Fabre in Sacheon’s Tang

Chapter 163

Inside the cave, a storm of madness raged—not just between individuals, but across species.

The thick scent of coriander, a pheromone released by the parasites, filled the air. But instead of that stifling, pungent aroma, all I could smell was the faint sweetness of something else.

Unlike the chaos behind us, here, there was only the quiet embrace of a man and a woman.

Or rather, Hwa-eun was the one clinging to me.

She had latched onto me the moment the horrifying screams and the writhing mass of parasites started their grim ritual.

So this is why people say to take a date to a horror movie.

For the first time, I truly understood the wisdom of the ancients—why they encouraged couples to go watch scary movies together.

A part of me wished this moment would last a little longer.

But unfortunately, my wish was not granted.

The sickening sounds behind us—the writhing, the grotesque slapping, the gasping—abruptly stopped.

Too soon.

Why are they so fast!?

We needed to relight the torches.

Right now, the remaining male parasites were still trapped in a haze of pheromones, their hunger for mating overriding their instincts to feed.

But once the pheromones dispersed completely, they would snap out of it—and look for a new food source.

If we delayed any longer, that food source would be us.

“Hwa-eun, we need to light the torches. If we’re late, they’ll come after us.”

“Uh… O-okay, So-ryong.”

She hesitated as I reluctantly pulled away from our embrace.

But instead of her usual flustered reaction, she only loosened her grip slowly, her fingers lingering on my sleeve.

Even in the dim light, her voice was thick with warmth, like honey dripping from a spoon.

Even though it all started because of the parasites, it seemed my little speech about not forgiving those who dared to covet my woman had worked wonders.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee… Damn, So-ryong, well done.

With a smirk of self-praise, I quickly stepped away and reignited the torch at my feet.

As soon as the flames flared back to life, the parasites that had been creeping toward us scurried back into the darkness.

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