Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 422



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Episode 422 169. Question (4)

We reached the third checkpoint in silence.

Unless there is a mistake, the general type is now within 1km.

The story is that it is within striking distance if you shoot a gun.

The operation went so smoothly that initial concerns proved unfounded.

Even the signal indicators on the Hope brought the good news that there were no fatalities in the operation.

It is difficult to know the details of the situation due to the nature of signal indicators that communicate with only a small number of symbols, but it is true that the armored vehicle was lost after being attacked by an anti-tank, but there were no casualties during the process and it is presumed that it retreated safely.

Zero casualties.

This is something even I didn’t expect.

In addition, the locations of the 16 devices that came up in each regular contact informed us that the 16 hunter teams were proceeding according to schedule.

All the Hunter teams are smoothly taking over the main part of the city, putting the General type in a corner.

Kikrik- Kikrik-

The sound of the tank’s caterpillars heard nearby is actually undeniable evidence that our operation is progressing successfully.

but.

“······.”

Even if it’s going smoothly, it’s too smooth.

I am skeptical of the worst case scenario, but at the same time I do not believe in the best case scenario.

A complete victory is not achieved by the superiority of one side alone.

This is a proposition that can only be established if there is a condition of the other party’s foolishness or failure.

Of course, there is a slim chance that a process close to perfection can be created, but in such cases, this is usually the case when one side has an overwhelming advantage and takes the initiative.

Before starting the operation, I considered the possibility of this operation to be very slim.

I knew that there would be countless sacrifices and that I might even fail and follow in the footsteps of my colleagues.

How is such a smooth schedule achieved across the board in such a mission?

I have a bad feeling about this.

“Senior. You don’t look so good.”

He nodded.

“I’m concerned that it’s going too smoothly.”

“okay?”

As the story continued, Gong Gyeong-min lowered his posture.

“There is something.”

I lowered my posture and looked beyond the fog.

“what?”

“It looks like a person.”

I just felt it.

Something was rushing at me from about 40 meters away.

“Fanatic?”

“maybe.”

Another ankle?

It was annoying, but I thought it was actually a blessing.

If nothing happens like this, it will only increase my doubts and anxiety.

Of course, fanatics and such cannot be the cause of growing anxiety in my mind.

I think it’s a more fundamental fear.

It’s the crack itself.

Bang! Bang!

I subdued a small group of fanatics and checked the surrounding area.

“Clear.”

They captured anti-tank weapons, including an RPG held in the hands of a mangled corpse.

There were as many as 6 of them.

Although it could be discarded, since it was a high-powered weapon, it could be used as a substitute for the Hunter weapon if necessary, so I put it in the armored vehicle and continued the search.

There is no living being.

We’ve secured the final checkpoint.

Now turn the corner and you will come to a main road that leads to the central roundabout.

The palace where our enemy, the General type, is staying is now close enough to touch.

I could have just gone straight ahead, but the anxiety that had been building up since earlier made me stay in that place a little longer.

“for a moment.”

I found something.

“What, what is this?”

My colleagues looked at the things I had pointed out with astonishment.

“capsule.”

Yes, that’s right.

It’s a capsule.

Most of the monsters that had been lingering in the city were destroyed after several weeks of attacks and our counterattacks.

There are probably less than thirty monsters left here now.

But right before our eyes, at a glance, we can see more than 10 capsules stuck in a corner of the wall, looking disgusting.

“Can’t the capsule be detected?”

I asked Gong Kyung-min.

He nodded.

“In the first place, a capsule isn’t life itself. Even if you’re retired, you should know that a capsule is something like a teleportation device used by small monsters, right?”

“I can’t detect it······.”

For a moment, my eyes met with Gong Kyung-min’s.

As expected, he was a former teammate and best friend.

It made sense.

“It could be a trap.”

I immediately ran to the armored vehicle and made a phone call.

“Communication security.”

thank god.

The wire hasn’t been cut off yet.

“Please send the following signal immediately.”

Booooooooooo——

The roar of the Hope echoed ominously across the gray-white city.

The devices rise into the sky and stare at the pointers installed on the roof of The Hope.

The signal indicator will change sequentially and show the following signals to the hunters.

Stops and boundaries, monsters, ambushes, danger.

It’s not enough, but it’s easier to understand this way than writing it out long and drawn out.

The effect is certain.

The sound of the tram’s caterpillars, heard not far away, stopped.

If everything went according to schedule, that tank was Ahn Seung-hwan’s team.

As even the noise of the tram stopped, a deathly silence fell over the world of gray-white fog once again.

In the suffocating silence, Gong Kyung-min asked.

“What do we do now?”

“well.”

It’s not like I can come up with an idea all at once.

However, I have been trained to think and find ways to prepare for all situations, and I have a wealth of experience and, above all, an endless history of victory in my heart.

“If the capsules are the bastard’s secret weapon, it would be better to lump them together.”

“You’re saying we’re going to get together?”

“For many small species, not medium-sized species, a dense formation is sufficiently effective.”

As soon as he finished speaking,

thud!

I felt the eerie reverberation of the shockwave.

The center of the rotary.

That’s right.

That’s him.

How could I forget?

The guy who took away the world that was once my everything.

I felt the flames of hatred burning more fiercely than ever, but I gritted my teeth and calmed them down, preparing for what would happen next.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A smaller shock wave than the first one erupted inside the building we were in.

Kim Da-ram sighed.

It’s a capsule.

The general type summoned his ambush army through a capsule.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

…

…

This can be seen through the shock waves of their endless roar that can be heard throughout this gray-white city.

and.

“Hey, what is that?”

A guy shows up.

A monster with four thick legs reminiscent of a wheel-shaped desk leg, strange arms reminiscent of guns, and most of all, a human head.

“······Executioner type.”

Small breed – combat type.

It’s a new type of crack.

I experienced its power firsthand in Jeju.

He immediately ran to the armored vehicle, took out the RPG and fired it.

Shh …

The rocket flew at full speed.

That rocket isn’t headed towards monsters.

Right above that, the upper part of a ruined building that looks like it could collapse at any moment.

Kookookookookung!

The debris that came crashing down with a loud explosion crushed the guy.

He probably won’t die, but it’ll take a while to get out.

“Nice shot.”

Gong Kyung-min gave a thumbs up.

Headed towards the armored vehicle.

“Communication security.”

“Please convey this to your team members by any means possible.”

“What do you mean?”

“Assemble immediately.”

Booooooooooo——

The buzzer rang out.

At the same time, the signal indicator on the roof of The Hope begins to transform.

And the hunter teams from each region who saw the signal fired their flares without delay.

Beep—

Fifteen flares flashed overhead, scattering a bright light that was visible even through the thick fog as they descended.

Using that flare, the Hunter team will be able to confirm each other’s location.

“What do we do now?”

Gong Kyung-min asks.

“This is actually an opportunity.”

“opportunity?”

He nodded.

“If our forces gather, his attention will naturally be drawn there. Since Na Hye-in is here, he has no choice but to be more careful. If we hold out with Na Hye-in as the center and show signs of a counterattack, he will hesitate. If we challenge him then…”

thud!

A shock wave erupted.

It’s more of a general type.

What is he up to now?

I kept my mouth shut and watched what happened next.

A sharp noise rang out from the northeast.

A loud, hissing noise.

I’ve heard something similar.

This is a medium-sized combat-type artillery shell.

They’re firing at us?

The moment I thought it couldn’t happen, it happened.

Kuung!

Another loud noise was heard from behind.

I tried checking via wire.

however.

Doo- doo-

Finally, even the phone line was cut off.

The situation changed drastically in an instant.

“Captain Park!”

A soldier called me from inside the armored vehicle.

He was a friend who was in charge of ammunition and was responsible for a variety of tasks, such as communications and equipment inspection, in addition to his main job.

“Hey, please check the equipment!”

His pale expression told me something unusual had happened.

He immediately got into the armored vehicle.

Soon the soldier brought up a screen on the monitor.

It is a huge, tilted structure.

Probably there is no one among those with Korean identity today who does not know that name.

That hope is collapsing.

The last luxury apartment complex in South Korea, which was ridiculed for being tilted but became a symbol of hope and agreement as the entire country collapsed, is finally about to meet its fate as it is exposed to the merciless attacks of monsters.

“Damn it. Did you really fire at The Hope?”

“The Hope collapses so easily?”

“It’s brave that you’ve held on until now. You all know that, right? You’ve barely been able to hold on.”

Kugugugugu!!!

In a dull, earth-shaking roar, The Hope collapsed and was swallowed up in a colossal cloud of dust reminiscent of volcanic ash.

It’s not just a simple building collapse.

In a sense, it is a sign of the end of an era.

and.

“······Mgu.”

There’s a person I know well who lives there.

This is my internet friend.

If you ask me if I’m a close friend, I’d say no, but even if we only met occasionally, I’d still be able to show my teeth and laugh at each other.

Is that Emgu dead?

That’s not the only problem.

The signal indicator that was responsible for communication for our entire hunter team has been lost.

What this means is that communication between the Hunter teams deployed in this city is no longer possible.

That word, at least to me, conjures up grim notions of death, destruction, and annihilation.

“I knew he was intelligent, but he’s not completely human. Does that make sense? He’s a monster?”

Gong Kyung-min is biting his thumbnail and getting excited.

Habits from my school days.

Jang Gi-yeong succeeded in fixing it through merciless discipline.

Even though he was cornered countless times on the battlefield after that, he never showed that kind of behavior. Perhaps it was because he felt despair rather than fear.

The fact that the enemies we face think and act just like us.

In that they even have the cunning and intelligence to fool us.

Kim Da-ram maintains a more composed attitude than Gong Kyung-min, but it is clear that she is also under a lot of stress in this situation, as she frequently takes out the photos in her bosom and looks at them.

Rather, the one who shines the most in this situation is our senior, Ha Tae-hoon, who doesn’t want to be called a senior.

He, who had been silent the whole time while watching the sagging atmosphere, spoke up for the first time.

“Isn’t everyone prepared for the worst? Didn’t everyone come prepared to die?”

Although he was a senior, he had no presence and was not respected much, but at least at this moment, Ha Tae-hoon showed the dignity to be treated as our senior.

But I’m the only one who listens to what he says.

Even after hearing his words, both Gong Kyung-min and Kim Da-ram ignore him.

But Ha Tae-hoon’s words continue.

“Honestly, the person I regret the most here is me.”

Ha Tae-hoon smiled bitterly.

“Think about it. I thought I would never have a woman in my life, but when I was in my mid-thirties, I finally got a wife who was incredibly pretty and kind. She’s a little lazy, but what’s the big deal? I secretly dreamed of having a bunny-like child and living a comfortable life in this fucked-up world, but I ended up dying here.”

He looked back at us with a bitter smile.

“Actually, it’s my wife. She’s pregnant.”

Gong Kyung-min stared at him.

Kim Da-ram also turned his head.

Ha Tae-hoon added, looking with affectionate eyes at his superior juniors who were much better than him and enjoyed their glorious heyday.

“So let’s try something.”

He nodded.

“It’s true that the situation is difficult. But you know. The distance from the general type is only 600m. I’m saying that he’s beyond that building, that block. Conversely, if he has human intelligence.”

Srrrrung-

He showed off his two-handed axe – Maul – at his feet.

“Wouldn’t that mean that if you kill him, other guys will become fools?”

Chijijik-

Suddenly there was static on my phone.

This is the sound coming from the NP equipment mounted on the armored vehicle.

Originally, regular away players like Seunghwan Ahn and Hanna Kim were scheduled to participate in my team.

However, the plan changed at the last minute and this was aborted, but the NP equipment they were supposed to have on board is still attached.

Since it’s a device made by collecting old cell phones that didn’t even function properly in the first place, the cost of consumption isn’t that high.

But then, as the LCD screen of one of those NP devices turned on, it started making a strange noise.

“?”

Everyone stared at the strange phenomenon, but soon everyone looked away.

I think it was one of the strange phenomena that always occur when dealing with monsters.

But I felt a strange yet familiar wave from that phone.

It’s not because I’m Awaken or anything like that.

Those familiar waves, waves, and streams of data that had become a part of my life and were still home to my other self, made me reach for that phone without even realizing it.

Suddenly

It has a fancy name, NP Equipment, but in reality it’s nothing more than a bundle of discarded cell phones with large batteries that receive Necropolis radio waves.

When I removed one of them, the power cable came out with it.

“What are you doing, senior?”

Kim Da-ram asks in a loud voice.

I looked at the phone screen with the cable hanging down.

“······.”

Perhaps a twinkle in my eye came into my eyes.

A pure, bright smile, independent of my will, will spread across my lips.

A single message floated clearly on the faded LCD.

mmmmmmmmm : What the fuck! Our fucking house is finally collapsing!

“······Mgu.”

mmmmmmmmm: Now that I’m pissed off, let’s start the broadcast!

“Relay?”

The next moment, something magical happened.

The LCDs of all the mobile phones connected to the NP device lit up simultaneously, displaying the same message.

Surprisingly, one picture came to mind.

I don’t know how or what technique was used to conjure up that photo, but I know something about the person and the equipment standing in the exact center of that photo.

The figure in the center, smiling brightly while wearing the so-called “sergeant sunglasses,” is Mgu, and the large vehicle standing behind him with its huge antenna reaching into the sky is the vehicle used to bring in Necropolis radio waves.

mmmmmmmmm : Live! Apocalypse! No, Necro-Apocalypse! The broadcast begins now!

“······.”

I can’t tell exactly what’s going on.

But you can feel it.

Now we are seeing a miracle.

Maybe this could be the last of our declining human race.