Chapter 64
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Translator: Wjin
Chapter: 64
Chapter Title: World Survival Adventure, Yi Eoksang (2)
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"Are you okay?!"
"My children... children!"
Yi Eoksang rushed over to the man and asked urgently.
The man's leg was pinned under a massive rock.
Red blood was pooling on the ground in a semicircle.
Having lost so much blood, the man wasn't in his right mind.
The camera was fixed to Yi Eoksang's head, capturing everything in his field of vision.
Anything too gruesome was blurred with a mosaic filter.
Yi Eoksang looked around and spotted a broken piece of lumber. He grabbed it and brought it over.
Kirrrk—
He jammed it under the rock that had crushed the man's foot.
He planned to use it as a lever to push the rock away.
"Huuuugh!!"
Drrrrk!
But the rock was too heavy, and Yi Eoksang couldn't lift it alone.
The kids nearby jumped in and hung onto the wood with him.
Drdddrk!
Only then did the rock budge slightly and roll aside.
Yi Eoksang hoisted the man onto his back and headed for his hideout.
"Come on, kids!"
His awkward words and gestures got through to them just fine.
Yi Eoksang's hideout was an underground bunker he'd dug out beneath an abandoned house.
He'd made it with the entrenching tool he'd brought along just in case.
"Huff! Huff! We... finally made it to my hideout!"
Click.
He switched on a battery-powered lamp, illuminating the inside of the burrow.
With five people crammed in—including the kids—it was a tight fit.
Yi Eoksang fetched a first-aid kit from the corner and started disinfecting the man's leg.
"Aaaargh!!"
The man screamed in agony as the alcohol swab touched his wound.
But Yi Eoksang didn't stop.
He cleaned out all the dirt deep inside the gash.
"Luckily, it looks like heaven's watching out for him—no broken bones! Just torn flesh and muscle!"
The screen was mosaicked over, but the glimpse of red blood and the wound, mixed with the man's screams, was utterly horrifying.
"Ugh! Bro, what is this?"
"That's gross!"
Kangyul jumped at his little brothers' voices from behind.
Deokyul and Jiyul had snuck up and were staring blankly at the screen.
"Kids shouldn't be watching this. Go do your workbooks, Deokyul, Jiyul."
"...What? You're the same age as us, and you're watching! Right, Jiyul?"
Deokyul poked Jiyul, fishing for agreement.
Jiyul glanced back and forth between Deokyul and Kangyul, then slowly shook his head.
"Kangyul hyung... is Kangyul hyung."
"...Tch! Whatever!"
Deokyul couldn't argue with that and slunk off to his room.
Jiyul stared at his back for a moment, then followed.
'Those punks. My mind's twenty years old.'
Kangyul clicked play on the paused video.
It was more gripping than he'd expected.
Yi Eoksang dusted plenty of powdered wound salve over the injury and wrapped it tightly with clean bandages.
Only then did the man seem to come to his senses, thanking Yi Eoksang over and over.
"Thank you! I lived because of you. You're an angel."
Yi Eoksang just smiled in response.
Gurgle—
Then came the growling from the kids' empty stomachs.
The man pulled something from his pocket.
It was a dried tree branch.
He handed one to each kid and gave one to Yi Eoksang too.
Even that was scarce—barely the length of a finger joint.
"Everyone... it looks like jerky at a glance, but it's just tree branches. The army took all the livestock and food... There's nothing to eat, so we chew on stuff like this."
The starving kids popped the branches in their mouths and gnawed away.
Watching now, Kangyul saw how gaunt they were, their eyes sunken deep.
"...Things are tight for me too, but I should share my food with them."
Yi Eoksang carefully dug up the dirt in the corner.
He pulled out his emergency rations.
Energy bars and electrolyte supplement pills.
"I bought these in bulk just in case. Glucose tablets, electrolyte boosters, and energy bars that give you a full day's fuel in one bite. They're pricey... but our Midas president said to get whatever I needed, so I stocked up."
'...Me?'
Kangyul didn't remember, but he'd told him to buy whatever was necessary.
That's why Yi Eoksang hadn't held back—not just on cameras, but all sorts of gear.
"Eat this."
Yi Eoksang peeled open the food and handed it to the kids and the man.
The man devoured it gratefully, on the verge of tears.
"You're a real angel. What's your name?"
"My name? Yi Eoksang."
The camera cut off as Yi Eoksang said his name and enjoyed an energy bar.
The next edit jumped ahead several days.
"The fighting between the government forces and rebels is winding down. Things are stabilizing here too, and food's coming in from outside. Thanks to that, I can charge my camera and laptop! Gibek!"
Yi Sang-eok called out to the limping man.
It was the African he'd saved.
Gibek grinned and pointed at the camera.
He looked much better.
"Filming again?"
"Gotta take it back to Korea!"
That wrapped up the first video.
'Whoa. Impressive.'
There were twenty videos in total.
From surviving in the village, linking up with government forces, and finally making it back to Korea.
The latest one even showed inviting Gibek to Korea and treating his family to Korean food.
'Good to see everyone's healthy.'
The content was so explosive, it had no choice but to skyrocket shortly after upload.
Not just in Korea—overseas buzz too, judging by the mix of Korean and foreign comments.
Saved an African hit by a shell in the civil war!
Đây là video tốt nhất. (This is the best video.)
Almost cried when Gibek turned and smiled. ㅠㅠ Everyone's healthy, right?
Gibek shows up in Korea starting episode 18. Everyone's doing great.
Insane.
It is a documentary showing the reality of Africa.
Huh. No reporter has taken it.
'...This could hit 10 million first.'
Subscriber count had jumped from 2 million to over 3 million, nearing 4 million.
Kangyul headed straight to his room and messaged Jang Deokcheol on his phone.
[Boss: Uncle! Yi Eoksang's videos are blowing up! Just watched them!]
[Jang Deokcheol: You saw them? Now he's talking about going to find natives next.]
[Boss: That sounds fun too. Haha.]
[Jang Deokcheol: He's coming to HQ this week anyway. Want to meet up?]
'This week?'
Kangyul desperately wanted to go.
But he couldn't just up and leave.
He needed Im Myeonghan or Park Jeong-a's permission at least.
'...Sigh. Such is the life of a poor elementary kid.'
[Boss: I'd love to, but... doubt I'll get permission from home.]
[Jang Deokcheol: Chairman seemed more lenient at the last meeting. Want me to ask?]
Kangyul thought it over, then replied.
[Boss: ...Nah, I'll ask myself. If not, oh well.]
[Jang Deokcheol: Got it. I'll wait for your update.]
That evening at dinner, Kangyul asked Im Myeonghan if he could visit Midas HQ.
Unlike what he'd braced for—no scolding or anything—Im Myeonghan surprisingly agreed easily.
With one condition: Go with Park Jeong-a and the triplets.
"No more going out alone, Kangyul. Take your brothers too."
"Deokyul and Jiyul are still little."
Park Jeong-a lightly flicked Kangyul's forehead as he grumbled.
"Hey! You're the same age as them!"
'My mental age is different! Mental age!'
Kangyul rubbed his head and pouted.
Of course, only in his mind.