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“Ah…!”
A large hand covered Dokyeom’s hand. It was Baek Jiwun’s wrist, desperately wrapping around Dokyeom. Instantly Dokyeom’s body stiffened in horror.
“Brother… Hah! Ah, brother, really! If you break a single bone here, brother Agon and brother Yeonhu won’t let me off! A person, an E-rank, why are you so reckless! Get away, you bastards! I’m a B-rank, you dog bastards! Ah, aack!”
Dokyeom’s eyes blinked. His mind stopped as if his breath had ceased. Blood continuously flowed from Baek Jiwun’s nose and mouth as he endured the kicks meant for Dokyeom. His crushed wrist was also turning black by the minute.
Yet Baek Jiwun gritted his teeth and endured the violence inflicted on him.
“…Move…. Jiwun, move! Why you…”
“I don’t know! My body moved on its own, what can I, ugh…”
He hadn’t noticed when they faced each other, but Baek Jiwun’s body was broad enough to envelop Dokyeom’s. Baek Jiwun’s painfully squeezed eyes opened wide in pain several times, and finally, when his gaze slid to Dokyeom, who was struggling to push him away.
When their jet-black eyes met just before fainting, the world fell into a daze as if all noise disappeared. It was also a ‘moment’ he had long forgotten.
The blurring world began to tilt. The swirling world was soon sucked into a pitch-black pit. It felt like the world was spinning backwards. As the surroundings became quiet, the sound of cards echoed faintly from afar. The sound soon grew clear and loud.
Charrr,
Countless stars rising and setting. Baek Jiwun was one of them. But then,
“!”
Everything was pitch black. Nothing was seen or heard. Only pitch-black scenes flashed by as if ink had spilled.
It was like Han Yuseong’s future. There was not a single difference from the scene Han Yuseong experienced. This meant Baek Jiwun was also fated to die someday.
His jaw was tightly clenched. As he panted, the card sound began to fade, and all moments revolved like a cycle, pulling Dokyeom back to the present. To this moment when Baek Jiwun’s eyes were closing.
In the end, Baek Jiwun took a last look at Dokyeom and collapsed. The merciless violence also stopped. As something heavy began to press down all around.
Piiiiing!
“Huh, what now.”
It started with Dali’s scream that sent chills down everyone’s spine. The ground shook, the walls trembled. All hunters turned their eyes in fright, searching for that heavy air.
And when their gaze stopped somewhere, they witnessed something that had suddenly appeared. It was white flames. Armor wrapped in white flames that looked like smoke appeared behind the child. Carrying the eerie smell of death.
Piiiiing, !!
Thud,
Dali’s eyes filled with murder. Blood vessels stood out on that small body.
Dokyeom quickly placed his index finger under Baek Jiwun’s limp nose. As soon as he felt a faint breath on his skin, Dokyeom sighed in relief and hugged Baek Jiwun tightly. He wiped the blood several times and patted his back as if to commend him for his hard work.
And when Dali’s wailing body began to grow huge with a roar.
“…Whitey.”
He whispered like the wind.
For a moment, it was as if a fierce wind blew. A red-eyed hunter, instinctively guessing something, pulled a dagger from his waist and swung it toward Dokyeom. They had to secure a hostage!
“Grab Han Dokyeom first…!”
The sword swung violently. But soon, they faced a shocking situation.
Clang!
An insanely hard sensation touched the blade. It was like iron.
“!”
It wasn’t Han Dokyeom. Where Dokyeom should have been stood the giant iron-armored man who had been behind the child just moments before. The red-eyed hunter quickly turned his gaze to where the chimera had been. A terrifyingly immense pressure emanated from there. The child’s mouth transformed into a beak, and its crouched body grew infinitely large.
Its size far exceeded the form they had seen in the snow mountain video. Its swelling body was as large as a house.
“No, why…”
The chimera was definitely… under
Han Dokyeom was there. As if protected by a giant snake, inside the coiled chimera’s tail, he gently laid down the person he had been holding. The Chinese hunters’ eyes widened in an instant.
Because Dokyeom was standing right where the Hell General had stood moments before. As if they had swapped places.
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[Using ‘Swap’ acquired from ‘Jeong Ilun (A)’ via
[Successfully ‘Swapped’ with the designated ‘target’.]
The world shakes. Dokyeom, next to Dali who was uncontrollably growing, fixed his eyes on the text appearing in the air. Getting
‘Swap’, as the name suggests, was a skill that exchanged positions with a designated target.
Piiiiing, !
Dali’s scream shook the world to the point of stinging the skin. Dokyeom carefully brushed back Baek Jiwun’s hair, who was lying softly on the floor. At least his breathing was steady.
If ‘Whitey’ had come a little sooner, Baek Jiwun’s injuries might have been prevented. Or if he had left only one of ‘Whitey’ and ‘Blacky’ here. This incident was entirely Dokyeom’s misjudgment.
As soon as he opened his eyes here, Dokyeom sent out the ‘Hell Generals’ that Taeseongyeon had given him. He sent one to Taeseongyeon and the other to search team leader Jeong Ilun to report the situation. He needed Jeong Ilun more than anyone else.
The fact that ‘Whitey’ had returned meant that Jeong Ilun was also somewhere in this room. What he prioritized didn’t matter. At least, Dokyeom needed Jeong Ilun’s ‘skill’ right now.
That’s why Dokyeom sat without resistance and waited for the right moment.
“…Good boy, Dali.”
He had hoped that Dali’s rank, after two days of starvation, would reach its maximum. That way, he could break
Fortunately, after the painful time, Dali’s rank had now risen to ‘S’ rank. That meant
Piiiiing, !!
Dali’s wailing voice was sorrowful. The helplessness Dali had endured during that time when he couldn’t even control his own body struck deep. Seeing Dali cry until his insides burned, his eyes raw, and his voice hoarse, Dokyeom’s heart was far from at ease.
When he placed his hand on Dali’s body, the heavy surge of power transmitted. A power that could cut just by reaching out lurked inside Dali. Dokyeom patted his body soothingly and cast
“Secure Han Dokyeom first! Even if we let the others go, we must not lose Han Dokyeom!”
From a distance, a blade shone dazzlingly. Seeing the wave-like sword cutting horizontally toward him, Dokyeom closed his eyes calmly. And whispered two skills.
‘
‘
At that moment, the ground beneath Dokyeom’s feet sank as if falling into a distant cliff.
Pii, pii,
Starting with a faint smell of grass, the chirping of small birds lingered in his ears like whispers. Rustling, leaves fluttering in the wind carried the scent of lush trees.
Gwaee, gwaee,
Somewhere, Agor’s lullaby could be heard.
‘I like you. I really like you.’
Dali’s chirping also blended into the quiet moment. Was it a message to his mother? It felt so vivid, like a warm embrace. It was just warm and full. Yet bitter.
Dali’s life flashed by. The fear of losing someone. The countless nights he worried about being left alone.
Dali’s world was full of brilliant stars. One was his mother Agor, and the scary star next to her was Agon. The star emitting a calm light was Beom Yeonhu, and the noisy star was Baek Jiwun.
Dali looked up with his white eyes at the most dazzling star among them.
Light is inscribed in his moon-white eyes. The most brilliant star. Dali chirps and smiles.
That star was Dokyeom.
Pii,
‘I’m doing well, Mom.’
All the stars balanced around Dokyeom. It was the world and future Dali wished for. A world where everyone lived together and survived.
Pieck,
‘Everyone treats me well. I eat a lot. I’m not hungry anymore… Everyone is really nice.’
Dali fumbled inside his arms and pulled something out. In his small, delicate hand appeared a cube puzzle. Dali looked down at it proudly. His white cheeks flushed like a peach.
Pii,
‘So now, I want to protect you.’
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