Infected - Chapter 7



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Episode 6

My arms were shaking.

The bond of reason that had been maintained so well up until now was broken.

Jae-jae, who screamed so loudly that even the infected were surprised, trampled on the furniture blocking the rooftop door like crazy.

lethargy.

Of all the emotions that Jae-jae felt, the one that angered him the most was helplessness.

It was driving Jaejae crazy to be unable to do anything while people were dying right before my eyes.

He covered his face with both hands, breathing heavily.

He didn’t have much time to feel this desperate.

Although they followed the helicopter and disappeared in large numbers, there was no telling when they would return.

Besides, there were quite a few people left on the streets, so we had to either get out of here before it got any worse, or come up with other measures.

Actually, I haven’t had the luxury of accepting anything for a while.

Jaejae also knew that it was best to grasp the situation as quickly as possible and figure out a way out.

It was just so sudden.

Until just a few hours ago, I was living an ordinary reality.

It was an ordinary day, no different from any other day.

But then, without warning, people suddenly changed, killed, and died.

The streets, which had been clean just a few hours ago, were now stained red with blood and the city was paralyzed.

Most of the survivors who were wandering around have died, making finding someone alive more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

A situation where it is difficult to even find a single bottle of drinking water.

Finance shut his eyes tightly.

Something had to be decided.

How many hours has it been since I last had a drink of water?

Although he didn’t show it, Beomsik also looked quite tired.

Even though I hadn’t done any special physical activity since coming to the rooftop, I was so nervous after seeing shocking scenes one after another that my body was rapidly losing water through sweat.

Although the two people had been through a lot in their lives, today’s experience was powerful enough to destroy everything they had learned and acquired from the past.

To overcome the crisis, understanding the situation came first.

I had to figure out what kind of guys I was going to face with my whole body in the future and what their characteristics were.

Finance opened its mouth.

“I… was so flustered that I couldn’t ask, but you were watching the news earlier, right? It seems like the virus thing in Japan caused Seoul to end up like this, right?”

“I’ll ask quickly.”

“Those guys… Is that related to the foreigner who bit people on the plane the day before yesterday and got shot dead?”

“I guess so? I don’t know for sure. I haven’t heard much.”

“Tell me. Tell me everything you heard.”

Beomsik, whose long, sweat-soaked hair was pushed behind his ears, stared somewhere with unfocused eyes.

It seemed like he was trying to recall the situation from a few hours ago.

For a while after that, Beomsik’s explanation continued.

“… By now, Japan would probably have ceased to exist as a country. When I see those things running around outside, I feel that Japan has endured for several days and is amazing. There’s nothing special about it. They say that if you smash your head in, you die, but that’s something that happens in every movie.”

“I don’t have time to watch movies because I don’t have free time like you. So tell me in detail. There must be some conditions that need to be met to become like those guys.”

Finance asked as if he was complaining.

“It’s contact. If their blood seeps into your wound, it can cause infection, not to mention when you get bitten or scratched. Well, they say it took a few days at first to change, but now they say it takes less than a minute. That’s all. I don’t know how much has to seep in to cause infection.”

“Something feels strange… … .”

Finance stroked his lower jaw and sat lost in thought.

Japan couldn’t stop it.

I knew it but I couldn’t stop it.

I tried to keep it from leaking outside, but it eventually leaked.

That means there may be another route of transmission that people don’t know about… … .

Within days, Japanese cities were destroyed.

In the case of Korea, which is narrow and densely populated, it would have been even faster.

Maybe, I really could have died like this or not been able to return to my original world.

It was hopeless.

Jae-jae took out his smartphone and turned on the camera.

And then he held up a piece of concrete lying on the floor and stretched his arms into the air.

“What are you doing?”

Beomsik, who was watching the scene, asked with interest.

“Look carefully. Those kids are moving slowly like turtles right now. But if you stimulate them like this… … .”

The piece of concrete that had left his hand crashed violently to the ground.

A moment later, the concrete shattered into pieces with a slight cracking sound, flying in all directions.

As expected, it was as expected.

Finance couldn’t take his eyes off the smartphone screen.

This is because the infected people who had been moving slowly all rushed to the epicenter of the shock.

Their reactions were so fast that it gave me goosebumps even though I was watching it through the screen.

“Sound, shock. Especially sound.”

Finance nodded as he saved the video.

Then Beomsik rested his chin on his hand and spoke as if giving advice.

“There’s also the visual aspect. When I saw them rushing at the people who were running away earlier, they attacked with precision.”

“That’s obvious, since you have eyes. Are you talking nonsense?”

“It is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed that a corpse can see ahead.”

“A corpse… … .”

“So you think they are alive?”

“Because he’s dead, he can’t move.”

When Jae-jae answered firmly, Beom-sik frowned.

“The Japanese Prime Minister said clearly. He said that they would die and come back to life. He said that they would become medically dead. And that they would start to mutate.”

“Anyway, it’s alive. That means it’s moving. Honestly, does it matter whether it’s alive or dead? The important thing is that it’s doing that shit.”

“… That’s true.”

“see…….”

Jae-Jeong, who was looking around the rooftop, walked to the edge of the rooftop as if he had discovered something, and found a rock slightly larger than a soccer ball.

At first glance, it looked quite heavy.

After that, the trimmed stones were lined up in a row, wrapped in rope.

It seemed to have a role in securing the tent that would cover the rooftop structure when the wind blew.

Beomsik, who had been watching, asked.

“What are you doing now?”

“If your head breaks, you have to see with your own eyes whether you are going to fall or not. Can you believe only what the Japanese say?”

“You saw it earlier. That old man killed three people. But when you’re holding it, it looks just like a ping-pong ball.”

Beomsik was impressed as he watched Jaejae walking towards him, carrying a heavy rock on his hand as if he was handling a soccer ball.

His massive arm muscles twitched as the stone’s center of gravity shifted.

Thinking about being hit by that fist in the past, Beomsik felt goosebumps all over his body.

It was to the point where I thought, ‘People like that should be legally prevented from touching people.’

“That’s true, let’s be clear. When did they get so big?”

The area below was once again teeming with infected people who had seemingly come from nowhere.

He slid the boulder that Finance had been holding onto.

Then I zoomed in on the camera following the falling rocks.

It definitely felt like it was falling faster than before, probably because it had some weight to it.

bang!

Two infected people fell to the floor at the same time with a sound.

That was the end of it.

Their heads were crushed and they never got up again.

Jaegye nodded with an uncomfortable expression as he zoomed in on the brains and dregs scattered on the floor.

I feel sick.

“That was solid information.”

“Still, that’s fortunate.”

Finance asked.

“what?”

“I was worried until you started talking about living people when you saw them. You know, this is a virus, it’s a disease, it can be cured. That’s why you shouldn’t kill them recklessly. They’re all people too. I was worried you’d say something like that.”

“Are you kidding me? If I had kept everything I had to keep, I would be dead already.”

“Yeah. The more you have to protect, the less likely you are to last long. So what’s next? Do you have any plans?”

“It’s not a satisfying result, but it’s certain that if your head gets cracked, you die… … .”

“Why don’t I feel refreshed?”

Beomsik asked with a puzzled face.

It’s a shame to hear that after smashing someone’s head with a bowling ball, it was so cool.

“I don’t know how much shock is needed to have an effect.”

“If you keep giving it shocks, you’ll get used to it.”

Beomsik said eerily.

“Stop talking like a crazy person and just go and grab some boxes from over there.”

“Box?”

Finance pointed to a pile of cardboard boxes in one corner.

“Oh, there’s a rope too. I’ll wrap that around my arms and legs.”

“What are your plans after you close it?”

“What should I do? I have to break through and get down.”

Finance said, sweeping his forearms, which were usually the size of a man’s thighs.

That appearance was so trustworthy that Beomsik felt a sense of security.

“It’s nice to hear that. I was worried that I might die while dating you here.”

“Stop talking nonsense and take this.”

Jae-jae, who had lit a cigarette, threw the remaining cigarette and lighter at Beom-sik.

Anyway, right now, they were the only ones they could rely on.

Originally, there was nothing better than an external enemy to unite the inside.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and there is nothing like a common enemy to bring two people together.

The same thought passed through both their minds.

Just until we leave this building.

Until then, let’s just cooperate with each other.

The two made makeshift braces by attaching cardboard boxes tied with rope to their limbs.

Even though there were some empty spots here and there, it was sure to be a pretty good piece of armor.

Because the infected person won’t come and ask questions.

Still, it seemed possible to stick out the part of the cardboard box that was wrapped just before it was bitten.

I left the joints like the ankles and knees exposed and worked on the rest of the parts.

Because if you wrap a cardboard box around your joints, you’ll obviously get hurt before you can even move properly.

As we cleared away the furniture blocking the rooftop door, an open toolbox was revealed.

Finance looked back and said.

“One floor at a time. If you want something to drink or eat, take a short break. Get something suitable here and use it. Is that okay with you?”

Beomsik laughs as if he finds it funny.

Lighting a cigarette that might be the last in my life.

“No shit.”

“Yeah, now you sound like a bit of a thug.”

“Stop being a bother.”

“Okay.”

The finances that had been laughing at me have opened their doors.

We know enough about the characteristics of the infected.

But this was my first time facing them.

Yet neither of them showed any sign of fear.

I have learned through experience that when something cannot be avoided, it must be faced.

There were countless unfavorable situations faced by stronger opponents.

Finances are finances.

Beomsik is Beomsik in his own way.

Each of them had their own way of overcoming it.

“I’m not human. You know that? You don’t have to feel guilty.”

The hammer-wielding finance man turned his shoulder and muttered.

“Guilt? I’ve never felt anything like that in my life. If I had, I wouldn’t be living like this.”

“What the kid said… From now on, live like that. You look like you might die at any moment, so live a little better.”

“It’s always been the same, you never know when you’ll lose. So don’t scold me and just take care of yourself.”

The man following behind had a wrench in his hand.

Infected people