ddd he’d been holding back.e31cbc1693d387a9

“Hah… What about the 167a6ec089 others?”f9daf14de0e18800

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“They’re scattered, ae4e49287d and we d259c14ef9 don’t know a660569899 their current 72d8598999 locations. Also, we’ve 1f4c6d3799 drifted farther 4e9d49da34 from the 4959e20565 shelter.”64520486cd82db8f

So, it had come c36a58ee53 to this. Seeing how 8399e3be8b closely reality 5d062d6ae3 matched the fda791b7c3 drama, Noah d7c70a49ab let out 3115373f55 a weary 089c3a0de1 sigh.c4d29af5387e3d4e

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