episode_0147

After Noh Chang-hoon woke up, he continued to tease me.

My back hurts, my arms hurt.

Someone said that my shoulders felt stiff.

Still, I was able to tolerate it.

Not only did he not crave it that badly, but he closed his mouth after just 10 minutes.

So I was able to eat breakfast in a pretty good atmosphere.

It was an energy bar and some water, but even that was a reasonable amount in this situation.

While eating, Kang Si-woo slowly reset his route.

And after talking with Noh Chang-hoon about something, he only said that he would probably arrive at Silla University within today.

I quietly listened to it and ate my energy bar.

Then, I had a question and asked Kang Si-woo.

“But, why are we going to Silla University?”

“There was also a group of survivors there. A few weeks ago, I warned you.”

“Oh, because of the zombies in the north?”

“Yes. I think I heard they were moving somewhere, and I made a few deals.”

“What’s the deal?”

“It was an exchange of information and shelter.”

“… ?”

Kang Si-woo explained slowly.

So, we may have to go near Silla University in the future.

Instead of teaching the nearby survivors about the types of zombies and how to deal with them, he asked them to create a hiding place.

So that survivors can go in and rest for a few days, regardless of whether they stay or not.

Kang Si-woo ended the story by saying that he had personally seen the hiding place being built.

I nodded in understanding.

Perhaps Kang Si-woo was not only resting at Silla University, but also trying to find traces of possible survivors.

It was not like there were no survivors in the vicinity of Sasang-gu.

It’s a bonus to find out where a fairly large group of survivors have gone and to have several options to take.

Besides that, Kang Si-woo seemed to have something else in mind.

“Now, shall we move slowly?”

Kang Si-woo said as he cleaned up the place where he ate.

Noh Chang-hoon got up from his seat and began to pack his luggage.

Meanwhile, I looked around to see if I had forgotten anything.

And I finished organizing what needed to be organized and prepared to leave.

Before long, the bolt was unlocked and the three of us went out of the building.

“Ah.”

I sighed deeply.

There seemed to be more zombies today than yesterday.

In addition, more threatening variants were also seen.

Variants that can be quite annoying if caught properly.

There is something like Paulers or something like that. There seem to be a few cannon fowlers as well.

Maybe there was an offerer or guard, or maybe even a swindler or general.

“It looks like they are slowly advancing.”

“Ah, I don’t like it. Still, it’s nice to meet you now.”

“Why.”

“They are better than the nocturnal variant.”

I shivered as I thought about what happened last night.

There is a variant called Slender Man.

I checked his body earlier, and it was really horrible.

It was about 3 meters tall, but that was all because of its slender limbs.

It had sharp fingernails growing on its hands, and its mouth was like that of a lamprey eel.

Since it had no eyes or ears, it really looked like something out of a ghost story.

“Really, I don’t like it… ”

When I thought about meeting such mutants in the future, I automatically cried.

No, that. The problem wasn’t that we couldn’t win.

It was a similar concept to cockroaches.

You can easily kill it if you have a book or slippers nearby, but once it comes out, it is surprising.

I sighed deeply and looked at Kang Si-woo and Noh Chang-hoon alternately.

I hope that from next time, they will take care of things on their own.

“It looks like there will be a battle.”

“Evil.”

Kang Si-woo pulled out his sword.

Noh Chang-hoon relaxed his body lightly.

I also adjusted my baton and prepared to deal with the zombie horde.

And the battle began.

Now, there was something we could understand without having to say anything.

Kang Si-woo ran up the wall of the building, kicked it off, and landed on the back.

And from there, it began cutting down and re-killing the long-distance variants that were trying to attack.

Noh Chang-hoon faced Cannonfender and Polers as if it were natural.

Meanwhile, I drew everyone’s attention and took the attack.

A few seconds passed.

Things that looked like severed zombie limbs were flying around.

Kang Si-woo, who had cut down all the threatening mutants from behind, ran towards me.

Then he stopped at an appropriate distance and suddenly swung his sword.

But it never reached me.

The limbs of the zombies that were biting me were cut off one by one.

Since it became relatively easier to move, I gained momentum and took out the zombies.

Meanwhile, Noh Chang-hoon, who had destroyed the cannon fender and the hunter, rushed in.

Before long, all the zombies, which seemed to number in the dozens, had all turned into corpses.

I caught my breath. It seems like it’s only been ten minutes since I had breakfast, but I’m already hungry.

“Phew… ”

Then I couldn’t hold on and collapsed.

There was no problem with moving.

It was just because I was playing quickly in a short period of time that I needed some time to catch my breath.

So, I had some time left, so I sat down and looked around.

Noh Chang-hoon gathered the bodies together and lit them on fire with a lighter.

Kang Si-woo brought bottled water from a convenience store for me and Noh Chang-hoon.

“You don’t make sense.”

“Just spray it quickly.”

“But, can I spray it?”

“… ?”

I looked at Kang Si-woo as if asking what that meant.

And I was able to understand Noh Chang-hoon’s answer.

“Yeji friend, it’s winter now.”

“Ah.”

“You’re already naked, so if you sprinkle water on it, your body temperature will drop, right?”

“No, whatever. Because I’m not particularly cold. I forgot.”

“So, can I spray it?”

“And you?”

Noh Chang-hoon threw a lump of dark red wet tissues on the floor and looked at me.

That’s right, he only roughly wiped the stain.

I was a little dissatisfied that I was the only one who was quite dirty, but I couldn’t help it.

I don’t have the skills like Kang Si-woo, nor do I have the power like Noh Chang-hoon.

Unless I was on the verge of death, all I could do was cope with it with my body.

“Give it to me.”

I took the bottled water from Noh Chang-hoon’s hand.

After taking a sip, I sprayed it on my arms and legs.

Anything sticky that was still on it was washed away.

With the help of Kang Si-woo and Noh Chang-hoon, I was able to wash it off relatively cleanly.

“… Sniff.”

However, contrary to my expectations, the temperature did not rise quickly.

I could roughly understand the reason. Because all the threatening mutants around here were dead, the radar did not turn on.

Basically, my body temperature was high, but it wasn’t very high.

But it was foolish to spray water on it and expect it to maintain normal body temperature in this winter.

I averted my gaze for a moment.

What is the reason? It was simple.

Noh Chang-hoon glared at me with a pitiful expression.

First of all, Kang Si-woo took off his clothes.

“Eji’s body is the most precious thing here.”

“Ah, yes… ”

“There are a lot of heavy things inside, but I can’t help it.”

“Aren’t you cold?”

“I can tolerate it to some extent.”

“Aren’t you taking it off?”

This time, Noh Chang-hoon avoided his gaze.

But this was a joke.

When Noh Chang-hoon used his abilities, his body temperature rose as much as mine.

So even in this weather, Kang Si-woo was the only one wearing short-sleeved clothes that could actually be taken off.

Still, perhaps because he was a little concerned about not being able to do anything in this situation, Noh Chang-hoon moved around busily.

“Wow.”

“Are you done?”

“Yes. It’s warm.”

After tearing down a nearby street tree, they made something like a torch and brought it with them.

So I felt really good.

Since I made a fool of myself, I could just ignore it.

However, both of them do their best to the extent of their ability.

My heart pounded as I wondered if this was a real friend.

On the one hand, it was bittersweet because it was an opportunity to reminisce about what kind of life I had lived.

Even though this may be a relatively ordinary thing, I find it very refreshing.

Naturally, my feelings became complicated.

There’s a complicated feeling that I can’t pinpoint.

Anyway, as I was walking around in a daze, Kang Si-woo started talking about various things next to me.

The content was simple. Just because it’s easy to play, it means don’t use your body too carelessly.

They say that internal injuries are more severe than external injuries, so be careful to prevent more incidents like this from happening.

To be honest, everything was true, but I couldn’t respond properly.

Even without that, there was a lot to think about.

Then Kang Si-woo made a serious expression.

I didn’t understand what that meant.

There were no signs of zombies appearing.

However, there is no need to modify the route.

There were no survivors or anything like that, so nothing serious happened.

Since Noh Chang-hoon also looked like he didn’t know something, it was clear that Kang Si-woo was the only one guessing this.

But I didn’t have a chance to ask that.

After several hours of arduous marching, we arrived at Silla University.

After returning Kang Si-woo’s clothes, I looked blankly at Silla University.

To be exact, I was looking at the nearby futsal field, but whatever.

“I fully understand what it means.”

Starting with the futsal field, the corpses of zombies were displayed on the harpoons erected nearby.

Ordinary zombies might not have known, but I could clearly see what it meant to high-ranking mutants.

Kang Si-woo shrugged his shoulders and then said as if he remembered something.

“Is it bad for education?”

I shook my head.

“No, I think it would be very good for education.”

At least a student who grew up here didn’t seem to be able to memorize the types of zombies.