I'm still alive

I checked my wristwatch, exhaling from the rough climb. Now, an hour after the move, with a series of forced troops, we were able to narrow down the border area and quite a distance. However, the problem is that Kim Chang-sik and the woman at the broadcasting station are less physically fit than us. As expected, the hour-long march ended and the two were on the verge of retires.

'Take a break.’

Fortunately, the plan is fully anticipated even the two of them. I looked at the party and gave instructions, and helped the perimeter so that they could get enough rest. The two men, who were desperately looking at this side, then collapsed on the street with a sound of rest and threw up their breath, which reached its limit. The fast-flowing water and energy bars, and the group, like a machine, struggle to chew food, swallow water and save their stamina. And in the meantime, Yongpal said to Kim Changsik and the woman.

'I know you don't like it, man, but pass something through your throat.’

What Yong-pal said could have seemed unfriendly to those who had never experienced this situation. However, self-maintenance was the most basic of all, and no one was supposed to direct the starting line, as if a child were taking off his gait. But the good Yong-pal took care of the two, reminding them once again, assuming they had forgotten the manual.

It should not spread. You must follow to the end. There was a reason why the thought-in-the-head party struggled to conserve stamina. The two also took their breath away, swallowing only water, as if they had begun to see the scenery around them after hearing the advice from Yong-pal. And at that moment came the old man's voice next to me, wary of the surroundings.

'Definitely fewer of them.'

I nodded. The first thing I felt when I went to Jin-soon's Shelter was that the distribution of the people around me was quite small. If Eden and its surrounding areas are capital-level, then beyond the sphere, this is almost like a rural village. The men who were found every 100 meters of movement were now spread out in a 300-meter radius.

But on the contrary, the strange thing is that as many survivors as there are fewer of them, they are hard to see. Did he hide it somewhere? Thinking of survivors who were really invisible, I was quite lost in thought. Then quietly looking at the tip of the gun, the old man moves his steps with a small cough.

'Well, I don't know what this crappy city is hiding.’

I nodded a little agreement to the old man's words. I thought I knew a lot, but as if laughing at it, frequent variables threaten us. an onion-like gray city Now that I'm tired of peeling it, I was just passing it off. I shook off the lingering thoughts in my head and shouted to the party.

'Let's move.'

There was no answer. The group stood up and prepared to move, as if they were too used to it, and the woman and Kim Chang-sik, who had been stretching out for a long time, breathed a deep sigh and groaned. These two are probably....... In exactly 40 minutes you'll regret that you didn't eat the energy bar. I had a faint smile on my face, imagining the moment. And take a vigorous step forward from the forefront.

* * *

'Front, two! Five on the left!'

A dark underground parking lot. The party, which quickly took over my instructions, lit flashlights toward the front and left, and detective Kang and an old man with the best shooting skills fired guns in charge of them. When the rattling sound rang in the underground parking lot, the people who were stuttering after smelling the drugs fell on the floor of Pickpick and shed black blood. In less than a minute, the party, which was bent on catching them, quickly ended the situation.

'End the situation!'

When it was determined that there were no more left, I shouted loudly, and the party sang and lowered the gun to the floor.

Click, click.

Safety is clear.

Everything starts from the beginning and ends with a perfect finish like a cogwheel. And among the safest ranks, Kim Chang-sik, who was filming all these battle scenes, gulped down and asked me.

'Yes, I was expecting it, but you're really good at fighting.’

The words were filled with admiration and a dash of fear. We're killing them in perfect harmony. Maybe this is what we really are in the camcorder. Then the old man, who was cleaning up the shells and their remains with Detective Kang, smiled and answered to Kim Chang-sik, who was holding the camcorder.

'Your lover's about to fall asleep, and you're not gonna use it if you're just looking at us.’

Then Kim Chang-sik turned his head in surprise. And there was a broadcasting station woman staring at Kim Chang-sik in the arms of Kim Hye-jung, who was standing in an awkward position. They were protected in a safe line, but they must have been very scared. On top of that, it was regrettable that her boyfriend, who had been living there, was only interested in documentaries.

Kim Chang-sik rushed to the woman, and the old man who was watching the scene eventually laughed out loud. Perhaps at that moment, everyone in the party laughed. When the small sunshine of laughter came into the damp and dark underground parking lot, the hard atmosphere began to thaw as if the snow had melted. And I slowly look inside the parking lot, leaving those smiles behind.

You might wonder why I'd catch them in the parking lot all of a sudden, but I had a reason to secure this area. At 5 p.m. now, we were able to reach near where we were supposed to meet the smuggler. The problem, however, was that most of the area was empty because the area was just off the road. Now that we don't have a place to spend the night, we've decided to first secure a place to spend the night in the underground parking lot we came across, and create a temporary base camp.

'Come on! Move quickly!

When the short mess was over, the old man clapped loudly and gave instructions to the party, and the Park Dae-bak group, who came to accompany them, began to build barricades skillfully. Beddings on the floor and lights to brighten the surroundings. The underground parking lot, which was filled with only their cries and darkness, began to turn into a cozy base camp when the party touched it.

'We'll be moving to the reception area in an hour. Take a good rest, and prepare yourself.'

There is no preparation of mind. They'll be escorted out of here by a smuggler and then they'll just have to get out of here. But I told them to spare no consideration and prepare their hearts for the two who are about to break up.

Then a woman with an unusually stiff expression nodded, and Kim Chang-sik slowly put the camcorder in his bag and said yes. At that moment an old man came to talk to me beside me.

Are you going to let them meet?’

No, just in case...….’

I shook my head, blurrying at the old man's question. The meeting place is located next to the boulevard 1km away from here. Of course, the party will accompany me to the area, but only three people, including myself, will face the smuggler.

Because we, who have to hide our existence as much as possible, have nothing to do to show up to smugglers going in and out. But it wasn't bad for me to go unarmed for possible variables.

Please light a small fire, old man.’

The old man nodded his head without answering my instructions. And as I watched the old man walking slowly toward the party, I watched quietly the year that began to lose in the distance. Curtain calls go down on the stage, which has been dusk and has been ringing loudly. I breathed out my cold yet hot breath and swallowed the boiling tension and fighting spirit inside.

* * *

I touched the ashes that were still warm with my hands. But for a moment even a short thought, I took the ashes all over my hands to my face without hesitation and began to apply them like cosmetics. Although the middle of my forehead was naturally frowned by the faint smell of the burn and the sting felt over my skin, I did not tolerate empty space for perfect camouflage. Then, wearing a hat and mask worn by an old man, he put two daggers on his thigh and waist, one at a time.

Brother, are you going to be okay by yourself?’

Next to me, Yong-pal asked anxiously with a tearful look. Then the old man, who was getting ready to leave over there, scolded Yong-pal with a tone of saying, "Are you kidding me?"

"Hey, you're not worried about Dong-yoon. Come and pack up!'

I couldn't find a burst of laughter and laughed. And the other party secretly smiles, perhaps thinking the same as the old man, from the same thought as the old man. Nor am I walking to a dangerous place to hunt varieties, at best a few smugglers.

Furthermore, there will be an old man and detective Kang waiting in both directions with guns on hand, what are you worried about? It's just that I'm going to exert the utmost combat power when the majority can't go with me.

However, Yong-pal scratches his back head with a young face and soon becomes a little grumpy.

'Cr...... I'm just saying...….’

She is mature, but the cute youngest is the youngest forever. Yong-pal was eventually whisked away by Du-sik and taken to the old man, who had to be beaten with a hollow back of his head. I finally passed the last breath of laughter to see. And in a better atmosphere than I thought, I felt it was time to start my last mission. The great swords spouting cold flesh from their waists and thighs, I finally pressed down my hat and ordered the group to move.

'Let's move.'

A small number of people guarded the base camp and pulled out only experienced members of the party and left the underground parking lot. The time had to arrive by 6:20 and 7:00, so I diligently moved towards the place where I was supposed to meet the smuggler. The sun had already fallen and the world had turned pitch black, and we began to walk across the boulevard, even hiding the flashlight.

The smuggler knew in advance that there were few nearby, and there were no red fireflies in sight throughout the walk. Sometimes it takes 30 minutes to walk carefully over the cars that are blocking the road. The frightened woman suddenly stopped with a cry, and we were startled and began to be alert on all sides in an instant. And at that moment, the woman stammers.

Oh, no, no, no....... to say that I see...….’

The sound of gimping among the party rings quietly. The woman was intimidated again by the sound and bowed her head, and Kim Chang-sik soothed her with all his might. Yes, as she said, the place where she was supposed to meet the smuggler for the first time began to be seen far away. And whether the smuggler had arrived before us and had been waiting, there were several small tents in black at the place. After confirming it, the group quickly hid themselves in the dark and quietly cast their eyes at me.

Whoo.

I took a deep breath out of the lungs and exhaled it out. And finally, he looked at the old man, who was unlocking the gun's safety while checking the equipment. The old man will be watching this side, and Detective Kang will be watching this side from the other side. The belief that whatever happened would remove the threat gave a boost to my steps.

'If anything happens, turn off the lights first.'

It's hard to tell the difference between the two. The old man, who considered it, made an appointment with me, and I nodded, vowing to do so. When I signaled, the group of people scattered in a flash and hid themselves in the dark, I pushed Kim Chang-sik and the woman and began slowly down toward the place where the smuggler was waiting. Now it's just me and these two. The heart is thumping.

* * *

When he arrived at a street that was so close to the naked eye that a smuggler was waiting for him, he took out a flashlight and began to flash the light as if he had waited for Kim Chang-sik.

Click, click, click, click.

Flashing lights, as if sending a signal, and the nerves that lick the skin at that moment, began to tell us that someone was watching us. And a shadow of about four poured slowly through the black tent.

Kim Chang-sik slowly swallowed his saliva and turned off the flashlight, and in this space where only darkness exists, we were able to encounter smugglers. It is not a wise choice to keep the lights on for a long time in places like this. The smugglers, too, had walked slowly this way with only a small lighter complaint lit to see if they were aware of the point. The smell of liquor and thick tobacco stings my nose. The smuggler watched us and soon began to laugh with a squeak.

'You must have searched everywhere. Young, there are fewer people.'

As expected, I was glad to accompany you alone. I was wondering, but these smugglers remembered the exact number of people when the people at the broadcasting station left, wondering if they were doing this once or twice. I silently calmed down the tingling nerves, capturing the phosphorus seen over the dark. Then he quietly grabbed Kim Chang-sik's angry shoulder, shaking his shoulders in front of vulgar expressions. I think they're the dirtiest ones. It is difficult to fall for such provocation.

Hey, the money I promised you here...….’

But the station woman was unexpectedly holding on to her spirit, and on behalf of us attempted to do business with a smuggler. Then the smuggler smiles unpleasantly and picks up the woman's bag. And then we began to look at the spot we had prepared.

A short time goes by so slowly. This tension, as if with a knife in front of my neck, I slowly clapped my index finger so that I could pull out a great sword at any time, and with my head down, I began to concentrate on all external elements. Breathing, footsteps, and even heart sounds. And at that moment the smuggler threw the bag before us and said,

'Five times, I'm not going unless it's more than that.’

At that moment, the atmosphere turned cold like the cold night air. The smugglers nearby quietly came out and looked at the man, and the woman blushed, saying, "What does that mean?" complete deterrence He was a gutsman who had no intention of understanding the contract from the beginning.

What are you talking about? Where does such a big money come from all of a sudden!'

However, the smuggler continued to ignore the woman's ear, screaming or not. And he gave us a brazen answer with a look of what to do you understand?

Don't you know those bastards were found near the sealed area, and they were laid down? There's got to be a risk pay, right? I don't want to understand your situation, so rob the bank or the jewelry store and bring more. There's no one inside anyway, right?’

We have to make a deal right now, but the contract's been reversed. In the face of the brazen manner, the woman and Kim Chang-sik were dumbfounded, poking their mouths as if they had lost what to say. And the two eyes naturally turned toward me, and I was strangely unable to concentrate on the conversation they were doing now. Because the external element that stimulates my nerves has been ringing the alarm continuously.

Doom doom doom doom doom doom doom.

My heart beats. Perhaps the blood of a monster inside me began to sense danger and reveal his teeth. What you can know without thinking, even though you haven't seen it, this is a storm that comes just before a fight. The one that came before time stopped......was a labor of tension. My mouth spewed out words without filter.

Who are the pups in the tent?’

These four are not all. It seems that he intentionally hid in a black tent, but my gut caught even that and caught up with other plots they were plotting. The face that was sad to count our numbers. And the contents of the contract, which had changed as if it were taking time as soon as we met. All logic gathered and created my actions faster than instinct.

The eyes of smugglers are on me. They flashed cold eyes and spat on the floor, reaching for their bosom, and took out their weapons and began to lift them. The man, who was threatening the woman at the front, frowned as if he had met unexpected variables.

'What are you?'

And faster than the answer, was the great sword pulled from my waist.