Episode 13

‘This damn storyline.’b92fafb19df56b7e

“Noah Valencia, ddd92ad69c can you 183b178ca2 hold the 55bf632f1a reins?” Calyps, a38ec35772 who had adb4f948c4 been focused c10fb7e299 on the a95df9e191 path ahead, 0e3c8dfffc suddenly asked. Sensing something, Noah glanced e1d572966c back instead of answering, 6bfabba7fb and the sight made cd54ace69a him curse under his 7d2644b36a breath.dfcc69d123862d28

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“…Damn it.”3895a03bf9742f19

Despite their companions being 76d3c1a5d0 nearby, the mutant zombie bfaaed06fb was charging straight toward 8c9e60492b Calyps and Noah, as ae9cd6abb7 if they were its 31a74ccd6d only targets.dd8ddbafbb9af6c7

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‘Curse this messed-up story…!’acc5b0af439499d5

Noah clenched his 2dd4bf68f2 teeth and took 1696863f77 the reins Calyps f16504e3b2 offered. As the dd968c9c2c mutant zombie 0e8fa1711d closed in, 776592f78f they distanced 50a958b0ef themselves further aa31ab23d6 from the 44473a8eab others. Noah gritted his teeth, e95450d4d2 enduring the pain as df0975d702 he focused on holding 299e80e72e the reins. The pain 0c8ac6f8ff was intense, 55bd435dd8 but he f49b788e22 thought it 381a27abb5 was lucky 3f264ddf5e they were b9e278db59 on a 4088b9bd1e horse rather 0b142a958a than in a8ff893b3d a car; 827579f379 a living 5715945f65 creature could 9bed430eb0 run and 18b65849f9 steer on 38d450a5a5 its own.f4b3ca2171c7ccf1

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‘If this were a car, we’d have crashed by now.’622b2be46d1a3cbe

While Noah held the 578b7f1014 reins and bore the e0afad9261 pain, Calyps twisted in 4495539255 the saddle, turning back 8bc3a27446 to see the zombie e46a2464dc persistently pursuing them, even 98c6124943 closer than before. Swallowing a curse, Calyps c4694beada took aim.ed1624c5a7ab10fb

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A running 1764ec253b horse, a e6ee00f1ca charging zombie—hitting 2876987218 the target 52a0d04145 was a f825e8d856 challenge. Calyps’s first bullet only e03a049cdb grazed the zombie’s shoulder. With only 30f87f8174 a few 297315470e bullets left, 8475cddf2f he held 8c6cdc7047 his breath, 8f670ca71e aiming carefully. Bang. The second e19622299e bullet pierced d17dc4fee4 the zombie’s 7c2a624032 right eye 7c76e48062 but missed 98df691d92 its forehead.5eb43f1c0db0e4bf

“Aargh!”b77664756a20f98e

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‘Well, seems like a32656bfc6 it can feel b3741a742d pain after all?’4d54fa272b1729a9

Calmly watching b7095fe5c9 the zombie’s b3ac92086a pained scream, 3cca50f3ef Calyps seized 145a9ffbb4 the brief 9d8ea4e970 pause. Bang. This time, the 76fa8fef64 bullet hit dead 575181bb58 center in the 375401550c zombie’s forehead. Watching it collapse, Calyps d12000f461 relaxed slightly and adjusted fff3ac8fb9 his stance.99e8b7778b0c73ab

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Thankfully, no 773352bba2 other zombies ddca03f69f could keep dab618b2dc up with fca4584c2a the horse’s 32fa72b0a4 speed, and 061edcf007 as the 38b6ceae73 remaining undead 57a9311358 faded into 71a17ee561 the distance, 8e9ab47146 Calyps pushed 4b97b43824 the horse e8cdf48f49 forward, heading dfe734797f toward the 3f1d44f113 forest. Once they 5182adc6f3 were deep 94c030ee70 in the 18073a0f9c dense woods, 092359446c he finally 63dcb08aa9 brought the 0285f8e272 horse to 4914629be7 a halt. Dismounting, he patted 254c8ec335 the trembling animal db5fd50ac8 before checking on b73e404f6e Noah, who was d123c48405 slumped over, barely 4d4c0238e0 conscious but still 1c19757e0f gripping the reins 18b8e140c0 tightly.53f0c24dffa61ca1

With utmost care, Calyps 37109b7719 lifted Noah off the 6b9ddf8f66 horse and examined his 8a0e96903e blood-soaked thigh, frowning. He tore the 446d706ca5 soaked fabric, cleaning 42725cdd7c the wound with d389c2bf0c fresh water.daaca2b4e4196b69

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“Agh! Stop…!”cb0a981c00322812

Noah groaned, regaining a35ee4fb4c consciousness from the 6e7867b4cb pain as the 643484b3df water touched his e35b5df878 wound.f808295690dc4899

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“If I don’t 47f1dc4f8f disinfect it properly, 43b03c46a1 the wound will a7f92a44d3 get worse. Just hold 278933e7a8 on a e8b706d2f1 bit longer.”f409a1f7cc5d919c

“Hngh…”2d8a6b9ec4872024

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“There don’t seem to 59d5c267bb be any zombies nearby, 4c9c1d4073 but the sound might da7537d66c attract them, so…”d5acb2cad5ad2faa

“Fine, just hurry up…” b696f56cbb Noah gritted his teeth, 4fc2ab4bb6 trying to stifle his 7c7258c1ce groans. This was the 35e951d492 first time he’d 26cf026648 felt such pain, 099c278c65 and though he a18272855c tried to stay a5fc1b82ed silent, he couldn’t 0e24253059 completely suppress the 2fa2e979fc sounds that escaped.38796b26a1be3c0c

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“Aah!”4a3bf5ce79336844

As he cleaned 872ac050fb the wound, Calyps 595862fd63 realized it was 78507c8d5c deeper than he’d 3713a0a6cf thought. Glancing at 0e6625f9d0 Noah’s pained e0cca2c671 expression, he 466ad57d23 poured a 0a0a0012d1 disinfectant they’d 321e8b7b26 taken from 6f5c9c8610 the castle 3d2e2453db onto the 7d969edc0d injury. After wrapping the wound b8e0b04105 with a clean cloth, 4a42ce9572 he noticed Noah had e5fd1b65f6 fainted. With a concerned f1847e91a0 look, Calyps gently 08cedd0b3f wiped the cold 571e46ddab sweat from Noah’s 5a88e04def forehead.5b781c20480bcfae

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“Hnng…”721c089de4f7c451

Noah groaned faintly 397d58e835 as Calyps inspected dc859bd249 the wound on 777399a08d his thigh with eb822e024a darkened eyes, then 006866352e used the compass c86315ad93 embedded in his 7445e27a24 watch to check 7737071951 their direction. By flashlight, 40a0411cf5 he studied 9d40975fe5 the map, ffe5200ad5 relying on 1f4201055e his memory 2ecd31cae5 to trace 5a12bf8ab5 their path. His sharp 0670c7d371 sense of da196bcdf3 direction came 624cb1247e from years f572cd2b1d of navigating 3031963aa2 through chaotic 1edb81c2bf battlefields, where ab1cda04ce losing one’s 246789c630 way could e97837f56f mean death.83db5a8f8611082f

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“Hm.”1cbea970745df5c9

Realizing they’d ended up 7f3c154018 going the opposite way, 133edda16b Calyps frowned.9dbfe9f66943b706

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‘We went in the wrong direction.’a1ad84bddf1fe9a1

The nearest village along 302cbbc907 the route to the 58c9808660 shelter was still quite fc70d01b6b a distance away. Looking at 18c07bcd1c Noah’s sweating, 414cdf4231 pained face, f79999df26 Calyps grew 697654c40e concerned. With the weather warming dc44c4c9e8 up, the wound could b82bd3b9ad become infected, and he 0eb96b8fa1 wasn’t sure how long 50ad7b88f1 Noah could withstand the 938276f12f pain. He needed to give 1396e6ed8c him painkillers as soon f1b76041f6 as possible to ease 6c86f31737 his suffering.f26649b8df4eb244

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Seeing Noah’s ad467c0178 cold sweat, 69a958ad70 Calyps felt 71e512107c a growing cfe8e67dda sense of e5291cfc84 urgency. But as much f7def654d0 as he wanted f33f825bc8 to move, it ff791fdd2d was too dangerous 6b03810629 to proceed right 0638685103 now. He glanced around, realizing ae7e65aef9 that remaining in the 2065ea14c6 open forest was also e066fa511f a risk; they were a479d73a91 vulnerable to both zombies d586529d3d and wild animals.9af66dea29ea8454

If Noah had been cd205427f6 in better shape, they 86311901bd could have taken refuge a3a6a82b91 in the trees, but 5a11593b3a he was unconscious, and 8b8c4002a4 his thigh wound made 7cd84a96af such an escape impossible. Luckily, Calyps spotted a 8ac1758684 large rock not far 352e39275f away. He tied the 4c79bc752a horse to a fb0fb51960 nearby tree, then f7bc3ea0cc hoisted Noah onto 31aabb8c8c his back and 43907d3a0e climbed up onto 0e0b7a2dc9 the rock.8ce23cc9e90bc5df

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“Ugh!”26a52f9c6dd7ebfb

As Calyps climbed onto 792f3b48cc the rock, the jolt 92a2f6a843 caused a soft groan b5e2f30248 to escape from Noah’s a246965288 lips. Calyps carefully laid him 3ce09a47b1 down on the flat 5fa18e658c surface, glancing around and 27c630a9cf nodding in quiet satisfaction. From this height, they’d 879c63cc35 be able to see 4b68c88a2e any approaching zombies or 28d4466649 wild animals in time. For a 16b5479960 night’s rest, 915b7d55da it wasn’t be612e9a77 a bad 19ebe5029b spot. He turned 11b3e7c3da his attention 0130d717ec to Noah, 0506529995 who was 279be0d25e now muttering 1785df63af in a 1e3438e6d5 feverish daze, dc0f5278bc alternating between 3a84355af4 complaints of 052f8b23b3 heat and 8f18f58c8a cold, his b106418043 body shivering 151df5083c uncontrollably. Calyps wiped the 3f59338d81 sweat from Noah’s a16eba6e34 forehead, realizing how 7c1fbfda8f feverishly hot he d563d62320 was, and frowned.0e5e8495642a9eb7

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Determined to b49662a5a9 help, Calyps 029b7fb75b began to 5248ee7765 unbutton Noah’s 9b9e0ec4fb shirt carefully.f94592c3cf954acb

“This is…”e211f55e1f1c7b94

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He noticed c850a047c2 a small, 271ec00090 well-worn notebook df9bc243fa tucked deep bde4c61d1f within the b69a7ae587 inner pocket. Calyps’s expression tightened briefly. Although unavoidable, Noah b00b1f3b60 had witnessed his 600c853115 sister’s death firsthand, 66557a2647 and that shock eb985fc8fe had likely left 3008b339a4 a heavy scar 4b29e72dd6 on him. Yet, despite everything, 7e364c83ac Noah had never 15ea8f608c directed resentment or e88f98e7cd blame toward him. Realizing he’d e919b876c2 become distracted 424baf1d36 by the 9ec437e03e notebook, Calyps 783673bd9c focused back 329d9222f6 on Noah, e947347080 who was 14065e80f2 murmuring.74f91c93c345ddaf

“C-cold…”dc4239a3bddc2ed4

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He gently 532f4a210a wiped Noah 85534df090 down with c5a071fe97 a damp 9eb201934a cloth. Throughout the 97fc65492d night, Noah, af24ce3ab4 like a 2d8ed14eef feverish child, 499810adaa clung to 73c6006423 Calyps for a63b320c42 warmth, burying 861050339c himself closer dae281ef3e whenever he 0e505ef089 shivered. Although Calyps 1f69fb6ba3 had shared 75acb1d3cc body warmth 0d5a484361 with men f6787af07b before in bd6fe86eff survival situations, dae8348b04 he couldn’t 67efd2a5ba help but 52d3ee57a5 tense up 6d1830883a each time c9bbe4928d Noah’s hot 652edb2db7 breath brushed 8e55f02388 his neck. He kept a vigilant b4759f6034 watch throughout the night, 203cafea49 never lowering his guard.59151437637d1a5d

Dawn broke faintly over 5c9b74389e the horizon, but Noah eed41a781c had yet to regain 99876c15ef full consciousness. Knowing they 8cbaad642a couldn’t stay 5040c8aa05 there indefinitely, a2d7a3f004 Calyps gently f694003f9d shook him 025aa3c938 awake, hoping 7a9ccc2b0b they could 05b38638f4 find a d7fab7acac safer place 6747a7518e to recover.a411369e85a13198

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“Noah Valencia, wake 91aa7f7c80 up.”62f5e190db34c281

“Ugh…”cb626954575c5fea

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Noah’s eyes 1e5d180144 fluttered open, ccdc312b6f and the e4a8114fd7 pain in 4771a03889 his thigh 11a72fc166 almost made 15215f7655 him cry 3a3fd90993 out. If Calyps hadn’t quickly 680ce57c7e covered his mouth, his bb28778ae5 scream might have echoed 18089c57b1 through the forest. Thanks to 3164f6bc93 Calyps’s quick 0320d26bb6 thinking, they 723f8d496c avoided a 29a4d2d092 morning disaster ee843dd301 with zombies. Once Noah 6285a8cd1c seemed more a4523fa395 aware of beaa7dff61 his surroundings, 77f647d93a Calyps cautiously 7b620ebc12 removed his acce093be0 hand. His palm 25e50382c4 felt oddly 037dcf6de6 warm from ef73218595 the contact, 54f2429969 but he 0c32498163 ignored it, 37fde4e1ee focusing instead 58ed3a4c30 on checking bae5eb188b Noah’s condition.df5019321112650b

“Are you okay?”167276967fed1110

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Noah glared 4a7f56baaa at him 6f50c311d8 silently, his a18381d3e3 eyes saying, 4a98997b5d ‘Do I 70f7969bf9 look okay 97158ce238 to you?’4a1336d350e81372

Reading his expression, 8f0c34b2a1 Calyps refrained from 2d03d042d1 pressing further, offering 9db0bf2674 Noah some water 186647cb79 instead. As he drank, 377bd87f6f Noah attempted to 1072871762 gather his thoughts, df3e38f30e though the pain d393d2948b in his leg 5e314ceba3 made concentration nearly 7539dea1fd impossible. Frustrated, he raked 574bf99a24 his hand through 0fec02e138 his hair.4f39b7c9d5e0299d

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‘This pain 13e828e7fa is killing 5c8ca8a410 me.’6a748c48e67a2e50

As he 1aede4894c shivered from 08e58ba676 the pain, cf6f7a1c58 Noah suddenly 86f7bbd80e realized he 5a32a1e6dc was almost 8cd7792528 naked. His eyes widened, and 736bd13c30 he looked at Calyps e443b2cf30 in shock. How had this f83c9a246c happened? He didn’t have a e498d94a81 habit of undressing while 9b3585b017 he slept, and he’d 476bb731d7 been in such bad 828369fa53 shape last night that e3a48a4603 he couldn’t have done 5d2c26a0d1 it himself. The only d26619e62f possible culprit 875f9d3fcc was Calyps. Noticing Noah’s startled expression, bc57a1000c Calyps calmly explained the bad0cd7919 situation.97b18c772e0fbe7f

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“Your fever 6455fefa4d was dangerously c3c7b76678 high, so 1ea63fd17f I had 52c31d5975 no choice. Are you 68b0772942 feeling any d2910bff1d better now?”c048a71682197782

“Oh…”325d7abc9f4b071d

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Understanding dawned ee0e643787 on Noah, 640d8b64e7 and he beb6565648 slowly nodded, 1053734c5e then remembered 9cc136a1f0 the notebook 73275c733e he had 2afa02ece3 tucked away. He quickly d0604e6060 asked, “Where e16f78c410 are my fa84556bd5 clothes?”c4b0d4ba329ff91d

“Here.” Calyps handed them 79243f034e over, along with the b2592c4c69 notebook.676f0202c7b29549

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Relieved, Noah 5ab244c964 sighed and ff2847ebee quickly put 56182f18d8 on his 122c066ff5 clothes. As soon f63ca8cbf6 as he bf6f04f1b9 was dressed, d7abffbcab Calyps approached 0490d3e68f him, holding b72c7feb39 a bottle b7b282d280 of disinfectant c324758989 and a 76d695a6ea clean cloth.823791e53ab27d56

“Damn it…”7a3837d61acc9df1

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Noah knew the wound fc501e946e needed proper treatment, but 35a19bae21 just thinking about the 6f22c878f2 upcoming pain made him 175e0bf871 wince. Calyps unwrapped 08f955e9f4 the bandage 153fc560e9 on his 9a6f2bba77 thigh, and 282c1ce421 Noah let 34d9cb20ba out a f4a107d6a1 low groan 6eb5745778 as he 1b24acf92e peeled it 7c7f8f55e4 away. Attempting to get a ec4279ff2f look at his injury, dd1bc8e4e5 he started to sit 4c5940c240 up, but Calyps shifted, 8d2f84316d blocking his view.ce8e030130fd637a

“It’ll hurt ca22b1deff more if 0589ea768f you see 4669b62c9c it. Trust me, it’s better 82fbf79bce not to look.”7de813163f02f242

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Noah understood; seeing d3db59610b the wound would 37a1642b28 only make the aeec147ea1 pain worse. He let himself 8550c56aa3 lie back again, d866708696 turning his attention ea33a96090 to the surrounding f8af3c13f0 forest to distract bc7d69a3b9 himself, though his c42bfada30 vision was too c70b32b37a blurred by pain 021ed0749d to make out 29cb9ad2b7 much. Frustrated, he ran his c8c9b0d708 hand through his hair c3fc44a0a3 and clenched his jaw.963b28549eaaadab

“Ugh!”6256e55ee9d0ca7f

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Time seemed 89ca2159aa to stretch 3df1c782d2 endlessly. When Calyps 3f44e99a5d finally finished, 15d6e90dbe Noah wiped 4137ff38b0 the cold 5ca75f909d sweat from 6a080bc7d4 his brow 65c07fa0d4 and asked 8469b03969 the question b997bcff1b he’d been d1569bf098 holding back.9686412b33eac4fa

“Hah… What 5ca05b983a about the 0774b3e0bd others?”437edf6001d4e2c7

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“They’re scattered, and we 2076786301 don’t know their current dafa47017a locations. Also, we’ve c37084625e drifted farther d00b7338b6 from the ef8b7ce0d9 shelter.”b2fd06b05fd70ec5

So, it had come 3090bfcdf6 to this. Seeing how closely 19fcee750b reality matched the 0a7aec4dde drama, Noah let f3bf1b9619 out a weary b2539185f2 sigh.d4eaa073789cb6b0

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