> **"Some men want peace. Others want power. But a rare few—*they want the world to know fear.*"**
> — Anonymous Forum Leak, tagged #RedlineProtocol
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### **\[1] — Retaliation Algorithm**
Baekho's command center was a flurry of red lights and scrambled voices.
"Sir, Jungho annihilated Project Chimera. We have nothing left that can engage him physically."
Baekho didn't blink. "Then we switch to psychological warfare."
"Redline Protocols?"
Baekho leaned forward. "Activate every last one of them. Destroy his peace, his silence, his stillness. I want him swarmed from within."
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### **\[2] — Whisper in the Classroom**
Jungho was asleep on his desk. Peaceful. Unbothered.
Someone slid a note into his textbook.
> *You think you're untouchable? Let's see what bleeds first—your silence or your friends.*
Jungho didn't move.
But when he looked up, his eyes were bloodshot.
The class froze. Not from a sound. But from the sheer pressure in the air.
He crumpled the paper. It turned to dust in his hand.
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### **\[3] — Daniel's Dilemma**
Daniel Park noticed the shift immediately. Jungho wasn't just quiet anymore. He was *waiting.*
Daniel cornered him behind the gym. "What's going on?"
Jungho was drinking banana milk. "They're testing how far my leash stretches."
"And?"
Jungho crushed the can. "I don't wear one."
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### **\[4] — Gangbuk Goes Red**
In less than a week, over a dozen small-time crews were wiped out. Not killed. *Broken.* Bones shattered, egos disintegrated.
Each scene had a signature: a red spray-painted line across the ground.
Police blamed gang wars. Students whispered Jungho's name like a curse.
Suhyeon Kim finally snapped.
"Bro, are you starting a war or just ending one before it begins?"
Jungho stared at the clouds. "I'm just trimming weeds."
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### **\[5] — Baekho's Trap**
An underground fight ring. Cameras hidden. Streamed to the dark web.
They'd baited Jungho with a captured classmate—Jihoon, the quiet one who always shared snacks.
Baekho watched the feed. "Even monsters have attachments."
Jungho walked into the arena.
No emotion. No hesitation.
Ten enhanced fighters surrounded him.
One minute later, only Jungho stood.
He didn't even look at Jihoon. Just said, "Let's go," and walked out.
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### **\[6] — The New Whisper Rankings**
> *RustPulse: Bro broke into a Redline fight ring and left without a scratch.*
> *VantaCrow: He didn't even free Jihoon first. He beat everyone *before* untying him.*
> *IronTeeth: We're watching a ghost rewrite the laws of war.*
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### **\[7] — Backroom Panic**
Baekho's lieutenants begged for a ceasefire.
"He's not playing by the rules."
"He doesn't *have* rules," Baekho muttered. "And neither do we anymore."
He pulled open a drawer.
Inside: a sealed vial.
"Bring out Project Wraith."
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### **\[8] — Rooftop Resolve**
Jungho sat on the same rooftop. Juice box in hand.
Daniel joined him. Again.
"Will you kill them all?"
Jungho sipped. "Only the ones who think I won't."
The wind howled between them.
Behind his calm eyes, something primal stirred.
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