Memorize Chapter 14

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“Rather than worrying about the people who left, let’s worry about ourselves right now. Wouldn’t it be better to go down the hill and get out of this forest?”

It wasn’t something he said to everyone, but something he said to Ahn Hyeon. As my eyes turned to An Hyeon, Lee Yu-jeong and Kim Han-byeol’s gaze naturally also turned to An Hyeon. Perhaps she had some experience as the leader of an alley, but Ahn Hyeon didn’t seem to be the type of person to feel burdened by her attention. He readily agreed and got up from his seat and lowered his head down the hill.

“It’s good to go down, but I’m worried about which direction to take. I don’t even know where I am right now… .”

Ahn Hyun raised his head again and looked back and forth between the vacant lot still filled with deadmen and the path Park Dong-geol and his group followed. The path Park Dong-geol took was facing directly opposite to the vacant lot. I think I put my mind to it, but in my opinion, it could never be said to be a good choice.

“I guess this is better.”

At that time, Kim Han-byeol, who was as quiet as the first time, pointed in one direction. She followed her finger and found that she was pointing about 90 degrees to the clearing. Lee Yu-jeong seemed to be measuring the distance to her vacant lot, and she asked with a slightly anxious face.

“Wouldn’t it be better to go in the completely opposite direction to the vacant lot? “I don’t think there’s much of a difference in distance from the vacant lot over there.”

Here’s someone who thought the same as Park Dong-geol.

Anhyeon thought deeply and then exclaimed, “Ah.” He looked like he was far from studying, but he seemed to be quite quick-thinking. Looking at Lee Yu-jeong, who was still tilting her head, Kim Han-byeol calmly began to explain.

“It’s simple. Currently, many of them are concentrated in vacant lots. Assuming that they are evenly distributed in this forest, it means that as they are concentrated in one place, other places are empty. “Then the most likely place would be around here.”

“If you go in the direction opposite to the vacant lot, you won’t hear the commotion at that time and they may stay there. “It might actually be more dangerous.”

Ahn Hyeon continued with his additional explanation, and Kim Han-byeol nodded slightly as if what he said was correct. It’s not exactly the same as what I thought of, but it’s almost similar. Anyway, I smiled happily to myself, feeling like something was going right now.

“That’s what I heard? “So you’re saying that the direction that guy went in earlier could be the most dangerous?”

“yes. Anyway, let’s go down here and get out of the forest. Sol. “Stop getting up.”

“huh? huh!”

Ansol watched our conversation, sucking his fingers like a radish radish, and hurriedly stood up at Anhyeon’s words. Everyone seemed to have no major complaints as I watched Ahn Hyun and I step forward and make decisions. In fact, her face and mood felt much more stable than when Park Dong-geol was around. In particular, Lee Yoo-jeong was so impressed by Park Dong-geol’s hardships that she even had a smile on her face.

The rest of my group and I quickly went down the hill.

*

About two hours had passed since I decided on an escape route and went down the hill. Perhaps because the dense trees were so long that they blocked the sky, the inside of the forest was much darker than it looked from the hill. We were walking non-stop through the dark forest for two hours. With each step, only the sound of scraping dirt and grass and regular breathing maintained a steady flow, following Anhyun and I, who were leading.

The gloomy forest was quiet and larger than expected. But from what I remember, and if I kept up my current walking pace, I could probably get out of the forest before evening. I thought that perhaps the angels may have dropped them in the middle of the forest with high difficulty, as there were people with decent abilities.

First of all, it was better to get out of this forest before evening. This is because the preparation room only provided clothing and weapons and did not provide food or water. There was a separate place for such daily necessities. A rest room where you can relax for half a day or a save point where you can sleep for a day. Another way was to loot other users or search through stores in the village.

“… brother.”

“huh?”

Currently, An Hyun and I were in the lead, followed closely by An Sol and Kim Han-byeol. And with Lee Yu-jeong in charge of the rear, we were going out while being as alert as possible to our surroundings. In the meantime, An Sol pulled Ahn Hyeon’s collar tightly and nuzzled her mouth with her rash face.

“I want to take a break… .”

“… … .”

An awkwardness appeared on everyone’s faces at Ansol’s shy words.

‘Are you an asshole?’

It looked a bit like Jeong Jeong-ah, but it was like this. I became very curious about how people live in modern times.

Anhyeon stopped for a moment, looked at us and asked.

“Can we stop here for a moment? “Her brother says he has some business to do.”

Fortunately, Lee Yu-jeong and Kim Han-byeol readily agreed. It seems like the women have something in common. Ansol may have been afraid of going alone, so she saw her brother and begged her to go with him, but Anhyeon cruelly sent her away alone.

Lee Yoo-jeong chuckled as she watched Ansol trudge away in despair after yelling at her brother. Before I knew it, she was sitting down on the ground.

“Are you okay? And they might rush in.”

“It’ll be okay because I’m keeping an eye on it. And I’m nineteen, so it makes no sense if I can’t even go to the bathroom on my own. But how old are you and do you speak informally?”

“me? Twenty two. You also spoke informally again. But aren’t you younger than me? Just by looking at him, he looks like he’s just 20 or 21.”

“I’m also twenty-two.”

“Eh~? We’re the same age. “Why don’t we just tell each other what has happened?”

As Lee Yu-jeong looked around at everyone and spoke in a much more cheerful voice than before, Kim Han-byeol also carefully sat down after her, perhaps unconsciously exhausted from the psychological tension. Anhyun and I nodded to each other and placed our butts on the cold ground.

“Anyway, we’ll be leaving again as soon as my brother comes back, so let’s keep it simple. My name is Ahn Hyeon. “I’m twenty-two.”

“What were you doing before you came here?”

In response to Lee Yu-jeong’s question, Ahn Hyun slightly scratched his face as if he was embarrassed, but then answered obediently.

“I just lived part-time and did some neighborhood gangster stuff. you?”

“me? The name is Lee Yu-jeong. The same age, twenty-two. “I took a leave of absence from university and was preparing for the police civil service exam.”

It’s a police officer exam. So is being a female police officer a dream? For some reason, I felt like the police uniform and Lee Yu-jeong’s appearance would go quite well together. Soon, the two of them, who were chatting to each other like they were police officers, turned their heads to me and Kim Han-byeol. It was Kim Han-byeol who could not overcome their curious gaze and spoke first.

“Hanbyeol Kim. I’m twenty-one. “I’m a college student.”

“You’re my younger brother? “Which university did you go to?”

“I went to Yonsei University.”

“Wow~! Looks like you’re good at studying. i envy you.”

The two of them looked at me with admiration for a moment, then turned their attention to me, who was left alone, and Kim Han-byeol also looked at me with an expectant look on his face. I felt awkward under those burdensome gazes, but I responded to their expectations with as calm a face as possible.

“The name is Kim Soo-hyun. He is twenty-three years old. “He was a soldier.”

“I found my brother~! Then please speak comfortably, brother. “But your brother was in the Army, Air Force, or Navy?”

“Then it’s your brother. Please feel free to talk to me too. “What was your rank?”

Earlier, I thought she was simply energetic, but Lee Yu-jeong seemed to have a lively nature. At the same time, Ahn Hyeon asked me if I was curious when the military topic came up.

“He was an Army sergeant.”

“it’s a shame. “If you had waited a little longer, you would have been discharged.”

Seeing Lee Yu-jeong laughing, I smiled bitterly and added.

“I finished my military service. “I came here the day I returned after reporting my discharge.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

what? What about that sympathetic look? What is this pitiful atmosphere?

“Why does everyone look at me like that? I’m okay. I don’t feel anything. So stop looking at me like that.”

Even though I said it was okay, an awkward silence fell between us again. Ahn Hyun cleared her throat and turned her head in the other direction, while Lee Yu-jeong was looking at me with an open, pitiful look on her face. Even Kim Han-byeol looked at me with pity. I really don’t mind.

To evoke this awkward atmosphere, Lee Yu-jeong deliberately changed the topic in a lively voice.

“For me, being here right now still feels like a dream. Normally, while studying at the library, I would close my book, run outside, and call a friend. I’ll sit in the lounge and chat to my heart’s content, then go out to eat something delicious and then go home and study hard starting tomorrow. “It would be like this.”

Everyone’s expressions turn hazy after hearing those words. Ahn Hyeon also joined the group with a smile on his face.

“I probably went to a part-time job at a PC room and got into a fight with a customer who tried to reimburse me again. Catch the guy who stands out for his money. I got robbed by the boss for not cleaning up properly. Then, I was at the counter eating a piece of chicken my wife gave me, and when it was time to get off work, Sol went to pick me up. Pfft. “Ah, what did you plan on doing first when you get home?”

“me?”

I tilted my head as I saw Ahn Hyun suddenly turning his arrow towards me. hmm. Since it happened over 10 years ago, I don’t remember much about it. After thinking for a moment, I decided to just speak normally.

“well. I think I probably realized that I was now a free person as I went home and took in the fresh air of society. And I have to stop by the house, give a big bow to my mother, and call my father. Then, after eating the delicious meal her mother cooked and soaking in hot water… . No, I mean, why does everyone see it that way? Don’t look at me like you’re a poor animal. “I’m really okay.”

*

The commotion was able to end safely with Ansol coming back from his errand. I thought she was cute when I saw her politely bowing her head and saying, “I’m back.” But that sound was no different from a signal that made us face reality again. As we introduced each other and chatted, we probably wanted to escape this hellish space even just for a moment. Anhyun sighed and stood up grudgingly.

After a brief, pleasant rest, we began to advance through the dark forest again. Even though Ahn Hyun and I were leading the way, I was secretly leading the way. After detecting the surroundings, I was deliberately avoiding areas with few dead men, so I was able to avoid encountering a single one yet.

But you won’t be able to avoid it forever. This is because the closer you get to the outskirts of the forest, the more evenly distributed the deadmen are. All I could do was lead in a direction with as few deadmen as possible.

Of all the dogs, the one I was most worried about was Ansol. They said they were going in the direction with the fewest paths, but if they went further, they might encounter dozens of dead men there. I was anxious as to whether Sol would be able to respond calmly in that situation. At that time, Anhyeon screamed urgently and stood tall with her body.

“what’s the matter?”

“Shh.”

When Yujeong Lee came out in the direction pointed by Anhyun and turned her head, she saw three deadmen wandering around. They must have smelled us because they were wrinkling their noses and licking their lips. When I reflexively looked at her Ansol, I saw that she was covering her mouth with both hands and closing her eyes tightly. For now, one hurdle has been passed.

“In addition to sight and hearing, can we also know where we are by smell?”

“I guess so. “Just bow down first.”

Anhyeon quickly hid himself behind a large tree and hugged Sol in his arms. Lee Yu-jeong, Kim Han-byeol, and I quickly followed him and hid ourselves and waited for him to pass by. I saw Anhyeon raise his shield, but I shook my head. It was better to go out and practice killing deadmen later. I don’t remember exactly why, but from what I’ve heard before, it’s because as a rite of passage, users unanimously said to never go into the forest.

Based on the detection distance, we would be able to get out of the forest if we only had to go about half the distance we had traveled so far. I had avoided it well so far, but if I killed them now, there was a high possibility that I would be surrounded again. When the Deadmen received the signal and gathered together, there was really no answer at that time.

Even if you manage to deal with them, you have to deal with them all at once without even giving them a signal, and it is far from possible to deal with three of them at once with a shield or a stone. At that moment, the long sword on my waist rattled slightly. I thought I should have given it to Ahn Hyeon a long time ago. And in the meantime, the deadmen were sniffing and moving step by step towards the tree where we were.

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