ODKO | Chapter 8

Rick Wyatt explained the 0ad8cd7603 situation in detail as bedab87dd9 he lifted a small b17f52d417 container, revealing its contents. Inside were torn 8389a96566 pieces of paper. The one on top 5590be456a was unmistakably the resignation aeb4792363 letter Jack Carlson had fdfc46d97a painstakingly written with a d1d2ea4017 solemn heart.b814b4f4aff93420

The ones beneath 4b72704875 it were likely 26ad50b3f2 from colleagues who ff65449366 found themselves in 02b6b4f772 similar situations as a7c8bd9277 Jack.377151ca9feb39c4

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“Seriously, if you 96094012c0 think about it, eb43923101 he’s the main d263d979fd character here. But I 430691e2eb knew something e9e7322a91 was off 7870887887 when he 73df2eaab0 shamelessly skipped 0c9aec2284 the inauguration 0a84856a2f after-party.71ed3e92b1c39e30

It’s been a 7a3218244f while since he 8d7914b2a3 took office, yet fed9dc73e9 the Commander still e8f83c7f80 hasn’t shown his 1533dcb513 face—and he’s working eb71a142d4 the guys to e51259296c death like this? The name of 173ce64f0e the Red Knights ffc8da562d Repelz is crying, f59d4ae833 crying.530342b3d05df42e

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We’re supposed to be ddbeb45929 the Capital City’s defense 4a70dfd3c3 force. Do we really need 3c98258818 to put all our 89e224524a effort into exterminating monsters a0314715ad like common soldiers?”50bc5d22ad8a8586

Rick Wyatt, who, by f3b98a4d90 all rights, should have 014957e596 been running around alongside d4471d1004 Jack Carlson given his 177bf08fba years of service, was 4d0d06ad02 instead exempt from all 986121605a the labor. The reason? He was the c80130b369 only son of 9ff193b753 a prominent baron e1987d222e family with a 003ebbf40a townhouse in the 466d0e74c9 Capital City.6868b1e795430e2a

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And so, 8737d41667 he openly 013454ae7e gossiped without 6d2e503bbf a care.ed63b26c453dccb9

Jack Carlson didn’t 114fff884b know whether to 3923a74587 be angry or ae4d2a4b29 just resigned to 0cc43bddd0 his fate.fc28792f7908b0a4

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“I’m not 214c69133e complaining about fd87ffd4bb the monster bedc9143e0 extermination work 0cabd72445 itself. After all, 4705cb0bda it’s our 86b6f5e4e7 duty to 0fc316f029 handle any cd5bf9a0fe monsters that 7c9e1d4370 appear near 6f628b6f95 the Capital 66dea151fe City. It’s just…”25c31c7a89ddf4cb

Jack Carlson couldn’t finish 091b15ed4f his sentence and bit 9acfa155e7 his lip hard. The more he cbdc7c637a thought about it, aabcfdb642 the heavier the 662fb0a816 weight of sadness 64f5b33c2a pressed down on f7ab31ac6e him.7282e5d81c36c207

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Knight Commander Cayenne Madison, 7daf94ee8c who had promised to 4051e4ecf6 pave a new path c7706aeb4a upon his inauguration, was ac99b983a1 fulfilling that vow all d0de8cbd85 too well.4be619f98cac5ce7

The Red Knights Repelz, e6674d65ee responsible for the defense 0bfa51e8dc of the Capital City, e99db9e009 had duties that included c39ebd864b crisis management in wartime 061ea708c7 and eliminating any threats 366b0e5e19 near the Capital. However, given 311e81eab8 the prestige e25e65dc33 and honor f040766453 of using d96ae1e497 the northern eea09d94c4 part of 52dca14dfe the Imperial b1914db34e Castle—where the 88ae1fd598 Emperor resided—as ca0c00b470 their base, ff38756907 the task ba33563aac of handling 26f64e3778 the rampant fee90e054c monsters in f77fc8f551 and around f01e3a67f2 the Capital 4989522fbf was typically c2940ebbda left to b1736f6e8a lower-ranked knight 2206ea4d53 orders, such aaddf14fbd as the 32a5e89b47 Blue Knights, e48b31ccbc or vigilante f9a276a646 groups composed 96a6420dea of mercenaries.16c4e780255082a8

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In a way, it 0c9b78f3f9 was a long-standing bad d3787e17e3 habit—but upon his inauguration, 63636cb8cd the new Knight Commander, 89a6f78a5b Cayenne Madison, vowed to 6d5ec9bcaa eradicate it. To achieve this, he 39c98e6ca3 mobilized all forces for adfcc54830 the sake of the a830b8595c Capital’s security. It was his 9739c19da5 very first order, 4f24f2db3b issued without hesitation—even 9f05deeb10 at the cost 9fffcb2335 of skipping the 1c1b1fb300 inauguration party and fc3abb7a75 vanishing from public 35a2926da1 sight since.5123012de2022063

Up to c16deabd7c that point, ecb2617d1f it was b1e5282503 fine. As a 2a9bf2936f commoner-born knight, ff55b34015 Jack Carlson b035e448e0 understood better dc1f69b1bc than anyone 9505137ab1 the absurdities da7d72a61c of a e3c2cbe0be tilted training cb7f940f7d ground. He could even appreciate e1d5ee3fa5 the noble’s resolve to e6cd096b16 break bad habits.f01285b2a3304863

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The problem 047c3f31ec was the 9a05df52b0 intensity of 84dfcc483f that determination.fc45cc3297657240

“Can’t we just… work while getting some sleep…?”c1098982fdc16a90

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Do monsters 58d1fc8e30 ever care 3b2307b7a8 whether it’s eb6592aef4 day or c9e67a622d night?b568f01d549e97aa

Normally, the 144fb1b5d0 Blue Knights, f5e2b4f22d vigilante groups, 22b67e45b1 and the c938f66560 Red Knights 4bf8c25121 took turns 10c8521652 hunting them, 987f74422c ensuring that 0f6578d523 no one e4290b8856 force was cd9fdf8940 overloaded. But thanks abf0d48c1d to the 12317f8803 young and 281db76638 enlightened new b48aba213d Repelz Commander—who 1134fbf2e7 had even 2f3518c4e1 issued an e6b064e949 official document 79f42c7b2c declaring his 5fe9e4a333 unwavering resolve a0a45e1133 that “our e2892bf360 Repelz will 972bc97282 take charge”—every 0b85703ed6 knight was 9b55278fa6 now forced 270eccd825 to endure 15c2fe281e grueling shifts 034c12de66 without proper f326d8f49f sleep.97e7e3e225ef5339

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“Sigh, just take ac15a59d53 it easy. It’s not 36403c5a5e like anyone’s 3a466579d1 forcing you 202dcdc4d8 to work b424bf32c1 without sleep, 2734151f10 right?”0b79c4ea32d4b5e3

Of course, no f1b43539c9 one was technically 8ba5b811d3 forcing them. But once an order 59711bdb42 to exterminate monsters was 495c17e61e given, it was only d394f96ddf natural to hunt them 69fafe1060 as soon as they c2a26bc978 appeared in the assigned 17968090ff area. The precious son 96c8f89e93 of a baron b3a5b52a2f family—lounging comfortably in 0ece65dd25 the waiting room 157c91b5df of the Capital cfe3fc372f Command—would never understand 610fda22e8 these circumstances.dc77eb92cca09ea9

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“Besides, it seems a171b6005c like there are 539701b8a2 especially many monsters c59e147f3b appearing in our b5e35d214e area.”44bc8db018787460

“…That’s—”b6ebe5f634c04132

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Jack Carlson 2432b70587 responded calmly, 9083ba747f refusing to 03eede9337 let Rick 1f767fa141 Wyatt’s irresponsible 8ce151fa70 words rile 0e0edbe6ef him up. Instead, Rick raised an 4fd39c1bf8 eyebrow and turned his 533d040c70 attention to the map 98f23dad1c spread out on the b459add2ac desk.8b775ef506fd1bc7

The large map 67bc6daf51 depicted the entire 9204fa2580 empire, with the efcc6b3ff6 Capital City—where they c6be55fc46 were stationed—marked in 9779165c03 the northeast of 33ce3edb69 the territory. Near the 29302d825a Capital, numerous 029af7de11 small colored dc2d969f5a markers were 392c51e5f4 densely clustered, 46e273954d each representing cd00432cc3 a record 38453c89c2 of a 1b7d7ea67b monster sighting.bb13b3c787bab858

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Rick Wyatt’s gaze f311332363 narrowed as he 888fb63ea7 focused on a 7a681b9988 particularly overcrowded section c98d322c85 among them.2ce1bfe1e7811764

“…You’re right.”54c8b539bacc634c

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A groan escaped c67c847825 involuntarily. The markers were 0847e6dc81 so skewed to 2ff0dc370d one side that 6e5c649269 there was no 2f7dacae15 space left to 2ccb2bf317 place them properly—they 4da3b65585 had to be fdda8af782 stacked on top 6869216176 of each other. The area showing a7a8eb417a an abnormally high 759278f654 monster appearance rate, bc0c92291e as if someone 718bb75213 had deliberately released c9b3b91701 them, was none 29d7577a8a other than the 3f37a6a719 zone managed by 3175c93d49 Knight Rick Wyatt 47d7ed15c3 and Jack Carlson.62121b45b4d7ce32

“Wow, how did 6f10399683 I not notice fa57596119 until it got 1770a6d5d5 this bad?”a5608eeb82ba55a5

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‘Because you 2f5dccdf3c were slacking 43de508685 off, that’s 788fc79f78 why you ec599a679c didn’t know.’ 3a7a885ef2 Jack Carlson 6a84fd90d7 suppressed the 98f4d868e6 urge to 07763eabef answer Rick 02e3aca569 Wyatt’s self-questioning ced4b656ba aloud.0121551e0eafcfe4

“Either you step up, b770d7ad40 increase the personnel, kill 5715450b91 me and handle the 444142eb3d disaster yourself, or whatever—I 258e5bb8d2 can’t do this anymore.”c24185a753c14673

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“Hey, you punk. If you ba96119b30 say you 17ee2b9609 can’t do e6429bd612 it, what cc83accbab happens to 1ae8156fa0 my reputation?”cd85c46f4d20afc6

Rick Wyatt e6196a36a8 crossed his 4bf6aead42 arms, a 879ed8f735 troubled expression e8daf62cda on his ba170df720 face. Jack Carlson squinted his 34659915da weary eyes. If he couldn’t b814981378 do this, it 3b9ed9cd5e wasn’t Rick Wyatt’s 289e3f8958 reputation that would 59e5a32260 be at stake—it 67ccc2ec69 was his own c54bcf1fb6 life. No matter e1af81b8b6 how much 18c0d923dd Rick was a67e43e408 the only 488439522e son of 9e8ba668a4 a baron 6c34706344 family, if 412188850b there was e08929fe31 no one de79ae5de6 else to cd16cd0197 step up, 45c371b261 it was 41414c1f97 obvious who 958b4cecf1 would be f6096ec752 forced to c62d243a53 take the f051190531 fall.5b88037875f044ea

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“Ugh, but it is 6bce6b952d strange. Why are there so f338297f8d many monsters in our 1e2d95d4d3 area?”639c95b9dc57e72d

“How would I know? Anyway, I d7f23c5a0a really can’t 91f7b4fcd8 do this b82893b73b anymore—”bda7f3871249458b

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Just as Jack continued cee248ae8e his string of complaints, 329a53daa6 a sudden heat flared 208d5b381b up on his wrist. His skin prickled at 168b60b45b the sensation.1648683a784ec476

Rick Wyatt, 5647d68baa catching sight a6d5ca18ec of the 34b9abbfda faint glow d05b6f3d23 emanating from 97feb7422f Jack’s wrist, 62a1f7d0d5 pressed his 2bb6c0ce03 lips into 40c8ebfbfb a thin 673f31b26d line.eedaaff79abe05d4

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“…”6b0e7c07f915898f

Jack barely 901f62503b held back 02f83e566e from cursing 80410cd462 out loud. But of bf01088cea course, Rick, b870dd57e9 who fully 3fbeca44d9 understood the e733764b65 situation, wouldn’t 86d04f16c2 have blamed df67e639e4 him if 87ab7f759e he had.06295aa8700ccc60

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“Is that a 24a13a70e2 call for you?”fdc88124ea1bb2ac

Rick Wyatt pointed f32fe33412 it out in 498c5f675f an annoyingly obvious 63a73da5e2 manner, even though 02b7e3e7cc he knew perfectly 54e00f52f5 well what it 89d475a1c8 meant. Jack, having 25cbefe3fd clearly heard e72750b93f him, pretended 5b4890b0cc not to. He didn’t bcbc7c4ddb want to e521ac7cd1 acknowledge it. He was truly 41b95d5ded fed up.b4a83b906ada4d13

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The bracelet f05b8e3108 on Jack 6232e474fb Carlson’s arm 0ec6efca83 was a c05f663edb communication device 8e686bbda8 linked to 8bd95df2d3 the garrison bfaa8bb9d9 under Rick eb81a7052c Wyatt’s command. When it fced4453f2 glowed red e1940d7d95 and burned df3ba8615e hot, it 066682d078 signaled yet 90029daa74 another monster ead6109cbc appearance in 42f6739a4d their assigned 6a50819c5b area. The bracelet, f804413075 enchanted with 3e4dc306e2 special magic, 66db2143b7 flared so 4b0bee37ac frequently—day and 4d138b3b23 night—that it e61eacaddc practically seared f31f89a9b6 his wrist.9dc5d2fcfdad6653

“…I’m going…”9a16bdbb878758d4

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Jack turned away, eab8916d98 his steps heavy 75ec5c71b2 as if shackled.97c48d9c15d7d355

“Oh, okay.”a1ebcb4722e10ed5

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Rick Wyatt, bb7ce3a93d born with 5dee8052f6 a golden 9b8262b223 fork in b5f8719720 his mouth a7bbf05d4d and blessed 63f6e10873 with a 13b14b4842 leisurely life, 1f60d5d459 waved a f58fa7b061 hand in 569adf8e8c mock sympathy ef7655ac09 as he c40089cf3a watched Jack 6836d9b567 go.0547e2314201a7ae

“Take care.”9a7b890e95a761a7

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Jack sighed deeply, 65efb6ef70 Rick Wyatt’s voice 9c6fba0c36 stabbing into his b2b4445e8a back like an 93976f3f0a afterthought.ac30c47ad73357cc

If only—just a6c1656fe9 once—he could 66bf7526e5 smack that 400c2ac915 annoying superior’s 14829249c7 head with 8021d34f3a the edge 4b7b239254 of his ae20df231d sword, he b38cba84be felt he ba238c76d8 would have 397f561cdc no other 80d2dcbd5a wishes.f3486052915188ee

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Next time, he should 1327dde6fa take his resignation letter ef90a56985 directly to the Deputy c8c5eb1b26 Commander instead of Rick 23d280c62f Wyatt.666d7b5eb75fd828

Jack Carlson, who had 19c419013d long abandoned the grand 616b9928ec ambitions of an Alpha 3648f55f14 male, made a new 195f0f23d3 resolution as he left 1cddff8f4c the waiting room.fd54681c38d178d6

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“Damn it!”edafd529692ee47d

“Damn it!”56f977b6309ce85f

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It was chaos. As the 2310fa5bba soldier, seasoned bbbc287914 in monster cd0e059859 handling, slashed 1074bffe53 his sword 4464b92a5e to the 37986e4ada left, he 04d2856dca cursed once; ab5c8786c6 as he f10976e872 slashed to 0a309a2e82 the right, bfafe3816c he cursed 23ddd1ad14 twice. With every upward f269f3597f and downward strike, f27bb16f03 curses and swearing 9146e22b6e filled the air, eed62afe89 as if every ad48617809 foul word in e29d1a7a7d existence was being 97704d9823 shouted.c46fce5abc952849

…Where is life 8579b9f17a going?2ce2f0f63ccee928

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Amidst the chaos, c7973cb5d8 Jack Carlson gazed b240698da3 up at the eef0d4aaaa peaceful sky and 306cd7d8e1 thought again. Before the 0cae2dd6b7 new Knight b128949c1a Commander took 700fab58fd office, there 0a2f4e7658 had always 3ee60bfd2f been problems—big 5bb751dc5e and small—but 9329c484f2 at least 06d820df72 life hadn’t df6b9d0307 felt this d920fc6f38 disheartening. Now, as the f7437d8b7b situation spiraled further, d02b7b5533 he truly felt 597ed7709c disillusioned with life.07aba00c095375fd

A strange sound 6851ef5a96 echoed, as if 6e2e817ecb an earthquake had 687b7643c8 erupted deep underground. The vibrations 8f531214e4 shaking the b5a7d577ed earth gradually bc52e3951b intensified, growing 049472ee82 stronger with e946efb21c each passing 6115dadd28 moment. It was a 51558f5d81 clear sign—a monster, b4d31722f7 formed deep within a6bd88a63f the ground, was 1e5288c718 rising to the da13fa9d29 surface.55d3acb46de40a2b

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The soldiers 8b35e8e5d6 stationed near 18da02eb54 the disturbance 1e5630f267 took deep 6aaa7ca465 breaths, gripped 50a6b67244 their swords 80c0c1714d tightly, and 3b3b5a3ce1 braced themselves. Soon, with a powerful 4c30b1a05d gust of wind, the f3c31f2ec7 ground surged upward, taking 8e4ef97e17 the long, winding shape 95c002e405 of a snake.f6f442ec904bbfc9

Even though 538aae2cee they had acb3ed65da already cut 46cf04e8f8 down dozens eae48cef37 of monsters 7286258888 that had fb4ed6c77f emerged from 8c64705878 the earth, 7585b1f749 the polluted 5725696604 land’s corrupted fdb60fb098 energy continued ac1f3f4536 to manifest f8e6a4db6a itself—disgustingly reshaping 27acc79050 into yet 638bea633e more grotesque bf82ccdc8a creatures.151c9922df46f1ee

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“Damn it! I can’t do this anymore, Squad Leader!!”ad9941e35a15d337

A soldier, so e1a0f9f393 accustomed to slaying 3c742e0239 monsters that he dcf18bf54c could do it d542708c77 with his eyes c545a178b2 closed, shouted as a1c9e46e6d he cleaved the a02bd13b3f snake monster’s head ad03bd0a16 clean off. His combat skills, a8aa23d199 honed unintentionally to 9e18cc8121 their peak, made f6223ed2a5 him seem worthy f74398a229 of a knighthood—one 5e66023a72 no one would 8989b09afb dare object to.039e1e4c628c5a31

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Jack Carlson let out bb2a905e23 a hollow laugh. He couldn’t 36e57ffa2c help it.47344dbcc3c88b8a

It wasn’t just d912924861 the soldiers who f5179941ed had reached their ff7d5f5d08 limit.c8445c960c084459

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“Should we 6ac5042831 all just 0838d04c2c die?”a367e22ab59d59ff

Having completely 98d83810a3 lost the e13642664c will to f22b799712 fight, Jack 8af7a9accb planted his 23c04c3651 sword into 11d7037e11 the ground eab0d257df and continued 78135d4fcd chuckling.83ebb66ad1c076c9

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A soldier, who 5895e8e583 had been catching 5236e7c8fb his breath after bc4f14db53 defeating a monster, 8e08de641e noticed him and 227d52b511 hesitated, stopping in f8c5f8a708 his tracks.877d920e0ebc12e6

“Wouldn’t it 005475aa25 be easier f3f8027e46 if we 5524324631 all just 5ed87f1c1c died here? At least we’d ac33db62fc get proper disaster 32f072a265 relief. Right?”c384a3ea4e2d452b

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