There Are No Humans in the Monster Company

Two arms warped into the shape of weapons of war and legs as rigid as if steel pillars had been embedded within them.

Grotesquely twisted faces.

They were the prison guards.

Deformed guard uniforms.

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There were four of them.

At a terrifying speed.

They saw us and moved.

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We were outnumbered on open ground. arcade The only available cover was the ruined metal structures.

We ran without thinking.

“Run!”

“They’re coming. harbor Run!”

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It seemed Lee Seong-hoon didn’t even have the energy to answer. auction He grabbed the edge of my clothes as if he were going to tear them off and started running.

“Don’t get separated from me!”

Min Do-hyeon took the lead with light movements, while Bae Hyeon-yu adjusted her expandable baton and matched her pace to Lee Seong-hoon, who was the slowest.

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Thud! palette Thud! legend Thud!

The heavy vibrations coming from behind traveled through the ground and reached the soles of my feet.

There was no need to look back.

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The heavy sensation at my collarbone.

The beads of the rosary around my wrist grew so hot they felt capable of burning my skin.

Those things bent their legs at angles impossible for human joints as they kicked up clouds of dust throughout the courtyard.

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“There! altitude That way!”

At Lee Seong-hoon’s desperate shout, I pointed toward the metal structure in front of us.

“Where are we going, hyung?!”

And my vision was already completely dyed in blazing red.

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Wasting time in the middle of a completely open courtyard was suicide.

Then, one of the guards running ahead of the others planted one of its abnormally long arms on the ground and launched its body forward like a thrown spear.

Accompanied by a shriek that seemed capable of tearing space itself apart, the monster descended upon our heads.

──GRAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!

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“Move!”

At the same time, the expandable baton in her hand carved a huge arc through the air.

With a roar worthy of a wild beast, Bae Hyeon-yu grabbed Lee Seong-hoon by the back of the neck and hurled him aside.

Its target was Lee Seong-hoon, the one who looked weakest.

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That did not sound like striking rubber.

It was the crash of two masses of metal colliding head-on.

Clang!

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The guard’s head twisted at a grotesque angle before smashing into the ground.

She leaped several meters into the air and stomped on the monster’s back as it lay embedded in the ground.

But Bae Hyeon-yu’s attack did not end there.

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Bae Hyeon-yu shouted as she exhaled heavily.

“Don’t stop! anchor There are still three left!”

With a dull explosion, the guard’s spine shattered into pieces.

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‘40%…’

Even amid that absolute chaos, the extractor continued absorbing the courtyard’s energy, its indicator slowly rising.

The muscles in her arms trembled from the effort.

While continuing to run, I glanced at the Erosion Extractor attached to my chest.

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I clenched my teeth.

Humans fighting to survive.

And a machine silently feeding on the suffering emanating from that battlefield.

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Min Do-hyeon’s urgent shout made me turn my head.

Without realizing it, two guards had already slipped into my blind spots.

“Agent Jeong! portal To your left!”

The shadow beneath my feet stretched out.

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The disgusting sensation ran down my spine.

Instinctively, I gripped the white bone pen in my pocket.

The tips of its fingers brushed against my clothes as they sliced through the air.

Just as one of those shadows was about to engulf my ankles, I twisted my body violently.

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“Agent Jeong! aspect Catch!”

Then, accompanied by a shout, something traced a sharp arc above my head.

‘It’s not even a real weapon…!’

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I reached out by reflex.

The silver blade reflected the blood-red sky as it cut through the air.

What he had thrown was a short but heavy knife.

Min Do-hyeon’s voice.

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Clack!

The moment I caught the handle, I felt the cold tremor of metal run through my palm.

Stab!

Without hesitation, I adjusted my grip and turned toward one of the guards charging at me.

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The knife drove deep between the bars of the small metal cage embedded in the top of the guard’s head.

It felt more like sinking a blade into wet mud.

It did not feel like piercing a solid skull.

Graaahhh! acid Grrraaaaaahhh!!

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The monster’s scream made my eardrums vibrate.

I twisted my arm with all my strength and dragged the knife down toward its neck.

A cold vibration traveled up the blade and into my wrist.

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Behind the body as it staggered backward weakly, another guard was already lunging at me, raising a trident-shaped punishment device.

A black, tar-like liquid burst out violently as the reddish light flickering inside the cage went out without resistance.

I kicked the guard in the chest while pulling the knife free.

“Get away from me, you piece-of-shit monster!”

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“Hyung!”

Just as the trident was about to pierce my shoulder, a massive shadow stepped in front of me.

Lee Seong-hoon’s shout cut through my back.

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“Don’t just stand there!”

The impact twisted her wrist, but she did not even flinch. album She kicked the monster in the chest and shouted,

Bae Hyeon-yu swung her expandable baton and violently deflected the trident’s prongs, producing a shrill metallic screech.

Clang—!

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Her shout snapped me back to my senses.

The prison guards that had fallen were beginning to stand again, their joints emitting grotesque noises as they bent.

Even on the far side of the courtyard, more black shadows were starting to turn toward us.

I tightened my grip on the knife and surveyed the area.

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A metal staircase hung precariously from the exterior.

An old administrative building stood there, its structure twisted unnaturally.

Min Do-hyeon pointed toward a corner of the courtyard.

“Agent Jeong! atlas Over there! album The stairs leading to the rooftop of that building!”

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It was the only available escape route.

The punishment instruments in their hands gleamed ominously beneath the blood-red sky.

The guards’ encirclement was tightening.

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At the same time, I ran with all my strength.

Feeling the cold knife in my hand, I shoved Lee Seong-hoon by the shoulder.

“Now! accent Hurry!”

We sprinted toward the nearest building, where the twisted metal staircase hung from the side.

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I waited until I confirmed that Bae Hyeon-yu, Min Do-hyeon, and finally Lee Seong-hoon had entered.

I threw open the metal door.

To shake off the guards pursuing us, I climbed the stairs three at a time.

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BANG!

Then I slammed the door shut with all my strength.

The chaos vanished instantly.

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Leaning against the closed door, we all inhaled deeply at the same time.

Only our breathing remained.

There was more dust and the stench of blood than oxygen.

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“For now.”

Every breath made my throat burn.

Min Do-hyeon was the first to speak, wearing an exhausted smile.

“Still alive?”

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The administrative building was a warped labyrinth.

I caught my breath as well and looked around the interior.

Bae Hyeon-yu replied while keeping watch on the surroundings.

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‘What a disgusting place. avalanche It’s revolting.’

An indescribable brown liquid dripped from twisted pipes.

The fluorescent lamps hanging from the ceiling trembled like dying animals, repeating a sickly flicker.

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Amid that oppressive silence, I sharpened all my senses.

Documents reduced to pulp by stagnant water.

With Bae Hyeon-yu leading the way, we crossed the hallway in silence and entered a small office.

Collapsed desks.

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“Wait.”

Thud.

I hadn’t even finished warning them.

Clack.

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Thud.

Thud.

A heavy vibration echoed from behind the wall.

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“…Again?”

Its face had melted until it hung down over its chest.

Bae Hyeon-yu had just readjusted her grip on her baton when the door in front of us burst open with a shriek.

What appeared was a prison guard far larger and more monstrous than the previous ones.

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“Get back!”

The monster opened its mouth.

It was faster than the warning itself.

And one of its arms had completely transformed into a massive scythe.

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Bae Hyeon-yu’s shout exploded through the room.

“Min Do-hyeon!”

Its target was Min Do-hyeon, who was examining a pile of documents with his guard down.

But the distance was too short.

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Something drove my muscles before I could even think.

And at the same time, an impact so heavy that it numbed my senses struck my side.

I suppose I still wanted to pretend I was a decent adult.

I slammed my shoulder into Min Do-hyeon and shoved him away.

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Thrust.

“…Khk.”

“Hyung!”

A cold sweat cascaded down my back.

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The tip of the guard’s scythe-arm had clearly pierced my side.

Lee Seong-hoon’s scream pierced my eardrums.

It hadn’t been a mere graze.

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Seizing the opportunity, Min Do-hyeon kicked the creature in the head and shouted,

Bae Hyeon-yu’s baton struck one of the monster’s legs, causing it to stagger.

The sensation of that monstrous body, black and rusted like corroded metal, penetrating my flesh stimulated my brain with terrifying clarity.

Wham!

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At his shout, I clutched my bleeding side with one hand and grabbed the handle of the metal door on the opposite side with the other.

I threw the door open.

“Now!”

BANG!

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Min Do-hyeon was supporting me.

The other three practically dragged me out of the room.

And Bae Hyeon-yu was searching for a route while watching our rear.

Lee Seong-hoon was sobbing.

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“There’s a door on the other side of the stairs! palette Over there!”

We passed overturned service windows and caved-in ceilings.

We rushed down a grotesque spiral staircase as though the center of the building had collapsed.

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Once again.

I gritted my teeth and ran toward the final door.

To survive.

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“Ugh… ah…”

The moment we closed the door, I collapsed onto the floor.

A completely different place awaited us on the other side.

When we pushed it open—

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The wound, which had previously burned, transformed into a horrifying coldness that spread throughout my entire body.

My vision flickered violently.

“Agent Jeong! alpha Stay conscious! accent Hyeon-yu, the hemostatic agent! alert Hurry!”

The blood pouring from my side soaked the cold ground.

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Min Do-hyeon’s urgent voice sounded distant.

Gauze and compression bandages covered my torn shirt.

Bae Hyeon-yu emptied her backpack and scattered the contents of an emergency medical kit.

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The gauze was instantly soaked with dark blood.

It was useless.

The hole carved by the scythe was far too severe to close with simple bandages.

The pool beneath my body kept growing larger.

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The desperate eyes of all three were fixed on me.

Bae Hyeon-yu’s voice trembled.

“No… he’s losing too much blood.”

Beside me, Lee Seong-hoon covered his mouth while trying to suppress his sobs.

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Inside my clothes, my fingers touched a hard, unfamiliar surface.

‘…I have no choice. alert I’ll have to use it. zenith It’s my first time. adapt I guess I’ll have to sacrifice at least one bone.’

The necklace on my chest and the rosary around my wrist vibrated violently, as though trying to replace the increasingly weak beats of my heart.

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Mercy of the Holy Mother.

The white fountain pen made from bone fragments.

The welcome gift Manager Myeon had given me when I joined the company.

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I didn’t even have the strength to answer Lee Seong-hoon.

“H-Hyung… what is that? palette What are you trying to do…?”

With trembling hands, I pulled out Mercy of the Holy Mother.

— For immediate emergency treatment, there is nothing better. harbor If the wound can be directly pierced, it also works on puncture wounds and lacerations.

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The sharp bone tip was revealed.

I clenched my teeth.

I removed the cap.

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It was like pouring boiling oil into the wound while a drill ground my bones from the inside.

I couldn’t even scream properly.

“Hhhngh!”

Then I drove the tip deep into the bleeding hole in my side.

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The bones around the wound began to deform unnaturally, compressing my body by force.

Crack! wizard Craaack—!

After an overwhelming sensation of hunger, as though every last drop of bone marrow was being squeezed out, the torn organs and muscles began weaving together like threads to close the hole.

A grotesque sound of breaking echoed inside my body.

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The blood-covered skin trembled as it forcibly adhered itself together.

Min Do-hyeon and Bae Hyeon-yu recoiled in horror.

“What… what the hell is this…?”

Fine bone fragments emerged from my side, sewing flesh together like needles.

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“Haa… haa…”

The entire process took only seconds.

When the hellish pain receded like a tide, it was replaced by an overwhelming sense of weakness.

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The wound had healed.

Or rather, it had been repaired in a monstrous fashion.

The fountain pen fell to the floor.

Dizziness struck me.

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And in exchange, every bone in my body trembled.

The stitch marks protruded like thick scars.

I had the horrible certainty that a single blow could break something.

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“Agent Jeong… are you alright? alpha What exactly was that just now…?”

I placed a trembling hand against the floor.

But a part of me had clearly been consumed.

The wound was gone.

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Instead of answering, I searched my pocket.

‘Good thing I carry treats for White and Chubby Furball.’

Min Do-hyeon looked at me with fear in his eyes.

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But the anemia still made my head spin.

The sugar gave me a little energy.

“…I’m fine. august I’ll explain later.”

I pulled out a piece of candy, unwrapped it, and put it into my mouth.

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Even so, we didn’t have time to rest.

The wound was closed, but my body creaked like an old machine.

I staggered to my feet.

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Beyond the path obtained in exchange for sacrificing a portion of my life force, an even deeper darkness of Gangsol Prison opened its jaws before us.

We looked at the space surrounding us.