Infected - Chapter 484



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Episode 483

A few days passed since then.

Chanyeol, who had regained his composure thanks to Suah’s comfort, devoted himself to learning techniques from Mr. Kim.

Of course, it wasn’t as easy as I thought.

It seems like he wanted to achieve something in a short period of time, so he pushed Chanyeol to the edge of a cliff, and it was because these were all things he was encountering for the first time.

From heating and cooling facilities including air conditioners and boilers to energy facilities.

High-intensity training continued, in which all products in the warehouse were dismantled and reassembled several times a day.

Even during that time, whenever a question suddenly came up, I had to answer with the names of the parts.

Any delay in answering or failure to explain its purpose was met with a fiery roar and a shoehorn.

Just like right now.

Taaak!

“Ouch! It hurts!”

“I said you were good with your hands, but why are you so stupid? Oh my, where did I get that baby monkey?”

“This is really violent. I looked in the mirror while I was showering yesterday, and there was a black bruise where the old man hit me for several days.”

“What a fucking joke! Are you going to die because of that?”

“Say it out loud, say it out loud!”

“Where did you get your eyes wide open and yell at me like that? Should I go to Raon and tell him the truth?”

“What are you doing to a crazy murderer…?”

Mr. Kim’s hand, which was about to strike the shoe horn, stopped.

Then he went out the door, looked around, and came back.

“…Careful with what you say, you idiot. I could die because of you.”

“Oh my, I can’t even meet my older sister. What am I doing?”

“Is this the time you were chasing after a girl?”

“That’s not it.”

Mr. Kim’s eyes, which had been glaring at me with a pitiful expression, suddenly turned cold.

He felt like a completely different person than usual, pecking like a woodpecker.

“…From today on, you can eat and sleep here.”

“Why are you leaving a perfectly good house?”

“Oh, well, just do as you say.”

“No. I have to see my sister twice a day.”

“Then you should just pass the test.”

“What kind of test is it?”

“As long as you can memorize the names and uses of all the parts and assemble them perfectly, I don’t care what you do.”

Chanyeol closed his eyes tightly with a sigh.

Even after being beaten up for days and learning, this is all I can achieve.

Not only do you have to memorize the names and uses of the parts, you also have to assemble it perfectly.

In fact, he was at a level where he could practically replace Mr. Kim.

And this was on a whole other level than assembling small machines.

It was quite a complicated task, as even the large parts, such as the motor, had to be disassembled.

“No, sir. Why on earth are you doing that? It has nothing to do with you whether I meet my sister or not.”

“I guess that’s just what adults tell you to do.”

“This is driving me crazy. Are you my father? Even my old-fashioned father never did this to me.”

“If you continue to act this stubbornly, I’ll go to Raon and tell him about it. I might even have you locked up in jail!”

Mr. Kim shouted in anger, holding a shoe horn.

Chanyeol didn’t understand.

It’s been quite some time since I’ve seen Mr. Kim face to face, but we’ve only been physically close for a few days.

But Mr. Kim was strangely obsessed with Chanyeol’s every move.

Every time I asked a question, they wouldn’t tell me the exact reason and just told me to do whatever they said.

It was natural that Chanyeol, who was old enough to be his son, would build up his discontent and eventually explode.

There was no way that Kim, who was now in his 60s, would not know that.

However, Mr. Kim had a reason to keep Chanyeol at all costs.

“Then tell me! I can’t do this anymore. What do you want me to do, really?”

“Wake up, you punk!”

“What am I!”

“you…….”

Mr. Kim sighed, unable to continue speaking.

Chanyeol didn’t complain anymore because the sight was so strange.

“Do you… Do you think I don’t know what’s on your mind? All you’re thinking about is getting out of here. With that girl. No?”

“How do you… … .”

Mr. Kim snorted and leaned back in his chair without saying a word.

Then he stared somewhere with a face that had lost all energy.

“… Daewoong came to see me a while ago. He said that Chanyeol had other feelings for you and asked for advice on what to do. Honestly, I wasn’t interested. There were many people who tried to escape Paradise before, so it wasn’t surprising. But… … .”

Mr. Kim’s eyes turned sad for a moment.

“I kept looking at you. No, come to your senses. You have nothing to do with me. I don’t know how many times I thought that to myself. Then I realized. The reason why you kept getting caught in my eyes.”

“What is the reason?”

Thin tears formed in his eyes.

“Our youngest… … .”

Every time Mr. Kim blinked, big tears flowed down his cheeks.

Chanyeol didn’t know what to do when he saw that sight.

It was embarrassing when he suddenly started shedding tears without saying anything.

On the other hand, Mr. Kim had sadder eyes than ever.

“…The youngest is the same age as you. If he were still alive today.”

The face of his youngest son flashed before Mr. Kim’s eyes.

Last summer, when the virus was spreading rapidly.

Mr. Kim, who was returning home from work late at night, immediately looked for his youngest son as soon as he saw zombies swarming like a swarm of bees.

Since I work near the village, I sometimes gave him a ride when our work hours were similar.

Even while driving frantically, he carefully observed the characteristics of the zombies.

Normally, I would have been shocked and dumbfounded, but when I thought about saving my son, I became strangely calm.

As I was watching the zombies, I got closer to my son’s company.

Mr. Kim noticed that zombies had difficulty climbing hills or stairs.

Since the village he lived in was also located in a highland, he thought that he could somehow get his son out.

But the area around the company was already in chaos.

Zombies with their stomachs split open were running around with indescribable things hanging from their bodies.

There was no separate hunting ground anywhere on the street.

But Mr. Kim did not give up.

He jumped out of the car with a groundless hope that even if everyone else in the world died, his son would be different.

As I was hiding behind the fence and watching the street, I saw a familiar face coming out of the building.

He was the youngest son.

The two people who had met dramatically ran through the narrow path between the buildings.

The zombies on the street were increasing exponentially, so I couldn’t even think of going out.

At that time.

A dead end alley stood in front of the two people.

I had to go back or climb over this wall.

Eventually, Mr. Kim turned halfway back the way he came and poked his head around the corner.

Then, a man appeared running towards me, luring a line of zombies.

When Kim returned, he pushed his son onto the air conditioner outdoor unit.

Then he stepped on my shoulder and shouted at me to climb over the fence.

But the son did not listen to him.

It was because I was worried that my old father would not be able to climb over the wall by himself.

Mr. Kim stubbornly refused, but the sounds of the zombies were already getting closer.

As the saying goes, there are no parents who win over their children.

In the end, Mr. Kim had to climb over the fence by stepping on his son’s shoulders.

Luckily, there was a ladder on the other side.

however…….

As soon as Mr. Kim put his leg on the ladder, the man he had seen earlier came around the corner.

The number of zombies chasing him had grown larger than before.

Mr. Kim, who had his legs crossed on the ladder, shouted with both hands outstretched.

He told me to quickly hold hands and jump over the fence.

The moment he grabbed his son’s arm and pulled it, Kim felt the weight on his arm double.

The man who followed grabbed the son’s leg.

How many seconds passed like that?

Zombies rush in like a storm and start biting the man’s legs.

The man, who was losing consciousness, soon turned into a zombie and bit Kim’s son.

The damn survivor, whose name I don’t even know, didn’t let go of his son even as he was losing consciousness.

I called my son’s name with bloodshot eyes, but it was already too late.

The pain that had been surging through my chest turned into anger, and the arrows were pointed at the zombies.

The moment when Mr. Kim, who had made up his mind to die, was about to climb over the wall again.

Someone grabbed Kim’s leg from behind.

A man holding a baseball bat dripping blood.

He was none other than Raon, the person in charge of the current paradise.

From then on, Kim started accompanying Raon.

Raon’s words to think of his remaining family shook his dying spirit back to life.

Because Mr. Kim had to go home, and Raon needed a place to escape the zombies.

Naturally, the two headed to Kim’s village located in the highlands.

“… That’s how I survived until today.”

After hearing the story, Chanyeol couldn’t find a suitable answer.

Because Kim’s behavior up until now was immediately understandable.

Of course, Chanyeol has never been married or had children.

But just looking at Kim’s expression as he recalled those days, it seemed like all of his emotions were conveyed intact.

“…I didn’t know. That something like that could happen.”

“I’m sorry. I acted like a father to you, even though we’re not related by blood. The reason for this has nothing to do with you. But Chanyeol, I can never give up. If you escape Paradise and get caught and die, it’ll be like losing my son twice.”

Chanyeol let out a sigh.

“So, you just have to make a proper plan.”

“I’ve been with Raon since day one. He’s more cruel than you think. But on the other hand, if you really think about it, it’s true that Paradise was able to be safe because of his cruelty. Think about it carefully. If you just adapt to the rules here, there’s nothing wrong with it. The supply of supplies is going well, and the number of people is increasing.”

“Sir, this is not life. No matter how bad the world has become, I cannot be with someone who kills people like flies. I have already killed two innocent people. How much more blood will I have to shed? If my soul is slowly dying like this, I would rather try to escape and then die.”

Mr. Kim shook his head.

“You say the people you killed were innocent? That’s not true. One of them was in collusion with the believers, and the other was from the Nameless Church. The Nameless Church is a group of people who do everything they can to destroy paradise.”

Chanyeol’s eyes became serious for a moment.

“…How can you be sure of that?”

“What are you talking about?”

“How can you be sure that the woman I killed was in collusion with the believers?”

“Well, Raon has evidence… … .”

“That’s the problem. I don’t know about you, but I can’t believe a single word that guy says.”

Mr. Kim said as if he was frustrated.

“I know Raon the best. At least in this paradise. He may be cruel and vicious by nature, but that doesn’t mean he’s the kind of person who would deceive others and commit murder.”

“How long have you been watching it? It’s only been half a year at most.”

Chanyeol paced around the workshop, clutching his head.

Then he let out a heavy sigh and approached Mr. Kim.

“Anyway, the conversation has come this far, so there’s no turning back. It’s your choice, sir.”

“What choice?”

“You said I was like your youngest son. Are you your son? Or are you Raon? Choose. If you choose Raon, go find that person right now and tell him everything. That I’m trying to escape.”

“If that was the case, it would have been like this from the beginning… … .”

“And if you choose me, we’ll escape from here together. I guarantee it, if I disappear in this atmosphere, Raon will never leave you alone.”

“Even if that happens, there’s nothing I can do about it. Without me, there’s no future for paradise.”

“No. Raon said it with my own mouth. No matter how important someone is, he can ruin them for himself. Do you think you are an exception? I’m not asking you to choose right now. Think about it carefully as tonight passes. I trust you. Even if you live for a day, you shouldn’t live a life that will be shameful to your son. And that ability you have can be used for many more people. There are… better people out there than you think. The reason I risk my life is because of them.”

After saying those words, Chanyeol left the workshop.

Mr. Kim, left alone, sat with a blank expression.

I thought I had to stop it somehow.

In the end, I was forced to make a choice.

Although his mind was complicated, Kim vaguely knew.

That I can never give up on Chanyeol.

That you can’t kill your dead son twice.

Even though he was not related by blood, Chanyeol was like another son to him once he started talking about his son.

Because my heart was already projecting it that way.

Wasn’t he the one who had no interest in other people until now?

But ever since I got involved with Chanyeol, he started showering me with attention and affection, as if it were a lie.

His love, which had been wandering since losing his son, has found a place to go.

I thought that there was nothing left in my heart, like a dry land cracked by drought.

“ha…….”

Mr. Kim, who had been sitting blankly, shut his eyes tightly.

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