I'm still alive

"Brother!!!!!!!"

I turned my head, and a dragon-pal was calling me from above the guard tower. And at that moment a bolt was stuck in the head of a man trying to hit me, and I quickly came to my senses and started running madly toward the guard tower.

Standing on top of the guard tower, Yong-pal was covered with bandages all over like an old man. But the sparkling eyes were still shimmering burdensomely, and the voice calling for me remained unchanged.

Yong-pal called me again and reached down. What Yong-pal held in his hand and delivered to me was a rifle with a bayonet on it. The moment I found it, my heart began to beat violently, and the muscles that stretched weakly began to expand.

I felt like I had found my empty teeth again.

I quickly snatched the gun and tried to run back to them. But I had no choice but to automatically look over the guard tower because of the drop on the back of my hand. In the eye-catching place, the dragon-pal was sobbing with tears.

'Brother...'

I gave my hands a lot of strength, and I pulled the gun out completely. Then he breathed out a sigh of relief, and gave a smile to Yong-pal not to worry. When I pulled out the gun, Yong-pal swallowed his runny nose and nodded firmly.

I grabbed the dog's headboard, pulled the gun back, and held the body tightly with both hands. The fighting spirit begins to rise, and a hot breath comes out of the mouth. The moment I realized they were behind me, I wasn't afraid of anything anymore.

Half of the men who were running were already gone. But the rest of them didn't give up on their prey. Detective Kang was already struggling with one man, and the crowd in front of the main gate was also firing back.

My head turned tense, and the reason that had flown came back. I ran to the spot and kicked the body that was hitting Detective Kang. The gesture, which was so familiar, blew his head off with a dog's head, and soon forced him to stab the sword in the back of his head.

Three seconds, and the next one.

The one running from the end was conscious of me and pushed his teeth in. But I kept my position and waited for him to run all the way here. And three seconds later, the forward sword is stuck in his left eye, and he's cackled to the ground.

From behind, Bolt flew in ceaselessly, and every shot pierced his head. I left Detective Kang alone, gazing at the scene, and started running again for the finish. I've got rid of all the guys coming my way. Now there are only those who attack the herd.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

The pack, which had no strength to fight, was half panicked. Children cry, women hide their children and stick close to the main gate. Men gathered in one place and tried to stop them, but it wasn't enough. Already a man had his arm bit and fell on the floor.

Four left! Men in panic can't expect combat power. Then I had to draw attention while the old man fired the bolt. I held my gun forward, and shouted loudly in a voice that they could hear.

Hey!!!

Then three of them turn their heads toward me. The iron is distorted and the chilling voice of tearing leaks through their mouths, and the hands that hold the gun are sweating from the tension. But I didn't think I was going to die. This tension was just like an oiling ritual over the fire.

The world began to slow down as the three rushed at the same time. The noise that tickled my ears disappears, and the sound of deep tinnitus and heart fills my eardrum. I breathed out a breath that was about to burst, and I rolled my eyes busily. Then I started to move my body to the counter.

One running forward walks away from the body. Then he passed the fallen man and stabbed the sword in the neck of the man who was following him. When my vocal cords are torn and I can no longer hear crying, I quickly break the gun and pull the sword out to the side.

I closed my eyes automatically when the black blood splashed on my face. And the one seen through the squint began to stagger, and I kicked the half-necked one over and crashed into the last one running.

Those who collide with each other have been confused for a long time, and soon fall on the floor. But that strong obsession didn't break, scratching the floor and beginning to crawl on me. But I was already getting ready to finish.

Aim for the sword in the middle of his forehead, crawling across the floor, and stab it precisely. A touch, as if it were chewing on the head meat, jingled on the fingertips. Before the lingering sensation of the touch had gone, I heard another cry from behind me, and I took out the dog's headboard and swung it back.

a sharp angle

His jaw twisted sideways after being hit by a dog's head with an unpleasant sound. My teeth were ripped out, and I headed back to him. And the sword, which was raised straight up through his chin, stopped his movement, dripping with black blood.

‘…….’

I run into his dark eyes. The pupil is long gone, and the spot is replaced by a dusty haze. I've been staring at that gray pupil for a while, and then I kick him out of my stomach.

Is this the last one? The other one who ran at the herd is already on the floor.

Breathed deeply. It was like the breath of a burning engine. I felt for a moment the sensation of exhaustion and the nerves in my fingertips. And when I opened my eyes, everyone was looking at me.

Children and women are crying, and men are lying on the floor. They all seemed to have reached near exhaustion. I looked at them with bitter eyes, and raised detective Kang, who soon fell down. It's time to get into Eden.

Detective Kang, who got up with my help, grabbed me by the shoulder with a puzzled look.

Mr. Dong-yoon, were you a soldier?’

I gave a broad smile to his question. I think I've heard of a question before, who asked it? Oh right, Kim Hye-jung. Is she doing well? I shook my head, faced Detective Kang's shoulder, and shook it off.

This person also had a hard time. Me, too. Detective Kang, it's time to take a rest. As soon as I beckoned Detective Kang and moved my steps toward Eden's main gate, the feeling of pulling my pants stopped me.

My head turned automatically, and there was no one behind me. But the feeling of pulling my pants still lingered. And at that moment a woman rushed out of the crowd and called out a child's name.

'Hyeji!'

Hye-ji? My body flinched for a moment. Then hurriedly stopped and lowered his head. There was a child who looked the same age as Chae-yeon holding onto my pants. It seemed that the person who called Hye-ji and Hye-ji was her mother.

Why is he holding my leg? The child's tanned face was terribly pale, and pitifully thin. And there were tears around his eyes, and his lips were trembling. But I never let go of my hand holding my pants.

I hesitated for a long time because I didn't know how to react. But the child looks up at me before I can even open my mouth and curls his head quietly. And what was mumbling, but it was such a small voice that I couldn't hear well.

Did he want to say thank you to you for lowering his head? I slowly lowered my posture and made eye contact with the child. Looking at this little child, I missed Chae-yeon desperately. Did you eat? How are you doing? I smiled and opened my mouth to tell the child it was okay.

But when I heard the child muttering up close, I couldn't help but get stiff.

"Save me......... please save me...….’

The child was constantly shouting for my life. No, I don't even have the power to speak, I just mutter desperately. And the bracken-like hand held my pants, but the trembling eyes did not meet me.

Save me. The child, this little boy, was telling me to save him.

But before I could answer, the woman who ran from far away snatched the child's body in a flash. I slowly got up from my seat, gazing at the scene.

The woman who ran here began to stagger away from me, holding the child tightly in her arms. Are they afraid of me? But her gaze was a mixture of strange feelings rather than fear and vigilance. Yes, she was reading the room.

The woman shivered, hiding the child behind her.

'Sorry, I'm sorry...….’

There was no word after the apology. But the woman and the child were sending me a fierce rescue signal. Maybe he was driven to the edge of a precipice? There was no one here to be on the side of that child and his mother, and they knew their situation well.

The end is the bottom of the pyramid. They had to be wary of even asking for their lives.

There's no need. Watching is just a burden. It's not necessary in this world. Yes, that would be a reasonable, appropriate answer to the question of the end. But if I had to solve the problem paper, I wanted to write it down with five fingers on human beings.

I grabbed Detective Kang by the shoulder and whispered quietly.

'Please keep an eye on these people for a moment. Just in case they try to break up.’

I turned around and looked at Eden's main gate again. And there was a group of people hanging in front of the main gate, whining to come over here.

When Du-sik reaches out his arm below the main gate, the old man holds his hand and comes down riding down the wall. And when it reaches a certain height, let go of your hands without hesitation and drop yourself on the floor and land safely.

The old man was the first to come down to the floor, and the dragon was the second. Finally, Du Sik flew like a Hulk and fell on the floor. Everyone's eyes around were directed here, and at the same time the noisy noise disappears. Reunion in silence, we finally met again.

The party walked to me without a word, and I also walked to them without a word. As soon as Yong-pal saw me, he sobbed like a fool, and Du-sik smiled unusually loose. And the old man was smiling with his teeth in full bloom between the bandages.

Tears and laughter sprang out together. I threw my gun on the floor and strode toward the party. This street felt as far as I had walked. He then vented out his emotions in front of the group and in the midst of the rebellion.

The old man reaches out. I snatched the hand without hesitation. Warm warmth and strong vitality are passed down to the fingertips. It's alive. I'm alive, and the old man is alive. We have proved that someone hugged each other, not to mention first, and that they exist.

'I took a bath.'

The old man murmured quietly.

'Yes.'

I answered quietly, too.

At the end of the murmur, Yong-pal hugged us with a thud, and Doo-sik also ran and hugged three of them with his big arms. Crying and laughing coexist and small flowers bloom in the middle of the gray city. The flower was the flower of solidarity on the snow soup.

* * *

The first thing I asked after the sea breeze was the presence of the bag I carried with me. And the bag was held by Yong-pal, who had even picked up the gun I had dropped. I received the bag that Yong-pal was carrying in a hurry, and began to rummage through it.

Yongpal did not touch the stuff in the bag except for medical supplies. Equipment such as emergency food and string. And all the maps and manuals were there. But that's not what I was looking for. I quickly took out the thing I had hidden tightly in my bag.

The key to unlock that Eden's door.

I had a radio in my hand that I got from my silver-rimmed glasses on the first day.