episode_0136

Revival (1) ― Happy Mart, Gwangan-dong, Suyeong-gu, Busan

Rustling-

Grimy hands digging through dusty shelves.

A woman was checking the expiration dates on food with a flashlight in her mouth.

Short-sleeved tee and short pants.

Light clothing to keep in mind the brutal heat of summer.

Her eyes lit up when she found a can of saury that still had plenty of expiration date.

The sight of him putting canned food into his bare backpack without even looking down seemed familiar.

“Number 2.”

The softly whispered tone and the light shining straight into her face.

She waved her hand as if swatting away flies and frowned.

Only then did a man approach with the light disappearing.

“Go farming, number 3.”

She hissed like a snake, speaking in a tone that did not naturally come out straight.

Number 3 approaches with a more sly look on his face.

Every time he walked, the K2 rifle hanging from his slings shook.

“Look at this first. What did I find?”

When I turned the flashlight in my mouth towards Number 3, I saw him waving something around.

Sanitary napkins in a pink bag.

She whispered as she took the sanitary pad and put it in her backpack.

“What, wasn’t it your turn to look for drinking water today? Do you even know the first time?”

“Ehehe~ At this level, it’s like a community of destiny, but if you pretend, you pretend.”

“You mean you don’t know.”

“Of Calls~”

Three men and women who happened to be together when the Busan shelter collapsed.

Rather than politely calling each other by name, they efficiently call each other by number.

They were vagabonds barely surviving each day in the collapsed Busan.

“Then go quickly and get water first. There is a dangerous shortage of water.”

“If you take it slow, the items here won’t run away~ Judging by the canned food left, this is today’s jackpot.”

“Things don’t run away, but you never know when the zombies will come out.”

As her tone was full of anxiety, Number 3 exaggeratedly held onto the rifle he got from the soldier zombie.

“Don’t worry. Judging from how quiet it is, there are no people here. If it happens, I’ll solve it with one shot, one kill~”

I’ve never gotten it right before.

She looked at number 3 with a pitiful face, then shook her head and looked at the display case again.

Big- big-

Number 3 looks at number 2 and clears his throat, drawing his attention.

An irritated gaze containing the sentence ‘What else!’ was directed to Number 3.

Third time, a small box was shaken again.

A box labeled strawberry flavored condom.

ha-

She let out a small sigh and turned her head to the display again.

“Did you forget that it’s your turn 1 today? Why are you making such a fuss when you need to talk to number 1?”

“Ehehe~ If I tell number 1, it will cause discord between men, but if you say it, it will be a euphemistic rejection as a woman. The feeling is completely different.”

Number 2 put a can of yellow peach in his backpack with an expression of disgust.

“I was the one who brought sanitary pads thinking of you in the first place. No. 1, you won’t be able to focus on taking care of anything else~?”

“That’s our goal. You were the one who made the unexpected move, number 3.”

“That’s right.”

A heavy voice joins their conversation.

As they turned their heads at the same time, number 1 was standing in their gaze.

“We talk about relieving sexual desire at night. for now… … ”

Number 1, who was armed similarly to Number 3, pointed upstairs with his finger.

“You will soon need extra batteries and a flashlight. It’s not on the first floor, so it’s probably on the corner of the second floor.”

“Hahaha― that― we are trustworthy and responsible―”

“Shhh―”

The somewhat chaotic atmosphere calmed down immediately with one stop.

Number 1 pointed upstairs again and quickly waved his hand.

It was their own hand signal that the search was not yet completely over.

The smile that remained on Number 3’s face slowly faded.

No. 1: Flick your fingers forward twice.

The vagrants naturally gathered together into the ranks in which they always moved.

Number 1 at the top and Number 2 at the center, which is the standard for numbering in the first place.

And number 3 in the rear muffled his footsteps and walked to the escalator heading to the second floor.

Men holding rifles and lighting the front with a flashlight in their mouths, and women assisting their blind spot with the hand holding the flashlight.

A thorough search and calm forward progress continues.

“Ahhhh― Legs, legs~!”

The sound of a woman crying as soon as she gets to the escalator.

“Is there anyone there! Save me, save me-!”

A desperate voice came from the employee aisle located right next to the escalator.

“Please― I will do anything if you let me live―”

No one was quick to respond to the heartbreaking yet somehow bizarre rescue request.

Their faces hardened and they slowly began to look back the way they had come.

Number 2 quickly turns the flashlight towards the ceiling.

A ceiling where nothing can be seen yet.

Only then did their faces relax a little and they started running with all their might.

They started running towards the front door of the supermarket and kicked all the shopping carts they saw along the way.

Kurrr! thud-!

Shopping carts scattering in all directions, making loud wheel sounds.

Sasasasasak!

A sudden sound of scratching on the ceiling can be heard dispersing towards the noise made by the shopping cart.

Number 1 kicked all the obstacles in his escape route.

Number 2, who followed behind, took a moment to catch his breath and threw back everything he could get his hands on.

Lastly, Number 3, who was watching the ceiling, ran backwards along the path the group had cleared.

Two quick glances around the surroundings brought up valuable items that had not yet been collected.

However, they ran to get out of the supermarket without the slightest hesitation.

‘The only thing that is precious is our lives.’

That was the iron law of survival that allowed them to survive until now.

They left the supermarket before the Sound Stalker attacked and quickly scanned the surroundings.

Number 2 hurriedly took the flashlight from the mouths of the men who were swinging their rifles in all directions.

She turns it off, puts the flashlights in her backpack, and takes out a small pistol.

Two armaments obtained from the officer’s corpse.

She quickly checked the remaining bullets in the magazine and assisted the men with a clumsy shooting stance.

“Kkisss—!”

The howling of zombies was not heard during the search conducted before entering the supermarket.

Hearing the cries of what could have been dozens at most, No. 1 pointed to a high-rise commercial building in front.

Without even a moment’s hesitation, they start running towards the commercial house.

Go through the open glass door and run straight up the stairs to the rooftop.

Number 3, who entered the commercial house a little late and was alert to the surroundings until the end, quickly chases after the group.

I didn’t bother trying to block the door again.

Anyway, if you get caught by zombies, it’s easy to break through.

If a situation arose where we had to run that way again, there was a strong possibility that the barricade erected to block the zombies would turn into a barricade to block us.

Number 1 reached the iron door on the rooftop and quickly opened it.

thud-!

The chairs that were clumsily blocking the iron door are lying around, and traces of someone living on the rooftop greet them.

Food deuk!

At the same time, the startled crows flapped their wings noisily.

A corpse surrounded by a flock of crows.

They indifferently passed by the corpse, whose gender was difficult to determine, with only white bones remaining.

Only No. 2 just waved his hands towards the rotting corpse remaining on the rooftop.

No. 1 quickly sticks his head out from the rooftop and assesses the situation.

Number 1’s eyes widened as they were gathering information from the highlands.

The faces of the group that followed behind, sticking their heads out from the railing, also changed in the same way.

“kkieeek―!”

Zombies filled the wide four-lane road.

However, that was not the reason they were surprised.

The reason why they look blankly down, having often seen groups larger than the group they see now.

The tramps’ eyes began to flutter.

Zombies and zombies were fighting together.

“kkieeek―!”

Frogs clashing with each other in the sky,

Kwaaang!

Steroids furiously throwing zombies at each other’s camps.

Putrid blood burst from them and flew everywhere.

“Um, that… … .”

In the end, the silence that had been maintained so far was broken.

At three sounds, an entity on the left raised its head.

A white zombie standing calmly in the rear as if being escorted by a group of people.

Her skin was fluttering as if she was wearing a wide white robe.

The guy who raised his head looked at number 3 and quietly raised his right arm.

Dddd!

The K2 rifle in his hand shook loudly at the man’s gesture.

An intangible force that forcibly pulls on one’s rifle, as if trying to take it away.

“Ugh—!”

Number 3 gritted his teeth and pulled the rifle towards himself to avoid losing it.

Taaaang!

At that moment, an ear-piercing sound explodes from the side.

At the same time, the white guy who was raising his hand towards number 3 fell down.

Number 3 quickly turned his head to check number 1.

Number 1, the rifle that spits out white steam from the muzzle.

“Look, I saw it… ?”

“I saw it.”

Number 1 quickly regained his composure and nodded.

A mutant ability I have never seen before.

“kkieeek―!”

The frogs on the left camp were seen glowing brightly as they stared upward.

A sign of a leap in which the pulling thighs wriggle.

“Run through the door opposite the commercial house.”

The group runs towards the iron gate in perfect order at the first instruction.

As soon as number 3 closes the iron door on the rooftop,

thud-! thud-!

The iron gate was dented by the frogs’ headbutts.

“Number 3!”

A shout that wakes Number 3, who is frozen to the traces of frogs clearly engraved on the iron door.

Number 1 called Number 3, who flinched, and quickly went down the stairs again.

If you had to run away, the right side had a higher chance of survival than the left side, which contained a variant you had never seen before.

From the moment I caught the zombies’ attention with the rifle fire, it didn’t really matter why the zombies were fighting each other.

As always,

The only thing that mattered was their lives.

The group who came down all the stairs quickly broke through the hallway opposite the door they entered.

Just like the front door that caught the eyes of the group, the back door was wide open.

They quickly escaped from the commercial building and raised their weapons in surprise.

“It’s you guys.”

Cuuu!

A massive fist slamming into the asphalt as if to show off its force.

A variant in which the muscles are bulging and pulsing violently as if they are about to explode.

Steroid snorted and glared at them quietly.

“People who killed the new variant.”

A man riding on the shoulders of those steroids was speaking.

Distinct facial features and an intelligent and moderate impression.

He gently came down to the ground on a steroid arm and twirled the index fingers of both hands.

“It was a new product pursued from Haeundae!”

“… … Are you an awakened person?”

Number 1 asked while aiming the rifle at the awakened person.

The awakened person continued to twirl his fingers with an expression that seemed indifferent.

“The Awakened is not even a secret anymore, is it? Everyone I’ve ever met asks this question as if it were a given.”

The Awakened had mentioned meeting people, but he was now alone in front of the group.

Finger #1 slowly moves to the trigger.

Number 3 hid number 2 behind his back and held the rifle in the same manner.

The awakened person who watched the scene with a bright smile continued.

“ Well, the era has come where you have to die if you don’t know. It’s such a sad world.”

“It’s been quiet for a few months now, so I thought everyone had disappeared somewhere.”

“Oh! Do you know that?”

An awakened person looking at number 1 with a unique smile.

“This is an era where you have to die if you don’t know.”

Number 1, who answered calmly, pointed at Steroid.

“Are you willing to let us go quietly? If I get a hint that something isn’t right, I’ll take advantage of the moment you’re off guard and aim for your head.”

Number 3 looked at him with puzzled eyes at question 1.

Number 1 still looks at the awakened person with a calm face.

“Oh~ Have you always done that?”

“It’s impossible to count. In fact, even if you say you will send it, they will target you to get rid of Huhwan.”

“You were a scary person.”

The awakened person smiled brightly and drew a circle with his finger.

“We, Shinrikyo, do not love violence. Go, young lotus flowers that have lost their way.”

An awakened person who clears the way with exaggerated gestures.

Everything was strange, but getting out of here was the priority.

Number 3’s eyes trembled slightly as he tried to take a step while looking at Number 1.

My feet couldn’t move.

“Why won’t you leave? Do you have any more business left?”

“… … .”

Number 1 has already put down his gun and is looking at the awakened person with blank eyes.

“Yes. You have finally realized the truth greater than violence.”

Number 3 looked at the awakened person with a fearful gaze.

There was no doubt that he had used some kind of ability.

“Nothing can be solved with violence. A more fundamental answer is needed.”

Sseuuu

The sound of a body being dragged behind Number 3 can be heard.

At the same time as that sound, the smell of a rotting corpse pierces my nostrils.

“Forcibly giving birth to a world where birth has stopped. The penance of forcing ourselves to turn the cycle that has stopped.”

Knock knock!

“The only calling of Circular Shinrikyo.”

My whole body felt weak, as if I was possessed by something.

A familiar sound that comes even when you can’t even turn your head.

The cruel noise of chewing raw flesh.

However, in a situation where there was no scream as if he had died, someone grabbed his shoulder.

The second time I faced a miraculously returned gaze.

“… … Sooyoung.”

Number 2, who was staring at number 3 blankly despite the watery question, dug into his neck.

Grumble!

The awakened person who had completed his missionary work smiled kindly at the new believers.

My believers who have forgotten all hunger, suffering, and fear of tomorrow.

They were looking at themselves with happy expressions as they enjoyed true salvation.

Shining with a bright radiance, he looked around Busan, which had been roughly cleaned up.

His followers, who had subdued the zombies, were forcibly dragging them away.

Kiiing!

Thick white mana overflows from the twirling fingers.

He twirled his finger as he looked at the frog that was dragged in first.

A long line of missionaries lined up behind the frog.

“kkieeek―!”

Believers crushing the violently rebellious zombies.

“The path to truth is long and long.”

He shook his head and whispered quietly.

However.

“Sometimes the furthest road is the shortest road.”

He looked towards the north, where Seoul would be, and chanted.

A true pioneer must lead those who are suffering at the bottom and head upward.

Idiots who think the world is a pyramid will be greeted by a huge white circle.

“… … Sun, Hwan.”

Steroid, who had been quietly guarding the cult leader, opened his mouth with slurred pronunciation.

“… cycle. Sun, Hwan.”

Those who were no longer just numbers but part of the Shinrikyo family opened their mouths at the same time.

cycle.

The religious leader smiled as he looked at the believers filled with faith.

seoul.

In the hellish abyss, the purest truth will find them.