Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 151
Only Krnovel
Episode 151
A chat room exclusively for PaleNet operators.
Valentine: Are you ready, Skeleton?
Skeleton: Precaution!
Just in case it’s Valentine’s Day, I’m reminding you how to use it.
1. Log in with the account on the file you sent previously
2. Activate the virtual equipment linkage program
3. If you are asked for a code, enter it by looking at the code table.
4. Voting
5. Start again from number 1
Skeleton: Rouge
Valentine: I stayed up all night for three days.
Skeleton: Thank you for your hard work!
Battle preparations are complete.
Valentine has set up 300 accounts for the bulletin board election.
Now all that’s left is to wait for the vote to open and for these 300 accounts to cast their votes for Skeleton.
It’s not difficult at all.
It might be a little tedious, but just wearing the armband will significantly improve my mental state.
Above all, when spring comes, mother and daughter Rebecca and the Defender siblings leave my surroundings.
I will no longer deny that their loss is damaging to my mental HP.
It’s an armband to hold on to that certain loss.
In other words, it is an item that increases HP and blood flow.
If I wear the armband, I think I’ll be able to relax even during the upcoming separation.
That must be the real reason why this skeleton is risking his life to obtain the armband.
The live will start soon.
Anyway, the voting will start after the live broadcast ends, and in this era of destruction where there is a chronic lack of content, watching the live broadcast is not an option but a necessity.
I finished preparing to admire the unidentified honey-covered skeleton snack I found by searching through Dragon’s coffee beans and preserved food on my computer desk.
Live! Apocalypse’s show host is, as always, Melon Mask, who is in space.
He usually just chats, but today he decorated the opening show with a special live video with Bumpy.
“Hello? This is Melon Mask, the first friend of Mutation!”
A plumper face than before
Beside him, his best friend Bumpy floats in the air, munching on romaine lettuce.
“I heard that today, the Korean bulletin board is implementing a special system called bulletin board manager.
An unpaid manager? That’s unimaginable in the US. But, countless Korean message board users have applied for the live to be that unpaid manager. Today is Korea Day! Watch it now!”
The screen changed after Melon Mask waved his hand with Bumpy.
The first batter is Diesirae.
Even if you block a user on the bulletin board, the bulletin board is so sloppy that even a simpleton can get through it, so blocking the user doesn’t stop all of their actions.
The most representative one is live.
You can also see the chat of people you blocked in the live chat window.
Anyway, I don’t like him, but it’s true that I care about him.
He is a cruel man who can throw people away without hesitation, but his actions prove that his survival skills are extraordinary.
Sometimes it wouldn’t be a bad idea to take this opportunity to see what that smart “collective survivalism” can do.
Slurp
I watched the show by Diesirae while drinking coffee.
As soon as the live began, the screen suddenly turned white as if white paint had been poured onto the camera.
I can hear panting and the sound of feet stomping on snow.
It’s not just one person.
group.
A group like Diesirae’s identity showed off its presence in a subtle but definite way in an invisible place on the screen.
The screen changed and emptied of people.
The face of a man wearing snow goggles and wrapped tightly in a winter suit appeared.
Is it Diesirae?
“Hello, friends of the world.”
Even though his voice was cracking due to the cold, that calm and soft tone was definitely that of Diesirae.
“I’m going to go hunting today… Actually, it’s a recorded video. Hunting requires going to places where there is no signal.
Still, it’s comfortable for the viewer since the boring parts can be edited out.”
As he speaks, behind the screen, several people can be heard panting, footsteps, and the sound of something heavy being dragged.
Diesirae changed the screen.
What was captured on screen was a 105mm field gun.
It was used in the military.
Just like Diesirae, men whose bodies were wrapped tightly were tied with ropes and dragging artillery with their bodies like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
What are you going to do with that old gun in the middle of winter?
The reason soon became apparent.
As I turned the screen, I saw a snowy field with a white earth and a mountain peak below, and even in the distance, an imposing, huge beast was wandering through the snowy field.
Boar, a mutation.
It’s incredibly huge.
It’s almost as big as a truck.
I’ve seen a few wild boar mutations pop up on Palenet from time to time, but this is the first time I’ve seen one that big.
It is probably the most unusual mutation among all mutations.
“This guy is Pigsy, one of the Three Guardians. He’s the guy who rammed a running bus from the side, causing it to fall over and greedily eating the people inside.”
Certainly, something that big would be enough to overturn a bus.
Considering its size and the intelligence of a wild boar, that monster must be stronger than you can imagine.
Honestly, looking at that size, I don’t think rifle bullets would work well.
You’ll need to bring something like hunter gear or an anti-tank rocket like an RPG to be able to fight.
However, the condition of the wild boar mutation reflected on the screen is not very good.
A feeling of being unsteady and losing one’s balance.
He appears to have suffered from long-term hunger and felt numb in the cold.
Maybe that’s why.
It was Diesirae who decided to hunt that monster.
“But in this cold, even that monster is helpless.”
Diesirae looked at the camera and told us.
“But it would still be difficult to hunt alone, right?”
I looked at the chat window.
This is a generally accepted opinion.
I think similarly.
If he’s not after me, there’s no need to kill him.
The cost of consumption also seems to be considerable.
Diesirae turned the camera towards the artillery.
“But if we work together, we can catch that monster.”
I think I know what Diesirae is trying to do.
Looks like they’re going to snipe with a cannon.
Perhaps mobilizing people to draw the artillery was an attempt to draw the Mutants’ attention away a little.
A man who appeared to be an artilleryman adjusted the gun’s turret and loaded the shells.
“Ready to fire directly.”
When he raised his thumb, Diesirae forcefully lowered her hand.
Kwakwang!
The cannon opened fire, and its shells struck a huge, motionless boar in the distance.
With a single blow, the giant boar’s side was torn off and it fell down, crying helplessly.
After a round of cheers, the screen changed.
Diesirae ended the video with a cozy house scene, with several men, probably having gone hunting, sitting around grilling meat.
“This is how our group lives. We have more opportunities when we’re together. Please vote for the bulletin board leader election!”
As soon as the video ended, users from all over the world shared their thoughts in the chat window.
gordonfreiman:Oh. Interesting.
XDs_Grrrrr : Not bad.
LVRM: Isn’t there something better than a cannon? Why are you hauling something so big? No rockets?
Anonymous 666: It’s kind of static, but it’s just hunting..
Zebusika: It looks delicious
Al_nasru_Alipasha : Clap clap clap
mmmmmmmmm: Huh
SKELTON: Hmm
······
······
The overall atmosphere is complimentary, but the temperature is lukewarm.
“······hmm.”
Is it too obvious?
It was interesting to see the item called a field gun used, but after that it became just a common hunting video.
It’s neither fun nor moving.
There is nothing dynamic about hunting, it’s just a last-ditch effort against a dying enemy.
The final scene where the men sit around and grill pork belly feels like watching the Extreme Jobs experience I used to watch when I was young.
I would give the skeleton score a 2 out of 10.
The next person to be hit is the leader of the so-called snobs, a group of snobbish people who go by the nickname berkut_break.
He was a friend who always talked about “discourse” in a corner of the bulletin board and talked about ideas and philosophy among himself as if he were showing off. But since we were in different groups, I treated him like he didn’t exist even though he was on the bulletin board.
By the way, what kind of video did this boring guy prepare?
As the live began, a bunker that looked narrow at first glance appeared.
He wanted to make a mess of things, so he put a bookshelf in the back of the cramped bunker and filled it with books.
Most of these books are in English or German. I don’t know the titles, but they look difficult.
The speaker did not appear on the screen.
Instead, a voice was heard.
“Hello. This is Berkut Break. Today I’m going to try to summarize Marcuse’s authority and family in a way that everyone can easily understand.”
Despite being thin, phlegmy, and high-pitched, the voice feels gloomy and ugly. The reason he doesn’t reveal his face is probably because of the learning effect he feels from looking at himself in the mirror every day.
But in this world, there are often people who have better observation skills than I do.
unicorn18:Huh? What’s at the bottom of that bookshelf? Are there any Japanese books?
Unicorn 18 discovered something.
Indeed, in the corner of the bookshelf was a series of books that looked disparate at first glance.
A user who appears to be Japanese answered.
makoto44: It’s a photo book of a gravure idol with a big chest. Next to it is a shocking cowgirl called A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Below that is······.
The Japanese user’s revelations did not continue any further.
It was because Berkut suddenly ended the broadcast.
Melon Mask appeared on the screen instead, pouting and shaking his head.
Without a word, the turn passed to the next batter.
The screen showed a gray-white city.
I’m Dongtan Mom.
Certainly, Dongtan Mom enjoys a superior status compared to other lives based on visuals alone.
The world we live in itself is already a destroyed world.
Just by living in the future that is just around the corner, he is two steps ahead of his competitors.
But Dongtan Mom is not invincible either.
He has already done two broadcasts with the same concept.
The Dongtan Mom Show, where you start from a first-person perspective, hang from a crane, shake off the zombies’ pursuit, secure food, and leisurely escape, is definitely an exciting and thrilling show, but people don’t like seeing the same thing twice.
“·····Hmm.”
Well, maybe we could do a show in the same style.
Honestly, what more new can you create in a town with only one boat?
It’s a miracle that I’m still alive, and Dongtan Mom is the one who made that content.
I turned my gaze to the screen without much expectation.
As always, Dongtan Mom was walking the huge ship without saying a word.
Hope ship.
Are they going to hang on the cables again and put on a show to secure food?
Suddenly, a sketchbook filled the screen.
[We are in despair now.]
Dongtan Mom zoomed in to show us the streets of Shanghai filled with overwhelming despair.
A woman’s smooth, white hands turned the pages of a sketchbook.
[Shanghai. A hellish land where no one can survive.]
The screen was facing the floor.
A rusted iron deck filled the screen in a gloomy form.
The silence lasted for quite some time.
But soon Dongtan Mom raised her head.
I looked at the sketchbook.
There was a new message written in the sketchbook.
[but!]
Suddenly a gentle melody was heard.
With a monotonous melody and drum beats.
The drum beat was small, but had a rhythm similar to our beating hearts.
Dongtan Mom’s wife turned the page as the melody flowed out of nowhere.
[I received a piece of hope from Melon Mask.]
“hmm?”
A sliver of hope?
What are you talking about?
Dongtan Mom entered the boat with the melody growing increasingly more intense.
There were several people in the dark hallway.
Tired, exhausted and hungry people.
But they threw their fists at Dongtan Mom every time he passed by.
Passing by the silent cheering people, Dongtan Mom headed to the engine room where the ship’s heart, the meaty engine, was located.
As expected, the ship’s engine has stopped.
Dongtan Mom approached the engine.
Two hands wearing leather gloves gripped the engine.
The hand holding the engine pounded on it, but there was no way the stopped engine would turn over.
The melody, which had been building up, suddenly subsided and continued precariously.
In the low melody, only white breath appeared and disappeared fleetingly.
The screen returned to the sketchbook.
[Let’s use the piece of hope]
The screen changed as the melody, which had been quiet for a moment, changed into a gradually moving rhythm.
There are people in the engine room where there was no one.
People in the darkness in the hallway, each from their own place, are knocking on the tools and equipment and knocking here and there in the engine room.
The melody was rising, and in the hands of Dongtan Mom, who was at the center of the crowd, there was a part that I was not familiar with.
As the melody reached its climax, Dongtan Mom pushed past the people and inserted the part into the wide-open hatch, then pulled hard on the lever next to it.
thud-
For a brief moment, the ship’s heart beat.
[We go back.]
The screen flashed to show an innocent baby being held by its mother, and at the same time the melody that had reached its climax suddenly stopped.
And then the lights went out.
“······”
That was Dongtan Mom’s live.
coral8103: Hey, what is it? Why are you filming a movie!
XD_Grrrrr Dongtan Mom! Is he a god?!
Anonymous 13: Singing hope in despair. What a touching video.
LVRM: This is driving me crazy. I don’t know who Dongtan Mom is, but I can’t help but root for him.
mmmmmmmmm: Oh
Anonymous 100: He is truly a treasure of our bulletin board.
Zebusika: Dongtan Mom! Goat
SKELTON: Hmm······
gijayangban 
Baek Seung-hyun
He was this kind of man.
No, I don’t think so.
It must be thanks to my wife.
That young wife was talented.
No, maybe among the survivors of the ship there was a PD who worked at the broadcasting station.
Anyway, my face turned red after a long time.
I saw something good.
It’s like they’re force-feeding us the forgotten seasoning of hope and expectation in this day and age.
But why is that?
I can’t help but purely enjoy this wonderful video.
“······under.”
This is a bit off.
I shook my head and thought, this is not quite right.
Dongtan Mom, who would have thought that on this important day, you would create another masterpiece······.
Maybe we will lose this election.
End
ⓒ Road Warrior #dp8g
(Forum**) -Recommendation85-
I wonder what the writer will do with the skeleton while building it up like this
I’m so curious ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
F**k, it’s not beatbox, right? LOL
(One Two**) -Recommendation 72-
Dongtan Mom is going to film a movie and upload it, saying she’ll show off her skills, but what else did Skeleton prepare besides 300 fake weapons?
If you beatbox again this time, you’ll really be banned permanently!!
(kill****) -Recommendation64-
Skeleton!! No beatboxing!!!!
(Tro**) -Recommendation 59-
A man who diligently prepares for a live performance while others prepare for a live performance
(Marshal**) -Recommendation 44-
Other candidates show survival strategies or hope.
Is Skeleton a tyrant who manipulates others for his own satisfaction?
I’m really curious about the rest of the story
(properly**) -Recommendation37-
If you show me the appearance of a professor, I will be worshipped…
It’s so scary because it’s a skeleton, I’m afraid I’ll get embarrassed just watching it
(leen***) -Recommendation34-
I think the best live performance would be to just repeat what I said to Defender at the Skeleton level.
There’s no way Itorai would do that lol
(Atrocious***) -Recommendation 29-
It must be beatbox It must be beatbox
Must be beatbox
Turn up the beatbox!!!
(Bear and***) -Recommendation 24-
If it were the professor’s full moon axe dance, it would be a contender for first place…
Should I really go beatboxing?
(Horned***) -Recommendation 22-
I’ll take off my 30cm skeleton hotly!
(yys***) -Recommendation 22-
Skeleton = You can get the captain’s armband with just one word
(Breakup**) -Recommendation 19-
If this kid is beatboxing again, then I’m really fucked
(Sponsor***) -Recommendation 17-
Let’s compete with lies and fabrications fairly, Eom Chang-ah!
(Green******) -Recommendation 14-
Also, if it’s beatboxing, it’ll last until the end
(***ad) -Recommendation14-
Maybe it’s the real 1st and 2nd time I’ve been friends with mutations
I think I’ll promote it…
If that’s true, I’m sorry, author~ㅋㅋㅋ
(Electronic***) -Recommendation9-
So, you’re saying that everyone does this just to get one thing?
(Passionate***) -Recommendation 9-
The piece of hope gives me goosebumps and chills ㄷㄷㄷ
In Korea, Park Gyu is the main character
In China, Dongtan Mom is the main character ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
(Hwadok**) -Recommendation 8-
Where would the Legion come from? Unless they show off their sword skills during a fierce battle.
This is it
(SL*****) -Recommendation7-
Let’s go for a comeback with a fantastic beatbox
(Final***) -Recommendation 5-
I feel like I’m going to get caught if someone broadcasts a hunting video while I’m beatboxing.
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