episode_0251

And several days passed.

What I did during those few days was repeatedly accumulating supplies.

There was never any fighting or anything like that. It was so quiet that I could hear myself walking around.

To be honest, I thought the insects were wide-eyed to kill me.

It was unexpected that nothing happened like this.

Well, if you think about it, it wasn’t like there was any benefit.

By quietly scouting this city, I was able to obtain supplies.

“It’s still too quiet, though.”

Yeah, it was so quiet.

If the basement of the building was connected to the sewage system and could be used as a cave, the scale was definitely not small.

Given their size, there probably aren’t hundreds of thousands of them.

But it still seemed like the unit was at least a thousand.

Of course, there was no way insects of that size could not be seen like this.

… Considering there are a thousand wild dogs, it seems like they might be hiding.

Anyway, it’s strange that it’s not visible at all.

So there was a need to take measures.

But the problem was how to come up with a solution.

I kept thinking and scratching my head.

I thought it would be a good idea to gather my thoughts for a moment and think about it again.

So in the meantime, I grabbed a bucket of honey and popped the lid off.

Sweets are the best medicine when you can’t feel your head.

“… Should I ask Noh Chang-hoon?”

This is the method I came up with after thinking about it for a while while eating the fruit dipped in honey.

But when I thought about it again, it seemed like there was no way he could do anything.

If there was a sharp move, I would have let you know a long time ago.

So I just sighed and ate the fruit.

… To be honest, I wanted to communicate more.

However, if I communicated frequently, the burden on Noh Chang-hoon was enormous.

The soldiers waiting together will still take turns sleeping, but not Noh Chang-hoon.

It was obvious that the more often I communicated, the sharper Noh Chang-hoon’s nerves would become.

Although he would say not himself, I could tell as an old friend.

In the end, there was only one option for me.

“… This time, you go deep again and then come out?”

Although it was a reckless idea, it was not completely unconvincing.

Until now, I had only been wandering around the outskirts of Gijang-eup.

Just in case, he was avoiding collisions with insects as much as possible.

There are still some things that we don’t really know about Margrave’s power.

But there was no need for that now.

Over the past few days, I have accumulated a lot of supplies, more specifically food.

Of course, it didn’t matter if I ate all of this food by myself.

So, you can eat as much as you want and move around in perfect condition.

Honey was already a very high-calorie food.

Moreover, it was not like there was nothing to eat nearby.

Mosses, like spiders’ webs, had a kind of preservation effect.

The appearance of meat or food covered in green moss is terrible, but…

There was no problem when I ate it.

“If my condition is good, I can even attack Gijang-gun.”

Even though I was a little tired and hadn’t eaten, I went around smashing those insects.

I didn’t think I would lose, having accumulated fat after a few days of rest.

And maybe what happened in Jinju was a catalyst for my growth, and I felt like I had become stronger than I remembered.

The only remaining question now was whether or not to inform Noh Chang-hoon.

But anyway, I was planning on going deeper no matter what Noh Chang-hoon said.

In that case, telling Noh Chang-hoon could have been a bad choice.

If I just announce that I’m going in and then disappear, Noh Chang-hoon’s stress will increase even more.

“The results will tell.”

As I said that, I stabbed the fruit with a metal skewer into the bucket.

Honestly, no matter where I went, I was confident I would come out alive.

So, Noh Chang-hoon will not have to worry about losing contact for a long time.

“… The bad thing is Noh Chang-hoon who didn’t come with us.”

After rationalizing it like that, I couldn’t hesitate any longer.

So, while I was away, I decided to enjoy the dinner properly.

It wasn’t just a dinner party either. It’s a feast that uses up all the supplies.

Above all, if a problem arose, all you had to do was retreat.

And I’m the type of person who becomes stronger the more I’m pushed into a corner.

No matter how I thought about it, this operation seemed like a good idea.

Hesitation… Is there a need?

There is no time to hesitate!

So for a few days I focused on eating.

The only problem was that the honey was too sweet, so preparation was very easy.

After devouring all the food, I finally relaxed by drinking some bottled water.

“As expected.”

Power overflowed from within my body.

In fact, it was in perfect condition.

I had gathered all my strength like this, and there was no way there would be a mutant that could stop me.

… I didn’t expect to actually eat all that food, but anyway.

“Let’s go.”

There was no need to hesitate anymore, so I jumped out of the building.

It was a bit of a shame not to be able to go on the Ochu, but it was just a simple reconnaissance anyway.

I thought there would be a lot of inconvenient situations if I took it with me.

So I was planning to leave the Cheonmachong as well, because there is also the advantage of having only the blade.

I already roughly knew the route.

If you go northwest from where I am, you will find Gijang-gun.

Of course, I had no intention of neglecting to leave a mark.

… I was able to figure it out once I saw it, so this time I moved along the road, marking it properly.

Traffic signs have been placed in the middle of the road, so there is no reason to get lost.

How long did you wander around like that?

I think I walked northwest, and I saw a huge mountain in front of me.

Of course, there were no mountains on the map I had memorized, so I was quite embarrassed.

Obviously, if you go northwest, you should come across a city.

“… Why, a mountain?”

I was dazed for a moment, then sat down.

And then I slowly started searching through the directions in my memory.

But no matter how much I searched, I couldn’t think of anything.

In the end, I took a stone, peeled off the moss, and started drawing a map.

“… Ah.”

Only after drawing the outline like that was I able to roughly understand the situation.

It was the mountain heading to the resort in front of me now.

It wasn’t that I took the wrong path at all. If you go a little further from here, you will reach Gijang-daero.

It seemed like I could just turn west on Gijang-daero and walk straight.

“That’s a good thing, because I would have been annoyed if I’d lost my way again.”

Are you just annoyed? I probably put my strength in the wrong place again.

Just by looking at him, it was obvious that he was going through a hard time, so I naturally let out a sigh of relief.

“Rather than that, it’s a resort… ”

Looking at the huge trees on that mountain, it didn’t seem like a resort.

But what… It didn’t matter if it wasn’t okay.

The important thing was to remember that it was a resort.

“After work is over, should I stay at the resort with Noh Chang-hoon?”

I giggled as I started walking down the road.

It didn’t matter that it wasn’t a resort.

You can go to a place like a mountain lodge, this is Haeundae, right?

Since I’ve never seen a zombie living in the sea, I guess I can stay stuck in a lodging near Haeundae.

To be honest, I would like to bring Kang Si-woo and play with him, but he is very busy.

And since he’s going to rest on his own anyway, it’s just the two of us that can rest.

“Okay, let’s finish the job successfully and take a vacation!”

With such enthusiasm, I started running along the road at a slightly faster speed.

Unlike other places, it was quite difficult to follow the length of the route.

The reason was simple. Because it was covered with green moss, it was slippery.

In addition, cars were still there, and sometimes vines or trees blocked the road.

As a result, I had to keep trying to clear them away as I passed along the road.

I wonder if I could just jump over it.

There were some things that could not be passed without being clearly removed.

There are trees as thick as the beanstalk in the fairy tale… There were also vines with sticky stems growing out of them.

Oh yeah.

There were also things like carnivorous plants growing around the road, which was quite annoying.

Insectivore… I don’t know if it’s okay to use that expression.

Anyway, it was clear that it was awkward.

So, I cut down the stems of those plants with a chopping gun.

It seemed like it would be easier to rip it out by the roots, but I didn’t have time to do that, so I skipped it.

“Bull… Silver.”

I immediately shook my head to get rid of that thought.

Even in my opinion, it would have been crazy to just light a fire.

I can’t completely cut down a mountain just for my own comfort.

“Chet.”

So, I thought it would be a good idea to dig up all the roots on the way back after finishing the scouting.

If you throw it all on the road and light it on fire, it will be cleaned up.

After gathering my thoughts, I continued walking along the road.

How many minutes did it take to walk like that?

I looked at the bloody scene before my eyes and smiled bitterly.

In the sky of Gijang-gun, numerous insects were flying and gathering supplies.

The insects seemed to move around, like bees at work.

Even though there were still a few hundred meters left, its might was incredible.

It seemed like several helicopters were hovering in the air at the same time, and honestly, I was scared.

Even though I knew that unless it was a wasp, the rest of the insects were weak.

What makes insects really scary is that they move around in huge groups.

I walked slowly, thinking about how many wasps would attack me.