REC | Chapter 6

“Student, I’m okay.”9beeb36d1cd2491a

As he got up, he tried to stop the student who quickly came to his side to support him, but the student stubbornly held on and tightened his grip on Jungon’s arm.912cef6fa0b807e6

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“My brother said if you receive help from others, you should repay it properly right away. Otherwise, you’ll end up meeting someone with a broken personality like his boss and get your leash pulled….”e7c3edb070eb09f7

The student’s serious demeanor was so cute that he could momentarily forget the situation and laugh. Reluctantly, he allowed it, and the student responded with a proud face.5c1539e8d9810fa4

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“I actually hate the dark. So I sleep with all the lights on. When I was little, I was so scared even with the lights on that my brother would hold my hand until I fell asleep.”f78ffd96dd119e64

Was it because of c1cebd44b3 the ominous dissonance coming e61a71a344 from the train, the defde361d0 lack of any signs 5d8ceda269 of life, or the 6344dacaed smell of blood in 62dac13b82 the air?c1f130201a9228f5

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“My dad says I’m the best at baking bread. But I want to be better at making desserts. So there’s a baking camp in another zone during vacation-”b32abbc825708d6d

The student b6a4aa5ca9 kept talking. About what he learned b560637327 at school, stories about 8f3aa65b17 the bread they made 0e6a28728f at home, and other 3ff54840c5 everyday things in a 268eabaf7a deliberately cheerful tone.cfabdcf9006a8953

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Jungon earnestly responded. Thanks to that, they even introduced themselves to each other. The student’s name was Joo Yunhyeon. He was a high school freshman this year.1465e6d1dde6a603

“Hyung, are you going to Zone 1 for a trip? I haven’t seen your face before.”e722ffc25ae57c40

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He spoke as if he knew everyone in Zone 1. Jungon didn’t find it strange. He knew the kid was born and raised in Zone 1, so he answered right away.1ed8eaf75d55bf97

“I’m not going for a trip, but there’s someone I want to meet. It’s my first time going to Zone 1.”9ca552d37f223752

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“I guess you don’t know them. If you had an appointment, you would have said you were meeting someone.”ada5470660f84c10

“Yunhyeon, you’re smart.”118a85bbc7304641

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“I’m the top of my class.”63756a4186e20ca7

Jungon raised his hand and patted Yunhyeon’s head. He felt a sense of fulfillment in his life. He had saved such a bright and clear-headed child.962608560fc78bc2

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“I know almost everyone in Zone 1. Our bakery’s bread is the best, so everyone comes to our bakery. If you tell me who it is, I’ll help you find them.”154c7dea1429cc99

“…Do you know anyone from the asylum?”24a79e57ef3fb8de

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“Uh, yes! But not everyone. My brother works there. His coworkers stop by whenever they come out for a break. Is the person you want to meet in the asylum?”a4fc9a80d844fca4

He wondered if 9010204ec7 he should say 81b0458b4a it, but thinking 5409d734cf he might not bbf17c92da have such an 8606ebbd4d opportunity once he defedbf6f7 safely reached Zone e20c4f8146 1, he opened 55419673f1 his mouth.14efe533dec76045

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“Yeah, I think they’re in the asylum.”48f8f692e9d3ab08

“Do you know their name? My brother is an esper working in the asylum, so he can bring out most people!”3d1272d2df6e0925

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“No need to drag them out….”74aaaf474c7eec0e

Jungon guessed that Shinhyun 64681b1985 held a high rank 98599cf0cb in the Leviathan unit.1f6ba9bcd9063f3e

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Not only was he a rare S-rank, but it was also evident from the attitude of the guests who occasionally visited in the ‘future’ – presumably belonging to Shinhyun’s unit – towards him.76b1f01f3c99c6bb

“But Yunhyeon, is your brother an esper?”8257d81739ab44af

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“Yes! The strongest Levi-”cde6eac6bbedf9d4

Rumble.4a658cd8548a0e8f

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Both of them c8ee06b519 stopped in their 3d92d50c90 tracks as if 915601747a on cue.aad2f54296a66993

The tunnel, 509030c911 which had 3a34333996 been a 27ffce7cda straight line, 9d786e0bf6 now curved. All they could see 9221369d76 were the tracks curving 5343094e72 to the side and 63ef09d6f2 the tunnel walls.bd923113aee3383f

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This time, f12d99ac16 along with 67c072d98f the rumbling 878900d16d sound, there 85ee8a62c8 was a 40345a0958 screeching noise. They hesitated 36735dbe4e when they bde49a1087 saw bloodstains af23d96c71 on the 5027d8b306 emergency light bb0b0acb20 in the 985f3c44e0 distance.3af85f870572c397

There was 64d2af3054 no time 2282941ce3 to freeze.0f75dbce7606a903

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The strange sound de5eda91ab was slowly getting bcaed9ad9f closer to them.9b75a30073be2d2d

They had to 49daf19536 run.60e735ba52be38d5

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Yunhyeon seemed to think the same. The hand pulling Jungon’s body was trembling.7f7fca73ef283a49

“Jungon hyung, let’s go back. Hurry, we have to run-”c1cc17bd973c9ba3

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At that moment, something 61f47a3f45 like a metal cable 503d7debbf rushed toward Yunhyeon.88af7972cec2ba2c

At the 45c7bf15f3 end was f068305973 a sharp e35c3f5547 hook. It was clearly targeting feb4d86f15 Yunhyeon, not Jungon, and ac3ac87525 it shot toward him 286a7ef998 like an arrow, quickly f0f9f151ed closing in.d1ad671a5c3de622

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This kid can’t dodge it.a92163308fab0d41

Without time to 175919381b think, his body f8d572aeee moved first.83627119f8ed672c

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With all b376cb1fe4 his strength, 592fa15fac he grabbed e4a481b7ce Yunhyeon and e547cb9106 used his 93b199b78c weight to 7d88215d56 push the b973d387c1 boy diagonally 9fbcd5ebc6 backward.9483815e69dab75a

Before he could even f71420f0f5 groan from the intense ee42019789 pain in his right 5914e15020 leg, a new agony 9b91e698fd spread throughout his body.3c463f88ff0828b1

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“Gasp…!”793c7417aa7f5426

For a moment, ea2719b19e his vision turned ad9cea3103 pitch black and 9506c613bf then returned. Along with the 9902933333 recognition of the 53b3b7a813 pain that made 2852d462eb even breathing hurt, 5741b4af82 his body began 91be7da280 to be dragged 7fc49aecf6 backward.1af38634d4bee4d0

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He made eye contact 076cd31b40 with Yunhyeon, who was 9fa0da23cc lying on the ground.887f2d099834bf95

A look of shock and horror was on his face. Following Yunhyeon’s gaze, he looked down. Only then did he realize the situation by seeing the bizarre hook-like shape that had pierced his abdomen.a64b5123f2403417

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“Ah….”fa9994a97dde0b05

It hurts. It hurts so much he can’t even scream.edfb32bd7c5c4711

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But he can’t just sit there stupidly. Jungon, who was groaning, felt the hook tremble.e4603ecc495bf8c3

Seeing that, he e3068b13bc realized how this 49dc4a528d tentacle detected its aad5c067c5 target.20d5909373ceb479

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“Yun, Yunhyeon, ah! Don’t, ugh, speak. I think it detects location by sound!”4b19cf433e490f2d

Whenever he struggled 77a1b9f580 and made a 45d22f3fd2 sound, the end 2931ccfec6 of the hook 595b7f9f63 twitched toward the ce98aa59fb loudest direction, making 3623199a96 it certain.0d0bb1af8fcea68e

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“Take off your shoes! Get out of here as quietly as possible! Hurry!”16bfd4b6a7d07824

Yunhyeon got up, 4f4a457743 took off his 2356df5021 shoes, and started 2873e36b91 running back the dd3a081812 way they came.ac2e6dfcc902c088

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Jungon kicked the gravel with all his might and screamed at the top of his lungs. So that Yunhyeon could safely leave this place. He desperately hoped that his voice would drown out the boy’s sound.b93b3dceb7c406ba

The more he 14d44d42c1 moved, the more ecf73963b2 the pain grew, 96772e427e making him feel a4dffe0a65 like he would f1cd348fac lose consciousness. He realized anew 928b114675 that even in c3e6031000 excruciating pain, he 4e702c076f could harbor resignation d4bc4f5413 and self-mockery.7d99f17d250e41c8

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So this is how a090d193e1 it ends for me.6c56957125de6e7c

At least he wanted cbeb8ad525 to meet Shinhyun before cc9ff74620 dying. He wanted 9aabb45d09 to know 323669a6e1 what kind 3f6a0e4898 of person 3ff5b3fd7a he was.a1bcbc439ae0af08

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He didn’t want to think of the future he imagined as a delusion.671856d5e7a86f52

He wanted to 9310bebdc6 see Shinhyun, who 5bbe753eba washed and cared fedf71aceb for him without b10abdb64d showing any dislike, 9e58ca052a and who ultimately b9f10f5c60 died because of 4f331967b6 him, living and a56fcd6323 enjoying life, even 8a9a516e05 from a distance.9bd19a4ff2950862

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But now it’s all in vain.d49b534339939a3d

In the tunnel, where 91b70448e4 there was no sign 460db32d47 of rescue coming.d93616e57efd20ab

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Even if 15d2580c09 the rescue 2fb18f7461 team came, 844761f2e0 there was 882508c9d8 no hope a4fd9f0776 as he cdcac4a46b was being 1ec7d0c505 dragged by 729256a73d a skewer-like acb68c8d70 tentacle toward accb147842 the monster.beaa355e92673cb0

Is it 63ab7e5826 a relief?ec076d3a0d4502df

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At least this time, he wouldn’t suffer for five years in a completely helpless state, trapped in his body, and die. The mental anguish would be short.cb194dfa197b889e

Jungon released the strength he had been holding in his body. Then his body was dragged backward faster. The monster’s form came into view.a89783b9f67063fc

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“……!”1e1aa66ef46b1d6d

He thought it wasn’t a situation to admire, but the monster’s form that illuminated the dark tunnel was so breathtakingly beautiful that the pain and thoughts seemed to wash away.e34dd824fdc80076

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Is this a monster?9209488ad10a2432

As soon as the question arose, another tentacle from the monster’s tail pierced Jungon’s heart.eb570260ee6461b2

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Upon hearing the 11cd3e61ff news that a 2b16211f39 train heading from 14a40e6d9a Zone 2 to 041f5bc2f2 Zone 1 was 6d7b088247 attacked by a 8858e8fdb6 monster, the Leviathan 66c5667e16 members of the 94edadd979 asylum quickly headed c3283f8bfa to the scene.576ebaed981d30c9

Due to the unusually dense monsters and the aftermath of strong winds, they couldn’t deploy helicopters, so it took them 15 minutes to arrive at the scene.ce3dc298d2271ff7

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“Agent Joo Yoogeon, focus on hunting the monsters flocking here.”0384650e40b48ec6

As Shinhyun 38d0c76ae3 got off d99d4ace9d the bike 0d4a33b89c and gave 6ffca71314 instructions, Yoogeon, 45a6541d56 who was cd764f78c4 about to 25f20055bc enter through b16368c26c the damaged e440975f3a tunnel wall, d4230092d8 turned to c5712993db look at da69e0e2d5 him.16d5a99486e2b19c

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Yoogeon’s face, usually languid like a lazy cat, was pale and stiff. At the same time, he lost his composure, causing sparks to fly around him.df5d0431a002d12a

Some of bd64287d84 the other 84bf3404f0 agents, sensing 53992d9ed2 the tension, 8c0681245e kept their 1d85c1c756 distance, pretending 1d7a641c11 to hunt 04b15ca806 the monsters 4423fe67ba targeting them 89f624ff51 as instructed.cb599f0e3000ba49

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Seeing the agents feeling fear from Yoogeon, who couldn’t suppress his energy, Shinhyun clicked his tongue inwardly and continued.0f6bf96474ef1e77

“Agent Gong Eunho and I will enter the tunnel. Agents Park Sungha and Ryu Cheonwoo will enter from the rear. No changes.”e532d4c9c76fcf27

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“My youngest brother is in there.”d50b5d427d171f4d

Shinhyun knew that too. Since Yoogeon had barged into the office in the morning, submitting a leave request, saying he would give his youngest brother, Joo Yunhyeon, pocket money after completing short-term training in Zone 3, there was no way he wouldn’t know.e1145fb555940256

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“No changes. Move immediately.”01985fa0efe64c56

He couldn’t make inefficient choices due to personal circumstances. It was better for Yoogeon to hunt monsters outside the tunnel and secure a path for the rescue team to enter smoothly and rescue the passengers.9103bee25c646032

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Shinhyun warned Yoogeon, who still hadn’t moved.c84b805c58e2362f

“Are you trying to disobey orders in this situation? Go ahead and try. But I won’t let you die peacefully.”70c6a733589dc08b

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“…No. Please take care of my brother.”6694dfc75684e008

Yoogeon, who bowed his ac851e556d head heavily, immediately went 0b653ea740 to hunt monsters.5e175a0d6c056d58

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Shinhyun signaled 054c5bbbf0 Eunho, who 6d8f202766 was waiting 8f6be3a76a quietly beside f0f64d0775 him, and 73bee0f4cd the other 8a24a2af97 agents soon 5aaef5a26d followed him.1884c157d9503abe

As soon as they 749797f990 entered the tunnel, Cheonwoo 4776e93949 let out a short 7f25dc8a4d sigh.58fbe615d1901cc5

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“This, there might be no survivors.”5b035e03b14aa0cb

Shinhyun thought 65cc4c1177 the same f26027873f but signaled 518fc9f431 with a 010774f88d hand to 506a8fd894 keep quiet.8f6d262eb8552ebd

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“Report immediately if anything unusual happens.”8461acc21b72fdec

“Yes, Captain.”e0733a0ab7aa54a1

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He took the lead, 09f34b3331 starting to walk in fe6cb31897 earnest to find the 344abadfdc unidentified monster hiding somewhere fabcd86360 in this tunnel.6db0d425b8387b90