## Chapter 148 – Another Survivor
I reunited with another survivor.
And was immediately shot at.
So, what happens from now on is self-defense. I declare that I will faithfully adhere to the principle of retaliation in the Code of Hammurabi.
‘First, I need to show that white-haired babe the taste of my dick-bat.’
As I was about to climb the waterfall again, I suddenly noticed something in the crevice of a rock.
‘What’s this?’
It was hard to see because of the mist, so I went closer and picked it up. It was a notebook. I took out the notebook from the waterproof pack and quickly scanned through it.
It was a journal.
A diary that had been recorded from the moment they fell onto this island until their dying breath.
However, there was an interesting point.
‘Korean?’
It was even eerily similar to the handwriting on the rocky mountain.
[The record was left by the same person.]
I felt a little sad.
Although they were a stranger I had never met, they were not a stranger to me.
They left detailed records on the rocky mountain in the hope of helping someone, and as a result, I received help from them.
Not just once, but multiple times.
‘But the fact that the notebook is abandoned here means that they also met their death.’
Shin Seok-ho.
After confirming the name left in the notebook, I paused for a moment of silence.
Then, I sat down and carefully went through the notebook from the beginning.
Soon, my eyes sank deeply.
“…It’s going to be a little difficult to return to my classmates today.”
***
How long can a person hold their breath?
According to the Guinness World Records, about 24 minutes.
Female divers can hold their breath for about 5 minutes, and the average person can usually hold their breath for about 50 seconds.
“Encyclopedia, how long can I hold my breath?”
[Accurate judgment is impossible.]
“Then, do you think I can hold my breath and climb all the way to the top?”
The last waterfall leading to the summit is so high that even I, after taking a potion, would have to crawl for 30 minutes.
To be precise, it’s not a waterfall, but it was that high, the slope was steep, and the water was strong.
Of course, if I clung to the edge of the water and moved, I could shorten the time by almost half, but from now on, I was going to stick close to the bottom of the water and move.
Very secretly, I was going to blend into the darkness under the water and climb up.
‘Originally, I was just going to climb up whether they shot at me from above or whatever…’
My mind changed.
According to the notebook record, multiple bombs were installed around the waterfall.
Enough to detonate at any time and collapse the entire waterfall area.
There was a possibility that they would detonate it if they confirmed that I wouldn’t die from the gun.
‘I don’t think I’ll die from just a bomb, but I need to avoid the upper settlement collapsing due to the bomb.’
In the first place, the reason I came all the way up here was to find a good settlement for us to live in.
For that, I was confident that I could endure a little effort.
So, I waited until dawn.
Until the sun went down and darkness fell. Until the sleep demon came and my eyelids became heavy.
‘3 AM. This is when people are most sleepy, so now is a good time.’
Even if they are standing guard, if they doze off, ten minutes will pass in a flash. If I aim for that time, I will be able to safely reach the summit.
The key is whether I can approach the vicinity of the top while avoiding the guards.
[It is sufficient.]
And the Encyclopedia gave an answer with certainty.
‘If that’s the case.’
I took a breath and jumped into the water. Then, I stuck close to the bottom and moved.
Can I move for 30 minutes without breathing?
Such questions kept popping up, but I just moved through the darkness of the water.
‘I’m not as out of breath as I thought.’
And at some point, the questions disappeared.
Anxiety and doubt disappeared, and certainty arose.
The certainty that I am truly breaking the limits of humanity now.
‘They’re standing guard after all.’
And as I climbed up the waterfall to some extent, the woman from earlier started to be detected by [Danger Detection].
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[Danger Detection]
Rank: Legendary
Description: Displays dangerous elements in color. Consumes stamina when activated.
Special ability: Displays the sensory range of creatures.
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I acted like I died from being shot, but they didn’t let their guard down.
Perhaps they thought that my group might be there, so they raised their vigilance even more.
‘First, I’ll approach as close as possible.’
The woman looked down the waterfall from time to time.
Whirr, whirr, whirr.
I slowly moved against the water while clinging to the bottom of the waterway.
I climbed and climbed again.
I deliberately changed my clothes to a similar color to avoid the other person’s gaze. I moved through the darkness of the water.
I also took two potions to move more precisely.
Was that why?
The woman didn’t notice my presence until I was about 10 meters away from the high ground.
Rather, she started to doze off.
‘I deliberately delayed it by 12 hours. If they’ve been on high alert during that time, they’ll be getting tired.’
The woman’s perception range was greatly reduced.
The fan shape representing the field of vision had completely disappeared, and only the circular range of hearing remained very narrowly around her, maintaining a barrier.
‘Now is the time.’
I felt that the time had come and climbed up smoothly and unreservedly.
As I climbed up the waterfall and carefully raised my body out of the water, I saw the woman leaning against a rock and dozing off.
‘Where are the explosives?’
As if reading my thoughts, [Encyclopedia] scanned all the locations of the explosives with a ♦ mark.
I quietly moved my feet and sold them all to the [Shop Window].
‘Okay, so the most dangerous measure is over.’
Dawn was already breaking.
A faint dawn light began to brighten, driving away the darkness from the top of the mountain.
Accordingly, the scenery of the summit began to gradually reveal itself.
The place was like a crater formed by volcanic activity.
Like Cheonji of Baekdu Mountain or Baengnokdam of Halla Mountain.
It was very wide, and the bottom had fertile soil, so grass grew and a prairie was formed.
And in the middle of it was water.
‘A lake.’
To be exact, a crater lake.
It refers to a place where water has collected because the entrance was blocked during volcanic activity.
However, what was different from other crater lakes was that water was constantly flowing under the mountain.
As if water was constantly flowing out from the bottom of the lake.
‘Is that realistically possible? Water gushing up to this high mountain? Even into a crater?’
It was a phenomenon that I couldn’t understand with my head.
But that wasn’t the only thing I couldn’t understand.
Outside, a fierce gale was blowing, but inside it was peaceful.
It was very cozy.
The wind was moderately cool, and there were no trees in particular, but the air was fresh….
The weather seemed to be around early May, when the spring spirit was in full bloom.
In short, it was a very livable and ideal environment. Enough to be compared to down there.
‘There are more than one or two strange things.’
But what does that matter?
The important thing is that this place is perfect for us to use as a settlement.
‘I’ve decided. I have to go up here. I have to make this place my main base.’
With this much wide land, thousands of people could live comfortably even without a single building.
If we build buildings, we can live even more.
‘Okay, this is going to be my harem’s number one spot.’
Now, before starting work, I need to resolve the conflict with the natives first, right?
I strode towards the woman who was sleeping soundly.
A blonde Caucasian woman in her mid to late thirties.
She felt like a typical female soldier.
She was wearing combat boots on her feet, and her pants were in the US military digital pattern.
Interestingly, she was only wearing a sports bra on her upper body, and because of that, her abs and various scars were visible.
‘Big boobs. She’s a white horse after all.’
Of course, the appearance a little while ago was just an objective description, and her breasts were amazing, just like a real white horse.
It was amazing that the sports bra band was holding up without breaking.
‘Then, shall we wake up our white-haired babe?’
I squatted down in front of her and slapped her cheeks.
“Ugh. What is it? Is it time to wake up already, Maya?”
The woman, who was yawning and opening her eyes, made eye contact with me. Her face stiffened.
“Y-you son of a bitch. H-how are you still alive? I clearly shot you with a g-gun and…”
Instead of answering, I gave her a bright smile.
‘Oh. She’s a real white horse. She’s speaking English?’
Fortunately, I could speak English.
Half of the international school classes were in English.
Still, it was a little difficult to understand what she was saying.
She used abbreviations in the middle, habitually cursed, and seemed to mix in some slang that they used among themselves in the military.
I frowned at how messy it was to interpret those things, but at that moment, an alert popped up.
[Would you like to use automatic translation?]
Translation?
[Automatic translation is in progress. This function can be turned on/off at any time.]
“Tch. You’re wearing different clothes, so are you a different person from yesterday? Maybe twins?”
Wow. It was a new world.
I’ve used various translation apps, but this was overwhelmingly better.
There was no feeling of delay or anything.
“Hey, how long have you been here?”
“…Why are you curious about that?”
As soon as I spoke, the other person reacted immediately.
The words I spoke automatically changed into English the moment they came out of my mouth.
The other person’s words automatically changed into Korean and were heard in my ears when they came into my ears.
‘[Encyclopedia] This is seriously omnipotent.’
Anyway, that’s beside the point.
I grinned at the woman.
“You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to. But more importantly, you shot me in the forehead pretty well earlier, huh?”
The woman quickly kicked my abdomen to push me away, then quickly distanced herself and aimed her gun at me.
“H-how are you alive!”
The woman’s eyes were shaking like crazy when she realized that I was the person she shot, not a twin.
I got up from my seat and shrugged my shoulders.
“Then I’ll ask you too. Why did you shoot me? Aren’t you happy to see a survivor after all this time?”
“We’ve had a lot happen in the meantime. We can’t trust people carelessly.”
“You shot me for that reason alone? On our first meeting?”
When I stared at her intently and asked, the woman hesitated for a very brief moment before telling me the reason.
“…Of course, that’s not the only reason.”
“Then?”
“If you’re here, you can overlook the entire island. Only one day a month, and only for half a day.”
When I glanced down, there were clouds spread out now. Only clouds were visible, and beyond that, only the sea was visible.
It’s always like this normally, and the clouds clear up for a few hours out of the month.
She said that they can use binoculars or something to check what’s happening below at that time.
“But what does that have to do with you shooting me? Shouldn’t you come to help us if you saw us?”
“Every time I see you each month, you’re having sex.”
“Well, maybe. I did it almost every day.”
Then the woman glared at me with a face full of disgust and continued to speak.
“But every time I see you next time, the woman has changed. One day, I even saw you having an orgy with several women.”
“…….”
“There are only women here. So, when I saw a guy like you coming up, I had no other choice. To protect the women here.”
Scratch, scratch.
…Was that the reason?
Even if I think about it, a guy who sleeps around with this woman and that woman comes up to our settlement?
I guess I would be wary.
“Still, isn’t it a bit much to just start shooting without warning?”
“Don’t come any closer!”
“That’s meaningless. Just answer my question.”
As I approached, the woman shot at me.
However, all the bullets that were fiercely fired and flew towards me hit my body and fell helplessly to the floor.
“!!”
“I told you it was useless.”
The woman was flustered.
She probably had never seen a human who didn’t die from being shot before.
A human who is immune to guns. How the hell do I catch this guy?
I could see that she was having a mental breakdown with roughly that expression.
‘Even if I think about it myself, I can’t figure out how to kill me.’
The woman distanced herself again and this time took out a bomb detonator and pressed it.
“Huh? Why isn’t the bomb… detonating?”
“Sorry. I took care of all that while you were sleeping.”
“!!”
I approached the flustered woman.
Is it because she’s a soldier?
The woman, who quickly regained her composure, kicked me. She punched me, and took out a large sword from her waist and tried to slash me.
But not a single scratch was made on my body.
‘If it was a normal human, they would have died more than twenty times in that one minute just now.’
It was so precise that she attacked the same area that it was creepy. I, the person being hit, could even learn where my vital points were.
“Eek!”
When blades and fists didn’t work, she clung to me and tried to use joint locks.
She tried to subdue me by breaking my joints.
Of course, that’s only possible if the strength and stamina are somewhat equal.
Currently, my strength stat was 6 times that of the girls in my class, and my stamina was about 90 times different.
When she tried to bend my joints, she didn’t budge at all if I just gave her strength and endured.
I smiled brightly at her, who was struggling while holding my arm.
“Is that it?”
“U-uh…”
Only then did she correctly understand the harsh reality that had befallen her, and fear filled the woman’s face.
I stood still and slowly grabbed the woman’s neck as she didn’t know what to do.
Completely mentally broken, she didn’t even budge as I slowly grabbed her neck, and just trembled.
When I grabbed her neck and lifted her up, the woman finally came to her senses from the pain and grabbed my wrist and coughed.
And she started begging me.
“S-save me.”
“Why should I? Why should I save someone who tried to kill me?”
“P-please have mercy…”
Mercy. I lowered my gaze. The bullet that had hit my body and fallen earlier was reflected as it was.
“Sorry. There are too many bullets you shot at me to give you mercy.”
“I-I’ll do anything you tell me to! D-do you want my body? My body is tastier than you think!”
“Yeah. Thanks for the advice. I’ll fuck you after I kill you while your body is still warm.”
When the negotiations made no progress at all, the woman’s face was dyed with despair.
She desperately rolled her eyes and said.
“T-there are kids here! They follow me like I’m their parent!”
“Hmm?”
“They still need me. Please. Please save me just once.”
“They follow you like you’re their parent?”
At my question, the woman desperately nodded her head.
“Yes. I’m no different from their parents. If I disappear, the kids will be greatly disappointed.”
Then, the woman, with a reddened face and bloodshot eyes, desperately pleaded with me.
Please forgive her just once. Please save her.
I stared at her for a moment and asked.
“Name?”
“E-Emma. Emma Clarke.”
I let go of Emma’s neck. Cough, cough. Emma took a rough breath.
“Hmm. She’s a Caucasian after all. It’s hard to lift her with one hand.”
After briefly loosening my wrist, I held out my hand to Emma, who was looking at my arm with fearful eyes.
Emma flinched and squeezed her eyes shut, and after confirming that what I was holding out was a handshake, she let out a sigh of relief.
“I’m Jung Woojin. Let’s get along, Emma.”
Emma, who hesitated for a moment, shook my hand.
“…Please take care of me.”
“That’s right. I hope you keep what you said earlier. The promise to offer your body and follow my words.”
Emma frowned, but soon nodded her head.
I pulled on her clasped hand and pulled her up.
Then, I groped her butt. Our female soldier bit her lip but didn’t resist and just gave me her butt.
“So, what are you going to do now?”
Originally, I was going to start by looking around the settlement, but after touching her butt, my thoughts changed a little.
“Take a salute position.”
“What?”
“I said take a salute position. That’s right. Stay still like that. Don’t move even a little.”
