26. I’ll Give Myself to You. (3)

The movement of the zombie wave gradually became visible.

The creatures were running.

Their hoarse shouts echoed from their already strained throats.

The ones drawn by the crazy woman on the megaphone were running frantically.

And below them.

In the distance, the medium-sized mart I had cleared.

People were starting to emerge from the alleys.

They were coming out from various houses, shops, and garages.

The atmosphere was extremely chaotic.

One person moved.

Turning the corner, heading towards the parking lot.

They were coming towards us.

“…Tsk.”

I suddenly felt dirty and clicked my tongue.

Others seemed to have noticed what I saw.

“Where are those people going? Are they coming to us?”

“Where are they going, those bastards!”

“No, some of them might have been captured. Like the new people here.”

The newly arrived women were either tightly gripping their hands and watching the group of cockroaches, glaring at them with hatred, or turning away.

Some might have family among them, while others were just victims.

But that wasn’t important right now.

I turned my gaze back to the woman far away.

Still not in range.

Damn, my shoulder is getting sore from holding the bowstring.

“Seong-hun. What should we do about those people?”

Jun-hyuk asked me.

I could feel everyone’s eyes on me.

They were all looking at me.

Without my command, they wouldn’t accept them.

If I gave the command, those people would come in.

Coming in means they would survive.

…But.

Now isn’t the time to make that decision.

I silently glared at the woman.

She’s coming.

Slowly, but quickly.

Shouting at the top of her lungs through the megaphone.

The female cockroach was riding her bicycle.

The people were looking at me,

I was looking at the female cockroach,

And the female cockroach was looking at us.

Our gazes intersected.

And finally.

Tiny, like a grain of rice.

The female cockroach started to glow red.

“…Sss!”

I inhaled sharply and pulled the bowstring back.

The people’s gazes on my stance.

Everyone fell silent.

I released the string.

Thud.

Swoosh-

The arrow flew like a bolt through the sky.

People’s gazes and heads followed the arrow’s path.

“Too far…”

Jeong-seo muttered quietly beside me.

Others must have felt the same way.

A grain of rice.

That’s how small it looked.

It was that far away.

The wind from the left and right would push the arrow this way and that.

It couldn’t possibly hit the target.

People watched the arrow’s flight with bated breath, their hands tightly clenched.

The tension in the arrow gradually decreased.

The arrow, which had flown forcefully into the sky, slowly lowered its head.

It began to glide downward, following its trajectory, and started to fall.

The female cockroach didn’t seem to notice anything falling from the sky.

She was pedaling, shouting at the top of her lungs, and occasionally swerving.

That’s how she was riding.

Die-

Die-

Die-

People clenched their hands and watched the crazy female cockroach.

She was moving too much on the road.

She took one hand off the handlebars to shout.

She swayed left and right each time she brought the megaphone to her mouth.

It was impossible for a single arrow to hit such a moving target at that distance.

“…Huh.”

Jeong-seo picked up her bow.

She nocked an arrow, raised the bow, and drew the string.

Whoosh-

I placed a hand on Jeong-seo’s arm.

She looked at me.

I shook my head.

“Wait.”

A hint of doubt flashed in Jeong-seo’s eyes.

I had no intention of explaining.

I turned my head and looked at the female cockroach in the distance.

Jeong-seo also turned and looked into the distance.

And at that moment.

The arrow struck.

It pierced the female cockroach’s head precisely.

The arrow’s fletching penetrated and emerged from the other side.

I couldn’t see it, but I was certain.

The female cockroach seemed to jump as if struck by lightning.

She lost control of the handlebars and fell off the bicycle.

She crashed to the ground.

She rolled forward, pushed by the momentum.

…It’s done.

I finally lowered my leg from the rooftop railing.

I stepped down from the chair and planted my foot on the rooftop floor with a thud.

People were looking at me.

There were no cheers.

No joy.

Their eyes were filled with a kind of awe-struck shock.

It was an impossible distance.

A moving target.

Hitting the head precisely, it was an impossible feat.

“…Eh… How…?”

Jeong-seo couldn’t finish her sentence.

She gasped and drew a breath.

.

Her face looked as if her heart had been struck.

The faces of the others were not much different.

I looked at each person’s face.

And then I said,

“…I told you not to worry.”

Jun-hyuk, who had been standing apart, spoke with a slightly choked voice.

“…You’re a master archer. From here… to there.”

The gazes.

Gazes filled with awe.

The men and the numerous women.

Their eyes were filled with the disbelief of witnessing the impossible.

I didn’t know what to say.

Instead of speaking, I turned my head and looked at the approaching zombie wave.

“…Tsk.”

As I clicked my tongue, others also looked at the zombie wave.

Sighs and breaths of relief were heard.

The zombie wave was still advancing.

Trampling over the fallen female cockroach, the creatures continued to run.

They couldn’t stop due to their momentum. They didn’t seem to want to stop either.

They just kept running, even though their target was dead.

I sighed softly.

There was no avoiding this.

I gestured to Jun-hyuk and Hoon.

The two of them ran to me immediately.

“Yes, hyung.”

“Yes, Seong-hun.”

I said,

“Take a few people and go downstairs. Lock all the windows and check if any are open.”

Jun-hyuk and Hoon nodded enthusiastically.

“Got it, hyung!”

“I’ll do it right away.”

As Jun-hyuk and Tae-young called out to the others, So-hyeon, Ye-eun, Mr. Hoon, and several others gathered.

They nodded to me and went down the rooftop stairs.

I turned and looked into the distance.

The endless zombie wave.

Escape was impossible.

It might have been possible with a small group.

But the number of people was already too large.

Humans have stamina.

They can’t run forever when they get tired.

But the creatures were different.

So then.

“…Ah…”

Now we have to hold out.

We need to hide the fact that there are people here, lie low, and survive.

If the zombie wave passes by without stopping, that would be ideal.

In that case, we wouldn’t need to hold out for long.

But if not…

I looked down at the bow in my hand.

…The only thing to rely on is the bow.

And the arrows replicated by the fletching.

Jumping down isn’t an option.

If I jumped into the midst of those numerous creatures with my sword, I wouldn’t be able to escape with just 14 uses of acceleration, and I couldn’t open the shutter to return.

A scene from YouTube.

The wave of zombies climbing a building like a pyramid.

If we’re not careful, they might climb this building, just like in that scene.

The creatures are on a scale that can cover an entire city.

…The bow.

If the wave stops here, I’ll shoot them all, no matter how long it takes.

That’s the only way.

Tae-young, Ye-eun, and So-eun helped the unconscious grandma downstairs.

The only ones left on the rooftop were the newly arrived women, the men, and Jeong-seo.

While watching the approaching zombie wave, I felt something strange.

Jeong-seo was looking elsewhere.

Following her gaze, I saw the group of cockroaches running towards our building.

The cockroach group members were gradually getting closer to our building.

.

Among them were the leader cockroach and the ones who had raided us before, and there were quite a few women.

Plus, the elderly and children.

Elderly and… children.

There were children!

At least dozens of them, just a few years old, or even younger, were running along with the adults.

I unconsciously grabbed the rooftop railing.

As the cockroach group got closer to our building, the zombie wave was also getting closer in real-time.

The two forces would collide in a few minutes.

The first to reach our building were the adult men.

Most of them were the leader cockroach and the ones who had raided us before.

They were pounding on the shutter.

Shouting something.

Beep- Beep-

My phone rang.

It was So-hyeon.

“Hey, So-hyeon.”

“Bro! The people from over there are coming!”

“…Yeah, I know.”

I could feel her gaze.

Jeong-seo was looking at me.

I also looked at Jeong-seo.

So-hyeon spoke urgently.

“Bro! What do we do? What should we do?”

Jeong-seo was looking at me.

She was glaring.

I slowly opened my mouth.

At that moment, Jeong-seo grabbed my hand.

And she took the phone from me.

Jeong-seo put the phone to her ear and said,

“Wait a moment. I’ll tell you in a bit.”

She hung up without waiting for a response.

Jeong-seo said,

“Seong-hun, let’s talk for a moment.”

She pulled me by the hand.

What kind of talk?

In this situation?

Jeong-seo’s hand was tightly gripping mine.

.

She had no intention of letting go.

The newly arrived women were just standing on the rooftop, watching us, the zombie wave, and the cockroaches.

I followed Jeong-seo down the stairs.

She led me to her room.

Click.

The door closed.

“Jeong-seo, now isn’t the time for this…”

Jeong-seo grabbed my hand and immediately went into the bathroom.

Then, she turned on the shower.

Ssssh-

The blood on my head and body washed away.

Jeong-seo looked at me and took off her T-shirt.

.

She unhooked her bra and took off her pants and underwear, tossing them carelessly on the bathroom floor.

…Her figure…

It was astonishing.

Perhaps from regular exercise.

Her well-rounded buttocks.

Her slim waist.

Her breasts, more full and beautiful than I had noticed before.

“Seong-hun.”

Jeong-seo looked at me and said,

“…Please stay with me now.”

She unhooked the lifting belt from my waist.

Thud.

The sword fell to the floor.

Jeong-seo said,

“If you stay with me now, I’ll give myself to you. Forever, as long as I live.”

I looked at Jeong-seo.

Naked, offering everything to me, the beautiful woman.

What she was asking for was to deal with the people outside.

The women, the elderly, and the children.

.

To kill them all.

She placed her hand on my cheek.

Her face slowly moved closer.

And she kissed me.

Her breath touched my cheek.

I tasted her tongue and grabbed her breast.

Surprisingly elastic, soft breast.

I moved my hand down and touched her crotch.

No hair.

.

Just a soft, pleasant, and thick crevice that enveloped my fingers.

“Ah…”

A moan mixed with a sigh filled the bathroom.