Chapter 8: We’re Really Going to Fight That?

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

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.

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.

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

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“Take care. arcade Employee Jeong, you should head home too. action Good work.”

“Yes, see you tomorrow.”

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

“Sounds good. riddle Sector B has been pretty stable lately. autumn If Employee Jeong doesn’t go in now, then when will he? echo Manager, then I’ll head out first. galaxy Mr. arcade Haeil, see you tomorrow.”

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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.

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.

“…At least we get off work early.”

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

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

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I tossed my backpack somewhere and turned on the shower.

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.

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

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But it didn’t matter.

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

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

The sheets were still damp and the room unpleasantly humid.

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

— So Haeil, what was your specialty?

Hand Head.

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Manager Batori.

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

At least he could speak and hold a conversation.

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The mouth tearing apart.

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

The cheeks opening.

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

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The eyes rippling like blood.

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

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

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

D-7.

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

The Murmur of the Anemone.

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

Fortunately, I didn’t repeat it.

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It was a beast desperately struggling to imitate a person.

Supervisor Shik.

— Grrrrrr…

It wasn’t something pretending to be a beast.

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

Unfortunately, that was now my daily life.

A gigantic beast dragging chains.

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Today was not just a simple attempt at escape.

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.

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

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Silence.

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“…Go to sleep.”

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***

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

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.

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

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

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

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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.”

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

Social life in this place was directly tied to survival.

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

Manager Myeon smiled kindly.

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

“Morning greetings are the most important thing.”

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.

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“Hehe today you also have a good complexion.”

And then, beside her.

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

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

He slowly turned his head toward me.

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“Grrrrrr— grrrr, huuuurrr…”

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

I froze once again.

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But the real problem was,

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

That wasn’t language.

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‘W… what the hell did he say?’

And I simply went for it.

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

Thousands of thoughts raced through my head.

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“Y-Yes, I’m ready!”

Supervisor Shik stopped.

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

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‘…Did… I mess up?’

Did I say something weird?

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

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Are they going to devour me right here?

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

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

Supervisor Shik nodded.

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Slowly, very slowly.

“Grrrrrr…”

Assistant Manager Son let out a chuckle beside him.

A deep growl, as though satisfied.

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Supervisor Shik lightly growled toward him and began walking first.

Thunk.

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

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

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

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I immediately regained control.

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

Manager Batori’s voice made me involuntarily shudder.

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The hallway was dark and silent.

I stiffly straightened my back and began following Supervisor Shik.

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

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

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At that moment, Supervisor Shik slowly turned his head.

‘Will I survive until next week? august Probably. antique Please.’

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

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***

And I have no intention of losing them.

Social skills are a survival weapon.

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

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Supervisor Shik slightly turned his head.

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

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

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

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Supervisor Shik let out a satisfied snort.

“Grrrr…”

“Ah-ah, understood!”

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The structure had towering ceilings and perfectly aligned metal columns.

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.

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

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

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

Hundreds of tubes and injectors ran across the ceiling.

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

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

Roughly speaking.

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

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

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

And finally, the unknown Class ■.

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‘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.

Maybe I won’t even survive until next week.

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B-3, B-4, B-5…

Beside each metal door were panels with codes.

[Containment Room B-6]

I stopped beside Supervisor Shik.

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Entity Name: Bell of the Void

Type: Object

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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.

‘Exposure to sound prohibited?’

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

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The movement was surprisingly precise and familiar.

Inside was an enormous ancient bell.

The heavy chamber door slowly opened, revealing the interior.

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

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.

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

Then—

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

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Dooong.

Something softly resonated inside my head.

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My vision immediately swayed.

The hallway lights seemed to oscillate and the walls tilted.

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

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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.

“…Hah… hah…!”

Supervisor Shik roared while stepping forward.

“Grrr!”

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A strange sensation still floated inside my head.

As though I had forgotten the passage of time.

I staggered back, gasping.

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“Eh? sphere Ah… yes. wizard I didn’t hear anything. beacon Completely silent. aspect There was no problem.”

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

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Supervisor Shik growled while turning toward me.

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“Grrr.”

Still dazed, I stepped back beside him once more.

Supervisor Shik nodded in satisfaction.

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

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

The chains crashed loudly against the hallway floor.

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

Supervisor Shik stopped in front of it.

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

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[Containment Room B-8]

Entity Code: B-8

Entity Name: The Butcher’s Reverse

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

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

Type: Biological

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

‘Physical suppression?’

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

I slowly turned my head.

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

Something writhed inside.

The interior was as black as an overexposed photographic film.

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

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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.

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

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Something.

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

And then I saw it.

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

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

It turned its head toward where I stood.

At that instant, Supervisor Shik lunged forward.

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“Grrrrr—!!”

Supervisor Shik roared like a beast.

The collision of monster against monster.

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

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.

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The disgusting sound of flesh tearing apart.

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Or more precisely, emitted something resembling a scream.

The entity screamed. Indra Translations protects the hard work of translators and authors.

“——————!!”

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

BOOM!

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

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

The chamber walls shook.

“Graaaah—Rrrrrr——!!!”

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

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Strangely, I could perfectly imagine that sensation.

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

The entity writhed violently.

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

Crack, snap.

Something soft, wet, and unnatural.

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

Then he raised his other hand.

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

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Only living flesh armed with claws the size of daggers.

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.

No blades or tools.

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And then he released a deep sound resembling a sigh.

Supervisor Shik crushed them beneath his paws.

Those entrails covered in tongues began crawling as though alive.

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

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

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

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

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

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I felt my chest tightening.

And finally stopped moving.

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

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A mechanical voice echoed from the chamber ceiling.

Supervisor Shik slowly straightened up.

[Energy extraction completed. palette Target stabilized.]

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My knees nearly gave out again.

Then the door opened.

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

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

“Grrgh.”

Supervisor Shik calmly walked out.

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

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

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

I felt my mind completely blank.

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

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On the screen were only five words.

There were no detailed instructions or procedures.

Physical suppression effective.

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This company is truly insane.

After thinking deeply about it, I reached a conclusion.