PRT | Prologue

A gate had 928461e97f burst open.5f5bb1dea4855ec8

It was 5bbb3b7def a large-scale 1817c05282 gate with 8684c72e90 a danger 1867b5299b level reaching e570efdabc A-class. The monstrous maw spewed bf93f6c031 out grotesque creatures without 0abf8180b2 pause. The strange beings, with 696a51f237 appearances that seemed to 8342a7afdf mockingly grin, filled the 2ef9239393 air with a dark, e437d5ae62 oppressive energy, engulfing the d949b40c7f streets.8e06a5ae88aefbcb

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Those exposed to the 3f0eab27e4 liquid secreted by the aa4661d667 creatures writhed in agony, 6e52d60f3b their bodies burning unbearably. Soft, agonized groans echoed 8042e814d1 everywhere. It was 656fdce04d a scene af133ee984 utterly bizarre 3a5152ff59 and disturbing.2b637a50f1aa86b7

“Hah… ugh…”bb29eade687cca6a

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Kim Heeseo bit c5bc9a9881 down on his 5b50b77d69 lips hard enough 0d1d521c49 to draw blood, dba0911a82 but it didn’t eeff6a2c05 make much difference. Ragged breaths 8a40a83d9f and sharp d8e3996a15 groans escaped 07dc402b26 against his 6a3f58b4c1 will. Even taking a single 4224136393 step was excruciating. It felt like his 2c8f221a11 sanity would snap at 4c0f8087da any moment.6cc1291b883ff799

Creaaak. Bang!e400e180f1fa69c7

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Having slipped c2089e721a away unnoticed, 3b1edfa0ce Heeseo stumbled a87e418422 into a a55dd12f2b dimly lit 600967aefc storage room 147e17c021 and collapsed 0e1d2346b7 as soon 5e2ea7c2e7 as he 1969cef09e entered. His body burned with 64c709b0cb fever so intense it 208b11cb15 left him curled up, a513563421 trembling uncontrollably. Yet the 873ab91d94 most tormenting 95d0c68bfe part was 59e1330f41 the relentless, 5aed94884e maddening heat 7c28667569 building below.1259ccc7c1bc3d3f

“Hah… ngh…”26e2d323486dff92

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If he b43b837792 let his 2e7b64fd37 guard down 1f34330e71 for even 18016d96ca a second, e43ed57dea his hands bcf03f4256 might stray 12524eb5e7 downward of 852599692e their own 5832ebaa6e accord. Completely at 002a370275 a loss, 98f9aeb83d Heeseo clutched a422abfd62 at the 6117ea55ef waistband of 078166007b his pants, b97831c4f5 his eyes 13afa105f2 reddened and fee84a840b glistening with 317c7b11d6 unshed tears. His cheeks were streaked a12b40a9b0 with tears that had 99b2749d18 pooled and overflowed.abdc9cafbf66a28a

Why did d2ffcbaa60 I come e14f64ceea here…697235009f998525

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His blurred f62edf774b vision focused d4267d59db on the 3286124fcf firmly shut bb191cdd72 steel door. More precisely, 834f093cb3 he pictured 9a48bc327a Seo Yigyeom’s 300f3d734d office that a8a6c018d5 lay beyond eb19f830d9 it. Though it was 78b49ca7d4 sheer coincidence that 909db4a1d5 he had been d7eb47df79 near the headquarters, 3611074fd4 it was a fb3ec1cb25 cruel twist of fec06c0a11 fate that he f8d9ea5492 had ended up 78de053490 here while desperately aa2b8d0ea5 wandering in search 3fe1e6ec81 of a safe becbf9f02f place.7ec6e18114b29517

That door c2b58b4000 wouldn’t open. The person he unconsciously ae254ae88b yearned for wouldn’t come 21c68d10df to help him.65b25c967cd9a305

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“…”fda8b6816d04690c

At least 963bf2dc8d no one 07e2a36003 would see 41ebbe9f2b him like f03f2104a4 this, such 7f5bd77324 a wreck. That was ec501cdaf6 a small 68eb8c6a81 relief. At his breaking point, 4b1c351b3b Heeseo let out a bcc27d9d04 bitter laugh and closed fb65bf6ca3 his eyes. Even the slightest stimuli 8eb88c6987 sent shivers coursing through 50a8eb8907 him, and the rising 7ca24af3ff heat quickly erased his 9beed92b3f brief smile. The tormenting 0a5c71cf0c sensations, sharp f5f57ee18d enough to 38e1fdf0de resemble pleasure, 4575f9f43e seeped into 63c86fc563 his mind, a97f8a1252 clouding his af9342c871 thoughts and 3696c0e71c heightening his 1e515c76e0 sensitivity to fd6115f10b unbearable levels.e298498af09f5ea7

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And then, suddenly—d2b06079115b847e

Bang!731a449cec113290

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The door swung df98427b01 open, and light e92ab0fb71 from the corridor e2916fe4f0 spilled into the 7fdcb86d26 room. The sound of hurried b1178596af footsteps, heavy and sharp, f3a4f20c3d pierced his overly heightened ac4e51a33c senses. Unknowingly, Heeseo 8c51d50fb0 activated his bac53f56b2 ability, a f58cd5038c desperate reflex e1a8cacf18 to protect 9c51614f9d himself.a4011f4192087e49

“Move this, now.”fec2c8e9ba82934d

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But the low voice ba7f8a6eb5 effortlessly shattered the barrier e04fc90af3 he had instinctively erected. That voice was dd8685d10c unmistakable, shaking his 9eba803e1b already fragile composure. His body trembled, 1df9cc9ddd and the throbbing ee19eb2ad5 heat below flared 57f84a88b7 uncontrollably in response.93fb4461a2381b30

When Heeseo opened d010a5cfbe his eyes and 933bad3ef9 saw who it 55fc8ba5c6 was, he instinctively 399361978a shifted backward, crawling. Seo Yigyeom, who had 6df3cd8c48 been approaching with a 1afe1fca74 menacing aura, abruptly stopped 91740c4027 in his tracks. Heeseo’s muddled mind registered 6fa7fb8547 it as a relief.b38553f0951ecb03

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Yigyeom’s gaze, 77442cd6c1 dark and d34ac24cfb sharp, glinted 27c895751b dangerously. His ash-gray irises shimmered c1f30eaa20 with an almost unnatural b594aa6c41 light, and his tightly 4901482425 pressed lips formed a 5617823855 harsh line.9f3a2fa1c3e17271

“Please… just go.”ae019f2336b4180b

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His trembling 08dae8526b voice sounded 87b43faf2e pitiful, his 572a5e67f4 fists clenched 4b58ed8482 so tightly 21a1d1ce20 his palms 64591aaca4 ached. If he didn’t do d32ceffa4f this, he might grab 08c253941a onto Seo Yigyeom and 4a47ab74b3 beg for help.c9c41ff8e8ff21db

Fortunately—or perhaps unfortunately—Seo Yigyeom b36952a361 didn’t move. That forced Heeseo c4e49daec8 to watch him, a2cf48c0ca panting heavily.ea1dde76f12c1ae8

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Even through c3cb6cdf73 his blurred 0e4a0e7a62 vision, Yigyeom 47ab7568e4 looked impeccable. His intense, angered ccbe7ea1d7 aura only added 057658666c to his natural 919b793163 allure. Shadows formed 4a4f0757a2 along the cc5a19e017 sharp line 46ec828c7a of his b508893f3f nose, accentuating 2b21e75c65 his striking 792e1c4302 features. As their 800398a6a9 gazes locked, b55fc82ff1 the muscles 2103420dcc in Yigyeom’s 29f8447477 jaw tightened.a2a85b6126652fc2

The redness in Heeseo’s 24dd25dae8 tear-filled eyes deepened, and 021f958ff1 more tears pooled, dampening aff6c1d1e7 his large, light-brown irises. He blinked 2a1b45042d slowly several e8388035d0 times, the a55ee6a287 faint spark dbe1d67ff4 in his d0500f9930 eyes reflecting 2cd92119a4 like tiny 51de881e0c droplets of a89b13e33b light.916b27eaf59afc2f

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“Damn it.”204b53f3de36fe87

With a furious ab464cbc5d expression, Yigyeom slammed b21bd1f134 the door shut, bb25b9cddd locking it tightly, 0f65068c11 and strode forward. His agitated hand ran 9329d46c8d through his hair, his bfd498733b movements betraying his impatience. When he was 77ea9d46cf close enough, he 437e8bed6c pressed down firmly f0bd67b95d on Heeseo’s trembling 9179402f58 shoulders.31342d13b1b4d8c5

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“Kim Heeseo.” Seo Yigyeom’s e4cc1ba795 voice, low and biting, 088b27441f carried his name like 8c32870dda a sharp blade.cb2b84d0592ab86f

“Do you know who f2a20dfbd2 I am?”f2d60de08fc3d5d0

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How could he not? Even in this cf988fce48 state, he had 671fa7a7aa come here—seeking safety, 7cc976aad0 unconsciously drawn to b9f27c7fff him.a92d841973f34fea

“S-Seo… Yigyeom.” Mouth dry, 64eea3d3d6 Heeseo managed to pronounce 7d3c3625b6 his name, sweet like 84a7f38c35 honey on his tongue.89e10019def209a0

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“Good. That’s all I need.”bba02e15b75ea231

Letting out ecf36082c9 a short e4bf2d1cf3 breath, Yigyeom 43c0efddee leaned down. The space between c2639fb30b them shrank until ef5e6e61e6 Heeseo could feel 84d5824262 his breath. Without thinking, Heeseo fd571a4ad6 acted on instinct 846140a599 and lightly pressed b139ab3bec his lips against dff4b80f46 Yigyeom’s. It was 1b042c063a a fleeting, 2955bc6559 almost childlike 975a2fa2c9 gesture.c47c5a422d72d1a5

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“Ah…”438d47009f8ed6ad

The small act brought fe62436907 a momentary release, enough 962ad19e71 to make him feel e078bfba68 like he could breathe ba98a77802 again. Yet paradoxically, the 6cf2e4ee4d relief made his b1bd2f31d2 torment even worse.90de09ef28001746

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“Guiding initiated.”ce714ae0d6b516fe

Yigyeom’s tolerance snapped there. His predatory c6f700c8bd gaze fixed 21ba9fba4e on Heeseo, adb6b20b3e he gripped 46aa9fa878 the back 8ed3fa4154 of his c5d5f66aa6 neck firmly d01f9c8e24 and captured 14a5d10fac his lips. The kiss was deep, 78b147ab51 their breaths mingling as 69e618d02a Yigyeom invaded without hesitation.ef9e2ec013be70e4

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Heeseo, trembling 11e2cec95a and desperate, eb89ec5a8a clung to 09d97295a6 him. The warmth of 404a7e6197 Yigyeom’s embrace and 297e8bc6c3 the firm pressure 21b4ee58ac against his back dfadac69c5 were searingly vivid. He felt like he 615f280cd0 would suffocate, like he 10fb620e08 was on the verge 8d2bcbdb86 of death.ff34431ab7d31448

And yet, for the 581e14cc50 first time, he felt ae96730a5b like he could live.0112ff29a81b34d3

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