Infected - Chapter 547



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Side story episode 34

Gaon silently watched the back of the spotted cat moving away.

One question arises amidst the tension.

Who the hell are they?

Who could create such a monster?

The fighting power that Dotboki had previously shown was far superior to Seonwoo’s.

But it wasn’t enough to overwhelm Gaon.

The problem is the result.

Gaon couldn’t believe that he had struggled against the bastard’s one-handed attack.

Even on the other side, Seonwoo was attacking without any care.

I had never heard of a person being able to fight with one enemy in each hand.

Gaon lowered his gaze and looked at my hand.

Maybe I didn’t know I had the situation in my hands.

Because there’s a clear difference between rushing in to kill and fighting to capture.

Moreover, if the skills are equal, the one trying to capture them is at a much greater disadvantage.

This is because the attack points themselves are different in the first place.

Gaon, who had been lost in thought, turns his gaze to Seonwoo.

As I hurried over to him and shook his body, he opened his eyes with a start and sat up.

“He’s gone, he’s gone. It’s okay.”

Gaon quietly hugged him as he was flustered.

At that moment, a scene flashed through Seonwoo’s mind.

The scene where the spotted dagger cuts Gaon’s back.

I quickly get up and check her back.

The torn combat uniform was soaked in blood.

“Blood… … .”

“are you okay.”

“No. Wait a minute.”

Between the torn combat uniforms, a long wound was visible on Gaon’s white exposed back.

It was longer than a palm’s span.

“It needs to be treated immediately.”

“Just calm down, you can just go down and get treatment.”

“How do you calm down? Right now… … .”

Gaon grabbed Seonwoo’s collar as he turned around.

Then he turned his gaze towards the dead platoon members.

There, Eugene was kneeling, covered in tears.

Black drops of blood dripping from the dagger of Siwon standing next to him.

And even the staff were at a loss for words at the tragedy that suddenly struck.

In just a few minutes, the ridge became a portrait gallery.

“Miss, come here for a moment.”

The staff took Gaon and left the scene.

A dark shadow fell over his eyes.

“I won’t say anything unnecessary. Just tell me what the heck is going on.”

Gaon explained about the woman he met last night and the dead prisoner.

And I’ve always felt a strange sense of discomfort towards the spotted one.

The staff did not blame Gaon.

“I don’t blame you, young lady. If the author was a spy, he could easily be among us. What’s important now is to face the situation. I know you’re sad to lose your comrade, but let’s go down and get treatment first, and then we can put our heads together. Regardless of our intentions, we have to fight against a common enemy right now.”

“yes.”

“Ahem. But the situation is too unfavorable. The prisoner who was our only weapon is dead. Of course, thanks to that, we were able to find out about the spy’s existence, but we also lost him… … . Anyway, it was a good thing we didn’t pursue him. We have to take care of this place first.”

“The problem starts now.”

“That’s right. Since the closest spy got out alive, I think there’ll be some kind of reaction soon.”

“We have to move first before that.”

“But the wound on my back is too deep… … .”

“The wound just needs to be stitched up.”

“You don’t even know where the enemies are anyway.”

“Let’s start by taking down the governor. We have to reduce the number of enemies by at least one.”

The staff officer looked away with a thoughtful face.

Eugene was still with his head on the floor, with Siwon and Seonwoo guarding him.

“You two go to the hospital first. I’ll take care of the rest of you and take you there.”

“Then please do so.”

The staff member bowed silently and approached Eugene and his party.

Meanwhile, Gaon supported the limping Seonwoo and headed to the hospital.

Torn combat uniforms and damp, blood-stained ones.

People who saw the two people stopped walking and started muttering.

The injuries of Gaon, the commander-in-chief of the military, and his closest aide, Seonwoo, had a bigger impact than expected.

Some time after that.

As the dead bodies descended from the ridge, an ominous atmosphere began to hang over the safe zone.

There are spies inside, and a huge army will soon arrive.

Several incidents that occurred when a new enemy appeared made people anxious.

Rumors spread like wildfire, and the leadership was busy coming up with countermeasures.

In times like these, results, not words, were needed.

The operational meeting that started in the office was tense.

Gaon and people surrounding the map.

Her fingers traced the governor’s safety zone.

“Considering the situation with the person I met last night and the spy who escaped, there is only one choice. We must strike the governor before daybreak tomorrow.”

“Wouldn’t the enemies have expected this?”

Sanha asked with a worried face.

“Probably. That’s the only choice we have. Or I can go back to Seoul. No matter what we choose, the fate of this place is the same. In the end, we have to fight. Timing is important. They may think they’re going to attack, but they won’t expect it to be tomorrow morning.”

“How can you be sure?”

“If we had expected it, we should have been getting radio messages from our scouts by now. A convoy of trucks is heading for the governor. The enemy is currently suffering from a serious shortage of supplies. What good is having so many men when you have no ammunition?”

“Oh, I see.”

Sanha and his associates nodded.

“The plan is the same as last time. Fight outside and draw the enemy’s attention. Then they won’t be able to respond properly because they’re saving up their remaining ammo. In the meantime, we’ll sneak through the sewers and take out the governor and the leadership. What do you think?”

“If I attack in the same way, won’t they notice?”

“If my guess is correct, they are probably waiting for help from other forces by now. They will never think that they will attack in less than a day. It is the same method, but it definitely works.”

After hearing the plan, Sanha tapped the map and asked.

“How many troops do you need? If this is the final attack, you’ll need to gather all your troops.”

“No, just half is enough.”

“Half? But then the difference in force is too great… … .”

“The key to this operation is not an all-out war. It’s about taking advantage of the chaos to seize control of the leadership. So it has to be done quickly.”

“Then what do the rest of the troops do? Just wait here?”

“No. That can’t be.”

The corners of Gaon’s mouth rose coldly.

* * *

That night.

The soldiers in the safe zone fell into an early sleep.

Because I had to wake up in the dark of dawn for the operation.

Outside the outer wall, only a wide-spread reconnaissance unit was active.

A late autumn night when a fairly cold wind begins to blow.

Gaon and Yujin were standing in the yard of the house where the platoon members were staying.

Eugene lit a cigarette and blew smoke toward the round moon.

“… How is Seonwoo?”

“It’s okay. Don’t worry about yourself.”

“Yeah. I already have a spotted chick… … .”

Eugene’s eyes, staring into the moonlight, became sad.

“colon.”

“say.”

“How did you know, Captain? That the spotted one was a spy.”

“Do you remember when you came in here and started training?”

“Oh. I remember.”

“I thought it was strange ever since. Of course, it was a bit strange when we first met.”

“What was strange?”

“There’s a difference between being clumsy because you don’t know and pretending to be clumsy when you know. At the time, I thought that the guy with the spots showed genius and let it go, but that didn’t make sense in the first place. If he had that level of genius, he wouldn’t have been pushed back that much when we were up against each other. People with talent grow on their own.”

“Then why didn’t you say anything then and just watched?”

Gaon, who had been looking somewhere in the yard with unfocused eyes, turned his gaze.

“Well, I don’t know. Maybe I wanted to believe in the polka dots. Or maybe I thought there was some kind of story behind it.”

“…Why are you talking like that, as if you were talking about someone else? Oh, man. Right. What’s important now that it’s come to this? Well, even if you felt something was strange back then, you probably didn’t have anything to say.”

“Speaking of the dead platoon members… … .”

“It’s not your fault. I was worried about that situation, so I spoke to each of them separately. Dotted is smart. I think he brought them here with that in mind from the beginning.”

“Are you okay?”

“It can’t be okay. In fact, I’m still dumbfounded. I don’t know what’s going on. No, I know it but I can’t accept it. Think about it. What would you think if Seonwoo was a spy?”

“I can’t believe it… … .”

“Yes. You can think of it that way. However, the reason I haven’t lost my mind yet is because of the remaining guys. I have to stay alert if I want to protect them.”

“Why does it seem like nothing is going well since you got involved with me?”

Eugene looked at Gaon while crushing the cigarette butt he had smoked.

“At first, I thought so. I even resented you. But when I thought about it calmly, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have known until the end. In fact, there are some good things about it. They probably planted spies here and there a long time ago. They might have been for surveillance. They might have done it for this situation.”

“I’m glad it’s better than I thought.”

“What… the situation is so dire, I can’t think of anything worse than this. That spotted brat… … .”

He lowered his head, unable to continue speaking.

It was too short a time to take it all in.

The betrayal of the polka dots that were like family.

Since it was a relationship that was set up for betrayal from the start, it was probably going to be very painful for a while.

“If it’s too hard, you can skip today’s operation. I can do that much.”

“No. There’s no need to do that. You have to do what you have to do.”

“It’s a similar operation, so there’ll be fierce resistance.”

“When was I weak? My washed combat uniform is now dry, and now all that’s left for me is revenge. I have to end the polka dots with my own hands, no matter what.”

Gaon tried to stop her, but then changed his mind.

Dotted, who faced Gaon and Seonwoo alone at the same time.

There is no way Eugene could kill him like that.

But this was Eugene’s fight.

You probably know better than anyone that you are no match for me.

I had to catch him and take revenge, even at the risk of my life.

No, I wanted to hear it.

Was it all a lie?

“Okay. Whatever it is, do it to the end.”

“But, Captain. Was there a reason you called us out to the ridge? It would have been easier if you had just rushed in with the soldiers.”

“If that were the case, we would have noticed from the beginning and run away. Even if we had caught them, they wouldn’t have been kind to us. Just think of them as people who live here.”

“Hey, but still, how much has the captain accomplished so far?”

Gaon smiled faintly.

“That’s how people are. Even if you do well a hundred times, if you make a mistake once, you lose everything because of that one time. Actually, I was skeptical at first. That’s why I wanted to check it out for myself.”

“It’s scary… … .”

“That’s just how the world is.”

“Phew, I hope today’s battle is the last.”

“I hope so.”

“Do you have any plans for the future? What do you plan to do after you take down the governor?”

“As soon as we receive their surrender, we must first seize military power. Instead of uniting the two sides, we must use each as a base. We still don’t know much about our new enemy. It’s not bad to have more bases. As long as we have the ability to operate them.”

“You really… … .”

“why?”

Gaon asked with a puzzled face.

“Who would think you’re nineteen… … .”

“What were you like when you were nineteen?”

“I didn’t think about anything. I just lived because I was alive.”

“I’m the same. I’m doing this to stay alive tomorrow and the day after.”

“It’s the same… … Anyway, I’m fine, I’ll be fine soon, so don’t worry about it. This might be the last battle. Just focus on what you have to do.”

“This is also my job. And who are you to teach me?”

“No, I just… … .”

“Eugene.”

Gaon turned around and grabbed Eugene’s shoulder.

“It’s not me who’s wavering right now, it’s you. What do you think will happen if you go into battle in that state? If you really care about your platoon members, come to your senses. Got it?”

“…okay.”

“And then stop making up for it and go to sleep.”

“The captain called you.”

“Grow up.”

Eugene stared at her with wide eyes for a moment before finally turning around.

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