Season 2: Chapter 13. Wave After Wave (1)

Season 2: Chapter 13. Wave After Wave (1)

Almond opened the door without his team’s consent.

"You're insane... just because we were trapped here. You're insane..."

The store clerk thought Almond had gone mad, but he had his reasons.

— The struggle to poop, looking forward to it.

— I need to use the restroom!

— Teacher! Let me go to the restroom!

— Cruel Korean schools not allowing restroom breaks.

He was approaching the limit of his bowel movements. He was already at the limit for urinating and now felt the urge in his bowel too. It was a truly terrifying situation!

Interestingly, Almond felt anxious even though he didn't actually need to pee.

'Quickly...!'

Soiling his pants with the broadcast was on would be the most embarrassing thing ever. He could vividly imagine Ju-Hyeok teasing him once he got out of the capsule.

'Maybe about fifteen?'

There weren’t too many zombies. They weren't particularly fast, just persistent and very dangerous.

'I wonder if a scratch could also infect me.'

He didn't know how zombies infected others at the moment.

'Being bitten is a hundred percent.'

However, he thought back to the gym teacher who turned into a zombie and knew he had to avoid being bitten at all costs.

"Close the store door, noona."

"... What?"

"Just close it for now."

The clerk hesitated with shaky eyes and questioned his sanity.

"Why the hell are you going out?! Just come back in!" she tried to persuade Almond while the zombies hadn't attacked yet.

"Well..."

— "Because I need to go."

— That's... because I need to go. Relax! Sexy! Cool! That’s me!

— Why can't he just say it?

— Almond feels shy about this, lol.

"Well... because I can."

After trying to give a justified reason, Almond dashed out.

— LMAO

— Because he can...

— What's with that line? LOL

— He's trying to act cool, LOL.

— Literally acting cool about poop, LOL.

"Close it quickly!"

One of the zombies seemed to have been waiting and charged.

"Kaaaak!"

Seeing this, the startled store clerk quickly shut the store’s metal door.

Bang!

"Come back! You must!"

Her voice came from beyond the metal door.

"Kyaaaaaa!"

Another voice came from the corridor.

'They're coming.'

The widely opened mouth revealed a dark throat and headed straight for Almond.

"Kyaaaaah!"

With swift movements, Almond twisted his upper body to the left and avoided the attack. The zombie's hair grazed the bridge of his nose. Then, the sound of clashing teeth echoed in front of him.

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Thinking of the possibility of that attack tearing apart his flesh sent shivers down his spine.

"He's still slow."

As the zombie attempted to bite again, Almond stabbed the back of its neck with his knife.

Swoosh!

Sticky blood oozed out. However...

"Kraaaaah!"

Undeterred, the zombie turned around and swung its arm.

Whoosh!

After ducking the attack, Almond jabbed his cutter knife under the zombie's chin.

Thud!

"Kaaaaah! Kaah!"

Still, it seemed unaffected by the life-threatening wounds.

'This won't work.'

No matter how robust the industrial cutter knife was, it wasn't suitable for killing zombies. Almond couldn't kill it like this.

'What now? Should I go back for a weapon?'

He looked at the closed store door. Opening it would leave him vulnerable to the surrounding zombies. He had to avoid that. It was out of the question.

[Warning! Fecal matter level is above 90%.]

[If not relieved, it may lead to unconsciousness.]

His urgent need went from eighty to ninety percent. Almond glanced around and located the restroom. He spotted the sliding door with a lock.

'Let's break through.'

He decided to make a run for it, lock the restroom door, buy some time, and relieve himself.

The screen went dark and classical music began playing.

***

Swiiiiiiish...!

The darkened screen lit up with the sound of water.

Ding.

[Feeling Refreshed]

A positive status appeared for the first time, but Almond felt uneasy.

— Lol.

— I saw it~ I saw it~

— Lololol.

— It's so embarrassing...

— Splash (literally)

— Lololol, respect. You're a true streamer~

'What? Did it... show?'

It seemed something had been shown while the screen went dark. Almond's face turned red with embarrassment. Without a second thought, he immediately exited the capsule.

***

The custom capsule smoothly opened as if it were a living being. Sang-Hyeon rushed out with a desperate expression.

"Hey, hey, Ju-Hyeok!"

Ju-Hyeok's back twitched.

“Puff...’

He was laughing.

"Hey!"

"Hahahaha!"

Kim Ju-Hyeok turned around in his chair and laughed crazily.

"You’re a streaming genius."

Sang-Hyeon's face turned beet red. Seeing Ju-Hyeok's reaction, it was probably really shown.

"Did... did it really show!?"

"Hehehehehe!"

"This game is really too much..." Almond's disappointed voice echoed and reached the microphone inside the capsule.

— Hahaha, crazy!

— Lol!

— That voice of giving up, lol

— It's a clip!

— How can he be so cute? Lol!

— Ugh, lol!

— I want to bite him, lol!

Ju-Hyeok laughed so hard he held his stomach.

"Look at this."

He pointed to the computer screen with his hand. The scene where Almond rushed to the bathroom was playing.

Sang-Hyeon's eyes shook. Was he supposed to watch himself do that with his own eyes? While he was shocked, the screen went dark and classical music played.

'?'

Soon afterward, the sound of water could be heard. Then the screen showed a flustered Almond suddenly logging out.

— Lol, so funny!

— Almond is so cute!

— Still a newbie, huh? Lol!

Damn, he had been tricked. Anger surged in Sang-Hyeon, but the feeling of relief was much stronger.

"Phew," he let out such a big sigh of relief that it was audible.

— Phew, lol.

— Almond is so lovable.

— How can he believe that? Lol!

"This game must be well-made. You were fooled," Ju-Hyeok chuckled.

The game's realism was insane. Almond didn't want to believe it, but he couldn't shake off the suspicion that this game was real.

It had an unbelievable story when he thought about it rationally. However, factors like the realistic school environment around him, the tapping rain, and the nonsensical chat were more than enough to cause cognitive dissonance.

'Why didn't anyone tell me the truth?'

Sang-Hyeon looked at the chat window with resentment.

[Current Viewers: 19,000]

It was amazing how a whopping 19,000 viewers kept up with the joke.

'The number of viewers has increased.'

He didn't notice because he was so engrossed in the game, but the number of viewers had significantly increased. He had reached just over 10,000 viewers when he started the game.

— Is this the stream where you really poop in the game?

— Does he poop better than our Gum?

— Almond! Come back! Show us again!

Teasing comments filled the chat.

"It seems your clip has already spread and more viewers are flooding in."

According to Ju-Hyeok, the number of viewers had increased the moment Almond felt the urge and headed to the bathroom. Now, it had reached its peak.

Almond had messed up and signed off.

"Now, everyone. Did you have fun?"

— ???

— Huh?

— No, it wasn't fun. Continue.

— Why the long face? Lol!

— I'm sorry.