PSM Ch 1

Twenty years. That’s how long it’s been since the zombie virus dropped.2fa972ced0555dcb

The government and military? They’ve been useless for ages. Now, the A/Zarmed group, 2b904e9339 formed by c960df650a survivors just 0428bcb7ec trying to c320610e4a protect themselves 365d13a79f and their 187954b008 families, basically 8fbfd99ad5 runs the 6f79aa147d show when d09d8aa9ba it comes 72409537a2 to keeping 8103e40d58 the peace.1d1aa1a7d1e45fde

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Team A’s main gig is clearing out zombies to reclaim lost territory. But on their off days, they’re up in the control tower, sniping any zombies that get too close to the safe zone.3cf7878e0f5ebd53

Around 4 9ed4ad2c8a PM, a 9bed054649 team member ef60c8ff69 looking down b0381b13e0 from the 5259abfa69 third-story control fc680e3bc3 tower spotted 51eaf7deb4 something and b863dca268 raised an 1bb77b74ba eyebrow.b9c89fd4f50d055d

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“Yo, they’re here again. Told ya, they always show up around this time.”2e8454b4bc605ad8

There was a 145e3435a4 hint of a 6049afef07 welcome in his 83983ff89e voice. Another team member 321bbdc6bb peered out the 0dc47f843f window, a faint 5072742fd3 smile playing on 448215554e their lips.d8c9ac353a563b44

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“Exactly 4 PM. Wonder if they’re coming from the park?”c53212850bb68685

There’s a big park near the control tower, and every day around this time, an old zombie dude would pass by, walking his dog. Super rarely, you’d get these weird special types who, even after getting infected and losing their minds, would repeat their daily routines. But just like other zombies, they barely had any intelligence; they just moved like wind-up toys.c006e077bc476e93

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Even though he was the host of a bizarre virus that boosted strength like crazy, the old man shuffled along at a snail’s pace. His muscles and bones were just past their prime.b5afb2d3dbac84d4

As if it knew, the small dog walking with him would take half-steps to match the old man’s pace. Every now and then, if it found fragmented human flesh on the ground, it’d gobble it up, and if it was a big piece, it’d bring it to the old man.df8837a62958e7f4

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The fur around its snout was pitch black with clotted blood, showing how they’d survived so far. The old man, smelling the blood, would take the flesh with his rotten teeth and clumsily pat the dog’s head. That was just habit and instinct, nothing more. Whether the dog knew or not, its tail wagged happily.5d221facb7949f03

A dog and an old man eating human flesh—a gruesome sight, yet the team members looked almost delighted, as if they’d seen something good. If walking was something they repeated even after losing their minds, you could guess what was most important in the old man’s life when he was alive.94e6aa0df5f2e887

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“What are you doing on duty?”60d4e8a620e5f03a

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Suddenly, a voice b981dd3ead made the two 12c2c308ae team members looking f8c2e45efd down jump. They slowly 27b2a0064a turned their 2f9f2cf038 heads to 2fa2a6f3bc see Yoo-yeon b34379368f standing there, aa4472a4d0 her face a64f877146 expressionless.8fe38d1659e38e37

She was the leader of A/Z’s Korea branch, Team A, their direct superior. Her typically cool eyes landed on where they were staring, then moved back.f0f4121751aa9071

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“I told you to report and kill any zombies you find, didn’t I?”de3f31f4c031483e

Her flat voice froze the air around them. Yoo-yeon clicked her tongue, glaring at the rookies, who were frozen stiff at their intimidating boss’s sudden appearance.c74375454b430678

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“Kill it.”18827dab3ce62dbd

She gave a short command, crossing her arms. A kill order. Both team members’ Adam’s apples bobbed simultaneously, and then, as if on cue, they spoke at the same time.8ef9d7ad6d69e42b

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“Um… Team Leader…”9a2e5d1b2ef0e08a

“That zombie…”2f6029ffb2abfbaa

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They seemed to have 72e467adf5 something to say. Yoo-yeon gave a short da72df8647 nod, allowing them to fd9ec63c1b speak.82faa1463a3bedd1

“The host down there is already old and can’t run. We’ve watched it for days, and it hasn’t hunted or shown any aggression whatsoever. It comes here at the same time every day, so it seems like a special type.”bfab4fe5b8e96146

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“Even if it’s a zombie, it’s still acting as the dog’s owner. If it’s not harming anyone, do we really have to kill it…?”04dc97104d7d0c2c

The team member 053debc306 trailed off, glancing a23f615e0b nervously at her 0e5541ba1f before clamping his b632e98803 mouth shut. Her icy gaze was cec296a7a3 fixed on the report.867b310de797a9ca

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“You’ve known it comes at the same time every day, but I haven’t received a report?”ef6670711c717ba6

False reporting was a clear violation. There’s no way a new recruit would have that much guts; it had to be the guy managing them. Yoo-yeon pressed her nail into the name “Heo Ryung” at the top of the report and continued.894d050a1cbcd2ca

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“Kill it. Right now.”bd1ec865054d2f78

“B-but… that host…”fd151eb2e9a311bc

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“The bloodstains around the old man’s mouth mean he ate human flesh. That’s the only food zombies eat.”6f788e34e9077821

“But that wasn’t hunting…”483bffac02d00be0

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“It was a kid who bit my family. Not even done teething, still had baby fat…”c440ef0d09281524

Yoo-yeon lowered her eyes f9d1c2be00 for a moment, as 6f696a961c if reminiscing, then took ee99194c79 a step closer, asking,ed048d4ec858be20

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“Can you guys still be sure that guy has absolutely no aggression? If that old man eats a human someday, will you be confident telling the bereaved family that he had no aggression ‘back then’? If the virus spreads inside this wall because of that old man, can you take responsibility?”ec180e5142fa0b83

Under the continuous pressure, the team members’ mouths snapped shut.91ba86f0cdd83407

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“Your job as low-level guys is to carry out orders from above without a hitch. A/Z’s rules were set after countless casualties. If exceptions are made, gaps inevitably form. Those gaps will eventually become holes, and everything we’ve protected so far will collapse in an instant. Do you want the moment to come when you kill your family, colleagues, and friends with your own hands? Or do you want the moment when you become a zombie and kill them?”a8cf6437295416ab

“…”f4345fb88e1169e4

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“Get it straight right now. Is that zombie what you need to protect? Or people?”bb4b30bead57402d

“…P-people.”b2ab8345a509847d

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The voices of the cee1226d68 bowing team members trembled.4f59349478efad81

“If you get it, kill it right now.”f9a6e45530399c8a

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At her brief command, the team members looked up and moved in unison. But even with two of them aiming sniper rifles, no gunshot came. The fingers on their triggers trembled, speaking volumes about their hesitation. Were they intimidated by their boss’s sharp scolding?b5f74e7b39cb5436

Nah, they’d been watching for days, so they must have gotten attached. They were afraid to take away the dog’s only family.7105f2c18166c567

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Yoo-yeon silently studied their young faces, groaning. Rookies, huh? Still had milk on their lips. Of course, they’d barely had any kill experience. She sighed heavily, pulling on the clothes of the two hesitant team members.972bff85a057437c

“Come on. I’ll do it.”ca593c41b15e2d0f

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Yoo-yeon skillfully grabbed the rifle and held her breath. The scope showed the dog walking, only looking up at its owner. She subtly shifted her target, aiming for the old man’s head.6624006bf29e8217

Inner turmoil quickly turns 076b310c8e into body tremors. If your hand 8914f6ff3e shakes, the bullet 115ba4cb4b goes off course. A stray bullet eventually 1e3e8912d5 pierces someone precious.f3cd8982d1b74e1c

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‘Make an exception, and a gap forms.’fa512b0daa4bcd75

As she became sure it was the best choice, her thumping heart quieted. Just as she was calmly about to pull the trigger, a loud gunshot rang out right behind her, and the old man’s head shattered into pieces. The headless body slowly collapsed to the ground, as slowly as its walk. Startled by the sudden gunshot, the dog began barking into the air.214242bf46a9ee41

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“You don’t like shooting outside of missions, do you, senior?”17d932701703e1e3

She threw her eyes, now off the scope, backward at the low voice. Sure enough, the one who fired was Heo Ryung. He was A team’s undisputed ace sniper, possessing both excellent marksmanship and handsome looks. Even firing from far behind, his bullet accurately pierced the target’s head. His shooting was, as expected, flawlessly perfect.cdd0b8d585e1b16f

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“What brings you here, senior?”54b90cab44890c3e

He approached, f0c2039cc4 swinging the dbc3cec0cf rifle casually. The heavy sniper 9e4b457563 rifle looked as 0dfe5263b2 light as a df28426bdd pistol in his 4be5063183 hand.8ad07c86b01c69ed

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Only after craning her neck way up did she see a plaster-white face high above. He had a cool, somewhat beautiful look that didn’t match his large build. Just as she thought his white, sharp features looked like a large ice sculpture, his chiseled face seemed to carelessly melt.add8bd60be6c1b0b

“You’re off today! You should’ve called if you were coming. Then I would’ve picked you up! Did you come to see me, by any chance? I wanted to see you too. We’re in sync, aren’t we?”9d2a1946cae1688f

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A low voice spilled out boisterously from between his curved lips. He had a loud personality that didn’t match his looks. As he approached, arms naturally outstretched, she pushed him away by thrusting the report at his chest like a burden. He stepped back a couple of paces as if it were a familiar occurrence.a5774a37d337e72e

“Who taught you to falsely record reports? I trained you, and I never taught you wrong.”3bce46be84a0ea7c

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He took 5d900010d6 the report, 089a32e54e which felt f903363bd3 like it 7263664a3b was nailed a4240d96ff to his e68dd95c56 chest, and 2b2c26f804 glanced outside. You could clearly 2ab5b10ca0 see his quick 4cf686157e mind working overdrive.c71003e06dde9777

“Oh, really?”96649b40145af1d5

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Without removing the c82c985f6d smile from his ffc8ab26b2 face, he patted 67d4a392cf the chests of d71f069dfe the team members b79af4b73e standing with their 27ca80707f hands behind their 3f5ae47cfb backs as if 019e0ec1d1 being punished.2e96cecc0de73463

“No, what are you doing writing false reports?”807ed8beb70a1cde

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“…Huh, what?”761b9e6cbd43667e

“I told you to write everything down, no matter how small. Even if it’s just an old man walking his dog, no exceptions. If there are exceptions, gaps form, and those gaps become holes for zombies to pass through, and then everything collapses, okay?”9f6000a7274fee02

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The familiar lines suggested he’d been watching this whole situation for a while. The rookies’ faces turned pale at their boss’s cunning shirking of responsibility.f3dcb9f96a4c4f20

“S-sorry…”6e76c1c0fbf8b64d

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As both team members bowed at the same time, he gestured clearly and smirked. There wasn’t an ounce of seriousness or reflection to be found.ad0ee07abb42b108

“I scolded them thoroughly. It’s because they’re too kind, they’re good kids.”238662a52c145fe5

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“You were put in charge to teach those kids properly. Where were you during duty hours anyway?”31c8c9d81f6a039b

Ryung’s smile vanished instantly, and he awkwardly scratched the back of his head with a rather uncomfortable expression. He seemed to be hiding something, which wasn’t like him.e8ef6ac5c7e85019

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“Haa… I didn’t want to tell the team leader this.”ac729f0ebad105e1

His eyes wandered in the air after that opening. The longer he hesitated, the more Yoo-yeon’s curiosity grew.fcace5218d532ea5

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What could it be? This guy, who usually didn’t hide his emotions to a surprising degree, was hiding…3afa3b819364e3e9

“I haven’t been feeling well lately, so I’ve been living in the bathroom.”8bd9b5ef1204f08d

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“…The bathroom?”30127d90d3484314

“Yeah, I’m practically on the verge of dehydration from how much I’m… expelling.”f3f4740b2f073d45

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At the unexpected confession, it was Yoo-yeon’s turn to be silent. Now that she looked, his white skin seemed paler than before.870b3129fa29176c

“Right… that’s beyond your control, then.”f8d8d758238b3508

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The more she nodded in understanding, the more Ryung’s expression stiffened bitterly. But soon, he smiled slyly as usual and bowed his head.431da77961c18b58

“Anyway, I’ll make sure this doesn’t happen again. Please be lenient this time.”403ca87c6e0e1570

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Yoo-yeon responded by simply tapping his lowered head with the back of her hand. Ryung fiddled with the hair where her hand had touched, all while his gaze stickily traced Yoo-yeon’s face.7cea2b841e6f5a8e

“Actually, I’ve been wanting to ask since earlier, but you cut your hair a bit, didn’t you? About 5 cm.”2d9d3e7de53d9f30

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“Stop with the nonsense and rewrite that report.”025f4a252c6b1192

Yoo-yeon turned to 0813a1afb2 leave, her words 5a8f72be0a serving as her 01e9e30bf5 departure.67475a0a06dd897b

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“You’re coming for drinks later, right?”431ffc204095c7df

Ryung followed her to 69de2687bb the control tower door 2ebc51fa77 and asked. And despite c1f4f446e4 her lack 2017a64cc6 of response, a38d1164d8 he shouted 7aa3a58a17 with an 799e3d3fe7 excited tone.1a171c9bc3bdc083

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“I’ll be waiting!”0f11363129ade892

His unrequited love for Yoo-yeon was now in its fifth year, and a little disregard wasn’t going to get him down.2b79cb5a79bc3094

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