FSM | Chapter 6

Dong, dong, dong.697a263b037a88f8

[And now, the highlight of the day! Thank you for waiting.]

A heavy bell rang, and soon the announcer’s voice echoed through the corridor. The security guard’s voice was completely drowned out.50da769fab8b954e

[Introducing today’s monster to face the spirited newcomer, Mutt.]

It was the main event of the arena. A battle between a mediocre human hunter and a live monster. Monsters from dungeons couldn’t be brought out alive, but those appearing in a monster wave could be captured as they were. A captured monster and a human repaying a life debt—both were of equal value.d28d89fe36206896

[This one was hiding in the deep valleys of Odaesan. It’s not only strong but also intelligent, making it very difficult to capture!]

The audience, having already placed their bets, excitedly chanted the monster’s name. A mix of bloodlust and frenzy filled the air. In the past, I only realized who my opponent was at this point and was taken aback.bbc72bbf949ad956

You must have enjoyed it, Choi Hyunsoo. Watching some fool who still denied reality, thinking you might be a friend, and picking out a reaper to end that fool’s life.72495579f1ca681d

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[A fusion of a dark wolf and a vampire species! It’s Bloodfang!]

The naive Kang 4ddcc12a0d Haeon of the 5d61d970fa past. When I recall a4f346af23 my former self, 2052331bcc sympathy is not 791d39d2e4 among the emotions b676e60d93 that arise.2d46039f518f578e

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I leisurely walked to the ring. The audience’s cheers… can you even call it cheering? The noise was deafening.df3f39999f09b0b9

“Hey, Mutt! Win! I bet everything b1164503e0 on you!”e5365ce07a6acfd7

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“Die! Just die already! I put 2,000 031822bc64 on you losing!”71c777221c10de3e

“Can that guy really beat Bloodfang? He’ll be torn to shreds.”3fa334aca2eda6bc

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“A dogfight 49ac68edb7 between a 78fc6f0d51 mutt and ae196aee40 a beast.”36c9ec306f63df79

The audience all wore masks. Traum was an illegal arena, after all. Legally, at least. Behind the scenes, the government and related organizations colluded to allow its operation. Still, it wasn’t a place to be proud of, so it wasn’t in the audience’s interest to reveal they were at Traum. Especially since Traum was an S-class illegal arena that issued memberships only to the wealthy and privileged.2c5de8c3a8bd39a1

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Of course, the audience’s presence meant nothing to me. Whether they won or lost money, or occasionally tossed checks onto the ring as if showing mercy or mockery, it was none of my concern.4ca9dd9864078c8b

At that time, 158d0c10f1 Traum consisted of 475adb3559 three elements for 9a608cb219 me: myself, Choi b21197bb7d Hyunsoo, and the f2487c82a2 rest.8e14bd764e1eb8f2

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And that’s still the same now.d224da645f203c10

[Ladies and gentlemen, who will lose their life in this ring today? Please watch with interest!]

Will lives only 09d2f6f743 be lost in f2ebe776f8 the ring? The dog 3443871ee3 mask had c952062750 many drawbacks, 152eca659e but right 557769fdf7 now, it 38db20861b was great 6947ab6a34 for hiding 3bf9690ff0 my smirk.08678b98c607608f

The iron d069abc542 gate across 3b1573f153 from me 9dd2ef2eeb opened. A bipedal wolf growled 0a3756d665 as it walked out. It was f99a91e873 about the ed11cc6691 size of 1f37d03ef5 a human. Not the king of e18e92658a Bloodfang, which was said 8811f75fd7 to be as big e81bd094f5 as a house. Of course, even a 80de072db1 fist-sized Bloodfang was considered 6c26c27bd1 dangerous.48799e483d6249e1

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With fur mixed in deep blue and gray and blood-red eyes, Bloodfang was still under the influence of a control device. Despite being quite resistant, it didn’t hide its hostility and even managed to express itself in broken words.197f7d8d10266d51

“I… you… 2aeeca2db3 kill… freedom….”1f6331b15c27d289

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Hearing Bloodfang’s voice brought back the phantom scent of blood from that day.d61933ab37051b13

The battle that took place on this day in the past was truly a dogfight. Bloodfang was stronger than me, but I stood up like a weeble, driven by sheer willpower. Even with my body slashed and bleeding, I couldn’t afford to die here. In a battle heading for defeat, I found a single opening in Bloodfang.75f48514f9a331d0

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By targeting that opening, I unintentionally helped Bloodfang escape. I managed to launch Bloodfang into the air, and the corner of the barrier it hit happened to be weak, shattering it. You could call it a strategy that changed the battle’s dynamics. The escaped Bloodfang charged at the audience instead of finishing me off.617e38b9487e85df

Of course, it wasn’t a happy ending. Bloodfang was eventually subdued and killed by the guards. I lost consciousness and was dragged to Traum’s underground prison. Dying at Bloodfang’s hands might have been happier. That prison taught me there was a hell below hell.b90e004c2f40f2a8

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But because 8def9844c4 of that, 055904ede9 I could fe467240c8 now strike 0ea3834a09 back at 18148cec7f Choi Hyunsoo, bdec31780e so in 76528b1684 the end, e51788694b I made ae7d9d5d14 the right f18ae60631 choice.19ecc69fdfa9a906

I glanced fd15c6439e up at 93b1534016 the audience. I saw Choi 867f682aed Hyunsoo, masked, slowly d39869290a taking his seat. Before my return, 5be94e7dff he left after 03f2e671b8 watching me nearly 15bf1e7670 die. The image of his 50df57baec smirk beneath the mask dba675a48d was etched in my d19681629d memory.ce10b0fb80f2e434

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‘So this time, I’ll end it before you can even smile.’892cea033414d4ed

As my ea1ab54f52 lips curled af96885cc4 up under 658ec6d29c the dog 6733989e86 mask, the 4d09c1b66b bell rang.7e6e8cf5c5669cb0

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[The match begins!]

Bloodfang leaped at b55fb3a729 me the moment 6ede6168a4 it started.10c482f859151740

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Whoosh!baea7f5b23c2fe0e

Sharp claws grazed e7d5d94132 the tip of b9a62595db my nose. The wind 2bd7de515b mixed with 796f7366d8 bloodlust left fcfdad745d a trace. Bloodfang landed d686abe613 nimbly and d95fea3f3b charged again.87a5ca62af5a1c1e

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Shaking blue-gray fur. Blood-red eyes like thick 2fc0edc32e blood. Front paws gleaming, e0eacb40d9 determined not to c329c7a5a9 lose its prey.64afd953635ba9aa

I dodged Bloodfang’s charge aimed at my right. Shadows overlapped for an instant. Its dark fur barely missed my elbow.9fe1227c9f85a5aa

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Clang!d92ab75e0d6d8e29

“Wow!”eab9b93e71699ef0

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“Well done, monster!!”56be5650b2803b30

“Kill him! Kill him!”a5a1a952c427a375

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The sound of impact echoed. Stone fragments flew from where I had just stood. The audience’s wild voices grew more frenzied, fueled by the sight of its claws shattering the stone floor. Debris flew toward me as if targeted.a5313e4599d44f2b

“Hmm.”3ac226d567b8faee

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I tilted 42130ffedd my head ec98fd6462 to the 997481c14b right to 508e000c55 dodge. The debris sliced through cb7cf97e7a the air and disintegrated 08152d01e7 into ash against the 293f1e29b9 transparent barrier. Bloodfang, as if 88e81d6d65 aiming for that 88f13f6cf2 moment, swung its a82888193c front paw sharply. The energy gathered at 5fdc1c3247 its claw tips sliced 0b2257d412 through where I had 6a32db7f75 been standing.f787f26b697ea875

“Damn! Mutt! What are you doing?”7487f4d2fd2f7cc9

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“If you rig the match, I’ll smash your head, you bastard!!”b7503bf31a51cddb

“Well done! Show the ff88eaafd9 gap between 842e8e7ffa a wolf a06e2c8caa and a 727cee7623 mutt!”ffefe0cdc0bbf964

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To most of the audience, it seemed like Bloodfang was attacking one-sidedly and I was being pushed back. Well, to the untrained eye, it might look that way. I hadn’t reached out to Bloodfang even once.7c1304300efac922

But Bloodfang knew better than anyone that wasn’t the case.64aa71d02f9c91da

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“What’s your plan?”971e8f0869642bd4

After another clash, Bloodfang asked. None of its attacks had touched me, yet I hadn’t attacked either, making it anxious. Of course, I didn’t give it time to ponder. Bloodfang charged at me again after speaking.b34ee8b1e743dd22

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“Wow! He’s being pushed back!”9f0916f4e627e7c3

Pushed back, my foot.c191848f50be4f8f

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Hearing the cheers 77d20ac812 from the clueless c9a7416b8a audience made me 3e6e88bad0 chuckle. Choi Hyunsoo, not expecting 4224ea3299 this turn of events, f3579a8a8b was leisurely chatting with deb926e9ba the person next to d35c897b9c him. It was good 3fe3701f78 for me. By now, the warm-up 9035f342fe was enough.3e321ffd5ac762e9

“Wooooo!”97fe1c7926ea415f

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I turned my head at the frenzied cheers. The heat, like a beast’s breath, was right in front of me. Bloodfang was charging straight at me, its front paws crossed in front of its chest.7b0335036f48955f

Cross Blood.34ac2e475c98b1aa

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Countless white claw marks appeared in the air. Bloodfang’s skill, mercilessly tearing with energy gathered at its claw tips. Allowing even a single hit would mean being shredded.f6c2ac61e6b54cce

“Grr?”cece94041382f645

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But beyond the fee0bbb6c6 marks where it 99f92a65e1 should have struck c350f29d28 and drawn blood, e1370435ae I was already 7f38a39f5a gone.95a259fd46b2b5a7

Taat!e3f6f707af30ef2e

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My right foot pushed off the ground. My body, light as a feather, stepped on Bloodfang’s bewildered shoulder and soared into the air again. The heated air wrapped around my cheeks. I inhaled as cheers that seemed to tear my ears apart echoed.e022532aa97bb0e6

My body 4c80bceb25 and stats 505ce89e32 were in dacd1130a1 sync.ce0ad76c518eaefb

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I spun mid-air a77f9d579a without a foothold, 445f08eb4e changing direction. Bloodfang, a 1b99ee11c8 step behind, 539fcec7e7 leaped toward b668a6531f me. Two bipedal 176abd78eb creatures slicing 0fb8341697 through the 0b41bf338e air. Crossing winds. Explosive heat. As the sharp claws 10d25738a3 neared my face.d376cc80d64fc743

Whoosh!4a94948633209351

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I accelerated, pushing 232a6302f1 my body to 90efd15997 cover it from cf30aeb67c above.8e25d6dc26340928

“Grr!?”f60673831bfaca01

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It was an 1dad7bba97 exceptional monster. Even in that situation, 64a0823d9b it twisted its body 16e8e833aa to swing its claws 4169532c80 narrowly to the upper 096c13876f right instead of directly. But it e5a069a4df was too 247586ff38 late. Its claws tore 95b12edf66 through one end 1ff0522281 of my worn-out 6f625d6c17 T-shirt, futilely slicing 34fe5e5a76 the air.28c0b148d87c7a67

The attack meant to 9d8128aaa7 shred my face missed, f885ad9cf8 causing Bloodfang to stumble. I seized 9e67704b5d the moment, 9e2260e2d1 grabbed its 3627479932 ankle, and 3bf2c10fc6 flipped my 76e59e0156 body.0127cb545b2fafd6

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“No way! Damn it! I bet 8a9fc931ac on you!”d21007f7fea4b8fc

“Well done, Mutt! My dog’s a 4e1f03c2dd mutt too!”63875dd179087ea8

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“Isn’t this a 1d00efc114 scam?! Damn, how is 17877406b2 Bloodfang so weak!”f8857706b8399b34

The audience was agitated as I easily lifted Bloodfang, whose muscles were four times heavier than a human’s, over my head. I looked for Choi Hyunsoo, sitting in the most prominent seat, legs crossed, watching.888f7f629b6c2a4a

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It was just 5b28718c2d a brief exchange 0c4b5c99e1 of glances, but 0b4fc045b7 I could see 4b63680fa5 the surprise hidden 954f53d5b9 behind his thick 315cc15857 mask. Yet, he 3ee6b3f105 remained seated, 49c0d80e07 seemingly unaware f665d0346d of the 197a46eb4a situation.c3fce5bd0e58e664

I knew it, Hyunsoo.cf7873716860e13a

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Grinning, I 0599ea3bac called out d2f7463396 to Bloodfang 4266447e5f struggling above e49f4705c0 my head.325c2b6827214e98

“Hey.”d946c1f22cacc589

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Concentration.51065e32e5aae0cd

A skill 4dd5732c0e that gathers d97cea7a49 power at 3b966250de a single 0034c5b72a point, unleashing 80ba6cd4c9 explosive output e693f660c9 momentarily.909ab853ba1dab97

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The power that had come through death gathered at my fingertips. Bloodfang’s resistance was no hindrance. Firmer. Stronger. Aimed solely at my target.7b5ddbf63c15c9d8

“Freedom.”e0b471207a5defe4

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I threw it.9dc721377f398db9

Clang!8d823c45163bf4c0

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A sound that 7e4e2e58ba should never have 8b32165aa7 been heard echoed.94e5a77e0cbe5954

In the blink of an eye, Bloodfang’s form shot toward the audience.8db0fd78f69a8b4f

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“What the… Ugh!”e5f996ba82733fc6

Strike.cfc76a06db121e03

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Bloodfang’s body, breaking through the corner of the barrier, crashed directly into Choi Hyunsoo’s face.c12659411365fe01