1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 63



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Episode 63

“Brother, left!”

Ok. I hummed softly, turned my body in the opposite direction, and fired the crossbow.

Kwajik!

At the same time, one of the infected running towards us gets his head pierced by a flying bolt.

Kyaaaaak!

But there were more blind spots than I thought, so two more guys came running after me that I couldn’t deal with.

I was about to reload, but then realized the distance was close and tried to draw my greatsword.

“I’ll handle it!”

At that moment, Olivia hurriedly arrived next to me and pulled the trigger of the air gun.

Phew! Phew!

Then, the two men who were running towards me fell to the ground with their foreheads pierced exactly.

He hits every shot with a perfect accuracy, regardless of whether or not he is out of breath.

If this level of accuracy is possible with an air gun, what would happen if you taught them how to use a real firearm?

Olivia was now playing the designated shooter role that the team had never had before.

“lol.”

When I give her a thumbs up, Olivia scratches her head in embarrassment.

After dealing with all the infected, we got back on our electric bikes.

“Doesn’t it seem like the numbers have increased a bit?”

“The influx must have increased that much.”

“Or maybe many of them died.”

My companions and I went north past the safe zone secured on campus.

Because I had taken this road many times before, I knew it was an easy and good road.

However, unlike usual, the closer you get to Dongjak Station, the more likely you are to encounter infected people.

Could this be a coincidence?

No, it was difficult to see it as a simple happening because it was something that could be felt on the skin.

“There is nothing more here.”

At that moment, Kang Pil-jae, who had been scouting the area, approached holding a bloody bolt.

In that short time, it seems like I’ve recovered all the crossbow bolts I fired.

In this way, he was scouting the surroundings and assisting us skillfully.

“I think it would be better to walk from here. I’ll show you around.”

“please.”

If we go the way we know, we’ll probably end up fighting like this a lot.

From now on, I decided to follow Kang Pil-jae to Dongjak Station where the cruise ship is.

“I’ll collect it when I get back.”

“It’s a shame, it was so comfortable.”

We hid the electric bikes we rode in secluded places and left signs.

We followed Kang Pil-jae, each carrying a heavy bag and weapon on our backs.

“This way.”

While we usually moved forward securing the path, Kang Pil-jae was the type to move in a straight line across alleys, walls, and building rooftops.

Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s all safe, but there was a special secret.

“Did Mr. Piljae mark it?”

“yes.”

Directional directions were marked in white chalk all over the alleys and rooftops.

Literally, I found the safest path one by one, relying only on 99% experience.

It felt like I was gliding through the gray jungle that was the city.

We quietly walked towards Dongjak Station, avoiding the infected people.

“I see it over there.”

After so much time had passed, the destination finally came into view.

My companions and I climbed down the building’s terrace and hid for a while in the bushes.

“Oh, it really exists.”

“It’s bigger than I thought?”

When we came to look for the supplies we had left behind, it was clearly an empty dock.

But now there was a cruise ship floating about the size of a floating restaurant.

“Fortunately, it’s still there.”

Kang Pil-jae, who was worried that someone might have gotten on, let out a sigh of relief.

But the relief was short-lived, as soon his expression hardened and he pointed ahead.

“… … Those guys.”

The dock in front of the cruise ship was swarming with disgusting hordes of infected people.

They were wandering around, shaking their heads from side to side as if they were chasing something.

Damn, Kang Pil-jae bit his lip and swore, flustered by the unexpected variable.

“Get ready.”

“yes.”

But we put down our bags and took out our weapons as if we were used to it.

“Hey, what are you doing now?”

“We have to fight.”

“You’re fighting those guys?”

“Yes, about twenty.”

We are not invincible, so we try to avoid combat as much as possible.

But we can’t just leave this as our only entrance and exit.

“Are you crazy? No matter what… … !”

“it’s okay.”

After desperately trying to reassure Kang Pil-jae, I put the bayonet into the rifle.

Then, the group that had finished preparing began to walk forward one by one.

Crunch!

Private Lee Hyeon-su and Private Oh Chan-il naturally approached me and covered my sides.

Kim Jin-kyung, with a fierce expression on her face, touching a blunt object, and Olivia, loading an air gun.

Boom!

We started walking towards the infected person, our bodies loosening up as if we were nothing.

* * *

“What are you doing?”

“Yes, yes?”

“Wake up. We have to go now.”

I grabbed Kang Pil-jae’s shoulder, who was absent-minded, and shook him to bring him back to his senses.

He looks between the corpse and us, startled, as if he had seen a ghost.

The group that literally wiped out the infected were cleaning up the scene with relaxed expressions on their faces.

“Mr. Daesu, over there.”

“yes?”

“Do people in shelters usually fight like this?”

“It’s similar for soldiers.”

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

Not only us, but also the soldiers in the shelter basically know how to fight to this extent.

But for Kang Pil-jae, who came from another shelter, this was a shocking sight.

If we took up arms to survive, they had to hide to survive.

It’s just that the method was different.

Kang Pil-jae stood there with a trembling face for a while, as if he was still in shock.

“Brother! There’s nothing wrong with the inside!”

Meanwhile, the group that searched the inside of the cruise ship reported that there was nothing unusual.

So, while I was looking around, I boarded the Han River cruise ship with Kang Pil-jae.

‘It’s pretty small.’

It’s called a cruise ship, but compared to other Han River cruise ships, it’s small and old.

But still, there was a reason why it had held on until now, as the sense of floating was stable.

A little later, the engine started and the snow-covered cruise ship slowly made its way down the Han River.

“Is it good?”

“It’s faster than I thought.”

Infected people cannot enter the water.

This means that the area above the Han River is a safe zone that infected people cannot access.

Even cruise ships float over it, making them a great means of transportation and hiding place.

“Should we just take this?”

“It’s theft, huh?”

“Hey, just don’t get caught.”

If you clean it up a bit and decorate it so that someone can live in it, it could make a nice hideout.

I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to secure it if Mr. Piljae didn’t specifically claim ownership.

The cruise ship carrying its only guest slowly sailed down the middle of the Han River.

“It reminds me of old times.”

“That’s right.”

From Cheonho-dong to here, I had to cross the Han River by relying on a small boat.

There, I met Jin-kyung and also gained hope that I could meet Ye-bin.

We briefly felt a lingering feeling as we watched the peacefully flowing Han River.

“What are you doing?”

“Hehe, I’ll play with it for a bit.”

“You’re doing useless things again.”

“Don’t be like that, try the snake too. It’s not as hard as you think.”

Private Lee Hyeon-su, who was excited, took out his amateur radio and turned it on.

It seems that he is trying to kill some time on the way and communicate with other amateur radio operators.

“Do not reveal your location.”

“Hey, you don’t have to know that much. It’s fine for us to just listen.”

Private Lee Hyeon-su, who skillfully operated the radio, soon changed the channel and caught the signal.

The group, who had nothing else to do, slowly approached and began to listen.

“Oh, there are quite a few?”

It was difficult to catch the signal at the beginning of the incident, but the situation has changed a lot here too.

A considerable number of survivors were communicating, as if everyone was starting to become active.

These days, with the advancement of technology, you can enjoy amateur communication with a small, handy radio rather than a large CB radio.

“I’ll catch anything.”

Private Lee Hyeon-su, who had been flipping through the channels, turned up the volume so we could hear.

In amateur communications.

[We are moving to a shelter in Gimpo. Does any OM have any information?]

From those looking for a safe place.

[Never approach the area near Shinsa Station. There was an outpost there set up by the military, but contact was lost a week ago.]

A person who provides information.

[I’ll change the fuel and batteries. I’ll also bring some food. If you give me your coordinates, I’ll go there.]

There was a wide variety of people, including people looking for someone to barter with.

What should I say? It’s not like there’s an indiscriminate majority, but rather a group of people who are prepared.

At least, it seemed like they adapted much faster than the average civilian.

“It’s definitely not a common hobby, but I think there will be a lot of interest in this field.”

“Oh, then what about Jin-kyung?”

“My father told me about it when I was young. I barely managed to find it stuck in the storage room.”

If Kim Jin-kyung didn’t have an amateur radio at the time, would she be able to escape?

With all communications down, there has certainly been no tool more useful than amateur radio.

“Uh, I want to say something.”

“shut up.”

At that moment, Private Lee Hyeon-su, whose mouth looked itchy, was hit in the back of the head by Corporal Oh Chan-il.

We spent some time quietly listening to people’s voices on the radio.

“I can see it!”

At that moment, Kang Pil-jae, who was steering the cruise ship, quietly shouted at us.

Finally, the cruise ship passed Dongjak Bridge and headed toward Banpo Bridge.

Woof woof!

But at that moment, Coco, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly started barking.

I quickly raised my telescope and looked in the direction where Coco had sensed danger.

“Turn the bow around!”

“yes yes?”

“hurry!”

Fortunately, Kang Pil-jae quickly turned the ship around as soon as he heard my warning.

The group belatedly picked up their telescopes and soon began to peer through the blurry field of vision.

“crazy.”

As expected, the dock where the cruise ship arrived was teeming with thousands of infected people.

No, not only that, there were even more infected people passing by behind him.

At least tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of them were moving in a flock somewhere.

As a result, an area within a radius of almost 20 km was completely clogged with infected people flowing like a river.

“… … We were lucky.”

What would have happened to the shelter if that many infected people had been in Dongjak?

At least that sight told us that we were very lucky.

I can’t get over it like this.

It was getting late, and the already short winter day was slowly setting.

I asked Kang Pil-jae, who was walking down with a pale face.

“Isn’t there another way?”

“Well, that’s the only way I know.”

“Uhm, things got messed up.”

I sat quietly in thought, watching the swarm of infected swarming like cockroaches.

Forcing a break-in is obviously suicidal, and luring someone somewhere isn’t easy.

I figured I’d have to find another way or figure out a way to get past that place.

“Let’s stay here for now and move again tomorrow.”

“All right.”

We had no choice but to unpack and spend our first night on the cruise ship.

* * *

I watched them all night, wondering if maybe they would get better with time.

But rather than decreasing in size, it continued to remain at a constant number.

It’s as if there’s a never-ending chain of infected people circling the road.

It definitely wasn’t there when Kang Pil-jae and the group of refugees arrived, so where on earth did it appear?

One thing is certain: there is no physical way to get through there.

I volunteered to be the first night watchman, and I stroked Coco and quietly looked up at the sky.

“Mr. Daesu.”

But at that moment, Kim Jin-kyung came up from the bottom of the ladder holding something.

It was none other than the delightful steaming hot Poggle Ramen.

“Are you hungry?”

“Thank you.”

It was a time when I was feeling empty, and Kim Jin-kyung, who didn’t know about this, brought me a late-night snack.

She handed me the poggle, carefully removed her eyes, and sat down next to me.

“Have you been watching the whole time?”

“Just in case.”

“Don’t worry. There will be a way.”

“Yes, I hope so.”

Jin-kyung Kim and I naturally covered ourselves with a waterproof sheet with Coco in the middle.

The sky of the city where humans had disappeared was filled with breathtakingly beautiful stars.

The city is still filled with streaming stars.

It’s like time passing by in vain, indifferently looking at the humans below.

Wheeing.

“hmm?”

But at that moment, while I was eating ramen, an alien noise passed by my ears.

Coco heard it too, and lifted her head quietly, one ear fluttering.

“why?”

“Didn’t you hear something just now?”

“Right now, there’s nothing but the sound of the wind… … . Huh?”

Wheeeeeeing.

It’s not the sound of the wind.

The sound of a small motor turning could clearly be heard nearby.

I hurriedly drew my crossbow and aimed in the direction of the sound.

Wheeing.

“… … ?”

There was a small drone buzzing around, looking at us.