episode_0231

After killing the General, I searched the floors to find the hidden guys.

I searched every possible place, and the reason was simple.

This was because I had no memory of catching a high-level mutant with intelligence.

I couldn’t let my guard down because there might be other regular zombies left.

So, I searched the commercial building, steadily opening even the closed areas.

Fortunately, not long after, I was able to find a Swindler.

I broke Swindler’s head with a tattered stick.

With the sound of the watermelon exploding, the guy became quiet.

And after thoroughly searching the remaining area, I threw the two signs that had served me so hard on the ground.

“Off… ”

I felt like I worked hard once.

Well, it wasn’t a strenuous exercise.

Something light like exercise after a meal?

I thought about that feeling for a moment and then laughed.

“It looks like you’ve really gotten stronger.”

In the past, I would have had to prepare for quite a fierce battle, but now it seemed like humans themselves had become stronger.

So I thought I could fight harder on the front line.

At this level, it seemed like he could get along with Kang Si-woo without any problems.

After thinking about myself being active for a moment, I started cleaning up after myself.

We collected the corpses of zombies scattered across each floor, and also uprooted plants that had already bloomed.

Since I won’t be coming here for a while, I thought it would be a good idea to organize things properly when I get there.

So, as I was moving around with the bodies for a while, Park Kang-chan came inside.

I said, throwing the zombie corpse.

“What, why did you come?”

“I thought you finished your work a long time ago, so I came to help you.”

“Oh, really?”

“I think the fight ended a few minutes ago.”

“Then why aren’t other people coming?”

Park Kang-chan said as he threw the zombie’s leg.

“You have to be on guard. Because you never know.”

“Ah.”

“Now, if other zombies don’t run away, they will be surrounding the building.”

“But you’re in now?”

“If you have to, you can just run away.”

“Of course, there is only you.”

I smiled and took out a lighter from my pocket.

Without hesitation, Park Kang-chan took out several wooden chopsticks wrapped in toilet paper from his pocket.

They probably carried it instead of matches to make it easier to start a fire, but it wasn’t a bad thing.

Soon enough, the fire was burning. I threw it into the pile.

“It rides well.”

“Sure. By the way, are you okay?”

“Huh? What?”

“I wonder if you are overdoing it.”

“Hey, are you even worried about me?”

I smiled and stretched.

Although I was a little tired, it wasn’t that uncomfortable or anything like that.

In fact, if I had to fight more, I could fight more.

In the first place, the more my body was pushed into a corner, the stronger it became, so I could say it was better.

But Park Kang-chan kept worrying about me, wondering if he didn’t think so.

Finally, he asked if he had eliminated all the zombies inside, and he took out a lighter.

He told me to take a rest since he will clean up after himself…

His will seemed so strong that it seemed impossible to stop him.

Well, I killed all the zombies inside anyway, so it wouldn’t be dangerous.

So I left it to Park Kang-chan and slowly left the building.

As I went out of the building, I saw people on guard like Park Kang-chan said.

Everyone must have been in good spirits, and when they saw me, they immediately pointed their guns at me.

Still, after everyone confirmed it was me, I lowered the gun.

Lee Han-cheol looked at me for a moment and then sighed.

Then he just said thank you for your hard work and started being on guard again.

I looked at the others for a moment, then returned to my original position.

A few questions crossed my mind, but I didn’t think to ask them.

What happened to Kang Gil and Oh Han-young?

Are the middle-aged men and children I saved alive at that time?

There were other people I had built relationships with, but the situation was ambiguous right now, so there was nothing I could do about it.

I was not a traitor who decided to bury my bones in the Jinju Citizens’ Union.

It was like a spy who came to check Jinju’s movements from the beginning.

Naturally, my presence was bound to be uncomfortable, regardless of whether I was a hardliner or a moderate.

At least they understand because I take the lead in dealing with the zombies.

Otherwise, it could have been a very awkward situation.

Above all, today they even threatened me with force.

“Oh, I want to go back to Busan.”

I grumbled softly and kept running.

And not long after, Kang Si-woo was seen standing still.

Kang Si-woo looked at me slowly, then immediately held out the things he was carrying on his belt and said,

“What do you do if you leave your weapon behind?”

“Haha, I forgot. There were no problems anyway, so I guess it’s okay.”

“Well, if you are Yeji, everything you can get your hands on is a weapon.”

“That’s right!”

“I hope I don’t break it too hard. Because cleaning up after you will be a hassle.”

“I didn’t do anything. I kind of swung it around with the sign.”

“Is that so?”

I nodded as if asking him to believe me.

They only used real signs, and they didn’t even hit them hard.

And more than that, I was hungry right now and didn’t want to think about anything else.

Since I had been wandering around so hard, I wanted to eat first.

So I immediately asked Kang Si-woo where he wanted to eat.

Instead of answering, Kang Si-woo pointed to the road leading to the river.

“First, let’s take a quick shower and eat.”

“… Ah.”

“Your body is covered in blood.”

“… Do you want a bucket or something? I think it would be enough to do it once.”

“There won’t be any. If you can’t decide, you can swim.”

“I can’t swim?”

“I just need to hold it.”

“Ah.”

Fortunately, there was a relatively intact bucket by the river, so there was no need to go into the river.

I slowly drew water from the river and came up to a suitable place.

Then, I gave Kang Si-woo all the things that would have been a bit of a problem if they got wet, and poured the bucket on his head.

After pouring water like that a few times, I felt like my body was clean.

I poured some water on myself one last time and roughly rubbed my arms.

“ done. If I do this, I can eat, right?”

“Mr. Yeji. Have you forgotten anything?”

“Huh?”

“No, I just forgot about it.”

“… No, I want to guess.”

I thought hard, promising myself not to give an odd answer this time.

And this time, I was able to find the correct answer shortly.

“… Ah.”

The weather was close to winter now, and of course the river water was cold.

But how many times did I sprinkle cold water on my body to wash myself?

The body temperature had no choice but to drop rapidly.

Kang Si-woo looked at me gradually shaking and suppressed laughter.

I could hear the whining all the way up here, so I felt a little bad.

“No, what! It’s not cold!”

So I showed off and covered my lips, which were turning black, with my hand.

Fortunately, Kang Si-woo didn’t play around anymore, but ran at a slightly faster pace and told me that there was a place where he started a fire.

So I ran straight there, took a towel from someone else, and sat down around the fire.

Kang Si-woo looked at me like that and suppressed his laughter again, then sat down next to me.

“… What.”

“Isn’t something strange?”

“… What is it again this time? And everyone is well!”

“No, look around.”

“… Huh?”

Kang Si-woo was right.

There were only faces around me that I knew.

So, it seemed that only people from the industrial complex were here.

Only then did I realize why Kang Si-woo brought me here.

It was clear that he had been brought to a place where no one else was because he had something to say.

Considering that he said he was going to take a shower when he had to eat, I guess he was trying to explain by the river.

However, since I foolishly started spraying water on my body, it seemed like the explanation was delayed.

And I wasn’t wrong.

“I think I should explain the results of the discussion.”

Siwoo Kang said that and received a plastic container filled with something from someone else.

I realized it was meat and rice.

After the body dries out a little more, it seemed like it was time to eat.

… But I wanted to eat now. Even if the water is dripping, I want to eat it first.

So I looked at the plastic container with anxious eyes.

But Kang Si-woo looked into my eyes for a moment and suppressed laughter again.

I wondered why he was holding back laughter, but how could I know what was inside him?

In the end, I had no choice but to wait until he got to the point.

Fortunately, Kang Si-woo went straight to the main topic.

“Isn’t it possible to punish other people in this situation?”

“Yes.”

“There is no prison, and there is nothing to control.”

“More than anything, those people are all holding guns.”

“The problem is that you are at least holding a pistol or rifle.”

“So what did we come to the conclusion about what to do?”

“It’s simple. With the concept of volunteerism, we will ask you to do the most difficult work.”

“… Is that the end?”

I thought it was quite clumsy.

No, whatever. Good, good.

What he said to me was only a summary.

Of course, a more complicated conversation would have taken place.

But there’s no way it can end with just asking people to volunteer.

And as if I wasn’t wrong, Kang Si-woo added with a grin.

“Of course not. I made a deal with them.”

“… What.”

“Instead of handing over those who clearly enjoyed looting and killing, the lives of the rest were spared.”

“… Wait, you.”

Just by looking at this guy, I could tell what he was going to do.

But after thinking for a moment, I just kept my mouth shut.

Kang Si-woo was quite generous to his people.

However, the moment he tried to destroy the iron fortress he had built, he became a terrible enemy.

And this was one of the things Kang Si-woo hated.

Claiming that rehabilitation is possible has never ended well.

So I could only stare at the plastic container with frightened eyes.

It’s okay to say in front of me that you’re going to kill them all…

Well, just… Can’t we eat rice first? Because I want to.