episode_0310

People moved around frantically.

There were also people running hurriedly, pulling carts, and people moving luggage.

There were people from far away, gathering survivors and taking them to the subway station.

And soon after, flames erupted along with the sound of something breaking.

“Hey! Throw a few more here!”

“Mr. Kim! Be careful not to catch fire!”

“I think we need a few more Molotov cocktails here!”

People shouted louder than the flames and threw Molotov cocktails.

Streets and roads soon began to be covered in flames.

The people who blocked one road ran to another place and threw firebombs again.

Meanwhile, I helped evacuate the survivors.

All he did was show up, but that alone seemed to be of great help.

The survivors, who were taken aback by the sudden evacuation, soon stopped muttering and calmed down when they saw me.

Then each person prayed in different words and began to walk.

The comments about being the last saint and all that were annoying, but… what can I do?

If I can save people like this, I should just take it.

Well, the deacons in charge of the evacuation kept saying thank you, so that was enough.

So the deacons led the survivors to the subway station.

Of course, it wasn’t the end yet.

The survivors only headed to the subway station once.

There were many survivors who had not yet been evacuated.

This was a place where a fire had to be started, so people were quickly evacuated.

So there was a need to go somewhere else and help survivors.

We can’t help everywhere, but we can probably help about half of them.

So I hurriedly tried to go somewhere else, but suddenly an ominous feeling ran down my spine.

I didn’t know what the reason was, but it was clear that I needed to check.

So I went straight to the rooftop of a nearby building and looked around.

And I saw things that should never have been there.

“…what is it.”

I saw several mutants over a few meters tall walking slowly.

monster? Giant? Maybe Freak?

No, I didn’t know exactly what variant it was.

But it was certain that it was coming this way.

No, it wasn’t just that variant.

In the distance, I could see the zombie army coming from beyond the bridge once again.

It was clear that there was a second army, quite different from the zombies located near the church.

It would take a while to get here, but it was also clear that it would only take a few tens of minutes at most.

“Damn, it’s spinning!”

First, I jumped off the rooftop and looked for the butler nearby.

Fortunately, it wasn’t long before I was able to find the man who was leading the people.

The man saw me rushing towards him and his expression hardened.

“What’s going on!?”

“Zombies are coming from far away!”

“I know that much. You may be able to evacuate before then.”

“Not near the church, beyond the bridge!”

“…Yes?”

“More zombies will arrive within a few tens of minutes.”

The man opened his mouth blankly and then closed it again.

Then he touched my chest and spoke to me.

“Well, it’s not that bad of a situation.”

“…It’s not a bad situation? Everyone here could die!”

“Still, won’t all believers be able to evacuate?”

“Ah.”

“Tsk, if I had known this would happen, I would have saved up more cigarettes. Isn’t it?”

“Ah, yes. Cigarettes are important.”

“That’s surprising. I thought Yeji didn’t smoke.”

“Of course I’m a non-smoker, but it’s my favorite food.”

“I see.”

The man was really calm.

To the point where I don’t even know what he’s thinking.

It was as if there was some kind of method, but I could tell.

This wasn’t an expression that had any method.

I just felt comfortable because I had decided how it would end.

It was clear that he was planning to die fighting the zombies with the other butlers.

Thanks to that, my stomach hurt.

What if someone other than me was here?

If that were the case, it’s obvious that things would have been better than this.

If Noh Chang-hoon were here, he would have made an escape plan a long time ago with his charisma.

Even if a situation like this had come, we would have calmly worked out a strategy and overcome the crisis.

If it were Kang Si-woo, he would have wiped out all the zombies around him that day.

I thought that all I knew how to do was work hard, but when I came here, everything was ruined.

It felt like my heart was being squeezed by a sense of inferiority.

The hand holding the weapon gained a lot of strength and my teeth automatically clenched.

The man looked at me shaking like that and said calmly.

“My friends sent me to a nearby subway station under the pretext of arson.”

“…I see.”

“They are young people, right? There is no need to let me die here.”

“What about you?”

“…I am.”

“What about you and the other butlers.”

The man didn’t answer.

But it didn’t matter. Who would want to die? Who wants to die?

If you ask other deacons, they will probably tell you that they don’t want to die.

But we had to take more time to save people.

And to pass the time, I had to fight zombies.

So some people have to stay here and fight and die.

It was simple arithmetic.

It was simple logic and a truth that simply cannot be changed.

Because he knew that, it was clear that he was very calm next to me.

You’ve probably assumed the worst and this is it.

“…Uncle.”

“Yes.”

“I don’t know anything else, but I’m confident in my strength, right?”

“That’s right. Aren’t you a world-class business?”

“So, you can say that you have the power to change even obvious facts… right?”

“…an obvious fact?”

“Yes. Even an elementary school student can understand… the power to change the truth.”

“Of course you have that power.”

The man who said that didn’t show any lies in his eyes.

Even though it’s a somewhat odd question, you answer it seriously.

What if I had met someone like this earlier?

I thought about it for a while and then expressed my gratitude to the man.

The man said it was nothing special, but he was really grateful.

Thanks to you, I know exactly where I should be angry.

I now have a clear idea of what to do from now on.

“Uncle.”

“…Yes?”

“They are helping people evacuating so they don’t get caught up.”

“What does that mean?”

Instead of answering, he pulled out a nearby electric pole with one hand.

The broken wire swept across the floor, making a loud noise.

The man opened his mouth blankly as he watched me handling the telephone pole as if it were chopsticks.

“I told you so. Please go so you don’t get caught up.”

“…Aren’t you overdoing it?”

“Well, ”

It was right to overdo it.

If it’s not unreasonable to go straight to the fight after barely recovering, what’s the point?

But in some ways, it wasn’t unreasonable.

I had to be in bad physical condition to show off my strength in a situation like this.

More than anything, it has to be at this level to be able to change that simple arithmetic.

Even if all you have is power, it would be okay if you had overwhelming power.

Above all, there was a reason it had to be okay.

Everyone believes in me, but I can’t die alone.

So even if I really couldn’t win against those zombies, I had to believe it.

I have the power to exterminate those zombies and leisurely enjoy the burning Seoul.

“You don’t look good… Are you okay?”

“As you can see, you’re a distraction right now, right?”

“Umm…”

“Don’t worry about me, evacuate quickly with others.”

“…Okay. I will just help start the fire and quickly go to the subway station.”

With those words, the man turned and started running down the street.

Not long after, I saw him join another person and run somewhere, pulling a cart.

I watched him until he disappeared from sight, praying that he could evacuate safely.

And about 10 minutes have passed?

Now, even without having to go up to the rooftop, I could see giant mutants walking towards me.

There are also monsters. There is also Freak. Fortunately, it didn’t seem like there were any giants.

Instead, other faster variants appeared and disappeared repeatedly, as if to guard the giants.

Now all that was left was to deal with these zombies appropriately and then lure them to Gyeongbokgung Palace.

If the operation was successful, zombies near the church would also come to Gyeongbokgung Palace because of the fire.

However, it did not end with just going to Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Ordinary zombies wouldn’t know.

It was obvious that such gigantic mutants would not be bothered by fire or anything like that.

It will catch fire, but it will take several tens of minutes for it to completely burn out.

So it would be better to kill them here and now.

There are a lot of things nearby that you can throw, right?

So, to get the momentum going, I picked up the electric pole that I pulled out a little while ago with both hands.

Then, he slowly aimed at the head of the monster walking ahead and threw the electric pole.