Stagnant Water of Apocalypse

of swimming in the political arena, he finally reached the apex.
Therefore, it wasn’t far-fetched to say that he had the ability to read people’s minds even without a skill.
So it would be problematic and scary at the same time if that quality of him turns into a skill.

“I have no choice but to hope that his level is low.”

According to Da-jeong, she had never seen him hunting, so his level should be low.
No, wait, I don’t have to think like that.
Jang Won-taek is a very good person.
It was clear from things he did to prepare people for the apocalypse.
Gathering people in the government shelter and experimenting wasn’t a problem.

After all, Isn’t it natural to fight monsters together?

“At least, on the surface…”

Da-jeong once said that if I had revealed my identity before the apocalypse, I would not have been alive.
It was due to the fact that there were other forces besides the government.
Poor Man, Ji-man also said something similar to Da-jeong.
Therefore, there’s still this feeling of distrust in my heart towards Jang Won-taek even though he’s a good person.

I opened the portal and waited for him, looking out at the sea.
Finally, when the werewolf first howl could be heard, an old gentleman appeared.
Even though it was dark, I could clearly see his gray hair, shirt, and trousers.

He turned his back and said to someone.

“Leave.
It seems that he has come.”

Maybe he noticed me?

Has he been hiding here since evening?

Once the footsteps volume died down, proof that whoever stood behind him earlier had walked away, Jang Won-taek said, “Is this our first time meeting each other? Or have you ever seen me?”

He’s talking about the farming dungeon.
However, I waited without answering.

Jang Won-taek continued to speak while still turning his back against me.

“I will never turn my back to see your face.
I can promise you this one thing.”

I see… I checked my backpack and went outside.
Even though I’m sure he heard it, he didn’t look back at all.
Once I stood behind the president, he mused.

“You have quite a build, contrary to your cute ID.”

“How did you know I was here?”

“I just thought that you would come.
Because If I were you, I would surely come.”

“Even though I refused through Da-jeong?”

“Da-jeong? It seems like you are on really friendly terms with her.
Do you have any special relationship going with her?”

“We are friends.”

“Haha…I don’t believe in friendship between a young man and a woman, but let’s leave it like that.
After all, I thought you would come, and you did.
So, I can’t complain about anything else, can I?”

Jang Won-taek sat cross-legged and invited me to sit as well.
I accepted his invitation and sat down as well.
However, he still kept his face opposite mine.

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“I want to thank you again for letting us know the exact date of the apocalypse.
Thanks to your information, I was able to spend time with my friends and children.
It was a bit sad back then, but now that I think about it, I am so grateful towards you.”

From what I know about the actions of other high-ranking people in the government, who didn’t even bother trying to help the civilians and just trying to save their lives, the words Jang Won-taek just said wasn’t something a person such as him should’ve said.

“It’s nothing.
I just did the bare minimum.”

“If that is the bare minimum? What is the maximum, then? Revealing all the information you have?”

“That’s right.”

“Perhaps, the reason you didn’t do that was because of your unique skill?”

“It is similar.”

“It’s as I expected.
By the way, the reason Da-jeong was brought into the government shelter was probably because of the gun, right?”

As expected from the former President of the Republic of South Korea, his wits were quick.
But it would only be right for me to deny his accusation here.

“Maybe?”

To be precise, what I wanted was live ammunition and the instructions on how to make it.
With the help of the scarabs back in the shelter, making the metal shell was not a problem.
But I need to know how to make the primer part to make a proper bullet.

Those guys even shook their heads when I showed them the bullet, indicating that just looking like that wouldn’t work.

After disassembling three ammo and blowing them up, the guys never touched the bullets again.

Jang Won-taek stroked his beard.

“Guns… are a very dangerous thing.
In fact, if it wasn’t for the corrosive disease, we wouldn’t have been destroyed.
The power of modern weapons is that great.”

“I think so too.
And it’s a bit unfortunate that such a dangerous weapon falls into the hands of Geom-in.”

“Hahaha.
As expected, it’s because of the guns! Our poor Geom-in was really hated, huh?”

He seemed to be on friendly terms with Geom-in.
Heck, they lived right next to each other for several months, so of course they would be friendly.

Then, The president suddenly made an unexpected offer.

“For me, It was fine for Geom-in ssi to have power.
His personality is a bit problematic, but he also has a lot of good points.
He gave me all the information and I think that’s a good reason to have power.”

“I agree.”

“How is it? I think it would be good for you to reveal your identity like Geom-in-ssi.
Although you have several clashes with people in the events, if you are capable enough…”

“I’m sorry, but if I reveal my identity, there will be at least a hundred people who will come running to me.”

“…I heard that story too.
The Auction House is full of people swearing at you.
I think I’ve given them enough information, but why are they still…”

“They want information about the events, not monsters.
It is some kind of jealousy because I am the only one who knows everything.”

“Hmmm… indeed…”

“And I don’t fully trust you, ‘Mr.
President’…To be precise, about those hidden forces behind you.”

Jang Won-taek sighed when I talked about the topic.

“Now that I have the opportunity, I will tell you.
Do you remember the incident that took place in Yeouido at the end of June? If you ever watched any news channel, or heard about it, you should know which incident I’m talking about.”

Ah… that.

There was a time when there was news about a gunfight caused by army deserters.
But that piece of news only lasted for several minutes before disappearing as if it had never happened.

Well, as always, I thought it was covered up by the government…

“The truth is, it wasn’t caused by army deserters.
I already ordered the commanders of the entire army to reign the army tight, after all.
Which means, it’s not the army who caused it.”

“Then you mean someone else brought guns and started a shootout? In South Korea?”

“Are you curious? I suspect it was the doing of someone inside the government shelter.”

Is he perhaps talking about Joo Seung-cheol?

A heir of the Daehyun Group and a man who invested in the production company of Survival Life.

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“Does anyone come to mind? It seems that Da-jeong gave you a lot of information, heh heh.”

“Well, she was sent there to precisely do that.”

“I see.
Anyway, that man has his own shelter.
Its size might be bigger than a government shelter since he already knew about the apocalypse long before the government knew about it.
On top of it, he had Daehyun Construction under his command.
Would it be helpful if I could give you the rough outline of where the shelter is located?”

“Nope.
I will figure it out myself.”

I got all the necessary information, so I declined and stood up.
At that moment, Jang Won-taek said in a stern tone.

“I admit that you have lived well on your own until now.
But in the future, you will need authority.
If you come to our shelter, you can save a lot of time.”

“I don’t believe that force dictates fighting strength.
For me, it’s enough to be on friendly terms only with a few people.”

“I see you are the type of person who doesn’t trust people very well.
But I still believe in my own words.
Do you know who is on Yeongjong Island over there?”

“Hundreds of Chinese people, right?”

“That’s right.
However, even now, the number of those people continues to increase.
They are looking for land that has not been damaged by radiation.”

If so, it means that while Korea is safe, the land of China was contaminated by radioactive contamination.

Jang Won-taek said vigorously.
“The murderer system limits how many people you can kill.
Even though they chose to communicate with us, since the culture and customs between us are different, there will be a lot of clashes.
Looking at your disposition, you will stand for the Koreans rather than the Chinese, right?”

“Maybe?” I shrugged.
“Mister President, do you know how many Koreans I killed yesterday?”

Jang Won-taek’s body twitched at my question.

“…you mean you made them die rather than killing them yourself, right?”

“Same thing, Mister President.
I killed four Koreans.
They tried to bait me and attack me.
In that situation, what is the difference between them and the Chinese?”

“That…”

The answer didn’t come.

I raised my voice.
“It is foolish to differentiate people simply by their nationality in the apocalypse.
Anyone you meet will either be friends or foe.
I have lived that way so far, and I plan to continue to live that way.”

“Hmm.” The president was silent.
Seems like he’s contemplating my words.

At that time, through the dark night sea, I could see several boats approaching the marina.

“There are boats coming here.”

In my words, Jang Won-taek narrowed his eyes.

“I can’t see anything…”

“There are five boats in total.
Everyone abroad was armed.”

“It doesn’t seem like they come with good intentions…”

I walked backwards slowly and entered the portal.

Jang Won-taek then looked back.

“Your unique skill is really great..
You don’t even feel a sense of urgency after seeing 5 boats.
By the way, I’ve given you a lot of information, so, can you do me a favor in return?”

Instead of answering, I hung a firework on the ballista arrow and fired it.

Piuuuu-!! Bam-!!

When the fireworks exploded, light shone on the five boats.

Jang Won-taek went silent and shook his head.

“Thinking about a countermeasure for this kind of thing will be a headache… Anyway, thank you very much.
We will take care of the rest ourselves.”

I’m sorry, but I don’t intend to just stand still.

Afterall, when someone comes to my house with a weapon without any permission whatsoever, they will have to pay the price.

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