Chapter 1896 – 1896. Eternal Eden
Park Hae-gil ran down the road.
It was safe near Sungak Elementary School. This is because Seong Yu-jin and the security team come out periodically to clean up the zombies. As if that was a rumor, people gathered around Sungak Elementary School to set up a temporary shelter. Even if you don’t go inside Sungak Elementary School, it’s safe to some extent just by being outside.
Park Hae-gil thought of dying. He didn’t want to hang himself or throw himself into the Han River. Even if he died, he wanted to die meaningfully.
And there are many meaningful deaths in this world right now. D The virus spread and zombies roamed around.
‘If you kill even one zombie, it’s meaningful. … It must be meaningful.’
Saw a zombie Park Hae-gil hit the back of the zombie’s head with an insect hand.
Pak!
The zombie’s head shattered like a watermelon. Evolution progressed in an unwanted direction, but his body became so strong that it was incomparable to that of ordinary people. To him, zombies are nothing now. Of course, he wasn’t to the extent of being a mutant.
“Aagh! Monster!!”
“It’s a variant!”
“Sah, save me!”
Until the sun went down, he dealt with visible zombies and saved people in danger. But he had no one to say thank you out of the blue. For he was changing not only his hands, but even his head, like that of an insect.
Park Hae-gil looked at himself in the mirror and despaired. He was a monster, not a human. Insect monster.
He said, ‘A person with abilities becomes stronger the more they use their abilities. Was it the same for the evolutionists?’
―――――.
Where is the sound
No, is it sound? Clearly, something was calling for help. Park Hae-gil, looking in the mirror and despairing, turned towards the sound.
Three-headed mutants and large insect monsters were fighting in a dark alleyway. Insect monsters were at a disadvantage. Even though they are surrounded by mutants, they are suffering one-sidedly.
―――――.
This is the sound It was the sound of insects. Insects were talking. Help us kill this monster.
Park Hae-gil was embarrassed. After all, isn’t it because of those insect monsters that his evolution has become like this? So it’s normal to have hatred towards insect monsters. However, the hatred did not arise at all. Rather, their existence is pleasing. It was like meeting an old friend.
‘… I don’t know. When did I think deeply and act?’
I did what my instincts told me to do. It jumps at the mutant and attacks the back of its head. One of the mutated heads, which had been careless while fighting the insect monsters, was blown away.
‘It’s a low-intelligence variant. When dealing with this guy… Hit and run is the best.’
The security team had handled the variant a few times following Sung Yu-jin’s instructions. Seong Yu-jin, if nothing else, excelled at hunting mutants. Seong Yu-jin was an expert in monster hunting. He was on the contrary, although he was not a commanding spirit.
“―――(There! Pretend to attack and pull back!)”
He commanded the insect monster with a high-pitched sound. The insect monster moved as if understanding.
Become a leader
Order was created in the movements of the insect monsters, who had only acted according to their instincts. The hunting of mutants of bugs has begun.
5 minutes later.
The mutant was corpse by the insect monsters and lay on the ground. Insects tried to cut up the corpse and take it down the manhole.
‘What have I done? Why help the insect monsters…’
It was when the body tried to turn. Insect monsters all look at the path of persecution. Park Hae-gil flinched and reflexively took a combat stance. However, the insect monsters did not rush.
――――――.
Insect monsters tell you to follow them. The will of the insect monsters contained familiarity. Some of them even rubbed their bodies against Park Hae-gil’s legs.
‘… Right. Did I become their colleague?’
You need yourself Park Hae-gil followed the insect monsters into the manhole as if possessed.
• • •
The path of persecution has disappeared.
After seeing me and Yang Soo-bin having sex, my mentality exploded and I left Seongak Elementary School.
‘I thought I could endure it for a while, but I’m going to go to elementary school right away. This is a bit unexpected.’
I’m not nervous or anxious though. I think so. Park Hae-gil was someone I didn’t like from the beginning. It’s just that he can’t deal with it directly because Yang Soo-bin notices it. It’s even better because he disappeared himself.
Have a grudge against me Maybe To begin with, he doesn’t seem to be the type to hold grudges against others.
‘There were plenty of opportunities to cut my back. Did you not do that because you were good at understanding your subject? Not that kind of guy he just gave up He’s the kind of guy who’s going to be in an inn somewhere.’
The important thing was Yang Soo-bin’s reaction. When Yang Soo-bin says that he will find Park Hae-gil and go outside, she gets a headache.
“… Is that Haegil’s choice? I can’t help it. I don’t know why, but I think it will be like this. That day, from when he administered the Evolution Serum.”
All Yang Soo-bin said while letting out a sigh. Her response was calmer than expected.
‘Have you closed your mind? Park Hae-gil’s insect hands were a bit like that as a human being.’
It means that there was a genetic problem in the process of evolution. Yang Soo-bin, a doctor, will know that, so Park Hae-gil as a man, no, more fundamentally. He must have felt less and less attractive as a human being. Especially if he hates bugs.
‘But to find and kill… It’s annoying.’
Park Hae-gil was someone I didn’t like. When he gets the chance he’ll kill him without hesitation. Like David Kim, he didn’t have a grudge deep enough to bother.
He just decided to ignore it.
I put my hand on Yang Soo-bin’s thigh. Yang Soo-bin flinched. She didn’t reject my touch. The medical room was as hot as yesterday.
• • •
“This is my first time seeing you in person. Let me formally introduce you. My name is Lee Yeon-hee, the 4th deputy director of the National Safety Planning Department.”
A beautiful woman in a black suit introduced herself with a smile. She was an eye-opening beauty. Her long black hair and white skin. She was truly a beautiful woman who was well suited to the word innocent and pitiful.
The favorability of her Ahn Ki-bu rose. Originally, she was about to break up after having a moderate conversation. I straightened my posture and said with a serious expression.
“This is Seong Yujin from Seongak Elementary School.”
“Yes. I know. Well, you may not know, but we were the ones who spread the video of Yujin on the Internet.”
“You?”
“Yes. At that time, all I could see on the internet or in the news was grim. The only hope people had was news about the Awoken. I thought that the video of Eugene fighting a monster spider would be people’s hope and spread it. It was a rash act. Of course, I have no intention of apologizing bare-mouthed.”
I rather liked it. Because everyone praised me. I don’t like it when people suck. Besides, it serves my purposes.
“Hmm. It was a bit unpleasant. What about the reward? I’m sure you didn’t bring anything trivial.”
“Do you know Antisper?”
What she took out of her pocket was a vial of gray pills.
“I know. Could this be antisper? Wouldn’t it have been easy to make?”
Anti spur. A pill that protects the mind.
It was a drug that I didn’t need because I had an absolute mind, but it was essential for Na Chae-young and Choi Hye-jin. Eating this will temporarily greatly increase your mental resistance.
“I think you really dislike psychic abilities.”
Lee Yeon-hee was stabbing at the core. It meant that he perfectly grasped the cause and effect of this incident. Contrary to her pitiful face, her mood was sharp.
‘He looks like he’s in his 20s, but he’s become a conductor for a reason.’
First of all, I took the antisper. If you think you have a mental ability, you can feed it. Even if you eat it beforehand when dealing with a person with mental ability, it has an effect. I won’t have anything to eat.
“I will use this well.”
“Yes. If you don’t mind, may I ask what your purpose is, Mr. Eugene?”
“First of all, survival. Whatever happens, you have to survive.”
“After that? From my point of view, it seems that Eugene has already achieved that goal.”
Right.
Because everything around here has been cleaned up. Just the absence of zombies greatly reduces the chance of dangerous variants being born. Safety is guaranteed.
‘Dominate Korea.’
Couldn’t say The opponent is the Ahn Gi-bu. In a way, it could be said to be a potential enemy.
‘Actually, I don’t have a specific goal yet.’
The world is still less ruined. No, Korea is less ruined. Originally, the TV or water supply should have been cut off.
However, several months have passed since the outbreak of the D virus, but water and electricity have not been cut off, the Internet has been available, and broadcasting is available.
Of course, these are only a few cities, including Seoul. Some Korean cities have been ruined miserably. The number of deaths alone is at least in the hundreds of thousands. If you include the missing people, that number is in the millions. Maybe over 10 million.
‘I have to fail more.’
More damned.
“Survival is still ongoing.”
“Okay. We need Eugene and strength.”
“You want to treat me like a dog?”
“I never intend to do that. I will pay a fair price. Currently, Korea desperately needs the help of one powerful Awakener.”
“Come to think of it. South Korea has come to this point, what are the military doing now? Are you playing?”
“… It’s confidential, but I don’t want to hide it even from Korean hero Yujin. We are currently locking down the cities destroyed by the mutant. We are preventing zombies and mutants from crawling out as much as possible. Also, soldiers who became zombies due to the D virus are being dealt with, and the front line is preparing for an invasion by North Korea.”
“You do stupid things. Do you think North Korea will invade at this time? They don’t have anything.”
“The North Korean dictatorship is on the verge of collapse. For them, the invasion of South Korea is the greatest means. We think there is a 70% chance North Korea will invade.”
“… Is it the South Korean War?”
“Yes. It’s unfortunate.”
I distorted my face.
When war breaks out, Korea wins. Because I am. Even without me, the result is Korea’s victory. The gap with North Korea is huge for South Korea to lose now.
But Seoul will burn. No matter how bad it is, they will drop a few missiles on Seoul. Seoul, the heart of Korea.
‘Korea, which I will dominate, is weakening.’
And North Korea is also a country I have to rule over. There was nothing good about the South Korean War from my point of view.
After quietly rolling my head, I made a decision and told Lee Yeon-hee.
“Let’s unify.”
“… Yes?”
“I’ll go north.”
