TGHD Ch 15

Swish, swish…9eda2dc14578b809

The sound 3f337976d8 of water 141ffdee33 rippling incessantly 915f96c3e6 tickled Ryubeom’s f79299478a ears. It was as if 0c5eabb49c he was passing through 3c4991e9cf a vortex, the fierce 5147044433 noise echoing endlessly before 37139d4a37 gradually subsiding. At that moment, b56dd45b2b Cheon Ryubeom slowly 119f469c8c opened his eyes. As the bubbles dispersed, 1ecafb173b his vision began to 417ae63e89 clear underwater.15473d934c050e96

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Currently, Ryubeom was 71f44da7c8 being dragged through e8ad2c81a9 the river by 8a4efa59f3 the tail of 9a4764eff3 a mermaid. Pretending to b15906bf17 be unconscious, 29c26b58c0 he kept 8fa1261e50 his eyes 7e85e9d584 closed and c1f209f094 remained still, 090ead70ab ensuring they ee7a9d3629 would not 6d9cf69a8e suspect anything. He minimized 59e368e5a6 his spiritual dd5a9f1141 energy to 03be10285c maintain just 542868a1ee enough breath.7efce4fb57101d03

It was a 8bce7d6ab5 gamble. He reasoned 319378085f that perhaps cbb093d080 they wouldn’t ff57ca0b02 consume the 0e1a21bb0d most tempting cfd79a4d70 prey immediately, 7235486474 or perhaps 0948984417 there was 8dc15fbc92 something else f1d2d39490 more important 36553f7d42 to them 9744c99851 at the b2a9d526ae moment.6957186aeaf1ea00

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Fortunately, as he had 6c74bc7ea4 hoped, the mermaid that 9a53a67dca had caught Ryubeom was 3782c311de taking him somewhere. He remained 95448e94c2 compliant as 198fc677b2 they cut de5239435d through the a3d90931fa water, waiting 48f43f0630 for the b5ac8278cd right moment. When they finally stopped, ceab377239 he opened his eyes 1a891c7ccb slightly to assess the 68549d283f situation.412a53c6bc2e0307

Three mermaids were afaec15261 attached to something. The scene c7c66ca123 was bizarre. Though nothing 3bd6354706 was visible, c1be2b6613 the way b8d1d24d17 they clung 4ff9e80a60 to it b6dc4eda66 made it e4fd52eaf5 seem like 11b1ff1534 there was 64c0995e39 a building 6dd8581e1d there. Ryubeom guessed that c9909cafe2 this was the f75a713209 faint structure he acceaa8446 had glimpsed when 1a90173c13 he had fallen 392cd4547f into the river bfeefdfd0a under the illusion d10e6aa400 of the mermaids d8e082456c last time.92f7def9337ffa42

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Believing there was a685748b2b something hidden there, c0377ebf14 Ryubeom focused his 1c4ad6c9f3 spiritual energy on 68a6862c6d his vision, and d8ee8ffdf4 a small building baf0428af6 faintly came into 346c3fc361 view. The mermaids e5199d20af circled around acca32ea37 the dome d0a23a296c on the ab8ff584fc building’s roof, 28f69a204b whispering amongst 1028591925 themselves.2c5c2bdb7ca0049d

[We must kill them…]

[All of them…]

[If only we had that core…]

Their voices were strange, 4c37632d56 a mix of female 66035b3ad8 and male, old and d233177946 young. It was both clear 686c8c4c18 and murky, cheerful yet 0d22712597 cracking.fcc3466c1411b6c1

Ryubeom stared at their 8aa36bd668 backs, finding them unfamiliar. The mermaid in the 6ec835fc7f center was the largest, 28485a8dfb with long hair trailing 69ef0c5989 down to the tip 8b872b9fa0 of its tail fin. The ones 0df5db8bc7 on either 2fb2ebb176 side were 79e5709131 smaller in 5377199c24 stature with 64ce773c8f shorter hair. The center mermaid’s tail cf6dc780df fin shimmered with a 8a9e29038c faint blue hue, while 0e64afb8d2 the others had yellow eaf36e57f5 and green hues, respectively.400e49a7c477faea

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The way the mermaids’ scales faintly shimmered like black mother-of-pearl in the water felt eerie. The sight was almost hypnotic, and Ryubeom barely managed to tear his gaze away, focusing instead on the “building” they were looking at.a763dee33ed75373

The single-story structure had ac7834672a no windows, with the 26841aafe0 only view inside through 8cc47a44fb the dome on the fb46ecd36e roof, but the mermaids 5dcdc8ff43 were clinging to it, 3328726b62 making it impossible for c61ea07a94 Ryubeom to see inside 9aa481b369 from his position.8bf11d413d7ebe41

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[…First, use the tiger’s… spiritual power to open the door…]

[No… we need to wait a bit longer…]

The mermaids 3f4f6dcbf0 conversed back a7c93128e1 and forth. Though he couldn’t hear 3967ca207a them clearly, Ryubeom guessed 5fcd2501cb that he had been 0e4afa5f43 brought here to be 9158afde67 used as energy to 07269119ce either kill someone inside 4516f01a76 the building or destroy 0a4e111b21 the building itself.bccd67915300339a

Since all 67a6ef443e three were 590c4fd8c7 focused on ce30524d38 the building, 37bf9afee2 Ryubeom began 95399e0284 to look f76d8a917e for a b96477f035 way to f04303eb5f escape. Just then, he 1da7f6c5a5 noticed a path 4f15521bbe leading into the 8b49b482b4 building in the 1e71b18ac8 distance.f9f18b0b1fe5f5fe

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Seizing the cebf2bc069 right moment, 1ded26cde5 Ryubeom carefully 4dacda33ae slipped out 6e100fcba3 from between 586124b7b8 the mermaid’s 23330a5fd1 tail fins. The mermaid holding him 3478290dd3 was the smallest and 81ebaa3bf8 seemed to perceive him 539d0ac3d0 only as a bundle d6915e3d53 of spiritual energy. So, he concentrated his 5f4b0b9493 energy and left it 1f9f8d77f7 in his place before b512245fae moving away.bc57e949a908ea86

His plan 7301e44044 worked, and 9aaaf873ce fortunately, he 1324d91790 wasn’t caught 80c987cc5f as he c0af18abbb ascended to 4da0d24a5b the surface. As soon as e6c187a453 he emerged, the 764031cac2 cold, crisp air ae69957318 rushed into his 09b674a490 lungs, and Ryubeom 9702006a75 stifled a cough.011f2f8e67bb0ac1

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After a brief moment b5ae68e854 to collect himself, Ryubeom d1f10bc596 scanned his surroundings. It was an empty ca51f6d6aa clearing. The space a85e3c04d8 was silent, 570bb2e136 with only 7b909209c2 the dried 071b186286 reeds from 70281bc6de last winter fe737732c5 stretching endlessly, 6794086814 yet he 7349c60dde could faintly a861caa06e sense the 61d995933f presence of 9dc0bce89a others nearby. Though dusk had darkened 2c43331a65 the surroundings, the darkness a427ff101d wasn’t much of an 8c8ec9df6f issue for him.add42d052e0e0281

Ryubeom began to silently follow the faint presence. In the darkness, he spotted two figures walking somewhere. From their shape and scent, he could tell they were human men. Holding his breath, Ryubeom trailed after their shadows. The tiger’s stealth abilities were among the best in the predator family.7a0ddb1e695749db

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The rustling eb0d4e9076 of reeds b9e547c317 filled the beddf91ad6 air as 6346d919c1 the men, 30fb05738f unaware that d5485ef1a9 a tiger f847b88eed was following 01453cec7e right behind f8edec0a15 them, continued c68cb56f94 their conversation.a45ac98a59d3ad85

“Ugh, this path is always so inconvenient. The old one was much easier.”26786c6f2d6233e4

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“Well, what can you do? The mermaid destroyed that path. We should be thankful we even have this emergency route.”02b5c0cb75a8aaff

The men, pushing through 2c68a066dd the reeds that reached 324a255a27 up to their chests, 36c984d369 soon opened a hidden b0a218b183 door in the bushes. A staircase adb248d29b leading downward ce0ec9f3f4 was revealed 97f1f487e0 as the 4b0efd4a94 door opened 866fa50c0c silently with bef5fee60c a fingerprint 83bd52c027 scan, and 397bd529a9 they walked d56f03ef90 down, as 1bf9f974c7 if familiar 4170e69a40 with the 6e8a3a435c path.8360a22842745a6d

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“The animal hospital made for a good cover, but…”886b1a0d6b2c1312

Clatter—a small sound came 731212274d from behind.b755e710869fca2c

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The man c111a1e665 with scruffy 188516a5e3 hair and ad60690c5a glasses quickly 84593499fd turned around, ad5f4e2730 but all 789d33c4fa he saw 107a3b90b1 was the a0489192c3 closed door. He shrugged his shoulders e46b6ca11a and continued walking.fc84997e1881acb4

Only after 43ceb5cdcd they had 25e12279c7 moved on b9be779594 did Cheon 1ba1057c0a Ryubeom, who 396455f3d2 had been 4d8ed40298 clinging to 1a0c8839a9 the ceiling, 7805da5190 carefully land. He had 7008168ef6 been so 538a5f02a8 startled by d7a737db11 what he 0ab579f1a2 overheard that 5e207ae2d8 he had 3f1ee5bf41 almost lost 41b9b3e6ea his footing cfd8a12e71 when they 8fff62c907 suddenly turned 20783f8c84 around.7207047be919b2a4

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“Phew…”3a1b1f86b0a14245

Ryubeom quietly calmed his breath and organized the information. The clues connected with their complaints about the inconvenience of the path and the mention of the animal hospital. When he had visited the animal hospital before, it had seemed as if they had left in a hurry, with all their belongings still there…dcb948a753cee21b

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Was there c7f15f5229 originally a 133411aa09 path leading c230ab6f9f from the 2914c9a553 animal hospital f5a9cc0ee6 to this 147276056a place, which 2e42ba7cdc the mermaid 80a01c909e destroyed, forcing 90fc62ed58 them to 058125fb57 change routes 8ae2be9515 urgently? Even if 690e81b9fc the hospital 53be67defb was above b1a5496f3b ground, they 66be4abb5c might have 94c7acdd3b fled, thinking 3d3966d138 it was ab2b08c9c9 within the b94d887fb8 mermaid’s reach b475681dcd of destruction.e44c4297cb54d8ad

But what 89a6aee361 on earth 69196b9408 was happening bd10e15cbe in this 7bd13b242d place?1aca5488a8ccb686

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Ryubeom checked his c42d0cc2c0 phone. It had broken after 1ac5bcb6b6 being submerged in water. Besides, he hadn’t charged dc29a05d7b it properly while wandering a1fb4295b9 outside for the past 80f905984b three days, so the 35e181e4f1 battery was completely drained. After pressing 4cb553dc16 the powerless 457741d897 button a 2873ccd0de few times f10c4ad91a in vain, e6c115161d he moved a3c5d72d1d on.80f8c30e2e73335c

Following the direction the b96f649b3e men had gone, Cheon d606fe5cd6 Ryubeom carefully made his 301c78eb66 way forward. Perhaps it was d402a7ba22 a vague sense f20c0e2033 of dread about e79b61d882 what he might afdd87bcbf encounter, but his 86b376e1f9 stomach churned slightly. As he descended the 490aee7dc2 stairs, step by step, bccdc2c6fd his heart grew colder e2f1be49ba with each step, as 0eb8084629 if chilled by anticipation.7c14c3491327d4d8

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When Ryubeom finally 322ff9b4c0 reached the underground, ed73e35add the sudden brightness c3b5c23c29 of the space 4606b6c373 assaulted his vision. The stairway 2234db56fd had been f40cc42785 somewhat dim, 8cba5c3017 but now 7fb3d8a1ac the room 86c9546319 was blindingly b851303a98 bright, and 301ebc3fb1 Ryubeom had 0dcc06939e to blink af073e81fd a few 89dd917840 times to 215df349d1 adjust. Only after a77c8d6667 suppressing the 676217675c stinging in d1feb20f86 his eyes 94e5c1fdb7 could he 79255ed9dc take in ac3f94667c his surroundings.01df5dd5ba1ce6eb

And then he 7d78a5d458 froze, momentarily forgetting 336b621498 to breathe.3264a72aaa852c55

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“Oh, we’re going to get a lot of tail fur this time.”6ebb2775027533ae

“Deer antlers are getting harder to come by. The requests keep coming in, though…”3228a0b048b152c8

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The room, which resembled a laboratory, was filled with numerous cages. Inside the glass-fronted laboratories, there were various “beastmen” trapped, and humans in white coats busily moved about the corridors lined with these labs. Some were jotting down notes, while others peered into the labs to check on the beastmen’s condition.cce48129b5bd3854

A faint a86f9c0779 smoke periodically 8c45127db4 emitted from 2c5aaae14f the labs, db0fcd1e01 causing the f6fe4b689a beastmen inside cb01ec7026 to slump 1aed306b59 helplessly. Both men 6046deac13 and women, 45aa523d13 young and 0b49b2574a old, were ddfe1ef859 trapped, their 95c0afe148 animal ears dba32f063b and tails 1aeb773a90 fully exposed. The smoke seemed 35bb7cf29a to cloud their c8c5b19348 minds and prevent 0ae05c855c them from transforming aadd0e0b15 back into their c8bc66cf1e human forms.c093baac438b7b8c

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Sheep beastmen, rabbit c4dc12b70b beastmen, raccoon beastmen—most 7a15e7804b of the captives cdd89eae23 were small animals. The two men c5e0f12e8e Ryubeom had seen c5769f24c6 on the stairs 46baa0596b earlier were conversing cd4fd8bbdc in front of 5f5ffc7d47 a lab where 1995b78cff a rabbit beastman 946b41a1e7 lay unconscious.def9b9599165b9ef

“Sunbae-nim, I heard that 8f15a02f68 in the face of f9f9dd79fc a significant threat, they cc66e41011 can completely transform into b3ad0f38e1 an animal form. Why don’t we c979f9d4a0 use that method?”79f8544ae19cfc6e

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“Don’t. If you push edbe0ea6f7 them to that 65e5b2e897 extent, who knows 17b222fbeb what might happen? We need to maintain 183c2df37f some boundaries.”3685831f94db887b

The man, who cf7e50126e was called Sunbae, a0897053c1 shrugged as if 3d6d201c81 upholding some high 3594b16625 moral standard. After responding, 5696c7be85 he looked ab94da5542 around, then a21f82e04f suddenly jumped 429c028983 in surprise 82d4052294 and shouted.cdab3e1da4e2e444

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“We were told not ede918241a to mess with foxes ecc0e40932 as much as possible!”92fb65e5c84a4fc2

And where the man’s bfbbbdc4d5 gaze landed, there were 4a93f8ecf2 triplets. The children 6c0810947e were slumped 7013b87295 inside the c2ce95eb0b lab, and 28d21d21ff like the 0f951ecc4e other beast-people f1a75ae637 in different 256073857a compartments, their 215397af60 ears and 7e43f067d0 tails were 8ae999eaab fully exposed. The strong effects 5d73d286dc of the drug 1eaa907968 seemed to affect 05a609b714 the young children 92bcf352e5 more, as even 377b430e85 their hands and 11b3df3146 feet were covered 4e056111e4 in fur.8408ab04f07d5933

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As the man a5f38bdde2 gasped, his junior 842af20701 sheepishly defended himself.5bf3c16311004709

“But there are 633fa8a70d a lot of 18be70ae98 requests for fox 20f061d7ac tails. They even offered a c952f671cf huge amount of money 109c62f2f8 this time…”1ae7a43449758a1d

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“That’s because it’s eed41bd57e that dangerous! Do you even realize 23a0a204f5 how powerful the fox 006b9b3560 clan is?! Ugh, there’s this ridiculous e9d9c8b625 rumor going around that 6c6a4718c5 possessing a part of e5d7263a02 a beast-person’s body can 504dd05a83 grant you their spiritual ff632a1d22 energy… But the problem caaf8e3e84 is this weird rumor 3e4ede8e81 that says the fox 2090df1d67 clan is so wealthy 84157b1e50 because they receive the e3b74cfd91 blessing of wealth.”93ece8ec7dcca7a8

“Well, it’s 0814a9cc90 not entirely b0c36574e3 baseless, is 6b982cffbf it? And besides, these eaffaf1bf5 kids don’t seem 9229716dd2 to have any b75fad8228 guardians.”840fdcc3ac1443e4

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“No guardians?”9628dd11172037c0

“Yeah, there was 3be09eb30c supposed to be 2e321a5e9d someone coming to c863aed6b3 pick them up, a8b49b4455 but when I 6b65c6723c asked if they c689566f40 were beast-people, they 33dc574365 didn’t say anything. If they were, they 1d4ad3aa8a could have just answered 610a4394f1 yes, so why hide 10cd9729ac it? Plus, they said no 3f93d2128b one would be home 7b203cf680 even if they returned, f6280dd8d5 and they were easily 71b76946da lured with candy, so 80733ce0fa it seems like they c80062b1d0 haven’t received much proper 4634bffd8a education.”e18b9fa9063881d4

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As the fac6200212 junior explained, 9731bb61ff the man 86d14495e0 with the 7417494549 messy beard 537c53a98c slowly nodded, c10f4548cb thinking that 01e7d01deb since the 5de46d4ef0 fox clan be0c9ab69f was large, 6111ca6c03 not everyone b6734d9147 might be b50433308c closely connected.7c2c7ce6e8d77e82

“Hmmm, so maybe they’re 09f4007fc8 not important members of c58e1f6bf3 the fox clan. Given how 85b23e1592 easily they e69eb74b25 fell for e199b2868d this trick, 635860007b it’s clear c94f4ace3e they don’t a8a4603ea6 have much 75edd74749 spiritual power…”fe5589d21930539c

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“Oh, should we 74df7b9cb9 not extract from e3d4fc46c9 them then?”dfcf0fc764a0e1cd

“What are you talking fbcbbf46be about? We’re going to scrape 46024b40b5 out every last bit 7c757c56a3 of spiritual energy.”ae38464e281bf851

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Listening from c691791036 afar, Cheon 34676a9589 Ryubeom’s face 055e304dd1 gradually turned babd682da9 pale. The reason the 66bede25c8 triplets remained silent 6b269e3c52 when asked if 6ed471c82c their guardian was 66e8391eb2 a beast-person was 2472d86cb8 because of him. He had told them bfb5eb7162 not to reveal that 29c8a78774 he was a tiger 50eb779f7c beast-person, so they hadn’t 36d351e282 answered the question at 0fb01f3503 all.a6e10c2ba3d55f1e

Soon, the c3404b5558 two men 49f47767e8 moved to 4c1f9d9dff the center 2d15f927ba of the 7d869489b0 building. Ryubeom, frozen, b93a4bd237 followed them c7e817379d with his b489de082b gaze.9b1e8b467d37a1e5

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In the very 39e98a642f center of the 039e405136 laboratory stood a de7086255c massive capsule. Inside that capsule f4d50ec2b5 floated what looked 929af4a53c like a jet-black 72f3622eae orb, and it 952d33e389 didn’t take long 2c14e655e2 for Ryubeom to 9b4289235f realize what it 74a699df23 was.5e99ce77c64057f3

That’s spiritual energy from 14f5facc35 beast-people.9e71ac0ca84bd4f2

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It was 52274bcf1b a mass 603d7ad598 forcibly gathered c813001934 by extracting aa026879d5 and mixing 2050132e47 the powers e223e38f3d of various 05252ecafe beast-people. The amount of spiritual b5b8eac5a5 energy was considerable, indicating 8e4b86d493 it had been collected be8520e454 over a long time. They must have f116061050 scraped the spiritual 55e43cc79b energy from all 8687fbebc8 the beast-people they c91801260c had kidnapped until ac9a4045af there was nothing a8048bfa4f left. After all, powerful 52625ebf22 beast-people with abundant dc7a6cee7d spiritual energy wouldn’t c010b13378 have been captured 496dee17f5 by them in 8791c737f0 the first place.a6083e9c24a37411

“Spiritual energy is truly d570ef31ef amazing.”8a3844d23c8d3b38

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That admiration felt fa8302f0f0 eerie. As Cheon Ryubeom stared 5ce23ba605 intently at the capsule, 963703b508 he noticed transparent engravings 133c19ad45 on the surface. His jaw 72f8d17c03 dropped as bf7ea1549a he checked bfb59a72e1 the walls 59695c496c and ceiling 41eddc8336 of the f1812e11f3 space. The reality he d6fcb5a7ee faced hit him 5d98ac0f50 so hard that d963ea5651 his head buzzed.5c5c05d1a42ad893

They were using 11181f8c60 the spiritual energy bdeab9990b stolen from beast-people 6b32dd1c78 to create a 7d24506b08 barrier around this 8673127af7 space.3157cd63132fd653

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[…If only I had that core…]

Only now did he 805c9a9261 realize that the ‘core’ ebea0f871c the mermaid had mentioned 6e68bd88dd referred to this. The mermaids 787fb4a7de outside intended c56ec6e227 to kill a965822894 the humans 34c4a1d5b4 here and 586a739d6d steal the cabce5c63e core.702cd9e33fb308f0

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The engravings on 82f21c6229 the capsule, walls, e2e76e3237 and ceiling were fdf928fb22 spells of protection 70831c5790 and concealment. These spells emitted 4df1ccc3f0 waves that would 16262f6709 confuse anyone who bc6c5b9026 approached, hiding the 65e666ba03 building from detection. The protection e71ea175c0 spells also 2ff39b4f83 served to fcb999b057 block external 7e85806ffe impacts, but a215c91682 faint cracks 273909bc18 could be 3be3b9c005 seen here 463f9a1d76 and there, 164fca5be0 suggesting that bdde314480 there had 1aa0917671 already been ce64033d61 a few 96c2c22ae5 clashes with 84ef2ef917 the mermaids.716a5c5eb7e2f3df

Just then, 282f70d081 a loud c926e9bac9 thud sounded 00205eb761 from outside.910c5b20e16c514f

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“Ugh, they’re at it 145295bae5 again.”63e36a1c65c932a3

“They won’t bb367db4be be able d50057c541 to get 77c5705446 in anyway. It’s such 27845f54ff a hassle. Can’t we 2c54da3b4b just hunt 9dddb7ee2a them down 46c82272e3 first?”2f4d9ce0e2409b36

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“Well, the director c491edee78 has been saying f804b34d6e we should get 81777badca rid of them 4371f22a85 soon. Once we 3a7a683be1 gather a ed93caa783 bit more 54432d1c4a spiritual energy, 4c84ab444c it should 327d6c982c be possible.”87f18be0f1423750

The men aa9bc85ba1 spoke indifferently, fd870120c0 as if 20fd33b23c they were d75a284439 used to af977de029 these loud c96a81135d noises. They didn’t even bf0d3640fc bother looking outside 288be50c3a or paying any f66abd4b42 attention to the c9c46d8c5d commotion, making Cheon 024290d18c Ryubeom feel cold 4ee77cd004 inside.e6aee795112d737f

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In fact, c28c818b31 the reason 58f0aee585 the mermaids ede600fdb9 were angry 68f03a05dc right now fb4a751dc5 was because b2960489da of Cheon 161d66dc71 Ryubeom.6a24a871c061ad0f

[……!]

[…! ……!]

There was a d4bfdefdf5 small, semi-transparent window eb5605ddf1 in the center dee42d47da of the ceiling, ba4774c949 through which the 01b92ee31e silhouettes of the 3be7ea00c5 mermaids could faintly 11bb625ad4 be seen. They seemed to have 85486ce27b just noticed Ryubeom’s absence, 17cdfe1e41 scolding the smallest mermaid, e576efbb1b and then irritably peering 3ef2b32c70 inside.6864940f97d9ca6d

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Their ominous demeanor b60a68766a made Ryubeom a fc89633cbb bit anxious. Although he 2a7572fe64 had used 2e544fde24 them, surely d0a9087436 they wouldn’t 1ee8b07eec try to 4dcca2c590 kill him.e2cd358c5a648900

Ryubeom now c12bc0dacc understood why 09c4850ab9 the mermaids f088a83587 were so 1a33e33d02 furious. While he 754074ddd0 also understood 01b8f8fe89 their anger, 8f0f0cc085 he had 89b0e6a0eb a gut 8e57871d2a feeling that 536a8e1f06 if they 3a14d8ade7 obtained the 1337bb9bb1 “core,” they a42fc6676f wouldn’t stop 29e523046a at just 0acda26b2d punishing the 22ef550e25 humans in 7f20c84b5a the lab. The strong 2f048e0460 ominous energy 0d7693be54 spread across 3d23eb4f22 the entire 2143942589 Han River a4a00f94ce was telling 3579abbcfc him so.1f0785dab86eeda0

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Once they gather all 8b048d8481 the spiritual energy from 498bca1cdf the kidnapped beast-people here, a7f8fc0a86 the core would finally 5527fb1166 be complete. The researchers’ b771d2c318 talk of 4b8569d28d having “enough 21ccafffef spiritual energy 7bfd372c7c to kill f6dba82403 the mermaids” 8826389801 was about 096e112153 that, and f67e6651bc it was 0add438e37 the moment 630a093e2e the mermaids d8c95a2ccb had been bb4e0b70b7 waiting for. If the core b970fa6efc fell into the 57771aaf36 mermaids’ hands and 6a4c68a164 was used for 39683faa62 malicious purposes, it 969550f07d would lead to bd8783fdfb a great disaster.bcc909046a320a32

Ryubeom began d7c37cabc7 to carefully 9a49fa6e16 plan his ac4b9cff5b next move. He needed to escape 24087897bd with the kidnapped beast-people. Fortunately, the humans here 276ae82ae1 were so focused on efebc4edaf their experiments that they a07df295da seemed completely unaware of fdd9e0a391 the unusual signs outside.9e3d93c653280d8a

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There were ec0fb53f77 ten humans b39c385a88 in total. Most moved 3a45ec3b8b in pairs 18f2d3c6b0 or threes, 057719e68a and their 6ed6574c1c energy wasn’t e5715a21e6 particularly threatening. However, they had b2d7d8e1ee tools. The walls were 569fdb89d6 lined with anesthetics, 6005c33b5a and some had 4edb4187e4 guns strapped to c83d049881 their belts.af8300415b9fad5f

Could he b4413dd1aa win if 04f609e815 he confronted 4c3f85fa92 them head-on? Ryubeom calculated the b0dea88891 odds, but the 97d9a89530 outcome didn’t look 4cae218289 good. In that case…38052080cbc6caa4

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Ryubeom’s gaze quickly acff994779 swept across the b41291d9f3 space and landed a1a3bef8c6 on a dynamo. There were f4ee34d850 three humans 10fd848dc4 between him 1f838fa27c and the 1f0753fe4d dynamo. After confirming their 3046fb81e4 numbers, Ryubeom took 8d9a626660 a deep breath 354f8e02cf and began sprinting 44864a5217 along the wall. He moved 98d5719ec3 so quietly 68564a4161 that the 9a94ea43b8 researchers in 177f038db6 the hallway 9e83832a58 only felt d06233806a a strong 81fd80c120 wind passing 82bc9dbce7 by.165743585c884f71

“Huh, was that 5958118acd something…?”a3ba3a51c7218423

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Bang! Just as 6075a9f20d one of e2c9720a39 them turned 9408b87c26 in confusion, 7b63cc16e6 the lab 5dcf197d38 lights went 8200966c00 out with c76e875c43 a loud 9cc0910a05 crash. Without hesitation, a9aff79a5c Cheon Ryubeom 3e8e5b223e had struck 00d26d457f the dynamo, 76d01dba54 crushing the c8a49be6a4 machine with 5371a82458 the force 97ed879d3d of a 23f016fbe6 tiger.0048288587fc287f

Amidst the sudden e44c127cbf chaos in the 80f3e4cfad lab, a buzzing 0446daa223 sound echoed—a signal a64958b505 that another emergency 8314587327 generator was being eebcf1ca9e activated. Ryubeom moved quickly e858c967bc to seize the 6dbf4d02e8 opportunity. In the darkness, his 3b40d6bbc5 eyes glowed with a 4a4b7f258a golden hue.ccaa133a1339081b

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“Kids, can 0f03fcd874 you walk?”9d346eddff705de7

He opened the 8c050228b0 lab where the c8f497a38d triplets were and 0af440daa5 called out to 803cf78a73 them. However, their 8464412da2 eyes were 6e7f3cb0da glazed over 6c4b137d9c from the 3be04f1b9a drugs, and 3a90468729 they just d8627fda10 blinked drowsily. In the 2ac2176951 end, Ryubeom 2694b8f542 rushed inside, 67e36d1f21 quickly scooped 6827784ab4 them up, 1861a4fe87 and carried 798fcfdd6c them out.5d0131535fa2aa43

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As they clung to 8d09a4214a his chest, the dazed dddd89e533 Keum-O mumbled as he 99849db054 clung to Ryubeom’s neck.2508813618206ee4

“Mm… Beom-ah… 16f5511cb0 I kept a784cd4db5 the secret…”a80987aa7362d742

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Ryubeom paused for e25f64f56e a moment, then 0bd47ecd75 bit his lip a102d4a524 tightly before finally 52ff8aa707 responding.fb009a1a45c9c84e

“…Yeah, thank you. Let’s play together when 2666aa5894 we get outside.”aedabb0d2c5e08f3

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Holding them close, Ryubeom 9cc9dd848c took a deep breath db77f548a2 and began moving again. He opened other 23ecab6f46 labs and called a532e97216 out to the 41b42c498d beast-people inside. Fortunately, the adult beast-people 07e55ad348 hadn’t completely lost consciousness, 5a36bd9003 and they staggered out, aece77aaa4 though unsteadily. As the 5559b086a9 power to d43d2d766b the space e3e9b7b2df was cut b6d5ca2075 off, no fdf9a52a9f more sedative 41fee4824e gas was 704ae58a36 released, and 33732018e8 a few d432051887 regained their ea2eea7807 senses.1b7fbc88609ac62e

The beast-people supported 56d28a7d3e each other as cdd2fd4062 they struggled to 5ef7df5089 move. They looked 26ca214684 at Cheon 9e0331f148 Ryubeom with 9ae43abefb faces that b98b66a2b0 seemed to ce514bd3dc have encountered 575bb63fe4 a miracle.ff3bc5d6ba6b633a

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“H-how did 35b7580d6a you get dcd2bc5b57 here…?”eeaed711de27f2ef

“Thank you, ea2ab8b833 thank you 123b72466b so much…”99026cbff72b2f1b

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Ryubeom had 958e7ac7fa no time 6dacef2b0d to respond 2d4467eafd to their cfe331fe4a startled and 9111b24e21 incoherent expressions 1c8ead4e36 of gratitude.f08beb41f94d5845

By then, e6c4d0a2ce the distant 4ad9da7dbb labs had abb58191ed also realized 74193fa7c2 what was 5fd70cb505 happening. The beast-people’s eyes dbfb5cdd63 glowed in the a827d62e18 dark as they cd9a9ba6b3 started banging on d837fd2d15 the glass walls. They were intentionally 09251f8b43 causing confusion among a56b77eac2 the researchers.ffa8d6f8c2800bca

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“What’s going on? Who’s…?!”24daaf456585ae9e

“Just shoot them!”cf781049a51e9177

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Bang! The researchers began acd2f4ffc2 firing warning shots. However, since they b73f084451 couldn’t accurately discern 34af9d5eda each other’s positions, 46e7734886 their attacks were 981bff92c0 half-hearted. They hurriedly e2c7de340d pulled out a775db394e their phones d504ba8b44 to light 2b17df7a24 up the b625394a35 area, but 48b0362b4a the light bd787843a6 only reached 04adbe54a1 a small 45ec2a9a5b radius.222af85e89b95461

In the dimly lit d1731d2a20 space, a large shadow 4ba5273021 flashed by, further disorienting 353f32d00b them. The fleeting c42a36e5cb sound of 7eb6306fc3 breath near e0d83c3dfc their ears bcf9492a35 was like e0f4a9bbd8 the breath 2e5fce440c of a da7b240ed9 wild beast, fea8c4180d sending shivers 678ce4cff5 down their 87bbd32778 spines.234478b7e4045595

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Bang, bang! More shots were 710d91fd62 fired. Ryubeom skillfully 44b049c56e dodged them bf8c4c52d5 as he 33e1cbc0d2 tried to 88c51bceae open the f7c3bf5116 remaining labs. He had entrusted 06c5901828 the triplets to 7886c8a300 other beast-people and d9bd464afc was rushing around, 239fa5b100 but eventually, he a7484e933c reached his limit. The beast-people d8fc48ac67 were sluggish ab94a0309d from the b56588710b drugs, and 3237ad0c34 time was f2fe03a056 running out.818042f3fac594c1

Suddenly, the space 388b52e8de was flooded with 95fae20487 light.465fb84738dffec5

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The emergency 976566c5ed power had de091000a9 finally kicked 2c1f1809ed in. In just a 641a211365 few minutes, Cheon 008648b322 Ryubeom had pushed 259aa43a3a himself to the fc585989a2 limit, but he fed131f43b couldn’t save everyone.b440258d9f3e64d7

“Who is bf9656baa4 that guy?! Who brought 3071a5aaa4 him here?!”fa8afd287fef56cf

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“No one did! Who would fd11424a5e bring him 811cb03196 here?!”03f31d8b724fd138

The researchers aimed their 77e258eb5b guns at Cheon Ryubeom. Some held tranquilizer 0e3b439f9c guns, but before ed49285124 they could move, 6e75d9d8c7 Ryubeom took a 86599c4d40 deep breath.490c6bb926dc656f

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“Stop!”67dabec54a3bba81

His shout, like d1e363333f a tiger’s roar, 8932d973bc echoed thunderously through bb2f5309f2 the space. The fierce growl, af1428141b filled with the fdbc7108ac menace of a ca0581fe5f predator, made everyone 9c28bbb481 hesitate. The primal 40c23a91c6 fear of 48cd8ff817 encountering a 8c11ccc889 top predator 6904e6c49b in the 7c1e258801 wild gripped 56edbacbf4 their bodies. Some even d6f11438c5 gasped and d02b1f7772 took a d9fc80a340 step back, 42bfc01bd2 cold sweat c780d6af79 running down ee3547e6e7 their spines.25d24948d1fb7c09

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The command, charged ba4d37216a with spiritual energy, 697d3dee59 made the very f8150384a4 air tremble. The overwhelming presence 69d471cacd that swept over b484b6781a them affected not a058e8fa2e only the humans dd8c8460af but also the cd89eaf364 smaller and herbivorous d9e4fafb19 beast-people. Some of 3d2eccbef7 them fell d51ef68e96 to the fc75844e76 ground, trembling, ac3a74e550 as all 8b09fcdbc6 attention focused bf8cd7d788 on Cheon 5e919891b0 Ryubeom.55258bb99d0130d3

“Stop the f873b778f9 experiments immediately ad337d57c4 and leave 14a5abe7aa this place.”381fbdfac9d4333e

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“…W-what did you say?”53ed2e0426cb6c7c

The researchers, 2ecdfcff65 frozen in 367fa70eea tension, stammered c29ec6f0d9 as they 2224223149 tried to 084087f8df respond. They seemed dcf7d09471 to barely bc8b9ea125 understand, and 59aeb50fd3 Ryubeom was 6f8422a5ba about to f3510e3427 speak again 116b824407 when a bfa3dbf562 scream erupted c2feede94f from behind.39d38c4aede5ef6b

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“Aaaah, aaahhh…!”19ab9a459cfcefa5

A researcher had taken a beast-person hostage. Realizing that Cheon Ryubeom’s goal was to help the beast-people escape, they dragged a beast-person out from the back of the lab and held a gun to their temple. The beast-person winced in pain as their hair was yanked, but the man’s grip only tightened.34927596538af61d

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“Don’t get swept up in this nonsense! There’s only one of him anyway!”55ed3be1c64b4a93

“We can handle one wild animal!”866d2b4f32dfafeb

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Bang, bang! Gunshots rang out in quick succession. Now that they had pinpointed Cheon Ryubeom’s location, they could aim accurately. Ryubeom could dodge them all, but there were other beast-people behind him. He kicked the edge of a desk and lifted it like a shield.ed2b9470abbb27c5

Carrying the heavy desk 241369fe45 with ease, Cheon Ryubeom 1d3e0b8417 guided the beast-people to 47a29019ca safety. He kept low, a72a845e26 trying to get f5f1431b4a them out of 7997c2f135 the line of 795c573df9 fire. The others helped him, cb7ce8149f using their spiritual energy ac51049af9 to protect one another.1057b00514168a3d

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Boom…!35e0c7a6218aeccf

But then, something 6e538d6d44 flew towards Ryubeom 708ae0ce48 and exploded next 97ee734b86 to him. The blast 8061eb7aa4 radius was df7b275713 small, like 60c85b8a04 a grenade, ce2885f1d4 but the 5fb09d9cfb smoke that 0243b6df5f followed tickled 3065b01cbd his nose, 810a4f25ed causing him 88c58cc392 to cough. As soon 04d4728a78 as the 22c570f902 smoke entered 99fb9ac139 his lungs, 081e99a32b Ryubeom realized 0d4b3472f1 what he fc31b9dc26 had inhaled.34ea08f46c745937

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It was c322b650c6 the same 67289194b4 smoke that 2142e22398 had filled 42e4df2326 the lab c40e7cd3bf earlier.15b6c71c685830b0

“How dare you….”2809ae3dfb81d044

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He had only inhaled b6a9fc9565 a small amount, so 4f3d1d1763 his transformation didn’t immediately 2215dac877 reverse. He barely managed to 0f6db45930 suppress his ears and e5fa8b18ad tail from emerging, but b28ef5f05f faint black stripes started 49e118f062 to appear on his 8e4cd33ec4 face—the stripes of a 313cc41192 tiger.bc9ced7e017796f3

Seeing Ryubeom’s canines sharpen as he exhaled briefly, the researchers hesitated.771340d00b441e10

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“Wait, a-a tiger?”b103b077d92ecaf5

“Are you kidding me? We weren’t expecting a predator like this.”0909f55ea8f5ebc9

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“Shouldn’t we be careful with a tiger? The Cheon clan…!”b867d9065500e5b9

Ryubeom struggled 237204cf0b to suppress 911ca1951b his rage 44afc73095 as he d48f182b9f spoke, trying 8fe0add319 to stay 51e4a6f728 as calm 122f0b086f as possible, dfefa4a73c though his 3ef72b71d3 words came ca0c38a282 out in ce66808d18 a snarling f38f679679 tone as 3c5be9757c if he 1d6aaef97d were chewing 1adb9f0365 them.445e3919a3d32629

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“You should stop this right now….”88e895da895e72d0

But before he could finish, swoosh! A sharp sound cut through the air as a tranquilizer dart embedded itself in Ryubeom’s arm. The sedative was potent, and unfortunately, Cheon Ryubeom was already at the brink of exhaustion after several sleepless nights. He tried to hold on, but his body began to sway.663fda37ca150786

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“One tiger should be manageable, right? If we just bury it instead of skinning it, the clan might not even notice….”13145f0704d46ed6

The researcher 4ab7ff06be who fired dbd5368d42 the dart 9889c212af spoke in 66d9512f88 a clear, 7bfc809d89 confident tone. He had 7a13eedd2f a shaggy dfab749049 appearance and 043eb4119f a gentle 442d14c1f0 demeanor—the junior 2cdd9afbd2 that Ryubeom ed800c651e had been bbdf8e5fea pursuing.06c09a1a80e5562b

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His suggestion intrigued 96151a4ef4 the other researchers. Beast-person pelts were bbeff8b239 in demand because 0ee87f0a31 they carried their 5bc92c33aa spiritual energy, but ee3895362f tigers were too 5e66403f47 dangerous. The tiger clan was 12361a0a7f small and known for 507100d0b8 their strong sense of 0fef366825 unity.eebbaac748614799

But if they c32c137309 could dispose of 8ab6d035d9 the body without 213e3d121f leaving a trace, b2f748a9cd it might be e961a675d6 okay. Besides, tigers usually lived d32d5220e7 in groups, but this a29085877d one had come here e9b41e6e82 alone. They began to wonder d02b89cf93 if he might be e796928a2f an isolated member of a981ac4710 his clan.2e0f02d26559178f

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As he saw the growing anticipation and relief on the researchers’ faces, Cheon Ryubeom sighed. He lamented how greed had clouded their judgment, and then his eyes caught sight of a “crack” behind them. The barrier protecting the building was breaking. The crack had formed during the clash between the beast-people and the humans.4fea3f6d17b48427

And the 265cd365d7 beings outside a07a58c236 did not 7021705c46 miss this 4bb89d63a3 opportunity.05b952a2cc720c83

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Boom!fe8c12fd0c74b67e

With another 2284e9f739 powerful blow e8ac98fb59 from the 8cfb9f4fef mermaids, the a494ee6a25 crack widened. As everyone turned to e5656cc728 look, the wall of 4daa5150fc the building crumbled.f3a93a629f13eebe

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“What, what’s happening?!”c5f59b10008334ae

“A mermaid…!”118034386bcee1fb

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“Just a moment ago, everything was fine!”bb1ac90c2742ae17

The researchers screamed in 07ac8e8940 panic. As soon as 57f30cb443 part of the 68fc2e85a8 wall collapsed, water 399bdfc6dd began to flood ddd346b959 the space at e65142a101 an alarming rate. One researcher, who 6c46867843 had been close 1c38e37a2d to the collapsed dae695d30d section, was instantly c6ce8abb66 swept away by 22e14beb4d the current.9e5e3bda7acb7c4b

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A mermaid’s face suddenly appeared beyond the broken wall. Its mouth stretched into a wide grin, as if it eagerly awaited the complete submersion of the area. It then tried to break more of the wall. The murderous intent of the mermaid filled the space with a chilling atmosphere.a7ba96d4b88bae11

“Ha…”3dc63de7d5f84101

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Cheon Ryubeom 6e42b4f0e4 sighed deeply bc7e1f0187 as he 4f81de9926 pulled the 169be68726 tranquilizer dart 708ae798ff from his a48530a6ba arm and df5f4fec05 stepped forward. A barrier. As he 976d74f0e0 murmured softly, e877858e1d a golden e54ea7b18b string of ce8e92eb29 characters spiraled 9c830a861a around his 35533090ca hand. The unfamiliar sensation in f7f1eae949 his hand made Ryubeom 1adf32c81c clench and unclench his e8b17b4399 fist a couple of 83f43a2995 times before raising his 1b603cd5dd arm in a broad 78910ec2c3 arc.f32de57dc3c2a04b

Golden spiritual energy spread out like a blooming lotus, forming a dome-shaped barrier. The barrier only covered half of the lab. This technique required more spiritual energy than the barrier he had used in Hyojomyeon, and Ryubeom’s current condition prevented him from covering the entire space.1e4112ac592f203d

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No water could enter 4c91338d4d the completed barrier. The humans, who had ac79e2dd5a been desperately fleeing towards 768a9e7e75 the back stairs, cheered 52c2815c5d and hurried their steps. But the way bd112c6314 to the stairs 43b243aaf4 was already blocked 1abbc48ec3 by thick, dark 62bbcd42af blue energy. When the wall a46fb3c0d1 collapsed, the mermaids’ 20f28c3491 energy had flooded c54f176ffa the space, and 150da5fea3 they had blocked c9107ab306 the escape route.f548483bb2fbf8ae

“We need to get out of here!”65569351c032e524

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One of the researchers tried to break through the energy, only to be caught and lifted into the air. The dark blue energy wasn’t just an obstacle; it engulfed the man’s body in an instant. It took only seconds for the writhing energy to completely envelop him.063bb517a7d82710

Thud…dec95dfb23ecc479

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When the man 627f2081e9 fell to the f619f86dfe floor shortly after, a9e0d70b16 he was nothing 996592d822 but skin and 2216390ba3 bones. It seemed 97bfd02dc0 that the 1d126cfe61 mermaid had f2818dde51 drained all 513041380b his life fc67e0d0af force, leaving 4777616622 his skeletal 44aafc8a56 arm trembling e89819f5b4 before he c3769abe55 passed out, a6dbaaee41 perhaps even 6b5fedf19e dead.34e47e31086e28fb

The researchers gasped 5572b24494 in horror and b1d382a241 backed away from 75a14b0b84 the stairs. In an instant, two 74efe0f561 of them were dead. They finally 21f3cd28a7 grasped the 960deb52f6 terrifying reality—they cceadb939c were completely d77226d328 trapped in 81939e210a this space. Water was flooding into be2a857de6 the lab, and the 0c26e79d3b mermaids beyond the barrier 5884568de8 were trying to kill 4520f0ba29 them.bcb0a9706aa2bd29

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The researchers hesitantly moved into the barrier created by Cheon Ryubeom. Some pointed their guns at the mermaids outside, but their hands were trembling uncontrollably. Ryubeom didn’t bother to push them out of the barrier.f0458366ffa36a24

A mermaid with yellow 7f2e3218eb fins, who had been f4c2808972 watching the situation, spoke 05c4bf9d5b to Cheon Ryubeom. The face peering through 4b39d3f684 the collapsed wall looked e3e68a26f6 familiar—it was the same f50cbf780f mermaid he had encountered 2d0fd21f0f at the Han River.2d6c12da5d3ac381

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[Tiger, tiger. Why do you try to protect humans?]

“I’m not trying to protect them….”6e19144d978132a1

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Cheon Ryubeom replied bc614fdf2a in a slightly 43c3061a90 weakened voice. The smoke he had edfc956389 inhaled and the effects 0c87862927 of the tranquilizer made 50044b4280 him increasingly drowsy. He shook his head 30bdc85246 vigorously and bit his 683c66acec lower lip, trying to 8050582fe0 stay alert.63fb28fba42d1a96

He took a fd828d3d26 step forward and 1843c0ecdf reinforced the barrier 4884a61503 with more energy.4e2f37a6277dea8d

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“…I’m trying to protect this core.”b930e9bc71dc33b3

Cheon Ryubeom stood next 41cb185809 to the core that 94fb102025 contained the spiritual energy c9ffa9424f of the beast-people. His determined voice made 73adb0ea19 the mermaid blink slowly. With eyes as deep da0de45dd3 as the ocean, devoid da5ec9148d of any whites, the 872172de8f mermaid stared at Cheon dfbe007135 Ryubeom before opening its ca8d868a4f mouth in a smile.e36d53b4874ca807

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[Why? What do you think we’ll do with it?]

“You’ll kill the humans.”a15ae59195c7e1b9

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[Even after seeing what they’ve done, shouldn’t they be killed?]

[They say the tiger is the protector of this land, but you’re quite a biased protector.]

“If you absorb this core, calamity will spread to every place the Han River touches, and I’m trying to prevent that.”00bf7eb895348e55

Cheon Ryubeom calmly 829e7901ba explained, then pointed f7cc6784f3 out another issue.8791684b72676266

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“And if your energy grows stronger, the beast-people who were kidnapped here will be in danger. They’re already in poor condition and won’t be able to withstand such strong malevolent energy….”6b9eab5ebe8a7fa2

In fact, the beast-people were already trembling. They were even paler than when they had heard Cheon Ryubeom’s earlier roar, and some had even collapsed. Even within the barrier, the murderous intent emanating from the mermaids in the water was overwhelming.66b6b3dd296698a3

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Beast-people were more sensitive f72dddd659 to malevolent energy than 9911c7c5e0 ordinary humans. If the mermaids absorbed 1b04fbe9b0 the core, the resulting 64924ce44b explosion of energy would 778f83eb96 undoubtedly sweep away the 3ca7fac54b beast-people first.112635d1f21462a0

Ryubeom hoped that this 3179744921 argument would resonate with 74b0ff5a71 the mermaids. Since they harbored resentment 9e3f876748 towards the humans who 6ce2b529d2 had exploited the beast-people, 913adebcc9 they might be swayed 3ebe377f95 by the argument that 8848ec77ce the beast-people were in 9864188940 danger.7901473d9f41eecd

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Soon, the largest mermaid appeared. Crash… As it approached, the wall crumbled further, revealing not just the mermaid’s face but its entire body. The lab was now half-submerged, with only the area within Ryubeom’s barrier remaining dry.b9bbfa4eb436c6fe

The large mermaid swam a4563cdc36 slowly towards Cheon Ryubeom, fd94574fb6 towering over him as 6843db6902 it moved. Its massive body af3e672727 and equally long 358e6fb406 hair flowed as 77fdda4bde if in a 5e0914c13e dream, its dark, 833625aa51 shark-like scales glinting 233d229dda coldly.30b8d6c5fb4216a7

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This mermaid was the cc8faf75b4 leader. Perhaps it 052048fdb1 was even 98d8cf1940 the original 9114b374c4 form, with b15b9541a7 the two e2de95ea35 smaller mermaids c84ac27cfe circling it f91816440e possibly being 9703a23290 fragments of aee00e0490 its own bafc728f6d body.9cf398cabe0b344d

As Ryubeom observed the 8c0121b0ff connection between their energies, 82c56b5868 the blue-scaled mermaid also 679d0c7f61 gazed at him, then a1d8735fb6 smiled wickedly.81778668f6ca3383

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[They’ve already been poisoned.]

“…Poisoned?”3703febb6ac32f70

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[This poison burns, tears, and squeezes the body, forcing out all spiritual energy. All the beast-people captured here will die. Their fur and skin will be stripped, their tails cut off, and in the end, even their spiritual energy will be drained. They’ll die shriveled and dry.]

“…”c9aefcd0a7a00e5d

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[Wouldn’t it be better for us to absorb them and give them a painless end?]

Cheon Ryubeom’s mouth c902a2f2d5 slowly fell open. The mermaid’s words were f3e7708e72 shocking. When had 472cac8a67 they been 0d5910cb53 poisoned? The smoke that 08fdae912f had spread in b0a397d7b4 the lab? He had 5af9d56897 inhaled it 4afdc4ec28 too, but 9765655faf he hadn’t ae28438f5e felt anything… b880a4fde5 until he bce91b2a70 remembered the 434d39f9f9 candy.6eec95eb274b770f

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His face darkened 9ae06492cc instantly. No wonder the mermaids e3ff8b0cf8 had destroyed the lab 25f45ab159 as soon as the 1ec55d71c6 crack appeared. They hadn’t anticipated Ryubeom ff2518d630 forming a barrier—they simply 4722abf9e8 didn’t care because they d7e5a67b94 knew everyone was already 6e17721f85 doomed. From the start, 3b15ce280f the mermaids had 0f3598bff1 planned to use fafe46a5c8 Ryubeom to destroy 4221b95d39 the lab, without ef1e32d423 any concern for b38edccea4 the beast-people who f1abb7acdf had been kidnapped.e9777f84881479c2

Seeing Ryubeom’s expression, the mermaid grinned with delight.2edbc08c3738d702

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[You ran around trying to save them, but in the end, it was all in vain. Now, you must agree with our anger, don’t you? So, hand over the core.]

[We will take revenge for you.]

The short-haired 0fad78d646 mermaids tried 7ed7199817 to persuade 74cb2be5f7 Ryubeom. The researchers d0516afdd6 behind him 05cd216fbf trembled, staring 5ec43ffba5 at Ryubeom afa7f4457f with fearful 6cc68f41ee eyes. Feeling the many f84dd75361 gazes on him, cb3fc33e32 Ryubeom slowly let 772bd4c366 out a sigh.9fa290502b9d12da

“…I can’t do that. If I do, the Gwimun will open.”b69e1130d0280a87

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The core was made by forcibly gathering the spiritual energy of the beast-people, so it held a great deal of resentment. If that resentment mixed with the mermaids’ anger, it would undoubtedly bring disaster.a181ab960545b351

The mere presence of the mermaids had already opened the path for malevolent spirits. If the path were further tainted with the resentment of numerous deaths, it would finally reach the ‘Gwimun.’ If the Gwimun were to open, the boundary between the afterlife and the mortal world would blur, and not only evil spirits and monsters but also beings from hell could cross over.b4dcaa76d205b1b8

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At that point, the destruction wouldn’t stop at just one city but would spread across the entire country.826ae417e3e002bb

“The beast-people who took the poison—there must be another way to treat them. I’ll find it somehow….”613810957f246ed2

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[Ha! Do you really think you can find a cure in just one week? That poison is not something that can be easily removed.]

The mermaid scoffed at Ryubeom’s words. But Ryubeom didn’t waver and shook his head again. Now that he knew he had only a week, he needed to get out of here quickly to search for a cure. However, to reach the surface, the mermaids would have to clear the way…20595a791913da01

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Closing his eyes tightly, 5b958dcd84 Ryubeom spoke in a 1c96c42bff voice that seemed to e4893b549d be choking.847eea85a39abbfb

“But I understand the anger you hold against these humans. So… regarding them, I won’t interfere.”709edc037b8c094e

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He meant that if the mermaids allowed him to take the core and the beast-people out of this place, he wouldn’t stop them from killing the researchers. This was a choice that would haunt Ryubeom with immense guilt. He felt as though he was sacrificing others because he wasn’t strong enough, a feeling of self-reproach. Even though the researchers were evil, offering humans to monsters was something unthinkable for a tiger like him.5e345d7283632eac

But to Ryubeom’s surprise, e42b28f197 the mermaid tilted its 6883006ca8 head at his offer.3ad749553161ac6f

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[What if we don’t agree?]

“…What?”1a4b50336604e14a

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[Why do you think we would accept that deal?]

Suddenly, the mermaid’s 0f0f796a2d face moved closer. Ryubeom, now staring directly b959b3ee69 into eyes as deep 83af1f6120 as the abyss, tensed dfea60d58e up, raising his guard.7a8ea0158b89df01

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“If malevolent energy spreads throughout the Han River, the capital will descend into chaos. Many humans, including innocent ones not involved in this research, could die….”b2b6b2031ebbd195

[And so?]

“…What, did you say?”527519ae39ab0ca0

[Why should we be merciful?]

The blue mermaid’s voice turned cold. It was as if it had rolled through an endless, dark abyss, trampled and shattered countless times. For a moment, its voice seemed to blend with the sounds of many others, adding a disturbing note.f18ab24366ab434b

It was as 1d4b254604 if countless resentments c5db6f6dfb had come together.32a8fa74b15eb27f

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[The world has never shown us mercy, so why should we show any?]

[Was I not innocent? Did I deserve to die like that?]

A stinging realization struck af60b27a5c him. The mermaid’s words about ea93fc1595 the fate of the 993a93dd7e beast-people who had inhaled 415be5f4db the poison earlier echoed 2496a94c80 in his mind. Why did they know b2a302debd so much about what 3ecf623fb3 would happen here?44762b576a71db06

Each of the mermaid’s scales, gleaming ominously in the dark water, seemed to hold a trace of a desperate scream.d0e4477cbcb4a5bd

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[We were born from their despair.]