SSSCE Chapter 24 – The Most Desperate Wish

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Originally, the male lead was supposed to go to the Tower early on, roll around endlessly in a hell of frustration, and only then encounter this content. But at this point, the original storyline doesn’t mean anything anymore.6db7dc1759172fde

‘Meeting the healer early might be better, after all.’7b36d028d7c3f159

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Baek Yi-heon had bf0286b9f2 an unexpectedly hot 56462d2b46 temper and a 88e733d1e9 reckless combat style, 675d0ec516 never holding back c86982659a in battle.e1a4302d26186af2

It would 93f885ac40 be beneficial f43e3ea0b9 in many 70470e93f5 ways to 3617e81112 recruit the 02afc8b088 healer companion 0c5c587544 early on.52a35c997af54358

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Of course, I wasn’t heading to Busan for Baek Yi-heon’s sake. My interests lay elsewhere.abc33852ee1046e2

Specifically, using mana stones 6263db2e81 to craft my own 192a9aea6c barrier stones.6843982b5d8cd41c

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I knew how to 32272e1be1 imbue mana into mana b360aa0b8f stones and turn them ec97918176 into functional artifacts.e9c02a5c8ea03c9e

Of course, e64769903f unlike permanent 726e2d0324 monster-repelling devices, 2891bdec18 these would b4ddbe8371 shatter once 66f8b747a2 the mana 3cc63c4d62 was exhausted.29331d9e417955e8

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‘That’s why I had it as a backup plan…’1e836c4b875df1c3

Still, it 54940324e2 should be 12a045ad90 enough to d20dc2bd77 fend off 323aaf4eb4 monsters while a581acd452 I made 310521937a my way a7426c4d93 to the 13a64c9a23 shelter alone.d450f139134b8fad

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Still, it should be 6a367e038a enough to fend off 49403289c8 monsters while I made d74302a41f my way to the 35421fcbae shelter alone.77f0400304130843

‘With the power of the awakened in Busan, ‘Choi Yoo-dam’…’f35523994c7a8164

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“Noah, are you planning to stay here?” f2728385aa202db9

Baek Yi-heon c17c08ae79 asked, looking be2d0efb81 at me 54f18af9c7 as if 4f5c30ac13 evaluating my 001589c2d8 hesitation.9b4216c6af31e6f6

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I quickly exclaimed.e5fe711c57e3b452

“No! I’ll go to Busan with you!”efe2af0dc2d426b9

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At my response, the corners of Baek Yi-heon’s lips twitched ever so slightly.ca01bab59a0ade75

Was he displeased? I suppose I couldn’t blame him—someone like me, without notable strength or ability, probably seemed like a burden.212d8dc1631ec337

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I hastily added.4e2ee7ca292cc036

“I might not look it, but I’m a post-apocalyptic survival nerd—I know all sorts of tricks to stay alive. And I may be contracted to a lowly minor god, but I am awakened.”f205269e421d04b8

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“I also used to drive freight trucks, so I know the terrain well and drive like a pro. Plus—”8814be5448819473

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“I’ve confirmed that.”1d22cf90699ee0ae

Baek Yi-heon cut me 30b5f753a2 off bluntly.522ac0d1418ff142

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What? Why did he cut me off? Was that a yes or a no…?0bc66ea1bf2514c8

“Let’s go together.”0051f8333f1c3105

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Still that acac998dd3 curt in 655d021f8e tone.d301d4d797b3eb79

But I 1e008404ce knew—this was 2773783f23 Baek Yi-heon 2a1ba15474 doing his 0d68941392 best.636ca618c9148432

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I gave 66724d1c60 him a 410e6f2fc0 bright smile.0ba09df61f11302f

This time, it was 4df2b93335 sincere.0555e58d262448f1

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More than 1af642ddac anything about 2bb00e1f93 being a daa07d36a8 survival cheat 8586d24f6a key or 847261bf35 male lead, 19eee31e21 those three 5c36aecdc4 words—let’s go together—meant the world to 3d60980269 me.542ca47fb2c29ca6

It felt 13908ed396 like he 1c9cac8e9a was saying,“It’s okay to live. Here, you’re allowed to exist.”ea5d17a143e30e4c

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“….”2cef00c23bd464b2

For once, Baek Yi-heon didn’t avert his gaze. He simply stood there, staring at me with a dazed expression I’d never seen before.dd6343d670467bae

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“You’re in pain?”d91e168916ec6058

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I asked Sehun, 2e9958d7dc who was clutching a5bd24e5ce his stomach with 01ea0b3c2a a worried expression, 70fe711c1d after returning to b82f33d7e9 where people had 0b6c8803ae gathered.63176e0487bf0e6e

“Yes, yes… My stomach hurts, and I feel a bit unwell…”b4569c55aeafcf6e

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“Where exactly? How does it hurt?”1002cffc065697e0

I asked seriously.790b8c8118960047

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Se-hoon had the ability 994f7f62fd to sensitively detect malice.4d13d97089a4c054

Could it be those 8c3827de5e people again? Or another monster?76a64507432c3c90

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“My stomach just… hurts a little…”1041f0eacc0e9fa9

“Do you feel sick, like last time? Nauseous or something?”993b758aa1b522e9

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“Well… I mean…”c95b4c1ee38cdf78

His answer started to dbfe6320c6 trail off.533fad838c6324a1

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What’s going on? Is some unspeakable evil nearby that he can’t even describe?8db2accd29cf3d29

As I tensed, a a7fc544a86 middle-aged woman eating stew 4c7c44b8cc nearby suddenly burst into d883cd0587 laughter.bc1933d289ab12c3

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I looked at her eaf2c859f1 questioningly, and she smiled 48c2e6c9d8 kindly and asked,e4abc19c3bba4300

“He’s not your biological son, is he?”22f110e0052acc9f

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“Ah, no.”ca00690c52934654

“Right. Looks like he’s gotten really attached to you, this little one. If he’s faking being sick, that’s a sign.”6af2eedaad3acaee

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“Excuse me?”e82c2bd07df9d1cf

My eyes widened 056e1f84f4 in surprise.0966bd04d7000d1f

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“Kids are like that. They often don’t know how to express their feelings. When they don’t want to be separated from their moms, they act like this. My son did the same thing when I had to return to work after my maternity leave.”64e5a1813cb27f2e

Her expression 81e30f5b62 grew wistful b51249a6a8 as she 9a72107762 mentioned her 6558f0ad8a son.9077a9dfe5b36f88

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“Well, it’s not always fake. Sometimes it turns into actual separation anxiety—they might even start vomiting.”480926da840dec57

I looked down at e71d54db17 Se-hoon, who was anxiously 0be3dccfcd clinging to the hem 2c1d93b74b of my clothes with 11026a0dc6 wide eyes.14a4513bed74ebd1

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Had he noticed I’d decided to leave? Children really were sensitive.cd03b766b772bf3e

“I-I can still eat a little, I promise…”d23baca1ae636b91

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“….”4a9f42ce7e4d45d9

“I’ll practice the ‘guess who’ game more, too. I’ll guess right every time when a bad person comes!”d5b5ab0e18171cb6

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For a moment, the image of myself pleading with Baek Yi-heon earlier overlapped with the expression on the child’s face.ec249f85df7d79d1

I looked down at 15c99f65de his small hand gripping 48f39eab25 my sleeve and hesitated.c27a5a1662a27afa

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To survive, I 1287654bb3 must remain cold 26b5340819 and rational.625fd8f0a13e0704

I’m a psychopath, a worthless extra, a coward who turned her back on salvation.e71dc07146801dc3

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‘…But Se-hoon’s ability would definitely be useful.’c879f3a9ef84ef88

In a ruined world, the most dangerous things aren’t just monsters—it’s human selfishness.2c4dc8781580c8f7

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And while Baek Yi-heon may have top-tier combat power, when it comes to reading people? He’s completely hopeless.83014afc529da8a6

Yeah, that’s why.914f4f36c8c5d005

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After a brief hesitation, I wrapped my hand around Se-hoon’s small one.e6b0f27d3c35a2ed

His watery eyes, d615f0f119 which had been 2466ac6067 nervously gauging my 22d5b828f9 reaction, immediately lit 7d7d03a134 up with relief.ada6a1763dc7231b

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He squeezed my ec82c85a46 hand back with d96bc96716 joy.bdbd64f8e2ed45af

The warmth of a child’s high body temperature spread gently to my skin.97f8f5c7cf82c393

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‘I’m only taking him because it’s advantageous for survival.’c43dbf5280520130

I repeated that 6eab7dd264 to myself, muttering e10cb70579 excuses for my 38898b441b decision.1d8a4eea6908f0c3

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It definitely wasn’t because of the warmth I felt in his little hand.3c8349690433e05a

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04. The Most Desperate a2504f62b1 Wishb67844b6fa59b4ef

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We stayed one more eb04023111 night at the prison 48a13598d3 before setting out.40f562e8acc7d1b7

Our group: 5bf46d1e96 me, Baek 4af0a5294c Yi-heon, and 489167be2e Se-hoon.0f2bb313606e6620

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The remaining survivors 1ffbe48d69 said they would 13508c2e28 travel together in bba10fbe41 search of another 5e42244a89 survivor camp.e2fdab76f2f864d1

At this point, 768caae8d2 the line between 6387ce9708 civilians and criminals 8785e4a185 seemed to have 692b694f43 mostly disappeared among bc04e1d862 them.477f58576c775d87

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“Thank you again.”2644866be58a5cc0

One of 46439c3bbe them, a 15148d425f brown-haired man 46b47fde62 with a 83df9ed7d1 likable face, dd925e5adb had naturally e5c45c631b stepped up 652ce0572a as the d28f8a1d29 leader and f5b371df6d came forward 52f6645eee to express 0c1a77c00f gratitude.ac33eaf88683f374

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“We’re going to survive—no matter what. And if we ever meet again someday, we’ll repay this debt for sure.”bf3aebfd2541c2ab

“Try heading toward Ganghwa Island.”ec2c12323ec08afb

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I tossed out 3e541f7849 the suggestion casually.eea1ac090b5d5b72

“Ganghwa Island…?”210632f2bcd23462

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“Yeah. It’s an old and trusted place of refuge. Others might gather there too.”c4017a122777d95d

‘Though, really, it’s because I read that in the novel.’7ebf83b93b182e9c

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While Ganghwa Island didn’t have prison-like barricades, its geography made it a natural fortress where you could block off invaders with minimal defense.45ea5ce9016493de

In terms of scale, dbeb97f78f the largest survivor camp 1620860767 was eventually built there 87673b9e31 in the novel.9e47d0bcf03df1c1

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‘…Though it was ultimately destroyed near the end, after an invasion by the evil god’s avatar army.’60a6275b0d45c9b3

Its large size made 3ff2dc4b5f it a target.75aa7ef649f1eda5

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Still, that happened 6049d43761 almost at the d58083ab20 very end of b71419d5f7 the story—so it ddfa26b155 should hold for 8851173483 about eight years.153484ae077afc3b

“Ganghwa Island… yeah, that does make sense. Thank you!”be1c77abd92a1ff9

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The man looked genuinely 784e58d930 encouraged and bowed deeply.15dd3cc68cdb203a

After exchanging a fd0975a8b6 final bow, the c7765a574f three of us 10f3745081 returned to the 670b44b23f hidden camper van.d6a471ecd6b3914d

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“Wow! A bed! We’re really going to Busan now, right?”925e2b13cde05058

Se-hoon, excited, threw himself 66540da827 onto the bed and d18ad006b2 asked brightly.4e9d0b812c1c19b4

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“Yeah. …But before that…”f20cc641ee63d7ca

I naturally took the driver’s seat and glanced over at Baek Yi-heon in the passenger seat—and his empty hands.4deaa8ae2b470018

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The giant mole claw 109a576fbb weapon had been destroyed c8a61c0e31 during the fight with 4b548a97c7 Bang Yo-han.8aaf2f74a9881e64

Of course, we could hunt more monsters along the way and find a similar weapon again, but we couldn’t rely on low-tier gear forever.8d501bc03c750798

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…Time to give our protagonist a proper piece of equipment.10ed3f1c11999af6

Which meant our next ac57da5ace stop had to be 8f8ba69309 Mangsang Beach, in Donghae b2207d71f9 City, Gangwon Province.7cd5894cf3e52bf7

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I slowly 9e65e35c19 reversed out 890f78730c of the cff6875cb3 area, put 6a689ea319 some distance a61ff7faba between us, 5e4ce9c1ba then slammed 9b72dd0482 the accelerator 73763a14f1 and charged 1fd16fb970 forward.fa3818b6a96eb553

Crashh—!63c8360b3a4fe650

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The rusting front 53bd787e4d shutter of the c52b9ea5b0 abandoned Lotte Mart 5a033e724e was smashed clean aaa97cb557 through.c397ba6fed64b39b

“There we go.”d5e7ffb53283de57

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Gripping the fd0eef4d69 wheel, I 8d2d36ede8 grinned.54f956871ca53a8d

“Are you sure this is okay?”a357246355d5c48d

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Mister Morality, sitting beside e1c7222ca9 me, muttered with an e592180adb uneasy expression.3cd9c54afaa3e5af

“If you want to pay for it, go ahead, Baek Yi-heon-ssi. Not that anyone’s around to take the money.”acdd8c8bb0dd6eec

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“….”8a894848d4de4dc7

Even in the apocalypse, 60fa2c73b9 this guy felt guilty 6d9adda59e for looting a supermarket. He really was the b8cce29deb kind of person who 5f852fa34e could live without breaking 1c2233a24d a single law.c176592631a17b70

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Meanwhile, I—someone who literally couldn’t live without breaking laws—was absolutely thrilled to find a store that hadn’t been looted yet. I was practically ready to break into song.d50815ca6f09e1d0

I grinned like a 5c875fdacc full-blown bandit and whispered fdb440e8fd gleefully.5588e568e0d4cfb8

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“Seeing that the door was locked, this must be a goldmine.”bdae16953651579c

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