1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 76



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Episode 76

I begin to climb the emergency stairs, one step at a time, with flashing lights.

Because we don’t know what will pop up at any moment, it’s hard for everyone to relax.

My mouth is parched.

Nerves that react to even the slightest sound.

We walked towards the 5th floor where the nearest Q2 was, with our guns pointed forward.

After some time had passed, Kim Jang-mi, who was watching this on CCTV, sent a radio message.

[The guy reacted!]

Q2 noticed our presence and started moving from the nest towards the emergency stairs.

I gestured urgently toward my group and hurried up the fifth floor hallway.

The distance is approximately 150m.

The hallway is, as expected, dark.

Private Lee Hyeon-su hurriedly set up a floodlight and we took up a firing position.

Unlike the Seun Shopping Mall incident, there are floodlights and guns loaded with live ammunition ready.

The group gritted their teeth as if determined not to repeat the same mistake this time.

Woof woof!

Boom!

[He’s going that way!]

At that moment, Coco and Volvo started barking like crazy as they looked at the end of the dark hallway.

I can’t see anything.

I can’t hear anything.

But I could tell that the bastard had already spotted us and was running towards us.

“Brother, brother.”

“Please wait.”

For the floodlight to be at its full power, the Q2 needs to get closer.

I held onto Private Lee Hyeon-su, who looked anxious, and placed my finger on the trigger.

hook!

Take a deep breath.

Instead of seeing and hearing at the same time, we push all our senses into a familiar instinct.

Then, in the darkness, shapes that had been invisible and inaudible began to appear.

“now!”

When I gave the signal, Private Lee Hyeon-su turned on the floodlight switch as if he had been waiting.

Flash!

A huge light struck the hallway and, sure enough, there he was.

Kagagagagak – – -!!

Q2, who had been running at full speed, fell over with both eyes blinded by the sudden light.

At the same time, he ran towards me, writhing in pain, to turn off the floodlight.

“Shoot!”

Doo doo doo doo – – -!!

But the group that had been waiting pulled the trigger as if they had been waiting.

A bullet mixed with a tracer grenade flew through the air and the thing instantly turned into a beehive.

Crackle, crackle!

No matter how deformed it may be, it is nothing more than a piece of meat in front of a barrage of bullets.

The bastard was writhing in agony, his whole body in pain as his flesh was torn and pierced.

Kkakakak!!!!

But he still had his fighting spirit and began to run through the hail of bullets.

Ugly teeth and mouth.

An enraged Q2 tried to attack the group.

Crunch!

At that moment, I, who was hiding on one side of the hallway, aimed my SX3 shotgun and pulled the trigger.

Boom!

At the same time, one of the bastard’s arms was blown off entirely, sending pieces of bone and flesh flying everywhere.

“Get behind!”

It doesn’t end there.

This time, Kim Jin-kyung, who had been standing on the opposite side, appeared, aiming a Benelli shotgun.

Boom!

This time, a slug-loaded bullet shoots out and pierces the thing’s torso.

It was a slug bullet that could kill even a wild boar instantly if it hit right, so there was no way its torso would remain.

Crack, crack!

The guy, whose arms and torso were like rags, eventually lost his balance and fell to the floor.

Boom!

Boom!

Jin-Kyung Kim and I do not miss that gap and pour out all the remaining bullets.

Then the creature’s form gradually disappeared, and at the same time its cries died down.

Knock, knock… … .

After emptying one can of ammunition like that, Q2 completely lost his will to fight.

For the first time, the bastard felt fear and tried to crawl in the opposite direction to escape.

“Over here!”

As I motioned behind me, Private Lee Hyeon-su handed me a Molotov cocktail as if he had been waiting for me.

Click!

Without hesitation, I lit the wick and threw it at the suffering Q2.

Hurrruk!

The gasoline catches fire and the rubber pieces and sugar inside melt and stick to the flesh.

The bastard struggled with his whole body as if making a last-ditch effort to resist, but in the end, that was all there was to it.

The movement slows down, accompanied by the putrid stench of burning flesh, and soon it is crackling.

Chewy!

After a while, the group brought a fire extinguisher and put out the fire, and the flames soon died down.

Only then did I cock my shotgun and wave at one of the CCTCs.

Then, Kim Jang-mi, who had been silently watching the battle scene, asked in a trembling voice.

[Dang, are you guys really civilians?]

“Two of them are soldiers.”

[There were soldiers guarding this place too? How many people died from that monster… … .]

Q2, the first variant we see, is definitely a tricky one if you don’t know the relativity.

But with enough lighting and a gun like we have now, it wouldn’t even take 10 minutes to deal with.

“Where’s the next one?”

[Hey, wait a minute. The frequency of movement has increased due to the gunshots just now. We’re looking for them through CCTV right now, so wait a moment.]

Now that we’ve heard gunshots, they must be rushing this way or moving somewhere.

After reloading, we took a rest and settled down so we could fight at any time.

“Is your shoulder okay?”

“The recoil is a bit strong.”

Kim Jin-kyung kept turning her arms back and forth, as if her shoulder was hurting from the stronger recoil than she had expected.

Still, as expected from someone with excellent physical abilities, she skillfully used the shotgun she was using for the first time.

It seemed like we could continue to take the lead and hunt them down one by one.

Chijijik!

“… … ?”

But at that moment, noise was heard from the security team’s radio connected to Kim Jang-mi.

“Ms. Kim Jang-mi?”

[yes?]

“What did you just say?”

[Huh? I didn’t hear that.]

What? I heard it clearly? Feeling strange, I picked up the radio and adjusted the channel.

Then the noise grew louder and a voice I hadn’t heard before began to flow out.

-Hey, is anyone there?

It’s not Kim Jang-mi.

On the radio, a frightened man’s voice was calling out to us across the channel.

“hello?”

-iced coffee……!

Yeah, I figured there’d be at least one survivor hiding in this large building.

As soon as the man heard my voice, he burst into tears of relief and spoke urgently.

-I just heard gunshots. Is that rescue? Or reinforcements… … .

“Please calm down first.”

-Oh, yes, yes!

“We are currently working as company officials. Who are you?”

– Hey, my name is Lee Seok-Hyeon, deputy manager of Security Team 3. There are other people here besides me.

“Where are you located?”

-Security office on the 12th floor. Joe, be careful. There’s a guy walking around nearby.

12th floor? Closer than you think.

I radioed Kim Jang-mi again.

“There are survivors on the 12th floor.”

[Really? Somehow, one of the Q2s kept loitering around there. I can’t see it now, but I think it went down after hearing gunshots.]

“Is there only one staircase here?”

[No, there’s more on the other side. I think we’ll come down there.]

“Then we should go to the 12th floor.”

[… … You’re not planning on going to rescue me, are you?]

“Is there a problem?”

Kim Jang-mi sighed deeply at the mention of going to rescue survivors.

[You know how big this place is? Do you think that’s the end of the living? If you were to search for everything like that, one day wouldn’t be enough.]

“It’s not just Q2 that reacts to gunfire. There may be survivors who were hiding coming out.”

[There’s nothing you can do. Think about what your priorities are. It’s impossible right now.]

If we look at it simply in the short term, Kim Jang-mi’s suggestion that we ignore the request for rescue is correct.

But in the long run, securing survivors is just as important as securing the territory.

Having learned this through experience, I firmly informed Kim Jang-mi.

“I will decide the course of action going forward. Please report back to me when Q2 approaches.”

[Wait, wait!]

I lightly ignored Kim Jang-mi, who was desperately trying to grab me, and turned down the volume of the radio.

Then, the group that was listening from the side laughed lightly and soon prepared to leave for the 12th floor.

* * *

The mutant Q2 is an independent entity that, oddly enough, does not assimilate with any infected.

This is also the case with Q2s, as they never invaded each other’s territory.

Their peculiar nature still remains the same, and it was harder than I thought to encounter them.

“Can’t you still see anything?”

[I’m currently panning the camera every minute, but I can’t see anything. I guess they’re trying to figure out the situation, like smart creatures.]

Unlike the infected who blindly follow sounds, they are capable of thinking.

For us who had to hunt Q2, this could not help but be an annoying and bothersome situation.

“It’s the 12th floor.”

[I’ll get back to you.]

As I arrived at the security office on the 12th floor, I turned down the volume of my walkie-talkie and hung it on my backpack strap.

dripping.

And then he knocked cautiously on the barricaded office door.

At that moment, a strange noise was heard from inside, and soon a familiar voice was heard.

“Who, who are you?”

“I’m Jang Dae-su, the one who sent the radio transmission. Are you Lee Seok-hyeon, deputy manager of Security Team 3?”

“Yes, yes! That’s right! Just a moment!”

As if he didn’t know that they would really come to rescue him, Manager Lee Seok-hyeon hurriedly removed the barricade.

At the same time, the security office door opened and my group and I cautiously entered.

Only then did Manager Lee Seok-hyeon’s face brighten and he shouted urgently and entered the office.

“Everyone come out! The rescue team is here!”

Strictly speaking, they are not a rescue team, but since they are in a similar position, I didn’t necessarily try to stop them.

The exhausted group put down their weapons for a moment and sat down on chairs or against the wall one by one.

“Sangbaem, can I get you some water?”

“You eat first.”

“Tsk, I’m really tired.”

Even if there are CCTVs and hunting dogs, we cannot completely let down our guard.

The group complained of fatigue from the continued tension and took a break one by one.

I also wiped the sweat from the back of my head and turned my gaze into the office.

Groan, groan.

When word came that a rescue team had arrived, the survivors began to walk out one by one.

There were eight people, including Lee Seok-hyeon, and they all looked tired from the long isolation.

“Mr. Hyunsoo.”

“yes.”

The only thing we can drink in this small office is the water from the water purifier.

I ordered Private Lee Hyeon-su to distribute a small amount of the food we had.

“It’s dry bread!”

“Thank you! Thank you!”

At first, they were wary of our behavior, but they relaxed when we handed them the food.

And then he began to sate his belated hunger by hurriedly stuffing dry food into his mouth.

“Are we done with 8 people?”

“yes!”

Except that they were all starving, there didn’t seem to be any particular injuries.

I checked their health status one by one and tried to send a radio message again.

“wait a minute!”

But at that moment, a woman who had been watching from behind jumped forward.

The surprised people tried to stop her hurriedly, but she shook their hands away.

“Oh, this is the rescue team, right? Please save my child! Yes? He’s alone in the kindergarten right now!”

The woman in the white gown, who seemed to be a researcher, was obviously not in her right mind.

We barely managed to calm her down and asked her the whole story.

“What are you talking about? Aranyo.”

“I left my child here, but I couldn’t bring him back. He must have been crying… … .”

There’s a child at the daycare? I looked at Lee Seok-Hyeon, a member of the security team, as if asking what was going on.

Then, Lee Seok-hyeon looked at the people around him with a troubled expression and spoke to me.

“I’m talking about the boys’ kindergarten on the 10th floor. It looks like your child is alone there.”

Well, a company of this size would have at least one in-house kindergarten where employees can leave their children.

She was a researcher and seemed to have left her daughter at a kindergarten at the time.

“Isn’t it dangerous if it’s on the 10th floor?”

“I don’t think he’s the only one doing this… … .”

“You should have taken good care of him.”

The survivors began to murmur among themselves as they watched the crying woman.

As expected, the group’s characteristic selfishness was revealed, as if it were a gathering of people.

Tch.

Even if they think it’s dangerous, is it really necessary to say something like that?

As expected, the group glared at the survivor who was mumbling and clicking his tongue.

In the meantime, I took out my walkie-talkie and sent a message to Kim Jang-mi.

“Ms. Kim Jang-mi?”

[Yes, I am in my seat.]

“It looks like there are more people on the 10th floor.”

[You’re not talking about a men’s kindergarten, are you?]

“You know. That’s right.”

[Hey, Jang Dae-su. I didn’t want to say this because I’m the one receiving help, but if you’re being too nosy, it’s a problem. Honestly, do you think the kids there right now are okay?]

“That’s something you can check for yourself. Do you happen to know the location?”

[Whew, I’ll tell you. The guy on the 12th floor might come down… … Wait!]

But at that moment, Kim Jang-mi, who had been sending the radio message with an indifferent attitude, was startled.

[Q2 was found on the emergency staircase CCTV!]

“Are you coming here?”

[No! I’m going straight to the 10th floor! I think I found something.]

They found something on the 10th floor.

As soon as I heard that, I packed my gear and crossed the barricade with my group.