Former Agent’s Attitude to Dealing with the End - Chapter 125



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Episode 125

People initially thought it was a venting of emotions or a temporary lockdown.

Even if an employee died, there was no way they could lock up all 80 passengers.

But then I realized that the freight elevator had completely stopped and the restaurant was empty.

Cruise had no intention of talking to the economy class cabin where the fatal accident occurred in the first place.

‘Open the door! Open it!’

‘We didn’t do anything wrong!’

Shocked and terrified, people rushed to the exit and made a fuss, demanding that it be opened.

But the only answer I heard was the sound of a cold wind and echoing screams.

People who realized belatedly that they were isolated sat down with bewildered expressions on their faces.

The cruise ship, which I had clearly thought was luxurious, was instead covered in damp humidity and sea fog.

“Brother, all the ventilation vents in the restaurant are blocked.”

“The same goes for emergency exits.”

In the meantime, we searched the area diligently to see if there was another exit.

However, all of the ventilation shafts in the common dining hall, including the emergency exit, were blocked with thick iron bars.

It’s virtually impossible to remove this unless you get an oxygen cutter from somewhere.

As I continued the search until the very end, I soon had no choice but to admit the truth.

The cruise line has already made a firm decision, and the closure will not be lifted for some time.

Now all that was left was to crouch and hold out until the next stopover, which was indefinite.

I gathered all my busy family and group together and assessed the current situation.

“How much food is left?”

“It’s plenty. If you save, you can easily last a month? No, two months.”

Even though they had given us all the supplies, the amount of food we had was still very large.

As Private Oh Chan-il said, if you eat frugally and distribute it well, you can easily last for two months.

“Drinking water.”

“I think it will fall off in three days.”

But the problem was that we couldn’t bring drinking water because of its large size and heavy weight.

Water, which we have been relying on for distribution, has long since been consumed, except for the bare minimum.

The three days’ worth that were left would not have been there if my older sister hadn’t been saving them up little by little.

“You can’t drink the water that’s left in the bathroom, right?”

“It’s all salt water.”

In the first place, the water that came out of the capital was supplied by drawing up sea water that was widely spread out.

Even the water supply was cut off, so the only water left was three days’ worth of drinking water and stored brine.

“This is a big deal.”

“Why at a time like this… … .”

If there had been a food shortage, I would have tried to hold out somehow, but of all things, there was a shortage of drinking water.

The group sighed with dark expressions at the water shortage they had experienced for the first time.

But I quickly consoled the listless group as if everything was okay.

“Don’t worry too much, everyone. I’ll figure out another way, so let’s hold out and save up until then.”

“Yes, brother.”

“Yeah, I’ll think about it and see if there’s a way.”

Compared to what we’ve been through so far, this crisis is nothing.

When told not to worry, the group and their families quickly cheered up and braced themselves.

Beep!

But at that moment, the satellite phone in my pocket started ringing loudly.

I hurriedly took it out and checked the screen, and sure enough, I got a call from Park Ki-deok.

“Mr. Park Ki-deok.”

[Sorry, I’m a little late in getting back to you.]

“Did you hear the story?”

[Oh, it seems like things have moved very quickly. I just heard from my superiors that they are just going to close it down. They probably won’t open it until we reach our next destination.]

“Are you telling us to all starve to death?”

[It’s better than having the employees die. The higher-ups consider human resources as assets. Anyway, that’s all I’ve heard.]

Even if they are just a single employee whose sole job is to help cruise passengers, they are still people like us.

It was natural that negative feelings would arise from the fights that occurred several times a day.

On top of that, there was an incident of death on top of that, so there was no way the higher-ups would look upon us favorably.

When I thought that all this had happened because of one person’s instigation, my head started to hurt.

I pressed my eyebrows together and, unable to bear the frustration, walked out.

“Where is your next destination?”

[It’s Busan. But we’re almost out of fuel, so we’re relying on the ocean currents to get there. It’ll probably take three to four days.]

The only good thing is that the time the water runs out and the time it arrives coincide exactly.

As I said before, if you eat as frugally as possible, you can at least last until your next destination.

But the real problem wasn’t the supplies left behind, but the passengers who were in the same situation.

[Do you see any hints?]

“It’s still quiet.”

[When I come to my senses, I’ll try to target the easiest room first. Don’t sleep tonight, stay awake.]

In a situation where people were already starving, even the minimum rations were cut off.

So people had no choice but to turn their attention to other methods in order to survive.

The violence and extortion of those who do not have against those who have, that is plunder.

“… … I’ll contact you again.”

[Be careful.]

I had a guess, but when I actually rolled the word over my tongue, I felt bitterness.

After saying my final goodbyes and hanging up the phone, I called the group back together.

“Go to the dining room right now and move the remaining desks and chairs. We’ll stack them on top of each other to create a makeshift barricade at the guest room entrance.”

“How much should I bring?”

“Bring as much as you can. We won’t be leaving until the cruise stops.”

Even for me and my party, it is difficult to fight against multiple people without weapons.

In such cases, the best thing to do was to block the entrance and push away any looters who tried to enter.

Private Lee Hyeon-su and Corporal Oh Chan-il nodded and quickly ran to the cafeteria.

“Uncle! How about this?”

“Just right.”

Meanwhile, Jin-kyung Kim and Ye-bin came to the storage room at the end of the hallway to find a wooden mop handle.

In normal times, it’s just an old, smelly mop that employees use when cleaning.

Kwajik!

If you break the end into a sharp point, it becomes a spear that can be used to stop an opponent, and also an excellent blunt weapon.

As soon as I found a mop, I broke it and made about ten makeshift spears.

“Take one each.”

“……yes.”

What we have to deal with from now on is not the infected or the looters, but this chaos.

The expressions on the group’s faces were extremely grim as they had to endure the long three days.

“What are you talking about? You suddenly want me to hand over the supplies! I said I was against it!”

But at that moment, a loud noise was suddenly heard from outside the quiet room.

My group and I, with our expressions hardened, stuck our heads out the door, holding tightly to the makeshift window.

There, dozens of people, led by Ahn Hyo-ik, and a young couple were facing each other.

“There is no other way for us all to live together. Please trust me and leave it to me just this once.”

“Th, what is that… …!”

“Honey! Don’t stay there! Come back!”

An Hyo-ik bowed his head with a gloomy face and asked for ‘voluntary’ cooperation.

The content was, absurdly, a demand that the young couple hand over all the belongings they had.

Click.

A moment later, as Ahn Hyo-ik raised his glasses as if to show off, the men behind him stepped forward.

They looked like big guys at first glance and approached the couple holding blunt weapons in their hands.

“No! I said no!”

At this, the man who appeared to be her husband desperately tried to stop her by screaming.

puck!

Gyaaah! Honey!

But that was only for a moment, as he was hit in the head by a blunt object that was swinging and fell to the floor.

The scene became noisy with the wife’s screams and the sound of the door being forcibly broken down.

“Oh, what’s going on all of a sudden?”

“Shouldn’t that be stopped?”

Then, the people in the other rooms who heard the commotion also stuck their heads out and started muttering like us.

Everyone was staring at the camera with their eyes wide open and their mouths shut in disbelief at the current situation.

‘Things are not good.’

Most of those here were from the same group as us who opposed the communalization of materials.

Next, they were looking at each other intently, knowing that it was them.

But perhaps because there was no center, no one was able to step forward and they hesitated.

I frowned and spoke to Kim Jin-kyung and Olivia, who were already in combat stance.

“When you two get back, start building the barricade. I’ll buy you some time.”

“Are you okay being alone?”

“Yes, I’ll call you if I feel it’s dangerous.”

It’s less than 50 meters from the room at the end where the young couple is to here.

Since we were the next target, I grabbed the spear and went outside without a moment’s hesitation.

“Oh, that guy… … .”

“fizzle!”

As soon as I appeared, the people in the room who had been making a fuss behind me quickly shut their mouths.

Likewise, those who had been looting for a long time also stopped their actions with hardened expressions.

Since when did it start?

At the end of the street that had naturally opened up, An Hyo-ik was standing with his luggage on his back and looking this way.

He pushed up his glasses as if he knew I would come out and said,

“Umm, Mr. Daesu, you’re here too. I’m really sorry to see you like this.”

“Your tongue is still numb.”

“I tried to convince everyone, so it naturally became longer. If Dae-su had agreed that day, it wouldn’t have been necessary.”

The closure of economy class cabins was in fact due to Ahn Hyo-ik’s false claims and instigation.

But instead, he strangely twisted the frame and shifted the responsibility to others.

Of course, the truth meant nothing.

Those who were already in control of the situation were going along with it without a doubt.

That way, I can live.

A situation where only then can one be safe.

With the contradictory pretext that it is inevitable for everyone.

Ahn Hyo-ik asked me with the corners of his lips slightly raised, whether he was truly satisfied with this situation.

“There’s one thing I’d like to ask you.”

“What is it?”

“Where on earth did you get all those supplies? I’m concerned that you may have colluded with your employees to steal our share.”

“Even dog barking is annoying.”

“If you are so uncooperative, there is nothing we can do. Let’s find out for ourselves.”

As Ahn Hyo-ik nodded, several men wielding blunt weapons began to walk toward him.

There were five of them, and their eyes were shiny like oil, filled with greed.

The people in the room gulped, perhaps feeling that the sight was quite threatening.

Phew!

Phew!

But at that moment, something flew towards them at a speed that humans could not perceive.

The something pierced through the neck of the man who was walking slowly, halfway through.

“… … ?”

It happened in an instant.

The other four looked at their fallen comrade in amazement at the sudden turn of events.

Kk, kk!

The man whose neck had been pierced struggled without even knowing what had happened to him.

But that was only for a moment, as the dizzying events that were about to unfold brought me back to reality.

Phew!

I threw a spear and killed one guy instantly, then jumped out and was lifted into the air.

Kwajik!

And then he delivered a flying knee kick to the back of the head of another man who was absentmindedly staring.

There was a satisfying sound of his neck breaking, and the bastard collapsed like a puppet whose strings had snapped.

“Huh, huh?”

It was only after two of their colleagues had been attacked that the remaining men realized they had been attacked.

“Eww! Shit!”

At the same time, with a half-terrified impulse, he rushed forward and tried to swing his blunt weapon wildly.

widely!

But I dodged the blunt weapon too easily and landed a short weaving right hook.

Kwajik!

The sliding counter, which looked like it was looking at Kim Jin-kyung, hit the right jaw exactly.

The man’s jaw snapped back with a loud noise, and he collapsed on the spot, fainting.

“… … .”

Number of pages, weight class, presence of weapons, all the standards we had believed in until then were shattered at this point.

Everyone gathered there looked at the three fallen men with faces of disbelief.

widely!

“Fuck, fuck!”

The remaining two, who lost their will to fight in an instant, threw down their blunt weapons and ran away to the back.

The people who had been absentmindedly walking away stepped back, as if the Red Sea was parting.

Of course, Ahn Hyo-ik also slowly stepped back, his expression disappearing for the first time.

What people felt that day was the untouchable difference between professionals and amateurs.

“Huh, what’s wrong with the atmosphere here?”

“I know.”

At that moment, Private Lee Hyeon-su and Corporal Oh Chan-il, who had been to the communal dining hall, appeared at a perfect time.

The two looked back and forth, feeling puzzled by the sudden change in atmosphere.

“Brother, what happened?”

“well.”

It was so trivial and insignificant that I couldn’t be bothered to explain what had happened.

I wiped the bloodstains from my shoes and went back as if nothing had happened.

Is that why?

Even though the group walked around for a while to move the desk, not a single person looked outside.

That day, we felt a sense of peace as if we were the only ones in this spacious economy class cabin.