episode_0161

Yoon Da-joo stands in front of the crowd, holding the microphone.

“Attention everyone!”

Dazhu’s voice resonates loudly in the midst of the large crowd.

People’s eyes are drawn this way.

“Brother. Tell me now.”

After receiving the microphone from Daju, I stood in front of the people.

“As you all know, the situation is very urgent. The end of the world is imminent, and countless people are losing their lives right now. Maybe even this place is not safe.”

I swallowed dry saliva.

I have an introverted personality. When I receive so much attention from people, I become nervous.

Also, it is inevitable that worries arise.

Will I be able to move this many people?

But. It has to be done.

Even if you can’t do it well, you have to do it.

That’s the only way we can move forward.

“Right now, we need someone to go outside and get information.”

There are different types of people with different abilities.

However, there were no specific restrictions on support.

“The organization that is trying to destroy the world right now is called the Foundation. We need to know what the Foundation is trying to do in order to survive.”

And he told only the truth, plainly.

“Of course, there is a high chance of death. Entering the enemy’s base and finding out information is the most dangerous action you can take right now.”

“But it is also absolutely necessary.”

The people gathered in the cabin are looking at each other and murmuring.

But no one has come forward yet.

Risking one’s life for others is a difficult and challenging task.

“You escaped here and saved your lives. That’s because someone risked their life to secure an escape route. I heard someone say earlier. Why, there’s no proper leadership here. Why, there’s no proper control. ”

“That’s a given.”

“The leadership is now securing an escape route outside. Outside this safe cabin! Thanks to their sacrifice, so many people are now alive. Someone is working hard outside right now to maintain the announcement that helped you evacuate.”

This is a fact that the people gathered here did not know.

The reaction is getting stronger.

Sometimes they feel confused and hesitate to raise their hands and say something.

“This is Robin. He is from the former leadership of the Foundation and is now with us to survive.”

Robin awkwardly stands in front of people.

A shock spreads among the people.

“Then… …. Can you believe it?”

A woman with an injured child asks.

“It’s all because of the Foundation. How can I trust it?”

Starting from that, shouts start to be heard here and there.

As the outside situation was what it was, everyone was standing there in a daze.

There are more than a few injured people. Some of them are in danger of losing their lives.

“I know you’re skeptical. But still… … .Please trust me.”

My words are drowned out by the excited crowd.

If I had been a little more persuasive. If I had been a little better at public speaking.

If that had been the case, the story would have gone differently.

I was scared.

I’ve encountered a lot of monsters in my apartment.

I thought I had become accustomed to the feeling of fear.

But the current situation was scary.

Everything could fall apart because of my shortcomings.

“Wait a minute!!!”

It was at that moment that Heo Yun intervened.

Heo Yoon’s already loud voice is amplified even more as it passes through the microphone.

“Listen to me first! Nothing will change if you argue about it here and now.”

“And. Haven’t you all heard about the Foundation’s goal? They want to kill everyone! The outside world will be destroyed, and you think this place will be safe? If we stay still, we’ll all die too!”

Heo Yun speaks passionately.

The atmosphere that felt like a hornet’s nest was instantly cleared up.

However, some people raised their voices and raised objections.

“But isn’t it too hasty to move now? First, the leadership here should come back and reorganize before moving.”

“That’s right. Nothing is solved by just moving around blindly!”

“There are a lot of injured people here right now. Shouldn’t we take care of these people first and then resolve this issue?”

“That leadership! I said they’re all gone now!”

Heo Yun beats his chest and screams in frustration.

It was at that moment that someone quietly raised a hand.

“I… … . I can trust that person.”

It was the mother of the child from earlier.

“She said she was a nurse, and she helped the injured. Without resting. And me too! My child also received help… … . Everyone around here knows. We all received help from this person at least once.”

“… … .”

While we were catching our breath in bed, Heo Yoon was not there.

I just thought the lengths were different.

But I thought I was helping people.

Thanks to this, the atmosphere becomes more relaxed.

It was thanks to that that Robin was able to stand in front of people.

“Hello. I am Robin, a former member of the Council, the leadership of the Foundation.”

Even in the tense atmosphere, Robin speaks calmly.

“Before this incident, I was in charge of protecting humanity at the Foundation. That was the original purpose of the Foundation. However, the Foundation has now run wild. All of the council members who disagree with me have been purged, and only an extremist named ‘Professor’ is leading the entire Foundation. Even I do not fully understand the cause. ”

Although it contains some lies, it is easy for people to understand.

Robin’s way is different from mine.

“Let me say it again. The Foundation is running wild due to the tyranny of one person. We need to know the cause to stop it.”

Although the tense atmosphere has somewhat subsided, there is still distrust among the people.

It seemed like not a single person believed us.

The individual is powerless before the crowd.

The opinions, views, and tendencies of people gathered together have a compelling power that draws others into them, and they control us more powerfully than we realize.

But sometimes, one courageous act can change everything.

“Can you accept me even if I’m incompetent?”

A man steps forward from the crowd, raising his hand.

I could tell at a glance.

A rainy spring day. The man I saw in the water tank’s memories.

It was Choi Won.

I recalled my memories.

It was a point in time slightly in the future rather than now.

Inside the apartment, he brutally threw out his female colleague who had melted down due to anomalies.

He couldn’t refuse an offer from another male colleague.

Along with other colleagues, Choi Won threw his colleague, who had already become inhuman, into a water tank.

It was to secure safe drinking water by using the purifying powers of his colleagues.

It was unforgivable, but it was for the good of all.

Choi Won was a person who reluctantly nodded in the face of such things.

But you can’t find that kind of darkness in Choi Won now.

He is just an infinitely bright and cheerful man.

I stared at his face for a moment, then nodded.

“Yes, of course.”

The courage that Choi Won is showing now later turns into something cruel.

In the future, Choi Won becomes Se Rim’s father. On his mother’s side, Shim Ji Hee leads the association.

When I think about what on earth could have changed Choi Won, I feel a bit bitter for no reason.

“Come this way.”

Sister Se-rim is still fast asleep.

As one person takes courage and steps forward, the atmosphere begins to change quickly.

People who were hesitating finally start to move.

Once you take the first step, things get easier from there.

People start to take an interest in resources.

Only then was I able to set out the necessary conditions.

“Anyone with teleportation abilities? We need someone with teleportation abilities to get to the Foundation’s internal facilities!”

“If you have the ability to teleport, please let me know!”

“We definitely need someone with teleportation abilities. If your ability is related to teleportation, please let us know!”

Starting with Da-ju and Heo-yoon, Seok-hyeon-min, Jeong-hae-won, Ye-bin, Rico, Robin, and Dan, they all join together to find the person with the necessary abilities.

It’s like trying to find a doctor on an airplane.

If you push them like this, even those who were hesitating will soon come forward with a sense of mission.

“Here’s a teleporter!”

A young man raises his hand and steps forward.

“Yes! Come this way!”

The young man pushed his way through the crowd and reached here.

“Uh… … . Just call me Millie.”

“This is Im Da-bin. Please take good care of me.”

Millie was a thin man who looked to be around the same age as Jeong Hae-won or younger.

He is wearing a large gray hoodie with the hood pulled down low, perhaps to hide his body shape.

Now that we have someone with teleportation abilities, it’s time to assemble a team.

This is not an all-out war, but rather a matter of securing a route to obtain information. In other words, it is an espionage war.

Therefore, personnel reduction is essential.

We only take the people who are absolutely necessary.

“Yoon-i, no, you and your brother, stay here and help treat the injured. Hae-won, stay here and help the people. I’ll ask Dan-ssi too.”

Heo Yoon and Seok Hyeon-min, Jeong Hae-won and Dan.

So four people are missing.

Robin is a key figure, and Sister Se-rim’s abilities are useful in many ways. Rico is needed to open a communication window connected to the Foundation.

I’m in charge of information. Da-joo needs it when fighting, so the only person I’m thinking about right now is Ye-bin.

“What are you going to do, Yebin?”

Yebin is lost in thought for a moment.

If it were in the past, she would have just wanted to follow me around without thinking about it. It was amazing that Yebin had grown up without me even knowing.

“I’ll follow along. I’m connected to Dabin through thought. That might help.”

“Okay. Okay. First, wake up Se-rim.”

“Already up. Dabin.”

Sister Se-rim is sitting on the bed and looking at me, just like when I first saw her, with that mysterious look.

My sister’s gaze slowly leaves me and moves to the side.

This is where Choi Won is.

“Huh?”

“Ah. It’s nothing.”

Sister Se-rim hurriedly averts her gaze again.

My older sister turns her gaze towards me as if running away to where I am.

I think he’s probably awkward this time too.

Just like Shim Ji-hee earlier. Se-rim is meeting the person who will become her future parent, so she seems a bit embarrassed about it.

Before the atmosphere could become even more awkward, I quickly brought up the topic.

“Sister. I’m really sorry, but can you help me just this one more time?”

“What should I do?”

“This is Millie. She has the ability to teleport, but she can only move to places she knows. And right now, she has to go to the Foundation.”

“Ah… … .”

Sister Se-rim slowly grasps the situation.

“Then Robin will know the location of the Foundation. I guess I can just show Millie what Robin is thinking, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Sister Se-rim stands up from her seat, stretches out both arms, and takes Robin and Millie’s hands respectively.

“Both people need to close their eyes and concentrate.”

“Wait. Just a moment.”

Millie looks nervous and wipes the sweat from her hands on the hem of her hoodie.

“That’s right. And everyone else has to hold hands. That way, we can move together.”

“Can I just hold it like this in a circle?”

“Yes. That’s right. That’s right.”

We gathered in a circle and held each other’s hands.

It looks like a game, but there is tension inside the circle.

Robin speaks in a calm voice.

“Then I will now recall the coordinates of the Foundation facility. Se-rim, please convey them to me.”

“Yes, Mr. Robin. How is things going for Ms. Millie?”

“Uh… … . Yes… … . I’ll focus a little more.”

After a while.

“Okay, now let’s move!”

With a feeling of floating, we were transported to a completely different place.