1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 11



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Episode 11

The city is dying.

This is enough to see from a simple perspective.

Streets devoid of life, countless abandoned cars blocking the road, gray skies, black smoke.

Like a life on the verge of death, the city gasps for its last breath with pale lips.

“Get out! Get out!”

A young man is seen swinging a baseball bat while surrounded by infected people.

But that act only provoked them further and did nothing to help them escape.

“Eww!”

“Hey, where the hell is this crazy kid!”

One of the comrades who was with him suddenly drops his weapon and runs away in the opposite direction.

The man, left alone, screamed and struggled until he eventually fell to the floor.

Kkaaaak!

The infected quickly rushed over him and began biting the man’s neck and abdomen.

He lets out a horrifying scream as he sees his own flesh being torn apart and his yellow fat layers.

The infected rush in after hearing the screams, and below they are strewn with blood and entrails.

“F*ck… … .”

Private Oh Chan-il, who was watching the scene from behind the car, gritted his teeth and muttered.

Private Lee Hyeon-su, right next to him, was barely holding back his nausea and breathing heavily.

It was definitely not something worth watching with a clear mind.

I calmed down the two agitated people and diligently scanned the snowy road.

Still, thanks to the commotion caused by that man, the intersection 50 meters ahead was empty.

After hiding for about five minutes, we started moving forward again.

Sabak, sabak.

I continue to ride against the river of roiling vehicles, repeatedly pulling my bike.

Only the footprints left on the white snow showed that we were moving forward.

After some time had passed, the apartment complex, our destination, finally came into view.

‘2 hours.’

It took me two hours and twenty minutes to travel just 1.5 km on a flat road.

This is because there were more survivors than expected, and conversely, the density of infected people was also very high.

I was so sweaty from avoiding the dangers here and there that I was almost freezing.

I tried to approach the apartment right away, thawing my cold hands with my breath.

Ugh, ugh, ugh… … !

Giggle, ugh!

But the strange crying sound that we heard without fail caught us by our ankles.

At the entrance to the apartment complex, there were easily dozens of infected people loitering around.

I can’t get past that.

I asked Private Lee Hyeon-su if there was another way.

“Is there any other entrance?”

“The apartment is a bit old… … .”

“Then I guess I’ll have to find a way to break through it somehow.”

Cheonho Yuwon Apartment is a typical Seoul-style apartment complex with only three buildings.

Even the parking space and the access road are very narrow, making it difficult to escape.

Ultimately, to enter the apartment complex, it was necessary to first shake off the infected.

“I’ll lure them in. You two, go inside first and secure the entrance.”

“Yes, yes?”

“I don’t have time to talk for long. When I’m done, I’ll go to Building 102, so please wait there.”

I called out to the hunting dog Coco, who was lying at my feet, and urged the panicked group on.

Hehe.

The guy who had been breathing in sync with me for years already figured out my intentions with a few hand signals.

The guy quickly jumped out of his seat and ran towards the group of infected.

Kyaaaaah!

The infected react and chase after Coco.

It’s the same pattern as last time.

But the same pattern always works.

The guy dodged between the infected and ran away to the other side in an instant.

“Let’s go now!”

I pushed the two people away from me and ran in the direction Coco had run.

A swarm of infected, numbering at least a few dozen, chased after little Coco like crazy.

“Coco!”

Coco, who was running with her tongue sticking out, spots me sending her a signal and turns around quickly.

And then he runs around the apartment complex, stealing the attention of the guys who are running towards him.

It is now.

I ran to the management office next to the entrance of the apartment complex and quickly climbed up onto the roof.

At that moment, Coco, who had been circling the apartment complex, returned with a group of infected people.

“hey!”

The eyes of the infected who were running screaming turned towards this direction.

Coco, who didn’t miss the gap, quickly hid under the car and disappeared in an instant.

The aggro has changed.

The guys turned around as if nothing had happened and ran madly towards the apartment entrance.

Having succeeded in attracting attention, I quickly got down from the roof and ran to Building 101.

Kyaaaaah!

My back is tingling. All the hostility, hatred, hunger and predatory instincts are pouring in this direction.

I shook my arms and legs wildly, forgetting even to breathe for a moment.

But the distance between them was shortened in an instant because the guys were running so fast.

Crunch, crunch!

As I step over a parked car, dozens of infected people rush after me.

Even as the glass broke and the car hood was distorted, they didn’t stop chasing me.

Kyaaaaak!

Infected people rush in from all directions – right, left, behind – and in an instant, they surround the parking lot.

Since the only way out was straight ahead, I ran towards Apartment Building 101.

Phew!

The distance was only 10 meters. I was right behind him, so I kicked off the flower bed and the apartment wall and ran.

widely!

After stepping on the railing on the first floor of the apartment, immediately jump with all your might towards the railing on the second floor.

Kyaaaaak!

Infected people who missed their targets right in front of them flailed their arms and pinned themselves against the walls of the apartment.

One of them luckily grabbed my right foot and opened its mouth to try to bite me.

Kwajik!

But I kicked the bastard in the face with all my might, knocking him off his feet and gripping the railing with my hands.

After safely making it to the second floor, I hid behind the railing, breathing heavily.

That’s it… … .

At that moment, the infected suddenly looked around and then rushed to the back of the apartment.

This is their fatal flaw.

It is a bad intelligence that causes the loss of basic spatial sense and the inability to think concretely.

Perhaps the group of infected people will wander around the back of Apartment Building 101 and naturally disperse.

Gulp, gulp!

Only then did I catch my breath and take out a bottle of water from my bag, emptying half of it.

I just moved this much and it’s like this. If I had known it would be like this, I should have exercised.

After lightly blaming myself for the past, I ran to Building 102 where my group was waiting.

* * *

Traces of the survivors’ past remained intact throughout the apartment complex.

Some are showing signs of escape, some are showing resistance, and some are showing signs of giving up on their own.

I passed those traces and headed to Building 102 where Oh Chan-il and Lee Hyeon-su were waiting.

“older brother!”

“Are you both okay?”

“Yes! I’m fine.”

I just came back from seeing two bodies of infected people with their heads blown off lying on the stairs on the first floor.

It seems like two people handled it, but now they are so used to it that they don’t even show it.

Hehe.

Meanwhile, Coco, who had been following my scent, circles under my legs, wagging her tail.

After checking to make sure the guy wasn’t hurt, I headed to the elevator with my group.

“The elevator has stopped.”

“Let’s go up the stairs first.”

The apartment still has electricity, but for some reason the elevator stops at the 11th floor.

We had no choice but to use the stairs to get to the 14th floor, where Private Lee Hyeon-su’s home was.

“… … Look around you carefully.”

Because it is an isolated space, you always need to be careful because infected people can pop out anytime and anywhere.

We began to climb up carefully, step by step, while looking out for each other’s blind spots.

Just a faint scream coming from outside.

Gray snow falling unusually heavily today.

On the other hand, the inside of the apartment is suffocatingly quiet.

The narrow apartment staircase filled with cold air felt like it was slowly squeezing my heart.

“uh?”

But that didn’t last long as Private Oh Chan-il, who was walking at the very front, suddenly stopped in confusion.

“What’s going on?”

“The road, the road is blocked.”

“Huh? What’s stopping you?”

“The stairs are blocked. Look.”

I was watching from behind, and when I heard that the stairs were blocked, I hurriedly ran forward.

And just as the sergeant said on lunch day, I confirmed that the stairs were blocked by a barricade.

It was a very sturdy barricade, not one that was built haphazardly.

So that’s why the elevator was stopped. Judging by the size of the barricade, it’s definitely not a small number.

“I think there are survivors among the residents.”

“Wait a minute! Let me talk!”

Private Lee Hyeon-su, who had been silent until then, was the first to react when he heard that there were survivors.

He ran towards the barricade in a hurry and then knocked loudly on the entrance.

“Is there anyone inside? I’m Hyun-soo, who went to the military this year! I’m Grandma Ko Young-hee’s grandson! Is there anyone there? Please answer me!”

“Lee Hyun-soo! Don’t get excited!”

Surprised by this, Private First Class Oh Chan-il grabbed Private Lee Hyeon-su’s arm and pulled him away.

But at that moment, a man’s voice began to be heard from beyond the barricade.

“Hyunsoo? Are you, are you really Hyunsoo?”

“Sir? Are you Mr. Sang-Hyeon?”

“How did you get here… … .”

The man stuttered in a very embarrassed voice, as if he knew Private Lee Hyeon-su.

But whether or not, Private Lee Hyeon-su desperately spoke while pulling on the barricade.

“Please open the door first.”

“Open the door?”

“Why? I live in this apartment too.”

“That’s not something I can decide on my own… … .”

When asked to open the door, the man becomes even more flustered and begins to beat around the bush.

Private Lee Hyeon-su, who was about to get excited by this, barely managed to catch his breath and lower his voice calmly.

“You’re saying that because you’re afraid of causing trouble? Don’t worry. I’ll just take my grandmother with me. I really don’t want to ask for anything.”

This isn’t the first time I’m meeting her; she’s the grandchild of a neighbor I’ve known for a while.

Although he would have opened it if it had been easier, the man remained silent, unable to do anything.

“Is it Hyunsoo?”

But at that moment, another man’s voice was heard next to the man who recognized Hyun-soo.

“… … Village chief?”

“Yes, I remember. I was worried because I hadn’t heard from you for a while, but fortunately, you’re still alive.”

“Did the village chief block it like this?”

“It just happened that way. Anyway, it was so noisy that I came down to check, but what the hell is going on? And what are those habitual words?”

The man called Dongjang clearly expressed his displeasure and scolded Private Lee Hyeon-su.

But what shocked us more than anything was one piece of news.

“If you’re looking for your grandmother, you’ve come to the wrong place. She went to the Gangdong shelter two weeks ago.”

Shelter. Yes, shelter. The shelter that the government has been calling for so much is also in Gangdong-gu.

But Private Lee Hyeon-su answered, slamming the barricade as if to ask what that meant.

“Have you forgotten that my grandmother uses a wheelchair? She can’t even go out of the house. How can she go to the shelter by herself?”

“What? You idiot! So you’re saying we’re lying?”

“Open it! Just open the door and check!”

Conflict and excitement run rampant.

Private Lee Hyeon-su, whose eyes had rolled back, tried to reach for the gun on his back.

widely!

But I quickly stopped Private Lee Hyeon-su and spoke with my mouth.

‘Calm down.’

If you try to force the barricade open here, you will only end up provoking the other side.

I tried my best to calm down Private Lee Hyeon-su, who was excited, by telling him to face reality.

‘Let’s go back for now.’

On lunch day, Private Oh quickly approached and took Private Lee Hyeon-su, who was exhausted, down the stairs.

I took a quick look at the still firmly closed barricade and then disappeared behind it.