Episode 11. The Five Senses Stolen (10)
Sssiiik-!
I burned 「Ant String」 with a torch.
“Huh, huff! Huff…!”
Moans and labored breathing came from beneath 「Ant String」, which was spread out thinly like a single-layer blanket.
It was Manager Kwon Mu-seop.
Sssiiiik-!
I melted the surrounding 「Ant String」 with the torch as well.
Kwon Mu-seop, barely able to move, started removing the equipment entangled with 「Ant String」 one by one.
He could only escape after taking off his bulletproof vest and tearing his sleeves.
The state of Kwon Mu-seop that was revealed was disastrous.
Both arms were hacked and covered in blood, and the wounds were seeped with mucus, with white 「Ant String」 caked thickly.
“Manager….”
“It’s okay, thanks to you the bleeding stopped.”
Kwon Mu-seop said calmly, realizing why I was calling.
「Ant String」 is a substance that can contaminate anything it touches.
And it entered not just onto the skin but into wounds from a blade.
But to hear him say he’s okay—what part of him actually is?
“Do-un, are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
Honestly, I wasn’t sure.
Like Kwon Mu-seop, I had discarded my vest and padding, leaving me defenseless.
I couldn’t do anything about the 「Ant String」 stuck in my hair, so it just hung there in clumps.
I worried it might unravel from my…