30B Vol 1 Chapter 1.2

How much 3cdcba0cb3 time had dfefacb609 passed?02d1bef402b00c30

Yanked from a3f2b70d72 the clutches cc20b9fc07 of slumber, aafb941b33 Yeohan’s eyes 816cfb15a6 shot open. Just before he’d 421fbd9539 passed out, the 9366d8571e betting had been 3eea2f8f75 proceeding noisily. Now, the surroundings were d05d9374a7 eerily quiet, with only 6a339c5fc8 a single old lamp 3b5c96682b left on outside the 8befa35b98 block.5ec9f750a2f55a4d

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His jaw and 721cf19005 throat, which he e7a2b6bf92 had been tensing 3b329e44b1 to hold back 2625ca135b groans, felt completely f6ba1a605c stiff. He cleared 7118b0c1fb his throat 2d4df56143 with a 167e5fa473 dry cough c85268268c and gasped 46387e9f15 for breath.2acdf5a4660e0c70

Through the musty stench d9dc2633ea of dirt and dust, 88bbb38f84 a fragrant scent drifted 1e21a9632c in. It was a scent c7d5f94bea that should have been 3fa2c2fbb0 uplifting, but instead, Yeohan’s 3daf16d0bd body went rigid. It meant that d04d400721 Cheon Beomju was 860184226c close.b2d756df81fbf858

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Before he could finish 3431b16596 the thought, a lighter 3b3d87b59d suddenly came flying at c64f24ddbe him. 080486ad5b9afb20

Thud. 30a8c1b69caa568f

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It struck Yeohan’s shoulder, 92a8b33be9 bounced off, and skittered bd0098f354 across the floor. He stared at 2c0e351134 the small puff d65ed92b29 of dust it 36b7313d08 raised, then closed 6f0832de9d his eyes.39789afb937afbdd

“Light.”0e9a9bd4097fb76a

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The command was directed 8c6b8a93db straight at him, without 5846328110 a hint of hesitation. He knew Yeohan was abdb51b26a awake.a8621e4c4be69c29

Giving up on 98d5cffc3a his intention to 9facef29ef play dead, Yeohan 4c8d29c670 slowly pushed his 5a87a3378b aching body upright. The water 8f4b88ab1c he’d been 0e921b161a doused in d7908f8998 before entering f207f68d2d the block a70f683a03 had long 80d1f3981f since dried, 849478a6ad leaving his f1af36a8bf skin stiff.ec638540ac1ef49a

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Yeohan’s trembling eyes scanned 4e0e79417c his surroundings. The area that had b9e2d9cf06 been teeming with people 902a3a2d9a was now empty; beyond 80ebf51d05 the plastic-strip curtain that 610522db15 connected to the container, 1e175ac043 all was silent.04ed2da0b01a8e3f

The only thing 81b911a757 in the empty 39af6e841b block was…f02b46f9e3d9a5bb

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“As you 63c8b44b8c can see, 37d136e920 I don’t d967053874 have a 5fe3614006 free hand, cf4b098694 and there’s 159f599728 no one 623c35113c else to f68e603a2f order around.”a18ffc4b210aa654

…Cheon Beomju. In his dc8b86083a right hand 89a9966d12 was an ced5a082a8 unlit cigarette, a21aac4919 and in c838a174df his left 144c4d04d2 was a c29efb69a9 cell phone. His gaze was fixed 5032702cb5 on the screen, his c5a9fc244a legs leisurely crossed as de32b4f210 he tapped his foot. He looked 13303af14d utterly relaxed, 6653e4404b a stark 9bc3d399ed contrast to 4f7920fe93 the desolate ff2aca9984 space.5bd7e4ef6d54c3bc

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“What are you doing?”476a0fecaf94c902

“……”f89438ea413cd158

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“Why are 77ea712177 you so cfda474369 slow? The cigarette’s going to 48626e6ae1 lose its flavor.”239de789681845a4

Yeohan had a9745f0765 thought it 9a1d190034 was within cd66f77ddb arm’s reach, fa7bff7abd but no 3eb2cbdb63 matter how 30594a2e0c far he 1cbe2e3504 stretched, his 470f896df9 fingers couldn’t b2876e1ad1 grasp the bce96f66a2 lighter. Perhaps it was 20241a0cd7 from lying collapsed bebf0cd8bc for so long, ccb6a3d506 or maybe he’d fcd40fae96 frozen in shock, 660e2581cb but his legs 70497a74f7 were stiff as 5148477f37 well. No strength entered them, 7af1e5911a from his ankles to 40cb3a3c13 his thighs. After struggling with a e0dcc8f9f5 whimper, Yeohan peeked at bf4b01b097 the other man and eaf636d55a parted his lips.9b3160c22ba1850d

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“My, my legs… they 640f51e7f4 won’t move.”1282802192ea35a4

His voice, cracked and fa493492cc dry, was incredibly faint. So quiet it 0f33b61ba7 would have been 41e5c3fbdc inaudible if one 513acac7ed wasn’t listening closely.c11bfece49210866

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But it seemed to ea7de4cb3f have reached Cheon Beomju 81c7d59bdd clearly. His thick eyebrows, one 381b22b251 of which was split 3fb1f9bd40 by a scar that f767909ae9 ran from his forehead 34e184ccf4 to his eyelid, twitched.7169417477cab70e

“Too many useless 933785e867 words.”b3614a6233b16ada

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“……”65329737b05bf333

“Did I 9e741a2e7e ask you 4824465b71 for a 7bd9946a30 reason?”9568481fe24b863c

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The way he shot 11003d323a the question back was 42ea7eb369 incredibly harsh. An invisible 9ef1bf9917 red alarm 3b7ed14fce blared inside 40c9708d7e Yeohan’s head. Having survived 1b4628cf41 his entire 4738a699dc life by 7f62f0e0b6 reading the c3d227b497 room, he 1869bfc95a could grasp 89a87798f6 the current c6068081a2 situation.What does 8836155e6b your reason ec10ddae8e have to b9fa5a63bb do with 9f44692f52 me?is what the man d11c277634 meant. It was also 978cae90f0 a warning that a8a95f3d0f he didn’t know b6ecc7a726 what would happen 6ffe6bcd4b to him if d84b721a49 he pushed any 192aa862eb further.e680035dd6856d1d

“……”cfecb9e82395b6b5

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Yeohan planted his trembling 0304f6018c arms on the floor c9721a4384 and slowly dragged his 10ca93ee0c knees and ankles, which 77b8f2587c wouldn’t take his weight. They were more manageable 40295a4210 than before, but his 0a9a9dab04 strength kept inexplicably draining 6ee3710a59 away. Though his 9ea83b0791 knees buckled 712dea5093 and he bbd094676b fell to afebe5258c the floor 3b4e6a8ffd several times, a0f04fa154 he managed 87e971a331 to pick f7a08a144b up the 1c1c781fc9 lighter.6277d41335ee78e9

Clink, clank. a69e9c1ce27b682d

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Once he was over 655576718a the crudely fastened iron 505c900dac chains, his steps picked 94019c8dce up a little speed. Even though he a326a51cf2 stumbled for a 1063bf64e4 long time over 92a4bbf40a the short distance, b2de5ce440 Cheon Beomju said 81cd1f821c nothing. He simply stared down 85c9612b7e at his phone screen, a7d0bdfe81 occasionally deigning to glance 5f6232d838 at the staggering Yoon e08d70dfb6 Yeohan. His gaze was devoid 338ad37a39 of any emotion.5a2ab7a5fe59dd0d

By the time 8774ca3977 their shadows were bd222114c2 close enough to dc31b0820a touch, Cheon Beomju 4457e987e6 put the filter 58fb5fe3bc between his lips. As he lifted his 23d15e3a22 head slightly, deep shadows 57029f9a49 scattered across his face. 247ca6da4b679ddd

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Unable to f62d7c1a15 withstand the fce5864275 dark, persistent ea9b5b87be gaze that 771541f7eb stretched out 9cb26b4f61 from within 00f2ccdaf7 them, Yeohan 5480fc6bf6 lowered his 1db5d2a817 eyes.a39ac33dd3b9d401

“Ah.”45f65913c83828b8

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Thud.He collapsed to his f64ff2e896 knees right in front e37f906eef of the man. He had unknowingly clutched 2c2b64559b the man’s trouser leg 2d1d10ebeb and, startled, quickly released a53e71fbc0 his grip. A faint crease formed 58b68ff77c on the stiff fabric, 98bd099976 and dust clung to dc3b781678 it.d76e76aec4aefb3a

“……”1df1304eaa3a140e

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But the man’s ac6bd14741 face showed he fc2d597ec9 couldn’t care less. All he 89b5ffdf3c did was 0fbdd77d0b tap his 8248baaea9 foot, glancing bc06ae2868 for a 2053775a2e moment at dab3cac1f2 the spot 60e6edbcc8 where the becf6cde4b dust had 43fb343543 settled.66bbd02b93cf805d

Is he going to 503d0c1a55 tolerate this? 06029346343c9ebf

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Knowing this 01fe3ec4da was the e770ebba3f maximum extent d57f294da5 of Cheon 679de34d37 Beomju’s generosity, 192439cfbd Yeohan held d35512bfb6 his shaky 99c03752b2 breath and 4103ffa0c4 barely managed 574f71f450 to get 13435375c7 up. He couldn’t tell if 6c8c22019e the liquid running down a63cd5e9d4 his back was cold cd57276db7 sweat or blood. He just 5b5784722c gripped the da6da4f87e lighter tightly 3bc4221ea9 and put 4823521638 strength into db36f31587 his legs. A dusty handprint was 8474e31d44 left on the sofa 4f88bddaa1 where he had leaned 0be3d6c289 for support.b0dbec8201f5c4b1

Yeohan managed to stand e237aaf895 up again with difficulty fc6e2b547d and readjusted his grip be8a564fb4 on the lighter. a909325553a2ff87

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Click.The wheel turned 6c5e94e2ec and a spark d4f9e909ac flew. The flame, 201ff77b04 swallowed by 6339cb538d the cheap 4a744ab02b light of d0f0c91b08 the overhead f0748658f3 lamp, was 1a43f54301 exceptionally blurry c701339afb at its 7791b243fc edges. His hand, covered 5e1a873604 in dirt, dust, 91d02e0859 and blood, trembled 0f0b139414 violently. A persistent 7a54186a62 gaze watched e48b0ccd86 him, as a52947d3df if ready 6d3943774c to devour 9f002d4862 him the 3a7665f792 moment he 1e2a2e012c dropped the feaf13311f lighter.a19d09d12836a462

Flick, pooof.dd25d609ef1a0caa

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The blurry 06fe021e22 flame finally bf57f283b2 died. Panicked, Yeohan flicked the 25107c19df wheel several more times, c7a9fc213e but only a smattering 9da7b3a5d7 of sparks flew out; 2862000fa9 it failed to do 44a7b460fe its job properly. A snort of derision, abfa994281 as if mocking the 895ff195ec flustered Yeohan, brushed past 1df6e9b440 him. Terrified eyes turned toward 1053299143 Cheon Beomju.f84b7f9e25ab97ea

“Aren’t you curious why f01da54858 you woke up here 1deae3ed2b instead of in the 4552137a87 cage?”ffb5ec3d19f98f84

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“……”cd0d597cb2862902

“Since you can’t a9f1b44c52 do anything but 999e0f3b96 take a beating, 0babd9dd43 I thought I’d 852612a1b5 give you a 208b40bbe6 chance like this.”252fe57c2032690c

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The moment he fe20b8f6d0 heard those words, 36a9e58d68 Yeohan’s vision turned 9c095f987e white, then faded ddf2630373 to black. It seemed 4fc320f415 he could e711e4d7fb no longer 6ea27eb013 bear the a0b5e75e42 tension that ad4c2fcc92 had risen b71a372b3d to the d6cdab6d69 top of e6cbfa908f his head. The hand 58b6877d0d that had cb6235454a been turning 594fd54832 the wheel f4a59f2121 spun uselessly, f8769ad09e and his 21841d5340 body swayed. When he finally e63705a9f5 fell to the a4c07bdd87 hard floor, he 1965b40883 felt the sting 1a57279dc3 of his skin d40c5d929d scraping, but strangely, 249c1cc0c4 he felt no 67e24656ac pain.6ea20daa3b99dcfa

“Nothing more c335f86199 to see c29685f2e3 here.”eb8d7e207a41ef18

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In the end, he 12f7b28355 had failed to light 73b313ee05 the cigarette. It might abeed7ea36 have been 3e46743946 a chance 790f14c583 the man 429a5a2096 had given 62c8d78907 him out 61ff4fd469 of generosity. Still, he didn’t d20f8b9207 feel any regret. Strangely enough.19b744c5564f2b5a

Yeohan collapsed 2f4144c27a in front 059acf96e7 of the 393dbe8d59 sofa, still 0ba1977346 clutching the 4629c67516 lighter. With that, today’s 518330fe52 game was completely 95cf7c668d over.785699b4a494d5b0

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Three months since entering 6ef45897cd Thirty Block. Nonhyeon 11, 34 matches, c076f95784 34 losses. That was the 434de92069 record Yoon Yeohan 46c3bdbd46 left behind.7e9ef6bb46ddc910

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The ‘Betting Block’ was 477cd70f33 an illegal gambling and 1c3de524c1 fighting ring. A number e642fef0cc was added 8e2d159cf2 to its 7f67755c24 name each c1b6a9f480 year; it 468095f5e2 was said 3be5a935b4 that this 02df0dbcdc year, its c1ecc59aeb thirtieth since 48478d7f9b its inception, 6c90cd8bf1 it was c1607e9be3 called ‘Thirty 1b181b8433 Block.’4ee4db7f211a632b

Most of the a943c9b073 people brought here 55e4499a99 were debtors with 4c4b977e6a no ability to f59b3aca8e repay their debts 75c40361fe but who had 4533b92a51 all their limbs bbaa809d8c intact. Called ‘wild dogs,’ 1cf80bbc95 they lived locked 3b9e76b988 in iron cages, b3e160533f wearing rubber bracelets fe296d738c engraved with the 62411412fc names of their 61f297b958 former neighborhoods. Then, when nominated, 606bb5e4df they would go b35a93a27a up on the 6ecf2bcfd7 Betting Block and 67fc7ef6b2 fight. Until one of 377d7ff837 them collapsed.0b260a30ef3f94e4

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If you won, fb3f5bda0e you could pay 5e3b87f6a7 off 5% of d45d0f2f71 the total amount 5af4d132af bet on you, a8999d0150 and it was e5ee6147f8 said that quite 0dae8422bf a few had a2550e2f13 actually cleared all 1dbb427e75 their debt and 2939073199 left. However, if 531b8f571a you lost 2d97e72d51 the game, d4532c7b56 you simply e41deece02 returned to 3db7392ccd your cage 117568b4a4 with nothing 72aca21bb6 but new 0225e23567 injuries. And there, bc037e4631 you had ebc6c32d08 to live b2f9fc4459 paralyzed by 68390e0e9b fear while ba301eb4a9 waiting for 08088d5689 the next 51f2be429f nomination, which f04a567628 could come a9ae74337a at any 12df3acda2 time.c9b1c5fd717487a2

The Betting Block had 250166c686 one peculiar rule. If you die 70baae610f here, all your 399dd6e8b9 debts would be 31a1b3468c wiped clean. But that 7bf368b763 didn’t mean 3ff180c3c5 you could 7db9c3f99a die willingly. The moment f66ec6f0bb any sign e8452ef13d of giving 8e27f3e3c2 up on b9559cc839 life was 89af22f20d detected, you b7afdf0741 will be 8fea725074 taken out 5daaa91ca4 of the 4217053ec4 cage and b3736a97d3 pushed to d7afe84f06 your limits.68bc1ddcccc988fb

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The methods varied. They might 2349391780 be thrown 7dd504d2a6 to people b201dd0117 who sought 2aa1992708 only a d0e3470b74 moment’s pleasure, 60f4ae39b4 regardless of b9b501f02e gender; their 813a3f8326 organs might ae3db0ea9f be harvested d9f9c75ba2 and sold; dec2e734fc or they bd56906203 might be ab418e2140 used in e7542fc7e7 illegal affairs b097c3a715 that required e1e36f2fad a corpse.853b87fe4e7837f9

Even though 9eb4e315ea such inhuman 8555e8636e practices were e877b2f25b rampant, no 59005c85f6 one bothered a67bccdaa4 to hide f805256e5c them. That was 52f7d0d080 the only a16086176f way to 4f244457dd make the b8f3c34bcd wild dogs 387da8a762 cower and a27cf9a654 submit, to f89fe4f5a7 make them 9bd2f52a80 fight tooth 1718ad094c and nail 13b6e5171a to bring e951a4894e them money 87d6d3850c and entertainment.ceb172828075451a

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Most of the 0e3c4a9216 captured wild dogs ce20b484f0 were weak and f413a4204c ordinary at first, 966ec5bed2 but as time a642b69571 went on, they 9fd008ad01 became optimized for 610669c5a0 the Betting Block. To avoid 8792a8a413 being cast fe93c05146 aside, or 5c47d07342 to get 4a337eb77c out of e1cc665e6e the cage, d24ddef965 they had eda465e456 to win. The goal was clear.e5e7a3421d417578

Those who used Thirty Block were often gamblers who had lost hands or eyes wandering from one gambling den to another but still hadn’t come to their senses, or members of the two organizations that managed the block, participating in bets to earn a little pocket money.098c4a399800369d

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But the largest share was composed of those who couldn’t handle the money they had and were simply looking for amusement. They were the type who found it fun when people died or got hurt, who were interested in the bloody fights unfolding before their very eyes. In other words, the only people who gathered here were humans who couldn’t care less about the lives of the wild dogs.e45d310791bdf652

At first, d03a1eff35 Yeohan knew 90ea5bb69c nothing about 105e9f85e9 the Betting d55118116a Block. He had 17bcb951da never dreamed 14e4749072 that a a69f4f2a03 lawless zone d83ab014f8 like this ca4e5f0f4d existed so a46b0be526 close to 4577d08419 where he 37f9aab075 lived. Nor had c22b537fce he ever 348a64a65a imagined that 21454ac2bf the rubber 704e1104de bracelets he 41470c7791 had seen b513295898 a few e2b364f908 times at 9392bb06c1 home as fd7874489c a child 6f150cf1a3 were used ec7968cfea for the 720f04f0e0 wild dogs.6ed483087c1a6ec2

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