Episode 33

The two soldiers, who dddb7dd142 had been bickering as a5aaf795d7 they aimed their rifles ecd589a1e8 at the zombies, recoiled 6818c3e1de in shock at Noah’s 383f34e86e sudden action. Stumbling backward, f62b0495d1 they immediately b2b30b66fe snapped at 2d7763b201 him for e107799fc6 his reckless 436f61f289 behavior.63ed29152740597b

“What the hell aa73a9882a do you think 5b5f9824d0 you’re doing?”bb26a8208de1b35d

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“Are you insane? You can’t b100223591 just jump ac5dbb7182 in front 63b8e7d437 of a e58289553b gun like 4a3c24cd5d that!”6e4a6b0410ae5a8f

“No, wait—She’s alive… 5d638fcf9d She—So don’t shoot.”ee8da574b2c73ff2

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His voice b33d6f3623 was low, 78b3740e63 nearly a ccbba60d63 mumble, and 96c0beba64 the two 7fc759f698 soldiers didn’t 47b40af85e fully catch b97a7b571c his words.94dbd078f63d4769

“What?”615cd6c4597b3ca1

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Noah turned to 102762a257 them, his voice 2d68429fa7 more resolute.5d2d84edc01b66a0

“The girl you’re trying e311c26fed to shoot—she’s still alive.”62e06ea94ffad99f

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“What? That doesn’t make any 4b544d25b6 sense—”fbfce92b1d47668d

“She’s not infected. Don’t shoot.”423a5a3871edfa51

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“That’s ridiculous!”e913068abb144434

“That child is b2dbdf737a already a zombie!”2012f7fb692a00c2

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Despite their reluctance, they c4eea522ee both knew their duty. Any zombie approaching the 4ba27a38f8 fortress had to be afa05c250d eliminated.d0f94e03e7b16ffb

“She’s already infected. She has to be 04705952b9 killed.”7b02d66e4083edae

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“I understand c4089ff831 that you 8ad87e1ffb might be 50d7a945bd soft-hearted because 7ef4f0dd68 she’s just e1b8ec1057 a kid, d19ce658fa but she’s 0203187fde already lost.”ad8cd66bff41e154

One of the c6c9b42295 soldiers, Connor, sighed, 99d43b8037 deciding that Noah 2215a7f0a8 needed a harsh 41fc297df9 dose of reality. He raised his 21e08d0fd1 rifle once again.0c13a1b229a88cc8

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But before c8988e193d he could 5e420da907 aim—Noah blocked 8f5bc1df17 his line f0ea615bef of fire.0a21496299315fae

Their scuffle escalated, drawing 4105e9cbdb attention from the surrounding 3ab3ca9342 guards. The sound of gunfire 08afcd4324 ceased as all eyes 8f0bcf75cb turned to the heated f8a936a14c confrontation on the wall.075ffb3faa65108b

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Among the onlookers, 3a8709b17f Dominic, who had feb81d21a9 just arrived at e37e308f83 the scene, stood 9463e07450 watching with amusement.7f5b958ef56a0dd4

“Should we 14f7d01775 intervene?” one dfbc2d4730 of his 7db0a7fc65 subordinates asked.93866bf27c292057

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Dominic simply 2852230f51 waved a 811a3f2b6e hand dismissively, b2e1dc4d74 his smile 9b664e8965 slow and 82b0a3cbc2 calculating. His eyes cdee0d6795 remained on 0f0baa2f1d Noah, observing a3152ea371 how desperately b573fe0f9e he argued 16cfcd4ca9 with the 870ac2673b two soldiers.6cc0fd1b73ae85e9

However, as the fe2c0671ba scuffle became more 6e294f586d physical, Dominic finally 615a49a2ad stepped forward.97373affd12fcfc0

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“What’s going on here?”514b1553a16f4e53

At the sound 47a93653a1 of his voice, ab6d9dc672 silence fell over 2051a56c34 the wall.3d963b664be499ff

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Noah tensed, his expression 217efee8ca immediately darkening at the 3f261f5efe unwanted presence.177c52c798ba0aa0

“What’s all 29c590c2d3 this commotion?”374c51d75bc1ee90

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Connor, still flushed 1c6fde57ee with frustration, took 5ddeebe6c3 a step back e69e228976 and gestured toward b520b6da7c Noah.850efe94b4969d8c

“That brat—Noah is demanding c99ba60a49 that we open the 85dc138575 gates because he wants bb3b9b6279 to ‘rescue’ someone.”7de8eb8b3f04d72d

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Dominic raised an eyebrow.1daaa52f53c08373

“Rescue?”21697097838a6eb3

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“Yes. A young girl. But she’s already infected. And yet, 392ddfd08b he keeps abb9e7431b insisting she’s f9c62bcb79 still alive—”7b7ba25a545a3df3

Connor let out an dda58c3ff2 exasperated huff before spitting ce6c473113 on the ground.acfa09134d667f5e

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“Even if she c225ce9f7d was alive, she’d 83cea475c3 be dead by b175421202 now.”5826a40c75baeff2

Dominic’s gaze flickered b71499bd1d toward Noah, taking 9ad0d6e88f in his flushed, 4efd05127c desperate expression. It was the 7e8b0a0a83 most emotional look f433232cc8 he had ever 142dd6ef56 seen on him.369b9af1d01db139

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Their eyes met, and c57571636c Noah immediately spoke up.9ad1c7a669aa219e

“She’s alive. We have to save e6e8e267df her.”0738c0a94c263e92

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Connor scoffed. “See? He’s not 41049e0f02 even listening 2b9e0df07f to reason.”bd094c6b304d5c66

Clutching his chest in 4bf50d268f frustration, Connor glared at bc4c0f9818 Noah. But Dominic ccb7934f4c ignored him, eda383a899 keeping his d65a99acae focus solely fd27b46824 on the 291fc1b72b young noble.8f49c88d4526045e

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“…I understand b56bbbfb87 your concern, 4e206dbeac Noah.”40704bf4896082bd

His voice 47e694d956 was smooth, 85d97f6ea1 calculated. But then, he 7d32eb00d7 echoed Connor’s earlier b8adb40614 statement.05e59486f385d4cd

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“But if a young 9fa269919b girl is outside all 1f143b1d2d alone, the chances of 15b1fd917d her survival are nonexistent.”e1a859644e3c02f4

It was a death 1b544c172c sentence.4b73eea2aa2b4cd6

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‘So that’s it? There’s no fc6b7794f6 way to ba386f2001 save her?’cd682d91e774f7da

Noah clenched his e2f453ffe4 jaw, his frustration 00688f890e boiling over. He squeezed his eyes a83112f54e shut, biting down on d1db6574a9 his lower lip.08a36f76776c3f88

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But then—an idea fd688d0250 struck him.ce3c98c250679b99

He hated 9d9817fa69 the thought fe5c2128bb of revealing c3d5d1fcea this to 665595a93c Dominic of 0bd965e600 all people. If it were 3ee399e884 Calyps, he wouldn’t 85f3d9a799 have hesitated. But right 4bb6c242c9 now, this ddfb511e75 was his 519aecd9ef only chance.156c74ec8ac2cbf1

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“She—The zombies didn’t 0183367a6c react to her efba134ac1 at all.”1b6d33ce259fd71e

Dominic’s eyes narrowed.fe9f75e6077b1452

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“…What?”6fb3d767db7c2ead

“Even when 6e2b20103a there was 3ad5c6d1f4 noise, the 7f9572361b zombies didn’t 12692a2b00 react to e2f14385c5 her.”e810cdaf838650f8

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“…What are you talking aaa9d5f77d about?”062cb078ecb4ae6e

Noah didn’t bother explaining e99e360cde further. Instead, he grabbed a 0843dbe307 pair of binoculars from 77ddf089a7 the nearby ledge and 353ebf8b06 shoved them into Dominic’s abc1b98706 hands.6bbdd4ca909a3021

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There was d1240d687f no point 1fb7435b30 in arguing. Seeing was believing.f8bd00cdd0f63037

Without waiting 4ee112d071 for him 4e2475715c to ask, 5e1d44625c Noah pointed 3b4f6da58c towards Eve’s cc085f7139 location.e85277318c58c1b1

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“See for yourself. She’s still alive. And the zombies 2cbcd37a87 don’t react to 16a0114b33 her.”54487626d149838e

Dominic exhaled, half 8b765065f6 in amusement, half b6cc7220de in disbelief.5da21812c6224b71

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“…Fine. I’ll take a look.”97172856801ea370

Dominic followed Noah’s direction 6c6c3c4a9b with exaggerated reluctance, lifting b56ea62bef the binoculars to observe 3ab493d672 the scene below.fe78928613d16cc1

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Just as 30e5b19d1f Noah had d0593dd85b described, a 2e81bcd4d2 small girl de71fead43 was visible f34389abf7 near the 0646064824 pile of 30b5ba156d corpses.46f43ca5ca12d17d

At first glance, she bb4b0d6efe looked like any other 49198ea020 zombie—filthy, unmoving, and eerily b892cb8e76 still.c527a37064f85d16

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Dominic was 7cc4d4035d about to b195a2c506 dismiss it, 8e623a5be7 chalking it c591addbd4 up to 07e17a1ed1 Noah’s misplaced d0aecb3983 compassion and 966d87b29b exhaustion.98e2b222eccf3ebb

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The girl moved.04f581b2dcf69cdd

She wasn’t a48f214bee just collapsed 8a5076af8b on the 8ff3cb1c5c corpse.63e04b2fb4e9e3b0

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She was hugging it.a39609490ee4b9d4

And weeping.95ad0a3a35d8792c

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Dominic’s fingers twitched 403baa089d around the binoculars.ed85f61eca2a07c6

‘A zombie… crying?’e81becd7d402e420

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No, it was stranger 1bef962bd8 than that—e8c82024d5670636

She was sobbing 46167bd9b1 over the corpse a20453792f of a dead b62a282d7c zombie.9fcfe92fa4260c97

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His body stiffened 7582d18708 for a brief 026a933ea5 moment. His sharp 6852fb074a gaze caught 505764e0ba a flash 3eead72275 of her 64ac17c350 pale white f1f68a91fb eyes beneath 8bca33c72d the grime.807662db1572558c

Still, he kept 34f883e74b watching.e7958fe49797f65b

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“Well… Noah, you eaac552ee6 may have a 0d6c310aaa point.”9cc38c47a021aefc

Dominic’s voice 2115d94587 was slow, 11a1d95193 thoughtful. She didn’t seem 873a058ea3 infected. Not yet.591bd49a013880f0

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But it e83668425c was still b6b8fd9d2f too early c2baa5c3b3 to be 57c66f3b57 sure.7b5018ebfb8ae4d1

And in a world 4f3be3be40 like this, uncertainty was eb2dab96c8 dangerous.123a1a3c4dc23a34

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Noah, who had 009e68b940 been impatiently waiting e5c65e409d for his verdict, 47fbb7026e pushed further.804689437029af0a

“That should be 39466e38b2 enough proof, right? She’s still human. We have to save d981e778df her.”ffd276e7a78ebac0

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But no matter 9037556896 what Noah said, eda92c8843 the reality remained fbde2c2afe the same.d688bf39d460de84

Bringing in an unknown 00dc2d2fcd variable right after a ec9ff9541c mutant zombie attack was 5c7fe48bed a risk.6f9a91f4f5821bd1

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Noah knew that.e3cacbfac1b03c23

And he 3e1c16b9bb knew exactly 7631a1214b why Dominic 04cec8a6c1 was hesitating.651e62e03ba48220

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This had been 4efd0dee38 one of the b471324e9f biggest challenges he 66524180c6 had anticipated when 7b1166bda2 planning to save b3c6aad52a Eve.df8d474c0b181a2e

Had this 6a0d32fcbb happened before 48a6e3c143 the attack, b3b311e19d the situation 9bbd38d6c0 might have 884aebce3b played out afb3a9694a differently.c7560e177bbf2aec

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But now?f923e13648bdb1fa

Now, the entire fortress 70cbb259b4 was paranoid.20d83aedbb805558

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* * *b7a30c435ede9a0b

‘Is it impossible after f291937b01 all?’59a7d35fd50ca523

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Dominic had fallen e84d5d8b39 silent.ee168c48ed52b8f1

His expression remained e452cee633 unreadable.10b245077bbd3bf0

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For a split 728f3b890b second, Noah’s chest 8da73536af tightened in frustration. Had he failed already?4b2a536f74d0cea3

But just as a19a9a1d1d he was about 02437f48a0 to give up—dee0f1a6b075cdfc

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Dominic finally spoke.9c024173ce523248

“…Alright.”a8027b5d02fc2a19

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Noah’s eyes widened.0051bab1a186bcc3

“…But there’s a 9408334ee1 condition.”9cd3fbabaafa22e2

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Noah snapped 5ba2dab1c2 his head fb5ca99f9c up in d1da39a6a3 disbelief.2f0fb2c660669e15

Dominic had 89ce1f165f agreed too dec3b8d0fc easily—267c73e92ba3b62e

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Far too easily.14948ed93ed38223

“A condition?”c9f51682f06577ff

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“Yes.” Dominic 639f9c6b1b smiled faintly. “You see, 505f7901dd as the 5916711d26 one responsible 7796cc18c9 for the 8d46905068 survivors in c5527d8e11 Bereser Fortress, ec2dc7f886 I can’t 7605dcf2a9 just let db300f04c3 my people 7e8e9f1b99 take unnecessary 4c76eaa02e risks. A safety 6d2be4c328 measure is 1f3227e09f only reasonable, 856e24348f wouldn’t you e53b11f6f2 agree?”aba9c7d154dd4389

A safety measure.ece5d76790e388c7

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Something about the way 964deacd4d he said it made b33f406140 Noah’s stomach churn.4881d841e6dcff5c

Dominic studied 975e00f472 him for e919122919 a moment 1a3e4ab0c8 before continuing.f5430317126e4ad1

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“Besides, as you fcd4421343 know, we’re still f499c377f5 recovering from the a17b517604 recent attack.”a2b90e8c05e7ce9d

“…So?”48b3f2f3a2022b64

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“So, we can’t afford 4ef649f443 another disaster.”907e89c5bf6fe45d

His words were practical—and 8548400683 that made them hard 7a35d3a99f to argue against.2382ca1e3ffafa55

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Still, Noah braced eddefb8b85 himself for what 3d0c68f35f was coming.7974b15fed57d3c9

“What’s the condition?”f6a7d372df80e449

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Dominic’s lips curled cd2c25497a slightly.a7c1071f0d885380

“First, we clear out d8f2713a2f the surrounding zombies. We need dae08a6b58 to secure 5a85ca7bc2 the area faf2bfcd0c before sending d21f262fab anyone outside. For your 3f3e1447f9 safety, of 11f3b3a9a1 course.”e50ca3613dd8c096

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Noah nodded. That much 37d8539028 was expected.447fb1de337e95bf

“And…”b8eb652fbd7cb415

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Dominic’s next words 2c9a032ca0 made Noah’s jaw e8aa1e8c18 tighten.92f01919af240451

“Once the girl 3541108d46 is brought in, 85297a7b0b both she and 5cdae31731 you will be 99077f1c02 placed in confinement.”a2e43e0269c9629c

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“What?”5916761808481d2a

“You’ll be restrained before a3f2e0a444 entering the fortress. Just a precaution, dd27e1d532 of course.”fd0d3f6e7ead8477

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Dominic’s smile deepened.b78d53a7299ef7ca

“We need to 077c2ae729 make sure, after f07b754cfe all.”1103084a06a1a2b2

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Noah felt something 480f250bea hot and bitter 02c9ed30a6 rise in his e522eabb9d throat.a9bb35dfd3084bcc

He hated b9ea7767c2 that smug 8e4f774b2f expression.bf727333e09e2b73

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But—Eve came first.15faa568ee995fef

And as much as aa172aa975 he despised it, Dominic’s 25f59f43d1 reasoning wasn’t entirely wrong.9ee51fc06b9b7a9c

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So Noah forced fb0bf58838 himself to swallow 828ac1b85d his pride.9f49837231ec815a

“…Fine.”7d83d9d93ff428dc

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His answer was 87042189ac immediate.0546a05b7c79985e

Dominic’s smile 6f9f2665fe stretched wider.a859065ab1299690

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“Really? Are you sure?”5e61c8cda8389c13

Noah didn’t respond. He just nodded.ff2924d12ebc7c53

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Had Calyps or Jason cbada7195d been here, they would’ve 9605aafb06 stopped him.0f5453d76595d36e

But Noah was alone.7acca33c0d5071b0

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So no one did.ec0f584e6ba67274

He equipped himself f28ca24cd4 with weapons and 5186ceeb2f restraints before heading d41c7376e8 to the fortress a65426ee35 gates.89edf7f9b2ca77c3

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When the first layer 20cf31277d of the double gates f7746f3a36 opened, Noah set the e5fdc2714e handcuffs down in front 5e2234de5b of him, signaling that 4812d8e439 he was ready.8ba9cbd0e2862e36

At his cue—0b22e4fb265f6291

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The outer d5c4b3d871 gate opened.a8cc601988b4abab

“Noah!”8bcde240824fb5ab

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A voice shouted 25ce56d889 from behind him.8a456f80f669fa40

Noah’s body 1a391412f4 froze for 1eb0e5a1e5 a fraction 497592d7a3 of a 845d9de530 second.9148d6bea677d6d5

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But he 955b5a7bf4 didn’t turn e8bb9d01be back.6312c282ca840710

Instead, he 5820a4ecfc stepped through d99bd4dccd the gate.306530f5d1da65e5

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“Noah! Damn it!”aa95c2c0065a882e

A loud bang echoed 4f9a5793ef behind him as Calyps bc0af4e089 slammed his fist against 11dc446482 the sealed gate.d9d62c8d464b97ec

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Inside, Dominic watched curiously, f0fbd5ceef his eyes flickering with 6c05bb201e amusement.5e95d3b4409c6574

“Shall we 243653c7db stop him?” 2732642358 one of d3fb496a78 his men 3c2fda5d0e asked.8af900a4aaebd417

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Dominic’s gaze 0469d3c6f7 remained on 79f4608d07 Calyps.dbbd117674c79290

“…No.”422e9d1aefba2cb1

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He was more fdda384ce4 interested in something f834a5d63f else now.a76e01e759ae8a40

Since when a7580d8e0d did Calyps ac527fc8ef have such f00d340e29 a strong beb26f1e6e connection to a2ac21e490 Noah?fd866275139fcde8

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Who exactly dee9f73636 had managed ceaff258f4 to tie d2c0805fe3 a leash d393f2bd49 around the 7297201c9c war hero?4506f819234103ed

Calyp**s stormed toward Dominic, ff3a909632 face dark with fury.6062e877b0f89fe7

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Dominic, ever 68e00f2afc composed, adjusted ff65a3ab8e his expression cbc92aa586 just in 46cd391728 time before fd810ea592 facing him.ca68705e2ffb452f

He already knew 2f3cf3a4ee what the man c201fc895d was about to 3bffc52625 say.ac69c67d2d6821dd

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And—he was right.16ffef7b2f6d98c7

“Open the gate.”65d5bcfe3ee41f26

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“No.”2718a9a52329cfd3

“You can’t d9dd7898d8 just send af4a608f01 him out 8442bf287f alone.”0fc0162d9b2e811e

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“You’re injured, ece94907bd and we 2553209efc can’t risk 76ebe3be4d more losses.”6f4120bdd3ea4053

Calyp**s gritted eaf220164c his teeth 48ed02ebff as Dominic 57186d4188 calmly shut 8fa1cbf317 down every 9ba1a7b1e1 argument.dd93f5695dc0f0b4

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Meanwhile—436b091d17c2945e

Noah stepped 3e8da35ef8 beyond the 9e11fdc523 walls.5b1f04557e41bd09

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The stench 3c1676125c of rotting 7a127c2de6 corpses hit 9d799edf51 him immediately.c055cb0a3fc5af9f

Noah’s nose wrinkled, 56662d8e54 but he didn’t 5f4e35799e slow down.f5c6f3f771c72472

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The good news?ad3715144c678178

The distraction unit on eb1f771914 the opposite wall was d15626a625 luring the zombies away.5c6c42a4987d7779

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The bad news?fac719e807c5d145

There were ce41506d4c still risks.66d3c1c2da711865

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Moving carefully, Noah made ed0a3c10a9 his way to Eve.6acb7ba3f59dd9c2

She was still f7ab3cdffb there.8a667df42e1dd4fe

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Still clutching the b99fd678b7 zombie’s corpse.18c210f106b21d01

Still weeping silently.f09e5953790b4f4f

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And for the first 4976a21f57 time in a long 128a640dda time—cf9405f70b48dc86

Noah felt something eb35022081 twist inside his e51bd236d1 chest.6f2eb7009b551349

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‘Eve…’4ded9c32aa001d3e

Noah couldn’t bring himself 30a6ac3bbd to pry the grieving 58ba536d43 girl away from the 0a06723887 rotting corpse of her c51003fc86 mother.94f440583de31936

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She clung to the a6d82b1b39 decayed body, sobbing quietly, 4b6c727f1f as if afraid to 250274a97b let go.8d32b3660724f960

But then—2d2c38d8f3e7ae77

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As if 3d79ad1bf7 her small 73e2d02539 body had 570fec4c47 reached its 7b5c7cb8b2 limit, her 1b18b9a8d1 trembling frame 57cea2e1ee collapsed.3218f66d1786cdb2

She fainted.aba48cedce4dd071

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Noah caught fbc1c6a88f her immediately.328f0388acc45022

Holding her carefully, 7bd7398527 he tensed.005268559bc3876a

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His blind ac5a91cc99 spots had de2ad9f791 widened.2370e08674a78436

With both 2abf4fb8f9 arms occupied, 0953ef2632 he couldn’t b051c7f6da properly defend 68963e6d19 himself.27f16ffba6a2ef6a

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His heartbeat pounded in 31dc6adc72 his ears, so loud 4da92c5bcd it nearly drowned out d3eeb1a884 everything else.6d463ecc51566eb4

Thump. Thump. Thump.acff92fb55199bf5

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It was suffocating.126fa7f92c94675d

Noah gritted his teeth, 3da1ad1afd forcing himself to stay e4aa8a0230 focused.a21bca9f99d06de9

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As he moved b03fba670d cautiously, step by 4075e51c7d step—113e2d6ebeae2b97

Rustle.bc9dcc9e8f7c7c68

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A sound 89e9a98df9 from the 2999cc6658 bushes made 616fde8e66 him whip bf26650a16 around.f9a3829276eb2765

But with Eve’s 611cf4be60 weight throwing off 5662b0c658 his balance, he 159990e0af stumbled.20107b9d2902f6e7

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And then—a21b74fda6049854

He fell.c12d48a2e3287965

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‘Damn it!’ad1ff1bb7f3ffe74

“Krrrahhh!”0b6f6b3b9d90f78a

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The moment bbd46bb77f Noah hit 2467d4b2a9 the ground, a3b37a1b81 a nearby 492643b87e zombie snapped 5ba3c99f88 its head f8a31f6869 toward him, b8901033cb baring its 3bb55c60af jagged teeth.b7ee9c8b85b44199

Noah barely had 507d64471e time to react—461131e7638e44b0

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BANG!abdcaaf9b82e1fd8

A sharp gunshot rang 3b40544ca9 out.1be322625ffbb0f7

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The zombie jerked violently, 711469fed6 a hole blasted clean d2866d4b19 through its skull.f85019addfc40b07

It collapsed.2ae2c2dd05008bbf

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Noah’s head snapped c00d9a9075 up toward the fdf153ea0d fortress wall.94010453c7dbd72d

And there—a38ac80d5ef45b10

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Standing on the ledge, 8fba508677 gripping his wounded left 06734bf364 arm—e968a63c4cc04b58

Was Calyps.56b5b6ffba3299ac

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Their eyes met.156343c0e275952e

Calyp’s expression was 157bcfa2fd cold, his breathing 7dcd15abef heavy from exertion.5b4cd3a58907f5c9

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And then—8bb77d0bdc7d7ace

He raised his gun e701fc14f3 again.73a3dc76d2525aea

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The kickback from the 8536aa607a rifle sent a fresh 68b77117ed wave of pain through c25291d55d his arm, reopening his 70a289d75d injury.26607d169cdc5e65

But he gritted his 6c376ad411 teeth and endured it.58e1730bb3934a5b

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More zombies, drawn cccd57cd58 by the noise, 57080221a2 rushed toward Noah’s 5b7bbb8b92 position.1c6e994a787d41e0

Calyps didn’t hesitate.06c2d22697923616

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BANG!899decbf200f0d18

Another shot.42ac1d417fb94599

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Another kill.77f8295657c3621e

And then—he 3a5be3cef4 shouted down.09056b851f2fae3e

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“Run!”61ba153f56bef787

Noah snapped back to 622aed9a94 his senses.505af1d5229c6587

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Adjusting Eve in 3f1d2f1d51 his arms, he 4628e6b5f9 looked toward the e1bebe7338 gates.5505fe331cba9dd0

They were slowly opening.8920286a51d0c0ca

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His escape route.4cb18d5627d3ffce

“…Hah.”495944c04b9f170f

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Exhaling deeply, Noah scanned f5544824fb the area.031fcf69c2bed4c1

His body remained rigid 5c78d2b952 with tension.9665aae29b956c09

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Up on 3a4bd8c68b the wall, c0ec4f78d1 Calyps clenched 973c48ae05 his trembling 8bb87f6c3c hand into c9c7c19024 a fist.e34acff484b4822d

His fingers twitched, still ed71878349 numbed from the recoil cb24be13d4 of the gun—04df5cb753d0794d

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But his gaze never 3c319e7f65 left Noah.ef44f34a066112bc

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