episode_0054

I smiled at the child’s grateful greeting and asked a question.

” What’s your name? ”

” Hey, hey! Hey, hey! ”

That’s quite a ladylike name.

” Are you hurt anywhere? ”

” Yeah! ”

He’s quite lively. Did he think this was a game? Or did he pretend to be lively while ignoring the reality that was too horrible? He’s shorter than me, so he looks completely childish.

Oh, are you excited to see someone your own age?

” Hey! What’s your name?? ”

Oh, I guess it’s true.

” I am Dacheon. I am 8 years old. ”

” I’m 5 years old! Wow! It’s my sister! My sister! ”

The child smiled broadly and grabbed my hand, swinging it up and down.

Hmm… He’s a friend who’s full of energy. But somehow I’m tired…

I looked around and saw this child’s group looking at me helplessly.

Oh, is it because the situation is urgent?

” It’s okay because it’s safe right now. ”

When Seohee said that to her group, everyone’s tension eased.

” Hey.. Thank you for saving me.. ”

As the man, who had caught his breath, greeted them, the other two men in the group did the same.

After the greetings, the man asked the sergeant a question.

” Are you doing some kind of relief mission in the military? ”

” No, the army I was in has already been disbanded for a long time. ”

” Ah.. ”

The man’s expression changed from hope to disappointment. I’m sorry. Well, if an armored vehicle suddenly appeared and saved you, you’d think it was the military. In Korea, you can’t own such things on your own. But do they have a base?

” Where do you live? ”

Seohee asked her group a question.

” Oh, no.. I’m just wandering around.. It’s dangerous.. ”

Dangerous? Oh, are you talking about those zombies?

A woman who had been quietly listening to our conversation raised her hand and said:

” Hey, where are you guys going? ”

The answer to that was given by Jaha.

” We are going to Incheon. I heard there is a provisional government there. ”

“” Provisional Government! “”

The two women were delighted to hear that. It seemed as if they had some hopeful thoughts.

Actually, when I heard the word provisional government, I felt more uneasy than happy.

The man in the other group had a similar expression on his face, perhaps because he felt the same way as I did.

If a nuclear bomb were dropped on Seoul, many of those who led the country would have died. Of course, not all of them would have died, but how many would have stepped forward in such a difficult situation?

I don’t know about other countries, but in this country, politicians mostly gather power, check and balance, and adjust laws. In other words, this ability becomes effective only after a certain level of foundation is established.

In a world where there is nothing and you die if you don’t do something right away, at best you will be limited to being a gang leader or a gang instigator. Even this only applies to those who are good at protecting themselves. And such a force will grow in size by absorbing other forces. In order to make everything around them their own.

The provisional government we are aiming for may also be like that. It is not for the sake of the stability of the country and the safety of the people, but for the sake of recruiting labor for their own affluent lives.

Well, if you give it a plausible reason or purpose, it’s a good thing.

I wonder if that guy has those same worries.

I heard the man muttering something so I snuck in…

” Is this the flow of enlisting in the military? ”

Oh, you there.

Well, there may or may not be an army, but wouldn’t young men be a good source of labor for an armed group?

Well… it’s not my part-time job, though.

Well, I’m an eight-year-old girl no matter what you say. I won’t be of any use in the workforce.

I had no intention of coming forward in the first place.

While I was lost in thought, one of the two delighted women spoke in surprise.

” Oh.. You can speak Korean..? ”

” Yes? Right? Right? ”

Jaha’s hair color is a rare platinum color in Korea. Her eyes are also green, so whenever she opens her mouth, she spouts out Western language. I asked her briefly last time, and she said she’s mixed race.

Although he is of mixed race, he looks like a total foreigner.

” By the way, this kid speaks Korean too.. ”

Yeah? Oh, I guess I look like a foreigner. I have silver hair and red eyes.

People say that people who look like me are cannibals, but these guys don’t seem to know that.

Well, I guess I don’t need to explain.

” Because this is Korea. ”

I blurted it out so that you could understand it. Because the current situation is a bit too much for us to continue the conversation?

“””” Kaaah!! “”◦”◦”

Because even while you’re running, zombies will pop out from all over the place and chase you.

Well, this was the case before, but now it might be a little dangerous if we don’t fire a deterrent, right?

Uh…um…navigation? Where should I go?

” Follow the railroad you see over there! ”

Hmm! It’s Navi after all!

I followed the railroad that Navi guided me to. Since the railroad was on a bridge, I had no choice but to use the road around it.

As we continued along the railroad tracks, something unexpected occurred.

As we passed the intersection, a giant zombie appeared from behind a large building.

It was a zombie that was about 10 meters tall and had a stocky physique with some visible muscle.

” Oh my god!!! “

The giant zombie that had captured us began to approach us with a low, heavy roar. It wasn’t running, but it wasn’t walking either, so it was approaching at a fast pace, which was enough to chase the armored vehicle.

Even though I wanted to run away quickly, I couldn’t go at top speed because of the cars abandoned on the road.

But it doesn’t have enough firepower to fire a defensive shot. At that level, you have to fire shells…

As I was running away and thinking, the giant zombie started acting strangely.

He reached out to the zombies chasing us and lifted one into his grasp.

The hands were so large that one hand was wrapping around the zombie’s upper body.

I was wondering what to do about it, but the giant zombie stretched out its arms and moved the hand it was holding behind its head.

Start throwing towards this side!

” Are you crazy?! ”

A flying zombie passed over the armored vehicle and burst on contact with the road ahead, like a water balloon.

The giant zombie didn’t stop at just one, but kept throwing them.

It may have been thrown haphazardly, but the accuracy was poor. However, it wasn’t like there was no damage on our side. As the zombies exploded, the blood that splattered and got on the armored vehicle made the view from inside narrower and narrower.

If we continue like this, we’ll have to open several hatches to secure the view.

But what if a zombie tries to get in through that hatch? What if blood splatters through the hatch and gets inside?

With so many things to worry about, someone might make a mistake.

If it gets into your bloodstream, it’s a headache. If it accidentally gets into your eyes…

I need to get around that. Is there a way?

I climbed up on the armored car and looked around.

As I ran along the railroad, I soon arrived at Suri Mountain Station.

The roads around there were increasingly abandoned cars. If things continued this way, the situation would only get worse.

Looking further into the distance, I could faintly see a mountain.

The railroad was going straight ahead, so if it continued like this, it would come across a mountain. Even if the armored car had good speed, it would be impossible to get over the mountain.

But I’m reluctant to take the highway. It’ll probably be jam-packed.

The regular road will take you a long way around.

There is a way. There is a place up ahead where the railroad changes from being on a bridge to being on the ground. There are walls on both sides of the railroad to keep people from going over, but they are not big bricks with three holes in them, so if you hit them with an armored car, they will collapse.

There are no obstacles on the railroad tracks, and there’s a tunnel beyond that, so you should be able to dodge that giant zombie!

” Sergeant! Let’s go up the railroad tracks! We can just shake them off through the tunnel!! ”

” Got it! ”

The sergeant listened to me and ran along the road for a while before crashing into a wall. The wall collapsed, revealing the railroad. As we started running along the railroad, zombies began pouring out through the hole we had made.

As if that wasn’t enough, there were zombies that climbed over walls. They were quite lively, even though they were zombies.

” Gaaa!!! “

The giant zombie felt that being a zombie wasn’t enough, so it picked up a car with both hands and started throwing it forcefully towards me.

bang!!

The car fell in front of the armored vehicle and almost hit it, but it avoided it thanks to a sharp turn.

Kwakwakwang!!

Shortly after we passed the car, it caught fire and exploded. Was the battery still alive?

The giant zombie, having confirmed that, started to pick up the next car. This time, it was a mid-sized sedan.

There’s not much left to the tunnel, but if we keep doing this we’re going to get into big trouble!

” Sergeant! Step further! ”

” That’s right! ”

That tunnel may not stop zombies, but it will stop those giant zombies.

bang!

The midsize car that fell behind was stuck in the ground and fell forward. This time it didn’t explode, but it was quite heavy.

That giant zombie’s accuracy is getting better and better. There’s no time.

The giant zombie lifted the next car. I looked at that car and imagined a bad future.

Because the car’s license plate was blue.