episode_0118

First of all, it wasn’t really surprising.

Even though it is a bounty hunter, its behavior is similar to that of a hunter.

Moreover, this was not an open area, but inside a building.

Since the ceiling is blocked, I should be able to easily deal with the hunters here.

If you break the heads off one by one, the battle will eventually end.

“But, what are you doing?”

“Examine the body.”

“Ugh.”

Noh Chang-hoon turned over a Bounty Hunter.

And as I dug my fingers deeper into the wound, I found something.

I knew it was a necessary action, but it was disgusting.

So, I stood back from a distance and only shined the flashlight.

Noh Chang-hoon deduced the situation without difficulty.

“It’s the woman from before.”

“What?”

“The woman was holding something in each hand. And these bounty hunters also have two types of scars.”

Noh Chang-hoon spread both hands and showed them to me.

Most of the palm of one hand was sticky with blood, and the other hand even had blood on the wrist.

“I forcibly opened the wound and measured its length, and it looks like he probably used a kitchen knife as a weapon.”

“Formula… Knife?”

“Yes. And look at the surroundings.”

“Oh.”

Footprints covered in sticky blood were all over the floor.

It was clear that it wasn’t the Bounty Hunter’s.

Bounty hunters do not wear shoes in order to use their feet properly.

So, it was okay to say that this was a survivor’s thing.

Noh Chang-hoon wiped his hands with a wet tissue for a moment and then began to explain.

“It seems to be a hit-and-run combat style focused on speed. I will use a kitchen knife and a sashimi knife at the same time.”

“Isn’t that enough? It seems like he was running around quite flashily.”

“Looking at the crushed footprints here, it looks like Taekwondo was also used.”

“Oh, Taekwondo can’t be helped.”

“… Is it strange to admit it?”

“So, what should I do?”

“I have to go back. Let’s leave this alone and bring in soldiers during the day to investigate properly.”

“… Clean it properly!”

No matter how much I was a friend, I couldn’t tolerate dirty things.

Noh Chang-hoon threw away the red-stained wet tissue and began to wipe his hands thoroughly.

Meanwhile, I started looking around more.

And I suddenly felt uneasy.

No matter how limited the space is, he is a survivor who can easily subdue the Bounty Hunters.

I didn’t know if the survivor was friendly to us or not, but I couldn’t leave him alone.

“Yes, Changhoon.”

“Why.”

“Lee Ye-ji’s father, isn’t he really fast?”

“Yes. You’re very fast. I can’t keep up either.”

“… If you’re that fast, you probably do reconnaissance or patrolling often, right?”

“Right?”

“If the survivors who dealt with these guys are hostile to the military unit… ?”

Noh Chang-hoon opened and closed his mouth.

It was quite possible.

Either it was in here from the beginning, or it came in from outside.

It was unclear what purpose the unidentified survivor might have.

The risk was too great to ignore the survivor’s good character.

“… We need to patrol more carefully.”

“Hey, Noh Chang-hoon.”

I adjusted my baton and held it. I held on to the flashlight tightly so it wouldn’t shake any further.

“I said I had a prior arrangement with you that night, right? Okay, don’t watch horror movies. Let’s take a picture, hey.”

“Crazy bitch.”

“So, you don’t like it?”

“No, I like it.”

Noh Chang-hoon grinned and slowly stood up.

Anyway, it seemed like he wouldn’t leave something suspicious to his personality.

There was still plenty of time, so walking around wasn’t a problem.

Noh Chang-hoon walked around without hesitation, closing all the windows and curtains around him.

And then, as if he thought everything was done, he started taking something out of his bag.

“What, wasn’t it empty?”

“I brought some snacks just in case. Energy bar and chocolate bar… Lastly, bottled water.”

“Oh… ”

“And this.”

“… Hey.”

The last thing Noh Chang-hoon took out was a flashlight worn on his forehead.

It is an item commonly used in caves, and I could understand why it was being carried around.

It’s hard to use your hands if you’re holding a flashlight.

They even brought out a crudely modified headset, which was even more impressive.

The headset was equipped with a flashlight attachment.

It looked like they were using cable ties and glue or something like that to hang a headset around their neck and attach a flashlight next to it.

Of course I was a little angry.

“If you had something like this, you should have brought it out a long time ago.”

“Of course I came out with you to fuck you, but are you going to bring it up sooner?”

“So, what are you going to do? Should I just walk around?”

“Do you remember the way you came?”

“Yes.”

I couldn’t say I remembered it perfectly, but I vaguely remembered it.

Anyway, I went straight through high school.

Noh Chang-hoon nodded and explained the plan.

“I will make a big circle around here, and in the meantime, you go back the way you came and patrol.”

“Aha.”

“If you see anything suspicious, blow this up.”

“Oh?”

It was a small gunpowder firecracker and a lighter.

I quickly figured out how to use it.

It seemed like all you had to do was light the wick, point the hole upward, and wait.

Noh Chang-hoon further explained that it was originally used for signaling, but given the situation, he will use it now.

“You carry something like this?”

“Put it in your bag pocket and don’t take it out. Because I don’t know when I’ll have to go out again.”

“Are you keeping it in case you need to leave in a hurry?”

“Let’s say so.”

“The headset… ”

“You’re wearing it.”

“Huh?”

I touched the back of my neck.

Noh Chang-hoon’s words were accurate. It seemed like I had never put the headset on, but before I knew it, the headset was around my neck.

So I took off the headset, put it in Noh Chang-hoon’s bag, and hung the headset Noh Chang-hoon gave me around my neck.

Finally, I tied the flashlight to the side with a cable tie, and it looked pretty decent.

Noh Chang-hoon put the flashlight he had taken out on his forehead and urged us to come down quickly.

It wasn’t that difficult to get out of the church building.

And soon after, Noh Chang-hoon ran in the opposite direction.

I looked behind him for a moment, then turned back and started running.

Not much time had passed, so it seemed like there were survivors around here.

There’s nothing you can do if you’re resting inside the building…

It was an unknown intuition, but it seemed like there were survivors outside.

“… You look like a bitch.”

Even when the two of us walk together, the atmosphere feels like a horror movie.

When I tried to walk alone, I got goosebumps.

But I wasn’t scared at all, so I looked around for a while and walked quickly.

First of all, the street was very quiet.

You wouldn’t know it if you went all the way down the alley, but you couldn’t feel any signs of popularity on the street.

So naturally, I couldn’t help but be worried.

“Still, I’ll have to find it today.”

Noh Chang-hoon had seen a survivor earlier, so he had to find them at least tonight.

Otherwise, there is a greater chance of missing it.

So I turned on the lights and looked around, but again, there was no significant result.

“A, C.”

It definitely seemed like he was hiding inside a building or something like that.

Since there was also the case of the woman who helped me, it could be that I distrust the survivor group itself.

It would be convenient if there was at least proof that they were not attacking others.

I was very tired because I couldn’t figure out anything.

How far did you wander around like that?

I saw something suspicious on the street I had already traveled several times.

“Those are footprints.”

I felt lucky.

Because we will be able to find out the identity of the survivor before it is too late.

So, without hesitation, I took out the lighter and firecrackers and put them back.

I thought it would be better not to make a sound than to make it.

So I carefully turned off the flashlight and waited for a moment.

If there is a light source, it will be easier for me to spot survivors, but it will also be easier for survivors to spot me.

“It is done.”

When I thought I had waited a while, I slowly entered the alley.

The alley where the footprints were was very dark.

I was suspicious that something might pop out from the side, and the atmosphere was unusual.

It was to the point where I was worried about whether I should come with Noh Chang-hoon.

But I couldn’t back down. We had to at least figure out what the survivor had up to.

“… !?”

I heard something rustling in the parking lot near the alley.

Originally, it would have been dismissed as a stray cat, but now the zombie apocalypse has occurred.

There was no way the stray cat was left here, so it was clearly either a survivor or a zombie.

So, I lowered my footsteps and moved towards it carefully.

Then suddenly something flashed.

I immediately shouted loudly and took a stance.

“Are you there!”

It was obvious even without looking what was flashing.

That stupid survivor took out a kitchen knife without even using anti-reflective treatment.

Moreover, even though I made a loud noise, the kitchen knife was not inserted.

Rather, that survivor also took a stance.

The kitchen knife was held out in front, and the hand holding the sashimi knife was let down to the floor.

I had a rough idea of how to fight.

I will use the kitchen knife to defend myself and make a fatal attack with the sashimi knife.

I was a little hesitant. I didn’t intend to fight, I just wanted to check out the liver.

The most important thing was that it had to be sharp.

But when I thought about it again, I thought it wouldn’t hurt that much.

You also had a vague confrontation with Kang Si-woo.

“Put down your weapons!”

“… What if you don’t like it?”

“Then it should be right!”

There was no need to hide anymore, so I quickly raised my hand and turned on the flashlight.

The survivor was still standing still with his posture up to that point.

“… Ah?”

“Are you surprised?”

“… ”

I couldn’t help but be surprised.

The survivor in front of me had blonde hair. There were sinister red eyes staring at me.

It was immediately clear what this meant.

“This bastard bastard… !”

“Hey, who is talking to whom… ?”

“You, you. What is kkungkkungi?”

The tarantula opened its mouth blankly, then immediately lowered its posture.

And the battle began as I stabbed him with the kitchen knife in my left hand and struck him with my baton.