episode_0017

The reunion of the father and daughter took place, and the only thing left to do was for the old man to return. However, the walkie-talkie had been silent for over an hour already.

This fucking human, it’s been way past time to contact you…

I tried hard to hide my nervousness and stuffed the walkie-talkie into my bag. After all, Cheon Deuk and his daughter Hwa Ryun had come this far only trusting me and my uncle.

There is no need for me, who is just trying to help them, to cast a shadow over their hearts.

“Excuse me… Is Mr. Do-Hoon coming?”

“That’s right, it’s nothing special. It’s normal to be late. It seems like he found some helpful things on the way here and brought them with him.”

“Ah, Mr. Do-Hoon is that kind of person.”

Maybe it was because he knew the old man’s personality to some extent, but Cheon Deuk seemed relieved by my words and began to focus on his conversation with his daughter.

It seemed like it would take some time to explain everything, including what had happened while I was out getting medicine, and why I was now coming to live at our shelter.

I looked out the window as the two talked. Fortunately, it was a luxury home, so the iron gate was sturdy and the walls were high, making it difficult for zombies to crawl up.

Simply put, it was determined that as long as these two people were here, they would not be in great danger.

“But I can’t wait for that guy to come and hang around. I’ll be back in a bit.”

“Yes…? If it goes that far to the amount of short hair…”

Cheon Deuk stopped talking and asked me a question.

“What, are you worried that I’ll leave you behind after I join you?”

“That’s not true, but…”

There was worry in Cheon Deuk’s eyes. What did those eyes mean? Could it be that he was worried about Uncle Nana?

You really wanted to do that in the span of just a week since we met?

I laughed inwardly. It was right for an old man or someone in this world to act so stupidly and not see other people as such.

I think I felt dizzy for a moment. I thought I might have caught it from you.

As expected, I shouldn’t hang out with fools.

‘Because Mr. Do-Hoon trusts Miss Dan-Hwa!’

As I was about to leave Cheon Deuk, who was worrying about useless things, those words came to mind.

Tsk…

“To be honest, I want to just abandon you, but I won’t do that because that idiot promised to help me. And I don’t plan on acting irresponsibly after hearing cringe-worthy things like, “What do you believe in?” ”

I glanced at Cheon Deuk and Hwa Ryeon as I concluded my speech. Only after I said that did she nod her head, showing a look of real relief.

“Take care. I believe you both will come back safely.”

“Mr. Cheon Deuk, are you a doctor?”

“Yes?”

“No, I think I say I believe too often.”

“This world needs miracles more than medical technology. Just like I received help from Mr. Do-hoon and Ms. Dan-hwa.”

Mr. Cheon Deuk laughed bitterly. To be honest, I agreed with that statement. If you were bitten by a zombie and turned into a rag, it would be Buddha or Jesus who would come to save you, not a doctor.

“Well… I’ll try to live up to your trust. I’ll bring a latecomer too.”

He smiled lightly. I could tell that his smile was full of confidence.

I don’t think you should be anxious since we’ve provided this level of service.

*

After I left Mr. Cheon Deuk’s house, I immediately spoke into the walkie-talkie.

“Where are you, sir?”

“…”

And then I sighed when I saw there was no answer from the walkie-talkie.

If I had done it in front of Mr. Cheon Deuk, I would have had to deal with a voice full of anxiety rather than hearing the same thing as before.

Where the hell is this fucking human and what is he doing?

I checked my equipment again. First of all, it was certain that I had to go looking for the old man. In order to draw a line on how far I could go, it was most important to understand the current situation.

Three arrows, one set of wires, one painkiller, one rubbing alcohol, and a spare set of clothes.

Um… I’m at a loss.

No matter how much I racked my brain, it seemed like it would be faster to find my own grave than to find a single person with this.

I forced that thought to a corner of my mind and opened the map. The terrain of the area, where houses and villas were packed tightly together without leaving a single space, came into view.

After marking the manhole we came out of, we drew a line along the route we had discussed with the man beforehand.

To put it simply, I had to go around 3 blocks, shake off the zombies, and then join the group I came from.

There was no doubt that the old man had disappeared somewhere along the route.

“Sir, if you don’t answer, I’ll kill you for real.”

“…”

There was no answer. It seemed like I had to look everywhere.

“If you find it, don’t leave it alone…”

After walking a little along the deserted street, I noticed a group of zombies lined up in the distance.

Judging from the fact that they weren’t moving anywhere and were just hovering around in a similar spot, it didn’t seem like they were the ones the old man had lured.

I drew an X on the map with a pen. This was a welcome relief, as it reduced the radius I had to search by a little.

“Uuuuu…”

A dull, neither sad nor creepy, sobbing tickled my ears. If I went any further, I felt like I would have to do a zombie race with the guys who found me, whether they smelled me or saw me.

Unfortunately, my body wasn’t as strong as the old man’s. I couldn’t show any out-of-the-ordinary movements like the old man.

Although I put a lot of effort into building my physical strength, I was only able to maintain an outstanding level for my age… Correction, for my physical age.

As words like kidult and adult exist, age is affected by the level of mental maturity and has nothing to do with the body.

Besides, I was doing my part better than most adults, so if you take that into consideration, I was definitely an adult.

Anyway, even for someone as mature and accomplished as I am, the zombie race was not a good option for me. Furthermore, there was no escape route prepared in case of an emergency.

Jumping in without doing any calculations is something only a stupid old man would do, not something I would do.

“I never thought I’d do this crazy thing again…”

There was only one method that came to mind immediately.

I sighed and entered the villa with the glass windows of the first floor entrance shattered. I carefully climbed the stairs, leaving the arrow hanging on the string.

The situation upstairs was not much different from the entrance on the first floor. The blood that had been stained here and there had turned black and rotted away, and an unbearable stench was emanating from everywhere.

As if unable to stand the stench, the cries of zombies could be heard through the front door, where half-rotten arms and legs were sticking out.

If you do something wrong, you’re really finished.

I concentrated on concentrating. The sound of footsteps, which usually didn’t even feel loud, now seemed as loud as the sound of drums.

Objectively speaking, it was true that the sound wasn’t that loud because my weight and build weren’t that big, but the thought that my life could be in jeopardy because of the sound made it feel even louder.

I checked the number of the rooftop floor before coming in.

6th floor. I was just past the 4th floor, so I could say I was almost there. If only there was nothing wrong with the 5th floor, I could proceed with my work without worry.

I held my breath. I strained my ears to not miss even the smallest sound.

The zombies on the lower floor could still make noise, but no sound could be heard from the fifth floor.

good…

I didn’t let my guard down. The arrow was still caught in the bow.

Oh, the footsteps were loud.

No, it just feels big.

Gulp, now even the sound of swallowing saliva felt loud.

My heart was pounding.

I felt my brain working hard to calm down the extreme anxiety and excitement. A corner of my chest cooled down in an instant and my composure returned.

Between the 5th and 4th floors. From that landing, I peeked at the stairs leading to the 6th floor. I couldn’t see the guy standing there. The front doors on the 5th floor were also tightly shut.

“Haa…”

I took a deep breath and climbed the stairs.

“Uuuuu…?”

The moment I arrived on the 5th floor, I made eye contact with a zombie lying upside down on the stairs leading to the 6th floor. Rather than feeling defeated, the only thought that came to mind was that I had to deal with it quickly.

Without hesitation, I drew my bow. The air tore and a loud noise erupted, incomparable to the sound of my footsteps.

“Crrr…!”

Damn, why is that kid over there?

As the guy’s head was smashed, a swear word came out. The immediate situation was avoided, but the situation downstairs was not good due to the commotion just now. The entire villa I walked up to began to be filled with the sound of boiling blood and footsteps.

Plop!

I entered the rooftop by deliberately stepping on the guy’s head.

Fortunately, the rooftop was open and lined up with the rooftops of the neighboring buildings. The heights weren’t all the same, but it wasn’t so high that I couldn’t get over it.

I immediately took out the wire set, attached the wire to the grip hook, and threw it towards the roof of the building next door.

I quickly pulled the hook that had settled with a not-so-loud sound and with a ‘clank!’ I confirmed that the hook attached to the hook was fixed somewhere and could not be pulled any further.

“Kaaaah!”

Zombies quickly began to burst through the unlocked rooftop door. If it had been locked, they might have held out for a while, but there was no way to lock the entrance to the building from the rooftop, so there was nothing they could do.

The zombies were heading straight for me, trying to devour every last bit of my flesh. Their rotten stench tickled my nose as they wafted on the wind. I was about to vomit.

“I really… won’t let it go.”

Ugh.

My teeth were chattering. But I had no choice. I left the zombies behind and crossed the rooftop, holding onto a single wire. The wind blowing toward me was freezing cold.

Maybe it was because the wind was cold, but my heart was also infinitely calm.

widely.

I stepped onto the other side and the guys who had been chasing me late started jumping down from the rooftop.

This was because the zombies did not have the intelligence left to come up with the idea of using wires.

A sound of six pieces was heard. Even with good words, it was not a pleasant sound to hear.

The smell of rotten blood rose strongly.