#Episode 114
“Are you here?”
Yang Hye-mi asked.
“… … What is this situation? Do you know anyone?”
Park Jeong-woo did not answer.
It was simple.
Park Jeong-woo is a so-called cockroach who is in collusion with the apostles.
Yang Hye-mi was just a clean person.
The man takes a step.
No, I tried to move it.
I got goosebumps all over my body.
The man slowly turns his head. A squeaking sound is heard from behind, near the parking pillar.
It’s the sound of a lighter being lit.
Then, whoosh, the sound of smoke being exhaled was heard.
“… … How is it that you are here?”
Instead, Jin Shi-hoo, who was leaning against the parking pillar, asked back.
“Why? I shouldn’t be here?”
“… … .”
The man’s brow furrowed. Jin Shihou laughed, blowing out smoke.
“I spread a smokescreen once and they fell for it right away.”
Jin Shi-hoo continued speaking after taking a couple of puffs of smoke and stubbing out the cigarette butt with his foot.
“It’s obvious what scoundrels like you are thinking.”
* * *
There was no need to think deeply.
Obviously I’m not an intelligent person.
He is the type who competes with his body rather than his head, but experience is not something that comes for nothing.
I’ve been through a lot in my 10 years on Titan.
The experiences and lessons I learned back then were truly meaningful, and there were certainly instances where they could be applied in various situations. This is one of those instances.
As soon as I got out, I immediately contacted Chief Secretary Yoon Young-soo.
-Yes, I picked up the phone. This is Yoon Young-soo.
“I heard. You’ve had a hard time.”
-… … This is no joke. Thanks to the spell that Jin Shi-hoo gave me, I almost died twice today. Thank you so much.
It makes me laugh.
“Is he awake?”
-Yes, I woke up. Why didn’t you tell me that I had an ego? I was so surprised.
“It’s no fun if you know anything in advance. That’s how important things like preventing spoilers are.”
Anyway, that’s all for small talk. There’s something more important right now.
And then cut it up.
“You know I have a zombie in the Salvation Guild emergency shelter right now, right?”
-I know. We sent our guild members there, but they haven’t arrived yet?
“We arrived. But are these two people really trustworthy?”
-… … .
There is silence across the watch for a moment.
If I may add a little, it wasn’t for a moment. Even though both of us were busy, the silence lasted for a full two minutes.
Yoon Young-soo was not a fool.
-From the apostles’ point of view, it must not be a good thing that there were almost no attacks on a place like Seoul.
“As expected, you are quick-witted.”
-You seem to be suspicious of those two, but as far as I know, Yang Hye-mi is clean. There is no trace of collusion with the apostles.
Yang Hye-mi was the name of one of the two Awakened individuals currently inside the emergency shelter.
The man is Park Jeong-woo. The woman is Yang Hye-mi.
Both are members of Team 3, with Cha Ju-yeon as their team leader.
But is Yang Hye-mi clean?
“Are you sure?”
-Yes. Although it is illegal, we even conducted private temples.
He chuckled.
“You’re bold. If you do that, you’ll get caught.”
-I want to make this clear. I have never used them for personal purposes. And haven’t there been a lot of things going on recently? I think we need to do some background investigation. There might be someone like Yoon Ji-hoo again.
Okay, I get it. Okay.
“What about Park Jeong-woo?”
-… … To be honest, I can’t say I’m clean. It’s been about 4 years since I joined the Salvation Guild, but before I joined the Salvation Guild, I was a bounty hunter who hunted Black Clearers.
“Keep going.”
-I also worked as a guard at a black market that occasionally opened near Seoul, and I was also involved in several cases related to contract work.
“What about your family relationships?”
-I have elderly parents and a younger sibling who has a terminal illness.
“Limited time?”
-Yes. The world has changed since the cataclysm, but there are some things that haven’t changed. Especially cancer. Park Jung-woo’s younger sister, Park Sia, has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
I thought about it for a moment.
I think this is probably what I’m thinking.
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“Where are you now?”
-I am in Gangwon-do now.
“You’ve gone far. But you can still give orders by phone or something, right?”
-Yes, it is possible. But you must report it to the Master first.
It was Secretary Yoon Young-soo, whose public and private affairs had become clear after the previous incident. He continued speaking immediately.
“I was originally planning to go to Busan and help my older sister out, but let’s do that.”
-So you want to try fishing? Okay. I’ll try to get you some good bait.
That’s why I like Chief Secretary Yoon Young-soo.
If you pretend, it’s just pretending.
– It would be difficult to travel by car. There are so many people. Given Jin Shi-hoo’s personality, just flying wouldn’t work. Since other places besides Seoul are in chaos right now, you’d probably want to see it with your own eyes… … There’s a light airfield operated by the Salvation Guild near Seoul. How about taking a light plane and departing for Busan?
“It’s not bad, but should I be fooled?”
– I have to fool you. I plan on bringing along a few staff members from the secretariat. I can fool you no matter what, Mr. Jin Shi-hoo.
“Yes, I’m listening.”
-… … Be careful. Jin Shihou is the hope of humanity.
eww.
“I have goosebumps now. Why are you like this, you grouchy person.”
-… … I will proceed with the work right away. So, I wish you good luck.
He smiled and hung up the phone.
I just leaned my back against the parking pillar.
It is not difficult to become one with nature.
As time passed, an uninvited guest arrived.
It was obvious.
The thoughts of the villain children.
* * *
The extent of the resentment the surviving apostles have toward Jin Shihou is beyond imagination.
I’m willing to do anything to get some shit.
But before that, there was something to think about.
Jin Shihou is strong. He is so strong that it goes without saying.
But what kind of life did he live and what did he experience to gain that level of strength?
Jin Shi-hoo possesses power that only a fool can possess.
I should have been wary of that.
When Jin Shihou was beating up the apostles, anyone who saw him would think that he was just going straight ahead, and even the apostles themselves thought that he was running like crazy, like a car without brakes, and that he was arrogant. That was the strong image.
In fact, Jin Shihou moved and acted before he thought. He knew who the apostles were disguised as, and he had the information to figure out their locations.
It is truly arrogant to think that Jin Shi-hoo, who carries out all those processes, is acting strangely by setting a trap.
There were only six apostles left, and these six were arrogant.
I thought it would be easy to release the elite zombies of Seoul. Jin Shihou was a naked thunderbolt who just ran like a car without brakes.
It is because of that kind of thinking that I am now faced with this situation.
Jin Ji-hoo kicked his foot.
Kwaaaaang-!!
The apostle who was hit in the stomach is sent flying and crashes into the wall.
Like fitting a Lego block together, the apostle was literally fitted into the wall.
Jin Shihou walked silently.
Yang Hye-mi was frightened, and Park Jeong-woo was even more frightened, so they sat down and could do nothing.
Because seeing the extent of Jin Shihou’s power in this way was on a different level than hearing about it.
The apostle tried to run away. He leaned against the wall and then kicked the ground to the side.
and.
Kwaaaaang-!!
Jin Shi-hoo, who had come closer and kicked him in the head again,
Back against the wall again.
Jin Shihou walks again. Jin Shihou approaches the apostle who was pinned against the wall and extends his hand.
He grabbed his head and asked.
“It’s my first time seeing your face. Whose doppelganger are you?”
“… … Do you think I’ll say it?”
“I’m saying let’s at least make a statement. I need to know who I killed later.”
Jin Shihou, who seemed to be thinking for a moment, continued speaking.
“Tell that kid, the Six Paths Sage or whatever. And then your family too, so I can kill them.”
The apostle was fed up with Jin Shihou saying such creepy things so casually.
I had to think calmly.
Is it realistically possible to escape this emergency shelter right now?
It might be possible if we take hostages.
So I kicked the seat towards Yang Hye-mi who was sitting there.
It was meaningless.
Kwaaaaaaaang-!!
Because Jin Shi-hoo swung his foot at the same time as he kicked the seat.
As if kicking a soccer ball, the apostle was slammed into the wall again with a huge impact sound. He sat down helplessly, unable to escape this situation.
Originally, opportunities can only be created if you have the power. There is no answer.
Jin Shihou squatted down in front of the apostle.
“Let’s take it easy. Do you think I’m doing this because it’s easy for me?”
“… … .”
“Which number are you?”
“It’s the 22nd.”
“Who else but you?”
“If I tell you everything, will you kill me comfortably?”
Jin Shihou burst into laughter.
“I have a lot to wish for in the meantime. If the information is good, I will seriously consider it.”
“… … What are the chances of survival?”
“No. Wake up.”
I’m serious.
No matter what negotiations are made or what is proposed, Jin Shihou intends to kill all the apostles in the world.
There is no possibility of reconsideration on this. I have no intention of reconsidering it.
The 22nd apostle recognized it for sure.
“… … I am the 22nd Apostle’s Demon of Disaster.”
“What about the other five?”
“… … The third elder, the hungry ghost, the 44th apostle, the drinking water ghost. I don’t know exactly who the other three are.”
“Why don’t you know?”
“Because I don’t contact you. Don’t think I know all the apostles you killed.”
If you think about it with a broad mind, it was a situation that was completely understandable.
Jin Shihou thought for a moment and then turned his head back.
My eyes met with Yang Hye-mi’s, who was sitting down. Ang Hye-mi had an expression on her face as if she had noticed something, but I couldn’t help but ask.
“Have you noticed anything?”
Yang Hye-mi swallowed hard and answered Jin Shi-hoo’s question.
“The path of hungry ghosts in the six paths of reincarnation comes to mind.”
“Why is that?”
“… … These are the names of the ghosts that parasitize in Aguido, the ghosts that eat and drink, and the ghosts that eat and drink.”
“Try more.”
“Yes. Food-eating ghosts (食水鬼), more precisely, food-eating ghosts (食水餓鬼), are ghosts that are always suffering from hunger and thirst and wander aimlessly in search of water. Disease-eating ghosts (疾行鬼) are ghosts that were monks in their past lives but indulged in pleasures and ate food that was meant for patients. I know they are ghosts that even dig up graves and eat corpses… Is that right?”
Jin Shihou was unable to answer the question. He asked the 22nd apostle, Jiheunggui, who was lying down in front of him.
“that’s right?”
“… … That’s true to some extent.”
To say that something is somewhat true can sometimes mean that it is completely true depending on the situation.
