Chapter 23 – Jenga (5)

Jenga (5)

That short time to clear the barricade blocking the stairs to go up to the third floor and arrive at the door on the third floor.

“By the way, I heard that Seol-hee made this proposal to you guys first… Why did you turn down such a honeyed offer? It’s your search team anyway.”
“… Shut up.”

Park Hyo-eun, who couldn’t stand the short time, chattered at the two, and the others who stopped him.

“Ah~ Stop being angry about what ended up like this. If I do well, won’t you take care of me? This is how it happened-“
“Shut up, Park Hyo-eun.”

Park Hyo-eun, who was trying to comfortably shoulder the two, bounced off her arm roughly.

“… It’s a little too much unfamiliar, guys?”
“They told me to take care of the situation and stop, you bastard. You really get fucked right after that.”
“… Her.”

I stared right to the side at the momentary atmosphere flowing from behind.

“Is it okay if I don’t go dry?”
“I am an employer, not a guardian. I have no intention of getting involved in those men’s childish battles for rank.”
“Ah- is that why you are sticking next to me? I almost had a pleasant misunderstanding again.”
“Think whatever you want. This is a tutorial for me, but also a renegotiation table.”

I smiled lightly at the confident voice that seemed quite greedy and glanced behind me.

“Stop playing around and focus.”
“Yep, Captain.”

After a fairly bloody snowball fight at my instruction, Park Hyo-eun, shaking the table shield as if she was ready, alternated between me and the two, narrowing her eyes.

And in the middle of the ranks, Koh Ji-hoon is carrying a cleaver spear and a bag full of unexpected items.

Lastly, Cha Seol-hee, who is taking a small breath next to me, who is at the head of the group.

A total of 6 searchers arrived at the door of the 3rd floor interior stairway.

The purpose is, of course, to search the 3rd floor and secure it intact.

“From now on, only the actions I instruct you to follow.”

I held my hand on the doorknob and watched the most floating part of the search team.

Park Hyo-eun narrows her eyes at my blatant gaze.

“If someone hurts teamwork—”

Gulp-

It’s not Park Hyo-eun, it’s Park Woo-jin and Kim Min-joon that flow out.

“If you are trolling…”

A warning would suffice.

I didn’t bother to finish my words and smiled a little.

The flashlights of the search team naturally gathered around me.

I turned my back to the bright beams of light and cautiously applied strength to my hands.

Awesome profit!

An unavoidable noise awakens the third floor, which is soaked in silence.

I took a step back from the door of the inner stairway that opened slowly and moved the metal pipe I had moved to my left hand to my right hand.

Then, carefully, he shined the front with the flashlight he was holding in his left hand.

…

On the third floor, there is no response to the sound of the door being opened.

He pointed with his chin to a space that looked very similar to the second floor.

Widely-! Widely-!

Reacting like a ghost to my chin, Goh Goh hurried up the remaining stairs and threw the coin he had plowed into his pocket.

Ting-Tiri-Ri-Ring-!

A coin that flies softly and dances in the light of a flashlight like a spotlight.

The zombies nearby made quite annoying noises, but the third floor was still soaked in silence.

“…”

Seeing that, I tilted my head slightly.

Has there ever been such a quiet area during a search?

It’s not perfectly dark like the 1st basement floor, but it’s just the right darkness to turn off the flashlight.

I can clearly see the inside with the naked eye, but I naturally frowned at the irritating halfway point of not having a clear view.

“… Keep the flashlight intact.”

It’s good to save materials, but it’s meaningless the moment life is lost.

So I handed only the flashlight I was holding to Cha Seol-hee and quietly crossed the threshold.

Write-

Strange sounds and sensations as if your ears were filled with water, even though you had only crossed one threshold.

An unpleasant smell continued to sting my nose as my five senses became very sensitive.

Two lights assisting me as I slowly step forward.

One was Goh Jang-hoon, who would be used to this sort of thing now, and the other was—

‘Her.’

Looking at Cha Seol-hee, who was shining the flashlight she gave me, I smiled and nodded my chin.

The search team slowly entered the third floor at my silent command.

I looked around meticulously in the light and shade that I could grasp the structure quite well without a flashlight.

Central Library 3rd floor society, history reference room.

The more I looked at it, the more it was a space with the same structure as the second floor.

Well, if you think about it, there was no reason or need for the structure to be different from the humanities library on the second floor.

Maybe one other thing.

It must be that there is no area similar to the main gate that exists in the humanities archive.

The 2nd floor is conveniently connected to the 1st floor by a central staircase, but from the 3rd floor you have to use another staircase.

Almost the same as the second floor where the camp exists, but a little wider.

I began my search by examining the bookshelves tightly packed like a forest of buildings.

A search bird follows me very quietly, as if it had forgotten to exhale.

I led them to search the right side of the third floor first.

Unlike the second floor, which was quite tidy, the third floor is full of traces of the day.

Overturned bookshelves and messy books.

Quietly watching the messy bloodstains, and in places where I feel quite uncomfortable—

Ting―Tree Lilling―

Unconditionally tossed a coin to end the confirmation.

A very clandestine search where every step is carefully taken.

Naturally, it was a labor that consumed quite a bit of mental strength.

I made sure there was no threat ahead and turned my head to look at the search team.

Those who were giving me strength by slightly bending over in my gaze slowly loosened up their bodies and began to straighten their posture.

Dujjeori and Park Hyo-eun, who were in charge of the rear of the ranks.

Among them, my eyes narrowed as I was looking at Park Hyo-eun.

A dazed figure with her mouth wide open as she shines above with her flashlight.

Park Woo-jin of the search team, who was looking at Park Hyo-eun with my gaze, hurriedly tapped him on the shoulder.

“What are you doing.”
“… Ah.”

At the question of Park Woo-jin, who hissed and whispered fiercely, Park Hyo-eun pointed the flashlight forward.

“What is the sound from above-“
“Don’t be a jerk and shine well in the dark areas.”
“… No, the ceiling is dark as well—”

Park Hyo-eun tries to connect with Park Woo-jin’s gaze as if he is looking at a pathetic guy.

A sneer leaked out of his eyes at the very obvious fear and fragments of fear.

The main game hadn’t even started yet, and it was already more pity than funny to be trembling this much.

To the extent that the muscles and short symptoms attached to that body were a waste.

“… Everyone has a first time.”
“Didn’t someone say earlier that he is an employer and not a protector?”
“This is not protection, it is understanding.”
“Aha—but I think I’ll do really well at first.”
“… Even at a moment like this, you sexually harass me.”

A contemptuous gaze as if he had seen something he couldn’t see.

I smiled lightly at Cha Seol-hee’s eyes and gave instructions to Goh Goh.

“Look at your stomach sometimes. Like that bastard said, there could be a bastard who hid on the bookshelf and became a zombie.”
“Yep.”

An idiot is an idiot, and a blind spot is a blind spot.

It was natural to be prepared for any unforeseen risks.

“Keeeee

During a fairly peaceful search, a strange noise finally tickled my ears.

He let out a sigh of relief at the sound of the noise that quietly flowed from the right corner of the third floor.

Yes, it puts my mind at ease when I hear that sound.

The 3rd floor, unlike the 1st basement floor, was rather uncomfortable because it was too quiet.

Unless zombies gather in one place and receive psychological counseling—

It’s a normal situation when a small number of zombies are groaning like that now.

“Go Jang-hoon.”

Koh Jang-hun, who quickly sticks to Cha Seol-hee at my name.

Looking at the cleaver spear and flashlight in his hands, and the small hammer and flashlight in Cha Seol-hee’s hands, he clicked his tongue slightly without their knowledge.

Unconditionally, I had to stop the zombies from approaching that way.

“Shield.”
“Yep.”

The two chariots in charge of the rear hurriedly approach me with table shields.

Thanks to that, Park Hyo-eun, who was put behind him, could see his expression rotting, but he didn’t bother to give another order.

I don’t know if I’ll be able to hear it, and it’s not a bad situation for me right now.

Anyway, killing Park Hyo-eun just because I’m an obstacle won’t solve the problem.

Cha Seol-hee will casually find a new employee if Park Hyo-eun dies.

The way to solve the real problem is for Cha Seol-hee to realize desperately.

People like Park Hyo-eun cannot solve the problem.

Ting-! T-R-R-R-R-Ling!

Goh Koh’s coin made a noise as it moved away from the search team that had finished preparing.

And-

“Eh eh eh!”

I can hear the sound of people running to greet us, going mad at the appearance of people who have not been in a while.

Thud-! Thud-!

A doll that pops out of nowhere after bumping against bookshelves that obstruct its path.

A zombie appeared at the end of the long bookshelf in the right corner.

‘One animal.’

Zombies open their mouths and run towards us in their characteristic posture.

I didn’t do anything and just watched him run.

It was after we had already finished talking about what to do if only one zombie popped out.

Whoa-! Whoa-! Whoa-!

A tense breath tickled her ears.

Park Woo-jin and Kim Min-joon, who hurriedly stood in my way with a sloppy posture, put forward what they were holding in their hands.

A table shield trembling in their hands.

“Kieh!”

The enemy they were facing became more frenzied and groaned at the sudden appearance of the two prey.

Widely-! Widely-! Widely-!

A mad dash that gets closer and closer.

Their reflections filled with their characteristic broken pupils.

His eyes and blunt teeth glowed strangely even in the light darkness.

“Ugh-.”

They were the ones who naturally let out a sick voice, but they couldn’t turn their steps back.

Behind them, a more certain horror than the one in front of them will be watching them.

If you fight the guy in front of you, you have a chance to survive, but

If they run away like this, they will surely die.

‘-Again.’

Like heartbreak.

“Uuuuu…”

I smiled quietly as I looked at the jerks who were carrying out my orders to the end even though I was making a sound of pain.

Well, I didn’t learn war or military science—

Isn’t this the context of dealing with soldiers?

It instills more fear than the threat it faces, and directs simple, uncomplicated processes.

“Block it.”
“Eh eh eh!”

Coo-!

The shock that came to the turtles who were bent down awkwardly.

The zombie’s jump, which was faithful only to the fact that there was a prey, was nicely blocked by the table shield.

“Kieh!”

The roar of the zombies echoing from below and the backs of the two jerks greatly staggering.

I lightly pushed through the two and hit the head of the zombie who had fallen to the floor due to the failure of the jump.

Whoops-!

The zombie’s head was dented even with a light swing that did not put much force on it.

[Remaining points: 5]

After confirming the most certain confirmation, I turned my head from the motionless zombie to the two.

“Good job.”
“… Hehe.”

Park Woo-jin and Kim Min-joon are drenched in sweat as if they had taken a shower in that short time.

“Look. You can do it, if you do it.”

Seeing them respond to my smile like a robot, I lightly pushed their shoulders.

Well, they were only sucking honey at the canteen while I was cleaning up Koh Goh-hun and the zombies on the 1st basement floor, so this must be the first time.

Even if they’ve changed quite faithfully, that’s it, and this is this.

The idea was to give them a sense of fear periodically, so that they wouldn’t even think of climbing.

Only then will they automatically feel how sweet the things they enjoy are.

For some reason, he opened his mouth to the two who were bowing more politely.

“This is enough for you guys, so tell that bastard trembling behind you to come closer.”

Park Woo-jin and Kim Min-joon hurriedly nodded at that instruction and moved to the back.

Park Hyo-eun, who was terrified from behind and looked around in all directions, came to her senses belatedly at Park Woo-jin’s whisper.

Cool— Cool— Park Hyo-eun clears his throat awkwardly and organizes his expression.

He slowly approached me with a monkey wrench.

And Cha Seol-hee, who will of course be watching.

Today, they were the opponents I had to put fear on more than the other two.

“It’s annoying, but promises are promises, so I’m thinking of doing a tutorial or something.”
“…”

Even at my voice, Park Hyo-eun blankly stares at the zombie corpse beneath me.

I bowed my head slightly to him and asked quietly.

“Why? Need more time?”
“… What.”

My voice was dry because I opened my mouth in a hurry.

“What more time do you need? I just-“

Park Hyo-eun, who wets her throat with saliva, gestures behind him.

“Woojin and Minjun suddenly went behind—that method seemed very good when catching zombies, but why—”
“Don’t worry.”

Park Hyo-eun cuts off her words and whispers more subtly.

Even with my face full of ridicule, that face full of tension quietly looking up at me.

“Of course there is a better way for you.”

Write it!

I lightly pushed the zombie corpse into the corner with my kick and accelerated my steps.

“Kieh!”

And Park Hyo-eun’s turn came faster than expected.

Check all the right corners and now the order to check the center.

Two zombies who were absent-mindedly in a bookshelf filled with books donated by graduates caught our presence.

Coo-! Thud-!

Besides, one that shows up belatedly.

It was another competitor who heard the roar of the first zombies up close.

“Kieh!”
“Bar, Park Woo-jin—! Minjun Kim -! What, what are you doing you bastards!”

Park Hyo-eun is frightened by not one, but three charges.

Even at his urging, the two guards in the back looked at the zombies casually.

Even if they were stuck in the canteen most of the time, they knew it.

The three zombies rushing at them now are nothing.

Considering how many zombies ran into the bathroom when Shim Yu-han was searching, it was natural.

Widely-!

The sound of lightly kicking the ground and the crackling sound of the wind coming soon.

“Kieh!”

Three zombies eagerly reach out to grab me as I approach.

I swung the metal pipe at the first zombie as usual.

Whoops-!

A zombie who is knocked down by a lump of iron that suddenly attacked him.

However, the second zombie, not paying attention to the horrifying sight, hurriedly spreads his arms.

I rather approached him as if to welcome the hug.

A gesture to embrace my body with both arms as if not to let go of me.

My shoulders hit his chest first before my hands come together across my waist.

Knock-!

Zombies tumble across the floor with the sound of something breaking.

The third zombie who trips on him and falls with him.

Whoops-!

I grabbed the head of the third zombie and took a step back.

“Kieh!”

Even at a glance, a zombie whose chest is deeply hollowed out rises casually.

Pooh-! Pooh-!

And two swings coming to such a zombie.

Deuddeudeuk-!

The two legs, severely bent by the steel pipe, fail to support the center of gravity and eventually collapse.

“Kieh!”

A zombie that roars as if it were spitting out pain with its normal mouth.

“Eh eh eh!”

However, unlike that roar, the zombie’s body rocked violently like a boat meeting a storm.

Unlike the hand that desperately reaches out to me, the legs that cannot move forward.

I checked it properly and turned my head.

…

Unlike the loud roar in front, the sticky silence.

I smiled lightly at Park Hyo-eun with her mouth wide open and Cha Seol-hee with her eyes wide open.

It’s not as violent a reaction as I thought.

“What are you doing?”

Park Hyo-eun twitched his shoulder as if she came to her senses at my question.

“Kieh!”

I gestured at the zombie dragging her body trying to get closer to me.

“Tutorial.”

The uvula of a guy who swallows too much saliva at short words.

Took-!

I came back to my seat, deliberately bumping my shoulders as if to urge the one who was stuck in place like a stone statue.

“Kieh!”

Seeing me getting further away, he makes the right choice like instinct.

A zombie that drags its body to the closest opponent, not to me who is farther away.

He let out a roar and whispered as he looked at the zombie reaching out anxiously to Park Hyo-eun.

“It’s the first time…”

Cha Seol-hee, who will of course listen to my murmurs.

She smiled lightly, chewing on the initial immaturity she had said.

Profit- Profit- Profit-

The sound of dragging on the library floor and the distance approaching like slugs.

As if it was unbearable, Park Hyo-eun hesitated and stepped back from her.

“First, second, what matters? It’s just a piece of flesh that zombies always want to eat like mad.”

Look.

I whispered as I looked at the scene unfolding in front of her as if to urge her.

Cha Seol-hee just listened to me with her mouth shut.

I made eye contact with her clear eyes and smiled.

“Even if I turn it into a happening, there is no end scarier than this moment for that bastard.”

From a distance, zombies crawling ugly like people doing slapstick.

And Park Hyo-eun backsliding in fear at the sight of the zombie approaching.

“Even though he smiled at the tiger he saw on video and said he was cute, his body stiffened at the ferocious bastard he met on the street growling at him.”

Even if it’s not Park Hyo-eun, everyone is like that.

“Thoughts and reality are very different. No, it’s not different, it’s wrong. Thoughts and reality are very different.”

Problem here.

Cha Seol-hee is quietly looking at me even with a light tone that doesn’t fit the situation at all.

A smile naturally leaks out at a completely different look from the way he always confidently answered my words.

“Will my body, which was hardened by the bastard yesterday, harden or not harden when I see the bastard tomorrow?”
“Kieh!”

A bizarre chase that came close to the search team.

A tortoise dragging its body and somehow trying to get its prey, and a rabbit that could jump at any time but forgot about it.

I glanced at Park Hyo-eun from the back and whispered to Cha Seol-hee.

“And if the dog is a zombie, how will you control that hard body, Bsulhee student?”
“…”
“Why? You have to scream for more money. If that doesn’t work, you should seduce him with that attractive offer.”

Cha Seol-hee, who keeps her mouth shut and does not avoid my eyes despite my sarcasm.

“I wonder if that asshole can hear that right now.”

Even now, I see Park Hyo-eun, who continues to walk backwards at her, and I smile at her face.

“The second problem here. Then, what would be an appropriate way to control that asshole, student Cha Seol-hee?”

I finished my words and walked towards Park Hyo-eun.

A speed similar to that of the zombies chasing him.

Chin-!

In the end, the metal pipe I am stretching touches the back of Park Hyo-eun, who was stepping back.

Park Hyo-eun turns her head like a flash at a sudden obstacle to check her back.

I slowly approached him and whispered the answer to the question.

As soon as my whispers ended, I finally stopped walking backwards.

Took-!

Park Hyo-eun’s body shuddered as the metal pipe stabbed her back more deeply as if urging her.

“Uh, aaaaa!”

Then Park Hyo-eun ran screaming as if screaming.

Poo-! Poo-! Poo-!

He hit the zombies dragging themselves on the floor with the monkey wrench nonstop.

“What is the correct answer, Seolhee Cha?”
“… He must have said he would die.”

Cha Seol-hee quietly submits the answer sheet at my urging.

Looking at the answer sheet, I smiled lightly.

“Answer.”

I murmured, moving closer to her face as if my noses were touching.

“I said that if I don’t kill that zombie now, Park Hyo-eun will die.”

Park Hyo-eun is now.

Not because of your money, not because of your body.

“You’re just summoning up the courage you couldn’t even show up in my threats.”
“Aaaaa!”

A very desperate courage heard from behind us.

I whispered to her, listening to her blows as she restlessly slapped her zombie head.

“Then here is the third problem.”

Now this.

“Is it a threat or not?”