41. The Beginning of the Fourth Expedition
I had brought a lot of military supplies this time, but the amount of food had to be reduced accordingly.
Since I was bringing so much in one go anyway, there was no need to bring more.
“But what about the two crossbows?”
In battle, I have to carry only one. If I go to a place that fixes them and ask them to attach a crossbow, they'll treat me like a madman.
Should I attach a basket and fix it with a strap? No. But the front of my bicycle handlebars is already padded with metal plates right now.
“I’ll have to figure something out for this too.”
Anyway, I load the weapons and food cart as usual and move.
Now that the drone deliveries are coming, the fifth expedition will be much easier.
Right now, we're using the new weapons and traps. Even ordinary people get caught if they don't pay attention, and zombies can't avoid this either.
So, my next destination...
“Should I go see Lee Soyeon?”
Seol-hwa had her fill last time, so I should give her a break and go to Lee Soyeon.
Especially, Lee Soyeon's appearance from when she was an actress was also a huge factor in arousing my lust.
That glamorous makeup and provocative gaze, and now this fragile look.
It really contrasts like two extremes.
“I really want to see her properly dressed up once.”
I know it's impossible here, but human desires are like that.
Like making your girlfriend cosplay and playing with her. I don't know if Lee Soyeon would be that proactive, but if I say so, she'll do it.
While visiting Lee Soyeon's house, I might as well change my clothes too? As my mind was full of various thoughts, idly staring straight ahead.
“Gya?”
“Eh?”
A voice I shouldn't have heard for a moment came to my ears. Most zombies around here had either been dealt with or locked inside their houses?
When I turned my head out of unease, I locked eyes with a zombie missing one arm, who had appeared from somewhere.
“...”
“Kyaak!”
“No, you crazy bastard!”
I instantly boosted the electric bicycle's speed and tried to pull away from the guy.
But from far away, something else was charging at me madly.
“Where did this come from!”
I had already cleared them out, yet still? But stay calm. This is actually a chance to use the new weapon.
Show the power of the rapid-fire crossbow that compensates for the reload time.
After accelerating and closing the distance, I pulled out the rapid-fire crossbow.
Unlike the regular crossbow, it has a magazine-like 5-shot capacity and is a bit heavy.
As I aimed and fired at the zombie rushing straight at me, the recoil from the weak drawstring made it kick back.
But because my aim was off, it hit the neck instead of the face.
“Kya...”
But I had said that the arrow's lethality varies.
The zombie running towards me suddenly lowered its head deeply. With its dangling neck, it fell straight to the ground.
Rotary blade.
The crossbow arrow's body has a hidden blade that unfolds upon hitting the enemy.
It causes severe damage to the human body.
“Nice effect.”
“Kyaak!”
The remaining one was also charging madly. Normally, I'd prepare a baseball bat.
It was easier than reloading the crossbow again. But this time, no.
“This one is simple: just pull the string with a button!”
I fired the crossbow loaded with the fixed arrow at the approaching guy.
The arrow flew lightly and hit the head, and it was like bursting a tomato, with all sorts of things splattering everywhere.
“Uek!”
A gruesome scene, but for a 4th expedition, frowning a bit is fine.
“Haa. It's not easy to just go. Where did these come from?”
There are many houses, so yeah, they must be around somewhere.
I detached the cart from my bicycle and moved between the alleys.
Honestly, I should go to Lee Soyeon easily. I can't do this.
Using the new weapon, I entered the hunt.
On the way to Lee Soyeon, and the ones I missed around the school, I sweep them all here.
I rang the phone's alarm around the alleys.
“Come out! You bastards!”
Don't interfere with my easy mission. Process them in advance and go have easy sex!
First, while searching the area, I heard a ruckus from inside the house.
Soon, something crashed into the front door and the window made a clinking sound.
Come. Come.
Then, looking up, a zombie from the rooftop of the apartment building met my eyes.
“Same pattern again.”
But this time, it's higher up.
“Kyaak!”
As expected, it dove from the rooftop and died before even doing anything.
And suddenly, the sound of the body colliding with the wall, and I felt the zombies reacting.
At this moment, I set traps in front and behind me. A simple large animal trap. There are capture traps too, but not suitable now.
I quickly placed the traps in front and behind and waited for the zombies to come.
But only the ones making noise inside the house were big, and nothing else came out.
Instead, one zombie broke through the 1st floor balcony and just looked left and right.
When a grotesque-looking zombie with glass shards embedded in its face appeared, I placed the trap right in the center and stepped back.
Come. It's coming. It's for catching large beasts, not humans. How much of that beastly nature of zombies can I stop.
Originally, we drive in iron stakes so they can't run away, but that's for animal hunting. Just stopping their movement once is enough.
With a trap weighing over 20kg, the zombie started running straight and slowly retreated.
The exact moment it rushed towards my trap, my trap activated.
The huge trap clamped the opponent's legs fiercely from both sides.
As soon as the trap bit the zombie's leg, it fell to the ground.
“Kyaak! Kwaaak!”
As I said, it's not fixed with iron stakes, yet it can still move.
It's just that its movement is restricted like an animal, making it easier to deal with.
“Kwaaa!”
Trying to lift its heavy body, it fell again and flailed, starting to swim with its arms.
I aimed the crossbow directly at it and shot the head.
The arrowhead that was lightly embedded pierced through the head and dug into it, scattering fragments.
“Nice against zombies too.”
I disassembled the trap and loaded it onto the bicycle's rear seat.
Seeing the rear wheel dripping blood, I just thought I should clean it properly.
After loading the items again, I inspected the area for a while.
I was waiting for a zombie I didn't know to appear.
As I naturally got closer to Lee Soyeon's new villa, a big one appeared.
“Three of them.”
This time, three zombies successfully jumped out from the other alley and the house.
So, run. No big deal. I accelerated the bicycle to max and passed the new villa, and Lee Soyeon appeared on the balcony.
Wearing something similar to the pajamas I saw before, with a short skirt.
I wanted to go up immediately, but I couldn't.
I had already left the cart behind, and I had to pick it up too.
Now, I was heading back to the school. There were also zombies I had ignored there.
While skillfully avoiding the ones on the way to the school, after going about two-thirds, another one appeared.
Five in total. Then! I immediately set a trap and adjusted the rapid-fire crossbow.
Although five was a burdensome number, I had confidence I could handle it this time.
“Kyaak!”
Finally, after the zombies ran in order, I took a deep breath and aimed the rapid-fire crossbow.
The first zombie that ran straight into the trap, my crossbow hit the next one.
To quickly shoot a second shot, I pulled the string and as soon as it hit the groove, I shot forward.
As I pressed the button repeatedly, three arrows flew out perfectly, the remaining two got hit, and the last one tripped on a corpse and flailed.
“I did it! Five!”
For the one writhing madly on the trap, I finished it with a baseball bat.
Well, it's not the normal method, but compared to when I was just running away, it's a huge development.
“Haha.”
Satisfied. With two or three, using arrows with the trap, even more is possible.!
This is proof that my combat ability has improved.
So, what should I do now? Of course, go to Lee Soyeon's house.
Immediately, I pulled the abandoned cart and climbed to Lee Soyeon's house in one go.
There was also the portable toilet I installed.
“Hubby is home.”
Announcing my light return, I opened the door, and Lee Soyeon was looking at me from the living room.
“You’re alive?”
“No way I could die.”
I naturally took off my clothes and wiped them thoroughly with the cloth and wet wipes I brought from the cart, just in case blood got on them.
I wrapped it again with the cloth and put it outside.
Now that it's all off...
I approached Lee Soyeon and grabbed her shoulder. Just as I was about to push her onto the sofa, I suddenly heard a whisper in my ear.
“Can you take responsibility?”
Responsibility? What are you saying? I already said it plenty.
“Can you take responsibility even if I get pregnant?”
“Pregnant?”
For a moment, my mind needed rationality to push aside lust and interpret the situation.
And soon, I realized the truth.
“You, seriously?”
“Since three days ago, that period. If you're confident, do it.
Shocked, I opened my mouth wide.
*
At the midpoint of Seonrin High School. This place was a hellish scene.
The civil defense and survivors staying in the supermarket were in internal conflict.
“Why are you doing this! Stop!”
“It’s over! It’s all over!”
A man was wildly swinging a makeshift harpoon.
People stabbed by it were falling and bleeding, and there was no one to stop him.
“He’s dead. It’s all dead!”
He attacked people in rage and was soon subdued by the civil defense people.
“Calm down! Everyone is the same!”
“How are we supposed to survive now! How! Food is running out! People are dying. There are still many zombies!”
The man causing the commotion was crying. Everyone knew his feelings.
Six months since the incident. Still, they had succeeded in surviving in the supermarket.
The supermarket itself had plenty of food and things that could become weapons, so by gathering, they successfully survived quickly.
For the first three months after the incident, while gathering people or dealing with zombies, they could at least maintain some of the life they had.
“The electricity is cut and the water is about to be cut too! What are we supposed to do now!”
“I already expected it! That's why everyone is collecting food and growing plants!”
“It’s over! It’s all...”
The man shouting suddenly stopped talking. At the same time, the expressions of the people subduing him changed.
“Why... why did that kid have to die. Why? Why? Why?”
He started trembling and shaking.
“Hey! He's turning!”
“Kill him!”
At this moment, a man with an axe was approaching the struggling man.
But the subdued man was pushing them away with surprising strength.
And he started running away.
“No! We have to catch that!”
“It’s over!”
They all tried to chase, but he was running towards the warehouse with agility that no one could catch.
“Kill it no matter what!”
“Wait! If it's turning, it's dangerous. After it turns, it's easier to deal with.”
“But it went to the warehouse! We have our food there too!”
Because of the turned comrade, they couldn't decide.
“Ah... ah...”
On top of that, another comrade stabbed with a knife was moaning.
“Damn it. What's going on!”
“Die alone!”
They instantly killed the comrade trying to turn and looked towards the warehouse.