I'm still alive

From now on, it was a fight against time. The moment I received a radio message saying that the attack by the combat team was approaching tomorrow, I couldn't sleep easily. The old man left the quarters with the sound of going somewhere for a while during the night, and it was not until dawn that he arrived at the accommodation.

Time passed and by the time dawned among the buildings I woke up rubbing my sleepy eyes. Then I wash my body and face in cold water to check my condition, and the old man calls me quietly from one side. I walked there without a word.

When I opened the door to the multi-purpose room, the stinging smell of gasoline stimulated my nose. There was a heavy white gasoline canister showing off. The old man finally got gas, which was a difficult request. I came up there and sniffed, and I could feel the gas in this room was enough to burn it all away.

The head of the organization helped.’

In the end of the world, gasoline was a very valuable resource. That is why even special teams like us, let alone ordinary residents, are hard to use. But the group leader, who heard our operation, readily handed us a large amount of gasoline and prayed for our safe return.

I banged the barrel and breathed out.

Before Chae-yeon and the other party woke up, all the members of the search team stood up. No one but Kang explained today's operation. I just emphasized that it was nothing special and went to bed pleasantly, spending the night as usual.

He did not take steps like a final greeting because he did not want to worry the party. I approached Chae-yeon, who was asleep, and stroked her head quietly, and in the sleep, the child turned around laughing. When I saw that, I left the accommodation for the last time and headed to the office with my party.

It has been reported that they are aiming for 12 to 13 o'clock when the sun rises at its slowest hour. Then we had to get close to it with firebombs made of soju bottles and barrels of gasoline. But before that, I decided to fill my stomach and check the equipment.

Teolbo says we've made bolts all night for use today. He looked at us anxiously with a dark circle, and I and the old man smiled brightly as if they were not to worry because we would be safe. And I fixed my face quietly, touching the bolt blade so comparable to that laugh.

We allocated the bolts properly, and we started checking the equipment. The bayonet, stuck one on my waist and one on my thigh, sharpened the blade, and wore a special duty suit made by Teolbo on it. And today I've oiled and maintained my guns, which I didn't use.

I, the old man, detective Kang, and Kim Hye-jung were able to use guns because they were in the military. Today, I hung a silencer I made all night long from the gun's mouth because I thought there might be a situation where I could shoot, and I packed three bullet-filled ammo.

When they put out their perfectly maintained guns to Detective Kang and Kim Hye-jung, their faces harden. No, except for the two, the whole party was stiff with tension. However, the operation was a different task than the usual ambush. Therefore, proper tension was necessary, and I tried hard to keep the atmosphere and comfort the party.

An hour later, Park Da-hye, who was crouching on one side at the end of all preparations, cried out in tears.

'Why! Why can't I go!'

At first, things were rough. However, Park Da-hye overcame the trauma beautifully and was playing so well that she wondered if it was possible at that age. Having become a young hunter who catches the vagabonds, she made it to the top of the list when it comes to cross bow shooting, perhaps due to her delicate hand skills and concentration. But I have excluded Park Da-hye from the mission for today.

Since then, she has been courteous in speaking and building a bond with her party, feeling the affection she has never felt before. But now he has come to me with a strong complaint about his inability to participate, or almost hostile resistance. And Yong-pal and Choi Sung-soo held her and hung on, desperately stopping it.

She was nice to me. No, it melted so fast that it was a great combatant. But I can't take her today. Because of the guilt I felt with Park Da-hye, and also the last remaining conscience.

I saw hell. And heard the hell with the beasts. The place where the beasts are gathered must be like a swamp containing not-normal desires and dirty human evil. We had no choice but to immerse ourselves in the swamp in order to get rid of it.

However, Park was still young and vulnerable to PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). No matter how strong or firm she pretends, the dirty dregs will gnaw at her spirit little by little.

How cruel and ugly a man can be. And the contempt and pain that I've been through so far is nothing but true hell. The sight that man should never see could not be shown to the bud, which had not yet been finished. This was the story I informed the party last night.

'No! I'm going! I'm going to go!'

Park Da-hye shuddered as if she had obsessive compulsion and began to scream at me. The stubbornness will probably be accompanied by anger toward a group that does not side with them. Kim Hye-jung lowered her head with a gloomy face, while Choi Sung-soo grabbed Park Da-hye with an anxious face. But only Yong-pal bit his lips and asked me carefully.

'Well... ...brother, why don't we just let him carry his stuff? I have a lot of luggage to carry with me anyway.’

The dragon arm was definitely shaking. Although she usually quarreled with Park Da-hye, she was Yong-pal who took care of her like a younger sister. When she appeared to be crying and anxious, she seemed to lean toward taking her away from the first story.

And when Yong-pal suggested a proper compromise, the group around him began to cautiously agree. Park Da-hye began to nod her head in a hurry as her middle-aged member Yong-pal and other party members took her side.

When I saw Yong-pal's eyes, my mouth became bitter for a moment and closed my eyes. Yeah, maybe you're thinking of Park Da-hye too. I couldn't answer and had no choice but to stay still for a while with my arms crossed. But at that moment, the cold voice across the atmosphere poured out of the old man's mouth.

'Yong-pal, since when did we throw up on Dong-yoon?'

The air turned heavy, and the sticky pressure began to weigh on everyone's shoulders. In the meantime, if you had prepared a little light and waited for the mission, for now, you began to be in the same condition as the soldiers just before landing on the enemy camp. The old man's sharp words began to wake everyone up. Yong-pal bit his lips and lowered his head, and Park Da-hye began to shake her lips.

'And Park Da-hye, don't be childish.'

The old man glared at Park Da-hye with a paper-cutting look. In those eyes, Park Da-hye bowed her head as if she had made a big mistake, and soon began to shed tears. As the air changed, the interior of the office began to cool down like a cold winter. The old man spoke to the party with a fluffy face.

'If it weren't for Dong-yoon, we'd all be dead early. How dare the bastards vomit?'

The old man was genuinely angry. The group, who saw the old man for the first time, hurriedly bowed their heads to avoid looking at him, and Yong-pal was on the verge of collapsing on the floor because his shoulders were not drooping. And at that moment, Park Da-hye burst into tears and ran out of the office.

'Da, Da-hye!’

Choi Seong-su was reading the old man's countenance and soon ran outside after Park Da-hye. For a moment, the office was enveloped in silence, and grandmother Kim Bok-ja, who was coughing violently in front of the radio, woke up slowly and headed for the office door. And Grandma said quietly to me.

'Don't worry, I'll bring him in and take good care of him.’

I quietly bowed my head and asked for Park Da-hye, and breathed out a breath of tiredness and guilt. I checked the equipment for the last time. Then I turned my heavy body and made eye contact with the group looking at me.

Now, it's time to start.

* * * * *

The front gate was crowded with all the combat team members. They were wearing clothes that looked tough and prepared in their own way, and they were also holding close weapons one by one that seemed quite threatening. And there were some sports bows or crude cross bows, as if they had managed to get permission.

Kim Yun-sik sat proudly on one side and stared at me, so I ignored him refreshingly. I don't know what kind of blood poo will be cheap, but at least I prayed that the combat team would do its job. And I moved quickly so as not to create an idle disturbance, and soon I could step outside Eden.

There are two hours left. It takes an hour to get to the home of the tramps. We started moving forward as fast as usual, and all the men we encountered put bolts in their heads. And by the time I saw the pre-designated destination, I had no choice but to wonder. An old man standing shoulder to shoulder beside me whispered quietly.

'You bastards have noticed.

As many as 121 people were killed. Unless the vagrants were idiots, they had to be aware of it. Feeling something changed in the air, I hurriedly led the party, and quickly walked past the invisible street into the building where the tramps would hide themselves.

Soon after, I pushed the telescope toward the home of the vagrants in front.

Looking around with a telescope, I could see that my earlier prediction was right. In the parking lot of the large discount store, there were countless vagrants, all of whom were forming an alliance with deadly weapons. It was obvious that he had been waiting here for a long time because of the occasional bonfire.

I breathed out. It was not a sigh, but a relief to the vagabonds who were taking proper action at the right time. It was clear that all the vagrants in the big market were united in one place. We were able to make a reverse detour while the combat team was drawing attention.

I shook my legs with tension and anxiety that things might go wrong. But the old man held me by my shoulder, and the company around me began to flock to me little by little. The party didn't say anything, but it was clearly saying this. We'll do it together.

I took a deep breath and quickly loaded the bolt. Starting with the sound of pulling the bow, all the party loaded the bolts, and Doosik and Yongpal packed firebombs and gasoline barrels. Soon after, by the time a swarm of people was spotted in the distance, we stormed out of the building.

The large mart had a big front door. And there was one small door on both sides, and another at the rear, there was a car path that could lead to an underground parking lot. The small door on the side was blocked with something, so we couldn't access it, and we had to end up entering a large mart through an underground parking lot.

The distant sound of people began to creep in on the wind. My muscles have begun to expand, and my pupils and heart have been shaking together. And as he ran on the floor and turned his head in the direction of the sound, the place was already beginning to fight.

It was a mess.

The junkyard packed up the ground parking lot blocked the moving route of the advancing combat team and made the ranks dizzy. The snow on the floor is tangled with sweat and quickly takes away each other's physical strength. When the two groups collided, monsters began to flock from all over the ancient castle.

Hell where we don't know who's our ally, who's our enemy. I ran to the entrance to the underground parking lot, ignoring the sight. By the time I reached the entrance through a wide open area, I could find two vagrants guarding their surroundings with a pompous manner.

There was no man enough to guard this wide entrance. Really the minimum number of people. As soon as I saw the number of people, I could feel that our operation was right, and I breathed out a breath that marked the beginning.

They screamed in surprise as soon as they found us.

'You, what are you!!’

The old man and I stop running in a hurry and sit down and shoot.

And the old man said goodbye to them.

'I'm sure you'll have a lot of friends to go with.’

My mouth fell at the same time.

'Go ahead and wait.’

Thong.