Infected - Chapter 50



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Episode 49

Hyunsoo felt like time was passing slowly after the door opened and Beomsik got out.

Beomsik, who had been trying to tear the tape until the end, eventually succeeded in throwing it away in its entirety using centrifugal force.

A bundle of tightly wrapped tape flew high into the sky.

The eyes of the infected people standing on the road turned towards the truck.

One lap, two laps, three laps.

Ring ring …

An alarm sound that would wake you up in anger if you heard it rang throughout the area.

The effect was perfect.

The guys seemed to turn towards Beomsik, but soon began to follow the sound.

Hyunsoo, who had leaned out as if standing up, saw the bundle flying away.

The bundle was caught precisely on the tree and did not fall to the ground.

It was a complete success.

It didn’t matter whether it was intentional or not.

Because the results were better than expected.

What was significant was that a large number of infected people who had gathered on the road were rushing to the trees tens of meters away.

Beomsik, who saw that it was hanging on a tree, looked at Hyunsoo with a bright smile.

Hyunsoo realized for the first time that Beomsik was a person who could smile like that.

“What are you doing? Come out!”

“yes!”

Hyunsoo jumped out the window and hurriedly followed behind.

While the two men crossed the street, inside the gas station office, people were busy moving the sofa and opening the door.

Following Beomsik, Hyunsoo, who had turned his hat around, entered the office.

Faces that I thought I would never see again were reunited.

Young-man, who had locked the door, took off Hyun-soo’s hat and roughly ran his hand through Hyun-soo’s hair.

“What a cute little guy! I knew he was alive! Well then.”

“Eww! My hair is a mess!”

Minyoung, who was watching, let out a sigh of relief.

Next to him, Jae-jae and Beom-sik were looking at each other.

Although he didn’t say anything, his face was filled with joy.

The tightly held hands did not let go for a while.

Anna, who had been watching, shook her head with a smile, then suddenly hit Hyun-soo on the back.

“Ouch! What’s wrong?”

“You try to wander around like that one more time, and I’ll be the first to shoot you.”

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

Hyunsoo lowered his gaze and apologized.

“Don’t act so ignorant, you punk. Got it? I really thought I’d never see you two again.”

“Because I saw what you did.”

“Just go back out.”

Anna pushed Beomsik’s back out as he answered slyly.

Everyone who was watching and talking to them was smiling brightly.

It’s been a long time since we’ve all laughed like this.

It was a group of people who had so little to laugh about that their smiles were unfamiliar to each other.

“How about sleeping here today? There’s even a shower room in the bathroom. There’s also a separate rest area, so wouldn’t it be better to get a good night’s sleep and leave as soon as the sun rises?”

“That would be great. We’re all tired. It’s been a long day.”

Minyoung struck the janggu.

Finance looked outside.

It was quite a distance from the gas station, but it wasn’t a good thing that they were all crowded together within visual range.

But there was nowhere to go.

The damage was too great to go out again and do anything now.

It was dangerous physically and also because the field of vision was poor.

For the uninfected, the day was much more favorable.

“What do you think?”

Finance asked.

“What are you asking? Do as you please.”

Beomsik decided to follow Jaegye’s advice, seemingly speaking bluntly.

Now there was something invisible between the two.

“Then go to sleep. If there’s nothing urgent, it’s okay to rest. However, you should properly stand guard for an hour based on the person who falls asleep last.”

Everyone nodded, and Hyunsoo raised his hand.

“I’m last in line. I have a hard time falling back asleep once I wake up.”

“You’re surprisingly sensitive for what you look like. Then you should be the first one.”

Anna looked at him with curiosity.

“That’s okay. But what do I look like?”

“You don’t seem to have any thoughts.”

“My sister is like that too.”

“This is it!”

“I’ll wash first!”

Hyunsoo, who had packed a bag containing a towel and underwear, opened the door and headed to the shower room in one step.

After showering in order, the group changed into the clothes they brought from the multi-plaza in the basement of the hospital.

After a while.

The lights in the break room, which was connected to the office by a narrow door, were turned off.

Anna and Minyoung decided to sleep in the break room, and all the men sat down in the office.

There was plenty of space to spread out, thanks to the three long sofas.

Except for finances.

Jaejae, who didn’t fit on the sofa to begin with, laid down on the gas station jumper that was in the warehouse on the floor.

“But. What on earth could that have been?”

In the quiet silence, Hyun-soo, the first night watchman, sat by the window and asked.

Young-man, who was tossing and turning as if his seat was uncomfortable, answered.

“What are you talking about?”

“Zombies. I’ve never seen them run in such a large group before. How they run and the dust comes flying up like a storm. Even now, I get goosebumps thinking about it.”

“It’s a story about being half-crazy about something.”

“What is that?”

“well…….”

The conversation ended there.

Nothing really came to mind.

Has something like that happened?

I just think about it.

At that moment, Beomsik’s voice, which had been motionless as if he were asleep, was heard.

“It’s because of the helicopter.”

“A helicopter?”

Hyunsoo asked.

“Uh. You don’t know, but a soldier named Captain Kang said this before. He said that when a helicopter takes off, those guys will follow the sound and swarm us. Plus, it flew low to rescue us and exploded, so, well, that says it all.”

“Oh! That’s right. That’s right, it was because of the helicopter.”

“That’s right. Now that I think about it, there’s nothing else to it.”

Young-man also struck the janggu.

While the three people were exchanging opinions about what happened today, Jaejae, who was lying face down against the wall, couldn’t close his eyes.

I was so tired I could almost collapse, but I couldn’t sleep.

As soon as I closed my eyes, they came to mind.

The first thing that came to mind was Kim Chae-min, who was blocking the infected by tying his fingernails with a tie.

When I closed my eyes and everything got dark, the memories from that time came back to me.

He saw his own hand hitting his skull with a hammer and Chae-min loosening his tie to stop the bleeding.

The screams of the infected, the sound of human bones collapsing, and even a female employee screaming in fear.

I opened my eyes again.

Then, as if it were a lie, it disappeared.

The vivid sounds that tormented my ears, and the memories of that time unfolding like a movie.

Everything is gone.

And when I close my eyes again… … .

My head hurt so much it felt like it was going to burst because of the loud helicopter noise.

He was about to shoot with the rifle he had taken from Hyun-soo.

Two men were seen struggling in the cockpit to avoid crashing into the roof.

My eyes met the co-pilot’s, and his face instantly distorted.

The moment I was about to say something to the pilot.

Bang! Bang!

Two gunshots rang out.

They lost control of the controls, blood spurting from their chests and mouths.

A helicopter crashes down with a narrow gap between them.

There was a loud explosion and a hot sensation on the soles of my feet.

Finance had no choice but to open its eyes.

I was so tired that my eyelids were stinging.

But I didn’t have the courage to close my eyes again.

The line between dreaming and reality was blurry.

This time too?

Eventually, Finance closed his eyes from unbearable fatigue.

The inside of the studio was visible through the window.

A woman standing with a knife.

It was PD Choi.

She was screaming with a face full of fear.

Beomsik, standing next to me, shook his head.

The scene soon shifted to the communication between Young-man and Captain Kang, and her face was clearly visible as she looked delighted at the news that a rescue team was coming.

and…….

PD Choi falls with a scream.

Even as she fell, she stretched her other arm to the rooftop to survive.

But as if he was struggling in the water, his arms could not reach it and eventually he disappeared from sight.

I was able to save him.

As she walked to the edge, Finance clearly felt something uneasy.

But I didn’t stop it.

It was never because I thought it would be okay if PD Choi died.

I just didn’t know it would turn out that way.

It echoed.

The screams of a strange woman continued to torment my ears.

I didn’t know what to do.

A feeling of heart pounding with maddening anxiety.

I opened my eyes in surprise at the strong pressure that felt like someone was strangling me.

It was morning.

It wasn’t dawn, it was just morning.

Finance was startled and sat up.

I looked around and everyone was asleep.

What about night watch?

After Hyunsoo, Jaesung was scheduled to be appointed.

But Hyun-soo, who should have woken her up, was lying on the floor.

I looked at the clock on the wall.

9 o’clock in the morning.

I slept for almost ten hours.

What’s even more surprising is that no one woke up in the meantime.

I looked outside.

None of the infected gathered under the tree with the alarm clock were visible.

Where did they all go?

“Wow, what is it?”

Hyunsoo woke up in surprise at the rustling sound of finances.

Then he looked back and forth between his watch and his finances.

It seemed like he didn’t remember very well.

“You, why didn’t you wake me up?”

“Oh, that’s… I think you’re too tired. Haha.”

“Oh really? Then my next turn will be to stand guard. Hey, Lee Beom-sik. Wake up.”

“I’m sorry, I just need to close my eyes for a moment.”

Hyunsoo said, scratching his head.

“But everyone slept well and nothing happened!”

“You’re last in line. No exceptions.”

The finances that were spoken as a warning woke everyone up.

As soon as they opened their eyes, they all looked shocked at the fact that they had spent the previous night without any night watch.

In fact, what’s even more surprising is that he slept for nearly ten hours in this poor place that wasn’t even his home.

Even without a single person waking up from anxiety.

I was that tired.

Still, perhaps because they slept well, their complexions looked better than the day before.

While Beom-sik was pushing Hyun-soo as if he was going to kill him, Jae-jae came out of the office.

There was a fairly chilly breeze blowing.

Even though summer is ending, it went by too quickly.

I looked up at the sky, and it was clearer than ever.

I couldn’t even remember how long it had been since I’d seen such a clear sky.

Could it be affecting the climate already?

After all, factories, power plants, and automobiles stopped moving in an instant.

I thought that might be the case.

Or maybe it’s because everything that used to radiate heat in the city center all year round is gone.

Only Yeong-man, who followed behind, stretched.

Then he blurted out a similar thought to finance.

“What kind of weather is this chilly? Summer is almost over. But is it always this chilly at this time of year? By the way, where have all these people gone?”

“I don’t know. I can’t see anything.”

Finance looked around, blocking out the sunlight.

I really didn’t see a single one.

If there had been a stimulus enough to lead them all, the group would have definitely felt it.

What happened?

“Found it!”

Both people looked back at the same time.

The person whose voice was heard without warning was Anna.

I woke up and was climbing up to the roof of a gas station, looking around with a telescope.

Finance asked.

“what?”

“Come up and see. I guess I’ll have to see it for myself to believe it.”

Jae-Jae and Young-Man climbed the ladder with bewildered faces.

“What is it?”

Even when asked like that, Anna just held out her telescope.

Jaejae looked first in the direction Anna’s fingertips were pointing.

I reduced the magnification of the telescope and then increased it again.

What was crowded there?

They were all infected.

It was nothing compared to yesterday’s dust storm, but it was not a small number.

At least several thousand.

“Why are you doing that?”

“I don’t know either.”

While Anna shrugged her shoulders, Young-man, who had been handed the telescope, also witnessed the scene.

“They’re all gathered together and raising their hands. It’s like they’re watching a concert. Even if Freddie Mercury came back to life, it would be hard for him to be that popular.”

“Whatever the reason, it’s good for us. Let’s get some gas and get out of here.”

The finance officer who came down waited for the party with a barrel full of oil.

Beomsik and Hyunsoo, who had just finished washing the cat, joined in late.

Now there’s only one thing left to do.

All I had to do was go to Yeouido.

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