episode_0211

The place where the saints gathered was a three-story building in a shopping district some distance away from here.

It seemed like the perfect place to talk because it was on the outskirts of a shopping mall and there were no other buildings nearby.

Being able to avoid worrying about what other people think is definitely an advantage.

The two-story building was probably a cafe, so there were many places to sit.

One of the advantages seemed to be that there was a terrace so you could enjoy the scenery.

Although the beautiful scenery disappeared after the incident occurred.

Still, the sight of people finding a way to survive was comparable to the previous scenes.

… That doesn’t mean I want to see looting, but whatever.

Since they were a plunder force, I had no choice but to put up with it even though it was unpleasant.

To be honest, I felt like running away.

No matter what, I thought it wasn’t like I was blaming the socially underprivileged.

But running out now was an act of destroying the tower that had been worked so hard to build.

So, instead of running out, I turned and looked at the saints sitting inside the building.

And I walked over there and sat down on a suitable chair.

Ahn Hae-jin looked around for a moment, then closed the terrace door and opened his mouth.

“Shall we start today’s regular meeting?”

So the saints started chatting.

It didn’t seem like a place to talk about something big.

Is it just to soothe each other’s anxiety in this situation?

Since they were all ordinary people, it seemed like this force itself was difficult to endure.

However, I wouldn’t know if they completely agree and agree with it.

None of the saints seemed to be properly participating in the Jinju Citizens’ Association.

I had a strong feeling that things had just gotten so wrong that they were just there.

It also seems like everyone thinks they don’t deserve to pursue a better life.

Thanks to this, I felt like it would be persuasive.

… I think it would be nice to have more time.

Still, he suggested a plan to use untrustworthy saints as meat shields.

It seemed like I would be given several opportunities to persuade them.

If it doesn’t work out, it might be better to beat it up and end it.

Once you succeed in getting them to Busan, you can leave the persuasion to someone else.

After gathering my thoughts up to that point, I picked an appropriate topic and started talking.

Potentially sensitive topics were not brought up.

Things that everyone can talk about casually.

By carefully bringing up that type of topic, the story blossomed.

Fortunately, once we started chatting like that, everyone quickly joined in on the conversation.

Thanks to this, I was able to find out quite a few facts.

Nam Ga-on, Nam Ra-on, and Nam Da-on were not triplets but brothers.

Originally, they were brothers and the eldest son, Nam Ga-on, was 25 years old, but when they came here, they became triplets.

Although both were confused at first, Nam Ga-on calmly said that there was no problem in surviving.

I know that the zombies in the beginning were not that strong in the first place, and I heard that all three of them were able to fight well because they learned techniques from their father.

I wondered what kind of technique could be done with a skewer and an awl.

“Whether it’s a zombie, a human, or a fish, if you hit their weak point, they all die.”

“Haha… ”

I decided to remember well what Nam Da-on said, thinking it was a joke.

It seemed like all three of them liked fighting in a way that involved stabbing at vital points or striking back.

For some reason, his body was thin and slender, but it seemed safe to say that he fought speed-oriented battles.

This is what I thought when I first saw Solmin Lee, but she seemed closer to a typical strong woman.

Certain parts were so huge that it was difficult to look at them, and even with his arms lightly crossed, his muscles stood out.

I thought the person who liked it would probably like it very much.

“I always like to exercise in the world, so I’m not particularly dissatisfied with my body.”

“Ah… Really?”

“Who knew? I never thought I’d be able to hit 3-700 in a novel, which I couldn’t do in real life.”

Although he was very proud of his body, he didn’t seem to be good at fighting.

It seemed like he would overwhelm his opponent solely with his physical abilities.

So you probably don’t need to worry too much.

Anyone who uses their physical abilities to suppress me is my natural enemy.

They said that Park No-eul and Park No-el were not brothers but friends.

They say he was a military classmate who served in the airborne unit with him, and that he took up knife fighting as a hobby after he was discharged.

It is said that he was busy getting permission to possess a sword and filming and uploading several videos.

Thanks to this, it seemed like he would be the one to be most wary of here.

Looking at you holding the kukri with confidence, it looks like you will be able to use it very well.

It seemed like if he had a gun, he would show off his amazing shooting skills.

Lastly, Choi Hae-rang said that he was an ordinary reader.

As I call myself an ordinary reader, I suddenly became anxious, but whatever.

Still, it seemed the weakest among these.

Also, she’s about the size of a small girl.

Oh yeah. I think he was a music student, so I thought it would be safe to say that he wanted to hear me play an instrument later.

After the story ended there, everyone seemed to be wondering who I was this time.

Fortunately, I had long ago thought of things to talk about.

So I was making an excuse, and suddenly Ahn Hae-jin stood up.

I spoke to her straight away.

“What’s going on?”

“Oh, I was wondering if I should bring a drink.”

“Beverages?”

“Yes. It’s not cool, but it’s still enough to quench your thirst.”

If there was such a thing, I was suspicious why it wasn’t brought up from the beginning.

I also wondered if there was something strange inside.

If that’s the case, I think I’ll have to deal with it later.

Make them drink first, or something like that.

So I tried to relax and think of a suitable excuse, but the moment Ahn Hae-jin passed behind me, I got goosebumps.

“Qu… !”

It would have been nice to say it was a close call.

If it had been just one second later, it was clear that Ahn Hae-jin would have been hit by the fist he swung.

I looked at Ahn Hae-jin, who was slowly pulling his hand out of the broken floor.

She took off her gloves and stared at me.

Then, as if it was a waste, he started talking to me.

“You are quick to notice.”

“… I wasted so much time, I’d be sad if I just got hit.”

“I guess you weren’t very stupid. Did you have the ability to do that?”

“Of course, you didn’t come in on a limb because you were confident, right?”

“For all that, you came in with confidence. Without any intention of hiding myself.”

“… ”

“Hair of an ambiguous color, whether white or silver. The eyes are red. The weapon is a bat.

Who else but you would stick to clothes that reveal a lot of your body even in this cold weather?”

“If you get caught, there’s nothing you can do.”

“You came in as a spy, right? I thought so. Is this someone’s order?”

“No, it’s my decision.”

Hearing those words, Ahn Hae-jin looked very distressed, but then he made up his mind again.

Perhaps they had decided to deal with me right then and there, but the other saints had already prepared to fight.

It was only then that I realized that it seemed like I was the only one here without a weapon.

I walked away for a moment and thought about how I could escape.

Judging from what they are trying to do with me, there must have been instructions or connivance from the higher-ups.

I was confident that I would win even if I fought without a weapon, but I wasn’t sure what to do with a firearm.

Especially if it’s a rifle.

So it was necessary to take action, such as taking someone’s weapon.

Since he seemed to want to talk too, I thought it would be a good idea to confront him for a while.

So I spoke as if I knew nothing.

“Why are you being hostile now instead of at first?”

“That’s because we didn’t like the Jinju Citizens’ Union that much either. But you were the first to betray.”

“… Me?”

“You suggested the plan to use saints and a significant number of misfits as meat shields.

They must have been thinking of using our blood to gain the upper hand in the war.

… It wouldn’t have mattered if it was just me, but other people’s lives are also on our backs. It happened like this.”

… I felt like this needed explanation.

I was planning on handing it over to the Busan forces for protection.

Simply doing so will clearly widen the power gap.

Of course, I had no intention of luring it somewhere and exterminating it.

But it seemed like they wouldn’t believe me even if I told them.

No, you won’t believe it.

Since the water has already been spilled, we have no choice but to fight for now.

So rather than trying to persuade him further, I decided to just beat him up.

And beating them like that was a good thing from their point of view.

Later, when a meeting was held to question the saints, it was not that the saints had mercy in their hands…

I like the story better that I am overwhelmingly strong.

After the confrontation, the first person to attempt an attack was Lee Sol-min.

In just a few seconds, she approached me, clasped her hands together, and hit me with it.

While contemplating whether to dodge it or not, I just crossed my arms to block the attack.

There was a loud bang and my arms were shaking.

In terms of strength, it was clear that he had a slight advantage over Noh Chang-hoon.

Although it appears that the technology is overwhelmingly lacking.

I immediately pulled out my arm and stuck my fist into Lee Sol-min’s side.

“Big!?”

Solmin Lee stepped back with a painful expression.

However, it didn’t seem like he was withdrawing automatically because he was in pain, but rather it was a movement for connection.

At one point, I sighed as I saw the saintess coming at me from all directions.

It was because it was clear that I would be beaten to the point of death today as well.