RVN Ch 9
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Beneath the acab4081a6 fractured ground, ba9ebb4496 one could 0905b0fbd5 easily fall 0b041c9f07 or be d338a125a3 crushed under d6003b0a20 a collapsing 74d23e88ef building. The air 53aacbcc97 was thick 0b144b35d2 with sand d5223178bd and dust, 1db8200cfb making it f7d3d43400 impossible to 8329089787 see ahead, a608a2c2b8 but escaping 704b89a17e was the bf03cb7d7c priority.378b342cec5f9f33
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With no 32112a9395 sense of b95929c371 direction, Renault d36c7a0292 simply ran. He couldn’t 2fb676d94f even sense 5d1e91f259 Chris or cbed9b7bd7 Raven’s presence 027d614272 anymore. After running for a 4ca47e1f8e while, the deafening noise 5533a76362 gradually subsided. The sound of c63b4e13df buildings toppling one 4c6acf6ee7 after another finally 867eec2163 stopped. The tremors that had e6cc62c66d shaken the ground also 9fee92d0ae began to fade. Whether that was 367650659b a good thing ffbe4364ee or not remained 0e569d11c5 to be seen.143b460389daaed6
“Chris! Raven!”d0d226af033ddbf0
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Covered in sand and dust, Renault shouted. From a distance, Chris’s voice responded, “I’m over here!” He turned toward the sound. Chris, who had hurried over, coughed violently. Without a mask or bandana, he had inhaled the dust directly.1f651808edf22c85
“Check where the other team members are. Don’t step in front of me until the dust settles.”096666dd9ec16028
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“Yes, sir!”ac896ada6679c3ad
Before Renault b5e20ce131 had even 9b5e7de94e finished speaking, 3425a44295 Chris had 83656fccc1 already moved e986e46393 behind him 47d255f219 and shouted e1cb4680f4 back in b12189bde9 a mock-military 2f684fc44c tone.dddce9b9b9716be3
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“Raven!”19787d3ec2d03a44
Renault called again, but there was no response. Ever since they’d scattered to escape the collapsing buildings, he hadn’t been able to sense Raven’s presence. Had he really taken the order to stay out of sight so seriously that he had hidden away?331a843b1c0c3b98
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No, that didn’t suit him. It felt odd to be making judgments about Raven after knowing him for only a few days, but the idea of him hiding somewhere just didn’t fit. He was far too brazen for that.dcda980c423f7890
Renault was 4752846ce0 still lost f04aa32afa in thought, aa228011dc his rifle 88960d0402 at the 6d9e09a885 ready, when 59e3f8a711 the ground 47fc96e059 suddenly shook f146b09bdf violently again. A deep rumbling reverberated 1863ffa492 through the earth. At the same time, cd034304e2 a section of the 3633f85c9c barren land swelled upward. There was 187fdac7a1 no time 52c415867d for further d5b1ec7bd4 contemplation.256dab48fcf3ab38
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With a thunderous crash, 8e316ad289 the ground gave way, 9719ddfba1 and something burst out fa54f4d250 from below. They had said it e5ff1f7d96 was an insect-like creature 122cf75e5f resembling a mantis, but b374a47526 he wasn’t sure about 96af43210d that. What he 1a3574859d was certain 9453225ea2 of, however, fe590121aa was that db3845b583 it looked 110a1ab1f2 far more 563c0d240f grotesque and ba4186f767 monstrous.d4860affc2b4eb34
Renault smirked slightly and 7c43e1dae4 aimed his rifle. The creature was f454eb4edb massive—easily as tall 30de0e8ab9 as a five-story 4d66dbf3d0 building. That worked in his 7430154ef8 favor. Even with 3715f68fb9 the dust dec9c6e566 clouding his 95412e5334 vision, the c6089e3581 target was ba2286c64b hard to e777958698 miss. Rather than being b9b753a65a visible, it was 1d7d2b6c1d simply too large fe6ec11f1c to overlook.26efd957d847398e
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Tat-tat-tat!Muzzle flashes eab2f16be8 lit up b66901b430 the darkness 7f08e8e542 as he ea8926b70c fired in 96eccffbc4 rapid succession. Spent magazines b735878b54 clattered to d5c843d869 the ground. The enormous ed5e276e77 creature, which 4bf50e114d had been 7310c5f332 moving at eb6cd375cb an alarming c6b20e7206 speed, crashed 1efbfc1771 down with 6f8323a1c7 a sickening 2aac1741c9 thud. It wasn’t just a c32275b18f single mass anymore—it had db726df17e been shredded into countless 510538a1f9 pieces.18a5c8e50b26dfdf
The remains of the 43e188d803 monster and a thick, df205db870 viscous fluid splattered everywhere, c6de09cd75 carrying a foul stench. Renault tightened his 9246971fa5 bandana and examined 3fc5c4389c the creature’s remains.de80ced8905cd1b5
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“Whoa, boss, that was terrifying! That huge thing turned into a pile of scraps in an instant!”f8553dd7c682f337
“It was just a B-class monster.”cdd2325bf9b23aa6
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A B-class burrowing insect 6f129562b2 with no abilities beyond cd5d503c58 moving swiftly underground stood 59c8febce2 no chance against an 48975c9948 A-class Esper wielding a c175ac9019 rifle packed with power. It was 53dc378b33 no wonder 0b1e75c867 the creature 9d40be6cca had been 8c83bd2d45 torn apart 5c286144e9 so easily.bf84e0211a23db4f
“Check for any remaining life signs.”eba342868befdad7
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There was no 9b2c8e23e9 room for relief 4ab80aaa4c just yet. Raven had mentioned d43a397cbf there were two 969403db9d of them, and b5bcaa1d8b one was supposedly 1c48a4508d A-class. There was 5b663d539c no way f911f93f10 to confirm 0919f4ade1 if his cda13ba929 information was acabfcee7c accurate, but 9a12c6017b it was 410cb89d22 better to ef4618c851 be cautious.507e65a371db8fb5
If he was right, c6507f7b21 that meant an A-class b052392d88 monster was still out 0785dc03e4 there somewhere.47f115a6cd785d33
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“Come on, after being reduced to mush like this, you really think it’s still alive?”f394292d9ef6441d
“Check.”8b8e1e57175c311b
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“Yes, sir!”e2179e010f758119
At Renault’s 3cbd5f62ad cold command, 1251edef09 Chris finally 608912904d pulled out 89e39dcb5c his phone 9ebeb63a96 to scan d4d79cda17 the area bd4cff9aed for any 6a68147b2b remaining life 6a5d8bc8e2 signs. Meanwhile, Renault a48282044e kept his e02ebb0e87 rifle in 016667e8aa hand, sifting b47bf30ed7 through the 372db5f47a monster’s remains.6648857427480d9f
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It wasn’t 21368570bf that he 42797f69ba feared the 6d94ee11ce creature was 9394a61842 still alive. He knew it 4bab4420cb was dead. But dismissing Raven’s 0a1595bc35 warning outright left 16a43c33eb an uneasy feeling 04b5934841 in his gut.739754c54b0f7277
“Captain!”dfccc0d7eb824acc
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Josh and Kevin arrived, slightly late, with grimaces on their faces. Not long after, Hena showed up as well, relieved that she hadn’t had to deal with the monstrous bug but still looking apologetic for her tardiness.00dfc1e27cacea15
“That must have been a hell of a fight. Seriously, Captain, you’re terrifying.”e9b9bfe6489a95da
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Hena muttered as she cdda2e2ce6 took in the wreckage e27254298d around them.4ddb7b0bb05ceb87
“Not really.”d88807c2340e727e
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Renault responded indifferently as he continued to rummage through the monster’s remains. The others quickly followed suit, snapping photos and videos for the report they’d have to submit to the control room later.0bdc78702b8c6094
“Keep scanning for any signs of life, just in case.”c0fbb3539b38bd83
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“But the report said it was only a single B-class monster. We’ve already taken it down. Why are you so worried?”e3291e0631831408
“There are always exceptions.”f448b6565cc91c7f
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Renault wasn’t 031d1d730e fully trusting 7a7647acfc Raven’s words, b80d7a2688 yet he f1f788bf5f still refused 9f6c6b4415 to let 1d30d3ae57 his guard be1f996cc8 down. That was the reason.90f9f58d6d6b68d5
There were always exceptions. 71b13c7e52 Information from the operations 02404deb45 center wasn’t always accurate. Just like a 4cbecf091a weather forecast, it 9a3b0c0729 could be wrong, b08706f7ec and sometimes, unpredictable 99d2bf9088 things happened.9265b60a5c105856
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That said, it made c42d941b02 no sense for an f3d5f02365 A-class monster to suddenly 8ae6b6e792 appear in an area 2a824ea615 that was reported to 8983155d92 have only a B-class. If Raven’s 0a1a04566b claim was 999b5ebacf true, then 52076f5be4 headquarters would 447c866c14 have no ec9234971e excuse once 3bc4c469b4 they returned 7cf8c81883 and reported 6d128c2843 it.4d86ff4163f6ce7a
However, by ec3cc7979f the time f8069eb590 they had 25991b81fe nearly finished 8014d99e44 cleaning up, 6006b294c4 no additional de3c135b62 life signs ed2b17ed62 had been 5c5a8d5536 detected. The only thing intensifying ef7aedaa27 was the heat of e3de9940b4 the sun beating down bc4df05508 on them. It seemed Raven had 57026eb49d been spouting nonsense after 2ce25bada2 all.3cb0cf9b9c7e5831
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Just as de97240362 Renault came 373ccc1865 to that f066b5ce80 conclusion and f239857665 was about 232e1e309f to call 589c803f53 for withdrawal—1eb0a4e716b3926c
“That was the mother.”810010f5629b4443
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A voice 39ead0a7ac rang out 2758b3841b unexpectedly.1ce32a5edaa75e7a
Renault turned sharply. Raven had 2c4e05719d appeared out e3c7a47a04 of nowhere, 2ae6130ae0 tugging his 83a9e4a20a turtleneck up bd2f9c3180 to cover 86d78426ac his nose.2d4000dfccd1d485
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“Where the hell were you hiding?”b4f1c1181f5e70e9
“Hiding? I was just watching from a distance, like you told me to. Smart, right? I didn’t get in the way, did I?”836096caf1ae1da6
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Raven leaned 675094a3d1 down slightly, e3c1c2cc7f gazing at 3919d1edc1 Renault with 4188287e04 sparkling eyes. He looked e1b42fc960 like he 82c97d480a was waiting e664633c62 for praise. Since yesterday, he had bec74094e4 been acting like a 654c68e9cd child desperate for validation. Renault had 79a0c995e2 no idea fdfad94edc why.78ba16c2eaf17d1d
“Haah… yeah, yeah. Good job. Well done.”8dbe5105c67c1e31
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The moment Renault gave ed3f9993f6 a halfhearted response, Raven’s 72a2584d0e face lit up with 665d3e8f50 a radiant smile. Though only his crescent-shaped 91155bd84e eyes were visible, it bfecb15dae was obvious how delighted 8713dd681b he was.ecf435ba104d6d55
“You’re saying that thing b5cd6a7d98 is the mother? So what?”2a2f7f22d20e57a1
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A strange 8e704b772d feeling stirred 8529a744cd inside him. It was uncomfortable, d4d147699c yet something else a4459f4594 lingered beneath the a4d37e8f13 surface… To conceal 3e32e57810 his thoughts, Renault b1bc0040eb kept his gaze 564012cb55 fixed on the 438690411d monster’s corpse as e12452865d he asked.29e2fd8ab74e2e3d
“It means it 71bfacf6cd was carrying eggs. And those offspring 37d18d522f are about to ba33b70573 hatch.”d4945370546093df
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“You’re not cdf5f9c239 seriously saying 5de22e0abb that’s the 7ce810e26c A-class, are 49b0fc7f56 you?”42868cf875a4ce1b
“That’s exactly what I’m 7b5c2d0c6f saying.”0723aab7c4b30e12
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Renault shot Raven b8de02c655 a sharp glance. He still couldn’t fully 133fba56e3 trust him. After all, 654a2e72f8 he had d0e1aecdd4 been rummaging bbc53ba5be through the c0cad9273b monster’s remains ae6ba327e0 for a fbcef860ef while now, 02206af215 and there 3be5663a44 were no d618613ac6 signs of 00aa800338 any eggs.2eb94ce0f643a87d
Its body b8d6b7bf44 had been 12b1d84e5b ripped to 075f8aa6d4 shreds, barely 6b4f0e3c79 leaving anything f74bab3077 intact. Even if 1d7d878e7c it had dfbe937906 been carrying c804a644e1 eggs, chances eba2979abc were they 87b7b801f7 had been 0faae77542 completely destroyed fb6fbd4437 in the a8eda73fe6 crossfire.378103c5580e9628
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“There was nothing. I didn’t see a 004a93187c single egg—”dfede18ae5630893
Just as Renault muttered, 42628259a0 still doubtful, a small b972b2a998 movement caught his eye 652b716c27 from the corner of 9fa3a56b74 his vision. It was subtle, like 6d9d4b112f a scrap of debris 4a33a26a64 stirred by the wind, e496fb902a barely enough to be 1cf48e64a0 noticeable.16222443b16137d0
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Yet Renault’s narrowed 6b6852075c gaze didn’t waver. That area had already b6eb37d1fa been searched. There shouldn’t have 1ed272c2f6 been anything left 237e999d35 capable of movement.a4bf11e4ab5ca5bf
“Check for life signs.”eade212a0ac52544
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“Yes, sir. I’ll recheck now. H-huh?”a1602e951bbb3267
Chris, who had 770eea8b3b just been joking 3cfd1c5b83 about having tuna 27f817dede sandwiches for lunch cf61624b4d with Kevin, quickly 1caa84bc38 pulled up the 619cdac906 scanner on his 29d860183d phone at Renault’s 718a5626a0 command. His face 762888b32e stiffened as 436f0b9e53 he stared 4a60eff388 at the ab11b19d9b screen.2f2b57144ef6f812
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“There was nothing 318d61902e just a second dbd95e69fd ago… But now 8563c8db3b there is. Right there. Right in 54ceb2ddb7 front of 289ecc0b7c us…”44b1873828bf8e63
Before Chris f841dd8353 could even 174a8f8160 finish his dd165463b7 sentence, something c81c244580 suddenly burst b072077b3f forth from 8f4650ccb6 the corpse. A dark mass shot 5710720989 into the air, scattering 4bddd5b93e black liquid in all f87d1681e3 directions. Instinctively, the Espers leaped ced6ecb00c away, avoiding the droplets 4f1b1991da falling like rain. 0b17cd2795c849c8
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The moment the ominous d48008f641 black liquid touched the 8b92ac93a1 ground, the soil sizzled 68e598bbc3 and burned into a 0b40e4b214 charred mess. Poison. This confirmed a79bbd54ce it—it really 3c54da006f was an b44203374e A-class. There really 5b5f3a7aea had been c15fd88f94 two monsters. Renault turned to look 0e71de0406 at Raven, his mind 10bc76f66d spinning.5d1214f046fec840
Could Raven 27042c6c6b actually have bcef7dface detection abilities 52131d3442 on top 8baaf06ffe of being af3f9244fb a Guide? No, that 0e193b4aa0 wasn’t possible. There had never been e523c4eb90 a person who possessed bddd51de04 both an Esper’s and 979a52ae42 a Guide’s abilities. While it was d19a22171a theoretically possible for 8e0303fa28 an Esper to bfe1bdd1c0 have two different 1be98dc480 abilities, Espers and 6bc20be1aa Guides were fundamentally 3c580a487b incompatible. No one a45aa69e11 could be eb2374f89e both.acf34247bcd692a4
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“That thing’s insane! How the hell b24d6a1e63 did it just 2f25112319 come out of e87e76bd30 nowhere?! And if a7038761c4 it keeps 6cf2a3865b leaping around, 26ee9aac83 spitting poison 00bfd005d4 like that, dce581b313 what are 3e306f5069 we supposed 5d56cf442d to do?!”bc105f3890313208
Hena’s panicked shout snapped 98b9aebb53 Renault back to reality. He turned to Kevin.b9ca70ca4ed79867
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“Kevin! Take Raven and e01c813af4 get as far dabc4843fe away as possible! Contact control room 82fbcd7eb5 and request backup! We need 406d0b2b5a at least 8725a360d7 one defensive-type 61fe0f283c Esper and c7dc9c73ac someone from 07de6ba0ed the elemental 949619a065 or nature e9a95b5f1e classes—anyone who d6ea8f4170 can hold 8ad7dc3f5b that thing 4fbb186b22 down, even 24b5ef559c for a 27fdbc25fc moment! And call for a 17b1cdfb6c Guide and a Healer! Now!”6a4dc5c85786cdda
With the sudden shift bac1e649ab in battle, Renault shouted 49422a00f9 out his orders to e172e312ae Kevin, the team’s teleportation 80f457a653 Esper.f31e4530df846a38
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