Infected - Chapter 29



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Episode 28

When they weren’t close, Anna, who was good at long range, was needed.

So Finance put Anna forward.

Now they would be killed by arrows before they even got there.

“No, come in.”

When Anna, who had been on guard in all directions, lowered her bow, only then did everyone escape through the emergency exit.

How many steps did I walk?

Only Young-man, who had discovered something, spoke excitedly.

“Oh, that’s it. They all went over there.”

The place Youngman’s fingertips headed to was a quiet, no, quiet outdoor park.

And in the center of the park there was an external staircase leading up to ground level.

Yes, those stairs explain why the basement is so clean.

A single infected person was seen lying face down on the stairs.

The bastard couldn’t even stretch out his arm when he saw the group.

It was because I got trampled so much.

“It goes something like this. The guys who had been filling the hallway followed the sound of the firecrackers, smashed the glass, and then went up the stairs.”

Young-man continued his investigation with his arms crossed.

“They must have stepped on each other because they couldn’t climb the stairs properly. That messed up guy is proof of that… It’s disgusting.”

“It should have been the inspiration, not you, who was the detective.”

Beomsik passed the finances while muttering.

Everyone nodded and turned the corner, and several banks appeared in a row.

In front of the ATM, abandoned bags and wallets were lying around.

The dark hallway was filled with bloodstains and abandoned objects, creating an eerie atmosphere.

The sound of pouring rain was a bonus.

“Ugh!”

Lee Hyun-soo, who had been following the group, ran to a corner and began to vent his frustrations.

Then, Kim Chae-min, who had barely been holding back, followed and ran to the corner.

It was a horrifying sight they had never seen before.

Either way, finances are at the ATM machine.

Then he shook his head, seeing that he had become numb to the stench in just a few days.

Now, the sight of flesh and entrails rolling on the floor did not make me feel sick.

I’m still stressed, but I don’t feel as excited as I did the first time.

It wasn’t just a change that happened to finances.

The same goes for Beomsik, who was drinking the half-filled bottle of water rolling on the floor, and Anna, who was searching the inside of the bank with her bow aimed.

Except for one person, Youngman.

From the beginning, Young-man was a person who didn’t even blink an eye at this situation.

Looking at that bold and uninspiring attitude, one could imagine how brutal the wars he had lived through were.

“The inside of the bank is clean.”

Anna, who was searching the bank, said as she came out into the hallway.

Meanwhile, Beomsik and Yeongman were walking ahead of me, passing the two people who were vomiting.

“Let’s go quickly too.”

“Why are you so anxious?”

Anna asked, looking at the hurried finances.

“I?”

“Yeah, a lot.”

“Look at the clouds. If lightning strikes, will those who have been driven underground stay still? If they hear a sound and start pouring out again, we might have to stay here and eat canned food until we die.”

“That’s not bad either… … .”

“fizzle!”

Anna, having passed the finances, approached the thick iron door next to the bank.

I didn’t mishear.

It was clearly a sound caused by physical impact.

CLANG!

As I slowly brought my ear closer, the door suddenly rattled.

Jae-jae, who was startled, retreated, leaving a large distance between them.

But it wasn’t just one hand that was shaking the door.

Rattling! Rattling!

Soon the whole door began to shake.

Then came the screams of the monsters that followed.

They were infected.

The sound gradually gained weight and grew in size, and before I knew it, I could hear it clearly as if it were right next to me.

Then Anna whispered quietly.

“Did you hear the sound of vomiting?”

“I don’t know. Let’s just go quietly for now. The day it opens, food and everything will be over.”

The two men quietly backed away from the door.

And then, when they had gained some distance, the two of them quickly followed the group as if they had made a promise.

The noise was so loud that even the group that was far away heard it and waited.

Beomsik asked with a sensitive face.

“what?”

“There’s an iron door next to the bank, and I can hear it coming from inside. There must be at least a dozen people. Let’s go quietly.”

Chae-min and Hyeon-su’s faces turned pale at Jae-ui’s answer.

Well, it was a natural reaction since I had never even had a proper face-to-face encounter with an infected person.

Soon after, a multi-plaza with a department store sign appeared, and next to it, convenience stores and marts appeared one after another.

Finance sent Young-man and Beom-sik to the mart with a signal.

Chae-min and Hyun-soo left Anna in charge and went inside the multi-plaza.

Holding a heavy hammer, which would be heavy for an average person to lift with both hands, in one hand.

I was planning to throw away whatever came out without hesitation.

In fact, the display shelves of the stores in the multi-plaza were low, so you could see the inside at a glance without having to go inside.

Still, I had to check.

Not only the large pillars standing here and there, but also that changing room in the corner.

I definitely had to check that out.

Because they crawl around and attack people even when their bodies are torn apart.

Just because you heard a sound and there was no reaction, it didn’t mean you were safe.

Because there were some who lost the function of their vocal cords.

That’s why I could never be at ease until I saw it with my own two eyes.

The feet of finance workers were busy going back and forth between the shelves.

He was holding the hammer so tightly that it looked like he was going to strike down anything that appeared.

I just hope that the other person isn’t human.

Before long, Jae-jae, who had finished searching the multi-plaza, stood there dumbfounded.

Fortunately, the pillars and floor were clean.

Except for this very changing room.

I heard something similar to the breathing of an animal.

The sound of teeth chattering, along with the sound of phlegm boiling, could be heard from beyond the door.

Finance took a few steps back and raised the hammer with his right hand.

Then he held the doorknob with his left hand and held his breath as if the world had stopped.

Bam!

Kwaaaaak!

The door opened and the source of the noise appeared.

Blackened, rotten skin dripped down, sticking to the uniform.

Judging from the logo on his uniform, he seemed to be an employee of this store.

Of course, until a few days ago.

A hammer flew into that guy’s head.

puck!

The guy fell over with a loud crash and his skull caved in.

Black brain fluid flowed into the locker room.

Finance stared down at the corpse.

It wasn’t very pleasant or refreshing.

Is this correct?

The answer was unknown.

But if he didn’t kill her, he would die.

That’s it.

That’s why I can smash your head so easily.

At that moment, the sound of a bowstring being clicked was heard in the hallway.

It seemed like there were still some guys left who had fallen out of line.

As we came out into the hallway, the convenience store and mart had already been searched.

The group started shopping as if they had made a promise.

Finance, who entered the multi-plaza, brought out backpacks of different colors and threw them into the hallway.

Even if you put food on the cart, you will probably have personal items that you need.

Anna was the first to carry her bag.

She went straight to the convenience store and bought a bunch of feminine products.

The remaining space was filled with canned goods and various batteries.

Batteries that would normally not be given much attention.

A few days spent in the dark changed Anna.

Because without light, we could never defeat them.

Never.

Kim Chae-min and Lee Hyeon-su brought a cart and swept up all the food.

It contains everything that humans can digest, including water, drinks, kimbap, fruit, and hamburgers.

Expiration date?

It was a luxury to check something like that.

Just put it in and take a look.

Beomsik and Youngman had to pull an extra cart.

― Staff Only.

It was because Hyunsoo discovered a magic door leading to the warehouse.

Beyond the door was a heap of canned goods and drinks that had been stockpiled in advance.

It was quite some time before the group gathered back in the hallway with everything they needed.

The carts contained everything you might need, including food and drinks.

Not to mention socks, underwear, towels, and t-shirts, there were also laser pointers and poker cards.

It seemed to contain everything I had ever wanted.

“There are too many?”

Beomsik said with an embarrassed face.

Then Anna nodded in agreement.

“Aren’t you just going to eat and leave right away? Who’s going to eat all this?”

“Hey, don’t worry. There are only so many people, so they’ll all eat it somehow. It’ll just rot if you leave it here anyway.”

Finance said, pushing two carts at the same time.

It was clearly a lot for everyone to eat in one or two meals.

But in the current situation, it would be a good idea to stock up on something.

As the finances say, it all rots the same no matter where you are.

If there was any leftover, anyone would take care of it.

Meanwhile, Young-man, who was looking through the convenience store lunch boxes here and there, said with an interested expression.

“By the way, these days, they even sell packed lunches at the supermarket. Do these taste good?”

“Oh, how delicious! It’s my staple food! It’s cheap and the portions are just right. If I eat it with a cup of ramen, I can easily last the whole day.”

Hyunsoo, who had not said a word until now, spoke with a very excited face.

It seemed like he always solved his meals with convenience store food while broadcasting on the internet from home.

But was it an illusion that the voice sounded louder than necessary?

While shopping, everyone was slacking off, knowingly or unknowingly.

Young-man shook his head.

“No way. It would be a lump of preservatives. Imagine making this kind of food at home and storing it. If you leave it in a crappy refrigerator like this, it will spoil quickly.”

“Maybe if you try it, you’ll understand what I mean?”

“hmm…….”

Anyway, of all the food I had, the only thing that was most similar to plain rice was the lunch box.

When I got back, I had no choice but to eat that.

No, where is that?

Youngman found it funny that he was thinking about the impact of food on health in a world where people didn’t know when they would die.

Or maybe it’s just a natural habit that developed while raising children.

The group was just about to set off.

Squeak!

bang!

Jaegye, who was pushing the cart in the lead, stopped.

A sound was heard.

There was quite a distance.

At least several dozen meters.

The problem, however, is that it came from the direction the group was supposed to return to.

The sound I heard earlier was definitely the sound of a door opening.

The sound that followed was the impact of an open door hitting something.

then……?

Tata tat! Tata tat!

Footsteps!

A spark flew in Jae-Yeong’s mind.

At the same time, Anna’s eyes met mine.

The iron gate next to the bank I saw earlier!

Damn, Anna turned the cart around first.

He started pushing the cart while cursing without anyone asking him to.

“Back! You have to go back!”

Jae-jae, who was in the lead, turned the cart and screamed.

Everyone was startled by the sound and turned the cart, but Hyun-soo was struggling as if he was losing strength.

and…….

Kwaaak! Geuugh!

At the end of the dark hallway, countless black shapes poured out.

Hyunsoo looked back and made eye contact with the guys, and the strength in his limbs left him.

I never even imagined it.

It’s as if the sight of monsters that look like they came straight out of a movie would take your breath away, coming from such a close range.

“Drop the cart!”

Jae-jae, who was pushing the cart, realized the situation and shouted urgently.

Ahead of him, Beomsik, who had abandoned his cart and run away, was looking around.

Looking at the speed at which the infected were running and the distance between them and the group, it seemed like if I kept running like this, I would die without a fight.

However, there was no good reason to stop here.

But what if you keep running and the road gets blocked?

What if you reach a dead end?

no.

No, it won’t work.

Hyun-soo began to appear over Jae-jae’s running shoulder.

The distance between Hyunsoo and the infected.

Even if you immediately drop your cart and run, it was a street where you couldn’t survive unless you went somewhere.

The restaurant came into view of Beomsik, who was standing there with a complicated expression.

A restaurant where people line up like at a rest stop, order from a menu, take a number, and wait for their seats.

The blinds were drawn, but it was clear.

however…….

Rattling! Rattling!

The door was locked.

I shook it like crazy but it didn’t open.

Damn, I was about to give up and turn around, but I heard a faint sound from inside.

Wait, isn’t that a human voice?

“Is there anyone inside? Open the door! Now!”

But the door did not open.

Eventually, Beomsik’s screams began to be mixed with swearing.

“You’re not going to open it? Hey you little shit! If you come after me, I’ll eat you first! Damn it!”

Beomsik’s previously calm eyes became bloodshot.

Infected people