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6.

The search for survivors within the base lasted for over an hour. The outpost was quite large.

“He’s dead.”

Kang Mi-young was also tired.

I took his pulse and checked his breathing.

Dead.

It would be nice if the result could simply be like that. In this process, you inevitably have to see the face. Then, memories come to mind. Things you did with that person.

A minor episode.

personal history.

Likes, dislikes.

chat.

That’s literally everything.

Although the Awakened are blessed new human beings, there are many aspects of their humanity that have degenerated. This is especially true.

“Rest in peace.”

Currently the 47th. The body was covered with a nearby cloth. I would like to at least make a grave for him, but he must be sent to the arms of his family who will be waiting for him in his home country.

As a soldier, it’s the right thing to do. We express our condolences and continue the search.

next.

The next one will be different.

* * *

“Are you alive?! Turn on the radio, turn on the radio······.”

Kang Mi-young quickly turned on the radio and shouted.

“Your Majesty, we found a survivor! Tell Kang Jin-young.”

-Where is the location?

He approaches the wounded man with his weapon out. He is barely breathing in the command center. His pulse is unstable and his heart is beating fast. He is on the verge of death from shock.

“Command post. One injured. The dead······.”

I can’t continue speaking. It was so horrible. There were more than a few mangled corpses.

“, I can’t estimate. Join immediately. Kang Jin-young knows the way. I will first check if I can evacuate the injured. That’s it. ”

-All right.

The radio channel was closed. Kang Mi-young was relieved. After a long search, they found a survivor.

‘First aid is needed.’

The condition was serious.

His neck was half-torn off with teeth marks, and his lower body was cut off as if it had been attacked. He was unable to move.

I tried to listen, but it was too heavy. Kang Mi-young looked outside. The lower-level monsters were gradually leaving.

“Damn, the weather is… … .”

Because the days are slowly fading away.

Night is the time of beasts.

Kang Mi-young knows too.

I don’t want to waste time. Kang Mi-young activated [Exit] while holding Jang-byeong in her arms.

A technique that allows you to exit the tower.

[!impossibility!]

But what pops up is a red warning window.

“Tsk.”

Kang Mi-young clicked her tongue lightly.

Check your watch.

The current time is 9:00 PM.

Inside the tower, time flows as if it were real time. The exit stops until the next morning. Until 9 o’clock.

[Exiting the tower is prohibited between 9 PM and 9 AM.]

[If you break this, you will be cursed and become a ‘Defectioner’.]

Kang Mi-young was reluctant to receive the curse. Even if she could endure it, the injured person couldn’t.

“Eat this.”

“Uuuuugh.”

She fed him the herbs she had in her arms and administered emergency treatment with the medicine in the first aid kit. The result was… Just barely enough to keep him alive. It wasn’t perfect.

“Sister.”

“Major!”

At exactly that time, Lee Seong-han and Kang Jin-young arrived at the command center.

Shh …

What is this? The first thing I had was a question. It wasn’t hard to figure out the truth.

The sound of a hole being punctured in the lungs.

That reached even the rational level.

He arrived following in Kang Mi-young’s footsteps.

Wipe your forehead with your hand.

“·····Damn, this is like someone blew it up.”

As soon as Lee Seong-han saw the injured person, he started cursing without realizing it.

Because from the outside, it didn’t look alive.

A growing discomfort.

[The ‘mental barrier’ confirmed the insanity.]

[Prevents extreme confusion, madness, mental damage, etc.]

“Ouch, my head.”

[Mental Barrier] was activated and it was shaken off.

I was shocked at the horrific sight.

Lee Seong-han stared down at Jang Byeong.

‘Did you get attacked by a monster during the raid?’

Especially the claw marks where the neck was torn off.

It must be the hatchling’s doing.

It was a sure thing.

On the way here, I found several bodies like this.

Newborn hatchlings are mentally immature.

But the body is complete.

The race itself was born with a silver spoon in their mouth.

A small base like this can be taken over in the blink of an eye.

“You’re strangely calm? It’s not fun.”

“If you do it, you do it.”

“Huh, that’s an uncommon trait. You seem to have a lot on your mind. Should I come in and see?”

Kang Jin-young gestured as if telling me to speak.

Lee Seong-han chewed his tongue with his front teeth and then started crying.

“That soldier. It’s fake. How can he survive in that condition for nearly an hour?”

It was nonsense from the start.

To live in that state.

Is that a person?

“As expected, I’m not the only one who felt this way.”

Kang Jin-young, who was stuck like a leech.

He clicked his tongue sharply.

“Can I speak frankly?”

“Hatchlings won’t be able to interpret it yet.”

Kang Jin-young ran his finger down his chin.

“Besides, what else could there be if all I heard was screams and military terms?”

“That makes sense. I guess it was a good idea to bring him. Hehehe.”

While the two people were giving and receiving.

Kang Mi-young skillfully applied pressure to the private’s back.

“Major, something is wrong.”

Lee Seong-han whispered to Kang Jin-young.

“That person has no [mental barrier].”

Mental barrier.

An S-class trait that blocks negative mental influences.

Lee Seong-han also got it during his return.

I don’t know the details though.

He seemed to have achieved some kind of ‘hidden achievement’.

“My sister has had a weak personality since she was young. She doesn’t fit in that kind of position.”

Kang Jin-young clicked his tongue with venomous eyes.

Her gaze was directed towards her older sister.

[Iron-blooded Empress Kang Mi-young is in a state of fascination.]

fascination.

Someone was manipulating Kang Mi-young’s perception.

Kang Mi-young waved her hands nervously.

“This time I won’t let you die… … . I’ll let at least one person live.”

Kang Mi-young’s eyes turning red.

Kang Mi-young focused her mana on the wound.

The fire was put out with the first aid equipment on the military uniform.

“Your Majesty.”

“Yes.”

“There is a research building nearby. If you bring a mana pack, you might be able to save him.”

Lee Seong-han went out of the tent.

Kang Jin-young being supported is a bonus.

“It’s over there.”

“Where are you talking about? There are only tents and shelters.”

“Cross flag!”

As Kang Jin-young said, a cross flag was fluttering in the distance.

“Are you here?”

“Here it is.”

The research building, contrary to its name, was a shabby tent.

It is filled with various medical equipment and research facilities.

I wonder if the air conditioner was on until recently.

A faint chill swept through the interior, which was cut off from the outside world.

Kang Jin-young looked around for a moment and then pointed to a nearby table.

“Can you please sit over there?”

“Oh, yeah.”

“Ayaayaya! Sa, let go gently. You’re being unmanly and only showing strength, strength.”

“Sorry!”

“There’s no need to apologize.”

Kang Jin-young sat down at the table.

I took a breather and checked my ankle.

It’s already swollen and blue.

‘Oh no. This is so bad.”

Even to Lee Seong-han, who had no medical knowledge, it seemed difficult for improvement to occur in a short period of time.

What should I do?

I can’t just leave it like this.

No matter how high the level of the Awakened user is, if they are attacked alone, they will suffer a great loss.

“Don’t make that dying face. You don’t plan on dying alone, do you? No matter how unattractive you are, I don’t want to leave you behind.”

Kang Jin-young spoke confidently and grabbed his ankles with both hands.

“I will do it.”

“It’s okay.”

Blue light coming from the hand.

I was breathing mana into it.

One of the wizard’s abilities.

A technique to heal injuries in exchange for mana.

When I checked the wound again, it had improved somewhat.

“For now, this isn’t bad.”

“You’re resting. Let’s look for a mana pack.”

“I’ll help you.”

Knock knock.

“… … Ah! I want to do that, but I can’t help it because of my physical condition. It seems like my mana is depleted.”

Lee Seong-han also did not want to treat the injured person roughly.

Again and again.

Lee Seong-han began to search for the serum by fiddling with drawers, cupboards, and laboratory equipment.

From the outside it looked quite cramped.

But the interior is as spacious as an average building.

Kang Jin-young, who was holding his waist, started to cry.

“By the way, is Mr. Seonghan’s ability [Reconnaissance]?”

“There is not only [Reconnaissance].”

“Well, there can’t be only [Reconnaissance]. What else?”

Oh no, I spoke wrongly again.

Lee Seong-han thought that this mouth was causing trouble.

“Let’s just say that the essence itself is similar.”

Lee Seong-han opened the large freezer.

I took out the blue serum that had been stored.

“Is this correct?”

“That’s right. Bring them all!”

The power was already out and it was lukewarm, but that didn’t matter.

“If I take all of this······something will go wrong.”

“That’s right. That’s what we’re aiming for.”

The brightness is low.

That is, a contaminated state.

Considering that the hatchling’s heart itself is a mana circuit, it should be able to inflict fatal damage.

“You’re here.”

“Yes, I brought the serum, Major. Just inject it.”

Kang Mi-young’s face covered in sweat.

Only then did he regain his composure as if he had been relieved.

“First, let’s move to the rear. It’ll be okay. Rest comfortably.”

Kang Jin-young, sitting next to me, skillfully administered the serum.

“… … .”

Let’s put a needle into a blood vessel.

The refund that started to regenerate.

At the same time, Lee Seong-han skillfully turned the gun and aimed at the soldiers.

If it were fake, it would be difficult to maintain that appearance.

The soldier’s pupils split into several slits.

“Major, this guy is not human.”

“What.”

The rifle’s charging handle was pulled.

[High concentration mana wave detected.]

[Target, ‘Hatchling’, has been identified.]

[It is assumed that ‘morphing’ was used.]

Before he could make a decision, the soldier’s neck snapped open.

[Starts automatic combat.]

You seem like a clever guy.

Only then did Kang Mi-young’s eyes move as she realized the truth.

BAM───!

We exchanged a large sum.

Kang Mi-young took a deep breath as if she was tired.

If you’ve just been hit by an attack, you’ll be torn to pieces.

Lee Seong-han gasped for breath as if he was relieved.

dump.

Kang Mi-young collapsed.

I felt as if my energy had been drained.

There seemed to be a blue line between Hatchling and Kang Mi-young.

[Would you like to accept the ‘Hidden Quest’?]

Quest?

Well, it’s destined to end up like this anyway.

I guess I should give it a try.

Lee Seong-han laughed bitterly.

“Accept.”

[『Hidden Quest』has arrived!]

Let’s do this properly once.