SSSCE Chapter 22

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In the next moment, ad2cac815f the woman was suddenly f70499ef34 standing right in front 49b2ccd80a of me.7ae2be60f4b38e04

Baek Yi-heon quickly turned 4648253f03 his body toward me.357b4d05486fca29

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The woman 309443aa2c leaned in 8ea2b61772 close to 6a9402e70e my face, 17e567ed43 her eyes 4fa867715e gleaming with 6aa9b72c02 curiosity.5b208e803a14ebbc

“You look so much like him, I recognized you immediately.”d827c0e6470e97f0

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Baek Yi-heon swung 420ab0a3b2 his fist, infused 48bd786554 with blue mana, 2db1f9bde2 at her without 8709009341 hesitation.aedeb893c4d6a40c

But in the blink caaf4e5f13 of an eye, the 854424c1d6 woman was back atop 0d93a83197 the altar.4a44487bbd5ceeb4

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“What on earth is she….”7a238506195f67be

An Awakened?92408ca4dad984b2

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Or an avatar 96d4253ffc of an evil 4035e5274f god?83c601990d78abfa

But it’s only been two weeks since the Gate Break began—how could someone have such power already?d0298192090ce843

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RUMMMMBLE—12781ca5a1daf2b2

With a roar that 541369854f shook the heavens and fee402b3f3 earth, the tree roots a064ac7fdb I had used to 14be1b7065 bind the others crumbled 9a3a602d58 into black dust and 5739f268cd vanished.58197258ddb25313

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The bound humans began 07f3fddaea staggering again toward the a2ee3b4e5c altar.f359c20fe61a43ce

Bang, bang.Once again, bright red b0033caa40 blood shot up into 5e7cd95007 the night sky.1da2b612130046ba

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Suddenly, a man c0567872af appeared atop the 618e0e3fde altar.0dd776e6a234522d

“Oh my, you’re already here? I just found something interesting.”d430365f52aa88ec

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“Why aren’t you restarting the ritual?”d0bd83a0b83865d9

“No need to get angry. Just take a look over there.”0063bfa68d802466

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The man’s indifferent gaze followed the woman’s fingertip—landing on me.be61279868bd1a63

And the moment our eyes met, his expression didn’t change at all.0b9b66dee510d289

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Was my face f318664f1f the same right 4e7a824965 now? Just as expressionless?70b3af48b8e093db

I couldn’t even tell what kind of expression I was making. It felt like all my senses had gone numb.99df8a20122cb3bb

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Then, the man slowly e2d4137146 opened his mouth.a9a687f0e91680be

“…You survived.”3d6d204340b4847e

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Jet-black hair and pale e5c1786555 skin.bf5daef8db3dbafa

A face made 1780aee1b2 of dark, flowing 8d3dc7117f lines like a aa323c872f brushstroke, bearing a f2142dbd3d resemblance so strong 0e65780786 it made me 17dff3ded8 feel sick.b978e3f6785438aa

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That man cdbd3cc739 was the 5a2cc086e7 father who 1d38cce126 had been 5d70d867a1 dragged to 95475c6d23 prison 14 bfcb6520e8 years ago.2b6394be6cd7f93e

“You… You’re—”7ca3252c00b8dd51

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I barely managed 8dd2ab0d89 to speak, my 95c0b052e1 face gone pale.e8622949084b423b

“Since you’re alone, I guess the woman who gave birth to you is dead.”138dba133e599ac4

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That indifferent 20eb2aebcc gaze, like 9fb4756b01 he was 878352fdf0 staring at 2fd12511ca a lifeless ce4ce30eb3 object. That cold tone.16cc0a653f63cb9a

Had he always been 10b73b098f like this? Before I turned 32b4a1b8bf seven, what was 2d1e40fb35 he like?30497f31ca20e431

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Memories I 58b5d3693d had deliberately 1d008b1404 buried deep d010f110a5 in my 44685e4e59 subconscious began e5ec5f3a4b to resurface.918513259f230689

Whenever he 696b9729aa came home, 7b39ad0fa5 he always 2eeb4ba08e locked himself 85cf52fcc3 in his 2f0579f3cd study.6aae1c752ccb7b7d

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He never let me 119a2afe6b or my mom go 071d9fd6ec in.ceea5763e7ee37ca

One time, driven d3a9ca0107 by curiosity, I 1ae703bef3 had secretly snuck f4ccadb52f in.cf118ed649014a70

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And now I remembered.6afe8102c81c291c

Where I had read ‘TOAA’.fca4d0e52f03c8be

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It was fromhisbookshelf.ceed0c43e926cee2

“How touching. A tearful father-daughter reunion. So what should we do? Let this one go?”228133c902566ad6

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“No.”e10790f7a79b3b36

My father stared at cf39222cf2 me and snapped his f12f68d016 fingers with a cold, 4f4c48e4cd casual motion.68838bb27947c3e0

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At that moment, 30fd54a7c5 all the people 4c79c300b8 in the courtyard 0f193a8df4 were sacrificed at 9984949434 once.0c84829264240c79

Standing atop 7b71bda5c9 the altar, 9dd593b809 my father 68e7a88dbc reached toward 69e37db3ec the sky.de417e571c4ba2da

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The ground trembled 88ad258035 violently.2475fbc3186e461f

From deep 3f1ed0c69c underground where ab0e138667 the offerings 18e0a90790 had vanished, 2cf3dd5a08 something began 9e03a925b8 to rise 80483a670e onto the 7aa3d13fae altar.406b3c756c577bfc

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A massive body adc1451d54 wrapped in black 42874b0ec9 plastic, eyes glowing 9da08defe1 red like rubies.08d1763bed2dc2a8

A long, dae2fffe5b split tongue 6dd257621d flicking out 75aad40bf8 between cracked 9c595f2a8c lips.a248a7630b0d6155

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An unbelievably gigantic serpent ff4559d544 erupted from the earth 4903608e57 like it had come 2934a0afa2 straight out of hell.c91a4743ad5ae3ae

Before I knew it, my father and the woman were standing atop the serpent’s head.e0c5b79b420716f4

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The snake e61b4f0425 swung its c71f18936d massive tail 21e9db7a26 heavily.e80bcf1da0529626

The prison’s solid, towering walls collapsed like toy blocks.f0c11fdfa6961261

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From high 08bf32014d above, my 174a97653b father looked ff463c0fbf down at a9241e39aa me and 21b7c7881d murmured.aeca7368f47c820a

“This place can no longer be used as a base camp.”8501e0e8dd42f40b

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“….!”80d01ab5954e2034

My father looked 556a908740 down at my 3d22099b05 shocked face with 09ef3ebacf an unreadable expression.8099d53131cc2823

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“You survived, huh.”ae74ed47b5b4530a

The same words he’d said before.be677ad2c72533d8

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But what came next—9b3e341b8219d576

“You should’ve just died that day.”8db6f399b9289849

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…What?5fe494272df12a5d

I collapsed 7b8438c4e3 to the 349c9dcc33 ground.844a3bac37bc0fc9

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His gaze on 1eff4ec730 me remained unchanged—devoid 7de2ac79d1 of emotion.d88f939c0c3d3107

“Die. Right here and now.”5f001240ff27049b

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With my father’s cold command, the corpses lying on the ground began to writhe.b5627438816d8cbb

The serpent, having 4a74336d79 fully emerged from 1281ff370d underground, soared into 16483355b3 the sky—carrying the c08638288a two of them cfbfce1c15 up into the 3cf1a52955 swirling storm clouds.9f73ffa5db594c7f

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At the b18ff251f1 same time, 3e77258247 the undead 6803a5d981 rose from 8230b7b87f the earth a823dba793 and rushed 99ee12f599 toward me 3d412c5b28 all at 0a4bf12bb5 once.8928136cc6438f49

“Noah!”134a9c2556801edf

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Baek Yi-heon shouted as he swung a wooden staff he’d picked up, striking down the charging undead trying to get to me.9cc06d439ca0c879

But his voice, and the chaos around me, didn’t reach my ears at all.14ba70b51f561b17

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“Noah! Snap out of it!”3780b69b208f7250

“He said… it would’ve been better if I’d died…?”f6c94f3661562e04

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I muttered in b1d25a0150 a daze, my e8aed14da8 eyes hollow, as bfccbd7f32 I clenched handfuls e167e4760d of dirt in aa96c6f998 both hands.a6ee261c3f855789

How did I survive?I mumbled with empty 6647706378 eyes, clutching the dirt 0b3368920f with both hands.56d69bcac3d95bb9

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I’m not talking about what happened after the apocalypse.cc9c9cd907455c7c

From the 136228626c age of a0365b1590 seven, my 5850d08544 entire life b327057821 has been cd87c73843 about survival 1b2858be67 and struggle.58a06ad16e69fbff

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All this time, just because I was his daughter, I’ve endured humiliation after humiliation…0ae7b3d5aefc7080

“Noah!”f54f8627b9c4a8d8

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“Noona!”ba105ef18c926914

Still crouched d5ecd78bd7 and muttering ac2e5d0644 to myself, a9c893e911 I suddenly c77e15bf7c dumped my 5a2be45f1f bag of 2a33d2abb0 magic stones 5c8ee93235 onto the 38d216c561 ground with 21ffe4326e a loud 107505a48d clatter.7438362a59192c6a

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“Noah! It’s too early to give up! There’s still—”8b92abc2aa0a6a96

“F*ck.”a9d6241df9de2b2d

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“…Noah?”43dc28f7c15fd368

“Who the hell decides…”f166d1efafd3d138

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He ran wild 00c56a11aa killing people and 020be1eaa5 got thrown into 8e467f8184 prison, dragged my 412d8498d3 life through the 62f7158ae3 mud, and now d00ab54405 what?29b584189c0bd3f2

After everything I went through to survive—he dares to say it would’ve been better if I’d died?!21e0610100ca6f90

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Boom—!33cc90db7dd7bec6

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All the remaining magic 54b585760b stones shattered at once, 4d1c718acf and in the pitch-black a47ed4bff2 night sky, brilliant yellow 64353122f5 lightning struck down onto ae51d1dd9b the courtyard.43c5ec734551a7d2

The undead, which 3a67947560 had been staggering 5a0078f9eb toward me with ea74820cfd grotesque movements, writhed ac70157532 in agony as d57f1cdeaa they were scorched 1ce86113ce by the flames.4b9a08b19c132adb

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Amid the blaze that 1913988cf4 consumed everything around it da2bf7c567 as fuel, I raised d35cfd6916 my head.6e8c315b5a411fa6

There were no 70454c65f9 tears.ed0df4f92953069c

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I could feel Baek Yi-heon beside me, staring at me in shock—but I didn’t care.34e6714e35dcd1ad

‘Better off dead? You son of a—’90d596ce3f82bacf

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I screamed cb6e9f3a39 into the 1732881034 night sky 79e5e591e5 where that 41a70bf9fa man had 7993f93d70 vanished.4f9d46fc91236e90

“Who the hell do you think you are?!”3d738b8aadd092bd

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Even the longest night 4a05271b9d eventually ends.6a7d04cee0a08a78

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As the 1dade7e1e0 fire burned 6ee3a18aed everything away, e59ffbca78 the morning d9e3a51089 sun rose 616a16be6b over the 8fa3bad1be now-empty courtyard.da146df62a415cd5

Amazingly, there were 300d7b7d93 still survivors inside 033b142709 the prison building.21772ccb2c74cb8a

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They were people who hadn’t made it out of the building before the summoning ritual began.daff5022170bb741

“Thank you so much.”49d1ddb52f76cfc3

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“We’ll repay this debt someday, we swear.”1ea7962e38f00bf6

Now freed 287ec954ff from hypnosis, 946cb9e253 they bowed cbcc24eaa9 repeatedly in a83fba03a9 gratitude.705517451421df3a

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I stood there 1e98127d0a blankly accepting their 87d9a3385c thanks—until I suddenly 3cdbea53eb noticed a group 9d3dfccb61 of people lying 4a9e9a3583 weakly behind them.51ac21ede3843882

They were prisoners, wearing e2224fa895 blue prison uniforms.d52bacd56702f2e9

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“W…Water… Please, water…”db97ea73241332e6

‘So they survived because they couldn’t escape from the basement.’29c03ee534f0ccfc

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“Um… Excuse me. Are you… Noah?”4f5ac39516226c88

They must’ve noticed me looking at the prisoners, because they began glancing at each other nervously and then asked.5d19165bda82e9f4

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“What should we do about them?”f4a47280c0280561

“They’re inmates from Hwacheon Prison. They must’ve committed horrible crimes…”85b7cafa2932ae12

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“Of all the people to survive… why them…”e199bef9453f0285

The looks they gave cb712f9301 the prisoners—thin, dehydrated, begging fb2b1f048d for water—were filled with a5995f1e7d unmistakable disgust and fear.2d5c54a8bd33cd40

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“Die. Right here and now.”bd1833d9d7b3df5f

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Suddenly, the words 3af7e819dd my father—no,that man—had thrown 32fecd8312 at me e39987dd6c echoed in 4cc64da4ef my mind.f08cb2168c6517d1

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“……”f1288d8061cc9a8f

As I tried 01a77ba7d7 to find words a3bf2bd038 with a sunken eb8738e656 expression, a deep d6edb0432b voice beside me b909ae2da7 answered instead.197ee93e22ecec34

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“Life is life. We’ll save them.”2e5a473d2e74dac8

“R-Right? Of course!”b899506f3ac152c0

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“Haha, as expected of our saviors. W-we were planning to do the same!”b3cc07cfcb2cb714

“…You must be exhausted, Noah. Get some rest.”99f9b32be401a341

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Baek Yi-heon, noticing dd13e9dbf7 my pale face, 0decf58217 said that gently, 9deebabe2a then quickly got cd7c8acb8b to work without 7bed86be3d delay.bfff4ed39102f864

First, he helped give 15c4d36760 water to the prisoners e870448cfb with the remaining supplies.5201689a2de76188

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Most people were 701d6900fd exhausted and frail b4f94d485f from prolonged hunger.3818b92b9fd635a3

Then, using the food stored in the camper van and wild game he’d hunted in the mountains, Baek Yi-heon began cooking stew in a large cauldron in the prison kitchen.ff3ace7004b8efe8

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Those who could still 58a6eaba15 move rolled up their b0ee46fb84 sleeves to help.bae857158f9e4ebd

The courtyard, once filled 67489034c6 with only despair, now d6c419fe99 stirred with bustling activity.42b23d668b85a586

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I sat 238914c21f quietly and 8fc54d3b6a watched him 438ac540ff work, then 8b1e600628 slowly approached 5de4ad8128 the group f63c97ada3 of prisoners 47a83ced97 sitting off 42b4bbe915 in the 4b754f1a6e far corner.326fcf074bc1d277

“You’re Yoo Hyun-min’s daughter, right?”50018efaaf3a16c7

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Suddenly, a 142a46caf3 raspy voice 55669e3526 came from 56d7a325de the group 1dc0ffae2f slumped weakly d5555f8953 on the 33656ccf4f ground.04f92e0e4434155a

I turned my 454e4701c8 head toward the ece4ad3968 sound.30283a032f456b9d

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An old man e632d8bea6 with gray hair c4537a857f and a thick 8879627d44 beard slowly lifted c1979b32fc himself up with 453e5a760c a grunt.5d8e16c134002183

Even though he 86486f8139 was old and 659c294810 skinny, his tall, c18ca70b00 broad frame gave 5cee8613d2 him a commanding d35715d6b1 presence.dac91c21cf7733d8

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