Chapter 53 – The Two-Man Strategy

Tadada dat-
Tadada dat-

On the night three minutes before midnight, I stopped in a hurry and grabbed Kim Hyeon-joon’s shoulder, who was running next to him.

“Hey.”
“Why but?”
“Can I trust you? Are you sure you can safely get out here?”
“You are free to believe. I don’t force it.”
“… “

I stared at Kim Hyeon-jun, who was staring straight at me without avoiding my eyes, then turned my head slightly and looked in the direction we were running.
The place where the black shadows are rushing towards this place.

“Captain, we have secured it.”
“Good job.”
“Wait for a sec. What do you secure?”
“That means we have secured an escape route. Run when in doubt.”
“What.. Are you suspicious of us right now?”
“Isn’t that obvious?”
“Wow.. That’s really too much.. How can you doubt the comrades who risked their lives together?!”
“You sound like a comrade.”

A total of four soldiers, including Sergeant Kim Ji-hoon.
The soldiers I went to the memorial twice with were moving to help me.
Of course, you can’t be sure if these guys really want to help until you get out of here.

“Hey, over there…! Will my brother be okay?”
“Yes, to be honest, you do not need to follow Kwon Joo-ha and Kim Min-seo. This is the only one I’m aiming for from above.”
“Then you have to go further. We could be hostages. Joo Ha, you can pick up Joo Hyuk later. So let’s just worry about us for now.”
“Yes…”
“Then why are you helping us? It could be a problem later.”
“Because this order was judged to be unreasonable.”
“Hmm…”
“If you are still in doubt, get out of here on your own.”
“No, it’s okay. I’ll believe you. Then let’s start again. Please guide me.”
“… I want to send you alone.”

The travel distance was about 700 meters, and the escape plan, which seemed to be urgent, ended too blandly and quickly.
Now, the situation is over when Kim Ji-hoon is removing the round, curled, sharp barbed wire over the fence.

“Let’s ask one thing before we go.”
“Ask.”
“Who is the bastard who ordered this operation?”
“This is Chairman Lee Hyung-geun. Minister Cho Byung-tae and our brigade commander also agreed.”
“… Fuck, I don’t have one on my side? What about the U.S. Army?”
“I am neutral, but I am not against it either. Because no one wants one more faction to emerge. You should have just kept quiet.”
“It sucks. Anyway, thank you. I will make sure to repay this debt.”
“Done. I won’t be able to see you any more. Don’t think about coming back, don’t die, and be well. I hope you two are doing well too. Mr. Kwon Joo-hyeok… “
“Hey~ I sent them to kill them, but no one was at home, so some rats were secretly stealing them~”
“If that rat is from the 1st Special Forces Battalion, that’s a bit of a stretch.”
“Captain Kim Hyun-joon, are you okay? Even if you disobey orders from your superiors like that?”
“Quack… Are those bitches bigger than I heard? Brother, sure those bitches belong to us, right?”

A group of humans slowly narrowing the distance by illuminating us with flashlights at us gathered under the fence.
Anyway, I must kill that bastard who looks like a rat.
Dare you look at my girl and make her drool?

“Ahn Jeong-seok, did you move?”
“Are there any other humans in the shelter besides us to take care of this dirty work? And it’s clean only after we do it~ It’s not because we offended the old ladies that they died, it’s enough just to say that we killed that bastard after targeting a woman.”
“What are those guys?”
“These are the murderers residing in the shelter.”
“Murderers~ We are just good citizens who made a choice we had no choice but to make to protect ourselves~ Anyway, we ran into each other like this. You’re not going to fight us without a gun, are you? And you know well~ that soldiers who disobey orders in wartime are subject to immediate punishment. Even if I kill you here, no one will blame us.”
“… “

Not only Kim Hyun-joon, but also the other four soldiers are wearing regular training suits, not the military uniforms they normally wear.
And like that guy named Ahn Jeong-seok said, he didn’t even own a pistol, let alone a rifle.
On the other hand, there are more than 20 people, including Ahn Jung-seok, holding a threatening weapon in their hand.
By the way…

“No, you said you were going to kill me, and then you send out idiots without guns? Why the hell did you tell me to run away?”
“What? Sick kid? Fuhahaha~ Ah, that bastard just goes out like you heard. Hey, do we look funny?”
“Uh. How fucking funny?”
“Be careful. They are dangerous guys.”

Dangerous guys?
Kim Hyun-joon’s remark just now did not come from his own point of view.
Maybe that’s what I said based on my standard of dealing with the zombie queen.
If so, I’m saying it’s not the middle of the day… Well, you’ll know how strong it is when you check it out.

“Hurry up, Kim Ji-hoon!”
“It’s done!”
“Go right over. We will take care of the back.”
“No.”
“What? Just kidding… “

Widely! Whoa!!!

Along with the twisting torso, the right foot stepped backward, and the swinging mace swung at the shadow that came out of the darkness and rushed at Kwon Ju-ha.

Poop!!!
Dudududuk-
Dump!

Blood and flesh splattered on the wall, and the head, except for the lower part where the snout was attached, was missing, and the creature crumbled to the floor.
And my face turned to the front again.

Ssik-

With a smile on my lips, An Jeong-seok’s face was illuminated by the light of the flashlight I was holding, and his face was frowned upon.

“Isn’t it lame for a surprise attack?”
“You cheeky bastard..! The first one to slit that bastard’s head will be allowed to hold those two years for one night.”
“Khahaha~ Keep your promise, Captain!!”
“I can’t give in to that!”
“Get out of the way!!”
“Get out of the way, that bastard is mine!!”
“Don’t worry. All of you are mine.”
“Brother!”
“Sister, let’s go too!”
“Just keep the lights on and look around.”

Tadadat-
Whoa!!!

I ran forward and swung the rolled mace at waist level.
A high level of attack that you don’t do when dealing with zombies.
But it’s different if the opponent is a human.

“There is nothing like this… “
“What?”

Wooddeuk!!!

Reluctantly, he reached out and grabbed the mace’s neck, and the mace swung as it swung, hitting his side and flying to the side with his back bent at a right angle.

“Search!!”

Shiiik!!

The sword stabbed at his head with his right arm crossing in front of me without even retrieving the mace he had swung yet.

Swish!!

Quickly ducking forward to avoid the flying knife, I turned around and swept the floor with my left foot, and the body of the guy who had kicked his ankle floated into the air.
After turning half a turn and facing the front, I struck down with the mace in my right hand in a circular motion, engulfing the ax that was falling in front of me as if I was swallowing it, and slamming the top of my head down to my neck.
Then he lifted her neck with her bent right arm and swung it diagonally toward the floor.

Poop!!!

After falling to the floor, the guy who was about to lift his head up, his head half disappeared and the floor was stained with blood. At the same time, I stepped forward with my left foot and stuck the flashlight I was holding in my left hand into the snout of the guy who was screaming and rushing at me. Did

“Cheer.. Coarse..!”
“Is it delicious? Then eat them all.”

Poop!!

I hit the rear part of the flashlight, which protruded about 5 cm, with my palm and completely thrust it into my throat. I let go of the mace, twisted my body sideways, and swung my right fist across the blade that was falling in front of my eyes.

Baek!!!

The guy who flew backwards with a fist that was properly punched in the face tangled with the guy running from behind and rolled on the floor.

Caang!!!
Poop!! Awesome!!
Poop!!

The guy with the mace stuck in his chest with the blade breaking in one shot was swept away by the swinging mace with the sound of bones breaking, colliding with the guy next to him and flying to the side.

Shiiik!!
Snap!!

The sharp spear tip stopped right in front of my eyes.
I moved my left hand holding the window handle to the side to secure my sight, and I raised one corner of my mouth as I saw the guy staring at me with a puzzled face.
Because he was the guy who drool while watching Minseo and Kwon Jooha earlier.

“Will your head explode? Do you want to explode?”
“… Buy, save… “
“Both explode.”

Kwajik!!!

“Uhhhhh..!!!”

My right foot stuck between his crotch and the falling mace crushed the top of his head and reduced the size of his head by half.
They even gave me sex reassignment surgery and plastic surgery for free.
Although I was unlicensed, I followed.

“Whoaaaaa~~~!! Ahh… My body is so sluggish because I came out of bed. Is it because you didn’t sleep enough?”
“A monster, a monster… “
“Run away… It is a monster!!!”
“Aww!!!”
“You stupid bastards! Don’t run away, attack all at once!!”
“If you knew that well, would you show it yourself? Wake me up too.”
“Don’t be cocky!!! Aaaaa!!!”
“… 저 븅신 새끼..”

Ahn Jung-seok, who screamed as if he was about to run towards me, turned around faster than anyone else and started to run away, and he started to take out all the remaining guys as well.
And I’m the one who got hit by the fist, the one who got tangled up with him, and the one who got tangled up with the one who got his chest hollowed out.
Pretending to die, I hit the heads of the three men lying still on the floor with my mace and went back under the fence.

“What are you to watch out for? No, who is the dangerous one?”
“… Don’t be smug. If they go back empty-handed, the real one will move.”

That’s right.
Now soldiers with guns will move to kill me.
If you can’t handle it quietly, you have to deal with it loudly.
If I die, there is no evidence even if there is suspicion, so it’s okay to ignore it in any way, but if I’m alive, the problem could be bigger.
Because I, who survived, can mobilize the citizens’ coalition and confront the military head-on.
If that happens, the military might have to shoot and kill all the worker ants that give them coins, so they are in a position to kill me unconditionally.

“Anyway, are you really okay?”
“Are you worried about me right now?”
“This worries me a little. Because the Witness has lived so much.”
“… Did you get hit in the head while fighting?”
“It wasn’t right.”
“… Is it multiple personalities?”
“No.”
“… What then? Who are you?”
“Aw, fuck! Don’t be afraid to worry!”
“Don’t do anything that doesn’t suit you.”
“Yeah, no! Don’t do it! Then you know how to survive. I go let’s go.”
“Yes, brother. And Captain Kim, the soldiers. Thank you for your help.”
“Thank you.. And take care of my brother…”
“Yes.”
“Goodbye~”
“Be careful.”
“We will take good care of you.”
“Take care.”

After saying goodbye, we jumped over the fence and started running through the dark streets of the night.

“Keah!!”
“Aaah!!”

Fighting with zombies chasing like crazy.

***

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

Dozens of guns were pointed at Hyun-Jun Kim and the four soldiers as they returned to the combat brigade headquarters, which they were using temporarily to report their actions.
However, the confidence of subordinates and colleagues in Kim Hyeon-jun and the soldiers of the 1st Special Operations Battalion, who saved them by risking their lives several times by throwing themselves rather than as a commander who only gave orders, was high. They raised their guns at the soldiers of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Ministry of National Defense, who were aiming at the gun while surrounding the .
A total of four people stepped forward in such a situation.
Defense Minister Cho Byung-tae, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Lee Hyeong-geun, Brigadier Lee Sang-ho, and Captain Kim Hyeon-joon.

“Kim Hyeon-joon, whom you cherish so much, had an accident.”
“Captain Kim Hyeon-joon, do you know what you just did?”
“This is my baby. Whether I give discipline or punishment, I do it. Hyunjun Kim.”
“Captain, Kim Hyeon-jun.”
“Do you know what the punishment will be for a soldier who disobeys an order?”
“I know. But my troops just followed my instructions.”
“Now is the time for you to wrap your asshole?! Whoa… Why? Why did you disobey the order and send Kang Ha-jin alive?”
“Because I thought it was an unfair order. And a comrade who risked his life for us and for everyone here. Just kicking them out of the shelter is considered a harsh punishment.”
“Hey, kid! Soldiers live by order and die by order! Who taught you to think and judge your own way?!”
“… “
“And why don’t you put down the gun right away?!”

Lee Sang-ho’s cry broke out again toward the combat brigade soldiers who did not even flinch at his orders.

“These bastards…! I am your commander! You want to rummage through everything for disobeying orders?!”
“Put down the gun. It is an order, Commander.”
“… “
“… “
“… “

Despite the threat to kill them, the soldiers, who did not budge, lowered their guns all at once at Kim Hyun-jun’s low voice.
And Lee Sang-ho’s face hardened at that sight.
Because his soldiers are getting out of his control.
No, because it’s out of control.

‘Kim Hyun-joon…’

The strength of the combat brigade is formidable.
With only 67 people, it’s so hard that you can’t take care of a joint operation car with more than 200 people.
And that power was Lee Sang-ho’s power, but he only found out now.
That his own power passed over to Kim Hyeon-jun.
But I can’t kill Kim Hyeon-jun here.
If Kim Hyeon-jun died, the battle brigade with mighty fighting power could completely get out of his control and even turn himself into an enemy.
The same goes for Hyung-geun Lee and Byung-tae Cho, the heads of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Ministry of National Defense.

“For now, let’s take detention.”
“It would be better to decide at a meeting tomorrow morning what kind of punishment will be imposed.”
“All right.”
“Then, we’ll take over the 1st Special Operations Battalion for now.”
“No. It’s our unit’s business, so we’ll take action on our side.”
“Under… The captain is going crazy like that, so the major is going one more drink.”
“Major Park.”
“Major, Park Jun-mo!”
“Are you going to disgrace my face too?”
“But our unit… Sorry.”
“The 1st Special Forces Battalion will be handed over to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Major Park, and all of you guys with guns will go 200 rounds tomorrow. Got it?”
“Yes!”

While the troops were disbanding, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lee Hyong-geun approached Brigadier General Sang-ho Lee and whispered softly.

“How about checking with your own eyes? Do you feel it now?”
“… I think I will have to cut off my wings.”
“You owe me. Don’t forget.”
“Yes, Chairman.”

This operation was an operation to eliminate Kim Hyeon-joon as well as Kang Ha-jin, who was backed by the Citizens’ Coalition.
Because I knew that if it was Kim Hyun-joon’s personality, he would definitely do something to save Kang Ha-jin.
And maybe this operation aimed at Kim Hyeon-joon rather than Kang Ha-jin.
Not only the civilians in the shelter, but also the soldiers other than the combat brigade, who were defending the shelter by throwing themselves, were increasingly following Kim Hyeon-joon.

“I heard you! You mean to cut off the captain’s wings! This was a trap that was aimed at the captain from the beginning!!”

The cry of Sergeant Kim Ji-hoon, whose hands and feet were tied with ropes in the dark basement, echoed.
And the voice of Kim Hyun-joon.

“Do not doubt. You are the commander.”
“It sucks.”
“Jihoon Kim! What are you doing now, captain?”
“Oh no! That’s not what I said!!”
“Then who…?”
“I’m a chewy.”

Kang Ha-jin, approaching, shining his face with his flashlight, stood in front of Kim Hyun-joon and his soldiers, who were strewn about with his hands and feet tied.

“… Isn’t it strong…?”
“I… I regretted and made a promise while crying for the past 10 years… Did you really have to do that? You guys couldn’t do that.. Just like that.. You had to be locked up.. Did you feel relieved!!! You fucking bastards.. Heuuuuu!!”
“… “
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Silence enveloped the dark cellar.