Chapter 52
Chapter 52
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 52
Chapter Title: The Bitten Survivor
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Baek Min-ah's sobbing voice came through clearly, even over the static-filled radio.
Her words sent a chill through my head in an instant, and my heart began pounding furiously.
"Min-ah. What happened? Are you hurt somewhere?"
In a crisis like this, breathing gets ragged, but staying calm is crucial.
First things first—assess the situation.
What crisis had befallen her? What was the immediate fire that needed putting out?
I needed to know that.
My question was answered almost immediately from the radio.
—Crackle.
[…I… crackle… got bitten….]
"……"
At those words, even the cool clarity in my mind surged with hot blood.
"Min-ah. Tourniquet the area above the bite tightly with something. Do you know how to apply a tourniquet?"
[…Yes, sob… but Seo-ho… crackle… Hyun-seo….]
"I'll be there soon. Just stay calm and wait."
I ended the transmission, roughly clipping the radio back to my belt, then stared at the table with a hardened expression.
The women, who had been listening from a short distance away, all realized the gravity of the situation and tensed up.
"Se, Seo-ho…."
"Everyone, wait here for now. Ha-yeon, come with me."
"…Y-yes!"
There was no time to discuss it with them right now.
Baek Min-ah's situation was urgent. I had to rush over without delay.
'Bitten… by a zombie, no doubt.'
I grabbed my backpack stuffed with basic gear and hurried to the van in the parking lot.
Yu Ha-yeon followed close behind in a panic.
'Could it be that the zombies I gathered climbed up to the apartment…?'
I floored the accelerator, ignoring scrapes from nearby objects and vehicles as I sped down the road.
Even while driving, my mind raced with complications.
'No, that can't be. I specifically ordered them to guard the apartment and not climb up.'
So, another possibility.
Zombies from outside infiltrated, climbed up to the apartment, and bit her?
'Even so, why would they climb nine stories… and why did Min-ah open the door?'
No matter how I thought about it, it didn't make sense.
She'd been with me when zombies knocked before, so she knew the pattern.
She wouldn't mistake a zombie's knock for mine and open the door.
'Whatever it is, I'll find out when I get there…'
One nagging hypothesis wouldn't leave my mind.
Baek Min-ah's husband, and Hyun-seo's father.
Yoon Kang-hyun.
From the moment I first found his body, the countless wounds had sparked numerous possibilities.
Traces that looked like deliberate blows all over.
Bruises covering his body, as if someone had beaten him specifically to inflict pain.
Seeing those wounds, I'd had my suspicions.
And if one of those possibilities was true…
That ominous thought made me press the accelerator harder, speeding the vehicle forward.
"Eek!"
At that speed, Yu Ha-yeon in the passenger seat let out an anxious scream, clutching the overhead handle tightly.
。 。 。
—Screech!
The van, pushing nearly 80 km/h even within the apartment complex, came to a roaring halt upon reaching the destination.
Before the momentum fully stopped, I flung open the door and jumped out, with Yu Ha-yeon following right behind.
"Ah, Uncle… this is…"
Yu Ha-yeon, planting her feet on the ground and scanning the surroundings, called out to me in shock while staring at the apartment entrance.
I'd already seen the shocking scene myself.
'Not just one.'
After discovering Yoon Kang-hyun's body, I'd fortified Baek Min-ah's apartment with a massive zombie defensive line, just in case.
No ordinary survivor could even approach it.
Just a few days ago, when I'd delivered supplies, countless zombies had been milling around intact.
But now…
Instead of staggering zombie hordes, it looked like a typhoon had swept through.
Nothing moved. Only corpses littered the ground in heaps.
I approached a nearby pile, crouched down, and examined one of the bodies.
'This isn't a zombie.'
Among the pile that had clearly been zombies, one stood out as different.
The corpse of a large-built woman.
Unlike the zombies sprawled everywhere, this was a fresh human corpse—one that had died as a human.
A survivor's body, dead without turning.
Similar corpses dotted the area here and there.
"Let's go. We need to check on Min-ah first."
"Y-yes!"
I didn't know exactly who did this.
But from the surroundings, it was clear it wasn't the work of one person.
At least ten.
Maybe twenty.
Possibly more—a strategic raid by humans targeting Baek Min-ah, who lived in this apartment.
They'd cleverly dispersed the guarding zombies, sacrificed a few of their own to take them out.
With that rough assessment, I hurried up to the ninth floor with Yu Ha-yeon.
"Min-ah—!!"
The familiar front door on the ninth floor.
It had been forcibly pried open with something like a metal crowbar and hung open limply.
I rushed inside without even taking off my shoes, plunging into the apartment.
Footprints trailed from the entryway.
Following them to the living room revealed a zombie slumped with a kitchen knife through its throat—and Baek Min-ah, leaning against the window, tears streaming down her face.
"Se, Seo-ho…!"
Spotting me, her face crumpled as tears poured out, and she reached for me.
I dashed over and checked her condition first.
"Where did it bite you? Any other injuries?"
"My… arm…. Nowhere else is hurt. But…! Hyun-seo…!"
She clutched my clothes as I approached, sobbing endlessly.
These weren't tears for herself, potentially facing death from the bite.
Her messy apartment.
No sign of the familiar little girl who should be here.
Tears of worry and grief for her lost daughter.
"Hyun-seo was taken…! Sob."
She buried her face in my shoulder, weeping as she spoke of failing to protect her daughter.
'Taken…?'
Confused by her words, I forced myself to calm down.
Freaking out now wouldn't help.
"If they took her, do you know why? Did they hurt Hyun-seo at all?"
"No… sob, they didn't hurt her, but they dragged her away by force…."
They hadn't hurt her.
'So their goal was to capture Hyun-seo alive?'
I didn't know the reason, but if they'd kidnapped her instead of killing, there had to be one.
Especially leaving Baek Min-ah here to die and taking only the child.
'That makes Min-ah the priority right now.'
I lifted her left arm to inspect it.
A textbook tourniquet was tightly secured on her forearm.
Using cloth and a stick to staunch the bleeding from the wound.
With this, blood flow below the tourniquet was cut off.
It would slow the infection somewhat.
'I told her to do it in a pinch, but…'
"Urgh…"
I groaned at the clear zombie bite marks below the tourniquet.
Baek Min-ah had been bitten by a zombie.
Which meant she was infected.
'Usually, it's one or two hours if fast, half a day at most before turning.'
In the zombie outbreak, knowing how long it took the infected to turn was vital survival info.
The military had figured it out first and shared rough timelines.
The problem was, Baek Min-ah was definitely infected.
'There has to be a way… there must be some way…!'
Gripping her arm, I gritted my teeth, breaking into a cold sweat.
I was a necromancer.
A superhuman who controlled zombies.
There had to be a way to stop her from turning.
Something—anything.
"Seo-ho…"
Then Baek Min-ah, tears streaming, smiled faintly and placed her hand on my face.
Her eyes were sad, yet resolved.
"Please… save Hyun-seo."
A familiar look.
Eyes prepared for death.
No—eyes that had given up on an inevitable death.
I'd seen those eyes countless times.
In the dorms, when I was first treated like a slave, staring into the bathroom mirror.
When I first realized Chae Soo-ah's betrayal, reflected in the window.
And finally.
In the department store basement bathroom.
When I thought it was the end and that zombie bit me.
Even then, my eyes in the shattered mirror fragments looked just like that.
Eyes that had forsaken life.
"I'll save her. …Hyun-seo, and you too, Min-ah."
"…Huh?"
In that moment, a thought flashed through my mind.
She was infected. Bitten by a zombie.
But I knew someone who got bitten and didn't turn.
'That was me.'
I'd been bitten by the necromancer zombie in the department store but didn't turn—instead, I gained special powers.
But what if…
What if I hadn't avoided infection?
What if I was already infected back then, and still am?
There was plenty of evidence.
……—[Your bodily fluids have been absorbed in sufficient quantity, granting undead traits to '■■■'.]
That system message every time I was intimate with the women.
And when I ejaculated inside them, I could pass on special powers.
Like infecting them with my abilities.
'The system effects on the women… all tied to my bodily fluids.'
Whether saliva or semen.
My fluids had the power to infect them with special abilities.
So then.
"Min-ah. Do you trust me?"
I looked into her tearful eyes and asked quietly.
Foreshadowing what I was about to do, so she wouldn't panic.
Meeting my gaze, Baek Min-ah blushed slightly.
She smiled faintly and nodded.
Then I pressed my lips to hers.
"Mm… slurp."
As our lips met, she parted hers gently as if welcoming me back, accepting my tongue.
Even with Hyun-seo kidnapped.
She trusted me completely and followed my lead without question.
'As much as possible… give her as much as I can…'
I focused solely on transferring my saliva, feeling no arousal from the intimate kiss.
Somehow, flood her with my saliva.
We kissed for a moment like that.
—Ding.
[Your bodily fluids have been absorbed in sufficient quantity, granting undead traits to 'Baek Min-ah'.]
[…—Failed. Undead infection detected in 'Baek Min-ah's' body.]
'Yes…!'
My eyes gleamed at the floating message.
It was a failure, but…
This proved it.
The zombie virus in her body rejected the virus in my saliva.
Treating it as an enemy and neutralizing it.
'Then, just give her more.'
"Se, Seo-ho…?!'
Rustle.
Confirming the message, I immediately unbuckled my belt and shed my pants.
"I'm sorry. But please trust me. I want to save you."
"…Okay."
She clearly hadn't expected me to pull out my dick, her tear-streaked face turning flustered.
I'd think it was weird too.
A guy charging in with a raging hard-on during an emergency.
It could look like a scumbag trying to get one last fuck before she dies.
But our intimacy level had maxed out over 100%.
She trusted me that much.
"I… trust you, Seo-ho."
Blushing with embarrassment, she nodded.
"Uh, Uncle… I'll keep watch at the door!"
Yu Ha-yeon, who'd been watching from behind, flushed red and quickly stepped out.
I was grateful neither doubted me.
Squish, squish.
"Ungh… ah."
Rubbing the tip of my dick against her pussy entrance, her already slick hole welcomed me.
"S-sorry… even in this situation… the kiss earlier…."
She hung her head, feeling guilty that her pussy was wet despite her daughter being taken.
"Min-ah, don't worry about anything. Leave it to me. I'll save both you and Hyun-seo."
"Se, Seo-ho…."
I cupped her lowered cheek, lifting her face, and spoke gently.
Touched by my smile, Baek Min-ah blushed deeply and smiled faintly.
Then I pushed my dick into her wet hole.
Squish, shluuuurp—.
"Haaah…!"
Her large pussy filled effortlessly with no resistance, and she gripped my arms tight, letting out lewd moans.
After that, I pistoned my hips wildly.
Squish, squish, squish.
"Haah, ah, n-no… it feels too good… sob, H-Hyun-seo…."
"Haa, it's okay, Min-ah. Don't hold back… Urgh, the better you feel, the faster I can save Hyun-seo…!"
"O-okay then…."
Resolved by my words, her eyes glazed over as she closed them softly, focusing on the sensation of my dick.
Squish, squish, squish.
"Hng, eung, ah…! Haa, yes… there, ah…! Your huge dick… uht, deep inside…."
As if understanding my intent, she wrapped her legs around my waist, pulled my neck close, and whispered lewdly in my ear.
Her pussy clenched tight around me.
The chewy inner walls squeezed and massaged my dick pleasurably.
"Urgh, so good…! Your insides…! Gonna fill you up…!"
"Yes…! Cum…! Deep inside…! Your hot load…! All of it…!"
Our combined efforts built the ejaculation urge quickly.
Without hesitation, I slammed my dick to her deepest end.
Squish—!
And unleashed all my semen straight into her womb.
Spuuuurt—!
"Haaaaang…!! S-so deep…! So much hot cum…!"
Climaxing from my rapidly filling semen, she hugged me fiercely, her body shuddering.
Her ragged breaths tickled my ear as her legs clamped tight around me in ecstasy, her belly full of baby-making seed.
And.
—Ding.
Hearing the message I'd aimed for, I selected [Enhance] without even checking the details.
[You have selected to enhance 'Baek Min-ah'.]
['Baek Min-ah' has absorbed your bodily fluids and become your servant.]
[Commencing Trait Roulette.]
A flurry of message windows followed.
I watched them appear and vanish with a tense expression.
—Ding.
Soon, the awaited result appeared.
[—Failed. Undead infection detected in 'Baek Min-ah's' body.]
[Trait Roulette recommencing.]
'Please…!'
This time, it went differently.
The temporary trait from the kiss had been neutralized by her zombie virus.
But now, though trait acquisition failed, the system started generating a new one using my fluids.
Not long after.
Another alert sounded.
—Ding.
['Baek Min-ah's' internal undead infection has successfully fused with your infection.]
[Enhancement complete. Servant 'Baek Min-ah' has manifested the trait 'Regeneration (B)'.]
In the end, her virus fused with my power, making her my servant.
"Mi, Min-ah…?"
The bite wound below her tourniquet emitted faint smoke, regenerating bit by bit—like rewinding a video.
Thanks to the trait, her wound was healing.
But unsure of her full state yet, I cautiously spoke to her as she lay there.
'Her skin… paler than usual.'
Unlike her earlier trembling with arousal, she now lay calmly with eyes closed.
Worried, I gently touched her cheek.
'Her skin's warm…'
Though slightly paler than before, her temperature was definitely human.
The pallor was mild compared to outdoor zombies—still vibrant.
But.
"Ah… oo…"
Baek Min-ah opened her eyes at my voice.
She stared at me blankly.
"Ah, ah… a-oo…"
"Min-ah…"
She made sounds like she was responding, but like a zombie, she couldn't form proper words.
And she gazed at me with a vacant zombie-like expression.
I'd stopped her zombification.
But her aura had clearly changed.
A failure?
Had I failed to save her?
"…No."
I gripped Baek Min-ah's hand tightly as she lay there, murmuring to myself.
The warmth of a living human clearly transmitted through her hand.
Baek Min-ah raised her hand to my face, caressing it.
Human emotion was unmistakable in that touch.
Even if her eyes were blank and she couldn't speak properly right now.
'There has to be a way…'
I'd prevented the zombie infection.
So there must be ways aplenty to restore her state.
'I'll make one if there isn't.'
My powers respond to my desires.
I could definitely find a way to bring her back.
"Ah, Uncle…."
As I pulled on my pants, Yu Ha-yeon approached cautiously, confirming the situation resolved.
Seeing Baek Min-ah sitting blankly on the floor, she came close and took my hand.
Her caring warmth flowed through her hand.
"Ha-yeon. I'm going to possess something for a bit. Watch over me and Min-ah."
"A-alright…!"
I gently stroked her worried face, then lay on the sofa behind Baek Min-ah, entrusting my body.
—Ding.
[Commencing possession of species 'Pigeon'.]
Even if the kidnappers used a vehicle, they were 'humans' affected by zombies.
They couldn't ignore zombies and flee at high speed like me.
So they had to still be nearby.
I didn't know where, but…
If I caught them, they wouldn't get off easy.
—They'd pay dearly for daring to touch my woman.
With that, I felt the possession sensation and closed my eyes.