episode_0174

I kicked the doll with my foot.

The doll, whose skeleton was already broken, rolled around on the floor.

“It took quite a lot of effort to make it.”

Given the circumstances, it appears that the frame was made of wood and dressed in something like a gown.

The kitchen knife… It looks like it was made using plastic plates.

I could roughly figure out what its purpose was.

One would be to chase away intruders.

The other one…

“You will be able to tell whether the hiding place has been discovered or not.”

There was a thread connected to the doll.

And the thread was connected to the can in the corner.

It seemed like the tin can moved when someone touched the doll.

To be honest, it didn’t seem like it would be unreasonable to return it to its original state…

It didn’t seem possible because of the thick dusty environment.

“You used your brain a little.”

I crushed the can with my foot.

And I looked around. Not just looking around, but very carefully.

I was wondering if something strange would come out again.

It’s enough for me to just get rid of you while screaming unsightly.

“I’d rather be a zombie and not know.”

Yes, I wasn’t scared because I could kill zombies.

Scary things like ghosts and nocturnal mutants were very scary.

Regardless of whether it can be killed or not, the scream comes out automatically.

Still, it seemed like there was no one inside, so I thought it would be a good idea to quickly check it out and then go on my way.

“Ah – !?”

Suddenly, I felt a strong shock in my stomach, and the air was rushed out of my lungs.

I fell backwards and grabbed my stomach.

And I gritted my teeth as I looked at the object that hit my stomach.

It seemed like these crazy bastards had set up a trap in their lounge as well.

If someone opens the door without knowing it, the bag will fall out.

“Ah, fuck… ”

It’s been a long time since I’ve said anything swearing.

Because it was me, I just woke up like nothing happened, but if it were someone else, it wouldn’t have been unreasonable for me to have fainted.

I threw the sack on the floor. The bricks inside were revealed.

It seemed like he was just planning to kill someone.

People who know will open the door carefully. It’s safe as long as you don’t pull it without thinking.

“… Oh, really.”

What made me even more angry was that there was nothing to save in the break room.

A place where you can really sleep for a night. It was nothing more, nothing less.

Yeah, it seemed like it would be warm.

It was clear that they would probably use this as their base and come periodically to patrol the surrounding area.

I closed the door helplessly, took my baton, and came downstairs.

Then I got on the Ochu and pedaled.

Since I had already looked at the route to Munsan-eup, it didn’t take very long.

Is it easy to get there in 20 to 30 minutes?

Once I arrived, I planned to walk around the outskirts and see the internal situation of Munsan-eup.

And it didn’t seem right to go in too deep like an idiot.

Regardless of whether I had a gun or not, I needed to be cautious now.

After pedaling for about 30 minutes, a reservoir appeared.

The reservoir seemed quite large, but it didn’t feel crowded.

That was really strange. Usually, fish lived in reservoirs.

And in this situation, fish became useful food.

So, ordinary people worked hard to manage the reservoir.

Unless there was a situation where people had to go to the reservoir secretly like people in the industrial complex, there was no reason for one power to leave the reservoir alone.

“… Um.”

It would be better if you don’t know at all or don’t seem to care.

Several tents were pitched near the reservoir.

Just by looking at it, it was clear that preparations had been made for lodging and dining here.

It looks like there are tools and such around the tent.

This really made me question his intentions.

I don’t know if the attitude is that they will only protect you and tell you to find your own food.

Otherwise, a place where food like this can be obtained would be very valuable to Hamodan.

Even though no one comes to a reservoir like this, it doesn’t mean we can leave it unattended.

“It’s really strange… ”

If it were Kang Si-woo, he would definitely have built a surveillance post here.

They would have cultivated the surrounding land appropriately and had about ten people on standby at all times.

Of course, he wouldn’t have been obsessed with protecting the reservoir.

However, under normal circumstances, the reservoir would have been protected by shifts.

“But I won’t look into it.”

I remembered something that happened at the myeon office a little while ago.

I had no idea what kind of creepy trap might be set up there.

If I were to fall into that trap and get scolded, it would have been easier to just ignore it and move on.

So, without hesitation, I stepped on the pedal and pushed forward.

How long has it been like that?

I had arrived at a place that seemed to be the center of Munsan-eup.

Originally, I would have been able to see what was going on here from the outskirts, but there was no need.

Because there was no one here at all.

On the way here, all I saw was one or two zombies.

It was to the point where I couldn’t figure out what had happened.

First of all, it didn’t seem like he ran away in a hurry.

It seemed like everything important for survival had been completely scraped off.

It was a situation where everything was scraped off to the point where it felt like it was too much, so it was clear that everyone had evacuated somewhere like in Jeongchon-myeon.

“The question is where you evacuated.”

It was not strange at all that Munsan-eup, where there was no one, was known as Hamodan’s territory.

There may have been people at a time when a certain level of power was established.

Given that there had been no interference with other forces since then, it was somewhat understandable.

I opened the map and thought about it.

And I was able to come to a conclusion.

Now that things were like this, there was only one place for me to go.

“It’s a forest.”

Unless you went into the forest, it was difficult to explain this strange phenomenon.

It looks like he didn’t go into the forest blindly.

About half a year has passed since the incident broke out.

It usually takes about one to two months for a force to be established, so there was a possibility if preparations started from there.

If only they had thought of going into the forest early and staging a sit-in protest.

Although it was called a forest, the area itself was large.

Each of the sides that were part of Hamodan’s territory contained a portion of the forest.

So the actual territory is like this.

I found and drew all the boundaries of what was marked as a forest on the map.

Then something similar to a kingdom appeared.

It seemed that Hamodan had decided to live within this forest.

And protection taxes were probably collected to cover construction costs and such.

For some reason, I thought they would just pay the protection tax obediently.

I think they probably explained this to people and told them to submit their items if they wanted to move in there.

It was clear that they were also asked to provide labor.

The forest wasn’t such a difficult place to live.

First of all, there were reservoirs and reservoirs, so drinking water and food were available to some extent.

It was not to the point where even a field could be created if an attempt was made to clear land there.

If there is a place where groundwater flows, you may be able to find drinking water there.

There will be wild animals living there, so you can hunt them.

“Perhaps they were afraid of the expansion of the Jinju Citizens’ Union, so they may have hastily concluded the plan. however… ”

If this were to happen, one problem arose.

The industrial complex forces were too busy protecting their own land, so they stayed near the industrial complex, under the stigma of being cannibals.

Hamodan made the choice to go into the forest and avoid the zombies.

So then, where on earth did the saints go?

I already had a rough idea of where I was headed in my head.

Jinju Citizens’ Union.

And that was nothing short of a big problem.

What I thought was that the two forces divided the saint.

Until such information could be obtained, the two forces wanted to keep each other in check.

Even if none of the saints were as strong as me, the original knowledge they possessed was quite dangerous.

This was especially true for things like how to quickly increase strength or the need to hunt zombies.

It was also true that ability was determined by the experience gained.

This was clearly an important discovery, as misuse could have dire consequences.

“Then, where should I go now… ?”

Finding Hamodan’s stronghold seemed like it would be quite difficult.

It might have been better to use the city as a base to build barricades.

These people completely evacuated the city and disappeared.

It was clear that it would be difficult to find proper evidence even if one searched elsewhere.

However, it was impossible to search the forest.

Regardless of whether Ochu is strong enough to operate in the forest.

I was not invincible. Trapped and exhausted, I had no confidence to withstand the survivors’ attack.

Of course, it has to happen somehow. However, there was a very high possibility that it was a Donggui portrait.

“… It’s a pain.”

This meant two things.

One meaning was that there was no solution to Jinju’s situation.

The two meanings are that there were people following them.

I slowly put the baton on my shoulder and looked around.

At some point, people were coming out one by one from the surrounding buildings.

Everyone was wearing a unique mask, and everyone was holding at least one weapon.

Age and gender seemed diverse. There are men and there are women.

The oldest-looking person seemed to be around the age of a grandfather.

Gray hair was visible beyond the mask.

“So, what is your business?”

I shouted loudly.

In times like these, bravado was probably the best.

And I felt like I could bluff.

I had the thought that even if all those people attacked me, I would win at the end.

The best way is to scare it away, but if that’s not possible, I think I’ll have to fight it.

“Oh, damn it.”

I held the baton tightly.

It seemed like those people were trying to kill me.