episode_0144

It was good that a method had been figured out to some extent, but the movement itself had to be very slow.

You don’t want to be caught by the zombies.

It’s true that some weak zombies avoid me, but that doesn’t mean I avoid the enemies in front of me.

If there is an order given by a high-ranking mutant, the order takes precedence over instinct.

Then, the burden would continue to fall on Noh Chang-hoon and Kang Si-woo.

It might have been a few months ago, but now even with just two people, it would be difficult to completely deal with the zombies.

As more and more variants accumulate, it will be possible to allow at least one.

And when they come together, eventually the two will not be able to endure.

Unlike me, they both have average regenerative abilities.

“It’s a little frustrating.”

I grumbled.

In my head, I understood that I had to move safely, even if it was slow.

But I couldn’t understand it with my heart.

Honestly, there isn’t a single variant that can beat me here and now.

“Still, please be patient. You can preserve your strength by avoiding battles as much as possible.”

“I know that… ”

I grumbled as I carefully opened the building door.

He immediately killed the zombie inside, then kicked the corpse and pushed it towards the zombie behind him.

Before long, two zombies with their heads broken off fell to the floor.

Noh Chang-hoon lit a fire there, and Kang Si-woo carefully looked around and plotted a route.

“If I had known this would be the case, I might have put more emphasis on mobility.”

“The distance is not small. It’s a 3-hour walk to Silla University.”

“It won’t take more than a few tens of minutes if you ride a bicycle.”

“Do you want to get into a car accident again?”

“… ”

I closed my mouth.

Yes, this was the reason why mobility could not be emphasized.

It might have been a few months ago, but today’s zombies are smarter.

So, they would interfere by throwing something in front of the vehicle.

Even if it’s a car, it’s dangerous if something suddenly comes out in front of you.

There was no mention of bicycles or motorcycles.

I’ve actually ground my skin to the ground a few times, so I kept my mouth shut this time.

Of course, that didn’t mean I fully understood it.

I grabbed Gibbon’s arm from the wall and slowly pulled him down.

All three unfortunate Gibbons fell to the ground and ended their lives.

At least I’m holding on to my frustration with the thought of cleaning like this.

It had to be resolved quickly, but the fact that it had to be moved safely was a bit of a challenge in itself.

Yeah, whatever. Wouldn’t it be better if I could get angry?

This was the right choice rationally and rationally.

In order for us to quickly catch Viscount and escape, someone inevitably had to attract our attention.

Naturally, the people who would attract that attention were the combatants on campus and at the military base.

Sacrificing people now to prevent greater sacrifices in the future…

Rather, it was more uncomfortable.

“Aye! It’s over, it’s over!”

“Sure.”

We were only halfway there, and the sun was already starting to set.

I could understand that because it was winter, but I couldn’t help but feel angry.

If there were any zombies around, I wanted to kill them.

I took a deep breath and went into the shopping mall I had been cleaning a little while ago.

And slowly, I started choosing a useful store.

I thought the dakgalbi restaurant on the 3rd floor would probably be good.

I saw it earlier when I was cleaning, and there was something that looked like a chair wrapped in leather inside.

After wiping it off properly, you will be able to lie down and sleep.

“Kang Si-woo! It’s here, it’s here!”

“Would you like to sleep there?”

“Yes, yes. Changhoon is watching, right?”

“It will be up soon. By the way, can I use another store?”

“En? Why?”

“You two use the same store. I’ve already seen a place.”

“What… Yes.”

He seemed to have something on his mind.

Maybe they had a good spot for scouting or something like that.

I nodded slowly, went inside the dakgalbi restaurant and started cleaning.

Cleaning was nothing special.

At most, you just wipe the area around using tissues or something like that.

But this was enough.

Because I tend to take care of the minimum hygiene necessary for sleeping.

Meanwhile, both seemed to be working hard on something.

Right now, Kang Si-woo was removing everything around him that was considered dangerous and organizing the corpses.

Noh Chang-hoon also seemed to be constantly watching from the first floor.

They must have figured out where to use as an exit, and when I went down, the door was bolted.

Then, as if he had spotted me, Noh Chang-hoon gestured towards me and spoke.

“Come and help me.”

“You claim it as if it’s obvious.”

As I said, I was already preparing to help.

Instead of biting weak zombies, the General’s secretion sacs attract strong zombies.

And today we made full use of that effect, receiving no attacks other than the first one.

So now it was the turn of strong variants to emerge.

I’ve never met them before, but they are nocturnal varieties.

“Hey, Changhoon.”

“Why?”

“Among the nocturnal variants that can appear now, what are the dangerous ones?”

“Ghost. Banshee. Siren. Or Wolf.”

“… What was it all about?”

Noh Chang-hoon did not look pitiful.

Rather, he began to explain as if it were possible.

“Ghosts, banshees, and sirens are characterized by small bodies and dark skin.

Ghosts are dark gray, Banshees are grey-white. And the Siren is blue-grey.

Since all three are variants of a similar series, their attack methods are also the same.”

“What is it?”

“Crying in different voices. I can’t sleep without waking up.”

“Fuck you, fuck.”

I held the headset tightly.

In a situation where it is clear that there is something mentally wrong.

I didn’t want to fight with a mutant that made me feel nauseous just hearing about it.

It was clear that the aftereffects would be severe later.

Would you rather be that wolf? It makes me want to see more of this variant.

“What is Wolf? What, a zombie that runs on all fours?”

“Similar. It’s good to think of it as a case of face-to-face dogs.”

“Ugh.”

In the rare case where an animal turns into a zombie, things are a little better.

But when zombies turned into animals, it was really disgusting.

Until you get used to it, just looking at it makes you feel nauseous.

It was clear that that wolf guy also had a strange appearance.

Anyway, I don’t know who made it, but it was impressive in many ways.

I’ve seen fan art of this bastard novel before, and it stayed in my memory.

I spoke to Noh Chang-hoon, thinking of his nickname.

“You know. The person who drew fan art for you.”

“Ah, my painting slave?”

“Yes. That person’s zombie fan art is really good, what?”

“I said you were my painting slave?”

Noh Chang-hoon seemed excited and boasted about various things.

Until I came here, I was aiming to make it into a webtoon and a game, or something like that.

So I just responded appropriately.

Well, my friend said he wanted to show off.

Wouldn’t it be polite to listen as a friend?

But what followed next couldn’t be ignored.

“He also drew zombies that did not appear in the original work as samples.”

“What? No, wait a minute. Which kind.”

“Starting from nocturnal, various types? Ah.”

I remembered what happened in Jangyu.

This world seemed to be an ambiguous copy of reality.

So, if it was not specified accurately in the novel, it was done to suit the probability.

Even the things Noh Chang-hoon only thought of came true in a reasonably plausible way in this world.

So, this means that we now have to be wary of the zombies that were mentioned earlier and that did not appear in the original.

I remembered the reason Noh Chang-hoon explained so obediently earlier.

In the original, there was almost no walking around at night.

Kang Si-woo was extremely wary of walking around at night.

They say that nocturnal variants are dangerous in a different way, but for the most part, everything was done during the day.

So other than a few lines, I couldn’t deduce the nocturnal variants.

Noh Chang-hoon also knows this, so he told me about the nocturnal varieties he remembered.

I quickly shook my head.

Information was needed on nocturnal variants, especially those capable of kidnapping people.

From the beginning, it was obvious that strong mutants would come here.

And it is also obvious that the target is me.

But since everyone knew that I was strong, the zombies were likely to send a variant that matched me.

Not the variants we talked about earlier, but other variants.

“… What are some variants you have in mind? Tell me quickly.”

“The concept of the nocturnal variants was a type of monster or ghost story. One look at it made the survivors tremble.”

“Among them, is there a variant that could kidnap me?”

“… It exists, right?”

Noh Chang-hoon immediately added several words, but they were not audible.

The words “why did you make that” rose to the top of my throat and then disappeared.

Anyway, this guy is a writer, and the only thing he could do properly was work hard.

It’s the same with the story about external forces, and it’s also the case that we have to be wary of variants that are not in the original.

I was a little annoyed because I felt like I resembled someone holding a metal bat, who was only competent when he was competent and was infinitely incompetent when he was incompetent.

But I couldn’t show it.

“I think you’re talking about nocturnal varieties, that’s okay.”

This was because Kang Si-woo came down the stairs slowly.

They say novels and stories about the outside world naturally sound distorted, but you never know.

Kang Si-woo said he had already prepared for that.

They said they had settled down in a place where they could come in, but today, Kang Si-woo, who was once trustworthy, was not so trustworthy.