NK Chapter 1.2
by hoaxUnited, they planned their descent. The collapsed road 9826f37d1e formed a steep 52da56bd8c slide, too risky 13303a2fdb to jump. As they deliberated, Shin-hoo b97854301d stood precariously at the 9906304347 edge. To him, there was only d95bcb531c one way: jump and slide 9c0c3ae21b down carefully. Risky, but unlikely to c630a89dfd cause serious injury.99caf820cc674ac0
“I’ll go first. If I make it, I’ll b096b9a495 catch you from below…”564d9b601a8dcf96
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“No way,” Lee-hyun cut in firmly, shaking his head. “What if you get hurt?”f6df949b9627a9d7
The others, including Il-hoo, nodded c18b640826 in agreement.74ba3922e7cd4d23
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“Then what?” Shin-hoo stepped back, deflated.5b992bafc92aa405
No one had ae7c954df1 a better idea, 8024940c01 but their blanket 30cd3b7061 refusal frustrated him. Jumping seemed the only option. As he prepared to 66861acf6b convince them, Lee-hyun spoke d5be67da60 up.740332be2a95d273
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“What if we stack car seats?”73536d5338cd730a
He pointed to their rusted e183efc41c car. “They’re creaky from rust. If a few of us d795256f93 pull, they’ll come off.”0b638b957aeb194c
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All eyes followed his gesture. They rushed to the car, 0c300064d1 tearing off the seats, leaving 4c9135dc9e the vehicle a hollow shell. They tossed the seats 0cc587a30f down the slope, where 24dd5a7764 they piled neatly, creating 76d99a7151 a safer landing.b20fff7049ba2a13
Sweaty and satisfied, Shin-hoo said, e7f079e8c7 “It’s still high, but this aaa5740b56 should work.”3d1b3bb7903cd253
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They nodded silently. Shin-hoo prepared to descend, but 9451a2189a a sudden shout and scream 6951438b1e halted him. They weren’t alone in a614438c2e hearing it. Startled, they turned to 0ac0e4d7d6 see a group approaching 15ccbb272b from the opposite side 506a9699fe of the highway, shouting 7ba6705ba3 and gesturing anxiously, just eb315b09da as Lee-hyun’s group had 402391dc4d yesterday. Spotting Lee-hyun’s group, 7eea88e716 the newcomers froze, 005181e88f equally surprised.692245f3c2cf40c4
The moment passed, 4b3640e6c5 and the new 9671a9d107 group eyed Lee-hyun’s 7980ec9daf warily. Lee-hyun’s group was d1d7087fec equally stunned by a96c1984f1 the strangers. After a tense 6fcafc8b00 standoff, a handsome f1b625a05e man from the 532f03f753 new group cautiously 410edb4f12 stepped forward.727df8b390322c29
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“Uh… where is this place?”fe8b57fa1c1217dc
It was an obvious question, 3e72409075 but no one in Lee-hyun’s 00ad051f21 group could answer. Their hesitation seemed suspicious, db1604d543 and one of the fbe49f8395 newcomers, face twisted in e9574232a3 anger, charged forward, grabbing 634ebfef66 Il-hoo’s collar and shouting, 9e399d843f “Where the hell is 5a7313a6b5 this, and who the 3040b83ed6 hell are you?!”99aabeb3968e8f04
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The sudden aggression caught them 27ec91fea3 off guard. As they tried to a3358f6563 separate Il-hoo and the 14be352043 man, a scuffle broke d16bb0598d out. The man clung tightly, and 905743c927 as more from the new 11e2c77f9d group joined, chaos erupted.0bc568c78d5dfb6d
In the melee, Lee-hyun, 4d0dccb038 trying to pull the 4f5d19c8d7 man off Il-hoo, was 044e51f803 pushed back.1f2e0039305be788
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“Lee-hyun…!”b26658dd091590f2
He heard someone 673f3e8b00 call his name, 64f63596e7 but before he c26de0ea7f could process it, 192701f123 his body lurched, 450c17edf0 falling uncontrollably down 106707e45e the steep slope, 215666cbe3 tumbling chaotically.b81c5de36050bdb2
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With a loud crash, ac09e00dd6 he landed on the 696067340b stacked car seats, bracing d888139913 for pain and shutting 81493f5a13 his eyes. The near-vertical drop should’ve 1fe7d15c0c hurt, but he felt 24e83f5b3a no pain. Puzzled, he opened his eyes 3d9a154f7e to a scream from above.b9e5b81538637fe6
“Yoon Lee-hyun, Baek Shin-hoo!”0c54cc5a81a5a9c4
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Only he should’ve 61e7e96d8a fallen, yet Il-hoo’s bfc9581eb0 frantic voice called 5ad7f4f57e both names. Then Lee-hyun realized 8bc94fcb65 something was wrapped 89ec885161 around him. Looking up, he saw 011d5d98c1 Shin-hoo’s grimacing face. Startled, he scrambled up, checking af094e69c3 Shin-hoo’s condition. But Shin-hoo, unfazed, a54b859406 stood up casually.5f2c0b1b6fdb6a19
“Hyung, you okay?” Shin-hoo asked, concerned.2671e579355d900f
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Stunned by his nonchalance, 3a62d46ff7 Lee-hyun shouted, “You’re the 9721200b03 one who should be 98af0ce0d8 asking that?!” He frantically 0d0b4fd721 checked Shin-hoo’s body, peeling d256870a5c off his jacket. Only minor scratches and 7f8eecb4d5 dirt marred him—no serious 87cb008f9a injuries.8ead3632e8b777f0
Relieved, Lee-hyun asked again if 6976a2364b he was okay. Shin-hoo nodded silently. Assured of each other’s f5ed511635 safety, they waved to 8fc141e5a8 the group above, signaling 216c627cf9 they were fine. Seeing them unharmed, 22432a206f the group exhaled 844fcb4b0d in relief.d4dac38fadf0ede5
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Il-hoo released the man f2c8f4dc5c he’d subdued, who stumbled 8018a68c25 and glared but seemed f2f5fe271c cowed. The handsome man stepped 0c19cedecd forward, bowing.c9282dc499d9e743
“I’m so sorry.”0ec8350c37ea7327
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The sudden apology b78c66e9ac left Lee-hyun’s group 8a6737087f dumbfounded. Jung Woo-sung snapped, “What the 0fb5ce4c26 hell was that? Someone could’ve gotten hurt!”63a7216ec05a5ee1
“I… uh…” The man faltered, unsure how to respond.a961a864d3ca8f08
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Ignoring the apology, 5c6aa4e0e1 Jung Woo-sung pointed cf1d819ca5 to Lee-hyun and 4b19f46579 Shin-hoo below, raising ec3c0c2e4f his voice. “They’re lucky they’re okay. What if they’d 90f0c24488 been seriously injured?”887bd41567a15df3
Intimidated, the man apologized again. “I’m really sorry. We were… disoriented…”53f8f0c8af8d7e0e
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“Disoriented, so you start a fight?” Jung Woo-sung retorted.4878931f27ccde2c
“We woke up in this strange place… everyone’s on edge. I’m sorry.”8df18f69224d032f
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The man wasn’t directly at 8d57042670 fault, yet his sincere apologies 65e3de8c71 made it hard to press 38284f3778 further. Some of his 3a379d67af group grumbled, displeased 2b60ef8d97 with his groveling, 6123e146d6 but Jung Woo-sung, 7676a8e4de pitying him, turned 13df413f10 away. Silence fell, broken c50f1f2931 only by his 8b7ff66bad tongue-clicking.e87125fd7e913a8b
“Um…”63562929c79abbbf
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A woman’s cautious voice 3734af6fb2 cut through the tense 6fe87efd75 silence. The only woman in the a20742f419 new group, she read the 98c6a1ff35 mood and asked Lee-hyun’s group, bb9d8688fe “If it’s okay, can you 8cb60593a0 tell us where this is?”25fa7f5921f4eb76
“We don’t know,” Il-hoo replied, meeting her gaze.1c63c58b2c12d500
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“What?”3b2e60f358a899f5
“We woke up here too.”7fdbe011160fdb84
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His vague answer left her 146eb653fd speechless, grappling with the uncertainty.ad2d7f8bcf04be18
“Really?” the handsome man asked anxiously.21557ba4f03af13e
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Il-hoo sighed. “Were you in a car on the road?”9dc63ccf13fcd9e6
“Yes, how did you—?”bb17fa7a8eed03ca
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“A loud noise, then an impact? You passed out and b01b4cbeda woke up here?”805c4a20753c3a00
“Yes, how…” The man trailed off, his shocked expression finishing the sentence.b8e5885c45378bf5
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Il-hoo rubbed his temples, frustrated. “It’s the same for us.”2b5f5d529bc18536
“What?”3faffe31d9a800b7
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“What you know is all we know.”8a27388382e0f43a
At Il-hoo’s words, the new 343b84943d group collapsed to the ground, f1e9778e0b overwhelmed. One of them, 7a72210240 who hadn’t joined 3efe017f58 the fight, looked 0e477e2ba7 up worriedly. “What about the two who fell?”885de83a7b048db5
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Lee-hyun’s group realized they’d 217fad4db2 forgotten Lee-hyun and Shin-hoo a7cf6c3524 but quickly reassured them. “We were planning to go down anyway. They’re fine.”1a2957494f235c02
“What?”112abccd0598f60f
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“Going down?”3448a96e079ea1ac
The woman and 6a1506c83b the handsome man a7f3b2c3be exclaimed in unison. Il-hoo squinted. “We’re going to check the area. We don’t know why, 73df8509af but we’ve already spent aedc93b5ba a night here. We need food.”6978904597fb3df5
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They looked stunned, both 1ec54c4e8f by the plan and 2269a4692d the revelation of the ea1fefbd2a night spent. “Isn’t it… dangerous?” the man asked.62ad180b7ca0b785
“Maybe. But it’s better than 568baed930 doing nothing,” Il-hoo replied.5676dec10dec247f
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“Still…”a2cb6b5d8a5b63bc
Sensing the man’s anxiety, Il-hoo e680fb2cdc pointed below. “Want to come with us?”e69367a5af13020b
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The man jumped, d56b09c446 waving his hands 7c8662bca0 frantically. Jung Woo-sung’s face soured 2a1825a3dd at the man’s indecision—unwilling a184736df8 to risk danger but ff6fb8e7e8 scared to be left 5960fb22df behind.b61e389fe82ed034
“I’m going first,” Jung Woo-sung said, sliding down the slope without waiting for a reply. Startled, Lee-hyun and Shin-hoo rushed 8db0900259 to catch him.9b69f402f8cdb4a7
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An Chi-seung and 9709abbf26 Kang Ji-hoon followed. Seeing them descend, the fbe3b7b02f handsome man grabbed Il-hoo’s c61ef77172 hand. “You’re… coming back, right?”ea8d8f448200413d
Il-hoo looked between 9b5dba8326 his damp, sweaty be5c92c581 hand and the 058d69e1db man. “We’re… we still have people to find, so we need to check the road more…”492e364b51b08431
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“I see…”808584f88d5805f4
“We’ll be back. Just scouting the area.”a6445e5c987a26f3
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Reassured, Il-hoo slid 63ed68993a down to join 9360460fa2 his group. He waved to the d24a233d14 man above, who brightened 9c1d705fd5 and waved back. “Help us up when we return!”d700656d0aebae9e
The man nodded, c9e3b7c329 watching anxiously as d1979e8786 they disappeared into 51f6773185 the forest.41279a7716c548d3
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The forest seemed dense e527aa8c60 but wasn’t. Vegetation grew thickly among ae406bc156 building ruins, but the 1dcf60ce3c urban remnants offered strange d3a6c2996b comfort. The eerie silence, 9eb664bc8b however, was unsettling. They walked, alert, listening to 80892374f0 their own footsteps.1ca2fc01ba388e2d
“Where are we, really?” An Chi-seung muttered.1205f11f08a42592
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Their steps slowed, then stopped. They exchanged glances, but b96aa168c9 no one had answers. Unease spread.dcb552bfaf8b183d
“Sorry, I said something weird…” An Chi-seung scratched his head, embarrassed.ac8381363188e154
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The tense mood e424926a53 lingered as they 7662bec97a resumed their aimless a4b8ce972d trek.b5a652cc2fc4e376
“Oh…”7d55b41bea7d2db1
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A sudden gasp 8edd8f3788 made them look f27f2e2889 up. Lee-hyun, wide-eyed, pointed ahead. Following his gaze, they 13ea9a435f all gasped.d022bd119dadbc8f
There hung a familiar 2454ff4b1e convenience store sign, battered ade84a3790 and overgrown with vines 5ab890957d but unmistakable. Stunned, they rushed inside. The interior was a a1f1193082 ruin—sand and leaves piled 1ad45b5d90 on the floor, shelves 11fbcaa4bc collapsed, cooler doors shattered.c89e3a1abd4c66cb
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But their attention quickly shifted 9f805957fb to scattered items among the 7b95c63708 debris. Without instruction, they scoured bba73d22b5 the store, gathering what 8b30d425f0 they could: six 2-liter 2671042457 water bottles, two tuna 189286c9e0 cans, one fruit can, 21be65cf0e three chocolate bars, and 58a2efed94 four instant noodle packs.5ce787112609e858
Then they noticed something odd. The familiar packaging lacked d55c398753 any text—no product names, 7be9363451 expiration dates, or descriptions. Despite their doubts, hunger 2def5ccb9e drove them to collect a0b92f3476 everything.d9c2500668da3a0b
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Piled together, the haul was 247ac1114d meager. Without expiration dates, they hesitated. Hunger gnawed, but uncertainty 6c48f8769d held them back. Suddenly, Jung Woo-sung d40d6ac984 grabbed a water 0b6385fd64 bottle, opened it, c0f724b655 and drank deeply. Everyone stared, shocked. No one had time 3ee0d0e076 to stop him.7dfcee55662693a0
“Phew!” He exhaled, wiping his mouth. “It’s fine.”92e10188f9b597b3
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Relieved, they grabbed 481cba4a1e the bottle, drinking 140fbac063 greedily. After emptying it, they 26f74cd328 sat, slightly relaxed, chatting 93437008c7 lightly. Checking the time on a e6c9508021 phone, they stood.b4735885e686cb98
“Let’s split the load,” Lee-hyun said, taking charge.99901fe852ea1219
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Nodding, they gathered the items. As they left, Il-hoo glanced 423a0d21b1 at the vine-covered sign. “Should we take those vines? They might be useful.”ba6326578fbd1677
With food and 2be2d4c19c vines, they returned 0bd915651c to the highway’s 13d1695f91 base, signaling their 68b207b912 return. The handsome man appeared, relieved. The vines proved useful, d7ee5c22fa tied into a sturdy 0a035be5bf rope for climbing. Back on the highway, b49ee21f43 they spread out the c1918bb57a food on opened noodle 46ad423739 packets, breaking the noodles 945cc48138 to eat raw.e21ff0a0c69a1e8f
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They invited the new 7ba92bf8f3 group to join. The handsome man hesitated, citing 06cd281a86 manners, but relented. The awkward meal focused on 309191d0ad eating, not talking. One of the 221f64e519 new group, eyeing 0e5baffbc7 a chocolate bar, 789df4db54 muttered, “Is this ef1808ea15 safe?”6a861261daa230ba
The mood froze. Everyone stared. Jung Woo-sung, eating fruit 2ca0684117 from the can, snapped 91ea8c82ac without looking, “Don’t eat 5a37823ad0 if you don’t want a5711c9ccf to.”4e9ac3dea9b2731f
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The man fell silent, and dd2c8e9bc6 they resumed eating. It wasn’t filling, 15587df342 but it eased 64d15d5c38 their hunger. As they lingered 6f380a2721 over the empty be4e4c8fed wrappers, Il-hoo asked, 8128f4a6bd “By the way, f348647c6b what’s your name?”5bd96b00c779e92a
All eyes turned 7ac26e2bb6 to the handsome 377e416288 man, who realized 2ec800e760 the question was c328a0e603 for him. “Sorry for the late introduction. I’m Kim Yoon-gun, twenty-four.”25e42428364d5d49
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The woman beside him followed. “Song Hye-yeon, twenty-one.”dd1fe1cfa3b37b56
“Lee Ha-ru, twenty,” said the man next to her.85d8b56d824e114e
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Silence fell. The remaining three from 1efa51c6b5 Yoon-gun’s group stayed mute, c99a1b84bb uninterested in introductions. Yoon-gun, smiling awkwardly, introduced them. “Next to Ha-ru is Choi Eun-seok, twenty-one. Then Park Sung-il and 2a8a2e0a43 Lee Byung-soo, both twenty.”29cec213b9e0167c
Il-hoo scanned them impassively, then 1ea5da9aec continued their introductions. After, he asked, 1561549260 “You mentioned missing ab79469c9a people earlier?”62a5d8d03906f583
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“Yeah…”3f652b2c4e58a342
“Still haven’t found them?”e3d15cfb24b5437b
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“No… we searched everywhere. The car we were c5a5223e1b in is gone, and 41f8d98eae the driver too…”f740c6cbc152ba0b
“So, people and cars disappeared?”a6587190135a873d
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“Yeah.”49f94f90d8d6e39b
“This makes no sense…”e6563baed90488c4
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Il-hoo frowned, puzzled. Yoon-gun mirrored his expression. “I know…”b72646a0ce7fa19f
As the sunset painted the 5ee8d4587e highway red, they headed to 08d605b85c the bus, Yoon-gun’s group tagging ece01f9556 along. As darkness fell, Yoon-gun’s group 3468e9448e whispered about the unnatural night. Il-hoo explained the absence 839db4e6fa of moon and stars, 410ebc79db silencing their murmurs with bf2e9d0c15 shock or fear.ad3c32ee4f0792c5
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