1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 71



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Episode 71

Phew!

Kwajik!

Quietly eliminate the infected wandering around with crossbows and air guns.

After securing some space, we quickly moved to the side of the skywalk and took up a position.

‘tether.’

‘Here it is.’

Take the mountaineering rope out of your bag and tie it with a broadsword to make a makeshift hook.

And then I threw it forcefully towards the roof and railing of the skywalk visible above.

CLANG!

I calmly attached the hook, pulled the rope a few times, and started climbing.

Ugh… … .

There were at least hundreds of infected people swarming inside the skywalk.

But luckily I wasn’t caught thanks to the blowing snowstorm hiding my presence.

widely!

I calmly climbed up to the roof and held the hands of the people who followed me up.

After finishing the rooftop climb, we looked around the surrounding scenery from the higher walkway than we had expected.

Hooooooooo – – -!!

The roof is covered in snow and the center of gravity is shaken by the blowing blizzard.

I put Coco down in my bag and lay flat on the roof floor.

The group followed suit and naturally fell to their knees, slowly moving forward.

Phew, whoosh!

If you count the number of floors, it would be around 6 floors?

It may only be 20 meters high, but the wind and snow blowing there are on a completely different level than on the ground.

If it weren’t for Coco leading the way, I wouldn’t have even known where the store was.

Of course, the cries of the infected and the shaking roof coming from right below are a bonus.

My companions and I crawled across the roof like turtles.

After some time had passed, a building that appeared to be a shopping mall in the distance came into view.

‘This way.’

The walkway is directly connected to the commercial area, but the roof we are on is not.

After looking around, I sat down on the edge of the roof and looked out at the windows of the store right in front of me.

As it happened, there was an outdoor air conditioner unit in front of the third floor window that was easy to step on.

‘It’s worth a try.’

I carefully got up from my seat and measured the distance between the outdoor unit and the window.

And as soon as you decide that you can go, jump into the air with as much strength as you can.

widely!

I jumped into the air like a stuntman and barely made it to the outdoor unit.

Now all we have to do is open the closed window and make a way for the party to come through.

Kikkik!

“… … !”

But at that moment, a dangerous sound was heard from the fixed pin connected to the outdoor unit.

Sigh!

I instinctively turned and quickly leaped towards the third floor window.

CLANG!

bang!

The outdoor unit, which had been shaking due to rusted fixing pins, soon fell to the ground.

Boom! With a loud noise, the surrounding infected people begin to rush to the ground.

But luckily I was hanging on to the third floor window railing.

Kyaaaaah!

Looking down, we see a huge crowd of infected people moving around like a whirlwind.

It almost became a delicious meal with the outdoor unit and the meat.

Phew.

I took a deep breath, reassured the surprised group, opened the window, and went inside.

Crunch!

I quickly aimed my crossbow forward and checked to make sure there were no infected people around.

Is this a supplies warehouse?

Fortunately, it was quiet inside and there was no noise from outside.

‘ladder.’

As it happened, there was a sturdy folding ladder at the entrance to the supply store.

I quickly picked up the ladder and connected the third floor window to the walkway roof.

“I thought I was going to die.”

“I was so shocked.”

The group began to enter the supply warehouse one by one via the ladder.

Everyone must have been having a hard time because they were drenched in cold sweat even in this cold weather.

Meanwhile, I carefully opened the storeroom door and looked outside.

‘It’s dark.’

The inside of the store was covered in old dust, as if it had been a long time since people had come here.

It looks like it’s been left unattended for at least a month, which is good for us.

“Shall I turn on the flashlight?”

“No, let’s start with a search.”

But just in case, I made them use night vision goggles instead of a flashlight.

Although they are heavy and difficult to control in quality, there is nothing better than night vision goggles in these situations.

Naturally, we put on our night vision goggles and slowly walked out of the supply warehouse.

Creak.

The eerie sound of hinges creaking echoes through the otherwise quiet interior of the store.

We naturally formed a cover formation and started walking down the third floor hallway.

Thud, thud, thud.

Seun Shopping Mall, which had reopened once, was much larger and wider than we had imagined.

But maybe because all the lights were off, it felt like I was in a small space.

‘You said it was the third floor.’

The DK Telecom that the old gunsmith mentioned is somewhere on the 3rd floor of the Seun Shopping Mall building.

Luckily, we are currently on the 3rd floor, and all we need to do is find the partitioned area.

There is no reason to waste time.

As soon as I sent the signal, the group naturally scattered in all directions and began searching.

I also walked down the far right hallway with my partner Coco, where there were stairs.

Then, a passageway about 50 meters long and numerous store signs appeared.

Sniff sniff

‘What’s that smell?’

I didn’t notice it before, but as I got closer to the stairs, a sour smell tickled my nose.

A subtle foul odor, somewhat like the smell of vinegar or rotting food.

It looks like the power has gone out throughout the building and food is rotting somewhere.

I pulled up the scarf around my neck and walked down the hallway with my crossbow aimed.

Thud, thud, thud.

By the way, there was definitely a guard post and a barricade on the way into Seun Shopping Mall.

This means that this place was used as a shelter or for other military purposes.

However, inside the store, there were no traces of infection, let alone any infected people.

Is the first floor door locked?

I felt uneasy and continued walking.

‘for a moment.’

But at that moment, as I was looking around, something flashed past me.

I stopped in a hurry just before I could step forward and looked at the floor right in front of me.

‘A piece of glass.’

Underneath my feet were gray glass shards, presumably LED fluorescent lights, strewn everywhere.

What’s strange is that not only here, but all the LED fluorescent lights in the entire hallway are broken.

I wondered why it was so dark without any lights, and it seemed like someone had broken the fluorescent light on purpose.

Why on earth?

I frowned at the strange phenomenon whose cause I couldn’t guess and took out the radio.

Just in case, I thought I’d call the group back and have them look through this entire hallway.

Growl!

But at that moment, Coco, who had been quietly following behind, suddenly bared her teeth and growled.

Are you infected?

Startled, I aimed straight at the crossbow that had been lowered for a moment.

But Coco was growling as she looked at the second floor stairs in the distance, not the third floor hallway.

‘fizzle.’

After barely calming Coco down, I walked towards the stairs overlooking the second floor.

‘Ugh.’

Then, a sour smell that I had only faintly smelled a moment ago stung my nose.

I quickly covered my mouth and looked around the second floor, which had a completely different atmosphere from the third floor.

‘It’s a trace.’

The walls are covered in unidentifiable black filth, and the hallways and lobby floors are covered in thick piles of food waste.

That’s probably the cause of the smell, but it feels strangely foreign.

It felt more like looking at an animal’s nest than a building where survivors lived.

Feeling an inexplicable sense of unease, I stepped back to join the group.

Crack, crack, crack.

“… … !”

But at that moment, a strange noise quietly passed by my ears.

You didn’t mishear.

I heard that sound coming from the stairs down on the first floor.

Goosebumps started from the tips of my toes and went up to my head, ringing an alarm bell over and over again.

My eyes fluttered open, and I stuck my head out over the railing to chase after the source of the noise.

And a little while later, I discovered a figure slowly climbing the stairs on the first floor.

Crack, crack, crack!

The figure, walking on all fours like an ape, is slowly climbing the stairs.

No, I’m correcting that.

It is difficult to tell if it is a quadruped because its limbs are bent in an abnormal direction.

In particular, the head that was turned in the opposite direction made a strange sound like a wooden doll.

The ‘guy’ rolled his eyes around along with his neck, looking around the darkened shopping district.

‘fizzle!’

I grabbed Coco’s snout, who didn’t know what to do, and hurriedly hid behind the railing.

Of course not human.

That means he’s infected, and it’s easily beyond anything I could imagine.

At that moment, the first thing that came to mind was a mutant that gathered infected people by screaming.

Kkakkak, kak, kkakkak!

At that moment, the guy who had been spinning his head suddenly stops walking in front of the stairs on the second floor.

Then he opened his mouth wide and started spitting something down the stairs.

Thud, thud!

It was a skull and leg bones, torn flesh and entrails that appeared to be human.

The pile I thought was trash was actually a pile of excrement that the guy had spat out.

It has eaten so many survivors that no matter how much it spit out, there is no end in sight.

Creak.

I carefully lifted the loaded crossbow and aimed it at the mutant’s head.

The angle was quite narrow because of the railing, but not so narrow that it was impossible to hit.

No, now that he was letting his guard down was the perfect opportunity to pierce his head.

‘shit.’

But strangely enough, my instincts, which were constantly ringing the alarm bell, were telling me not to shoot.

The fighting instinct that has evolved through experiencing countless situations has sensed danger on its own.

This meant that one bolt wouldn’t be enough to kill the guy, but I had no choice and was going to pull the trigger no matter what.

Clang, squeak!

Woof woof!

“… … !”

But at that moment, the sound of boxes and objects falling down was heard from the opposite hallway.

Perhaps one of the party had touched something, and the noise reverberated clearly in the silence inside the store.

Knock knock knock!

My heart is pounding like crazy.

The alarm bell rings, warning me.

I briefly turned my gaze to the opposite hallway, then hurriedly looked down the second floor.

does not exist.

The guy who was spitting out feces just a moment ago suddenly disappeared.

It felt like it disappeared from my sight for about half a second.

I quickly got up from my seat, aiming my crossbow, and took out my radio.

“Get out of there!”

[older brother?]

“Get out of there! Quickly!”

There is currently no information about its identity, strength, speed, or fighting style.

But one thing is clear: my survival instinct was sending me a warning.

That is death.

It’s as if a sharp blade has been thrust into my throat, my instincts are warning me of death.

Knock, knock, knock!

I ran as fast as I could down the hallway I had come from, gritting my teeth, towards my companions.

[Brother, what’s going on!?]

[I’m going too!]

The group that heard the radio rushed to the warehouse where we had first been torn apart.

Huh, gasp!

The hallway in front of the warehouse we arrived at.

We separated for a moment and looked at each other without saying who would go first, catching our breath.

Kim Jin-kyung.

Lunch day.

Lee Hyun-soo.

And me.

Nothing happened.

Of course there is nothing.

The group looked this way as if wondering what was going on and demanded an explanation.

But instead of explaining, I aimed my crossbow towards the hallway that split into three.

What the heck?

Where did you go?

Everyone is gathered together without anyone missing, but strangely, the feeling still resonates.

I tried to find the bastard’s location by reading the still darkness and flowing air currents.

“… … !”

And at that moment, a flash of sensation caught my eye, a strange current of air.

ceiling.

It’s the ceiling.

A lump, which I thought was a dark shadow, was hanging from the ceiling, curled up.

The guy turned his head and neck as he looked at Kim Jin-kyung, who was standing there not knowing anything.

Phew!

At that moment, a bolt fired from the crossbow flies towards the bastard’s head.

Kkak, kkak!

But the bolt that struck did not penetrate his head, and at the same time the bastard jumped down.

widely!

My body moved before my head.

I kicked the floor and jumped up, flying towards the surprised Kim Jin-kyung.

dump!

And he saved Kim Jin-kyung, who was almost bitten on the head, by a hair’s breadth and fell to the floor.

Crackle, crackle!

The deformed entity, which had descended to the ground as if in liquid, began to twist its entire body in bizarre ways.

Cut.

But his head was fixed to one side and he was clearly looking straight at me and the others.