Chapter 41
Chapter 41
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 41
Chapter Title: Everyone, Kneel
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“Ah, Uncle... I-I can’t hold out anymore...”
“Gaaahhh!!”
Ignoring Kang Haeseok writhing in agony from the pain in his arm, Yoo Hayeon stomped her feet toward me, pleading desperately.
“You held up well. Break his other arm, and I’ll take it out.”
“R-Really?”
“What?! W-What do you mean...? Hold on...!!”
Yoo Hayeon beamed innocently at my words, but Kang Haeseok’s face drained of color as he overheard our conversation, letting out a short cry.
“Hyah.”
Crackkk—!
His voice was soon drowned out by the sound of his other arm snapping.
Instead, Kang Haeseok’s screams filled the second-floor hall.
“You fucking biiiitch—!!”
The soldiers stared blankly in disbelief at Kang Haeseok rolling on the floor, foaming at the mouth.
Their faces showed they couldn’t comprehend how things had spiraled like this.
‘Now, before they get their act together...’
I first pulled the officer’s pistol from Kang Haeseok’s back pocket.
The soldiers’ K2 Rifles had been handled nicely by Ryu Dahee, so no issue there, but the officer’s pistol was always at his side, out of reach.
Which made this the only functioning gun in the room.
I’d left it intact figuring one pistol wouldn’t be enough to stop Yoo Hayeon anyway.
Not when dealing with Kang Haeseok would end it all.
But oblivious to that, Kang Haeseok lifted his head from the floor and yelled at the dumbfounded soldiers.
“Shoot!! Shoot, you fucking idiots!! What are you standing around for?!”
Only then did the soldiers snap to, aiming their rifles at me and Yoo Hayeon without hesitation and pulling the triggers.
“Eeeek—!!”
Shooting zombies and shooting people carried a whole different weight.
Tense-faced, the soldiers squeezed their triggers.
Click, click.
“W-What...? What the fuck...! Why isn’t this working?!”
“F-Function failure...! No bullets coming out!”
Panicking as their rifles refused to fire, the soldiers yanked uselessly at the bolts.
Click, click.
But the rifles had been tampered with at dawn.
No way they’d work.
“You fucking bastaaards...! Useless shits...! If the guns don’t work, bash their heads with the butts, you morons!!”
Amid the ridiculous scene that nearly made me laugh, Kang Haeseok—feverish from his arm pain—shouted.
But the soldiers didn’t budge an inch.
They’d seen with their own eyes how his arms got broken.
“What, you guys scared of just one girl?”
Mocking them, I placed a hand on Yoo Hayeon’s shoulder as her body trembled from the vibe’s stimulation.
“Hnng...! U-Uncle, it’s done now, right...? N-No need to shake anymore...! Hnng...!”
Even in this chaos, some soldiers’ pants bulged at the sight of the beautiful Yoo Hayeon’s alluring face.
‘Daring to get hard over my girl?’
As promised, I turned off the vibe remote for now.
Yoo Hayeon let out a sigh of relief, then pouted at me and lightly punched my chest.
“You’re so mean, Uncle.”
“Didn’t it get you excited, though?”
“I-It was embarrassing, okay? With all these people around.”
Maybe I’d gone a bit overboard with the teasing.
As an apology of sorts, I leaned in and whispered into her sulking ear.
“Let’s take care of these guys first. Then afterward, I’ll do whatever you want, as much as you want.”
“Huh? ...A-As much as I want?”
With Lee Ah-rin and Han Mo-ah joining at the department store lately, and me being away often because of Baek Min-ah, Yoo Hayeon had been pent up.
She lit up at my words.
She’d take them out without complaint if I ordered it, but she’d enjoy it more on her terms.
Humming happily after hearing my condition, she turned to the soldiers.
“Hiiik...!!”
The soldiers shrieked like little girls and collapsed in place at the bright-eyed gaze from the beautiful girl.
And just like that, it was over in a flash.
Yoo Hayeon had no formal training in martial arts, so her attacks were clumsy.
But she had overwhelming physical prowess.
Not refined or precise, but a simple slap to the forehead knocked one out cold.
I could’ve told her to snap legs without mercy right then, no problem.
But I wanted to save that fun for later, so I’d instructed her beforehand to neutralize them without serious injury.
“Uwaaaah—!!”
Naturally, among the all-male soldiers, some charged at her boldly.
But Yoo Hayeon was the girl who lifted refrigerators like teddy bears.
“Guh, guhuk...”
The charging soldier was flung into the wall by her swung palm, foaming at the mouth.
With that, the dormitory soldiers were subdued peacefully.
‘Guns sabotaged as planned.’
I’d agonized over how to take them down without hurting myself or the dormitory folks.
Killing them? Plenty of ways.
What I wanted was to toy with them before killing.
No deaths during subduing.
‘Good work, if exhausting.’
Kang Haeseok lay face-down on the floor, glaring murderously at me.
But with both arms crushed, he couldn’t do a thing.
The rest of the soldiers were all incapacitated by Yoo Hayeon’s hands.
And finally, Chae Sua’s expression from afar was priceless.
Shaking at the unimaginable carnage, her face pale as a ghost.
“Then handle these before they wake up.”
“Got it! I’ll do it quick, Uncle!”
Afterward, I had Yoo Hayeon tie up the unconscious ones.
Just in case they came to.
“Th-Thank you so much...!”
Then, among the civilians watching fearfully, their leader-like figure, Professor Lee Sang-un, approached with trembling eyes, forcing a smile.
He rubbed his hands fawningly, like a sycophant.
“Thanks to you, we all got out safe without a scratch. H-How can we ever repay this kindness?”
Terror lingered even on Lee Sang-un’s smiling face.
He’d followed my orders to sabotage the guns, but he never imagined we’d take them down this easily.
“No need to repay any kindness.”
“......Huh?”
I stared at the awkwardly smiling Lee Sang-un through my mask, replying indifferently.
At my flat tone, he sensed something off, his fake smile vanishing.
I swung my fist straight into his face.
Thwack.
“Urk...!!”
Never expecting the punch, Lee Sang-un hit the floor unprepared, rolling.
“Whew... Feels even better than I thought? Right, Professor?”
“W-Why all of a sudden...”
Staring up at me with trembling eyes, Lee Sang-un couldn’t fathom why he’d been hit.
Snickering at his expression, I moved to take off my mask.
That’s when.
“S-Seo-ho oppaaa!!”
Oh Na-yeon came running from the civilians and threw herself into my arms.
Her action sparked murmurs and confused looks from those around.
“What’s with her...?”
“Did getting sold off break her mind?”
“But still, hugging him...”
“More importantly, Seo-ho...? Sounds familiar.”
Ignoring the crowd, Oh Na-yeon looked up at me with tears streaming, clinging tight.
“O-Oppa...! It’s all done now, right? Y-You’re taking me with you now? I did everything you told me...!”
I spotted Ryu Dahee sighing from afar.
She’d tried to stop her but failed.
Well, everything was wrapped up anyway, so I generously stroked Oh Na-yeon’s head.
Her tearful face brightened instantly, nuzzling happily into my chest like a cat.
“N-Na-yeon—!!”
Then a familiar voice rang from the civilians.
It was Han Ji-ho.
Seeing Oh Na-yeon cuddling up to me, he shouted in shock.
“Why are you hugging that bastard!? It’s dangerous—get over here!!”
Either he hadn’t grasped the situation or was denying reality.
But Oh Na-yeon didn’t budge no matter what Han Ji-ho yelled.
At her defiance, Han Ji-ho’s face twisted in rage.
“Y-You fucking bastaaard...!!”
He glared daggers and lunged at me.
“Hey, you crazy fuck...! What the hell are you doing?!”
“Didn’t you see the soldiers fly?! Stay put!”
Quick-witted guys around grabbed Han Ji-ho, stopping him.
I scanned the room.
Lee Sang-un clutching his face on the floor.
Glared at by Kang Haeseok amid the passed-out soldiers.
Blushing Han Ji-ho among the fearful civilians.
And Chae Sua trembling in resignation in the corner.
‘Time for some cleanup.’
Sighing at the chaos, I whispered quietly to Oh Na-yeon in my arms.
“Na-yeon, cover your ears.”
She promptly plugged her ears tight.
I immediately raised the pistol and fired at the ceiling.
Bang! Bbang!!
The massive blasts silenced the chaotic second-floor hall.
Most froze, tense, eyes locked on me.
Satisfied with their reactions, I lowered the pistol and looked around.
“Well, anyway, long time no see, everyone. Hope you’ve been well?”
My casual words drew puzzled stares.
Like a kid greeting a long-lost uncle.
But they gawked at me like some stranger from out of town.
Feeling a bit hurt, I sighed softly and removed my mask.
The black mask came off.
My full face revealed, eyes no longer hidden.
Only then did their puzzled gazes tremble, faces flooding with shock.
Especially Lee Sang-un, who’d eaten my fist, and Kang Haeseok with his broken arms.
Han Ji-ho’s glare and Chae Sua’s corner tremors were artistic.
‘Wish I had a camera for this.’
Mood lifting, I smiled warmly, waving the pistol hand while kneading Oh Na-yeon’s ass with the other.
“Remember me, everyone?”
No one answered.
But their faces said it all.
Everyone here gaped, hands over mouths, staring like they’d seen a ghost.
“S-Seo-ho... H-How...”
Professor Lee Sang-un spoke first.
Realizing why I’d punched him, he stood and approached.
I ignored him, humming as I headed to the hall window.
Peering out, I saw two soldiers on guard duty.
‘Clueless about up here.’
Chatting idly, chuckling.
Grinning, I flung open the window and bellowed outside.
“Attennntion—! Assemble on first floor—!!”
The two soldiers jumped, flustered, looking up.
But since it wasn’t a soldier or Kang Haeseok shouting, they just stared blankly.
Like, ‘Who the hell’s that guy?’
Unfortunately for them, I wasn’t calling the guards below.
Those who heard my voice soon revealed themselves.
-Uh, uhh....
-Guhuk..., grrr.
“Uwaaah!! W-What the hell are these suddenly?!”
“Fuck!! Fuck!!”
Swarming in were hordes of zombies.
Ones I’d gathered coming and going here.
Hearing my voice, they flooded the dormitory first floor.
Climbing the barricades using each other’s bodies as footholds.
The panicked soldiers pulled triggers.
Click, click.
Of course, no bullets.
In the end.
“Gaaahhh!!”
The two soldiers, fleeing, got caught and torn apart by the zombies.
“N-No way...”
Professor Lee Sang-un watched, murmuring in despair.
Likewise, others stared at the zombie influx from my voice, faces blank with incomprehension.
‘Minds distracted nicely.’
No wonder.
Zombies terrified them to the bone more than anything.
More than me holding a pistol—the sudden first-floor horde scared them shitless.
But that wouldn’t do.
I was the star now.
I clapped sharply.
People finally tore anxious eyes from the window, focusing back on me.
I nudged Oh Na-yeon aside briefly and stood proudly before the watchers.
“Uh..., so... What did the company commander say earlier...?”
Words escaped me momentarily; I scratched my temple with the pistol barrel, recalling.
“Ah, right.”
Smiling as it hit me, I eyed everyone.
Then said gently to all.
“For now, everyone kneel.”
At my kind instruction, eyes trembled, faces twisting in despair.