Chapter 109 – Captured Game (1)

Walking is special. Because his limbs are fine and he has endurance.
The same goes for marching, long-distance running, and mountain climbing. During the training center, it was to the extent that he finished the march carrying the military commander of his comrade who had fallen out during the night march instead.

However, because of that useless confidence, I also made foolish choices.

20 km rapid march in full gear.
An official document from the division was recruiting volunteers to participate in the march to increase the combat capability of the division.

The reward is a reward vacation of 3 nights and 4 days.
Blinded by the reward leave, I immediately applied for the march, and the battalion commander and company commander readily sent me as it was directly ordered by the division commander.

Without knowing that it was a rare asshole event.

Our division commander and the division commander next door had a kind of rivalry.
During the meal, the two division commanders argued over which division was stronger, and the quarrel soon developed into a bet.

The content of the bet is really simple. 30 elite soldiers from each division will be selected for a 20km rapid march in full gear. And the one with the faster arrival record is the winner.

When I arrived at the headquarters of the division and heard the rumor, I couldn’t turn it back.
Soldiers like me who volunteered for the march blinded by the reward had to become chess pieces for the childish entertainment of those above them who were not even elementary school students.

In conclusion, I successfully completed the march.

The horse was marching fast, but it was like a half marathon in full gear.
30 soldiers had to run for 3 hours under the scorching sun, wearing hard combat boots and wearing complete military gear weighing more than 30kg. Because if you were pushed by the division next to you, the reward might change to a chant.

I was about to fall behind too. If I had to pick the hardest moment in my life, it would be the first thing I could think of.

The problem was that unlike me who ended with the word “I almost got lost,” There were people who really got lost. Also in our division.

1 death due to excessive marching.
The aftermath of the accident, which came out big in the news, was great.

The division commander took off his clothes. I thought that the division commander should also be punished by the law, but he was severely punished for this in the army. A soldier’s life is worth a dog.

And even though he died because of the division commander’s bullshit, for some reason the soldiers had to receive safety training. They didn’t even die from lack of stamina, but the basic physical strength training of the soldiers also increased. Stuff like that was common in the military.

How did my reward vacation go?

“Fuck.”

In conclusion, I did not even get a vacation even though I suffered enough to search. Instead, my knee hurt and I had to suffer for a month. It is a bonus that seniors and classmates voluntarily worked hard and were treated like newcomers.

Applying for that rapid march was the stupidest choice of my life. Is it fortunate that I didn’t become the deceased?

“Two.”

Just thinking about it made me feel dirty. I spit out the dirty feeling.

So, why am I thinking of this?

Now I’m moving towards her survivor’s hideout, where I left her yesterday.
It was a waste of time to travel long distances, so naturally I had no choice but to walk faster.

I thought there. “It feels like I’m running a half marathon in full gear,” He said.

“Fuck.”

The thought of the shit made me feel even worse. I was annoyed because I thought I was struggling in vain.

Surprisingly nothing happened on the way. So maybe I’m more confused.

In fact, the route itself was almost the same as yesterday. However, unlike yesterday, there was not a single creature blocking the road today. There might be wild boars or rabbits, though.

Of course, there were catches.

“Is it because of the title…”

What has changed since yesterday when I passed this road.
It was a title obtained after killing the white wolf.

[Title: The one who defeated the white nightmare]
[The chance of being chased by weak creatures is lowered.]

The explanation says that the probability of being chased is lowered, but in fact, wouldn’t it make the creatures feel my presence from a distance and run away?

“Chit.”

Sure enough, I tried to follow the creature signal of the terminal and approached, but the creature signal went away even if I got a little closer.

Actually, this was a good thing.
Even wild boars, which can be said to be the weakest of the first mobs, are in danger if attacked. Even if you hunt, the loot you can get is small and the fatigue accumulates. It was better for me to run away on my own as I am now.

But somehow it feels empty.

The backpack I’ve been carrying is empty as it was the first time. I guess I’ll have to go back with this backpack full. For some reason, I felt like I was wasting my time in an open world game by moving aimlessly without hunting.

“Write.”

It’s a very bad situation for me, who calls myself an efficiency bug. Even having a full crossbow bolt that automatically replenished over time was starting to feel like a loss to me.

In the end, I decided to try hunting.
Using the terminal signal, I killed the presence from as far away as possible and approached the creature.

The first creature I found was a rabbit. It is not a cute wild rabbit living in Korea, but a disgusting rabbit that only lives in Australia.
It seemed that if I got any closer, I would be caught, so I aimed my crossbow from quite a distance.

“Hot ha! Die!”

– Kiik!

Without hesitation, he fired three shots in quick succession.
And one of the three bolts that flew off landed exactly on the head of the rabbit who was trying to escape.

“Oh oh! It fits surprisingly well.”

The distance was quite far. Considering yesterday’s hit rate, he would never have been able to hit it.
But today, for some reason, the feeling of shooting was different. Is this also the effect of the item? The diamond brooch I borrowed from Seunghee was still in my breast pocket.

“Hehe. I will dry the seeds of the animals around here.”

Feeling the fun of long-distance hunting, I decided to catch all the creatures I encountered on the way.

… However, until I reached my destination, the first rabbit I caught was the only successful hunt.

*

“It is strange. Was it just luck at first?”

I had no choice but to scratch the back of my head at the embarrassing result.
After the first hunt, I tried to hunt about five times, but I missed them all.

In two of them, the creature noticed and ran away when I got a little closer, and in the other cases, the crossbow didn’t hit me because I shot too far away to avoid being seen.

Damn. At least it would have been different if I had a rifle. The crossbow is probably unstable in aim. Because old-generation weapons can’t be helped.

I arrived at the site of the survivor’s hideout yesterday, blaming the poor crossbow.

“It’s cold.”

It had only been a day since the survivors who lived there had left, and in my eyes, the place was as forlorn as a ruin. If it was a game, it would be like zombies.

– Kik.

First, enter the tree house.
There were traces of people living there, but of course there were no people.
Dirty beds and men’s and women’s clothes. And only leftovers like leftovers of spoiled food.

There was nothing more to see, so we left the treehouse.
Next is the turn of the house.

“As expected.”

When I checked the terminal, a survivor signal was coming out from inside the dugout.
I almost went in vain, but I was fortunate. It didn’t seem like a creature attacked during the night.

“…”

Check the inside through the window in the dugout.
Dark interior. However, I saw the silhouette of a person scattered on the floor.

Perhaps it was left the way I left it yesterday.
I went into the hut

“Hey.”

Light the incandescent lights inside the hut.
Inside the lighted room, a woman was lying on the floor.

A woman with her limbs restrained and her mouth taped up. It was the same as I left it.

“Write. Smell.”

I frowned at the smell that stung my nose.
The smell of ammonia filled the narrow pit.

I couldn’t tell where the smell was coming from.
The imprisoned woman must have stayed up all night.

“Hey.”

Try to tap the woman with her foot.
But there was no response.

“…”

Survivor signs remain.
Is it about to die? It seems that he is barely holding on to his life.

– Jjiik. Chewy.

First, I removed the duct tape covering my mouth.
The tape stuck much tighter than I thought. To the point where the skin of the lips came off and bled.

“It’s bad… Hmm?”

As I was examining the woman’s face with a frown, I was seized by an unknown sense of deja vu.

“… It’s a face I’ve seen before.”

It was. Obviously familiar
Come to think of it, I felt the same way when I saw it yesterday. It’s a face I’ve seen somewhere.

Who is it? A woman I know Or a celebrity?

Just by looking at her face, she is a beautiful woman with a unique look. It was a strong impression that is hard to forget once you see it.

I can’t easily forget a person like this.
That’s what it means to be someone you don’t know. I don’t know who she is, but she only knows her face?

“—Ah.”

… It came to mind.

A female friend whom I took care of for a while when I ran away from home before enlisting in the army.
When I was staying at Mrs. Chin’s house for a while, she was Mrs. Qin’s older sister whom I had only met once.

‘Crazy bastard. Get out of here!’

I couldn’t even say a word because I was caught in the middle of rolling around with a female friend and was kicked out naked.
I remember that it was a very terrifying impression even then.

“…”

But I never thought I’d meet you in a place like this.
Well done.
I think I can lessen the guilt even in torture.

I first put the mask I had brought over my face.