Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 189



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Episode 189

Although it may be a bit of an exaggeration, Diesirae’s opinion stands on its own.

It is not clear whether or not the waterproof case is Awaken, but he has been at the center of several strange incidents.

Diesirae evaluated the waterproofing system as follows:

Dies Irae69: The unit that the human was in was always annihilated, but for some reason, the enemies either disappeared or abandoned their bases. At that time, the concept of Awakening had not yet appeared. People were afraid and said that he was possessed by an evil spirit.

One thing is certain, he was not afraid of death, he always went to the most dangerous places. Thanks to that, he got the title of colonel.

The fighting on the North Korean side was a series of encounters, surprise attacks, ambushes, and accidental clashes rather than an all-out war.

Most North Korean soldiers threw down their guns and surrendered upon seeing the South Korean army, but some units fought until they were completely annihilated.

In a battle without frontlines, Bang Su-byeon volunteered only for the most dangerous places and lost units several times, but achieved the goal desired by his superiors.

Dies Irae69: He is a war hero. His name is unknown because it was not a fair war, but thanks to his actions, the remnants of North Korea’s leadership could not launch nukes at South Korea. His advance was so fast that they were overpowered before they could do anything.

This is why a ROTC graduate with a serious flaw of having been discharged once was able to rise to the rank of colonel.

That waterproof case doesn’t only have light.

There was darkness too.

Dies_Irae69: But there was a rumor that he was on drugs. In North Korea, there are drugs in every house. It’s a place where you can’t stand it if you’re crazy, so it’s not hard to understand, but it’s also true that many of our colleagues are addicted to drugs.

Just because you’re a commander doesn’t mean you’re free from drugs. If anything, the stress on commanders is even greater. People who risk their lives like Bang Su-byeon were most likely using drugs.

The reason Diesirae provided me with so much information was probably not out of favor toward me, but because it stimulated his nostalgia for his past military life.

All South Korean men are people who can talk all day long about their military life, so it must be even more so for those who served in special battlefields like the DS-18.

However, no facts have been found that can be used to conclude that the waterproof variant is Awaken based solely on the story of Diesirae.

Moreover, if the Awaken is capable of causing an explosion of several thousand megatons (the Tunguska explosion was 15 megatons) as the waterproof variant of Diesirae said, then not only should his eyes be on fire, his entire body should glow.

Even that strong Min-min can’t cause an explosion of that level.

However, the waterproof case did not show the outwardly visible characteristics of Awaken.

He had no light in his eyes and never once displayed any of the abilities typical of Awaken, such as reflective fields or waves.

If he was truly Awaken, when Kang Han-min and Na Hye-in were hot topics, Bang Su-byun’s fellow unit members would have informed their superiors and the media of Bang Su-byun’s extraordinary abilities.

And that too, not out of malice, but pure goodwill.

It should be so, considering the national heroic treatment they received after Kang Han-min and Na Hye-in achieved Alpha Awakening.

Despite Diesirae’s testimony, the truth about the water level has returned to its starting point.

This alone is no reason to consider him Awaken.

Maybe his mistress is mistaken?

I shamelessly contacted her again.

Beep- beep- beep-

I don’t think I’ll be able to receive any communication since I looked for Eomchang before.

After persistently trying like a water tap, the connection was finally established.

“It’s not Eomchang’s house.”

Jeon Yu-kyung said, slightly annoyed.

“He’s the one who stopped by my house before. He brought a can of briquettes and synthetic oil.”

“ah.”

“Nothing else, I’m just curious about something.”

“What, what is it?”

“Is General Bang really Awaken? Why on earth do you think he is Awaken?”

At my question, Jeon Yu-gyeong looked flustered, but perhaps because of her fear of the water level, she slowly and quietly told me the information she knew.

“He said it with his own mouth.”

Her answer, let me say, was contrary to expectations.

You said you were away with your own mouth.

That’s something I can do too.

You can go to Viva! Apocalypse! right now and say that Skeleton is a level 99 Awaken. I asked her back, hiding my embarrassment.

“With your own mouth?”

“Yes, he told me that he used his Awaken power in Sariwon and wiped out two companies of the North Korean President’s guards with an explosion.”

“An explosion of several thousand megatons?”

“I didn’t say anything like that.”

“Have you ever shown your skills yourself, rather than just talking?”

“No, that has never happened.”

“Have you ever noticed that your eyes glow at night, as if they were luminous?”

“No. It was ordinary.”

“Then why do you believe that he is Awaken?”

In response to my question, Jeon Yu-gyeong paused for a moment and then answered with a shallow cough.

“There was a time when a monster appeared outside the house.”

“Monster? Where?”

“Not here, but the house I used to live in. Where was it above Sokcho? It was a small fishing village. It was close to North Korea. The general came to visit and spent the night. I was lying in bed with my eyes open when I heard a scream outside. It was a monster. A crown type? That was the first time I saw one in person.”

“…..What happened?”

“The General, I don’t know if I can say this, but he snorted some cocaine that was on the nightstand and told me not to worry before he left. And then… he came back.”

“What about monsters?”

“It’s gone.”

“Could it be that he just left?”

“I don’t know. I don’t even remember. To be honest, just thinking about him makes me miserable. I feel like I should stop talking for today.”

That’s what I said.

Contact was lost.

I will probably never communicate with this woman again.

Although K-Walkie-Talkie doesn’t have a blocking function, she will still recognize the personal identification number SKELTON as a number she should never receive calls from.

Anyway, in this day and age, it is definitely difficult to get information about someone I don’t know.

But if you think about it carefully, there’s no need to rush in like this.

Bang Soo-byeon, who claims to be Awaken, will be executed behind Chuncheon Prison at 17:00 tomorrow.

If it’s over level 10 Awaken as he said, then you won’t die there.

If a person who is true to his instincts to the point of abandoning his family, keeping a pretty mistress, and embezzling a huge amount of money can change his position from a death row inmate to an executioner just by exercising a little bit of power.

*

It’s a peaceful afternoon like any other day.

There have been no refugees passing through my territory recently.

The refugees head towards the Legion-controlled territory via the road north of my territory.

There is no reason for us to pass through our territory where mutations appear frequently, since the Legion patrols the roads and provides safety.

Thanks to this, I am trying out rice farming, which I had planned last year.

I cleared some rice paddies and planted rice seeds on the abandoned farmland across the stream below my territory.

This is the so-called direct method.

I planted rice seeds, calculating just the amount I would occasionally eat alone.

We haven’t supplied water yet, but when the time comes, we plan to open the sluice gates to the blocked irrigation canal and supply water.

Although it was spring, I was struggling to pull out weeds and dig furrows, and by the time I returned to the bunker, I was drenched in sweat.

I took an early shower and looked at the clock.

It’s 17:20.

“······.”

I am of the opinion that the waterproof case is not Awaken.

He’s probably dead by now.

I took a moment to remember the war hero who gave me something to think about, enough to forget my boredom for a few days.

Dolsingman: We’re on the way to Incheon, and there’s troops passing by? There’s a lot of them.

keystone: I saw it too. It looks like something the size of a division is moving?

RKKArA: Is the Legion finally taking over Incheon?

···

The bulletin board is a mess.

Friends on the bulletin board, whose numbers had been greatly reduced, testified that a large number of soldiers appeared from the east and headed toward Incheon.

The fact that they, who don’t even blink at the sight of ordinary looters, gangs, or mutations, left such comments speaks volumes about the gravity of the matter.

It remains to be seen how things will unfold in the future, but for now, it seems certain that the hegemony of the Seoul metropolitan area will ultimately fall into the hands of the military faction.

Neither good nor bad.

If a solid military organization called the Legion Faction supports us, the monsters’ erosion will be slowed down, but the fact that the Legion Faction has become the world means that the possibility of me and Kim Da-ram meeting again has increased.

Either way, I will never abandon my territory.

My realm and my destiny are in some sense inseparable.

You could say it’s the relationship between water and fish.

I thought about it for a moment, holding the walkie-talkie in my hand. I wanted to try contacting Woo Min-hee.

Are you alive? What is your current situation?

I’ll do it foolishly, but.

While I was struggling and hesitating, unable to do anything, the K-Walkie-Talkie rang.

Personal Identification Number: 11_Corp mp

Unknown number.

I don’t know the number, but I know it belongs to the Legion.

Why did you come looking for me?

I thought about it for a moment.

I don’t know why, but I had a strong feeling that the person calling from this number was someone I knew. I pressed the accept button.

“Hey, White Hunter! It’s me! It’s me!”

A voice came out that was a little different from what I expected.

It’s a waterproof case.

Wasn’t he dead?

It looks like the military police radio is working, so the execution may have been postponed.

Maybe the executioner will grant the last request,

Contrary to my complicated feelings, Bang Su-byeon asked roughly in a frivolous tone.

“What happened? Yu-kyung, did you go home?”

“yes.”

“Yeah! What about Yu-kyung? Is Yu-kyung doing well inside?”

There are two possible answers.

You can give the sweet answer that the person who is about to die wants to hear, or you can tell the harsh but clean truth.

I chose the latter.

“She was living with a man she didn’t know. There were no female soldiers.”

The water level meter was silent.

A voice is heard on the other end of the phone, urging someone.

Is he a military policeman or an executioner?

Or maybe it’s the family that abandoned the waterproof case.

“excuse me.”

I thought we didn’t have much time, so I asked the question first.

“I just ask one thing.”

He didn’t say anything, but continued talking.

“Awake, are you right?”

“Awake?”

“Yes, I heard that a woman named Jeon Yu-gyeong told the general that he was Awakened. I wanted to know if it was true.”

“Do you know what my situation is?”

“I know the circumstances are difficult, but didn’t I risk my life to get there?”

“Now that I hear that, that’s true.”

The voice on the other end of the receiver grew louder, but then suddenly became quieter as if someone was covering the microphone with their hand.

“that’s right.”

The waterproof case smiled weakly.

“I have the power.”

“······Really?”

“Yeah. It’s a tremendous amount of power. If I wanted to, I could kill all of those ropes that are binding me, my son who’s giving me a hard time, the soldiers checking the medicine cabinet outside, and those fucking stars who are laughing and watching from beyond. It’s a power so strong.

Of course, Yoo-kyung could go find that girl and rip that bastard apart.”

“Is that so? If so, then that power now······.”

“No, I won’t use it.”

At that point, I let out an uncharacteristic sneer.

Because his bluff was so uncool.

Perhaps his sordid past of blaming his family for embezzlement and running away contributed to my cold laughter.

“There’s no point in living anymore.”

After he said that, he shouted at the military police who were probably harassing him from behind.

“One minute! Just one minute!”

He returned to communicating with me again.

“·····What’s the point of killing these guys here and punishing Yoo-kyung?”

“Wouldn’t this world be better than rolling around in dog shit?”

“I used to think so too, but I changed my mind.”

“Was there a reason?”

“It was when my son pointed his finger at me and shouted at me with evidence. I was wrong, right? I said I didn’t know and blamed him for my death, so I stopped caring a long time ago. You only listen to your mother and don’t even treat me like a father.

But, come to think of it, the reason I gained strength and earned a star was because of my son.

“Your son?”

“What could I, a reserve major, do at a time when my son was preparing for college and I needed money? I ended up re-enlisting as a contract officer and volunteered for North Korea. There, I gained strength through several near-death experiences and was promoted to colonel.”

The waterproof case suddenly burst into laughter.

“But when that son denied me, saying he wasn’t even my father, I didn’t think much of it at first. After all, he was a family that had abandoned me. But after that day, things changed. Shinabro! Yes. Everything became trivial.”

The voice of an unfamiliar man rang out right next to me.

“One minute has passed.”

“Back Hunter, no, Skeleton.”

The waterproof case said.

“I’m really away.”

That was the last I heard of Bang Su-byeon’s voice.

*

The next day, the Legion radio reported that a relief force had arrived in Incheon and begun a relief operation.

At the end of the broadcast, the execution of General Bang was briefly reported.

There was no dramatic twist or heroic specialness to Bang Su-byeon’s death.

Five soldiers stood side by side and opened fire, several of which pierced the general’s heart and caused his head to snap forward.

There is another theory, though it is not very credible.

Message from DAJUNG: General Bang? I heard he died in an explosion?

Dajeong told me another story about the General Bang’s fate, which was said to be floating around in the Legion faction area.

In that version, the part where five soldiers stand side by side and shoot is the same.

However, the form of death was different: the water tank suddenly exploded at the moment when the soldiers were about to open fire.

The blast was only as powerful as two hand grenades, let alone the thousands of megatons that Diesirae had described, but it was enough to take the general’s life.

There was some debate as to how death row inmate General Bang was able to get hold of the grenade before his execution, but I’m not sure.

It’s probably not that important to me.

Beep- beep- beep-

I got a call from an unknown number.

Personal identification number: DARAM2

But this number.

Isn’t that too shameless?

End

ⓒ Road Warrior#

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The words of the direct seller

I will be resting this weekend.

I’ll see you on Monday.

thank you

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(Main comments)

(Che**) -Recommendation62-

I think General Bang is really away (there must be some kind of foreshadowing)

Skeleton denies it because it is something he cannot understand, but it is the same when faced with the fact that he can become Awaken through zombification.

Maybe it’s like zombification, unlike common sense, where the light doesn’t shine, or the ability is usually absent or minimal, but the ability is triggered by a mental elevation or hallucination through drugs.

It is regrettable that we have taken a conservative stance despite experiencing many incidents so far.

But if the military acts conservatively about introducing new weapons, it’s understandable because it could cost them their lives.

(Ro**) -Recommendation 37-

How could I wait for the weekend until Kim Da-ram-nyeon came out!!

(One Two**) -Recommendation 32-

I thought he was an Awaken who got strength from drugs, but it turns out he was just an old man who survived by killing monsters with his strength and evil.

(mord**) -Recommend24-…

If there was no other man, she would have awakened, and if there was, she would have tried to kill herself. She originally said that she had lost the will to live after being rejected by her family, so she had placed her hopes on a concubine…

There are two reasons for the work, external and internal (evidence of awakening)

First, in terms of the work, it’s not like it’s old school, but just a regular person like Jang-seong can’t catch a monster on his own.

The general’s ability is not exactly revealed, but it is certain that the general has caught the monster because he dealt with the monster.

In this case, how can the general kill the monster alone? By elimination, it is obviously Awaken.

Second. This work already has the exact same case as the character (Instructor Jang Ki-young) who was able to awaken Awaken and avoid death by denying Skeleton’s common sense (zombification).

Couldn’t Instructor Jang Gi-yeong have actually survived?

(Nine**) -Recommendation 24-

Author, open the door loudly!!! What if you spread your magic like this and leave? Yes!

(Antimatter**) -Recommendation 24-

It’s about time to sort out the grudge against Kim Da-ram…

(Donggle**) -Recommendation 20-

For those who don’t remember

When the Legion Faction tries to use Chairman Park Cheol-ju to bomb Jeju Island with a nuclear bomb, the protagonist reveals it to Woo Min-hee.

Kim Da-ram tried to punish Park Gyu by revealing his hiding place.

They also exploited old school hunters like Baek Seung-heon and made them suffer in Incheon.

(Bluebull**) -Recommendation 13-

If drugs can be used as away doping, then it means that the brain is important in ability ratings.

Oh right, I think there was a setting where only growing children would be awakened. Should I look it up?

(n26**) -Recommendation 12-

When Squirrel 2 came out, the author hid the text… Ah…

(Sin**) -Recommendation 11-

Why is that skeleton bastard so calm? If the Legion faction territory expands, doesn’t he think he can be attacked at any time?

This kid’s been doing this lately, doesn’t he feel like his life is worthless anymore??

(Two-wheeled**) -Recommendation 10-

The writer hides Saturday