SSSCE Chapter 03 – The Nine Survivors

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In the novel, b938d855af it is mentioned 8d998495b5 that the protagonist 8d9dcb380b awakens after escaping dd3e7c8a63 from the air-raid e95bf5f40b shelter.b9ef765627f5b50d

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In other words, it meant that I was ‘Extra #1,’ who gets brutally killed at the beginning of the novel to trigger the protagonist’s awakening.62c0a42a46bfd0f9

D*mn it. I can’t just conclude my life as material for the protagonist’s awakening…861c834943c78a24

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The novel doesn’t go into detail about how only the protagonist survives in the air-raid shelter.400c71aaf028fa17

‘Why? How did only the protagonist survive in the air-raid shelter?’9765cf6b71821745

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As I a9b857bb35 was clutching 4bf0b2bf8f my head, d1c00c0909 puzzled, suddenly 43523040c9 Baek Yi-heon 675fb34d6f let out 67a47a12e7 a small 2da8b41caf chuckle.ec34b4e1ddf1dbbd

‘…He’s laughing?’3f5c57f09fe08d37

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Of course, ea2ef91108 it was 7b67de24f0 a beautifully 01f1afcaf5 charming smile df30ce5ee2 that could c43d4a5afd fool anyone, 4bf1332b31 but to 2b39e5477a me, it e9bce710d9 was just b87125cfcd irritating.3b52c23fc7614d1c

Whenever someone 30fc21cb58 laughed without 4ee7b18fcd context, I 5c87ff8826 always felt a611339563 like they 7afbc4ec19 were mocking 78d07a8de4 me.8a1b37064d7ea8dd

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“Why are you laughing?”7ddfea44f273173c

When I asked f8dbe497b5 with a defiant 7a6bea20bd tone, raising my 2d70ce0450 eyebrows, his eyes 3c536e74ff widened slightly.9692587fbe946644

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“Asking why I’m laughing. In this situation.”102228a1af7a76b7

“Ah, it’s a bit amusing.”1eb98d1987fd1f9c

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“What exactly…”aac0b40a80493971

“In this situation, the name ‘Noah’ just feels fitting. It’s like we’re on Noah’s Ark or something.”25d6876ef1ca7164

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You find 42540ff970 this amusing?9d8c07954618760e

Of course, as the 9f646dfccc protagonist, he remained calm a3260c3f76 and composed even in 28a0f67180 this situation.feb2ddca30d9e1ea

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Taking advantage of me a49d33059a being dumbfounded, a bright 3334f7bf8e voice swiftly cut into 9ffe873a12 the conversation.b16adef64d8380e1

“I’m Park Ji-in!”ff0d97c07422cd9d

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Park Ji-in stood in front of me, naturally blocking Baek Yi-heon’s gaze from reaching me.9997c9b8dfffe4db

Whenever someone paid 3d040217f8 me the slightest 9dd025bbb3 bit of attention, 4054ebc522 she would always a6f49239b6 act like this.68ffe476e7d2c9d2

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It was 14ce57bcdc a very f298575afd familiar occurrence, b4f5ae436a so I 895cde4d97 coldly took 6abb7a7b95 a step 99e4cec071 back with 7c7c03bca1 an icy a025903555 gaze.5a928dc1f6d2dc14

Baek Yi-heon briefly 8d184a13a9 looked back and 2b3f59e87d forth between me, 4bfd3e9edb Park Ji-in, and c4b290114a my mom with dc11e7665c sharp eyes.601ad81f058806ba

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“Ah, this is my mom! Ah, no. Our mom! Hehe.”7dffc3218e31bae9

Noticing his gaze, 89320be331 Park Ji-in quickly ee39a1e0b3 laughed and spoke.11e3a07c42f77acd

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He must 0f4282ea1c have already 2b7dc19f53 noticed that 225f5b0142 we had cd6113a9ae different last 26cb1264ff names.e3f1484ab42270a0

In the novel, fbd858686d Baek Yi-heon is 75bffa68ea portrayed as having d55457c9e5 quick thinking skills 837666a69a and situational judgment.335d04d3383fdf84

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However, he simply nodded 117a03f8fd his head with a 7b2f70fc65 calm expression, without saying c62ac3e95f a word.569c48af006c7304

“Isn’t now not the time for casual introductions?”37404344f63b8eeb

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Then, an unsatisfied 756fcb1d32 voice suddenly blurted c38cfa3604 out.391ed1aa6c079c53

It was the bespectacled man who had turned on his phone’s flashlight earlier.c2f075f502eb984b

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“Shouldn’t we first figure out what’s going on… Save the love stories for later.”0146886929e4465d

He glanced at Baek Yi-heon’s handsome face over his glasses and grumbled discontentedly.b5d8ede4eb30f996

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“Exactly. The glasses guy made a good point. That’s what I’ve been thinking too.”d98606885b083fdf

A man in a b3780e83f8 fluorescent green soccer jersey 6dbada8170 chimed in loudly.dc068cf63ac9d8df

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“I haven’t been able to get any signal or internet. Does anyone have a working phone?”b5b2ee4476651934

‘What a stupid thing to say.’730d56ad05d54c3a

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I inwardly scoffed at the man’s words.25bacbfa5fc55515

Cell towers and d6b34a0dd6 such would have 23f83c57b6 already been destroyed e8b38bddbb by the monsters.8d797317ebd7c53f

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“It seems that monster is still outside.”e1c65e3fc575d993

The middle-aged 761e80e530 woman, tightly 71d9b2d080 hugging a d85c09b4d5 child, joined 58308e0a21 the conversation.fbbbca3c6ff40cab

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As she said, the 42cd24d7c6 heavy sound of tentacles 51921c6169 knocking on the iron 10b4383378 door rhythmically could be 08479e1413 heard, as if checking.521f0894685ee9f4

“Why isn’t that d*mn monster leaving and just sticking around here?!”a066245f0a73ecdc

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The man 2d5910deee in the 6d06ff04a8 soccer uniform e23ea940e4 exploded with f15abe9bc9 frustration.cb6e367d7dbf18b6

They might 3d2e745ec1 not understand, 8eb0d6cf59 but having fe2490e4db read the 79c24c87d0 novel, I 75c5f149cd knew the 4028e5342f reason.89019440e1f8d55e

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‘It must have sensed the life energy inside here.’94faf4cb39761b1d

The monsters don’t capture humans for fun or amusement.7cc1fd0576a9b851

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In the world of the novel, their ultimate goal, commanded by the final villain ‘Asura’, is to eliminate as many humans as possible, and these monsters are murderous tools for that purpose.c97a41374c6fd666

Thump. Thump. Thump.1155a603d43f3fa4

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“…Let’s check inside this air-raid shelter first.”756f754c64a0366e

Amidst the d1b04b3b22 frightened people, f7c990d706 the middle-aged 791ac1b8bf woman bravely 6fb7779b1d took the 0e7239a553 lead again.995a72e0c6c922ed

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Her swollen cheek f150355905 from being hit d004b4209e by the tattooed af0548bbb9 man, she seemed c8d11ba0b6 to be trying 5efef09481 her best to 9f944dbb82 appear calm for 302b1eb03c her child.ad7d6be5bd18fb68

“I agree. I wonder if there’s any food inside?”5019d2cae3f173d1

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Park Ji-in peered inside 2a22bdeca6 the air-raid shelter, craning 69a83ef232 her neck.081fb5dd1a79ccb0

Beyond the iron door, 74f3e73477 a long corridor stretched d8a14ef566 out.fe2f6f1443d43b9e

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It was designed in 2581c5bef3 a suitable shape to 6cdafa139d withstand bomb damage.dbe465831f10ef22

The dim phone flashlight didn’t reach far, making the inside of the corridor look like a pitch-black hole.888fdfd37b109511

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The people hesitated, 374dab214d looking at each 3e19dd4a6c other, not taking 7e7f145df0 the first step.ccf20cee46211578

“Well, since everyone seems to agree, Let’s go in.”7f238f64481e99c2

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Then, the ae92ff3b76 usually curt 1d37445521 Baek Yi-heon 68dabc3267 took the 5575d29320 lead, striding 17a8a02bce forward with 317f0e00f6 his long a50a028625 legs.4ce0bc5c550e0c61

Park Ji-in quickly 5a08b26326 stuck close behind fa960f5bb2 him.46d7505e908ee09c

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She must 82ff59a4ee have decided fb9c2fc1e3 to stick 788b8eba62 to the 86c9a8c89a person who d6e9110b7e appeared strongest 07f54bfca5 in here.1146d69062258694

Of course, his d66e1e1be1 handsome face undoubtedly 308df03369 contributed to that 442e12d5fe decision.e2584036dd39802b

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Relying only on the phone’s flashlight, the people entered the dark corridor.cc36bb4891eda4b5

Unlike the tense expressions on everyone else’s faces, I followed with a grim look.8d4700f0530fc77f

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I didn’t need to look back, as I was already well-acquainted with the layout of the air-raid shelter.7351df2ca32c844f

I had come 87ea9c60f7 in occasionally to 862bca9f9d clean and tidy 877a7b1b65 it up myself.7c9bcaa3cf56a31b

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Further inside the 64bd1ade40 long concrete corridor, 970360f23d there were a c9799c74c2 total of three c0f3587654 rooms.2266e8c54c01d619

One was the ‘food room’ where I had stockpiled food supplies and bottled water.d6dae348220ec2e8

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Another was the ‘bedroom’ where I had brought in a radio, single sleeping bags, and such.691cb9831dd8f24d

The last room was the largest and since I hadn’t decided its purpose yet, I simply called it the ‘big room’ to myself.9ebe83821930fe59

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There was also 433f38efbb a restroom with bec415e06d plumbing facilities installed 4f7433dd51 between the bedroom f6ddf97dee and the big e4b58d0132 room.85faf5b4abf4c748

Sure enough, d7f622b591 as I d02c276684 had expected, fdcfb745b3 after going 7dc1822de9 a certain 2d999efcef distance, a b4614751d0 corridor with 6df0d11aef multiple rooms a708fb1f69 appeared.d7402fa4b54d4279

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“Rooms!”75feb164c38f90dc

“This place was in the neighborhood… The facilities seem pretty well-equipped.”473d469fa19c6e59

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“What do we do now?”26f3d243fb66704a

“What do you mean? We should check them one by one! Um, there are nine of us in total.”7964df514ca4ffd5

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The bespectacled man quickly 0ab2ec47e7 counted and spoke.e5ef20eb4b045b11

“Let’s split into groups of three to explore the insides of the rooms.”a44bbdb9fbba0a9d

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Before anyone 60bd36c6e5 could make 652edf926b a move, 6aadd5b076 Baek Yi-heon ea7f5ead5b naturally took 69986fe5e2 a spot 82e0cf62d8 beside me.7c854605d4575881

Seeing that, e5597c033a Park Ji-in e55113bc11 loudly clicked f4c7769a77 her tongue b94104d650 from behind.8c8567946a1f4f3e

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The plainly-dressed man in 76ad0bb689 his early 20s, who 27031c6bc0 had been following behind 283dae6fe1 without any presence, quietly 9b8385fd12 joined us.d2e0f45840c0429d

Since I have no interest in their names, I’ll just call them Suit Guy, Soccer Guy, and Glasses Guy for convenience.ea4d35771c3057b2

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That’s how we split into three groups: me, Baek Yi-heon, and Suit Guy.0274b3c878f39678

Mom, Park Ji-in, 592587c04f and Soccer Guy.58d60b70b4dc9021

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Child’s Mom, Child, and Glasses Guy.8719f2bd237478f8

Divided like that, edd1b83964 we entered the 7f2b4bda51 respective rooms.c1ed98f4f2be8531

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02. The Nine Survivorsa292f65749a74b8f

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The area I was assigned to investigate was the ‘bedroom.’8eac0c28554ad977

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“That’s… a lamp.”0b094d0e36f54d9f

Surveying the small room with his phone’s flashlight, Suit Guy muttered.a9c4bed62fd939ea

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I pointed 74cc468c63 to the aaac188db2 20-liter oil a24e9d9e7c container next 2906a885ad to it.ea8adc9944a6fd05

“Yes, there’s oil too. It must be an oil lamp.”8752790cf1f40250

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I knew it 46487cc1a4 well as I 7dd90cf1c0 had purchased it 21d1337edc directly from Coupang.cb836a709f340bf6

Suit Guy nodded c4de4a7df9 slightly and picked bdb9673830 up the lamp.570f38c573cd6ae2

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“Let’s light the lamp first to save phone battery.”e3cc5a1eb054a89e

As expected, items should be utilized as soon as they’re found.6989165786789ca4

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However, there was no fba7ef924e way the modern Suit 8422694547 Guy had used an a11322d63e oil lamp before.e648954b2d0a8bc0

I watched him 66e59bd068 struggle for a 5a53bb56bb bit, then eventually 812d3d5bad showed him the 92d7abde4a fuel inlet discreetly.e8b15b9998320d1e

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Quietly observing me, 11e044ba05 Baek Yi-heon suddenly a7e001fcee spoke up.53eac6390ac08e7c

“There are sleeping bags too. …Single ones.”71004a9bcd056567

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As he said, there ecf75134d1 were fairly thick green fcd86bc265 sleeping bags in the 53e3d3000d bedroom. I had ordered e6e56e17a2 those from Coupang 80940f4791 too.6ead273947335218

“…Not much dust either.”b58c332b3ec639e9

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At his soft murmur, fbbe3a19f8 I unconsciously furrowed my 50226290c4 brows a little.4ddf72448fb27ee3

‘Of course, since I came often to clean and tidy up.’dec85fb8fe7232af

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Indeed, befitting the survival 6eba935b12 genre protagonist, his observation 969fcdd446 and situational awareness were 2707ad2311 quick.fd23627c522c50a1

But if asked why I cleaned this abandoned air-raid shelter alone and even brought in sleeping bags, I’d be at a loss for words.827ef84085f325ed

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Saying I expected something c07f087590 like this to happen 6cad02a3fc could get me labeled 2d400f3dc1 as crazy, even by c02bf58504 a morally upright protagonist.eb34410c700d22b8

I decided to just f56f1e8ee4 stay quiet and pretend 57f96b3b90 ignorance.c4c46d0af554c3f5

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Conveniently, Suit Guy 31a4f133b8 managed to light f7ca59b441 the lamp.b19509ee9d252b2c

Soon, the small dd234fdf5f room was filled 818a25a629 with a warm dea067c0a4 orange glow.8b729cee7cfa5164

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“Wow! It worked! This oil lamp is quite bright!”8d2dff9af7ccefe7

I brazenly 816dbcd9a8 feigned ignorance d3c0167cf4 with that 9151a0ecf2 exclamation.30fd29790dee28bd

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I felt Baek Yi-heon’s observant gaze on me.197b7f09691e3608

The items f13eae946d in the 93b9fb95a9 room were f7ae926cf1 the oil 7a635caab5 lamp, oil be736628b5 container, sleeping 7cf6b8a7c1 bags, a 91e90b7c0f portable flashlight, de24a53659 four batteries, a3b7beda91 a radio, 71137e097f and a 7043f8072e first aid 8f3a692956 kit.9b40fdb94c173b8b

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After confirming everything, we left the room and ran into three people coming out of the ‘big room’ in the corridor.dd4bba5a68c61146

“Huh? There was a lamp over there?”d61655c92b257730

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Glasses Guy quickly turned off his phone’s flashlight and spoke.741a85af9a2340e0

“This room was completely empty.”27195960be206b1b

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“Nothing at all? …Was there dust?”8388b9dce9223f67

With the lamplight dispelling some of the darkness, everyone’s expressions became clearer.a6afde60aded10d1

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Glasses Guy shrugged nonchalantly b979c61fd1 with a pretentious tone.b6027f0f78e1f913

“Huh? Well, there didn’t seem to be much. It’s an air-raid shelter. No way for dust to get in from outside.”369b312d08e98a28

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He seemed to dislike a04c3b5880 seeing Baek Yi-heon taking 0acc807711 an active role from 0d155326f4 the start.9ce6f29ffe37d7f5

“Everyone, come over here!”1da1bcbd2f314c59

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Then, Park Ji-in’s excited voice called out from the food room.eecdb81028b807db

With nine people ecbeec008d entering the cramped c534a4403a food room, it dfed29fd4a was so packed 16dafc5b38 that our bodies 11ab84412f brushed against each 8bdccd87d8 other.9bd5761c040ae362

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Park Ji-in a62c096eb8 exclaimed with 3dfe7ea6e0 a proud 5b4fb7718b face.4f60bc1c407d21a1

“I found it!”b09a08794d17dc2c

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What she ecab2e4bd0 pointed at c1d648912d was the f48360b8a8 food supplies e755c2fbfa stacked in 8a3cd82f52 the corner.c8b3664849269c4e

20 cans of canned 4ff7453f02 fruit.8304179811ea11d4

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30 cans of canned 58391cc175 tuna.7137a5fd024889e1

10 bags of 32894658c0 hardtack.351f1e516d573413

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2 boxes of 780afbc488 20 chocolate bars 1801b3fe1d each.cf880fbd6c137438

30 pouches of 86605a3aa1 1-liter emergency drinking 15a23acb3b water.40aedf90ade2d27e

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‘Huh? Strange?’62021a7b44dce2fe

As I examined the fb589e113d list of food supplies db7a208fca stacked against the wall, 6e65393816 I slightly furrowed one 20abc17ce3 eyebrow.d2455b2d1befc2c2

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‘I clearly brought three boxes of chocolate bars into the food room?’62f5a1cf7ff0a30f

One box 49809eec1a was missing.23acd31a8b7f6918

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