Chapter 34 – 34. Safe Evacuation Facility?

We took the hair clippers and other tools from the beauty salon and headed out.

Our next target is a clothing store. Just keep going like this, rob a few convenience stores, go into a nearby large store, stock up on all your clothes, and then go back to your apartment. If I have time, I plan to stop by a large supermarket nearby.

I was planning to stock up on some puzzles and books, reflecting Ayun’s opinion that it would get really boring after a while. Books are good for firewood, and reading them will increase your knowledge and enrich your brain.

‘I’m glad I have Saeyeon noona..’

It was really nice to be able to just put it in my inventory without having to carry a heavy bag. Because there were no restrictions on movement and there was no need to bear weight. After all, inventory is a very useful ability for survival.

I was able to meet such a high-performance inventory owner and make her my woman on the first day of disaster… Aren’t I a very lucky person?

“Going into empty stores like this and stealing things… It’s a bit thrilling. Right?”

“I know. Haha..”

As I entered the clothing store and was taking care of the clothes, Hyuna spoke to me with a smile. She seemed very excited for some reason. He seemed excited as he was randomly picking up clothes in a four-story store.

“Now, wait a minute.. I’ll take some notes..”

Sister Saeyeon was busy recording things in her notebook. As expected, there were many different types of clothes, and it seemed like it would take a lot of time to subdivide them by size and put them in the inventory.

Hehe… Oppa, first I’ll take out all the clothes from the warehouse over there.”

“Oh, bring all kinds of padding.”

“Okay.”

When winter comes, it gets very cold. Your eyelids may freeze in real time, almost as if you were on an expedition to Antarctica. Since it is said that there will be a lot of snow, it is a good idea to pack a lot of winter clothes in advance to increase warmth.

‘It was said that wearing several layers of thin clothing is better for maintaining body temperature…’

It is not a matter of simply wearing a padding and finishing it. According to the survivor’s diary, by the time the sixth month rolled around, all exposed skin was frozen and it was so cold that frostbite occurred. It would be nice to have gloves, a scarf, and a mask.

‘Aren’t there any ski gear for sale?’

I think that would be the best way to get through the winter.

-Kugugu Palace…

At that time, I heard something passing outside. We all lowered our waists and attempted to conceal ourselves.

“What the fuck… What?”

“Cargo truck?”

“No.. This thing.. Is a tank.”

Uncle Junho listened and he said it was the sound of a tank passing by. Now that I think about it, it seems like that. There are soldiers walking around…

-Ah. Residents of Sillim-dong, are you listening? Currently, due to an undefined national disaster, communication is paralyzed and proper support cannot be provided. So, if you are currently listening to the broadcast, please look out the window or go up to the roof of the building and quickly check if a tram is passing near your residence. I’ll say it again…

A young voice rang out through the loudspeaker. He’s probably an active duty soldier roaming the streets right now.

-If you see a tank or a military truck with the naked eye, please put on as much clothing as possible to protect yourself, take your ID card, and quickly come out and ask for our help. I’ll say it again…

He was telling people hiding inside the house to come out. It was a helping hand extended to survivors who had not yet died. Many people will probably be shaken. Because I was finally able to receive the help I had been waiting for from the military.

-Currently, the streets where the tram is passing are almost completely cleared of ‘unidentified virus infected people’. I’ll say it again…

-We are transporting you to the underground shelter in Gwanak-gu. If there are not enough seats on the truck, a follow-up group will come, so don’t worry. I’ll say it again…

Military vehicles soon passed in front of the store we entered.

From the window on the second floor of a clothing store, we saw a tank moving forward, pushing and trampling cars that were randomly scattered on the road to create a path.

Although I had heard intermittent gunshots from afar, I was a little nervous because it was my first time since the disaster when I encountered the military right in front of me.

-If you would like to receive help, please raise your left arm high and then come out. I’ll say it again. This is a necessary measure to prevent friendly fire. Please raise your left arm high. If you are left-handed or cannot use your left arm, please raise your right arm. I’ll say it again…

The noise made by the passing tank was quite loud, so all the zombies inside the building crawled out onto the street.

Not long after, all of those zombies’ heads exploded and they fell silent. The firepower itself is different. The hit rate is also amazing. There are probably many awakened soldiers among the soldiers. I think this is the group with the highest proportion of awakened people.

‘Sure… The soldiers are different…’

The tank continued to move forward, crushing cars without any problems, and the four trucks that followed the tank through the wreckage without much trouble. Also, fully armed soldiers held guns and shot down the zombies that crawled out one by one.

It seemed like a mixture of fresh-faced active-duty soldiers and special forces members skilled in combat. Since there were not enough people to deploy to the field, I guess they sent them in a roughly mixed manner. Still, it is quite systematic.

‘Those who are hunting zombies have different shooting stances… If we assume they are all special forces… Those who are rescuing civilians must be young people in their 20s… ‘

Zombies were no match for their firepower. Seeing zombies dying instantly with their heads exploding… To be honest, I was a little moved.

However, I cannot join them. If I encounter them, I will be separated from my women and taken to the standing army. Then, after being subjected to inhumane abuse, they will face eternal winter. In the meantime, I don’t know how my women will be treated. I could have fallen forever.

‘Furthermore, if you stick together, you survive, but if you stick together too much, the risk of death increases…’

They are recklessly sending the survivors to the shelter. If the zombies start to run rampant inside, they will all die while being isolated.

Maybe it will end up as a lunch box for vampires.

‘Immediate safety will be guaranteed, but freedom will disappear…’

I think you can survive longer if you don’t join.

-Ah. For reference, nuclear power plants across the country are currently scheduled to be shut down due to concerns about nuclear explosions. As a result, we would like to inform you in advance that electricity supply in all areas, excluding some military operation areas, will be stopped within the next 10 days.

-Also, we would like to inform you in advance that water supply and sewage management will become difficult and that all water supply will be cut off within 30 days. Moreover, to minimize casualties, gas supply will be temporarily suspended after three days.

-However, the evacuation facility will continue to have electricity and water supply. So, I urge everyone to take only the minimum necessary items and seek help. Currently, the evacuation facility is equipped with sufficient supplies and bedding. I’ll say it again…

It seemed like they were saying that electricity, water, and gas would all be cut off soon, so if we didn’t come to the evacuation facility now, we would be in big trouble.

What is the reason for saying it as if it were a threat? What are they trying to do now by gathering as many survivors as possible? It may be an intention to single out the awakened people and use them as a gate attack team. Or, they might conduct human experiments to determine the cause of the virus..

For now, I’ll have to watch the situation a little more. If it’s a really worth living place, it’s not too late to join later. Since people will continue to die anyway, there will definitely be enough room for us.

To be honest, I was a little shocked to hear that water and electricity would be continuously supplied, but I didn’t think I could end up in trouble if I blindly followed them. Maintaining the current status quo. It would be better for us to try our best to survive among ourselves.

“Hey… People are coming out.”

“I see..”

“I have a child..”

I saw several people running out of the building. They wrapped their entire bodies in clothes and ran toward the soldiers, waving their hands.

The soldiers hurried them into a truck. It looks like he might have been bitten, so he’s checking closely inside that truck.

“A lot of people are going..”

“Almost over 100 people showed up, right?”

“Yeah.. Huh? Excuse me. Here and there..!”

After looking at the survivors for a while, Hyuna pointed to one end of the street. It was a road where military vehicles had already passed.

There… Stood a guy who looked quite different from other stupid zombies.

“Ghoul…”

A zombie with overwhelmingly high physical abilities. While regular zombies walk around foolishly, this guy jumps and climbs the exterior walls of buildings.

‘Crazy…’

There was not one, but three such ghouls. They stood still and glared at the military truck. It was as if he knew that if he was attacked, he would die. He glances at the leaving military trucks and survivors as if waiting for an opportunity.

Does it have intelligence? I saw a journal entry saying that ghouls were smart, but I had no idea they were that intelligent.

Most of what was written in the survivor’s journal was just a rough introduction. The exact content wasn’t recorded in detail, and most of it was just complaints about being sad or hungry because someone had died, so there wasn’t a lot of useful content.

The person who wrote the diary seemed to have been more interested in the gate rather than describing the zombies in detail, and most of them wrote about their experiences inside the gate.

“Those bastards.. They’re gone now, right..”

“Uh.. I think so. “I know I’ll lose if I fight, so I’m looking for an opportunity… “

Above all, the most disgusting thing is that those three are hanging out together. That means they know how to hunt in packs. Therefore, if we left it like this, it was clear that they would unite among themselves and continue to take action.

‘If that happens…’

Humanity faces five problematic situations.

First of all, of course, the winter will continue, and the second is the night that will continue endlessly. And the third are vampires and their related monsters who hunt and domesticate humans… The fourth will be that group of crazy, highly intelligent zombies.

‘The last one… Wasn’t described properly, but… They’re fanatics… ‘

Anyway, I could tell that the intelligence of the ghouls was quite high. I need to catch and kill those bastards wherever I see them. This is because it was clear that if we allowed the power to grow further, we would be hunted down.

“First of all, let’s get our clothes together.”

“Yes..”

We finished what we were doing. The ghouls who had been standing at a distance and observing the military truck had already disappeared.