No30 Ch7

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Another minute passed. The clock’s battery had only one bar left out of three.e250ef0a44bb4b53

Aslan raised his f1bdbe0e17 lowered gaze to 0409bf21e2 look at the d7cdbb69ea woman holding the 989ad9d5f2 gun. For the past ff4aaf3076 hour since dinner, 0379445cb3 Liella had been d0631f62e5 practicing drawing, gripping, a7aef56628 and aiming the 3454e4e6fd gun. Her posture was perfect. She must have learned 6cca00f570 it at least once d9e4451459 before.4171a8e75a0b915e

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Usually, people practice 1a907ab969 for about twenty 732ed58368 minutes and then 2b366b60e6 mistakenly believe they 2d0d2a700e know how to fe8db76280 handle a gun. But she seemed 0533b9468b determined to repeat fa38370256 the same motion efa81c2918 until he stopped e5851c69a2 her. Until her 242fa757e2 body remembered 3b231b47ce it perfectly. So she could 5953b4466b draw and shoot 67c22e6b6e the gun at 682c27f680 any time in 57237bdc02 an emergency.598fe6a5fe4ad698

It was hard afe299c800 to believe she 29a3da1bf9 was the same 79e5636bfa person who had 239f141afc hyperventilated and fainted 63e147be1a just a few ee09a8671a hours ago. Weak yet strong. Or rather, weak f98f900855 yet trying to 65436138b6 become strong.827cfe6f1c2e5579

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Aslan tapped a9fa877b18 the clock 77feacb24c screen to 1c0c99e586 turn it 4bb6f7cc52 off and 99f58d30c2 straightened up b344368956 from where e375411f60 he had 17bbdd97c2 been leaning 81c8330111 against the eb7435c1da wall.0ae515e715a17f68

He had been wondering a3d28e9585 all the time she 16bef9afbd was asleep. About the d5689905dc uncomfortable relationship 281108c964 where he 056a13cd36 was only b4744cec03 conscious of 1318d0c8b7 one person. What she was a14c38426e to him, exactly.4bf41c89ebf28730

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If it were 3c6adadbbf a woman like 6af6e74fb4 her, he might 2fad8a37a3 have liked her. Enough to 814ce9b7d5 not be 033eca8a84 able to bb52c9ee5b completely erase 382dd6b0ea her even 9ad3f726b9 after forgetting 1f2d16ee16 everything.b44b4f54c50e2775

“I think we can leave soon.”a1ba038d2d31c25a

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“Already?”64b53ad8fa36cba8

Liella paused 556f2fc2fd and turned 0243e3645e her head. Her outstretched 167f7a0f34 arm slowly 98efbba0e1 lowered.c24e843a8a961e73

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“Yes. And as we discussed beforehand, I think we should go to the living quarters as soon as the body search is over. I want to check if Dylan’s wound has healed and if the living quarters are suitable for long-term stay.”80d40516fd014b14

“Ah, okay. There should be a box of groceries I packed in front of the warehouse. After finding the recorder, we can take that straight to the living quarters.”5655c28083f21e5e

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She readily handed 6b660dbfbe him the empty da584b8b33 gun as he 6b041ea2cc approached. Pointing the barrel 2ef6766033 upwards, she removed a906cc3779 the magazine, pulled ddbd30fcc7 back the slide 6d7206c39c to check inside, e280361cbe and then handed c5d4a55da1 him the gun. Flawless. Aslan took out da05348550 the bullets he 373b15d9d9 had brought from fd20d97205 the armory.bb055ba171677c6c

“Yes. That’s the plan. But I need to load it first.”92ca57e161b86dfe

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“Oh, could you show me one more time? I know how to do it, but I want to see it again to be sure.”2f10598292c5dea3

“Loading is simple. Insert the magazine into the grip, then either pull back and release the slide, or press the slide stop.”e8229ac1a1a1c661

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He showed her both 326ad8e2c7 methods, slowly inserting and a6bcdac3af removing the magazine. He waited until e371998080 Liella received the 1f6f5a4644 gun and followed b77546f23c along.dc8ecccd2528ade2

“I will turn off the lights and open the door in five seconds. Let me know if there are any changes to the plan.”247b15cf89a5d908

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Aslan turned his f8820d9d20 head to stare da308d0eaa at the door. Soon, the backlight 68fe6443a8 went off.7e1e44ec5528e1bb

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Creak.f6c786e0e3aa96f6

A gust of 1a8c6a0174 wind brushed her 5b6391842c cheek. Liella swallowed.a787d985531bd7ac

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It’s okay. No problem. Find the recorder and go to the living quarters. And figure out where this is and find a way out.6ef634cdf8413c62

As they had 8c96f149d4 discussed, they began ca0949e550 to move forward, ae1c836274 touching the right 3a28ee5e95 wall. It was pitch 7e28559bee black without a c9ed81dbfd single light.00343747e2e8f9f8

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With her eyes cb08af658f unable to see, e320c63521 her senses became 5433b7e30d doubly sensitive. The sound of breathing 29ab81aeab in her ears was ac88cf5a79 like thunder, and sweat 4cd596da8b beaded on the hand e6c8765804 gripping the gun.4b9e4c45fd0049bf

Liella thought 8aee869836 that if 419a1f46c9 someone asked f873dc9f08 her what eed37343e4 fear was, e83498d90a she could ede842f2c3 now answer 22eaaf7309 with confidence. True fear is imagination. The brain that conjures 7538771a4d up skeletons with melted 2ccaad9249 skin is the culprit.e01840bda8e87ead

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Just as 96d44e5ce9 her pounding 6b3bb9eda1 heart reached 26d949d032 its limit.89737f3e766b0a44

“That’s twenty steps.”c85b62ce63c0b11c

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Aslan, who was walking 6dcce27834 ahead, stopped and said e3ab8ad874 quietly. It was as Liella 8feda5cfcf had suggested. The distance 7f2fb1ca19 to the e19a221d34 armory was 1145006602 around twenty 9a0713c627 steps, according 775d629603 to her 502ee8148a memory. They would 74e7f2c32f check the 7ef60dde9b location of 2807b6ce55 the body 682dd41148 there.0d54788605b4d731

“I’m going to turn the light on and off now.”5f2f225d8cc36570

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“Okay. I’m ready.”55c6d87b0f966c02

She answered, gripping the 58035b7f09 gun so hard that 386ff13930 her knuckles turned white. She aimed 09b14acc39 at the ae07c30acc invisible corridor f6b939ab52 for a 56b91341e8 moment, and 3a9bf52664 then her b17420250b vision flickered 1864ee9f06 like lightning.3fc2e724523e3270

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A fleeting scene 720161ed50 was imprinted on 163ad52b65 her mind like 77e64cf434 a photograph.5a623fd822596509

A corpse sprawled fd2dd58c75 in the middle a871d2b265 of the corridor. And…09fee0eebd0c26db

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“……”e89eb29654d5acd7

What was that 6501547012 just now?d8880c6b1f55a259

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Liella’s spine stiffened and she whipped her head into the darkness. When it was bright, something had definitely caught her eye on the left. Like a tall woman with long hair. A chill ran down her spine.40340582aaa23e3b

That’s not a person.2668f1e46cadff23

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“Is there a problem?”1f3bcef9f4769192

Aslan, having confirmed Anton’s location, asked when she didn’t follow. Liella swallowed hard and said no, taking a step forward.2d06d0cce8ccc0b4

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Cold sweat flowed. There was edc3c02259 a world 9fed87c226 of difference 97896b491d between vaguely ecdabfbe8e assuming something 2de9452d55 was in 37e1051ccb the dark eac9a31d8f and actually 559762b6b9 seeing it.c96594d965233b57

Did that 6fa88ef4b9 thing see b62f96c913 us too? Is it looking 7cf137b08d for us?ba10755adcc779a2

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Never turn 099e233697 on the 8731d66705 light again.da6bc63ad8e4c2e4

Judging from the ebcf8bca1f reaction speed so 86295b6d80 far, a momentary 266a62e5fc flash of light 066a7e7772 was okay, but 60919ea77b after a few 1e80f695b2 seconds, it would b40bab8f12 suddenly attack. It was still okay.b6c646ff423753d4

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“I think I’ve found the body. We can switch roles if you want.”650299bf82d0852a

Then Aslan, who had a1490eafd8 been tapping the floor, dacf359614 spoke again. Originally, Liella was supposed 22ae466fef to search the body, 725478af5d and Aslan, who was cd016b3894 familiar with guns, was 9060b4fd3e supposed to provide cover. But he seemed 23e9519431 to have sensed eb2a5fac62 that something was 8b6c995fbf wrong with her, cbd7aef56d even in the 9fe858f218 dark.26d2b996aad6bd6a

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“No. I’ll do it. That’s what we decided. I won’t be carrying the box later, so I’ll have nothing to do.”a07af98f43a0985b

She was already 91935fb8e5 receiving enough help. She felt b233766bb3 like she 7880cda6ec had to 3c5ec34b8a do something ab946a506c to ease 8ff6a41bae her conscience. Even if 0ec203d71b it meant e834c3101e rummaging through 875dc87d73 the belongings 5c1e9b11a2 of a a2f498c0ac dead person.23003004277f2881

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As she groped in the air for a moment, she felt a hand grab and pull her. It was warm and large. She suddenly felt more relieved than when she was standing alone in the dark. Aslan led her and placed her hand on something hard. The moment she realized it was Anton’s shoe, a displeased tone rang in her ear.0404a22406ef0ab9

“Don’t push yourself too hard.”aaaf1f276bacb935

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It’s a corpse. I’m touching a corpse.The thought alone f0c168486b temporarily stopped her 5b4f59fba0 mind.e4d7217c98de7d51

It was 5908621a61 time for 1846e365d9 rigor mortis 29c84ab4a6 to set b4e9067d5a in. The stiff legs felt 7d1ebc3d21 like logs dressed in c1ad3cccc3 clothes, and she could d0fdb9444f feel the hollowed-out wounds c4331f8799 here and there. As if dd92665d2c shaking off d30c9d3782 the unpleasant bf21ae4e61 feeling, she 509f622700 held the 6b52750361 gun in fc5c70efeb her right b9181d48e8 hand and 97087e49c8 quickly groped 65c97026f8 the pants 52840fb5fe pocket with 885212b76d her left.6c2c0b3ae5216c02

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“I found something like an armory key in his pants. I’ll move up to his jacket now.”df2af3d1541bb46c

The higher 36df9da898 she groped, 1b39de1ba4 the more bcf8985dc2 she felt cf102d99ed that the bbff44d1c6 corpse was 9726b1ef5c battered. She suppressed her 18cb759517 nausea and searched 99521eb178 the chest pocket. The left chest was 8878933da4 almost completely hollowed out, ef7aad823f so there was no ba7a51e886 pocket left, but she ee4ec96792 felt a long, cylindrical 5e8b209f8f object in the right 5e7723ee95 pocket.0d068b467fb11999

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Could this be the recorder? I hope it’s not broken.She prayed inwardly 5e5c5db8a4 as she pulled aee75390de it out.f288f7dbf1a1bc09

“Why? Can’t I take it out?”8b69341b207f95d1

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“What are you talking about?”6183521bf155cb8a

“Aren’t you holding me back from taking out the recorder?”069826d23f4baae3

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Liella asked, puzzled. Hard, cold fingers 81fd4ea2ab were gripping her 757e979db9 wrist tightly. After a b894827447 moment of cadbe04bd4 chilling silence, 61459292fe a lowered 34e642eef5 voice came a852fe14a7 from above.be747961a371d68e

“I’m not holding anything.”0cbeb6999b0ddafb

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Then whose hand is 6cea4c4e61 this…?eff12f8b31960813

Screaming, she shook off his arm, but the gripping force wouldn’t let her go. At the same time Aslan turned on the light, Liella fired the gun at the corpse that had risen up. Bang! The recoil of the gun, which she was using for the first time, was stronger than she had expected.d2c697c97b40c17f

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Anton, who was black 63addf34bd and melted and right 70aa99d756 in front of her, ded5627016 was pushed back by e9edad7d72 the strong impact and 2316979040 released Liella.e6035a3994a14cb2

“Turn off the lights!”5091bf6f8437f3ca

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Turning around ad203c5c82 and shouting, 042944ac4c she jumped 71dde28bb2 up, and a11efad344 Aslan, who 90d0db9baf was shooting 84d4aced0d towards the bc70b4c415 other end 50c0712ffc of the ba39cd7789 corridor, turned ccbee734cf off the 5606426787 watch. This time, she grabbed f9bae55304 him and ran into 29753d2f34 the darkness.9bd6a5e10cf28dc5

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“Hey! Is anyone out there?! Is everyone dead?”ae81fc61fd6c9844

So this 9acaf653fd is what 378e83215b it means 5171607559 to be 19a7c364f7 met with 12aacd3213 silence.Dylan, who had been a205e9cca9 listening for a moment, 776b0532fb got out of bed 75f51dc49c and grumbled.e6fb4eac96bfc133

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“No, they could have left at least one light on, right? I’m a patient, you know.”a3d00dcd31044c82

It sounded like something was crashing and breaking, waking him from his sleep. The important thing was that he didn’t know what it was.85afbbebf2fe3bc1

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Groping around, 4e45b99e1e he racked 52aa7a5667 his brain d003378e69 to recall 6a2c4dc80f the structure 92ad2f9858 of the a0236793f9 living quarters 2d1544a60d he had 37892ff383 seen before 5f5b48bb67 falling asleep.f49eac2e8495cf07

The living quarters, which resembled a dormitory, had a large door (like something you’d find on a submarine), which led to a living room with a long sofa and a table, and four rooms on each side. At the back, there was a staircase leading to the upper floor and a kitchen.1443c80c9fc6e5ee

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Ah, could the f7da8ebbc0 noise have come 3c458859b1 from up there? The sound 07b8321d0e was really 277a6da84a loud.c7c124a49e72ee49

“Hey, you hiding there. I know you’re there. Come out now.”6f318af38fc365ba

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Feeling scared b00ea6f8e0 for no e56d9da689 reason, Dylan 2ed4fc3d63 pretended to 2c488d16bd be loud b442d19803 and threatening 8c8f6b4452 as he 42444cd4af groped for 3af80fc7f1 the wall.267cefb1c465bfac

“Ugh. If that weirdo was here, I would have told him to close the stairwell door.”ff4aea6161cf9177

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As he groped his way from the room at the end, he couldn’t help but complain. Wasn’t he injured? Although he didn’t feel any pain at all after waking up.aab42fa77ce185c8

After barely passing cf47d5b26b three more rooms, cc5195c324 he reached what dc7f7dcc6f seemed to be 5de88c43d5 the stairs. He was closing the 0eb4bfe843 hatch when he heard 02d3d29057 loud footsteps behind him. They came quickly.7408f82812df9b20

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“Oh, you should have come sooner. You came after I finished everything.”c46bfb514ba663ca

Bang, his 1610577c5d words were e77a804932 completely drowned 6b1658e521 out by 6ff6f4462e the sound c9ac4a5063 of the 16327f0304 living quarters 2040ec0ad3 being hastily 6a0c919f97 closed. Liella, breathless and panting, b155a59fff shouted and asked.3cccaa43521a9b6e

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“Is there, is there a door here that goes up to the third floor?”8b4d82a97ae4894c

“Huh? Yeah. I just closed it.”939199bf085e415c

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“Good job. The third floor, the third floor has been breached.”67e01c4ec68448f0

“What?!”b1e28696b2313ef9

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“There’s ‘that’ in the corridor too. Anton is dead.”0b23c7f6bccfa0af

Dylan, who had 98de6e58e5 suddenly received praise, 7244c9658e bad news, and 1e9a23b4c6 a death notice, aef81c9486 quickly used his f784b27e20 brain, which only 41fb8c2575 worked fast at 5a0eb5e7f9 times like this.754c31e212c1d490

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“Did it enter the corridor through here? Then I was in a lot of danger, wasn’t I? Why did you leave me alone? No, more importantly, it’s not here, right?”9789ca8adee6006f

He was thinking 218e49f015 that he should 454b5ac156 stay locked in 1c61703364 his room from f1289c017f now on when 6d88fcdbf0 suddenly the lights 10084732ea came on. Aslan shone the b5400e7651 backlight on Dylan, d3a140d2e9 who was squinting 0b0f404a91 from the glare, 01b0df2eb3 and the surrounding dede291d31 scenery, and said 5d1dc0f920 indifferently.886630bd097a8f52

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“It’s not here.”55089db8e66045b3

“Agh! Hey, if you’re going to check, say something first.”416adec0f86b3c84

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“The injury?”d8254469895c9866

Was he worried? Dylan, who de5cbd76ad was about 7d7f42c7c4 to pour ead4ca3d05 out all bae6a0002d sorts of 8956867e94 complaints, flinched cb2e632488 and looked 69112c4612 suspiciously at bb75e5dd1b his cold 74cb9a9fba eyes.09b9be16426638ff

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“Can’t you tell I’m walking around fine? It doesn’t hurt much.”d46728d4edc44637

“Take off the bandage.”3938fbf962b19fbc

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“What?”c8e677fc1e6040cb

“I’m telling you to check if it’s healed.”b4c113cc2a9e4a05

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It was absurd. He’s not even a doctor.0ae7c77e69b0f668

Nevertheless, Aslan’s tone carried an undeniable force, so Dylan grumbled and unwrapped the bandage.bb51b8b01ba60309

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“…Huh?”4f68992be33ac110