Chapter 1876 – 1876. Eternal Eden
Park Hae-gil, who entered Sungak Elementary School, was sitting blankly in the medical room on the first floor of the main building. It was a simple medical room with no medical equipment, only a desk, medicines, and a cot.
His right hand, which had been chewed up by an insect, was torn here and there. He received proper money therapy, but for at least a month he had trouble using his right hand properly.
One month.
It’s not a long time. However, in the current situation where the zombie virus spread, a month was very important.
‘If I had ignored what that man said…’
The right hand would not have been injured.
The man who was bitten by the insects would eventually be taken away and become food for the insects, but even if he was saved, he would not have died of excessive blood loss. In the end, it was pointless. All he lost was his hand and his complacency that he had tried to save him as a human. No, there was no self-satisfaction.
‘If the man had come forward and given it to me, he could have been saved.’
The man didn’t come out. He just watched the man being bitten and dragged away by the monster bug with cold, indifferent eyes.
‘Why does a man like that have that strength?’
Had he had that power himself he would be able to use it better. More meaningfully. To be more helpful.
Park Hae-gil clenched his left fist. He doesn’t have time to be like this. He should be prepared for Because he can’t stay here forever.
Drooling.
The door opened and Yang Soo-bin in a white coat entered. Yang Soo-bin looked at himself with his tired eyes. She must have washed up, and her body smelled like soap.
“Subin. Did you take a shower?”
“Huh. Maybe it’s because it’s hot, and I’m wet with sweat.”
“What is it? Didn’t you always shower at night? He said it was the most efficient.”
“… Now is not the time. How about your right hand?”
“Looks like the painkiller works. It doesn’t hurt at all.”
“Because I took some pretty strong painkillers.”
There was a moment of uncomfortable silence.
Park Hae-gil carefully broke the silence.
“… Didn’t you say you were talking to Eugene? What does Eugene say?”
“Fortunately, they said they would sign a contract with PS Security. However, money cannot be paid. Instead, they give food or snacks as much as they work. Besides that, did he say that if you do a good job, you will be rewarded with privileges? The thing is, this is your last chance.”
“This is your last chance. This is all thanks to you. Because we need a doctor here. If it wasn’t for you, we might have died there. Because that muscle monster was something we couldn’t handle. Thank you, Subin. Sincerely.”
“If you really appreciate it, please do my favor.”
“Ask?”
“Please don’t mess around anymore. It may not sound like what I’m saying after receiving your help, but… I’m dying of anxiety trying to watch from the side. The reason I was discharged from the army was because of that remoteness. This time, too, he almost lost his right hand forever because of his inaction. I want you to act for you, not for someone else whose name you don’t know. Do you know what the world is like now? Staying away doesn’t help at all.”
“…”
“Answer me.”
“… If I had the strength like Yujin, you wouldn’t have said such a thing.”
“Do it!”
“You’re right. It was an extravagance and an extravagance to be oblivious to my subject. It always ruined my life. There won’t be anything like this in the future. Promise.”
“Thank you, Hae-gil.”
Yang Soo-bin approached Park Hae-gil and hugged him. Park Hae-gil smiled lightly and stopped holding her by the shoulder.
The red dot left on the nape of her neck caught my eye. It’s not strange. July 31st. When summer is in full swing Mosquito bites were common. Even now, don’t mosquitoes fly if you’re not careful?
‘… A man who doesn’t even bat an eye when he sees a dying body is giving me another chance?’
Something is strange. It hadn’t been long since I had known Seong Yu-jin, but her personality was so unique and direct that it was not difficult to infer her behavior. He agreed to sign with him, but he disobeyed the order. Why? Are you sorry for your powerlessness? Who is strong enough to fight and defeat the muscle monster?
“…”
No. It won’t be. He just desperately needs a doctor. That would be all.
Park Hae-gil hugged her tightly.
Even in anxiety, time passed.
• • •
The time of migration has passed.
PS Security has changed its name to Seongak Elementary School Security Team. Strong men were added and now there are about 30 people, divided into 3 teams.
Park Hae-gil was the security team leader of Team 1. The bodyguards belonging to PS Security, which can be said to be veterans, were all divided and took a place in each team. Shall we call it the real life of the security team?
People belonging to Seongak Elementary School basically do not receive a salary. Instead, they receive food or daily necessities as compensation for the amount of work done. Security teams are privileged there. Some of the facilities are free to use. The fact that you just have to stand still and watch others work. Zombies are basically dumb, so there’s nothing dangerous about them.
‘Above all, I received the weapon now.’
Gun. They were also given rifles and bulletproof vests. I wondered where he got the gun, but the head of the research team said he made it himself.
Dr. Na Chae-yeong, head of the Yeongun team, had only seen Park Hae-gil two or three times. It was because she was staying at the main building with Seong Yu-jin. Even though she was the head of the security team, she was not allowed to enter the main building. Only those with permission can enter the main building.
‘The positions are being divided without realizing it.’
Those with special skills were able to enter and live in the main building. The man in his 40s who came in the other day lives affluently in the main building with his wife and children. His occupation was a mechanical repairman. He mainly repaired factory machinery.
Everyone else lives in a container box in the playground. Park Hae-gil also lived in one of the container boxes. Because of his title as security manager, he could use one box by himself.
‘This is a different world. A place that is Korea but not Korea.’
Park Hae-gil headed towards the front entrance of the elementary school. He saw people playing foot volleyball in the foot volleyball field next to the playground. Even though the outside is a mess due to zombies, people here were leading normal lives. This was a special place.
“Are you here? Good job then.”
The head of Security 3 greeted him.
“Good work.”
The shift was made in an instant without handover. His subordinate, the 3rd security team leader, looked at him with contempt and overlooked it. At that time, it is because of his right hand that he was hit by a bug. He is fatal to Park Hae-gil, who was right-handed.
Now he just needs to pass the time on occasional patrols, monitoring the outside on a monitor. Park Hae-gil exchanged business greetings with the members of the Security 1 team, and Park Hae-gil took the team leader’s seat. The team member sitting next to him naturally took out his smartphone and entered the video site.
Park Hae-gil, who was about to say a word with his brow furrowed, immediately raised his eyes. In the video, a man is wielding a dagger and fighting a variant. What was surprising was that every time he swung his dagger, lightning flashed. It was as if a bolt of electricity flew whenever Seong Yu-jin swung her sword.
“… Who is that?”
“Thunder Emperor Banhoseong. Don’t you know? The guardian of Daejeon, Ban Ho-seong. It’s been on the news a few times. In fact, it is more often called the Great War Thor than the Thunderbolt.”
“Looks great. Is the situation in Daejeon better than in Seoul?”
“No. That’s not it. Zombies still roam, and recently, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do is said to be over because of mutants and zombies. If you look at the unedited video, it’s really not a joke. Some kind of zombie swarmed like a swarm of ants… Oh, and the military base near there is said to have been ruined because of the D virus.”
“They say you can easily kill mutants just by watching the video.”
“I am not doing it alone. If you look closely, armed troops are blocking the zombies. Daejeon Thor This bastard is just hitting the last blow. Lightning only strikes 3 times in the first place. It’s a premature baby. Premature ejaculation.”
“How does it compare to Yujin?”
“There is no comparison. If this bastard is the brain, then Eugene is the brain god. Zeus! You can tell just by looking at the incident a week ago, can’t you?”
A week ago, some crazy bastard rushed to Seongak Elementary School on a noisy bike and dragged hundreds of zombies around the entrance. It was the revenge of the guy who was expelled from Seongak Elementary School for molesting a girl. He died after being decapitated by Seong Yu-jin. The head was hung on a flagpole and displayed for three days, and the atmosphere was ridiculous.
What mattered was the swarm of hundreds of zombies. When the security team was all out and nervous, Sung Yu-jin single-handedly ran into the zombie horde and chopped them all up. In less than an hour, the zombies were wiped out.
“… At that time, Eugene took medicine.”
“You mean Bister I? I heard that it’s a stimulant, so it doesn’t actually increase your combat ability. It is said that pain and fear disappear, but you have to have used it before. Bister II is said to turn into a fighting machine once eaten.”
“Bister II? Is there anything like that?”
“Ah, the newcomers who came in two days ago were talking about it. It is said that if you eat it, even an ordinary person can temporarily become a body-enhanced awakener-class superhuman. And there’s an evolutionary serum… If it fits, it evolves and awakens or something.”
“That such a thing exists?”
“They’ve only heard rumors, so I’m not sure. But don’t you think it might be? If that’s right, I’ll become an awakened person, and I’ll be with all kinds of beauties like Yujin… Big! Just imagining it is thrilling!”
“…”
He frowned.
Sung Yu-jin was famous for revealing women. She doesn’t act overtly, but she subtly takes care of her beauty. What she said would be true. Because when a beauty of unknown background comes to her, she will never send it back. When men come, it is in contrast to sending them out relentlessly.
‘And Subin too…’
No.
Park Hae-gil shook his head.
There was no word that Yang Soo-bin and Seong Yu-jin were meeting. There are no rumors anywhere. Seong Yu-jin is busy flirting with another woman every day, and Yang Soo-bin is busy treating her patients.
“Manager! Who’s coming! Seeing these bastards dressed in black, they look like gangsters, don’t they?”
Park Hae-gil hurriedly turned his gaze to the monitor. People dressed in black were pedaling their bicycles toward the main entrance. Bicycle. In the current situation where it is difficult to use bikes and cars due to noise sensitivity and dizzy road conditions, bicycles have been the best means of transportation. Bikes are much faster than running zombies.
In front of them was a woman.
“… Taewang.”
Park Hae-gil, who runs a security company and is quite familiar with the underworld, immediately recognized that the woman was Tae-wang’s boss, Koo Tae-hee. Koo Tae-hee rang her doorbell and looked straight into her camera.
-This is Taewang’s Koo Tae-hee. I want to meet and talk with Sung Yu-jin.
