Chapter 33 – 33. Born Trash

After hunting down the Dongyeong High School guys, we quickly left the place.

Soon, zombies heard gunshots from all over and flocked in, and their attention was focused on the car sounding the warning sound, so the street was instantly filled with zombies.

We completely escaped the streets full of zombies and sneaked into a prominent hair salon. The hair salon is one of the places I decided to rob today. Ah Yoon said she wanted to cut my hair and told me to stop by, but she ran away and came in unexpectedly.

-Drurr..

“Whoa.. There are no zombies around..”

“Ha. Thank goodness.”

“Everyone, thank you for your hard work..”

We pulled down all the blinds in the store, held our breath, and sat on the floor or chairs in the salon to rest for a while. I was running like crazy.

“Haa.. Hoo.”

“Here, a towel.”

“Ah, thank you.”

Uncle Junho wiped Saeyeon’s face with the towel he gave her. The man’s face was covered in blood. A lot of blood splattered out as Ayun stabbed and killed all the people who did not finish off.

Seunghee’s face was the same. She silently wiped away her blood. I had just used my powers to open the door to the beauty salon.

‘All traces are from at least 4 days ago..’

As I looked around the inside of the store, trace observation was naturally activated.

There were various traces in the beauty salon, but they were not from the aftermath of the disaster. These are traces from at least a week ago. It seemed like no one had come to visit since the disaster occurred. Also, on one side, things like coffee and coix tea were provided. It’s probably for the guests.

“Cough.. Cough..”

Ayun, who used reason detection while running away, coughed heavily. I drew lukewarm water from the water purifier and handed it to Ayun.

“Thank you, brother. Hehe..”

“No, drink it quickly. Then, let’s all take a breather and have a cup of coffee.”

“Oh.. Good.”

“Inho oppa, me too!”

“Wait a minute.”

I made as much coffee as the number of people in my group. At that time, Ah Yuni, who was moistening her throat with lukewarm water, opened her mouth.

“Hururup… On the way, I sensed two people on the 5th floor of the commercial building over there… Can you see the real estate over there? A three-story building.”

“Uh.”

“I detected three people on the second floor. Besides, I think I sensed dozens of people while running earlier… There are a lot more survivors in this town than I thought? Does it feel like everyone is hiding and watching?”

“Huh… Looks like everyone is hiding well.”

“Yes, I think everyone is probably waiting for the soldiers to come to the rescue.”

“Huh…”

Let alone the soldiers coming to save you, being saved is not the end. If a disaster that cannot be controlled by military power comes, humans may try to eat each other. Humanity and ethics are more easily abandoned than you think.

“It’s nice because it’s warm.”

“Hulup.. I guess so..”

As I was sitting and drinking coffee with my friends, I remembered going for a run with my friend during vacation when I was a college student. At that time, while having coffee at lunchtime, I got angry with my friend and said that I was having a hard time. Is Jinseong still alive? It’s been a few years without contacting me, but… It just suddenly occurred to me. Should I say that my thoughts continue to run wild? They say I have a lot of random thoughts, but the real thoughts keep coming and going. It seems like it’s been a very long time since I was in high school that I’ve had these many thoughts. At that time, I was worried a lot about college. After that, I think I had a hard time again because of the military. Now that I think about it, I can’t hear the gunshots… Are all the soldiers dead? Maybe he went to another neighborhood. Now that I think about it, I guess all reserve forces have been called up. I think that not only resistors but also men who are physically and physically fine are forcibly taken away if they are caught by soldiers and have to shoulder the duty of national defense. Even though Junho is already old, the moment I am caught by the soldiers, I will definitely be taken away and given a gun and military uniform. Perhaps all the awakened people, regardless of gender, will be taken away. Of course, the world will gradually start to fall apart, so even that won’t last long. In just one month, a crazy winter will begin. Soldiers will also become increasingly tired and crazy. Then, if a fanatic or a vampire crawls out, it will be the end…

“Whoa.. This is a significant penalty.”

“Yes?”

“Ah, the skill penalty for this is to have a lot of random thoughts and talking to myself… I’m going crazy because the thoughts in my head keep going. And those thoughts keep coming out of my mouth. I’m annoyed.. I feel like I can’t control myself?”

“Huh.. What kind of penalty is that?”

“So, that’s right. The thoughts just keep coming, one after another. It’s a brain-tiring penalty. I wish I could at least give my mouth a break. Look. Even now, the words keep coming out.”

“For some reason, I was muttering something earlier… What is the skill effect?”

“Trace observation is a skill that combines visible clues to trace human traces. As if I were Sherlock Holmes, I just naturally notice traces left by people. Even this is passive, so it activates regardless of my will. Keep your eyes open. Oh, can I just close my eyes?”

I immediately closed my eyes. Then, the amount of information coming into my head decreased significantly, and my thoughts became more organized. It seems that the penalty is continuously activated while using the ability. I should have closed my eyes a long time ago.

“Huh… Then… That. If I give it to Seunghee, I won’t have to say anything, so I’ll be less tired. Right?”

Hyuna gave a one-dimensional but useful opinion. She did, but she couldn’t do that.

“But if that happens, isn’t it useless because even if you find traces, you won’t be able to tell and the information won’t be shared in a timely manner?”

“That’s true too.”

When I hit the nail on the head, Hyuna sullenly sips her coffee. At that time, Ayun, who was looking at me intently, began to laugh softly.

“Puhuhuhhh… “

“Hey, why are you smiling all of a sudden..”

Why are you smiling at my face? Do I look funny..?

I was a little glum, but Ah-yoon laughed so hard that she wiped away the tears from her eyes and continued.

“No. That’s right… If a bald, muscular man with scars all over his body keeps muttering to himself… That means he’s a completely crazy serial killer, right? Are you filming a horror movie by yourself? No, I ‘m scared to death of zombies too, haha…”

“Hey.. It’s too much..”

“Puhup..”

“Ah! Sister. Even my sister is laughing?”

“Sigh.. I’m sorry. It’s so true..”

“Oh my… But Hyuna doesn’t laugh…”

“Turn it off…”

Hyuna is holding back her laughter.

“No, these people… I’m serious. It’s really serious…”

No one knows my hardships.

I didn’t become like this because I wanted to be like this. It’s just that I lost a bit of my hair due to the penalty, I got a lot of scars on my body due to the penalty, and I talked to myself a little more because of the penalty…

No, now that I think about it, why do I get more hurt, have more random thoughts and words, and why does my hair disappear? It’s a bit annoying…

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I won’t bother you anymore today? Will you forgive me? Huh? Please look~”

As I was feeling depressed, Ayun started stroking my forehead and being cute. Yes, what can I say to a girl who likes me even if she loses some of her hair? And thanks to that, everyone was able to laugh, which eased the tension a bit. It wasn’t that bad because I sacrificed myself and everyone was able to laugh for a little while.

Hehe… But Inho. Seeing as they keep wandering around… I guess they’ll be looking for us sooner or later?”

“Well, I killed 15 people yesterday and today, so I guess so.”

They think there’s definitely something in this neighborhood, so they might send more guys, or they might send a team made up of real awakened people to find us.

As more and more people are dying, they will realize that something is strange. You have to prepare. As long as I live in this neighborhood, I can’t help but fight with the trash from Dongyeong High School.

“First of all, there is a high probability that they are overwhelmingly outnumbered by us. And there may be other skills like trace observation. Or there could be a guy with psychometric skills…”

“Huh.. In-ho.. Should we have captured one of those guys earlier?”

“I know, right. I think I killed them all too hastily, but the situation was so urgent that I had no choice. If it ran away while it was running, it would have been difficult to catch it. Then, our information may have been relayed… But if we run into one of them again tomorrow…”

“I really should capture him alive then.”

“Yes. “Maybe tomorrow, they might send a team made up of awakened people to find us and kill us, or they might try to fill us with supplies, so I think we need to move carefully.”

Information about the other person is needed. Tomorrow, I’ll definitely have to leave one survivor behind to get their information out.

******

The rooftop of Dongyeong High School.

On the rooftop, there were all kinds of alcohol bottles, cigarettes, and people who had been arbitrarily stripped naked and raped or murdered.

There were even people who robbed nearby pharmacies and hospitals and brought narcotic painkillers to enjoy. All kinds of atrocities were literally taking place.

They casually committed acts that are unspeakable for minors who are still in their teens. Rather, they were more vicious because they were young and immature. Should I say that there is no appropriate line at all?

“Whoop.. Whoop.. I’m cumming.”

“Ugh.. Si, I don’t like it… “

“Don’t cry, bitch. Ugh…”

And at the hotbed of such deviation was Won Min-sik.

He was the leader of the gangsters who took over Dongyeong High School right after the destruction of the world, and he was a vicious human being who kidnapped and raped nearby survivors and held gladiatorial matches with them.

He has been in a natural way since he was natural, and now he has been accumulating sin by running like a completely crazy dog. His skills, he played a part in these atrocities.

“Whoa.. Hey, it’s a lake. Why doesn’t that bastard come again?”

He pulled out his semen-filled dick from the Korean language teacher’s vagina and asked his subordinate, Yun Ho-su.

“That’s…”

“It’s done now, you little bastard.” “If the scouting team doesn’t come, you have to report it to me quickly.”

“I’m sorry.. I told you not to disturb me while we were fucking earlier..”

“Ha.. Are you fucking blaming me now? The Korean language teacher sucks, damn it. Ha. “You’re trying to get annoying again.”

“Oh, that’s not it… I’m sorry. I was wrong..”

“Haa… That’s it. Tomorrow, give Jinyoung, Junseok, and Gyutae 10 people each and send them to that neighborhood. If you see a living human being, just kill them unconditionally.”

“Oh, I understand.”

“If you understand, just go away.”

“Uh..”

When Yun Ho-su ran outside in a huff, Won Min-sik clung to the Korean language teacher and sucked on her breasts. He thought as he buried himself in her Korean language teacher’s chest.

‘I’ve already been hit twice…’

It was only the third day since the disaster began, and he had no idea what was happening.

‘What is it? Why do the kids who went out to scout keep not coming back…’

At first, Lee Hyung-sik did not return. Even though we gave him a gun according to his abilities, he did not return. Still, Lee Hyung-sik thought that the cowardly idiot could have died somewhere.

‘So I sent out twice as many people as yesterday to at least find a body…’

Not all of the humans who left today came back. This was now only one possibility.

‘I guess I can say I’ve already dealt with Hyeong-sik. I don’t think they were killed by slow-witted, stupid zombies… They’re saying that there’s definitely a group or organization made up of talented people in that neighborhood… That’s shit. For those bastards to search..’

Won Min-sik strangled his Korean language teacher

“Keueuuuuu… “

“After. Fuck.”

He broke the neck of the crying teacher, killing her. Another body appeared in front of him. From the first day until now, he repeatedly raped or gang-raped all the female teachers at the school and tortured and brutally killed the male teachers.

It would be difficult to say that all of these atrocities were solely for the purpose of using skills, but it was still partly due to skill.

“I ask for a deal.”

Soon, a contract made of human skin appeared before his eyes. It was a very ominous-looking contract full of blood.

“I will offer up the soul and body of all the people killed today.”

[10 souls and bodies of ordinary humans… Would you like to trade for 1 green reward box?]

“Hmm.. Good. “We make a deal.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the corpses of the teachers left on the rooftop, including the dead Korean language teacher, shrunk all at once and turned into mummies with all their blood drained out. It is dried and twisted to the point where it becomes crumbly when touched.

[The deal was concluded.]

Soon the contract floating in the air burned away and a green reward box fell in front of him.

The skill that Won Min-sik had was the ability to sacrifice a human being and get something worthy of it…

[Spiritual and physical transactions (S)]

[Effect: Receive appropriate compensation by offering the spirit and body of the intelligence you directly killed.]

[Handicap: Does not include targets killed by ranged weapons or projectiles.]

[Penalty: If you do not trade more than three times a month, your skill will be deleted.]

He had already offered the soul and body of 52 people.