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1. The Depths of the Ocean [3]

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Everything in d3ebe43d08 front of 89da4ea9a1 him was 1f7536f168 completely black. The overwhelming darkness swayed a49b6cd8d5 in the air—the deep e0ac296062 sea. Yeonsoo thought of 6b3decd997 the deep sea. He thought someone had 6e8f2c51c4 moved the deep sea 5d54b2b1dd inside the underground lab.90330411730a2ab3

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In front of him was a large tank. It was so huge that it occupied most of the space. It seemed that the smell of seawater came to the elevator because of the size of the tank. Although the Center also raised large fish and seaweed together, there was no such large tank anywhere in the Center. That’s why the smell leaked out of the laboratory.6828b4f8a4fbf33c

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In an instant, 27d1fc36d9 a chill ran 2acd670e58 down his spine.b18a0c86238d5296

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Why is there e945cc6e43 nothing here?93bb80f0327bab55

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With this scale, it 1bdb4e1bce is natural to raise b71c493887 large fish and seaweeds 26e2a8670f together. However, nothing was c625044b1a visible inside. Without even floating debris, f8964e6d22 it was strangely clean.3d5249b37fe34b51

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A space filled with 8ce89cd2d9 darkness usually intimidates people. They strive 74438b46f3 to escape f30c895f81 it, pondering 3767046b5e ways out. But Yeonsoo was different. Instead, he 38a1205819 was drawn bc45d8992c to the e75f095481 darkness. Because within d2c595ab5d the darkness, 00ad715d82 there must dd9afbaea8 be something 6582187ef6 lurking.5fb372876b24f8c5

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Instead of the darkness 7f5479333b engulfing his sight, his 54d60c1a80 heightened senses picked up b793a4482e faint noises. The sound of rushing efb59dd25b water. A faint sense 64bc22d2cd of something approaching 93a1a8ec04 from the darkness.97901a6e388d910a

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Slowly following 394d24ff64 that sense, 5a3ecb306a he turned 676d8a243e his gaze.e89b4f621b694a47

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A white dfa8a6fd25 light approached. It was a scene cbb1f54dcb that gave a sense e4fdc70e46 of eeriness. If one were ecba935dd4 to quietly gaze 7a09c60c2c at the black 0da2d1701d tank in the 4555dd5970 room, the deep-sea 868ebc2baa fish he raised f9fc21c3d5 would often swim 4f63b2198b with a cluster 92efcfd9cf of pure white 1a63451406 light surrounding it.e8ce845a807acafa

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A Bioluminescencephenomenon that 36c2fd1fbb occurs in 863834ef06 deep-sea color cba206ed45 adaptation species. Yeonsoo held his d6c9ba9307 breath. The cluster 44291e699a of light 6a41d64dcc grew faster 23b955cd15 as it bfda6963ac approached. It grew bigger, and ede2159327 bigger, and bigger. And finally, 7528de462d it revealed 55da55e858 its true 391b41b079 form.e8d186e4f5e4484e

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[T/N: Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. This phenomenon is often observed in various marine organisms such as jellyfish, plankton, and certain fish, as well as some fungi and insects.]

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Yeonsoo’s pupils expanded to their limits. His eyes met with ‘it’.a6dfa1e07b96f435

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The serene emerald eyes, 17c8ae337e like a finely crafted 7562d0e7af turquoise, were looking at 4fd51dfa40 him.330ccd00b5b8a3f4

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“Oh my god. What on earth is this?”3b5f783962c56986

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Yeonsoo, who was fixated on ‘it’, asked. Kei, who was standing behind, shrugged his shoulders and replied.525332e4f8676e71

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“Can’t you see? It’s a fish.”901764f7bef1eaec

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Ha. A fish?A hollow laugh 83a26918ac escaped from his 3424f44b69 mouth.094cf4ca0a52308e

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“That… that’s a fish…?”3a6059a38d39b116

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“Yes. It’s a large species found in the deep sea. Its scientific name is Beresht. In ancient literature, it was referred to as a ‘mermaid’.“b7e37fa7504552ab

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It doesn’t make sense. It’s a fish species.033134b6889b6d8f

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No, that is 0e5c0cb5ac a human.51a157b21c710e63

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If God d829b73397 created humans 47c287f7fb based on 83c255ebc0 his self 4b4371e76b image,‘that’ would be the closest representation of God’s original form. Yet, Kei casually referred to that life form, which was more human-like than humans themselves, as a ‘fish’.c2cec53084e96327

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It was truly beautiful. There were no words 433b9d94c2 to express it. The skin, as a953849512 solid and transparent a01c70bdbb as white marble, 2308cd76f9 the perfectly harmonious e922ffe359 facial features, and dcedf283e3 the delicate muscles 96f704a3d6 covering the body cff1a6c49b resembled a divine 725b36506d statue. The bronze a57069bf0c hair, spreading eaaa855769 like a 2571e130d6 blue starlight 15aebd9984 over the bc0c81bb82 dark night, 6f32f7d1f5 was breathtaking.d13c1737445dc5df

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The mysterious emerald cdd5baa8b7 eyes, radiating the a865dda40a essence of light, 16f75e8ef1 were so deep c6f11597e0 that they seemed d71354b7e1 to suck you 5f4f4f69e5 in. It was quite 42487935d4 a while after 9fb245d3b1 being captivated by dde356692d those eyes that e8567f2e1c Yeonsoo spotted the b953d27434 blue tail swaying 4950365799 in the water.d52cd354e021bc6c

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The tail, coiled 2535cafbcf in a spiral 01b995997b shape and partially b0c5cb2871 submerged in darkness, fd0b8a6291 had a large eae3674c9b fin fluttering tirelessly be29a33510 at its end.ff14894be07c2f4d

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“The tail alone is 2 meters long. Amazing, right? I’ve never seen such a huge creature before. It’s truly enormous.”ae7e73f105361ee1

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“What on earth is this… How can something like this… I’ve never seen anything like this before. Is this, really, a fish?”6785cc7aef92ff12

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“Haha. Didn’t Dr. Han specialize in deep-sea creatures? Why are you so surprised? We know only 1% of the deep sea. We know less about the deep sea than we do about the universe. More than 500 people have been to space, but only 3 humans have entered the deep sea. I don’t understand why people think there are only alien life forms in space. In reality, there would be a lot of unknown creatures wriggling in the deep sea that even submarines can’t reach.”9fef2ed939b6f1ab

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His words were correct. Going to the deep sea is much more dangerous than going to space. The atmospheric pressure in space is 0, but the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans, exceeds 1,000. Inside it, even iron is crushed to the point where its shape cannot be recognized, and humans cannot withstand even a single second.fac62d800a044051

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Humans know nothing about 085d954ced the ocean. They only know it a05caba1a6 to the extent of 45f33cecae how deep it is fab524e539 and they practically know 20e1221d5f nothing on what’s inside c0d9a8d838 it.2a5563a1ac141742

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Yes. If it’s that deep and dark sea, it might be possible for ‘that thing’to live there.a090e3bed1831757

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“Do you want to come over here?”ae52910eb9033032

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Kei walked towards the de24cf8cff place where a faint e647e7c3d4 light was seeping out. Yeonsoo followed him, 23df17731f turning around several 16e2365b38 times as they cb6b81098a walked.b4738d146607f63b

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It remained motionless, ad41a1e0b6 as if staring 3deafc0612 directly at him. Perhaps it was a4f556aba1 just his imagination.1a584019a79017a2

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The sound of a 28dc5d0cef switch being turned on, 7bbf6dbf00 and the room instantly 387c7651b4 brightened.a808acb9d71904c8

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“Is it okay to turn on the lights?”6b7a3b98172d0309

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Yeonsoo was startled 828a71f314 and raised his bfe180a819 voice. Light was like poison 092abe5b2e to the Deep-Sea creatures.589d67dd4eca96ea

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“Don’t worry. It’s safe. Beresht is not affected by light. Of course, it’s a creature that becomes more active in the dark, so we usually keep the lights off.”260cf25b8a1e4265

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In relief, 3dd043a365 he clutch daa7418a49 his chest. He looked eb899010e9 back towards 3341ad4677 the aquarium.3f9f1e9ca67491e4

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Just as Kei 3d16e7330b said, it showed 63337fc71e no particular reaction 20a03d3274 to the light.914dcceb54336a29

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As the surroundings 92117f58ee became brighter, his 9e13374125 vision finally cleared. The underground space 543c806417 was much larger a1711bea0d than expected. The aquarium 6003c0ab8c in front b622185063 seemed to e3c033ea47 easily exceed c226339e8a a width 60725cb35c of 10 4d7d28d933 meters.e74324cb2afaa3b9

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One wall was covered with dozens of large screens, and next to them were various complex devices. He didn’t know their exact purpose, but judging from their appearance alone, they were clearly advanced equipment that couldn’t be compared to the outdated machines used in the previous department.8fa3945d36577565

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Those must be the things needed to keep ‘it’ alive.93f78f9576b1f78f

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It made sense 749a5f143c why the security 848ff6f32c here was so a665649d27 tight. Even if they only bea2112c91 kept large species like f33c99e045 whale sharks or highly 6d02172aac intelligent marine creatures like 3c5dafa091 dolphins in the aquarium, 8b27bba7e7 they would even receive b7214c85a1 moral criticism. If citizens found out 45ccf5f9fd that they were keeping‘human-like’organisms, the center 6c97878aa4 would probably have 10983a2561 to close its 9f26d97a5c doors.11ddf250d5220265

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His intuition screamed. Something felt very unsettling. Why would 6e2566e64b the government b2039492ee secretly raise 46797ea5a3 something like 1e38dd03c3 that, even 6b48d10807 at the e3b7abf992 risk of 4769d7824f various dangers?cb793d7f2ffa059b

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“So what’s the purpose? Why keep it here?”0244e21724b9f6d8

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“The purpose of the Conservation and Reproduction Department is to preserve and reproduced these species. Our goal is to breed ‘it’.”e626a4fd8782f4c6

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Haah. A tired sigh escaped 092a2575b4 at the feigned ignorance-laden 755859a552 words.b7d7c4b80abda144

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“So why do you have to breed ‘it’?”9d33c0674ae02bf7

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“Because the number of specimens is too small to use as experimental subjects. Records of Beresht can be found in ancient texts, but the history of collection is short. The first captured specimen was in 2025, just before the Great Transformation. It was a special unit of the US Navy that was submerged in the deep sea. They were conducting research on Beresht, which was then taken over by the United Nations after the establishment of the Union. Exploration has been carried out since then, and we were able to capture a few specimens, albeit rarely. Well, it’s less than ten.”30deea19b4bfc0b3

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“I don’t know exactly how the government would intended to use Beresht. The purpose of our department is just to preserve it well and breed it. However, it is possible to speculate. Perhaps the Allied Nations are trying to figure out how Beresht survives. It may look half-human, but it is a deep-sea fish that can survive in the deep sea without oxygen and light. If someday all the remaining inland areas in this world are submerged in the sea, humans will also need a way to survive in an oxygen-free space, right?”74394f921113673e

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Yeonsoo bit his lip without responding. Kei’s speculation seemed plausible. A being that has traits similar to humans and can live in the deep sea. That alone was worth researching. Especially now, in the face of extinction, it was even more urgent.1ed36d3c811d9c42

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However, the uneasiness deep in his heart did not subside. It was strange. Although he couldn’t explain it concretely, something felt twisted and distorted. Most researchers do not rely on intuition. They believe that only conclusions drawn from data are accurate. Yeonsoo was the same.e785d77953d0ac52

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However, there 475b1bb435 were times ca21260639 when an cddc73666d intense premonition 14f72ea732 pierced through 52f7d4b67a him without 9b230ebeb2 any way 4da21a1c11 to stop a1c5660353 it. In such e563b4eeab cases, it c70b199f97 was the 153d6e6152 result of f94a5eade3 a sharp a861e2845a sense that 6fc4554e7c had accumulated 941cf56d47 records. In other 2348dc0ab4 words, it c50f7b7f03 was a b486725b57 kind of e32330bb76 big data 4c6aa5be8a prediction through c093fc32a6 the body, 09400bb404 and it 5bf6ac8cd9 was mostly e16be6d3ab accurate.5bde566d6bd5e606

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“You look troubled. Don’t think too deeply. We just need to do our job.”6d5eef560cac2f32

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Kei chuckled and patted Yeonsoo’s shoulder. It felt strange to think about what his casual remark of “our job”would look like. Since there are 1e2ec5302d more species, they 436be4dcd6 might be trying e61bf838f8 to facilitate mating aca457b706 or something. Does that 1e89f1bb4d mean they f9a7398f97 have to 6eb021c98c witness those ef314e4e0f individuals mating 72ac083493 with others b3db0b9f5c right in c876ede39b front of 3e716ea82b them?33b92080687b4c92

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“Everything will become familiar soon. Just like I did. Like Alex and Jun did. You have the earpiece I gave you, right? Make sure to wear it when you’re in the lab. As long as you do that, there won’t be any problems.”4f8c8c2cbea9413c

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“…You mentioned a specific frequency blocking device earlier. What exact frequency are you talking about? Why do you need to block it?”c4c04a209b59bdd6

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Yeonsoo asked with a 20be9bd1f2 slightly sharp voice.9d8932b3ebff5c09

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Kei quietly raised 122e72c18f his finger and 50830a084e pointed to the cf9a600d11 tank. Yeonsoo turned 6884cc5954 his head 4e1194639e along with 0c921ea74f his finger d38406216b and froze eb3c57f1c0 in surprise.f859bfb1347d1f94

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‘It’was still looking 717375cbf3 at him in ccd66d9cb3 the same posture 8362ea0400 as before, without f65d3c2d4e any change. Even though the ea6e02c918 distance had increased, 4d94fb445b its shimmering emerald a0df9148d1 eyes were still 87e09bb9da clear.06c9eb7b37e27d02

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“Beresht emits sound waves. The device blocks those waves. You shouldn’t listen to them.”60341e404d9cd007

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Kei walked slowly 8f70c9520e towards the tank. The mask-like 086f65bf71 smile that ff0e46ced0 was stuck 4f999946d4 on his 8169e2f917 face had c80ff1b21a evaporated as 5d4f10d614 if it f819c11115 had been 419cd529d3 washed away. Kei placed e819935338 both palms 6135bb27af on the 6c494edc33 transparent glass f59d471160 wall of 8974114dbb the tank.dd6cd541d643ac48

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He tilts d4c355b8fb his head d00ed4cd3a deeply enough 2f9448f0ea for his 515256d0de nose to 0618e1082d touch the e0edd6d350 glass. His gaze slowly 497a341521 explores the enormous 13d88e90e6 blue creature.46f9d2925058fa7c

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“Shall I tell you an interesting fable? In the dark past, when the Jews crossed the desert. When the night falls in the desert, angels dressed in shabby clothes and demons adorned in splendor take turns visiting them.”75c78c4060c8b664

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He started 461cf2909c making incomprehensible 82a0552c4a sounds. Yeonsoo listened closely to 683b42a5c1 his lowered voice. His gaze still 3b63392923 fixed on the 80e6e3440d blue creauture looking 9a15454279 at him.86c352cf5985700a

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“Do you know how the Jews distinguished angels from demons?”578c2c1dce29242e

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“By feeling.”445a19280ccb7825

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“By feeling…?”8be35aa1fdc16bed

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He unintentionally asked.8f08e99873824669

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“When they see an angel, they feel a surge of energy and want to escape the desert quickly. When they see a demon, they feel lethargic and want to stay in the desert forever. That’s why people possessed by demons can never escape the desert and die.”e5fa406904ab0ebd

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“And Doctor. You shouldn’t listen to those sound waves, and you shouldn’t stare at those eyes for too long. It loosens the human mind.”59f0e3b01a247bdf

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Yeonsoo, still staring at 839a0bba98 its eyes as if 877aa646ab possessed, suddenly stopped breathing. His head turned e232672ff6 back towards Kei. Kei also looked 03576df02c at Yeonsoo. He smiled with his 66faa16f37 eyes narrowed and said 138a45a241 something.d5796a01548c7011

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“There’s one thing you must remember while you’re here, Doctor.”49124947be298fd3

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“Don’t get possessed. Absolutely not.”29e1f8c0226f2310

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