Chapter 106 – 106. People at Yongin Rest Area

As I walked towards the toll gate where the group was waiting, the dark spirits were in the midst of beating zombies to death.

The three ghouls seemed to have already died with their heads broken, and the remaining zombies, which numbered about a hundred, were being dealt with steadily.

“Hmm.!!!”

And among the dark spirits, Kang Ji-yeon and her parents, who were swinging the zombie slayer’s katana, came into sight.

It seems like he joined the dark spirits and killed the zombies because he thought it was worth fighting.

I approached them and killed the few remaining zombies.

“Whoo.. Whoo..”

“It was hard.”

“Oh, no.. Ugh..”

Kang Ji-yeon wiped her sweaty forehead and took a deep breath, and her parents also looked exhausted.

“I’m going to keep moving, is that possible?”

“Yes. I can go… “

Everyone nodded. Fortunately, he didn’t seem completely exhausted.

“Then take your bike and…” ” Hey. “It’s a blood demon.”

“…?”

A blood demon that tilts its head and frowns when I call.

She still seemed convinced that he had made her into a woman.

“You need to eat this guy’s brain.”

“.. What…?”

“You have to take out the brain and eat it.”

“…”

The Blood Demon shook his head and stepped back. When I point at the ghoul’s head and tell it to eat its brain, it gets scared and refuses.

“Hmm..”

Of course I knew they would reject it, but I never thought they would make such a fuss.

‘As expected.. Is it better for me to just get it?’

The skill has not been chosen yet. I tried to strengthen the Blood Demon by obtaining Predator, but Ji said he didn’t like it, so what can I do?

I roughly threw the ghoul’s head on the street and fell into trouble.

‘It’s okay to get Ability Insight and evolve it, but it’s also quite good to increase your speed by eating Galeungado.’

Either way is fine. However, the most useful skill I am using right now is ability detection.

‘If I evolve Ability Perception, the activation conditions will be somewhat relaxed..’

In order for ability insight to be activated, the other person must have even the slightest hostility or negative feelings toward you.

But this is slowly not working for my colleagues. Ability Insight did not activate for those who did not show hostility towards me.

So, I think it would be a good idea to evolve it and ease the activation conditions.

Maybe, if I keep evolving, I might be able to use Ability Insight in the future without having to make the other person aware of my identity.

‘Okay, let’s strengthen our main skills..’

I chose ability insight.

-Patter…

About thirty strands of hair were blown away by the wind and pulled out. But now, no matter how much hair falls out, my heart is as peaceful as a calm lake.

That’s right, because I got a damn hair loss cure. Now, losing my hair can’t cause any mental damage to me.

Feeling a sense of liberation, I shook my head and shook out all the remaining hair.

[Ability Insight (B)]

[Effect: You can detect the skills possessed by the target.]

[Handicap: In order to use the ability, the target must be aware of the existence of the ability user.]

“Oh.”

As expected, the item about feeling negative emotions is missing. As long as you are vaguely aware of my existence, you can immediately use my ability to see.

What this means is that even if the other person doesn’t have to find me and feel negative emotions, as long as they recognize that I exist, they can see through my hidden skills.

‘If we evolve it one step further… ‘

It seems like the handicap part will disappear altogether. When I reach S rank, I might be able to understand all the detailed stats.

“Hmm…”

But is this a more popular skill than expected? If it’s a skill that comes up frequently in the body strengthening class, I think you’ll need to get a skill that can block ability detection.

Like today, I can figure out my skills first and run away, or I can create a strategy based on the skills I have.

Anyway, now I have to start again.

“I brought my bike.”

“Then let’s leave right away.”

After canceling the summoning of the dark spirits, I pedaled the bike vigorously. You must move as far as you can before the sun sets.

******

We drove down the highway for almost six hours.

Excluding the rest time in between, you can see that you have come down a considerable distance.

To be honest, I wanted to move a little further, but it seemed like the other group members were slowly reaching their limits. This should be enough for today. If I move any further, I will get bone disease and it will be difficult to move tomorrow.

Still, Kang Ji-yeon’s biological mother, Seong Eun-hye, worked hard to catch zombies and achieved her survival level of 4, so it was a very good result.

“I see a rest area over there. “Let’s tie it up there today.”

“Yes…”

“Huuuk.. Huuuk..”

“Ugh…”

All three answered with difficulty.

The place we rested today was Yongin Rest Area. I think it would be perfect for a night’s rest. Moreover, since we are slowly leaving Seoul, it seems like it would be a good idea to travel by car.

Of course, there are many sections of the highway that are quite difficult to pass because cars are parked in the middle, but wouldn’t it be a good idea to get off each time and ride a bicycle, and then choose a suitable car?

A nearby zombie will have the car key, so you can kill it appropriately and then choose a car with lights on. Or just open the car door.

‘I think I can open the car door with Seunghee’s unlocking.. But will it even start?’

The engine probably won’t start.

It would be nice to have someone who knows how to wire. It’s a handle lock, so Seunghee can just unlock it.

I think I need a car center employee to operate this car.

‘We need a doctor too. There must also be a ballerina.’

In many ways, it is a time when recruiting talented people is necessary. Not useless insectivores, but people with truly useful skills.

“Oppa, over there..”

“Huh? What is it.. Light..?”

As I approached the place where I could see the rest area, I could see the light coming from inside the building.

However, there seemed to be no obvious way to enter the rest area building. The shutters were all down, and the entrance was blocked by light cars.

“I wonder if there are any survivors inside…”

“What should I do..?”

“It doesn’t seem like they noticed us over there… Let’s go into the gas station building and rest.”

I have almost no stamina left after riding my bike all day, so there’s no need to fight. We just need to rest for one night and leave.

Above all, I can’t do anything anymore because my crotch hurts after riding the bike for too long.

“Woah, there’s still water coming out here..”

“Really? Wow… Everything in Seoul was cut off. There is still water here.”

“Incheon would have had its water cut off too.. Wow..”

There was still water in the bathroom of the gas station building. Although only cold water came out, the fact that clean water came out made me feel better.

“Everyone, please wash up.” “I’ll bring something to eat inside and a stove.”

“Yes.”

If you are going to spend a night in a place without a boiler or heat, you need to be prepared. If you don’t take care of the magic stone stove, you’ll get cold and your condition will worsen.

And you need to eat plenty of food. If you don’t recover your stamina properly, you may have trouble traveling tomorrow, so you need to be well prepared.

‘Just take care of the things that need to be taken care of.. I will have to attack the battlefield of the warlord..’

I plan to sleep for only 4 hours today and spend the remaining time wandering around the third floor of the Brainmaster’s workshop. I need to wear the workshop owner’s pendant and check the boiler room and water tank located in the basement.

******

Immediately after Kang In-ho entered the base.

Kang Ji-yeon, Kang Young-seop, and Seong Eun-hye wash their hands and feet with cold water in silence. It was so cold that I couldn’t shower properly.

The temperature is gradually dropping. It was clear that winter, which would soon freeze the world, would begin.

At that time, even the sea will freeze.

“Jiyeon. Don’t worry about us, you go in and sleep. It’s cold outside.”

“No, Mom. I want to stay with you too.”

“Still..”

Kang Ji-yeon’s biological mother, Seong Eun-hye, hoped that her daughter would rest in a warm place. She was worried that her daughter might catch a cold because of them.

Kang Ji-yeon’s biological father, Kang Young-seop, silently wiped his daughter’s sword with a towel that was inside the gas station building. Since there was almost nothing left for him to do as the head of the household, he had no choice but to polish his daughter’s weapons without saying anything.

While Kang In-ho was away for a while, the three people worried about each other and talked about what would happen in the future.

At that time, someone approached the gas station building.

“Look. “What are you guys?”

“Ah..!”

“Well, that is.”

A middle-aged man with half his head asked the three people.

In his hand he was a can of oil. They were probably trying to take oil from the gas station to run the stove.

“Well, I wanted to take a break…”

“Oh my. Look at these people. If you want to take a break, just come to the rest area and ask for the door to be opened. I wonder if people can gather in a place like this. Follow me quickly. It’s colder at night.”

“Oh, me. That’s… “

The middle-aged man told the three people to come into the rest area and warm up. The three people who were waiting for Kang In-ho were unable to do this or that due to the man’s active encouragement and had no idea what to explain.

This is because they were reluctant to explain their circumstances and the existence of Kang In-ho.

No matter how kind I was, I couldn’t reveal the existence of the Infinite Labyrinth and various other information to someone I had just met for the first time.

The three of them were just smiling awkwardly, thinking that they might get scolded by Kang In-ho for using their mouths incorrectly.

At that time, the gate opened and Kang In-ho came out, carrying a magic stone stove and his arms full of food.

“Wow! What!!”

“Huh..?”

A middle-aged man took a step back in surprise when he saw Kang In-ho suddenly pop out of the air, and Kang In-ho stared at the middle-aged man as if asking, “Who is this person?”

Kang In-ho quickly used ability detection.

[Incompetent person]

Feeling a little relieved that the other person had no abilities, he spoke properly to the other person.

“We were planning to rest here for a while. What’s going on?”

“Oh, that’s because I came here to get gas and felt like I was popular.”

“Is that so. They’re not very dangerous people. “I will leave as soon as the sun rises tomorrow.”

“Ah.. Well, let’s do that.. Then..”

The middle-aged man, who sensed some kind of death in Kang In-ho’s eyes, ran back toward the rest area in a huff.

Kang In-ho casually sat down on the sofa in the gas station lounge, put some food on the table, then put magic stones in the stove and turned it on.

In an instant, warmth spread throughout the space they were in.

“Okay, let’s warm up, have dinner… I’ll go out for a bit.”

“Uh.. Yes..”

“Ah…”

Kang In-ho left the three people in the gas station break room and headed to the rest area.

It was to observe their movements and see if there were any dangerous or useful talents.