Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 116



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62. Alumni Association (1)

I once heard about the formation after the school was reorganized into an Awake system.

The speaker is my classmate, Gong Gyeong-min.

He is not a high-level awakened person like Kang Han-min, Na Hye-in, or Woo Min-hee.

It is a low-level Awaken that cannot produce waves, so-called Job Wakens.

However, because the awakening point was very early, he was able to receive more opportunities than those who did not.

The position of instructor at the new school was one of them.

He said that the new school’s garden is about 300 students, a third smaller than ours, but all of them have Awaken aptitude.

Of course, their rankings are not determined by how smart or bad they are, or how good or bad they are at fighting, but are determined entirely by their Awaken ability – level, and the distribution is roughly as follows.

Level 2~3 – 39%

Level 4 – 45%

Level 5~10 – 15%

Level 11~ – 1%

These are averages and vary over time, and do not reflect data from after the war.

Looking at the table, it is noticeable that the other levels are not all grouped together but only level 4 takes up a large proportion.

It’s an intentional distinction.

According to Gong Kyung-min’s story, level 4 is the most important training target.

Because the average level of power output from the school itself changes depending on whether these young kids can make waves or not.

Levels 5 to 10 seem to have a wide distribution, but from an away perspective, there is little difference in potential and it is said to be a realm that can be mastered through detailed efforts or training.

From level 11 onwards it’s another level.

So, what I’m saying is that he is a transcendent strong man.

From the moment he entered, his fate was foretold.

But the 2nd and 3rd levels below are “slaves” from the moment they enter.

These guys, so to speak, are not brought in to train and achieve something great, but rather are human fillers who are there to lay the groundwork from the beginning and boost the confidence and sense of superiority of the level 4 guys that the new school is trying to foster intensively.

It’s an extremely cruel idea, but it’s said that since the introduction of the filler, the number of dropouts has decreased and the percentage of graduates at level 5 or higher has significantly increased.

The fate of that filler was apparently not so bright.

“I’m always grateful to my parents. They gave birth to me early.”

As Gong Kyung-min’s words imply, from the perspective of the National Assembly, the low-level Awakens are not much different from our old school.

Only those who were talented and intelligent, like Gong Gyeong-min, and who had achieved enlightenment early on, were given the honor of going to Jeju Island.

The rest was thoroughly consumed in China.

This is because the government also realized that their abilities were useless on the big monster front, but they were extremely difficult to deal with against humans and could cause various social problems.

It is unknown what became of the fate of the charger after it took a hostile path with China.

Some say that they also went to Jeju Island, while others say that they took off their clothes and drifted into society.

Still others secretly harboured the chilling hypothesis that they had been deliberately executed.

But reality always escapes people’s imagination.

There was a person who chose not to belong to any family.

He is my junior.

*

Foxgames: The new work is slowly being completed.

Fox Games has released a new game.

When I looked into it, I found that it was a series of letters.

This is the lobby of Monster Park.

It is a very spacious space, and in the center there is a chandelier that looks like it is set with thousands of jewels.

you are…

(East) (West) (South) (North) (Breakroom)

You can go to .

That’s all.

I was curious so I decided to leave a comment.

SKELTON: (Skeleton questioning) What is this?

But there were some friends who commented almost at the same time as me.

ㅇㅇ: Isn’t this a mud game? It’s been a really long time.

tntn_Orthopedics : Wow, this looks similar to what I did in high school?

Anonymous848: They are friends who are about the same age as the online game grandfathers.

Anonymous458: It doesn’t look fun

unicorn18: A pretty girl appears?

Older users, including Anonymous848, seemed to know what kind of game this was.

It is said to be a primitive form of online game made up of text, excluding the fancy graphics that were common in online games before the war.

Foxgames: I’m developing it alone, but I can’t do all the art and dots by myself. I’m not good at it. It’s something that can be improved little by little, but for now, we’ve all gathered together to create a multi-access game that can be played online like before.

Foxgames: The graphics need to be improved little by little. It would be good to have someone capable on our bulletin board or Palenet.

As soon as Fox Games directly explained the matter, public opinion on the bulletin board heated up.

ㅇㅇ: Hey, what the hell is an online game? It’s just a text-only game, but where is an online game?

ㅇㅇ: That’s right. Online games in this fucked up world? No way!

tntn_Orthopedics : Fun is guaranteed. I’m so into it that I’m going to have to repeat a year.

Anonymous1001: Multiplayer is more fun than single player.

keystone: The game is over, let’s start with the refugees in front of our house.

…

…

But in my opinion, it looks a bit strange.

Maybe it’s because I don’t like games, but can you really call that string of letters a game?

And would it be fun to do so?

I think the classic IAMJESUS ​​game that Defender took away and is not returning is hundreds of times more fun.

“······.”

I am an active activist and outspoken person on the Internet.

Knock knock

SKELTON: Hmm… Is that all?

You have to say what you have to say.

But the backlash is strong.

ㅇㅇ: This boring kid is acting like a frog again

Anonymous781: This kid is always the same

roka3218 : sir

mmmmmmmmm: I should have been on the same boat as Dongtan Mom and that guy….

kimcic : I’m born I’m born I’m born

gijayangban : ?

…

…

That’s not all.

Foxgames: Skeleton won’t let you do it…

“?”

This Park Gyu was blacklisted even before the game opened.

I was about to type on my keyboard in a hurry to make an excuse.

The K-Walkie-Talkie suddenly started beeping.

“Oh~. Is this it? Are you there? If you are, please answer.”

It’s a familiar voice.

It’s a man’s voice.

Who could it be?

We’re not very close.

I can’t seem to remember everything at once.

I checked the frequency recorded on the radio.

It’s a public frequency.

Then again the radio picked up someone’s voice.

“Hey! Senior Park! It’s me. Youngjae! Don’t you remember?”

When I heard that, a man’s face came to mind.

A strange guy who has a cynical expression as if he’s seen everything in the world, but who seems to be missing something.

The face of Cheon Yeong-jae from the 18th class appeared before my eyes.

Now that I think about it, this guy said he would come see me the other day when we met.

I passed it off as a dry spell, but did it really come?

Although he is very nervous about the bulletin board, Park Gyu is a person who strictly separates reality and the Internet world.

He took his gun, glanced around through the periscope, slipped out through the emergency exit, and entered bunker number two, looking back through the observation window at the wasteland below the ridge to the north.

The vehicle is not visible.

“Ah! I found it! Senior Park! If you’re here, answer me!”

What did you find?

As I was about to say something into the walkie-talkie without realizing it, I soon saw a man slowly walking towards me from the wasteland.

That’s right.

The man who looks fierce at first glance, carrying a light backpack, carrying a rifle, and walking with unusually long strides is my junior, Cheon Yeong-jae.

But this guy is coming straight this way.

He even looks this way and waves his hand.

“What is this?”

I looked around.

There is no party or gang.

I’m alone.

But the guy has a gun.

Are you here to kill me and take my bunker?

But for something like that, his steps are light and he is almost sullen, but he is smiling anyway.

“······.”

I returned to the main bunker and checked through the periscope.

Cheon Yeong-jae’s appearance disappeared.

If it’s coming straight, it’s a square.

To observe him, you must climb up the hill and look down the steep slope.

What should I do?

“No, why aren’t you answering when someone comes? I told you, I’ll come look for you.”

The radio rang again.

Now that I think about it, I said I would come.

But I never revealed my location.

All sorts of scenarios flashed through my mind.

One eerie possibility sent a chill down my spine.

What if this guy is from Kim Da-ram’s side?

What if you came to kill me under Kim Da-ram’s orders?

I can kill him, but he can kill me too.

It would be better to just watch for now.

There’s also a dummy bunker next to mine.

If you do anything bad there, they’ll just blow up a bomb and that’s it.

“Oh, what’s so steep? I’m dying. Look at the goblin claws stuck to my clothes. Damn it.”

I decided to ignore Cheon Yeong-jae’s noise.

What matters is not what he says, but where he is and where his gun is pointed.

The detection sensor blinked.

north.

As expected, it looks like he just climbed up the hill near the cliff.

I know he’s not in his right mind, but he gave up the easy way and went straight ahead. It feels like his reckless personality is clearly evident.

The sensors placed all over the place told me that he was coming straight from the north towards my bunker.

But currently there is no entrance to my main bunker.

The only entrance he can see is the fake bunker, the death trap I dug.

however.

“Senior. Are you here?”

He stopped right over my head.

Things like fake bunkers weren’t a problem.

If we look at the path according to the sensors, he wouldn’t have even found my fake bunker.

That is, he came in a straight line from beginning to end, straight towards where I was.

“······.”

A fleeting thought.

This guy.

Was it away?

Come to think of it, when he was fighting the armored monkey or chimpanzee, Cheon Yeong-jae seemed to know exactly where the mutation was located beyond the building that was out of sight.

It seemed to be the result of a sense of speed and spatial perception, but it seems to have been a sensing ability.

I couldn’t even imagine.

Those who are qualified to be away can choose to remain in the old school and be eliminated.

“I’ve heard that you’re a picky person, but you really are. Okay, I’ve unloaded the gun. And I’ve taken out the magazine.”

Just above you can hear the sound of a magazine being removed and a gun being thrown away.

But that appearance is something I cannot see.

Because the CCTV footage only shows the interior, including the main bunker entrance, garage, oil tank, generator, and freezer.

“How should I answer this? Oh, this? Is this a vent? I’m going to pee here?”

“What the hell?”

He immediately grabbed his gun and ran out towards the bunker.

Just above my main bunker, Cheon Yeong-jae was looking this way with his zipper down.

As he said, he was completely disarmed.

He called me with a smile.

“Senior Park!”

“······What are you?”

At my question, Cheon Yeong-jae smiled and zipped up his pants.

“Awake. Me.”

He sighed with a self-deprecating smile right after saying the word “Awaken.”

“······It’s a bit of a hassle though.”

*

“Hey. Is this Senior Park’s bunker? This is no joke. Seriously. Shit. This is like a professor. Is this a personal bunker? He built a castle underground.”

I never imagined I’d ever put this guy in a bunker.

“It’s the baby’s room. The baby’s room.”

“What kind of baby are you when you’re doing well?”

“Oh, Abanggung. But why is the toilet in a place like that?”

He sat on the sofa.

I told him to get out of the way and pointed to the bathtub chair in front of him.

I saw Cheon Yeong-jae sitting on the bathtub chair and took the sofa, asking him.

“How did you find it?”

It’s a light-hearted but important issue.

In a sense, it touches the essence.

If the essence is each other’s life.

Cheon Yeong-jae smiled brightly when he saw my gun.

“He was holding a US military firearm. And it was in good condition. I figured he got that weapon from a US military base. Next is the location. It’s southwest of Seoul, right? There was a US military base right around that area.”

It doesn’t seem like a hastily made excuse.

I sipped my barley tea slowly and listened to what he had to say.

“I spread out a map before the war, assuming it was around a US military base. I saw a few places. I narrowed it down to three places, based on where people could live, where water was easy to get, and where it was easy to hide. But of all of them, this is the only one with high ground.”

Cheon Yeong-jae smiled faintly.

“Is there more than this? As expected, I felt a reaction as I got closer.”

“······Are you smart?”

“I’m the top student. Study a little bit······”

“Why did you come?”

“I told you I was coming.”

“What are you going to do?”

“that is······.”

“I’m telling you in advance that if you came here to live in my bunker, you have no choice.”

“Huh? It doesn’t work?”

Cheon Yeong-jae asked back with a face so pale that he felt sorry for me.

“Absolutely not.”

“No, why not?”

“They don’t even accept young and pretty women, so why should they accept you?”

“······Wow. It’s so wide.”

“Are you trying to say it’s fatal?”

Cheon Yeong-jae blinked and nodded.

“I’m sorry, but I’m a bit sensitive. I’m delicate. If you’ve heard my stories a lot, you probably know what kind of guy I am.”

“Oh. Now that you mention it.”

Cheon Yeong-jae turned his head with a strange smile.

“······What were you thinking?”

“No, Senior Park. I was thinking of something like that.”

“Tell me just one thing.”

“You deliberately put teammates you didn’t like in danger and killed them.”

“That’s a lie.”

“They used Chinese civilians as bait and ran away.”

“It was an inevitable tactical decision. To begin with, that area was a place where the distinction between enemy and civilians was ambiguous.”

Cheon Yeong-jae sat up straight.

As I watched the expression on the guy’s face change from a half-laughing laugh to a serious one, I felt that we were getting to the point.

Before that, there was something I wanted to ask.

“You, you said you were Awaken?”

“huh.”

“Why didn’t you report to the school? If you’re in the 18th class, you’re in the first class of the new school, right above the 19th class. You must have been treated well.”

Cheon Yeong-jae laughed.

“I have a good sense of intuition. So, it’s not like I have some kind of away ability, but I can see the general way the world works.”

“Yeah, what did you see from that lofty point of view?”

Cheon Yeong-jae responded to my question with an eerie, cold cynicism.

“Food waste.”