episode_0053

“…Fucked.”

The one swear word I spoke quietly represented my entire feelings.

Even when I left for Seoul, I saw a few people hanging out the windows.

Zombies also enjoyed sunbathing in the warm sunlight… .

There are no people or zombies now.

there’s nothing.

I drove the car slowly and looked in all directions.

‘Why isn’t there…? ‘Did he hide it somewhere?’

It was a time when we needed as much information as possible.

Let’s check them one by one.

First of all, make sure there are really no zombies.

I put the car in neutral and started idling roughly.

Wooow!!!

Despite the loud engine roaring on the road, not a single rat appears.

“There really isn’t a single one.”

“…Aren’t all the zombies dead?”

“That doesn’t mean… .”

I turned my head and looked at the buildings.

That movement alone would have been the answer.

The shutters of the store were crumpled like sheets of paper.

Windows that are nowhere in order.

Even blood stains all over the road.

Sohyun only let out a low exclamation at the sight that seemed as if a disaster had swept over her.

“Ah… .”

It felt like a swarm of locusts had been swept away.

All that remains is desolation.

“Was it like this when you went to Seoul?”

“At that time, there were just zombies walking around.”

“2nd floor… The 2nd floor was also completely destroyed… .”

“Uh.”

As Sohyun said, the disaster did not stop below.

The windows of the 2nd and even 4th floor buildings were broken in several places.

An individual with extremely strong leg strength?

If not, how about building a tower of zombies like in the movies?

None of them evoke positive imagination.

…People may have woken up to escape because the first floor was breached… .

“Isn’t that possible? .”

To survive, you always have to assume the worst.

Let’s not cling to false hopes.

“Ah… Mom… .”

“Sister… .”

Dayoung, who was full of excitement about whether she might gain powers, covered her face with both hands and began to sob.

Despair is clearly visible to the eye.

If this happened to the market traders too… .

It’s probably hard to hope to stay alive.

Noani, Bangjuni, all the positive thoughts I had were completely erased from my mind.

Then I have to save him.

Fuck.

I also seem to be behind.

“It seems like a variant has definitely appeared.”

The emergence of a variant seemed certain, given that the windows of high-rise buildings and the shutters of stores were broken.

Now even high walls could not be a perfect defense.

“Then why did the zombies disappear..?”

The zombie population has decreased.

There were two possibilities that could be inferred based on this fact alone.

One, cannibalism, which was a concern when checking the body.

In the case of cannibalism…

I think the chances are a little low.

First of all, in a situation where growth is taking place through photosynthesis, cannibalism occur? Why? I think so.

Energy source, growth.

There was nothing lacking.

When viewed at the racial level, predation on one’s own kin is no different from mutilating one’s own flesh.

We can’t jump to conclusions because it’s a zombie thing, not a living thing.

Second guessing, worst case scenario.

collectivization.

An entity with some kind of intelligence that goes beyond simply attacking people on sight.

Even if there is no intelligence, if a mutant with the ability to lead a group was created, zombies may have formed a group.

Unless there are weapons of mass destruction…

I was hoping that collectivization would not occur.

It would be better if they preyed on their own kind.

If a mutation has occurred anyway, the number of miscellaneous mobs needs to be reduced.

” Something comes to mind, but I’m not sure.”

At that time, Sohyun hit my car seat and shouted.

“Oppa! Hey zombies!!!”

“Where?!”

Oh my goodness, I never thought there would come a day when zombies would feel welcome.

I quickly turned my head and headed in the direction Sohyun pointed.

A zombie was seen hanging himself inside the glass wall of the beauty salon.

It appears that he attempted suicide immediately after being bitten.

What more can we find out from those zombies?

“Black…Mom…Dad…”

“Dayoung.”

Dayoung is still crying mournfully.

… I should have comforted him.

Because I was so shocked, I couldn’t properly look at the situation.

“Dayoung?”

“Oppa… What should I do with my mom? They haven’t all died already, right? Ah… If I had known this would happen, I should have brought it with me… Why did I leave it behind? What do you believe in?”

I’m in a panic and mumbling words full of regret.

The eyes stare blankly into space like the eyes of a dead fish.

“Dayoung!”

I pushed back the car seat and covered Dayoung’s face with both hands.

“Dayoung.”

“Ugh… Yes…”

“I told you where my house is.”

“Yes…”

“Just because it’s like this here and now, there’s no guarantee that it will be the same in Seoul, right?”

“Yes…”

Gently caressing your cheek, saying every word without doubt as much as possible.

Spit it out with confidence.

“People like me can form a group and go out to save people.”

“That’s right…”

“We must live to protect our father when he comes.

You came back from a difficult life just to see me, but are you going to meet me as a zombie?”

“No…!”

Dayoung’s eyes gradually began to regain vitality.

In fact, they didn’t even tell me the location of the house.

If the situation in Gangwon-do is like this, it is likely to be even more serious in Seoul, which is much more densely populated.

Dayoung probably doesn’t think that it’s objectively safe either.

But that’s just the way hope is.

Even a thin string was enough as a compass to guide the way in the dark.

Okay. Okay.

My words are intertwined with my earnest hope that things will be okay, gradually turning into hope.

As I repeated this several times as if brainwashing, Dayoung gradually stopped crying.

“It’s a little better… .”

Although she still couldn’t stop hiccuping due to all the crying, her eyes returned to Dayoung’s clear eyes.

“Kiss.”

“…Yes.”

“Well… I have one too, right?”

Sohyun complained, pressed against the back of the reclined seat.

However, neither I nor Dayoung paid any attention and gave a light kiss.

“Thank you. Oppa.”

“Couple hell! Solo heaven! Couple hell! Solo heaven!!!”

In response to the affectionate couple’s salting, Sohyun showed signs of cringe and shouted a strange slogan,

So what?

“It would be great to live in heaven.”

“Ugh…!!! Put the chair back up quickly!!!”

Basically, the more a couple engages in sexual intercourse, the more it loses.

If you flirt, do you fall in love?

There is only one choice though.

Thanks to Sohyeon’s cheerful demonstration, both Dayoung and I became a little more conscious.

After waiting for Dayoung to stop crying for a while, I got out of the car.

In preparation for a surprise attack, he held an iron pipe spear in his hand.

Dayoung and Sohyun are also seen holding their spears tightly.

I am ahead.

The two following behind look behind them.

So we formed a triangular formation and slowly headed to the hair salon.

“If something comes up, tell me right away.”

“Yes!!!” “Yes!!!”

In front of the glass door.

Even though I was within the zombie’s field of vision, the zombie didn’t show much aggression.

I thought he was going to attack by swinging his hips.

There wasn’t any particular movement, but seeing as his head was still intact, it seemed like he couldn’t have been dead.

Because it is a glass door, sunlight comes in well.

“Why is that bastard like this…?”

“Zombies may not have vision.”

There is a slight difference between distinguishing light and recognizing people.

As Dayoung said, we may not have enough perspective to judge people.

“Break the glass. Step back a little.”

I poked the back of the window around the lock on the glass door and broke it, and the door opened.

I entered the house with the tip of the spear aimed at the zombies.

Sohyeon and Dayoung followed me in.

After confirming that the two women were behind me.

Made a little noise.

“Hey!”

“Are you dead?!”

“Oppa, you… made a noise when you broke the door.”

“Ah… That’s right. Right.”

Me…I’m strong.

Because I’m not an intelligent character.

I’m not ashamed.

I’m not ashamed.

Protect your mind with self-suggestion and refocus on the situation.

This time, I poked it once with the spear, and the zombie’s body responded.

“Keuuu!”

The zombie stretched out its arms forward, but they were not actually pointing towards us.

“Sohyun, give me the kitchen knife spear.”

“Dayoung keeps watching behind her.”

“Yes!”

Sohyun handed me a kitchen knife and cut the main cord to the light.

thud.

The zombie that fell to the floor immediately got up and headed outside without even giving us a glance.

I slammed my body into the glass wall once and continued to the right with my body pressed against the wall.

I eventually found the entrance and went out.

“Keuuu

Zombies on the road are left and right.

Unable to decide on a direction, I wandered around and eventually started walking slowly to the right.

“… That direction is toward the department store.”

On the left is Chuncheon.

The road on the right leads to the Seoul-Chuncheon Expressway.

Anyway, I can’t imagine zombies advancing into Seoul on the highway.

If you think you’re passing by, you’ll reach Wonju.

The first place that came to mind was a department store.

I understand that one of only two department stores in Gangwon-do is in Wonju.

“Has there been a commanding entity?”

“Maybe…”

Since I didn’t hear any cries, I guess the command was left in some way other than a sound.

It may be due to some pheromone, like ants following a queen ant.

“If you think about the direction, it might be two.”

“…Is that so? Maybe so.”

There were deep wrinkles between Dayoung’s and my eyebrows.

I was planning on just killing a few zombies and heading back… .

Still, it’s better than suffering without knowing anything.

I was lucky enough that I didn’t go straight down this street and head straight to my house.

Sohyun’s feelings.

To confirm that feeling, I looked at Sohyun’s complexion.

Sohyun also looked worried, but when my gaze fell on her, she tried to smile.

“Are you afraid I’ll worry if I’m anxious?”

“Yes… Everyone believes in my intuition, right? I feel like if I’m anxious, I’ll be more anxious… .”

“You’re proud of this little guy, aren’t you?”

“I’m all grown up too!!!”

A light laugh burst out at the sight of him losing his temper.

Yes, let’s believe it.

If there had been a truly fatal crisis, Sohyun would have suffered a seizure.

Of course, we have to prepare.

“Oppa, can I try killing that zombie now?”

“Uh… just a moment.”

First of all, that zombie is clearly walking towards the group.

So wouldn’t it be possible to identify the group by following the zombies?

“Should we try chasing that zombie? I want to find out where the group is heading.”

“Oh, no!!!”

As soon as I spoke, Sohyun let out a sharp, screaming rejection.

The hand holding my arm begins to tremble, and the tremor spreads not only to my hand but to my entire body, and soon my entire body begins to tremble.

“No!! Wow, I understand for sure. This is not possible.”

“Is that because you think I’m following you?”

“Yes! It feels like my whole body is covered in cockroaches. You’re not going, are you? Right? They say they won’t go!!!”

“Of course, I won’t go.”

“Hmm… Ugh… I guess I have the ability… .”

Even after receiving the confirmation, Sohyun continued to shake her body intermittently, as if the horror still remained.

“Ugh… really the worst…”

“Then how about going left?”

“… I just want to go home.”

This was a question I asked with the group at Chuncheon Middle School in mind, and the answer I received was to go home.

A house that seems like a definite answer.

In that case, I didn’t want to take the risk of abandoning my comfortable home.

Then we should think about strengthening the house as much as possible.

First of all, there was only one fortunate thing about today.

It’s hard to find zombies around here. Even if it does appear, there is no aggression.

I guess I need to do some free farming.