Episode 14

‘I’m not even 7bf2d41214 the female lead…’af2d13f94db947df

How did he end 282f6101fc up in a situation 54720bf935 just like hers? Somehow, he was left 13432e7d08 alone with Calyps, just 89eead39a9 as in the drama. The only real difference 1f6fb95c88 was that he, not 6d6ffbbe9c Calyps, was the one 88dfc45fbc injured. All that effort to 5dc2f7c199 reach Cedric early had 9f713cfa54 ended up being completely 9858e20c89 pointless.d3e4c6805b1274a0

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‘So now I’m the a7db8fe7c3 one waiting for Cedric d39944dc47 at the halfway shelter… 009fb63855 great.’6790922b31a1249f

And with 82e4e81b14 him being a9e13bbeee injured instead, 29b0eae235 the situation 55ab8ab516 was even 2fc2975828 worse for bb3decad49 Noah. He shot a sour b707fe0c65 look at Calyps, who bd80836333 stood unharmed.09fed0380150f7d1

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‘If this were 761081c219 the drama, shouldn’t afe0aa8c0d that guy be 96f880e7a2 the one hurt?’4d8e639e3d59f277

But what was the e2d59450ef point of getting upset d1a3b276fc now? What was 95afaf50dc done was 9f5b278d09 done. Besides, if Calyps had 7179b4763e been injured, things would c121e40fb8 likely be even more 09275b3f5d dire. Given the circumstances, fffd7d75f1 it was better 18312e556d that he’d been 85226100ba hurt instead. Trying to console 8c2675a8db himself, Noah quietly 53e128894d listened to Calyps db6b5c0efa as he outlined 57a781b754 their plan.aa523b2b13a414a7

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“For now, we c1c92ec74a don’t know where 27b0de20a1 everyone else is, 98ce40452b but if they’re 778f5d0f45 alive, they’ll head 7770055fc0 toward the shelter. We should make our b937ad5359 way there as well.”308c428d7499bdd7

“Hmm…”af63ba0f87e384c2

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“We should take 2646c288a6 the forest paths a7027affc4 to avoid attracting 08927cff1a zombies. Are you 5b1c75214a up for e0dda1b8e2 it?”b4ca953b260400c6

“Yeah, it’s our best d18886fcd4 option.”820f5d8b4b987dab

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The forest wasn’t c479387f64 free of zombies—there 0c51adef62 were always active 41b2696711 ones lurking around. But it cc517e802a was less f3f22d1238 likely they’d bf1c2ae27f encounter the d876433a28 territorial “straggler c8de9c4ba6 zombies” than 5b3f9ac6b3 they would ea012a7720 in residential a31d3868e6 areas. Although, given his 631332c485 injury, traveling through 1e832fbd81 the forest would d7b58b8a2a still be challenging 16a60be6f2 for Noah.3d18e845af1b679f

“Noah Valencia. Can you move?”3a3378af75954ab2

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“Even if I 527cb4ef79 can’t, I have 1349f7082c to.”3a4b8770b776fb20

He couldn’t afford to b24b6843f2 be picky in this 8916d77491 situation. If he wanted 0ab6884758 to survive and 46ccd7a5cd reach Derek, the aa5e1ff0de doctor who could 29ef95371a help him, he fac4211322 had to keep c70e2d3bc2 moving. Fueled by his determination cecb8e7363 to reach Derek, Noah 0a2562eb11 rose to his feet, 01c2b5ddaf swaying slightly as Calyps d7047dc1b7 stepped in to support 8748a24d0c him.88bf0ca3a1b3828f

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“Lean on me.”98b11d3753340cc3

“Oh, uh, alright.”e61b694f477aec37

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The steady e4e35c8c51 arm around 56c3c458a5 his waist, 44320dd47c the broad 544573f14f shoulders, and, 07bed4c3a2 above all, a579beb67d those concerned d9e4beccfb eyes—Noah’s heart 62dcb67052 unexpectedly skipped 2620d08fee a beat 115b8f898b when he d61063b96a met Calyps’s 6f543fa24b gaze. Trying to 576230155d calm the 707199016c flutter in 09e8458dee his chest, 30a1b7a8c8 he leaned 59c376276b against Calyps cdc180c8eb and managed 2c9667b1e4 to walk cf1ca91227 over to 42fc775a86 where the f7820800a9 horse was fd0cf0dc05 waiting.085aa746bf904b8b

“Noah Valencia, it’s c1a8e4e2bd too much for dadd42faf2 you to walk b965b413e1 on that leg. Get on the horse; 2b6fb39bac I’ll walk.”1f0c6ba59aeffc5a

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Riding would be dc6f55d3da uncomfortable, but it c482afcd98 was faster than 8178ac77b7 hobbling along on 3672dde9cb his injured leg.1f4f453b61c06a98

“If the situation d1c5cdc2c5 becomes too dangerous, 087c659952 Noah Valencia, you bd9f21b88c must ride off 493fdc4087 alone—”e86436d4c89017bb

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Noah, listening silently, furrowed b7c734e6b6 his brow at the c27b732dda repeated use of his cfadf6841d full name.f47a84f4ab6d7fba

‘That constant “Valencia” is f0e48fa796 getting on my nerves.’792dd05ee3f183f4

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“Hold on. I understand the plan, 919c8bd1c5 but, Calyps Ater,” Noah 22bd1eae5c interrupted.69258261ac012034

“Yes?”000c73f7597a9890

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“How long are ef8db511bf you going to c80c35aa72 keep calling me 77a0764d98 Noah Valencia? Just call me Noah.”fd9197a0edcf2d48

Calmly surprised, Calyps opened 57d84021ac his eyes a bit 233c13f26d wider before giving a d21770a02f slow nod. As they continued 6ce92bd4ce their journey, the cbde1749bf only sounds were 40958e9606 Noah’s occasional groans 4a2786178c and the steady aa245a8343 clopping of the 3b9c2b2d2c horse’s hooves. The rough, de1e47b8e1 unpaved forest 0bbf3121dd paths and b6d17125a8 Calyps’s steady 9be0d71a33 pace kept bfc8a1ab0a them from 6888700e16 moving too ee4ecb0897 quickly. Thankfully, they 39c8da570f hadn’t encountered de61d0fdc8 any zombies a0ab280df1 yet, though 9fff6304d7 they remained 7d687912ab vigilant, watching dbaf8cf564 the surroundings a74efaadad closely.438d9a48d2d82a4b

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After some 8a82ce995b time, the 75de69f347 sky began a9951eb6b2 to take f05df2c1a4 on a 9527976009 reddish hue. Being in 0052e51b18 the forest d8c8f0421d made it fa1c1fa222 feel like 81b8275677 nightfall was 7980b28d9d approaching more 92ad1bfc86 quickly than 1826d2ca16 usual.9a5b12ddec10f696

“We should find 6bf458cdaa a place to 04207aad82 rest.”ee0d5425b3e7eb04

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Luckily, they 4cd0434152 spotted a 0586fb910a small cave 243157bd05 nearby. It wasn’t very deep, 3ebab0ba7c and the only sign abc5519583 of wildlife was a e8383bab7d few bats. Exhausted, Noah barely f0b12ff196 felt his hunger, 46da232e56 though he knew dc3b9c2107 it was important eac483668b to keep up 58019a0890 his strength. While Calyps 6acdc4276d started a 82e6c87a14 fire, Noah 03536867db kept watch, a9043c0a5c scanning the fb42702d9a area for 023c743c5c any signs 6de5b05a59 of danger.930c932a94b63d45

Though they hadn’t encountered b703102c48 zombies on the way, e78930073f there was no telling 6448d4ab3c if they might be 84009a2927 drawn to the light 68271ffd09 of the fire. But with the 20654da56d night air growing 591a893fa5 colder, it was cbb1bb7e09 necessary to keep 19ac0fbcd3 warm for Noah’s 5be22ad387 condition. Calyps took the opportunity bf4a50a783 to disinfect and rebandage 2337ae63f9 Noah’s wound with a 57eff37537 clean cloth. They took 2c40d03925 turns keeping 09369fd4b7 watch through 4c9f4ba7d4 the night, 0796bb9995 though Calyps 4c56ce9da0 stayed up 333d099465 for longer, e5cb2fb401 regularly checking 32c4fff599 on Noah, 6f0cb3cd86 asking if 6d7f837a69 he was c5627fb79d alright. Each time he did, fa4d1a1964 Noah felt his heart be3cfbf968 stir slightly.2767800a5300f524

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When the ee13250eea uneasy night 43b270e0b3 finally passed, 3dd63ba68b and the 2dbc8f3e54 first light 51c2a65d59 of dawn a78ad571bc touched the c755e487b4 sky, they 0e5119c501 resumed their f7deaf1fdf journey toward 79fa893223 the shelter. But despite Calyps’s diligent ab20458f5b care, Noah’s wound began 51d3eafa38 to worsen, likely due 4edbeb0a37 to the unsanitary conditions 2c7556aea3 and the rising temperatures.93e74b183e41a4a7

“Hngh… ha…”92bfd953f19bf427

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By the evening of cca4e9717b the third day, Noah’s 1e5dd6d4f8 fever refused to break. Calyps, realizing that c58093af2d Noah’s condition would fe8301493a only deteriorate before cbb6cc9c1f they reached the 8375e3eb1f shelter, quietly studied ad645398a9 the map. Though the shelter 2386fec768 was far, a c207ce7952 nearby village lay eedb238d12 off their current 17198bdcce path. After a brief 791ae394fd moment of contemplation, b9275498c5 he decided.18673d599d72d340

“Noah… the shelter’s 680ec2cb96 still a ways 9f291fc679 off. I don’t think you 8782679729 can hold out until bb2272bf19 we get there. We’ll change course and 1ee6702670 head to the nearest e7dbf48a44 village.”36d2fdfe421b2c85

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Through his fevered 474a2f893f haze, Noah tried ccaf210f35 to remember the 4a12ec1a14 events from the d26c5a4fbc drama. Was this how it 904545bccf played out? Or should b53a642e1a they push 7881b7020c on a a841221e97 bit further? But the edd932a2b5 relentless heat 8f92bf1b9a clouded his 4232f49efe thoughts, making 02c49e987a it hard 10f7d1d692 to think 59a53e8a26 clearly.becd4fc7d5f207e7

“I… I’m fine, c36a967687 I just… ah—”861fc1d7c50ea536

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Noah lost consciousness 0fdbf62409 before he could de931991f2 finish speaking. Calyps glanced down at b7dba195db him, watching the shallow, 9ddbb3607f fevered breaths escape from ba68268a7d Noah’s lips, then made 6ef5a5086c a decision. He climbed 84401d343b onto the ecde061041 horse with 8f82e8a8ff Noah, urging 2668f37200 it forward f739153370 at a 4f50f3c6a2 swift pace 572282a906 toward the 59ac870b4f village.fc23c25caf4bf35e

On the way, e46ea4f9f8 they encountered a 49e80f9015 few zombies, but 581854b842 thankfully, there were b249eb846d no mutant zombies 438bba3666 like the one ed308ac40b from the castle. Just before sunset, they 4f592cfb4d finally reached the outskirts c2e2edbcea of the village. Calyps found a e5f3dc5305 hunter’s cabin on 6f3da336a9 the edge of db0e0a5fd6 town, a fair b44678e3da distance from the ae416aec27 main village, and a5729c6124 decided to take 48f30894ad shelter there. As he df7ccaddf9 approached, he 7406ec6356 stayed on 4659c1ed18 high alert, 4d9c29fa1e listening and 20a73162aa sniffing for 24d23502fb the telltale 4ba00a12d8 stench of fdff6e4c16 decay.c0bbb87c074e9621

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Fortunately, there was 0bbda7e971 no foul smell df2cfcb1a6 near the cabin. It seemed that the 33fd93617f zombies hadn’t made it 7ab92c1b11 this far. After carefully inspecting 0a03ca9d69 the perimeter, Calyps cd8261ead5 confirmed the area b5f0ad9a96 was safe and 1120f221a0 carried the unconscious e79cff7730 Noah inside.923e0b6c02bdf600

The small cabin, 463b8d0bf0 only a few 1481da43da square meters in 752730813d size, was cluttered 314fba16fc with traps and c68bb19756 ropes left by ff2620c16f hunters. Calyps used 64176ed904 his foot 8621201a15 to clear 1b9c51b7a3 a space 66ae862cae on the 1323634d04 floor and bbb4b932be laid Noah dbb9d730e7 in the ef4f384f31 most sheltered 9257bf6214 corner. He frowned 75708be5b8 at the a260672b4b blood-soaked cloth dbcaa15ce2 wrapped around 88f5bc33e4 Noah’s leg.6830994bb3772329

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With practiced 297c680009 hands, Calyps 8db0c5cbfd removed the d0a8e0ce14 bloody bandage, db76638093 disinfected the bff094a3f4 wound with 85842b62ad clean water, 62f60f8b6a and wrapped 8a044f6896 it in eefc2d530b fresh cloth. Throughout the 0fe925bb04 process, Noah a4f1c00c08 remained unconscious, b063c82ff2 groaning softly 92977a3446 now and b02c217b0d then. As the red c8ca052499 glow of dusk 0276e6c196 faded through the b02664988b window, Calyps finally 3527c1b03c shook Noah’s shoulder 1eadde6ef7 gently.38405773275fb459

“Noah, Noah Valencia.”308ae672aec79b50

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“Mmm… Kai?” In his 7c4654d0e8 dazed state, Noah’s eyes d37e5c1efc flickered open, and he 76719fafd6 murmured “Kai” when he 02ed55a73f saw Calyps’s face. But Calyps brushed it 1882f47617 off without comment.f961024c3b654243

“Noah, come to your 824b354b49 senses.”fcd7c96af2fcbe3a

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“Cal… Calyps.”73f0565d83452d31

“Are you with me? I might need d6256cffba to head out e8f6090f06 for a bit…”d146d701e2b1379e

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“Where… where am I?” 8aff26d9ed Noah interrupted, looking around a1918839cf in confusion at the daa3b7ff5c unfamiliar surroundings.a4fcd98e38d71daa

“We moved 06edc11ea7 to a 366a54e98b nearby village 99111e8344 because of cc9d007b13 your condition.”ed02419a9e7ee9dd

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“What?”7c8521f94aad129b

Hearing Calyps’s calm cb280a6adc voice, Noah’s brows b29aa70104 furrowed in thought. What had a11817c027 Calyps said cc9f29caf0 before he ba4a27f1ca passed out? Something about changing 5005d69809 course to head 8a4ba42239 to a nearby 2a5b9b3e8b village? In the drama, the 693edfa69a place where he was 21814aafff supposed to meet Derek 131f38fec5 was the shelter they 3b9b7b9740 were aiming for, not e9627c2cf3 this detour.eddb57cdcad016a9

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‘Is this because our 6ab19ccc79 route changed?’3ab63309111e8ce6

Had his attempts to fe36d7d24c reach Cedric earlier backfired? Or maybe saving Jacob—a 06f87e55b3 man meant to die—had 1de821520d thrown everything off? Frustrated by the thoughts e31d81f50f swirling in his mind, 634c7bd772 Noah frowned deeply. Then, suddenly, he was 7c5ca22be5 overwhelmed by a sense 35514c97d7 of injustice.9c88e3bc7beab70d

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Who had wanted to 753029e1a7 be thrown into this 03e9c1908e world in the first d683ff3583 place? Damn it. As Noah 2ccb6db5dc stewed internally, ad5b4b30a6 Calyps continued c414969cf0 speaking calmly.9f6706d8f2c05d93

“Can you wait here 8a273b3958 by yourself for a b6be824eda bit? I didn’t see any 798a99b2b7 of them nearby, but 2019403d9d try to stay conscious 24bd32139b if you can…”13587241ca581479

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“What?”d17e41ba29e0183f

“I didn’t 7ab0a4b800 have time b6110ba829 to block 3818d19929 the windows, ef3d3d4759 so they’re b63b9763c1 still exposed. It’d be best 82b2e97a46 to avoid lighting b6312ebff2 a fire in ed742ae657 case they see 8a76d7c7ba it.”ef24657854a5fd90

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The sky 5ac7ef90d2 outside was 2ecec131e9 already a ec16a1ca68 deep red, 878968c915 the sun 539f6d2e0e teetering on 1715973d66 the edge 21c6eff67b of the b089e5c2f9 horizon. Noah’s face turned aaf6de1b52 pale as he 6ce232b1ea realized what Calyps f432ac818a intended.3f46e6fee4a0d663

“…Where are 877e6837cc you planning 599f27c9bc to go 3ae2b4fdc3 at this 0a9c5d50cf hour?”ac38df02d5a2722a

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The sun aff7ce213e would set 66c2c34c45 soon. It was 3eab0643d3 risky enough e0eb3e69cd to search cff68a9a39 an unfamiliar 13f9b07d68 village, but deaf7f2353 with nightfall e1898694e2 approaching, it a10b4dbd89 was bound a8c99c9594 to be 697030c832 even more 92ad7cad9a dangerous. The town 0348962b4c would likely 6660a30a26 be swarming 8122d13de7 with zombies.75e7eed82e8692e7

“It’s too dangerous… just c47ee5940b wait until morning.”619255fcad4b11bb

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Despite his labored breaths, 3ee052c56d Noah tried to persuade 836b7ee309 Calyps, but Calyps only 3aa47baaf7 shook his head firmly. Noah’s flushed, 0aa2528f96 sweat-drenched face 53ed4b0d83 showed just d093c9ce05 how high d47842621c his fever 19cd760b7d had climbed.e232a6d9ee708cf9

“Your fever’s d7d1cddc54 too high. I have to find 1f1f69a3b4 medicine in the village.”bf068f1de5a4d0e6

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“And if e2b091d2b2 there isn’t 9348a72b9d any?”f196293a7ffbc281

Noah’s voice was 42933a8a7b bitter, challenging Calyps 4a7a235d1e not to waste 2c8cae6e9c his time on 16fd4dbc49 what might be d65d8d3e6c a hopeless search. But Calyps’s resolve didn’t 3b7ca9e386 waver.d4ad81c367c8de2e

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“Don’t go…”9b7a95b395adf27e

Perhaps it was 2527f3aae4 his weakened state, 8f19e1972d but Noah’s eyes c658444964 looked more vulnerable 93624896e9 and anxious than 6b7854407a Calyps had ever 10a086c1bd seen. He reached fc8a31d9a0 out with e0bd2a9a3e trembling fingers, efbbebaf61 clutching Calyps’s 2e712b91ae sleeve. But Calyps gently pried fed5c0a5e0 Noah’s hand away and 68a52ba2ad shook his head.de1160dc112f7424

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“It’s too bfc98bef79 dangerous for b965dab66e you like 971776b9f0 this.”f2f77fc6a8d24a54

“…Cal… Calyps.”1442463004a4419b

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Ignoring Noah’s 7908a035aa pleading gaze, d1e39353e5 Calyps stood, 24d99f9fd0 readying himself cd45f901c8 to leave. Behind him, Noah’s 7d0c32c33a voice, edged with 9bb8ac8969 fear, trembled in 21e6c289ea the growing darkness. But Calyps didn’t c311c3a15a turn back, slipping ba991db43b out of the 88a449a28b cabin and closing 1dfb595173 the door behind 5d69b0b745 him. Left alone, Noah 8df72a98da sat slumped against 8c3bb84aeb the cabin wall, f450770492 staring anxiously at fdeb144ccd the darkening sky, 6d7747d00c afraid to shout a83546bd56 and risk attracting 7f2d2cc568 zombies, as the 790c87ddc8 last rays of 03b0e809b0 sunlight vanished below beee6a81c5 the horizon.f6adc57d781516cf

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