Stagnant Water of Apocalypse

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Rumors about the appearances of Sniffles in Bucheon subway station finally made its way to the Auction House. The Government Shelter tried to minimize it as much as possible, but once they realized it was useless, they spread the information about the monsters. Naturally, the survivors were left speechless when they saw the appearance and characteristic of Sniffles.

-That’s crazy…. Absolutely disgusting.

-Is that a human or a monster?

-It’s arms can stretch like that? The hell…

-The teeth and the thorns are really disgusting.

-Is it real that it won’t die even if it is shot by bullets?

-But who has guns? Isn’t the Corrosive Disease still in effect?

-Ask the government shelter.

In addition to rumors about Sniffles, rumors of looters carrying guns also spread.

-You guys be careful. If you go in there just out of curiosity, you’ll die.

-If they shoot, won’t they become a murderer? Until now no murderer event has been held yet.

-If they shoot you in the stomach or legs then Sniffles or other monster kill you, then they won’t become a murderer.

-Oh, I see…

-If you go down there, you can get a lot of guns thrown away by looters.

-Bro, is your unique skill stealth? Why don’t you pick it up, then?

-They are all broken, why should I waste my time on it?

-This is a rumor, but I heard that there are many private shelters in the wealthy areas of Hannam-dong. Those bastards got information about the apocalypse in advance. What should we do about them guys?

-Bro, those bastards are dangerous.

-Oh, I’m sorry. It wasn’t intentional.

Rumors about Seongho also spread.

-Is the gossip that I Love Gimbab entered the Government Shelter for real?

-His name is Kang Seongho.

-It’s kind of a silly name.

-Sir, let’s go to I Love Gimbap and say that.

-It’s a very powerful and masculine name.

-LMAOOOOO

-It is said that his eyes are very bloody. I think the story about him spread by people from Gwangju is real.

-So, if I go to the Government Shelter now, I can meet Kang Seongho?

-He’s on a mission right now.

-Is it to kill Sniffles in Bucheon Subway Station?

-Yep

-There is one thing you guys are overlooking.

-What is that?

-It’s the fact that four stagnant waters have gathered in the Government Shelter.

-OMG.

-Duck Buttock is also there?

-Wasn’t she originally a member of the Government shelter?

-She left Government Shelter a few months ago. But now she has returned with I Love Gimbap.

-Together with him? Perhaps…

-Then, the Government Shelter’s power will rise easily from now, won’t it?

-What is I Love Gimbap’s unique skill?

-It’s something like subspace, not a creation type at all. I don’t know the details, though.

Thanks to the news regarding all 4 stagnant waters that had gathered, people were starting to take an interest in Government Shelters. It was on top of the news that they had stocked up on firearms and all kinds of supplies. What they would do after the Corrosive Disease subsides became a matter of concern to all survivors. Some people even went as far as to pack their bags saying they wanted to go to the Government Shelter.

-It’s still cold… If you go outside, your balls will shrink.

-I’m a woman, so It won’t shrink.

-LOLOLOLOL

-I want to see the faces of stagnant waters…

-How many people are there in the Government Shelter?

-There’s a little over 30 people.

Seeing those comments, the Government Shelter started promoting in earnest. The main point of their promotion was of course the fact that whoever joined could see the Stagnant Water with their own two eyes.

Without knowing what kind of ripples they brought, the four stagnant waters entered the Yongsan Ministry of National Defense building without care.

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“This place is commonly referred to as the B2 bunker. A historic place that is still around even though it was built in the 70s…”

“Wow, the air is funky down here!”

“I think I will get sick just by breathing.”

“…”

Even though Major Kim Hyun-woo explained the bunker in great detail, no one cared about him. He sighed and just shuddered when he remembered what the four people in front of him could do. In particular, he was overly cautious with Da-jeong. On their way here, she used her giant ghoul to throw him at orcs to help Geom-in level up. Of course, the man let out a terrible scream as he fell among the hordes of monsters and was forced to fight a fierce battle.

However, what Hyun-woo was more surprised at was how Seongho and Seokhyun behaved. As if familiar with this kind of thing, they did nothing at the sight and only jumped in to help Geom-in when he really needed it.

‘Why does the President believe in these guys…’

He admits that their fighting power was high. Zombies, ghouls and orcs were no match against them. Through the rumors, he also knew that their power was higher than what he saw as they could easily hunt even werewolves and trolls. But, no matter how strong they are, shouldn’t they act more responsibly because they were given a mission by the President?

‘Can they still do that even when the Corrosive Disease subsides?’

The answer Hyun-woo reached was a resounding no. No matter what skill they have, they would be powerless against the king of all weapons. Once armed forces with guns emerged, it was clear that the fame of the stagnant waters would take a nosedive.

What can they do if the army shoots at them?

‘They will die.’

Of course, Hyun-woo knew that the four of them were armed with good Unique Skill, skill, items. But in his opinion, those 3 qualities were still no match for a gun’s destructiveness.

‘From that point on, the world will be ruled by us.’

The ‘us’ he meant was the armed forces under President Jang Won-taek. A lot of people ridiculed the President right now, but things will change soon. Hyun-woo was waiting for that day to come.

“Oh, it seems like this is the place.”

“Hey, Rapwi! Tear it open!”

Without waiting for Hyun-woo’s permission, the stagnant waters opened the bunker’s entrance. Seokhyun’s power was too strong for the door, making the thick security door slam open without any resistance. After passing through the dark narrow passage, a concrete cover like what Seongho had seen at other shelters greeted them.

Now it’s time to lift it up.

“Tank, pull it.” As Da-jeong snapped her fingers, the enormous Tank began to use its power. Once the cover was pulled up, Seongho descended on a rope and connected it to the net cover. Originally, Hyunwoo was thinking of using a crane, but he had to admit that the method employed by the four was much faster.

Finally, all 20 covers were lifted and Da-jeong kicked Seongho’s ass before he dropped it into the hole.

“Ah!”

Hyun-woo looked down at the hole in surprise. Somehow, after a few seconds, he could see light coming from the hole. When he was rooted in place, bewildered. Da-jeong shouted.

“What kind of things are stored there?”

“There’s a lot! I need to take a look around first!”

“Steal whatever you see!”

Hyun-woo was startled by the words and jerked up.

“Hey, don’t take it carelessly!” He shouted. After all, the B2 bunker’s materials belonged exclusively to Government Shelters.

Dajeong sneered at him and folded her arms. “It’s ours in the end. What’s the problem with taking it with us in advance?”

“It belongs to the government, not you.”

“Up until now. But since that greedy man has come to this place, he won’t just let it pass.”

She and Seokhyun chuckled at the same time. Meanwhile, Hyun-woo started to get anxious. It seems like telling the stagnant water about this bunker was a mistake.

In any case, he had to quickly go down and guide Seongho around to make sure he didn’t take more than what he deserved. Biting his lips, Hyun-woo started descending using the very rope used to lift the cover.

‘This is no joke…’ Even with a knotted rope, it wasn’t easy to climb down 200 meters on a rope. ‘How the hell did Seongho get this down in seconds?’

When he finally arrived at the storage room, he saw that Seongho was already ripping away the tarp covering the crates.

“So you guys are hiding something like this, huh?”

“I’m sorry, but as of now those weapons are unusable because they need to be maintained first.

“Then what can I use?”

“This one.” Hyunwoo checked the list before turning over some tarps on a particular pile of crates.

When the glowstone in Seongho’s hand illuminated the weapon stored inside, he scratched his chin in dissatisfaction.

“M16 rifle, K5 pistol, body armor, bulletproof helmet and Panzerfaust 3… These things are too old.”

“It’s Panzerfaust for your information. It’s an old-generation rocket, but its penetrating power was quite good.” Hyun-woo, who corrected the name, immediately assembled the launcher and gave instructions on how to use it.

“I doubt it will happen, but if you need more penetrating power, you can pull out the extension tube in front. If you open the handle of the launcher here, the trigger will come out, so be careful.”

“After that, I just need to release the stabilizer and pull the trigger, right? How about the explosion range?”

“In the manual, it is at least 2 meters wide, but it would be better to secure more than that. Personally, I like to shoot from a distance of about 10 meters.”

Sengho who listened to the instruction was quite surprised as soon as he lifted it up.

“It’s a lot heavier than the M72.”

“It’s almost 13 kilos… You know now how good the penetrating power is. No monster can stand it.”

“Well, we’ll find out later.”

Seongho put the Pzf-3 in its original crate and tied it to the rope hanging from above. Then, he sent them up one by one.

Hyun-woo, who was silently watching, chose to open his mouth at that moment.

“Seongho. What do you want to do in the future?”

“How far in the future are we talking about?”

“Hm… I guess in the future when everywhere has become reasonably safe. I mean, we are not going to live like this forever, are we?”

“There will be no future where the situation reaches that point. We will continue to live like this.”

“You can only say that because you don’t know.”

Hyun-woo went to the corner of the storage room and a heavy machine gun was revealed as soon as he lifted the tarr covering it. He struck the barrel with his shoe.

“This bad boy here is something that fires hundreds of 12.7mm AP rounds per minute. Can the monsters of Survival Life survive this?”

Seongho spoke frankly. “Even an ogre can’t stand against it.”

“That’s right. As long as the Corrosive Disease disappears, the monsters are over and this place will be our world. In that kind of world, won’t there be work to be done for us?”

“What are your plans for yourself, though?”

“I want to build a new Korea. Of course under the direction of the President and together with the people.”

“You must be happy to receive orders.”

“Well, I’m a soldier, so of course it’s easier to just receive orders. But you see, the reason I happily carry my mission is because the President is definitely a man worthy of respect.”

“I agree with that.”

“Then let’s go together.” Hyun-woo said as held out his hand.

But Seongho just stared blankly at it.

“Let’s go together and help the President to build new Korea.”

“What’s the difference between this and the old Korea?”

“It’s similar. Although the scale will be smaller than before. After all, it’s not possible to recover all the lost land in one swoop, right? The roadmap has already been established too. All that’s left is to gather people. If you decide too late, there will be no seats left.”

Despite Hyun-woo’s enthusiasm, Seongho remained expressionless. He didn’t seem interested in his story at all.

“If you want to do it, just do it.”

“Why are you talking like someone who doesn’t care at all?”

“Well, I really don’t care. I have other plans.”

“Tell me what it is. Let’s help each other by talking to each other.”

“Is that necessary? I think just like me, you wouldn’t understand my plan.”

“No, we will understand. I believe we can. Even if we can’t, I still believe that we will be able to live with those who we don’t like.”

“Seems like you are already stained by that old man.”

“It’s not that old man, it’s the President.” Hyun-woo’s voice was lowered, but Seongho spoke again without having any change in the slightest in his voice.

“Please, don’t force your thoughts on me.” To put it in a good way, Seongho meant that the conversation should end here.

“…”

Silence filled the storage room and Seongho sent the last cartridge up by tying it to a rope.

Hyun-woo said one last thing at the moment.

“If you’re thinking of coming back here, you’d better give up.”

“Yeah, whatever.” Seongho glanced at him and climbed up the rope. He looked fine until back in Gimhae, just what kind of thing did he hear from Jang Won-taek?

‘I don’t even know if he’s normal in the first place. It could be that he was already crazy back then.’

When Seongho reached where his friend had gathered, he could see Seokhyun was loading a magazine into the K5 pistol while the others had their eyes on him. As Seongho was about to pack his luggage, Seokhyun suddenly put the muzzle on the back of his hand.

“Seokhyun-ah…you…”

Bang-!!

The gunfire bounced around the wall and echoed. When Seokhyun lowered the pistol, the bullet could be seen being pushed out of the wound and fell to the floor.

Da-jeong muttered in amazement at the sight.

“The hell… It didn’t go through?”

“Looks like I’m a bit strong.” Seokhyun proudly bent his forearm as he declared so. Of course it was followed by getting kicked in the ass by Da-jeong.

“All the crazy people are here.” Seongho muttered as he shook his head.

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Bucheon Sports Complex Station became noisier than before. It was due to the survivors who flocked to the place as if the chaos brought by the looters and two Sniffles were not enough. Everyone at the Auction House said that it was dangerous there, but it still couldn’t stop the swarms of ants rushing to the cookies. As a result, the Bucheon subway station was a mess filled with sounds of gunshots and screams.

“It’s a mess wherever we go.”

“Let’s be as quiet as possible when we take care of things.” We hid the ghouls in the shelter and hid in the nursery room in the subway station. The reason we had to do it the hard way like this was because Geom-in still couldn’t go in and out of the portal as of yet.

Da-jeong looked outside and crossed her legs as she sat on the sofa.

“By the way, what kind of talk did you have with him?”

She was talking about Hyun-woo.

“It was nothing. He just wants me to help the President with him.”

“Aren’t you doing it right now?”

“He means helping him build New Korea.”

“It’s a very grand plan.”

“It’s not a bad idea at all. If they could get their hands on more totems made by Geom-in, there’s a good chance it will succeed.”

When I said so, Geom-in scratched his cheeks. Clearly feeling awkward being the subject of the conversation.

“The problem is, it’s difficult to find the materials for the totem. I have only collected two so far.”

“Isn’t it okay to cut the elderwood used in the longbow?”

At Da-jeong’s question, Geom-in shook his head.

“It didn’t work out that way. To make it into a totem, the elderwood must be a drop item.”

“From the pocket that the golden goblins carry?”

“Uh-huh.”

“I’ve found an Elderwood in the Black Forest to the north of the Shelter. It’s only the roots, though.”

Everyone looked at me at that moment.

“I’ve been there before when I was looking for more Scarabs. However, the atmosphere became chilly as soon as I placed a saw on the root.”

“Is the great Kang Seongho scared of the atmosphere?”

“Da-jeong, you wouldn’t be able to say that if you went there. It felt like everything in the forest was staring at me.”

“Ah so, you feel like if you ignore it and cut the roots, an old man will run out and beat you with a cane?”

“Yeah, like that. From what the Scarabs said, they say that we could only cut it using a piece of Elementium.”

“If it’s a piece of Elementium… Isn’t that just a metal we use for decoration?” As the topics shifted to the subject Geom-in excelled at, the man quickly intervened. Of course with vigor.

I said while patting his shoulder. “It’s all there in the forest. Let’s go together next time.”

“Uh, yes.”

When the four of us get together, the Black Forest would not be as scary. It was then that Da-jeong got annoyed. I also noticed the source of his irritation: a group of survivors were coming towards our hiding place. It doesn’t matter if they were being kicked out by predators or if they were running away from Sniffles. The important thing was that they shouldn’t get in our way.

Seokhyun and Da-jeong’s eyes meet each other at that moment.

“Rapwi, ready to kick those bastards out?”

“Leave it to me.”

He jumped up, took off his panties, and showed off his dignified back to us. The light of the glowing stone revealed his hip-up buttocks.

“I see a lot of men’s ass these days.” Da-jeong laughed softly.

Geom-in turned his head at the sight, but I didn’t really feel like it. It’s hurting but what about it?

However, Seokhyun suddenly turned his body over and showed his front side towards us.

My eyes!!!

He slammed the door in that state and ran out together with Da-jeong, screaming.

Aaaaah!

At the very next moment, voices of the survivors rang out. To them, Seokhyun must have looked like a monster that came straight from a horror movie.

“WHAAAAAAAAAAHHH!”

“What is that!”

“Ugh!”

The survivors fled in an instant.

After a while, Seokhyun came back, straightened his posture, and put his thumb up.

“SEEEEGGGSSS.”

One shot, One kill.