Episode 517 The Last Story (5)
Extermination of pests.
To be honest I wanted to kill all the apostles who served the God of Despair Fall and Madness that were rampaging around the world all at once.
It is not that it is not feasible nor is the probability of success low. The sacred realm spread out on Earth is not limited to preventing the invasion of external enemies.
It is not difficult to deliver a fatal blow from a distance to an enemy that has entered the sacred area.
‘Fighting with me in the sacred realm means taking on an overwhelming penalty.’
It’s not even just that.
If it is a sacred realm created by an ancient deity you may be killed instantly depending on the concept of sacredness on which it is based.
However the only flaw is that the base of the sacred realm that this side has spread out on Earth is based on the sacred <transcendence> so it is not very suitable for attacks.
Well if you forcibly change the concept of divinity which is the framework of the divinity area it doesn’t matter because you will be able to attack the attacker but the problem is whether the enemy will escape.
‘The god of despair fall and madness. There’s no way he would have unleashed a large number of apostolic gods without any thought or plan.’
Even if the God of Despair Fall and Madness were a being with power comparable to or slightly higher than that of the three ancient Godheads producing an Apostle Godhead would not be an easy task.
In order to create an apostle godhead you have to pay the appropriate price no matter what.
Even if it was intended to cause chaos by unleashing apostolic gods all over the world it would not be a weapon that would be used once and thrown away.
surely.
‘Even if I release apostles and gods all over the world there’s no way they wouldn’t know that they’d be dead as soon as I return.’
in other words.
At least the God of Despair Fall and Madness has measures to assist his apostles so that they do not die.
At best he probably doesn’t intend to descend on the apostle or use his incarnation to attack me so the natural conclusion is that there is a way to escape.
‘I don’t know what or how you plan to escape but it won’t hurt to be careful.’
If you had prepared a classic hit-and-run strategy it would have been a headache.
In the midst of an emergency situation in which apostles and gods are on the run from all over the world Korea can definitely be said to be the most dangerous.
There is nothing worse than helping a foreign country first and then losing sight of the Apostle Goddess who goes on a rampage in Korea.
‘We hastily exclude the Apostle Godhead which is on the rise in Korea.’
and.
Kuuuk-.
Next moment.
───.
In an instant I leapt into the air and entered a state of hyper-acceleration that made the world seem to stop.
Although it was not faster than the speed of light I was able to grasp the seriousness of the situation again as if I was watching a slow video at an acceleration that easily exceeded the speed of supersonic.
I already had a glimpse of it once before with the color range expanded to a planetary level but seeing it again with the naked eye feels different.
‘It’s a mess.’
Doesn’t it look quite similar to the planets on the verge of destruction that I saw while climbing the Tower of Trials?
Counting the number of survivors is faster than counting the dead and the number of survivors decreases faster than the number of survivors increases.
scream. The ending that follows. The sound of the light of life being extinguished echoes across the country.
Buildings in the metropolitan area especially in Seoul were not only completely destroyed in the aftermath of the fierce battle but were at a level where their original structures could not even be found.
However even at the dawn of the end where despair is closer than hope there are still people who remain in Seoul and are fighting.
‘Is it over there?’
seoul. Atop the ruins of the capital those who have achieved a very high level of power for mortals are fighting.
The power of a pseudo-divine that succeeded in grasping the clues even though it could not achieve the hierarchy of divinity.
Perhaps while I was away the challengers from Earth also developed quite high levels of strength…
Somehow the sight of the two challengers fighting in Seoul felt familiar.
Is that why?
‘ah.’
I remembered.
‘Kim Seung-hoon. And is that person behind him Oh Chun-seok? …her. I never thought I’d see you here. ‘It’s fascinating.’
There were old colleagues there who not only fought together in the Tower of Trials but also worked together on Earth.
As I got closer to Seoul I was able to clearly see the two people with the naked eye without much effort.
Kim Seung-hoon was wielding a battle hammer while wearing a black mask with a thunderbolt symbol engraved on it and Oh Chun-seok was constantly chanting spells and firing skills and magic behind him.
Front and rear. The combination of the two people was not only a good match but also had an excellent balance. They were showing off a level of skill that was completely different from those I had seen before.
When I saw that a shallow smile naturally formed on my lips.
‘You’ve become stronger.’
step….
Separately from that the man with black wings standing in front of Kim Seung-hoon and Oh Chun-seok was mocking them treating them like he was playing with them.
The sight of him handling dozens of black tentacles reminds me of a god of despair fall and madness I once saw.
‘Is it him?’
Apostle deity.
There was also a renegade like trash planted by the god of despair fall and madness.
Is it because as an apostle godhead he received his power by betraying his hometown to that unpleasant ancient godhead?
Hierarchy of divinity. Unlike the two challengers who got the clue and remained at the stage of pseudo-divinity the enemy had reached the realm of formal godhood.
‘Is it because he is barely strong enough to become a high-ranking god so he only reaches the level of a formal god?’
Perhaps he is well aware of this fact as he pushes Kim Seung-hoon and Oh Chun-seok behind him and bursts into laughter filled with a sense of superiority…
‘It’s a little thing.’
soon.
you will realize
It refers to the fear felt from the perspective of the weak rather than the strong and the feelings of despair that result from that overwhelming fear.
[The god of transcendence and death descends with a cool smile on his face exuding the status of divinity and soul without hiding it.]
[Let’s get started. ]
and….
Coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo co!
Just like that I became a shooting star and headed towards the earth wrapped in the spirit and divinity.
***
seoul.
The capital city where people passed by without any problems until not long ago and was full of buildings has long since been reduced to ruins.
In the aftermath of fierce fighting the terrain around Seoul and the Gyeonggi-do area was distorted countless people died and most of the major infrastructure was paralyzed or destroyed.
On the stage of ruins that signaled the beginning of the end a man walked out spreading his black wings.
Sabak Sabak-.
Behind the jet-black wings divinity and spirit rose and at their feet dozens of black tentacles wriggled showing off ominousness and disgust.
Gooooo…!!
A being who devastated the entire metropolitan area including Seoul killed numerous people and ultimately caused an unprecedented tragedy called the overthrow of the nation.
[The black-winged god shows no signs of excitement and has a sneer on his lips.]
[ Tsk tsk…. Should I say that he is also a challenger from a high-ranking hunter? Thunder Emperor Kim Seung-hoon. He’s tough. ]
God of black wings.
As one of the challengers from Korea he was only listed in the mid-level financial rankings and was nothing more than a finisher.
He is now pushing his country to the brink of destruction and trampling on powerful powers that he could not even make eye contact with in the past.
Patter….
and.
dump-.
It was then.
Kim Seung-hoon who had endured while facing the black-winged god poured out blood and fell to his knees on the remains of the building.
The winners and losers have already been clearly divided.
Nevertheless Seunghoon Kim used the huge battle hammer as support to force himself to stand up and take a step forward again.
But that too only lasted a moment.
[The black-winged god looks bored sighs and laughs.]
[ Ha…. That’s me. I don’t know if it’s because I don’t even realize my own fraction or if I know my fraction but I don’t want to admit it and struggle. Pathetic. ]
The black-winged god gently raised his right hand just as Kim Seung-hoon was barely able to stand up from his spot and hundreds of black tentacles rose from his feet as if they were boiling.
Faba Park-!
As the black-winged god raised his index finger and pointed forward black tentacles exploded and jet-black rain poured down from the sky following Chungcheon.
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
The disaster that had reduced Seoul to ruins and devastated the entire Gyeonggi Province pounded the ground again crushing even the remains of buildings.
Kagagak-!
Even in the midst of an onslaught that seemed to manifest disaster itself Kim Seung-hoon withstood the attack by twisting the trajectory of the attack with a counterattack but the limit was clear.
Puhwaak───!
Payuk-eum. At the same time a large hole opened in Kim Seung-hoon’s stomach scattering his blood and internal organs. Whether a hunter or a challenger they are just lives bound by the bonds of the flesh.
Crackling-!
“Ugh…!!”
In fact the bottom of the breaking point had already been revealed.
Absence of self-healing ability. Exhaustion of recovery items. Then there is the accumulation of physical fatigue. No matter how outstanding an individual’s skills were the end was set.
Following Kim Seung-hoon’s bleeding his grip lost strength and the enormous battle hammer fell to the ground.
Kuhuung-!
Seunghoon Kim’s battle hammer fell to the ground and he himself fell spewing out a considerable amount of blood.
Consciousness was not lost but regardless of that part not only continuing the battle but even basic movements became impossible.
The black-winged god approached Kim Seung-hoon with an eerie laugh and spoke in a whisper as if mocking him.
[The black-winged god pulls in the corner of his mouth filled with pleasure and a sense of superiority.]
[ Pfft. …I never thought our positions would be so different. Isn’t this funny? Brain Emperor will get better. ]
Sigh!
[The black-winged god holds the opponent’s head traces his past memories and ruminates on the joy of his victory.]
[Remember? In the past I was busy running away for fear of being caught by the Emperor. I didn’t know when or where my head would split so I carried it around. ]
The black-winged god lifted Kim Seung-hoon up by his hair and continued his speech while looking back on his past memories.
[He said he had to run away like that just because he killed some people. Annoying. But what to do with this? Oh my… now we have opposing views? Puhaha! ]
“….”
[Tsk tsk tsk. I… no. We have become stronger. I received strength from the ‘Great One’ and acquired the power of divine supernormal ability. He became God himself. ]
“….”
[Hot. ]
and….
[ In short this is it. ]
Sze-.
[The black-winged god spots a rat moving secretly in a blind spot and grins.]
[ …flaw. I’ve just been playing with you guys from the beginning until now. You rat. ]
The moment the black-winged god turned his head as he felt an unusual flow of magical power emanating from the blind spot.
Coo coo coo coo coo coo coo coo!
The pure white flame shone intensely.
After disappearing behind Kim Seung-hoon the hierarchical magician Oh Chun-seok revealed his hidden presence and unleashed a huge top-level flame magic from both his hands.
Skills and powers. Even divine supernormal abilities. Although the skill may have been modified by numerous supernatural abilities it was a power made of pure magic.
“…Rat? It looks like puberty came late. I will fix that for you Seunghoon. 이 개새끼야.”
Hwarruuugh───.
While climbing the Tower of Trials he learned countless magic arts from other dimensions and the results of his continued practice were blooming in his hands.
Power created by chanting a spell over a long period of time and consuming about half of the body’s magical power.
Among the magicians belonging to the Clock Tower Guild in England which is the main axis of modern magic studies his overwhelming skills are incomparable to a battle mage whose profession is combat rather than research.
The flame magic of Oh Chun-seok who had risen to the level that most people in other worlds would define as an archmage exploded.
Thus the small sun created by the Archmage began to expand in size and engulf everything.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaâ’€™s by no means enough?
The operation to recapture Seoul has long since failed and there are no survivors in the area.
For that reason Oh Chun-seok decided that it was okay to use flame magic with the maximum output corresponding to a wide-area spell and was confident that it would act as a fatal blow to the opponent.
For a long period of time Kim Seung-hoon continued to chant spells while moving alone in a vanguard role with minimal auxiliary magic and the maximum output saturation magic was able to easily destroy a city.
‘I can do it. It’s a fire magic created by chanting spells for hours. Together with Seoul we will burn that bastard to death here. No problem…’
There is nothing wrong with it.
It was the right judgment and the basis for that judgment was flawless from a general perspective.
The very fact that the game was being waged was a guarantee of the great determination of the Archmage who had improved and honed his skills by climbing the Tower of Trials and studying numerous magic arts.
However it was only a judgment and decision made from the perspective of a magic user who had not achieved the hierarchy of divinity.
Whoosh───!
[Due to the sacred <fall> the power of death and phenomenon in contact with the sacred power of the owner declines.]
Hierarchy of divinity.
That was nothing to a being who was reborn as a formal godhead using concept divinity as the basis of godhood.
Archmage.
This is the same even if you have reached a level where you can be considered the best among magic users.
Most formal deities who have achieved a hierarchy of divinity usually have one hidden card each for attack and defense.
This is especially true if you are an Apostle Godhead who serves the God of Despair Fall and Madness who is slightly superior to the three ancient Godheads.
Pushik-.
“uh?”
In an instant the pure white flame expanded in size and then suddenly lost its light and heat and disappeared.
As a magic user the essence of power reaches the pinnacle of a battle mage among wizards who focus on manifesting phenomena rather than strengthening the body.
little sun. The ultimate goal of flame magic burning an entire city as firewood was unilaterally destroyed regardless of whether or not magic was controlled.
Sssss.
difference in power.
Compared to the formal Godhead who has established the hierarchy of divinity the world in which the pseudo-Godhead who has only grasped the clues is different.
Before Oh Chun-seok could realize it too late the black-winged god snorted and swung his black tentacles making a violent noise and sending his body flying far away.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa!!
The black-winged god who witnessed the body being thrown into one of the piles of rubble piled up as the buildings in Seoul collapsed burst into laughter and let out a sacred voice.
[The black-winged god is intoxicated with his own strength and bursts into laughter filled with pleasure and a sense of superiority.]
[…Phew. Puhahahahahahaha! Oh I’m dying from laughter really! What is that bug talking about? I thought you were a comedian. ]
The black-winged god continued to laugh and Kim Seung-hoon whose hair was held in his hands bled in silence his murderous intent shining with anger and hatred.
Of course it has no meaning.
Currently Kim Seung-hoon is in the position of a solo vanguard and continues to fight without rest for several days eventually suffering a fatal wound that punctures his stomach and renders him incapable of combat.
It’s not even just that.
Not only that there are no recovery skills or powers such as regeneration or healing and even healing potions have been used up so there is no suitable means of self-healing.
The match is already over.
Okay.
[The black-winged god narrows his eyes and looks at the loser with a mocking laugh.]
[ Ta-da. While I was on my way to the afterlife I gave you a gift. Oh my gosh that guy is your favorite wizard right? I’m glad they both died peacefully. right? ]
No answer came back.
It’s just that his eyes become so bloodshot that bloodshot veins burst and his red eyes shine with pure murderous intent.
He couldn’t do anything. Seeing that sight the black-winged god pouted his lips as if he was bored and then pursed his lips again as if he had an interesting idea.
[The Black Winged God hums his song in anticipation of what will happen in the future.]
[ Hmm. It seems that my Emperor Nauri is not satisfied with the gifts he gave me… I think I should give my Emperor Nauri one more gift. ]
The black-winged god continued his words in a whisper with an expression filled with an unpleasant sense of superiority.
[Destruction of the world. How is it not bad? I plan to send the entire human race to the afterlife so that the Emperor will not be disappointed on his way to the other world. ]
[‘Qadir’. I and my companions who were chosen by the ‘Great One’ as apostles will destroy the world. ]
[I will kill everyone including hunters challengers and ordinary people without leaving a single one out and offer this world as a sacrifice to the ‘Great One.’ And we will become stronger. ]
Sigh.
[The Emperor will be better. Seunghoon Kim I know what you believe and why you keep wasting time here. Han Seong-yoon It’s because he’s the strongest of those foam balls right? ]
[The world’s strongest hunter….or is he also called the strongest challenger of all time? I think I was planning to bide my time until that bastard came back from the Tower of Trials. It’s meaningless. ]
[Anyway if that foamy strongest man Hosoin returns to Earth we can easily kill him alone. In short it means that Emperor Nauri’s wishes will not come true. ]
The black-winged god parted his lips with a dark smile on his lips and spoke his words again.
[The black-winged god feels pleasure at the thought of killing the strongest man and beats his body violently.]
[ Haha. Seongyoon Han. If I wait here and kill that bastard the ‘Great One’ will treat me better right? Ah this already feels good…]
and.
Dudduddu───.
It was then.
The air changes.
In an instant unexplained shaking continues from beyond the sky to the ground and the pressure of being crushed to death arrives.
[The black-winged god frowns trembles with ominousness and looks upward.]
[What is this…? Earthquake? At this timing? What’s going on…what…is…? uh? ]
At the same time the black-winged god broke into a cold sweat for no reason and moved his gaze beyond the sky.
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I had to witness a shooting star descending from beyond the sky emitting a divinity and spirit that no one could touch.
[The Black Winged God is overcome with overwhelming fear and the thought stops.]
[….]
It’s no different….
‘Hansung…Yoon…is it?’
He realized that what he was seeing in front of him was the world’s strongest hunter seen only in video media and photos and was said to be the strongest challenger in history.
Daldaldal….
Is that why?
There is something I realize after seeing this overwhelmingly strong man who is said to be the world’s strongest hunter and the greatest challenger in history in person.
That thing is not mortal. The world’s greatest hunter and the greatest challenger of all time. I assumed it was all overrated but it wasn’t.
the opposite. Han Seong-yoon He is not something that can be described as the world’s strongest hunter or the strongest challenger in history.
It was a cosmic being that tore the world like a piece of paper played with the world like a toy and created the world without a care in the world.
‘It’s not a person…’
His body trembled forgetting even to breathe as his heart pounded frantically in his survival instinct driven by unprecedented fear.
Excited….
accident stop.
The black-winged god felt cosmic fear from the Absolute whose depth and breadth he could never fathom with the power he possessed.
die. The thought is repeated hundreds and thousands of times in my head and the groundless confidence that was formed through feelings of pleasure or superiority disappears in an instant.
‘You have to run away too. For now don’t hesitate by any means possible. We have to get out of here quickly…!!’
Ogi. Or repulsion.
That thing could not function properly in the face of overwhelming power and the black-winged god stretched out his hand and scattered the contaminated divine power into the air.
and. At the same time at the tip of the black-winged god’s outstretched hand a sacred realm was formed at an incredible speed opening the way to this space.
‘That’s it! You can buy it! You can run away───’
and.
───.
Next moment.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Suddenly a huge ferocious sonic boom rang out over the ruins and someone’s voice was heard for the first time.
“indeed.”
Tuk….
At the same time the black-winged god felt that an unknown person had suddenly placed a hand on the back of his head and he froze in place as if he had turned into a stone statue.
“After all there is no way that unpleasant ancient god would have done something like that to the Earth without any countermeasures.”
[….]
“I guess that was a hit-and-run escape plan prepared for when I returned to Earth.”
[….]
Jump and jump.
Without even giving the black-winged god a glance he approached Kim Seung-hoon who was lying on the ruins and then glowed with the energy of divinity and magic.
Saaaa-.
In the blink of an eye the hole in Seunghoon Kim’s stomach was filled and firewood was given to fuel the spark of life.
Not only the body but also the soul was healed.
In the face of this miracle outside of providence Kim Seung-hoon widened his eyes in silent astonishment and only after a few seconds had he finally parted his lips to speak.
To seek help.
“Hanseong…Yoon…there are people besides me who are seriously injured. “Not far from here Oh Chun-seok is dying…”
step.
“yes. I know. You can rest assured that we took the same treatment as soon as you got here. There will be no problem with your life.”
“….”
In the first place he had already finished what he had to do the moment he landed on the ground.
Okay.
and.
“It’s you. The god of despair fall and madness. The apostle godhead who serves that unpleasant ancient godhead. yes?”
[….]
“I think you can see how much they killed and destroyed while I was away.”
[….]
“you. “I don’t think you would have dared to come out like this and think that you would come back alive unscathed… but you know that now it’s your turn to pay the price.”
[ …ah? That uh uh that─ sa sa sa sa save me─── ]
“—Shut your mouth. Don’t bark without permission. “Because it’s annoying.”
[ Hehehe! Aaaaaaaaa!! The great one above!! Please help the servant of the Great One───]
“…I guess words don’t sound like words.”
and.
Pot.
Next moment.
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
In the blink of an eye a powerful sound rang out and the black-winged god was torn apart and screamed in pain.
Ujijik.
and. After a while the black-winged god crawled on the ground transformed into a piece of meat that made only a bleating sound like a pig being dragged to a slaughterhouse.
Neither life nor death is allowed to him. The sacred <Death> deals with things and phenomena by applying the principles of life and death.
Until the God of Transcendence and Death gives permission a living being hit by divine <death> cannot even choose its own death.
[The god of transcendence and death feels intense anger and unleashes his divinity and spirit with murderous intent.]
[ …you. You begged for your life right? don’t worry. Living and dying. Now you won’t be allowed anything. ]
Neither the living nor the dead can reach any conclusion and are trapped in that stopover becoming prisoners who suffer forever.
───.
and. A bizarre scream like that of a livestock continues to echo. Kim Seung-hoon who saw this staggered to his feet on the ruins and laughed.
“…Ha hahaha.”
Is that why?
“…That’s funny.”
Kim Seung-hoon inadvertently remembered what the black-winged god had said earlier without even knowing the topic and burst into helpless laughter.
━I….
━No. We have become stronger. I received strength from the ‘Great One’ and acquired the power of divine supernormal ability.
━He became God himself.
‘god?’
It’s no different….
Eat.
“…If one truly believes in the existence of God the author should be called God.”
Seongyoon Han.
The world’s strongest hunter.
also. Furthermore he is said to be the greatest challenger in history. The absolute powerhouse has returned with the power of a god.
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