#Episode 112
No one knows how many elite zombies there are in the world.
If there are as many as six in a tiny piece of land called the Republic of Korea, how many would there be in Japan, which is even larger, or in India or China, which are even larger?
We must assume there are at least 100 of them.
Kill all the elite zombies that become insanely strong.
This is going too far. It’s way over the line.
Jinsong and the characters from the Guild of Salvation ran around like crazy.
One of South Korea’s elite zombies.
I killed them all except that one.
The real problem arose after that.
Once the zombie outbreak spread, it had a greater impact than expected.
One bite bites another, and that bite bites another.
In just one day, South Korea’s population decreased by a whopping 5%.
This means that the population, which had decreased from 50 million to 40 million after experiencing various events following the Great Cataclysm, is now 38 million.
It’s getting even smaller.
If this is the case in South Korea, it is even worse in other places.
In just one day, the Earth suffered enormous damage.
But in the end, there was a limit to what the Awakened could do.
Creating a clean area from zombies.
To do that, you have to kill all the zombies you see.
All the Awakened people in South Korea, including Jin Song-i, gathered together. They formed teams and moved to secure a safe zone, and wiped out all the zombies they could see.
“… … This is driving me crazy.”
Jeong Ha-ni, who had only been transferred from Mirae Ilbo to Guwon Ilbo for a day, couldn’t come to her senses at how the world had changed in just one day.
After entering Salvation Daily, the articles that Jeong Ha-ni started writing were about how to deal with zombies.
What I am writing now is the damage situation, but the numbers I heard from the Blue House are beyond imagination.
“… … 2 million people dying in one day? Am I dreaming?”
It may be a bit embarrassing to say this, but it was difficult to experience these situations while in Seoul.
That was understandable.
Because the damage in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do was almost zero.
This is the result of Jin Shi-hoo, Jin Song-yi, and Hong Hyeon.
Jeong Ha-ni looked at the world situation and was shocked once again.
Korea has 2 million, but the US says it has over 20 million dead. China has lost 100 million, and India has lost 200 million.
The hand that was writing the article stops.
I was dazed.
Should I say that the one-month break was poisonous?
If there had been no break, there probably wouldn’t have been this much damage. All the awakened people in the world live their lives without letting go of their guard.
This time it’s so different. The damage will be even greater.
Then, Jeong Ha-ni came up with a clever idea.
‘… … You said elite zombies? What if I don’t kill them?’
Should I call it ironic?
Obviously the situation is the worst, but why do I have these thoughts in this situation?
I heard that the Zombie Emperor will appear only when you kill the Elite Zombie.
But if you don’t kill the elite zombies.
If that happens, the Zombie Emperor won’t appear and phase 2 won’t be canceled?
Elite zombies have certainly been active in the world openly, but only for a short time.
They hid from the world with the message that they had regained their intelligence.
Some of the Awakened are now chasing the hidden elite zombies.
What if we found them all and locked them up somewhere?
‘It sounds like a possible story.’
The hand that had stopped began to move busily again.
That’s that, the world situation is going in a really strange direction right now.
In some places, there are even rumors that nuclear weapons will be used.
After finishing the article she was writing, Jeong Ha-ni sent a message to her older brother, Jeong Bin.
No matter what, family comes first.
* * *
Jungbin’s watch vibrates as he looks outside from his White Hotel suite.
He put the wine glass he was holding down on the table and picked up his watch.
It was a message.
It was a message from his younger brother, and a soft smile appeared on Jeongbin’s lips as soon as he saw the contents.
[I’m telling you this just in case, but don’t go out of Seoul. Seoul is the safest place right now. There will probably be a lot of people at the White Hotel too. Don’t go out or anything just because there are a lot of people.]
How can one not laugh?
Jeongbin felt good about his younger brother’s concern. He replied right away.
[You too, be careful. Don’t go somewhere else and do some reporting. Oh, and I haven’t unpacked yet. Stay here in the suite for the time being. If what you said is true, this is the safest place.]
[That’s not your house.]
[I’ll tell Brother Shi-hoo. He’s not the type of person to ignore things like this, so don’t worry.]
[… … But it’s not like it’s not true. Rather, please hold me in the next room.]
After thinking for a moment, Jeongbin came up with a good idea and immediately replied.
[As you said, this room was originally for Sihoo hyung. I’ll find a room next door. Let’s stay here together for a while.]
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[For the time being? Will you be independent, oppa?]
[I should. Titan has already been completed, and the manuscript fee has arrived. Your brother is now rich.]
But, the reply I got back was very strange.
[… … Oppa, are you okay?]
[Why? I’m really okay?]
[… … Really? Okay. See you when you get off work.]
[Yeah, thanks for your hard work.]
Jeongbin turned his head.
The sky was clear.
He raised his glass again, this time filled with wine.
Strangely enough, my head has been clear these past few days.
Power also overflows.
Is it because the work is finished?
They say that writers feel a sense of relief when they finish a work they’re writing, and I guess this is it.
So Jeongbin smiled and drank the wine.
#Chapter 3
The reason Hong Hyun was able to kill the elite zombie first was simple.
Because Jin Shihou didn’t kill the elite zombies.
There was a separate space set aside in the underground parking lot of the Salvation Guild main building.
Originally this place was used as a shelter, but as everyone now knows, Seoul is a clean area.
Because Jin Shihou and Jin Songyi moved quickly, not a single person was infected.
So this guild’s shelter was empty.
There was now an elf, or elite zombie, with its limbs tied up, and Jin Shihou sitting on a chair in front of the zombie with his legs crossed.
“This is a bit unexpected.”
“… … .”
“Did you suddenly come to your senses?”
“Yes.”
This couldn’t be explained simply with the word ‘unexpected’.
It’s an amazing level.
The cannibalistic elf, who had only been interested in biting people without reason until just a moment ago, was now speaking clearly.
Jin Shihou is not subject to the system.
So we also didn’t hear the message that the elite zombies had regained their intelligence.
It’s not like I got a separate message on my watch. It would be more accurate to say that I’m just too busy to have time to put a message on my watch.
Jin Shihou asked.
I had to ask this.
“Are you from Titan?”
Why are the words of Zombie and Jin Shihou, no, the two of them, communicating now? It was simple.
The language was the same.
The Western Continent language of Titan.
Elsewhere it is called the language of the nine heavens.
The elf answered Jin Shihou’s question.
“No. I don’t know about places like Titan. I am Mary Pressian, Commander of the 2nd Corps of the Elf Allied Forces of Pressian.”
“I see. You were doing a good job.”
“… … .”
“What should I ask?”
“… … I will answer any questions you may have as best as I can.”
“So, what is the right question to ask?”
“… … Are you asking me that now?”
“I’m not used to this kind of thing. I’ve never really stopped someone and asked them questions before, so it’s a little awkward. I’ve always ordered the kids below me to do things, but the ones here who order things around are really bad.”
“… … .”
“Let’s see… … .”
I was still thinking about it. Then a question popped into my head.
I thought this was a question that should be asked out of courtesy. So I asked it right away.
“Isn’t it true that the land called Pressian is a land that has not been able to overcome the trials of the system?”
“… … That’s right. We collapsed in phase 2.”
“That’s unexpected. You’re at a pretty good level, but you’re the commander of the 2nd Corps? Then you should be higher than me, and you’re falling over something like this?”
“… … I remember you when you subdued me. If we had someone like you, our Pressian and our elves would not have fallen.”
“That’s a bit of a shame.”
“… … If you fail to overcome the trial, you will become the opponent of the land that will receive the next trial. That is the law. Although each form is different, it seems that there are a lot of people on this land.”
“Why do you think so?”
“The trials of Phase 2 were chosen in this way because the population of this land is much larger than expected.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes.”
“Okay, I understand. And I know it’s a bit odd to say this, but could you just stay here for a while?”
“What if you don’t like it?”
“If you don’t like it… … Well, I guess I have no choice but to take it. Or, there’s a way to cut off its limbs so it can’t regenerate.”
“… … I’ll just stay still. I still don’t understand the situation.”
“Okay.”
Jin Shi-hoo picked up his watch and contacted his older sister.
“Sister, I captured the elf that appeared in the square earlier and put him in the Salvation Guild emergency shelter. Please send a few people to watch over him.”
-… … You captured it?
“Why? Should I kill him? He’s already talking and everything?”
-No. Don’t kill them. Leave them alone. I’ll just clean up this side and go up.
“Where are you now?”
-busan.
“You’ve come a long way.”
-I just found out that the elite zombies that appeared in the biggest cities of each country, like Seoul, are monsters that can use natural powers. But that’s not the case in other places.
Jin Shihou thought for a moment.
Oh, so you call them elite zombies.
Than that.
“What isn’t it?”
-Elite zombies that can use natural skills are rare. In particular, the elite zombies in Anseong and Gyeongbuk that you just passed by are very similar to Lee Seong-jae, whom you killed a while ago.
Then what?
“It’s nothing special. Just tidy up and come up.”
-… … In that short period of time, there are more people than you’d think who’ve been bitten by elite zombies. Several small cities are already beyond recovery. Shifu.
“why?”
-Is this really okay?
Jin Shi-hoo read great worry in his sister’s tone of voice.
“Sister.”
-why?
“Throw away what you have to throw away. Don’t try to save things that won’t work. It’s better to focus on other things instead. If you do that, everything will be okay. Do you know what I mean?”
-huh.
There is a moment of silence. Then, whoooooo. Jin Shihou’s watch vibrates. He checks it right away.
[Here’s all the information about phase 2. I captured it and sent it to you, so read it.]
I looked at the photo my sister sent me.
I burst out laughing at the part where a message is sent to all the Awakened in the world like a game announcement when an elite zombie dies, I was dumbfounded by the level of hints given, and I frowned at the part where the elite zombies’ abilities increase.
And then there was one word that bothered me the most.
