Episode 25

A thick, 6ab4c23782 putrid stench 69b98266d1 spread along eb3bfc1076 with the 770f05dffc smoke. It was so 84e591009f strong that even 8b3a529705 those inside the 686256dc0d building and on d24ef1386b the distant castle f3946d488d walls gagged at e832820747 the smell.8ca0662082a41ff2

Even those who had d8bf0d384d grown somewhat used to 7cbf5c5183 the stench of rotting 3b171c0d26 zombies clutched their heads—it 1258551d3f was nauseating enough to 986fb2648b induce headaches.aff0ddd6ec347b76

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Just then, one 4c93308db0 of the guards f4a234e26f on the castle 50c9242bc8 wall, peering through 939e4c4519 binoculars, shouted.be452aefec863aa1

“I-It’s melting!”2e766bb948053b48

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Calyp, having heard the 7404be2d39 report, also lifted his c241384171 binoculars to examine the c42bd4a1ee scene.edb10d08ae6cc723

Just as the c27c5f334f guard had said, b439c1fe61 the mutant zombie’s b558d08b82 saliva was melting bfec034d5e the building’s structure.dfc7c566ca3d158e

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Noah, upon hearing this, e721c28804 murmured in a trembling ede5b0f578 voice.0801f6619ab01ec6

“…Beta?”33f2d346fd804545

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But with 18e96ed5a9 all eyes 04055386b6 on the f63160885d monstrous creature 5e3ea77315 and the 644a159fdf groaning of 304ceec48c the undead a4b5218ba7 still echoing 2379aeaff0 below, no 16974d1967 one noticed 81f90128d3 his quiet 7437985512 words.551084cafea26337

Unaware of 1fe8f33ac4 Noah’s reaction, eff8558728 Calyps frowned dbfe8cc3b2 as he dc57a7c1d9 observed the 27bb94e3f3 thick smoke 4dcb6d30e5 rising from 1d3eca68f2 below.98dc016bc7feb8c5

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“Is this the mutant’s ability?”b0e54513310f6e5d

“Seems like it.”c5e95958b076ae8a

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“Disgusting.”f3cf3bb04782d746

Until now, the mutant f59dda898b zombies they had encountered bec76e3c15 had only displayed heightened f4adf5b764 physical abilities. This was the f2f8e4e4db first time they be8b52e9e7 had seen one 9320d8d43d that actively used 44920947ca an ability.1244718ed33ca1fc

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“Is it some kind of acid?”d92d45a5ec338bc2

“I don’t know the exact composition, but I think we now understand how it got past the walls.”e5da4b6876702368

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It had used ab6d5086a2 that foul saliva 701345a64f to melt holes 6ffa604617 into the sturdy df84d40fbb fortress walls.fc86dba8646b8596

Now it b3995056fa made sense.b6dedb06e4e972b4

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Zombies had been continuously 64801bea33 pouring in through the 49b2be7128 gaps it had created.8a9e2ab9f2f002a3

To stop the 16306eb546 breach, they had 241cb50b42 to kill the 2112421b1d mutant—fast.2eb41b07bfe8a1d5

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But there was 1f8c1b2201 a problem.b0c28165279dd9fd

The pillars obstructed 055a3e83f0 a clear shot, 95b0167e40 and Calyps was 01e82135a0 too far away 2d2c125df5 to hit it 7bc7afc421 accurately.7d5d73313eed01a1

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Clicking his tongue, he 49913d9234 slung his rifle over 1152ad498d his shoulder.533cde7aa6b19c8e

Noah, who had cbeeeb4351 been staring blankly cbbbff7f0d at the thickening ffc8934b4d smoke, snapped back 6017c42159 to reality when b0a6063363 he noticed Calyps b52042e5f5 moving.97f2aeee8172277f

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His body tensed.95a3f80bff16a293

Just like back e1151e1eda at the cabin, c303ff3a4e he instinctively reached e84988a7ca out, grabbing the ffd56bafd8 hem of Calyps’s 7b5cda7177 coat.94fa6cec6734d09d

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“Where are you going?”84d8d341416d336d

Calyp’s breath hitched for 931527388c a fraction of a cae45c7bcb second.f83b544a199494f6

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The tremor in 411fed81b5 Noah’s voice, the a5e1b2e81e anxiety flickering in 5a5e3a8687 his eyes—1cabd9fca4f4fc6a

That same damned 01beabffcd feeling churned inside 4f38c28dad Calyps again.a1932085fdfe2a4a

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He furrowed c611edc6b0 his brows.6c561932f45354ed

“If that thing gets inside, we’re all dead.”ebe90bd049292c04

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“So you’re just going to charge in there? Forget the zombies—what about all the stray bullets raining down?”296cfdc54d1874d9

Noah wasn’t wrong.668f55c7e5260f65

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The guards on 8dc7338f9c the wall, panicked cca16ca071 and enraged over 9e41dbbb13 their fallen comrades, ea815b87cb were blindly firing c8ab16e23f into the courtyard.1097df8e32d4fe87

Charging in now 6442ddaa78 was almost guaranteed 35ec8bb9dc suicide.4a07b8df38a00b59

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But doing 3c7590b5c9 nothing wasn’t be74c91fbe an option ac4b2a673f either.53f8d46790819e7d

“I’ll move as close to the building as possible to stay out of their line of fire.”64c1760f7f5cb6f5

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“Are you insane?”1f900afa9540399f

Noah glared at 870344fe7e him like he’d 8b667d3559 lost his mind.ac85ab66e747d478

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His frustration was e6d7eca764 clear, but Calyps a41fb5025c was already committed.c62ae9cacdfdb268

Gently, he pried Noah’s 0e29a4cee0 fingers from his coat.77f2b7a8a9cd2eab

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“If we let it be, it’s going to break inside.”825f3c2607619c52

“Calyp! I’ll go with you!”7b99812ea69d1fa9

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Derek stepped forward, and f46adf350b Calyps nodded.91fde3a857b9e372

Noah, watching c54869f1be this unfold, 977912e729 raised his eee413157a voice.aa90aa3287598e80

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“I’m coming too!”e11297fa9050cfcc

“What?”751b7843592f6449

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“I said, I’m coming with you.”0ff592fcddf0e197

Calyps’s gaze dropped to f06acf55aa Noah’s thigh.8db8d77f18dfaa8c

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His sharp look f360eb93b3 made Noah stiffen.3000f13f41e20b69

“You know your own condition, don’t you? You can’t handle this right now.”a581a785d003e756

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Calyps was right.c7810f6009193c01

Just moments ago, Noah 8dcb6de5dc had been doubled over 40f5a26def in pain from his 64e53293e1 injured leg.733929b6d834a8cc

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He knew he 53fe2d30b4 wasn’t fit for 23aa8aa027 combat.8511bf3225d87035

But admitting a976c04636 that out 01c413c3c3 loud?656207372843ecc1

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He couldn’t.9d86c20039144781

He bit his 88befd037a lip, frustration and c7c4e6deec helplessness bubbling inside b31848604d him.29f4bc82b967b2ef

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Calyps held his gaze 8e25f5d781 for a moment, then 357f214111 turned away.c21173a060dbba6b

“Cover us.”236acaf0b1e4f30f

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With that, he ce96cf2d01 and Derek descended 58af107075 from the castle b9757bf1dc wall.bd874e070198ddf8

Noah cursed 3f28fcdc1a under his 115595a10f breath, repositioning e808c33199 himself.65401347e9d7011c

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He could still f2df2e5c3a help.1d28b1c7d09b377c

Lying flat against 990a2d70f1 the stone, he 1368bb2478 aimed down his 6fd6983b0a rifle, providing cover b8448f0469 as the two 1d81d56936 navigated their way f9e95c58fc through the battlefield.3d49acc02c88c26f

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Every zombie 057478b7a5 in their 80db08130a path dropped da2ed5f39e before they a51af86404 could become 0cea887690 a threat.4c3a18a7758d45e0

From below, cf01d0e3de Calyps glanced 9a27da49f9 up at 3b8ceacf89 Noah.d503649c58da9ee1

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Another shot rang out, 609b5971c3 and a zombie collapsed affa91cb64 right in front of b4513b683a him.0ab6cc1fbf43ca61

Calyps turned his 8b6939fe42 focus back to 511c1add0f the mutant zombie.2635209c07689060

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But as 987f9d92a2 they got 1f5aee09df closer, it… cf9f1cbe92 stopped moving.603b25adcccf65ea

It wasn’t spitting acid 776bc285c4 anymore.a8442e066b830363

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Instead, it stood unnervingly 07d7b11292 still, as if concentrating.5747339b883dc74f

Watching through his binoculars, bcef756cb1 Noah’s eyes widened.401a3db3d62c49b2

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A sinking a9aacfad94 feeling hit b251ea0b07 him.e46e390b7b9771c0

‘No. It’s too early for 3dc7bcbbbd this.’4f87083ec0fd456f

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Most zombies had exceptional 1868e89140 hearing but dulled senses 9acddfe626 of sight and smell.c96163571a1b7e44

Mutant zombies, however, c1bc72e1a5 deviated from this 2423ae72e0 norm.960160acb5c213f7

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‘A Beta already df6dad4724 showing up was cb1867e6b6 bad enough, but… 92e98a8559 why the hell 19d2800b8e is a Gamma 8d70c6781d here too?!’f66df8790c7ad891

Mutant zombies d582bba693 were classified 2d7ff5440b into four 2e5d7aa283 tiers:f23e99bae8819b28

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Alpha – Standard mutations 12074341d6 with minor physical alterations.
Beta – Those with 52a81d22d6 unique abilities, such as 4f8827bd08 acid secretion or body 4fcf254183 transformations.
Gamma – Mutants that f635b74383 retained a sense of 6f3c88a025 smell.
Epsilon – The final 49f5ecec80 stage, possessing both sight 0e865c32b0 and intelligence.
The existence 227d02e0e1 of these 7d6ab71470 classifications wouldn’t 56f733f25d even be 22e8cccd7b revealed in cd449466cf the drama 686404c2d4 until season c6a86ad3ef two.421739f191abc97d

‘A Beta showing up 16d3cf712b was bad enough, but 1ac65f35cc a Gamma? This early?’0d8ee990acc596cb

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If it 3030e2ead1 really was ca6e5963ee a Gamma, eacc1708ac that meant 61aeecd55d it had 9622774b36 detected them.a8dad77b1c804aa4

Just as ee7d2383b6 Calyps and 4ff016ac52 Derek closed 1595813dbd in, Noah 93960eba35 shot to aa08a234eb his feet.c636d1078d41b6d9

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“GET BACK!”e733acb96a16a8b7

The moment he dfc98863ae yelled, the mutant 426dc53e52 zombie twisted its 99b5805a00 body toward them.a7ae778fd6d5ce32

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Calyps’s bullet 9526c3309b barely missed 73424e3e12 its ear.5eb3d60dde66071a

Derek’s shot 55d322efc3 grazed its fd7adf22ee cheek.b75edd0415bf4831

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The creature let 206e1abcd8 out a guttural 277e11fb99 shriek and lunged.accfb5282812ad6e

Thanks to 984a53b165 Noah’s warning, aa039b0a69 both of e3336427b9 them managed b0921d1371 to dodge 6feb49737d in time.4a49037f025dc1bd

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But the zombie, unable 6bd8d03486 to stop its own 17aa71bd88 momentum, slipped.a969f4c7d761ea11

Its massive d6329f9ac3 bulk slammed 5ca86b2de4 into the d732b417ce building with 5c5325e688 a deafening a3bc2344b4 crash.782821d755456d51

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The impact 82ae01079f was so 4295f149e2 intense that b1938e5c59 even the 3dc9067aa9 stray gunfire 641d16c50e stopped.43129a726676fef8

For a moment, 3bb2f12e19 the battlefield fell 2d4e56e288 into an eerie 8ad502b701 silence.cd916300e3f42776

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Then, murmurs spread across 2a301f878a the castle walls.dd541532fa315909

The guards 828bb85ee0 had finally 31685a3c33 noticed Calyps 3294a8e3a1 and Derek.cb07d1967587d26f

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Meanwhile, the mutant e6cc37ee90 zombie staggered.7a765de3e9c2ac98

It had cf8435c504 hit the f9f119d102 building so 011f302ba4 hard that d0552bffdb it struggled 0e14e4cd57 to get e73d1a9f9f up, momentarily edb3acbb0b dazed.33a262dba33d3c48

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But then—0eefcbd30df2177f

A chilling, bestial growl aa570aba62 escaped its throat.53ce5e55e91483c1

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It steadied itself.1cb88f805e051d56

And then it started… 7379c68fb6 sniffing.6032d4d837ba717c

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Sniff. Sniff.6e04032cda4cbd9b

The moment it 195120545e started using its 589f68fb4d nose, a ripple 7fd41091f9 of tension spread dc556e5910 through the area.16496a493cede906

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Dry gulps echoed 796d554ca1 from the guards f2bb428827 above as they 2404c23877 exchanged anxious glances.08cb4bc2dffe6fa9

Then—7221ab2d0dc36b5c

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The other zombies 1f0edca4e7 reacted.9fa0f69491057879

Drawn by 2db76fd090 the sound, 0bb8daa51e they started 5b3b279177 swarming toward b4ec373a6c Calyps and fd5bcc8193 Derek’s position.49313f8220b6d402

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From the 36ced17d81 castle wall, c543c3df83 Noah let 1c45259715 out a d7533dc738 low curse.ab5104dea2cb18f4

“Shit.”2d38b9233ac007fa

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Noah had 3430571762 a clear c306f69871 shot, but 4eb03f8370 the mutant 82d3389236 zombie had f65c948931 conveniently tucked 362367a8f7 itself into 71472f4ca8 a blind 3812acc79a spot.670ba320c0cddbfb

Moving to a better 4a41b26c75 position was too risky, 880f7f13bf so instead, he focused 3498e073bd on picking off the d5b5f4ff77 zombies that were closing 89e11dbc66 in on Calyps and a4fecc8f7f Derek.a1d04b91ed013b7d

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Thud!2b0a087fa4208c11

The sound 3c2677c887 of a 1a31956b82 zombie collapsing c01a83e1c6 drew the 952cdc7e8e mutant’s attention.2542cb49816f26a8

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Its head snapped toward d2cd7c97fb the noise, but when df491a730b it didn’t detect any 30b6da6c7d scent, it simply turned 134a4ac4e8 away.6c040535e5cfd869

It seemed like Calyps 46555dfc6a and Derek were still 536ee186df just outside its detection 7b468356d9 range.699f61830656293d

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But that wouldn’t last.e64ed6c945970a0b

The creature lurched 6a04a63327 forward, slowly closing a40bb85e1f the distance.ac3107fa8d7301fd

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“Haa…”243fd0b67796e242

Noah flexed his 0b09bfdedd fingers, tightening and 20e2ed1ec4 loosening his grip.8381838027fae11b

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His body tensed like 528c0df05f a predator lying in d22c8e0bf6 wait.0a169e73860a2132

He held db08a07c7a his breath.2eda11b7b2284f75

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Waited.8dbc7fb908721d66

Then—3a634b68fd9b6713

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The instant bcd16a7a80 the mutant 2f1797f018 zombie caught 5986636c96 Calyps’s scent cc2fa7d9ce and lunged—f2481652515def0d

Noah pulled the 51667820a1 trigger.94d21a86c988567d

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At the 075b34f62d exact same a60c069114 moment, Calyps 30a84f25a6 raised his fd12592a0d own gun.b759d58b0218a528

For a fleeting 8bc63993c7 second, his cold b9f45629f2 gray eyes locked 04c5302be5 onto the cloudy, 34f23588db milky-white pupils of 18ef448370 the mutant.9ef1c7b8f6386ca0

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Then—0069a425efffb6b6

BANG! BANG!6765f5eb5a016657

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Two gunshots rang out.774748e48a8ae1fa

Both bullets 1e3f748f53 tore through 3a00171eee the mutant 91d417cfa6 zombie’s skull.2588e1aa9036c522

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Dark, viscous brain matter d584b2256c oozed from the holes, 181b1cbe86 and its murky eyes e702bc6b43 turned completely black.ea9d212960b7442a

Time seemed 148ed4d40f to freeze.8190b7396809cc6e

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Then—0fef962caba6f65c

THUD.313e95dc057b9aea

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The massive body 4f26d48ae3 crashed to the ec04299c0f ground, right at ac152a5a41 Calyps’s feet.8dd41aeb033bfe76

The entire battlefield b810764d25 fell silent for 5b89cd46e7 a moment.5814d237aab8a499

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Then, the 47e1907294 realization hit—d2a1020ce8898887

The monster d51279138f was dead.ebdba60f70d3d4c4

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The people stared 3302da480c in stunned silence 4eba74f91e for a few 1d7fd3e38f seconds—c75b78d8198fa07f

And then—dc1b401782c9c0ee

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“WOOOOAH!”6ae32e48deccee90

A deafening cheer 67a80e0f28 erupted.044ced508519b78d

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From the castle ef7ef38e45 walls, Noah exhaled b2ce8c98a1 heavily, finally releasing 643ad9746a the breath he 287b95686e had been holding.45ab2133efdacd76

It had 427c4bb445 only been fb207dce41 a few 2cd8bebf5a minutes—80db150a3d646b5b

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But it 729f487a7d had drained 3d26063ada him completely.cb136e18029ca2a4

His shoulders b194b77d57 slumped, exhaustion 7530e5dd39 washing over 52f9a51e84 him.f38d469f7574f78a

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“Hah…”96e58c20dd463418

He looked down at 106aadb2d9 his hands.0606c1b766143636

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They were shaking violently.b7f15edac1865cb0

Noah let 5b68fa83f1 out a afe673f184 bitter laugh.2356dc29fdc95630

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He had never shaken a30a236475 this much before.5edd612a1e8b2fe4

Not even when he 2049bb6e94 fired his first real 157cfe720f shot back in training.27cd3e7c576ec68f

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But this?efe5f7a37db92224

This world kept throwing 1e849404bc one absurd situation after cfbae736f1 another at him.8bf16b39a14ca4cb

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Dragging a trembling c1664b9f89 hand through his dadbed73f3 sweat-drenched bangs, he d8a382f043 muttered under his 9ba042f433 breath—7163e2e4ea573c6d

“This is fucking ridiculous…”327603c32603df87

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He set his a401eff8e2 gun down beside d6961d5309 him, clenching and e3e9af138d unclenching his fingers cc95fc602c to loosen the fc20f3ea6a tension.991793eb0e0881ec

But as d90480103a soon as 8be39a4f7b he relaxed, adebe1531b a sharp 928c122293 pull ran 2c0e426732 through his 0622a6309d thigh again.2b3a94ba92e1cede

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Gritting his 7fd7c77c09 teeth, he 77a9e11b40 started massaging bf70cc161c the muscle—2bdab97e73b5c172

Then—781b42ff69478ce4

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A frantic voice rang fe7380ab74 out from below.921641238afeb5a9

“NOAH!”7d1fc1a2182d19eb

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It was Derek.d902becef68de119

Something was wrong.eb7896aa770c98e0

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