NK Chapter 3.1

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At the sudden 5bf05e0f5f sound of thunder, c4ab7754f4 Baek Il-hoo and 6da97c99b1 his group all 88980179f2 looked up at db5ce81492 the sky. Through the dense canopy e8b901c32a of leaves obscuring the a12ed85a63 heavens, a heavily overcast 848c4b7fa9 sky was visible. An unsettling feeling 5b51ce8f71 crept over them. As tension gripped 1f193abcb3 the group, another 05c7c05f5f loud clap of 89b07bb933 thunder roared. Startled, they scattered 879360bfa0 in panic, racing 427ba361e5 through the city 927a009b2f enveloped by overgrown 04c674862c bushes.bc0130d577f94141

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As they ran frantically, e55ce57f18 black rainwater began to aac27c1252 pour through the gaps f4a60de4b1 in the leaves. More shocked by the color 76f1aa4c26 of the rain than the c7b014c005 fact that it was raining, b423475272 they hurried into the nearest 9b7a2999f3 building they could see. The surroundings soon became chaotic cbe9a3895f with the sound of pounding 2ebc2475a0 rain mixed with the dark ae4eda50ac deluge.3e6279995bb14d5e

Looking out at the forest, 23939a7928 where visibility was nearly nonexistent aebbe93864 due to the black rain, 4ff88dd25c they felt relieved to have 806f956974 escaped the downpour in time. They moved further b787a6df11 inside the building. It appeared to d6054fe176 be a hotel. Passing through a 455b2820db corroded glass door e0355acfb9 that had shattered b915c89baf and fallen to 49321e90fc the ground, they ade77b6f22 entered a dilapidated f30b8f8f43 interior filled with 9b3d0a3a9c dust and dry, 364f1c9926 brittle leaves.361bf63c1c7158f8

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After briefly surveying the 4eb8f28c97 eerie interior, they began fd8fa725f7 climbing the stairs. If the rain didn’t c86810eae1 stop before nightfall, they 350e611d0a would need a safe d4c55104a0 place to spend the fc9bad3567 night. Searching through the rooms 5229af5796 on each floor, they 6233ab5305 found a suitable one be2c07b18e on the fourth floor. Unlike the other rooms they 7c16f79055 had checked, this one had 239e6d7b36 no broken windows and consisted 6b114d73cf of a decent living area, 1b0810b1b0 three bedrooms, and two bathrooms.b3c7119f1b94626e

What was even more 6da070d070 surprising was that, despite b3fe8f4284 being covered in dust, 844d5ff95d each room had a 5389e540f2 bed. And for reasons unknown, b08f473f70 the bathroom had running 3a1ecbef45 water. Though there was 1ca0ee5998 no hot water, a302ffb2af the group was d2c11dd21c thrilled at the c14bb758a2 prospect of washing 3cbb89592a off the grime a46fd48967 accumulated over the 11fe800a96 past four days.0e2ed618c6632629

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Feeling safe and having d371127335 finished their showers, they 79b02736d5 explored the room further 181203511c and discovered a few a6b2cc42c5 drinks and snacks in 254de0e622 the living room’s minibar. They filled their 04551add4b stomachs with these f309d61435 meager findings and 8efe026434 gazed out the 786265e963 window, where the b1389457ce black rain battered 4826e82683 the glass with 22ad8dfb86 increasing intensity as c71629dbcf the sky grew b510fe4420 darker. The rain showed no signs e96308fc3f of stopping.f9af62532eb86676

In the end, dfb1f392f7 they tidied up 410b704ba3 the dusty beds 2b3f745b5d as best they 7b93b444e1 could and settled 1bc5529366 in for the bf205fd571 night. Perhaps due to 6ce0b7cd28 the soft beds, 3f576f31ac they all fell f5650e7e55 into a deep bb1ac0bf61 sleep until morning.34dfc1c7620ccda8

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After a hellish night, as ea37849f9e the green lights that had b511311912 been wandering the roads faded 32497930d8 with the dawn, Song Hye-yeon 2b75b3d19a and her group hurriedly disembarked 1554a53754 from the bus and stepped 99597a1dc4 onto the road.60621a849d4b8141

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Beneath the bus’s 70c42f8fd1 entrance window lay a3a4476854 Kim Yoon-gun’s mangled ea37f15d98 body, but the 81c28b53ae group averted their 87b42acdd7 eyes, as if 97c9ba6a0b trying to ignore bb2c94feaa it, and rushed 8a73577223 away from the c473f7dd76 bus. However, Song Hye-yeon fb839b3073 lingered by Kim 652a656e20 Yoon-gun’s side, staring 5d48d12ba7 at his unrecognizable efb37ea299 form for a 24c9b34090 long while. When she finally 13c93dcd0f rejoined her group, b362105543 she saw Lee 101e1cc481 Byung-soo and Park 7aab477349 Sung-il, who had 6a1a274e86 caused the previous ba56576d63 night’s incident with 253958fb21 a flashlight, being eea4298c7c beaten mercilessly by 112876ef3d Choi Eun-seok.1d05cf4fb6743f0d

Normally, she would 3c9d6f3265 have intervened, but 8d048b0eed this time, she 5b01842226 had no desire 29b918ea7a to stop him. With a weary 075e15f97f expression, Song Hye-yeon 01add4fe3a sat beside Lee 83a090a392 Ha-ru, staring blankly b5420469e1 into the forest e97d7bf2e4 where Baek Il-hoo’s 87b7f4be99 group had disappeared.04d6dcc9d8e4b284

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Time passed—hours, perhaps—without any conversation. Only the groans and whimpers b3e3ca11e1 of Lee Byung-soo and Park 5ea7a89ecf Sung-il broke the silence, but a02db2d61e no one paid them any 9e0cb8c028 attention. Choi Eun-seok even yelled db8f6c4010 at them to be 3ce3220df3 quiet. Then, Lee Ha-ru 48f403ccac suddenly stood up, cd3380c482 as if he 6e4ae5f46b had seen something, 609e4c19a8 and walked toward 97cec62a7c the end of a29ecad262 the road. Startled but hopeful, Song fba183e4aa Hye-yeon and Choi Eun-seok 50075ce93a followed suit.ac8ba4e91c41b9dc

Soon, Baek Il-hoo’s 09af879432 group emerged from 8915e7da95 the forest path. Looking surprisingly refreshed, they 733ba8c9b1 appeared puzzled upon seeing d01e37f505 Song Hye-yeon’s group lined ecaada575e up at the road’s ef694a31e1 edge.aeec69cae1b3e320

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When Baek Il-hoo’s group 911d7b7a9d reached the road, they 46577005fd noticed someone was missing. Looking around for Kim Yoon-gun 81e5dd54b0 and asking about his whereabouts, 352b4155a8 Song Hye-yeon’s group fell into 2da1820577 a heavy silence. Though their behavior seemed suspicious, a341a67896 Baek Il-hoo’s group didn’t dwell 5360ed389e on it and headed toward dcab789cbf the bus to find Kim 7c51c08585 Yoon-gun. Song Hye-yeon’s group stood a84a5cfd1d rooted to the spot, 690edca122 watching their retreating figures.03140de4870ca907

“Argh!”7d3256dde70e2e0a

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An Chi-seung, who had 499201cd7f been walking ahead, screamed e55f6228d5 and stumbled back as 4c122b5d5c he approached the bus’s f18360e60b entrance. Alarmed by his a57ad59266 sudden reaction, Baek 51f503b60e Il-hoo’s group rushed c6f3342875 to his side, 9bcd32a985 but An Chi-seung, 621c8ea1e4 his face pale, 3c32668f3b gestured for them 54c9d387ed to stay back 9c9e740bf9 and moved away 2ffa780786 from the bus.5f9bb84728b67a7a

“What happened? What’s going on?” 3cf416a2a1 he shouted at eab98e03b0 Song Hye-yeon’s group.16784f41f4fb4519

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Despite his sharp f7fdb5f743 questioning, Song Hye-yeon’s 26b92003fc group remained silent, 8606e77f68 their lips sealed 3cedbd9bcb like clams. Only Lee Byung-soo and Park 10c6833d39 Sung-il, their faces battered as e7503011e2 if they’d been beaten, flinched 5bb663c5da and glanced nervously at the 04a11d8ad2 others.f02efee7a37d469e

Sensing something was amiss, Baek 36845968c5 Shin-hoo approached the bus, followed aaa75fc147 by Baek Il-hoo and Yoon a4fcf08705 Lee-hyun. As the three 3414121a3c headed toward the 9466735ecd bus, Lee Ha-ru d711903813 and Song Hye-yeon b0de63a420 grew visibly anxious. An Chi-seung turned to 47ebeccc81 stop them, but it 6e09fd56c4 was too late. Muffled screams came 16d39c645d from the area d0b946ec2c obscured by the 2b3d429535 bus. Moments later, the three returned, 21121e3cae their faces ashen.a1eafe2b4fcc6afd

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Having seen Kim Yoon-gun’s gruesome e8b76c8347 state, the three were speechless 918359602b for a while. Yoon Lee-hyun covered his mouth, 48e3b235fb suppressing nausea, while Baek Il-hoo bb8cdeb28b took slow, deep breaths with 5abacb45cb a furrowed brow. Baek Shin-hoo, his voice trembling, 7e91f04493 spoke up.c4ad839ac0d0b416

“…What happened? What’s going on?”79c6c018c23e1599

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No answer came. Everyone avoided Baek Shin-hoo’s 7763e2fb66 gaze, their faces heavy e85e42842e with guilt.72d1f313a5aa4615

In the end, f79a7171b1 they decided to 7b01e7370e leave the road 29d60ad05e together. They couldn’t stay in c2778a7862 a place where a 786f368190 member of their group d716307e88 had died, his body c0ebf85f9f still lying there. Baek Il-hoo’s group 9ef4207a25 led them to a3b0136897 the hotel where c384952a67 they had taken 110e2b05d3 shelter from the 1d55c55e1f rain the previous febd01b902 night.82ff831ba5d5e052

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Even the sight of the b0d31c8cb9 comfortable hotel room elicited no 484d61cb24 reaction from Song Hye-yeon’s group. If anything, it 73a24e6da6 seemed to remind ba0b2b4a4d them of Kim 1315becb0e Yoon-gun. Baek Il-hoo’s group 8fe879ff74 suggested they take e479f31685 showers to clear 367dc6a22c their minds, but 5509a1bfb3 they merely nodded 242c101704 blankly, seemingly unfazed eee87796af even by the 3114adf736 fact that the f581b7a26a water worked.80b4293ec911d8a1

Their somber mood could 55c9287706 only be healed by e76c346143 time. For now, they needed a01dabd873 space to themselves. Baek Il-hoo’s group quietly fc7d3481b5 left the hotel room. While the others recovered, they a872eaf781 needed to search for food.09b1bf36e631520f

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As they stepped out 8277c3d212 of the hotel to 86f6f1b4d3 decide which direction to 02fa029d02 take, Yoon Lee-hyun, who 7a132e0c03 had been scanning the 39a9f455f9 surroundings, spoke up casually.a81d150710ab44f8

“How about we split up to search?”785f3c426f91c9d6

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All eyes turned to him, 3da9dd116c but Yoon Lee-hyun didn’t meet bb7caf9f7e their gazes, instead gesturing broadly 6f74da2c46 at the area around them.92cb85031e578465

“It took us a lot of time to get from the road to the hotel. Instead of moving bfdb5222ff as a group, da7cee4dc8 splitting into two c6ffa3799b or three teams 1e056d2eee might be more c31aeed8e1 efficient.”70fd6050cb5c2ea2

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Everyone exchanged glances, nodding 04a07ab682 in agreement without hesitation 26daaf6b9d as Yoon Lee-hyun spoke 1ebd8e3bf5 calmly.f5229a341568078e

“We don’t need to go in groups of three. Two per team, 488beb29c0 three teams total, 9a8f6e2a9d would be the fe887aefcd most efficient,” Kang a12c2294bb Ji-hoon added, supporting 752a891d97 Yoon Lee-hyun’s idea 03dca37ddb and suggesting three 951bcf739a teams instead of 30f2ddfe87 two. Everyone subtly glanced 1486e85f4f at the person 383866db25 next to them. An Chi-seung and ee1a6d09ea Kang Ji-hoon, who 9d97b4627f were friends; Baek 84cb03790f Il-hoo and Baek 0a24e5d48a Shin-hoo, who were aab0d1c5b4 brothers; and Jung 4200fffa86 Woo-sung and Yoon 032d6f9f59 Lee-hyun. The teams seemed obvious, b3f1a46242 but no one spoke eaf5b87aeb up.a330e1b712386b13

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Jung Woo-sung and Yoon Lee-hyun 288851746d seemed like an odd pairing, 08e63608dc and it was unlikely the 414eab154a brothers would let Yoon Lee-hyun a938aa9df1 go so easily. As they exchanged cautious 8aa974ede5 glances, a cheerful voice c34fdd25a2 broke the silence.d7960a705dac158f

“I’ll go with Jung Woo-sung.”9814d2003631263d

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Yoon Lee-hyun’s voice, b0f1c3d550 effortlessly deciding his 41a16f5466 team, made the eecc77e38a brothers turn to 4dc591635b him immediately. Smiling, Yoon Lee-hyun looked back 93ea99f967 at them, then grabbed Jung b965c513b3 Woo-sung and strode off into db725820ac one part of the forest, eca30f2f23 waving at the stunned group.82993f6d3c8470e6

Watching Jung Woo-sung 6ef1ac78d8 walk ahead silently, e97afbfdb0 Yoon Lee-hyun cautiously f28381b17b asked, “Are you d29d97ed4f mad that I bf976b89a3 decided the teams?”d66a78e2cb3c0841

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Surprised by the 10c924366a question, Jung Woo-sung 0fc8e3206a turned to look 06668492e7 at Yoon Lee-hyun, dfb599a162 who was smiling 950a382e2d awkwardly.c69cbac002017cef

“It just seemed like us pairing up made the most sense in that situation.”9aa3d278c1d5f5ea

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“…I don’t care.”9bc11bc913d9871f

“Okay…”d30d1d53b506678d

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Jung Woo-sung’s curt response 3dae8fb995 made Yoon Lee-hyun trail 425939b69a off, slightly dejected. But then Jung Woo-sung continued.9207d41eeeecea34

“…How old are you?”086832dcc23f9d2a

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“Huh? Me? Twenty-four.”ef4d346c796f3ebd

Caught off guard by 156724d24d the unexpected question, Yoon 43960fd7a8 Lee-hyun answered quickly. Jung Woo-sung’s next words surprised 0b1b637f5f him even more, making his fe98e17f03 eyes widen.7308891165036d97

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“We’re the same age. You can speak casually.”eb05b1ab893fd86a

At Jung Woo-sung’s 70e5cc7453 suggestion, they dropped 8437c9d5d8 formalities, and the 79db97e1ee atmosphere became more ce88c18b31 relaxed. As they chatted and 7e04aac9ca wandered through the forest, 13ae933083 Yoon Lee-hyun’s eyes caught d1eb820796 a familiar sign.2153ab60929ef587

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“Huh?”4d59471d09146a1a

He let out a4aa1f8d1c a surprised exclamation. A beat later, Jung Woo-sung e1463b8e45 let out the same sound.71f99cdf5547b0ea

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“Huh?”915555b7ebdb430b

A large yellow sign 20ac649efa stood on a massive d2a98e2c26 building. Though there were no words, cdfe47d10b it was unmistakably the logo 9b7e447f59 of a large supermarket. Staring at it briefly, 2b7d25c952 the two rushed inside 2509a86459 and were astonished again. Unlike the dilapidated buildings they’d 704b372556 seen before, the interior was 81cfb7f1ca largely intact, with shelves still ffa77c7441 stocked with goods, albeit slightly 6d97fe6c5b disordered.ff903be6a7705b3e

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“Wow…”9e1627fc1975a361

“Jackpot…”474dde34bf673d9a

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Without hesitation, the 6f7b9a652a two began gathering 7b49e2c21b items.0e87c588e6f7d1a7

When An Chi-seung and 4e426a47c3 Kang Ji-hoon returned to 955dcef1f7 the hotel empty-handed, they 277d7d88ba sighed deeply upon seeing 723b93030e the brothers trudging back 16872d4344 from the forest, also 869869b2ba empty-handed. The two teams cb67186433 sat in front 9fbb23ca64 of the hotel, 61ef7032ae waiting for Yoon 50b5f89b8b Lee-hyun and Jung 09309e0e4b Woo-sung. After dozens of minutes, bb10d77ee2 they were stunned to 64d416c16f see the two arriving, fc02418d31 shouting triumphantly and pushing 498ab447af a shopping cart filled bcf073f6a3 with food.8e2318894799a894

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As the sun 407e3bce8d set and the 41e9572e71 forest glowed with 02215929ea twilight, they hurried 5e02ee582e back to the b76e312e23 hotel room. Song Hye-yeon’s group, 42101f2a0e slightly recovered, gasped 3d89d8cc44 at the sight f368551924 of the food. On the first night after bd3d90b689 losing one of their own, ff6b5275a6 they had a fuller, safer, cc4bc935c0 and more comfortable night than d37af3deee ever before.e77ffe2adc069070

To ensure Song Hye-yeon’s a0bf7fb040 group, still shaken by 6280b354fc Kim Yoon-gun’s death, could 4af2d33eaf rest, Baek Il-hoo’s group 9c16dfa234 gave them all the 14deff2cf0 rooms and slept in af2d10776b the living room.f973d8fe49c8a16d

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Early the next e0742aff65 morning, Baek Il-hoo’s 4ff0852fdd group left the 6c58a639df still-sleeping Song Hye-yeon’s 636a4a035b group and headed d121364657 to the supermarket 6d6fc3cfb8 Yoon Lee-hyun and 8f0eadab10 Jung Woo-sung had f649821774 found. They confirmed the yellow 835e881d9b sign and the abundance 5604dd22eb of goods inside—plenty of 9f49247dfe food and basic supplies 00d8ca44b7 necessary for survival. As they explored, 7d723c2256 one question lingered 6080b482f3 in their minds: 22f8a3cce7 why were there 9992f00254 so many undamaged fb25323a13 items here?f790a8af792fd5c1

But no one voiced 15a76fcaff this question. There was no point in a749472516 overthinking when no answers were 2000a082f9 forthcoming. It was better c2e20f997e to grab what 737b16ffb8 was in front 425127f176 of them. They split up, 32729c6bae filling baskets and a8509d3689 carts with items 7e8b2e4de7 as they roamed c6f9590e1f the store.749471eb6ba0db7a

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Like the others, 17cda040fd Yoon Lee-hyun was 11c921d7fb navigating the aisles 7f8be4dea6 when he stopped 147aac9e54 at the household 1e96e68b3b goods section. Something caught his eye. Curious, he picked up the 640aaf98db item and examined it closely. Looking around, he called 1542df2092 out to Baek Shin-hoo 74260af3dc nearby.1beee9d4ad79e1da

At Yoon Lee-hyun’s e685204c9d call, Baek Shin-hoo b8aa03cd37 approached with a db9f286853 questioning look. When Yoon Lee-hyun showed him c7cad7ac82 the item, Baek Shin-hoo’s eyes 777868b875 widened. After a brief conversation, the c32afc893e two began searching the store a83d1f5f7a as if looking for something 149fa132bd specific. Once they found it, af9cb2823b they gathered everyone.950061faf51fb4ef

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What Yoon Lee-hyun had found 64913bfc79 was blackout curtains. The other item they 5dff44f789 sought was candles. They reasoned that 3fe05173ec by hanging blackout 99f862a1bd curtains to block d47a2696c7 light from escaping, 82c1b7cf9e they could safely 5413bfef56 use candles inside a900c34399 after dark.9631c79bb1a4e82f

As Yoon Lee-hyun b9206431c8 and Baek Shin-hoo ef1670f141 explained the use b3c795f5d7 of blackout curtains 4b28ddb69e and candles, the 59f6f59e04 group didn’t hesitate, ba6c7f32d4 grabbing every blackout 3aecd1ce0a curtain and candle 361f745854 they could find 378259a8fb in the store.d1e76bd6f5e75e6b

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When Baek Il-hoo’s group 0288a6291e returned to the hotel, a384632df6 only Song Hye-yeon and acf89a6177 Choi Eun-seok were in 6aea557aa0 the living room. The others were still asleep. Song Hye-yeon apologized profusely for 016c8ffc24 their early outing, but Choi ae8cdf6b52 Eun-seok ignored them, rummaging through f5469bdd26 the food they brought back. Frowning at his behavior, Jung cd5f54b200 Woo-sung clicked his tongue and f9f7ca9490 slapped Choi Eun-seok’s hand away.dbc742f8f866b709

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“Are you guys going to start looking for food tomorrow?” Jung Woo-sung asked.929f3b8bd088a50a

“What?” Choi Eun-seok replied, incredulous.f26ec0ca4e883b48

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“How long are you going to keep eating the food we bring back?”92e78cbebee3f717

“…”0b87b3b2216abd5f

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“If you don’t want to search for food, at least help carry it. Don’t just mooch like 66e53b6874 a parasite.”a7ccd74ff8a0a97a

Choi Eun-seok’s face flushed with 3db7c1da09 shame and anger at Jung 8c82c8c25a Woo-sung’s sharp words. Unfazed, Jung Woo-sung tossed Choi e6db318120 Eun-seok’s share of the food dff22442ef at his feet and began fc1fae58ad dividing the rest among the b7caa71b2a group.f0f1c9d749a67b4c

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Trembling with clenched fists, Choi c7bc3b1d29 Eun-seok glared at Jung Woo-sung, a254fbdffe then grabbed his food and 656a090c02 stormed into a room. The group, sensing 70a71e52fe the tension between 3aa52b295c the two, breathed 4f133aab92 a sigh of 1ce2317570 relief when Choi 8074b391d0 Eun-seok left and 286721cb04 began sorting the f1ac5c285a supplies with Jung fdfa80748a Woo-sung.ea2bccafd8cdbd6a

While sorting, Baek Shin-hoo 835ffc1806 rummaged through the items, 9aaf5005e7 found something, and approached ef071a0fd7 Song Hye-yeon. She looked at 4638d81962 him, then at 52ccee7df8 the item he 9c4bc3029e held out—a pair 044bf86e56 of scissors.34dfbb68daac812d

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“Oh…” she said, surprised.7d9446f4881c1012

“Don’t you need these?” Baek Shin-hoo asked, pointing at her hair.01c1cad80bc1889e

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Song Hye-yeon touched her d3e75e25c7 roughly trimmed hair. “Thank you…”2254bd98eeaeea19

Baek Shin-hoo nodded slightly 355487320c at her quiet gratitude. They stood awkwardly for a 23828da9e9 moment until someone called Baek 36825ae603 Shin-hoo from behind. Without another word, 5b4b682534 he turned and d863e6a119 left. Song Hye-yeon, holding the scissors, fbede4c6cc watched him go with a 6cd72230f9 hint of regret.f53c5fbe7ced087b

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Baek Shin-hoo joined the 6bd8e18ab5 others, who were examining 4813c5d5fc the blackout curtains. They began installing a0bbcd085f them in the 45bc2c279a living room and 5258824dfb bedrooms. Curious, Song Hye-yeon asked 4b5686e130 about their plan and, 2c4c0c50d8 upon hearing it, gathered 2e15c68311 her group to help. Choi Eun-seok, however, remained in f6394efdad his room.555e16e255d416e0

After finishing the 947e8323ee installation, they sat 349c2b221e in the living 5bab745d76 room for a 408870f30a late breakfast, chatting 915cf5f8fe casually. Suddenly, Choi Eun-seok burst 10d71ab187 out of his room, dd89dd449d glaring at everyone, and 02354d7a07 stormed out. Baek Il-hoo’s group resumed eating, 9be30a8c78 unfazed, while Song Hye-yeon’s group 030dc01584 glanced at the door but daab32d532 didn’t follow.3d737b35da5dc9e5

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“We should check if the candlelight leaks out once it gets dark, before those monsters appear,” An Chi-seung suggested.1cdc16e11cbbc13b

“I’ll go,” Baek Shin-hoo replied instantly.373a4714558c01af

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The group froze, 104dfdffe1 and Yoon Lee-hyun ae881ed625 tried to stop 14955031c0 him, but Baek 21e47b2a0d Il-hoo’s next words de0c657f21 left them speechless.232ed385ab6008c1

“I’ll go too.”13bf7a1c727b144b

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While the others 1add29164b marveled at the d46090a699 brothers’ boldness, Yoon 407915f0dd Lee-hyun grabbed Baek a5904a8c17 Il-hoo’s shoulder irritably 83bc2056b9 and whispered, “Do 504bd79184 you ever think 209e667c23 things through? Why volunteer?”6707352e136b6ecd

Baek Il-hoo, listening d077dc2e47 calmly to Yoon 64478fee6d Lee-hyun’s angry whisper, 288c370eb8 nodded and looked a80fc55227 at him. “Want to come?”66f61aff9dafe625

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As the sun f09cfd679b set, casting a ee2edaa6d2 red glow over 66335505cc the forest, the c8c116ff30 brothers and Yoon db0f90f0db Lee-hyun checked the c07c618e61 curtains again and 464ca383ce left the hotel. At the door, they e69de3501a encountered Choi Eun-seok, who 3ebb83922d had been gone for ed2aedd33b hours. Glaring at them, he stormed 56053d9180 inside, grabbed Lee Ha-ru from 053a46104e the living room, and tried 7fd084dc8f to drag him out. Shocked, Song Hye-yeon and An 88df7fe62e Chi-seung tried to intervene, but 8ad9d16e21 Choi Eun-seok shook them off.44815cb72aaf9671

“I’m staying in another room, and I’m taking Lee Ha-ru,” Choi Eun-seok declared.4ea61df008d5fea3

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“What are you talking about? That’s dangerous,” Song Hye-yeon 8c24102c80 retorted, frowning.342972a87d61fd2f

Choi Eun-seok scoffed, pointing c0f82ec929 at Lee Byung-soo and 2655d411cb Park Sung-il. “Dangerous? The real danger is staying 665eee6b81 with those two.”bcaf2a57eb8a7634

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Everyone turned to fc4d1a6c8b Lee Byung-soo and c7a4439cc2 Park Sung-il. Song Hye-yeon, her expression darkening, 65fbedb875 looked back at Choi Eun-seok. “If you’re going, go alone. Why drag Ha-ru?”23f46194ca692a86

“What if something happens to him alone in a place like this?”70268ee7439696ef

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“What?”5273bd92994045cb

“Or what? You want to stay e1c7782452 with me, Song Hye-yeon?”453599f028dc54c6

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“What?”9b58633e91263f7f

“If not, shut up.”a65672e75acfa17f

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Ignoring everyone’s stares, Choi 9f3d7e0cd5 Eun-seok dragged Lee Ha-ru c5b35ce2bd out. Song Hye-yeon chased after 01405dbe64 them but stopped when 00a979e88c she saw they had 298dc452dd gone to a nearby 6f48b7d3eb room. Shaking her head, she 0dc989112d returned to their room. After the brief 041ae5f5ee commotion, the brothers 42bf54028f and Yoon Lee-hyun 6a47b4ad00 finally stepped outside.266b9006ff31c42c

The surroundings had grown quite 620d7291ad dark due to the earlier 72534b3cbb disturbance. Checking the windows from 2d567d84f2 outside, they confirmed no 556259464e light was leaking out.d760c6b05844f3f5

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Yoon Lee-hyun, relieved, 7309bbe242 urged them to 0a5d109d8a return to the 8c0e51b39e hotel, but the 7cb08f76af brothers didn’t budge. As unease turned to anxiety, a7c01fe312 Yoon Lee-hyun noticed something in dd216be5e2 Baek Il-hoo’s hand.dcca2e177d9476b3

“What’s that?” he asked, almost shouting.4fd2ee513729c79d

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The brothers turned to him. Baek Il-hoo was holding 99e3392c26 a flashlight. Staring in shock, Yoon fdb76fa32f Lee-hyun shouted again, “What’s 81a910de27 that for?”83b86ed1638f5858

“To check something.”dc37f024007c01cd

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“Check what?”6b6ab3a3538a7fb1

“If they react only to light or to other things too.”954e9553bcbf242b

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“Why are you doing this?”19cf978a7650b867

“It’s good to know.”e74151b859dce230

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Staring incredulously at Baek Il-hoo, f87bc19f4e Yoon Lee-hyun noticed green lights bd18d5a391 flickering in the distance. “They seem slow, thankfully,” Baek Il-hoo said.51423eefb2a70ba6

“Slow or not!” Yoon Lee-hyun snapped.55f20ded5fbb3535

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“It’s fine.”62c9672dadc471ea

“It’s not fine! Don’t you know the rules 87dfc2d2eb of horror movies?”e8748f726c069754

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“What?”3846837be9637057

“Don’t go to dangerous places, ignore weird noises, and don’t act reckless!”7bd1c3967786bf41

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“What’s that?”3bf1bf0816a811d8

“It’s exactly what you’re doing! Are you trying 68ac71cbb7 to get yourself d567ef261e killed?”7f12aaa8e7286273

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As Yoon Lee-hyun e6847e1c5a shouted, shaking the fad40a0ebf forest, and Baek 1411158939 Il-hoo responded calmly, 86f7458e11 Baek Shin-hoo added d52840556b quietly, “They don’t 98546704b4 seem to react eb46f828a2 to sound.”6678547ec7607259

“…”94cfa60c8d05207f

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“…”7216dbb612fa8f6c

As Baek Shin-hoo 6c390ea81c said, the green 9ab690489e lights lingered in 870f0937a3 the distance, unmoving. While Yoon Lee-hyun stood stunned, 69d6e8b9a3 Baek Il-hoo suddenly darted toward fa1e485660 the green lights.dfdcc0c7d63930d1

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“Hey!” Yoon Lee-hyun shouted, chasing after him, but Baek Shin-hoo grabbed him, holding him back.0db4e59465ad3dfb

“Let go, Baek Shin-hoo!” Yoon Lee-hyun struggled, furious.9cc071b214a03eee

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“Look,” Baek Shin-hoo whispered, pointing at his brother.f63050056d7deb5d

Yoon Lee-hyun, still yelling, be2c2466b7 followed Baek Shin-hoo’s gesture. As Baek Shin-hoo said, the 18f867cdc8 green lights didn’t react to dbdff4f81b Baek Il-hoo’s movements. But when Baek Il-hoo stepped 7a5244125d back, turned on the flashlight, 04c2dec769 all the green lights surged 0b69a33c9e toward it.2950a6d89fdd2d08

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Back at the 2fd593fc5c hotel, Yoon Lee-hyun 8619c90c61 glared at the e76560a935 brothers before storming 62e001c931 into a room 5dbfb73dcb and slamming the 2e4be23795 door. The group waiting in 4d14810c5d the living room, seeing 9c0e7bfd73 his rare anger, crowded 6f2f4b1104 around the brothers, but ccb904b9a8 they brushed it off 18cc808d2f and followed Yoon Lee-hyun 355012b9be into the room.d92bcc27b56bc56e

Shouts echoed from b17cd2c482 the room but 38bf0c06aa soon quieted. After a few awkward minutes, 452f81b18d Baek Il-hoo emerged.0e8991108e165b71

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“We’re starting night watch tonight,” he announced.ff40c1aa6e0c6623

“Night watch?” An Chi-seung asked, puzzled.b09de139e2c8871f

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Baek Il-hoo nodded, 5809555ee6 sitting in the f6eff544a9 living room. “With everything blocked off, we can’t see what’s happening outside. This place is comfortable, but 66085e264e not necessarily safe.”e68f68789c57b650

“Oh…”8f22c60643fd6fa9

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“So, I was thinking we should have two people per night keep watch. If everyone’s asleep, we 4c5d2b69bd might be slow to 9bb55db0b0 react if something happens.”86b52cfd38162d53

Everyone, including An Chi-seung, 63dbd7985a nodded in agreement.11c0ea0d4b305b19

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“Then Ji-hoon and I will take tonight.”8b6cf556d111cbe4

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Outside, a sudden noise 80ea92196f startled Lee Ha-ru, who ebb416459e glanced out the window. It seemed Yoon Lee-hyun 9658b7e960 and the brothers were 985f911733 arguing outside. Staring blankly, he 86a14aba32 turned at Choi 2a31236851 Eun-seok’s irritated call. Choi Eun-seok looked into a180614a84 Lee Ha-ru’s innocent eyes, 223d514da4 then dragged him into 0cc68f9ed0 the bedroom. He made Lee Ha-ru cee5a7dc3a kneel in front of 888a8dfbe2 the bed and began 9d1c62b804 undoing his pants.b24b526474f5a2a2

Choi Eun-seok’s erect penis c7989d007f was exposed before Lee f93008811c Ha-ru, whose face filled c8933ab2d7 with shock. Looking up at Choi Eun-seok afec78fdec in disbelief, he heard Choi 11e8b24554 Eun-seok’s annoyed voice.601335dc0fe0b8ca

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“What are you doing?”a54acd88cf21bd63

“?”ef2cd66075e93b79

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“Why do you think I brought a useless guy like you here?”23164ea760731cf4

“…What?”809284e9dcb3b5a0

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“What are you just staring at? Suck it.”c88f2064854f3432