Infected - Chapter 522



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Side story episode 9

Dozens of motorcycles arrived at the intersection one block away from our destination.

The man who got off from the lead stands with his feet on the ground.

Then dozens of soldiers armed with rifles, pistols, and long swords disembarked.

The feeling I got was completely different from that of the pursuing party.

A murderous look in the eyes before a battle.

Those kinds of eyes aren’t created overnight.

It was a murderous intent that only someone who had slaughtered countless people and was covered in blood could have.

A soldier wearing a black mask runs towards you.

“Captain.”

The man called the captain scanned the area with sharp eyes.

A destination located in the center of the block.

To get there, I had to pass a three-way intersection.

“Send a reconnaissance team to check up to the three-way intersection.”

“A reconnaissance team?”

“Even though they’re just five kids, they’re the ones who raided the outpost. They know how to use their brains, so it wouldn’t hurt to be careful. Don’t forget. Our goal is to capture the women. Especially the one who was communicating with the commander on the radio.”

“He is probably armed. Can we capture him alive?”

“Even if my people take up arms, they won’t be able to do anything. Go ahead.”

“All right.”

The masked man bowed his head to the captain and stepped back.

The quick-footed soldiers spread out to the left and right and began to advance toward the three-way intersection on both sides.

The captain’s gaze turned to the alley that ran through the center of the block.

If you want to get there quickly, you can also move through the narrow gaps between buildings.

But in a situation where the majority had to deal with the minority, taking the narrow path was suicidal.

If you just stick your rifle out and fire, they’ll all die in groups.

In times like these, it was best to spread out and move on a wide road.

After a while.

The reconnaissance team ran close to the building and reported the results.

“There is no sign of anything.”

“Did you check everything, even the rooftop?”

“Of course.”

“Okay. Split into five groups of six. Group one will take the lead, and the rest will move along both sides of the road.”

“All right.”

The soldiers dispersed in perfect order and formed groups.

Now all that remains is to head towards your destination.

As the first group took the lead and quickly hit the road, the rest of the groups followed, spreading out to the sidewalks on both sides.

Near the destination we arrived at.

The surroundings were as quiet as a mouse.

The captain, hiding on the outer wall of the building, checked the atmosphere and called out to someone.

This time, a soldier wearing a mask approached us again.

“Are you sure these kids came here?”

“Yes. The youngest definitely saw it. He went back into the building where he killed the pursuit team leader and attacked his teammates.”

“It’s so quiet… … .”

“Shall we start from Group 1?”

The captain shook his head.

“No. Those guys who are smart might have set a trap. Just wait until their location is revealed.”

Despite his rough appearance, he was very suspicious.

On the one hand, it was a natural thing.

Although there are only five of them, they are all armed with rifles.

They even stole all the grenades that were in the outpost.

If you make one mistake, your head could fly off.

Moreover, the two people who were presumed to have come down from Seoul were of a high level of skill.

The damage they suffered was too great for the pursuit team to claim they were just lying.

It was better to be careful for now.

“Groups 2 and 3, go back to the back of both buildings and check if there’s another door.”

“All right.”

He bows his head and sends a signal to the 2nd and 3rd groups.

The soldiers split into two and quickly disappeared behind the building.

The captain, who was looking at the ripening sunset, scanned the surrounding buildings one by one.

Windows that are always open and curtains that are drawn irregularly.

The captain’s mind became complicated.

Was it made intentionally?

‘No. There wasn’t enough time for that.’

It’s good to be careful, but there’s no reason to overestimate your opponent.

Chi-chik!

[Group 2. We checked the back door of the building across the street.]

“Can you open it?”

[It seems possible.]

“Just wait. What about Group 3?”

Chijijik!

[It’s the same.]

“Okay. Once we enter through the main gate, open the back door right away.”

[All right.]

The captain looked around once more before setting off.

The location is good and there is no threat to speak of.

What on earth is this uneasiness?

I was really concerned that we were so unprepared compared to the news we had heard.

‘Did you spread false information and run away…?’

He was lost in thought, but soon shook his head.

Since we’ve come this far, there was no other way.

Eventually, I had to go inside the building and see it with my own eyes.

If it were a situation where I could just shoot them all, I would just throw a grenade through the window.

Because there is an order from above to bring the women back alive, that is not possible.

The captain led the first group from the front.

The rest of the group gave orders to stand guard, using the scrap car as cover.

Now there is no room for the enemy to escape.

“let’s go.”

He fixes his rifle and moves at a fast pace.

Behind them, a soldier holding a hammer was moving closely behind them.

The captain’s fingertips were pointed toward the window, not the main door.

It was an entrance that was somewhat surprising.

Just then, as I was crossing the center line.

Something tight touched the captain’s ankle.

“… … ?”

Stop moving and take a closer look.

The spiderweb-like lines were so thin that I had to bend down to look closely to see them.

The problem is that the line runs from under the junk car to the utility pole.

“Don’t move!”

Although he made a sound late, his subordinates were already pushing the line and moving forward.

and…….

Click!

Kwaaang!

A rusty, scrap car was lifted into the air with a tremendous noise.

The bodies of the soldiers who were approaching for cover were thrown in all directions.

As if they had been waiting, the surrounding junk cars exploded in a chain reaction.

Boom! Boom! Kwaang!

The road was covered in white smoke from gunpowder.

Chijijik!

Radio transmissions from Groups 2 and 3, who had been waiting behind the building, flew in frantically.

When I finally came to my senses and raised my head, more than half of the troops had already fallen.

Even those who survived were still in shock.

The captain grabbed the rifle that had fallen to the floor.

At the same time, strong tinnitus and dizziness came over me.

Beep?

“These little bastards… … !”

He tried to stand up several times, but eventually lost his balance and collapsed.

Immediately afterwards, screams from subordinates poured in from all directions.

“Kwaaaaak!”

“This! Put this away! Cool!”

A soldier with his shoulder completely dislocated was crushed under a scrapped vehicle and was spitting up blood.

The captain sat down, grabbed the radio, and started yelling.

“Infiltrate immediately! Capture them alive and kill them all!”

He raises his body with such evil eyes.

Crunch! Crunch!

The men who had been thrown several times by the shock of the explosion began to twist their limbs.

Mutations were occurring simultaneously all over the road.

bang!

The captain shot his mutating subordinate and then grabbed the radio again.

And he shouted at them to give up entering through the back door and join them immediately.

Bang! Bang!

The subordinates who came to their senses late also pulled the trigger.

But the smoke was thick and mutations were occurring everywhere, so it was impossible to deal with everything.

“Captain!”

Fortunately, the 2nd and 3rd groups came out onto the road at that moment and started shooting.

Kwaaak!

When zombies with faces turned pitch black rush in like crazy.

Gun barrels poked out from the low-rise windows of both buildings.

The captain’s eyes widened when he saw the muzzle of the gun.

“I, I… … !”

That was the end of it.

A small lump of iron that penetrates the captain’s forehead and exits through the back of his head.

The words he couldn’t bring himself to say disappeared into thin air, and the subordinates standing around him fell down one by one without even having time to be surprised.

I tried to respond belatedly, but the enemies had already disappeared.

Then, someone shouted.

“Enter the building! If you stay outside, you die!”

There are only about ten people who can hear those words at most.

This was the last chance.

If there were only five enemies spread across two buildings, defeating them individually would have been no problem.

The soldiers, split into two groups, hurriedly entered the building.

* * *

Soldiers entered the gray building, their destination, and approached the emergency exit with their guns aimed.

A situation where you never know when or where a bullet might fly.

Pure white eyes sparkle between the black soot and blood stains scattered here and there.

Any plans to capture him alive had long since disappeared.

A masked soldier nods to his comrades.

Doors on the left and right and the emergency exit in the middle.

thud!

As we split up and burst through the door, he also pushed open the emergency exit and thrust his gun into it.

The interior was much more spacious than I expected.

A pitch-black world where nothing can be seen except for the small bit of light barely seeping in through the window.

“… … .”

Right then.

An arm appeared from the darkness where no light could reach and grabbed him along with a rifle.

“Ahh!”

thud!

The emergency exit closed tightly with a scream.

The four people who came out after checking both rooms simultaneously pulled the trigger toward the door.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Beyond the rising white smoke, a thud is heard.

Kicking the door open and pointing a gun.

In front of the stairs, a colleague was lying in a hive.

“What the fuck… what happened?”

The four people passed the body with bewildered faces.

There was no place from head to lower abdomen that was not hit by a bullet.

I clearly didn’t hear any footsteps.

How did you escape in such a short time?

The moment we exchanged glances and stepped onto the stairs.

“No. It can’t have gone up already.”

“then?”

Sweat dripped down the forehead of the soldier who turned around.

and…….

The gazes of the four people who had been silent all turned towards the thick darkness.

There’s no place left to hide.

Gulp!

The soldier who had been standing at the back suddenly became the front swallows dryly.

The moment you take that first step.

In an instant, a dark figure dug right into the center of the four people.

Movements so agile that one could almost call them beastly.

“asleep!”

One of the four screamed and pulled the trigger.

It was a situation where one wrong move could have killed my colleague standing across from me, but my body reacted before I could even think about it.

At that moment, a hand popped out and struck the gun diagonally upward.

Tata Tang!

When the yellow flash from the muzzle is aimed at the ceiling.

A cold blade swept across his neck.

Change direction and swat away daggers and rifles coming from narrow angles.

Blame! Blame! Blame!

At first glance, it looks like they are desperate to defend themselves.

But every time a crash was heard, one by one, they would grab their necks and start to back away.

Shhhh!

A stream of blood burst out like a fountain from the gaping hole.

It was a feast of skills, almost like dancing, performing a piece of dance.

The sunlight illuminating the landing goes down the stairs in accordance with the flow of time.

A face covered in bright red blood.

He was Seonwoo, coldly looking at the dying people.

Seonwoo’s eyes turned to one person.

The only soldier among the four who fell with a cut on his shoulder rather than his neck.

It was a deliberate attack to capture him.

“Stand up.”

The soldier’s lips trembled at the sudden formal address.

“I won’t kill you, so stand up, sir.”

“Tea, I’d rather kill you.”

“Why? Don’t you want to live?”

“You’re going to kill me after you hear what I want anyway, right? I won’t say a word. Do you think you’ll be okay after doing this? If you think this is the end, you’re very mistaken!”

“So, I’d like to talk about that.”

The soldier glared at him with bloodshot eyes and then grabbed the sword that had fallen to the floor.

It seemed like he was trying to commit suicide.

Seonwoo, seeing that sight, scratched his chin as if in embarrassment.

“Oh, if I do that I’ll get in trouble… … .”

“It won’t work out the way you want!”

At that moment, the soldier’s voice echoed down the stairs.

Tata-tat!

Seonwoo quickly closed the distance and kicked his lower jaw.

The dull sound of bone hitting bone.

With those words, the soldier lost consciousness.

A faint sigh escaped Seonwoo’s mouth.

Blood flowing down the shoulder and the body sagging.

I wish it were at least smaller.

Looking around at the surrounding corpses, this soldier happened to be the biggest.

Jiiik!

He cut off the corpse’s clothes with a dagger and wrapped them around the soldier’s shoulder to stop the bleeding.

Suddenly, I remember what Gaon said.

When capturing them, you must not handle them too roughly.

That’s what it was.

I sighed again as I looked at the chin, covered in blood and turned at an odd angle.

“ha…….”

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