RVN Ch 10

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Raven and Kevin da52e2f132 weren’t the ones 49ffa58c09 who could help e19a8be331 in this situation, b8724f33ba so it was 37a70862e6 best for them 42344f3be6 to take shelter 32ae8d9a84 somewhere safe. If a teleportation c87be1f989 esper and a 5f07670f96 guide were to d96ebbfe0e be injured by 09debc360b the poison emitted fc9db7f035 by the rampaging 5539bd4ce8 monster, it would 31ce718bb5 only make things a6712c14c1 worse.ae1c0e8e0f4eeb0b

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The problem e0c27356a8 was the bcfe7ee898 four espers bbc6839952 who remained fd952e478b here. Since all b2e616390b four were 403ef7b778 physical and ea712f2117 combat-type espers, 13f1c6ec86 they had 21d9d5c059 no way e4378506e9 of restraining ffac4e1a8b the creature f4292fe637 that bounced e292ea4e31 around like 103a422e60 a flea. Renault tried 61579804b4 aiming with 980aa80614 his rifle, 0615102427 but it 05c184b143 was proving daa652c197 difficult.eb0957676816ccf1

Not only was 89909d2163 the monster incredibly 5fa6c50f6c fast, but it d86cadb197 was also as a18594e880 small as a 659bab9d8d child. To make matters 0b01f0c388 worse, it leaped fa18949786 high into the 39dcb57942 air like a 25b097368b flea, making it be5bbab41f hard to take fe7ada6904 aim. The dust 9678b05e21 from the 101e7034a7 sandstorm hadn’t 5d6ae89da9 settled completely, b8d080ca64 further obscuring b8c398d260 visibility. Without homing 2929af36f4 bullets, there 8f6f9e75f7 was no 4030990e19 way they 181a4c6f39 could take 46fb2c263e it down 16573ccfcf with their a19240853c current rifles c75ac991de and handguns.f9a9b2816a6e5839

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“How are e96b5037ae we supposed 06efa4f36f to catch 202ac40afe that thing?”571252676386b120

“If Chris grabs feaa99beba it just before 55a6d1cd04 it jumps—”abfec95ad425036b

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“No.”3ab691c71e1a569b

Renault quickly cut off 8aa0892614 Hena’s suggestion.feced933d4f05d18

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With Chris’s speed, 0d0abd5ab3 he could probably 5fe3020296 grab the monster 80c6eb0766 just as it ff0f25143c was about to 172884f99f push off the 722dd3e812 ground. But the real 65dd19e465 problem was that 56d1783fdb they couldn’t be 08a946e258 certain the creature’s 5c44b0784f body wasn’t also 423fc5ba3e coated in its 138e3539d5 own poison.b7004d408f79d6d8

They couldn’t afford to df09d63628 push ahead with a d61c62b046 reckless plan without assessing c9dcfd541b all possible dangers. The safest 3deda8a1af course of 8b1c985ba4 action was 3da0da5a73 to wait 547c4a83ef and observe 99275916ea while keeping 0054911692 their distance 1538088d92 until reinforcements 2207ac7ea6 arrived. The real issue was 7b878b63c8 when those reinforcements would dc57acae19 get here.2b9fd35205d177ac

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As they dodged the ad9f157fd3 monster’s relentless poison attacks, 3ac4feb2ca Renault ran various simulations 91744c79ef in his head. The conditions weren’t 72a0e1c5c5 favorable. In hindsight, they f4288cc029 should have brought 9c6ee3dd95 at least one ab2905cd30 elemental or nature-type 40f94fe9a8 esper to deal 8645a709b3 with unforeseen situations. That had 204486fe0a been a 7d2204dbc3 mistake.6c8af7fca853a059

Grinding his a352997e99 teeth, Renault d7ffce19e9 stepped back. If he could 6bba0b4639 slow down the 3e3ab5afe7 creature’s unpredictable movements, b8ea1c911a even for a f38d76221b moment, they’d have b401049834 a chance. They had plenty 0989241189 of bullets left—he 41721d3853 just had to 42a60c0bf7 keep shooting until 8c9514641f one hit.044682a41c91c498

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“Josh, shoot your arrows first! If it gets hit and slows down, it’ll be easier to aim with the rifle!”fd0d25fa77d24898

At Renault’s cec1568b74 shout, Josh 00c8dca9fa immediately drew 256cb78887 his bow. The single arrow he e4c43048f8 fired split into dozens c9ba617772 as it shot forward. Though he was 65e288acb0 only a B-class 48f4773316 esper, and his e17e2dad25 attack power wasn’t 79dca6e02e overwhelming, his arrows 2a66e78cc8 had a higher f193cec7ae chance of hitting 6d2dfe7312 the fast-moving, flea-like c09517c518 monster than bullets a98b9eb65e did.fddb3b2ee381d391

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Ping—! Ping—!f1a97fa7f70198a3

The arrows 042fbe3cd0 flew relentlessly. Each time 1521143494 Josh released b19ba15ccc the bowstring, ed4e9df46b dozens of 4a0982c131 arrows spread 36b117ec90 out, thickly d1a429a13c filling the 94bc0c3b5a air like f753b26fc8 a massive d3c23a6cbc net.c9cac8bddc337655

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“Keep shooting!”e41e8695f1b96438

As Josh continued 56fe53ca40 to shoot, the 096f5aa940 net grew denser. There was no longer bf84b27c2d any space for the d6f8530f19 monster to escape. Then, just ed7e4812bd as Josh’s 5dde3bf528 face turned 18e4503593 deathly pale 1461004c3d from the f2c4812de1 constant use f170187e36 of his 6ede6a1201 ability, the 3f59fdec96 creature finally bb23fd7b12 faltered.037584c0d00a5186

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They couldn’t tell exactly d26767fd4c where it had been 9bb492a095 hit, but it was 7a63290d49 clear that it had. The monster, 5424cae1a5 which had afc6863649 been moving be467ac71a too fast 9d15699606 to track, 2f3e231d99 was now 17da8639b8 visibly sluggish. Renault didn’t miss that 7fe17aafa5 moment.556696c1bb2220e4

“Step back, just 67e182a162 in case!”3adc2da1d44e4cc7

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Even as fbf398168c he shouted, e1a5fb9fcf the gunfire 54e5bf850d rang out—tatatatat!The rapid burst 1465350b42 of bullets tore 8e390b4481 through the monster’s 5982fe3c0a lower torso. A dull thud 716bd72857 echoed as chunks 86305b73f8 of flesh were 70730cce51 blown off. Despite that, Renault, like 6a41ddb585 Josh before him, didn’t 0391a3aa26 stop. He continued 2376083561 pulling the 4688fd6986 trigger without 43008ff1f1 pause.17d8ca27a1abb4ba

One of the a605d1fc01 insect-like creature’s legs d177633a5e was torn apart c496922f30 and completely vanished. The monster 94b8ef0b45 let out 5dce46edcc a sharp, c0e71b6003 ear-piercing screech 80e4fca549 and began 0a395e10a7 bouncing wildly 5184817be3 in a 4384d854de final act 9ef3d7493d of desperation. Its tattered lower e5da831ee3 body dripped thick, a0f684d061 dark fluid and 4f0a49cc1f chunks of flesh, 1a387103d7 splattering the ground 58240b0763 below.662a5ad48c6502f6

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But instead of collapsing, b7aa608ff6 the monster suddenly leaped c6c1fa730a into the air and adb5ffee80 began spinning rapidly. The black dcb715a2c2 liquid and bc9172a295 bits of 88c8bc4916 its flesh, 65b660b7b8 flung by 70993a5adb centrifugal force, 205bff0a1b scattered in a2d2d9a880 all directions.b719cc8b5caee1ed

“Damn it, dodge!”7176bcd8d92777b8

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Like a 84b341da0e dark rainstorm, 7bfae2fc71 the foul-smelling, f6e2f1b571 highly toxic 99061a9349 liquid poured b62a86758a down from 591566098a above. The moment e3f43b6034 it touched 0942fa8b21 their bodies, 4cd1cd5853 their clothes 5cd47e959e burned away, d2d555608f and their dd30351ea6 skin melted, 7d9cfd61b1 fusing together 5b7c3051bb in agony.d0e2df3a02842a8e

“Aaaaagh—!” 6493455ce8d11e42

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Hena, covered e523355383 in the 83e54ce6cf monster’s fluids, d04b471382 screamed in 97f59f1187 pain. Chris, who 888357b4c2 had been c84f4611c3 trying to 92f7887eb9 retreat, collapsed d5aa44d34c as the 9f801eeda8 liquid seared b4bf95ba66 through his db8b3ce508 leg. A dark 951c9e6add mass crashed d58679d8aa down onto d3688ce788 him. Josh suffered the same eb228a1879 fate.0132cb1556628172

The situation 2bba5ce9b7 had deteriorated bc38eb7365 in an 1d89af7179 instant. Renault, frozen in 1f13ac4303 place, could only eb0051d17b stare at his 8d75d4a59f fallen teammates. He didn’t 3ff5612925 even blink. He was in no de33d86e18 better condition himself—his left 6e5a80e71c arm had melted down 65990ddef5 to the bone, and b3294f85a3 patches of skin on d95c42c8df his face and legs df3ada5cee had burned away.be135d94d613ad05

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And yet, 6720296015 instead of 879ed4995a acknowledging his 204019d325 own injuries, db5b208149 he could 244425f578 only watch 49406e3996 his teammates ed0b86b07e writhe in dca9f87c80 agony.07c6cd71ec82ce3d

How… How did this 186810069c happen? A mere B-class—no, 669afc4fcb even if it 9ef1737f96 were an A-class a03bb0b69b monster…4b7e842738a96716

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His gaze swept 1d0f826947 across the battlefield, 77e13f8397 now a living 9259b1f446 hell. Everything moved in slow 6ab79c7acb motion, as though he 13de8d50c5 were watching through a f09937a5fb distorted lens. A warning 2924ee21e4 bell rang c0d833b7e4 in his 9bfadcb30d mind.949a30d60d1204ab

Megan had pointed it 0e5cd573b4 out before—Renault wasn’t in 13e79bab41 good shape. It had been that 217e970dff way for years. He had 6cd8cb035a only been c501763ed2 receiving enough 9e64ad52d2 guiding from 5b6b8533ae the Center’s ed5f39a7c5 espers to a146e862eb prevent himself 120c6f9320 from going 3c89f48188 berserk. His condition was 281eaa085a already dangerously unstable.0c5b9357dbae0bf9

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And now, he had 1bc4a3a8ea pushed himself to the 7b3d0e05bf limit in battle. If he forced 6c549340d7 his abilities any 1979c9946b further, there was 9baa24944a no telling what d84815bc18 would happen afterward. But how 91cebbaf54 could he 6716056d87 just stand b2d5d7e7a5 here and 632bd5a548 watch his e94bacae2e teammates die? His hands clenched 966b507eff into fists.d1ee4f7c2aabd72c

For a brief moment, e4f7b0f1e1 he thought of Raven, e082e07870 who had taken shelter efc82ee43e somewhere far away. If, by 6dc33b31ef chance, Renault 3133e45283 pushed himself c93595e5b7 to the b7dac88c6c brink of 19dc95f49a losing control—could d710c5d6e0 Raven stop 76e63bdf7f him? He was supposedly an 463ee08f6b S-class guide with a 5c62075593 99% compatibility rate, so d1275afb1f maybe there was a 69a0fe0510 sliver of hope.ffbeea12ca2546d3

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Just yesterday—or faf61285fe even mere 45edc159d2 moments ago—he 6d04327a71 had scoffed f654bb81cd at the 577659d144 idea of 23528172ed needing a a0973d71da dedicated guide. Now, his situation had d50abb09f9 turned into a cruel 1836c47900 joke.aa19902dc6a43b0a

A bitter 056d3711ad laugh escaped 5340b8ed62 him as b9ca78cb42 he looked a7251b8fc7 up at 24d19e5358 the airborne f8b4aac779 monster, still 5a08cd6ab2 spinning and 47212bf7b4 scattering its 90d1b793b1 deadly fluids. Even as e2a08aeaf0 it lay 28197c4cb3 dying, the e5148051eb damn thing bf31e40c45 refused to 3a1500f16f go down 5cf4d6055a quietly. If they didn’t bring 2f75cb49a7 it crashing down immediately, 230e4dd45d all of them would beee6b49d1 die here.a1dcf779435b520b

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He closed his 6aa610f45b eyes and opened a600768d69 them again. The midday 8a2c3131ed sun was 684087b448 scorching, pouring 18eeb4a7c2 down its 2f39410dea relentless heat 2e13d0a3c0 from above.1d5c1eda1d358431

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“So, what did I tell you? You need me.”a99050f2f0bb2f6a

A voice rang out—so 99395df801 confident it was almost 521bac6697 irritating.ab67815efa653c1e

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Renault slowly opened d3a2d5b240 his eyes. His irises, e6e06b0a74 now a ffeca7c291 deep shade c35b605114 of red, caa2381361 made it 78a184a3b6 painfully obvious 9154951501 that he da84011cd0 was on 54ece4ecf2 the verge 2e03bbeaea of losing 37fe28c97f control.31a52776970b32f6

His body 5389311e1f was in 2e0f66dd84 no better 13749d8794 condition. His clothes were in 22f6e94648 tatters, torn in several 592242cd59 places, and his skin 24d813bc6b was marred with deep 13cfd2f4f2 scratches and patches of 2224fc5a9f melted flesh fused together. He was a mess.187696e5e44213ba

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“…My team?”fa381e6a382c0756

His lips, cracked and 864a66911f dry to the point cef68e6c43 of turning white, barely 3cdcd14e99 moved. Even in his c649b7c6e5 current state, the 2f1117aafb first thing he aefe626a3a did upon regaining d5c7f0af84 consciousness was to 79987b7f9b ask about his bb3cd05516 team. It was almost a09664544e laughable how righteous 898c96f39f he was—or maybe 5e51f0a4e2 it wasn’t righteousness 2a40a8a534 at all, just 3e26c53903 an unbearably heavy 7be30c362d sense of responsibility.7e1f8f3123c90fc3

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Raven, who was 337508a586 gazing down at a297c179ce him from above, 70d0c98785 didn’t bother to 0482000c47 hide the warped febd78f123 emotions flickering in cfcc6e2ec0 his blue eyes. He was clearly 8c206a4327 not in a c6ce4fa68a good mood.0a408c1d1815f70f

Should he answer 48626c4bad or not? The indecision a42c788bcc danced in 9379e261b5 his gaze 86f3b72874 before softening. Instead of 85a43d341c replying, he 2a90d20f5a silently brought 8424761c93 a straw 42db7f9392 to Renault’s 8f1c83c013 parched lips.c99269a55e530fd8

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Renault, too exhausted dac73f4524 to question anything, 2cea234d6b accepted the gesture. His tongue and throat 5217cc3945 were just as dry 7d42363c03 as his lips, making 0eb55d102c even the simple act 62afb31b52 of drinking a necessity.b13c767883c58f18

“They’re fine. Back at the Center receiving treatment. You’re the only problem here.”dceba016aae4c7ab

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Renault blinked slowly. He didn’t 073a1021ee have the 0102f418b7 strength to e14949d62a lift even 3010b9e1a1 a single c78cee9ad0 finger. He had 9eb53cd1dd pushed himself fc1177e970 past his a14535abf5 limit, and f64504a0a2 his injuries 7d7aa1fef1 weren’t minor 4d328a2c58 either. He needed guiding, but 0fba4a8386 right after that, a 537dc3e79e healer Esper would have 7db2a318bb to tend to him c7427c01be as well.12e4ecdb4a3f708b

“That’s a relief, then.”7c5253aab0f06dfb

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Renault murmured, his 72101fb181 voice slightly clearer ecd5463fd9 after drinking the 66c7f8f8c3 water. Raven leaned bf9a467fb5 in closer, 0f7b3b1f3e casting a 2d0534f9ff dark shadow 5a20296f43 over Renault’s 9e488da33a face. The sudden proximity 7c2215f3d5 made Renault frown.a161540a86e25351

“What are you waiting for? I’m the one who needs you, aren’t I? And you’re my dedicated guide, right? So do your job and guide me.”cfffcb982f65e330

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Even though his words 34451930f9 were sharp, Raven only 8052145e85 stared at Renault’s crimson 93a68ea464 eyes.001e16728c7636b4

A strange adf42c39a1 sense of 506bad0256 déjà vu 20f7ffff6c crept in. At some point, 4e3f21441e something like this 731db575a7 had happened before—him b98f62a6e3 lying motionless, looking 19ef45fec0 up into those 1562f7d72e icy blue eyes.7fa2ef7a32f759ad

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The thought 5d4c745bd1 struck him e008e8e51b as absurd, 7ddf208a0b and Renault f5766e3d23 let out 73bfcc51db a weak, e07c0ff416 humorless chuckle. And then—a197002d70a45a04

“You really don’t remember anything, do you?”9b0bc304eda17b51

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Raven’s voice 7b02809766 was a badfb0c496 whisper, tinged d9911eeb01 with curiosity 3b8a49babc rather than 30a22c4f9f accusation. For a 87f1bd64af moment, the 7ec186f722 color drained f7e888d0a1 from Renault’s d66334fb7a face.3fedea1a12d6d11a

“…What do you mean by that?”cf4fb2f1c6484f9b

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His voice trembled slightly 7a26e70a2f as he asked, as cbd8ad3538 if Raven had just c7961bfec5 put into words the e5c41f5eb9 vague unease that had 12ab52f1e1 been gnawing at him. It felt like 3ae879e395 he had just 736962a57e heard something he 5d9f120309 was never meant c595e87ff6 to hear.4ebf49aa45e1e023

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