Infected - Chapter 488



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Episode 487

After a night of deep darkness.

The sun rose without fail and brightly illuminated paradise.

As soon as he finished breakfast, Raon stopped by the armory.

He checks his watch as he watches the managers packing up their rifles, ammunition, and equipment.

“This kid is late… … .”

“Shall I bring it?”

“Okay. You guys take care of it together. What about the car?”

“It will be here in five minutes. It’s a military truck.”

“Okay. Everyone, open your ears and listen carefully. We’re not going out to play today, so stay alert. And grab your grenades.”

“A grenade?”

The manager asked back with a puzzled look.

“I should do something while I’m out. I’ve always been stuck inside, so it’s frustrating.”

“Okay. But, Raon.”

“what?”

Raon, who was fiddling with the gun, looked back.

“Why are you taking that guy?”

“Why? Are you worried that your seat will be taken away?”

“Oh, no. That’s not it. I’m just a guy who hasn’t been in Paradise for very long. I didn’t come here on my own… I was wondering if there was a special reason.”

“Why? There is. Keep your friends close, your enemies closer.”

“yes?”

The manager looked blankly as if he didn’t understand English.

“That guy, if you leave him alone, he’ll try to do something. If he’s not going to die, it’s better to keep him by your side. A wandering brat needs a protector.”

“Ah… I see. I was just wondering how you happened to catch Raon’s eye.”

At that moment, Raon’s eyes trembled subtly.

It seemed like something wasn’t to his liking.

The manager, who realized that fact, swallowed dry saliva and stepped back.

Every time Raon took a step closer, I would take a step back without realizing it.

Step by step!

The manager’s back, which was being pushed out, hit the drum display case.

Realizing that he had nowhere else to retreat, he swallowed dryly and lowered his gaze.

“… I mean, I curse those who are content with reality. People like you. When you should be expanding your influence without thinking, you only think about your own rice bowl.”

“sorry.”

“Just keep worrying about that. Even in this time, he’s adjusting to paradise. And when his wanderings are over, he’ll be more useful than you at least. I don’t know if there’ll be a place for you then. I have high expectations for him.”

“Yes, I will work hard!”

A bitter smile appears on Raon’s lips as he shakes his head.

“No. Don’t work too hard. Working hard doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll succeed. I like people who are good at what they do.”

Then he spoke sharply to the managers who were listening hesitantly.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you moving?”

Raon clicks his tongue as he watches her hurriedly leave.

No matter how hard I tried to understand, I just couldn’t.

If you have time to be aware of things like that, wouldn’t it be better to think about what you can do?

Because Raon prioritized ability over anything else.

It was sickening to see him just standing there dumbly waiting for instructions.

“… I fell asleep because I was so jealous.”

As Raon shook his head in disappointment, several faces came to mind.

Kim and Daewoong were also included there.

They were enterprising in everything they did.

If you tell him to do one thing, he will do two, and he even mentioned things that Raon had not thought of, hoping for a better life.

Thanks to this, paradise quickly became stable.

Although I didn’t show it until now, I was fully aware that all of this was their work.

Although he usually seems like a crazy person, at times like this, he seems like a leader who values ​​efficiency.

But Raon had forgotten something important.

No, I wasn’t aware of it at all.

I see myself wielding power with an inhumane attitude that is completely devoid of humanity.

They suppressed freedom, forced murder, and executed anyone who showed even the slightest hint of it.

Especially, he did not show even an iota of mercy to the anonymous religion.

Even if the person involved with the anonymous cult was someone’s family or friend, the result was the same.

Some people entered paradise on their own, but many others were captured.

Even though he tried to persuade them not to harbor any other thoughts, Raon used everything he could to pressure them from all sides.

That was Raon’s limitation, and it was a double-edged sword.

A misjudgment that stems from the distorted idea that a leader must be himself alone.

Like a wise man enlightening an ignorant being, he constantly justified his sins.

After leaving the armory, Raon walked down the hill toward the main gate.

His sharp eyes scanned the surroundings the entire time he was walking.

Because I was away for half a day, I had a lot on my mind.

Fortunately, the reinforced fence was strong, and no one was able to approach the paradise located at high altitude without being detected.

The only place where the view is poor is the northern foot of the mountain.

The security was so tight, and there were even loudspeakers and bells hanging, so there was no room to sneak in.

At the main gate, the guards who had come down, leaving only the bare minimum number of people, and the survivors of Paradise gathered.

Everyone was there to see Raon off.

Raon passes them by and looks around the main gate.

It was to find Chanyeol.

“…He hasn’t come yet?”

“yes.”

Eventually, Raon’s patience ran out.

He paced near the front door like an angry tiger, caressing his pistol.

As the anxious managers began to chatter into their walkie-talkies.

I saw Chanyeol running towards me from far away near the workshop.

He lowered his head without even catching his breath.

“Ha, I’m sorry. I was so focused on work that I didn’t realize how much time had passed. I didn’t even get to go to the restaurant. You must have kept me waiting.”

Raon was silent and the managers were busy watching.

The atmosphere was so ominous that it seemed like blood would be shed at any moment.

But contrary to worries, Raon did not get angry.

Instead, he raised the corners of his lips and smiled strangely.

“Don’t be late next time.”

“yes!”

Chanyeol, who was handed a weapon by the managers, looks around.

There was something that other people had but I didn’t.

“Laon. I… didn’t bring a bulletproof helmet.”

Only then did Raon realize that Chanyeol’s head was empty and he scratched his forehead with the handle of his pistol.

It seemed like there was a limit to how much he could smile.

“… Run and come back. There’s no time.”

“Yes! I’ll be back as soon as possible!”

As Chanyeol disappeared down the hill.

A military truck that had just arrived backed up toward the main gate.

The Russian man got out of the driver’s seat and unlocked the cargo area with a polite bow.

As the managers came on board one by one.

Raon stood in front of the passenger seat and didn’t move.

Her narrowed eyes were staring in the direction where Chanyeol had disappeared.

I felt like something was strange.

It started with an excuse that Chanyeol made.

The way she was whining about not being able to go to a restaurant because she was so busy with work.

Chanyeol doesn’t eat at restaurants.

Since I met Mr. Kim, I have been doing everything in his personal workshop.

It was what Mr. Kim wanted, and it was also something that Raon personally approved.

That wasn’t the only strange thing.

If you’re going to get a helmet, why would you need to carry gear and firearms that you haven’t even worn yet?

As he said, if you want to get there and back as quickly as possible, it would be natural to run naked.

That wasn’t all.

Several people gathered near the main gate were missing.

An old man, a young man with a large build, and a beautiful woman who stands out wherever she goes.

At that moment, Raon, who had sensed something unusual, grabbed the radio.

bang!

A single gunshot was heard from the northern fence of Paradise.

* * *

Chanyeol, who had grabbed his helmet, ran north along the uphill road.

As a result of having conversations with the other three whenever I had the chance.

We have come to the conclusion that the date cannot be postponed even if the plan can be modified.

The problem was that we had to wait for several weeks at the shortest and up to a month at the longest.

If Raon, who suddenly started to trust Chanyeol, turns him away, the opportunity will be lost forever.

Of course, this could be a good opportunity for Chanyeol.

Because if you go outside, you can escape at any time.

The problem was Suah.

The biggest reason Chanyeol decided to escape was Suah, so leaving her behind was absurd.

In the end, we decided to proceed with the original plan with some modifications.

Operation name: Quick and decisive.

A small guard of guardsmen remained guarding the northern fence, but there were less than half the usual number.

This was because most people went down to the main gate to see Raon off.

As Chanyeol, who had been running frantically, arrived near the northern fence, he saw three people talking to the guards.

From what I heard, it seemed like Raon was trying to send them down with a lie that he had summoned all the guards.

Chanyeol, who had just arrived, added breathlessly.

“… The radio is broken? Everyone, come down quickly.”

At those words, the man who turned the radio off and on tilted his head.

“I didn’t hear anything in particular?”

“Let’s go down first. We have to leave only after everyone gathers together. I’m late, so Raon is really angry. Hurry up… … .”

Is it because Raon said he was angry?

The man who had been tapping the radio hurried along with his colleagues.

however…….

The man who was walking down a few steps suddenly stopped and looked back.

This is because the attitudes of the four people, including Chanyeol, were somehow questionable.

Even though it was Raon’s call, they themselves didn’t move at all.

It was also strange that the direction in which I was standing was towards the northern foot of the mountain and not the main gate.

Chanyeol noticed that the footsteps had stopped and turned around. The man asked as if he had been waiting for him.

“…Why don’t you guys go?”

At that moment, Mr. Kim and Su-ah were swallowing dry saliva in embarrassment.

Chanyeol, who had wiped away the sweat, let out a deep breath and whined.

“You go first. I’ll follow you right away. Oh my, I ran so hard I’m going to die. I’ll catch my breath and run straight ahead. Don’t let me catch up to you.”

Although she tried to smile as kindly as possible, the man didn’t believe her.

He simply took off the radio attached to his chest with a cold face.

At that moment, Chanyeol’s mind started spinning quickly.

Now that we’ve come this far, it’s not important to send a radio message.

The problem was the gun the man was holding.

If you want to escape to the foot of the mountain, you have to kill him.

Anyway, when the gunshot rings out, Raon and the managers will come up leading the security team.

Moreover, the distance between them and the man was not close, and since he was very suspicious, he could not be assassinated.

A situation where if you move rashly, you are very likely to get shot.

Either way, I couldn’t leave without getting caught.

The man holding the radio was about to press the transmit button.

Bam! Bang!

Chanyeol, whose smile had completely disappeared, pulled the trigger in an instant and shouted.

“Run!”

The desperate escape of four people began with a signal of gunshots ripping through the dry sky.

Chanyeol, who had been climbing over the fence, looks around to find Daewoong.

Because he was not visible even though he was supposed to be right behind me.

Daewoong was collecting a radio and a rifle from the dead man’s body.

I’m trying to rush you, saying I don’t have time to do that.

A group of armed men came running up the hill.

They were the guards at the northern fence whom I had just persuaded to come down.

It seemed as if he turned around as soon as he heard the gunshots.

It was because of them that Daewoong went to get the rifle.

“Keep moving! I’ll catch up!”

Daewoong reassembled the magazine and shouted while reloading.

A military truck waiting at the main gate began to turn its steering wheel toward paradise.

With a truck full of managers.

In this case, I had to send Kim and Su-ah to a safe place first, and then protect Dae-woong.

Bang! Bang!

Chanyeol, who was crossing the foot of the mountain, crouched and looked back.

Daewoong’s rifle, which had jumped over the fence, was firing.

The security guards who had been running towards us quickly scattered to the left and right.

I can feel the roar of military trucks slowly approaching.

If Daewoong wanted to escape, he had to move now, before the truck arrived.

But I couldn’t move because the scattered border guards were shooting like crazy.

At the foot of the mountain, Chanyeol, who had heard gunshots, was holding onto Mr. Kim.

“Sir, keep running like this.”

“What? What are you going to do!”

“I’ll follow you, so go first. I’ll leave your older sister to you.”

“no.”

Mr. Kim’s rough hand grabbed Chanyeol’s arm.

“Let go! I have to go get Daewoong hyung!”

I tried to shake it off with all my might, but Mr. Kim’s grip on my collar was so strong that I couldn’t even move.

Mr. Kim, with his mouth tightly shut, shakes his head heavily.

But Chanyeol didn’t give up.

Leaving Daewoong behind like this was practically the same as asking him to die.

I felt like I would regret it for the rest of my life if I continued like that.

“Are you crazy? We can’t go by ourselves!”

“It’s too late! I don’t have time for this!”

“Let go!”

“Please, come to your senses!”

“Just go first! Why do you keep saying such nonsense… ?”

Crack!

Chanyeol’s head suddenly turned around as he was struggling and twisting his limbs.

It was a slap so strong that my lips split and stars floated before my eyes.

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