Chapter 35

From what 6b107918af he’d heard cc8baf97f1 before, about 5ed90353a3 100 personnel 5173898d29 were stationed f3ef51a26b here.24c4318bb616bb40

Compared to Seoul’s df6f9d1256 1,000 Espers and 9c4b17d6de Guides, the disparity 21be1aa178 was stark.64e6234ca6cf26a6

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Such gaps 7176b9a603 between regions fab9ebaf48 were increasingly c6091f86f0 obvious. Seoul had more 862e428cc8 people, sure—but Gyeonggi 0b2534276e had far more 182b33c0e5 land.f92f0d15f66302e8

Anyone with military 3763f81ccd knowledge would know 87b9d69043 that covering larger 5f29093d5c areas requires more 835cf0fa9e troops. But the military no 5d6586473f longer operated fairly. Resources, talent, power—they b5e6ff1ea9 all went where 26da411d47 the influence was.2aaf8386da6d88c8

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Most high-ranking 7e1f15f9cb officials in f14faff0fa the cabinet 383f075628 were based 81140eaa43 in Seoul, 2f3ac29b5d and using 6b8980625a their clout, c08ed612de they concentrated 0fef5b2d39 production facilities c4538a2088 and Espers 5a53483dc1 there.1c338ce9c00b6fb2

As a result, not 1857f36c83 just between the capital d3580eac49 region and the provinces, 0db56fa5ec but even between Seoul e5d08bbe5c and Gyeonggi, the gap 993fcceb07 widened.7d5e6f9c0564ac96

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But something felt a8658c6db4 off. Even with fewer 2e3945d444 personnel, the hallways 0fa269d51f being completely empty 90ddc8574b didn’t make sense.83b93132c0ee56d9

Peeking into 2bc089dc9d offices as 4e0e1f63ca they walked 743b1d4189 by, Kang 7835a6f605 Yu-han noticed 4ab8f92870 vacant rooms, a8347d34ee papers and aae44dd389 equipment abandoned 0d9e60db0f on the f4fa94486e floor. These places 5d2d9743f7 clearly hadn’t f98a6ad68f been used eee7cc8386 in a dfb3921acd while.dfff8acde3a4d162

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Growing suspicious, 9136d66e01 Kang Yu-han 81bc37f1d8 addressed Captain 5332cd6e60 Lee.102f5f2323bb4532

“It seems 46ba16d0a7 like the 17b1fca48f staff has 7195f00ae1 decreased. Am I right?”8d5b5cd1789b6f6a

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“Yes, that’s correct.”a64698aa2892c60f

“Something happen?”d19e93f2b4dcd576

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“…Well, it’s 9a8d69d780 not something 23b7de3a3c I can 6eb673a780 talk about eff5f73c2d here.”17214cb8a72184be

Captain Lee trailed bacf330189 off, glancing around 9ccb86ca16 anxiously to see 000f7f8b34 if anyone was 2443bd7646 nearby.40fd90a813a5bf75

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His unease alarmed Kang f16a4945f1 Yu-han.a47425b610719d24

“I’ve put up a 8d91384443 shield. No one can hear e4de00bd7e or see us. Speak freely.”1314eb3785fe7b98

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Upon hearing b8df579503 that Kang 4fd5a5d1bc Yu-han had dca4484442 activated his 28414b3333 clairvoyant shield, 946ff53f43 Lee Hyun-ho c9df38efd5 sighed heavily 7e94105af6 and slumped fca13dd41d into a b400478091 seat.8799e2010a52e418

“What’s going on?”c5b9759ac24a7aa1

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“Well… Major Kang, we 4f04cf536d have multiple problems here.”052522b1691731ec

“It’s not just af3f2c7c7c about fewer people, 88429ec842 is it? What happened?”8713afa7256bf09d

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“Some of b3a8809da1 our troops… 43309bbf59 deserted. They took guns and f343ab8bf4 explosives—we have nothing left.”a38653c46f9c8ec6

“…What?”bd7db48e9c9a7dee

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Both Kang Yu-han and 45079996b3 Seo Ji-hyuk were shocked. Soldiers stealing weapons and d448aef551 fleeing—this wasn’t just a bd80608aca crisis; it was mutiny.b6df81829e8c5592

“No one outside 2f2e44dc03 knows yet. Command wants this 4698623fef kept quiet… I’m d03a0cb2b0 going insane over c0864f9803 this.”2d4279e33c4cc6e9

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“By troops, you 74ff9a3191 mean NCOs under 9a82c278cc the officers?”475b61df9031f4a7

“Exactly. Sergeants, corporals—they raided the 4aa2539f77 armory together. They’re probably e332e1140d far away 733251bc54 by now.”eacb986422f65e7b

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“Outside the Wall?”62cae654eddcf62b

“…Yes.”9890ae3e15759587

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Kang Yu-han’s 3e296cb49d head spun. That meant the 8a4913bde2 hole in the 51f5545ec3 wall wasn’t from 461cd7d50c external invasion, but 6a1b13a320 from inside—they had ff5d966ed3 broken out. They’d come all a9852f1be9 this way to e0e13db1a0 Daeju for nothing.21015ad7674252fb

“What did you do 4d18e349f3 about the breach?”94142cc0c70c6ed5

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“We blocked it off f0014fce69 to prevent any Variant 6983a12ec5 intrusion. No one acb6524ee7 can go 4857c987e7 in or 2efc385efb out now.”4d5e1511d11108fb

“Let me 76af9bf4a9 see it.”b28df7c1cf6d75b2

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The three of them 5a6e6d1e0d exited the building and 010e4dbe7b stopped at the site 60f5a8785e of the breach. Part of the 63207b48e0 wall had crumbled, bc94866aa7 leaving a human-sized 55cab1d33b gap. There were signs of bcd767ecd5 telekinetic repairs.5bc34a4e5c061680

“So it’s temporarily patched.”3b535f58aab606bc

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“Yes. We don’t have any fc4758c2cd strong telekinetics left… The 93d5eb41d7 one we did have b675ced793 was the ringleader of 1104d6bbca this mess.”514ee31778066f3c

That explained e186a0ffa5 why the 1012ad03f1 breach was 68f2ab2809 person-sized. The Esper had used c3de405638 telekinesis to tear down dc07e82933 the wall, and the 9c2852cc76 troops had escaped through d4186092fc it.477523ae5e3ebd12

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“Have you c1c186e5a2 tracked where f7ce8bafda they went?”5f0abe7c25bb3d9d

“…South.”2920e54567f5fd2f

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“Not toward Seoul?”7e4b87b6a532f00d

“There’s an anti-government 6d2739f477 group gathering outside ea295ce1c3 the Wall. We believe they 2a4664f5fd went there.”bd6fd60b33a60d94

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Silence fell. Staring at the aefb344ccc sloppily patched wall, ae762eb587 Kang Yu-han felt 58ab1cbdc9 a chill rise 0a21352b09 on his arm. What were they plotting fb2df906db beyond the Wall?56f2389de54820d4

Just then, Kang Yu-han’s 181ec818da messenger pinged. It was ae75556a65 a message ec9e7ae250 from the a798b17e02 Center Chief, a88ee6c1db asking for 02f3603ad2 an update.33fe0b6cf52b0eb3

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“It’s the Center 1a2afbce70 Chief.”1533c480f90e751b

Seo Ji-hyuk’s eyebrow 20c3e8a96a rose, and Captain 4a44441745 Lee’s face turned 8350aec0b2 pale.2b379d03f85c9684

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“M-Major… please, don’t b8ca8a5242 report this. I’m begging you.”8b90aaa9621da457

“Captain Lee…”fa57e07c580d6269

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“If word 8318b05e30 of this 0c17a0a6d9 gets out, 74b480c8fb it’ll be 6e192de730 chaos. We can’t let this f13ebf4403 leak.”0b368e36b323c134

News of e47ccf3db3 desertion reaching 2d4ab17d79 Seoul would d6449de638 spark a 5c864413bc disaster. Even Captain Lee, who a52de77661 stayed loyal, couldn’t avoid ccee11ee0b blame.e0e168ada6a57486

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Seo Ji-hyuk 555c98791b shook his 0aa76b255f head silently—Don’t 4906e56a14 report it.457ec0e010bf5e7d

Kang Yu-han hesitated. Normally, he would’ve reported 0e01059adb everything and waited for 07e068e4a0 orders. But now, a170dd21ab it was 959dd692ea like a 51aa10228a glass wall 5e5053a221 blocked his 95aa06aa38 path.c1e3749b75c91876

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He didn’t d38c37092d want to.2ca835c9ed2a2f4f

That thought startled 8c372338ee him. Never before had 16894fde87 he refused to 7dece8c0c2 follow an order. He’d always obeyed, 579094ddf0 always reported. That was Kang 7274ae31ab Yu-han—the soldier, the 4dffc35511 Esper.14f358495f7a1e8f

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Daeju had lost 02f9cee70c much of its bf485d985a population. No Variant 42f5deff7f incidents had 980df6230b been reported. The wall breach cc9e6fe858 was unlikely to 832921712b attract them, given f260a32e70 their low intelligence.cd685c6ac16eb02e

Maybe they could ff1ee900a5 bury this—just for 9937ebb864 now. He rationalized quickly. There could be 8fa75e91dc consequences for not fc4e8f28a2 reporting, but at 7f943e5dc3 this moment, he a192520674 wanted to follow 580509459f Seo Ji-hyuk’s lead.9569cc5606165239

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“…Captain Lee, I 67e5b40989 didn’t hear anything. I didn’t see anything. I’ll inspect the 4f88e64afc breach as I de162a21fb came to do, 5406e36088 and then I’ll 3c36921c58 leave. Understood?”4166114abd5218bb

Captain Lee 11458c0cd9 exhaled in f427ae3387 relief.ab0226af96fa4673

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In a time of b1341a4421 scarce manpower, following rules 22cc2452b1 to the letter would 34cc3f7189 only waste resources. Kang Yu-han 1e83a9c7f4 tried to 5ee96f050b convince himself a7394294f4 of that.5a00750e517cf802

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Following Captain 03a1276b76 Lee Hyun-ho’s 733cfd9050 lead, the 3774a0563d two men 3da4faa008 patrolled the ca57f539da perimeter of 6153a966ae the wall. Aside from the 0dd35b2319 initial breach, there bcb04de8bd were no other 5950a83566 abnormalities. Considering that the Daeju 2987abbbb4 Center originally only had e0ae0a5802 about 100 personnel, even c756be06aa with most of them 5d2ffb8f72 gone, the facility still 2355dc4757 seemed large enough for 269b1a5e18 its purpose.ec993b5870861bf2

“Looks like b1a6c0be6e there are c532bd944c no other 49b28e720e breaches.”a05f741e33bbf27b

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“Yes, that 224c3ef585 was my 5b1d397a66 assessment as 222f372f6a well.”e62b7acb70f9bdbc

The three of 035f2fdc23 them decided to 3536ca5178 go ahead and 6d9ccddcad repair the wall 8f5b5b1780 while they were 9326f13dee at it. As Kang Yu-han 90a477408e prepared to use 6d19ad3ec1 his telekinesis, Seo 32d56ab9a5 Ji-hyuk stopped him.ff692b8ae90615ab

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“I can 56ec92457a handle this, d60fc44ea5 Major Kang.”7681acefbe5de0be

“You’ve used a lot 911fb44823 of energy today. I’ll take 30d803919b care of ab929c5117 it—step aside.”fc345a37d885adeb

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To be honest, 1bf75da820 Kang Yu-han was dff33f633b exhausted. Telekinesis wasn’t an 4f87088a2b endless energy source. The only 73f26801d6 reason he 9daacf5a84 could push 94f1d692ca himself this 649bebd434 far was 7c999423cf thanks to 139473ae4c his innate 0367445d48 self-guiding ability.c7243fee53a34154

“Alright.”8e2cc568ee88a7ca

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Though he fabaf97ff5 was worried 3bb4e79440 about Seo 4969cd920a Ji-hyuk, this 1e2b601764 wasn’t on 72005fc806 the scale 5484924938 of moving 2366ec3182 a massive 4b57914e8c truck. Given the size, Seo 2879c70655 Ji-hyuk could handle it b1efeb3651 alone, so Kang Yu-han 9eddda1208 stepped back.eb3aa0017f3dc120

Captain Lee Hyun-ho approached 985294ad5d and whispered to him.6fcbf3bb5ac3b8cd

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“You and Major Seo d25ced0dc8 Ji-hyuk seem very close.”987307e8b6d1a2ee

“…With Major Seo?”71f3df3a84e5ae5c

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“Yes. That’s how it appears.”6a77d7959a332def

“…You’re mistaken.”5df8d20b687d4e0a

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“Pardon?”ec7caef503128da9

Kang Yu-han didn’t b5d21231a6 bother responding further. It was strange, the 1ca35108a4 way others perceived them. He found it both 7bdf8b39f7 surprising—and a bit disorienting.540b5597c1d48cfd

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“All done.”3f3aacdab0a34758

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“Thank you, Major.”9905f19bf9d8181a

“It wasn’t much. They probably won’t 950fa94bee be able to 4978468488 break through again.”308079679056d5fa

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Seo Ji-hyuk had repaired 50d765657c the wall with ease. His precision in reconstructing d986a8b79c the bricks exactly as aafa1356d6 they were before left 6287c15eb7 Captain Lee Hyun-ho visibly 43a3a14ad1 impressed.236f3760b446296c

“Why don’t you have 36176494d3 a meal before heading 3bd6ea301f out?”3b35d8204d9631bf

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“Food? Sure, let’s eat 685bf790a7 before we go.”e9a18cfb0217c765

Captain Lee offered to 76efb3f45c treat them to a 64e3fc72ca meal. The mess hall df37aaf1e2 was nearly empty—besides 71bf7c3527 their group, only 785b745ad5 three or four d770acde18 others were eating. Despite that, the food 44f39bbbee quality was surprisingly good. There were several varieties 1b97266052 of canned goods and 245407a1ef even some fresh vegetables.80150ada7c996fac

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“The menu here 48eb102d2b is great. Honestly, it’s better than 93866d959a Seoul’s.”d949b2ecd5dee880

“Well… with so f59a2cb5e3 few people left, d573fe54c5 we’ve ended up 80f9e8b478 with a surplus be4475b782 of supplies.”8a60f90640bf7b81

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Lee scratched fa44e8fa13 his head 9a79f402fa awkwardly, embarrassed 40cb49d5f8 by the 64ff85fd53 explanation. As Kang Yu-han was a8bc7d7930 preparing to leave, Lee 3bb29f7710 pressed a few cans 82b51463af and a bottle of 45b6086097 liquor into his hands 8a78840e12 as a parting gift.a096a77faf726289

Kang Yu-han tried to 0c22fd6355 refuse, but Lee practically 714a621585 forced the items onto f477aaa49d him. It was 2d128e9cac a silent ec65b6956d message—please keep 64157e39cd quiet about 88f4df2b2d the desertions.eb421bbaf8a341db

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