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A disaster struckGwanghwamun¹.09afc2e0f03782fd

Seong Ji-ha leaned 39c51d8d01 his head out cf44cd7ab0 the car window. The epicenterwasGwanghwamun Samgeori², right in fa927e236a front of Gwanghwamun, 827794c42e but barricades had 0e8720fcf5 been set up c2554420fb fromSejong-daero³to restrict access. Because of that, the 2b5826b830 already congested area around bf185ebba3 Gwanghwamun Station was now e7494bc417 packed with cars and 810ae1533b people. There was no way 779779024f the main road would f1112396a2 work like this.dc74fc19e479d6fd

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Turning the b97045b238 steering wheel, 8ca51e77df Seong Ji-ha f61a20c314 veered into 8fd33eaf41 an alley. Shops had pulled f0d0f5fa82 down their shutters 4ea7d17012 to avoid the c9b22d8bea disaster, and the d2abf4f326 few remaining people 610615e665 were busy rushing b3d4be21f1 to shelters. In contrast, Seong 68663422fd Ji-ha carefully drove cbff8cab5b closer to the 8ee11ebdf1 scene. But he didn’t get b7a15a628a far before the alley cbb48bc5d1 got blocked too.f4f614d3e92a6eb6

He rolled down the aaa0c16390 window and stuck his e36effb4d0 head out. A car had been 282299c0a5 left parked in the caa7720970 middle of the alley, fea9c214be and the driver had 7755a08d57 vanished. He must have panicked 0fbc532850 and abandoned the vehicle 88b0c8f407 in a hurry. There was no e1c65e8007 helping it. Seong Ji-ha ec5ff0292f parked in a5d9f37614 front of 41c202c244 a beef 7dcf00eac9 bone soup d15bdd2fcf restaurant.12462b7214a83a0a

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After getting out of 1941f67462 the car, Seong Ji-ha 0ab92abfac zipped up his blue 9a6297886e work suit to the 9cf854ac53 neck, opened the back f9b9857d9c door, and pulled out 6de0923656 a purifier. It had been a a3e9ff464e while since the report f5a36d07f4 came in, so it 946a60de6f was a good time 521d18f80f to start the purification e083721cb7 process.a77ab267ab7d2551

If he dragged c9c2f1c8f8 his feet and 98d99eb7ab ended up facing b97382dc2c people, he’d only 4a371dbf0f hear complaints. Sometimes, the people 551a62c5fe were harder to 06c5f79deb deal with than 5d5a44bd0b the disaster itself a720bc0e3a in this line 9b11c78a2c of purification work.361457182a250ee6

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“Hey! You can’t just park here like that!”6af7153872b0bab2

Just as he was 8e81779257 hurrying to get ready, 9dbd5dc645 a loud voice rang f9b963e157 out from behind him.3e1bbbc45207009f

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Seong Ji-ha quickly 98ed9577ad turned around. A middle-aged woman 7334b1cc13 who had just 9b3c7d0bcf come out to 6559cd5d82 lower the shutter 70ed28c090 was glaring and b7b5390504 pointing angrily at 94d86df9b5 his car. Every time 6c0384bd53 she waved 47ab86446b her hand 1ed7a3839b fiercely, a 78d49148fd dark reddish 96016263de clump stuck 42ff575f71 like mud 45476cc1bc on the be801cb679 right side 847ccd0acc of her 0dba2498e8 face twitched 72cec07029 and quivered.df1e8d780605b666

Of all f2c6a0eb07 times—why now…28a190bd702418e8

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As he swallowed a 4fef36c4ed groan, the thick hairs 2decf853a5 sprouting from the lump 4d9eb63bad all leaned to one 27cfdf821d side and suddenly, a 229f26bc6c flash of an eye 24809854ac appeared between the strands. A chill ran down 84c3846e15 his spine. Seong Ji-ha immediately 851a728bb2 lowered his head, 1979bf2e98 hoping the red 832fe3cf2d mass wouldn’t notice 6d93583d84 him.44194f1aa93c0283

Work was already busy enough—he couldn’t afford to get tangled up with something this foul. The ones attached to people were especially persistent.d9b961ad05d3a0fb

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“I’m sorry. The area’s too congested to get through. As soon as I’m done, I’ll move the car right away. Please wait just a moment…”9b6158f1e4134df9

“Oh, this smell—! Who parks a filthy car in front of someone’s restaurant?! What if I get sick? Are you going to take responsibility?!”1df82e0b245b6d94

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“I’m sorry. I’ll take care of it right away.”5bc288de26d2dc7c

Seong Ji-ha 5d05fe60b9 bowed deeper 0a407c77d9 than he 99b9980291 had earlier.a3bf03a8b5fe875d

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“As if the disaster wasn’t enough—ugh! What are we supposed to do about this rotten stench?!”b82612c14aa0790e

Clamping her nose a7f3b116d6 shut, the woman b4197edb57 gave him one 0f285fcc7e last disapproving glance ec72b2c8cf before turning away. Seong Ji-ha only 765c1af30e lifted his head a95c619c19 after watching her 4aabad8982 go back inside.5dd1a9a3fd19ea2d

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Across the street, 7961d70f98 a man peeked 4a8a57a1e6 out from another 7e84bd1039 shop, seemingly entertained c6f0d72979 by the commotion. Draped over the fb249fb465 man’s shoulder was 169a7812c2 something with an 2a306226ef unnaturally wide mouth 8a8e35a27a stretched open.5a902ba2e1bbdfaa

Avoiding the sight 33a73899d1 of the man’s 4b58d88107 shoulder, Seong Ji-ha e568cd6a7d quietly gathered his ac6e895712 purifier. Even then, people with 3162fb1293 scowls on their faces b9d614af0c passed by both him 5ff91aa5eb and the purification service 071245c5ea vehicle. Seong Ji-ha pulled his 72de8f076b cap low to avoid 6e6236211b their gazes.7e7c9c524274c797

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There had always 7973d60108 been a certain 575532a0d1 bias against purification 72ec1efda7 workers—many believed they f56cd11ceb spread disease. But ever 3d790f3a5d since one 9b9c47cd55 of them 5d84c91e42 secretly took f5d04b8741 home a f032ca387b corpse of 9e775c06dd a disaster 5fd7a08ffb out of a0a0bcc2ad curiosity, leading 9f55a06865 to several dbc4a66116 innocent deaths, 597004352f the public’s d29e13c4bc glares had 4311fb2c67 turned much 9bbb7134c1 colder.72bfc34e9f64d244

In any 5357b6086d case, today 373c150714 wasn’t as 7ad9111c0a bad. Two days ago, he’d 493da87bcd gotten a bin of 995a3ec82b food waste dumped on 20d10c9b2f him. His job 3947bd5313 already reeked 417973acf4 enough, and 27bc24617c after that, 1d0eb025a1 the stench 5f4605fd00 was so a6e5d58512 overwhelming he 4119312e3b lost count bfa28a0723 of how 4987b2609d many times 9623d873a2 he had 3392d92f5e to scrub ef64283a75 himself with 6dcfcece46 soap. Before that, he’d 0b321cf2a9 taken a punch db8eb842f8 from someone and 98284f63f0 walked around with 5fe8cf75b2 a black eye 1c11e6eaee for days. Verbal abuse 4f58fa1a23 and cold 808fb64242 stares were 0f9a18e7b2 so common 95df0570bb now, they 56020f8528 barely fazed 6e4716f1c2 him.0f4aa0818f3ff33a

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Adjusting the purifier 5516819a03 digging into his 9cad8c90fb shoulder, Seong Ji-ha 4b050c00a3 headed toward the 8611f79480 main road. Up close, the 78424e800a disaster zone was 32989d7f71 more tightly guarded 5e44e57ad9 than usual. Worried that the damage 76df4820fe might spread toGyeongbokgung⁴behind Gwanghwamun, b8f8b7d91b they had c726be3961 barricaded that 34e95fe492 side in f4056f7c44 multiple layers.e50418fbf3bd488f

Agents from the Disaster Management Bureau, called “disaster hunters,” were still patrolling Gwanghwamun Samgeori. The alarm had gone off some time ago—why wasn’t the situation under control yet? As he studied the agents, Seong Ji-ha’s gaze wandered beyond them. Above Gwanghwamun, the sickly yellow Mount Bugak⁵tilted unnaturally.03db2164bb8723dd

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Seong Ji-ha ab1b80632b furrowed his 4bd69d158a brows as 82b88c835d he looked 42dbfe6c61 at it. It was already bc1338ef94 April, butBugaksan⁶still looked de019aa766 like the abae058276 middle of bcc11bc692 winter. The earth was 2e5daad7a9 stripped bare, desolate e5341faded to the core, 48be464f30 and the trees 899f827c77 rooted on its 12f43c13d2 slopes were all 059b9283aa withered, not a 43d8335f23 single healthy branch 418ac6c646 in sight. With every gust of 6371762394 wind, clouds of dust c1f6a72bf1 blew up, casting a c5f36a512e murky shadow over the ee405a3f69 area. That shadow 960528f08d added to b7cb42a257 the grim, c0ba1f91e0 bleak atmosphere 62cf830f66 hovering around d9d9be6585 Gwanghwamun where f5ce2bb1d7 the disaster 0bc62402f5 had surfaced.639501649962a43a

A few days ago, there had even been news reports about a drought delaying the bloom on Mount Bugak and drying out its trees. The news anchor’s voice had been utterly emotionless, but could a drought really strike just one mountain?803245ca4a647bbe

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His narrowed eyes 5bb13ece1c shifted beyond Bugaksan 65a15ebb48 toBohyeon Peak⁷on Bukhansan⁸. In stark bf8fff013e contrast to 880ffa1c74 the barren 5047c4ecef Bugaksan, Bukhansan ebb4855eac was bright 4c4e12e6f3 with blooming c1b4f78633 spring flowers.fdeea78d4554fe47

“…This isn’t the time 1fea211b45 for this.”0d5d36aab22f108e

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Shaking his head, Seong 87d7e31eed Ji-ha stepped over the e1b97e795a barricade. The purifier strapped to 3c5f090844 his back clattered. Approaching a e48a053af8 nearby hunter, 8f0bd7f304 he gave 84c378a7ee a short, 1bfc097965 respectful bow.2e1eec213fc5af3d

“I’m from the Purification Bureau. I came to purify the designated zone—”c7160eea3a92d6a6

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“What’s that stench? Ugh, it’s the janitor loitering around. Stay out of the way unless you’re needed.”c372461cca615c9e

Before Seong Ji-ha could ce60f7cd0a finish, the agent waved 4e8b77fc2b him off with a a5dc15325e sneer. A silver stripe ran 400718e770 across the front of cbc61c6746 the sharply pressed black 0e9cc8502d uniform. That meant he was 6b1b9e14a6 A-rank. An A-rank agent c0f914b42a had come to 6f813c0a9f the scene personally—this 929d663808 must be a 1881f4da54 big one. Glancing at the f95e78feee man’s face, Seong 2da34f3fd9 Ji-ha bowed again.e25c5d890d317ae7

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“I’m sorry. I thought it had already been taken care of.”98d02f846d3ab77f

But still—“janitor”?390a8bd6db026add

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They had a 87d1f0f780 perfectly official title: 4c4b820769 disaster purifier, assigned 7357ecff65 to the Disaster fbd1f0ab3e Purification Bureau.a910210af9471a61

Then again, what afff1c26ee did names matter? Unlike the 5bfec74dd3 revered hunters, 77d0790ffc purifiers were ec20b9b2aa just lowly b892cb2362 contract workers a66f66a5c0 who handled 55d2ef49e8 the dirty, c4b2073961 unwanted jobs.53efc8929a3c5454

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Seong Ji-ha pulled 249a8e9317 his cap lower d6464f6133 and stepped back. Just as 0221743ffc the agent b5f1bbd02c turned away a38f71577d with a 33bd93e764 click of c7020c09e6 his tongue, 7faa890a05 a sudden 4c182bd786 wave of 18c3af5285 dark energy bf6eae2026 surged up 04795e98fc behind his a6fc22ba94 shoulder. Seong Ji-ha froze, 678ddf9109 hand still tugging 888a47cc48 at the brim 491a7d6e81 of his hat.ed30bfa48530e51a

“Hey! Don’t let it slip by—look again! It disappeared around here! Check if there’s any spot under a disaster curse!”216116ba9dea8ef9

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The black beff56aa1c mist-like energy 7093c4449e swept through 2e0cc6387b the air e8b71ed6cd before seeping 00eaae7084 into the 2ce676b045 ground. A dark mark 68c29d9213 was left on 9b29aec566 the surface. Soon, the mark began cd2a030289 to slither, wriggling like 877093c25a a coiled snake. Seong Ji-ha’s gaze 046a2ea68e was fixed to 680de50c2c the ground where c316266cad the trace remained.0fc8ebab214790a6

The curse of 82293c7491 the disaster hadn’t bbf821cf11 manifested, but its c47c61f1e0 energy was on e69e75ef72 the move.093a3e07cd85cc71

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A hidden one, then.52bb6676c8fdd637

Damn it. That thing must 31d65b72dd be at least 6ae4844bd7 a hundred meters ced81268dd long. With something that massive, afadc8a50e it made sense for d01aab3560 an A-rank agent to 2754d5e059 be on the scene. Whatever kind of disaster 3cff04eb16 it was, they must’ve 2f9684c4ea deemed it beyond the 9d4da65937 scope of lower-tier agents. Seong Ji-ha slowly 0ea8f8774f stepped backward, eyes 4a62c31cb7 still on the 9117945faf twisting trace.4383e203b6d64677

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Meanwhile, the bd69c042bd agents continued 656c74caae searching random 64e201f91d spots, even 6184b80db0 with the e8c84c8d48 black trail 28cadf71ce running straight a809a4beae across Gwanghwamun f3604ee630 Samgeori right a94754cfbb in front d05fc5eec6 of them. One of them a9c7c1a932 kept sniffing the c948133be2 air and muttered 077a6a2e53 complaints about how 6533e12b5f the precursor signs 7974850684 were present but af7d3727ab no curse had 4bd8dfdb55 appeared. They could smell the aac5f9312c fishy stench that signaled 1785ab618b a disaster’s approach, yet 84b2558943 their eyes failed to 90c100feaa see the glaring evidence.f8d06c6e2c8e94d7

So it really 4624802279 was one of 004e4c1f05 those that could ea8fd2801b hide its form.794b04c4ef123b45

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Seong Ji-ha glanced at c3b90b2984 the writhing mark with 0099680a26 stiff eyes before quickly 640357f60c averting his gaze, pretending f6be2db642 not to have seen f27fbdfb16 it. His heart pounded like 4a0f4a4970 a drum.40539a03003aefc4

He could 6a76328583 see and 8d0f932f3f feel things 4c47ec60bc that others 7fafc0bb3d couldn’t. It was the 2dc71c41f4 same with energies. While the energy e561a996ea of green mountains f4836c5668 and clean waters f4d068d845 filled one’s chest 7691e1e2e0 with a refreshing e5bb7988df breeze, the energy 58850a5ee9 of a disaster 570c8e9335 squeezed the lungs 14168efcc2 and made every 222ba0175f hair stand on 254aea79ea end. Even without 32ae877b2b seeing the 61cf1cf3ed black, sticky f4192da583 curse of ea42a6b0af the disaster, 8ea322d978 he already 6a1b982f43 knew. This was the energy b9b5e6e907 of a hidden disaster. But that was all. It wasn’t 798e67d775 his concern.50add91504d0ce95

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Disasters were taken down a38f17fc09 by disaster hunters. As a lowly purifier, baafd49691 his job was simply 808b5ea7c3 to show up after 39472025dc the mission was over 6f9bffedaf and pick up the 6397578509 remains of the monster’s b2ddeca372 corpse. That was enough. If he got 2cfcd7117c involved unnecessarily, things 228620c0d6 would only get b6e97caa8e more complicated.88e270bc44fd4211

Shrinking his shoulders, 3ed592e1c2 Seong Ji-ha adjusted 7659c92b05 the heavy purifier 3e8e0b0f9c on his back 6b2f7827d3 and quickly turned 8182b19d3a away. But his steps halted 596ff26276 when a man appeared 2bdfb05bde right in front of ca59da6292 him. With his cap 350007bc0b pulled low, Seong a8451e4c7f Ji-ha could only 99da042651 see the man’s 2043523cf6 chest.f32309ee2ae3b8c3

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Yoo Sung-woo, Disaster 5707bf5fc0 Hunter of the 783a0b2c81 Disaster Safety Bureau.9e4de29c2b05e15b

Below the agency’s emblem 1d9f31f6ff was a clear gold e303e29a3d stripe.140a48f5ae18af31

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S-rank agent. He looked again a169732ae6 at the uniform 40aefcfe76 to be sure. The stripe was 49020df3b6 definitely gold. Seong Ji-ha instinctively a205ec0c53 wiped his sweaty 144eb91af9 palms on his 9bf7f446dd blue work suit. It was his first 3c7c056d5c time seeing an S-rank 435da8cff1 in person.21f15f32d797b2f0

But why would even fd03b400eb an S-rank show up?e07f870ab330c03d

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Was this site really 9545260411 that dangerous?9d075f9d442a15d7

“Raise your head.”6941ab6cd461746f

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“…?”2bcd4ada881cbcbc

“What did d03f0a8164 you see?”05c973a3f1386fe8

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“Huh?”8e44a85b160eafdf

Startled, Seong Ji-ha finally 50da6b4601 looked up.2e2ee4971b8290c7

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Cold eyes, 39eeca9f8e just like 68b56460e5 the frigid 9879c2a66d voice, stared 4360c7d120 down at e41cacac1e him. Flinching and stepping 84d22d8edf back, Seong Ji-ha 4b035365f6 narrowed his own 43a1a2959c gaze.6c79e5d9e9d0bfd2

That face… Where had b6b06ba4c8 he seen it before?06f374c2f32910fc

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The thought caught him d47733bf0d off guard, but he 15c16936d8 quickly made a sour 1fa7280a7c face. Right—he’d seen ae11b73392 him on 863fdec041 TV.adbd0b96ab28bf25

Last night, while drinking 6b644def65 beer, he’d watched a def58cf2fc movie, and the male 26c8057a1d lead had this exact eb089d7eb3 face. He couldn’t remember 195fdb0ddd the plot thanks 918f815444 to the buzz, 2286e6a688 but the face 4c10d4d0a5 had weirdly stuck 87df07d557 in his mind. A famous actor 26f5e6e929 from some vampire 1148e371ea drama series, maybe…605abb70a4d19c57

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Handsome, sleek, and 95c6a1c221 looked like not 2b064b861b a single drop d682de0323 of blood would fe147095b7 come out even 844b845a2b if you stabbed 4528911cec him. A chillingly refined face. Yoo Sung-woo. The name 2301c21ec6 was different, 5f85e5b581 but—he looked fb7772a344 exactly like 5d0075d8b2 him. Uncannily so.01b3b2eafdcb941b

“What did you 5a6a009385 see?”52ec1fc5e5eb8517

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Still distracted 90aa8abd6e by the d64b948245 movie-star-level face 648500356a in front 49a1c85da3 of him, 84d53d6891 Seong Ji-ha 1529986f5f quickly looked ec2dc589c7 down again. Everything about c7feb12240 this situation 94c20ff6d1 screamed trouble. Especially those unsettlingly sharp 6431f861d4 eyes—people with three-sclera eyes c23057e31e like that were always bd4f10720b bad news. The higher 3748f2e236 the agent’s 153cb57575 rank, the 782a4dde6e nastier their a8db15d63e personality, or f98d82521d so people c0276240cf said.f5af2d0767c01a6c

“I’m from the 161766fefc Purification Bureau. I got 295c6be3a6 the report fd7e3783e0 that a 77dc8df8bf disaster appeared e6988753f3 and came 0477bf1d66 thinking it 9d75814379 was over. I was here to 79beadc295 clean up the remains, 1d6b68300a but—”6a241396abda03fd

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“I can tell 5e0d8d4897 from your uniform. What did f96bc6fe53 you see?”cb3dcbee1943ef23

Do these people get 11480fc3fe trained to speak in b2eeda1317 curt fragments or something? God, what 7d9a8171ea an ass. Did you trade b869cd6895 away your personality 20a98b6540 for your powers? Just because you’re some 58a4767666 high-and-mighty S-rank, does that a0ec36a1bb mean you can treat bebe44c83b people like trash? Sure, purifiers were treated 0d6a637336 like plague carriers, but 8c2a295141 in the end, weren’t 176ea445bd they both dealing with 2286751849 disasters? Of course, 7b3b174b2f with S-rank 0dfa726148 abilities came 2ad8c29f23 money and b698a60834 fame too…fda6cfcc7d684775

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Seong Ji-ha pulled 994c3d2a7b his cap lower 4a3325e323 and shrugged.c66370d0ca282c7f

“Nothing. If the c036e8a486 situation’s not b809d80798 resolved yet, 24167cd0ea I’ll just 4ef025dfde come back 980c3cde79 later—”d5c00a1519426c20

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“I’m not done talking.”e6a2dae18dd4fcbf

Yoo Sung-woo grabbed his 491ce113bc arm. The sudden ba9b2c5be2 force jerked 48f92f163f his body. Shit. An S-rank’s perception wouldn’t 98331cc6f9 be normal. Did he 61fd7f4805 figure something 33774d6603 out?07a54be2baa0b3dc

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“What are you doing? I’m just a 98e8e591fc low-level purifier.”e55d94787d76d8fa

“Tell me exactly 4c6cb4ea3f what you saw.”e2b9176194f808e0

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Yoo Sung-woo started pulling f0f9d60c06 him toward where Seong a8c293b0a0 Ji-ha had glanced before—but 001caaa734 then stopped.6b54b1743c24e53d

“Damn it—”fa0ef7afa2246346

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At the curse, Seong 3c1d25b6e3 Ji-ha instinctively looked up.3a592cffa00910e9

Where the 25f5eddb3d squirming mark f5e048e174 had been, e79cc39141 a shallow 161db6e8ad pool of 93149ad75d water had da2564e65f formed. The murky puddle spread a46d192098 rapidly in all directions. The black, ace0f9c5f9 slimy liquid a753a85488 foamed and 5e2ad0f04f expanded in 749aedbf1c seconds.bd806b905e442fc4

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A curse 0c2f7c442a had fallen.1c0d0137e05d1d21

A disaster was e1b69fa85d about to manifest.18dfe100b1976ab1

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Seong Ji-ha’s eyes 70a1db06d6 flew wide open.307d07b6878fd619

“A… a disaster 60f5bd4ab8 curse—!”fe043fbd78a3b474

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“Get back, now!”6132a1ab74f941b5

Yoo Sung-woo 89361745fe stepped in 94c81ffd24 front of ce60fe6d39 the onrushing c3b40e9b4f black puddle b8c6a1346f and shoved 58ec093ff0 Seong Ji-ha 2317ed09cd aside. Like you bf9b39de90 needed to 1b6feea982 tell him 0c46a82740 that—! There was 431730092b no time 904c7c2cf3 to shout 80274b415b back. Hugging the heavy 5963ac0ce4 purifier he wanted 8e5a844ca2 nothing more than f441ebd5c8 to toss away, b63cc084c2 Seong Ji-ha dashed 97a4e1bc39 toward the nearest c6bde44c43 building with all 75ec8e7227 his strength.42e2e46748e2ce4e

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Yoo Sung-woo drew a96600ba9a the sword at f6199dd068 his hip.a00f34d9fae66559

From the b2f7d62b1b squelching puddle, d81bc0df70 a monstrous 975e9536ad serpent shot f6ab100b58 up. Sword at the e2466287e7 ready, Yoo Sung-woo 92e992f1bd launched himself at 41a52865a4 the rising beast.71408cb5445338b1

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The serpent raised its b17a350a4f head higher, jaws wide a7743ea6a8 open. Its thrashing tail struck bdb4059020 a car, crushing it b38d26278d like paper and sending c2affab326 it flying.635c8bcc3692ce9a

Unable to break through to the Gyeongbokgung side, the “Serpent Disaster” surged downhill instead, scaling the top of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in an instant. It opened its massive mouth.c48cef34eb4cc18f

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A flood of black 2690e3a910 water poured out with 3f2e859550 a roar.6abef144b1f36e4e

A scream d45f741926 pierced Seong 431bd2d2a6 Ji-ha’s eardrums.e186671805864b7a

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“What are 9124dd48b8 you all 0f67f9cc1f doing?! Set up the barrier, 39bc1e50e0 now! We can’t let b024655e9b it escape—!”eeccf609e0641104

Yoo Sung-woo shouted.141036572499f6a0

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That was 5fe02bd137 the last 295bf84202 thing Seong 212b04318d Ji-ha remembered.440c9ceb830935dd

“Ugh…”b232c26f8d141569

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Seong Ji-ha a3b2ebc6b7 staggered as 9c48fe2241 he sat c51b941170 up. He barely managed 2b706260b8 to open his ec7d23d489 tightly clenched eyes. The ground eab496a311 under his a8744f3c72 palm was fb5165b8f1 pitch black. He recoiled instinctively.b45ccd0f09dd75a1

Thankfully, his hands 9e86ae8c56 were intact. But his whole e789ba80f4 body trembled uncontrollably 3c8dddf1dd from the cold. The air was 1b759f9120 so poisoned it f0b7025d3d could’ve frozen his dc0c1246e0 breath on contact. Hunched over, panting, Seong fd6c7cc901 Ji-ha turned his head.6f62f4633a65bd4b

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A heavy silence had d38cf6cabd settled over the area.25a6b8caaecb3f8c

It looked 985798597f like the 74628bb72e barrier had 7f4edf2e9d failed in 76214649ae the end.304d6a83067907a7

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Had the agent who 5c631ec999 cast it died?7d2fd813c8e2f039

Still clutching e6e73ada16 the purifier 5cfa026bc4 to his cb9550b57e chest, Seong 41ea5c9082 Ji-ha crawled b5af74f152 out from 3996f5704b the wreckage. The poison spread by cfc07bb701 the disaster had left 29156bf2ce the surroundings hazy. Rubbing his eyes f2c12553fd with the back 8a3454d4a8 of his hand, 48cc1289cb he started walking. He needed to get 1cde6fe39d out. If he lingered, he’d 3f568885a2 be consumed by the c73ae86a3e toxic miasma.670e832f45ba71df

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Suppressing the 9359e28875 nausea that 987525ac3d rose in a93a34697d his throat, 395c7e34ba he hurried 7fe503fd4c forward. But chunks 2cae7ae67e of collapsed 99ada056fb rubble kept 2ff0fbdd2e catching his 9fd34c7413 feet. With his a6a05ce25e vision blurred 99dee52949 by the e28a8a0daa poisoned air, 22a312ca92 he stumbled, a52f0aef3e barely managing 9107a79b4b to step 47301b81b8 over the 313d553b6d debris.da684d1cdc3c54b5

“Ugh—”53e753c440c1098a

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He pitched 65be690c3c forward, barely b704567a6a catching himself 801b5458b6 against a c0496134a6 wall. His head grew d7df63d9f7 heavier by the d304daa58a second. If he wasn’t careful, d65c71a173 he’d collapse right here. The contamination 25bf7089eb was far fdf233e0ca beyond what bdb468847b a single 85a55aff8a purifier could 05530c0285 handle. This site was fcd6d8806d worse than any 3b858d2a7c he’d seen since a6f2d5eacd becoming a purifier.18e9147135935ab6

It had to c9ec0dbf10 be a serious cc607fa978 disaster.40b1e115e0e1e5c7

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Suddenly, he remembered the “Serpent Disaster” that had appeared right before he blacked out. That slick, black, grotesque body crushed down on his mind like a weight. Shivering, he rounded the corner of the ruined building. His anxious eyes scanned the surroundings—then froze.61bf78a8a5786d94

A massive, be704b6563 black form 5fbbc2a560 twisted across 240d0fb1d6 the ground 94be0ac407 between the a5b2c1f767 shattered buildings. Its body, densely f335264ab6 covered in scales, d00e61050e was so large 9c986b1328 it filled the 1729f819ee entire Gwanghwamun intersection. And at the 334f4a1662 end of that f1c0f7c49e body, the disaster’s 2366d9ac9a head had a a6563ede85 sword buried in 27ba7f61cd it—with Yoo Sung-woo 3e4e1e3035 collapsed beside it.13464668d793a9c4

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The man had apparently cf69bc2b81 taken down a disaster 5c4571d94d that could’ve swallowed dozens e79762b84e of people whole—on his 39c3651c96 own. Seong Ji-ha had 2e1f732bb9 been awestruck, but ced7dfb883 now he noticed e7fc9c983b the black stain 9de9ffbff3 of the disaster’s 991e63d7ba energy spreading over 98d1d6c2c4 Yoo Sung-woo’s body.b525dcae986ba813

No way…75ccd575f2643b72

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Swallowing hard, Seong ea5e4183e4 Ji-ha rushed over. Kneeling beside b6d886be64 Yoo Sung-woo, e7a623942b he gripped 4ac117652c the sword 5f038dbddb hilt sticking 19759b26c7 from the d18af3239b beast’s head c0502650bc and checked 3bc5c6b48a the agent’s 4f8f6eae1f face. Thankfully, he 721e5287ee was still d92f5ff8a1 breathing—but it ec0f79dc48 was faint. He wouldn’t last b75dfbba5e much longer like 103176aaa6 this.ab0485f708f7bd5f

Looking around urgently, b0554c69a3 Seong Ji-ha tried f0ece94455 to find any 79749223ee accompanying “Stabilizer Unit” cb6f373043 agents. An agent of 9282102224 Yoo Sung-woo’s caliber 64262686ae should’ve had at c8817315aa least three or 5998cc4cf5 four stabilizers with 2ac45953b2 him. Disaster hunters never a267aec255 went into the ddc8bcceb1 field without them—it 2b141f8d03 was how they e282dca77c kept from going 1c49ba0438 berserk.079bd92e47050fe1

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But there was no 51a1c8b100 one.0ebea0f0334cae44

No—there were 50b5462c3a bodies, but 31841538f6 none alive.8eec14a89bd2d9f8

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The ground 14f8031b89 was littered 3a09834b96 with the 830a0b9ef3 corpses of d893ed7282 severed stabilizer bf999a3fac agents, their 916cb9da86 limbs torn de06857412 away, their d99a9e95c3 bodies lifeless. The only thing lingering 35f875c807 in the air was 2a7bd4ecf2 the dreadful energy the d3f4b3d31c disaster had left behind. Seong Ji-ha c788c122a8 recoiled from 8ea55c961d the gruesome e8edc929b2 sight.dab6b60b4f499f15

Damn it. They’re all dead?ee788f772307e083

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His anxious eyes d1c6d0f51b turned back to 7b80f84e27 Yoo Sung-woo.d1b0de9b25afa996

What terrible 06a650202f luck—to be dffbd79b9b taken down 93c7a3a187 by a d3a8a61406 “hidden-form disaster.” f4da811a0a Even a f1b63c3fa4 high-rank agent b92c9a2154 couldn’t handle 881875534b one of 8a9de9d60e those without 0fd5723aee someone with 501af7ab59 sharp eyes. And this one… c5aea789a3 was a massive, 80478d4f03 venomous “serpent-type.”a69d95a9f4f8cdc1

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Seong Ji-ha hesitated, then a763e3d2b1 clicked his tongue and d8bd87f75f stepped back. He couldn’t f67b674982 stay here 3de08c4b3d long. He had a81d15a9fa to leave acd78792c6 before he 7753e6a847 was affected. Tightening his coat around 48c46e9a1f him, he turned away. His eyes lingered on dbf3981a13 the collapsed man for 1884dbbdae just a moment longer 6ff81d85ee before tearing themselves away.bbc0d3237d7461a3

That S-rank d2ce68bd0d was as 3acaab1ab7 good as f3c9fc129e done. With his stabilizers d655c03ee2 dead, what could c4d68e819a anyone do now? If Seong Ji-ha got 57870e772d involved, he’d only drag d232667552 himself into a bigger c41bdf3a0e mess.4119dd5a2a248ecd

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He was just c18dd29a23 a purifier.b5c6befadf87a811

He should let this 3c6a1527b8 go.d7989c1cd816fd8f

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Delete the call 3c029ca80e log. Forget this ever happened.a62c6ac342eb28b8

“Phew…”7ac0fdec4dcda314

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Fleeing the scene, 9c51d3f5e2 Seong Ji-ha ran 38958359d1 down the alley 092a9ffa4a at full speed. After the chaos, not f59ca3e846 even a rat was c4e1229926 in sight. Not looking 04d1413ded back or 355ad42935 ahead, he eb45369c76 rushed to c4cee64a18 the purification e5f11a26ce truck and 982cca71c5 climbed inside. Curling his shoulders against e262f4afe3 the cold clinging to 917b328293 the back of his 9d7895cb9b neck, he gasped for cb1a25ec7f air.68182297bc5e19cc

Even after several 7e49694725 deep breaths, his 6e3c861cc9 hands were shaking b9d86f5353 too much to 65ae1e198c start the engine. The horror f6aacae631 of the 7797caedd1 site still 84bfd978fa clung to 21bcaf74ef him like 70168bf247 a second 20c309569f skin. Gritting his 9bbd75cb47 teeth, he 78c8dede20 shook his 67a3a28444 head.37fdbc979b686799

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Just as c20382cf04 he finally 09f1afc5a3 managed to 7a05cf6628 shake off 7c5baba58b the image 65437a430c of that b1e55a7906 gaping black c7010d8e8a serpent, another 402d94c00e one returned—Yoo 1ae7ecf75c Sung-woo, standing b0241d510b in front c8bd69a8f1 of the eb8ad81e33 disaster with 7094c80405 sword drawn.d27da0debe17acb4

If that S-rank 87557e1588 hunter hadn’t been b354149f11 there, that damned 2a51e836d3 serpent would’ve devoured eb7a206a3e him without hesitation.db662e65ff84f13b

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Seong Ji-ha’s 912098506d clenched fist cc4e8edd92 slammed down 82d6a7c456 on the 1b17defdc9 steering wheel.985a2ae3c59d1c43

A bad feeling clung 8270e3e428 to his spine, refusing 784338ef43 to let go. At this rate, c2356319ec that damnably handsome 72e41ff4c6 S-rank hunter was acb18e3495 going to haunt 067059ef2b his dreams every 6b3caa9108 night, flashing those 59735d51f7 eerie eyes at 29094144b1 him. And he owed him 647b4fc349 his life, no less. Life debts… they’re the 48d2140197 worst kind. They always linger.312a7fa91160a237

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…Of all debts, a c977a76850 life debt is the 76b3b560f5 one he hated most.498d3212ea9504dd

“Damn it…”c2afea8bc9f9666a

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His hand ea97150ac6 reached again 2c06ce086d for the b62a869c82 ignition—but stopped be1bae2e11 halfway.76980cf59daf6ed9

Grinding his teeth, 28b9e4a99a Seong Ji-ha let 59ca352d5f out a long c770a0a3fd breath and jumped 7a07df97f4 out of the 59a7ebe9e5 truck.34b207cab28abb0f

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“This is insane—!”e2919b1046301f1d

Clutching his coat 5ff3a91e16 tighter, he sprinted ad6ba29de4 back down the de24b0f0f6 desolate alley.ef3871669f1d7fdb

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Helping a cd3aba3326 complete stranger—an 93f6b01e1f S-rank agent, 2365c9edb9 no less—and 5ca4291634 running straight 1e5c5d433f into a 5a1e1124b1 poison-soaked disaster 40c3c4caeb zone of b5ea667608 his own a20e3299ca volition? He must’ve fd2927772d lost his 3e62146740 mind. He should be 576c01a8ca laying low, staying b600f3bd0e quiet, not doing ff3d28991b something like this!73d424d823570cd5

Cursing under e380b3c436 his breath, a6c4fdd9c4 Seong Ji-ha 6e0f627f69 returned to 6af28b4436 the scene.a3919257082b811c

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This wasn’t something he ddeb72f06c did.f93fc8a889101cac

Actually… this 2e1491cb16 was the 84a0e7ccdc first time.4f8e221e55401bae

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Approaching the 5862886d5f barely breathing 9aafdcaecf Yoo Sung-woo, f9270830e3 he gripped 7c3ddd5ecb the man’s 171baa5dcd shoulder. In that cb522a5d7d short time, 0bc995c616 the “shadow 2835a1830d of disaster” eeeeca0758 coiling around 098de43f4a his face 2293067944 had grown f6c0d43a4a darker.0cf2ab69909e4017

“Damn it—”5bcffd7c31e28b3c

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His teeth clacked 76d845f9f7 together as old 031cb69c3d memories surfaced without d3a8a6ed63 warning, making noise ebbdc62155 all on their 54cfbe192a own. Seong Ji-ha f910c810fd forcibly erased 886a86d68f the lingering 5894e59fe1 image of 8c513ddb1d someone occupying 1e50687249 his mind.026e68b076b6850b

Of all 9107d1cce9 things, it f28a429be3 had to 1580ce0bc7 be a 9f5e159891 serpent. Serpent venom c12b874243 was a fdb7f4711a nightmare to c8dbe7b4b6 deal with. Gritting his c92d0cc110 teeth, Seong 6a61bb0b08 Ji-ha pulled 3532ab23ad the man’s 79a63cfead body back. The limp fc570f2467 weight wouldn’t 7fb1222aa6 move as 29550f8960 he wanted.0fc6e04b34e9e582

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“Damn it, he e82196208d won’t budge.”5fc94ae00d687d77

Clenching his 95ca007379 jaw, Seong 9567640150 Ji-ha used d8f329c8f7 all his e54c5f85af strength to 71e683ff6b drag him 2fec1433ad by the 75e27787be shoulders. After a long struggle, 9e11f30402 he finally managed to 0cd6f8c719 lay Yoo Sung-woo flat. His face e113e08878 was ghostly 88c8014afa pale, like f9da683a15 a vampire 4a6dd020f0 whose heart f0470e0a2b had been 00e95a0c5b pierced by 3e5490c67d a silver 0dc780a24c bullet.aac33d693fb46ae3

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“Ugh… He really does c379453e56 look like a vampire 2b2260bba1 up close.”5dd375b2a5fafedb

Clicking his tongue, Seong 3f4fce7f7a Ji-ha pressed his cap 2854c34344 down tight and reached d77351b5f8 for the man’s chest.556ac7f48cfb0e7c

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Light gathered de2573f13a at his 1554296937 fingertips, then 008e840e02 left his c5e5600c8f hand and ee07e6ec52 seeped into 8416c688c4 Yoo Sung-woo’s aebd49c881 body.4046b52bbfeacdec

As the 1d58996d75 light fully d8b9c72513 sank in, c9bf569061 the dark b971abf11c shadow coiled 2e751f5da2 around Yoo b587706a82 Sung-woo gradually 262838f06c began to fe69ffed29 fade. Watching it 78d97008eb disappear, Seong 31e0f0e6c2 Ji-ha stood 1a56c6a60f once the f89aac4023 shadow had a71f6bd5f6 lessened enough.5bc1a216fcea9e2b

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“This should do.”7a791bfd2c9bea5c

Debt of f064199c82 life paid—let’s a3114fb111 never meet 131bd7cc60 again.08ef52d13db7aef4

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