As Jeok Ha Yu Wol disappeared into flames, Baek Yuseol finally felt a moment of relief. Even if it was only a doppelgänger, it was still a fragment of one of the Twelve Moons, carrying a thousand years of experience. Protecting Hong Bi-yeon while fighting such an entity must have taken a toll.  

“Hah… Hey, are you alri—”  

He deactivated his heightened focus states, including the *Cheongi Unification* and *Supreme Concentration*. But as he turned to check on Hong Bi-yeon, he saw her collapse, sliding limply to the ground.  

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