episode_0291

It would have been better if they had shot me.

But before I could stop him, the fired bullet had already done its job.

The headless body flopped down.

“You… you crazy bastard…!!!”

It was so absurd that nothing else came out.

No, I know it’s a shocking situation.

But what if you die suddenly?

Even I didn’t know much about this church.

What is where and where people are.

Since I didn’t know anything about that, I needed a guide to tell me.

And whether Kang Il-seok liked it or not, he had to serve as a guide.

“I’m going crazy…”

Yes, there was nothing else to say other than that I was really going crazy.

Is it so bad that I don’t even know why you’re doing this to me?

Thanks to this, I felt dizzy thinking about walking around even though I didn’t know the way.

But things are messed up.

Investigating the situation is something that needs to be investigated.

So, I started investigating by gently pressing my painful forehead.

First of all, the number of elders was over thirty to forty at a rough count.

Considering Kang Il-seok’s reaction earlier, these are probably all of them.

There may be more deacons down there, but whatever.

In fact, it was not strange to think that the core executives of this force had disappeared completely.

I don’t know if it’s just an honorary position.

In a normal church, an elder doesn’t have anything to do.

The cult that followed that church’s methods must have done the same.

It is probably a situation where it is okay to look at practical work or work like in other groups.

Is it roughly the feeling that all the people at Hyeonlimgwan and military officers are dead?

“…Ugh.”

It was a tragedy that made you groan.

When I went to the front and looked at the corpses, they all had their stomachs turned upside down.

All of them were missing their lower bodies from the hips down.

That damn pseudo bastard.

I could understand why he boiled the hunting dog he used to eat.

But is there a need to make it this miserable?

It would be better to use it all as fertilizer for zombies.

When I saw that it was arranged in this way, the intention was obvious and I was disgusted.

I took a long, deep breath and briefly cursed.

Then, I slowly calmed down my emotions and used my head to figure out the guy’s intentions.

Why did that bastard destroy the bodies of the elders like this?

It was dangerous to move without finding out the reason.

Well… Fortunately, it wasn’t something I could guess.

Of course it’s not for religious reasons.

Usually, the majority of people who say things like that on the Internet are non-religious.

Believing in religion is a weakness for them that can be bitten.

So perhaps the purpose is to cause confusion.

So why are you trying to cause confusion here?

At that moment, something else that Kang Il-seok said came to mind.

The Speaker said that the last saint will provide salvation.

“…damn bitch.”

I couldn’t help but swear.

The puzzle gradually started to come together.

I could understand why the bitch said that.

The last saint offers salvation.

When thinking about this statement alone, there are three hypotheses in total.

one. It is a lie made up to deceive believers.

two. The real last saint remains in the church.

…three. They predicted that I would come someday and left the word ‘last saint’ to get me involved.

It’s probably one of these three… but at least all of them seem to be correct except for the second hypothesis.

It didn’t matter whether I came alone or with other people.

The important thing is that I’m not toxic enough to leave these people alone and do my own thing.

After weighing the scales a few times, that idiot threw out all the survivors from his faction as bait.

It’s obvious that they intentionally gave up control and left it in a state on the verge of explosion.

Isn’t this meant to cause trouble for the people in Busan who will come to investigate one day?

Even if no one came from Busan, it wouldn’t have mattered.

After all, what that bastard wants is to divert people’s attention for the perfect fable.

After guessing that fact, I got so angry that I couldn’t stand it.

If even a pseudo-religion has made it impossible to survive without relying on it, would it have been better to take responsibility until the end?

Since I’ve used up everything I can, should I just throw it away because I don’t need it?

Even though you knew for sure that you would die miserably in Seoul?

No, maybe that bastard had even planned this.

A mutant that has just finished its fable needs at least a little something to eat.

And they probably thought that the survivors, who were so frightened and crazy, were their prey.

When things happened like this, my mind became quite confused.

Whatever it is, there is a need to go around again and check the situation.

But there’s a person lying there who can give me directions, so even if I try not to explode, I can’t help but burst.

But what can I do?

I’ve come this far, but I can’t stay still without a guide.

So, after looking around for a moment, I ran out of the building.

And without even having time to collect Kang Il-seok’s body, he went back the way he came.

How many minutes did you run with all your might?

The people who had gathered when I arrived here a little while ago were still gathered.

Everyone couldn’t even think about doing anything else and just kept praying.

Of course, none of the butlers had come to their senses by this point.

People with guns continued to try to disperse the crowd.

But no matter what they said, people didn’t move.

As if you can’t be saved if you don’t do this.

In the end, the deacons seemed to have decided to protect the people and wait for the elder’s orders.

Anyway, zombies can’t come in here because of the miracle performed by the Speaker or something.

The miracle seemed to be the elder’s ability, but that wasn’t the important thing.

At least it means I have a few dozen more minutes to do research here.

So, with anxious eyes, I looked for the driver standing next to the car and pulled him by the arm.

“What’s going on…?”

“Mister, do you know the geography of this place?”

“Well, I used to drive a taxi… so I know it well.”

“Then, do you know what places the church considers important?”

“I know roughly, but…”

“Good. I’ll talk about the details after the ride.”

Saying that, he put the driver in the driver’s seat.

And I tried to get into the passenger seat right away… but I just got into the back seat.

I don’t really believe in ghosts or anything like that, but I felt so uncomfortable that I couldn’t sit down.

Is it because they just brought it in without any explanation?

The driver repeatedly looked ahead of me and pounded the steering wheel as if he was anxious.

I could also see his frightened eyes looking through the rear-view mirror.

I wanted to go alone, but I really had no choice.

So I opened my mouth, deciding to explain as carefully as possible.

“Good, driver. May I know where the Speaker is?”

“Dear Speaker, you are staying near Gyeongbokgung Palace for major business. But…”

“If there is any problem, I will take care of it, so don’t worry about it.”

“…First of all, I understand.”

“And I would like you to tell me where you manage your supplies.”

“Materials management was handled by two churches west of Gyeongbokgung Palace.”

Position of spokesperson. Location of materials.

Now that I knew these two things, all that was left was to get moving.

I also wanted to know the locations of the saints, but…

Considering what Kang Il-seok said earlier, there was a high possibility that he died accidentally somewhere.

So, I put it on hold… and asked the driver to drive me to the church.

Gyeongbokgung Palace is not that far away, so I can go there on my own.

Moreover, it was obvious that if I asked the driver to accompany me, he would run away.

Even now, I could see the driver’s terrified face through the rear-view mirror.

That’s why I didn’t mention the elder a little while ago.

If I had told the truth, that person would probably have run away to find his own way.

Honestly, I understood. It was also a situation where it wouldn’t be strange to run away.

Still, it wasn’t the worst yet.

Even though the elders were killed, that doesn’t mean all the deacons are dead, right?

The survivors may also try to control it somehow.

So, if we had the supplies, it was right to act as the last saint and reduce the damage.

…If only I had the supplies.

The knight opened his mouth blankly and muttered.

I couldn’t even see the church that was supposed to be managing the supplies, but there were already dead bodies scattered everywhere.

Looking at it, it was obvious what happened here, but I couldn’t help it.

Because there was a need to go inside for even a glimmer of hope.

So I asked him to keep driving and the driver nodded.

And he drove the car as if he was possessed by something.

There was already nothing to focus on in the eyes visible through the rear-view mirror.

It’s not that you don’t understand the situation, but that you don’t want to do it because you understand it.

Is it because it reminds me of something that happened a little while ago?

Suddenly, I felt an unknown anxiety running down my back, so I carefully took the knight’s rifle.

I wondered if this person might make such an extreme choice.

And my choice to take the gun was not wrong.

On the wall of the half-collapsed church, there was a sign that said, “I am so happy to have given everything I have as a human being to the Savior.”

Considering the bodies lying around with their heads missing and the dark red color of the writing, it was obvious even without looking.

I guess it’s just like you thought, the worst case scenario.