Chapter 106 – The Mysterious Church (2)

“By the way, is it true that there are people here?”
“Perhaps..?”

There was definitely someone who greeted us at the entrance, but it’s so quiet even though we’re walking around inside the church.
As if seeing an abandoned building that is common in this world.
Of course, it’s too clean to be called an abandoned building.

“That is the chapel. It will probably be over there.”
“Have you ever been here?”
“Yes, I saw her mother and her brother along with her a few times before the zombies appeared.”

After Min Jin-ah opened the door to the chapel and went inside, the church I knew unfolded.
There are many people sitting on long wooden chairs with their hands clasped and their heads bowed as if in prayer.
It seems that there are over 100 people even if they can’t.

“It’s not particularly threatening, is it? They are not interested in us.”
“Iknow, right…”

Even before entering the church, I expected that an urgent situation would arise with my appearance as an uninvited guest, but the people here show no interest in Min Jin-ah’s appearance, let alone me, to the extent that such thoughts are overshadowed.
He just kept clasping his hands together and muttering something with his head bowed.

“Find out where your mother and her brother are. I’ll be resting here for a while.”
“Am I alone?”
“I don’t know what your mother and brother look like.”
“… It’s scary… Can’t you come with me?”
“I will be sitting here. I’ll help you right away if something happens, so don’t worry and just look for it.”
“Yes…”

I knocked down two guys who tried to close the door at the entrance, but I’m not crazy enough to randomly kill people who didn’t do me any harm.
At least I have to swear at them to get angry and kill them. The people here just don’t show any interest in the existence of me, so there’s nothing I can do about it.
No, nothing to do
Just as planned, I just have to go outside to find Min Jin-ah’s mother and her younger brother.

Dump-

“Hmm… “

Even if I sit in an empty chair and glance at the side, the person sitting right next to me really doesn’t show any interest in me.
If I had studied with such concentration, I would have gone to Harvard.
Well, he could be a real Harvard student.
What are you muttering anyway?
In response to her sudden curiosity, she pushed her buttocks aside and approached the praying person.

“Thank you for letting us live like this, who had no choice but to die because of our sins. We thank you for accepting us as your holy people under the guidance of the religious leader whom you have personally chosen. Lord, there are still brothers and sisters in our family who have not received the Lord and are living in sin. At this time, we pray with one heart, so that all the families of our members may receive the Lord and survive in the world that has turned into hell under the guidance of the pastor.”
“What bullshit?”
“… “

The person next to me, who hadn’t really shown any interest in me because of my inadvertently protruding inner thoughts, and more than 10 people around me turned their heads and glanced at me.

“Oh, sorry. Do whatever you used to do. Long live the Lord.”
“… “

It’s just bullshit from my point of view, who don’t believe in any religion or god, but it can be a force that allows these people to live in a world that has turned into hell, so I can’t ignore it because my values ​​and ideologies are different.
Of course, this is a rational idea, and it looks like crazy people who believe in a god that doesn’t exist in my eyes now.
Anyway, I guess I found it now.

“Mom, wake up! Hey! Wake up, too!”
“Jinah! Lower your voice!”
“Sister quickly, sit down and pray! It’s time for the teacher to come soon!”
“I’m really going crazy..! There is no such thing as God! Would the world be like this if there were?!”

Yes, that’s it.
If there really was a God, he wouldn’t have made the world this way.
So, there is no such thing as God.
So, instead of gathering like this to pray, they had to sleep or hunt.
Because the only thing that protects you is yourself.
However, the atmosphere is moving strangely.
At Min Jin-ah’s cry, countless people who were praying for her raise her head, which had been bowed down, and stare at Min-jin-ah.
A few people stand up from their seats and are glaring at Min Jin-ah with the momentum to rush right now.

“Sorry, brothers and sisters. It is because my child has not yet received the Lord, so please understand.”
“Sorry! Sorry!”

Instead of Min Jin-ah, her mother and younger brother jump up from their seats and apologize to the angry people.
I’m not crazy enough to not recognize my family.
Like Min Jin-ah said, she wasn’t brainwashed with the power of her characteristics, but did she really believe in the fictional god of the Lord and keep her daughter-in-law and her sister apart?
If that’s the case, that’s their choice too, so I can’t force them to do it.
The promise I made was to rescue my mother and her brother from being forcibly held here, not to force anyone out here voluntarily.

Clap!
Jerk-jerk-jerk-

What else is that?
One of the two doors on either side opens, not the chapel door I entered, and a person wearing the same white cloth as the two I knocked down at the entrance enters the chapel and walks up the podium.
Could it be that this guy is a teacher?

“The headmaster is entering.”
“I was fooled… “

The one who pretended to be the leader turned and bowed down the way he came, and the real leader appeared through the still open door.
Are you younger than you think?
I thought of a middle-aged man in his 40s to 60s because he is a religious leader, but the guy who slowly walks up to the podium and sits on a chair that looks like a pope would be in his early 30s.
Maybe in their mid to late 20s, about the same age as me.

“Ohhh..!!”
“Master… “
“Amen… “

With the appearance of the leader, the atmosphere in the chapel, which had been cluttered by Min Jin-ah, became calm again, and everyone sat down and bowed their heads in the direction of the leader.
And the voice of the priest flowing out.

“Today is a very dangerous day. A very dangerous day when a being with great power chokes us.”

Oh~ I don’t think it’s completely pseudo?
Do you know that I’m coming?
No, did you find the victims at the entrance?

“But not you.”
“… “

What?
Those two eyes are looking straight at me.
He makes eye contact with me and speaks.

Swoop-

I stood up and picked up the bone knife that was leaning against the chair.
Because something made me feel very uncomfortable.

“Don’t rush. Because today you are the savior who will save us.”
“What bullshit?”

I feel the eyes of everyone in the chapel turn to me as I come out of the aisle between the chairs and walk towards the podium.
And ten people, including the first person who pretended to be the leader, covered in white cloth, blocked the platform between me and the leader.

“Elders, get out of the way. Nothing happens to me today.”
“Yes, teacher.”

Without a moment’s hesitation or question, I passed between the elders who stepped aside and jumped up onto the podium.
Even so, the people gathered in the chapel, as well as the elders behind his back, did not budge.
As if they absolutely trusted the headmaster’s words that nothing would happen.

“Put down the knife.”
“Nope? I feel bad for some reason. Especially when you’re still sitting there cheekily. I am not such a nice person.”
“No. That is not it.”
“… What?”
“I don’t want to admit it. The existence of me who was chosen by God. Me, a different being from you who lives blindly believing in your own strength.”
“I really don’t know what bullshit you are talking about. Anyway, I’m not the type to kill people for no reason, but I just have to kill you. I feel so bad.”
“Heh..”

Laughter that bursts out in an instant.
This baby makes you feel bad.

“Smile? Do you think I can’t kill you?”
“Yes. Today I will not die at your hands.”
“I see. Then let’s check it out.”

Swoop-

Opening my arms, I removed the bone knife from the leader’s neck and lightly swung it toward his neck again.

Shahah!!!

The pontiff disappeared with a sharp sound cutting through the air.
No, when I looked around, everyone in the chapel had disappeared.
I didn’t even blink an eye, in an instant.

“What’s this… “

Jerk- jerk-
Swish- Swish-
Kwak!!
Damn!!

Left alone in the chapel, I blink, rub, pinch, and slap my cheeks, but I can’t see anyone.
Even Min Jin-ah, who came into the chapel with me.
The pinched cheek and the slapped cheek hurt…
What the hell happened?
Was I dreaming now? No, are you cheating?
Then where did the dream come from?

“Ah, it’s the head..!”

Whether it’s because of confusion or for some other reason, you get a sudden, excruciating headache.

“Cadet..!! My head hurts to death, but what is that again..!”
“Aaaaa!!!!”

A scream that filled the chapel, hitting the eardrums.
And this eerie, eerie feeling.

“Why is that here right now..!!”

Tadadadak!!

A mutant with a slightly different appearance, but with sharp bones protruding from her hands, runs towards me.
Fuck…

***

‘It’s there too. Someone with the same characteristics as me. If that person has the same traits as mine, I can evolve my traits. Then I’ll be able to treat her brother’s face.’

Kwon Joo-hyeok, who jumped out of the shelter at Ye-ri Cho’s words, ran and ran while looking at the map he bought at the store.
Killing five Plaza people who were still locked in the cellar undistributed.

“I’m going to curse at Ha Jin, but… But since it’s for Juha, you’ll understand. And I will definitely protect Juha with my own strength this time!”

Tadadadak!!
Poop!!!

Kwon Joo-hyeok, who was running away muttering to himself, was suddenly hit by a fist protruding from an alleyway.
The population is not large, but among the monsters that have appeared so far, it is the strongest monster excluding mutants.
Ashy-skinned and covered in smooth, shiny muscles, Goon is a monster that wields ruthless violence with two fists and two feet, as the name means gangster.
Kwon Joo-hyeok was hit defenselessly by the fist of a monster that was estimated to have more than 20 stats in both strength and agility not too long ago.

Tuduk! Tuduk! Tuduk! Wow Chang Chang Chang!!!

Kwon Ju-hyeok, who was flying over the road like a water swallow, broke the show window and disappeared into the building.

“Fuck, I was surprised!!”
“… “

Bujeok! Bujeok! Bujeok!

Unlike the other monsters, the taciturn Goon stood up while staring at Joo-Hyuk Kwon, who came out stepping on broken glass.
Before being injured by Yoon Chae-Won, Kwon Joo-Hyuk’s stats were 24 Strength, 18 Agility, and 16 Stamina.
Except for his strength, he had an agility stat that made it difficult to follow the army’s movements, and a stamina stat that was too low to withstand the army’s attacks.
Attributes also had no attributes related to agility.
However, Kwon Joo-hyuk blew away the army through a counterattack in a normal state even though he was now under a surprise attack.

『Name: Kwon Joo-hyuk (27)
Height: 173 cm Weight: 74 kg
Traits: Charge (D), Fast Movement (D), Strength (C), Solid Shield (B)
Coins: 12
[Strength Lv.24] [Agility Lv.19] [Stamina Lv.18] [Luck Lv.10]』

Fast movement, which is the spoils obtained through the victory of the one-on-one match at the time when Yoon Chae-won ambush the shelter with his men, the physical strength and solid shield that he acquired and evolved while killing four people in it.
And even a little bit of stats raised with the coins I had and the coins I acquired while coming here.
Although somewhat selfish, Kwon Joo-hyeok, who monopolized the characteristics that the five people should share, has the strength to fight against the military, although he is still lacking.
No, rather than lacking, he has the power to fight back in ignorant ways.

Wheeik!!
Whoops!!

Goon’s fist and Kwon Joo-hyuk’s Battle X flying towards each other.

Poop!!!
Pooh!!!

Even though his face turned to the side as his fist touched his cheek, Kwon Joo-hyeok did not miss the image of the soldier with the Battle X stuck in his left shoulder with his eyes turned sideways.

“Dulgwi station!”

Even though he couldn’t pronounce it properly because of his distorted cheeks, the will to use the attribute took precedence over the words that came out of his mouth anyway, so the power of the D-class attribute charge was exerted and Kwon Joo-hyuk’s shoulder rammed into the military’s chest.
Of course, the goon’s left knee was also stuck in Kwon Ju-hyuk’s stomach.

“Chehehe..!!”

Kwon Joo-hyeok, who hit the chest with his breath and collapsed on the floor together, scratched the floor with his right hand holding the Battle X while clenching his teeth without a chance to breathe again.

That’s it!!!

The road was scratched by the sharp ax blade, and Goon, who bounced up while lying down and sent the swinging Battle X down his body, turned around as soon as he landed on the floor and punched Kwon Joo-hyuk in the face.

Poop!!!

“Keuk..!! It hurts!!!!”

Kwon Joo-hyeok, who accurately received the Goon’s fist with his forehead with the power of a solid shield that raised defense by 40%, grabbed the Goon’s back of the head with his outstretched left hand and slammed it down on the road.

Kwajik!!!

Kwon Joo-hyeok, who was able to control his body with a proper blow to the military with the strength of his characteristic strength added to his strength stat of 24, lifted the Battle X with all his might and struck it down.

Wow!!!!

Kwon Joo-hyeok, who pulled out the Battle X that accurately split the vertebrae and cut the soldier in two, took a deep breath and started running again. After a while, he arrived near the church that Ye-ri Cho had told him about.
And what Kwon Joo-hyeok witnessed there made him stop in his steps and at the same time brought out a stupid expression.
Because it was a truly absurd and strange sight.

“This monster bastard doesn’t look dirty!! Search, search, search!!!”

Shaak!! Shahah!!!
Whiik!!!
Coo!! Wow Chang Chang!!!!

Ha Jin is swinging a bone knife in the air as if fighting someone, punching down a car with his fist, kicking it and breaking it.
And at the feet of Ha-jin, who was performing a live show alone on her street, a mutant, which was the first time Kwon Ju-hyuk had ever seen in person, was lying down as a cold corpse.

“… Why is he doing that over there? Are you crazy at last?”