Ch.101This is a horror story!

Kim Donghu’s assigned VJ, Park Seongyeol, was currently feeling like death.

‘What kind of person is this kid!’

Honestly, Park Seongyeol had always been confident in his own stamina.

Going hiking every weekend was just the basics,

And occasionally he’d join running clubs and go for runs too.

So he never worried when covering variety shows like Run! Rushman!

But.

‘I’ve really met my match this time.’

Kim Donghu was a being that transcended the concept of good or bad stamina.

If he had to describe it, they were different species.

When Donghu went down 22 flights of stairs without stopping once, he sensed something wasn’t normal.

In fact, after about 10 floors, when he couldn’t keep up properly,

Kim Donghu simply grabbed the camera and carried it down to the 2nd floor himself.

A being who was overwhelming just to follow.

That was the true identity of Kim Donghu captured in Park Seongyeol’s camera.

‘Until then, I thought he just had good stamina.’

When Kim Donghu started walking on his hands.

‘Ah, I see now.’

That’s when Park Seongyeol finally realized.

That stamina was ‘also’ one of his good qualities.

As soon as they saw Kim Donghu following them,

Kangsu and Kim Sujin immediately ran for the elevator.

Kim Donghu looked at their retreating figures and immediately dashed toward the stairs.

‘Wait, is “dashed” the right word?’

Even while filming, Park Seongyeol wondered if this was real.

Why did running on his arms look as fast as running upright?

Why was Kim Donghu so good at this sort of thing?

All kinds of thoughts were running through his mind.

Clunk.

Kim Donghu opened the door while still in a handstand.

Did he manipulate the doorknob with his feet?

While that question formed in his mind.

Thwack!

Kim Donghu rotated his body and stood upright.

“How much time is left until the 3 minutes are up?”

“Um… about 1 minute and 30 seconds left.”

“Then I have no choice.”

No choice about what?

As that question crossed his mind.

Grab!

Kim Donghu grabbed the stair railing.

To be precise, the inner railing of the staircase.

Holding onto that,

Thump! Thump! Thump!

He started climbing up rapidly.

What kind of idea was it to grab the stair railing and climb up the stairs?

No, forget the idea—it seemed somewhat dangerous.

The inner railing had gaps between each section that went all the way down to the basement.

‘But he’s climbing up so safely?’

It was funny to think, but

Kim Donghu never put his body near the gaps.

Anyway, as he climbed the stairs with pure arm strength.

Amusingly, he moved at about the same speed as the VJ who was following him on foot.

‘So he’s using arm strength to match the speed of climbing stairs with legs?’

Had he formally trained in parkour?

Was he Tarzan? What on earth was he, how could he do something like this?

Arriving at the 5th floor at super speed.

Since the SKS Broadcasting building was built a long time ago,

the elevator was slow.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaah!”

And because of that, Kim Donghu was able to catch the elevator.

“Oh my, how could you leave so quickly? I’m hurt.”

“No, what the heck! What are you?! How did you get here?! Are you actually Tarzan?!”

While Kangsu was expressing exactly what cameraman Kim Sangyeol was feeling,

The quick-thinking Kim Sujin tried to slip past Kim Donghu, but.

“Where are you going?”

Snap!

Right at that moment, exactly as the 3 minutes expired,

Kim Donghu’s leg blocked Kim Sujin’s path.

A desperate situation.

At this rate, it wouldn’t be strange if two name tags were ripped off in succession.

“Sujin! Sacrifice yourself!”

Suddenly, Kangsu’s moment of betrayal appeared.

The peculiar sight unfolded of a giant over 190cm tall

hiding behind a girl who barely exceeded 160cm.

“Donghu! Spare me! I have so much to do! I have rabbit-like people to take care of!”

“You’re not even married.”

“In the future!”

“…”

While Kim Donghu was bewildered,

Kangsu quickly seized the opportunity to continue.

“Donghu! If you spare us here! I’ll tell you where Seoksam hyung is, and where the 6th floor tape is!”

“You can’t touch our tape anyway.”

“But I’ll still tell you where Seoksam hyung is! Let’s trade! Seoksam hyung for… me and Sujin!”

“Why would I give up you and Sujin who are right in front of me for…”

A situation where he couldn’t win logically.

Kangsu, feeling desperate, just blurted out whatever came to mind.

“Su-Sujin! Sujin is cute!”

“What?”

“You said Sujin is cute and pretty! Didn’t you?!”

“Uh, yeah I did.”

He was being overwhelmed by the momentum.

More precisely, by the difference in variety show experience.

“Should such a cute and pretty Sujin be eliminated just 10 minutes into the game! Should she?!”

“…Should she not?”

Kim Donghu was instantly drawn into Kangsu’s dramatic scenario.

“This won’t do! Sujin! Show him yourself!”

“Wh-what?! Show what?!”

“How cute and pretty you are! Aegyo attack!”

“Kyuu… kyuu?!”

Kyuu kyuu.

In the urgent situation, Sujin quickly made flower hands with her fists,

and looked up at Kim Donghu with sparkling eyes.

The textbook definition of feminine charm.

Kim Donghu instinctively realized that in this situation, giving in was the right move for the show.

“…Then give me the tape, I’ll leave it in the corner of the 5th floor corridor.”

“So you’ll spare us?”

“If you tell me where Seoksam sunbaenim is.”

“Okay! Okay got it, since we’ve made a cool deal! I’ll call Seoksam hyung!”

After the refreshingly direct transaction was completed.

Crackle crackle.

“Seoksam hyung! Where are you?!”

-Me? I’m on the 6th floor?

“Really?! Perfect timing! Then stay there for a moment. Meet up with us! We’ll bring the 2nd floor tape!”

-Oh really? Okay okay, we’re almost done searching too.

“Got it!”

Kangsu sold out his comrade without hesitation.

He had no choice.

I have to survive.

‘And if someone has to be eliminated first, it should be Seoksam hyung.’

Having reached this perfectly rational conclusion.

“…I’m only letting you off just this once, because of the kyuu kyuu.”

“Sujin! Do it one more time for him!”

“Oh, yes! Kyuu… kyuu kyuu!”

“Sigh…”

Kim Donghu immediately ran to the stairwell with his now free legs.

Park Seongyeol, following behind, was filled with despair at the thought of having to run again.

Exactly 5 minutes after Kim Donghu disappeared from Kangsu and Kim Sujin’s sight.

[Ji Seoksam out, Ji Seoksam out]

The first signal flare announcing Kim Donghu’s hunt echoed through the SKS Broadcasting building.

“…Sujin, let’s continue looking for the 2nd floor tape, he said he put it in the 5th floor corridor so it should be nearby.”

“Yes…!”

Sujin and Kangsu, with relieved expressions, started moving again.

+++++

A little later.

“Huuuuuugh… You, you bad people! How could you sell me out like this!”

Ji Seoksam shouted into the walkie-talkie with resentment and anger,

-….

But there was no response.

Perhaps there was nothing more to say to the dead.

With an extremely wronged expression, Ji Seoksam looked at Kim Donghu who was holding his name tag.

“Donghu, are you really some kind of special forces? Huh? How can you do that?”

Ji Seoksam recalled what had happened just minutes ago.

Jingle jingle jingle!

When he heard the bell sound and turned around with a start.

Kim Donghu charged at him like he was using some kind of teleportation technique.

In the urgent moment, Seoksam immediately used the 3-minute leg restriction.

Then, just as he was about to tease Kim Donghu by staying just out of arm’s reach.

Whoosh!

-Wh-what?!

Kim Donghu charged at him while doing a handstand.

He was so startled that he closed his eyes without thinking,

and when he opened them, his name tag was already in Kim Donghu’s hand.

“…Senior Kangsu, he… yeah.”

“I know, I know! But what really makes me angry is that they won’t even respond on the walkie-talkie anymore!”

“Haha.”

Kim Donghu laughed awkwardly at Ji Seoksam’s indignant cry.

At the same time, he immediately began reporting over the walkie-talkie.

“This is Kim Donghu. I’ve eliminated Senior Ji Seoksam, currently on the 6th floor, and it seems he’s hidden the tape somewhere.”

Crackle crackle.

-This is Gukjong, this is Gukjong, understood. But Donghu, did you go from the 22nd floor to the 6th floor by stairs?

“Ah, I first went to the 2nd floor and now I’m on the 6th floor.”

-…Oh really? Then you weren’t affected by the no-leg-use item?

“I was, but since I just couldn’t use my legs, I solved it by walking on my hands.”

-What? Ah… okay, I understand, later, I’ll hear the details later. I’m on the 13th floor now, and Giri is on the 19th floor, so contact us again if anything unusual happens.

“Yes!”

The report ended like that.

Kim Donghu couldn’t afford to waste time and was about to move again.

But just then.

‘Wow, I’ve been too harsh.’

Right before dying.

He noticed his assigned VJ whose soul seemed to have left his body.

Seeing him drenched in sweat, Kim Donghu sat down on a chair for a moment.

“Oh my… I think I ran too much, I need to rest for a bit.”

“Thank… thank you so much.”

VJ Park Seongyeol sat down on a chair with a face that said he’d been saved.

“…Donghu, are you really an actor?”

With Ji Seoksam’s reflection, the situation entered a brief lull.

+++++

At the same time.

“Hyung, did you hear that walkie-talkie just now? Donghu went from the 22nd floor down to the 2nd floor, then to the 6th floor and caught Seoksam hyung?”

“Yeah, I heard. But does that make any sense? What’s this about walking on his hands?”

With a glass door between them, Yu Jiseok and Kim Gukjong were facing off.

They both laughed helplessly after hearing about Kim Donghu’s exploits.

“I’m sure they recruited him as an actor, but it feels like some special forces soldier came instead.”

“Gukjong, would you do a handstand if I restricted your leg use?”

“Hyung, I’m not at that level.”

“Then no leg use for you.”

“…”

A 3-minute seal.

As soon as he heard that, Kim Gukjong immediately picked up his walkie-talkie.

“Donghu, come to the 13th floor, Jiseok hyung and Suyeon are here.”

Crackle crackle.

-Yes, I’ll come right away.

“Hey, that’s cheating! Wait, is this even Run! Rushman?! Isn’t this more like ‘Surviving Kim Donghu’ or something?!”

Yu Jiseok was startled by those words and began moving hurriedly.

‘Why did the genre change?!’

This is a horror show now!