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Chapter 6: He Should Be Dead
(Translated and adapted to English)
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Booms echoed across the city. Buildings collapsed one after another.
> "He's insane, isn't he?!"
"He must've taken the pill…"
"Damn it. He's throwing his life away. What should we do now?"
"We wait. I know how he thinks."
A deafening roar silenced everything.
The monstrous tendrils that had wrapped around the city suddenly… vanished.
> "He did it!"
"He actually made it!!"
The squad rushed to the impact site.
But instead of a charred body…
> "He's… still breathing?"
"Wait. I see a burn mark—possibly a portal escape... The creature might have fled."
> "Alright. Bring that thing."
"But… it's in the shelter."
"You're kidding me?!"
A calm voice cut through the chaos.
> "Already brought it."
A man approached, carrying a medkit, wearing a black coat with faint red lines pulsing along the sleeves.
> "Dr. Alrin!"
"Damn it, Kael. Were you trying to die?" he snapped.
Without waiting for a response, he knelt beside Kael and began sealing wounds with practiced precision.
The injuries were few… but all lethal.
> "Stabilize him. Get him back to the safe zone. I'll stay and finish some calculations."
"Yes, Doctor."
As Kael was lifted away, the others glanced back.
> "Doctor… are you staying alone?"
"Don't talk to me when I'm thinking."
"…Understood. Cutting comms."
Dr. Alrin stood up and picked up something strange—a charred fragment, faintly glowing.
> "...This thing. Is it from him?"
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