Chapter 171:

Chapter 171:

Chapter 171

Z-Day. (6)

The members of Awi, who had watched Ian’s filming, got permission from the director to post pictures of the shooting scene on their fan cafe.

[Awi] Everyone, where do you think this is?

In the picture, the members were smiling brightly and making a V sign around Ian, who was dressed as a zombie.

└He looks so handsome with the mask onᅲᅮᅲᅲᅮ

└ᅲᅮᅲᅮᅲᅮᅲᅮᅲIan oppaᅲᅲYou’re so cool

└Is that Jinhyuk playing a prank in the back?ᄏᄏ

└What about Taewoong oppaᅲᅲ?

-There’s one missing from the group photo again

Jo Taewoong is the reason why they can’t do group activities and he looks like he’s starving for bread crumbs, but they’re making a fuss about taking pictures ᄉᄇ

└Isn’t he still recovering?

└(Author) It’s been over two months, do you think that makes sense?

└└You’re funnyᄏᄏ Do you take illness too lightly? Are you even an Awi fan?ᄏᄏᄏ

└I also suffered from panic disorder and I couldn’t go to the hospital on time because of people like you ᄉᄇ

└If you have any shame, delete your post

└This guy is an IP troll, report him

The so-called ‘haters’ who sued the malicious commenters did not disappear. There were still some vicious people who did not hesitate to receive the complaints.

They could be from another fandom. Or they could just be jealous of the successful Awi. But Taeban were these kind of people.

They find intentions in simple words. They catch the tail of the words that are uncomfortable and if they don’t go their way, they lash out and attack the person.

-They look happy even though one is missing, am I the only one who feels uncomfortable seeing this? I feel sorry for the one who didn’t show up ᄍᄍ

-They’ve been posting a lot of 6-person photos lately, are they going to kick out Jo Taewoong?

-Isn’t it a fact that Jo Taewoong made the mental illness awareness worse?

They are netizens who are full of hatred and bite until someone dies, without checking the facts, thinking that their twisted beliefs are justice. They were almost like a collective madness.

To them, the thriving Awi was enough to chew on.

They stopped trying to harass using Jo Taewoong and tried to stir up another topic.

-I heard that Byunghun’s company is also having a bad relationship with Awi and sending out rookies

-Did they only bully Jo Taewoong?

-Look at the Y app last year, isn’t the relationship between Jo Taewoong and the others bad here?

There were also signs of ‘fabrication’ to create a bullying rumor.

***

Nawoo Shin, who was caught by Kim Kanghyuk, headed to the zombies’ hideout.

Kim Junhee, who had turned the area where Nawoo Shin’s office was located into a wasteland, entered the hideout.

“Where is Mr. Woo?”

“Over there.”

“You...!”

Nawoo Shin realized that Kim Junhee was the wanted criminal K from his mask and tried to run away.

“Mr. Woo, where are you going? It’s useless to run away.”

“...What?”

Kim Junhee took off his mask and turned on the TV in the corner of the hideout. The TV screen was broadcasting a breaking news.

(This is a breaking news. There was a series of explosions in the B-35 area.)

The screen showed the situation of the B-35 area, which had become a ruin in an instant.

“That’s all....”

Nawoo Shin looked at Kim Junhee with a stupid expression. Kim Junhee nodded his head with a blank face.

(K, the first-class wanted criminal, was confirmed to be at the scene of the terror, and the government has raised the zombie crisis level to....)

(First-class criminal wanted K, zombie. Kill on sight)

(Second-class criminal wanted H, zombie. Capture alive)

“The bounty went up again.”

“It’s only natural since you blew up a whole area. Be careful next time.”

Kim Kanghyuk and Kim Junhee opened the refrigerator door and took out something covered in blood and ate it. The two zombies were proud of the increased bounty.

“What is that....”

That was not all. The screen showed a full-size photo of Nawoo Shin’s ID card.

(Also, we have confirmed that K has a civilian accomplice. The identity of the civilian is Mr. Na, who works as an employee at Hwaun Pharmaceuticals, and the government has designated Mr. Na as a wanted criminal as of now....)

“Did I... did I do something wrong?”

“Yes.”

“You’re zombies! How can I trust you! At least if I’m with the government, they’ll...! Ugh!”

Kim Junhee pressed down on Naowoo’s back and sighed deeply. Naowoo groaned in pain.

“Mr. Woo, do you want to know? The fact that the government won’t protect you?”

Naowoo was scared by Kim Junhee’s flashing eyes and had to shut his mouth.

“Hwaun Pharmaceuticals has the complete vaccine. If you don’t believe me, I can’t help it...”

“...”

“Humans didn’t stop their greed. They deliberately neglected the zombies to become humans like you.”

Kim Junhee then took Naowoo to show him the reality of how the zombies were exploited.

“They’re easy to handle, and if they use the zombies as slaves, the society can somehow function.”

The life of the exploited zombies was something that Naushin didn’t know. The media claimed that the world had regained stability thanks to the government’s efforts, but behind the scenes, there were humans who whipped the zombies and made them do all kinds of dirty work.

“This could be your future, Mr. Naushin.”

Kim Junhee showed him the data that he had stolen from the laboratory, where he heard the sound of zombies being tied up and drained of blood, and the greedy researchers trying to find out their immortality.

“Mr. Naushin.”

“...”

“Do you think this is normal?”

Naushin saw it with his own eyes. He realized that this society was a monstrosity. But he didn’t want to hear it from a zombie.

“Is it necessary to sacrifice the few for the many? Is it really worth it?”

“...”

“You could be one of those few, Mr. Naushin. Think carefully.”

Naushin hated himself for being persuaded, so he answered curtly.

“Don’t shove your ideology down my throat.”

“The government is doing the same thing, Mr. Naushin. They brainwashed you to think that we are dangerous monsters. Do we really look like that to you?”

“That’s...”

He wasn’t afraid of zombies anymore. Rather, he knew that this society wouldn’t function properly without them.

“Mr. Naushin, we were once ‘human’. Not livestock, not slaves.”

But he was too small to know the secrets of the world. He was a mere citizen, a person who could feel the guilt of his conscience. He couldn’t say anything.

“Mr. Naushin, you feel it too, don’t you? That this is wrong.”

“...”

“We can change it, if we work together.”

Kim Junhee sounded desperate as he said that. He tapped Naushin’s shoulder and left the room.

“Think about it. And make a good choice.”

“...”

“Which side you’re going to join.”

The rusty iron door closed with a creaking, chilling sound.

***

Ian enjoyed the high-difficulty action acting while filming ‘Z-Day’.

“Ian, are you hurt anywhere?”

“No, I’m fine. Well, maybe my shoulder is a bit...?”

“Medic!”

The managers who watched Ian’s filming were anxious as they took care of him. He threw his body without hesitation, whether it was hanging from a wire somewhere, a gunfight, or falling to the ground.

“Ian, please die naturally.”

“What?”

“...It’s nothing.”

Ian’s immersion in action acting was enough to make Kim Myungjin, his manager, talk nonsense.

[Did you like this kind of thing in your previous life too?]

‘No.’

He used to be the type who protected his body when he was Kim Yongmin. But thanks to Ian’s athletic body, he adapted quickly and tried new things as his body followed.

‘It’s fun now.’

[Are you going to become a specialized action actor?]

‘That sounds good.’

If Kim Myungjin and Park Dongsoo heard Ian’s thoughts, they might have collapsed while grabbing the back of his neck.