Infected - Chapter 491



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Episode 490

As the sun began to set.

Paradise itself was chaos.

More disturbing than the fact that only Raon returned alive from among those who had gone in pursuit was his hysterical and unusual behavior.

Because of that, the survivors of Paradise were unable to properly recover the remains of the exploded vehicle, let alone the bodies of their dead comrades.

Only a few administrators were there to collect the debris and push the bodies beyond the western fence.

[… On the way back, they met an anonymous group and engaged in combat, that’s it.]

“Stop talking nonsense and come back now! Do you want to see us all die?”

Raon, who was walking back and forth in the empty lot, shouts into the walkie-talkie.

He couldn’t even wipe away the blood that had splattered on his face, and he didn’t know whose it was.

[The exit is open, but it is not easy. Tell me the situation in paradise, that’s all.]

“Strange, strange, don’t go that far and come back somehow!”

[I’m doing my best. Please wait a little longer.]

“Fuck, fucking shit! You fucking retards!”

I was already feeling like I was going crazy, but when I heard the Russians’ voices squeaking in awkward Korean and speaking informally, my stomach turned.

Anyway, it means I can’t go back right now.

Raon had to somehow hold out until the outside forces arrived.

He hastily deployed all the men who could handle firearms to the border.

It was an inevitable decision, as most of the existing border guards had been killed.

A small group of administrators who were guarding the interior of Paradise follow him around the open space.

One of them asked cautiously, looking at Raon, who was walking back and forth like a puppy that needed to take a dump.

“Is this by any chance the work of an anonymous sect?”

“no.”

“Then who on earth helped them… … .”

“I’m not doing this because I don’t know!”

The bloodshot eyes of Raon, who was doing evil, were half-sweet.

“How many numbers are there?”

“How far was it from paradise?”

“Could it be the work of soldiers? I heard that Chanyeol used to be a soldier.”

“There’s no way I would come all the way here just for one person… … . I don’t think I even knew I was in paradise in the first place.”

“but…….”

“Everyone shut up!”

Raon’s sharp scream filled the empty space.

“… Each of you take charge of one direction. Those guys standing guard right now, they were all just working, so go and take a good look at them. Don’t just gather around and slap your noses for no reason.”

Then he pointed to each manager’s face and emphasized it.

“Kill them all, except for the external forces that will be coming in soon. No need to capture them. Just kill them all. Understood?”

The managers nodded and dispersed in all directions.

Raon, who was walking alone in the empty lot, lit a cigarette.

And then I became lost in thought.

In fact, this was the first time something like this had happened to Raon.

There have been many crises because of the anonymous religion, but they don’t pull the trigger right away.

This is because we have emphasized dialogue and absorption rather than destruction.

Of course, things changed over time, but the situation I experienced in the mountains did not fit with the nameless religion.

In the first place, they had no reason to help Chanyeol.

“Phew… … .”

The sound of his breath as he exhaled smoke also trembled along with the bloody fingers holding the cigarette.

Raon vividly remembered the situation from earlier.

The sight of nearly thirty people collapsing without even putting up a fight.

The incoming bullets passed straight through the head, and there was not a single miss or misfire.

Even the gunshots were accompanied by silencers.

Could it be that the soldiers did it, as the managers said?

no.

There is not enough justification or information to do so.

It was strange that the soldiers knew about Chanyeol’s situation, but even if they had known, the merciless massacre they had just committed was inconsistent.

Then who the hell are you?

A creepy high hit rate and perfect positioning that leaves no trace of the location.

Raon’s shoulders tremble as he recalls those days.

He is a fearless person by nature.

He was a true fighter who enjoyed fighting and knew how to be intoxicated by the joy of victory.

But why is it so hard to keep calm?

Raon closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Is it fear of an unfamiliar enemy, or anger at what Chanyeol did to him?

I had to figure out what was causing this shaking.

People who were swept away like autumn leaves in the mountains.

The back of Chanyeol blowing up the vehicle and taking Daewoong away.

Raon, who was thinking over the two scenes, realized what the emotions were rushing into his heart.

It was a betrayal.

In the armory, didn’t they praise Chanyeol to the point of even giving him a hard time?

It was understandable that I would tremble with betrayal, as this happened so soon after.

After being lost in thought for a while, he left the vacant lot and headed home.

And I stood on the second floor outdoor terrace and looked around paradise through the telescope.

In Raon’s judgment, the enemies were no ordinary people.

They were likely soldiers who had undergone intensive training, or something similar.

But it won’t be easy to break through paradise.

Although about thirty people had already died, many still remained in Paradise.

Not only were there sufficient supplies stored in the armory, but there were also many forts, outposts, and basements built throughout the village in preparation for such times.

As the sun set, the managers started running around busily.

Portable lights placed on each rooftop illuminated the area beyond the fence and the foot of the mountain, and all lights inside the village went out.

It was perfect.

In paradise, you can see outside, but from outside you cannot see inside.

Raon felt a brief moment of relief at the sight of the managers diligently carrying out their duties.

They spread out their border guards throughout the village and even took up positions themselves.

This way, you can attack enemies from multiple directions and catch enemies who invade spaces that cannot be reached by light.

It was the moment when all the preparations made so far shone.

Once all preparations were complete, Raon gave a new order through the radio.

The order was to attack immediately when the enemy appeared, but to capture at least one alive.

I have repeatedly urged them to bring in anyone who uses a firearm with a silencer.

As time passed, it became midnight.

Raon and the managers faced an unexpected problem.

A day in paradise begins early in the morning.

Because of this, most people, except for shift workers, have maintained a pattern of going to bed early and waking up early.

In simple terms, I’ve never stayed up past midnight.

The heads of the workers standing on the border bow like ripe rice.

Threats that anyone caught sleeping would be shot were quickly transmitted via radio.

Of course, nodding off wasn’t something I could do on my own, but I had to somehow hold out until the outside forces returned.

At that moment, Raon, who was looking around the illuminated paradise through a telescope, heard a gunshot in his ear.

It was a sound coming from the bridge that stretched far away, beyond the train station.

In the circumstances, it seemed that the returning troops had encountered another unexpected situation.

The problem was that the gunshots were too close.

It was different in volume from the sounds I had heard before, like watching a fire across a river.

Raon asked into the walkie-talkie.

“what’s the matter?”

[The enemies broke through the defense line and crossed the bridge.]

“… What? Cross the bridge?”

Raon blinks as he looks in the direction of the gunshot.

Recently, the Anonymous Church has focused more on defense than offense.

Although there were several skirmishes in between, they were all fights to protect each other’s territory.

But then you suddenly crossed the bridge.

That too in a crisis like the present one.

Could it be that all of this is the work of an anonymous sect?

[The attack is too aggressive. It is incomparable to the past. Requesting support.]

Raon swallowed dry saliva.

If the Nameless Church decides to attack, Paradise cannot withstand it.

But that was a very unlikely story.

Even if it is an unknown religion, it would require considerable troops and weapons to penetrate the geographically advantageous paradise.

As far as Raon knew, the Nameless Church was in conflict with several forces and did not have the capacity to do so.

Besides, didn’t the CEO constantly mediate by sending deliverymen around?

Although it had been quite some time since the couriers had stopped coming, the warning message he had sent to each faction was still effective.

Raon still couldn’t forget the day he first saw him.

A man who showed up with only two subordinates, and whom the deliverymen praised and called boss.

He proudly said that he was on his way back from the nameless church, and disappeared after leaving a promise to protect them from their overwhelming force.

Since then, couriers have been visiting Paradise frequently.

Thanks to this, Raon was able to predict the movements of the anonymous group in advance and was always able to move one step ahead.

However, there was a condition here too.

That meant not to leave Songpa-gu.

“Laon?”

As I stood there blankly listening to the radio transmissions pouring in, an administrator came up the stairs.

“We can’t stop the number of people from increasing. Should we just leave it like this?”

Despite the question, Raon still had a blank expression on his face.

He mutters to himself as he listens to the voice coming from the radio.

“… That’s what happened to us.”

“yes?”

“We got screwed by that kid.”

“Who are you talking about?”

The manager asked with a face that didn’t understand English.

“Do you remember when I first brought Kim Chanyeol?”

“Yes. I remember. Why is that suddenly… … .”

“The president told us not to leave Songpa-gu. We have kept that promise so far. We had to stop the nameless sect, so we had no choice but to join hands with them.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“The only time I broke that promise was when I was wandering around Gangseo-gu.”

“But isn’t that what you asked? To go around Gangseo-gu and kidnap any survivors you see.”

Raon nodded.

“That’s right. But after that, the number of deliverymen suddenly stopped. Isn’t that strange?”

“no way…….”

“That’s what I expected. The president deliberately dragged us to Gangseo-gu. The nameless group probably went through a similar situation. It was to make them break their promise. The reason the nameless group is going crazy like this right now is probably the same reason as us.”

It was shocking news to the manager who was listening to Raon.

Because paradise would be disadvantaged if those who served as buffers disappeared.

“But what does the boss gain by doing that?”

“… They’re trying to take over Seoul. They’ve tied up each force in their respective regions and prepared something. We don’t know. We don’t know how big they are, how many people they have, or even where they live.”

“… I don’t understand. If that was the case, then there was no need to mediate from the beginning. You can just watch them fight until they’re about to burst into blood and then give them a helping hand at the end.”

Raon shook his head.

“If that was the case, the president would have been involved in the fight from the beginning. Think about it carefully. If you leaked information about the nameless sect to various forces under the pretext of mediation, that’s not mediation. Do you think you would have only told us that information?”

“ah…….”

“Rather, it’s because of that that we have more friction. There won’t be any big fights, but we’ll keep clashing. It was the same with us. We first provoked the nameless group and then tried to find fault with them using the excuse of a counterattack. The president must have thought about all of this. On the surface, it may have seemed like we were using that promise, but if he had expected that, we were the ones being used, no, maybe everyone else.”

“How could that be… … .”

“We might have swallowed up the neutral zone while we were fighting for months, and now that everything is ready, we might just be watching. Like you said, we’re just going to put the finishing touches.”

“So what do we do now?”

Raon smiled evilly.

“What else can we do? If you tell us to fight, we have to fight. Right now, all we can do is dance the sword dance with all our might when you put us on stage. It’s too late to come up with any other plans.”

Then he pointed beyond the train station in the distance.

“I’ll tell them to lure the believers to the train station via radio, so you lead half of the guards and wait around the station. Then, shoot them as soon as you see them. Do you understand what I mean? You don’t have to hesitate anymore.”

“All right.”

“And send someone to the southern terminal and inform them of the current situation. An attack from the nameless sect will begin in earnest soon.”

“Is it okay to just say that?”

“Yeah. If you don’t want to die while just defending yourself, you’ll probably hatch and come out. We just have to watch your reaction and make a decision.”

“Okay, I’ll get ready right now.”

As the manager, with his head bowed, hurried down the stairs, Raon’s eyes, left alone, shook dangerously.

Now, I couldn’t see even an inch ahead.

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