Chapter 44 – Shelter (2)

“No!!!!”
“No?”

I looked around at the cry of her aunt, who did not know if something was wrong.
No one died and no one was injured.
I don’t really have anything to shout about…

“No… No… “

Dump-

An old woman hurriedly ran over and knelt down on the floor filled with the blood of the monster I had killed, stretching out her trembling hands.
What is this lady…
It’s a situation I don’t understand at all.
The pitiful look in her eyes for the loss of even her family and the outstretched trembling hands were the corpses of the monsters I had just killed.

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

“Drop the gun and put your hand over her head!”
“If you do not comply, I will open fire!”
“Because these crazy bastards saved me…!”

Like this lady, is she crazy in pairs with the military bastards?
Instead of saying thank you, do you point the gun at me?

“Brother.. Listen first..”
“What did I do wrong?!”
“It’s missing pages.”
“… “

As Minseo said, the page number is attached.
They say there are Min-seo and Kwon Ju-ha, but I am alone with a gun, and there are nine soldiers with guns.
No matter how fast I pull the trigger, one or two people can make a beehive, but eventually my body becomes a beehive.
Fuck… It’s not fucking right with me here.
The moment I was about to put the gun in my hand down on the ground, Captain Kim Hyun-joon, who was with me in the helicopter, appeared from behind the soldiers who were pointing guns at me.

“In the shelter, everyone except authorized soldiers is prohibited from carrying firearms.”
“So you’re trying to put it down now.”
“Brother, I just talked to you…”
“Whatever.”

Widely!

He set the rifle down roughly on the floor.
And there is no need to be more polite here.
‘Cause I’m on my way
I feel like I’ve only been here for about an hour, but the rules and regulations that bind me are choking me.
I just have to stay around here and survive on my own.
If a monster comes out that I can’t handle, which I’m still worried about… They’ll be close anyway, so you can leave it to them.
The biggest problem is that clever bitch…

“Hey, Minseo Kim.”
“Yes?”
“Will you follow me when I leave here?”
“… “
“No?”
“It’s not that I hate it… Can’t we just stay here?”
“No. Stuffy.”
“Cheese… I want to be here…”
“It’s done. Follow me if you’re going.”
“Kko, don’t move!!”
“If it moves, shoot!!”
“Everyone lower your guns.”

Thanks to Captain Kim Hyeon-jun, who lowered the muzzle of the soldiers again, I moved more confidently, and the soldiers who lowered the muzzle split in half and opened the way.

Come on!!
Come on!!
Clap! Clap! Clap!

“Are you okay?!”
“Are you all okay?!”
“It varies.”

This time more than ten soldiers appeared and blocked the hallway, again pointing their guns at me.
No, the only thing I did was to save people who were almost lost, so why are they all pointing guns at me?!
Annoyed, I turned my head and looked at Captain Kim Hyeon-jun, and the captain gestured at the soldiers as if to lower their guns and then came towards me.

“Mr. Kang Ha-jin.”
“Why?”
“… “
“Hey, let’s just relax. American style.”
“Anyway. Then ask me one thing.”
“What?”
“What trait did you get?”

What kind of bullshit is this again?
What did I get a trait for… Eh?
Another exclamation mark flashes in the lower right corner of my field of vision.
Did you get real traits?

[Acquire Trait, Strong Muscle (E).]
[Duplicate attributes evolve.]
[Acquire the characteristic, Steel Muscle (D).]

What? Do overlapping traits evolve?
Is it possible to acquire high-level attributes in this way?
Awesome, this is great information.

『Steel Muscle (D) – Strength +10%, Defense +10%』

Increased strength and defense…

“Heh heh… “

I can’t stand the laughter that leaks out.
I don’t want to tell you this information that maybe only I know… Wait for a sec!
Isn’t this the time when I’m liking you?
If you ask me what traits I got, it means that I know that the monster I killed had traits.
That means they won’t just let me get my traits and get out of here.
Because there is no need to kill the dog.
They’re probably trying to kill me to take away my traits.

Swoop-
Snap!

My left hand, which was slowly raised, grabbed Captain Kim Hyeon-jun’s shoulder.
Whether they believed Kim Hyun-jun or decided that it was okay so far, the other soldiers didn’t take any action…

Shhh!!

Kim Hyun-jun, with his eyes widening at the moment, stretched out his left hand instead of the right shoulder, and I raised my right hand, struck off the approaching left hand, and pushed Kim Hyun-jun’s shoulder hard with the palm of my hand.

Puck!!
Fire!!

Pulling my left shoulder and my left hand holding my right shoulder, I quickly turned Kim Hyeon-jun to my shield, and I quickly lowered my right hand that pushed my chest down, drawing a pistol from the holster hanging from my waist.

Clap-

The gun that touched Kim Hyeon-jun’s forehead and the gun of the soldiers being lifted toward me all at once.

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

“Brother!!”
“Captain!!”
“Drop the gun, you bastard!!!”
“Count to three. If you don’t put that gun down, you’ll get a hole in your head right away.”
“Do you think a hole will be drilled in this bastard’s head first?”
“… “

Unlike the soldiers who make a fuss, Kim Hyun-joon is calm and his eyes are shining.
He’s pretty calm even with the muzzle on his head.
Well, the special brigade? Being in a place like that, of course you must have a lot of guts.
Or do you believe in something else?

“You got it. I thought I would do something, but I didn’t expect to be held hostage like this.”
“Now that you know it, look at the idiots and tell them to lower their guns.”
“I’m sorry, but that’s not possible.”
“Will you die?”
“Then you will die too. Didn’t you hold me hostage because you didn’t want to die?”
“… “

Yes, taking someone hostage is because you want to live.
He sees it right through, and that’s why I’m still at a disadvantage even though I’ve taken him hostage.
Shit…

“What do you want?”
“Isn’t that the question I should be asking?”
“Getting out of here safely.”
“No.”
“The reason is? Because of the traits you got from killing that monster?”
“No, because I have the power to kill a monster like that by myself. We need your strength. We hope you will stay and give us strength.”

Hyunjun Kim’s proposal may be the best option for me.
Of course, if this limitation is true and not false.

“How can I believe you? If it were me, I wouldn’t believe in a bastard with a gun pointed at my head and join forces.”
“Because it happened because of a small misunderstanding. I’m not that small.”
“… Neither am I.”
“Really?”
“You be quiet.”

As soon as Min-seo calmed her intruding mind, the lady who was kneeling in front of the dead monster’s body raised her body and approached me. Grabbed a handgun.
Are you really fearless? Or are you saying it doesn’t matter if Kim Hyun-joon dies?

“Did I? It’s a world where you can be forgiven as long as you’re strong. So I’ll forgive you for killing my precious test subject, so put down this gun and follow me. It will make you want to stay here.”
“Go with me. Seeing it will change your mind.”
“… “
“Let’s go.”

Min-seo, who sneakily encourages me, and Kim Hyeon-joon and Ajumma, who turn around and start walking without regret to the point that I feel ashamed of the pistol in my hand.

“Eh… I don’t know.”

I also turned around and started walking after the two, and Minseo and Kwon Juha quickly came to my side and started walking together.
And to show that I am a big man, I put a pistol in the arms of a soldier on the way.

“Brother.”
“Why?”
“Did you give me a pistol to look like a big crowd? Don’t do that It seems more like a small person to care about such things.”
“Quiet.”
“Yes~”
“… “

I want to hit Min-seo’s head with a smile, but if I get angry here, it’s like admitting that I’m a small person, so I couldn’t bring myself to act.
Anyway, seeing that I care about things like this, I must be a small person.
But what are you trying to show?
Without knowing where our destination was, we walked with a lady and Kim Hyeon-joon in front of us, and soldiers following us, and we encountered something very ordinary but not ordinary.
People playing soccer on the playground, people playing basketball on the basketball court, people playing tennis on the tennis court, families with children taking a walk, and couples spending time alone in the warm sunlight.
And…

“What the hell… “
“Wow… “
“… “

In a large lobby inside a large building, people sitting on sofas and chairs placed here and there are watching a movie on a large TV.
Like it’s so natural.
And on one side, people sitting in front of a desk with a 30-inch monitor are busy moving their fingers and pressing game pads, and further up, there are people reading in a place decorated like a library.

“How is it?”
“Awesome!”
“How the hell is this possible? Apparently the electricity was cut… “

Min-seo raised her thumb and Kwon Ju-ha asked questions, and the lady answered with a very elated face.

“The electricity here is supplied by a generator I bought at a store.”
“A generator? Isn’t that very expensive?”
“That’s right. It’s been a few days since I’ve been living like this. Today is exactly the third day.”
“Everyone, from soldiers to civilians who can hunt, pays a certain amount of coins like a tax every day. Those coins are being used to repair and reinforce the exterior walls that surround the site, from the generators installed here. Beyond that, coins are only used for the common good.”

Kim Hyeon-jun, who finished answering the woman’s words, looked at me and asked.

“Do you still want to leave here?”
“… “

Damn, if you show something like this, the answer is fixed.
After all, isn’t the power of the group impossible to ignore?
Jeong Seong-min and his party, who raised useless luck stats and figured out how to acquire characteristics, also showed the power of the group, but this place is on a completely different level.
How many people gathered together to buy a generator worth 10,000 coins?
Did you buy a more expensive generator than that?

“Brother, let’s talk for a minute!”
“Quickly!!”

While various questions were swirling in my head, Min-seo and Kwon Joo-ha took me by the arms and pushed my back, taking me to a corner.
I’m guessing you’re talking about a man here.

“Brother! Don’t go out and live here!”
“That’s right! You don’t have to go out in danger! And… Why didn’t you ask me if I was going with you..?”
“Your goal was to come here, you weren’t there because you wanted to be with me.”
“… Bad ass.”
“What?”
“Be patient, Mr. Juha. Even if I said that, I would have done it for Juha. I’m afraid I’ll force myself to drag it.”
“Really..?”
“Even if he is a small person, he is a person who takes care of his people. If not, how many times would I have already died?”
“… “
“What has this bitch been talking about since earlier?! You want to die?!”
“Wow!!”

Min-seo runs away to where the lady is, and Kwon Ju-ha stares at me as if asking what to do.

“For now, stay here.”
“Really?”
“It is not certain. And if you want to follow me, you can follow me. The choice is yours.”
“Yes!”

Leaving behind Kwon Joo-ha, who vigorously answered with a bright face, I returned to where Kim Hyun-jun was and asked a few questions about this place.

“You said you pay coins like taxes every day. How much do you have to pay?”
“10 coins per person. Depending on your needs, up to 30 coins.”

A reasonable amount
At most, you only need to catch 10 people who have become zombies.
About 5 real zombies.

“Any other things I need to keep in mind?”
“Murder, assault, rape, and theft are prohibited within the shelter. It is the same as it was before the world changed. And follow the instructions of our soldiers. Also, in the case of you, you have to be put into various operations.”
“Does it seem unreasonable for me to make an exception?”
“You’ve got the traits that someone else should have, so you have to accept that much. And you’re a murderer, but you’ll stay here.”
“What do you mean?”
“People who have committed murder outside and come here live in a different place. You cannot enjoy these facilities there.”

I whispered on my way here, and that lady has already been exposed.
It’s like an old woman with a soft mouth.
Well, that’s a characteristic of ajumma.

“Then these are the people who didn’t kill anyone? Not even one? You and your soldiers too?”
“… No murder was committed except for the elimination of the dangerous person.”
“That means you’re a murderer too.”
“That..!”
“It’s okay. Rather, it makes me feel more at ease.”
“What do you mean?”
“There is nothing more frustrating than joining hands with stupid people who have never even committed murder. But you earned enough coins to buy a generator, so why are you so weak?”
“… Collected coins are used for everyone. Personally, I don’t use it to raise my stats.”
“Ah, that’s why you’re weak. You are stupid too You could have bought a generator after becoming stronger.”
“I’m just saying this just in case, but what happened to you a moment ago was just what happened to you. It was a pistol with an empty magazine anyway.”
“Ah yes. Please?”
“It is true.”
“Who said what? Don’t be like a small man.”
“I must have kept it in my heart..”
“Did I tell you? It’s narrow inside.”

After glaring at Kwon Joo-ha and Min-seo, who were talking about me, I asked Kim Hyeon-jun one last question.

“Then, the representatives here are you and this lady?”
“Madame? I am single, not even married yet!”
“There is someone else who is leading this place. Speaking of which, let’s go say hello now.”
“It’s okay, it’s annoying. If you want to say hello, ask me to come in person. So where can I stay now? There is no need for quarantine, right?”
“Isolation is not necessary. However, let’s check your true skills first.”

Kim Hyun-joon says he checks my real skills.

After a while, I rode a helicopter with Kim Hyeon-jun and some soldiers, and it was another zombie spawning ground.