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"Is that so?"

He spoke as if there was a better way than running away.

Then.

"What does it mean?"

At my words, Uncle Jihyuk looked at me and opened his mouth.

"I think it's worth the fight."

That's because in a world that has already been destroyed by the zombie apocalypse, we don't know how many mutant zombies are roaming around in addition to the mutant zombies that are currently approaching us.

How long can we just run away in such a situation?

As long as you continue to live without dying, you will have to fight someday, so you should at least know the power of zombies now.

Above all, I was full of confidence after getting a new weapon. It might be a bit difficult to do alone, but I felt like I could handle it if I had a small force on my back.

But maybe this is just my opinion.

"Heh, heh…"

Mr. Gye-sang laughed awkwardly.

"I'm crazy. I'm crazy."

Kim Ki-yeok looked at me like I was completely crazy.

"What… ?"

Uncle Jihyuk frowned at the sound that didn't sound like words.

"Jae, Jaewon…"

"Oh, brother…"

On both sides, Seo-ah and Seung-i looked at me with worried eyes, thinking that this was nothing more than a reckless act.

"It's okay. You said you've caught a mutant zombie before."

He smiled brightly and told the two people not to worry.

Also, when she asked Seo-ah to think about the mutated zombie she caught last time, and she said that even though I met that zombie, I came back alive safely, Seo-ah gently shook her head with an expression that said it still didn't seem like that was the choice.

"Wait… "What do you mean you've caught it before?"

Uncle Ji-hyuk, who was quietly listening to the conversation between me and Seo-ah, opened his eyes wide and asked.

"It's literally true. I once caught a zombie that looked different from the zombies you commonly see."

"What does it look like? Is it the same as what we know?"

"That's wrong."

I told everything that came to mind right now about the mutant zombie I saw back then, including my guesses about it.

Then, a deep sigh appeared on her face as if there were such mutant zombies.

"I may have been able to catch it somehow because I didn't have a lot of knowledge accumulated, but if I continue to live until now, if I meet that mutant zombie again who has accumulated a huge amount of knowledge, I don' t think there is any chance of defeating it."

It is a straightforward theory.

With already overwhelming physical ability as the foundation, it was clear that if I accumulated knowledge, I would become exponentially stronger.

If I were to fight against such mutant zombies again, it would be obvious that I would lose.

That's why Uncle Jihyuk was talking like this.

If I didn't have the deceptive ability called the status window, it would be safe to say it was a straight answer.

However, the current me, who has the power to become exponentially stronger as time passes, felt like I could easily win if I fought that mutant zombie again.

I also got a good weapon called a sword.

Still, I couldn't be sure because I didn't know what the future would hold and there were variables.

By accumulating knowledge, you might be armed with a gun and sword like me.

Anyway, people's reactions were the same even when they said they had hunted zombies with a completely different form but the same identity as mutant zombies.

With the opinion leaning towards running away rather than fighting.

"I see… You can't just run away forever, right… ?"

Mr. Gye-sang said with a helpless laugh.

"Hey, honey!"

As shocking words came out of her husband's mouth her her her, Mr. Gye-sang's wife screamed in shock.

"Juyeon… The world has already been destroyed. If you keep running away in such a situation, won't it only prolong your life a little and not much more?"

"Yeah, but…"

"If you want to continue living in this world someday. If you want to somehow get through this destroyed world, you have to fight rather than run away. Now may not be the time."

Mr. Gye-sang looked like he didn't want to run away anymore.

No, it was her husband's firm determination to take on a reckless challenge, fueled by his instinct as a man to make sure his beloved wife lived in a safe, more comfortable, and better place.

"Haa… "

Likewise, Uncle Jihyuk, who knew better than anyone else that he couldn't just run away forever, took a deep breath and let out a long sigh.

"That is also true."

Soon, I agreed with Mr. Gye-sang's words.

Running away was easy and simple, but it was obvious that running away would eventually reach its limits due to the unexpected variable of mutant zombies.

So, let's find out a little about mutant zombies now and prepare for them. I finally found a comfortable hideout, but he said with a look on his face that he didn't want to do the same thing of leaving to find another hideout again.

"Okay. I'll give it a try."

"Eh… ?"

Kim Ki-yeok's voice spontaneously bursts out at the words "Catch me."

"Everyone, are you all crazy? Let's run away. How do you plan on catching them? Even then, I couldn't figure out what to do, so I searched everything!"

He became increasingly aggressive in his choice of words and shouted in an argumentative manner.

"Oh, or… Or you could just wait until it passes, okay? If you stay in here and hold your breath until it passes, I won't just leave!"

That… I didn't think about it.

Unless we had good ears, if we hid and waited, the mutant zombies could definitely pass by without incident.

This will cause a major setback to my plan to catch a new mutant zombie, complete an achievement, and make a huge profit.

Even though I only saw it with my own eyes and never saw them fight in person, their movement speed was noticeably slow, so it seemed like the plan to fight and then run away only when it seemed like it was going to be no use would be useless.

Instead of showing good intentions, we brought them here as insurance and in case of an emergency, and even gave them a place to stay and food, so why not just leave?

I closed my eyes and told a lie.

"That won't work."

Since I felt something ominous and couldn't be certain on my own, I immediately denied Kim Ki-yeok's words, saying that the situation needed at least one hand.

"Why, why!"

"That's because when I went out to explore once, the mutated zombie pinpointed my location."

It's a lie.

Actually, it has never been like that.

Even if I pointed the muzzle of my gun, prepared to shoot, and pulled the trigger, it was clear that the mutated zombie that was slowly crawling would never have noticed my location until the bullet lodged in my skin.

"Well, then let's run away! Just run away!"

Kim Ki-yeok was talking with the option of fighting until the end erased.

It was natural to be scared.

Since I am fighting a new target that I have never fought before, I sometimes feel anxious about what might happen if it is much stronger than I thought.

But then, how can you protect your loved ones in this ruined world?

Currently, the priority is to quickly become stronger through reckless challenges rather than safety.

"Kimgi Station."

The three women were not very pleased with the men's choice, but they knew that there was nothing they could do, so they kept their mouths shut, but they were furious because they could not get along as well as Kim Ki-yeok.

Accordingly, Uncle Jihyeok called his name as if he could no longer listen.

"…"

Only then did he keep his mouth shut.

"If you don't like it, go away by yourself. I won't stop you."

Because of someone, things got so messed up, and Ji-hyuk seems to have exploded in the end as he is expressing all his dissatisfaction.

"What are you going to do? Are you going to fight? Are you going to run away?"

With Kim Ki-yeok's abilities, he will never be able to get through this world alone.

Kim Gi-yeon bit his lower lip and clenched his fists, probably knowing this fact better than anyone else.

I felt like I wanted to throw everything away and run away alone, but I ended up not being confident and scared.

"Ha… Mr… I understand. I understand!"

I decided to fight back.

To be honest, I don't think it will help much even if Kim Ki joins, but if the situation gets to the worst, he decided to keep him as a bait.

"So. How do you plan on catching it?"

The moment I decided to fight. Uncle Jihyuk was asking if there was any good way.

"Well… There is no good way, but there are a few things that I think are the best ways."

"Tell me, Jaehyuk."

Mr. Gye-sang said with a face full of curiosity.

"First of all, I'm not sure if it has legs or not, but it looks like it's crawling."

"Hmm… Was that so… ?"

Mr. Gye-sang responded to my words by saying that he had done that before, but Mr. Ji-hyuk nodded as if he remembered clearly.

"There is a small construction site in the direction where the mutated zombies are coming. The idea is to dig in the ground there, lure them in, and then kill them."

People tilted their heads at the simple operation, which seemed plausible but also made them wonder if it was possible.

"Will that work…" " ?"

"Honestly, I don't know. But in the middle of the city, aren't these the only traps we can make with what we have?"

"That's true… How can I say it? It's a bit sloppy. Anyway, I guess it doesn't make sense."

I understand.

But what can we do if we don't have a proper plan?

Because of the huge limitations of moving around like crawling on the floor, I came to believe that I could catch them by using these traps.

"Is there another way?"

Everyone kept their mouths shut as if waiting for my question.

Then, Seo-ah suddenly seemed to have a good idea and talked about a strategy.