Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 150
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Episode 150
The Defender’s house is no different than before.
But anyone who has been in a war zone for a long time will know without a doubt how many death traps lurk around them.
Even the shortcut to home is like that.
It’s covered in snow so you can’t see it well, but the moment you step in, you’ll sink deep inside and your legs will get injured by the trap filled with red discolored clothes and flying debris.
Just getting hurt isn’t the end.
Being stabbed deeply by a rusty red spot can cause various serious diseases, including catarrh.
The house next door also looks like a pretty good base to attack the Defender.
It looks fine on the outside, but it was actually repaired by Defender himself.
The purpose is the same as my dummy bunker.
The story is that the moment you occupy that house and attack the defender, it ends with a bang! explosion. That’s why when you go to the defender’s house, you must only go through the safe route he told me about. There is a sign.
They hung discarded plastic that looked like trash on each tree.
On the surface, it looks like a piece of plastic blown by the wind and fluttering meaninglessly on a branch, but that conspicuous piece of plastic is actually a signpost indicating a safe passage leading to the Defender’s home.
“Oh. So you’re here?”
The Defender came out to meet me outside the house.
His face was still beautiful, but a shadow that would not go away was spreading like a stain.
It can’t be helped.
In this age of destruction, full of anxiety, worry, fear, violence, and nothing but decline, it is difficult for people to remain unchanged. Most people seem to change in a bad way.
“I put Jongcheol in another room. He’s reflecting on his actions too.”
I finally got to go to Defender’s.
The Defender’s house used to be an illegal gambling den.
As expected from an entertainment facility for the rich, it was quite luxurious and all the materials were of the highest quality.
However, the house was quite cold even though two wood-burning boilers were used, so it seems that they did not pay enough attention to insulation.
“Oh. Skeleton.”
Dajeong greeted me wearing a padded jacket that was two inches larger than her body.
I gave gifts to my siblings.
Fuel and food.
“Where the hell do you keep getting that?”
The defender said with a slightly impressed tone.
“I was helping a junior I know a little bit with some work.”
“Is that the member of the National Assembly who you know as a junior?”
“Well, that’s true.”
I explained my business while I was packing my bags.
“…..For that reason, I would like to ask for your precious vote in this election. If you know anyone, please recommend them to me.”
I heard that after liberation, the person who distributed rubber shoes and makgeolli in the neighborhood had a high chance of being elected to the National Assembly.
When I was young, I thought that a candidate who gave away money like that was a really bad person, but as I got older, I realized that wasn’t always the case.
No, it doesn’t matter who gets elected, our lives won’t change, so wouldn’t someone who spreads something be the humblest person who is mindful of the voters?
“This is a total bribe, Skeleton.”
Dajeong laughs and says bitter things
“Can’t you think of it as a sign of sincerity?”
“It’s a bribe. I didn’t really see the bribe skeleton like that, but he’s really blinded by the armband?”
“No, think about it. Imagine if a piece of human garbage like Diesirae were to become the captain. Do you think he’d be able to continue using the internet? That punk? As soon as he becomes the captain, you and I would be banned for 72 hours.”
“I’m fine.”
“I’m not okay. I had a fight with him before.”
“Hey. Who would block someone like that? No matter how narrow-minded they are.”
“No, that’s the kind of guy he is. In Diesira.”
As I was having an emotional conversation that was not typical of me, Defender brought out his car.
I looked to see what kind of tea it was, and it was a citron tea, which is very rare these days.
“Oh. Where did you get this?”
“this?”
The defender snickered.
“I got it from my friend.”
“Jongcheol?”
“No, not a dog, but something else. The Legion side.”
Defender sat cross-legged on the single sofa, took a sip of tea, and stared at me.
A look that suggests something has to be said.
But the expression doesn’t look all that good.
A somewhat dissatisfied expression, I guess?
The Defender soon released his legs, leaned forward, and spoke bluntly.
“Isn’t the Internet starting to wear off?”
It’s a sudden bombshell statement.
As I watched silently with nothing to say, Defender continued speaking with a bitter smile.
“It’s the same thing every day. People just post articles, and the content is becoming more and more the same. It’s been three years since I’ve done the same repertoire, so it’s time to get sick of it.
Honestly, the live was fun, but it’s the end of the world. I don’t think my life will change by watching something like that.”
I think back to when I first met Defender.
Although he killed quite a few people, at least he was a comrade who loved our bulletin board more than anyone else.
But nothing lasts forever.
It seems that the harsh times have cooled my affection for the bulletin board.
“There was a time when it was fun. The heyday was two years ago. There were a lot more people than there are now, and some people posted good articles.
“I used to enjoy reading comics, but all the kids who drew the pictures left. Mr. Dragon went to Jeju Island and I haven’t heard from him since. The only ones left are kids who aren’t fun but just want attention.”
For some reason, the Defender looked straight at me and tilted his head slightly.
“?”
When their eyes met, the Defender looked away.
“It’s a problem that the bulletin board is boring, but it’s also a problem that there are more and more strange people. Do you remember Justice Min?
“uh.”
“Actually, there’s a guy who’s picking on me. He’s not the only one. He was the one who was the most aggressive. I don’t know where he got our account, but he keeps showing up and asking me to have a go at him.”
“Isn’t this your own fault?”
The defender sighed.
“….That’s kind of it. The internet is good these days, but I just want to face reality. Just because I turn away from reality doesn’t mean reality won’t come to me, right? That’s why I don’t find bulletin boards fun anymore.”
I could just leave it like this, but I don’t want to.
“No”
“what?”
“Every moment is fun. It’s a new feeling every time I do it.”
This is not an empty remark, it is sincere.
The defender chuckled.
“If you say so, I don’t really have anything to say. What are you going to do next year? And the year after that?”
“Why do you think about the future?”
“Why do you think that? Of course…”
“In a world where you could die today or tomorrow, it wouldn’t be strange at all, so why worry about next year?”
The defender shook his head with a bitter smile.
Da-jeong, who was watching, spoke on his behalf
“My brother. He’s beating around the bush like his dad, but he’s really trying to persuade Skelden.”
“Recommendation?”
The Defender has only one recommendation for me.
“Join the Legion?”
The defender nodded, laughing hysterically.
“A very powerful person is leading the Legion Hunters.”
“……okay?”
I had a feeling I knew who it was, but I didn’t bother to say.
“Goal sign Floris.”
As expected, it’s Kim Da-ram.
“They say that guy’s skills are no joke. He was a member of the National Assembly, but he went over to the corps faction and was treated like a guest. But before he opened his eyes, he had grown to a point where even arrogant generals had to take notice of him.”
“····so?”
“Under Floris, the Hunters seem to be treated at the same level as before the Awaken appeared. In fact, such an ecosystem has been created, and I think you’ve made quite a name for yourself by saying, ‘Let’s go together without worrying about being plunderers or refugees.’”
I got up from my seat.
A deep disappointment appeared in Defender’s eyes, but there was nothing he could do about it.
“Please vote.”
“No, Skeleton, you like the armband so much? Is that more important than reality?”
“huh.”
“No, why?”
“Why?”
“Explain. To be honest, if we stay here, we’ll just die. The reason we’ve lasted this long is because the monsters haven’t been active. But we’ve been resting for almost two years.
According to the Legion Faction’s forecast, countless monsters are gathering in front of this gate. If the eruption occurs, they’ll be swept right here. What are you going to do when the monsters come all the way to your house?”
Have I been thinking too badly of the Defender all this time?
I need to reflect a little.
The look on Defender’s face as he looks at me with earnest eyes, trying to persuade me, is not that of a usual savage and cruel killer, but rather his earnest desire to change the mind of a friend who is walking down the wrong path.
It seems that his intentions were misinterpreted because he was trapped in the frame of the Legion faction.
To him, who has no ill-fated relationship with Kim Da-ram, the National Assembly faction and the Army faction are just good factions.
But more than anything, it was reality that drove him out.
When I saw him today, I was not mistaken in thinking that his face was gloomy. In fact, he was probably driven a lot by psychological factors. If Defender is like that, I guess I should explain myself.
“….. Okay. I’ll tell you why. Why I’m so obsessed with something as trivial as a captain’s armband.”
I sat back down on my chair and looked at my siblings.
Defender looks at me with a serious face, and Dajeong looks at me with an excited face.
I felt refreshed by the new discovery that siblings’ faces can look different, and I organized my thoughts. Where should I start explaining it?
To avoid going crazy in extreme situations, people need to manage their stress appropriately.
My mentor, Jang Gi-yeong, used to say that the human mind is as hard as a diamond and never gets scratched, but in my experience, I’ve found that the mind also has what we call HP.
That HP is different for everyone.
Some people have such high HP that they can’t even be damaged by simple things, while others have such low HP that they collapse on their own even with the slightest hardship, and they also harm others. However, in no case does HP have infinite potential.
Even the strongest people will eventually go mad in endless despair.
The fact that the owner of a steely spirit that Jang Ki-young of another team praised, who had endured well on the battlefield for two years, suddenly went crazy and killed his teammates and opened fire on the Chinese is a perfect counterexample to Jang Ki-young’s mental tone.
Ultimately, to break free from that cycle, you need to actively manage your inner stress.
There are good means, such as leisure time, time spent with lovers, phone calls with family, a growing bank balance, and images of animals, and bad means, such as gambling, drinking, debauchery, violence, and sadistic bullying.
The war began and the world changed.
It is a world without hope, and even the concept of tomorrow is saddled with uncertainty.
In this world of decline, where can we find such warm comfort as Viva! Apocalypse!
Defenders would also know how great a happiness it is to communicate with people, watch their changes, laugh and chat about the same things in a bunker created for isolation from others.
I’d like to wear the armband of my favorite bulletin board.
Isn’t this heart-pounding?
I like it, so I manage the place I like.
Of course, I have no intention of becoming a tyrant.
As a good administrator, I will serve without pay for the safety and autonomy of the bulletin board and the happiness of everyone.
I summarized these thoughts and told them to the Defender.
“……Ah. Really?”
The defender looked a little weary.
Dajeong looks at me with surprised eyes and mutters.
“Skeleton is serious on the message board. I’ve never seen him before. He’s someone for whom the internet world is more important than reality.”
I will take it as a compliment.
Anyway, my thoughts were clearly conveyed to my siblings.
“Okay. If you say so, I’ve been thinking of Pyo from the beginning, and there are some people among my classmates who say Viva! So I’ll tell them.”
“Skel, you know I’m always on Skelton’s side, right?”
I convinced the Defender siblings.
Two votes + @ secured
My siblings came out to the entrance to greet me.
“I’m thinking of moving once it gets a little warmer, so if you change your mind before then, let me know.”
Defender still seems to have some lingering regrets.
He added with a regretful expression as he looked at me.
“I think it would feel a little strange if you died…….”
“Thank you, but I won’t change my mind. Just don’t come back to kill me later.”
“If something like that happens, I’ll go with you and shoot you from behind.”
The defender stuck out his fist.
For the first time in a while, the two men’s fists clashed in the air.
No, three people.
Dajeong, who was next to me, also bumped fists with me.
As I climbed onto the motorcycle, the Defender called to me from afar.
“Hey Skeleton.”
“uh.”
“What’s your call sign? I’m Raptor.”
Come to think of it, we haven’t exchanged call signs yet. Well, that’s what our relationship was like.
Maintaining an appropriate distance and a sense of mystery in the hazy fog, they respected each other.
But as the world changes, so do our relationships.
The fog had cleared in the dry reality, and in the midst of our intimacy, where an appropriate distance was itself a virtue, an unbridgeable crack called the Legion faction had opened up.
In the spirit of reorganizing, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to tell me another name that is similar to my real name.
Looking at his siblings, he calmly told them his past name.
“Professor.”
The defender was quite surprised, but soon nodded his head in agreement and smiled.
Dajeong whispered to Defender.
“What is it? What kind of hunter are you? Huh?”
Defender answered with a strange smile on his face as he listened to Dajeong’s words.
“······A great hunter.”
He started his motorcycle and drove away.
The Defender’s next words passed by my ears faintly, carried by the wind.
“The Internet really ruins people”
I’ll pretend I didn’t hear any further gossip.
The fateful day has come.
VIVA_BOT014: Then, let’s start the bulletin board election. Voting will open at the same time as the end of the Live! Apocalypse! broadcast. I believe everyone has prepared good content~
There is no content.
But I know how to win.
End
ⓒ Road Warrior #dp8g
(ch****) -Recommendation106-
The professor, who was so obsessed with the idiot box, ended up turning into a skeleton.
(Antimatter**) -Recommendation89-
Isn’t it a mistake to say that the Internet is ruining people?
People whose lives have been ruined to the point where they are more likely to cling to the internet, and Park Gyu would probably be better off without the internet.
I think he died a long time ago while hunting monsters.
(One Two**) -Recommendation 85-
What does reality matter!! The Internet! The armband is right in front of me!
(Kalph***) -Recommendation74-
With the Defenders and Rebecca mother and daughter gone, Skeleton is left with only the Internet, so he seems even more obsessed with it.
(***Okjam) -Recommendation 64-
When the defender said that, I thought he would tell me why it was dangerous to join the legion.
On the contrary, you’re telling me why I should be the captain’s captain, as if you were voting for class president. You’re really…
(**Oak) -Recommendation 64-
Kim Da-ram didn’t mention that he tried to kill Skeleton. Is he being considerate of Defender?
(jfbb***) -Recommendation57-
The part where Da-jeong is wearing a padded coat that covers her body inside the house is bothering me…
It’s not just because it’s cold, but Defender doesn’t have any padding and Da-jeong is wearing it.
I am stuck with the description of padding that is a few sizes larger.
I wonder if it’s because Jongcheol feels uncomfortable with that kid staring at him so intently? ㅜ
(Protrol***) -Recommendation39-
Today’s famous quote
“The Internet really ruins people”
Hahahahahahahahahaha
(Passionate***) -Recommendation 28-
Hehehe, we’re finally exchanging call signs ㄷㄷ
Professor… Great Hunter…
For that day when I will be praised once again…!!
(Wanna***) -Recommendation 27-
Hunter who has been ranked number one in the world seems to be tired of reality
(Blue**) -Recommendation 23-
In the case of skeletons, it is the opposite.
I came back after surviving for a month with my whole body broken and my career and trust broken by the general type.
It’s already broken, so I’m serious about the internet
(**May) -Recommendation 22-
“Hide your ballot on Election Day”
(cyb***) -Recommendation19-
The Internet is innocent. People ruin the Internet.
(air***) -Recommendation16-
As expected, Defender… Professor=Skeleton=Eomchang is the first discoverer ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
(Marshall***) -Recommendation 16-
Isolationism seems to be reaching its limits, and will Skeleton become the center of attention for Viva Apo users?
(round***) -Recommendation 14-
For Park Gyu, the Defender siblings are friendly allies of the Legion faction.
It could be a connector
The government side has already developed a close relationship with Woo Min-hee and the Awake Hunters (students from Jeju Island).
I don’t know if Skeleton will be the captain of the Viva! Gallery, but I think he could be a real leader.
I think we can go further and unite people as the final force to resist destruction.
Of course, all of this will be difficult until Park Gyu’s cynical and pessimistic attitude ‘comes to fruition’
(k4749***) -Recommendation13-
Skeleton accepts that he’s going to die anyway and will do whatever he wants, right?
Unless it can be proven that the crack can be closed, I’ll just live as a skeleton.
(Ranmal*****) -Recommendation 12-
How did that happen? Was it Cheon Yeong-ho? Anyway, the old generation hunter who lived in the same place as Dongtan Mom was a talented person.
I think they were going to form some kind of alliance by persuading the Defender siblings and the professor…!?
(Breakup**) -Recommendation 11-
If you block me, isn’t that almost a death sentence?? I rely on that place to write more crap than I thought, and it’s the only safe place I can communicate with ㅋㅋㅋ
It is true that it is omnipotent power.
(k3582*****) -Recommendation11-
As long as there is the ‘The Hope’ M9, the last bastion and hope of humanity, there will be no need for an aggro one-tool skeleton to wear the armband.
(g286***) -Recommendation 10-
Is this the end for Defender?
(Galaxy***) -Recommendation 3-
In this episode, it feels bittersweet that destruction is one step closer.
When destruction is confirmed, this novel will also end.
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