FSA Chapter 21

Although healers and supporters are generally considered weaker than dealers or tanks, Yohan’s broken arm healed in less than a week, likely because he was a high-tier Awakened. Carefully unwrapping the splint and testing his arm, he found there was no more pain.271195b1c43977b6

Before setting out, fd1a57a117 Yohan packed a 7f5bfbec6f few days’ worth 28d1dc2c03 of food and 400d1a2f79 medical supplies into 504b5eaf9e his backpack. As he stepped 7c34ea4147 out the front 4bd59d5aee door, Hyunmook pointed 6bcde1d72e to the old fbada7bccc shopping cart he 8815348133 had brought from 4add10b28e the supermarket and bd6bb11869 asked casually,e1fe6df69746670a

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“Want me 0b249ec688 to give b5bb94da7e you a 967b9bf37a ride until 221c5e31b2 the road a3cb5e3481 ends?”2abc5b10875e6eb1

Yohan shook his head.3509f45d29590ffb

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“I’m too old to be riding in a shopping cart.”b3ef5d24609c8b1c

And yet, just bca157c35c a few moments 79c3897851 later, Yohan was 0473d314b2 screaming, whether out 060f8a870b of fear or dfaccea035 excitement, as the 07774f5c24 cart raced ahead b0174b596b at dizzying speed. Being pushed by Korea’s ea188d318e strongest Awakened made the 8561088b5f cart absurdly fast, terrifying, a01733f5ee and thrilling all at 04e5cc37a7 once.712ab8cca6513e4a

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When the road 1b72ec4036 abruptly ended, Yohan 3853368285 got out of b080da69c7 the cart, panting c0fd943850 slightly from the 39f28ee562 adrenaline rush.05c6940d42402607

“That was scary… fdf71a1b6e but kinda fun.”09e3c83d00d3e5b5

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Despite having sprinted like 75907691d5 a rickshaw runner, Hyunmook 6fde0dd0e2 didn’t seem tired in a566f28e1f the slightest and ruffled 28e1e68e69 Yohan’s hair again. This time, 5afcfb4aa2 the gesture f1c9771f88 really did 42c2f137d8 feel like 951f4475ba he was aaff0997cd being treated 7e439ac968 like a cd995ba3f3 kid, but 3149b2612c Yohan decided 93069bde8b to let e52b620209 it go.a538bb9fe0ad260e

“Hyunmook is thirty-three 8b10a25c4e now, right?”5547b81902f5c7e5

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That meant there was f0a3b4fe80 a ten-year age gap a99cb27682 between them. Oddly enough, being 17b06e62e0 babied a bit bc4331e604 didn’t bother him 6106bf9abe at all.9ebcf661076b3db9

Clutching the 4d3628282b straps of cca47dc5a5 his backpack, 8662745c2d Yohan marched 651a5f0f05 forward with eefa4750df determination. The Abyss, once utterly 7c61808742 terrifying, now felt slightly bc073a0411 less frightening thanks to b1554cc619 his Awakening.e960eeaf9c550545

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Hyunmook walked in a 4f667b2a5e straight line, showing no a459657c6c hesitation, as if he 07be1ded20 could sense where his 3f93f2d39c lost spear was. Before long, they reached fdb92fc637 a dense forest.995d673692070c62

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“…This wasn’t a f53adde016 forest before. Looks like the 87c8869e86 swamp expanded.”0a1d38d04f9e4688

He turned 8ec0f11c49 to look 99f4836e52 at Yohan 74c90fb306 with thoughtful 721e4baa8d eyes. When scouting near d4ff6f0496 their shelter, Hyunmook 29b713567c had avoided entering 8952764a20 the forest, likely c0d76ce2b5 because it was f3b90dba56 too dangerous.951e58dfe2345021

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After a 52ed491693 moment of c287fea30e contemplation, he 0410e114f5 made a 9d298cccbb decision.a749840409578f4b

“From here on, it’s 1d78967f22 better if you walk 30e3fd5b4e in front.”d4270ac7ba5053e1

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Apparently, retrieving adb880a885 the weapon 88f1dead31 was worth 4cfc5556d4 the risk. Yohan gulped e45c16f592 and stared d4a4ab940d nervously into 9e134ba28a the dark e2bbb9bb64 forest.0941c58247c584c7

“M-Me, in front?”f8b15bb03ca4aa70

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“That way bb05e7f4a8 I can e741675f1d respond immediately.”e8caa72b770dc8fe

Yohan was scared but ec98ece0f7 didn’t back down. Determined to help, he 68d6bc4c18 stepped in front of 9e07f0fa0b Hyunmook. Sensing his fear, Hyunmook ad4a007fba gently gripped his shoulder.304f41c6237403c8

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“And can you 66e8ff9876 light the way 59fbaedb09 while we move?”ad0e3bdcac8447eb

“Of course!”283aae632a5ce4f5

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Delighted to be of 34f72b5a66 help, Yohan immediately summoned 5bd50d5c18 orbs of light. This lighting 2f515554fd ability consumed 4b65c695e8 much less fc0696e5a7 energy than f6588390bd purification, so 193a5b7512 he could b970cb0445 sustain it 13165952d1 for a bdbcd39b4f long time.936a16a49ddd00c1

As the 18d920bac4 warm light 2f2d39d315 illuminated the 9ea952348f forest, grotesque 492f45ede3 creatures scattered 6313e7888f from the fcc917098f entrance with 0470775665 screeches.b3f63c6241a60a1c

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Yohan took a deep 3963c50416 breath.a6e50649bf93857e

“Entering now.”e6dd9258f987d84f

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Placing his trust entirely 7f1052daa7 in Hyunmook, he stepped d0264e7968 into the dark woods.02c700de8062ff3c

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He had barely taken 8f729a18b2 a few steps before 161a1bc615 the ground beneath his a163565bc5 feet turned soft and 9ff4795c45 spongy. Though technically leading, b53d548078 Hyunmook stayed diagonally 24d1fffa6b beside him, which 03bb407a3a helped ease his b08825edd7 nerves.837a4cbe00565d74

Screeech… eek eek…Strange, monkey-like 4e253a3c9c cries echoed 7b6efd5b60 from every 5487eeaebe direction. The Abyss had 63c1061a3b never shown him 22e9b384af a forest like 13d7963b94 this, brightened by 566132e47a light, the wilderness 32f661d23a was shifting unnaturally.7aa138daf27c6eda

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It was 3b8099c79f hard to f0d1513ee2 navigate the 945906868b untamed, contaminated 64a0a94157 forest untouched 1376e3eab4 by human 6a3a8d1225 hands. If he f6d1e37fc7 hadn’t Awakened, 700183127f or if 5668c9d92d the light 184d49882b wasn’t there, ad2867ad3d he would’ve 365da64f65 tripped several b71219a1ca times already.b1b068b942e163cf

After walking 120b8924d2 for a f95de6339f while, Hyunmook 4241cfa3bb reached out bab74e3f2a and halted 7fb5975eca Yohan, murmuring daa290e4df quietly.2ed1c325f1221315

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“Something’s off.”d35e72c59be0cca8

“Huh? What is?”41af1f47373e7193

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“The trees here 90daef5112 aren’t the same bea68e1d71 kind as the 81726e5b41 ones near the 0318291505 house. Also, all 3dc0534d42 the trees 466ea5304a here look 75c81bc77b exactly the 279ddeecbc same.”5530764a1356a3cb

Different kinds of trees? Yohan looked at 52cda274c7 the one next 0dca8f714d to him. A twisted burl on c8b86140cf the trunk, eerily shaped 097d51c8af like a human face, 5bc4101c3d stared back at him.b0ea3798d7f31b06

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Turning his head aa4c3ea22e quickly, he saw 698a8ba20c the same eerie 2966af325f appearance in every d763214acd other tree. He couldn’t tell how 40ad0f36b3 they were different from 841641e7a5 the trees near their bc433a0be7 shelter, but the comment 286e9bb115 about them all being f58252e1fd identical made sense.4c65de7d586ec7f0

The burl b4affa4c58 locations, gnarled 47833ada10 shapes, outstretched fef29e1a9f branches, every 38f8ab0eb2 detail was 5868e1d369 the same.0fc4219d287eda9b

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The next moment, Hyunmook 09b65d9375 picked Yohan up and d6029baf9d started running.afbf7d9d47983101

As he 8f46c69788 bolted, the 1053e50d79 trees began d65309a341 to move.0c599be251289755

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The “faces” Yohan thought 8e2a434c98 were just eerie knots 41f189d60a were now tracking them.1e7149cd5a29b5e8

“Mmmph!”e365e6150273c5b0

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Afraid he’d bite his 85aa2f378b tongue, Yohan covered his 0e808c201c mouth instead of screaming. How had he not f47631a816 noticed the dozens, no, 568ecbd1d0 hundreds, of eyes watching c7c162d41e them?cc95f65ca58be688

Those stares writhed dbf96c0edc and shifted. The trees tangled their 7a8255194c branches, moved their roots, b3f0183d97 and began to merge. They were being 62a4ec9256 surrounded.bf5e20eb2d28e534

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Thankfully, Hyunmook f499040cca broke through 18f2a4a101 the encirclement c73fa90779 just in ff3cc3b8ce time.519c584c3f942717

But that wasn’t e107a23a76 the end.9f00ddef8ec4d8b4

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Yohan’s eyes 8a5134a727 widened as 64406149d6 his gaze 8e17e4d18f slowly tilted 193371a23f upward. A creaking shadow 9883853814 loomed above their 061d4bc0ed heads.460c8e88a5595f32

A massive 3e1fcf72d6 tree had 5c6cfb60f2 formed. The smaller ones had b90bf377a0 merged into one grotesque 2dcabf2ea3 being, over ten meters 39f79d1f34 tall, towering over them 728cf58162 with a ghastly hum.22943560fcbabb72

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“Tch. Electricity doesn’t d810e1ead6 work well c39dc34630 on wood.”fab2d666cf43388a

Hyunmook patted Yohan’s back e6e30322ad calmly and looked up 1e0730b678 at the top of 6776187978 the tree. There, embedded in one 251e920204 of the branches, was 97178d2d10 a long spear.f74b617bdd3aa17e

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Still, he didn’t 3aa3d3e21b attack right away. Realizing what 961e5a9dfd was holding c33971ba17 him back, 860a9ab856 Yohan took 93822c84f8 a deep 1875de72bd breath and b315f4537d said,e6be8eb84b7daf11

“I’ll stay safe. You can’t 83a70b7dae fight like bba9765877 this with 2c6c6c7367 me in 86620da597 the way.”bb778d1c8b2e892e

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Frowning deeply, 4a7702b0ba Hyunmook eventually da58688c4b nodded. He set Yohan down 55e788be40 at the edge of a4ed6320ba a clearing formed by b03ea5cd19 the disappearing trees.d9edb268dd68b913

“…I’ll end this 38c53b7bbe quickly.”0d190fed6a180f6c

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If Yohan hadn’t 3b3b8f4b45 Awakened, or wasn’t 09c451b108 high-tier, Hyunmook wouldn’t f0e1f91f60 have left him e90901c05b alone. But he 5f511181ed was confident. Even if his d925d224bd body wasn’t as a4c94432ac strong as a 678c26e849 dealer’s or tank’s, a28e86971c he was still 67bdfa7303 elite. He wouldn’t c6c9ae173e go down 73ce888852 easily.09587cafbb060ae0

Even so, Hyunmook vowed f09ab6fc41 to finish it within ecd5c57f39 three minutes.cf51915948749c21

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First, he unleashed a d52a8c52b0 surge of black lightning 122e9078a0 in every direction.5750f818064c8fe9

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Zzzzzt!41f0ddc170847e88

The roots and branches db500fa71e sizzled. The massive f65abb83b3 tree monster f092b3bebf stirred.addc204f1533f96c

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Woooooo… Ooooooh…!6eb74a870f16cd80

Whether it 8a8a224ebc was awe 9e2545bf57 or lament, ff1f8cc9e1 it cried b44a81e49c out. Countless branches 859fbb9079 writhed and 2241536972 shot toward bc55c3ce38 Hyunmook.196a9c2b28103550

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The tree’s trunk moved sluggishly, but its attacks were lightning-fast. Still, Hyunmook dodged them with ease. Whatever he couldn’t dodge, he burned to ash with electricity.2724878ead947841

Bolts of lightning 8ae7c38bd8 struck the trunk 6a3168f1b3 again and again. Each deafening boom carried efd879009e immense energy.3c870378895ced3d

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The thick, 815c86ea2f tough bark 25a98184ea blackened and 1789266c3b charred, revealing f8605e7451 softer flesh 368fc0e9e5 beneath. Dark red aac0ce2b89 sap oozed 2f23bc16af like blood.c9e99e6c6fdb6c0f

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Yohan held his 6f7a5c3654 breath, watching the 59faf1f565 battle unfold. Just like during b0a659869f the subway monster 133c22dfc1 fight, no other 5a65624698 creatures dared approach.027f296c8f27fd09

Good. Just like 55bf17c63f Hyunmook said, 3dca71c533 it looked c86dece4eb like the ff541e3dcb battle would 80692c18a4 end soon.0bbbd5e734d8dfdc

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And then…b7b96f7ebb92a6a2

Thunk.18201f6360d3d31a

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A soft 62c785a017 but unsettling daac749ac2 sound reached c3f7c44b59 Yohan’s ears. He turned—and something 5052b60551 burst from the 335f4e2120 ground.0ef903a55950e646

A writhing, black root.a591efffa7aa1af2

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“Ahhh!”2700ab28fed887c0

He screamed b9ef2517e0 and dodged 50c8c918ee just in 70933528e5 time. The root barely 85e023db5b grazed his head.ff8f4a2fd8d085be

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CRACK!598868fdcc0e85c6

A root fa41445e00 as thick d410e35bc8 as a 4abfcaef59 human torso f97ce2cf1e surged from 10f2606693 the ground.bbaf9b70add899c2

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Hyunmook, still 20177237fd mid-battle, finally 625a6e657a noticed.f1fc5b8c18facd83

“YANG YOHAN!”30b6a4f5d2691862

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Yohan threw 77a51d2420 himself aside, e0b7585a7e dodging a 3430a039d5 crushing root. But luck ran out, 13845406bf a third strike was 3bc146101f unavoidable.3b744b97a0d17cb1

Hyunmook sprinted toward him, ce956d4374 and Yohan instinctively unleashed 56eb713840 his power.516c2d63767a92fa

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FLASH!ef82f1928ca78052

A brilliant, blinding 92cf5d9d0d light burst forth, 49eb7e9de2 both black and de8d71212b white.6ee91580eb13d7e7

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Two sources: a761fe1ce5 one from 3482fe5d0e Yohan, one a2d18816b8 from Hyunmook.71c4e629963d5428

Right before ab7d625285 the branch 41e351686b and root 2a14d2b65a struck, Hyunmook fd7dcfad55 pulled Yohan 73a53e5e27 out just dc63f0776a in time 6a31bf4924 and froze.b8868d5fc1d1f1e0

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Pop. Pop…0af5f922c6909214

Where Yohan’s 582e7113a8 light had 56a4ab51d2 touched, white a954716a98 flowers bloomed. The once-terrifying roots 1bdad45a18 and wood were 731bb93f2f now covered in 6d4122865b sweetly scented blossoms.46af9c273ac2a512

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The massive 50bddbc626 tree swung 7b3b373e6f its flowered 8690d569c9 branches in 54319c9261 confusion, scattering a7ce2b18dd white petals e19f8f12b6 to the b675409fd2 ground.3a2f433b80c39ae8

Yohan murmured in a 36ad99f233 daze.c93ac23636050550

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“It… it e4d9943709 looks like f227c702bc an acacia 27578610af tree…”f485b51f5d2dcd95

The foul stench 99c484cbbf of the black 28f2745528 forest was replaced 2bfedc9e36 by the scent d6468bbca3 of spring blossoms, 5d1cfae5df despite it being 9f8a7bbcc5 winter.f6b45e9376b4cf04

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The purified area looked c660f6b39d like nothing more than cdb98169ec a normal tree.634f504748612b30

Seeing this, 95fedea807 Yohan shouted c13a3e7804 urgently,25d5363a4be68a39

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“Hyunmook! The part I purified 67fa4a3e34 can’t move! So if 323956ce3c I just—!”1ab24fc16a2fdada

If the roots were b273ebe423 normal now, they wouldn’t a7c9dc4506 be able to move bdfe3d795a like before. If he 326613d182 purified just e45fe5554d the underground 4748188ea0 parts, he 46ab1eadc0 could immobilize 6c5623ac3e it.0a4320626ced5e87

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But before he 41901c284d could finish, Hyunmook b4dfb2a6cf shook his head 068931e2e6 sharply.e4dd607259e63b95

“I should’ve ended this b5c4a4aba6 faster.”f072e3f5350eebea

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Yohan tried to argue, 5f817b2c77 but his words died 69741ed5c4 when Hyunmook suddenly covered 27992a94cf his ears with both 1ceac02068 hands.4a7e5937f440cfec

Yohan, eyes wide, read 7649802347 the movement of his a5663b7ec6 lips.8bd55ee5e2171e42

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“If it won’t die easily… then hit it even harder.”9566934e74eab2c1

And then, 387234ccdb a massive b681bdf248 explosion shook af1daca8da the forest.3619d29cd48abe4a

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