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original novel chapter(s): chapter 6

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[Survivors from the 3434 Train to Bulgwang, Carriage 3807: Kim Dokja, Lee Hyunsung, Yoo Sangah, Han Myungoh, Lee Gilyoung, and [surname] [name]. A total of six survivors.]

the announcement rang in your ears.

even though your vision was blotting from the lack of oxygen, your hands were trembling from the adrenaline, your heart was pounding like a drum, you had survived.

「The child let out a shaky breath. The kitchen knife it was holding fell to the floor, the metal blade clanging obnoxiously against the marble splattered with red. Silence permeated inside the once lively house.」

you tried to breathe, it didn't work out too well. your heart was taking up too much space inside the cavity of your chest. 'you' must've looked like a mess. was this your first kill? 'your' stomach rumbled at the metallic smell. the blood felt so right on 'your' hands but 'your' hand felt so wrong connected to your brain. 'your' feet were gonna be dirty if 'you' didn't move away. 'you' wanted to dig 'your' fingers into the body and sink 'your' teeth into the flesh. you thought you were dying.

「Its stomach growled, making its woes known. It had been so long since it had eaten, the bugs and mice not enough to satiate the vessel's needs.」

your head ached.

「It hungered.」

your body was in a state of confusion, unsure as to whether it belonged to you or not. you couldn't move you couldn't you couldn't you-

[Desynchronization with the Story: "The Eating Thing" is in progress.]

...huh?

suddenly, you were yourself once again. your limbs, despite suffering fatigue from both the physical act of killing a grown person and the mental breakdown afterward, managed to move you away from the growing pool of blood. muscles you didn't know had been tense the entire time finally relaxed.

[Desynchronization complete.]

[The Story has left an impact on you.]

[You have gained Attribute: Devourer of the Flesh (Common).]

[You have gained Skill: Cast-iron Stomach Lv. 1.]

[You have gained Skill: Teeth-and-Claw Combat Lv. 1.]

[You have gained Skill: Blade Proficiency Lv. 1.]

[The owner of the system congratulates you for surviving the first scenario.]

you stared at the messages, unsure of what to say. while the (strange, foreign, dangerous) sensation that had inhabited your body was gone, your mind was still jumbled up, trains of thoughts fighting for your attention.

'what the hyuck was that?'

'how did i do that?'

'why did i feel hungry just now?'

[The owner of the system laughs and says that all will be revealed in due time.]

'...damn i really should've taken that tutorial.'