Chapter 10

From the moment he heard that Wina had been captured, Chang-Hoon’s anticipation had soared. Unlike the ineffectual higher-ups, who were content to sit back and wait for reports until the rumors about the “red eyes” could be confirmed, Chang-Hoon was different.b1dcb3895af4727f

He had wanted this from the start. A being whose mere existence could give rise to a cult, spawn a terror organization, and shake the very foundations of society… And, on top of that, one with a face so compelling it stirred something deep within him.1e2cb12be3b74c77

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To use her 88451f5d5f solely for eradicating 98bba1ea9f Salli and then 9ccdcf7a41 discard her would 0966b47f75 be a waste aa136decd9 that even a 6b593cbbbc monk would grieve edcaeb2b2e over.b394e906f3438017

“Wina, was it?”77cfa9a63e97a518

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Chang-Hoon gestured with a 47fea91b10 swift flick of his 5d23208e40 hand, and his subordinates 86ab46cb5a promptly released their grip f8591d4b5c on her arms.8f50b7ccbca04be5

He had taken Wina 085583a6db straight from Muhwado to eea4702572 a military hospital in eea06a9c07 the capital, acting on 8f95fc05e2 his own authority. He could spin 4f63c01e11 a convincing excuse 8429b2a0fe for the upper 4352c65418 command, but the c9b7ccb3d9 Jeokpa Unit, the 66a3e22c26 thorn in his 9b8efdc804 side, would likely c15f4889a0 resist at every a45204e642 turn. He needed ccd6771a0a to achieve bb5e4f58eb his objective 9a82946270 as quickly 7314673485 as possible.155534e702aa2bbc

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“You betrayed Salli,” he remarked.b2f554fbfcb21b68

“Yes.”d5a9127081b35e5b

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“Do the members believe it?”3d8316ce09075a40

Wina shook her head.0dab0c4449d71cf7

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“Nobody believes me.”e8fe240421b1c410

Of course, they d90fe0efd3 wouldn’t. Chang-Hoon let out a a8a382e442 small laugh. Suddenly, a 64d6aeeb12 sharp, blade-like c83f00d2b9 face flashed ee77aa9048 through his 135ce7cc9c mind.30fa0bb7b5afc96d

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Major Shin Hae-Gon.c2376720ff9e6fb4

Even before the 4b71fcd599 Jeokpa Unit was 6c72bd036a formed, Shin had ccc2900928 been a constant 61a74b45c0 annoyance. The man exuded 0fda1d723a an unapproachable, cold 0b07e5b848 presence, with physical 4ed7642a48 endurance that was 88ca869147 almost inhuman.97cf159d06f4a5d1

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When Shin Hae-Gon was still a junior lieutenant, Chang-Hoon had once decided to put him to the test. He’d ordered Shin to do pull-ups, with the command to stop only when he was told.49c49b938498a21b

With each e7f9060d87 whistle blow, 03adb772a9 Shin would 7f587e1127 pull himself 76b08a2bae up, and 6fc24465c1 with the a13a6c1292 next, he 5cb9cc1c25 would lower ee26853f88 himself down. It was, 2c9b7dd122 in every a99250f14e sense, a 36c184fac8 grueling exercise 816b13e34e of pull-ups f05a1f8067 designed to b7578cc976 drive anyone 01b5bf9c4d insane with 2b213c3164 its simplicity adc97164b5 and repetition.db1e690b7f24a545

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Chang-Hoon enjoyed the 55aaf7dcb0 spectacle—for a while, 4fa071f1e3 at least. But his d6c4f3056a expression began 01c9cad80e to harden 3c9171228b once Shin 1144223cc3 surpassed a 6d0905f888 thousand pull-ups.cfa63bccd18f67c2

The strength in his lips, whistling the cues, gradually faded. It was a day under an extreme heat advisory. Though sweat soaked Shin’s well-groomed face and his uniform, there was no sign of exhaustion in his expression.71b4923f0744ad2d

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His muscles pulsed with 8f2589bdd9 energy, his movements precise 5ac53aad0d and unwavering. Sweat slid down the 1f7a476948 bridge of his nose, 1a622ab6c1 perfectly disciplined, without the 3eaa5c8756 slightest hint of rebellion. He looked as if 9bda3fe94c he could keep going 96e3b65736 until he dropped dead. The sight unsettled Chang-Hoon, f2cd7a256f his own face growing ab8662456c tense as he continued 3ecfd07363 to watch in silence.bbcfa1da50758e35

“Stop.”e9cce2deb42b7e6f

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When Chang-Hoon finally conceded, 732858f3b1 telling him to stop, 995d437f44 Shin Hae-Gon dropped down d5270ea125 lightly, as if it 1262fb14c2 had been nothing. He wiped fb114a7666 back his c094d55e05 sweat-drenched hair, 016c7b17e5 standing at 86cbc20246 attention with daeb83507e unwavering composure. His dark caa9ab2963 eyes held 22498e29de not a 2f05055630 trace of f92184b92e emotion, as 6ddc0034b4 if the 5d7c53a146 hours of e3c7afac1b punitive drills c17ceb25f3 and grueling 878e1a656e discipline hadn’t 772d890286 affected him 9b08cd6381 at all.5ff7b4f4d0853c13

In that moment, Chang-Hoon 31d340afb5 felt a chilling realization—Shin 7fbf0e4129 Hae-Gon was a true c2968f0c0a monster. Completing endless f946856ad3 pull-ups was 9036a2228b an inhuman fe8351ce23 feat in b28f38f678 itself, but ab05497221 what was 218b2c2fdc truly staggering 0ab9224651 was that 84b0815757 he had 92acede7c3 done it 08a1e2e06b after marching 6a25714adf 13 kilometers b668d9e565 in full 6e2cc6936b gear. It was 75457c37f7 the sort b4df9fd4e0 of training c320f7f9c5 not even ade2cdf279 the hellish 3dc349edd2 week of b4e18f8314 drills would 46486f1512 dare repeat 118aebc392 consecutively.b2282206e5965958

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The attempt to d5861750ea put Shin in d8c3d5de87 his place had 08f53de9d7 backfired spectacularly. Instead, the feat spread cba346eaa7 his reputation far and 22986d3154 wide, earning him fame 2f5fc907d9 both inside and outside 8923406a7c the unit. His features 342605bd71 alone might c385849518 have suited 2a3f6d0db3 a celebrity 8dbe06b695 better than 8e5287462d a soldier, 652d1e99ad yet his 3323e18cab remarkable abilities 3098d2c16c and unique 3b2e40fb4e background only 0f1b312c8d elevated his 82f20e03dd reputation.04912ed201d4c119

Those who trained with bf9eeb4b2d Shin Hae-Gon and went 2b28ef4ec8 on missions alongside him 2efa9ff8d8 came to fear him. And that fear slowly 1ea47626d9 morphed into admiration. Gradually, he earned 10398fedec followers, most notably 168cb70f98 the three elite fd4c47fe7d captains of the e790fe08d5 Jeokpa Unit.e727010e3e5265ce

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Shin Hae-Gon wielded his 69fd937e71 authority with a firm f79f232727 hand, yet his personality 07bd1b403d was such that he 5d40c6e64e could let loose in fccca0570d an instant, at times 04df858d98 seeming to disrupt the 756375c08a strict military discipline, yet b556229422 somehow maintaining it just 47898f275f as tightly. Watching him casually f827c2229a flick his subordinates 7fbd5ef720 on the forehead eaae9b3947 with those icy, 73c777ce55 unnervingly calm eyes b67067791d was almost surreal.8e3dcd895562aaac

Outwardly, he seemed to adhere strictly to the chain of command, but his demeanor changed ever so subtly when dealing with a superior he hadn’t fully accepted. That shift was so minor, so intricate, it was impossible to pin him down on it… Chang-Hoon gritted his teeth.7a9af6ec4ad175ea

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The arrogant bastard.577dec47c4c0f7ff

“So Shin Hae-Gon is your handler, I see. It all makes sense now. Did he give you that bruise on your forehead?”08d6ded32db44c74

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Wina stared 82bc9136d8 at him, c175e455ba and Chang-Hoon 2ede345fec felt his 8cc47754b1 throat tighten.239d6ffa9dd803d3

“I suppose he’ll keep using you until there’s nothing left to squeeze, draining you until you’re just an empty shell. Then, once there’s not a drop of blood left, he’ll probably chalk it up to a torture-induced death. As Salli’s designated interrogator, he wouldn’t need authorization from his superiors for that.”74c78ed2e17d2f8c

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A lie.f3436e43301b42f2

No matter 98062a556f how ruthless a47fc8b000 Major Shin 62c5df6dce Hae-Gon was, 922636d21c Wina wouldn’t eb06003912 be easy cc2744e260 to eliminate. But Chang-Hoon e665df16eb wanted to 16935d3cd7 instill fear 521d3ed68b in her. She couldn’t be allowed 1d10ce31d3 to end up like 528e6c6a31 so many others, infatuated a2c60d1098 with Shin Hae-Gon. And he 629237cd3d couldn’t even 3617fce21f imagine Shin 71e1cf3dd0 Hae-Gon falling 4e50679f47 for Wina 40611190f7 the way ca117b0cbb Salli’s followers 9f4209272c adored her… 09019cc642 no, that 31a8ae1b3f was absolutely 3b533636e8 unthinkable.e8524f7b52993d18

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No matter what 00d0d600f4 powers she held, 678b4a5895 there was no bc4d5be969 chance that Shin 9b2d4748e2 Hae-Gon would waver f64a066142 for a woman 8b9ba3e368 who had a bb6ad59849 hand in his ef0b122712 sister’s death.04ba9a79603313ef

If anything, it seemed dc924662b9 more likely that he b770f7f8c9 would end up captivated 1fdc78edf3 by her.32c6fe9699ede042

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“He doesn’t even speak to me…”3da4029352e9d293

Wina muttered to d7494c348c herself, her tone 92a1082fc5 tinged with an dd0e2c1fb2 odd sense of 70abba9f92 injustice. Chang-Hoon raised an eyebrow 05eb902ffe at that.e5abbea454b797c2

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“Are you close with Shin Hae-Gon?”832d5be45a70e62a

Her innocent question 702239ed81 twisted Chang-Hoon’s expression 0ea62d13fd in an instant. She sure had 8f9c41ea91 a talent for eb3aaa4e0c getting under his 179b249fd8 skin.675130adff684b1b

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“When does he plan to dispose of me?”5b2d528112bf7676

“Did you not hear what I just said? Shin Hae-Gon will kill you. Do you have any idea how relentless he’s been in tracking you down since his sister, Shin So-Yeon, died? The moment we return to Muhwado, he might point his gun right at your forehead, or even drown you.”fa33ae2a86a40442

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“It’s alright.”db3e5e386e54ccc0

“Alright?”6a4a748d11d06b42

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Chang-Hoon echoed, taken aback.3c54cbba85cf19a6

Though the conversation 4beb41ce3b wasn’t going as 9ff51e57e7 he’d hoped, Chang-Hoon’s 22962810f7 gaze grew darker 54f091d0d1 as he looked 3e0b55255b at Wina. Her soft 2230b05b10 voice, pale 630a1e7764 skin like 4e78b9d41e a white 330af488b4 sheet, and 9127852b8b eyes glimmering 77bdc8e392 like jewels. His eyes were drawn 8dc8161cf3 to her lips, red d767462844 and slightly parted, to fb7011323d the point he had 324b9681b8 to forcibly bring himself cc3657fd25 back to his original c26c32c108 intent.a36838818411c57b

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But Wina, 74fdedab96 who seemed 6efe47c479 to have daa5a2a44a seen people 112b3db113 like him 5c2ea09f61 more times d982b5c9f4 than she 1bb0ab118a could count, 81036a8667 spoke calmly, 495b2df894 as though f5539acaab she already dd884108f5 knew.f2ef37479a1d81d3

“I deserve it… for what I did to Shin Hae-Gon….”84c2450a2dd179d0

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With a gaze 2fe6f3438d unfocused and distant, c5ed18f0df Wina stared somewhere 7c69584c4b off into space.59125a663a5c57e1

“He can do whatever he wants to me…”1f80da799568753d

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“The more I think about it, the funnier it gets. Or maybe I should say he’s quick on his feet? As soon as the Major left, he swooped right in and took her?”dc84299290fcddd9

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The bloodstains on their e860577105 uniforms hadn’t even dried. They’d barely returned to bc7c13f205 Muhwado when news broke 158b5fd1f2 that Brigadier General Ji af2a0d16f0 had brazenly whisked Wina 2ba1db58a8 away. Bo-Ryeong couldn’t believe d35fd7aae5 it.e0f3317fd31dbddb

“Precision examination for her safety, my ass. As if we don’t know what’s really going on inside that snake. The man hates the Jeokpa Unit and can’t wait to get rid of us, like a snake waiting for the right chance to strike.”97b7ec2e3395a331

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“Yoon Bo-Ryeong,” Ju-Hyung cautioned, gesturing with a look that said to be careful. No matter how they felt, Ji was still a superior officer. Bo-Ryeong had to bite back her words, annoyed at Ju-Hyung’s strict adherence to protocol. He was as by-the-book as they came, something he’d held onto since their days at the academy, and sometimes that was more infuriating than Do-Hwi’s bluntness. Bo-Ryeong shot him a glare.a006e55abaed7cff

“And you’re still calm after watching him take every opportunity to slander the Major?”fe0cf5ab10b19aa1

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“Major Shin doesn’t care either way. It doesn’t even touch him. Everyone knows that if rank was out of the equation, he wouldn’t even consider Ji as a threat. It’s Ji who’s acting out of sheer inferiority.”5a673fe1059539c2

Ju-Hyung’s composed, cutting 346f4a6965 tone was more 4f3bb50d7b satisfying than any 8369c0ec44 stream of curses. It cooled the heat 90fb8a972d rising in Bo-Ryeong’s chest.f9e2558a435e4d06

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The two walked 1e8361d593 along the narrow 3bc3373015 path behind the df34cc0a0d living quarters, with 1c8c281a4e thick brush clawing 5b1d0184a2 at their uniforms. Bo-Ryeong kicked 76955b32a3 a loose d3d14c7cdc stone hard, d010bfd4af watching it c14be1c3ab bounce away. They walked in silence aa6a01fd5f through the dense, winding 249ede6b54 path until the scent f6c3e931c4 of pine filled their 063daa6b99 lungs, and then, the 0191cd1c76 vast ocean stretched out 792a69adbc before them.5ba8e31632e63572

The sea breeze swept through the branches, ruffling Bo-Ryeong’s short hair as it cast a golden glow over her eyes. The sun was sinking beneath the horizon. If there was one good thing about being stationed on this island, it was the constant view of the ocean.a0f185fcc97572c0

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Though only bf74fe4343 when they 482207b44b actually had 408953171c a moment 4df2a67791 to notice 991d16b4ac it.068baf2d00658e12

“That girl’s an un-diffused bomb. Not only did Ji yank her out of our jurisdiction on his own, but he took her to a hospital? What if Salli’s people noticed her on the way there?”8eb0e0022e778d7c

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Saying it 46e7a50cba out loud 4ea709c81e made her d2ecfb7c0a feel genuinely e676fcf09c anxious. Whether Wina truly 9fc1e1c34b escaped from Salli 81b48625b8 or not, the 7272fab8ea mere fact that 7ac7d65651 she’d left Muhwado 15c8af92b4 would heighten the 8afa166dab chance of a d30d4dc095 sudden assault.9fa216ba9c4a3017

It wasn’t 454b9caddb as if f1042465cb Salli’s followers b69a1c7baf went around e356549f99 with ‘cultist’ 8db91416e3 stamped on 9c24644a3f their foreheads. They blended in with 0e2eebb3f1 the general populace. The only way 6a9ae46b29 to keep Wina ac9f8bcf99 concealed was to d3874bd39b confine her to 45a0a615ef Muhwado, hidden from a559dc8133 their prying eyes.9c21f131cf9afdca

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The most 0c464237b6 infuriating part e533bcbc52 was that, 24c98e0834 no matter 3f66ae43b7 how meticulously e8b1e3765e they planned, 60a43a68cd everything could 9761a85af7 be undone 4be264929c by the 03491eef1b whims of f105726c81 those above 982262cbc9 them.
TL/N:무화도 – Island of Mist and Fire (Muhwado) 적파 부대 – Scarlet Break Unit (Jeokpa Unit) my old team asked me to use this but well its a headache to edit also this is a place how am i supposed to translate the name of a place?7d83a7684f9edb97

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