The Mad Prosecutor Picked Up AI - Chapter 28
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Apocalypse in Water Episode 28
Episode 28
The lock that would only allow me to open the door if I bowed my head seemed to have checked with a laser-like device and opened the door automatically.
This is a courtesy certificate from the Dragon Palace.
Even though the world was underwater, it seemed like there was nothing to lose by being polite.
If the other person, like the tenant representative, is not polite, then there is no need for me to be polite either.
If we show basic morality like this, wouldn’t there be a subtle reward?
I wanted to run in right away, but I couldn’t relax because of the signs of a fierce battle in the room.
Covering his body with a golden scale shield, he stepped forward cautiously.
On the drawing, this place was marked as the West Sea Dragon Palace, and its size appeared to be roughly that of a large apartment complex.
When I heard the words “Seohae Yonggung,” I instinctively thought of Simcheongjeon.
Is it possible that the number of people that Simcheong fell into is the West Sea?
Since the merchant who bought Simcheong was a Chinese merchant, it must be Seohae.
So, does that mean the place Simcheong went to was the Dragon Palace in the West Sea?
Right! By the way, the leader of the Bangju Church, Min Do-yoon, originally had the surname Sim.
Whether it was to wash his identity or not, Sim Do-yoon changed his last name while working as a member of the Bangju Church.
It was a top secret that was hard to find out, but Sim Do-yoon didn’t have a strange past to the point where he would bother to wash his identity.
Other than the debt he incurred from trading coins and stocks, he has never had a criminal record or even a single traffic ticket.
Even after asking people around him, he seemed like an ordinary young man with nothing particularly strange about him.
Now that I think about it, Jiyeon was also a Sim.
The chain of thoughts about Simcheong, Sim Do-yoon, and Ji-yeon was soon broken by the scene that appeared before my eyes.
A shattered ruin spread out before my eyes.
Things like Yongwangjeon, Gohuiru, and Mansujeon drawn on the drawing were nowhere to be found, no matter how hard I looked.
At this point, I wondered if I would even be able to find water, let alone items like a scale shield.
Oh! By the way, there was a well marked on the drawing.
Wouldn’t it be possible to get water there?
But in this ruined place, will we be able to find a well?
I couldn’t give up after coming this far, so I set out to find a well.
The buildings shown in the drawing were so thoroughly destroyed that not even a trace could be recognized, but the scale gave a rough idea of the distances and sizes.
I took a tape measure out of my tool belt and went to find the well, taking measurements.
On the way, arrows were seen scattered here and there, or stuck in places like pillars.
The arrows were not the archery arrows used by Bomi, but the traditional arrows from historical dramas, with wooden shafts, metal tips, and a pole.
I picked up the arrows as soon as I saw them.
Bomi would be pretty happy if she saw the arrow.
Bomi didn’t have many archery arrows left.
In the place where the well was shown in the drawing, there was a collapsed roof.
After clearing away the tiles and broken beams, a well appeared.
Blue-colored water was visible inside the circular brick walls.
The water in the well did not mix with the seawater that filled the space like air.
Instead, it was made up of distinct layers that were clearly visible to the eye.
I put my head into the well.
It was so cold that it made me shiver, and wow! It was fresh water with no saltiness at all.
I gulped down the water.
It was truly deep water, and the water tasted fresh and cool.
I was so happy that I wanted to jump into the well and dance, but the water seemed quite deep as it got darker and darker the lower I went.
Now that you have access to water, you’ve achieved 60% of the survival requirement.
If we could only secure a stable food supply in the future, the survival rate would be 80%.
I had also made some plans for food supply by looking at the Aquatic Monster Guide.
However, because there were several urgent safety issues, including the tenants’ representatives, water zombies, the watercraft, and the giant water monster, it seemed like it would take time to investigate and implement the food supply plan.
But how do we get this water up?
Should I bring a water jug and float it?
It might be possible for Bomi, Hoyoung, and I to use it for drinking water, but if we want to use it for washing and sewage treatment, we’ll probably need a more systematic method.
Oh! That’s right.
Among the Yanbian men’s legacies is a water pump.
The pipe connection will be long, but as long as the water is sent to the water tank on the roof, you will be able to use the faucets, showers, toilets, etc. just like in your previous apartment.
Now we’re making a big deal out of bags to save water and throwing it in the ocean, but if we could use the toilet, the kids would be really happy.
Although we were unable to obtain any other items, our exploration of the Dragon Palace was successful with just water.
I have to go back now.
A water pump had to be installed, and pipes had to be procured.
As I was turning around, something caught my foot.
I almost fell over, but I managed to regain my balance and looked down, and something strange caught my eye.
What the heck, when I cleared the brick, something the size of my palm, like a toy, appeared.
Is it a snowball?
A transparent glass was placed in the shape of a sphere on the stand.
I brought it closer and examined the inside of the ball.
Oh! What is it? There’s an apartment.
There were apartment-shaped figures erected there, as if they were miniature versions of famous tourist attractions.
But the shape of that apartment looks just like our apartment.
I blinked and looked around the ball.
Just the arrangement and the number of letters were written, and it matched our apartment.
No, how could something like this exist in the ruins of the Dragon Palace?
Did the tenant representative come first?
I looked around, but I saw only desolate ruins and no sign of life.
I looked at the snow globe again.
On the bottom of the stand was written the name, “Bang-eo-ju (防禦珠)” in Chinese characters.
And then I saw a bar that looked like a power button.
The stick was movable, with the word “open” written on one end and “closed” written on the other.
It seems to mean defensive bead, but how does it defend?
If I throw it like a grenade, will it explode?
Now that the bar is on the dog, when you raise it to the lungs, the detonator starts working as if a safety pin had been pulled.
I moved the bar to ‘lung’.
Then, the previously transparent defense beads turned cloudy as if covered in fog.
It was strange, but there was no smoke or ticking sound.
It didn’t seem like it would explode like a grenade.
So what does this do?
Is it just a souvenir/toy like a snow globe?
But why was the miniature inside an apartment and why did it fall into the ruined dragon palace?
I scratched my head and stopped judging for a moment.
As you dig into a case, you may find yourself hitting a wall.
At that time, if you force yourself by being obsessed with something, an accident is sure to happen.
In this case, the right answer is to wait until a clue appears.
I put the defensive stock in the back pocket of my tool belt for now.
It wasn’t difficult to get back because I had the drawing.
However, when going out into the square where there were many gates, he was careful and prepared a three-sectioned spear on his shield.
I thought the tenant representative would come find me and release the water zombies, but the plaza was empty.
It’s a bit disappointing that I can’t use this shield.
It was the same when I came out to the underground parking lot.
The water zombies were nowhere to be seen.
I thought I’d see at least one guy passing by.
Where did everyone go? Did the ark ship come?
I thought about going to Building 108 to do some scouting, but then decided against it.
It had been several hours since I said I would be back soon, so I thought the kids were worried.
I went up to the first floor of building 110 through the underground parking lot.
As I emerged from the water, I felt short of breath and my ears started to ring, as if I was in an airplane gaining altitude.
I pinched my nose and strained my ears. The stuffiness disappeared and the hole behind my ear seemed to close.
Then my breathing and senses returned to normal and the surrounding noises began to filter in.
with a splash!
Phew!
Boom!
It was quite an urgent and loud noise.
Did something happen?
I ran to the window, opened it, and stuck my head out.
Boom, pick pick!
The noise came from above.
I turned my head and looked up.
The first thing that caught my eye was the sky.
The sky is cloudy.
I thought there might be dark clouds, but there wasn’t a single cloud in the sky.
Something was off, but I didn’t have time to pay attention to the sky.
Because a huge number of water zombies were visible above.
As they attacked from Building 108, water zombies were seen making ladders out of their own bodies along the wall.
Looking up at the water zombies covering the outer wall from below, it looked like a siege attacking a castle.
“Sister! Come up here too!”
Hoyoung’s urgent voice was heard from the rooftop.
Bomi shouted.
“Hoyoung! Throw it!”
“Yes, sis!”
A burning bottle was seen falling from above.
The bottle hit the head of the water zombie at the top of the ladder and broke, causing the fire to spread.
What Hoyoung threw was a Molotov cocktail.
Then, Bomi was seen shooting an arrow.
Instead of aiming for the guy at the very top, Bomi aimed for the middle of the diagonal ladder.
An archery arrow hit the middle water zombie’s torn waist, breaking its spine.
Then the water zombies above collapsed.
Bomi and Hoyoung were fighting well just as I told them.
I made several Molotov cocktails and placed them on the rooftop in case of an emergency.
And if an emergency were to occur, we were trained to retreat to the rooftop and use Molotov cocktails and other weapons to hold out.
However, the number of water zombies that attacked Building 108 seemed to be more than double the number that had gathered all the drowned people who had fallen into the Han River.
Ah! So that’s why there were no water zombies in the Dragon Palace and the parking lot.
“Children! Don’t stop, attack, attack! Let’s strike fear into those young and ignorant beings.”
The shout of the tenant representative was heard.
Although she couldn’t be seen from below, she seemed to be conducting from the rooftop of Building 108.
I briefly considered burglarizing an empty house.
Since all the water zombies’ power came to Building 110, there will only be a representative of the residents in Building 108.
If you go to Building 108 and deal with the tenant representative, the water zombies will turn into a rabble and a snake with its head cut off.
But the situation was too urgent now.
It felt like the rooftop was going to collapse before we even got to Building 108.
Let’s deal with this somehow from here on out.
I jumped up.