1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 24



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Episode 24

Sometimes, when my peers who had dropped out of training first left the training center, they would ask me this.

What on earth are you thinking?

What on earth were you thinking that made you last two years without changing your expression even once?

Every time that happened, I gave the answer that my classmates hated the most and the instructor liked the most.

Just don’t think about anything.

Because when I think about it, my body becomes dull.

Upon hearing that answer, all of the students left the training center in disbelief.

No one contacted me after that, but my thoughts remained the same.

What saved my life in that life-threatening situation was not a gun or a motive, but this lack of thought.

widely!

He skillfully jumps over obstacles that are over 2 meters high and jumps off rooftop railings that are only about a span high.

At the same time, I landed on the opposite roof and quickly checked all the terrain in front of me.

You can just skip over here.

There needs to be some help there.

In a short moment of less than half a second, the path to take is connected like a thread.

This entire series of events begins to unfold as is, without passing through any mental filters.

A feast of impossible acrobatics, from jumping, landing, and running, all flowing like water.

I was running to survive in this gray city where everything had stopped.

Kyaaaaah – – -!!!

But that was only for a moment, as a single noise pierced through the stillness of the state of no-mind.

Only then did I turn my head and discover a crowd of infected people rushing in from far away.

Those masses of obsession, reminiscent of waves, pushed their way into the narrow road.

The speed was so fast that the distance of over 500 meters was getting shorter by the second.

If you keep doing this, you’ll get caught.

Only then did I catch my breath and look around to find a way.

Woof! Woof! Woof!

But then, at that moment, an all-too-familiar sound began to be heard from the road below.

I turned my head in surprise and saw Coco there wearing a red scarf.

“Coco!”

Coco, who was desperately looking for her owner, found me on top of the building and ran towards me.

He ignored the order to stay next to Private Lee Hyeon-su and followed him here anyway.

“Go! Run away!”

He had been running so hard that the bandage wrapped around his front paw was torn and bleeding.

Deciding that I could no longer follow, I shouted at Coco to find her companions.

“hurry!”

Coco, who had been whining continuously, had no choice but to turn around and hide in an alley.

Only then did I feel relieved and left traces here and there for him to find later.

Boom!

Kyaaaaak – -!!

But at that moment, the rooftop door right in front of us opened and the infected poured out.

They were coming not only from behind me, but also from the direction I was supposed to go.

Crunch!

Since you’re being chased anyway, noise is meaningless.

I quickly pulled out my shotgun and pulled the trigger at the running infected.

Boom!

Boom!

As the loud gunshot rings out, the men running ahead are torn to pieces like wet tissue paper.

In an instant, I found a way out and continued to run forward, stepping over the corpses lying on the ground.

Cheek!

But, to make matters worse, the building that had to be climbed was cut off and a construction site barrier was revealed.

The entire area is blocked off with white partitions, as if they are building an apartment complex.

“Huh!”

I had no choice but to jump off the roof, grab onto a tree, and fall to the ground.

Kyaaaaak!

Kwajik!

After dealing with the infected who rush in without giving you a chance to get up, you struggle to find the entrance.

And then I passed under the partition right in front of me and entered the desolate construction site.

Huh, gasp!

My breath is pounding.

The white breath that blurs my vision is spurring my already impatient instincts.

Kyaaaaah – – -!!

At that moment, my nerves start to prickle.

My instincts were constantly ringing the alarm bell.

No matter how much I looked around, all I could see were infected people running towards this place.

The partition walls suddenly close in, the escape route is no longer visible, and screams can be heard from all directions!

The world is gradually turning black, like a piece of paper with black ink spreading across it.

widely!

I threw the bag and gun I was carrying into the pit and ran through the middle of the construction site.

And then I ran to the apartment where the frame and floors were just being built and did a long jump.

Clank!

He climbs up the outer wall, holding on to the scaffolding structure erected for the construction workers.

The wind blows hard.

I looked down furtively from the top of a precarious structure that looked like it might fall at any moment.

Before I knew it, the infected people who had filled the area were reaching out to grab me.

Hundreds, if not thousands at least.

Beyond the gray-tinted eyes, madness and obsession to eat are faintly visible.

Feeling dizzy, I tried to climb up to gain some more distance.

Kwajik!

But at that moment, the structure began to shake dangerously due to the crowd of people rushing in.

“… … !”

I almost fell, but I managed to regain my balance and quickly grabbed the footing with my hands.

Kyaaaaak – -!!

But they insisted on forcing their way into the apartment and trying to get up here.

The speed is faster over there.

On the contrary, there was nowhere to run.

Eventually, I was blocked on all sides and had no choice but to think of the word ‘limit’ in my head.

The hand that was holding the structure naturally turned to the revolver in his pocket.

Hooooooo – – -!!

But at that moment, a strong wind blew and something cold fell on my forehead.

I quickly looked up at the sky and discovered dust falling between the gloomy dark clouds.

It’s a blizzard.

A blizzard is coming!

For a moment, my eyes, which had been in resignation, opened wide and something hot rose up from within me.

I immediately regained my sense of balance and began to quickly look around.

And then we discovered that not far from the structure was a tower crane.

Kyaaaaak – -!!

Kwajik!

I kick the infected person who managed to get to my floor away and move to the side.

The moment the precariously swaying structure began to tilt, I jumped into the air.

thud!

Kwarrrrung!

The structure came crashing down, taking countless infected people with it.

Time passes slowly.

I feel a sense of floating.

I flailed my hands and feet, trying to reach out toward the approaching tower crane.

Hooooooo – – -!!

But at that moment, another strong gust of wind blew and my vision was turned upside down in an instant.

“Huh!”

I desperately reached out and managed to grab the end of the crane ladder.

But the surface was so cold and slippery that my hand just slipped.

ah.

The sky is getting farther away.

On the contrary, the ground gets closer.

I desperately try to resist in the midst of a sense of distant floating, but soon my strength drains away.

All the countless regrets and sadnesses that passed before my eyes disappeared into the gray snowstorm.

widely!

At that moment, the world went dark.

* * *

‘You’ve been too affectionate since long ago. No matter how much I tell you not to, that one thing just won’t change. You’re a passing bastard, you’ll be gone tomorrow, everyone understands and moves on, so why are you the only one who does this? That’s great. Whenever I see you, I always wonder why you’re doing these things. You know it now. What the higher-ups want is a useful tool, not a person.’

‘But what can I do? You’re so good. Even if these guys were half as good as you, they wouldn’t have picked you. I believe that and am doing this now, but I don’t regret it. I don’t know what I’ll do in the future, but live well. And from now on, don’t discriminate between those you kill and those you save, just kill. If you had done that a long time ago, this situation wouldn’t have happened. What are you doing? Pull the trigger. Don’t look at me like I’m an idiot.’

bang!

The stream of consciousness that had been buried deep in the abyss rises steeply to the surface.

Cool!

I opened my eyes with difficulty, spitting out the sand and rocks that had entered my mouth first.

Strangely, my right cheek feels warm.

I turned my head with difficulty and saw a clump of light brown fur repeatedly flicking my cheek.

“Coco?”

Squeak… … .

That clump of brown fur was none other than Coco, who had scented the air and followed us here.

As soon as I came to my senses, the guy kept wagging his tail and poking my cheek with his snout.

By the way, where is this place?

I definitely fell from the crane.

I turned on the flashlight I had in my front pocket and started quietly looking around.

Judging by the amount of trash on the floor, it looks like a garbage dump.

What luck, this pile of trash seems to have acted as a buffer and prevented the impact of the fall.

Hehe!

I carefully followed Coco out of the pit, pulling her sleeve.

In the meantime, the sun had set and the world was dark, and a heavy snowstorm was still blowing.

However, thanks to the snowstorm, the construction site, which had been crowded with infected people, was extremely quiet.

First, let’s find the bag and the gun.

I walked with unsteady steps to find the hole where I had thrown my bag and gun.

And a little while later, not far away, they found the gun and bag buried in the snow.

Gulp, gulp!

As soon as I opened my bag, I took out a bottle of cold water and emptied half the bottle in no time.

Hehe!

“Are you thirsty?”

And he poured water for Coco, who looked thirsty, and warmed her frozen hands and feet.

The guy must have been really thirsty because he buried his nose in the palm of his hand and drank it well.

First, let’s melt the body.

At this rate, I’m going to die of hypothermia.

I staggered towards the container building where the workers were taking a break.

Squeak.

As I opened the door and stepped inside, a musty, moldy smell and dirty dust hit my face.

But it was better than the smell of a rotting corpse, so I closed the door and went in, drawing the thick curtains.

thank god.

There is an electric heater.

I quickly turned on the electric heater and started to thaw my body, which was covered in snow and sweat.

Coco finally felt relieved and laid down next to the electric heater to make round donuts.

As my body thaws, my head starts to spin.

As soon as I confirmed that it was 9:00 PM, I took out my handy radio from my bag.

Knock knock!

But no matter how much I press and tap the radio, the screen that should light up stays blank.

Now I looked and saw that water was dripping from the radio body that had been buried in the snow.

Damn, it’s going to be hard to contact you like this.

I quickly disconnected the battery and decided to wait until the moisture completely dried.

What happened to the group? Even if they lured them, it wouldn’t be easy to get away.

First, you have to try to contact them as soon as the radio starts working, otherwise you have no choice but to go and look for them yourself.

By the way, I’m worried about my shoulder that’s been aching since a while ago and the gun that was stuck in my eye.

But when I sit blankly in front of the electric heater, all my thoughts disappear and I feel lethargic.

I’m tired.

Right now, I just wanted to lie down without thinking about anything and let everything flow into this warm warmth.

I eventually lay down weakly and Coco, who had been wagging her tail, came over to me naturally.

Hehe!

The guy with both feet covered in blood starts licking my cheek as if he likes something so much.

okay.

Let’s take a break.

I quietly closed my eyes, listening to the sound of the wind outside as a lullaby.

The harsh reality that I had been struggling with seemed like a lie for a moment, and then the rain began to come to me.

I can’t hear anything anymore.

A snowy night was passing by.