Infected - Chapter 35



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Episode 34

“Everyone, help me with that!”

Minyoung’s voice filled the hall on the third floor of the annex.

The group, who had been climbing the stairs in pairs carrying the entire cart, collapsed on the floor, gasping for breath.

I didn’t have the energy to exert any more force.

My body, soaked in rain, felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and I was exhausted at the thought of arriving at a safe place.

The rest was up to the people.

People came running up the stairs carrying carts or food without saying who would go first.

Everyone’s eyes widened when they saw the amount of food.

Soon all the carts were pulled up, and Min-young and the others were left standing there blankly, watching the group.

Their appearance was like that of people who had returned from hell.

Not only was Chae-min’s white shirt dyed pitch black as if it had been splashed with ink, but the unidentified liquid and flesh covering her entire body were shocking enough.

“What the heck… happened?”

“First of all, this one.”

Jaejae approached Minyeong while carrying Anna on his back.

Then Min-yeong skillfully examined Anna’s condition.

“Are you hurt?”

“I fainted.”

“What happened?”

Finance was speechless.

Where should I begin explaining this?

Even though he had a complicated face, Young-man supported him.

“It’s too long to explain. First, Finance, you lay this guy down in the examination room. Be careful, he might be broken somewhere.”

“The bones are fine.”

Jaegye, who was heading to the examination room, stopped.

Because the voice just now came from behind me.

Minyoung asked with a smile.

“Are you okay? You said you fainted… … .”

“It’s raining hard outside. Bring an umbrella or something… Ugh!”

Anna, who had been talking nonsense while being carried on my back, suddenly screamed.

Because Finance let go of the hand that was holding her thigh.

As Anna fell to the floor, holding onto her waist and rolling, Minyoung’s eyes widened.

“No, what are you doing? What if you get hurt!”

“When did you wake up?”

Finance’s arms were trembling.

Ha, are you really going to feed me this honey?

Anna’s voice, mixed with resentment, flew in, whether or not she knew about such financial concerns.

“Ah, my waist. Are you crazy? What if you suddenly let go?”

Rather, it was a case of the enemy being defeated.

Jae-jae, at a loss for words, shook his head and left.

Have you been awake since you arrived at the lobby?

Or maybe it was from the moment when my breathing returned to normal.

I didn’t know exactly.

One thing is certain… … .

It was said that he had a fever.

In the end, Minyoung decided to take everyone to the examination room.

Not only might there be some wounds, but I had to clean up any dirt on my body with disinfectant.

“Wait a minute, before that… … .”

Jaegye, who was looking out the window, blocked everyone.

Then he pushed several carts loaded with food towards the people.

Because their eyes were already telling me.

I’m so hungry I could die.

“Eat. There’s plenty.”

At that, everyone took the food without saying who would go first.

Thinking about the time I went hungry, I felt like I should have run like a possessed beggar, but I didn’t.

Because there were more sheep than expected.

It was enough food to fill one meal and still have some leftover.

Since we were going to leave the hospital anyway, there was no need to stock up on a lot of food.

In fact, I was starving that much.

If you think back to the process of bringing in food, it may seem unfair.

Giving out food without any price.

But since it was something I had promised, I didn’t really want to show off.

Instead, I intended to ask for help without hesitation if I needed it.

For example, moving something heavy or asking someone to look around somewhere.

Of course, that won’t happen.

Finance tore off a piece of bread and stuffed it whole into his mouth.

Then he poured fresh water into his mouth, which was full of bread.

Beomsik looked at Jaeyong, who had eaten two or three in an instant, as if he were looking at an animal.

“You should be more careful of stomach diseases than zombie babies.”

“That sounds plausible?”

As Young-man meddled, Jae-jae walked towards the examination room with an expressionless expression.

Inside, Chaemin’s moans were leaking out.

The area where the nail had been completely torn off was filled with pus and scabs.

Following Min-yeong’s instructions, Hyun-soo was holding Chae-min down so she couldn’t move, and disinfectant was being poured haphazardly onto the wound.

Min-young didn’t stop there, but roughly wiped the area covered in disinfectant with gauze.

It would be more accurate to say that this was pushed away rather than wiped away.

A spark flew in Chaemin’s eyes.

Hyunsoo desperately holds him down as he writhes in pain.

He had an embarrassed look on his face and was sweating profusely.

Fingernails… … .

Finance had a similar experience.

It was a pain that you couldn’t really understand unless you experienced it.

Besides, I was on the side that could tolerate that well enough.

“You need to disinfect it. I’ll give you some medicine later, so do it yourself.”

“Ugh… … .”

Instead of answering, Chaemin drooled.

“Brother, are you in a lot of pain?”

There was no need for any further explanation, just seeing him nod his head.

“You have to do it every day. And don’t forget to change the bandages and dressings every day. I’ll give you antibiotics, but if you get sepsis in this situation, you’re dead. You might get a fever or body aches today or tomorrow, so be aware of that.”

Min-yeong, who had put first aid supplies in a small envelope, strongly urged them to do so.

Next is Hyunsoo.

He surprisingly had a lot of minor wounds.

The biggest of these was a fractured finger.

It was a broken bone.

Well, I swung the frying pan so hard that it turned into a piece of paper, so there was no way the joints in my fingers would remain.

Jae-jae coughed in vain and avoided eye contact, feeling sorry for no reason.

After the first aid was administered, everyone began to wipe their bodies with towels and cotton soaked in disinfectant.

Then, similarly, large and small wounds began to appear.

The group, who had just finished showering in the bathroom, were applying ointment to each other’s bodies.

In particular, Jae-jae’s arms were so thick that he couldn’t even reach the back of his arms.

It was so funny to see her struggling to apply the medicine on her own that even Beomsik, who rarely laughs, burst out laughing.

After Beomsik took off his clothes, everyone’s attention was focused on him.

The long line of tattoos that stretched from the back, chest, stomach, pelvis, and down to the thighs looked like an oriental painting.

And the countless wounds visible through those gaps.

Even traces of knife marks and sunken bones.

Traces of fierce survival in his own world remained intact.

Then Young-man took off his clothes.

When I looked at Youngman’s body, what I had seen before was nothing.

There were traces of bullets penetrating the flesh, all kinds of surgical scars, and even traces of sloppily completed first aid treatments.

“What is this?”

Beomsik asked, pointing to Youngman’s right arm.

On the arm were drawn dozens of skulls the size of fingernails.

The spacing between the marks varied greatly, as if they were not carved at once, and the sizes were also slightly different.

Above all, it was a mess that couldn’t even be compared to the tattoos on Beomsik’s body.

It looked like ink had been forcibly carved into the skin.

Youngman’s face darkened.

“You don’t have to say anything. I just asked without thinking.”

Beomsik quickly changed his words, thinking that it might be an uncomfortable situation.

But Young-man soon answered with a bitter smile as if everything was okay.

“That’s the number of civilians I killed.”

For a moment, no one responded to those words.

Because it was a ‘travesty of war’ that none of the party had ever experienced before.

No, that may be true, but it’s also because Young-man’s expression was so gloomy.

“There are things that happen on the battlefield that are beyond words. I have no intention of making excuses. I just carved this so that I wouldn’t forget the guilt of killing them… … .”

“I don’t know because I haven’t experienced anything else, but I agree with what you say that things happen in a war zone that can’t be explained with words. You saw that piggy back then.”

“And there’s one more thing.”

Hyunsoo continued speaking, remembering something.

“I completely forgot that it was going to rain and even packed socks along with my underwear. It was such an indescribably stupid thing to do.”

At those words, the frozen atmosphere became cheerful again.

Beomsik roughly stroked Hyunsoo’s head because he thought he was cute.

A smile appeared on Youngman’s face as well.

Finance thought it was something like camaraderie.

When we overcome situations that are close to death or similar together, something hard to put into words is bound to form.

I have seen and felt countless cases like this, both during my military service and while working as a detective.

It may be because, as Youngman said, we went through a process together that cannot be put into words.

Finance entered the warehouse wearing damp clothes that had just been washed.

Today was the last day I would sleep on this rough sack.

The exhausted group collapsed and lay down.

Finance didn’t sleep easily.

In the city where the sun had set, there were places where lights were on.

Because the hospital is located in a relatively high location.

I had to leave this place tomorrow.

I had to get to the safe zone in Yeouido, but there was no way.

Other than riding in a car.

In a few days, the number of people increased to five.

That’s why a big car was needed.

There were many cars in the above-ground parking lot, but none of them were particularly large.

The bus is too much of a burden, so a taxi would be more appropriate.

Finance got up.

Then I walked to the window and looked outside.

The main building blocked the view of the ground, but part of the parking lot was visible.

“Aren’t you sleeping?”

It was Beomsik’s voice.

Before I knew it, the warehouse was filled with the sound of snoring.

Finance answered without looking back and continuing to look outside.

“I need to sleep. I need to sleep… … .”

“What is it?”

“I think I’ll have to take a car tomorrow. But I didn’t see a single van on the way here.”

“Do you know how to start it?”

“Why? Are you going to do it?”

Finance looked back and met his eyes.

Then Beomsik’s face became pale.

“I’m not that kind of petty criminal.”

“I wish you were a petty criminal right now.”

“We have to find another way. How are we going to open the door? If we break the window, the car will start making a lot of noise saying it’s sick.”

Beomsik was right.

Even if there was some crazy way to start the car, there was no way to open the door.

If you forcefully break the window or apply physical shock to it, the alarm will start blaring loudly.

Then the infected people who were trapped underground will swarm in like a pack of dogs.

I didn’t want to think about it after that.

Finance leaned against the window with his arms crossed as was his habit.

“Ha, nothing is easy.”

“But have you thought about that?”

Jae-jae raised his head at Beom-sik’s question.

“what?”

“This is just a case… What if there is no safe zone in Yeouido?”

“Why did it disappear?”

“So… well, it could have collapsed because of the zombie cubs. Anyway, what are you going to do then?”

“that…….”

Finances were a blur.

Let’s think about it.

If there is no safe zone in Yeouido.

What this meant was that there was no official safe zone.

There is no government, and no one knows where the survivors are.

Or they’re all dead.

“Then what are we really going to do?”

At Jae-ui’s words, Beom-sik’s eyes became serious.

‘What the heck, you punk. You don’t have any countermeasures. You don’t necessarily have to have a countermeasure, but you should have at least thought about it.’

“Thank goodness you started thinking about it now.”

“Let’s try to communicate with the soldiers again before we leave. They seem to be in real-time contact with the safe zone, so we can check and then leave.”

Beomsik seemed to think for a moment, then nodded.

As of now, it was the best method.

Now all I had to do was figure out how to get there.

They were both thinking the same thing.

I wasted too much time and energy going to restaurants.

I was planning to make a plan today and put it into action tomorrow.

Everything was delayed.

Infected people