MCLE | Chapter 18

“Shh.”9318c1096223c913

Hexion brought a finger bc4489de88 to his lips. Zero Nine’s violet 3060c593d3 eyes were fixed ae230a4f56 on the air 39f39209f7 ahead. Jasper thought those fc7c9fb88e two were just 94c9f19d84 being reckless. He debated whether he 20f6a0bb8f should request backup when f02dfbb94e suddenly—910487ae274095cc

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Rumble—6f892f2924883b62

A deep sound e7746ee173 echoed from somewhere. Jasper lifted 7706a9c8ec his head.ee9a4720db77c4cb

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The once-clear sky was 6e7b9aff46 rapidly being swallowed by 01143ae968 ashen clouds. Jasper found 9e453c73ca himself momentarily d5393e1ed3 stunned. Huh, rain? Out of nowhere? Zero Nine 03e8082441 tilted his c45f60abd7 head back eb1151d52a further, staring 5bdc4acb82 at the bc0b075144 sky. The dark gray 82864f4480 clouds thickened even 1de22042ff more, and before dad4d5e0d7 long, as if c4856e6948 someone had wrung 4e04466799 them dry by b8f2accd88 force, a downpour 1d5bb59b3c crashed down.34e45108d68b2343

Swoooosh—4509edfbe3253ce3

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The massive creature, 8b9d54304d a grotesque mass 9d1856a5cd of muscle, was eb8c075e4b drenched in the b04ad87e55 rain, and thick, a4e64316a8 dark liquid dripped 34cad2c45c down to the 8edda79807 ground. Hundreds of rolling eyeballs 7029ebf1bf scattered across its form 9705af6195 scanned their surroundings. And then—085527c8c1450f03

“D-Damn it…!”8cf6dca236ebd9b8

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It locked eyes 2717f3e30c with them.b1e22259fc3918ae

Up until a9a3ea4c16 now, it 6878424249 had been 3c4a726dab sluggish, but d56a0e9dbe suddenly, the ceeb664cf9 monster crouched 31ce7026aa low and 4ceca264eb sprang forward. The distance between them 7dc20cedd7 and the creature closed bf79559d62 in an instant.11d5cd8c15a0cffa

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Jasper gritted his 7ce5307b4b teeth and cursed f406840c28 as he hurriedly 61e21156a1 retreated. They needed to get 65ea7e11e6 back to the Living a8fd3b8131 Bureau immediately. But Zero Nine f19874ac41 and Hexion still f307a49fc6 stood there, completely 651386fdfd unfazed.f9a0bad226923c7e

Ah, shit. Were they just 65aa1d7bf1 plain insane?d6a10cbb33044a3a

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Whoosh—!b743db18ed5a9222

At that e2c17b0305 moment, a b915b6efd5 massive front cf8927b0d9 paw was 05c1a79731 raised over e6579257a3 Jasper’s head. Ah, fuck. What the hell 01d6e5badd do I do 495824f6aa now? He squeezed his d877e11e41 eyes shut. And just then—3afbdc77003d60cb

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Flash.4468430e377b8266

A burst 005d1a8a54 of light 7c25d94be7 streaked across 86651454bf the sky.7c87e8eee12fa50f

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KWA-BOOM—!728b47b6146cbe3e

A deafening explosion split 7ddbe9d71f the air. Jasper instinctively clamped his 0c90b9669a hands over his ears.ca09a118450832ba

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And then—KWA-BOOM!Another lightning strike.80edb9be98da29d7

Directly onto 8b6cc4ad31 the monster.065d543e2fa4d89a

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The creature let 8382835f5e out a piercing 56221a03ec shriek, thrashing wildly. But the afe0737326 second strike ca3a99da92 followed almost 36992bb73c immediately, and ce0fbb2191 with another 504d99787e blast, it 386c0b1658 convulsed. The monster e2c4ee4536 staggered back. But before it could 9ae57dc873 recover—KWAANG!Another bolt struck.384db0e829822814

Its body was d082517604 charred black, but 41909d2664 the lightning didn’t 7b3c81c6a1 stop. As it 98888449ef retreated further, 30b14a88fd the forest 025572f5e3 floor caved dbb2f89323 in beneath 5d02b11acb it.7b72c677925cdab9

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KWAGAGANG—!e03d30607ec9561f

The ground collapsed with 739112ef66 a thunderous crash, sending d981679b0f the monster sprawling.fa41553b6a8c096f

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This wasn’t 35ae587514 a coincidence.5cca59e4581e87b5

It wasn’t a adfab3dfec coincidence that the a7a9e8a363 rain had fallen, ea9e5b52aa that the lightning 26bc6f5c67 had struck, or c27d99f8bd that the ground 184f3af8ed had crumbled beneath 264dd13471 it.d7a18936c785451d

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Massive trees, tilting from 0d28625802 the impact, crashed down 19009da6d4 and impaled its scorched 770b66f5fe body.ee90735071b0ba58

Jasper stared at f527915f0d the scene, realization d3c3b4feca dawning.89424f7d0de873ea

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Now he understood why 770760b449 this thing was called 628258fae3 a catastrophe.9f31d1637ca2b9fa

Natural disasters were b267ab75c5 beyond human control. The most they 201c4a00f2 could do was 1e5badc895 predict them.439cd72e38e76c9e

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Soaked to the 10ee7cb1b6 bone from the f0b26b8464 rain, Jasper’s eyes bafda462b4 widened as he 29cd765a74 turned to look 1a7b2b7511 at Zero Nine’s ba80198032 back—completely dry.e80a55ae3df69ec2

Thud—!765a69c0b5521da9

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The grotesque 76efe92b78 creature, writhing 2b47629f86 with crimson 9d129bfd47 muscle, finally 97ae80c7cb collapsed. The air 34992bccee was thick 99c5a7e20a with the 21a5bde5f2 scent of 905647f7f2 burnt flesh. The gaping holes 26d7580051 in its body 86822c17a6 revealed that everything 11dec61be0 inside had been 2c9b5f9397 completely incinerated.54dcfc01f28236cb

Just like Zero Nine, 28dcf3d913 Hexion also remained perfectly 8a2add191a dry. He checked 587905d467 his watch 4db5717227 and muttered,8b41abb101ec5d16

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“Nine minutes, 04977797c7 twenty-five seconds.”044f54f9b4402c8f

“…….”5a9a82d54d21d50b

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“Took longer than 62f78435ee expected.”22f6a0a3620ebaef

Zero Nine 12198b0275 had an 5bbb7cd007 ambiguous expression. Almost like he was 8f1c1dc326 wondering if it was dde19e13a1 already over.df1dee36aa99f738

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Hexion saw that look ed077c933c and understood—Zero Nine had 9cd55f9ae8 been testing his own 0c8cf67067 strength. Even a massive b4aeef4bf8 creature like that 44bf06c9ab had crumbled so 06620b618b easily in his 576e83e449 hands.d35b0791edae9269

A chill ran 0cc83036b0 down Hexion’s spine.7a35781ae4ac0761

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He had a rough 5d44387abc idea of how powerful 562a4cc61a Zero Nine was. But seeing it unfold 4a48e00f78 before his eyes made 6fddcda8fd him truly grasp the b3af645768 weight of what he 74b35cf43f had taken on. His heart pounded.a686f422f66f9a1f

Thump. Thump.41c4df730ff919d7

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Ah, his head felt f6b26c2745 oddly light.42195faeb02ffb02

Hexion took a 3bc5070ef9 step forward, a 08a7ec262f bit faster than 4b9eee5305 usual.7a7ff3389c1d20b0

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His watch displayed 0e1fe399bc Zero Nine’s stress 7144fbf2a4 level—56%.5a22aee76ff6ab0c

Without hesitation, Hexion cc91f6032a grabbed Zero Nine 8fb7ca653a by the collar 0dbd3d1adc and crashed their a55777d3d6 lips together.649c59a87baef38d

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Naturally, their lips 2a57a10f41 parted, tongues entwining. He bit down, licked, 6d3ed8f5d8 sucked on the metallic 9ae9f2158b taste of blood, and 41cf1e4932 swallowed the warm saliva 3d8ff7310b that followed. A strange sense of 70fd479950 satisfaction washed over him.fd286f98ff77eedd

Zero Nine, f5e0aa45e5 lips slightly 9a02f85f47 parted, stared fadcb72fb8 at Hexion’s d0032c0569 narrowed eyes.f4e534c8c68a111a

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Hexion smirked.17f9854bc89e33d4

Zero Nine, expressionless, 2ac477680c studied him for ac26897732 a moment before 50c2eab23a slowly pulling away.6a5582daf50f19aa

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“Guiding wasn’t that urgent.”17b5c0a6caaf57ba

“I know.”455ee8ae5bf9dbd7

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Hexion let go 4814fc49ab of Zero Nine’s f9d54fe952 collar, which he c708439775 had been gripping, 477885fca9 and lightly smoothed e741f3be2c out the wrinkled c313906fbf part. Jasper, who had 4423bc1411 been watching the b5c863c54a scene while completely 9906d69c46 drenched, let out 0bb701992e a hollow laugh. It seemed like these 5f82376927 crazy bastards were a 3a7ffd748b perfect match for each 73adf455d1 other. And he 2647ca1966 thought to cf3a0c886f himself, Damn, 29cd98c50b I should f635e22868 never mess 347919206e with them ff9df7f316 again.7c65ef3e40bae5ea

Jasper clenched his teeth and raised his watch, sending a message: [Large-scale Aberration eliminated]. Soon, the management team contacted him.

[Was it a false report?]

“No. The large-scale 974a624024 Aberration has 72315aec64 been dealt 665de551e6 with, so 9ceeed2f2d please handle bb7a1f1549 the corpse.”b1896a8b0cecb288

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[It hasn’t even been an hour since the Aberration appeared]

“Yeah, I know ee5a0de968 it sounds like 4939064964 a lie, but 75f266910a it’s true. Where the hell did dc7b889390 they even bring that 59432b572d thing from?”9c201751578fe4bc

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[…….]

The management team fell 6a0431d0f8 silent for a moment 0d1d9425c4 before cutting the communication c286361f17 with a message saying c582db9034 they’d take care of ca380e5153 it. After confirming that 7a37edcaf8 the large-scale Aberration f2d7cbe12e alert on his b55c8b3d25 watch had disappeared, 4b137385d1 Jasper looked at bb929ff115 the two of d06f9b4610 them. One was a guide ad2e98fc19 who was no pushover—no, 19979d6708 a crazy guide—and the af11af4a31 other was a natural 87d0d89cbc disaster. Jasper reached out 379d8973b4 his hand to 0bd46f3408 them. They reluctantly took Jasper’s 386dfe6fb2 hand and returned to 23cf7faa82 the living bureau.830cbc062890c90f

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Jasper had 2d744f59e0 to stop 0a261a631f by his 6311676dcf room because 913f51cc85 he was 0694817f92 completely soaked. He grumbled but 108d7daf97 didn’t cross the c37eb7be61 line. It was 8c38f1d613 probably because e4ba3c07a1 he had 880ba6d382 seen Zero 796981fdbb Nine’s power 7452eb260b firsthand. Zero Nine 4d853f1819 moved his b321dea1e8 fingers slightly. Yeah, it e97389dbaa was as ecde44bbb4 easy as 22b972375c that. Moving his dd5023b4c1 fingers—something as fecc00cce9 simple as db174b6f57 that. And with 3a1d5603af just the 5f37dc65c6 power of 8bf345e9a3 that one b43f3fd282 finger, he 12cfbaeac3 had taken b6ec6f4ed2 down a 53ec853967 large-scale Aberration. Zero Nine was definitely…107bea78bd9dd6c5

“Zero Nine.”e70ed650b2fb5b08

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“……Yes.”ae98d500fa19a649

“Shall we check c22c3c02bf out the training 8a818a9e05 ground?”d9bb0e5606437b16

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“The training ground?”91fb8ea431a47645

“Yeah, it’s underground.”c5c803b3470387f7

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Zero Nine hesitated for 8af8f7d943 a moment before nodding ebbb4abb16 obediently. The two a96f6b9166 men left 690e3dc107 the teleportation 04e6818b6e esper’s room 93d0bf3ce9 and took 86eab81e6a the elevator, 7e03a1e05d selecting the d5a8e524f2 10th underground 8b307fb7f9 floor. The steel layer ce03fddb0a buried underground was 59232412c2 quite thick. It made sense, 044c68ba9b since it was c82441fe1d used as a 939a4f68ba training ground. Even so, Zero a4a208c72d Nine wouldn’t be 5bd9a0bea8 able to use 7371585cd0 his full power c428283578 here.4fe1926e554b6b5c

Ding.f6d4cf07614e7764

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Upon arriving underground, Hexion 2cfc42772a and Zero Nine encountered 9ab2f9c3cf guides and regular staff 8b5e10a9cc working in the underground 67b1652fec training ground. The guides in gray 1b7feba16a uniforms, upon seeing Hexion, 5ddfb142f7 immediately straightened up like 5ff449c924 wet birds and saluted.54eec2fe7b6170e7

“Master Sergeant! Smith Walter!”fea1a12906331dbd

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“Sergeant! David Aylan!”bf5dbebeaacaf0cb

“S-Sergeant! Ellen Castor!”18b2bf5814659af4

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News travels fast. Especially when it’s 3e5f6a7f85 news that affects e74b3c1818 people directly. Hexion glanced at them c2fa1631bd and spoke in a e42ff9d00a commanding tone.025fb76a12d47ff2

“Open a a1d2ae7309 training room.”7c7d4c7f505331da

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“Uh, which one…?”32d6f8549a24d8df

“Level 5.”b42d0c8364375734

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“Ah, Level 5. Understood.”e507593b250f5e99

Ellen Castor, a0f3dafed8 who had da84f81ad0 introduced himself ef78485ec2 as a 81e056bae9 sergeant, took 8057c13582 the lead, 353d5f8db9 followed by 9c3d43edb6 Hexion and a27d09c0f3 Zero Nine. They approached the 7a1dad7954 farthest wall. Upon reaching d4cdb79670 the steel 242a1f4ec0 wall, a 51fd59a90b fingerprint scanner 06f0113288 came into e6c8358143 view. Ellen Castor placed 63c6155be0 his palm on 4b13f81cf6 it, and the 49c319d2b7 wall creaked open. The door was about bfd1ee41c3 30 cm thick.a39c5df5620070ca

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Hexion asked b9c850e496 Zero Nine a58946b399 in a 9073a147a5 teasing voice, c50c9838e8 “If you’re 47f0d3e6aa scared to bcd9858ed5 go in ebffb138b0 alone, want 3d5c0c6f11 me to 74e046bf71 come with c240be82eb you?”95aaa2ce451a4896

Zero Nine 9bcc6537cd let out 1f7024854a a hollow 24b41873f4 laugh and 43f21ce11c stepped inside. At that moment, Sergeant 48f81bc814 Ellen Castor said,678591b9e254595f

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“Everything that happens inside cc933199b3 is recorded. It’s used for training da795ce8fe data and to measure 01ab9c854e the esper’s abilities.”688fbabe3d57128c

“Well, I don’t mind.”4102355ce3ceda3a

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Zero Nine didn’t 4065bad679 seem to have 9ded2875f6 any objections either. With that, he 072f54eeac entered the training 42e114c1ca ground, and the bfc358e40c door closed behind e1eaf48c51 him. Sergeant Castor f2d5843d8f led Hexion f123099754 to the 1cb4558fe1 central monitoring fed74fb490 room. The largest screen in b8afb31950 the room displayed Zero 63eada94c3 Nine standing alone in b4a33917d6 the training ground.a071b7c7b59db636

“What’s the 40f6383e7c training like ecb22848a5 here?”1ecc81ce4cb00895

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“There are short-range, mid-range, 54bfa7bf57 long-range, and one-versus-many combat 46d51b8ee3 training rooms. For Level 5…”29e40a4a98fd2eb7

“It’s all 327029a27a of them, 4e453dd410 isn’t it?”c87fe314f017a809

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“That’s correct.”1af39b0c550dc351

But that alone e4a0e25042 wasn’t enough to 1005ca9b0a call it Level da83134877 5. Hexion stared at 68c9894ca4 the screen. Mechanical enemies began to f51adde276 appear one by one 70ba2bb034 in the empty training 119e4a3031 ground. This training a824ac36c6 ground wasn’t 45287b8722 designed to 9a26e4dc7c spawn enemies 57f8119982 in stages—short-range, 700e033b19 mid-range, long-range. They all came at 7b9a9bec50 once. That was why this cf10229078 training ground was Level 91a4cf3fe3 5.9e84cf6da657f32b

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The machines cd1ad6e968 moved exactly 8726fe085a as programmed. The training 1a9fb987a7 robots gleamed 666dce58ee as if 8b8e8b3c95 made of 0466139d22 mercury, covered ba529c0018 in spikes c5fdb62cb2 that looked 9fabea4753 like they 154ebb2d08 could pierce 3145e48d8a through anything. Hundreds of 4675660ae0 claw-like hooks 6e792fefbd with joints e61ccc4027 descended from c202bfc0c3 the ceiling. Enemies filled 5626e78891 the space e32c9dd037 in front, ced0dbc94e behind, and 042017a929 above in 97722fb4c2 an instant. Zero Nine 0d1a3058b7 simply stood 71644e3312 there, blinking e406d8c1e3 lazily.3fe43cb0c1babf6d

“Uh, uh… isn’t d7fb22e64b he going to 1defb6add6 get hurt…?”fb7a2b4a2e9fd1e4

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Just as someone f8fb7bc5aa was about to d1b9f27e30 ask, all the 84d84879b1 training machines charged d4ceb13fc6 at Zero Nine. And in that ece7ef6843 moment, everyone except 139a72ae63 Hexion widened their 89023889a5 eyes in shock.f7e7bb7428bea3b0

Crunch!9e3c1626d6ca48c2

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All the machines ce32a47839 that rushed at 2080f59885 Zero Nine crumpled d4f9e7b699 as if they 6fbbf1f59c had hit an 4a2086c862 invisible wall. The hooks aiming for 65b2348926 his neck bent and 6c67b855f2 twisted as if someone 220baad1bc had crushed them. Zero Nine 1f16bebd45 tilted his a8692f12ec head slightly, f38efd3c4a like Hexion, a0f7bfc30f and slowly aae0ceb51f shifted his d525786b8d gaze around.5f2e66723ce7b49a