"This wouldn't have happened if you had just let me escape quietly."

In a blink of an eye, Subject 002 sliced off his head and the first battle had ended. 

He paused for a moment and stared at his surroundings. The dirt was smeared with blood and the corpses of several guards laid there. His face and clothes were covered in blood.

Subject 002 tightened his grip on the dagger in his hand.

His eyes glowed red.

"This… Is how I'll need to survive from now on."

He continuously muttered those words as he walked away.

As if to comfort himself.

After two hours of hiking, the night was nearing. Subject 002 pushed a branch that was blocking his view away. He saw a small cabin just a few meters away. However, the lights were on.

'Should I just kill the person inside and take shelter there…?'

He frowned at the thought of killing an innocent person. Subject 002 ran his fingers through his hair and messes it up.

'I have to do it.'

*STEP STEP*

He walked towards the cabin.

'I have to hide somewhere.'

His hand stopped just as it was about to knock on the door.

"……"

After he paused for a moment, Subject 002 knocked on the door.

*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*

The door slowly opened and an elderly woman greeted him.

"Why hello, there young man. Do you need something?"

"……"

Subject 002's grip on his dagger tightened.

The elderly woman looked at him carefully. She scanned him from his hair all the way down to his feet.

 Cold sweat dripped down his back.

 "Ah… It's getting late. Why don't you stay here for the night, young man?"

She grabbed his left arm and dragged him into the cabin.

 "You can sleep on the couch."

 Subject 002 looked around the cabin, keeping his guard up.

 "Oh! And I'll get you a pillow and a blanket."

 The elderly woman hurriedly left the room.

 After Subject 002 was sure the elderly woman was gone, he quickly searched the cabin. He made sure that there was nothing that would cause him to be endangered.

There were no walkie-talkies, spy cams, or hidden weapons.

He heard the sound of a closet door close and quickly returned to where he stood before. The elderly woman came back into the room holding a thin blanket and a pillow in her hands.

"Here you go, young man."

She paused for a second right as she was about to hand them to Subject 002. The elderly woman turned and placed the blanket and pillow on the couch.

"Oh my, I almost forgot to ask. Would you like to wash up first?"