Chapter 112

Chapter 112

I quickly put on socks and hiking boots. As I pocketed my phone, which had become more of a watch than its original purpose, I thought: What time was it when I woke up in bed before? It must have been around 7 AM then too.

Since it was a holiday and water suddenly started leaking, I was so flustered that I couldn’t remember at all what time I woke up. I was about to blame my careless past self, but realizing there was no point in beating myself up, I rationalized instead. You don’t count time on holidays anyway. You just lie around lazily all day without thinking, eat something when you’re hungry, and then lie down again to pass time.Vissit novelbin(.)com for new novels

It was around 4:30 PM when I died in the elevator, wasn’t it? ......Let’s start recording the time from now on. It’s not too late for anything. I can start now. I woke up at 7:02 AM this morning. While giving myself a tiny bit of comfort, I tossed my backpack onto the bed.

This time too, I stuffed all the towels I had into the backpack. Unlike last time, I didn’t even bother putting my wallet or phone charger in the backpack. Clean cloth always comes in handy in any situation.

What else should I pack? I definitely need a flashlight. As time passed, power outages in the undersea base became more frequent. Light is necessary not only to see ahead but also for psychological reasons. In darkness, even the tiniest spark of light can be so comforting to the mind.

What else? Wherever I go, if I see any sturdy, long rope, I should definitely grab it. Considering how Team Leader Shin Haeryang used parachute cords, and how I regretted not having a rope when the South District Research Center had a blackout, it’s bound to be useful this time too.

I should also grab any painkillers I find along the way. It’s nearly impossible for a person to achieve anything while continuously feeling pain. Whether it’s mental or physical pain, it inevitably scatters your concentration.

The human body wasn’t originally designed to endure pain, so what can you do? It’s amazing how people who normally wouldn’t even look at a dental clinic come running so quickly when they get a toothache. What else, what else? I should avoid getting injured as much as possible. And if I come across water, I must take it.

......This time should be better than the last. I don’t want to see people dying anymore, and I don’t want to die either.

After pondering for 5 seconds, I decided not to take the family photo and whale plushie this time. Instead, I packed an extra pair of pants and swept all the candy and chocolate from the table into the backpack.

As I zipped up the waterproof backpack, I thought. Even if dying sends me back to the past, I don’t know how many times I can go back. What if this is the last time? What should I do if I can’t go back to the past anymore?

Now, even the time to think was precious. I came to a simple conclusion.

What else? I should live diligently as always, just like I’ve always done. Without regrets.

Let’s not believe that we can go back to the past infinitely. How do we know if those Infinity Church bastards named their cult wrong and it’s actually the 3-Times Religion or 5-Times Religion? How can we trust the naming sense and work of these cult bastards? I took one deep breath. I was fully dressed with my backpack on. I could run out of the room at any moment.

Instead of leaving the room, I quickly opened the undersea base guidebook to find the broadcasting section. If this guidebook wasn’t in Korean, I wouldn’t have dared to open it in this situation.

Flipping through the pages, I briefly saw that the first escape method listed was the escape pod. I could only find the broadcasting section after turning quite a few pages, and skimming through it quickly, I saw that emergency broadcasts could also be made through the pad. It stated that broadcasting was possible if you had authority equivalent to or higher than an assistant team leader engineer within the undersea base.

Even during my 5-day shift here, there were broadcasts made once for each base. There were announcements about engineer shift changes, charging and repair times for mining robots, requests to return borrowed items or find people, and often broadcasts about what time to come out if you wanted to board a helicopter or ship from a certain country.

[Especially, absolutely! Absolutely! Do not board the undersea cable car connecting the 2nd Undersea Base and the 1st Undersea Base! And don’t take the South District cargo elevator either! The undersea cable car is likely to collapse along with the undersea base as time passes. And if you board the South District cargo elevator, due to continuous power outages, it moves up like a slug, and from the moment you board, there’s nothing you can do except scream and pray!]

Having experienced being eaten by a shark and shot to death, my impression is that other people don’t need to experience this. Let’s share bad experiences to prevent more victims. Did I miss anything? I hesitated as I was about to end the broadcast and added one last thing.

[The undersea base is currently facing an unprecedented situation. At this moment, we must put aside our selfishness and try to overcome this disaster by helping those around us as much as possible. We cannot survive alone. Don’t calculate gains and losses or rationality. To survive, we must help each other without expecting anything in return. ......Let’s stay healthy and get out alive.]

If people who heard this broadcast asked where they should escape to, I had no answer. I’ve never successfully left the undersea base either. But one thing I can be sure of: You need to cooperate with the people you meet inside the undersea base. It’s hard enough just dealing with these insane fanatic terrorists!

I blurted out the last words and ended the broadcast. Then I immediately pressed the emergency alarm on the pad.

[Beep beep beep beep! Emergency situation! All personnel in the 4th Undersea Base, please evacuate through escape pods, elevators, etc. Emergency situation! All personnel in the 4th Undersea Base, please evacuate through escape pods, elevators, etc.]

The now-familiar voice echoed throughout the White Tiger Zone. It was the button Vladimir had pressed before. I heard the doors of the White Tiger Zone opening simultaneously.

Although I had expected it, as soon as the door opened, water rushed into the room like a wave. Just seeing that made my heart rate skyrocket from stress.

......Calm down. You can do this. You’re doing this for the third time now. You’re completely used to it. You’ve become an expert. Don’t worry. You won’t be late. You can do everything on time. You haven’t wasted anything. There’s no need to be hasty.

Watching the water rise to my ankles, I immediately ran out of the room.

Carlos and Yoo Geum-yi were already in the corridor. The two were struggling to walk through the water-filled corridor. The sight of Yoo Geum-yi floundering as she walked through the water-filled corridor was so welcome. I shouted at their backs as I splashed through the water.

“There’s a cat in room 64! Please take it with you!”

“You want us to save a pet in this situation?! Are you crazy?”

Carlos retorted incredulously. I could see Irina running down the corridor, and Vladimir dragging Nikolai out of his room.

“Vladi-mir!”

I shouted his name at the top of my lungs as I passed room 36. The Engineer Da Team leader turned his head towards me as he was looking at his drunk team member.

“Dmitri is sleeping in room 80! And there should be a snake in room 76, I think!”