Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 86



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46. ​​Messiah (4)

I came out of the bunker and checked my surroundings.

There were no special signs.

A rifle hung on the side of a motorcycle catches the eye.

Despite the Defender’s advice, he was concerned that there might be competition.

You are several times more dangerous than zombies.

The worst thing that could happen is that I get ambushed when I bring IAMJESUS ​​out of the bunker.

If that happens, it will be difficult to survive.

Fortunately, there were no signs of a surprise attack and not even a single human presence was felt.

It may be just my old age, but I think it’s better than letting your guard down.

“You can come out.”

A trembling hand reached out with a bundle of luggage over the ladder.

The contents include a satellite terminal, a laptop, and a retro game console.

Baek Seung-hyun’s motorcycle had storage space not only in the front but also in the back and on the sides.

The satellite receiver, which is long and pointed like a spire, can fit comfortably in the storage compartment at the rear of the car, except that it is placed sideways.

“Come on, come out.”

I am Jesus was still in the bunker.

To be exact, I stayed on the ladder at the entrance, which was the boundary between the bunker and the world.

Looking at the emaciated body hanging from the ladder, it really looks like a cicada larva clinging to the tree.

They say cicada larvae pupate while hanging, but this guy is a bit of a slob.

Well, actually, in a sense, it was a fable.

“Aren’t you going?”

When I look at those shining eyes.

“Cow, hold my hand.”

I am Jesus said in a trembling voice.

I took his lanky hand and pulled him out into the world.

IamJesus looked around the world outside the bunker for a long time with a shocked face.

“······.”

I checked the map while waiting for him to calm down.

Fortunately, the church is not too far from here.

About 2km.

But we must not forget that this area is a zombie zone.

The closer you get to the city center, the more zombies there will be.

If zombies are gathered together, the hammer’s power cannot be used.

If I had super strength and could blow away five zombies at once, then that would be fine, but if I had to take them down one by one with great care, then I would have to use a different weapon.

In the end, it’s a gun.

Guns, however, are a double-edged sword.

If you kill one with a gun, ten will come, and if you kill ten, hundreds will come.

If it weren’t for Baek Seung-hyun’s motorcycle, I wouldn’t have even thought of going in.

“Eek!”

As I was checking the route, a scream suddenly erupted from behind me.

“What is it?”

When I looked back, I saw a startled I.M.Jesus lying on his butt and pointing at the wall with his finger.

“Poem, corpse!”

“It’s a zombie.”

“zombi?”

“Yeah. They’re the ones who were here when I came in.”

He took my hand again and raised I am Jesus.

“Sir, you didn’t kill Skeleton?”

IamJesus stared at the two fallen zombies with trembling eyes.

Both of them had their heads hit with an axe, and grayish-white mucus was oozing out.

He approached the zombies with his eyes wide open, fearful.

“It’s my first time seeing a zombie.”

“Is it true?”

“This is my first time seeing it in person.”

He stared blankly at the zombie in the suit.

“Did S, Skeleton kill him?”

“Oh. Because you tried to kill me.”

“Are you good at fighting?”

“It’s not enough to protect myself.”

I looked at my watch.

Around 3pm.

It’s time to start worrying about the sun setting.

I have to finish my business and get out of this city before the sun sets.

Even children know that zombies are nocturnal.

But from a while ago, IAMJESUS ​​couldn’t take his eyes off the zombie corpse in the suit.

“What are you doing?”

“Oh, no. Nothing.”

And yet he continues to stare intently at the corpse.

“Don’t look too closely. Zombies are like ghosts of the already dead. It makes your mind sick. If you become obsessed with zombies.”

“Okay, Skeleton.”

I ended up giving him a weapon.

I thought a pistol would be okay, but he’s so weak-willed.

It feels like the zombies are going to shoot me.

It’s a very common comedy to see a weak-willed man shoot the one who is helping him rather than the one who is actually trying to kill him.

“Let’s go before it’s too late.”

The city of the dead was plunged into silence.

The road was blocked by debris and abandoned cars, but the buildings on both sides of the road were in good condition, and some of the shops attached to them were in good condition, not much different from before the war. In the area filled with such intact shops, it was almost as if time had stopped.

If the zombies that appeared one by one on the street had not shown me the reality, I might have opened the door to the audio equipment store without realizing it.

No matter how great your beatboxing skills are, if your mic is bad, it’s all for naught.

“Can’t we just ride a motorcycle?”

I am Jesus said, still looking into the distance with eyes full of fear.

We were entering the city center, pulling our motorcycles.

There was no choice.

Because the engine noise can attract zombies.

Fortunately, the city was mostly flat with little slope, so anything with wheels could be easily pulled.

“Zombies might come rushing at the sound.”

There are two cases where you can start your motorcycle.

When you go home, and zombies pour out of the building.

“wait for a sec.”

There are zombies on the path.

According to the manual published by the school, zombies have vision, but their brains do not function properly, so they do not react even if they see movement from a distance.

The zombie’s brain, which has hardened into a grayish-white color, recognizes it as a target for attack, and only then does it start chasing what it sees.

It is said that the safe distance is around 15m when zombies do not recognize you as a target for attack.

Definitely attack if it’s within 10m.

But this theory is bullshit.

If there are active zombies, they will run towards humans from afar, whether it is 30m or 100m away.

It means that you can join the zombie family while passing by, thinking that it is safe since it is 15 meters away.

Well, it’s not a completely baseless theory, so it may be somewhat true in cases where there are no active zombies.

This is such a case now.

There are zombies everywhere, but they don’t recognize us.

I made my way through, taking care of only those who inevitably got in my way.

puck!

Another one lay down.

Even IAMJESUS, who was surprised at first, now seems to have adapted to hunting zombies.

“It’s like a game? It’s like Final Fight where you just snap and shoot.”

“Want to give it a try?”

“Oh, no!”

The outside air certainly seems to be good for the mind.

When you see a gloomy soul become cheerful enough to be felt on your skin.

Maybe that’s why.

“This road. It’s the road I used to drive my Bentley on.”

I am Jesus, for once, spoke first.

“A Bentley? Did you drive something like that?”

“Dad, it’s tea.”

“aha.”

“My car is a Porsche.”

“oh.”

“But if you park on the street, people don’t really care, but when you park a Bentley, everyone starts glancing at you.”

You can tell he lived a wealthy life just by looking at his bunker style.

We risked our lives to build a bunker, enduring the finger pointing from others, opposition from our families, financial poverty, and even becoming debtors like me, in order to survive, but I am Jesus is just leisure.

When the child was acting up, the father used his overflowing money to build something similar for him to experience the bunker.

Even the location of the bunker is unusual.

Although it is said to be on the outskirts of the city, it was built within a commercial area that is clearly part of the city area.

You could say it’s a bunker version of luxury camping.

Ironically, it was that leisurely feeling that helped this guy survive.

“Huh? Where is this?!”

I am Jesus stopped in front of a store.

I think it was a flower shop.

The windows were all broken, the inside was a ruin, and even the signboard was cheap and dirty, making it hard to recognize.

“Do you know this store?”

“Yeah. My sister worked here.”

“Real older sister?”

“No, church sister.”

I am Jesus suddenly entered the store.

I had to follow him closely with an axe in hand.

Fortunately, there were no zombies inside the store.

“Be careful. There are often zombies hiding inside buildings.”

“sorry.”

I saw the face of IAMJESUS ​​passing by me.

Even though his face was more than half covered by his thick beard and hair, his impatience was clearly visible.

Perhaps someone precious was here.

As expected, I.M.Jesus came out of the store holding a picture frame.

“Sister!”

There was a picture of a young woman in the frame.

An elegant and beautiful face.

She was an attractive woman who looked stylish even though she wore neat clothes.

“You were so kind to me!”

But she’s my sister from church.

It’s a shame about this guy, but I don’t feel very good about it.

If it were a normal church, it might be okay, but the church his father ran was like Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible.

Well, his father was the one who created Sodom and Gomorrah.

I checked the map.

It’s right in front of you.

Just turn the corner and you will see the castle-like church.

I picked up the hammer and carefully turned the corner.

A dark shadow fell over me.

puck!

I finished one off.

But it’s not just one.

Then, one after another comes rushing in.

“Keeeeeek!”

He stepped back and hit the bastard’s temple with the hammer handle.

Bam!

After confirming that the bastard’s head was broken, I took a stance and struck the top of his head with all my might.

puck!

You can only say that you’ve killed someone if you feel the hammer handle cracking.

I took a deep breath and checked the zombie corpse lying on the floor.

They are young women.

Why do the women in this neighborhood like one-piece dresses so much?

The zombies I killed earlier and these zombies are all wearing one-piece dresses.

“······.”

I looked back.

Still, I.M.Jesus seemed to be obsessed with the store and would not leave the store, holding the woman’s picture frame in his hand.

“Let’s get moving. We have to leave here when the sun sets.”

“Okay! Got it!”

I turned the corner with him.

“ah······.”

The skinny new model of IAMJESUS ​​was teetering precariously.

I can understand his feelings.

Where the church once stood tall like a castle, now all that remains are shabby ruins.

Looking at the circumstances, it appears that it was hit directly by a Chinese missile.

It’s a pretty heavy one too.

You might think it’s just bad luck, but maybe it’s intentional.

Why doesn’t the Communist Party deny religion?

It is possible that the building was specifically destroyed to leave behind some kind of symbol or lesson.

Either way, the reality is that my father’s church was completely destroyed.

“Oh, I’m screwed.”

Surprisingly, I am Jesus’ reaction was nonchalant.

He looked at the church with cold eyes.

“Shooting, fuck, dog.”

Then a foul swear word flowed from his mouth, covered with a thick beard.

“You look great. You’re the one who got into trouble because you didn’t listen to me. That bald idiot. Even if I said I’d go to war and kill everyone, you wouldn’t listen to me. Your words.”

It’s a sight I’ve seen countless times.

It’s a shame for someone who lost their family to curse their own.

I let him babble on.

If that can ease the minds of the living, then it’s a cheap business for the dead to be cursed.

As I was silent, I.M.Jesus looked at me with eyes that were filled with a gentle glow.

“우리 애비, 개새끼라는 거 알고 있지?”

“Your dad?”

“You know? There’s no one in Korea who doesn’t know it.”

I nodded slowly, observing his expression.

“I heard it vaguely.”

When he heard that, I.M.Jesus snorted, glared at the church, and began spewing out words as cold as blades.

“Our father said that he heard Jesus’ words directly in his ears.”

“That’s amazing.”

“That’s crazy. It’s just a joke. A joke. But that joke worked with a rich, ignorant old lady, and the old lady’s acquaintances also worked with it, and that’s how it grew so big. It used to be a really small pioneer church.”

I am Jesus stared into space with a strange expression on his face.

“No, who are you? Huh? Why would Jesus talk to a guy who rapes middle school girls?”

“······.”

“It’s because you didn’t listen to me! You didn’t listen to me. I told you to evacuate······.”

I am Jesus, who had been swearing loudly, squatted down.

I stood guard next to him, holding a hammer, and watched out for any zombies wandering around.

“Fuck······. You idiot······. You should have listened to me······.”

Tears belatedly flowed from his eyes.

The moment I saw it, I knew.

Even though he hated him so much, he loved his father.

“Shall we go in front of the church?”

It was said impulsively.

Although it may be impulsive, I won’t deny that there is a sharp calculation behind it.

The best option I can take in this zombie hell is to calm this guy down quickly and get him out of here.

I am Jesus looked up at me and held out his hand, holding me in his eyes that were bright and tearful.

“Uh, yeah!”

I took his hand again and helped him up.

ruins.

We looked up at the collapsed church at the same time.

The church, with only the hideous skeleton left behind, was reminiscent of the corpse of Behemoth, a giant monster from the Bible.

I am Jesus’ eyes are seen gradually becoming calmer as he looks at the ruins.

Looks like he’s slowly accepting reality.

He must have known that too.

That the world he knew would be completely destroyed and gone in the turmoil that would last for nearly three years.

It’s just that I saw it too late.

“Skeleton.”

He looked at me.

I think it’s almost time to leave.

however.

“uh?”

I am Jesus’ eyes shook violently.

“Who, sister?”

I looked back.

A zombie wearing flowing clothes was approaching us, shivering.

That’s right.

That zombie.

That’s the woman in the frame.

“······Sister.”

She is quite a beauty.

Even though he’s a zombie, he still has some charming elements to him.

I can understand why this guy would hang himself.

But zombies are zombies.

Whatever this zombie is to him, it has to be killed.

When will I die?

It’s burdensome to take the lead and kill.

Because it might hurt him.

I watched in silence.

“Sister?”

I am Jesus turned to the zombies.

“Ugh······.”

The zombie recognized IAMJESUS.

It bared its teeth and attacked IAMJESUS.

“Krrrrrr!!!”

IamJesus stared blankly at the zombies running towards him with a blank expression.

“Who, sister?”

“Your sister is dead.”

He ran forward with a hammer in hand.

It was when I was about to smash the zombie’s head.

A cold hand grabbed my wrist.

A skinny hand attached to a thin wrist that had no strength at all.

But that hand held the power I longed for.

thud!

A shockwave burst from the heart of the young man with glowing eyes.

For a moment, I looked at him and felt my entire body tremble and shudder.

I am Jesus shook his head at me.

“no.”

He walked towards his sister.

“My sister is alive.”

I am seeing a miracle right now.

A zombie that was just about to kill a person has stopped.

He is watching a human approaching him while still standing.

As if he were human.

thud!

Even so, a shock wave erupted from I.M.Jesus’s heart.

The waves were eerily similar to those of the monster.

“······.”

I became curious.

I want to see the end of this miracle.