Episode 3 [ First Visit (3) ]
“Ha. Ha. Ha.”
Kyung-hoon just laughed.
I imagined all sorts of things as I came up to the ground, but I never once thought about whether I would see the ruined Seoul.
‘Have I taken a time machine to the future?’
It was the most plausible idea at the moment.
One of the many stories of the world’s destruction seemed to have happened in Seoul. No, the war with North Korea could have turned Seoul into a wasteland. But the sight before my eyes did not look like ruins created by war
. . There were many buildings that were still intact, and the damaged buildings did not look like they had been destroyed by bombing.
Other than war, I couldn’t figure out how Seoul came to be like this.
Fortunately, this shock didn’t last long. I was able to resist it enough as I came up to the ground. It was thanks to his
upbringing. When he came to his senses, he was soon able to notice some strange things.
Broken cars and buildings that had not yet collapsed. The designs were all a bit outdated. They
looked at least 10 or 20 years old. There were cars with designs he had never seen before, but some cars were 20 years old. It was a car from a year ago.
The city of Seoul was broken into a strange shape.
But the city was not just an empty ruin.
Aaaargh!
A loud roar was heard from afar. The silhouette of a huge creature could be seen between the intact buildings in the distance.
‘It’s a four-legged beast that’s at least 5 stories tall… Is it like a dinosaur…’
A little while ago, a rat as big as a large dog appeared, so it wasn’t surprising that a monster 5 stories tall appeared.
“There’s nothing strange about cancer.”
It was the complaint of Gyeong-hoon, who was now wise.
Anyway, with a guy like that wandering around, it wasn’t safe out there.
Right now, all I could see was a giant monster in the distance, but it was clear that there were monsters still in the other remaining buildings. It would have been worth moving if there was a wide view, but it was impossible to move carelessly in a city full of abandoned buildings.
Kyung-hoon took a step back first. He hid behind the broken front door.
It was a dilemma.
The entire building has not been searched yet. However, it was just as dangerous outside, so I was at a loss as to what to do.
It was then.
Wing wing.
I felt the cell phone vibrating again in my pocket.
‘What’s happening this time?’
He quickly took out his cell phone.
He pressed a button on his phone and the screen changed.
[The expected time to activate the trait has arrived.]
The short text written on the screen only made me more confused.
But now was not the time to be looking at the screen.
Good!
As I had feared, two large monsters had appeared behind the collapsed buildings across the road.
They were small-sized monsters compared to the huge monsters that could only be seen as silhouettes in the distance.
Car-sized monsters. Although it was smaller than the monster at a distance, it was scary enough when seen up close.
Moreover, the monsters that appeared there were very similar to the monster rat that Kyung-hoon had killed a little while ago.
“Could it be that the ones I caught were cubs?”
Monsters that looked like rats. Only, the monsters that appeared this time were several times larger than the monster rats he killed.
One was the size of a small car, and the other was the size of a small van. Just by looking at it, it was clear whether it was male or female.
‘Are they the owners of the teeth marks seen in the nest? ?’
It was a mountain beyond a mountain. Gyeong-hoon gritted his teeth without realizing it.
Moreover, they seemed to have caught Gyeong-hoon’s scent. The monster rats sniffed their big noses and growled at the building. ‘Do they think
bullets will work on them too?’
Kyung-hoon’s expression hardened as he saw the two monster rats slowly approaching.
It wasn’t an armor-piercing bullet used in a rifle, but a 9mm pistol bullet. It wasn’t easy to take down an ordinary bull with such a pistol bullet.
But he couldn’t just let it go. The unexpectedly strong pistol bullet He had no choice but to rely on firepower.
Kyung-hoon decided to attack first before the guys got any closer.
He hid behind the wall and aimed his gun. The target was the small guy first. He aimed at the small guy’s head and pulled the trigger. Bang
!
The sound of a pistol spread far away.
Ting!
Then, the bullet bounced off with a spark.
“Damn it,”
the bullet didn’t even reach the head of the monster rat. The moment the bullet hit, another translucent film appeared, and this time it blocked the bullet. Thanks to this ,
the shooting only seemed to arouse the temper of the monster rats.
Kyung-hoon quickly ran inside. No matter how hard he tried to estimate, there was no chance of winning. First, he had to find a place to escape. The
two monster rats that were attacked also screamed. He ran towards the building.
The quiet surroundings of the building also began to shake. At the sound of the pistol, monsters began to move.
Kyung-hoon jumped into the door deep in the lobby. It was a place he had been eyeing as he passed through the lobby. It
was close to the lobby, and at least it was there. A place where the sturdy door was intact. It was the conference room.
He jumped into the conference room, closed the door, and set the lock. He then ran to the innermost part of the room and hid himself between the chairs. Kyung-hoon covered his mouth and nose and could not breathe. If I hadn’t been caught by them, there was a chance I could still survive.
‘Please go down to the basement.’
The moment they went down to the basement, Kyung-hoon planned to run outside.
Other monsters were also moving at the sound of gunfire, but Kyung-hoon didn’t know it yet.
Cry.
The sound of monster rats could be heard right in front of the door. Unfortunately, the monster rats went underground. It didn’t go down.
And the next moment, the monster rats started breaking down the door.
Boom! Sigh!
The door that Kyung-hoon had blocked was crushed in an instant.
The two monster rats jumped into the door and ran forward.
One was flying on the chair. The other guy broke the chair and ran to where Kyung-hoon was hiding.
Although he hid his appearance, he couldn’t help the smell.
The monster rat ran like lightning to the front of the conference room and put its mouth where he was lying.
Kuang!
The chair is gone. They flew in all directions.
Other monster rats that arrived after them also went on a rampage, turning the surrounding area into a wasteland.
The monster rats looked like they were trying to destroy not only the humans who caught the scent but also the conference room.
But at some point, the movements of the two monster rats stopped. .
There was no human figure. Neither in the monster rat’s mouth, nor between the broken chairs, nor on the cracked marble floor, nor on the cracked marble floor, did the human Gyeong-hoon appear. The two monster rats shook their heads and wandered around, eventually going down to the basement
. And
then, a moment later, the sad screams of monsters were heard from the basement.
***
Turning back in time, just before the monsters invaded the conference room,
Kyung-hoon, who was hiding between the chairs, felt a strange sensation.
Something was waking up inside his body. Feeling. It felt as if a new body organ had been installed.
It felt like an extra eye or ear had been added, or an extra arm had been added.
At the same time, a way to use the new organ came into my head. ‘It may seem crazy,
but it seems crazy.’ ….’
– First, call the name to make it easier to recall the image, then
“Create a dimensional corridor.”
-Open space by moving newly created body organs.
Woe!
A black hole appeared before his eyes.
-And then, connect the line with the dimension you started from through the open space.
An imaginary line was drawn into the black hole.
It was a method that was engraved in his mind for an instant, and although Kyung-hoon could not believe it, he put it into practice according to the remembered method. It was a dark and gloomy hole, but it felt very cozy.
Quang!
At that moment, the sound of the door breaking was heard.
Kyung-hoon jumped into the black hole without thinking.
It’s a disaster.
A black space before his eyes. No, a space full of twinkling stars unfolded.
It felt like I jumped into space.
The moment he jumped into empty space, his body began to move along the line he had drawn. He moved quickly through the empty space.
I looked back. The hole I jumped into got smaller and smaller and turned into a small light.
And the light seen in the distance came closer and closer. Kyunghoon felt as if he was flying through outer space.
The destination is almost here. The destination light is now starting to appear as a bright circle.
And then, a fork in the road appeared.
The circle of destination was not one. The road split on either side of two circles that were close together.
‘Are you asking me to choose?’
He turned to something that seemed a little brighter. Fortunately, I didn’t fall into another direction.
He jumped into the light.
Flashing.
It was full of light.
When the light disappeared, Kyung-Hoon stood in the center of his room.
Kyunghoon looked around the room. No matter how I looked at it, it was clear that it was my own room.
A studio apartment in an old and shabby officetel. His belongings were still there, and traces of where he fell asleep last night still remained. I also saw a can of beer that I had eaten.
He went to the window and looked out. And then he breathed a sigh of relief.
“Ha…it’s the same. “I’m fine.”
The Seoul seen outside the window was no different from before. Tall skyscrapers and densely packed buildings.
It was a very frustrating sight, but now I was just grateful.
Everything was back to normal.
Seeing Seoul in perfect condition, the events that had happened just a moment ago seemed like a dream.
But he couldn’t think of it as a dream.
The clock on the wall already showed that it was afternoon, and I was tired and hungry.
In his hands was something that would have been immediately taken to the police if caught. A slightly unusual military pistol.
As he looked at the pistol, other items suddenly came to mind.
Cell phone and lighter. And little things.
Lastly, various sparkling precious metals.
He glared at the gold items on the desk.
“It’s true, right? It’s probably not plated, right?”
No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t look fake.
Now that the reality is clear, there is a lot to do.
Disposing of precious metals and deciding what to do with the items brought in.
And your own body.
But there was something to do first.
First, I took off all my clothes and stuffed dangerous items under the bed.
After that, I took a quick shower and made some cup ramen. As I relaxed, I became incredibly hungry. He ate cup ramen and rice without hesitation, then immediately fell into bed.
Now that I was full, I felt tired.
Although it was only a half-day adventure, it was not a difficult adventure for him who was tired of society.
Kyung-hoon fell asleep right away, listening to the news coming from the next room as a lullaby.
[This is an overseas topic. Today, there is news of a wild boar that came down to the city center and was killed while causing trouble. It is said that a huge wild boar, several times larger than an ordinary wild boar, appeared in the Paraguayan capital and started a rampage. It is said that the wild boar did not respond to police shots, so military and police special forces were dispatched to deal with it. Here’s the next news….]
