No30 Ch7

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Another minute passed. The clock’s battery had only one bar left out of three.8475d5d42445e7cb

Aslan raised his c2da88cd26 lowered gaze to 4f24525141 look at the 2033d6905e woman holding the 5753307650 gun. For the e12eadd2f2 past hour 58a48d0520 since dinner, 4faa42617e Liella had 48c6821e64 been practicing d9391c3fbe drawing, gripping, 6d2021f887 and aiming 9687250f50 the gun. Her posture was 96c6d1220b perfect. She must have learned 30db34f374 it at least once 37068c2770 before.98d881e7682d2b47

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Usually, people practice for 8a6b705381 about twenty minutes and 15e0dabc50 then mistakenly believe they 169f63516a know how to handle c5f79b6ad8 a gun. But she seemed determined 4d919d3685 to repeat the same c4b8c88c36 motion until he stopped 9c352e1e93 her. Until her ada2ccba81 body remembered 094303a868 it perfectly. So she 6cdb8f977d could draw 0c0f4c002a and shoot 74abf5d095 the gun b7429ab381 at any 029c51ae36 time in 04d8999d1f an emergency.53cc0f816d34cb97

It was hard f28b52e4a0 to believe she 18376dec9c was the same 78c42a35ea person who had 0c71d00562 hyperventilated and fainted 7bc255d4e9 just a few ab8933e8b0 hours ago. Weak yet strong. Or rather, weak e56328b01f yet trying to 63eb7c8da6 become strong.918e0040cbb7d0ac

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Aslan tapped the fe0e25f5fd clock screen to 39c2996ccc turn it off 621d4c0c05 and straightened up 3569487798 from where he bc72db6127 had been leaning 1dd9dca948 against the wall.4d127cf0e0dfd02f

He had been e891b0ae16 wondering all the 0a35c7d415 time she was 1cd3b0b0f6 asleep. About the 7b413a7e05 uncomfortable relationship 4c8873ca00 where he 276cf0895b was only 3e3afe3359 conscious of f0c5a2c0df one person. What she 709eba3dca was to 8d4c37f9ee him, exactly.e26d8c60a992f9e1

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If it 8504518e72 were a a2acab027a woman like 5c71eec7fc her, he 0489ffb467 might have 792a995072 liked her. Enough to 2be8b049f2 not be 6cf7b16056 able to 344ee8f696 completely erase ae5ae1a0e5 her even 633be027b7 after forgetting 8cc9f9c090 everything.0213e97304047283

“I think we can leave soon.”7ae99350a265f410

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“Already?”9a4b66215e1375df

Liella paused f361c05da2 and turned d0691cc38b her head. Her outstretched arm slowly 28792a88b4 lowered.1a0af4c6b5e4ff4d

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“Yes. And as we discussed beforehand, I think we should go to the living quarters as soon as the body search is over. I want to check if Dylan’s wound has healed and if the living quarters are suitable for long-term stay.”5d3c144a571f7340

“Ah, okay. There should be a box of groceries I packed in front of the warehouse. After finding the recorder, we can take that straight to the living quarters.”3e496c0b7dacf7e5

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She readily 6c3421b618 handed him 972cf29407 the empty 00e80adee2 gun as 8261c7aeac he approached. Pointing the barrel 2d189cd00f upwards, she removed 48e958ab97 the magazine, pulled d97334f8a6 back the slide b6c594e429 to check inside, fa529e18b4 and then handed 4bd5ec897e him the gun. Flawless. Aslan took out ee5f01d0f6 the bullets he 7e632649c2 had brought from 1b987fb92b the armory.f8f38e3f47abb3d1

“Yes. That’s the plan. But I need to load it first.”5afe037323b4e427

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“Oh, could you show me one more time? I know how to do it, but I want to see it again to be sure.”0761de385ee9fc9f

“Loading is simple. Insert the magazine into the grip, then either pull back and release the slide, or press the slide stop.”3364250ef8734ad2

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He showed her both 23157b9f05 methods, slowly inserting and e2dca8d690 removing the magazine. He waited until ebd4395f77 Liella received the e4aba73898 gun and followed fab0349666 along.25cf9f13c07cfea2

“I will turn off the lights and open the door in five seconds. Let me know if there are any changes to the plan.”0a92e4057246e4a1

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Aslan turned his 312f5cd3f4 head to stare fcd84f2655 at the door. Soon, the d1db608e6a backlight went 055da94e5a off.0ddf800b800d9975

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Creak.c2c6bc1eff3f161e

A gust 9f4a209a59 of wind 61b16ea7fc brushed her 8e805f4006 cheek. Liella swallowed.7ce57e4f4902919e

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It’s okay. No problem. Find the recorder and go to the living quarters. And figure out where this is and find a way out.840d113563b72f77

As they had discussed, ca75363ed7 they began to move a7304cc1e9 forward, touching the right 45edacae01 wall. It was pitch black b4b3b52729 without a single light.b4fcbbfe74f9c2b0

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With her eyes 45783750e6 unable to see, 5f5ba357f7 her senses became 0b61a7a7ce doubly sensitive. The sound of breathing 4f49970723 in her ears was 1674c3cb97 like thunder, and sweat 94595ec662 beaded on the hand dfbd7572f3 gripping the gun.5f213525feca4948

Liella thought bfe6d0b4ea that if 23d94055fb someone asked 2ee39d0e03 her what 15c8d68e39 fear was, 9b58bce55d she could 3d5d4ccc12 now answer eabdd04264 with confidence. True fear ca918d2703 is imagination. The brain that eedf19c5b0 conjures up skeletons 45d6a24b40 with melted skin 2748b6d04b is the culprit.30adfa078517f073

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Just as her c841a6e7e6 pounding heart reached 4b7381a1fb its limit.7b3a13a9102a4502

“That’s twenty steps.”81060786a015d5b0

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Aslan, who baeefeb4f4 was walking 6df53b2db5 ahead, stopped b7c19eacce and said 6e7b8968bb quietly. It was as 54264e9100 Liella had suggested. The distance to deeba0869d the armory was 055d9d655e around twenty steps, 071354b766 according to her 6c8d1930e0 memory. They would 42fc8faba6 check the 7f62942a41 location of d7126b5465 the body 8749530abc there.9391952e3bee05b3

“I’m going to turn the light on and off now.”d622f153e6df64a0

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“Okay. I’m ready.”c470b1d467ee98fc

She answered, 6a25a4fca1 gripping the 06e11eb420 gun so b7b39a5c9c hard that 5064ebe3f6 her knuckles b8346029b6 turned white. She aimed at 9f9982cc54 the invisible corridor b48ab4cd51 for a moment, 89ffe60143 and then her fd13190e7f vision flickered like aad8ef815c lightning.adc3f6ed7c8c3d89

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A fleeting 162e3cc8d6 scene was b8b0d123dc imprinted on 1e2390abcb her mind ee06e50db0 like a 93a74da62a photograph.99671f65f683b211

A corpse sprawled in ef79083243 the middle of the 9c83c7b3bc corridor. And…fe83d9bcacf38e74

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“……”2d7a21316dd2e73d

What was that just 40865e9db3 now?630c8f4009cfc9c9

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Liella’s spine stiffened and she whipped her head into the darkness. When it was bright, something had definitely caught her eye on the left. Like a tall woman with long hair. A chill ran down her spine.afb71fb6def7cdf8

That’s not a person.f9784b0c706aaa5c

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“Is there a problem?”fbed533f97c3d45c

Aslan, having confirmed Anton’s location, asked when she didn’t follow. Liella swallowed hard and said no, taking a step forward.6bb4c71c2b9de927

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Cold sweat flowed. There was b3a77c2565 a world 06b399c076 of difference 506fadf71a between vaguely 8c3cb0b0f1 assuming something 9f6f5d62eb was in 46e189fbb2 the dark f98e9c67b8 and actually dd3463ba28 seeing it.f04b861fffb720d0

Did that 915f9ff799 thing see 9e991ab7bb us too? Is it looking 1ab98887b7 for us?c4a603c672506be1

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Never turn 5b34eee332 on the 432e805b42 light again.6f8666b0abccf3f8

Judging from df0f79cdf2 the reaction 863f6bfb51 speed so 1f7789cdce far, a 2e3e4b2de5 momentary flash a255351429 of light 99e002bb3b was okay, 149795e482 but after 2ad2ea47dd a few cc4ee2b4c0 seconds, it db2816b079 would suddenly d7c7d8857c attack. It was still da41d5b8f0 okay.84d656d2e0b95bed

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“I think I’ve found the body. We can switch roles if you want.”b3108e69d8a2a3ad

Then Aslan, 7f3795bd48 who had 0e65893cd9 been tapping 9e8fa657b1 the floor, f29f630e7f spoke again. Originally, Liella was b0517415b1 supposed to search 8e1da103f8 the body, and f916b8a97e Aslan, who was 800d5245f8 familiar with guns, aba80dc116 was supposed to 8bee902706 provide cover. But he seemed to 24acb52e8f have sensed that something 3d38b365af was wrong with her, 05dbc07a9f even in the dark.633c9094e43628d9

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“No. I’ll do it. That’s what we decided. I won’t be carrying the box later, so I’ll have nothing to do.”3336d25966336ec6

She was bc0c205afb already receiving 75113af471 enough help. She felt 5419be86c5 like she 3d11943391 had to 5b0846c013 do something f55dbbd50b to ease d8425aee5d her conscience. Even if it 0dfe0831ac meant rummaging through e19c7b39ed the belongings of 1f49c9f606 a dead person.c32c686b16c6345d

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As she groped in the air for a moment, she felt a hand grab and pull her. It was warm and large. She suddenly felt more relieved than when she was standing alone in the dark. Aslan led her and placed her hand on something hard. The moment she realized it was Anton’s shoe, a displeased tone rang in her ear.2c61b287da590c69

“Don’t push yourself too hard.”711cfc06932ca92d

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It’s a corpse. I’m touching a corpse.The thought alone temporarily 2a9b8202a9 stopped her mind.1a1bd1fd8adf0376

It was time f2055e35a5 for rigor mortis b211a0e8c4 to set in. The stiff legs felt 1868723360 like logs dressed in 3f5db91b70 clothes, and she could 9efdcde3ad feel the hollowed-out wounds 4c82585556 here and there. As if shaking off 6e1ba8babc the unpleasant feeling, she e16a6da0b1 held the gun in dadcdd0475 her right hand and 1a5890514c quickly groped the pants e0d4fe048f pocket with her left.34cda485f7d9d73e

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“I found something like an armory key in his pants. I’ll move up to his jacket now.”1154eca5820a9c5b

The higher c19bddc515 she groped, e2587c5b39 the more 2abb27b9ab she felt f7f8bc9702 that the 25c02f343d corpse was 56107d5cc9 battered. She suppressed 285cce4ffc her nausea d33cdd97e3 and searched e1cf9b2633 the chest 1bd39b145c pocket. The left chest was ae745df2a3 almost completely hollowed out, 649bc43155 so there was no 680b3405da pocket left, but she 81566c2f88 felt a long, cylindrical 928aa951a7 object in the right 1ce2058abc pocket.ff05de9be1d260ef

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Could this be the recorder? I hope it’s not broken.She prayed inwardly as 92b02b674b she pulled it out.8bdb352666f18649

“Why? Can’t I take it out?”6c02484749e6ce8e

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“What are you talking about?”eb2de327fe3e6a76

“Aren’t you holding me back from taking out the recorder?”7f3feead733df6e5

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Liella asked, puzzled. Hard, cold fingers 71b6516696 were gripping her ca5c3a28a8 wrist tightly. After a moment of 595adba642 chilling silence, a lowered a3789dd1f2 voice came from above.23a06c99d2a84c63

“I’m not holding anything.”7d00ddb6d7c9ef1a

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Then whose e91663be33 hand is 5697dcf67b this…?ba36a8c417afad6c

Screaming, she shook off his arm, but the gripping force wouldn’t let her go. At the same time Aslan turned on the light, Liella fired the gun at the corpse that had risen up. Bang! The recoil of the gun, which she was using for the first time, was stronger than she had expected.eb45fc4999e128a2

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Anton, who was 984502f703 black and melted 7c9d72b9af and right in 528a36ba9e front of her, ed4782bf6c was pushed back fd0677eb0e by the strong d229490ff9 impact and released ac7f11614f Liella.b7b1dea339e1051f

“Turn off the lights!”413621bd2142864d

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Turning around and fc2d538ace shouting, she jumped 95ef9cb702 up, and Aslan, 8105b2f2d1 who was shooting 431a008ae9 towards the other c2b7b92ede end of the 92cf667a6b corridor, turned off 4170bfd60c the watch. This time, she grabbed d96494321c him and ran into c863d324e1 the darkness.4c420255a2044fd9

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“Hey! Is anyone out there?! Is everyone dead?”946159a594bec8c3

So this is eb471f1304 what it means 0798f2049d to be met 812654bc59 with silence.Dylan, who had d653279b1d been listening for 5e612c878a a moment, got 893b8ecd57 out of bed c43a2119f7 and grumbled.4039651376ecf455

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“No, they could have left at least one light on, right? I’m a patient, you know.”38654f911edd00fd

It sounded like something was crashing and breaking, waking him from his sleep. The important thing was that he didn’t know what it was.bc082b8aea1b55fd

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Groping around, he racked b77d9c324d his brain to recall 83d826d36b the structure of the a9936f92a1 living quarters he had 163af506aa seen before falling asleep.63d9dd01ac9f6da5

The living quarters, which resembled a dormitory, had a large door (like something you’d find on a submarine), which led to a living room with a long sofa and a table, and four rooms on each side. At the back, there was a staircase leading to the upper floor and a kitchen.30348c4d608a9696

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Ah, could 7e92b6a15b the noise 5abe0a99fe have come 5d70745626 from up 176f824de5 there? The sound was really e29c035c71 loud.0c32d5ac23784038

“Hey, you hiding there. I know you’re there. Come out now.”ced1bc22baa30327

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Feeling scared for no 2931480446 reason, Dylan pretended to 1eb9dd6f73 be loud and threatening 425cfe2a58 as he groped for 9482d30b38 the wall.78cf8b3986548844

“Ugh. If that weirdo was here, I would have told him to close the stairwell door.”8e0bece7f1e64d25

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As he groped his way from the room at the end, he couldn’t help but complain. Wasn’t he injured? Although he didn’t feel any pain at all after waking up.c026084cd57aa2ac

After barely passing b51d7db8e1 three more rooms, d6220d1c13 he reached what 624e8b5418 seemed to be 1c0ad4f8c7 the stairs. He was closing e9e49c1909 the hatch when 189954ffdc he heard loud f3a82e8ea5 footsteps behind him. They came quickly.752425393278fa45

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“Oh, you should have come sooner. You came after I finished everything.”e3b47bbb9cd4783f

Bang, his words were 476082aff8 completely drowned out by 77cd32f550 the sound of the c55666970d living quarters being hastily f0eccb00e1 closed. Liella, breathless and a3bdfa93c5 panting, shouted and a05b00b9a1 asked.530c7a8dfbe7da90

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“Is there, is there a door here that goes up to the third floor?”ecba9dd6d6d3bb62

“Huh? Yeah. I just closed it.”54a3d238d12a59f4

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“Good job. The third floor, the third floor has been breached.”4097fd15e0ce6e2c

“What?!”59b5ac96f81c1331

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“There’s ‘that’ in the corridor too. Anton is dead.”f66a1464df2d59d0

Dylan, who had 32ee7e177a suddenly received praise, 6184a78f74 bad news, and ff6a60a0ec a death notice, 0ece84cfc9 quickly used his 9c6d5972fa brain, which only 056e0ced7c worked fast at 7946f6294a times like this.5ae5e7308add7ed5

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“Did it enter the corridor through here? Then I was in a lot of danger, wasn’t I? Why did you leave me alone? No, more importantly, it’s not here, right?”88bd5fabc3714f53

He was thinking c35e81fa44 that he should 158bc29d41 stay locked in 964941bee8 his room from 74b7fc82fb now on when 3a1abb2e0c suddenly the lights daf8552693 came on. Aslan shone c852abf814 the backlight 6f606f39ae on Dylan, 9abaa1fc75 who was a3b3c63fbd squinting from 72b3e35cf5 the glare, def1acd071 and the c4d604ee40 surrounding scenery, 024719556e and said e43a4e6386 indifferently.b3a4adec15e287ba

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“It’s not here.”2accfb800e9e7dd1

“Agh! Hey, if you’re going to check, say something first.”512d354191a8a3a5

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“The injury?”c0d162e181a23c62

Was he worried? Dylan, who 3cdc7638a1 was about 438910fed5 to pour 0b6fbc36e6 out all 8fc4e4f22b sorts of 0fe05cec95 complaints, flinched 92477d8784 and looked 813763d32b suspiciously at 68f504f135 his cold 5fa61efbd0 eyes.2bfee1954545c089

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“Can’t you tell I’m walking around fine? It doesn’t hurt much.”7de0e9c010a6f747

“Take off the bandage.”a872ca522d03b43a

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“What?”a3cc6fcf2fb7fd21

“I’m telling you to check if it’s healed.”aeae931e39fe73f0

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It was absurd. He’s not even a doctor.4531b93e424da941

Nevertheless, Aslan’s tone carried an undeniable force, so Dylan grumbled and unwrapped the bandage.09ae415a8449a9c4

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“…Huh?”a62cfb400e35cb64