Infected - Chapter 526



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More than anything, I wanted to personally check their level.

Because she had work to do with them.

Gaon, who was standing there blankly, wagging his finger at the spotted man.

At that moment, the spotted man kicked the floor as if he had been waiting.

It was much faster than expected.

Of course, only in the eyes of my colleagues.

The first attack was a fist aimed at the face.

Whoosh!

Gaon slightly twisted his body to avoid the blow and stamped his knee with the sole of his foot.

The idea is to kick the leg that acts as the pivot to destroy the center of gravity.

Just before your feet touch your knees.

The spotted man quickly shifted his weight to the opposite leg and dodged the attack.

It was a moment when the onlookers’ eyes widened.

After that, his one-sided attacks continued.

Gaon was calm.

I avoided the punches and blocked the kicks with my knees and thighs.

Then, I carefully observed the opponent’s attack.

The attack itself is very intuitive and simple.

He was just a little faster than others thanks to his natural reflexes and kinetic vision.

The bottom line is that you haven’t learned anything properly, but are just superficially imitating it.

In other words, it also meant that if you learn properly, you will become much better than you are now.

Phew!

A heavy fist cuts through the air.

Gaon, who had lowered his posture with the King, quickly steps back.

The polka-dotted man followed along without missing a beat.

Although I haven’t been hit yet, I could definitely feel the gap between me and Gaon when I saw them in person.

It would be more accurate to say that she was deliberately avoiding him rather than that he was pushing her.

Maybe that’s why.

Without realizing it, I was starting to feel anxious.

The moment that followed was when Gaon was pushed further into a corner.

The spotted man jabbed with his left hand and then delivered a powerful kick to the side.

It was, in a way, the final blow.

A place where you can never stand properly if you get hit.

however…….

His eyes shook uneasily as he followed up the jab with a roundhouse kick.

Shhh!

It was because of the cold smile on Gaon’s lips.

When the spotted man’s legs arrived.

Gaon had already dug deep into his arms, past his knees.

A three-stage attack that follows.

A series of consecutive punches followed the forehead, chest, and chin.

The spotted man’s face turns violently as he is hit without any chance to dodge.

“Ugh, ugh!”

I couldn’t breathe.

Not being able to breathe right away was much more painful than being hit in the jaw and having my legs lose strength.

“Okay, wait a minute!”

I wave my hands desperately.

But Gaon didn’t stop.

He kicked the ground, leaped into the air, and performed a spinning kick in the air.

A blow that is delivered with body weight.

Wow!

The spotted man rolled on the floor with all sorts of odds and ends.

And then I couldn’t get up right away.

The match has been decided.

Thick drool flowed from his mouth as he half-raised his body.

“Ugh… … .”

If it were anywhere else, I would have been confident that I could endure no matter how much I was beaten.

But why did it have to be Mingchi?

The subsequent roundhouse kick was also a hit.

My chest felt so tight that I felt dizzy, as if I might faint at any moment.

Gaon, who had been staring at him, asked the soldiers.

“Is there more?”

“… … .”

Everyone just looked at each other, and no one stepped forward.

She returned to the front seat and spoke with a confident face.

“As you know, I’m from Seoul. I heard that you were planning to attack us because of the vaccine, but I don’t think you planned it simply because of the vaccine. You’re trying to shake up our system and take away everything we have. That’s why I’m going to wage war now. If you want to live, you have to follow me. Hey, you.”

Gaon called out to the spotted man who was shaking his body.

“yes?”

“Come and sit down. It’s an eyesore.”

“Oh, yes.”

He hurried back to his seat next to Eugene.

“Someone among you must be dissatisfied with your system. No matter how many times I chewed it over, I couldn’t understand it. I don’t know about anything else, but I promise you one thing. If you follow me, you will live freely. I will give you the opportunity to live like a human being, not like livestock under a strict system. That’s what Seoul is like.”

One of the soldiers raised his hand.

“But… I have a family in the safe zone. Even if I were alone, I would have worried about this, but I can’t leave my family behind and go alone. It’s only been three years since my child was born.”

“Me too.”

“me too.”

“It’s all the same.”

Gaon looked around at everyone.

“So you’re going to continue living there? Are you going to let your precious wife and children live like livestock in cages just for their safety?”

The soldiers couldn’t bring themselves to answer.

“A life where even basic rights are taken away and people live for a group led by a certain minority, not as individuals. Do families really want that kind of life? No one in the world wants that kind of life. They probably lived their lives thinking that way was right all these years. No, they probably complied even though they knew it was wrong. I’m giving them a chance to change that.”

“But if we go to war… … .”

What they were worried about was not their own safety.

Families trapped in the safe zone.

Perhaps they were afraid that they would be caught up in the flames of war.

Of course, Gaon was also well aware of that.

“The war I’m going to fight isn’t the kind of war you think of, where you destroy everything and slaughter everything. Those people who gave you guns and swords and made you attack others. Those guys who incited you to attack Seoul and get the vaccine. Those are the guys I’m going to fight.”

Now it was time to tell the truth.

“Listen carefully. Seoul distributes vaccines without distinction of faction. It has been doing so for a long time, and has been broadcasting it through the radio for years. People in Gangwon Province also come to hear the broadcast. Do you think a big force like you didn’t know that? No, I don’t think so. It’s not that they didn’t know, they just hid it. That’s the only way to maintain the system. Don’t you think so? Just think about the vaccines being distributed. Your very lives will change. You won’t have to be suspicious or afraid of each other anymore, and you won’t have to have soldiers walking around with guns everywhere on the streets. Think of the children.”

Gaon kept thinking back to his childhood while speaking.

Beomsik and his group never gave up on Gaon under any circumstances.

I risked my life to protect her.

At the same time, I wanted to settle down in a place where I could live like a human being.

For the next generation, they fought against injustice, shed blood to win freedom, and did not hesitate to die.

Would Seoul exist today without their sacrifices and efforts?

Gaon’s appealing words had an immediate effect.

The soldiers’ eyes lit up when they heard the words ‘vaccine supply’.

“Is it true that the vaccine was supplied unconditionally and that it was even broadcast?”

“Do you think I’m telling a lie that will get caught soon? If you want, I can take you to Seoul right now and show you how.”

“That’s ridiculous… … Then you’re saying that you’ve been deceiving us all this time.”

Everyone’s expressions become serious.

Another soldier raised his hand.

“excuse me…….”

“say.”

“You said you were going to wage war, but if we follow you, are these all the troops you have?”

“For now, yes.”

“I know it’s great, but it’s just too much to wage war with just these numbers… .”

Everyone was thinking the same thing, they just didn’t express it.

The problem was that they wanted to do something with only themselves, leaving everything else aside.

“I will decide that. All you have to do is follow. I will use any means necessary to win. Behind me, there are those who surpass me, and those who are prepared to give their lives for them. If you betray me or leave me, if you can survive, tens of thousands of me will come looking for you. So, shall we decide now?”

While everyone was watching.

The first answer came from an unexpected place.

“I will follow.”

It was a spotted man.

“What is your name?”

“My name is Joo-cheol Ho. Just call me Dot-bak. Everyone calls me that.”

“Why do you have so many spots?”

“… … .”

The dotted line smacked its lips, as if it couldn’t find anything to say.

“From now on, you will be the adjutant. Stay next to the platoon leader and manage the platoon members well.”

“Huh? The adjutant is here?”

The soldier who had asked the question earlier spoke with a puzzled look on his face.

A spark flew in Gaon’s eyes.

“What kind of adjutant is someone who doesn’t even have the courage to fight me? That’s how you guys got into this mess. Do you have anything to say?”

“…doesn’t exist.”

“I’m all about ability. I don’t care about age or gender. The stronger one is always the older one, and the weaker one is always the younger one. So keep in mind that the platoon leader and adjutant can change at any time. Answer.”

“All right.”

The platoon members answered in unison.

“We’ll hold an all-night strategy meeting today and get moving as soon as the sun rises. Forget about sleeping. If you have anyone who needs to poop or pee, go and do it now.”

“I have another question.”

The soldier who had been pushed out of the adjutant raised his hand again.

“say.”

“What should we call you from now on?”

“While we’re on the subject, think about it. What should I call you?”

“Me, me?”

“okay.”

“…I will call you Captain.”

“Okay. Then we will now begin the actual strategy meeting. I will speak, so you just listen and respond.”

At those words, the expressions on the platoon members’ faces turned bewildered.

It clearly says it’s a meeting.

But no one dared to spit it out.

This is because the atmosphere completely shifted to Ga-on’s side as even the somewhat resistant Dot-Bak became an adjutant.

A few hours later, in the early morning.

It’s still a time when everyone is asleep.

Under the slowly dawning sky, Gaon and Yujin peeked their heads out from the foot of a mountain in the city.

At the three-way intersection along the road down the mountain, a small outpost and people walking around in front of it were visible.

Eugene said.

“That’s their checkpoint over there.”

“Where is your home base?”

“If you go straight past the checkpoint, there is a wooden outer wall. From there, it’s the mountain range.”

The mountain was the name of a safe zone surrounded by several checkpoints.

The reason for the name was simple.

The name of the leader who runs the safe zone was Sanha.

Like Seoul, the hometown of Gaon and Seonwoo, it was a place that depended on the charisma of one leader.

“If we suddenly push them with a car, they’ll retreat. We’re in a ceasefire, and we don’t have many men. Then the main force will arrive within a few minutes.”

“How many minutes is that?”

“Five minutes at most.”

Gaon turned on the radio after hearing the answer.

“Let’s get started.”

Chijijik!

[All right.]

The polka dot’s voice flows out of the walkie-talkie.

When I looked back, I saw Han Seung-woo, Son Ye-joo, and Hwang Si-won holding rifles with their faces covered.

“When does it start? I’m starting to get bored.”

Han Seung-woo said, nodding his head.

They say the scariest person is someone who has read one book.

After the operational meeting, the three people disassembled the PRI and the firearms to the point where they had a rash on their shoulders.

Their solemn expressions were reminiscent of special forces.

As I learned the process of disassembling and assembling a gun myself, even though I knew nothing about it, I felt a strange sense of confidence welling up in me.

“… The atmosphere is the best.”

“therefore.”

At that moment, Gaon and Eugene were muttering.

Boooow!

The sound of a truck was heard from somewhere in the quiet city center.

Seonwoo set off with Dotboki and his men.

“let’s go!”

Gaon went down the mountainside holding a rifle.

In this operation, the roles of five people were most important.

This is because you need to distract the enemies at the checkpoint from focusing on the truck.

If you do that, they will get scared and return to their base in Sanha.

A truck turns the corner.

Tata Tang!

The spotted one riding on the cargo ship screamed and pulled the trigger into the air.

They were making a fuss as if a great army was coming.

The ensuing fighting between the two sides.

They say it’s a battle, but the enemies at the checkpoint are hiding and can’t even raise their heads.

Around that time.

Gaon and his group crossed the road and started pulling the trigger on the other side.

The goal was to create fear, not murder.

“evil!”

The enemy who had been leaning out from behind the checkpoint falls down, spurting blood.

It was a bullet shot by Gaon.

The colleague standing nearby quickly examined the wound.

“Ugh!”

“It’s okay! It’s just a shoulder wound!”

“What’s so good about that… … .”

“Hey! Start the car! Back off! Now!”

Even as the shouting continued, several more people fell.

As the number of casualties increases, even retreat becomes unavoidable.

They carried the injured away as soon as the ambulance arrived.

There was no time to protect or wait.

Because of the hail of bullets, getting out of here right away was a priority.

“Fuck, fucking shit!”

The man sitting at the wheel kept swearing nonstop.

Behind them, the wounded were bleeding and gritting their teeth.

The last one to get on shouted as he closed the door.

“What the hell is going on!”

“You little shits! You said there was a ceasefire and now you’re doing this?”

Then I pedaled roughly and got out of the intersection.

Immediately after, a group arrived around the checkpoint.

The spotted dog got out of the truck and approached Gaon.

“How was I?”

“He seemed crazy.”

“The effect was clear, wasn’t it?”

Gaon nodded while looking at the bloodstain.

“Is there anything?”

“what?”

“No, well done. Or do it like that next time.”

“Keep your head down from now on. If you don’t want to get shot and die.”

“yes?”

“Just do what I tell you to do. Don’t overdo it. When did I tell you to stick your head out and yell like that? You monkey?”

“…sorry.”

Gaon stared at the embarrassed Dotty and then walked away.

Then this time, Han Seung-woo, Son Ye-joo, and Hwang Si-won approached.

“Gaon-ah.”

“why?”

Hwang Si-won pointed to the bullet marks on the bus stop and wall next to the checkpoint.

The three groups of coalition forces were clearly divided.

“how is it?”

“It’s okay.”

The three people who heard that looked at each other with smug faces.

Gaon left them behind and scanned the direction in which the van had disappeared.

The reason why they were able to survive the previous battle without a single casualty.

That’s because Sanha was an ally, not an enemy.

No, I was planning to use it as an ally.

The main force will arrive soon.

Gaon checked his watch and shouted to his group.

“let’s go!”

The area around the checkpoint became quiet again, as if nothing had happened.

“Ugh… … .”

“Ouch! Don’t press there!”

Entrance to the safe zone under the mountain.

A man’s face became distorted like a piece of paper as he watched the wounded continue to come in.

I think I’m in my mid-40s.

A large body comparable to finance, with a ferocious expression, and an appearance that will make your stomach churn just by looking at it.

He was the one who took the mountain.

A man who had just passed the entrance ran up to me and started gritting his teeth.

“It’s an attack by the governor’s kids!”

Sanha’s face hardened like stone after hearing the report.

Then the young man standing nearby shouted with the aforementioned face.

“We must send troops immediately and tear them apart! How dare you attack during a ceasefire!”

“… What number?”

A thick voice, like the sound of a drum, resonates around the area.

“I don’t know exactly because they attacked from both sides, but there were at least twenty of them.”

“Divide your force into three and destroy the outpost first. We can start the conversation from there.”

This time, a middle-aged man who had been watching from behind stepped forward.

“No.”

All three people’s eyes turned to him.

“You can’t do that! All the troops at the checkpoint almost died! Are you saying we should just endure this?”

A young man with blood on his hands raises his voice as if he doesn’t understand.

But the middle-aged man looked at Sanha with an expression that said he didn’t need to hear any more.

Beneath the wrinkles of age, eyes with a strange color that did not match her age looked at him.

“Leader. If we move our troops now, it could easily escalate into an all-out war. The governor has to go to Seoul anyway. There is no need to go to war with us. Even if there are impure intentions, if you say that it was done unilaterally by his subordinates, there is no justification for responding. If we use this as an opportunity, we will be able to take the lead in various issues. Please reconsider.”

“Now is not the time to be discussing such things. Whatever the reason, if you put up with this, it will happen again at some point!”

“It’s not too late to make a move after checking the whole story.”

“They attacked openly, so where is the full story?”

“So are you saying you’re going to start an all-out war?”

“If it’s necessary, then do it!”

The middle-aged man’s fingertips pointed to the wounded being carried away on a stretcher.

“Half of our population, if not more, will die covered in blood like that.”

“If we stay still, one day, not half of us, but all of us, may end up living like slaves! You know very well how the governor runs the safe zone!”

Sanha exhaled deeply.

A middle-aged man who wants to hear the whole story and a young man who says he must fight back no matter what.

Both sides had a point.

but…….

“Commence the attack.”

I don’t know about other cases, but this time I just couldn’t get over it.

Even a mouse will bite a cat when cornered.

If that’s the case for rats, how much worse must it be for humans?

Sanha’s sharp eyes looked toward the city beyond the entrance to the safe zone.

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