episode_0176

Yeah, whatever.

First of all, the situation itself could be said to be quite good.

I got one important clue.

The clue is that the Jinju Citizens’ Union is trying to invade Hamodan’s territory.

Since I figured it out, it wasn’t a loss at all.

“Ugh, well…”

Instead, it’s just that it’s pretty badly tattered.

My physical condition was really not good. It’s bound to make no sense, but whatever.

It was really fortunate that it was playing steadily even in this situation.

“I just want to clean myself.”

It was a foregone conclusion that everything would heal anyway.

In that case, it was necessary to shake off any dried blood or dust.

Fortunately, there was a place to wash up.

I once saw a reservoir nearby.

It seemed like I could wipe off any blood or dust from my body there.

The distance wasn’t that far.

So I thought it would be okay to drag Ochu along.

The moment I approached to drag Ochu, I knew it.

Fortunately, these bastards didn’t cross the line.

“Hya.”

Ochu was just as I had set it up.

The wheels were not damaged, and there were no scratches or anything like that on the body.

Above all, nothing disappeared and remained in its place.

He probably knew that if something had happened to him, he would have been really angry.

Honestly, if I had left Ochudo behind, I would have been really angry.

I would have chased him to the end and broken his head.

The scab went up to the top of my head and has just cooled down.

I dried my hands and got ready to turn off the Ochu.

It was obvious that if I sat down and pedaled, the blood would stick to the saddle, so I thought it would be best to do so.

Anyway, leaving a little late doesn’t cause any problems.

After arriving at the reservoir, I parked the Ochu near a tree and looked around.

There was still no one in the reservoir. It was quiet without anyone.

“Hmm… ”

I thought for a moment.

Anyway, it seemed like there was nothing to be gained by pursuing Hamodan any further.

As that happened, I thought it would be better to take my time and go to Jinju Citizens’ Union.

And since it was like this, I thought it would be a good idea to change my clothes.

“I’m lucky.”

There were tents pitched near the reservoir, so it seemed like it wouldn’t be a problem to take it easy.

However, I did not want to face the enemy naked, so I thoroughly examined my surroundings.

Fortunately, there was one tent that did not require any major repairs.

Because it was fastened with a zipper, the inside was clean.

It was a bit weird not having a sleeping bag or anything like that, but it seemed like it would be enough to sit down and rest for a bit.

There is no need to hesitate now. I won’t see anyone around.

I immediately got a change of clothes and a towel, took off my clothes, and went into the reservoir.

Fortunately, the reservoir did not deepen immediately.

It is a structure that gradually deepens as you go in, so I thought I would have to go no further until the water reached my chest.

Going any further would probably be a terrible experience since I can’t swim.

“Ugh… ”

As I soaked in the cold water, I felt a little eerie. What can I say, a creepy feeling?

I also thought about a variant in the water that I had seen somewhere.

If there is a variant, it will be noticeable long ago anyway, so it is a groundless worry.

Still, being alone and defenseless was a bit scary.

It wasn’t that I couldn’t deal with it. Even if people from the industrial complex attacked me with harsh words, I was confident that I would beat them all.

Those bastards I met a little while ago would have all died if I had been in a near-dead state.

I wondered if it would have been easier in this situation if I had Noh Chang-hoon, Kang Si-woo, or at least another colleague.

… When I think about it again, I don’t think I’ve ever been that scared.

If I thought it was scary, I wouldn’t have rushed in so randomly.

“I should learn swimming later.”

Now that I think about it, even though there is an ocean and a river right nearby, I have never thought about learning how to swim.

You can enjoy swimming without having to go out into the real world…

As long as Jinju’s matter was resolved, I thought I could ask Noh Chang-hoon to come with me.

As usual, it won’t have the vacation feeling I was thinking of at all.

Both of them would cool their heated bodies with sea water and try to throw each other into the sea.

After washing my body while deluding myself for a bit, I went upstairs and looked for a towel.

I could dry my hair later, so I cleaned my body first.

Then I realized, I was still wearing the headset.

I didn’t know how long I had been wearing it, but given the circumstances, it seemed like I had been wearing it during a fight.

“I guess I looked like a crazy bitch.”

Some people wear glasses while showering, but no one wears headsets.

Still, since I was the only one watching right now, I hurriedly got dressed.

Then, I took out a spare container from my bag that was fastened to the back of Ochu and put the wet clothes in it.

The towels haven’t been put in yet. Since I had to clean my hair, I didn’t think it would be a problem to put it in later.

To be honest, it still seemed crazy to me.

If your body temperature wasn’t basically high like mine, it wouldn’t have been strange for you to get hypothermia by now.

I felt like I needed to calm down a bit and not trust my body.

Still, it seemed like my body temperature would return soon, so I wiped my head thoroughly and put the towel in my bag.

I waited a long time, but for some reason, my body temperature did not rise easily.

“Ah.”

There were no zombies here. There were no variants that posed a threat to me.

Basically, my body temperature was high, but that depended entirely on radar.

When the body recognizes danger and rapidly increases metabolism, the body temperature also rises.

In a situation like now, where there were no enemies around and no danger was apparent, there was no way the body temperature would rise as it should.

… In addition, I was in the position of sticking to short-sleeved shorts even in this cold weather because I was usually hot.

Although trauma played a role, I could feel my body temperature slowly dropping.

Still, it wasn’t very severe. Do you think you won’t catch a cold if you keep doing this?

This weather. It was definitely monstrous to not freeze to death even after going into cold water.

“There is nothing to make a fire at.”

Now that things were like this, it seemed like it would be a good idea to start a fire and heat the food there.

It’s not that I didn’t bring cooking utensils at all, and I could boil water and cook anything.

Since it can raise body temperature, it is like killing two birds with one stone.

If my prediction was correct, there would probably be a place to make a fire here.

Fire had to be taken seriously.

It was obvious that if a fire spread in a place like this, it would cause an irreversible disaster.

The people of Hamodan must have known that, and they must have come up with some way to prevent the fire from spreading.

And it wasn’t long before I found the way.

The drum was stuck in the ground.

There was also something like a hook attached to it so that you could cook something.

They probably put firewood in a drum, started a fire, and then used it.

It certainly seemed like this way, even if a fire was just started, it wouldn’t spread to the surrounding area.

And since the drum can be lifted and the inside taken out, it didn’t seem to matter if foreign substances got inside.

“You’re lucky.”

Coincidentally, there was no water in this drum.

There was only a fair amount of ash and some burnt firewood.

This was the moment when I thought it would be a good idea to light a fire and eat.

This didn’t look like it had been neglected.

Someone other than me had already started a fire here and used the tools around us to eat.

“Well, they are bastards.”

The legs fit together roughly.

I don’t know when he noticed, but it was clear that he had spotted me and was chasing me.

They must have tried to kill survivors of other forces or dangerous mutants that way.

I could tell just by looking at the way he skillfully attacked me.

So I continued to be followed, and when I went to the center of Munsan-eup.

It seemed like resting and eating took place here at that time.

After replenishing my strength, they probably decided that I was entering too deeply and tried to exclude me.

For some reason, it seemed like they were trying to kill me with a question-and-answer dance.

However, one question arose here.

The Jinju Citizens’ Union did not seem to have invaded Hamodan in earnest.

If the Citizens’ Coalition had ever attacked Hamodan, there was no way they would have left this place alone.

The moment you thought it was a place to relax, you probably ruined it.

But here, management was consistent.

There were traces of regular use whenever there was a need to use it.

That means that only Hamodan can use this place.

It would have been strange to assume that the person was from the Jinju Citizens’ Union.

I am very strong.

Even if there was no armed conflict, it was clear that each party was aware of their respective strengths.

It could be seen from the fact that the industrial complex felt a gap with other forces and was stigmatized as cannibals.

In other words, it was highly likely that Hamodan and Jinju Citizens’ Union were aware of the gap in power between them.

Yeah, good.

Regardless of whether there was information or not, both of them must have heard rumors about the recently joined saints.

In that situation, I am a woman who exudes tremendous strength by riding on the five auras that seem to have been created by another force.

Instead of incapacitating me and dragging me away, he suddenly disappeared.

That was the same as saying that there was no need for a saint.

Does Jinju Citizens’ Union have enough saints? That didn’t seem to be the case.

Crossing the line wasn’t that easy.

It was okay to have no choice but to kill people.

If I want to survive in this world, someday I will have blood on my hands.

However, it seemed that there were not many saints who seriously crossed the line.

Also, it is unlikely that the saint would have arrived safely in Jinju without any other threats.

In other words, the Jinju Citizens’ Union seemed to need a saint more than anyone else.

Then why did they call themselves the Jinju Citizens’ Union?

“The reason is simple.”

A saint who has been treated harshly by the Jinju Citizens’ Union wants to oppose that force.

It was clear that it was Hamodan’s training.

However, even to say that, there was something strange about it.

Because it was something that could be resolved through conversation.

I didn’t just rush in, and we were able to communicate with each other.

Of course, it wasn’t that I couldn’t guess at all.

It’s different from the secretion bag that I still keep carefully between my breastbones.

“No way, these bastards mistook me for a saint from the Citizens’ Union and tried to kill me… It doesn’t seem like it, so you didn’t run away, right?”

Oh, no way. No way.

After erasing the unreliable suspicions from my mind, I slowly warmed up the food.