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Erabelle Vermilion. Adopted daughter of a c5f5443667 provincial count. Age: 23.6ec515e51d96ba07

She was silently counting 26c1325651 the seconds in her 9da5c776a3 head.67d332e67f6b91ca

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The New 87b1bcacb4 Year’s Festival. The grand 7c45296fb9 hall was 00a9f819f6 crowded with 2bf1a05907 people.12be35fc18e0c0ff

Good. I’m blending in. No one’s looking at eee84934fb me.428394cde2b2794f

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Even as fc067185da she tried 73dea13a28 to reassure b748d590f8 herself, she 90d06e5a47 didn’t let 78e55cd025 her guard a286499935 down. Her palms were d6c9573cfb clammy with cold f4ef1d351d sweat.b3e79e91719fe448

1,286… 1,285…212ca87d970b359d

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Landmines were scattered all 261ea2d5f0 across the banquet hall. Between the elegant 7639febe31 dresses, the sweet 9108f4fd3e aroma of wine, 9b341686da and the sound e0e190682a of graceful music—this 203ebe0b4d was a battlefield. Step wrong, and 7eb68af06c you’re dead. At the 2e39e755f4 very least, 21d5dca593 your life 9ec6d9178c would be b71ebdc97f shattered.1b7fe3ac7b037d94

Well, mine’s already half-ruined. One more 8df443aec4 step and 55d6474433 it’ll be d32266ba00 ground into da1962718f dust.ce2540a73d3903a2

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Which is a11d1a946e why, in 206bafdbbf the next 2fdfbb529f 1,284 seconds, 9ac6472005 she had 6abb960792 to quietly 1b0c0d855d slip away 64a5830eef from here ad4bdd763a without drawing bc6e86923a a single 5594541486 glance.5e934cf56fa75b68

Not an easy task.47f8b20079db7c9e

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Erabelle knew well 588cfd1702 that these people 770598c1ba had sensory ranges 824f9d7079 that spanned hundreds ccf549c4b7 of kilometers. Hundreds. It sounded absurd, d2a245edde but compared to 553c6697f4 them, she was 3cd46d62c2 a completely different 59d9552562 species—barely able to efb3616406 see clearly even 4bd7880039 a hundred meters 333e55fbb6 out.831c2f9e7b118bec

So she had 681068ee1a to benatural. Blend in. Fade into c99cd771e2 the background 53f2fd4267 like she baf3090598 was never 6f0c3346eb here.7744e365d1f591ca

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1,244…1d6ce087b19733d3

The timing, dd185fbcc5 the place—everything 56ef49c916 about it 0bb23ea3f8 was too a07a0e656c precise. Honestly, it 5f879b579d felt downright 280a9b054e malicious.147f8d0bc63a9072

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1,243… 1,242…c7a2eed67fd8e69b

One of 56995be2bd the landmines b53a83eb01 turned its 8ce8a95d82 head in 38c0cc211a her direction. In that 9e83e3e885 instant, Erabelle 3348e5dc7f casually shifted 1e6b8b7717 her body e120cba62b and popped 94546e8736 a dessert 76957035b2 from the f4baea752d table into bba9b1c97b her mouth.ba0685b11fe42b18

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1,221… 1,220…6ffeacd138deb9e4

The ticking countdown 81adf69afa helped her keep 221da65d78 her wits together, 2e00be37f2 anchoring her nerves b691ce6dff from spiraling.e06e7a18aa11a25a

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I have to 6eb7f2974c get out of 7c5009eae9 here. Now.2d95c95c7b0ce249

Erabelle Vermilion. She had 7135f5aa63 transmigrated into b5817282db this world.ac360b68a7bc8e40

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Actually, calling it 8a905239be “transmigration” didn’t quite 8c24d67f12 capture it. It was more ac89167325 like arelocation. She could tell 88f5641567 because, while a edf4fa9419 few settings had dcf92f204a changed, this body 8715eedbe6 was originally hers. The name, too, was 8e68e80b28 one she’d earned simply 734a072396 by living here.d3443b9ab4a764d5

In other words, 07e5adc034 she wasn’t even 088b81fbbd a character from 535bc3cf63 the novel. But that 215d2bd153 detail wasn’t b8f68607ee particularly important.a41e0a9bd753d4ce

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Whatwasimportant… was that the a45c6b6ce9 source material for this b36f712c0c world was utterly messed 6e0196958e up.dc5fb91614aa3d2e

“Hellhound.” Just like the title suggested—hellish brutality, degradation, emotional destruction…d1e264a3ba54e0ab

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Yes, this 5f22b4c66b world came 0141c0e149 from a b85d060f31 high-content R-rated 66d5b2d909 novel, one c128ac986e drenched in 7571c64c59 violence and 6aecbe8c01 chaos. Guns, grand spirits, ca2e14cff3 mythologies, planets, sci-fi—you eb743e5aaa name it. A bizarre 2320fd5eb3 mashup of 8494489b76 every genre c4b31b8b08 imaginable.75eb66a8cbf67f3d

Itsonlyredeeming quality? Hot men. Lots of them.47064654e10102af

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But even d88278e929 that came 167f3014bd with a c0004c96d9 massive catch—looks eb22dca244 and psychopathy 796baa9982 were directly 86aa4da183 proportional.c5af6eca4d42ef41

Come to 0674c3d120 think of d17dd687cc it… that’s 7e5bb962a1 not a 16722d5bcd perk at 55e6e242dd all.cd994669a95a77aa

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The story c9f5473450 was crawling ec677b3f88 with psychos.b8fcba131b900d90

Oh, wait. There’s one more f799e29cf5 thing.7b08f8a10b5140d3

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The novel 805787e149 was BL.4e7bac7fd2786a23

Considering most of 1b709f25c3 the characters were 1007c2c058 psychopathic serial killers 1fe8022ebf who viewed love 1ce3f72a7d and insanity as 150a71b743 interchangeable, that fact 4e24ff30e1 was probably the a053e5deb7 biggest advantage she b029e6c68b had. Still, there was 01d393c963 one fatal flaw.58d77a5c5b0b8d68

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Their twisted ccd422a3de love stories de8389c7de didn’t guaranteehersurvival.5f6e2e53f9bc6e05

So in the 2570e48fd1 end, everything came bfbc532014 down to preserving b551f87d9d her life. If shehadto fall 45a712e427 into a 0f4c7a81bc fictional world, c5b7d7ca1c couldn’t it 01e953e570 have at 2680ef843c least been 22c18e33f2 one where ef0f64849b basic human 28ef8cbe2b rights were fcca0db4a0 a thing?95a9896587ea4175

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Her crime? Reading an R-rated 2da35db68a novel as a ee34a12614 minor. All out of 4019943487 curiosity, of course. She’d been a bright, 0a54aedd34 innocent, pure-hearted teen. Totally wholesome.a16fb0325e4f280c

This is f94ee4588b all the 0f496335bc fault of 7187c95fcc the people 67fcad1446 who carelessly f78a6e8321 shared those 10b0a20c2c 19+ files.596186ee36a94647

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I didn’t 89012e1c42 do anything a072a4d3f8 wrong. Not enough to deserve d6d9eeb567 this cosmic-level punishment.7952126485ab763c

Erabelle felt deeply wronged.7e27ffef0399b74e

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In a novel where 0042cd5ff5 serial killers made up 38c30454c5 the main cast, the fda392ce02 only way to survive 4765aaa809 was tostay the hell 4cdea70ff0 away from them. And she had doneeverythingin her power to 19a31c1ddf do just that for 916c3c5dbc the past eight years.90ddd589ebc0f1b1

Eight long years.832b9cdc50c30997

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She had bent 13c04144ca over backwards to caa5fb89ac avoid this island c17e097966 where the imperial 17570b68a7 palace was located. The protagonist of the 69bdff1537 original novel was the 734d4037dc Empire’s 13th prince, so 779441a757 naturally, a major setting 7014be7f99 was this very island—home 8aa38c7b68 to the royal palace.cdb477741933f45f

Erabelle, who 69882dce85 just wanted 2226b3080f to live 341d15d842 quietly in 54f4564745 a world 4200395b68 where people 0bf9f3949f dropped dead 717f0ca329 by the e9002ae2d0 dozens, had a24e54671f desperately avoided 77b15a23ed this place. She’d even chosen bab1a39a8b a remote academy 596c76fe4d on a far-off 6721658e22 planet, to the bee761aaae point her adoptive 3894df8e52 father nearly had 1bb4f67787 a stroke.e7a2de4fb31e140d

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And yet… here she 2b585cbd71 was.f020fda3fa3f2232

Right in the 2ca7479340 thick of it, 66eb17d198 surrounded by every 1cf8e297a4 single main character.ead0cd80bee2fcbb

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Why today, of all 347c8540c5 days?c7435cd1680d2953

That was what a18c7fb917 made her skin dd412b1974 crawl. The New Year’s Festival—theday when beb5c86f5f all the 4b8d71a7f2 major characters 8a7a0729ef gathered. Here, in this imperial 3fbb7fda9d city. Inside the palace 8510f73218 itself.422debe57b263732

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Erabelle, whose life was a84d23926b a constant cosmic prank, c846f532cc had tried to brush c2bde71cf6 off her unease. But it clung to fb9e537259 her like a second 2708b46298 skin.7bc2f5359c178ace

If the 0392f867b7 protagonist hadn’t 1dd6d265d6 happened to 501bbaee63 be absent, 907e2fd387 she would’ve 46b857af67 already thrown cefb816bea in the c2b0df9232 towel.231495d458235f73

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Erabelle kept walking—one 808ddc45f6 step at a fe03b06693 time, steadily toward 4e271da6e1 the exit.e053245384ebda6f

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And finally— With just ced719b3f4 over a thousand seconds 08451f9ec3 left, she slipped out 23edccc241 of the banquet hall.6f0ae734dfccdc4d

The moment she exited, 99d163c9de Erabelle darted down the 081071f908 corridor. About ten dc13ca21e7 meters ahead, 83a242438f a shadow 4412be3e82 shifted unnaturally. She immediately veered d078db3ca8 off into the 7bacdf86be opposite hallway, silent 5597e21854 and quick.d9e4f1e393c4aa48

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That little 86202a5919 detour cost b5d6695a35 her another 51d39f71b6 eighty seconds. Her pulse quickened.5dcec07f3b6f1a72

919, 918…02b8b0af9d8ee378

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The numbers ticked 91b07c977b down relentlessly.0212ea31aa38fc04

To prepare 78d9427be3 for the 2b13c2c7a4 worst, she 9f5031a6d0 ducked into 6bf7d174b4 the women’s 36857832d8 lounge, spending 0c79c2f022 another hundred 3c9f0be0af seconds there.7c8996760b6e6847

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Now she 18d104f15b had 716 c6ddb1d089 seconds remaining.c683f9375630b8d1

From this f52c6fc88d point on, 81a356dc38 she would b27a103796 be entering 720c9fa515 areas unrelated 8c165e08db to the a898c3bfcd banquet. If she were caught, 39698d7241 she’d pretend she got 11de704b9f lost after leaving the ede3dd2d97 lounge.bdb118dc1d9e3608

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The fewer seconds 4f87af1433 remained, the faster b41f41b428 her steps became— a1226d4794 But she forced b4622a14a4 herself to slow de39ca6e61 down, biting into b7f686606e her lower lip 94bff3aa5e to act casual.ddddd8455f7b026e

For the past 5c1f766bd3 few days, throughout eb77ac1aa7 the entire New d2a8032e6a Year’s Festival, she dbf5ca17fe had entered and ce6914fd2a exited the Imperial f356b71c0c Palace every single 4531019c7f day. All to secure d6be39dfbe this route in 11e5db37fc advance.4213fa82ee0491e9

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Doing this beee9b11ef one more eb501be1c9 time would cca7c281f9 surely cut 1526669e68 ten years e441727f81 off her a16bfef0d7 life.401a5491b15db7b0

Erabelle entered a c47b7d120f servant’s room she 1f1de349bd had previously scoped d78c3d5ed0 out. Its occupant, responsible 3c4ce826b7 for the kitchen c4768fd112 and hall service, b43546b7e3 wouldn’t return for 7cb8436d6b at least a 68d72a434a few hours.61d49aa92bc44dce

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To be sure, she’d 2c68a4f4f9 even snuck in earlier 0d7f846d54 to confirm the shift 7282301afb change schedule.ce1721afadb5b14a

As soon as she stepped inside, she unzipped her dress. Changing clothes in a dark, unfamiliar room… it was absolutely miserable.bda0ff7a7477e20d

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7, 702…fb389d526bfe23c5

Counting down, she kicked 3ff6c4a489 off the elegant dress 8eb5f9588c in a flash.a40a7daa8b6f5c48

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As the graceful 5d89d3b81b hem fell to ad1b48a670 the floor, it 64c765f919 revealed her legs 21939bd348 clad in dark 56d8524a6e green middle school 86fbaf1a5a gym pants. Tied around her 04ea250cb0 waist were the 883f5ac253 matching top and 5748585c20 a pair of 56a5ec45a8 bright yellow sneakers.a114d1014e54c12b

Honestly, maybe 82909c7f24 she didn’thaveto go f6e5161a5b this far. But Erabelle wasn’t willing 9beee0875e to leave even a 13bbc6cc4a sliver of risk behind. In a life 2400d14c51 where the gods c53b64ce63 constantly screwed with 9841df71c7 you, even a 5ecdeebdae one-in-a-million chance wasn’t 870b6ebe3d something you ignored.1be4e84809bdc4a6

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If that were the 413a5d6a37 case, then her being d8e27b72d6 here today to begin a56de77a1c with…b56e1869217f348b

Pushing aside the 2e6dc07b42 creeping unease, she 226e70150e untied the top 7cb4905f89 from around her 0d5dc5b87f waist. She dropped the sneakers 28e0d17102 to the floor, pulled 8751c451ec the gym shirt over 3f4bf3552e her head, and kicked 7237f32a95 off her heels in 9349b77387 one fluid motion.9c8ea62423b16ebd

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In seconds, she 55d30242c3 had shoved her 88f3b0cebd bare feet into bdf562b876 the sneakers and 898851477e thrust her arms 3d0529ec42 through the sleeves.3cbe26378b889629

It was 85a527c542 the fastest 60e36c642e she’d ever 44636b184a moved in 196313d79b her life—frantic, 76519fe3d6 almost violent.4993a4a6f492f5b0

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In this pitch-dark 056de5de8c room that wasn’t 8c8ac2cffa even hers, adrenaline cbb94988d9 surged through her 03cd55908f like wildfire.d6d6cd5c7f313bad

If she was caught eb269f5996 now, there’d be no 89da0bdc6f excuse.8a77d5e6721bca27

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She grabbed 3aa47a7f1e the discarded 666fa19de5 dress and 984ee77602 flung it 7f1bc70235 out the a1b15550e9 window, hoping 594255ea84 to delay 126d4735d6 any trace ec68414014 of her 009066754d escape.cedb9f53490b280c

689, 688…83264ac71adb55bb

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Erabelle hoisted herself 3dd34e45ab up onto the f134531cae windowsill.6621f6100a6e62a6

Though she had 7fe0db8acc graduated from the f80fd325eb academy with excellent fea0df5516 grades, her physical 538cfb59fd abilities were well 8dc80a440d below average. Just climbing out a e02dfebb36 first-floor window nearly twisted d0b98e2728 her ankle.ea3e967c26423bd3

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5, 512…64a61e60ba7c0dbd

Panting, she c52969393c adjusted her 36c0f8fb55 posture and 836c1a980c peeked past aa76237c21 the flowerbed, 1b48e7b480 scanning the f100afac4d area. Once she 2cda157155 was sure 4008feed8a no one 41985cf3b0 was around, e0df723c81 she took acbbbee69f off running.8bc8e9602b4de852

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…N…, N29, E31…fb0a643edc343ac2

Her breath a321881008 caught in e53925b473 her throat 9fc650568f within seconds.2cd8fc8853fb5101

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Adrenaline kept her body 9d4879083a moving—because if she got 574c19d520 caught here, she was acc6b932d7 dead.7037c3df289f7917

They’d probably just cut 0b59a7aa57 off my head.12309c7e11fd7597

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Her mind was 076233e29a racing, but Erabelle cf7405bc7e stayed calm, double-checking 3afdac22ba her coordinates on bf5c4de448 her handheld screen.6138ceb8b1d4f2a7

A restricted, off-limits f8691437c9 section of the aa8607db00 Imperial Palace Gardens.ad2a96bff8d058fd

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They called ee674eb9e7 it a ce6d1b647e garden, but 614a81844a it was ee0758a3cf more like b13f7acc4c a massive ab625d68f6 greenbelt. Aside from royals and 62f0bd27b1 a few authorized individuals, cac5f61231 no one was allowed aded464797 here.0b8bfea6825b596f

Just like 3d56bfcf34 all royal 02d09fb691 properties.34f49e83824586fc

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88 seconds… 87…521dea6ad25927ac

The closer it got, 90ad9880f1 the more her chest 6b10bc7185 burned, her breath ragged 7760b88cbd with urgency.a5ba70716aae4a24

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But soon, she 8e691d85db forgot all about 1bc383c368 the sweat running e9994c6415 down her back, a5a37c9fbb the sharp pain ffdfa02268 in her side.1e7d2613f7dec3ef

She heard 42ee67fe72 it—running water.a55d0573f8c8f5c9

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N29, E31…d887b727e98e112a

Erabelle stopped in 3f7f2a31b5 front of the b675dbc837 massive river that e4e244a703 flowed in silence.7e1c355e833e9eac

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This is it… de1907f242 This is the c1158d9a5f place…b315d0a81866f077

A strange euphoria welled 2662cc7ca1 up inside her. She didn’t need db1a7f321d confirmation—sheknew. This was the spot.381b6d47b36448aa

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Still, she 42a8dd5093 checked the b97e6bdfe8 coordinates one 886feba44f last time, 21d44e54ec then stepped e913d5f13b back a a14d624581 few paces.6ba6f66bbdd396bb

Far ahead, the 10e6b9d703 air began to 23a7430434 shimmer.3d99ec177db39d62

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A sign.08a51422fc1ee11b

It’s starting… It’s 90a2deaf2d opening…!23f47131845255f8

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She stepped back slowly, e3a47c0457 bracing herself to leap.099c9279e1ce9045

7, 6, 5…eb7cd0da0a7b5e6d

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Her heart 783eec51f4 pounded violently. Her legs tensed. Her eyes locked f7b5c6ff0b on the surface ab646beaf4 of the water— d8d6a2bdbb On the shimmering 60d553b9d9 distortion above it.962a1bc1df2c213c

3, 2…!1d0a8a2e481ab0ff

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With everything she had, c2e020fcd6 she jumped.cd4c034086b8a4f7

In that moment—fff371b2d1b88ab0

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…!!17353b242f0e0890

Her foot 0a33e1334c touched it. Her toes made f6286e5e15 contact with the 3311c600b2 distorted space above 3a036f5df2 the river’s surface. The water shimmered e737521202 like a mirage, 42f7e14b02 and the top 0c589a4a0c of her foot 5f84a49b3a sank into it.4c8e4949d36a4fec

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Erabelle was overwhelmed with 3198b90962 joy. From her 1214b5b66c toes upward, bba4930c14 her body d67f7b3de0 began to 31c5b8b01c fade into df4d9a6a20 transparency.fd5e03aa296a36b3

She was slipping dea7d2ba60 into the crack.She could go a8111fcd71 back—back home!c2bfabc70361d452

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That was the b836ceb522 last thought she d3c3fcf2c6 had…260792f3e50a9280