episode_0041
by fnovelpia“What is it? Are you telling me to go outside?”
“……Stay still.”
I caught Jeong Hae-won just as he was leaving the table.
Your intuition is speaking.
You must not leave here.
The pressure was so great that I couldn’t even breathe properly.
Something is pressing hard on the air.
[Please evacuate out of the building. If an aftershock occurs, there is a risk of collapse. You must evacuate the building.]
I stretched out my arm and pressed Jeong Hae-won’s shoulder hard.
After a while.
Bleep-
“Ugh.”
I covered my ears.
A sharp sound echoed throughout the 7th floor for a while.
Faaat.
The sound died down and the broadcast started on TV.
“Hello. This is Son Hyeon-cheol, Minister of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security of the Republic of Korea. A national emergency has been declared… From now on, with the authority of the Minister, with the cooperation of the Armed Forces. We will proceed with the rescue of our citizens.”
The older man who introduces himself as a minister looks very embarrassed.
I try to speak as calmly as possible, but he keeps interrupting me as if I don’t have a script or anything I’ve prepared.
“……And again…”
The sound of people murmuring is in the background. Now I can barely distinguish the sound of speech.
When the broadcast became difficult, Son Hyun-cheol took off his glasses and frowned as hard as he could.
“Still not connected to the Blue House?”
“Just connected. However, all I can say is something I can’t understand.”
“What does that mean?”
“I will hand over the call now.”
A man who appeared to be a secretary held out a smartphone to Son Hyun-cheol.
“People@#%$^President!@!@$.”
“We must move forward”
“No matter what difficulties come. We will become a country that embraces everyone and moves forward together. We will become a fair, just, and warm country.”
” Break out of your shell and come out, together. Let’s go together.”
Son Hyun-cheol bit his lip and hung up the phone nervously.
“Does this make sense now?!!! How many relay channels are alive right now?”
“First of all, radio transmission is possible, and broadcasting is……”
“Aaaah!!!”
“What’s going on there?”
“Aaagh!”
Tootuk.
The camera rolled with an ominous sound.
The minister is lying back on a chair, and the screen reflects the wall of the building.
A person passes by outside the window.
A black shadow clung to the window, digging into the crack in the door with its long fingertips.
“Hey, over there! There’s something over there!”
“Hwaaa!”
A young woman screams, and a middle-aged woman panics.
“Hye-won, get out of the way!”
bang!
A man in a suit hit the black hand with a fire extinguisher.
After confirming that the shadow had fallen under the building, the man turned to the people.
“Open the door! You must avoid here!”
The man is about to run away,
The people in the back were still looking toward the window.
Everyone could do nothing but open their mouths and sigh.
“Ah…”
The entire building was covered in a black film.
Black blood flows inside the black membrane.
A lot of eyeballs sprouted on the body of unknown origin.
Outside the window, eyeballs stared into the building with bloodshot gaze.
[found.]
Crack.
The man’s head was crushed.
[found.]
“Aaaagh! Get out of the way!”
Crack.
[found.]
Sigh-
Bright red flesh sticks and slides over the camera lens.
“Aaagh!”
Letting out a sharp scream, someone hit the camera and dropped it.
“Heo Eok. Huh…”
The screen now showed a woman crouching under a desk.
“Ahhh…Ugh…”
The sobbing became quieter as the dark figure came closer.
The shadow that came right in front of the desk glided past.
The victim was a man who was just about to leave through the emergency exit.
Phew.
The shadow creates sharp thorns that pierce the man’s body.
Soon the pierced area swelled, and flesh exploded in all directions.
“……Hmm…”
Now the shadow seemed to have no interest in the woman under the desk.
A black silhouette crawled across the floor and lifted the camera.
Bleep-
The blurred focus comes back.
The blood splattered on the lens is wiped away.
The broadcast started again.
[Please evacuate out of the building.]
The pieces of flesh scattered on the office floor returned to their original owners, and the hardened blood was sucked into each body.
yet.
Grumble-
Minister Son Hyeon-cheol, who pulled up a chair himself, stared at the screen with empty eyes.
“Hello. My name is Son Hyeon-cheol, Minister of Public Administration and Security of the Republic of Korea. Currently, the government is working hard to ensure the safety of the people in the face of a disaster of unknown cause, and the South Korean military is moving to rescue you. The government has declared martial law and is faithfully performing its role as a disaster control tower according to the manual. President and Prime Minister. Since the Minister of National Defense is currently participating in a cabinet meeting, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security will relay information regarding evacuation on your behalf. Announcements are broadcast 24 hours a day on all radio channels and public TV channels.”
I’m still under the desk.
There is no way I could go outside even after seeing all these scenes.
I gently tapped the back of Jeong Hae-won, who was retching.
“Hold on.”
“Heo Eok. Wow…woowoouk!”
Talk.
Talk.
Talk.
There is a sound of glass hitting.
Now I’m so overcome with fear that it’s hard to even breathe.
I raised my head and checked the living room window.
The black figure seen on the broadcast is looking this way.
Hundreds of eyeballs are looking at me.
I’m watching it on TV too. I’ll say it again. This is Minister of the Interior and Safety Son Hyeon-cheol. I’m watching.
The ROK military has been dispatched to each shelter to assist with evacuation. I am watching.
I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching
I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching
I’m watching, I’m watching■■■■■■■■ I’m watching, I’m watching
I’m watching■■■I’m watching■■■I’m watching■■■
I’m watching■■ I’m watching■■ ■■ I’m looking ■■■ I’m watching
Try watching■■■Looking■■■Stay■■■■■
I’m watching, I’m watching■■■■■■■■■
I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching
I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching, I’m watching
Distant fear.
I felt dizzy and my vision became dark.
I barely managed to come to my senses and tapped Jeong Hae-won next to me on the side.
“Hey.”
“Your sister.”
“I’m going to cover the window, so get ready to go out. I left. You take charge of the right.”
“…Yes?”
“I’m going to close the curtains. Don’t let them find us.”
Jeong Hae-won stuck his head out of the table.
“Be careful. Let’s crawl close to the floor.”
“Do you have to go out?”
“Yes.”
When the earthquake came the windows shattered.
Round pieces of tempered glass are stuck to each other and spread out on the floor.
Gray sky. A hot wind blows from the open air.
The air is sticky and humid.
“Huh…”
He lay flat on his stomach and started crawling.
A black creature covers the top of my head.
The sound of an irregular heartbeat that causes blood to circulate throughout the person’s body is transmitted. The sound of hundreds of eyeballs rolling can be heard really clearly.
Little by little, little by little.
I went to the front of the window.
There is so much snow.
Have you found us yet?
Now it’s almost the final step.
The handle that closes the curtain hangs above your head.
If I had known this would happen, I would have looked for something like a long stick.
My saliva keeps collecting, but I can’t swallow.
Have all the muscles inside the body become stiff?
So tense that I couldn’t even breathe properly.
I raised my body a little.
Extend your arms slightly and quickly. Just grab the handle above your head. then…
“Uh…billion…”
I forced myself to scream.
My arm, raised above my head, is fine and I feel no pain.
What I ‘found’ wasn’t this one.
A gasping sound comes from the TV.
” Please … please … Zeaaa ah ahhh
The woman screamed.
Crash.
Now all I can hear is the sound of my breathing.
The sound of blood bubbling and bubbling can be heard here and there.
“……!@$?”
Looking across the living room, I see Jeong Hae-won gaping.
“?”
He purses his lips again in the same way.
– Now !@$%
I also answered in a whisper.
– what?
– Are you getting off now?
I shook my head.
And I opened my mouth as loudly and clearly as I could.
– Same. this. sun.
I forced my numb right arm to move and grabbed the handle.
Count with your other hand.
3.
2.
One.
Sigh!
As I gently pull the string attached to the handle, a beige vertical curtain covers the window.
The rolling eyeball disappeared behind the curtain.
“……”
“……”
My hands are wet and wet with sweat.
Jeong Hae-won puts his hands on his knees and is panting.
“I closed it, what should I do now?”
“I don’t know.”
“Yes?”
“Do you have anything in mind?”
“……I don’t know.”
“You said you were broadcasting. Don’t you need to know something?”
“It’s an internet broadcast.”
Now I don’t even know what I’m talking about.
I closed the curtains for now, but what next?
This is not a game where a clear sign appears when you complete a mission.
The sky is still gray. A broadcast is playing on TV.
“News just came in. It is said that in the next 10 minutes, the entire country will be within the area of influence of aftershocks. The foundation of the building has been weakened due to the strong earthquake. Please evacuate the building quickly before it collapses. Let me emphasize this again. You must come outside.”
Jeong Hae-won is now in a state of complete panic.
“Fuck this. What on earth is going on? They keep telling me to come out!!!”
“Heo Eok. Wow…”
Even if you try to observe the anomaly out the window, you won’t see anything.
I was just wasting my stamina for no reason.
“I’ll tell you one more thing. It is said that rumors are currently circulating through unauthorized broadcasts. The content of the rumor is as follows: Outside, black monsters are roaming around and slaughtering people, and the monsters are trying to manipulate the government to force people out. It’s just nonsense. Citizens, please do not be swayed by rumors and evacuate calmly.”
What a rumor.
It’s obvious to anyone that it’s true, but it’s so absurd that you say it with such confidence that everyone laughs.
“Hey. Haewon.”
“Yes?”
“Say anything. Turn your head around.”
“Suddenly?”
“Any word that comes to mind related to news will do.”
“Uh…announcer?”
“Yes.”
There is no announcer now, and it is Minister Son Hyeon-cheol who delivers the news.
Originally, he seemed to be assessing the situation and thinking of a plan, but he was suddenly killed by a black shadow that came through the window.
And now he has come back to life and has become a puppet.
“No more?”
“A. Fakeㄴ.”
“What?”
“Fake! Fake news.”
“Fake news…”
As I was repeating this to myself, I heard the word ‘rumour’ coming from the TV.
fake news. Rumors.
“How do we stop fake news?”
“I’m filing a complaint. Report it to the police.”
“There are no lawyers or police here.”
“Sure.”
Both Jeong Hae-won and I are rambling.
My mind is steeped in fear, and it keeps turning white.
What should I do?
I thought about it for what felt like an eternity.
Sigh-
The wind blew and the curtains fluttered, and every time, an eerie gaze fell in this direction.
[Found it…]
slam.
[find…]
The eyeballs outside the window are revealed and then covered again and again.
Should I go and fix the curtains to the floor now? And what if you get caught?
Or just turn off the TV? Still, the apartment announcement still remains. He continues to tell us to evacuate outside.
What do we do.
What became the decisive clue was a word that Jung Hae-won said roughly.
“……If it’s fake news. Fact check? Should I even do that?”
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