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Worship of each person (3) ― World Cup Park, a special base in Mapo-gu, Seoul

“What do you want me to prove?”

A clear and elegant voice reaches everyone.

“I’m just an ordinary woman who woke up a little late.”

Just hearing that pure tone made everyone’s hearts melt.

“You are no different.”

The firmness that sometimes flowed out had the magic power to make her words be carried out.

“Arousal, occupation, age, gender. When everything that separates us disappears, what will remain?”

The sea looks infinitely small but is infinitely wide.

“The only thing that remains is that we were human.”

That’s why she was everyone’s mother.

“Proud awakeners who have achieved harmony rather than conflict.”

“Citizens who bravely endure today together despite a sudden disaster.”

She met everyone’s eyes at the last special point.

“We are all human beings standing on Mapo-gu.”

A special base that I entered with a nervous mind, fully prepared.

Waiting for her there is the same merciless zombie wave that has continued so far.

It wasn’t an esoteric theme or a new variant that caught one off guard.

There was just ‘everyone’.

At the same time, the system spoke to her as she stood on the podium.

[…] … Prove yourself.]

‘proof.’

She endlessly repeated the last sentence in the lengthy theme description window.

No one gets hurt at this special base.

There is no need for awakened people to stir up the battlefield in a panic.

There is no need for everyone to endure the ordeal by sharing and sharing the food that is lacking.

However, she felt more distant than any other ordeal.

I felt a sense of responsibility and great weight.

I naturally realized that what I say here and now can change many things.

“We are only human. Although we face disaster on different days and have different thoughts in our hearts, we are all human.”

She swung at everyone again.

Brothers Yoon Kang and Yoon Hyeon, who have been together since they woke up.

The cute Jinwoo, who would die if he spoke of the sea.

The old man who joined Sani like a gift.

Park Jin-heon, who miraculously reunited in Mapo-gu, and all the rescued citizens.

Her new family was listening to her.

“Not everyone is different. We are so scared and scared of the strange things that suddenly hit the world. I want to run away because tomorrow is daunting, but I can barely stop myself from taking a step back because I know what kind of future awaits me if I run.”

“We are not the warriors in stories who overcome any difficulties. Much less the devil who interferes with such a hero.”

“We are just humans who are moderately selfish and moderately altruistic.”

She continued to tell her family.

“We stand on foundations built by people just like us.”

She pointed to the floor.

Everyone’s eyes follow the soft and elegant gesture.

“Whether for personal wealth or for the world. A tower built by those who suffered for a better world.”

A method of survival unique to humans that has been achieved over thousands of years.

“Going beyond the era of worshiping nature and worshiping God, until individual freedom and equality for all people were established.”

The current answer I found after countless rounds of trial and error.

Democracy.

“In order to reclaim our world, we must first reclaim the foundation that formed us.”

That was what she thought was the first step to rebirth.

“Not oppression and violence, not submission and blind faith, but freedom and harmony.”

“And respect is what we need”

She shifted her gaze to the citizens again.

Thin cheeks and arm fat, dirty and shabby clothes.

Their matted hair was glistening with grease, but their eyes did not die.

The eyes of those who met him were full of hope.

Hope that they can get their daily lives back again.

“We can also take responsibility for overcoming a huge disaster if we work together. Together, we can overcome the desires that promote violence and oppression.”

“People who have performed their proper duties as individuals come together and come together to create a nation.”

She gently spread her arms and pointed to everyone.

“Same as we are now.”

Everyone lowered their heads and listened to her.

She smiled like sunshine and comforted them.

“Don’t be afraid. If I think about it, I’ve had moments like this quite a few times.”

The moments when a disaster struck in an instant and destroyed our lives.

There wasn’t much difference between the army and zombies that attacked us.

“No matter what happens, in the end, it’s always the same.”

She raised her voice powerfully.

“The people of Korea supported Korea!”

Mother sang of hope.

“I’ll say it again! Don’t be afraid! Don’t be scared! Let’s overcome this together! Let’s endure together!”

“Let’s sing about tomorrow together like we always have!”

Her body shone brightly.

I could feel my mother’s warmth in the mana that oozed from the special base.

Everyone gained strength and comfort from their mother’s encouragement.

I gained the courage to live tomorrow.

“Let’s walk proudly into tomorrow! The steps we are taking now are the first human steps taken in a Republic of Korea hit by disaster!”

She looked at her family with proud eyes.

“Everyone! Here now! In Korea, the first group of humans who will restore our daily lives is born!”

pop-! pop-!

As soon as she finished shouting, fireworks bloomed in the sky.

Waaa!

The family members who were admiring the fireworks in a daze all shouted with overflowing courage.

The mother stared at the messages loudly displayed in front of her eyes.

The name of Mapo-gu, Seoul was deleted and a mission was given to us.

My mother smiled as she recalled the hardships that had continued since ‘Island of Ships.’

The family she left behind suddenly flashed in her mind.

The food they left behind was at most one month’s worth.

Those who had probably run out of food by now would have begun their journey to Seoul.

The look in Kang San’s eyes, which clearly understood his gaze, came to mind.

‘Are you coming here? ‘Mountain, sea.’

We finally have a home.

She looked up at the sky and thought of the faces of her family she missed.

I have to hurry and meet you.

How much would children like it if they saw this place?

our country.

A country of humans.

Republic of Korea.

Waaa!

She smiled brightly as she looked at her family, who were still shouting loudly.

‘Great Korea, live forever as a republic.’

The curtain of regeneration has risen.

***

Sooo!

The awakened members of the Salvation Church flew westward and covered the skies of Incheon.

Their eyes turn downward as they comfortably entrust themselves to the white mana.

Cars chaotically abandoned on the Yeongjong Bridge connecting Incheon and Yeongjong Island.

Across the bridge, where the aftermath of that day was still visible, an island much larger than I expected came into view.

Apartments built on a vast land, with a flat runway and a huge airport beyond.

Yeongjong Island, where Incheon International Airport is located, was below them.

“Do you see if there is anyone?”

Soyoung Shim narrowed her eyes and stared at the runway.

Red blood stains and black scorch engraved on the runway so clearly that they could be seen from far away.

At first glance, traces of what must have been a fierce battle were engraved on the ground like a tattoo.

I nodded as I looked at the fragments of the broken plane and the dried flesh on the floor.

“Definitely. It was a good idea to send the vice-captain to Bucheon.”

When we were almost done with the inland harvest, we had two options.

Will the harvesting crews be moved to island areas, including Yeongjong Island and Ganghwa Island, which are still scattered in Incheon?

Or will they secure Bucheon City, which is located between the sanctuary and paradise?

Both had their own pros and cons, but I sent a harvest team led by the vice-captain to Bucheon.

The biggest reason is ‘safety’.

I still haven’t forgotten the prophecy that Yoon Ah-young told me.

The white disaster she predicted.

I had already gotten rid of them all, but there was no way the white disaster was only at Lotte Mart.

Due to the nature of zombies being concentrated inside the building rather than outside,

It was clear that Incheon International Airport, which was even called the landmark of Incheon, would be in the mouth of a vast tiger.

And looking at the traces of battle outside, my prediction was exactly right.

Severe wounds that are difficult to show in a normal zombie wave.

These were traces that could only occur if an awakened person and a mutant were involved.

“Master.”

When I turned my head at the call, Seo Taesan, who had been waiting quietly behind me, pointed a little farther away.

There were boats of all kinds gathered where he pointed with his big bear-like finger.

“You could have avoided the zombies that way.”

It was a place where ships were gathered together like an island.

“If you give me an order, I will do it with all my heart!”

Seo Taesan’s voice as he immediately asked the question was strangely excited.

Seo Taesan was anxious because he could not receive orders after receiving my favor.

The skill given to vigilante leader Seo Taesan is ‘God desires.’

This skill, which increases the remaining slots as the level increases,

It was a simple yet destructive skill that doubled all abilities when executing the command I gave it.

Seo Taesan’s current skill level is 9.

There is only one free slot open.

The command I gave there was, ‘Faithfully exterminate the enemies of the Church of Salvation.’

Lee Jeong-wook’s body, which was floating right next to him, was also shaking with excitement.

I slowly looked at the two men and then looked at Sim So-young floating right next to me.

“… … What.”

thank god.

As expected, the time spent at the hotel was not in vain.

I shook my head without looking back, just looking at her pouting face.

“No. Let’s go together.”

After passing the runway, the flight continued to the ship-dense area off Yeongjong Island.

As we got closer, we could see that there were more ships than expected gathered in one place.

Among them, I boarded a patrol ship drifting in the very center.

As soon as I stepped onto what appeared to be a maritime police vessel, Seo Tae-san and Lee Jeong-wook blocked my path.

Shim So-young, who was carefully looking around, walked towards the boxes on the deck with caution.

“I ate it up.”

As she searched through the box, she clicked her tongue in admiration.

All the bags that Soyoung Shim held in her hands were completely empty.

I slowly looked left and right at the ships.

The sound of lapping waves was the only constant sound in the eerie atmosphere.

I couldn’t feel any human life at all.

At my jaw jerk, the vigilante who was escorting me immediately stormed into the cabin of the guard ship.

I waited for their search to end and admired Shim So-young, who was still searching through the boxes.

She rustled and carefully searched the boxes and spoke to me.

“There is no food to spare. There are also some traces of trying to save money.”

“Do you know that too?”

“You need to know this, so you know when the Tess go out to get food or stay in the camp.”

Yes, you were a veteran in some way, too.

I nodded and gestured to her.

“What are you going to do? I don’t think it’s here, should I find it?”

“If you are not an awakened person, there is no need to chase after them.”

Right now I need an awakened person, not a lack of believers.

Just because we wanted to gain a few believers, we couldn’t stop today’s work of cleaning Incheon International Airport and feeding faith to new awakeners.

“Sorry. There are no unbelievers in the cabin, sir.”

“Sorry, leader!”

Other vigilantes who searched the cabin couldn’t find any survivors and fell down in front of me.

“Haha- No, no. How could that be your sin?”

He stopped them with a smile and looked at the boats again.

Where did they go after making such a nest?

Have you run out of food?

If they ran out of food, where and how did they move?

Did they take a boat to another island?

I erased the distracting thoughts I was contemplating for a moment and stared at Incheon International Airport again.

Paradise was growing successfully enough that there was no need to worry about such small camps.

As I said before, improving the strength of the vigilante force was more urgent right now than recruiting a few believers.

“Don’t fret over trivial things. The great meaning of salvation is not here, but in that darkness.”

“Ahh— I believe it! I believe you, leader!”

All eyes of Salvation Church turned to Incheon International Airport.

The window showing the inside of the airport sparkled in the sunlight, but there was no sign of anything inside the particularly dark interior.

The atmosphere is strange and gives you goosebumps just by looking at it.

I again used my telekinesis to pick up the vigilante and flew towards the airport.

Nettle liquid!

In the darkness that gets thicker as the distance decreases –

Kkkk!

The cries of those who overlapped again and again seemed to echo.