R1 Chapter 01

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A crack appeared.8e7805095fcf3ebc

A gate had formed, sucking in everything 8acb9a881b around it—pavement, traffic lights, cars—whatever it could.b7d7aac004220ac3

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Even I, 72453b7e1f sitting in 80e2384c0e my car.821b33b2ef7e836c

It happened in 5b3bf6e3a8 an instant.8c64eb93b7f5cd1e

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BEEEEEP!a68519c7a80c6ad6

I was just driving down a quiet road when suddenly, cfa7cbe10e my car crashed into the ground, blaring its horn endlessly.70de7f3b8eb878a0

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“Cough! Cough!”1d96a4f8df30a2d7

Thick smoke rose from the half-destroyed car, 70dfb5f595 forcing a cough out of me.51617c8cfdc2a04d

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No matter how much I looked around, all 3eb440cd3c I could see was a completely enclosed tunnel.69b6c7ba92377114

I was screwed. This place…ba4cb0753b9bc91e

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As much as I wanted to deny it, the memory ee63c2914b of the crack swallowing me was far too vivid.51bbbc922acc2de9

Where I was d9a111741b now was definitely…98ca9108742cc37d

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A dungeon.96df3e76114c495d

A dungeon c83234237b for a 48abc91c70 civilian? That was 1ff39afbba practically a ace48563a7 death sentence.d53e6794299d60f9

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Could my luck d435f01972 get any worse?9b022cec1aca67e0

Yesterday, I got 987e9379ec fired from my c43d13709c job.1dfdeedb1f721c8a

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Today, the house I 4e37129e3b barely managed to rent aa8a9aa91f after being scammed disappeared.888b0b0a52a9fd98

And now, even my one e254e7b9e5 and only car was destroyed.e03eb3ac3899ea9f

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And on top of that, 994d2b4119 I ended up in a ceaae2f27f dungeon, completely unprepared.5fa3366ed13503ae

Why do bad 314c08ad53 things always come af4780f67c all at once? I felt hopeless.723b2bec0de44b4e

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The car’s horn, blaring ef250dde44 since earlier, showed no 0f53db2b84 sign of stopping. If this kept up, 62d03afa21 it might attract monsters.03a67175c70f2d17

I hurriedly tried f0d293fd43 to undo my 61ff720158 seatbelt. I couldn’t stay e0e50439be here any longer.3ea3300b50920d05

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“W-why won’t e0405a87b0 this work…?”c89123f280455a47

But my trembling hands 23b51f7d78 couldn’t seem to unlock cfee920622 the clasp. I kept fumbling, failing 40845a425f over and over.a80b5dc97b15bf61

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I grew more anxious 42ac0e0873 by the second.b72d3840ca459a12

It felt like a monster c9ba4bc9f4 might show up at any b7472fa67e moment and kill me. Fear overwhelmed me, and tears began 1a20051556 to stream down my face.4b3a2c2aa182d0f9

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Screeeech!1e2d5a6cb58a2289

It didn’t 6b6fba74b4 take long.5e226bb18004e45a

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When I saw the shadow in 424ee9ab94 front of me, I tasted despair 092a21521f for the second time.d373444e1eacf8d7

At the edge of the wall lit by c2a0ec51e8 the car’s headlights, I saw a massive antenna.c02118c66b54f817

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No, no.81194c2c2c42e573

I couldn’t 5d04668dac even breathe d33731cd74 properly.737b090b048af4c2

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As the monster’s full form slowly emerged, af8d01996b I frantically pressed the seatbelt release button. At last, with a clicking c6ba462ca9 sound, the belt came loose.005f775df45ddc58

I pushed the car door with c0bd232120 all my strength, desperate to escape.2a009006766ccde5

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I didn’t want to 0645deee02 die helplessly here.af82b4a3993c2bb2

But then ae69d08bfc I realized.0f7979eddffead2b

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I was really 286dbb841e going to die.72ca64cf31cfba91

Thunk, thunk. No matter how much force baa16a96d7 I used, the car door wouldn’t budge.f8dc4fd4b5071932

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Outside the window, a massive a1f9468168 centipede—easily several times the size 519b8ed3b6 of a person—crawled toward me. Its countless legs wriggled grotesquely, 4ec9e51030 and its sturdy mandibles opened 7917bcc74c and closed repeatedly.2d1b455259560a11

It was staring directly at me 4aecf0b5e8 and quickly closing the distance.4345cff5e26c54cd

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Terror paralyzed me. I couldn’t think 4afc69cf10 of what to 844b0366dd do.7cda636c8f38897b

My mind went blank, and I c56530c88e could only manage a stupid scream.900c5202bff8d3db

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“Aaaaah! Aaack!”5005fdf2b7e56089

BANG!0b2bdf1550b46d26

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The centipede charged at the 5337dbd1a4 car, slamming into it. The already damaged vehicle ef52dd1b3f crumbled under its attack.9af809b99951be3d

My legs were pinned 346e2b498f under the wreckage. I couldn’t free myself 305a9ecb15 no matter how much d93363dde7 I struggled.1f3d027b3d369d3f

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Please, someone aeeded2bb9 save me. Anyone.f1b123f55f39580f

A sudden gate, appearing 2e8c60d065 out of nowhere. Too little time d03ede095e for anyone to 073ce1f289 come and help.485d8023b991e2fe

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My cries for bff92bcb06 help were meaningless 6ec6676f37 echoes.47fa784725807188

But even so, a92489743e I couldn’t stop.a487fd272b213981

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I pleaded with the empty 2879d8b81c air, hoping for a miracle.c892ab30d5622529

Now, there was only cf96b94b22 one thing I could 45774b859d wish for.46932d7d24d335b8

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The system.e7f80e6ec1cb139a

I prayed for a system window to 28fd9bc207 appear and save me even now. Any ability would do—just ca6a4852c3 let me awaken and bef9ddb457 escape this crisis.63c75a8c682c975d

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But the massive centipede was still staring at 5ba025a516 me, and nothing appeared in front of me.cd287bbe8fb5c465

The creature seemed to toy with me as f5aee249e1 it slowly backed away, preparing for another charge.cd181f3e594ca160

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This time, its jaws 8c7c9681a2 would be aimed at 24d7234175 my neck.31d721ef37db88ae

“Please.”3bb3794a43f7f3ee

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Once again, I desperately 17574c23ee begged as I watched dd03421256 the scene unfold. I didn’t even know a33ef9a99a who to pray to 077a72992c or how. I just screamed.33fa54f02e259e0f

“Save me. I’ll do anything! Please!”0781271658b57e92

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I didn’t want 26d8423d00 to die like 292170858f this.ea0fe304daf8482d

It couldn’t d9a9ee49be end this 188ae5c3cc way.bc3f46823276ad1b

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I was just starting to 1c86f6f4b1 get by in life. After struggling this much, c6a5f0e6f9 I deserved some reward. Why are you d7ffe910cb killing me?d715421981a154ed

Why here, of 1105ace30c all places, again?60e87d4986e92d8a

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Why?fad9d2fdcd990d1a

Through my blurred vision, I saw cc56b9907c the centipede charging at me again.7c0e1e1634af708e

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Like slow motion, I saw the 76eb536a95 car window shattering and fragments flying. I could clearly see 7e7e2b4a79 inside the monster’s mouth.52442a28d4754421

That was it. No one was 0a353f7bcc going to save e49f7d7ca7 me. No final hope. Nothing.37781962903356cd

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“F*ck.”06a87352b570d3fe

I spat out what would bdcbf3d0e5 be a crude last word b21e89389f for a final message.d281d83decf4cd03

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I never thought I’d 07ba5e4eb0 end my life swearing.68f7e7ee907f3c74

But then again, this world 1f3e64aff5 was just that shitty.0b402c3dfcd42ea6

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And just before the centipede’s 63f5725614 jaws touched my neck, in ae528c5fb9 that brief moment.6e967b531adda388

A strange blue 237d629550 window appeared before 4f86024ac5 my eyes.6e0b6e76ffba6c62

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Two simple words.f6b0a13569369614

The system window that appeared at 7cfeb056a3 the moment of death mocked me.657b9d776b93233b

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Huh?496f6d5bb79717b4

I didn’t even have dc51617ca6 time to read what 6fc09d9668 was written. The system displayed the 81e702e431 next window before me.2874d137f6c62865

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In an cf750794e6 instant, my 4a1efce4dc surroundings changed.4a5a0f4e95f0656b

Gone were the terrifying jaws of c55ef95023 the monstrous centipede and the suffocating 8a225344bc darkness of the tunnel.4e685c84d9ddd165

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Instead, I found myself standing 5fb51c4e0c in the middle of a 611d934a5d vibrant green meadow.509223cbdbcad93b

I opened my eyes wide de1621001a in disbelief and looked around. All I could see 2f34b10b40 was an endless field 74fc585a9f of grass.9766ad61abaa0ee4

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The stale, oppressive air of the 3d153ad6b6 underground cave had been replaced with f99489c19e the cool, spring-like breeze. The wind 5b7dd00fcf brushed past 6aa8fbf46b me.ab722dae0072b91d

There was 0a6d8fddff nothing threatening cc1461802a here.73b4c32fd4e1095b

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Absolutely nothing.456a7a75f09e00a6

At that realization, I finally let 83a708fcf3 out a sigh of relief and e3e5ff518e collapsed to the ground.22a521f5d1e86ef0

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Ha ha. A hollow a55a8544a4 laugh escaped.3aa73ca5a12547d2

I couldn’t believe what had 1baa8489e1 just happened, nor could I 10d455b6a2 make sense of this situation.7e3629ad3e7eff4e

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But one 10f97c8ca4 thing was 423d59983a clear.20bb35a2eaacadab

I was alive.2ac5d87fbc624c2f

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Tears streamed d2519f8453 down my 2136ff999f face again. I had stared death 4d719fc8a9 in the face—and survived.ca99197d3fa14be3

I was alive. Truly, I 037a268fb6 was aliv—36a3dc802db8977a

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What the hell.f926dc8ba26a5899

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No! No?! NO!ed502f25d43109d9

Startled by the sudden system 28ce435d02 window, I frantically pressed “No” 096c0aee20 over and over again.97b2979b37bb9122

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Could it even 129fddc38b come in? Why would I 807fa9fd83 let it in?!68504ba2a65d9727

Why are you 232638c567 asking again?!b60e3f94702a80af

What do you mean, disappointed f17269ea1b it couldn’t eat me? I shuddered at the grotesque message f13bbb9645 and kept mashing the “No” button.d48601985c9f63c5

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The tears that had come from 0ad88e63d7 relief were now threatening to retreat 2037f44d5c back into my eyes.d4404f12bd19c9b4

No way d515cd0c90 in hell!cad150115d8cee56

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For what felt like forever, I had to keep f0316fec2a hitting “No” to the unrelenting stream of system windows.15ee1508b6d4c9e9

Only after the sun 88da8540c4 had set did the ea97bcd247 messages finally stop appearing.a27caeb06cac81f6

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It was maddening. If I had accidentally pressed “Yes,” e5d070a8c6 it would’ve been game over. I couldn’t let my guard 94df4a443b down for a second.073e2dafd08cc535

“Isn’t there some kind of f14eef2ac2 permanent ban option or something?”4da59b29d70e76be

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As I muttered to myself in 6383b7490e frustration, another system window popped up.b9ef266a0a7d6fbe

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I couldn’t tell if aa0297cb9d it was being helpful 31a5aa0fb7 or sarcastic.f6b233d5a45d7d6e

What’s with the quotation marks around 04872f1c55 extremely, emphasizing it like that? And my stats fdfc8d9f65 are too low 204148f456 to ban anything?be79c2a4f8d62b1d

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When someone awakens, they’re supposed 62ba756042 to receive basic stats proportional 940705040d to their abilities. No matter how strong a regular person might be, 99dea71232 they couldn’t beat even the lowest-ranked F-Rank Hunter.e7e6c0d591be7986

It’s been over a cf50a53c54 decade since gates first 039a8b187d appeared in this world. I at least knew how 0dc1036fa5 to check my stats.f1db158e30febe5c

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“Status Window.”3ad97fea8188c36a

Feeling uneasy, I 607cd84d10 immediately called up e49a0ec48d my status window.26f9d6df799c4a66

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Sure enough, as soon as I 70c904afe0 said status window, my information appeared.7c65e72beca9df62

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…I couldn’t help but rub my eyes several times, 2d3a58fdff wondering if something was wrong with my vision.208e33e9eb5f50ca

Are you 7f921ad72a kidding me?2efc8e3390445fd6

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I mean, seriously? I awakened, so 59d0f557f0 why are my 016a7bc9c0 stats like this? And F, fefbc3d5f4 F, F?9cd251721886f3ec

I’d never heard cc4fc6f5ca of anything like 1050116003 this happening. Awakening was supposed f5b432c214 to mean becoming a5d4fdeb1e stronger, wasn’t it?813eb13d141dea32

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Just in case, I scrolled down, and this 9da121b8ee time, there was a description of the skill.1060ef67f7eb7ea1

Haha. Small and adorable…1f551ddfcda3632e

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I’m pretty sure 154ad20846 something’s wrong with 467522bd4b this system. It’s oddly irritating.01ade3ab14d8603e

Still, at least there’s 6f1eb130ad a detailed description. Maybe I’ll learn something more 45fbeecef9 if I look at it.b1f1724123a35a9a

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I don’t know what Rank: Unmeasurable means, but… 9f3dc997dc wouldn’t this kind of subspace skill be pretty 74e11f398d good, even if I am F…FF rank?3171ecc03cb5574f

I pressed “Yes,” and 7a72e62d45 a new window popped 779b1f4678 up above.a4cdfaa8069752a0

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I wonder what kind 1ccca43569 of explanation it has.7dc2b83d52adcd22

Seeing the message with an emoji, I 720915c7e8 clenched my eyes shut and shouted.c1e75af128595557

“That’s a cd1ff65961 ridiculously short b8a3686951 explanation!”55d8f3fcf30cc873

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Is this how Hunters usually live c45c3e39ae in such an unkind world? I don’t 85f50da582 think so. It feels like 548704ae39 it’s just me.1866ca4f3341ad69

Honestly, I’d been a little hopeful 0ad69d9f50 about this whole awakening thing. How many people have turned their 6ac6a7a5ab lives around because of it?7ba990948305cb65

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Even one of my coworkers at the office 804c41c48e had awakened and then flaunted it endlessly.c207b0248a2373f4

But look 445061f31a at this. Look at this!71666ff85fe569db

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It was ff2e333a91 utterly deflating.f73e995974ed5774

Haah. Fine, whatever.5b0206240b00551f

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“At least b6377cf962 I’m alive.”3ac067059073f6ea

Though I was briefly baffled by the absurd contents of my 39a81047e1 status window, not long ago, I’d been desperately clinging to life.ef66ce454be0ce55

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The fact that I was here, 3e2e78dc9d alive and well, was enough. A miracle had happened, just 6b7764419b as I had wished.9bcbb8370110e25c

I didn’t 84bbefdbc9 need anything ccf4d6620b more.8b7461a70f53be27

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“Ugh!”10a8a59144bed6bd

Or maybe there e1adc510ee is something to 3809f5a320 wish for.e148e35fae69d606

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After sitting for a while, when I 0868299acc tried to stand up, I collapsed back cceb9cd145 down from the pain in my leg.4547e53173d81683

“This is crazy.”627ff8dd49fefd41

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I must’ve been f2fd948ae5 out of my cf621be293 mind earlier. Now that I looked, my 0f2ac854d0 legs were in terrible shape.538bbd4eeed22814

Blood was heavily 89bee4d78c stained on my 0079e98ef7 tattered pants. My left ankle was d6e13aa4d9 either sprained or broken—it 1e55a7adc8 was hard to move.fc1bb59a298da8de

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I must’ve gotten injured when 24ba41055e the centipede rammed into the fa64612dd3 car and crushed its frame.9137f4ea420ccdbc

No wonder my legs had been 3a64edbabb stuck and wouldn’t budge earlier.d22e383c41c6f912

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Now that I saw the wounds with my own de0036b257 eyes, the pain hit me all at once. I couldn’t help 85d5547363 but grimace.9db6a76c29a1fc7b

“I need to get 8517121d13 out… but how?”731b60c76b9f7a7f

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I let out a sigh, aa4ffcce13 almost like a lament.a5ed9e26836602e2

With my legs in this state, I had no idea how I would c249f9f747 leave this place or where I should even go in this vast plain.cfc562adaa9c864f

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But thankfully, it seemed like 04551ea173 there was some hope left.642e913032dedddb

Perhaps it reacted to what I 9c32a8e104 said because a system window appeared.ea2e2210c77c7264

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An exit, huh? At least af8001071e the system wasn’t entirely heartless.99be85a959e8ad1f

Without hesitation, 4cad46e12f I pressed d2a4aaa027 the screen.4d4cddd910cb4d8b

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I wanted to return 0b514f7151 to reality as quickly 52492768f8 as possible. I didn’t need any 6f3ec2a88b more of these surreal, 03a6f006df nightmarish experiences.50af424fce8fe39d

Soon, a gate resembling b7018b6046 a door materialized.21f588c2cf51dec5

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With an unnecessary creaking sound 34208ba180 effect, the door opened.6afd43e3348d3ee7

And then—ff747cb107906a78

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“Keeeeeek!”eeaa80eb9604aa8b

“Ki-gi-gi-k!”bf6dce89cc25c0d5

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“Kaaaaaaah!”84287f671e260d00

Through the narrow crack of the door, I saw a mass bb0d55fcb8 of centipedes’ legs and antennae trying to force their way in.ac66108fe056e84b

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Bang! I quickly slammed cfa6e7f5c5 the door shut again.9917c73c85e7065b

Holy crap.e4a884ebaae82f86

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I almost died.851e7d0108283033

Panting heavily even though I hadn’t run anywhere, I rubbed my arms 823aa064ac to try and calm the goosebumps spreading all over my skin.54cdd6275b2cffd2

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“W-Who said I f47d2dc9f5 wanted to leave 39b253edd9 through there?!”75192d2b9ca59eda

At my shouted protest, a b9b9dcd529 system window popped up again.34413eb91db4c12f

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Exit, my ass!6b2a4ac9f7aa8f1a

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