Chapter 83 – 83. Each Person’s Role

We must move first before the sun loses its power and eternal winter sets in. Moreover, tomorrow is Monday. It was a week after the disaster began. New mutant entities that are not ghouls will start roaming around.

The survivor’s journal clearly said that new mutants were created and roamed around every week.

Of course, we cannot take the survivor’s diary literally. I’ve already figured out that the difficulty level has been increased a few times compared to Survivor’s Journal.

In short, it means that something more terrible could happen than what is written in the survivor’s journal.

Anyway, we made a rough plan.

“For now, I’m going to Incheon.”

Currently, our final destination is Gyeongnam.

There was no change in the fact that Saeyeon had family in Busan, I had family in Mulgeum, and Hyuna had family in Gimhae.

So, I had to quickly stop by a place I could stop by before then and then go down to the countryside.

“Youngsik, you are…”

“I lived with my parents… But seeing as they haven’t come yet… Already… “

“Ah..”

Yeongsik also has no place to go. This made it clear.

We have to go to Incheon, where Yu Mira, Kang Ji-yeon, and Kim Soo-yeon’s hometowns are located.

“Now, wait a minute. If you want to go to Incheon…”

“I’ll rest tonight and move as soon as the sun rises tomorrow.”

“Then…”

“During the move, rather than moving all together, I think it would be better for me and a few people to move and the rest to conquer the infinite labyrinth.”

“Aha…”

The general outline is as follows.

First of all, among those whose family is Incheon, Yu Mira, Kang Ji-yeon, and Kim Su-yeon, whose survival level is not yet at least level 5, Yu Mira and Kim Su-yeon move with me to raise their survival level and search Incheon.

And the remaining people conquer the infinite labyrinth and explore its interior.

“Then, can we just go into the infinite labyrinth, clean out the inside, and hunt the monsters?”

“Yes, I think Junho, Seunghee, and the rest can conquer the infinite labyrinth and create a survival area.”

“I see…”

There must be division of labor. There is no need to move around all together.

“The problem will be how to conquer the simple labyrinth.”

“Yes.”

In the future, when moving to Gyeongnam, it may become difficult to attack gates that occur all at once around 4 a.M. And disappear after 12 o’clock.

The good news is that we already have an infinite labyrinth, so we can continue to obtain magic stones and other miscellaneous items that can be obtained from simple labyrinths.

“Because the reward box can be replaced by spiritual and physical transactions. “I have to go in the direction of killing and obtaining the cultists that spawn in the labyrinth.. Let’s do that for now.”

“Yep. I understand.”

“Did I say the inside was very dirty?”

“Ah, yep. Just a little while ago, Seonhwa and I were organizing things roughly…”

“The space is so large that I think we should all clean it together.”

“Ah, by the way, Brother Inho. “Should we throw away that trash separately?”

“That’s right…”

I thought carefully about the transaction window created inside the infinite labyrinth.

“Youngsik, did you see the hole and vending machine next to the exit?”

“Oh, yes. That strange hole and the vending machine..”

“Uh. Is that because the vending machine dispenses strange drinks and gives you coins to use in the vending machine if you put an object in the hole?”

“Aha, should we put all the trash in there?”

“Okay. Let’s do that. Anyway, most of the trash inside the Infinite Labyrinth is wood. “Maybe they’ll exchange it for coins.”

“Oh…”

As a convenience feature, infinite trash cans could have been added to the labyrinth, but since the transaction window was a more expensive convenience feature, I think it would also serve as a trash can.

It would be a shame if you didn’t do it.

“Well, since it’s only 10 o’clock… “

Those who could enter the Infinite Labyrinth decided to go inside. Above all, the labyrinth is warmer than outside.

“Mi-ra and Su-yeon, please wait for a moment… Didn’t Hee-jeong say you were also at survival level 4?”

“Yes, uncle.”

“Then you too are waiting with your sisters.”

“Neng!”

Lee Hee-jung, whose fear was greatly reduced due to her fear resistance, smiled and nodded. She was a little afraid because it felt like she had converted a depressed patient into a manic patient.

Moreover, her strangeness doubled as Yu Mira and Kim Su-yeon, who looked very depressed due to the death of her colleague, were sitting next to her.

Anyway, leaving behind the three people who were sitting idly in the dark apartment due to the power outage, I entered the ‘mixed underground base’ where my companions had entered.

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“Ah, you’re here.”

When I opened my eyes, Hyuna was waiting for me.

“What about other people?”

“Everyone went to look at the room.”

“Aha..”

The area around the entrance was relatively clean. It looks like Yeongsik and Park Seonhwa cleaned things up pretty hard earlier.

“Inho! This place is awesome!!”

“Brother!” Come quickly!!”

“Uh, I’m going! Let’s go, Hyeon-ya.”

“Yes.”

Hyuna and I approached the hallway with thirty rooms. The other party members were having fun opening all 30 rooms one by one.

I called the group together and began a general explanation.

“First of all, this is the safe zone. If you cross that white line over there, monsters will start crawling out.”

“This space is bigger than I thought, so I need to make a map.”

“For now, let’s just call this the first floor for convenience, right?”

“That would be nice.”

There are a total of five entrances to the communal living area on the first floor with an entrance.

At this time, facing away from the entrance, there are two entrances on the left, two in front, and one entrance on the right. The entrance on the right is a residential space with 30 rooms.

“First, we need to investigate the doors on the left wall, the two doors in front, and the door at the end of the hallway in the living space.”

“That’s right…”

Outside the communal living and residential areas is an unknown space. One of the three environments you selected will appear.

“It was said to be the graveyard of the immortals, the devil’s den of beasts, and the workshop of the warlock.”

“Huh. These are places where the undead, cubs of animals, and murder dolls crawl out.”

“Whoa… “Just hearing that sounds scary.”

You can obtain armor and weapons from the dead, and various materials, meat, and leather from animals. And Jeonnoejang’s workshop has the great advantage of being able to repair and use broken automatons.

Of course, magic stones are a bonus. And the corpses of the monsters in the infinite labyrinth remain, so you have to dismantle them yourself and take out the magic stones.

“Where should we start?”

“First of all, wouldn’t it be better to start by looking at places right next to the living space?”

“I think we should split into teams…”

“A group of three?”

“Wait. The person who just came in…”

“Me, Saeyeon, Ayun, Hyuna, Junho, and Seunghee. And Yeongsik and Seonhwa. Oh, there’s Jiyeon too.”

“But my brother will be working outside from now on…”

“Ayun said you also go with your brother.”

“Then, for the actual strategy, we should split into Uncle Junho’s group and Yeongsikkun’s group and go around?”

“Saeyeon has low combat power, so let’s get rid of her…”

“Wait a minute, Seunghee doesn’t like fighting either..”

“Ah. Dad, please stay still…”

“No. You too are out. “I’m guarding the base with Saeyeon.”

“Oh, I don’t like it. “I know how to fight too.”

“Listen to Dad!”

“…”

Seunghee actively wants to go around the labyrinth and fight, and Junho tells Seunghee to stay out.

“Hey, uncle.”

“Huh? Oh, I’m sorry… I was so excited because it was about my daughter. I’m sorry everyone.. Ugh…”

As I held his shoulder and calmed him down, Junho quickly apologized to everyone.

Everyone was trying to conquer the labyrinth at their own risk, but he quickly apologized because it could give the impression that he only cares about his family too much.

In this kind of community life, if you focus too much on your own children, it’s easy to get hate. Junho, who has a lot of social experience, would be well aware that his actions could cause a rift in the community.

“Well… That could be true. First of all, Seunghee, listen to your father until your uncle gives you combat-related skills. “No one knows how dangerous it is inside.”

“But…”

“What if I die because I’m stubborn? It’s over then. “If you die, who will open the locked door?”

“Well, that’s… I understand.”

There is no end to good advice. I know the will to fight, but it is too dangerous to go on a rampage with one will as there is no information about the state of the inside of this labyrinth.

It may be Youngsik or Junho who have time to fight, but Seunghee is still too inexperienced to step forward.

Moreover, if Seunghee died in an unexpected accident… Junho could have committed suicide or asked me to kill him without anyone knowing.

Uncle Junho is currently the oldest and most experienced ‘adult’ in our group. Anxious young people and children often find comfort just by having an adult present.

In particular, most of our group does not even know properly whether their parents are alive or dead. In such a situation, Junho’s uncle, who didn’t act like an old man or make a fuss, but listened to stories and concerns well, was a very necessary person.

“Hey, Inho…”

At that time, Junho called me aside for a moment. Since she was exploring a labyrinth where her head could be blown off at any moment, she was probably worried that her daughter’s life would be in danger.

“Yes, for what reason..”

“That’s what Seunghee said..”

“Yes.”

“I’m sorry…”

“Are you planning on asking to be excluded from the attack?”

“Well, that is…”

“For now, I don’t plan on letting Seunghee, Saeyeon, or Heejeong participate in the direct attack. Because combat power is low.”

“Ah..”

“But… The story will be different once you gain combat power.”

“Well, that is…”

“Don’t you know that it can’t be helped? Especially since it is a place with only 30 people… Everyone has to play their part. Moreover, Seunghee’s ability to unlock is probably essential for conquering the labyrinth. And later, I plan to invite Saeyeon to join me in the strategy. “There are no exceptions.”

“I see… I understand… I was wondering what would happen to Seunghee… Hmm…”

“Mister..”

The man quickly wiped away his tears.

“As you get older, you shed more tears.. Hehe.. I’m sorry. It must be a big burden for you too..”

“No.”

“Whew.. Let’s go back first. “I’m sorry for taking up your time.”

Junho keeps apologizing.

I also understand his feelings. He has already lost his wife, who had been with him for half his life. In such a situation, it would be devastating to lose even your only remaining daughter, Seunghee.

Still, I can’t help it. Because you can’t just leave someone out in a situation where you don’t know what the state of the labyrinth is like. If that happens, the spirit of people trying to conquer the labyrinth will lose value.

‘Of course, there is a way to avoid conquering the labyrinth…’

Moving forward, the moment you stop becoming stronger, you will be eliminated.

Now that we have already found out that this world is much more difficult than the survivor’s journal, if we stop moving forward and get eliminated, one day we will be eaten by someone stronger.

‘If there are more than three unique entities to ghoul right away… And if they come out with more than two skills… The odds of winning are slim… ‘

In order to survive the extremely difficult survival competition, you must become strong.

“First of all, since we’re talking about skill distribution, I think I need to transfer some skills to you now.”

Anyway, since we’re talking about skills, I have to give it to you. For example, unlocking. I have to pass on improving my constitution, which doesn’t seem to have much meaning for me who only eats half-heartedly.

Since I don’t use Tae-Ryun Slam very often, I think it would be right to give it to Kang Ji-yeon, who has extreme positive retardation.

“First of all, Seunghee.”

Unlock taken from the awakened person you killed before conquering the subversive catacombs.

I plan to give this to Seunghee to strengthen her skills. Next, I will hand over Crushing Blow to Ayun to make her her S-class, distribute weapons, and bring items from outside the labyrinth inside one by one.

There is a lot of work to do.