Chapter 40 – What Are You!

I’ve never seen a zombie spawning ground before.
Even so, I can be sure that this place is a spawning ground for zombies.
This is because the elongated oval cocoon, just the size of a zombie, is attached to the floor, walls, and ceiling.
But is it a bit like a cocoon?
The cocoon I know reminds me of something soft like thread or cotton, but the cocoons I see now look like shiny skin covered with phlegm to the point of being sticky and slippery.
It is also the skin with the disgusting veins protruding.
Ah, now is not the time to be looking around like this.

“Go in!”
“Me, over there?”
“What are you asking?!”
“Wow!!!”

I pulled the collar of Min-seo, who was making a violent expression of disapproval, and threw it into the hallway, and I also threw Kwon Ju-ha next to him.
And when he tried to close the door, Kwon Joo-hyeok screamed and flew himself into the hallway.

Thud!!
Bang bang bang!!!

As soon as the hallway door closes, the zombies knock on the door.
Probably this door won’t last long.
That’s why you need to get out of the emergency stairs on the other side as quickly as possible.
Of course, if it’s full of zombies, I’ll have to use another method, but for now, going there is my top priority.
But what are you all doing stupidly?

“What are you doing not going?! Minseo Kim! Do you want to make people feel frustrated too?!”
“Oh, brother… “
“Your brother and Nabal are running fast… “

I’m trying to move forward past the three people sitting stupidly…
Fuck, I feel like shit.
The feeling of the cocoon on my hands and arms is so dirty that it is hard to describe in words.
Is it the feeling of a sticky, slippery tongue licking my body?
It doesn’t feel like a woman’s tongue, but the expression that it’s dirtier than the feeling of a cow licking my body with thick saliva is probably similar.
Of course, unlike this feeling, there was something else that caught the three of them.

“Fuck, I packed a lot…”

The front door, which should be positioned between the walls, is collapsed on the floor and covered under a cocoon, and the hallway and the open house are also full of cocoons that are presumed to be zombie eggs.
There are probably hundreds of zombie eggs on this floor alone, but if you look at this entire apartment, there must be a terribly large number of eggs waiting to hatch.
But something like this is fine.
Because getting out of here is the most important thing.

Cheok-
Jjeook-

Me and the three people following me began to walk forward, pushing aside the cocoons hanging down from the ceiling with my hands.
But at that moment.

“Wow!!!”
“Kyaaak!!!”
“Wow!!!”

Damn, surprise!
Three screams erupted from behind my back.

“What?! What?!!”
“I, I, there… “
“I-I… “
“Uh… Uhh… “

I can feel my eyes slowly turning on as I see the three people sitting on the floor, staring at the same place and stuttering.
Their gaze is directed right over my right shoulder.

Gulp!

Dry spittle ran down my throat with the illusion of being played with BGM from a horror movie, and I very slowly turned my head to check behind me where the eyes of the three were facing.

Doo!!

Doo-dung is a sound effect suitable for this situation, and I didn’t really hear that sound.
Fuck what else am I saying
The one over my right shoulder was one of the many cocoons that were attached here and there, and the slight difference from the other cocoons was that the outer skin was so thin that you could see the inside, and that there was a person inside.

“Sah, it’s a person!”
“I saw it too.”
“I have to save you!”
“Aren’t you already behind?”
“Why are people doing that… “
“Aren’t they me?”

After answering the words of Minseo, Kwon Jooha, and Kwon Joohyeok, who jumped out one by one, I snatched the knife from Minseo’s hand and split the cocoon containing the person into long strips.

Tuwook-

A person who falls helplessly to the ground.

“Sah, are you alive..?”

Back-
Flinch!

“Kyaaak!!”

Minseo, who pricked the person with her outstretched toe, screamed in surprise at the flinching body, crawled across the floor, picked up the person covered in sticky liquid, and shouted.

“Hey! Come to your senses! Hey!!”
“Lord, he’s dead.. Juha..”
“… “

As Kwon Joo-hyuk said, this person is already dead.
It’s hard to scientifically explain why Minseo’s body trembled when her toes touched it, but I’m not familiar with science.
A smart person would know why there was such a reaction.
By the way, are you saying that all these innumerable eggs contain people?
Are people really turning into zombies?

Chow!!!

I split the cocoon on the side vertically.

Tuwook-

“Big uh… “
“I am not a person.”

Pooh!!

Unlike the dead, I stabbed the zombie’s head as it fell to the ground and split another cocoon.
This time, it is a real zombie who falls inside the cocoon.

“Oh, brother..! What are you going to do with people inside?!”
“Is this a person? It’s a zombie.”
“But..”
“And it’s already been followed. Can’t you see?”
“There might still be people alive.”
“They’re the ones to search for anyway, so what’s the difference if I kill them? Stop talking nonsense and stand up and stab them all to death.”
“Yes..? Why..?”
“Give me these coins.”

Before killing the zombie that fell from the cocoon, I opened the information window and checked the coin change.
And I confirmed that exactly 7 coins went up.
What if you kill all the eggs here?
Even assuming 1,000, it is 7,000 coins.
Damn, this was a windfall?
Of course, I don’t have time to leisurely accumulate coins because I don’t know when that thumping emergency stairway door will break and zombies will pour in.

Poop!!!
Hook!!
Pooh!!
Remembrance!!

Not only me wielding a mace, but also Minseo, Kwon Joo-ha, and Kwon Joo-hyeok each wielded their own weapons to take out and kill zombies in eggs, or pierce the eggs at once and kill zombies in eggs.
Except for the cocoon containing the person I saw a moment ago, no one else was found.
Maybe he’s an odd case, and most of the cocoons seem to be just plain zombie eggs.
What the hell did you do with the zombie theme to make people like that?
Fuck, I can’t predict what the hell is going on or what’s going to happen.
By the way, is it not possible to escape through the emergency stairs?

Thump thump thump!!!

I arrived at the emergency stairs on the other side, but here too, zombies are knocking hard on the door.

“What do I do now..?”
“… “

Now there are only two ways to escape this apartment.
One is to use the elevator shaft that opens all the way to the bottom, or if you don’t like that, go down through the window.

“A car, a window? This is the 20th floor, oppa!”
“How are you going to get out the window… “
“Well, just waiting for the zombies to disperse… “
“I told you not to vomit, so these guys only vomit all day. Then fuck, did you guys stay here by yourself!”
“… “
“… “
“… “

I passed by the three people who were silent at my words and entered the house with the open front door.
Then, the three people who came in after me began stabbing, splitting, and taking pictures of the cocoon inside the house, stealing my coins, and after completing the primary task, I firmly blocked the space at the front door that was pierced with heavy furniture such as a refrigerator and a sofa.
After that, go out to the veranda, check the height from the ground, open the store, start shopping, glance at the otaku and say a word, and you’re done.
Even if I do the shopping, he will pay for it.

“Hey, otaku. Buy a rope. The longest one.”
“… “
“No? Would you like to just bungee?”
“Oh no! I will buy it right now!”

While Joo-hyeok Kwon was buying ropes at the store, I tore off one of the doors and brought it into the living room, then wrapped the rope Ju-hyeok Kwon bought around the door and tied it tightly.
Then, grabbing the rope and coming out to the veranda, I closed the window that was not properly closed due to the rope getting stuck, and then put the line through the bars of the veranda railing.
Now, the primary safety device will be the spacious living room window, and even if it cannot withstand the weight and falls off, the veranda railing will serve as a secondary safety device.

“I will tie it myself.”
“I-do I go down first?”

As I was tying the rope that I had thrown through the railing up to the top of the railing and tying it around Kwon Ju-hyeok’s waist, I replied as if it were natural.

“Uh. You don’t have to make sure it’s safe.”
“I did that myself..”
“Are you dissatisfied?”
“… “

This time, the complaint is quite big, so he doesn’t answer.
Well, that doesn’t change anything.

Kwak!!!

Finally, using my level 8 muscle strength, I tightened the knot, got up, grabbed Kwon Joo-hyuk’s shoulders, and turned him to the outside.

“Now try jumping.”
“… Are you really just running like this?”
“Do you want to shout 3 seconds forward?”
“… “

Instead of shouting, Kwon Joo-hyeok turns his head and looks at me with resentful eyes.
Yes, this is a bit irresponsible even if I think about it.
It’s because you just tie a rope around your waist and jump on a bungee without a line that absorbs the body’s shock like a bungee rope or a separate shock absorber.

“Brother… “
“Juha… “

Kwon’s brother and sister look at each other with sorrowful eyes.
But not this time.

“Aren’t you going to play for me?”
“… “
“… “

Joo-Ha Kwon doesn’t answer and Joo-Hyuk Kwon stares at her.
And after a short silence, Kwon Ju-ha’s voice came out very quietly.

“Oh, I have a fear of heights… “

Are high places scarier than zombies?
Well, maybe.
Because different people have different fears.

“Okay then, it’s time to run. Good luck.”
“Am I really just jumping like this?! This is just running to death!”
“Don’t worry. The rope is short, so it doesn’t reach the floor.”
“That’s not the problem!”
“Eh… Well, let me explain. Stand outside the railing, jump down slightly, and grab onto the railing downstairs. It goes down even further like that. How is it? Isn’t it simple?”
“… “

There is nothing difficult.
Anyone with arm strength to support their weight and a little quickness can do it.
Even if he couldn’t hold onto the railing and kept falling, the two safety devices would hold Kwon Joo-hyuk’s body.
Of course, this is just a joke.
No matter how crazy I am, I’m not crazy enough to tie a rope like this and tell him to run a bungee.
No, not that stupid.

Whiiying-!!!

The wind blows harder today.

Rattling-

Kwon Joo-hyeok’s hands and feet tremble as he clings to the railing outside, not inside the veranda.
This kid looks really creepy.

“Let go of your hand.”
“Brother! Trust us!”
“You can let go! I’ll hold you tight!”
“I really can’t miss it… “

Puck!!

In the end, I couldn’t stand it anymore, so I raised my hand and struck Kwon Joo-hyeok’s armpit.

“Cheuk!!”
“Brother!!!”

Kwon Joo-hyeok, who loses the railing he was holding on to, lies down in the air as if he were lying on his back, Kwon Joo-ha screams, and Min-seo pulls the taut rope with all his might.

Kwak!!

“Catch Juha too!”
“Okay, got it!”
“Eh… Are you making a fuss about how heavy that piglet is?”

It is only a piece of meat weighing only 88 kg.
There is no need for two people to hold it like that, and even if one person catches it, it can withstand enough.
Even Minseo, who has the weakest strength, has 5 levels of strength.
So instead of grabbing that rope, I’m casually looking down.

“Ugh, ugh!!”

Snap!!

“Ugh..!”
“It’s heavy..!”

Does it feel heavy even though two people with level 5 and 6 strength are holding it?
Joo-Hyuk Kwon, who is hanging in the air, makes a fuss and struggles to grab hold of the taut rope.

“Hey, otaku. Stay still. If you struggle, you might miss the line.”
“Ah yes! I won’t even budge!! So please miss… “
“Think of lowering it by 30 cm, and relax your hands a little.”

Ignoring Kwon Joo-hyeok’s cry from below, I gave instructions to Min-seo and Kwon Ju-ha, who were holding the rope.
OK…

Whirly Rick!!
Snap!!!
Kwak!!!

“Ah… “

Kwon Joo-hyeok, wide-eyed while hanging on to the rope, and I, who hurriedly stretched out my right hand and grabbed the unraveling rope, looked at the two women, who let go of 80cm instead of 30cm, and cried out.

“What are you doing?!”
“I’m sorry…”
“I relaxed my hand and suddenly the rope…”
“Should have just loosened up a bit! Swoop- Do it! What you guys just did was just drop a line!”
“… “
“… Is my brother okay..?”
“Shut up and grab the rope.”
“Yes… “

That’s why I sent that Otagu down first.
How could I trust these bitches and entrust myself to them?
And the biggest reason I sent that otaku down first was to make sure the knot I tied was safe, and with this, the stability was confirmed.
It is tied very tightly.
I sent Joo-hyeok Kwon down from the 20th floor to the 17th floor at once, and while he held on to the railing, I retrieved the loose rope and tied Min-seo and Joo-ha Kwon down at the same time to send them down.

“What the fuck… It’s heavy…!”

After grasping the rope wrapped around his back with both hands on either side, he loosened the rope little by little and sent it safely down to the veranda railing where Kwon Ju-hyuk was hanging.
Now it’s my turn.

“Brother!! Be careful and come down!!”
“Be careful!!”
“BE CAREFUL!!!”
“Under… “

I let out a sigh when I heard the shouts of the three people from below.

“Why am I cleaning their assholes? Uh…”

Shaking my head, I tied the rope tightly around my waist, and just in time, the furniture blocking the front door came crashing down and zombies began to rush into the house.

“Keah!!”
“Aaah!!”
“Keah!!”
“Goodbye. If you will follow me, I will follow you.”

I went outside the railing and, as I had told Kwon Ju-hyeok, I fell down and grabbed the handrail on the lower floor.

Snap!!

Then zombies poured down like rain from above.
Now the veranda door is broken and the primary safety device is gone.
But how many of them are there?

“Aaah… “
“Nice… “
“Ahh… “

Zombies fall straight to the ground with a scream that recedes.
Even if I can’t do it, I’ll do 50.
If I go down with the zombies and get caught, I could end up like that, so while watching the zombies bungee jumping without a rope, sticking close to the veranda railing, I took advantage of the moment the zombies stopped falling to go down one floor. Went down to

“Wow.. He looks like Tom Cruise!”
“Slap Jackie Chan!”
“Amazing… “

It’s not that difficult, but no fuss.
Shrugging my shoulders a little at the sound coming from directly below, I try to go down one more floor…

“Fuck, what is that?!”

Something is running towards me through the closed veranda window.
It’s not a person turned into a zombie, nor is it a real zombie.
A guy with a slightly bigger and harder-looking physique is running towards me.
I hurriedly let go of the railing I was holding on to and tried to go down…

Wow Changchang!!!
Snap!
Woe!!!

The hand that broke the veranda window grabbed my collar and pulled me inside.

“OMG… “

Tuduk! Took! Took! Took!!!

My body, flying through the air and rolling on the living room floor, was pulled to a halt by the taut rope, and before I could get my posture right, my foot was swung toward my face as I collapsed on the side.

Poop!!!

“Kuk..!!!”

I barely covered my face with my arms to block the kick, but my body, which was spinning and sliding backwards like a top, came to a stop when it hit the wall, and at the same time my fist fell.
What the hell is this bastard!!!

Coo!!!