episode_0004

A monster? That horrible thing is crawling around…

” That’s because they were used as temporary shelters. I was so out of it.. ”

” Hey… But why did it turn out like this? ”

I wondered how the city came to be like this.

Although it wasn’t visible from here, the extent of damage to the buildings became increasingly severe the closer you got to the city center.

As if I had been hit by a missile or something.

” I saw it briefly on the morning news, and they said a nuclear war had broken out. Not just in our country, but all over the world. ”

Nuclear war.

The worst weapon of mankind has been spread all over the Earth, so much so that it could appear in a scenario of human destruction.

Haha, this is a good one. Did God listen to me when I said, “The world is going to end because I don’t want to go to work?”

Oh, my God. I don’t need this. Take it back. What? No refunds. You son of a bitch.

” Then what should we do..? ”

” Well… I’m already struggling just living day by day… ”

What should I do? Should I just live like this person?

No, I can’t just sit here and die without knowing whether my parents are alive or dead. I have to go home somehow.

” How did you get the map? ”

” I got it from the real estate office. There’s a hidden map there. ”

It’s a real estate store… It might be worth a visit.

” Do you know where that store is? ”

” With your mouth? ”

” Yes? ”

” Hehe, I should get something out of it too. The world has become like this, so information is also a value? ”

Wow… Are you looking at this? Are you ripping off an 8 year old right now?

” The information fee will be repaid by defeating the monster outside the door. ”

” Okay~. I’ll tell you~. Here it is, right? It’s 1km away from this motel. There are many real estates around here.

I don’t know what kind of map you need, but this should be fine, right? ”

The place I pointed to with my finger was a street I had never been to before, but it wasn’t that complicated.

…Should I just hang out with this guy? Should I take the bus?

Is that too shameless..? Is the bus fare expensive?

” Excuse me, do you have any plans for the future? ”

” Hmm… I’m going to go to a clothing store. I have a lot of worn-out clothes right now. ”

Oh right. I have to go to the clothing store too.. I’m covered in blood right now.

” When are you going to that clothing store? ”

” I’ll go tomorrow morning. ”

” Then can I follow you? ”

” Ahh.. you need clothes too. ”

But there was a problem before the bloodbath. I was wearing clothes from when I was a man, so short-sleeved shorts had become long-sleeved pants. It looked uncomfortable at first glance.

” Okay, fine. I’ll pick you up tomorrow. You’re staying on this floor, right? ”

” Yes, I will stay in room 204. ”

” Okay, go to sleep. ”

We broke up like that and went into room 204.

Hmm. It feels weird. There’s blood on my face, and I can smell it directly.

Should I use water..? Oh! There might be soap in the bathroom!

I went into the bathroom with hope and there really was soap. Not only that, but there was also shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and toothpaste. These were things I would normally take for granted, but in this situation, they were like a treasure.

” Ah.. but.. ”

I turned on the faucet, but still no water came out.

If you wanted to wash, you really had to go to the river.

” Ugh… Let me wash my face.. ”

I opened my suitcase, grabbed a bottle of water, and headed back to the bathroom.

I poured half a bottle of water into the basin and washed my face with soap.

Phew… much better. I wish I could just take a shower, but I feel like wasting water.

Now let’s go to sleep.

I went to bed and lay down.

I closed my eyes and time passed.

Time passes. It keeps passing.

Normally, there would be the sound of cars passing by outside, people chatting as they passed by, and the occasional sound of dogs or cats, but perhaps because the world had been destroyed, there was no sound at all.

And in that silence I opened my eyes.

….. I didn’t really wake up.

Strangely, I’m neither tired nor sleepy.

Rather, I feel like moving my body.

Why are you doing this? I definitely ran 4km during the day, searched, collected, and caught two monsters.

Oh, since I killed the upper and lower body, should I count it as 1 point..?

Anyway, if you’ve been active that much, it’s normal to get tired and fall asleep.

But I can’t sleep now.

I thought about this phenomenon for a moment, but immediately decided that it was useless.

It’s amazing that I’m a woman, but I can’t help but talk about fatigue.

I went out of the room to expend this energy.

It was pitch dark outside so I had no intention of going out and decided to just wander around inside the motel.

All I have with me now is a flashlight, a baton, a gun and ammunition, a lighter, scissors, and a box cutter.

A flashlight in his left hand, a baton in his right, and the rest in a bag slung over his shoulder.

I think I’m going crazy. I was scared of corpses and monsters before a single day, and now I’m searching for a motel at night with a flashlight. I guess I’ve gotten used to it because I’ve been constantly encountering such horrible things?

With these thoughts in mind, I went down to the first floor and went into the counter.

There I plan to find the warehouse key and enter the warehouse.

Because there might be various daily necessities there.

With that hope in mind, I got the key to the warehouse, but the problem is that I don’t know exactly where the warehouse is.

Hmm… Let me think about it. I’ve been to a lot of motels, so it shouldn’t be hard to recall the memories.

Yes. It varies from motel to motel, but some have them on every floor, while others have only one on the first floor.

This motel has an old-fashioned feel, so it will be on the first floor.

I walked towards the hallway where it seemed like there would be a warehouse.

Thump thump

Perhaps because the night was quiet, the sound of footsteps echoed faintly.

Thud thud thud

It was a little chilly, but I didn’t really care. Even though it was warm for a winter these days, it was still winter.

Oh, but that girl’s clothes weren’t that thick and I don’t wear thick clothes either… What month is it now?

Thud thud thud thud thud

I walked, wondering if it might be spring now. Strangely enough, I didn’t feel cold until now.

Thud thud thud thud thud…..

The cold air turned around again and I stopped walking.

And then this thought occurred to me.

Here…was it this long..?

I walked again.

Thud thud thud thud thud

And then another thought occurred to me. Were my footsteps really this loud? I’m a little girl now, so they shouldn’t be that loud.

Thump thump

chin

just now.

I just heard another set of footsteps.

After I stopped, I heard another set of footsteps.

I broke out in a cold sweat. My mind was in disarray, and my reasoning was trying to figure out who the owner of the footsteps were.

Are you a monster..?

I’m not sure, because the monsters I’ve seen so far are not intelligent and act aggressively when they see survivors.

Besides, the sound was like a prank, like stalking someone.

Even though I was standing still, there was no movement or sound.

So let’s walk again.

Thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump thump

This time it’s off-beat. It doesn’t even match the pace of my footsteps.

So I ran. For some reason, I felt like that sound was judging me.

And this cold corridor. At some point, this corridor that just continued on without a door stimulated fear and it was difficult to maintain consciousness any longer.

A few seconds after I started running, I heard a sound of someone running behind me.

But that wasn’t the only sound I could hear.

” Gyaha …

A creepy, scraping laughter sounded like a running sound.

I was so startled by the sound that I tripped and fell without realizing it.

I rolled on the floor and moved the bag I was carrying on my back to the front of my body. To shoot and kill that unidentified enemy.

I also forgot that if I shoot a gun out of fear, I will get into trouble because of the sound.

I have to get rid of that enemy quickly. Otherwise I’m going to go crazy.

” Kkieha …

I shined my flashlight at the enemy to shoot him with my revolver.

And the fear in my heart reached its peak, and I couldn’t help but freeze for a moment.

Because the ponytailed woman I met this evening, Ha Seo-yeon, was approaching me quickly, with her stomach facing upwards, her hands and feet planted on the ground, and she was looking at me with a creepy smile.

” Aaaah …

Bam! I screamed as I jumped out of bed.

… Huh? That… a dream..?

When on earth did I fall asleep?

It was horrible. The dream was so scary. So scary that I still have tears in my eyes.

” What! What’s going on…..?! ”

Ha Seo-yeon was knocking on the door while shouting like that.

I wanted to go and open it for her, but my body refused to accept it.

Ha Seo-yeon’s appearance in my dream was so grotesque.

Just in case Ha Seo-yeon outside the door looks like that.

I still feel like it’s a dream.

” Idacheon! Are you okay?! You can’t open the door right now?? Wait! I’ll get the master key! ”

I couldn’t answer. If I answered that question, I was afraid I would end up laughing like crazy like in the dream.

I’m afraid that the being outside the door will notice my presence and go crazy.

I took the bag that was nearby and unzipped it.

He took out the revolver that was inside.

If the being that opened the door was really that monster, he would pull the trigger.

Aim at the door with the sights and the sight aligned vertically and horizontally.