Chapter 1965 – [Kimchi Season Also Comes to the Zombie Apocalypse World]

As I said before, the zombie virus outbreak was a special virus that was created when Russia spread a biochemical virus in the Chernobyl area, and it mutated due to radiation. The source was near Ukraine and Russia.

Thanks to this, the European region collapsed quickly due to the fast spread. Because it was the time when zombies were at their peak, the speed at which they spread was no joke, and several countries collapsed overnight.

And the virus spread around the world through people on airplanes. Places with large populations, such as leader and China, tried to bomb their own countries, but they ultimately collapsed, and the same was true for Korea.

“But the government bastards said they couldn’t stop it, so they went to Jeju Island with supplies and just themselves. They said it was safe because it was an island, so long as they stopped zombies coming from outside.”

“A president who abandons the people will pay the price…”

“Yes, that’s why there are very few people who side with the previous government. At most, they are like Rep. Jang Hae-joon, whom you saw before.”

“He probably won’t be on your side at all. He’s a tightrope walker, so he knows where to avoid the most. And from your perspective, you can’t completely ignore this government.”

“Yes, of course.”

No matter what the public’s support is, they are still the government of the Republic of Korea. Not only the president but also most members of the National Assembly and people in power will be there.

These political problems are truly troublesome. If we continue to follow parallel paths, the worst outcome could be a civil war. The existing government and the market alliance have a problem that can never be filled, and it will ultimately lead to catastrophe… It is already a ruined world, but it will be ruined to the point where recovery is impossible.

“Let’s think about it later. It doesn’t seem like something we should do right away anyway. Let’s tackle zombies and outlaw hunting first, right?”

“Yes, that’s enough for now.”

“Then I’ll come back secretly, so if you have any problems, call me. Oh, you can just tell Eden or your father-in-law.”

“Yes, I understand. Don’t worry and come back.”

Eventually, I left the market union base and started wandering around. The world beyond the barricades was the city center of Yeongdeungpo that I knew, but it had a desolate and shabby atmosphere.

At least this is the extent of the area, which has been organized to use it as a base. It’s been a few years since the fall of the Hagi Knights, so it would be strange if it was still intact.

Afterward, while wandering around looking for disturbing signs, I was able to encounter zombies here for the first time. In what looked like a furniture store, a group of about five or six zombies were gathered in one place, maintaining their body temperature, and were in a semi-suspended state. As soon as I approached, they seemed to have sensed my presence and started moving.

They moved their stiff bodies as if they were moving frozen old trees and immediately entered a fighting stance. It wasn’t enough to say that it was instantaneous, but as a result of watching it leisurely, it only took a few minutes at most for it to become somewhat mobile and run towards me.

“Wooooo!!!!”

“Uuuuu!!!”

It doesn’t appear to be intelligent. No, on the contrary, they were worse than regular zombies because they did not die physically, so their souls were trapped in the prison of the body and suffered.

I guess I’ll have to send this for the sake of my soul. He immediately swings his fist and crushes the zombies to death.

Eden must have been scared when she saw it… There are cases where her soul is tied to the earth, but even if that were the case, she wouldn’t have known that her body would be the means.

We’ll talk about that later, but for now, take care of all the zombies you feel around you. Regardless of the number, there were a lot of them grouped together, so it was a hassle to deal with them, but I thought that if I dealt with them one by one, the survival chances of the survivors would increase.

And then we dealt with the outlaws.

“Ah, this is an outlaw.”

How to distinguish an outlaw) Just look to see if there are people living as slaves.

Since ancient times, outlaws are people who solidify their position by putting others down. Therefore, to see if the other person is an outlaw, look at their class and if there is a part of them that thinks they are no different from a slave, you can screw them.

Ah, it’s a pretty good survivor organization, but what if there are slaves?

Even if it was destroyed in the first place, they were citizens of a democratic country and the concept of human rights was embedded in them. Shouldn’t there be slaves? Even if you are unintentionally coerced by gaslighting, they won’t force you if you openly treat them like slaves.

The first outlaw organization I observed was one that used women as sex slaves. Those who were attached to the higher-ups were in a better situation, but those who were not, were simply swayed by their sexual desires and ended up in hell. Not some kind of comfort woman…

“Hey.”

“What the fuck?!”

“No, how can a person fly in the sky…!!!!!”

“Nothing else, you are outlaws, right? Setting up a base near here? I guess they are targeting the market union. So die.”

“Now, wait a minute!!! It’s not us!!! We’re just…”

“For your information, I have the ability to detect lies, so I should speak well. But the guy who appears to be your representative is blatantly talking nonsense? I should just kill him.”

“Fuck!!! Screw you!!!!!!!”

They were already an outlaw organization that was trying to target the mayor’s union. They are worse than parasites that target the resources and bases they have created through hard work and try to rip them off.

Is there any reason for me to keep these alive? Nothing at all? Then you have to die. Even if they are not targeting the market alliance, they are dangerous elements in the vicinity and must be dealt with.

Soon, they each grabbed their weapons and rushed at me. They were fairly well armed, and the one who seemed to be the leader took out a K-series rifle, which is commonly seen in the military, and pointed it at me and fired.

Too doo, doo!!!! The bullet fired hit me… But in the end, it couldn’t penetrate the force field and was blocked, causing the bullet to get crushed and fall to the floor.

“W-what?!”

“Death to the outlaws!!! This is also shown in Goryeo Subakdo!!!!!”

“There’s nothing like that in Subakdo, keaaaaa?

I immediately tore the limbs of the outlaws and disassembled them. Since the bleeding is large, it is certain that he will die from excessive bleeding within a few minutes.

And regardless of that, the group of survivors who were under their control acted in a way that allowed them to join the other side. The survivors who were entrusted to them may not all be good people, but that was no reason not to save them.

“If you follow this road all the way, you will find the Mayor’s Union. If you tell them that the worst president sent you, they will let you in.”

“Oh, the president?”

“That’s it for now. Go over there and hear the situation.”

“Uh, hey. What should I do if I encounter a zombie or something along the way?”

“Don’t worry. We’ve taken out all the nearby zombies, so there’s no problem. And the other outlaws… I wonder if they’ll have time to attack you.”

“Ah.”

Outlaws around here? It’s like everything is lost. How long does it take to stop them?

Thanks to this, it didn’t take long to get people to join the mayor’s union. This is not just people who were caught by outlaws, but also ordinary small-scale survivor organizations.

It seems that their activities were also restricted due to the outlaws… Well, if you don’t have to worry about the food problem, you can rest assured that the manpower is only increasing.

When I came back after roughly finishing it, Eden greeted me. In the meantime, people were being treated with purified water, so many people were following behind Eden.

“Oh, dad is here?”

“I just took a quick look. But Eden, you have created followers here too.”

“I regenerated someone with a severed limb and saved someone who was sick and injured, and that’s it.”

“No, it’s usually worth it.”

Wouldn’t it be strange if you did something like that in the first place and didn’t treat it well?

Perhaps because it is a world without supernatural powers, people were worshiping the miracle that Eden performed, almost as if they were seeing an agent of some kind of god. If it lasts long, it seems like a new religion will be created centered around Eden.

“If you are going to create a religion, make sure the doctrine is clear.”

“Then I guess I should just say that if you abuse all doctrines to satisfy your own self-interest, you can screw with the higher-ups. Then at least the higher you go, the fewer dirty people there will be.”

“You’re not thinking about creating a religion.”

“If you look at it, you might as well leave it alone. But how were the zombies here?”

“Uh… It was terrible.”

“In what sense?”

“That body is your new prison…!!!”

“No, fuck!!!!!!!”

“Uh huh, don’t swear openly in front of your dad!!!!!”

“You look like you don’t want to curse?!?! Zombie!!!! I’ll tear you to pieces and kill you!!!!!!”

“I understand that you’re going to run, but you still have to control it!!! There’s nothing you can do unless you’re going to evaporate this planet!!!!”

“… Wouldn’t it be okay to just kill zombies with cherubs?”

“Unless the virus itself is eradicated over time, it will eventually become a problem.”

This zombie virus is contagious, but even if the host zombie is eradicated, it cannot be said to disappear completely.

If you accidentally get infected while disposing of a zombie corpse, the situation will only happen again. At that time, the situation will be a mess as it breaks out again during the stabilization period, so it cannot be a fundamental solution unless the virus itself is dealt with.

So, even if you take the time, it is much better to deal with the zombies directly and overcome them on your own.

“Dad, I can’t just kill zombies…”

“Even if we only try to kill the virus, it is difficult because there is a risk of harming people who have developed antibodies through the vaccine.”

“Then there is nothing we can do. We have no choice but to make people who only kill zombies.”

“Yeah, that would be better.”

“Zombie slayer… Do-mo, zombie=sang. I am a zombie slayer!!!!!”

“I wonder if there are people like that here in Japan?!”

For now, I roughly finished what I had to do. Nearby survivor organizations will come to join the outlaw organizations as they disappear, so it is ultimately a matter of time for Hansol to handle it.

And all that remains is to handle the visitors on the American side. To be honest, as it is a political issue, this was the most bothersome to me.

“But how do they come to visit?”

“I will come by helicopter. There are many high-rise buildings around here, so there is plenty of space for the helicopter to land.”

“Oh, well. The department store alone would be enough space to land.”

Not long after, doo doo doo!!! The sound of a helicopter’s propeller was heard and a customer came. The transport helicopter, which can carry quite a few people, not just three or nine, had a purpose other than simply transportation.

For example, transporting zombie vaccines? It may only be if the negotiation ends well, but it is still better than dragging a box or two of something small for no reason.

Anyway, since we had to welcome the visiting guests, I, along with Yu Hansol and other mayoral union executives, welcomed the American representatives. They smiled at us and greeted us in fluent Korean.

“Nice to meet you. My name is James Williot, and I am the representative of the U.S. Special Task Force.”

“I think it’s fortunate that I met someone I can talk to who isn’t a soldier. To be honest, I think a soldier would be hard to talk to.”

“I can’t say that I don’t have that tendency. Anyway… I think you are the president of a unified Korea in another world, is that correct?”

“They say it’s the worst. Now that my term is coming to an end, you can call me president or not.”

“Even if there is only one day left, the president is still the president. I hope we can have good exchanges, President Choi.”

If they had brought in a soldier, I would have just been proud and passed it on, but I never thought they would have brought in someone who works as an agent. Also, the Special Countermeasures Committee? I don’t know what it is, but it seems like a new organization was created because of the zombie outbreak, but considering that, I think it’s an organization with a lot of success.

Originally, organizations that were created during a crisis and had a lot of work to do were given more authority. Moreover, there is an irreplaceable resource called a zombie vaccine here… So the representative deserves to come in person.

First, I moved to my seat. At the same time, I could see how the people of the Mayor’s Association looked at them, and it seemed quite friendly. That’s because they didn’t bring a transport helicopter for no reason, not because they wanted to take something, but because they had something to give.

“Oh, and we brought the medicine you mentioned last time. We’ll take care of unloading it, so just tell us the location, CEO Hansol Yu.”

“We will move it later, so you can put it to one side. Thank you again for the support from the United States.”

In a world like this, the value of medicines is high. Well, right now, Eden heals people with water essence, so it may not be urgently needed, but that doesn’t make it less valuable. On the other hand, if Eden had not existed, America’s support would have been welcome.

However, it seems like he plans to take as much as he gives. As the world has become like this, people’s hearts have become harsh, and they must give as much as they receive. Honestly, what’s not to rob?

Anyway, we moved to a suitable conference room and started talking in earnest. Of course, the important thing is the supply of vaccines, and we have to talk about politics, but the good thing is that this is the absolute best.

“When I first heard the news, I thought it was some kind of science fiction story, but when I saw the evidence, I had no choice but to accept it. It was another dimension…”

“As technology develops, we move into space and someday we will cross dimensions. Although this Earth has gone through great things, there is still a possibility of reaching beyond the dimension, so don’t worry.”

Just because you fall once doesn’t mean you never have a chance. Even though this Earth has seen the hell of the zombie outbreak, it can move forward if it rebuilds.

Of course, since I fell once, I have to work harder to catch up. Still, where is the opportunity? In other post-apocalyptic worlds, there are many places where there is no such hope.

“One thing before I talk… Before I visited here, I received a call from the Korean government in Jeju Island.”

“Korean government? What’s going on?”

“They said they would also like to be present during vaccine-related negotiations.”

“…”

What did they do to intervene in the negotiations? Those bastards who abandoned the people are a problem, right? If we had stayed quiet and said that we would go halfway, we would have responded by ignoring them, but we can’t just leave Wang Seobang, who sees us as a cunning bear and takes our money.

I think we have to deal with the Korean government that abandoned the people in some way.