Infected - Chapter 485



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Episode 484

The next morning.

Mr. Kim was waiting for Chanyeol as he was leaving the house.

He slowly approached Chanyeol, looking at him with a blank expression, as if he hadn’t been able to sleep all night.

And then he stared at me without saying a word.

Chanyeol was also silent.

Since I said everything I had to say last night, all that’s left is to hear Mr. Kim’s answer.

How long has it been since we looked at each other like that?

Mr. Kim’s face, which had been engaged in a snowball fight, became gentle.

It was an expression I had never seen before.

It’s like looking at a real son.

“… Let’s go. We have a lot to do today.”

“yes.”

Chanyeol, who followed him, worked silently all day.

Even when learning complex assembly processes or eating lunch alone in the workshop.

There was absolutely no talk of anything unrelated to work.

The only thing that has changed is that the shoe horn that used to hit my back has disappeared.

So it was late afternoon, after lunch.

Kim muttered as he looked out the window and saw the Paradise managers coming down for a shift change.

“There are times when Raon and a few of the administrators are away. It’s not that long. At most, it’s half a day. If you want to escape paradise, you can’t just leave. As you know, there are very few openings. In the end, you can’t cheat or avoid a fight, but when Raon and half of the administrators are gone, the probability is higher.”

Mr. Kim, who was looking out the window, turned around and asked.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“…Thank you, sir.”

“Damn, thank you. When you act like you’re going to beat me to death if I don’t go out with you.”

Chanyeol smiled lightly instead of answering.

“Are you laughing now? Oh my, how did I end up getting involved with a guy like this?”

“I guess you’ve been thinking a lot all night.”

“I couldn’t even sleep a wink, you punk.”

“I need a weapon. I don’t want to kill anyone, but if you block my path, I can’t help it. I haven’t slept a wink all night either. I’ll do anything to get out of here.”

Chanyeol’s gaze had changed a lot in one day.

There was no sign of fear or terror anywhere on his young face.

Mr. Kim, who had been staring at the sight, answered with a bitter expression.

“… Yes. You have to be prepared for that. The problem is that it’s not easy to get weapons. No one can touch them except for the people standing guard.”

“Isn’t there any way?”

“When Raon leaves Paradise with the administrators, the guards gather at the entrance for a very short time. It’s a short time, less than 5 minutes, but if you can get the key to the armory, it’s possible. If you can steal the weapons in advance, you can start moving once Raon is completely away from Paradise.”

“How do you get the key?”

“That’s the information we need to find out. You don’t think I know everything, do you?”

“Of course. But won’t they notice if I steal the weapon?”

“Don’t open the armory until we change shifts. Since we’ll be changing shifts day and night anyway, it doesn’t matter to us who have to escape before Raon returns. You don’t have to worry about that.”

“How many managers are left at that time?”

“If my guess is right, there will be about three people. The rest will all move with Raon.”

“Three people… … .”

“All three will be staying at Raon’s house. So, if you have a weapon, you can subdue them all at once. Without killing them like you’re worried about.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll do whatever it takes. What’s next?”

“For now, we can’t go out through the main gate of the village. We have to approach the guards in the corner and lie that we’re calling the administrator. Of course, the variable here is that they don’t believe us and communicate with the walkie-talkie.”

“Huh? Then it’s impossible.”

Mr. Kim shook his head.

“But it’s never happened before. No matter who tells you, you have to go to the manager’s call for any reason. So, barring any ridiculous variables, we can buy ourselves a little time. We have to escape while they go into the house and look for the managers. Of course, the mountain is better than the city view. We only have one chance. Once we get over the reinforced fence, speed is everything. We have to run no matter what.”

“I’m curious. What do you think is the worst that can happen in this plan?”

“Of course… it’s a situation where you have to shoot. Look outside. How quiet it is. We can tell from sitting inside the house that the Raons are fighting the nameless sect. That’s how far the gunshots can be heard.”

“Raon, who heard the sound, will quickly return to paradise.”

“Yes. And bring all the troops outside. In that case, the process is the same. You have to run like crazy. But the biggest problem is that you haven’t decided where to go. You said you came from the vaccine center. It’s crazy to walk from here to Gangseo-gu. It might take several days. Even if you’re lucky enough to escape Paradise, there are 10,000 anonymous people waiting outside.”

Chanyeol nodded heavily.

As Mr. Kim said, leaving paradise was not the end.

After a certain distance, believers spread out throughout the city will be waiting.

Of course, since they escaped from paradise, the anonymous religion has no choice but to welcome them and try to recruit them.

Returning to the vaccination center becomes nearly impossible.

“… It’s not easy.”

“Of course, you punk. Then what, did you think I’d let you go if I told you to? There’s a good reason I told you not to go.”

“No. Since I’ve already decided to go, negative thinking won’t help. I just have to find a way.”

“What kind of method are you looking for when the outside situation is so obvious?”

“How about taking the car?”

“A car? Are you crazy? There are zombies everywhere if you just go a little bit outside, and you’re going to take a car?”

“I heard that when I was brought here, I took the city ring road. The military had previously cleared out all the tunnels there, so it’s easy to get around.”

Mr. Kim blinked at the unexpected words.

Of course, finding the car and starting it wouldn’t be easy, but it wasn’t impossible.

If only I could get over the mountain behind paradise, there would be junk cars all over the place.

“The problem is the batteries. They must have all died.”

“There are a lot of fully charged batteries in Paradise. There are a few of them rolling around in the workshop that Daewoong manages.”

“You punk, how can you only think of yourself? Do you think Raon will leave Daewoong alone if he finds out that the battery disappeared from the workshop after we left?”

“Then… Daewoong hyung can go with you too.”

Mr. Kim burst out laughing.

“Don’t talk nonsense. I’ll search the warehouse and see if there are any batteries.”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve been there. The batteries would’ve all been discharged.”

“Then what do you want me to do?”

“Please persuade Dae-woong hyung. You two are close. You can talk to each other about things you wouldn’t tell others.”

Mr. Kim was silent for a moment.

“… I have a good reason to accompany you, but Daewoong doesn’t need to. He’s already well-adapted to paradise. There’s absolutely no reason for him to leave.”

“I heard from Sister Sua that there was friction with the troops outside.”

“That’s just a coincidence. That alone isn’t enough to convince anyone.”

“Dae-woong said that he has a family whose whereabouts are unknown. What if we offer to help them find their family?”

“How can we help him? He’ll be too busy running away if he gets out of here.”

In that moment, the group flashed through Chanyeol’s mind.

Perhaps they would have stepped forward to help.

I don’t know the details of the current situation, but in any case, the Anonymous Church will not leave the vaccine center alone.

Chanyeol had a vague belief that the group would ultimately win.

I thought that if I worked hard to collect the collapsed nameless bridge and the survivors around it, I might find it someday.

Of course, this is assuming that Daewoong’s family is alive.

If you think about it, it’s using other people’s pain for one’s own benefit, but Chanyeol had no other choice.

After all, it was Daewoong who first revealed the truth about his family.

Even though he knew that Chanyeol dreamed of escaping, he didn’t tell Raon. Rather, wasn’t the fact that he told him that a kind of signal?

Chanyeol’s head was already piecing together the reasons without him even knowing.

“…There are people who can help Daewoong hyung.”

“Who? The people you were with?”

“Yes. They are stronger than you can imagine. They can’t even compare to the Raons who came to town a few days ago. It would only take one person to kill them all.”

“This guy keeps talking nonsense.”

“It’s true. Just a few people with missiles… … .”

Chanyeol, who was about to blurt out the words without thinking, bites his lip.

But I thought this wasn’t it.

No matter how urgent the situation was, I couldn’t leak information about the group.

And even if I tell you, you won’t believe me anyway.

Who would believe that with just a dozen men, they were able to defeat the North Korean army and force the 7th Fleet stationed in the Pacific to surrender?

I was lucky I wasn’t pointed at and called a lunatic.

“… Anyway, I understand. So you’re saying you can’t do it?”

“It’s not like that because I’m the country. It’s the same for anyone who goes there.”

“I’ll try.”

“There are many ears listening around the workshop. If you go looking for them, Daewoong will only be in trouble.”

“There’s no way. And Daewoong manages both the workshop and the warehouse. Isn’t it the same no matter where you get it? I’ll meet you and talk to you. If you go with me, we’ll be able to communicate better.”

Mr. Kim was worried.

Although I decided to help Chanyeol, as we talked, I started to think that this was not an ordinary thing.

“Chanyeol. The plan is good, but it’s not good for you to go meet Daewoong with Suah in any way. Someone will see you on the way.”

“Now that I think about it, that makes sense. Then I’ll go meet you alone.”

“Well, what do you think of my story?”

“There is a way to do everything.”

Chanyeol smiled in an unknown way.

* * *

A paradise where darkness has descended.

After finishing cleaning, Daewoong locked the workshop door and went out into the street.

At this point, the daily temperature difference is large and the scent of spring is in the air.

Even though it had been quite some time since the snow had stopped, it was still cold outside.

Daeung’s gaze, passing the wide line of guards, turns to the dark city center.

The lights of civilization that never went out through the night had long since disappeared, and all that remained was an unbearable emptiness.

Each piece of darkness that covered the world was a fragment of the void left behind by Daeung.

Seriously, I haven’t forgotten it even for a single day.

Memories of my family that follow me like shadows every moment I breathe, from the moment I open my eyes until I fall asleep.

There were times when pretending nothing happened and living quietly reached its limits.

Especially on a cold day like this.

This is because it makes me realize that the seasons have changed twice since the hot summer when I was separated from my family.

Daewoong arrives home and stares at the tightly closed door.

When I opened that door and went in, it felt like my wife and daughter would be waiting for me.

Of course, this house wasn’t where he lived with his family, but now it was the only place Daewoong could rely on.

Dae-woong, lost in thought with droopy eyes, smoked a cigarette and entered the house.

Then he took off his jumper, threw it on the sofa, and headed straight to the kitchen.

I gulp down the water from the water purifier along with an unfamiliar electronic sound.

When the cup that was lifted up slowly reveals its bottom.

Daeung, who was drinking water absentmindedly, stopped.

Because I discovered the shape of a human being in the rippling water inside the cup.

“… … .”

He stood there as if time had stopped, then turned his head and put down the cup.

Standing in front of the short hallway leading to the bedroom was none other than Chanyeol.

Daewoong, who was holding the cup as if he was going to throw it at any moment, loosened the strength in his hand.

At least, it was judged that he was not someone who would harm himself.

“…What are you? Why are you coming out of there?”

“This was the only way to talk to my brother.”

“You can just come to the workshop and do it. More importantly, how did you get in there?”

“I went to the back garden and climbed out the window. I thought anyone who came in through the door would see me.”

In that moment, Daewoong’s eyes twisted into an unpleasant look.

“I thought someone might see it.”

“I’m sorry. I came here prepared to get in trouble because there was something I really wanted to discuss with you.”

“…get out.”

“brother.”

“Get out.”

Despite the fierce gaze, Chanyeol did not back down until the very end.

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