Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 54



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36. Transformation (2)

REDMASK: Okay, then, Eomchang-ah. Let me ask you a few questions. Did you test that yourself, Ritchie?

Eomchang11: Yeah

REDMASK : ?

Eomchang11: Why?

REDMASK: Isn’t there a mom or dad next to Eom Chang-ah?

Eomchang11: I went out to work

REDMASK: No matter how anonymous you are, people should maintain basic manners. We are people, right? Not beasts;;

Eomchang 11: Pre-pressure

REDMASK: Sigh······

Eomchang11: ??

REDMASK: So where are you now?

Eomchang 11: Incheon.

REDMASK: I see… So when you were testing the Ritzy, did you ever experience any hallucinations, or see anything that looked like illusions?

Eomchang11: Is that nonsense?

REDMASK: Yeah, like a strong image or something that comes to mind, or a surprising amount of light spreading out around you, or something like that.

“······Image.”

Now that I think about it, there is a common phenomenon that Awaken experiences when they first open their abilities.

It is called the so-called awakening phenomenon, and is called by various names such as awakening pain and awakening time, but in reality, it is said that it is difficult to describe it in one word because each Awaken shows a completely different appearance when they first open their eyes to their abilities.

Woo Min-hee listed some of the representative examples of this awakening phenomenon.

Pathological illusions, intense images that linger like afterimages for a while after the eyes are closed, or some kind of symbol.

These are the lower grade Awakens.

A truly powerful Awaken is said to scatter visual or mental effects in all directions that are so strong that they are noticeable to those around them, as well as the pain of awakening.

I’ve seen it too.

How Kang Han-min and Na Hye-in opened their eyes and gained true strength in that desperate battlefield.

When they gained power, it felt like the world was changing.

It’s a given.

The two strongest Awakeners of the time, who were called saviors, opened their eyes at the same time.

Suddenly, I remembered my benefactor.

Did he not show any separate awakening phenomenon?

It is clear that the awakening phenomenon was evident to anyone who saw that the white color of the ridge was obvious.

REDMASK: Hey, Chang-ah? Why aren’t you saying anything?

While I was lost in thought, Woo Min-hee showed his characteristic impatience.

It’s the internet and I’m young so I’m just being patient.

If I had been right next to you, you might have gotten a slap or a punch.

Eomchang11: I saw a big axe.

REDMASK: An axe?

엄창11: Your day was burning itself and that, that, the handle? It was like water

I roughly explained it by appropriately modifying the image I saw in the Awakened Awakener’s Journal.

The reason I know this is because I also participated in the Awaken Awakening Test.

To be honest, I almost died.

There are actually people who died.

The more powerful the test, the more it literally crushes the human soul.

REDMASK: I see. Does Eom Chang-i know what a great thing he has done?

Eomchang11: No. My older brother lent me his phone and told me to upload it here, so I did.

REDMASK: Oh, I see.

REDMASK: Are you eating well, Eom Chang-i? Are you barely able to use your cell phone next to the military?

Eomchang11: I can’t eat well. I can barely eat what my dad brings me. That weird nutritional bar-like thing?

REDMASK: We can send the Eomchang family to Jeju Island.

Came out. Jeju Island.

Eomchang11: Jeju Island?! I’m going to take that boat. The schedule is already set.

REDMASK: When? In which fleet?

Eomchang11: I don’t know about that, but I heard they’re leaving soon.

REDMASK: Fleet 1? Well, I guess it’s better not to take that.

Eomchang11: Why?

REDMASK: There’s a rumor going around that there’s a Chinese submarine. If you’re unlucky, you and your family might end up in the water.

Eomchang11: Then how do I get to Jeju Island?

REDMASK: I have to take a plane.

Eomchang11: Are there any flights taking off right now?

REDMASK: Yeah. If you put your mind to it. Don’t worry. If Eomchang comes here and takes a simple test and is deemed qualified to enter the school, Eomchang and his entire family can go to Jeju Island. There are houses with electricity in Jeju Island and you can play games. Eomchang, do you like LoL? I do too. You can even play ranked games there?

Woo Min-hee sent a photo.

The photo vividly depicted a row of picturesque townhouses against the backdrop of Jeju Island’s beautiful sunset, with families chatting and enjoying life as it was before the war.

“······.”

I had a rough idea of ​​how it would work.

As expected, the Jeju-bound fleet was again a lie to deceive people.

The truly capable Awaken candidates will be taken on a separate plane.

In some ways, this is a reasonable result.

Come to think of it, when I visited Seoul a few times in the past, I saw that the country was going to hell, but only elementary and middle schools were open.

Is this a stepping stone for this?

Are you going to take all the young kids who have a higher chance of awakening and can be brainwashed and take them to Jeju Island?

In a war like Kim Da-ram’s, those who roll around as they please are left to fend for themselves.

I’ve heard all the stories I wanted to hear.

I also took screenshots of the entire conversation.

I could end the conversation here, but since I’m in a one-on-one chat room with my lovely junior, let’s talk some more.

Eomchang11: Can zombies also become Awaken?

REDMASK: Zombies?

REDMASK: That’s a weird question. Zombies are dead people.

Eomchang 11: What if a dead person comes back to life?

REDMASK: Well, wouldn’t that be a pointless experiment?

It’s a meaningless test.

Doesn’t this woman know the state of my benefactor?

Let me ask you one more thing.

Eomchang11: How strong is that white one? Can you beat me?

REDMASK: Wouldn’t that be too much?

REDMASK: My sister is really strong?

Eomchang11: Wow;;

REDMASK: Well, if Eom Chang-i goes to Jeju Island and learns how to use his psychic abilities and solidifies his special skills, he might be able to be more active than his older sister?

Eomchang11: I see

REDMASK: Anyway, where are you now, Eomchang? You said Incheon, right? Can you come to Pier 8?

Eomchang11: Yes.

REDMASK: Oh my gosh ^^

“?”

REDMASK: I don’t think you’re in the metropolitan area.

Eomchang11: Yes?

REDMASK: Ah~ Your unique number that you are talking to me is not caught in our government network internet bandwidth. Where are you? Eom Chang-ah? Are you from the province? Huh? Noona, your personality is not very good~ Be honest~

No way. This guy. Was he doing something like IP tracking?

Well, most people who use PaleNet are just using it to attach themselves to government or military communication networks, so if they want to, they might be able to identify people, especially within the sites they create.

That means our goodbyes are coming.

But I’m still not satisfied.

Eomchang11: Sister, what is your age and name?

REDMASK : Minhee

Eomchang11: Mini? Mini chest? Mini height? Mini heart? Mini?

REDMASK: Don’t joke around ^^

Eomchang11: How old are you, sister?

REDMASK: I’m thirty

Eomchang11: What is this, aunt?

REDMASK: Um Chang-ah? ^^ Are you tracking IQ? ^^

I immediately left the chat room.

“······As expected, it was you.”

I know everything I wanted to know.

Woo Min-hee.

Once my cute junior, she now takes on the role of taking children away from their parents.

It’s a red mask.

You chose a good nickname.

Maybe it was a nickname he gave himself because he knew his role in advance.

At least when she was with me, she never wore a mask.

She said she was too pretty to wear a mask.

I took screenshots of all the conversations I had with this woman.

Especially the part about Jeju Island could be quite interesting.

Even though I am a powerless individual in this era and a human who can do nothing, I am also a human.

We’re all human, so don’t we have the right to fuck each other?

*Message from 183cm88kg18cm: IQ tracking? IP tracking, I guess. If it’s PaleNet, then maybe, but Viva! Apocalypse! has poor bulletin board security, but the satellite signal itself goes to the sky and shoots down again, so it’ll be hard to identify? You can continue using it with confidence!

Woo Min-hee knew that the threat was a lie, but he contacted Jon Nae-non’s subordinate to confirm his safety.

The bottom line is that it’s safe.

By the way, tracking IQ?

That guy Woo Min-hee is really pissed off.

Now that I’ve confirmed it’s safe, there’s something I need to do.

“What? Was that really you, Skeleton? Why did you lie? Between us?”

“Skeleton! A human shouldn’t do that.”

I contacted the Defender siblings via communicator.

“······Anyway, there’s something I need your help with.”

What I asked the Defender siblings to do was edit the screenshots I took myself.

I have image tools, but I am not good at editing, so I lack the talent to convey the message I want to convey to people through images.

On the other hand, Defender, especially the younger brother, is said to be good at this.

“In this way, I reduced the image size and made the text clearer so that the PaleNet beggars can see it better. However, when you upload it there, it would be better to upload the original as well. That way, it will be more credible.”

“thank you.”

“Thank you. Between us. Invite me over later. Do you want to see the Skeleton house?”

Da-jeong is good at talking through the communicator.

In reality, her voice is small in front of me, and she is the type of person who only speaks when her brother is around, but that will gradually change.

Because it looks like we’ll be maintaining an alliance with them for quite some time.

Anyway, my plan, which I have supplemented with the help of many people, is to expose the plans of Woo Min-hee and the disgusting people behind her.

I am not a being, so I do not have the ability to create new worlds.

But wouldn’t it at least have the ability to sound an alarm to those who would rather die on their own feet through that world?

ㅇㅇ: REDMASK fishing results (shock warning)

I uploaded one article to the bulletin board for guard examinees.

The bulletin board contained the conversation between Woo Min-hee and me, edited to a level that even PaleNet users could easily confirm.

What is especially important is the part about Jeju Island.

The final destination of the fleet is not Jeju Island, but death.

It will probably get rid of people you don’t need more easily and in greater quantities than the Pioneers.

Because a single container ship can carry tens of thousands of people.

My article, which caught people’s attention from the title, soon garnered a huge number of views and comments.

ㅇㅇ: REDMASK fishing results (shock warning) (1132)

ㅇㅇ: Is this real?

ㅇㅇ: The boat to Jeju Island felt a bit cheap.

ㅇㅇ: You’re just a pioneer, right? You’re just a pioneer who rides a boat?

ㅇㅇ: What should we do now?

Youngmin’s father: This is a lie. It’s a lie. It’s a lie.

ㅇㅇ: Honestly, isn’t the scale too big to believe just by seeing this one?

ㅇㅇ: Seriously, you can’t call something like this authentication

ㅇㅇ: But if that’s true, isn’t it really creepy?

ㅇㅇ: It’s like when I talk to that interface or Redmask….

…

…

My post has become a battlefield.

Those who trust my words, those who attack the government based on my words, those who deny my words, those who criticize me, those who lead me into lies.

My post, which was already a hot topic on the test taker bulletin board, became even more heated on Palenet’s hot plate.

ㅇㅇ: REDMASK fishing results (shock warning) (10001)

There are over ten thousand comments.

This means that all PaleNet users have flocked in.

“Oh~ Skeleton~?”

Dajeong contacted me.

“He’s not even popular on our bulletin board, but he’s a god over there. God? Ten thousand comments! Wow!”

“S, S!”

“······.”

I watched the situation unfold, feeling an inexplicable, strange beat resonating from my heart.

“Sir. As expected, those guys are letting go of their part-time job.”

The Defender contacted me.

As expected, fake certification posts imitating my writing started to appear one after another on the test taker bulletin board.

It may not be Woo Min-hee’s idea, but it seems there is a department in charge of public opinion in the community.

ㅇㅇ: I had a good time fishing~

ㅇㅇ: Anyway, what are those Korean guys doing?

ㅇㅇ: This is a story made up by a guy who wants to ride a boat to Jeju Island. Tsk tsk

Unfortunately, the fire I started was extinguished there.

It can’t be helped.

I just lit a fire.

The fire was small and the guys putting it out were very skilled.

I watched with half regret as other topics heated up Palenet’s fire.

But it seems my brief adventure was not without meaning.

That night I received a message.

Message from John_nenon: (thumbs up Johnnenon)

This is enough.

If it’s this.

No, in some ways it might be the best reward.

*gijayangban: Is there anyone here playing around on PaleNet?

gijayangban: Isn’t there something like Eomchang here?

Why do I feel like I’m a journalist these days?

gijayangban: If you keep causing trouble on Palenet, you might lose all your friends on our bulletin board. Be careful.

Why are you getting so worked up?

Not like that.

“······no way?”

No, I don’t think so.

The reporter is Woo Min-hee?

Now that I think about it, that guy was in the newspaper club when I was in school······.

no way.

No, it won’t be.

Mr. Reporter is a savior like light and salt on our bulletin board.

It is unlikely that there is a human scum like Woo Min-hee behind the mask he wears.

I want to believe that.

“······.”

I also wore a mask called Eomchang 11.