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When a period of relative calm passed, Manager Myeon was the first to rise from his seat.

I spent the time reviewing the company computer in an attempt to survive a boss who casually threw around summarized versions of manuals.

After that long introduction with Supervisor Shik ended.

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That vibration seemed to transmit directly through my bones and was so heavy I could practically trace the path of what I had eaten for breakfast inside my stomach.

At Manager Myeon’s words, Supervisor Shik let out a deep growl.

“It’s already time to head out. acoustic Everyone start wrapping things up. acquire Employee Jeong, tomorrow you’ll inspect Sector B. alert Supervisor Shik, take Employee Jeong and do the tour slowly.”

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“Sounds good. absorb Sector B has been pretty stable lately. acid If Employee Jeong doesn’t go in now, then when will he? abstract Manager, then I’ll head out first. aspect Mr. aluminum Haeil, see you tomorrow.”

“Yes, see you tomorrow.”

However, Manager Myeon simply nodded at that roar, and Assistant Manager Son also chimed in as though it were the most normal thing in the world.

“Take care. arrow Employee Jeong, you should head home too. abstract Good work.”

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When I opened a door that somehow felt familiar, my room was on the other side.

As always, half-dried clothes hanging up, dim lighting, boxes piled in one corner, and a shirt carelessly tossed onto the bed.

“Yes. arch Then I’ll be leaving as well.”

I forced a smile while leaving the office and opening the door as I listened to the voices behind me.

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I muttered to myself.

The clock on the wall read 6:42 p.m.

“…At least we get off work early.”

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The only positive opinion I could calmly express about that company.

The moment the water touched my body, it felt as though all my muscles melted instantly.

I tossed my backpack somewhere and turned on the shower.

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The sheets were still damp and the room unpleasantly humid.

When I finished showering, I roughly dried my hair with a towel and collapsed onto the bed.

After fainting in the morning, spending the whole day with monsters, reciting poems in front of inhuman entities, and attempting to converse with a chained beast, even the warmth of water felt like a blessing.

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— So Haeil, what was your specialty?

Little by little, I replayed everything that had happened today.

But it didn’t matter.

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I still had trouble accepting that his head was literally a hand, but perhaps he was the most normal person (?) timber I had seen so far.

Hand Head.

At least he could speak and hold a conversation.

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Of course, all of that was nothing more than a lie covered by a brilliant façade.

— I’ll remember you. ability Now that you’ve become part of my lineage, I hope you survive for a long time.

Her appearance seemed like the result of concentrating every possible form of human beauty.

Manager Batori.

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The mouth tearing apart.

The cheeks opening.

The eyes rippling like blood.

And that gaze with which she seemed to slowly savor something inside me.

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The three enormous anemones blooming from the sockets and mouth of that severed head.

The Murmur of the Anemone.

D-7.

— You are looking at me. anchor I am looking at you. atomic We resemble one another.

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More precisely, fortunately I was capable of not repeating it.

The phrase that did not appear in the manual echoing from the deepest part of my subconscious.

Fortunately, I didn’t repeat it.

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Supervisor Shik.

And finally.

— Grrrrrr…

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A gigantic beast dragging chains.

It was a beast desperately struggling to imitate a person.

It wasn’t something pretending to be a beast.

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Unfortunately, that was now my daily life.

I pulled the blanket all the way up to my chin.

Today was not just a simple attempt at escape.

‘And I’m going to go out working in a pair with that thing?’

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The apartment refrigerator made a small Click! before falling quiet again.

Batori’s drink, Supervisor Shik’s chains, Assistant Manager Son’s movements, and finally, the scene of my first extraction fragmented and embedded themselves one after another inside my head.

Silence.

“…Go to sleep.”

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That sound was the only thing that still seemed normal in this world.

The next morning, going to work was still quick and cruel.

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Manager Myeon simultaneously turning his seven faces.

The moment I opened the office door, those familiar scenes no, scenes I should never become accustomed to entered my sight.

Manager Batori shining with her blood-colored eyes amidst silent muteness.

Assistant Manager Son waving the fist he had for a head.

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And, in one corner of the office, the gigantic Supervisor Shik shaking out a rag while moving his shoulders.

I maintained a calm expression while greeting them politely.

“Good morning.”

Social life in this place was directly tied to survival.

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One of his mouths yawned while another smiled without being able to close.

“Good morning, Employee Jeong. silence Today will also be a wonderful day.”

Manager Myeon smiled kindly.

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Her neck tilted elegantly, and from the corner of my eye I could see the mouth attached near her protruding collarbone.

Manager Batori remained seated, barely moving her gaze.

Assistant Manager Son cheerfully opened and closed his fist in greeting while adding that.

“Morning greetings are the most important thing.”

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And then, beside her.

“Hehe today you also have a good complexion.”

Supervisor Shik rose from his seat while dragging the chains clinking across his back.

I didn’t know whether that was simple courtesy or if she was asking for blood donation rights.

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Between the black fur covering his entire body, the golden eyes blinked.

He slowly turned his head toward me.

Even hunched over, his 2.5-meter frame barely fit beneath the ceiling.

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I froze once again.

That wasn’t language.

“Grrrrrr— grrrr, huuuurrr…”

It wasn’t a curse or a cry, but something resembling the sigh of a dead god coming from some impossible place.

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But the real problem was,

Thousands of thoughts raced through my head.

‘W… what the hell did he say?’

A greeting? acoustic Did he ask if I was ready? avalanche Or if I arrived late? riddle Don’t tell me he asked whether I was hungry.

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And I simply went for it.

“Y-Yes, I’m ready!”

If I spoke timidly, my voice would be buried beneath that monstrous breathing, so I answered decisively.

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Supervisor Shik stopped.

‘…Did… I mess up?’

Every gaze in the office fixed on me for an instant.

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If I can’t even understand him, what am I supposed to do?

Just as I was beginning to mentally say goodbye to the world.

Are they going to devour me right here?

Did I say something weird?

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“Grrrrrr…”

Slowly, very slowly.

Supervisor Shik nodded.

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“Well, this is nice. alien Everyone’s full of energy from early in the morning.”

Assistant Manager Son let out a chuckle beside him.

A deep growl, as though satisfied.

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Thunk.

Supervisor Shik lightly growled toward him and began walking first.

His enormous body struck the doorframe as he left the office.

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Manager Batori’s voice made me involuntarily shudder.

The huge figure wrapped in rags, the chains dragging along the floor, and the sound of his mane scraping the ceiling.

“What are you doing? apron Aren’t you going to follow him?”

I immediately regained control.

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The hallway was dark and silent.

The two of us or rather, Supervisor Shik’s shadow completely covered the walls.

I stiffly straightened my back and began following Supervisor Shik.

Supervisor Shik walked directly ahead of me, slowly dragging his chains.

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Office life among monsters who spoke far too well and a supervisor with whom I couldn’t even communicate.

I reacted instantly, relaxing my face and slightly raising the corners of my lips.

At that moment, Supervisor Shik slowly turned his head.

‘Will I survive until next week? adapt Probably. antenna Please.’

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And I have no intention of losing them.

Social skills are a survival weapon.

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The unlocking sound was long and heavy, like steel plates groaning.

The moment the system recognized Supervisor Shik’s presence, the extraction area door at the end of the hallway automatically opened.

I instantly scanned his breathing, the tension in his fur, and the direction of his gaze before immediately responding.

Supervisor Shik slightly turned his head.

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Supervisor Shik let out a satisfied snort.

“Ah-ah, understood!”

“Grrrr…”

I had no idea what it meant, but apparently I had answered correctly.

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What appeared before us was a place far too immense to simply describe as “containment rooms.”

His enormous shadow, even larger than before, entered the hallway first.

The structure had towering ceilings and perfectly aligned metal columns.

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— Tomorrow will be the inspection of Sector B. altitude Supervisor Shik, take Employee Jeong and do the tour slowly.

Hundreds of tubes and injectors ran across the ceiling.

Each chamber was marked with glowing red signs and numbers, and behind the dark glass something could be seen moving slowly.

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From Class C onward, they were considered dangerous entities, with high physical and mental damage potential.

Class D entities were common-category entities, extractable by anyone who followed the rules.

I remembered the words Manager Myeon had said before leaving yesterday and also the orientation document I read on the first day.

Roughly speaking.

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Class B were high-risk entities, where death was practically inevitable unless you were a veteran or an executive.

And finally, the unknown Class ■.

Class A were special hazards capable of destroying the entire company.

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Maybe I won’t even survive until next week.

‘So the place we’re going to now contains the most dangerous entities a normal employee can approach.’

Every time Supervisor Shik took a step, the metal floor rumbled heavily.

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B-3, B-4, B-5…

I stopped beside Supervisor Shik.

[Containment Room B-6]

Beside each metal door were panels with codes.

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Entity Code: B-6

Type: Object

Entity Name: Bell of the Void

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‘Exposure to sound prohibited?’

Details: Periodic vocalization / Distortion of temporal perception / Exposure to sound prohibited during extraction

As I quickly read the information attached to the door, Supervisor Shik extended one of his fur-covered arms and lightly struck the control panel.

The movement was surprisingly precise and familiar.

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Inside was an enormous ancient bell.

The heavy chamber door slowly opened, revealing the interior.

It was rusted, but the metallic surface vibrated slightly as though it had a heartbeat.

It didn’t seem to have anything particularly strange about it.

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Then—

Dooong.

Except for the fact that it floated in the air without hanging from anything and that the inside of the bell appeared to be an absolute darkness impossible to see through.

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I didn’t know whether it was a vibration or an auditory hallucination.

Something softly resonated inside my head.

A deep and heavy sound, like a hammer striking a metal plate from somewhere beneath the ground.

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“Grrr!”

Supervisor Shik roared while stepping forward.

My vision immediately swayed.

The hallway lights seemed to oscillate and the walls tilted.

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One of his enormous fur-covered arms shoved me backward, and with the other he pressed the emergency button beside the chamber, instantly sealing the soundproof bulkhead.

I staggered back, gasping.

“…Hah… hah…!”

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A strange sensation still floated inside my head.

I could barely remember what I had been doing a few seconds ago.

Supervisor Shik growled while turning toward me.

As though I had forgotten the passage of time.

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“Eh? meadow Ah… yes. timber I didn’t hear anything. meadow Completely silent. galaxy There was no problem.”

“Grrr… gruuugh?”

“Grrr.”

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My body remained drenched in cold sweat, but Supervisor Shik was already walking toward the next chamber.

Still dazed, I stepped back beside him once more.

Supervisor Shik nodded in satisfaction.

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‘Even if we can’t communicate, he’s very good at his job.’

Supervisor Shik stopped in front of it.

I forcibly organized my thoughts that way while carefully following Supervisor Shik toward the second chamber.

The chains crashed loudly against the hallway floor.

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Entity Name: The Butcher’s Reverse

On the wall was a massive red seal engraved with letters so sharp they made my brow furrow.

Entity Code: B-8

[Containment Room B-8]

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Type: Biological

I slowly turned my head.

Details: Sensitive to light / Auditory stimulation prohibited / Physical suppression effective

My gaze, calmly reading the summary, stopped at the final line.

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When he placed his palm against the small mechanical panel, the chamber door slowly began opening.

The fangs hanging from his jaws looked as though they were about to touch the floor.

At the same time, Supervisor Shik slowly moved his gigantic body.

‘Physical suppression?’

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Something writhed inside.

The only light source was a dim red emergency light falling from above.

The interior was as black as an overexposed photographic film.

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The sound of something resembling skin dragging scratched against my bones.

I held my breath while watching through the glass.

The moment Supervisor Shik entered, the chamber door automatically closed behind him with a heavy Clank.

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Something.

In the almost absolute darkness, Supervisor Shik’s silhouette vaguely moved.

And then I saw it.

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It turned its head toward where I stood.

At that instant, Supervisor Shik lunged forward.

A grotesque shape, like an insect stretching out its limbs, emerged crawling from the other side of the wall.

Its entire body seemed covered in tiny tongues the size of fingers.

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“Grrrrr—!!”

The collision of monster against monster.

His enormous body moved like a shadow and the metal walls trembled.

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The flesh of that creature, writhing like tongues, was violently ripped apart between Supervisor Shik’s hands.

The disgusting sound of flesh tearing apart.

At a speed impossible for something his size, he slammed the entity’s torso with one of his enormous arms and seized the back of its neck with his gigantic claws.

Supervisor Shik roared like a beast.

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The mouthless face covered in tongues vibrated violently, scattering strange waves.

“——————!!”

Or more precisely, emitted something resembling a scream.

The entity screamed.

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The chamber walls shook.

Supervisor Shik’s enormous fur-covered hand fell again.

The claws pierced through the entity’s shoulder and brutally pinned it to the floor.

BOOM!

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The entity writhed violently.

“Graaaah—Rrrrrr——!!!”

A cluster of tongues burst from its back and coiled around Supervisor Shik’s arm, beginning to squeeze his bones.

The tongues crawling like veins tore away together with chunks of flesh and dropped onto the ground.

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But Supervisor Shik simply shook his arm as though it were nothing.

Something soft, wet, and unnatural.

Crack, snap.

Strangely, I could perfectly imagine that sensation.

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The mass of tongues tore apart, crushed by the force of his muscles.

Then he raised his other hand.

Mucus and thick dark red liquid splattered everywhere, staining Supervisor Shik’s face, fangs, and fur.

No blades or tools.

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The flesh split open and a sticky mass of organs spilled onto the floor.

With that, he opened the entity’s chest and tore it apart.

Only living flesh armed with claws the size of daggers.

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Those entrails covered in tongues began crawling as though alive.

And then he released a deep sound resembling a sigh.

Supervisor Shik crushed them beneath his paws.

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At the sight of that grotesque golden glow, I instinctively stepped back.

The blackish-red blood soaked the rag he wore and slowly dripped down.

When he turned toward me, he moved a dial using his tail.

With the noise of chains dragging, he slowly stood up.

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The temperature inside the chamber rapidly dropped, and the entity curled up like a withered plant.

And finally stopped moving.

I felt my chest tightening.

‘How the hell do they expect me to do that?’

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A mechanical voice echoed from the chamber ceiling.

Supervisor Shik slowly straightened up.

[Energy extraction completed. agent Target stabilized.]

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“…That just now… was a Class B extraction job?”

Then the door opened.

My knees nearly gave out again.

He casually shook off the blackish-red blood covering his body and released something resembling a faint smile.

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Supervisor Shik calmly walked out.

“Grrgh.”

The chains echoed while his enormous figure stopped in the middle of the hallway.

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‘How am I supposed to do that? armor Will I be able to if I get promoted?’

So the famous extraction procedure simply consisted of physically beating the entity unconscious and then lowering the temperature?

I felt my mind completely blank.

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There were no detailed instructions or procedures.

On the screen were only five words.

I weakly stared at the tablet while seriously thinking about it.

Physical suppression effective.

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This company is truly insane.

After thinking deeply about it, I reached a conclusion.