Infected - Chapter 51



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Episode 50

Getting back down into the sewer wasn’t difficult.

This is because the infected people, drawn by something, all rushed to the intersection in the middle of the city.

Actually, everyone was curious, but no one gave their opinion.

After having had a hellish day yesterday, I didn’t want to face those guys again.

“I heard some noise.”

Anna, who was walking lost in thought, muttered to herself.

Then Hyunsoo asked curiously.

“What are you talking about?”

“It sounds like a song… or like someone is screaming. It’s strange.”

“Whatever it is, it’s good for us.”

“I wonder. Would something like that happen unless someone did it intentionally?”

“The machine may have malfunctioned, or there may be other things we don’t think about. Especially in the case of announcements, there are often cases where an alarm is set in advance.”

Hyunsoo shrugged and said.

“It’s been almost a week already, what’s this alarm? I don’t know, I just feel a little uneasy.”

“My sister is too sensitive.”

“It’s annoying.”

Anna, who had been nagged, recalled the memory from earlier.

As everyone in the group was getting ready to leave the gas station, I got curious and walked a little bit.

Strange noises could be faintly heard from afar, and infected people continued to flock from all over the city.

There were still so many of them even after they passed by in such large numbers last night.

They kept gathering as if they were being produced in a factory.

I had a burning desire to go further.

Because I was curious about what that sound was and who it came from.

But the distance to the gas station was getting too far.

So I had no choice but to turn back.

Damn, I should have gone a little further.

When Anna looked lost in thought, Jaejae spoke as if giving her advice.

“Forget it, Anna. Now that we’re in the safe zone, we won’t hear anything like that outside.”

“That’s true.”

Anna quickly agreed again.

“And if someone was intentionally helping us, they’d find out eventually. There’s no way someone with that level of ability wouldn’t know about the existence of the safe zone.”

“That’s true. What’s wrong? Why are you so smart all of a sudden?”

“It’s not that I’m smart, it’s just natural.”

“Oh, I don’t even know the obvious?”

Anna said deliberately sarcastically.

“Oops again… … .”

As Jae-jae was about to say something, Beom-sik tapped him on the shoulder.

Looking ahead, I saw Youngman, who had been walking in the lead, raising his hand toward the back.

I felt like I had discovered something.

Soon, one of the infected came around the corner making a strange noise.

Young-man attacked at that moment.

Boom! Boom!

The guy who got hit in the head fell straight into the water.

Then Jaejae continued what he had been unable to say.

“So that’s not what I’m saying… … .”

“I know, me too. Am I stupid? Oppa, you’re such a tiring person. What kind of prank can’t you pull, a prank?”

“This is ridiculous.”

Jaejae grabbed his pounding head as he watched Anna just say what she wanted to say and pass by.

After a while.

The group discovered a bright light coming from the end of a dark sewer.

Young-man, who came out immediately, smiled pleasantly, blocking out the pouring sunlight.

Because a yacht marina was visible not far away.

Of course, it would not have been possible to obtain oil from the beginning.

As I was driving from the hospital to here, so many infected people followed me.

It was virtually impossible to sneak through the gaps and steal fuel from gas stations.

As Beomsik said, things might have been meant to turn out this way.

I looked around and there wasn’t a single ant on the hills and roads where they used to swarm.

I thought maybe those guys also ran away after hearing the sound of the helicopter.

The broken wooden bridge still had the iron plates that Gongdu had laid down.

One by one, they passed the iron plates and approached the boat.

Soon, when Young-man got on the boat, Jae-jae handed him the oil can that he had been holding as preciously as a safe.

Hyunsoo, who had climbed on board, helped pour the oil.

The two men barely managed to tilt the heavy oil drum, realizing just how powerful Finance was.

You held this with one hand?

That too, after an hour had passed.

The eyes of the group looking at the oil pouring down were filled with anticipation.

I hope it starts.

Because there were so many variables, I became anxious even though I knew that the engine would start if I just poured oil.

“Ah, the key.”

Young-man, who had just finished pouring the oil, looked at the driver’s seat and spoke.

Then Minyoung pointed to the side of the boat.

“There’s a number on the boat. It’s boat number 7.”

“I’ll go and come back.”

Beomsik grabbed Hyunsoo, who was waving his hand and walking out.

Hyunsoo, who had returned to his original position in an instant, scratched his head.

“I can go.”

“Don’t go out alone from now on. I have the keys… Oh, he’s going out alone again.”

Beomsik muttered as he chased Jaejae, who was already moving farther away.

Jae-Jeong and Beom-Sik arrived at the wharf building and opened the iron door with the paint peeling off white.

The interior, where no one had been for several days, was covered in dust.

Every time I stepped on the wooden floor, the dust rose like smoke and sparkled in the sunlight from the window.

The two scattered to the left and right to look for the key box.

I thought it would hang on any wall, of course.

But no matter where I looked, I couldn’t find the key.

Beomsik opened his mouth.

“It’s not there either?”

“I think so.”

I thought it would take a while because there were still a lot of cupboards and drawers that hadn’t been opened.

Jae-jae, who was looking at the shelf, suddenly stopped and looked at Beom-sik.

“Hey, but there’s Yeouido.”

“say.”

Beomsik answered while crouching down and taking out the boxes.

“Isn’t that a little strange?”

“what?”

“Can you build that many fences in one day?”

“One day? Why do you think it’s one day?”

“It couldn’t have been built after the outbreak began. That’s because when we first arrived at the dock from the hospital, the fence was already set up. By then, everyone who was going to die would have already died and there would be no heavy equipment, so how could they have done it later? It had all been built before then.”

Beomsik, who was listening to the story, suddenly stopped and became lost in thought.

Now that I hear it, it makes sense.

People are being bitten all around you, infections are constantly spreading, and you’re calmly continuing the construction?

That doesn’t make sense.

“It’s strange.”

“Decisively… … .”

Jae-jae continued speaking with great effort as he took out the last box from the shelf.

“The broken bridge. That’s the strangest thing. They must have consulted with the military in advance to cut the bridge. But how did they agree in advance? When did they have time to do that?”

“So what’s your conclusion?”

“These guys knew it from the beginning. They knew it before Japan collapsed, when the infection started in Japan. That’s why they thought it was fast and moved. But the infection spread much faster than they thought. It would have been a mess before they could even put up the fence. That’s why they had no choice but to cut off the bridge.”

“It’s a plausible story. It fits perfectly. But does it make any difference to us if it’s true?”

Beomsik asked for the conclusion.

“None.”

Finance shook his head, throwing the box he had been rummaging through back onto the shelf.

With a silver key hanging on his thick fingers.

“But the past could have been changed. At least we wouldn’t have had to come to this point. Let’s just go. Let’s see what kind of smart-ass kid abandoned everyone and only cared about his own survival.”

“Okay. But what if you’re in a high-ranking position? You’re a civil servant, so you can’t disobey your superiors.”

“Why? Should I give you the beating instead?”

“It’s not difficult.”

Beomsik left the dock, snorting.

Jae-jae, who returned to the boat, handed the key to Young-man.

Everyone looked at Youngman’s hand with tense faces.

Youngman put the key in and tried to start the car.

Boooow!

The motor roared with a mighty roar.

A bright color came to the faces of the group.

They borrowed each other’s hands and climbed into the boat, untying the rope that was tied to the pole.

“Then let’s go over there and see if all our hard work was worth it.”

Young-man said, steering the boat.

The cool river breeze permeated my entire body.

The sticky sweat disappeared in an instant.

Finance looked up at the sky.

The weather was so nice that I felt like I was out enjoying some leisure time.

How nice it would be if that were really true.

Because we started quite far from the bridge, it took quite some time to cross the river diagonally.

As we got closer to Yeouido, the fence became more clearly visible.

Half curious, half worried.

Probably everyone was thinking the same thing.

The events that I experienced on my way here flashed before my eyes.

There were many moments that I wish I could turn back.

How nice it would be if all those moments could disappear in the strong wind.

The boat, which had already reached Yeouido, slowly slowed down.

“I’ll just bring it back to land. I won’t have to ride it again.”

Everyone agreed with Youngman’s words.

Want to ride again?

I didn’t even want to think about such a terrible thing.

There was only one way out of here, and that was to get kicked out.

The boat came to a complete stop with a slight jolt as it landed.

The group that got off the boat was confused by the fence blocking their way.

I searched thoroughly, but I couldn’t find any door or device that would allow entry.

Right then.

CLANG!

A gray sheet of iron opened up in a field not far away.

Then a group of people came up from the ground to the surface.

They were soldiers.

Finance, who was in the lead, threw his weapon on the floor.

Then, the group that followed also threw their weapons on the floor with dumbfounded faces.

As soon as the soldiers saw the group, they approached with their guns drawn.

They were approaching in long formations to the left and right, and it seemed as if they would shoot at any moment if they did anything strange.

When Jae-jae raised both hands, Young-man and Beom-sik, who were standing next to him, also raised their hands.

But the soldiers still approached without lowering their guns.

“Everyone, please put your hands on the back of your heads and turn around.”

Everyone complied obediently.

“Just kneel down.”

As soon as the soldiers got close, they started searching people.

Anna and Minyoung were searched by a female soldier among them.

Next to them, a young-looking private who appeared to be their junior checked the safety devices on the group’s weapons and then retrieved them on a long handle.

and…….

A man who I didn’t even know was standing behind me appeared.

The man in the white gown with the bald head looked to be in his early forties.

“Did you come on that boat?”

It was a thick, low-pitched voice.

Finance nodded.

“Yes. I found the safe zone under the guidance of Captain Kang Jin-hyeok.”

“Captain Kang? How is it?”

The man blinked as if in surprise.

Then, Young-man briefly explained the background that allowed him to communicate.

“Oh, really? Open the bag over there.”

The private came running, carrying the sack in a hurry.

The man who had been carefully looking at the weapon inside suddenly tilted his head.

“Where did this gun come from?”

The man pulled out a gold-plated pistol.

“This, this is strange. This gun was in the possession of one of our search party members. Why is it here?”

Search party member?

The group’s eyes widened.

Gongdu, that thug son can’t possibly be a search party member.

Are you trying to frame me right now?

Jae-jae, whose thoughts had gone that far, spoke urgently.

“That’s not the gun the soldier was holding. That’s… … .”

“Arrest him.”

The man stepped back, leaving those words behind.

Then the soldiers began to roughly force the group into a corner and handcuff them.

“Don’t touch me. I’ll die.”

Beomsik spoke as if warning, but it didn’t work.

“Let go! Fuck! Don’t let go?”

Beomsik, who was struggling like crazy, was hit on the head with a club and fell down.

And then they were trampled under military boots until they were covered in dust.

puck!

The officer who had been watching pretended to step back and then punched the soldier in the face.

Snap!

The dull sound of bone hitting bone.

But my feet slipped and I didn’t even get half the strength I needed.

The soldier who was pushed back as if he was falling also threw a punch at Jae-jae.

Immediately, bullets and boots flew in from the left and right.

Despite his size, he was able to dodge all attacks with agility, but he was helpless against attacks coming from behind.

Jaejae, who was hit in the back of the head, fainted.

Infected people