Chapter 48. Kwon Min-su

Chapter 48. Kwon Min-su

Side Story 2. Kwon Minsu

The first time I saw a Zombie was on a goddamn company picnic day.

This shitty small company, I guess they wanted to do everything other companies did, so they’d held picnics every year. And that day, the world went completely to hell.

That day, our team’s female employee was nagging so much that I was slacking off alone.

As I was about to head back, I saw a Zombie appear on the sports field and attack other employees.

So I immediately ran. Why would I go there? I’d be crazy.

The funny thing is, honestly, I thought it would be good at first.

I got into generic fantasy novels in high school and read everything I could get my hands on even in the military, so I actually welcomed this apocalypse situation.

I had a lot of indirect experience, and my life was already ruined anyway, so wouldn’t it be a bit better if the world was ruined too?

And honestly, I thought I’d be the protagonist…

In situations like this, initial judgment is important, right?

I immediately ran to the Convenience Store to secure food.

But when I got to the road, it was a mess, cars crashing everywhere like GTATO.

Oh, you don’t know that masterpiece? It’s not important, but there’s a game like that.

Anyway, thinking I might get hit by a car and die, I carefully made my way into the Convenience Store.

I checked on a fallen employee once, then thought I should grab some edible stuff in a Convenience Store bag and hide.

But there was nowhere to hide.

People were running around, and at some point, the Zombies that were lying on the ground started to get up.

So I pushed some Mister running next to me, threw them to the Zombies as bait, and then saw a Food Stall Tent, so I escaped inside and survived.

Indeed, the beginning is important. If you hesitate, it’s death as soon as the game starts.

“Fuuuck…”

Divine Status Window my ass, it’s a shitty Divine Status Window.

That’s when I started to think something was wrong.

When you read webnovels, the protagonist usually shouts ‘Hail Divine Status Window!’ and it turns out to be some ridiculously overpowered Ability.

But this stupid thing didn’t give me a Combat Prowess; instead, I got a support Ability that I’d only learn as a sub-skill later.

* Creation: Third Eye

* Range Increase

* Acquired: 0

When I tried using it, some transparent eyeball came out, but it was just a silent drone.

They gave me a drone as an Ability. Wouldn’t you curse?

I wasn’t the protagonist; I was an extra.

Ha… My original plan was to see the Status Window pop up, get some early achievements, and play the munchkin role.

You know, achievements like ‘You killed your first Zombie here’ or something.

So I’d get achievement rewards and grow quickly.

But have you ever seen someone torn apart in front of your eyes?

No joke, it’s terrifying.

Looking at the shitty Divine Status Window, there was no level-up system either. How the hell was I supposed to charge in bare-handed?

The only things I’ve ever killed are ants, mosquitoes, dragonflies.

Anyway, novels are novels, and if I went out like this, it felt like immediate game over, so I just quietly hid.

With the mindset of showing off a sergeant’s hiding skills.

Every time the cooldown was up, I’d send out the eyeball to check, and people were disappearing more and more.

Ugh, some woman threw off her high heels and ran, but a Zombie chased her, immediately pinned her down, and started eating her from the butt.

Fuck… not ‘eating her out,’ but literally devouring her.

Was it two days?

After about that much time, it became quiet like a truly dead world.

People had all run away, Zombies were chasing the fleeing people. All the sounds that echoed from all directions were now gone.

But some couple, like ninjas, were hiding behind cars and coming this way?

At first, I tensed up, thinking they were Zombies, but the man was a familiar face.

“Minsu, why are you in there? Come out.”

Ah, that muscle-bound pig bastard.

Had their brain finally turned to muscle?

Why would I have crawled in here? Obviously, I was hiding from Zombies.

This gorilla-like brute was Team Leader Kim, someone from my company.

They were from a different department, so I didn’t know them well, but just looking at them, I’d wonder why they were selling table tennis equipment here.

They just looked incredibly strong. Tall, but their physique was on another level.

The first time I saw them, I thought they were an athlete!

My Ability was screwed, so I thought it’d be good to stick with them, so I called them over.

“Minsu, are you alone?”

It wasn’t like they were bragging about having a woman with them.

They must have gotten lucky and picked one up somewhere. She looked a bit older, but her face was decent and she had a big butt, looked like she’d be fun to ‘eat.’

But she looked familiar, her face seemed a bit known? Eh, who cares.

Anyway, that’s not important, damn it, I was supposed to be living like that bastard.

Why, when the apocalypse hits, you throw a can of food and tell them to spread their legs, and if you don’t like them, you ‘eat’ them and throw them away…

There’s no one to catch you, right?

If only my Ability was good, I’d crush that muscle-bound pig bastard right away, what a waste.

But what was Team Leader Kim’s Ability?

They could probably take down a Zombie or two even without one.

So I tried to sweet-talk them to get some food and subtly hitch a ride, but I could see the woman behind them really disliked it.

In the end, they said I couldn’t join, so I decided to test their Ability and put my eyeball on them.

Wow, this crazy person.

They just smashed the Zombie’s head.

They said it was a strength-enhancing Ability, but this already monstrous person became a true monster.

It seemed like they weren’t just strong, but also fearless. Well, what would a Mister know to be afraid of?

The eyeball’s duration ended quickly, so I only saw them looting the Convenience Store, but I thought I could survive if I stuck with them.

But the angle wasn’t right.

They seemed a bit simple-minded, so I sweet-talked them into letting me loot an entire Convenience Store, but the girl next to them kept checking me hard.

She was probably saying things like, ‘Oppa, stop giving him things. He was checking me out!’

“Kid. Did you clean this up?”

“Ah, yes. I cleaned up the Zombies thoroughly.”

Ha… Fucking life.

If only a girl would roll in.

I woke up and some pig-like guy came with a skinny lanky guy, threatening me with a knife.

They said we should share and share alike, among people.

What could I do with a knife to my face?

I had to say okay. But the funny thing about these bastards is they told me all about their Abilities when I asked.

One had Blink, and the other had something like Otherworld.

So I thought about it. Should I stick with Team Leader Kim or these guys?

But there’s no business against a group, right?

So I decided to play nice with these guys for a while, then run when the opportunity arose, or betray them.

But not long after, Team Leader Kim came to the Convenience Store, and the woman they were with had changed.

So I went down, thinking I’d just take a look at her face. Wow, where did this bastard’s conscience go?

They were with a woman who looked at least 10 years younger than them.

Damn, I’m so jealous… But this woman also hid behind Team Leader Kim and glared at me intensely.

She looked closer to my age, but what was so good about someone like that…?

Fucking bitch, she’s probably a clingy slut with a stinky pussy and a butt full of acne.

Ah… Why are all the women I meet like this? So annoying.

What did I do wrong for everyone to look at me with such narrow, hateful eyes?

Even when I was at the company, the woman on my team always acted like she was on her period.

Suddenly, I felt like shit, so I decided to trick the pig and the anchovy into taking down Team Leader Kim.

I’d also deal with those fucking bitches, and since the pig and the anchovy were a bit stupid and easy to handle, I figured I’d manipulate them well from behind.

Until now, the eyeball’s duration was too short, so I couldn’t track where Team Leader Kim was staying.

The anchovy wasn’t getting caught, so I roughly told them the Apartment location and told them to go check it out.

When I mentioned there was a woman, they got excited and listened well.

I had told them there were women in the Officetel across the street, but they were all ajummas, so their interest had waned a bit.

This time, when I said the girl looked like a college student, they looked ready to storm in immediately.

So I told them I had a good plan and to just be patient.

Team Leader Kim, that bastard, would probably ‘eat’ the woman they were with now until they got tired of her, then find another woman in the Apartment and switch, right?

I told them to think of it as ‘pre-selling’ before that happened.

Oh, really? The anchovy even found out the house password?

Then it’s free entry. They said they ambushed for a bit, then saw Team Leader Kim leave with the woman in the morning.

So I told the pig it was an empty house and we went in together.

We’d hide and ambush them when they returned. Then Team Leader Kim might struggle and take either the pig or the anchovy with them.

Then, depending on the situation, I’d clean up and take the woman, or if one side crushed the other, I’d stick with that side…

Actually, I tried to avoid a situation where one side completely crushed the other, so I devised a plan that would definitely lead to a fight.

Please, fight until you bleed and all die.

But damn it, there was one more woman in the house.

That crazy bastard was rotating two women all by themself.

The girl was startled and tried to run away, even used a Shield and struggled, but the anchovy popped out from behind and subdued her in one go.

That ignorant bastard covered her mouth and nose at the same time; if I had been a little late to stop him, she would have surely died.

So I quickly changed the plan.

We’d take the girl in the house hostage, pretend to let her go nicely, then finish them off outside.

Looking at it now, if we ambushed Team Leader Kim while they were hiding, they might die without even reacting.

There was one more girl attached to them, but what could she do? Just a trophy.

“Hyung-nim, I have some acquaintance with them, so I’ll try to persuade them to leave nicely.”

This pig is easy to handle if you sweet-talk him.

When I called him ‘Hyung-nim, Hyung-nim’ and flattered him, he was happy and told me to do as I pleased.

So I told him we should go outside and deal with it. It’s annoying to clean up corpses, and since the anchovy had assassin-like Abilities, it would end quickly.

I told the pig that if Team Leader Kim came out, they just needed to follow and draw some aggro.

I also reassured them that Team Leader Kim was just a big, weakling bastard, easy to deal with.

“Minsu, then what are you going to do? Are you going to make us hyung-nims do all the work?”

“It’s not like that, Hyung-nim. I’m a bit of a weakling, aren’t I…?”

After I persuaded them like that, they initially asked what I would be doing.

These bastards can’t stand to see me doing nothing, I guess.

I said I was the weakest, so I’d guard the woman or do all the other annoying cleanup.

They looked at me with utterly dismissive eyes, saying I’d be dead without them and I should be grateful.

I was pissed, so depending on the situation, if Team Leader Kim softened them up well, I’d deliver the finishing blow.

I was planning to do that anyway.

If that muscle-brained idiot just hit them a few times, both these bastards would definitely be in critical condition.

If they just die, well, can’t be helped… The plan might seem a bit flimsy, but it’s all about mutual destruction, you know?

But while talking, this pig bastard suddenly got horny and tried to ‘eat’ the girl right away.

Damn it, then I’d have to clean up after this pig bastard later.

So I desperately stopped him.

These guys will be back for lunch, so clean up and enjoy comfortably. Wouldn’t it be annoying if the flow was interrupted in the middle?

“Hyung-nim, you’re clearly a virile man, you should enjoy it slowly and thoroughly. The flow will just be interrupted in the middle.”

I sucked up to that pig bastard, who clearly had a small dick, until he was practically worn out. Ugh, my life…

I struggled to stop the pig bastard, covered the girl’s mouth, tied her limbs as I’d seen somewhere, and so on.

But when this pig bastard’s lust was suppressed, his appetite seemed to explode, and he suddenly found some Ice Cream and started shoveling it in.

While the pig and the anchovy were giggling, I was struggling to tie up the girl and was about to rest, but Team Leader Kim immediately walked in.

I never get a break.

I’ll make the girl pay for all this trouble with her body later, but first, I need to sweet-talk Team Leader Kim again.

My tongue really never gets a break.

“What do you want?”

Who would be scared if someone spoke in such a low voice? They’re trying to act cool all by themselves.

Anyway, something felt off then too.

They didn’t seem like they would back down easily. Did they have feelings for the girl?

Even when I dragged it out and spoke nicely, they wouldn’t listen.

The funny thing was, the tattooed pig bastard actually gulped when they saw Team Leader Kim’s physique, probably intimidated.

They acted all tough, then probably felt a bit embarrassed and suddenly took off their shirt.

Team Leader Kim’s reaction seemed to completely ignore them…

Team Leader Kim eventually gave up and asked what to do.

So I vaguely told them to put down their belongings and blah blah, but then suddenly, *flash*, and the game was over.

I honestly don’t even know what happened. Damn it, I’m curious too.

Shit… My mind is fading, but a thought suddenly crosses my mind: that bastard wasn’t just getting stronger.

I think I was fooled.

Something flew like a bullet, and the pig bastard got hit and immediately passed out…

I was watching from the side, and as I went “uh-oh” and picked up a stick, they suddenly disappeared from my sight.

My eyes are closing now. My chest hurts so much.

Am I going to die like this?

That sly fox.

They looked simple-minded, so I let my guard down, but it turns out they were incredibly cunning.

Anyway, it was my head that got smashed, damn it…

And this bitch, even now, she’s glaring at me with such a venomous look.

I just wish those bastards would all die quickly…