1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 78



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Episode 78

They came.

The moment I heard those words, a feeling that had been buried deep inside me suddenly pierced through my head.

I immediately lowered my voice and brought my lips closer to the transmitter of the radio.

“Just calm down. Have you seen Q2 yourself?”

[No, I heard a sound.]

“What exactly do you mean?”

[There’s a sound of a door being broken down. I blocked the emergency stairs, so I think they broke through.]

If it can break through the emergency staircase lock and get inside, it is definitely a variant Q2.

He went up to the 32nd floor where Kim Jang-mi was, not the 12th floor where the survivors were.

There are many speculations.

It’s a guess that most people don’t want to believe.

But that wasn’t what was important right now, so I tried to figure out the situation first.

“Where are you now?”

[This is the security room on the 32nd floor. Uh, what should I do?]

The mere fact that Q2 had arrived on the 32nd floor caused Kim Jang-mi to panic.

I reassured her as much as possible and explained step by step what needed to be done.

“First, put out the fire without making any noise.”

[Turn off the lights?]

“There isn’t much time. Hurry up.”

Q2 has a habit of hating light and breaks the light as soon as it sees it.

Conversely, you probably also know that people are more likely to be present where there is light.

They’re smarter than I expected.

[I turned it off.]

“Is there any place to hide nearby?”

[There is one cabinet.]

“Okay, go in there.”

[yes yes!]

A moment later, the radio could be heard with a loud bang as the cabinet door closed.

Even if it’s Q2, it’s impossible to find her hiding in the security room right away.

From now on, it’s a race against time.

“We’re going. From now on, turn down the radio volume and don’t make any noise.”

[Okay, I’ll wait.]

I quickly turned off the radio and started to gather up the equipment I had left next to me.

Then, the group, who sensed something had happened, gathered here one by one.

“older brother?”

“It seems like Q2 came to where Kim Jang-mi is.”

The elevators are not working, so you must use the emergency stairs to get to the 32nd floor.

Even if I ran as fast as I could, it would take quite a bit of time, so I had to leave now.

“Hyunsoo and Chanil, please stay here. There is a chance that another Q2 will come.”

“Will just the two of you go?”

“They’re smarter than you think. I’ll be back as quickly as I can, so just wait.”

Somehow, Q2 noticed Kim Jang-mi’s presence while watching the CCTV on the 32nd floor.

Those who are smarter and more cunning than you can imagine may cause some other variable.

“Ms. Jin-kyung.”

“I’m ready.”

Meanwhile, Jin-kyung Kim, who was going to accompany them, was waiting in front of the door with all her equipment packed.

Hehe!

Next to them, Coco and Volvo were wagging their tails and drooling as if they were about to jump out.

I once again urged them to be safe and crossed the barricade shimmering with darkness.

* * *

The building, with all the lights off, was darker and more damp than I could have imagined.

That means this is the best environment for Q2 to operate.

The flashlight light flashes.

I feel like something is going to pop out at any moment.

But we ran like crazy towards the 32nd floor through all this fear.

Phew, whoosh!

A breath rising to the tip of my chin, a bead of sweat running down my forehead and the bridge of my nose.

It felt like I was climbing through a deep, dark abyss that was suffocating me.

Knock, knock, knock!

But even during this time, the number of stairs visible below the emergency exit was steadily increasing.

After some time had passed, I finally saw the number 32 up there.

Crunch!

As soon as we reached the 32nd floor, we naturally took out our shotguns and slung them on our shoulders.

And I took the right position, and Kim Jin-kyung took the left position, securing a blind spot.

A sour smell tickles my nose.

It’s a disgusting stench that makes your head spin.

We pulled the cloth we had been wearing around our necks up to the tip of our noses and approached the door whose hinges had been ripped off.

Squeak.

And I shined a flashlight through the crack in the door to check the hallway ahead.

I can’t see anything.

Coco and Volvo also lay quietly on the floor, seemingly unaware of any movement.

Where are you, Q2.

I frowned and took out my night vision goggles.

When I turn off the flashlight and use the night vision goggles, the previously pitch-black interior begins to glow green.

We carefully entered the 32nd floor through the broken emergency exit.

Thump, thump, thump.

I see bloodstains.

There is also the excrement they spit out.

In that short time, the mutant Q2 made the 32nd floor its nest.

‘does not exist?’

But the guy himself wasn’t showing any reaction to the intruder.

The 32nd floor was just a wasteland of debris and a foul smell.

I carefully picked up the walkie-talkie and called Kim Jang-mi, who was hiding in the security room cabinet.

“Ms. Kim Jang-mi.”

[… … crackle.]

“Ms. Kim Jang-mi?”

And Kim Jang-mi, who was clearly waiting for rescue, also had no response.

Bewildered by this completely unexpected development, I ended up going straight to the security room where she was.

Squeak.

The security room door is half open.

Jin-kyung Kim and I, with our guns pointed forward, entered at the same time and looked around.

The computer desk where Kim Jang-mi was sitting and numerous monitors where you can see the CCTV.

Among the piled up documents was a cabinet that was barely big enough for one person to fit into.

But the inside of the cabinet where Kim Jang-mi was supposed to be hiding was empty.

‘Have I been caught?’

‘Well, I don’t know.’

If she had been discovered while hiding, the surrounding area should have been covered in flesh and blood.

It is more likely that she was out of her mind, out of fear, and acted rashly or went out on her own.

Phew.

I feel suffocated.

I stared at the empty cabinet, then quickly started looking around, searching for things.

As expected, there was a white gown on the desk that appeared to be Kim Jang-mi’s.

‘Coco.’

Hehe!

I took the gown and let Coco, who was wagging her tail, sniff it.

The surrounding area is filled with the stench of excrement, but he’s an experienced guy, so he’ll be able to find it.

Hehe!

Coco wrinkles her nose.

And soon, as if he had found the scent, he started wagging his tail and moving somewhere.

We followed that guy, this time to the emergency stairs on the opposite side.

Thump, thump, thump.

If the 32nd floor was the research lab lobby, the 33rd floor and above is a research building that only relevant personnel can enter.

But this place, which required an access pass to enter, had, as expected, a broken door.

You went up to the 33rd floor.

Q2 clearly followed suit.

B.

Coco whined and scratched the floor with one foot, wondering if the smell had stopped there.

I gently patted the guy’s head and looked around the dark surroundings.

The 33rd floor was a typical laboratory like you see in movies, and its scale was enormous.

Not good.

If you can’t find Kim Jang-mi, it’s best to give up here and return to the hideout.

I took out my walkie-talkie and put my mouth on it to find her one last time.

Cheek!

“… … ?”

But at that moment, not far from here, the sound of radios resonating with each other was heard.

Kim Jin-kyung also heard this, pointing to her ear and then gesturing toward the hallway in the distance.

Chiik, chik!

I pressed the radio transmit button again and a light flashed in the middle of the hallway.

We hastily aimed our guns and cautiously approached the brightly lit hallway.

Cheek!

Where the noise came from, there was a pile of flesh and bone fragments along with Q2’s excrement.

I put my hand into the excrement and found a walkie-talkie with a flashing LED light.

This is Kim Jang-mi’s walkie-talkie.

Q2 has already eaten Kim Jang-mi and spat it out as excrement to decorate its nest.

I sighed as I looked at the pile of excrement whose shape I couldn’t even recognize.

‘What do we do now?’

‘Let’s go back for now.’

It’s a shame that Kim Jang-mi, who was my greatest supporter, has died, but there’s nothing I can do about it for now.

The goal of securing the building hasn’t changed, so for now we need to return to a safe haven.

After confirming Kim Jang-mi’s whereabouts, we decided to go back the way we came.

Growl!

But at that moment, Coco and Volvo, who had been standing still, suddenly lowered their tails and growled.

“… … !”

Startled, we quickly raised our guns, faced each other’s backs, and looked around cautiously.

Is it Q2?

Move your eyes around frantically.

Boom!

At that moment, the silence was broken by the sound of something breaking at the end of the hallway.

Clang!

This time, a familiar sound came from the opposite hallway, along with the sound of breaking glass.

Kkakagak, kak.

Left? Right?

And the front!

for a moment.

Not just one.

Three Q2s quickly began closing in on us from both hallways.

For a moment, I got goosebumps.

I looked back and forth between the Kim Jang-mi in the excrement, the walkie-talkie, and the end of the hallway.

‘It was a trap.’

The situation was so perfect that Q2 set a trap to catch us.

The remaining three also began to cooperate like the other infected.

I didn’t ignore Q2’s intelligence, but I never thought it would be this much.

I clenched my teeth as I felt the rationality I had maintained until the end begin to waver.

“Ms. Jin-kyung.”

“… … I’m listening.”

“We will run to where we came from.”

Q2 You have to mobilize all the firepower and methods you have to deal with one.

But now, it’s just me and Jin-kyung Kim, and the most important floodlight is gone.

The only good thing is that they’re still approaching and the research building is bigger than I thought.

You have to break through to a certain point and retreat.

Crunch!

I checked the condition of my gun one last time and started running in the direction I came from.

Kkagagagagak—!!

Then, Q2, which had been quietly closing in from all sides, simultaneously let out a strange sound.

Likewise, another Q2 also started running towards us, making a noise.

bang!

Crunch, crunch!

The sounds of falling, crashing, and crashing come rushing in like a tide.

Knock, knock, knock!

We ran like crazy towards the exit in the middle of the ever-increasing tide.

After running for so long, the first Q2 finally appeared before our eyes.

Kkagagagagak—!!

As soon as he saw us, he squeezed through the narrow hallway and opened his mouth wide.

“Mr. Daesu!”

“Don’t look and keep running!”

I shouted at Kim Jin-kyung to keep running and then grabbed the shotgun I was holding.

Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom!

And without a moment’s hesitation, he pulled the trigger and fired the shotgun in rapid succession.

Kkakakak!

Q2’s right leg was torn off as he was forced to squeeze through the hallway in the face of overwhelming firepower.

Cheeeeek!

Meanwhile, Jin-Kyung Kim, who had been running ahead, slid past the bastard’s legs.

“asleep!!”

And then, after holding the shotgun in the same position as I was sliding, I pulled the trigger.

Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom!

Fantastic harmony coming out of the gun barrel!

The bullet that exploded without fail literally turned Q2’s right pelvis into a rag.

Kkakakakak!

The thing that was tottering eventually tilted to one side and hit the glass wall of the research building.

“Now is the time!”

Thanks to Jin-Kyung Kim, who broke through Q2 as if performing a stunt, a gap was created to escape.

I ran out of breath and loaded my bullets to end the bastard’s last breath.

Click, click, click!

His fingers continued to push in bullets without stopping, as if they remembered the loading sequence they had repeated countless times.

After reloading in an instant, I ran forward and aimed my gun at Q2.

“no!”

But at that moment, the face of Kim Jin-kyung, who had been shouting for him to come quickly, distorted in real time.

“… … !!”

Time slows down.

Suddenly, the back of my neck starts to hurt.

I instinctively turned my head and saw another Q2 approaching.

The distance is too close.

It’s too late to avoid it.

The one who had shouted swung his long arm in my direction, and I blocked it by crossing my arms.

Kwajik!

At that moment, my body was pushed backwards, and I felt a dizzying sense of floating, and my breath was taken away.

“Mr. Daesu!”

Kim Jin-kyung came running from afar, startled, but my consciousness was gradually fading.

Damn, I shouldn’t have fallen here.

The spirit that I had been holding on to so tenaciously snaps like a filament that has exhausted its strength.

Flash!

But at that moment, just before I lost consciousness, the world suddenly lit up brightly.

Kkakakak!

Q2, who was running towards me, was in pain as he looked at the light, and at the same time, my consciousness gradually became blurred.