Chapter 221 – Zombie Apocalypse 3 (6)
I headed to the mart’s customer support center with Naeun.
Ji Sang-soo, the patrol member of Hyorim High School that I saw a few days ago, and people who appeared to be his subordinates came in unarmed.
“Mr. Lee Sian, I’m sorry you must have been resting.”
Ji Sang-soo slightly bowed his head towards me.
It wasn’t that bad when someone older than me bowed his head and treated me like a superior.
“Yes. It’s okay. You must have come because of some urgent matter.”
“It is very urgent.”
Ji Sang-soo changed his expression and spoke to me with a serious expression.
Should I listen to it somewhere? As Choi Seong-tae, the leader of the mart, the patrol leader, and Naeun and I took our seats inside the customer support room, Jisoo Ji began to talk.
“Isn’t there a university nearby? I think most of the college students in this area probably attended that university.”
“Except for one patrol leader, we are all from the same school.”
Seongtae Choi said.
One of the sequential leaders was a little older, and all the college students could be said to be alumni.
Still, if this hadn’t happened, we wouldn’t have met each other until graduation, but we met like this.
“Do you know that the university planned to attack Hyorim High School?”
In response to that question, Seongtae Choi nodded his head slightly and said.
“Yes. I heard it from a junior at university. He also said he wanted to open a store at a supermarket. Did you hear, Mr. Xian and Mr. Naeun?”
“We heard it too. We also heard that they are targeting Hyorim High School after they receive supplies.”
Now that we have something called a smartphone, the spread of such information is really fast.
If the phone line wasn’t working, wouldn’t a real war have broken out without Hyorim High School being prepared?
After hearing our two answers, Jisoo Ji took out his smartphone and said.
“So have you seen this? It’s a photo I received this morning.”
The entrance, which had been blocked by cars and miscellaneous items, was neatly cut diagonally and pushed back slightly.
‘I did it.’
“I saw you for the first time today. The junior I know hasn’t contacted me yet.”
“It was my first time seeing it too.”
“Yesterday, a female student said she was taken to a sex party by university executives.”
Ji Sang-soo glanced at Naeun, then closed her eyes tightly and said.
When Naeun heard those words, she smiled awkwardly and clung to me.
“And it is said that someone killed all six executives of the university on the spot. The man said he left a mark at the entrance, and it probably looked like that. That is why the students at the university were said to be in confusion. Not only were all the executives dead, but there was also a transcendental Because a being with power has appeared.”
“Mr. Xian, I would like you to not go out of the supermarket for a while.”
I don’t know how to respond to Choi Seong-tae’s words.
If it becomes known that there is a being with that kind of power, the supermarket will be in chaos, so it seems like they are asking me to stay by their side to sort things out, and that is what I did.
“Yes, of course.”
For now, I answered in the affirmative.
“So what are you going to do about Hyorim High School?”
“Whew… After talking with our leaders, the opinion was that they would not accept college students even if they came because they said that the supplies to be distributed to individuals are decreasing. As it is an official shelter, people who have run out of supplies are coming, but there are more than 100 people. If it comes suddenly, it will be difficult…”
“It looks like they want to go to war?”
“First, they think we have an advantage because we have a large population. Pigs with only belly fat are crazy because they know they won’t go out to fight. If we lose, they will give us supplies and beg us to save their lives. Rotten pigs…”
Ji Sang-soo’s words became harsh.
It looks like the leaders of Hyorim High School have a lot accumulated.
But are you trying to invite me to a place like that? It may have meant that I, who was invited, should destroy everyone.
“Are you going to continue to let people like that rule over you?”
“After this situation is over, we can get back to our original place. There are judges, lawyers, doctors, wealthy businessmen, and so on… Huh…”
“It’s amazing to think that half of humanity has died and can be restored to its original place. I think there will definitely be a tectonic shift.”
“What should I do? I am also a former police officer, but I bow down to the words of my seniors.”
I thought that if the war had just been allowed to happen, the people at Hyorim High School could have stabbed the pigs in the stomach and made them bleed.
Or should I visit there too and chop it up a bit? Just looking at it, it looks like they will naturally regain their position once this situation is over, but before that, I want to let you know that you only have one life.
“I hope those transcendental beings will just accept the pigs. Anyway, what would happen if Hyorim High School doesn’t accept people from the university? There is a way to fight, but once they are discouraged, I think they will head to the supermarket where there are plenty of supplies.”
“I think the possibility is high. Still, we can’t afford to receive that number.”
Seongtae Choi took out a table that organized the remaining supplies and checked it.
“It is of course impossible if we eat three meals like we do now. Even if we reduce it to two meals, it is difficult to survive the remaining 17 days without starving. And just because 17 days have passed does not mean the world will immediately become normal.”
“That’s right. It will take more time for those pigs to find their own place.”
Ji Sang-soo said while sighing.
And he handed the smartphone to Seongtae Choi.
“Could you give me your contact information, so I don’t have to come back for something like this next time?”
Seongtae Choi looked at me briefly, and I nodded.
“Yes. There is no need to risk your life for something like this.”
Choi Seong-tae gave Ji Sang-soo his phone number and called him.
“Then we will go back. Please pay attention to the university’s movements.”
Perhaps exchanging numbers was the original purpose, Ji Sang-soo led his men out of the supermarket.
After seeing that, we gathered again in the customer support room.
“Leader, is there really that many supplies left?”
“It’s a little more than what’s given, but you also have to consider variables.”
When the scout leader asked cautiously, the ground guard shook his head and said.
In a way, food was the most important thing as the search team risked their lives every day to patrol and kill zombies for the sake of the supermarket’s abundance of food.
“I can survive with just two meals, but I feel a little empty.”
“You just have to think of yourself as going on a diet. If not at a time like this, when would you ever try a forced diet?”
A search leader said while patting his thick stomach.
“But is it possible for Xian to deal with that transcendent being? I know that Xian is much stronger than an ordinary person, but what he did really makes no sense.”
“Infiltrating a university, killing six people, and even cutting up a car…”
“Is it some special zombie? Or maybe it’s the guy who made the mountain out of the decapitated zombie corpses last time. Didn’t he cut off the head with something sharp?”
The search leaders tried to guess the identity as best as possible with few clues.
“No matter what, I will fight to protect the mart. So please patrol more carefully and faster than usual.”
“I understand.”
As the patrol leaders left the customer support room, Naeun’s smartphone rang.
“Sian, Hyeju called.”
“Do you want to go out and get it? Tell me what you talked about.”
“Really? I understand.”
Naeun looked at me and Choi Seongtae in turns and left the customer support room.
“Do you have something to say?”
“Seongtae, just sleep for a moment.”
“Huh?!”
When I tried to hit Seongtae Choi on the back of his neck with the blade of my hand, his eyes closed tightly.
There, I gently stamped the magic circle of the water.
Seongtae Choi, who was about to fall on the desk, was laid back against the chair.
Then, he created a healing magic circle in both hands and used it on Choi Seong-tae’s face.
Although he was covered in bandages, fortunately, the healing magic circle seemed to be working properly and his swollen blue face was gradually returning to normal.
Although it was not a healing magic circle with such outstanding effects, it was definitely effective because it was used from a lower level.
I continued to heal Choi Seong-tae’s face while listening to Naeun talking on the phone outside, and when Naeun’s call seemed to be coming to an end, I broke the sleep magic circle.
The effect of the magic circle disappeared, but Choi Seong-tae was so tired that he couldn’t wake up, so he just left it alone and went out.
“Yes, I understand.”
Naeun finished the call and put her smartphone in her pocket and looked at me.
“Is this the same story I heard a little while ago?”
“It’s a little more detailed. Let’s go to the car wash. What did you do with Seongtae Choi?”
“I didn’t do anything.”
On the way to the car wash with Naeun, I left a text message to Seongtae Choi telling him to keep wearing the bandage.
*
“Sit here.”
As soon as I entered the car wash, Naeun strangely used an honorific term towards me.
As I sat down on the sofa, Naeun crossed her arms and looked down at me.
“Why are you using this polite language all of a sudden?”
“I slept really well last night. I didn’t even notice that the person next to me had gone out.”
Did you hear some information from Jeong Hye-ju? Naeun seemed to think I was the culprit.
“So you doubt me?”
“Yes. Yesterday, the girl said that a man whose entire body was surrounded by darkness just threw something that looked like a knife. But there was no weapon left. But I’ve seen you make something black and throw it, right? I can’t help but be suspicious.”〈 Br〉
He told me this with almost certainty.
I gave up lying and nodded my head slightly to let Naeun know that his guess was correct.
“Why did you do it alone?”
“I was thinking of going out for a bit and seeing what the atmosphere was like, but that’s what happened.”
Naeun sat on my lap, held my cheeks with both hands and looked straight at me and said.
“Thank you for answering my question and not hiding it. But don’t do it alone, okay?”
“I understand. This is the last time… Can the pigs at Hyorim High School do the same?”
When Naeun heard those words, she blinked widely and then shook her head and said.
“Don’t do it yet. Until something critical happens, just stay at the supermarket.”
I wonder if it might be too late, but it has nothing to do with our mart anyway.
“Okay, I understand.”
When I answered like that, Naeun’s lips overlapped.
When we finished kissing lightly, Naeun said.
“I’m going to train. Help me.”
“Okay, I understand.”
I’ll have to rest at the supermarket for a while.
