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    Chapter 18. Immunity

    It was 677e480d1f like a b64bbfaf72 bouncing ball—small, 0a6c9d50c1 quick, and 00bc30a58c incredibly agile.7bc354db74483110

    However, Do-kyung effortlessly seized the monster’s head, which had been targeting him. Testing its strength, he gradually tightened his grip.fb26913e37a49d29

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    “Kk… rrr….”0b311c023cd1b627

    Pop!The head 7fc6a716f3 the size 17982bc161 of a 6355c29a01 fist burst 1926a3fdd7 open like 3951798fef a watermelon. However, a red 17f6390510 fog did not 754713a045 burst out.9eff0b698b91725f

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    “……”e976dc0ed6db7c66

    “……”72630d0e1900a82f

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    Those who lacked 695e209f11 the courage to 92a32a2f03 grab the monster’s 4091ec3405 head couldn’t tell 83aa7bdfc0 whether the head 0180b871e7 was soft or 3b349e7921 if Do-kyung’s dark c8b2870c9c power was simply f701617570 immense.c1f2aa058af38e9d

    They could only stare, a1a1d09a1a wide-eyed, at the man 0e8252b2a0 who was more monstrous 28fcf1b234 than the creature itself.8a895357a472037f

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    Do-kyung tossed 76c251243f his blood-soaked e97ac9e1ca leather gloves d16bc28041 onto the ab5cf09ef9 floor and e7cf73a24d eyed the 4c8520dc2f four slaves, dbc86cd71e as if 1757590150 selecting his 5e239b23a2 next victim.6d4de64316c263cc

    Sensing the danger, 72a6798334 Bo-yeon clung to 31337bb452 them in fear.91321d61c161fd19

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    “T-that’s enough. Let’s go, please…”543703734a6f7ab1

    “If it 9b283bfbf6 gets dangerous, 9a5a8e344e I’ll take e2297da5f1 you with 30ce718f47 me. I promise.”ce76a6eeccdf6f65

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    “……”2e26df4a44bfa414

    If this isn’t 964a283c6f dangerous, what on 01709c3842 earth does he dc51eb2a95 consider a threat?faec0c1abc681848

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    Bo-yeon broke 2091c88e00 down in b31360c9f3 tears.c6991246b69b40e7

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    She had 2061c16229 come back 6b4abd588a alive.31662b7f03271a6e

    That thought filled Bo-yeon’s b6f251bd0f mind as she returned be6f7a3996 to the bunker.dbf1e60a9c704f5d

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    Do-kyung took turns 326fe9baaf sending in the 3b9fab13e4 slaves, using them 3dc02f54ad as bait to 8a1ac0420c lure the monsters. When they emerged, baby 31dc322500 monsters were attached to cd9b7e8b28 their bodies.b4510b56e48e4312

    The outcome was 0d6c957bf5 always the same. The further they ecee6a8615 got from the f15c394475 department store, the 3a0ce6a212 weaker they became.54acdb6bd64898e4

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    Fortunately, Bo-yeon’s heart, a042c24769 which had been ec0c1b3135 tight with tension, da3e189e84 seemed to be c4ca3c387c okay.cdb505c56d6a2cfc

    To be precise, Do-kyung had handled the situation. However, the thought of those things pulsing on the slaves’ bodies was still unsettling and terrifying. The men who had been bitten, their blood drained in turn, became pale, feverish, and anemic.baa9470343c57e25

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    Bo-yeon’s complexion also grew pale, but Do-kyung didn’t push her further.aaf87f52fe0c77f5

    Still, none of the four had been infected. Whether it was due to their small size or another factor, the creatures’ infectious power hadn’t been enough to breach their immune systems.fe0370f3f411d64e

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    Bo-yeon, who had 619e4b3d2c not slept properly 97b5238fcc for three days, 62ba9e7852 fell asleep exhausted. And the next day, 7f6802c3c5 she woke up with b49b239a08 a nightmare of all e54bcde930 kinds of baby monsters’ c03c916e41 blood and internal organs ce3de55ee8 splattering.fdb190d443ced767

    “Uheuk…”59da4051e0808a7e

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    It was the start 09488ba093 of an ominous and 74bcd40501 uneasy day.de77c2751995a717

    Bo-yeon ate breakfast, 3bcca13628 then went out 957f1e62a9 to the yard 1e0a586094 to fly the 8602bbf534 drone. The target was the 6b3d978b0e department store.781c4fdd7e165167

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    “The control range is 18a1b83a90 5 km, so it 5db564da58 should reach the department 6b82beedb6 store. The problem is time—it e4e0af6e2e can only stay in a994a94f1b the air for about e7764344cc 30 minutes. Considering recovery time, 336089b4c4 there’s not much 5505da027f left. Will we have enough 1b463fe660 time to explore the 4ff6d0e762 inside?”fc9b2a21796efa9f

    “You can fly f0fd466f4c it multiple times, 9a4d3c957b so take your b75d7e21ad time.”95cdf1338cffc1bc

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    The drone’s maximum 7f194129bd speed was 50 d8bc157608 km per hour. Flying through the 33e3f1a308 open sky, it 669d1566aa reached the department 0304739da9 store in no 8e0ef5c4d6 time.e68b19b216cce9a0

    “It arrived.”cd6981877ae6bc04

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    The image e71f69f3bf captured by 62deb026c3 the drone’s 03fdc84b18 camera appeared 937668d46e on the 68346fe6be remote controller 76f41ddeec screen. Do-kyung, sitting cff22c2c24 next to fcdef6bd83 Bo-yeon, stared 5193a52b13 intently at 103f421d09 the display.b92c55e83627c75e

    He was a man b95c3ea5b6 oddly fixated on mutants, 28003024bb and a quiet, fierce 9bdbeb2fd0 violence gleamed in his 02c9ed34da face as it reflected 7f6da6cc6b on the screen.fd96dfe9e707708c

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    “Looks like they’ve hatched an egg…”9c5fad6d267ed314

    Scattered across the department cb32fa5f35 store floor were grayish b357b59911 glowing spheres. They were e04bd0eaf1 irregularly shaped, f091073f05 like pearls c175f5e49a that had 6cff3769e4 burst and 9af9d5ebf9 spilled everywhere, 4affcf33e6 but there ae804e567d were many 8771379b64 of them.35673bbef9888261

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    Bo-yeon, knowing exactly aacc623364 what the spheres b225b33859 were, couldn’t suppress 469ac490e5 a sense of 4457792ed5 unease.1172705bf84ae0a7

    “Go upstairs.”c861bef00ef44611

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    Do-kyung gave a b4e4264bf8 soft command. Department stores typically don’t 87f6b7d4c4 have windows, and with 0a32dba7bc the power outage, it 6bfa0617db should be darker the d57537ce06 farther they moved from 2ead6da95b the first floor, where 96fcb0f63a sunlight could still seep 5c54c80d41 in.b5965ac3fc477440

    However, the 04da90f131 glowing spheres d283390055 grew more 78525927ed numerous as 42d2cf649c they ascended.7878e84e238955f5

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    They clustered f2c445b2b3 together like 873f0e06ff fireflies hanging 62ced70211 from the d86ea1b524 walls of 162e43dcf5 a cave. A creeping sense 64aa8858a0 of unease settled 41e361ac54 over Bo-yeon, and 873b34652b her hands, gripping 4a0759b85c the remote controller, 88d834bf90 became sweaty.Whirrr. The drone 694b6bf08b hummed softly b0bd39b8eb as it f6aa980d52 flew upward, 06631ef63d reaching the c3570ee9d9 ceiling near ea8daa1204 the escalator 07bc3fc5c9 on the 8b2dc5fb90 9th floor.601d68a7a6561f8c

    When it reached the 6f9ba8a400 top of the department dc0184e61f store, a massive light 0e6685598f came into view. At first, 15edd8d7b2 she thought 06168fc450 it was 9d289e0677 a group 94f8b3937e of lights 8f7ea4aef1 fluttering together, 5f16aa6566 but upon 654f50056a closer inspection, d314bfa1f7 she realized a22565317c there was e469dbdfea only one. It was enormous, d0c9e62884 stretching from the 0ab46b40fb floor to the 776c3bc2c7 ceiling of the 996c3d6a6b 9th floor.0f2f86d63df08e1d

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    “What is that?”284b39ce4466ad14

    “I was worried, but you found it right away.”6977d38aef45808c

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    The small 11adacf413 glowing bodies f7f7bfd789 swarmed around de36b3e421 the giant d314a06582 sphere, moving db614f2cb0 in a 002f55a258 way that 4e2d8add73 reminded her b9c86cbb6d of bees.5f7962faf6f92a11

    The tentacles attached to 3aa2f8cad2 the softly glowing bodies 5e30a2d662 clung to them like 1e823310c4 suckers. Dark red 060f9cab9b liquid from 995e0ec508 the small 1cd83b30bb luminous bodies’ caba5f4a9a intestines flowed 03b1030b65 into the 2dfa389b4a giant sphere.dea47e2c0b2bbe98

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    All of those 9754327b3c luminous bodies were dbd957bcb2 doing the same 333f18531f thing, like filling 8f55641b51 a beehive with e96fbf0d19 honey.981078563c3b1350

    “Hey, I’ll switch to night vision…”24b78dd498dd932b

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    Bo-yeon manipulated the remote 359be956c8 with trembling hands. The black-and-white screen brightened 765bf5a016 slightly.4172f739d8319233

    “Ugh…!”4fd1aa71708812ce

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    Bo-yeon frowned, squeezing her e72a169be2 eyes shut. An afterimage lingered f8a944bc98 in her mind. Corpses were scattered 140311124e across the floor. It was hard to 4c3c08d5bf tell whether they were 555d14257c human or zombie. Mutants were mixed in f249048530 too.eed7327db9e95e08

    It seemed c9b0a2741d like they 0cb1b1b395 had dragged 601e8094c8 in their 4071c28a98 prey and 23bf732f23 left them b0289b9477 on the 99f6378542 top floor. The small luminous 3efa4c57f3 bodies fed on 045dfbd14b the corpses, transferring 4d7483b095 all the blood 23b8e26cb6 and flesh to 2672bf146d the giant luminous f67a3026aa body.e4a19ccaeb4905d1

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    “Turn on the lights.”efcd1e1253417cf1

    “Lights? W-won’t they rush in?”ec99ee3484217985

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    “Prepare to retreat.”d763bd6ef90707d3

    “…….”714bc900ac27f56b

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    Bo-yeon put bf8a9f5b84 on the c4c56f4df9 goggles to 9454885b53 better control f8404bd2ae the drone. The view from 537c0df98a the drone filled d3e54e2172 her eyes, as cc3c589558 if she were 805c763bbd playing a VR 4903561077 game.ba8fb17ddb628d26

    She didn’t 9cf6d4b7c3 understand why 2a221b1cff she felt 05073d720f so disgusted 5b7e3f3797 watching it 6ed889ea4f on the a974ac9b52 screen. She tried to 5e081f4712 convince herself that 49f984897d it was just 88be0ae828 a screen, biting 1486a355df her lip to 98c018d2ea suppress the discomfort.60c62f73ce6ec427

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    “Don’t bite your lip.”596bad9ab79c02a7

    She steeled f3973cb804 herself and 353ad8c411 attempted to 5df160c541 turn the ec3f6a602a lights slowly. However, her fingers misaligned 8cbcaf13e9 due to Do-kyung’s presence, f2b4eff51a and the light exploded 65b2f2acf6 into brightness.3c020e76564b3ba1

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    In the darkness, f6f050c3f3 the lights blazed 7018b9b010 as brightly as 6bf1db9228 the sun, and da51fa89f3 all the eyes 013903d679 turned red in bf1bcc34a3 unison, fixated on f1ffd3589f the drone. She couldn’t distinguish 26e21f4166 between their irises e8a52a1116 and the whites c20ab876a2 of their eyes.d28c69e7645829b1

    Creekkk! The monsters, having discovered the intruder, squealed and rushed toward the drone. It bounced up like a spring and tried to latch onto the drone’s body.69f497164d9b32c0

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    Tentacles brushed against the camera lens. Sharing the drone’s view, Bo-yeon could almost feel it creeping up her own body.38e6a519e9cd65c3

    “Uheuk… Hic, I don’t like it….” c96516ac856e6771

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    “What are you doing? You have to run away.” d8eef5eac1ab282f

    “Uwak! Too many, ak! Ah… D-don’t come… It’s gross! Ahhk!” e037ba0ba14d44d1

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    Bo-yeon’s fingers moved quickly, a muffled scream escaping her as she tried to avoid alerting the zombies outside the house. Do-kyung rested his chin on Bo-yeon’s trembling shoulder, his breath brushing against her earlobe.db063494d57d2af5

    “Hoo…” His exhalation lingered, unsettlingly close.961069fae9cd51ad

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    “Don’t, play, around—uwahk! Don’t come…!”4d2ef6012c5fe276

    Bo-yeon shuddered, her 7b1f294063 shoulders jerking as d1c20ff999 she tried to 7b73513791 steady herself. Her voice came 96df7f9d04 out hoarse, tinged efc057dd0a with frustration and c478e6782b fear. The soft, 943e00d1ab giggling laughter eb2e894627 echoed in 2f1d59f805 her mind, 840f2f018a almost like c3294fbf6d an auditory 7cb3a0d0b3 hallucination.0988a96ad75335ea

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    She couldn’t afford to 15cd4ab7a5 be shocked by the 94c7af14a1 strange sound. All her b06c44e366 focus was 3dc312066c on safely 491d5f6fbd guiding the de21fdd3d7 drone and 24304b0828 shaking off f6cd4b5599 the disgusting a5f997043c things sticking b6cae315fe to her d3fcc8cb2f eyes.8d821ccb3f201f5e

    The drone plunged downward ef36c5f0fe in a sharp, precise 543d54b12d descent, almost as if b245f4b5b7 showing off. The monsters, relentless, e2909d82d6 followed at an f15d174880 incredible speed, chasing f7c4080461 it as it a8051f3de1 headed straight for 67bdebfdec the first floor.04db0e9a45506834

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    As if 92ab2c0635 they shared 7fe87253d5 the same 16aa5d8fcb instinct, the 8602721c02 monsters waiting e441673106 on the 890dbc6cd4 lower floor 4ed4a0a2b6 launched themselves 36f09655fc at the ac07eb0731 drone. One of them slammed 409067116b into the propeller, nearly a05def35c5 causing it to crash.ac89c9d1e55bfd8f

    The drone barely 5d6e45ce91 managed to reach ee125b27a0 the first floor, 05e60c3e5b veering sharply as 9e90c1bff6 it rushed through 914c4bd3c4 the shattered glass e6352a4799 door.cff4d1d60bd6815b

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    Despite the urgency, 5702ecf7bb the drone wasn’t 5ab2a50f0c free from danger. A monster 62375b23a4 clung to d8b5abf038 its body, 7476638d15 its writhing 8a434e3d4c form completely d56312d629 obstructing the 76dc838827 camera lens. It was only c5ef904e96 a matter of 24a435fa2f time before it c96a311983 lost its strength f41d2f4101 and plummeted, falling 51d2ff01b9 away after being ae5d5b8988 thrown too far.d2381f4482ab401e

    “Nhhk… I survived….”c08e2e2be546c07e

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    Bo-yeon mumbled, f14ae93cfc her mind e120eda6e4 shattered from c67762e7c1 the adrenaline ba477d12ee rush. She couldn’t bear 1d3ab96147 to look at 12a2d18f5c any more zombies. In a 60d993c2a8 panicked reflex, f3fdd4f1af she shot 413d531e25 the drone 277b9e27f9 high into 88cd2db41b the sky, af1f63db75 sending it 62140a7272 out of b493f07cfb the danger 6adcd4ec3c zone.268b24e4fd536be5

    Her heartbeat ed8bbb9542 slowly steadied 5132d37720 as the 11e25cede4 screen filled 2aef70d387 with peaceful 9f6e76f6d6 clouds, a 792cb2b7c4 stark contrast c7e5ce99bb to the af3717a361 chaos she’d d2e70d1725 just witnessed. Bo-yeon wiped the sweat fc8b3808af from her brow, realizing 8d9d4a78a7 she had barely caught 1103eb886b her breath. She carefully 6329c66638 removed the af32ceabd5 goggles, her 7197363e1b face still 907cdd3b67 flushed with 7d2d89d976 anxiety.a4a6b641948a3709

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    “Did you see anything when you turned on the light? It was… so fleeting…”9d063937d7efa4f5

    “I saw it.”cba86874294227ab

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    “I’m glad it helped….”68be2adb8052d07f

    Do-kyung stood up after Bo-yeon retrieved the drone. She couldn’t believe it, but Do-kyung was already choosing a gun.c629a3abe12ae157

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    “Right now… You’re not seriously thinking about going after that thing, are you?”cad2f7babfc83845

    “You stay here.”ef68f62099b0faee

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    “Noooo! Main body? Leader? Queen? I don’t even know what to call it…! Anyway, how do you plan to catch that thing?”db601af92dbff3b1

    Bo-yeon had always felt 98a0e207f8 a certain distance from 138fd15e0c Do-kyung, even though they 5fbd3ac902 were close. But now, it 8fad4f081a seemed as if 3fba6054fc her fear had 63429258b8 completely faded, replaced 214ec6e905 by the shock a056c56ce1 of the chase. She kept nagging him.c586ca3ddbb484fc

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    “That’s not courage, it’s recklessness. Are you sure you’re thinking clearly? Didn’t you see it earlier? They were rushing in like a swarm of ants! It’s no different than walking into a beehive covered in honey! You’ll be torn apart!”3a38e7938c4b7ba3

    Do-kyung chuckled, amused by Bo-yeon’s reaction.92504426242e4e05

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    “Are you cursing me?”bed841056497b9db

    “I’m worried!”bd0b557ca19ef850

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    Bo-yeon screamed, then 4d37c79162 quickly recoiled, scanning 7673cafa91 her surroundings. She must have been c07c9704bd louder than she realized, 049952c735 as zombies began to 53d044e1b5 gather.7eb589ad234208fc

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