Chapter 342 – Zombie Apocalypse 4 (16)

I walked around the area with Naeun, but there were almost no zombies.

Considering that the city was empty even when I went to the military base in Seoul, I wonder if the Lord of Plague used zombie drops to gather zombies in one place?

It was lonely, if a little lonely, to not feel any people or zombies even though I walked around with my presence detection activated.

“I can’t see any living people or zombies.”

Naeun, who was holding my waist, expressed the same sentiment.

When I joined forces with people and hunted zombies like crazy, I felt like the city was dangerous, but I didn’t feel like I was dead.

Even when I was driving while feeling the wind, when I felt a little confused, there was a time when my presence was detected.

As I slowly turned and got close to where I could feel the presence of people, I saw two adults running away after hearing the sound of a motorcycle.

I am fortunate to have met an adult who has the strength to run away.

Since we’re not driving around right now, I think it would be a little heartbreaking if we met young children who needed our help.

I checked the nearby gas station with the smartphone fixed to the front of the motorcycle and turned around.

*

Fortunately, I was able to fill up the tank at a nearby gas station.

I took a nap and woke up, and I felt hungry, so I opened the nutritional bar I brought and ate it.

Naeun, who returned from checking around the gas station, hugged me and said.

“Sian, does the whole world feel like this? You said 2.2%.”

“First, I think it’s true that there is a lot of empty land. And in places like our unit where people are gathered, there will be people. You said there were about 150 people you met earlier, right?”

“Yes. We killed quite a few people.”

I hugged Naeun tightly and then patted her back gently.

“Let’s go. Since we’ve come this far, shall we take a look at the thermal power plant?”

“Yes. Then.”

Seeing the thermal power plant with hot smoke billowing out and still operating properly seemed to demonstrate why we can continue to use electricity.

The entrance had been neatly blocked with heavy-looking trucks and equipment, but it seemed to have held up well from the beginning of the zombie outbreak.

If evolved zombies do not come, heavy equipment is enough to protect the base from zombies.

I scanned the interior using presence detection waves and could see that there were close to a hundred people.

“Let’s go back.”

Since we confirmed that there were no major problems, we thought it would be okay for the time being and headed to the base.

*

We, who had enjoyed a brief outing, were a little harassed by the people in the unit.

When I showed off my abilities, I was asked what the situation was like outside and whether there were any other people alive. Some people contacted me and said they wanted to be protected because they knew I was from Mart Group.

The people at the supermarket refused because they were quite closed-minded, but anyway, due to the fact that Unit 524 had guns, I felt as I walked around that people were slowly settling in the village below Unit 524, and I thought that people would probably continue to gather.

When I walked around outside and said that I didn’t see any zombies except near the military base, a man said,

“Sian, if there were no zombies, wouldn’t everyone have gone to a place like the United States? They sell guns in places like supermarkets, so if they were still in the supermarket… Recently, a lot of videos of zombies being killed with guns have been posted in the United States.”〈 Br〉

“That would be very likely. If more zombies flocked there, Korea would be relatively safe.”

Since in Korea, guns are not handled unless it is a special place like a military base, I thought I could get over this zombie drop relatively calmly compared to other countries.

Still, as guns can be obtained in certain places, there are other places where many people gather at military bases, such as those in the capital, and experience zombie drops.

They were far from our unit, and there was no talk of second-evolution zombies that were very difficult for ordinary people to stop, so we left them alone.

While the people in the unit were answering questions in harmony, I got up from my seat and turned to Seongtae Choi.

“Mr. Xian, I heard that you came. I also saw the video.”

“Really? I didn’t show much.”

“Since we showed him jumping off a building and completely destroying the guns by throwing something, other people’s eyes will turn on, and they will look for Mr. Sian.”

“Is that so? I think it’s okay as long as you’re curious. Seongtae, do you think farming will be done in the vegetable garden?”

“To be honest, I don’t think it’s possible. People are slowly gathering outside of Unit 524. They may feel safe from zombies because we don’t make any moves with guns, and there are definitely people out there who are hostile.”〈 Br〉

“No matter what method you use, as long as you get a gun and bullets, you will be able to live comfortably.”

Even if you don’t have bullets, you can enjoy a similar effect with just a gun. So, in the early days of the zombie apocalypse, there was a story going around about a person who was caught trying to scam people with a model gun and got caught.

“Yes. So, in order to feed more people and achieve true self-sufficiency, you will have to occupy the plains. Still, for one year… It is not clear whether farming will succeed in one go, so it is dark until the second year.”

“I guess I need to get more food.”

“Yes. I’m thinking about going to a food factory.”

At the beginning of the zombie outbreak, a food factory came to mind where many people gathered together and evolved zombies were created in the early stages. In a place like that, there would be enough food for 60 people for a year.

“And the military base that was completely robbed by zombies, the military base that Mr. Xian stopped by today, must have been storing food. I’m thinking about going around those places and collecting food and making a map.”

“I thought I wouldn’t have to go for a while, but there was food.”

While organizing the military base in Seoul, food was completely forgotten.

In case there were any guns left, people who entered the unit after killing the remaining zombies around took food with them instead of guns.

“I think it would be okay to occupy the plains after 60 days have passed, and the zombies have disappeared from the world, but before 60 days, Mr. Xian is king.”

Seongtae Choi said with a smile.

“The king actually meant it as a joke… Then he should take advantage of this moment actively.”

“Yes. Then, I plan to prepare several trucks for transportation tomorrow, gather Mr. Xian, Mr. Naeun, and others who can drive large trucks and start moving in two days.”

So does that mean it will be the 37th day? We need to save as much as we can during the remaining 23 days to prepare for later.

“I will do that. Seongtae, isn’t your face completely healed now?”

Since I sometimes used healing magic circles, the messed up face would have returned to its original state long ago, but Choi Seong-tae continued to have bandages wrapped around his face.

“It’s all healed, but there are some people who are more familiar with this side than with a bare face.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to wear a hat?”

“I don’t have the strength to survive like Mr. Xian, so it would be burdensome to reveal my identity.”

In that sense, covering your face with a bandage isn’t a bad thing.

Should I hide Naeun a little more? With that in mind, I left the company commander’s office two days later.

“Have you finished talking?”

Naeun, who was waiting outside, asked me.

“Yes. I plan to move in two days. I plan to secure food by robbing units and factories occupied by zombies. They say I’m going to move out with a lot of trucks?”

I held Naeun’s hand and told her what we talked about as we walked to our room.

“Then you won’t have to worry about food for a while.”

“Yes. For a while. Gather food even while there are zombies, and then occupy the plains, farm, raise livestock…”

“Just a month ago, we were talking about the 4th industrial revolution, but then we suddenly went back to the 1st industrial revolution?”

“How has it not gone back to the Stone Age?”

“The person who can use fire next to me could look better.”

“Nowadays, it is possible to brag on the Internet.”

I didn’t think that was bad.

*

On the 36th, I opened the entrance to the unit that I had blocked and the men from the unit went out to airlift the truck.

I went around the unit helping where I could, and by evening we were able to secure three trucks for a total of five.

I brought quite a bit of gas from the gas station I told you about, so I don’t think my car will get damaged while driving around.

On the 37th, Naeun, I, the driver, and some gunmen left the unit.

The first place I went to was a food factory close to the base. I drove my motorcycle and rode in the lead, hoping that there would be no problems with the food factory that had been left unattended for a month in the gradually warmer summer weather.

In order to prepare for an unexpected attack by zombies or survivors, it was better to open the road with my motorcycle rather than with a truck.

As I spread out my presence detection and followed the road, I could sense survivors scattered around.

How long will those people who survive in small numbers rather than forming a group be able to endure?

‘It’s difficult.’

Just like any other class, there is a definite enemy, and if you defeat that guy, peace will come to the world.

It would be great to wait for such an easy result, but this world is already ruined.

I have to struggle as hard as I can to survive in this ruined world.