FSA | Chapter 02

Yohan had wanted to prove himself to his family, who had always looked down on him, by awakening his abilities and becoming independent. That’s why he was willing to take the risk and enter a rift with a high awakening probability. Fortunately, Park Seungmin knew some people and introduced him to a mercenary team for hire, a so-called “awakening party” that took money to guide others.5f996563c4ce9978

To Yohan, the awakening party didn’t seem like a problem. They appeared decently ordinary and friendly, and the rift they entered wasn’t heavily contaminated. The monsters inside were weak, too. The real trouble began when the “Abyss” opened.5982f7f70498ffd8

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The Abyss appeared on 2284996bcf the second evening of 4a86981378 their expedition, just as 3f4a6414df they were relaxing and 8006f65d82 eating dinner. Yohan was c20029a9f9 the first 998e1b1045 in the 7b21e48aa2 group to 5e5b1342b2 notice it. A strange, eerie feeling 7df975a0ea made him look around. And then he sawit.a21b76750c956a07

It resembled the lips e5d8b1840d of some enormous being, 6adc75d740 or perhaps the crevices ef43b1d678 and folds between them. But it was nothing 965738c9a8 like a rift. Though it c2466f3ec5 was far 524dd7cb8d away, Yohan 440084c20a instinctively knew 238f8964f3 the moment ba32fa989f he saw 8e7fe1fa47 it:It’s about to open.The second he e9e692a854 realized, he shouted.db6e2f8947e13a08

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“It’s the Abyss!”c55181a5f196a759

The “rifts” threatening humanity worldwide were nothing compared to the Abyss. Rifts were dangerous, but even civilians could survive them somehow. But wherever the Abyss appeared, not even awakened individuals could escape alive. Everything within its reach was swiftly erased in a short time. The only way to survive was to run.0b0fb5640e18ba52

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Even the famous and powerful awakened Lee Hyunmook and his team had vanished into the Abyss, declared missing. And in the Abyss, “missing” was as good as dead.b013733bbbc1baac

“W-what?!”88c06ede3d7593b9

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Before anyone’s scream 7e149c2c7e could fully escape, afe89a0455 the Abyss began b4f574a004 to open. The dark, wrinkle-like 27fe721912 fissure on the b83fcde6ba ground instantly expanded, 1098692a29 spreading like ink. Beyond the 772a81e06f encroaching darkness, d59ace76f9 horrific shapes 3b182091e3 writhed.2dadf42da662e738

They abandoned their 32637c133c meal and ran. But the Abyss spread c269b1af4d terrifyingly fast. Still, if they ran 9e0ccd9743 for their lives, they 3c6d280732 might make it out f8ed6e10f1 of the rift. Then Park Seungmin e9bb3167df turned back, his b81e582c47 face pale, and 2178b8f7dd shouted.081a6701f91c5b57

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“Just throw one of them in! We’ll all die at this rate! What if it suddenly speeds up?!”ec9ade1146bb7f20

Yohan’s eyes widened 17166f7e9b in shock. The Abyss didn’t 66e8347a6e expand infinitely; after 34b2d97587 consuming a certain ca8620bad1 amount, its growth 94d03a69c2 slowed dramatically. And the effect was f0e3b47637 stronger when it consumed bca2efb4e4 living things.0d47bc1f1c8aa9cc

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Like a person, 2fdf099aca for example.5295b43c402d4d5e

The mercenaries’ gazes 335fd2bff2 all snapped toward c41ab40c23 the two non-awakened 2525611535 members: Park Seungmin ea68c41410 and Yang Yohan. A chilling 2098b4adee dread crawled 608f2a1521 up Yohan’s eb9a8ecb5a spine. And in c174c9eccb that moment, 5174fc8c28 Park Seungmin 376eac9c5f shoved his 39d47391e0 friend with 4d17187214 all his 274a36ca0c might. His friend of c6b0edf3c3 ten years, since 18533e4d08 middle school.5b9527e04fd4ee4e

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Caught off guard, Yohan b7ad949ddf fell hard. The pain in 7c1eb09976 his twisted ankle cbb3a4ff15 was nothing compared 3ca7997a2e to the shock b195a60cc3 and betrayal.How could you…?When Yohan df23f288fd looked up, b7044f413b Park Seungmin a24cab5a8c was smiling.a49aa254973b07bd

As if he 858e073453 was delighted to 3a2ee8a979 see Yohan disappear.0b1edb51535da0d9

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The mercenaries’ 679ad71543 indifference, the 02b0f15d5a team leader cd5d5caf76 rushing to cb5e0e8b92 tie him ec4b75dec7 up before e85d733bc7 he could fb0014b6a4 escape, none 800482e1d7 of it cd24715fbf cut as 81f95a4ebb deep as 373f86a6f7 his friend’s 1e9547525d betrayal. Tears welled 2c120d0581 up as 8791e2c274 Yohan trembled 761f2c5485 and screamed. But what came out a3f6409a51 wasn’t a plea for 3ebf87c880 his life.41a71977773e0e94

“You call yourselves human?!”45cb1d0605fc175c

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The mercenaries ignored him. Of course, someone 7ce6d9dc3e about to be 6b8fa9a0b2 sacrificed would react b0376ff67d like that. As Yohan 8feb34f196 thrashed, he fbfd5abbcc roared at b61a4f066b the team 13df8485ed leader, who 15b634d890 was binding 8c57f7719e him the 4c3ffc57dd most eagerly.51eb6a1d236f5e0b

“Let me go! Let me go, damn it! Hey, you shithead who looks like a fucking shiitake mushroom cap!”66211ae77f957751

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“Shiitake what?”685199d806ab3199

Team Leader Kim Hyunwoo froze, momentarily forgetting the urgency. After finishing the bindings, he muttered, “Shiitake mushroom cap…” His face turned beet red.ad6426476401753d

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“This little bastard-“5177d0c85d8fe121

He turned 88a3acf2ae back, fist 17a073e603 clenched, but e334f70642 his teammates 84f8e2bea4 stopped him.be68294c0977c3b8

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“Let it go! The sacrifice works better if it’s unharmed!”530c332b97cd1100

“Yeah, just move! This isn’t your first time! The Abyss is right behind us!”c2dcac09640d70f1

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“You little… Fine, I’ll hold back because of the Abyss.”e7ca066086a7632d

Yohan was speechless. Hold back? Being thrown 74260cdb83 into the 4b01586ffc Abyss is 382a00a019 as good 07e1386730 as death! As the darkness 1ff1fd86bd loomed closer, he b4e5159138 screamed helplessly at 7272dcd896 Park Seungmin, now d487d8c0fc far ahead.96017eb9d3f979b2

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“Park Seungmin! I swear, someday I’ll-!”0c5306b6c4f4091a

Before he could finish, 5fe19e2dca the Abyss swallowed him. The moment it d6b96f0800 did, the darkened c08aa5df07 void vanished. Yohan felt a e38f012660 sickening pressure and cf2bc1b1e7 spinning, as if 4c5300188a being sucked into bb37e6f51f a giant vacuum. His screams were 2da6dc5ded muffled, growing distant, bd6264d215 until everything was c911253149 hurled into darkness.9a9102fa0806349a

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Crash!Debris flew everywhere. By sheer luck, the b190fae113 bindings came loose. Yohan curled into 1424cec240 a ball, shaking, e1596f6290 clutching his head. A moment, or 4cfbb2f16d an eternity, passed. But his da0af8d3f8 body kept 8d078c96ef plummeting endlessly ba0bc40063 into the a11f4c5843 abyss.87d19b837a4caec6

Endlessly, endlessly…ce0224b3e3685503

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“…Gasp!”915dde451067de36

Yohan jolted awake e57c27a1a1 with a start, a763930ddb drenched in cold 7f286f3662 sweat. He had 8272071ce5 been curled 3306bfca25 up tightly, 1a38b40704 and now 51e10c7c6a he rubbed d35b761de0 his dry b4996297e3 eyelids. When he 2bab50cfe3 finally opened 0f87e02c43 his eyes, 2614db266b he screamed.fd1500c9bad41c3a

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“AHH!”6f6751ef81057fec

Two bloodshot eyes ed71aed451 were staring right ce76dacd24 at him from 3feb817c4e inches away. The moment Yohan 56e2f5bc80 shrieked, a large, 7c7860d76f calloused hand clamped 62a70082b7 over his mouth.8de0bf6caca8ca1c

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“Shhh…”5f34f4cf7c5d457c

The intent was 80b9199a61 clear: Be quiet. Yohan gulped and a623952590 stifled his scream, 8806bfa782 tears already welling 12c4f34d3d up in his a819a34cd5 eyes. The reality of 99c86b18ce his situation crashed b66c786bef back down on c804dcdee5 him. The stranger stared at f8679a62ea Yohan’s tears with an 74703056dc almost alien curiosity before b6c85e4245 speaking.643742aa9dc5aab6

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“If you’re loud… the monsters will come.”3106cf98726245c4

Yohan’s eyes widened. Surprisingly, despite his appearance, edf29a5085 the man’s voice was 099bd01f85 pleasant, deep, and smooth, f78bc5a310 almost soothing. And strangely familiar. Where had he heard 43514d21bf it before?ba0d320db0490131

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Wait, the voice isn’t 98b7464109 the point. He’s… human?c8c6b60381f1a2f9

He had thought 153f1ae935 he was alone dc832abb94 in the Abyss, b583b6c73e but there was a2cdd2c21d another survivor! A flicker of hope b3e6506e7e ignited in his chest. Maybe this place 90c66e4232 wasn’t completely uninhabitable.7a6aca5a44a8a4a8

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Seeing that Yohan wouldn’t fcfcb522fd make more noise, the 0733cc49ae stranger loosened his grip 8407c2a2a7 but kept his hand 12d31ebc56 near Yohan’s face, brushing 047a5a1886 his cheek lightly. His red eyes narrowed 96e8420f6e as if savoring the 22854b50eb warmth of a living f1b19ab18a person. His messy white 2e0e17d895 hair covered half b71490d662 his face, making 4742bc7c9a his expression unreadable.6914c93cc7f09862

“Th-thank you for saving me. I’m Yang Yohan.”57e44e4114edf3e8

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Yohan stammered out d7eec162ff his gratitude, relieved 1f6b45fa78 to finally communicate 8e03fde877 with another intelligent fc46ae244b being. The stranger bbece17784 tilted his 0b044838a4 head slowly, c070b45f59 muttering back.07ee48424eb1bb88

“Tha…nk… you… for… sav…ing… me…”47f4efd8e8e8f357

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Yohan’s face paled. The slow, f4c09cc318 deliberate repetition 0badbde162 was far ddb50e4376 from normal. Swallowing hard, 43cc9c530c he tensed. Now that he 2f0e7d0a9a thought about it, 7b13ad2035 after killing the 26081ac5b5 eyeball monster, this 412be52488 man had acted 3320813895 completely deranged. His initial c348929e63 relief was 92c0814b7f replaced by b03d4b48f2 renewed fear.8ac87e66f2eecd44

“Keep talking.”11fe3a87d958669e

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The madman prodded Yohan’s e3cce75f21 frozen cheek insistently.c6f519ca3b0daa8a

“Now.”2bb77ed30f655b8e

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“W-what should I… say?”6f03f5e2e418dc49

His trembling 3b75b7cd6d voice barely e8c6bedace escaped his 7524e7a227 throat. This was the same f13b1c593c man who had torn 202fe3865b apart the eyeball monster 62c805618c barehanded, meaning he could 08359113bf just as easily tear 1caceee6aa Yohan apart. When Yohan hesitated, 4300189d13 the madman lightly 1d475839e4 tapped his cheek. Though it was 3aecde42fd barely a touch, 46f350e9db to Yohan, it 70de3e1444 felt like a 933e4734f0 slap.0b924c088138e679

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“H-how long… have you been here? I-I just fell here… two days ago… I was hiding in a building… then came out to find food… and the eyeball monster… Huh? Wait…”16a80b57a131858e

Mid-ramble, Yohan’s 1f3c233c06 mouth fell 05d2e46e0f open. Up close, the ecc245c646 madman’s voice and 7cf94b287f features suddenly clicked.0c5cf5da239885e5

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“Lee Hyunmook?!”4c82e144b80d2c4d

He pointed without thinking. Despite the wild f8a27e3d24 white hair and e42b63f09b tattered clothes, the 603f271a15 resemblance was undeniable.46264ed145411e73

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Lee Hyunmook!Korea’s first 658eab1342 awakened, one f33d9dd93d of the 7f1cdb89a1 rare high-rankers, 0bf742ff50 and undisputedly 75740e87e6 its strongest bc392eb30d combatant. A hero 85f6d83090 admired not ec4fa94c39 just for eb09303fae his power 7562f6dbfa but for 44bd308d17 his character 1ed55afd4d and looks. The man 32fbeab8b5 who had 5a3068e6a7 disappeared into 1bcfab69c1 the Abyss 5265f0aa31 during a 8a22fdbca7 rescue mission, 03ea3fe28b leaving the 1c291c6a4b nation in ae4671b472 mourning. A memorial 66678e12c1 in his 308f8e7ea9 honor still 278fd453e3 received flowers eb95eb5f08 to this ef5e08783a day.b1820c07b12cb7e0

And yet, here he 8ae212d346 was alive, but as 6b334c246b a madman. Yohan couldn’t believe it.763339f7ccc65190

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“Lee Hyunmook, you’re alive?!”8d34c3e7ba92b59b

“Ahh…”f30b565f69b4c5b4

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The madman made an 7e0dfc86d3 ambiguous sound, lips curling d1f5785756 into a slow, eerie 2b286f80bb smile.33f8c2c95ad3e5a9

“Yes. I’m Lee Hyunmook. I was Lee Hyunmook. …Ah, right. Lee Hyunmook.”4465949ad20703f2

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