Chapter 280

Episode 280:

Kim Ki-jeong’s ears were better than expected.

“I can hear it burning.”

“Do you hear that sound...?”

“Why does it make a sound when burning firewood? “It is like that.”

Kim Ki-jeong waved his hand in embarrassment, but the fact that he had remarkable hearing did not change. Vivian and Hong Gyeong-jun, who teamed up with Kim Ki-jeong, looked at Kim Ki-jeong with surprised eyes.

“The sound of burning... I wonder what kind of scene it is. “I would like to avoid that area if possible, but is that possible?”

“Yes, I can hear it from over there, so it’ll be okay if I don’t go looking for it...”

Kim Ki-jeong, who had been stuttering, stiffened his face.

“...Han Do-yoon?”

“Mr. Kim Ki-jeong?”

“Ha Han Do-yoon, you crazy bastard...!”

As Kim Ki-jeong, muttering with a frightened look on his face, entered the apartment, flailing his thin arms and legs, Vivian and Hong Gyeong-jun, who were looking at him with bewildered expressions, hurriedly followed him. It was natural for someone who had difficulty even breathing to be taken aback by the amazing speed.

“Mr. Kim Ki-jeong, Mr. Kim Ki-jeong...! You must go together! “It’s dangerous if you move alone!”

“Mister, come to your senses! That could be an auditory hallucination! uncle Uncle!”

To the shame of Hong Gyeong-jun and Vivian, who had assumed all kinds of traps, Do-yoon Han was really there.

“...What are you holding now?”

Han Do-yoon is also holding a monster.

Kim Ki-jeong was even hugged by a monster, and Kim Ki-jeong was truly disgusted and struggling to get out of him.

“Huhhh... I was really touched.”

“Ahhhh...! Let go of this, you crazy person! “Please let go!”

“I can’t believe our Mr. Kim Ki-jeong is coming to look for me...!”

Good!

“Aaaahhh!”

The monster in the shape of a child also wriggled its arms and legs, probably annoyed by Do-yoon Han’s cruel embrace. Seeing a skinny person and a monster doing this, Hong Gyeong-jun and Vivian were overcome by a strange feeling.

Suddenly, the genre seems to have changed from thriller to comedy...

“...Do-yoon Han has an excellent talent for nurturing the mental strength of survivors.”

“It’s a compliment, right? “I will accept it gratefully.”

“It’s a compliment. maybe.”

The place they were currently in was the stairs that connected the apartment floors. The stairs, which were blocked by doors on each floor, seemed to be treated as a kind of emergency exit, and unlike other floors, there were no monsters to get in the way or rules to make things difficult.

“The world behind the scenes is strangely limited to emergency exits.”

“According to what Mr. Jeong In-ho said, the bathroom was similar. “Is there an area that also looks into the behind-the-scenes world?”

“I’m glad I’m not subject to any strange rules like schools or convenience stores. “There are probably rules in this apartment as well, but since I only went up the stairs to the emergency exit, I don’t think I was subject to any restrictions regarding the rules.”

“Did the house where Han Do-yoon lived have no rules because of this monster?”

When Vivian asked while looking at the monster in Han Do-yoon’s arms, the monster raised its head and looked at Vivian. Vivian blinked a couple of times as her eyes met the monster whose pupils were empty and pitch black.

“...I felt dizzy for a moment. I felt like a complete asshole and slightly wanted to die, but I guess it was just my mood, right? “Have I been wasting oxygen?”

“Sounds like a monster trait. “It seems to make you feel a sense of self-destruction. It is similar to an abandoned dog monster, but has a different texture... It also reminds me of Boss Yoon in that he starts fire.”

Hong Gyeong-jun muttered, thinking of Yoon Gar-ram, who was circling around the shopping mall in a team with other survivors. As soon as Do-yoon Han let go, Kim Ki-jeong, who ran away and squatted on the stairs, opened his mouth while scanning the surroundings with anxious eyes.

“Unlike him, it seemed like the places where fire could be made were limited. Even though he is angry like that, Han Do-yoon, who is holding a monster, is fine. It’s not that I don’t do it, it’s that I can’t... Moreover, I don’t remember what number it was, but why didn’t the flames or smoke escape outside the front door of the house where Han Do-yoon was trapped....” “Even if you look at it from the outside, the house looks fine

. It was. When you go back in, you see fire and smoke. I don’t know what the principle is. “Is it just that house that breaks away from the rules of the apartment, or is this monster also included within the rules... hmmm.”

Hong Gyeong-jun, who was muttering, spoke to Do-yoon Han.

“Mr. Han Do-yoon, wouldn’t it be okay to put that down soon?”

“Isn’t it cute?”

“It seems like a lot. “Please tell me in more detail.”

“Uh, where?”

“Starting from the part where I took my business card with me and left.”

“...ah!”

Han Do-yoon exclaimed as if he had realized something, then smiled brightly and said.

“You saw my business card and came looking for me! “I was wondering how you got here.”

“To be precise, I lived because Kim Ki-jeong had good ears. After discovering Han Do-yoon’s business card with blood on it, a search team was formed, and Kim Ki-jeong ran into this apartment, saying he heard the sound of firewood burning. “As I followed behind, I found Han Do-yoon, who had lost his mind and was embracing the monster.”

“Have I lost my mind?”

“From what I’ve seen... it seems like that.”

“....”

Do-yoon Han, who had a confused expression for a moment, hugged the doll, or rather the monster, struggling in his arms. Seeing that he didn’t put it down during that time, it seems like he was truly possessed.

“I wasn’t mentally prepared... Why did Jae-Heon Lee also say that he likes abandoned dog monsters?”

“I think the case is a little different from that, but I’ll understand for now. For your information, that abandoned monster dog came with Han Do-yoon’s business card. Do you know anything about it?”

“...A monster? “My business card...?”

“You don’t know. I understand for now. “It seems like the kidnapper was up to some kind of trick, but...”

Hong Gyeong-jun frowned.

“...I think he may be the terrorist who was hovering near the shelter. What do you think?”

“You asked me, right? Well, I guess that’s right. “I don’t think survivors who carry out such elaborate schemes are common in the underworld.”

“Then the question is why this situation was created.”

After finishing his conversation with Vivian, Hong Gyeong-jun looked back at Han Do-yoon. It seemed like he noticed something in their conversation.

“It’s an expression that reminds you of something. “Do you have something to say?”

“...Efficiency Captain, Manager....”

“...What does it mean?”

“Those were the words the kidnapper uttered.”

Han Do-yoon muttered like that, ‘Captain? ‘Captain...’ he muttered the same word.

“...So, it seemed like the being called the manager dragged the kidnapper into the secret world, and in the process, his name disappeared, and he had to do something with the captain... to return to reality...” “I don’t understand

. What is an administrator? How does a name disappear? “Who is the captain again?”

“....”

“...No, wait a minute.”

Hong Gyeong-jun pursed his lips.

“‘Captain’?”

It is a word that refers to the highest-ranking general in the military, but it is also a word used by a ragtag group of people, not an official group, to call their leader. And a person who would have often led such a ragtag group of people appeared in Hong Gyeong-jun’s mind.

Jaeheon Lee.

“...Jaeheon Lee?”

As soon as that name was mentioned, the survivors’ faces turned white.

A deep ominous feeling spread between them.

* * *

“...Ah this...”

“Ugh...sigh.”

“It hurts a little.”

Lee Jae-heon, whose solar plexus was completely pierced by a thick piece of metal, suddenly spit out blood.

“...You learned it well.”

Uselessly.