The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 26
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Apocalypse in Water Episode 26
Episode 26
I took a deep breath and went into the water.
He went down the water, exhaling little by little as if letting out steam while holding his breath.
The water that touched my lips was salty sea water.
Even though it is sea water, the taste varies depending on the region and season.
The sea water here seemed a little less salty and slightly bitter, which seemed to indicate that it contained a lot of minerals.
I held onto the railing of the stairs and went down while swimming in the water, and soon arrived at the underground parking lot.
The parking lot was as dark as the deep ocean, with only dim light coming in from the stairs leading down.
I thought it would be no different from an underwater cave since it was underground, but it seemed darker than I expected.
I took the light out of my tool belt.
The cylindrical light, which was no different from any other flashlight, had a rubber finish.
Among the Yanbian man’s legacies, a case with a diver-shaped label was found.
Since the case was between the finishing machine and the vibrating roller, I wondered if there was any submersible construction equipment among the construction equipment.
So I opened it and there was a light right there.
I guess it’s waterproof since it has a diver’s label on it, but is there really a need to choose a diving light for construction equipment?
I don’t know why, but in a world submerged in water, it’s just a thank you.
Among the Yanbian man’s legacies were brighter and more luminous lights, but I deliberately brought a diving light.
However, I have not tested it in water.
Will it actually work underwater?
One of the reasons I jumped into the water was because I trusted this light, but really?
I pressed the light button.
Yanbian man! The best!
Ahead, a light was shining, and parked cars and a pillar with the number 108 written on it were visible.
Although it was a strange sight, submerged in water, a familiar landscape automatically formed a map of the underground parking lot in my mind.
Go straight ahead, turn around the pillar with the electric vehicle charging sign, and you will see the entrance to building 110.
Will you be able to hold your breath all the way to Building 110?
I wasn’t confident.
I thought that if I went quickly without wasting too much time, and if I was lucky, I would be able to get there in no time.
If I fail… … I looked down at my wrist and stopped.
We must not waste oxygen on useless movements.
I felt the waves of water behind my back.
A swarm of water zombies were coming down the stairs.
I took the hammer out of my pocket and threw it on the floor.
I wasn’t sure if the hammer would work underwater, but I hoped it would slow them down a little.
I grabbed the pillars and walls with my hands and pulled and pushed to move.
Thanks to that, it went faster than I expected.
Soon we arrived at a pole with a sign for electric vehicle charging.
I was out of breath, but it was bearable so far.
If I did well, I thought I could set a new breath-holding record and safely arrive at Building 110.
The water zombie chasers behind them also felt slower, as if the waves were weakening.
I wanted to look back and see if the hammer had done its job, but I held back for the sake of the remaining oxygen.
I tried not to even think because thinking takes up oxygen in the brain.
I just tried to head towards the 110 building sign that I could see in the distance.
At that moment, a blue glow appeared ahead.
No, how did the water zombie chasers get here so quickly?
The guy in the light was so fat that he looked like he was going to burst, and in reality his stomach was torn open and his internal organs were spilling out.
Rocks fell through the gaps in the intestines.
The strange appearance was clearly different from the ones seen above.
Looking closely, I saw that its mouth was full of rocks and sand-like things.
Is this guy the one the tenant representative sent down to find the Dragon Palace?
It seems right, but why does it look like that?
Ah! Looks like the ground has been dug up.
The door through which the guy appeared to have come out came into view.
Even though it was called a door, it was actually a tunnel dug through a wall.
Is there a dragon palace inside there?
The guy looked back at me, but his body was full of rocks and sand, so it was difficult for him to move towards me.
If I just avoided the guy and went back, it seemed like I wouldn’t have any trouble getting to Building 110.
But if we continue like this, will all our problems be solved?
The tenant representative is still alive and well and the berth ship will be arriving soon.
But we had no weapons to fight back and nowhere to run.
Even though we have the greatest weapon in the world, we don’t know if we can use it, and if we do, won’t it be like burning down the house while trying to catch a flea?
It seemed like some kind of breakthrough was needed to break through this situation.
What about the Dragon Palace then?
If they’re aiming for the Ark Bridge, wouldn’t there be something huge in the Dragon Palace?
And above all, he said, there was water.
Water is one of the most essential items for survival.
There is water in the water tank, but it will run out soon.
I haven’t looked into all the caves yet, but the water tanks in the caves I’ve been to are all empty.
The lizard caused a ruckus and burst a water pipe.
I wondered what kind of things might be in the Dragon Palace, and gasp! gasp! I began to feel out of breath.
Oh, dear! I was thinking too hard.
The brain had a fairly high oxygen consumption.
It is now impossible to go up to 110 due to rapid oxygen depletion.
Well then, I don’t know if it will work, but there is only one way.
I pulled hard on the bead bracelet.
The bracelet string broke and the black bead was pulled out.
The black beads were so shiny and lustrous that I almost thought they were black pearls.
I took the black bead to my mouth and swallowed it.
‘Pout!’ The last remaining air escaped through my mouth, completely draining my lungs of oxygen.
I opened my mouth without realizing it due to the pain of not being able to breathe, and the black beads along with the sea water were sucked into my throat.
Then, the heat that I had felt when the flesh of the tree branch passed over my shoulder passed down my esophagus and into my stomach.
The heat passed through my stomach and went to the lower abdomen, called the danjeon, where it settled as if coiling itself.
And then it shot up again.
The heat rose to my chest and burned my lungs.
Then it continued behind the earlobe.
The back of my earlobe started to sting, as if a hole had been created by fire, and then I felt something being pushed into that hole.
I coughed, as if I had caught a cold.
Then, with a feeling of opening up in my throat, I thought, “Huh! What is this?”
I can breathe easier.
How can this be?
I couldn’t believe it, so I covered my nose and mouth.
Then, I felt the area behind my ear, connected to my jaw, move with each breath.
Do they have gills like fish?
I felt behind my ear with my hand.
Hey! Are those real gills?
I felt something like small lips moving behind my ear.
Wow! This is awesome.
Being able to breathe underwater was an incredible feat, even if the world wasn’t underwater.
It may seem like a miracle, but is there any side effect to the body?
When I saw the representative of the residents who gained power by eating the black pearl, I thought he was crazy. Could I be the same?
Hey, that woman is just mentally unstable.
I shook my head, but I didn’t feel any hallucinations or sudden changes in emotions.
My mind seemed fine, so I moved my body around.
It didn’t feel particularly strange.
While I was eating the black beads and checking my physical condition, the water zombie chasers got closer.
When I looked back, the guys were running slowly, as if they were astronauts floating through space.
I tried to run away at first.
But as soon as we moved, the guys started to move away.
Oh my! What happened?
I tried sprinting and jumping with all my might.
Wow! This is just like being on land.
I didn’t feel any resistance from the water at all, and instead, my body felt lighter.
It seems to be the power of the black bead, but let’s see how far it can go.
I ran to the water zombie that was full of rocks and sand.
The guy seemed taken aback by my sudden appearance in front of him.
He reached out as if to counterattack, but his movements were sluggish, like in slow motion video.
I quickly grabbed the guy by the collar before his elbow could even extend halfway.
Then he lifted the guy up and threw him with all his might towards the water zombies chasing him.
If you were to pick up this bloated thing full of rocks and sand on land, you’d probably break your back in an instant.
But perhaps because of the buoyancy of the water, the guy felt as light as a woman on a diet.
The creature spun around like a disc, spewing sand and rocks from its mouth and ruptured belly.
But no matter how much I swallowed, my stomach was still as full as Namsan Mountain.
As the guy struck the pursuers, the pursuers’ water zombies fell down like bowling pins.
Wow! This guy is a total hero in the water.
The power of the black bead was enormous.
As for the tree branch, where on earth did Jiyeon get such things?
Although her speech was cynical, like that of a grandmother who had lived through many worldly things, Jiyeon was an ordinary high school girl with short hair who could be commonly seen on buses or on the street.
But now he feels like a mysterious character in a movie.
Is it true that Bomi said Jiyeon is still alive?
So then, if he wasn’t taken to the Ark Church and killed, then what happened?
I don’t know for sure, but I now have a chance to keep my promise to Jiyeon.
I promised Jiyeon that I would save her, like an iron fist.
Bomi would be happy about this too.
While we’re at it, we should also completely destroy those Ark Church guys.
“haha!”
As I burst out laughing, air bubbles came out of my mouth.
I feel confident and have a plan to beat that damn tenant representative.
First, erase all the graffiti on the amulet that attracts water zombies, and then lure the remaining water zombies into the water to deal with them, and you’ll be able to finish it off cleanly.
But if the ark ship attacks, there’s nothing I can do on my own.
I guess I’ll have to go into the Dragon Palace.
You might be able to find something helpful there.
Of course, we also need to find water.
I saw the fallen water zombies getting up one by one.
A few limbs were torn off, but perhaps because they were underwater, they didn’t appear to have suffered much damage.
The pursuit party regrouped and advanced toward me.
I waved goodbye to the guys and ran towards the broken wall.