Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 173



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Episode 172

With no journalists and no PaleNet users, the only sources of information I can rely on are our friends on bulletin boards scattered here and there and the radio broadcasts sent by the Legion Faction.

For three days now, thunderous gunfire has been heard from the north.

There have been times when fighter jets flew across the distant sky with an ear-piercing roar.

I didn’t see the fighter jet, but the cloud of aircraft it left behind was definitely moving from south to north.

The atmosphere on the bulletin board is still calm, but bulletin board users, including me, know it.

Now, difficult times will come again.

We cleaned up the area around the bunker and diagnosed the equipment.

The generator is still in good condition.

It also had good compatibility with synthetic oil.

Smoke was actually less than when using kerosene.

The problem is the smell.

It had a strong, unpleasant odor, more like that of chemicals than oil.

A drawback I hadn’t noticed when riding a motorcycle.

The smell is not very pervasive, but it is clearly an alien smell, like the smell of cigarette smoke, so there is a risk that even faint particles can attract people’s attention.

I dug out the makeshift pit that I had been using as a toilet all winter.

I want to wash it with water, but I don’t have enough water resources to clean it with water.

The surface of the earth is melting in the warmth of spring, but the underground still retains the chill of the last cold wave.

The groundwater intake pipe was half frozen, filling the tank with only half the water.

It would be better to wait for a rainy day to clean the pit and do it all at once.

Most of our day is now spent outside our borders, not on the Internet.

Like Su, who was gazing endlessly at the horizon of an unknown land, I also use my telescope and observation equipment to examine all the entrances to my domain.

The absence of Rebecca, Defender and Gold is connected not only emotionally but also to the amount of borderline territory.

When Rebecca and her daughter were there, the four-lane highway leading east was hardly a concern.

At the beginning of the war, we used gunfire to let people know that there was someone there, and after we became friendly, we exchanged information through radios.

The two-lane stretch towards the west, somewhat hectic, is Defender territory.

Strictly speaking, this road also connects to Gold’s territory, but since they are such fierce friends, there was no need to pay more attention to this road than to the Rebecca road.

There are no roads to the south.

There is an unpaved road connecting the west and east roads, but over time, weeds and grass have grown over the road, turning it into a meadow.

A branch road branches off from the dirt road far to the east, leading south, but that too leads into Gold’s territory.

While the gold was still there, not a single person approached this way via that road.

Things are different now.

I have to observe all 360 degrees by myself.

You never know when or where someone might appear.

This means that it is not time to leisurely surf the internet.

Moreover, even if you use the Internet, the number of posts uploaded has decreased significantly.

It may be that my PaleNet friends have disappeared, but it’s not just me. My friends on other bulletin boards are also sensing the crisis and are becoming more vigilant.

During the day, when the security is at its peak, the bulletin board often stops working.

However, when the sun goes down, the bulletin board friends who stood guard during the day come back and share their stories.

dongtanmom: When we realized that the city that appeared in the darkness was not Jeju Island but Shanghai, China, we realized everything.

We were abandoned. This country threw us to China like trash.

Personally, I still don’t like Baek Seung-hyun, but I honestly acknowledge his skill in creating content.

Not only is the material interesting, but the timing is also incredibly well-captured.

dongtanmom: Well, the government estimates that 300,000 people, and Dongtanmom estimates that about 100,000 people are stranded alive on the Chinese coast. So what happened to those people?

I fall asleep while reading Dongtan Mom’s story. I can’t sleep for long.

Even if you don’t set an alarm, you will wake up after 4 hours of closing your eyes.

Age doesn’t matter.

It was the anxiety that shook me awake, weighing on me as much as the darkness around me.

In times of relative safety, eating and drinking were handled in an appropriate manner.

But now, even eating and drinking is directly related to a matter of survival.

Because if by any chance I catch the flu like I did before, or get a stomachache, or contract some debilitating disease like a waterborne infection, my chances of survival will plummet regardless of my career and training.

Drink only water that has been purified on the same day using a thorough water purification capsule.

Food is also preserved using canned and freeze-dried foods that do not use fire.

Any nutritional deficiencies are supplemented with pills.

Caffeine capsules are your good friends.

Because it helps me stay alert instead of drinking coffee.

It is also important not to use your body too much.

In a situation where you never know when an accident might occur, accumulating unnecessary fatigue in your body is bound to lead to a critical mistake when the time comes.

Avoid strenuous work to a minimum, and do work that carries a risk of injury only after taking protective measures to the extent that they seem excessive.

This routine was repeated for almost a year during the early days of the war.

The only work is farming.

Cold-resistant crops such as lettuce and potatoes were planted throughout the bunker.

I’ve thought about rice farming, but I think I’ll have to wait and see how things go for a while before deciding.

The only entertainment, aside from the bulletin board, is the broadcasts coming from the Legion faction.

As the sun sets, a woman’s sweet voice, along with soft music, rings in my ears like music.

“The current temperature is 8 degrees Celsius, the wind is calm, and the waves are calm. The highest temperature tomorrow in Chuncheon is expected to be 14 degrees Celsius, and the lowest temperature is expected to be 4 degrees Celsius.

Currently, the military is conducting a reconnaissance mission to the outskirts of Seoul, which has been virtually abandoned by the puppet government.

Countless citizens who were born and raised in Seoul lost their homes and hometowns and were forced to live in foreign lands where they did not want to live.

As the situation in Incheon worsened, the announcer’s criticism also intensified.

I’m not particularly interested in the content of her broadcasts.

I liked the broadcast itself, with the music and voices that would have been there before the war.

What I listen to most intently is the danger information given at the end of the broadcast.

“······As the weather gets warmer, the mutations that survived all winter are starting to show their strength. A flock of chicken mutations have been reported in Wonju.

They are said to form groups and, like other mutations, preferentially attack humans. If you spot them, get to a safe place immediately and seek help.”

There seems to have been a sharp increase in mutation activity recently.

In fact, we have observed many mutations before the snow has even melted.

Most of them do not care about my territory and just wander through the distant wastelands, but this is just as dangerous.

Especially if the mutations are clustered together.

But the most dangerous thing for us is still our fellow humans.

In the early hours of the morning, two trucks arrived at the U.S. military base, unloaded several men with guns and two containers, and headed south.

There was a mark painted in red spray paint on the side of the container, a mark I recognized.

A large roaring cat.

It is the mark of the king.

All I know about the gang leader named King is that he is a user of our message boards and goes by the nickname CrunchRoll.

There is no need to mention other vicious and cruel temperaments, as these are common traits of gangsters.

By the way, that guy King, he’s got a persistent personality.

It’s been over a month since I missed the transport, and I’m still beating the drum.

It’s true that he definitely has an annoying personality.

If you look at the fact that I sent my subordinates to scout the surrounding area with a drone several times in the past.

But for some reason, I feel uneasy when I see those friends’ behavior.

“Hey! This way! A little further!”

Gangs are moving busily in the direction of the US military base.

The movement is not intended to find or harm anyone.

I’m working on it.

For a moment I realized what these guys were trying to do, but my heart refused to acknowledge it.

Let’s wait and see.

“······”

At sunset.

The gangsters’ intentions were clearly revealed.

Building a base.

So what that King’s thugs are doing is building a den of evil right in front of my territory.

The problem of an unknown neighbor building a house next to a bunker is as well-known to doomsday theorists as the elementary school Korean example sentence, “Father goes into the bag.”

There are many variations of this classic problem, but as far as I know, there is no case where an armed military-sized gang takes hold.

*

A group of 22 trained soldiers moved in next door to me.

Unlike the raiders we dealt with with the Defenders before, they neither keep women nor maintain lax guards.

It is different from refugees who find shelter impulsively.

The continued flight of drones after the transport plane left was intended to determine the full extent of the situation, but it also appears to have been intended to scout the area and create a new base.

As soon as they got off the truck, they moved in perfect unison and started working to make the area around the bunker into an impregnable fortress.

A sentinel flying the King’s flag stood on top of a half-collapsed pylon, and a series of sensors, which appeared to be motion detectors, were installed on the collapsed fence.

Not only during the day, but even at night, soldiers stand guard and maintain tight security.

He is no ordinary plunderer.

Among the plunderers, only the most disciplined and elite were selected.

Fortunately, the US military base is far enough away from my base that I won’t be bothered by the noise of the generators or the chemical smell of burning synthetic oil, but if the weather is good or the moon is bright,

I can observe the smoke flowing out of my area.

Why on earth did they choose to settle there?

The site itself is good.

At the beginning of the war, when it was hit directly by a nuclear weapon, it was a deadly land that no one could approach without protective clothing, but now it is an area with class A infrastructure, such as air-raid shelters built directly by the US military.

The fact that there is an airport right above it may have also appealed to the King.

In fact, just a few days ago, a large transport plane landed and landed over that airfield.

If the Incheon government was still intact, they would have taken notice, but in the current situation where even Incheon has virtually collapsed, there is no need to hesitate.

The question is what they do next.

Once the base is complete, soldiers trained to that degree will thoroughly scout out the surrounding area and try to claim it as their own territory.

I’m talking about something that might come around my area.

I don’t think living with them will have a happy ending, nor do I think it will last that long.

We’ll either clash or be hunted down before summer comes.

The problem is the enemy’s power.

Even with a defender, it’s not an easy opponent.

It’s on a whole different level from the old-fashioned looters and refugees we’ve dealt with so far.

I need help from a powerful ally, but I can’t get in touch with Woo Min-hee.

“······.”

What should I do?

Eventually, my gaze lingered on my laptop.

*

Regarding the unprecedented situation of the gang’s forward base, there are three main things I can do through the Viva! Apocalypse! Korean bulletin board. One is to ask questions.

I used a translator on the most populated English message board to ask for advice on the current situation.

Anonymous1882: There’s a contingent of over 20 gang members camped out around my territory. I’m armed and have a few heavy weapons including a javelin, but I’m alone.

They are trained and guard the camp with surveillance equipment including motion detection equipment, and they have at least eight sentries on duty day and night. Is there any way I can subdue them in this situation?

English bulletin board users posted several comments.

JasonX: No way. You’ll get killed.

Perucias: Maybe if you’re Rambo.

Ohio: Big, punchy gun.

I don’t think it’s particularly helpful.

But if you think about it calmly, what they say is correct.

I’m trying to play rock-paper-scissors with eggs right now.

So it’s not surprising that no proper opinions are expressed.

I quickly gave up on the question and moved on to the next method.

The second way is to request support.

Actually, there is one person I can ask for support.

It’s because my heart doesn’t allow it.

It’s Dies_irae69.

After a long time, I unblocked him and saw his post.

Dies_irae69: The west is now fallen. We must prepare. It will be difficult alone. In fact, if you want to attack the doomsdayers in the bunker, you can do it without losses with just 3 raiders.

But, what if there are three of you? You’ll hesitate even with nine. What if there are nine of you? You can handle thirty. That’s the power of the group.

They still continue to advocate their own unique form of collective survivalism.

Asking this guy for help is a humiliating thing.

Moreover, this man is in some ways darker than King.

Asking for help from this twisted human is only when there is really no other way, when there is a reason to live.

I don’t think it’s at that level yet.

The third way, although I think it’s absurd, is also possible.

This is by using CrunchRoll, the leader of the gang that resides on this very board. What I have chosen to do against Crunchyroll is the “rumor” proven by tradition and history.

Knock knock

SKELTON: (Skeleton’s creepy story) A mysterious mutation virus research facility located in a former US military base.

It is said that inside the old US military base, bizarre research was being conducted to turn people into murderous mutations.

According to M. Chang, a renowned professor of biotechnology at Harper University in the United States, the moment a human inhales it, they immediately turn into zombies and fiercely attack those around them.

In fact, it is said that the fact that this biological weapon carrying the mutant strain was dropped on China, causing tens of millions of casualties, was a top secret that the U.S. government kept quiet about until the very end.

Click

“······.”

The fishing rod was cast.

All that’s left is to wait for him to react.

mmmmmmmmm : What the hell are you talking about

Anonymous 458: Is that true?! I’ve never heard of this before.

I will ignore the useless crap.

The only thing I’m waiting for is crunch.

Somehow I have a feeling that guy will react.

That king guy, he doesn’t leave comments often, but judging from the way he talks sometimes, it seems like he reads all the popular posts on the bulletin board.

Besides, it was probably none other than that guy who ordered the US military to build a forward base.

Of course, you’ll feel a pang when you see this article and ask.

There was no response that day.

As always, I fell asleep while on guard, especially against the US military base.

the next day.

A message arrived.

Message from CrunchRoll: Hey, is that really what you posted yesterday?

King Sejong took the bait.

End

ⓒ Road Warrior #dp8g

(Main comments)

(OneTwo***) -Recommendation90-

Considering Skeleton’s career, it’s scarier that the mutation mutant story is more likely to be true lol

(code***) -Recommendation76-

If you look back at how Skeleton never did anything right on the bulletin board, it seems like all kinds of people will flock to that rumor.

(Migaret**) -Recommendation 64-

Professor M. Changkekekekekeke

(Spe***) -Recommendation 59-

M. Chang I just passed by and it was really amazingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

(BU**) -Recommendation 46-

When I found out, it really happened and it wasn’t a big deal, right?

(Bureo**) -Recommendation 43-

Since it was said by a named person who had eaten some knife rice, the legion faction was also pleased

People with some power will say, “If only I could get that germ!” and everything will be messed up.

(Chepil**) -Recommendation 29-

Has Eomchang grown up and become a professor already?

(inf***) -Recommendation26-

Seriously ㅋㅋ Even though Skeleton does a lot of stupid things, he’s still called “Professor” ㅋㅋㅋ

If you show me an S-class certificate, I think it will make me more credible lol

(Antimatter**) -Recommendation 19-

Skeleton, the king of fraud, plagiarism and fake news…

(kkjh**) -Recommendation 17-

Big and fucking gun

(Nakshi**) -Recommendation 10-

Isn’t it I am Jesus who saves us?

Rumors exist everywhere.

From entertainment industry gossip, to stock market gossip, to all sorts of conspiracy theories, people’s attention was consumed and then disappeared.

In an extremely dangerous and stressful environment where information is blocked, such as a battlefield, more provocative and desperate rumors are likely to be produced.

There were many rumors even during the Chinese era.

The story that monsters are actually intelligent servants of rational beings, that there are leader-level monsters that command monsters among monster hordes, and that monsters may be mixing in with us by imitating humans.

There are rumors that children born to Awakens are monsters, etc.

The rumors I wrote on the bulletin board are just slightly fabricated versions of rumors I heard in China.

The reason so many rumors have power is because they lie somewhere between falsehood and truth.

Some rumors eventually turned out to be false, while others turned out to be true.

That is why it is difficult to simply ignore rumors, which is the dilemma of those who stand on the battlefield. In a sense, everyone is on the battlefield now.

Me, King, and the Unicorn of Jeju Island are no exception.

I have a vague idea of ​​the nature of gangsters like King.

At first glance, a gang of thugs may seem to disregard human life and carelessly kill and throw away their subordinates, but no one values ​​people as much as a gang of thugs.

The power of a gangster group comes not from the law or the support of the people, but from the number of powerful gangsters.

Needless to say, if the subordinate is well trained and loyal.

The King would not want to lose his key subordinates. Naturally, he would not be able to ignore even the smallest rumor.

Now that the King has taken the bait, we have to trick him.

The rumors I’ve encountered so far have had one thing in common.

Except for a few very absurd rumors, the rumors that are discussed in depth always feature authoritative scholars, such as professors.

It’s a time-honored logical deviation that Francis Bacon identified as an idol of the theatre, but it’s a swindler’s trope that continues to sell hundreds of years later.

Therefore, Professor M. Chang is the core and main character of the rumor that Park Gyu is currently pushing.

The story is that depending on how I reconstruct Professor M. Chang into a believable real-life figure, I will either catch the big fish called King or be caught.

I thought about the person named Professor M. Chang in the dark bunker.

He was probably a thin, bespectacled Asian professor, in his fifties, with greying hair that was still black.

As his last name, Chang, suggests, he is of Chinese descent.

M could be interpreted as Michael, Maurice.

Of course, it’s not Mom.

But it is true that for a very brief moment I wondered how M could be expressed as a mother.

Professor M. Chang’s major is biotechnology, but he should be an authority on mutation and monster research.

However, there is no need to produce his thesis or book.

I have no professional training in writing papers, and there is no properly functioning paper database site at present.

So how do we bring realism to the character of M. Chang?

I noticed one of the features of Palenet, the wiki editing site – Ant Wiki.

Palenet’s lifespan is effectively over as Palenet users are prevented from accessing the Internet, but Palenet servers are still radioactive along with the internet.

It’s running strong in a full dark room, and you can access it from our bulletin board too.

Of course, the add-on Ant Wiki – which is a direct copy of the pre-war data – will also be available.

Still going back.

I plan to create an entry here called Professor M. Chang.

“······.”

Knock knock

– Full-time professor at the Department of Biotechnology at Harper University in the United States and an authority on mutation monster research

-He surprised the academic world by discovering the ME-less reaction together with fellow scholar Edmont K. Park (who is said to be of Korean descent) during his doctoral studies.

-The professor recently discovered an aggressive mutation factor that instantly turns living people, not dead people, into zombies, and is said to be conducting research to commercialize it.

– Naturally, the above research project was terminated in the United States due to protests from several bioethics groups.

There are rumors going around that this is being done secretly in places where there are US military bases (such as Korea, Japan, or Germany).

Writing complete.

But this alone is not enough to fool the cunning gangster boss called King.

I sent a message to Valentine.

SKELTON: Are you alive?

Honestly, I’m not sure about this part.

Valentine doesn’t usually leave comments, and he’s in Incheon.

If he doesn’t respond, you’ll have to find another plan or excuse.

Fortunately, Valentine replied shortly thereafter.

A message from Ballantine: I’m still alive, unable to die. There’s still a lot of work to be done.

Was alive.

And this skinny guy with glasses.

I continued typing, feeling my eyes sting strangely even though it was nothing special.

SKELTON: (Skeleton impressed) What’s the situation now?

A message from Ballantine: The fighting has died down, but bullets and bombs are still flying from all directions.

The government facilities are also finished, and more people have left, leaving only the stragglers. They said they would send another transport plane next time, but I’m not sure.

They live because they can’t die. Above all, the smell of corpses is unbearable. The corpses that were frozen all winter and the corpses that died in the riots are starting to rot, so zombies are better.

It seems that Incheon has become a mess.

While I’m at it, let me ask you one more thing.

SKELTON: Is the lab okay?

Message from Ballantine: The lab? They’re probably all dead there.

SKELTON: Yes?

A message from Ballantine: We got bombed.

SKELTON: Bombardment?

A message from Ballantine: Instead of the usual mortar fire, they were hit by 155mm artillery fire. They pounded them for 30 minutes.

Even if they couldn’t do it, they must have fired a hundred shots. There was nothing left around there. It was so badly damaged that they couldn’t even retrieve the body.

“······.”

Is this the work of the Legion? I’m worried about Woo Min-hee’s fate.

But if the first bullet had not killed her, the tenacious woman would most likely still be alive.

He told Valentine the real reason he spoke to him, believing that Woo Min-hee was alive.

Message from Ballantine: Please edit the date of an Antwiki entry?

SKELTON: Yes. I have a favor to ask. I’m being targeted by a gang leader. You know King, right?

Message from Ballantine: (Valentine is shocked) Really? Really? You really got marked by the King?!

SKELTON: Yes. I have a favor to ask.

Message from Ballantine: I don’t know if this will help, but it’s not that hard, so I’ll edit it.

SKELTON: Oh, and if you have nowhere to go, come to our territory. I won’t be able to take you all the way to Incheon, but I’ll pick you up when you get to a safe place.

Message from Ballantine: I appreciate your consideration, but I feel like I should be around PaleNet anyway. If circumstances change in the future, I will ask you to do so.

Every person is precious.

Now I can understand a little bit what that means.

Why, because so many people around me are dying and leaving.

Valentine, at my request, reverted the date of M. Chang’s entry, along with most of the others, back three years, to before the war started and everything came to a halt.

I sent a message to King and Crunchyroll thanking him.

SKELTON : YES

I sent the message and went outside.

Internet work is important, but you can’t afford to let your guard down when gangsters have set up shop right in front of you.

Still, it’s not all that bad having the thugs up front though, they keep the odds and ends out.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

When a car came from afar, he would shoot it and send it away, and when a dark mutation loomed, he would threaten it with a gun and chase it away.

It would be nice to coexist with these guys, but that won’t work.

This is a problem that will be solved only if one of the two leaves.

Unless I join the King’s men.

Nothing unusual happened during the entire surveillance.

King’s men stood guard and reinforced the base.

Most of them spent their time just staring blankly at the wasteland with nothing to do.

What do you want to do?

I feel a bit nervous and have a little fun when I see people, but I wonder what kind of fun those guys have here.

In the afternoon the gangsters held a light foot volleyball match.

It wasn’t much of a game, but it looked quite fun and they enjoyed it very much.

But that was only for a moment.

After the brief play, the thugs went back to their outposts or into bunkers with tired expressions on their faces.

Some of them did what I most feared.

It’s reconnaissance.

A group of five thugs, each fully armed, began to search the surroundings.

Since it was my first patrol, I only patrolled around the base, but I will gradually expand the area and soon include my surroundings in the patrol area.

“······.”

He lowered his body and watched them.

Five people.

We move in a military-style patrol formation, but I have the right of way within 50 meters, and if they don’t notice, I can destroy them all in 10 seconds.

Although unlikely, I saw a clue that could be solved by force.

After the sun went down and I was sure there was no more gang activity, I went back to the bunker and checked the internet.

A message from CrunchRoll: Hey, Skeleton, Source.

Message from CrunchRoll: Why is this kid so slow in responding? Doesn’t he know who I am?

Message from CrunchRoll: Are you dead? You were alive and kicking butt jokes, and today of all days, you lost because it was a market day?

Message from CrunchRoll: Hey, are you dead? If you don’t see me for a day, I’ll assume you’re dead.

Message from CrunchRoll: (Photo)

My friend King, is he a bit obsessed?

I was away for a while, so you sent me several messages.

You’re doing something that Woo Min-hee would do.

He even sent a strange picture at the end.

A woman sent a photo of herself in a sexy pose wearing a full-body rabbit mask, which she said was a doll mask.

“?”

Why on earth are you sending me stuff like this?

I sent a reply with a sense of uneasiness.

SKELTON: (Skeleton Fear) There’s a place called Ant Wiki on Palenet. There’s an explanation about Dr. M. Chang there. I also happened to find it while exploring Ant Wiki because I had nothing better to do.

Judging from this guy’s pattern, I’ll probably get a message tomorrow or so.

I took off my clothes, took care of business, had a quick meal, and sat back down in front of the computer.

Message from CrunchRoll: Ant Wiki? Where do I get that?

A reply came from the king.

Are you on the internet right now?

SKELTON: Among the small letters at the top of the Palenet main screen, there is something called Ant Wiki.

Message from CrunchRoll: Okay, I’ll connect now, so stay in front of your computer.

Message from CrunchRoll: Hmm

Message from CrunchRoll: It really exists. Amchaeng. What kind of name is that?

King seems to be a very talkative person.

It’s 100% certain when you see me typing out useless comments one by one.

A message from CrunchRoll: Oh.

A message from CrunchRoll: Sounds plausible.

Did you get caught?

Message from CrunchRoll: Hey, but no video?

It’s a video.

What are you talking about?

A message from CrunchRoll: I’m a very skeptical person, so I don’t believe things just by reading the article.

Anyone can write, right? At least you need a photo to believe it. If Professor Emchang is that famous, there must be at least one interview video left, right?

A message from CrunchRoll: And for such a dangerous virus lab, there don’t seem to be any zombies around.

SKELTON: You got hit by a nuke there.

Message from CrunchRoll: No, if that dangerous substance leaks out, shouldn’t there be zombies there for a while? My men are in there right now.

Why don’t they become zombies?”

“······.”

This thug is no pushover.

End

ⓒ Road Warrior #dp8g

-Author’s Note-

Today is Yeoncham!

Yayhoohoo~!

(Main comments)

(antimatter**)

No, you have to lie to me, but why did you name it like that? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

(Donggle**) -Recommendation 24-

Mental Equilibrium-liss reaction (ME-less reaction):

It refers to a phenomenon in which a person’s mental stability collapses and they become a zombie-like state in which they become aggressive towards random targets.

-M.Cheng (source from Ant Wiki)

(prpiri**) -Recommendation 19-

MM-Ress reaction is so annoying lol

(SiN**) -Recommendation8-

Was it the longing for Defender and the US military mother and daughter that made Valentine call it ‘our’ territory, or was it a desire to attract people?

(Lee Jin**) -Recommendation 6-

Oh… Isn’t that guy from last time who became the zombie king? He might be used here?

(Passionate**) -Recommendation 2-

deceive the king

Are you going to become M-Chang King?

By the way, thank you so much for joining us today, author!!!