episode_0258

Of course, there was nothing to use inside the county office.

No, whatever. Because it’s not what I expected.

It’s amazing that so much time has passed and there are still good items left.

Still, it was fortunate that there was some bottled water.

Thanks to you, I was able to quench my thirst and rest.

And I felt like I could rest for a day or two.

I could survive for three or four days, but the problem was that there was no food.

I could just loot it locally, but honestly, I’m a little scared.

When I looked outside from inside the county office, it was raining really hard.

Even if we cannot completely extinguish the forest fire, we can significantly reduce its momentum.

It was unknown whether a forest fire with such reduced momentum would be able to kill the Margrave.

Those bugs.

Even if it’s not very strong, it’s annoying to shake it off if it bites you.

It seemed like there might be some kind of connection between Margrave and the bugs, but I didn’t want to take the risk.

I’d rather starve. Fighting an opponent with unknown power?

There was a need to make a cool-headed judgment.

In the past, I would have searched around because I was hungry, but not now.

So you need to wait and see how the situation ends, right?

So, there may be a sofa nearby that is just sitting on dust and is still in good condition.

Likewise, there will only be some dust and a warm blanket.

I moved the furniture around the room appropriately to create a cozy nest.

Now, if you lie down on the sofa, you can continue to look out the window?

You can’t just sit still and wait for hours.

I thought it would be best to just lie here comfortably and look around for a few hours.

And my thoughts were not astray.

Seeing the scenery at the half-ruined county office was more charming than I expected.

It’s raining heavily now and there aren’t any bugs around.

In addition, the county office had one wall made of glass, so you could see quite far.

I could at least understand how bugs move here.

I lay there for hours and just looked at the scenery… Something was strange.

“I’m going crazy.”

I could see insects gathering in the air.

It seemed like it wasn’t just flying insects gathered together?

Everything from ants and bees to carnivorous insects gathered together.

That couldn’t be said to be the movement of a normal bug.

All kinds of flying insects were flying as escorts, keeping in line with Oh, but this couldn’t have been normal.

It definitely seemed like something had woken up.

Perhaps Margrave would have survived the forest fire.

So there was no reason to stay here any longer.

No matter how strong I am, it doesn’t mean I won’t die at all, right?

It would be best to just run away from here.

And there was another reason why I felt crazy.

If those bugs were acting so strangely, it was clear that something had woken them up.

Well, it was okay to say it wasn’t Margrave.

It didn’t matter if he was Margrave’s child or some other variant equivalent to him.

But if it’s a strain that strong, I should be able to feel it, right?

I didn’t feel anything.

His body temperature didn’t change as if there were no zombies around.

It was thanks to this radar-like ability that I was able to reach out to strong guys.

Because I knew where they were, I was able to kill time by playing tag.

But if you can’t feel anything like this, you should worry about surprise attacks, let alone playing tag.

“Okay, let’s run away!”

This was a strategic retreat.

I’m not the type of person who feels shame for running away.

Rather, it was more beneficial to live here.

I don’t know if it’s Margrave or his son, but wait.

After a few weeks, I’ll go kill it properly.

Maybe even Kang Si-woo can come to help?

If we get to him, we will be able to kill him for sure.

So, without hesitation, I got up from my seat and ran towards the entrance of the county office.

Well, I don’t know if bugs hold a coronation ceremony.

I thought it would be a good idea to run away when everyone was paying attention like that.

“… What is it?”

It was nice to leave the county office building like that.

But suddenly the surrounding ground began to shake as if there had been an earthquake.

The epicenter appeared to be a mountain behind the county office.

“Haha… ha ha ha… ”

There was a saying that if something was too absurd, people would start laughing, and that was exactly what it said.

The trees on the mountain start to move as if they are alive.

And as things like tree roots sprout up, they also release something that looks like spores.

It was so absurd that I couldn’t help but laugh.

Still, it seemed impossible to put out a forest fire with that thing.

Yes, there is no answer to putting out a forest fire with that thing.

… It was even more creepy that it might drag.

The mutants I’ve encountered so far were still capable of fighting back to some extent.

I wondered if such a variant of natural disaster appeared in the novel.

Now that I think about it, I guess I can turn it off?

I started a fire not long after I got here and it went out.

“I’m going crazy, really.”

Fire was a special medicine for the zombie virus.

Fire was also a special medicine for plants.

So, if we were to restore millet, the way to do it was to start with fire.

But having a way to fight fire like that was quite fatal.

Plus, you can control plants to the point where it’s not just about turning off a fire, it’s almost like a superpower, right?

It won’t work, probably.

Yes, it would be foolish for me to fight against something like that on my own.

If there were more people, I would try, but I’m alone.

So for now, it was right to think about running away and making contact first.

So I started running away without even looking back.

If you hesitate even a little, it’s obvious what’s going to happen.

I’ve survived well up to this point, but I didn’t want to act recklessly and die.

Fortunately, the bugs’ attention was focused elsewhere.

Even though I was running, they didn’t pay any attention.

It seemed like he didn’t notice at all.

I made eye contact with some insects and even heard the sound of a helicopter in the air.

But the bugs were ignoring me and moving towards the mountain.

So this is… That was it.

Something important enough to ignore an intruder entering the nest… It must be happening over there.

And it was obvious without even looking at what it would be.

“Are you saying you’re busy because it’s during the coronation ceremony? ”

I didn’t know whether I should like being ignored like that or not.

No, it was right that I should like it.

Thanks to you, you were able to survive, right?

Once you survived, there was another chance.

So, you should like it, right?

Aside from being annoying, thanks to this, I can share this news with other survivors.

So I just quietly ran along the road.

I didn’t want to hesitate and get caught up in something strange.

You never know when and where tree trunks or roots may sprout.

How frantically did he run towards the base?

Even though I couldn’t do it, I felt like I could rest assured now that I had been running for several tens of minutes.

At this distance, I would be able to increase the distance even if bugs were to chase me.

Moreover, this time I had no worries about getting lost because I had memorized the route to some extent.

So, no matter what was chasing me, all I had to do was ride Ochu and run away.

I don’t think those bugs can outrun a car.

“… Good.”

I kept talking to myself.

Even though I knew there was no one to answer, I kept talking to myself.

I felt like I was back in the early days of survival.

Having been bitten by zombies, I was now trying to survive somehow… It was there then.

“I’m really going crazy.”

That was the scariest thing.

I have no idea how far that thing can go.

In the original work, Margrave’s strength was vaguely revealed.

Unlike the nobles of the previous stage who took the form of living creatures, from Margrave onwards…

It’s like having powers comparable to superpowers.

But that’s the problem.

Noh Chang-hoon, this damn bastard omitted the battle scene in Margrave.

I guess the intention was to cut it and go kill the king and queen because the plot was getting stretched out.

Thanks to this, I couldn’t tell how strong Margrave was.

Even trying to compare it to king and queen was difficult.

King was a skilled hunter who fought with an extremely mutated body.

Of course, there was no such thing as superpowers like Margrave.

On the other hand, Queen now had some kind of superpower like Margrave.

But the problem is that the superpower is a gimmick.

So I couldn’t gauge exactly how strong it was.

Maybe he could be stronger than Queen.

Still, I wasn’t that worried.

“There are two main characters, right?”

Yes, there are two main characters.

Since Kang Si-woo and Noh Chang-hoon were there, I had nothing to worry about.

Kang Si-woo became stronger much faster than in the original work, and Noh Chang-hoon is the author of this novel.

It was clear that the two of them would take care of it somehow.

All I have to do is be a decent shield.

Thinking like that made me feel at ease.

“Okay, there’s nothing I can do.”

All I had to do was tell this news.

They will take care of the rest.

So, that was the moment when I quickly turned the corner towards the base and ran.

“… E?”

Suddenly, the plants nearby started emitting green spores.

It was okay up to that point. Because those spores aren’t going to harm me.

But the spores started to fill the road… ?

And in an instant, it turned into a sticky wall.

“Oh? what? This?”

Even though I said that, I already had an idea of what was going on.

It’s obvious what this means.

I’m trapped in Gijang because of these damn green walls.

Moreover, there was no guarantee that breaking through this would allow escape.

“… Haha.”

It felt like spring.

Just like pollen scatters when the wind blows.

Now green spores were flying around me.

But anyone can tell that this is the spring of zombies.

“I want to see Noh Chang-hoon… ”

really. Violently. I missed you.

Can I get out of here?