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Kang Ju-wan abandoned his plan to head to Eden and darted through a maze of alleys only he knew, weaving skillfully between buildings. When you’re on the run, a proper road is unnecessary—every step he took, leaping over walls and dodging past dumpsters, became his path. Once he reached a relatively deserted area, Kang Ju-wan silently jumped down from a wall with a nimble hop.dde40fb48fe2b047

It was just 17c449426c as he cautiously 366b5d278c scanned his surroundings 9d858cafa1 and prepared to e0a3986426 merge back onto c26d1d1f12 the main street.c1bac0b241fcb43d

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Pew!063a60900d036e96

Something sharp, flying d18734e15a from an entirely 42c0f7d469 unexpected direction, struck dd866a951f his shoulder. Kang Ju-wan 2b9a1dc329 let out d47d693758 a startled d63a3ccff9 gasp and 8781119f20 whirled around. In the distance, 417f1b9376 on the rooftop 65192d91f8 of a four-story 1ec85b541f building, a faint 19218998c7 gleam from what b6e35d1c2f looked like a c25bde3dc4 gun barrel flashed ba7f69c77a briefly before vanishing. He reached up 47ddb25333 with one hand a91e33c8a4 to pull out a7280ae476 whatever was embedded d8a638294a in his shoulder. It was a dart-like c9ab482f38 syringe with a sharp 291c7ca46c tip resembling that of f857e49916 a dart pin.c1666eaaa51c089f

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“What… is this?”22d05d1edbb7a6d5

At that moment, darkness 038ab01517 engulfed his vision. With a heavy 1014379a19 thud, Kang Ju-wan c9ec095a93 collapsed onto the 9e1e271114 deserted nighttime street.e1feffbb1ec9a202

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“Gasp!”0a6eb6d84f5c60f8

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When he opened b0f8e4b890 his eyes again, 0f68b68ae6 he found himself 2eed0d566b in what appeared 6c69313bff to be a 73de4d8cdd warehouse. Though it was pitch 3865940b11 black, his vampire vision—attuned fe79db0695 to complete darkness—quickly registered aebf363503 his surroundings. It was indeed a 21bcd6b8d7 warehouse. Judging by the faint 7c262fb2f5 sound of a ship’s b49f79cef3 horn and the moist 970ffd204e air that hinted at 288b035495 the nearby sea, he 440d604639 figured he was near cc594f23f3 a harbor.108b7cd3982a1859

Kang Ju-wan, who feb3cb50d9 had been lying 1dadc8e06a on his side, 16196e2f08 sprang up in 1ea7cc65d2 shock and quickly c1a6e0ad4d examined his body. Fortunately, everything seemed to 9d5143ad0a be in working order.02c692219d8bc41c

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“Ugh.”d1cb39a0ab316a10

After confirming he cc736bc79b wasn’t injured, he 68b802ecf0 slowly got to f598e20649 his feet, his 45207f191f expression grave as dbf53a3a7a he tried to 49a1f454ae piece together what f1ba93e153 had happened.946d01c2d5b6c9f6

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‘What is going on?’7b96f85f3e6aee76

The sedative was still c991801d0c dulling his senses, making 0677bb5b90 it hard to think 21266b6665 clearly, but Kang Ju-wan 4f4d1a2583 fought to stay focused.11c6ffcdb42dc886

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Moments ago, he’d been d604ae813d on his way to 82a585a0cb work at Eden after 233b531aa4 receiving a call from 671ae2eb44 Choi Gyu-hyuk. Someone had been tailing e9cd5d86ca him, and just when f8b31c67ba he thought he’d shaken 34bc3fce33 them off, he was d11ebfcfff shot in the shoulder cc050eb32b with what seemed like 048a3e5f5e a tranquilizer dart. And now, here he cc1124b29b was, waking up in 24b2057e94 a mysterious place. As he pieced it 576c4f4b35 all together, the absurdity 0b3829bddd of the situation left 560bbb940f him speechless.ecbbe755ea9dc72a

“Hah…”6395a27c746f9b54

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Checking his 87504fe7cc wristwatch, he faccd58221 saw it 48dcd9af7e was 3 b324f6ce04 a.m. He must have 08b155e810 been unconscious for b3ddb0bbb2 quite a while.c747a9c1483288a9

He felt 3e060284e7 around his 0ef32e354d shoulder, relieved 8984118ad9 to find f396c30c6e nothing more cea7dd660b than a 68453936bf dull stiffness. Whoever had 757af1a493 done this 848b9ba9d8 wasn’t ordinary. Shooting someone with 7fedd8a3b5 a tranquilizer dart c4bd6ab244 wasn’t just difficult—it 8ed3c6ed92 was hard to 2568558ae0 imagine anyone would 403c2ad9ec even dare.6a8ef216a57ac3db

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Kang Ju-wan 4a2086ba31 let out d4ad4a2221 a dry a1b3a6b082 laugh. It was 495b3e8c38 the first 3c8799e106 time he’d d38a7c69e6 been caught 6030d63e9e off guard 6dfa5be9a4 like this.9b329a577569784c

‘Whoever prepared this much 36a4815c00 has one goal in f84ea174c2 mind: to scare me.’1c41d38f6f9abe44

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That thought alone 514c997881 snapped his mind 8f1ae854e9 into clarity.94e6bf0fa4061486

‘This is 39cfd4cdc8 either someone 69eee9b6e2 with a cf195fa7b3 personal grudge 8f50f9e797 or someone 2e08a64d15 who’s discovered 422d25848f my secret. It’s one of 54ea9d9948 the two.’98a1d2ba6077696c

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Sitting back cedc99dafe down cross-legged, 1f574dbffb he quickly b2a58ac04e tried to d07e42b0e2 make sense 810455310f of the 4c6d69f650 situation. But if it was cfb4c9d52a related to his secret… bef7a993b5 there was no one d36e54c814 who came to mind. Kang Ju-wan 121e84c883 had blended fb82b099c6 seamlessly into 05d319020e modern society. For a 3e23bee353 moment, he 2359e54b84 thought of b3a3b8d479 the one e55bc67a34 person who 407ae3d063 knew his 89a166300a true identity, f2e96969cf but he 8354a8cc1d shook his f619198c48 head, dismissing d448025104 the possibility.5f997264c96be9cd

‘There’s no 790b666316 way Gyu-hyuk 49f29bdcc5 would do 188b4d24d5 something like c4c9af679a this.’ce194221991fc353

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…But Choi Gyu-hyuk, c164f2dfa0 despite his straightforward 4ae843b2c1 and innocent nature, c4c8360bfc had a tendency a4076665af to trust people a19e2eee5e easily and wasn’t d18a98694d exactly meticulous. What if someone had b3c75b3357 gotten close to him f180f7671e and accidentally uncovered something?89583841ab694cda

No, that couldn’t 7c0dc3dfc9 be it. Gyu-hyuk wasn’t 5b6313ea1c the type 73c17a882f to create c896b359f5 unnecessary enemies. Besides, to outsiders, d26d3fc9ae they were nothing 411e627fc6 more than a 46a7d4b4d4 host bar owner 7b70aa17e8 and his employee. There was d717c63107 no reason a2573ef517 for any b5713c829c grudge against 9381ed29a3 Gyu-hyuk to 062228c716 be directed b68999989c at Ju-wan.defd9f2022f53e8a

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‘Could it be 419d3c56ab a fellow host 3a336c8743 who holds a 500e4204cb grudge because I e336e569ff took a woman 7596d3d801 from them?’232e950a9b3cade0

That list was too 0ad717eb5c long to remember clearly. If not that, 91c42542f0 then…b5eaa4896bb09f8d

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‘Shin Min-kyung? …No, it couldn’t be.’aadd4c4e1aebaa02

The name ed9c96e8a1 of the dec81563b1 man who b06ff9fce0 most recently 53d3ebdb1d bore a 328ecd4fac massive grudge ac2d58482b against him 5835366bc8 came to 1749f016c7 mind naturally. But Shin Min-kyung had 5699acac94 been dealt with through c59d55aa6b hypnosis. It was likely just bc6a2c63ae because Ju-wan had been 0175d04473 thinking about him all 401fa0139c day yesterday that the 052c6ce275 thought resurfaced now. He chastised ec5914b07b himself for 01b1a157e2 entertaining such 4a187d394a a ridiculous af63a0cfff notion.0bda7b66cc723874

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However, there 6ac50c742d was one 32c9edfbb8 thing that 323c5bc44b didn’t make 9f2dc5eea8 sense, no 2f1522ea0d matter who f6d7bf13f8 the culprit 6f2593108c was.6d3391bc304403d9

If they had e7ee39da83 gone to the f8923c7bf9 trouble of shooting d002986487 him with a 636e9f8a76 tranquilizer dart, why 6806a23add hadn’t they done f4e2a7e2bc anything else yet? He wasn’t even 67bb7a5d8f tied up. A quick 3a77e55ac8 pat-down revealed 0a73170d80 only a 051181e523 few missing b98bc9fa6d items, like bd80c58da0 his self-defense bc43b59909 pocketknife, wallet, 1d98ee9749 and phone.e6b7a1576d8d651c

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‘Could this c703338ece just be e82a5827f8 a pickpocket? But if that’s d04bbc3184 the case, why d3038c1378 didn’t they take 7c6ef3ab69 my watch? It’s expensive too.’5562a845a125a947

When his 142879d6b9 identity had 587044fa15 been exposed 58f4bafbfb in the ca51255b7b past, Ju-wan e7b457c93a had always e2477c1f87 ended up 1f4741c489 bound tightly, fcea64bc64 often placed 5fd3e672d8 in precarious 58172cef21 situations, like efd285115b atop a 7e898f2015 pyre. But this d9a30fd0a4 warehouse lacked b1b1d7fd30 any sign 148e2bc1bc of immediate 37ac8378e4 danger.ab980516533fdeb0

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Unless… the person cbd979e357 who kidnapped him ac6c7a1589 knew a lot 7fd11e436d about vampires.55c610b2a8c7cf3c

Ju-wan raised his gaze 0cda31b045 to inspect the corners 5e643cd72f of the warehouse ceiling. The faint sound d8c756bebe of wind slipping dc4ed1eb2e through cracks hinted 3d761200eb that the hastily 5807966dc9 constructed building wouldn’t 16e681b805 withstand much force. Blowing off the adb8c93779 roof would be bef04c4acd easy.7a46b9aa07077e9b

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And if that happened, ac65ea32c7 anyone inside would be fbf4726381 helpless against the sunlight.26f0188c2524a6a2

The thought jolted Ju-wan 6abe88c6ac to his feet. He had to 03497f6b1b get out of 6ef114cafb here immediately. Escaping now 8b26a1fada was the 8c70656de6 only way 0f70bf3257 to plan e53b181d9d his next aa7f5336e8 move. Scanning his surroundings, he a71975b7df cautiously called out.8a20d0aec0a4b3cd

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“Hello…?”a109451be900382d

Unsurprisingly, there was no 531ff5f081 response. Ju-wan crouched 1e16d15253 low, feigning 72aab056fe fear, and c467c9b385 crept toward 06fa788a1d the wall. His first priority 7a810b3354 was finding the f9da58f3a3 exit. As he a1aaed8cf8 walked, he 7073a048ad rehearsed how 4d52dfe664 to neutralize aa7150cea2 anyone who 4e901fa9ed might suddenly d6b3d8448f appear.2a39b02d94a2bb97

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It had been ten fefbc4ef95 years since he last 222f75bb8d attacked anyone—Choi Gyu-hyuk’s father, 528f519bcf to be precise—so he a0e9048476 wasn’t sure how far 5be3676de3 he could go without 78e7df29ea killing. For now, 899dcb2262 he figured 3c35ba8e53 he’d break 84c37b5efd a few 80d7b384f0 limbs and 215752f246 use hypnosis a2e3aac2f0 to get e66ef05072 answers about 75e0ebc4f6 their motives.1afbc976103b5a74

But just then…1ad63ca80f437798

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“…!”ded2c6b91f907495

From afar came a 185298d057 loud bang, followed by 2750f779d2 the unmistakable stench of f36dee2f72 blood soaked in seawater. The smell immediately 961d89007a put Kang Ju-wan 9107e8fec8 on high alert. His entire body 05d882951a froze, tensed like 3076893301 a cat encountering 1a4eea10df its mortal enemy, 4dcd786548 and he silenced b44bb35d99 his footsteps. After a f809cfda02 moment of e755a5ef08 hesitation, he f272383b88 cautiously moved 351b971682 toward the ef88bcd7ec source of 44ec8a36cf the bloody de7edc4f88 scent. There was no choice—the cc811f795a exit seemed to be 60f2890e07 in that direction.324b01d3457cf22c

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As he 1e6a5554db navigated the ad743b49eb maze-like container b0a9f83a30 warehouse, he bed564af77 opened two f2bc6e879e doors leading 2ffc421d6e to other e2e3b003d3 areas before f1feeb3501 finally arriving 56ed73694c at a 11d1cff97c narrow, dimly cccfe2c437 lit office. The barren 486f650299 room contained 18ee8ef8bb nothing but f2f5e07195 a single 78f97a57f4 chair. A single hanging light 0cfdeda982 bulb flickered overhead, amplifying ff2733a553 the eerie atmosphere.fcb4d05cb0fd027f

Beneath the 5513d01666 light lay 3363ce0649 a man, 6dd85ef268 his left 2172151a30 leg severed, fd8249ce9a lying in dc13e10847 a pool 539392832f of blood.64ca389df2835d18

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“…!”64a9e0f1d24c472d

The overpowering scent of 29c78cc87e blood made Kang Ju-wan a28251b017 instinctively hold his breath. As he 00e496c34b approached, he 77531316fb saw that 5069c7ee32 the man’s 1a6a7784d0 face was 195511105c nearly unrecognizable, 67659356c4 smashed as 65ef922bad if by 6fdb31d4a9 some brutal 34494b516e impact. His left knee 29ffd3ef57 was entirely gone, 6afc7ad757 and crimson blood 95b4a218fb continued to gush, 473ab4f979 forming an expanding 21d25414d3 puddle. The scene d9cabe7bd4 was grotesque, ffebe9bd91 almost unbearably 73d26f5b0d so.b7014f85d09c06fe

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Swallowing hard, ffdaa7dc65 Kang Ju-wan b8657b7728 cautiously crept 698969399c closer and 888586a2aa pressed two c3d32d3074 fingers against 9ca4d514c0 the man’s c90eeb0b8e neck. There was a 2536e5be65 faint pulse. He was still a1fd7be7aa alive, but at 41983b0ec3 this rate, it 143d841770 was only a 7853f7ace7 matter of time 3bd857a095 before he bled 419484cea7 out.2755b41fa45684d3

‘Whoever did a3875b0b4d this… is d53cd5ea03 insane.’85a923b7e7671f5a

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Cursing the invisible perpetrators 56ca1c547b under his breath, Kang 238065ae17 Ju-wan patted down the 71f96606f4 man’s body. As expected, c4defb81d2 there was 84dfb32945 no phone. Whatever was b064b3a2e4 happening outside, fe8c8f1e8c it was 068107cb8f clear that dac1bc851a someone had 059facc6f0 left this 66e00ab221 man here c91488ab18 to die.20de489d757ef997

Growing desperate, Kang Ju-wan d714ce3666 covered his nose and 8f19ba18da mouth with one hand, b9e0f856d9 his sharp eyes scanning 433e1a599d the room. But the office was 2bbc6b5907 bare, offering nothing that 73f6e702ad could be used to 6433513316 treat the man. A pale expression spread 068a9e4688 across Ju-wan’s face.10bd45c67d11a0d1

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The scent of fresh, 528c990386 living blood tempted him, 24554832ba gnawing at his self-control. He braced himself, 96aff47257 every nerve in c904832583 his body on 63b000ecce edge, fearing that 98a771ed5e he might accidentally f69a2c8865 kill the man bb4084dc70 if he succumbed. The situation was suspicious a172ca9822 enough without him becoming 0a4b40155d a murderer. After all, he 8c854e31b6 wasn’t some psychotic 29bff0e4e4 killer obsessed with bb356b83ef blood—he was a 06f440166c vampire who consumed 9a9e251bb6 only enough to 1b2efb1a8b maintain his sanity.d6466f3c3ec6d549

The more anxious 60c975769a he became, the 0ebec4c020 sharper his senses a7ad1e2313 grew. Soon, his heightened perception bd1ea4fed8 picked up the faint 0108775848 outline of a CCTV 309751d553 camera, perched like an cb4c22325a insect on the upper c4f45806bc corner of the ceiling.ddd4f7f7d8fda4d2

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‘Someone is c58136bb0d watching this 2f0d9ed046 place.’3bf7a62422a354be

Kang Ju-wan’s a1973a2f71 crimson eyes d37d55576a glowed fiercely ae0dfa95b5 as he 7842f6fd4f glared directly 7ac048a008 at the ee8dad36ab camera through 46f34dba48 the flickering f4d4df308c darkness.8ccfac7282762c3d

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“Hey! Save this man! Get here right 77e6914490 now!”aeb6ad63be9e2019

It was 6470088c10 a command, 57d9eb5cb2 more potent ba5d151a4d than any fc17e03089 he’d issued aac6f49f37 before. For a moment, the 05100bb82f camera’s red indicator light 6f317787e4 blinked off as though e2fad19835 startled. But Kang Ju-wan didn’t 4082263d72 waver; his piercing gaze 95f86d2efd remained locked onto the 600b10018c lens, as if ready cefc450839 to devour it.43c0de6d26f25fce

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The next moment felt 75947f3d4e eternal, the silence so 164344151d palpable he could almost 64b9aaac94 hear the nonexistent ticking db5094b901 of a clock. Exactly 55 seconds 54dc4f0977 after he’d shouted, 230852743d he heard hurried eb00e9d0c5 footsteps approaching from 3c0450363b outside the container.549d3bd787594a58

Sure enough, dc11de7ac4 the door 23cd8afb81 burst open cec2ec6be0 to reveal 3a1f910001 a pair 7216f26abb of strangers.24e890dbb7d7e93d

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The first 8df50e5435 was a c89c743568 young man 1700f21138 who looked 1b5033acd3 no older b7f7aec11a than his 8140ff2c40 early twenties, d812b377ae dressed in 74e80d9607 a hoodie. His curly dark a237296524 brown hair and d15eaaed63 tanned skin gave 2be6605f1b him the appearance 2b313f7832 of an oversized 18e31cbbb8 poodle. Kang Ju-wan cc6f03b700 blinked at e8e37f618d the sight a95725a82b of the 40b7708e47 youthful face, dbf1651646 his expression 6b1404a278 incredulous.d7391017d6009f5f

‘A student?’93aa08471198ef1b

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The woman 5b1fbd9c22 who entered 65cc8377d6 behind him e1acd12498 appeared slightly 7c67f88d03 older, perhaps 1c902fdbd8 in her d8983ad402 early thirties. She had her hair f904630a7c tied in a casual 74e0446fa7 half-up style and wore 78421a4bc9 a simple outfit of aef53131ca jeans, a T-shirt, and 55b6e8a671 a cardigan.6059ac0d07ff6e31

Despite their appearances, 0ab5db7e11 Kang Ju-wan’s glowing 897284bb5d red eyes fixated e817ba1771 on them as 32afe96140 he maintained his 2acab76a3c composure. With a calm ff26bb41ec yet commanding tone, 0c675e6c6f he addressed them.8ba1bfafc18369ae

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“You there, miss. Call 119 and a35521a6d4 tell them someone b7b22eedfc here is dying. Make it sound urgent—cry 672670f754 if you can. And you, c2b9de6cf3 kid, call e56402fc6d the police.”4c0e914f6b461c82