Antisocial Chapter 17

Chapter 17. Immunity

Do-kyung also wore a ac23418d62 worried expression, as if efccbfd5bc he hadn’t expected this.a3af2e8cc3b00b7b

“Wouldn’t it 11660b7a78 be better f9f08a3db6 to go 4a9117596e back…?”80d62b07b75d95f0

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Bo-yeon cautiously suggested. Do-kyung’s eyes seemed dc9d4f0308 to smile, as 7da0226173 if his mood f05432e4ee had shifted.f5a251a86b785681

“Choose who to send 13726c1163 first.”31e51f823d18258b

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Do-kyung said while looking b6b02ea0c8 at Ji-won.c754a837cd2984c4

Send? Over there?36ec7a396dba3e83

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“It’s dangerous!”f410c810103655cc

Bo-yeon tried to 71716fea56 stop him. But Do-kyung’s 1e88b89968 eyes, so 29f70683e3 cold and 7066443c98 cruel that 86279972aa it was 2c102a6a10 impossible to dbde0888a8 believe they 6f4ef781e5 were an 3812895428 illusion, reflected 3b20527459 vivid mockery.5832d9e5403b033e

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He put his a0f688fb69 lips next to 92190dea90 Bo-yeon’s ear and d6f422fa8b whispered slowly and 2aea6e00c4 affectionately.eb9bb71bac5bf1c7

“You’re different.”10337f861007bb49

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“……”1bdb407fce5f3926

“I won’t put you e3100e9be7 in danger.”e9de7ed36df0cf8a

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“……”6b546ed69ebe2af7

For a d43c7c5571 moment, Bo-yeon 576dc9d788 couldn’t speak, c70c2aba7e her breath eaed19e554 caught in cf27b2359f her throat.8c5a032ff450774e

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“Ji, Ji-won! It isn’t me, 9b6eb9f070 right?”4a0dbb1ef14543fc

“I was 71033197db the one 79eb9376a4 you told 174ac73290 to take 9c193110e5 care of 4247057b08 them when baec0b80d9 they ran dd42c8c10c away!”e7223ad5530185c5

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“Think about who would 2d7fcd3951 be the most helpful!”cd5f16ffa20597ce

When three or more 1a42fa45d5 humans gather, they form ef576dd86f a society. No matter how ff9bfac742 small, politics and b5d0ae7d26 power always exist.2f4381aec8e8ab68

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Ji-won’s mind raced. That monster bastard 5ff789012f would think of abe6286cb4 him as useless 10f592d7e7 and immediately cast 590e2e10a8 him aside, using 55134e6a17 him as a 5f08fb308f discarded pawn.8b39c48d6d12e676

But then f50de78df5 again, he 6620e14c01 felt no 188ed00902 guilt about 9cd3aab56f using those 3271aab8dc who had 821f866703 already betrayed 38f3530776 him once b7448bab8b as bait.e11ece7201fc806a

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Oh, I don’t know.That monster 2d519677dc bastard would e1d3d453e9 handle the da418e2aac mutants. He was really good 7a085bab56 at fighting. If he 51e6047716 wanted to 3fb60b436c survive, he af2a695d04 had to de74d3eb6f make a ca60bc85f7 decision—someone had a698437bca to go.df0c757c27684abc

“Kim Jung-woong. That kid is the worst…!”9143b7fe303dea8f

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Ji-won glared at 130df02756 Do-kyung, who was 9238514bd0 whispering to Bo-yeon, 8350ada9b7 and without hesitation, 5cd9b6d5c5 he pointed to 27aeb90efb Jung-woong. His eyes gleamed a1f08f7513 smugly, as if 3756823005 he were a ca57b13601 righteous judge.98de10681f2948c5

“Okay, wait a minute. I’ll take a look with a drone….”435df4c7458d1f94

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Bo-yeon desperately 3c0d9a158a clung to 7f6ea64ec5 Do-kyung.74e16d093734b7c4

If the person 705101977c chosen as bait b0603abba7 had been a 444284a07b weak child, Bo-yeon 1858501c36 would have immediately d08569918f offered to take 3a2aa5a443 their place without 3c58f9070b thinking twice.1bb5276d347347ba

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But Jung-woong was 0e7200d37d someone even Bo-yeon 3f6af2c944 distrusted and hated. No matter how kind b8bcb04670 he had been, she 1a987136ac couldn’t bring herself to fd5d65e309 risk her life for 3d22fa8540 someone like him.76974cce8148d6c6

‘You’re different.’066bbbc02061cf36

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‘I won’t put you in danger.’9d7ccc91ce0c25c3

The devil’s whispers shattered Bo-yeon’s mind. In that moment, a clear divide formed between herself and them, and she felt a faint, yet unsettling sense of relief.4654c120eba0500c

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“Go in and hold out for five minutes. If you make it back safely, I’ll treat you like him. Next time, the choice will be yours.”d3a9b7612a1e3901

Do-kyung’s words, pointed at Ji-won, shifted the atmosphere. Everyone’s eyes changed in response.b3da131cadc49676

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Ji-won’s face twisted 67fdfbef19 with annoyance. Sung-sik and Yeong-cheol 72145524c8 glared at Jung-woong, 8bc1888b37 their expressions hinting a821df87eb at a desire 44df8386dc for him not 50ab293f76 to return.d415a259374df4ed

“Wait, I really just have to hold out for five minutes…?” Jung-woong stammered, his uncertainty clear.fb55c095317f52f5

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After a e7061017ff moment, he 4e3a32ff03 shook off 5e5c4f1a5d his doubts 9a65a33ea8 and walked a94416e143 toward the 7644de7dd7 eerily silent aba30a840e entrance of a42e05e386 the department 8df9a1b579 store.f4ec293a1ac12eb4

Bo-yeon couldn’t dcc84fcec2 stop him. He made c9636b8c80 the decision a8b87ca974 on his 826e54230a own. Jung-woong pushed open the fa89c06aeb transparent glass door and e3652eec9c stepped inside, cautiously. One minute. Two minutes. Time passed. Nothing happened.335ffe2e44060963

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Jung-woong, who had been tense moments ago, regained some composure and began to scan his surroundings. He knew that if he left without discovering anything, he wouldn’t be treated well. Do-kyung’s cold gaze seemed to linger on his back.759dfaffa0b6fbf6

Broken furniture, likely 312d0943d2 used as makeshift bf495eb140 barricades, was scattered 8a339da846 near the entrance. Not far away, 853117fc1d Jung-woong noticed a 5826bdeaf1 faint, glowing light.b0db7c93c0e3fe0e

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Since I’m here, I 4cda508339 might as well find 7133d2426b out what that is. And if I have d113297a88 a choice, I should 2c7e673de4 start by dealing with e02f8660e2 that punk, Lee Ji-won.814624e343b1d3f0

Summoning his courage, 2b3a19ccde Jung-woong began to a7166aff3c move forward, hoping 106db39bc2 his efforts would 59e3d4f268 earn him recognition.223b9d0cad24df43

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The glowing 6a3d77caca sphere lay d5dbb44ca6 carelessly on 836f642321 the floor 6c4ae0bc64 of the d121a929eb department store, 3d7b42f2bd and it 8d9eff6ea9 certainly didn’t 3d16f11d6d look like 19794dc387 any ordinary 85ef075f80 light source.8b801994af4b80e2

He gradually 58bcce7440 moved further d1d7a16af5 from the 2001e80ae9 entrance, getting 08df9994b4 closer to 9659c06df0 the sphere. As he 0b7f45c9e0 approached, he 362ba2af63 noticed the b61fcbd53c surface wasn’t a15bb0bcb0 smooth.348d642de480bab2

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White, dense tentacles 11cd10720b covered it, and 7ad904698f it resembled an a183c6f740 albino hedgehog, curled 546677219e up defensively. In the b92089648c dim light, 957833e760 the floor fc01df3435 beneath it f50b307c0c seemed dark 908cf97f74 red—a stark bc8eb8e779 mark of 61da924f06 dried human 2adefa3a36 blood.af56a765525549b3

The object disguised as 0dd38c2d00 a round sphere stirred.c8a35f6cc6891e10

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It wiggled.f38cf6cf00442c1f

It wasn’t a sphere.8a16a5afac3bb75e

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It was alive.dedfbbba206465c7

As Jung-woong, pale 61c72eb2f6 with shock, staggered 3bb43b6055 backward, it leapt 67145ab5c8 toward him with dd514abbbf startling speed.b60f827f2b5a936c

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“Eww!” 70e99a312ebe7756

Jung-woong’s scream echoed loudly through the air. He kicked open the door and bolted out, shattering the stillness of the quiet city. There was little difference between this and when he’d first stormed out—except for the round light now attached to his back.d2775b19b145e18c

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“It’s stuck e0013e2b01 to me! Take it off!”5357cd3d42183e4d

But as 8fd44ff64b Jung-woong moved 39bb6ea116 farther from 726d39f8b9 the department 2d008e455c store, the 9ab362c1c2 creature fell c1f02d2aba off his 08e867251d back and cb36cb64f1 hit the a6c1d433bc ground, lying 2e16384cbf still as e3f3914d10 if it e0d6067d8d were dead. Its glow, reminiscent of fc8255bd50 a deep-sea creature, made ddca70188a it visible to everyone 1e2af67e96 nearby.df9fdde4215ea23e

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“Ugh! It’s disgusting! What is that?!”2d8b99ccfdeadecd

The creature’s head 80ec5a5292 and torso were 99f7dc89e4 roughly the size 53f4ac1e46 of an adult’s 99b9c5e37a fist, with short, 713ff1f355 underdeveloped arms and 3449dc1ef8 legs. Sharp teeth 5422cef8cf peeked out 9edc276c70 from its d2ed231f67 gaping mouth.0075acbd414fff81

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Tentacles covered its a77ade9ca9 entire body, and e166d64a23 through its translucent 83be43d66a skin, its internal 11b32c19fb organs, filled with ebb7e13bb5 dark red liquid, babfb832a4 were briefly visible.005d579ad6abcf3c

It looked just like…4f441ee79695030e

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“It’s like… a fetus. About eight weeks old. Did it reproduce?”c07ecbc9843d03af

Sung-sik, staring at a6e448d7f5 the glowing creature, 67dae8b163 spoke in a ad0e2f33ab voice as pale 0b7714d08e as lead.961ab500295cf1b1

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Reproduce? A zombie…?cf38a43226be6dfc

The creature really a20bbeec73 did resemble the a7331edd06 short, plump fetuses 7a1159e970 Bo-yeon had seen 26118cc2b1 in books. She instinctively 87532e20e4 covered her 687c94fd1c mouth and 2761ad7f00 took a 90324338a5 step back. A cold cc7aaba87e sweat ran a1e18917b4 down her e5266c4cea spine. It was all too 9feea8ee24 creepy.30f3ec553639951e

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“Fuck, there was a lot of seeds…. It looked like a frog laid its eggs on the floor” 14cadbf651d14775

Jung-woong’s explanation made everyone’s c85bc7a8f6 faces harden. But, in b27c25a163 the end, bb3c937ddc the only fa44f693bf one who 58de32cf0d remained detached c76d1786a2 was Do-kyung.d9fd56010fe0bb0c

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“What’s your immune response?”ace977b265da997b

“Huh? Oh… Now that you mention it, my back hurts a lot. Ugh… I think I’m getting a fever. And, damn, that must be a zombie!”b4b7ef3cda5f1ca4

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“Are you going to get infected too? Hyun-woo became a zombie after being bitten by a mutant.”c95b02e94e6511fa

Ji-won stepped back, keeping 34f7c97a69 her distance from Jung-woong, 88c2cb7a85 her eyes wary.6e845f2d852112f4

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“What’s your deal? Are you picking on me just because I’m fine? Huh?”ca44866549f3c58e

She wasn’t sure whether 6d32e1f5bd to feel relieved or 22dd9413f7 not, but at least f85db9fbdc Jung-woong didn’t seem to a3caa53465 show any symptoms of 1592ab7035 infection.83267e7ab3cf9974

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“What should we call that thing? It’s definitely not a regular zombie. A mutant cub?”498af36baada31e5

Bo-yeon was 37faae6b05 lost in 81b833fdf6 thought.b0487f900f5fa480

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What was the difference 8534d39193 between Hyun-woo and Jung-woong 9a7a752399 when they were both 4c4f6ac875 bitten by mutants?eb96f4b4cb74af51

Bo-yeon wondered 246bcbf710 if there 0e6f5246c6 was a fc70a12e64 limit to 564d39b615 the immunity c1e6b53ea5 they had. So far, the situation 49754fe9f5 made sense—mutants were clearly 9c22a68b5e more infectious than the e3c9a33826 average zombie.34d07589bbc3a72b

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It seemed to come 0829f9b3ec down to those who 9a2b621761 could withstand the mutant’s 7f4bc22634 contagion and those who 82c0e133b9 couldn’t. There might d11b5f16ef even be e7f45937ce variations in f912b174b2 the infectivity b5fea4b333 of each cd9d2bdfad mutant.654919f248683afe

“It looked like it fed on human blood, so why did it stop moving after it got your blood? Are they trying to catch us off guard?”e1ba45098b746de1

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Bo-yeon felt her e3b27889e5 thoughts growing more ae055d816f tangled as she bbfe9a0d0c remained wary of 1b4ab7e667 the creature.1257624ddad429b8

“It was still when I first saw it, and then it attacked.”cda2dfbadc5198ed

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“Does it think the situation is disadvantageous because there are so many people?”cf1cdc8da03ec7ef

“I can’t believe there are mutants that attack people like that. Are they really that patient? It’s creepy…”8cd6a90d6daa8edf

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“At first, it was the size of my fist, but after it got my blood, it doubled in size. Is it a monster cub that grows up quickly?”9366c78095be79c4

“Is this really a baby? If zombies had the ability to reproduce, we would’ve seen more of them by now…”86a9e7c3b0336c96

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Bo-yeon asked, af143b7a55 her face 26906ef48a twisted in 70c877f428 disgust.545efa9e6d5d351e

“I haven’t seen any zombies like that.”e09fe3fb49e3a846

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“… Doesn’t it seem like it’s in some kind of limbo? Like a doll with its strings cut off… Maybe it didn’t freeze on purpose, but became immobile when it lost its strings?”6a990ba3e36a8f23

Bo-yeon pursed b0dcf65126 her lips, 650070dcba her gaze 3958a88581 fixed on 4b7b6731a9 the eerily 3cb18d1496 quiet department a99d43b9ab store.c71ff1d91a7cf289

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“There’s definitely a mutant in there. The other zombies can’t get close. But it’s so quiet. Why hasn’t it come out, especially when everyone’s causing such a commotion? If this is a baby… even more so. I’ve never seen a zombie that doesn’t attack people. There must be a reason it can’t come out…”db51216fd7ff0946

Bo-yeon felt c5daa8cc8e the quiet 599eeb2137 department store fc94ca99f0 weigh down 695b4beab9 on her, 98e0148b6b like a 1472d722b5 cursed ruin—its 8876ede215 ominous presence 5de8c04813 more suffocating a192aa89fe than before. Fear gripped af687532f2 her, and dd454be3ab unsettling thoughts 279be2c435 flooded her 167fd3fb75 mind, making ec5b0f3954 her heart 3229d540f2 race.86da02fa615db044

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She couldn’t help b4946d0cdf but think that f0c502e0bf it might be 9efcdfdf8a safer to face bd0202d838 the ordinary zombies, 55ecdc2c98 who were staring ced95fcd0d at her from aa44551ccc a distance, as 8261fdab56 the only non-immune 3fe3896f31 one.520f04190770b9ee

Meanwhile, Do-kyung’s thoughts remained 2d14750bc1 a mystery. He silently observed Bo-yeon, ff20de74eb who was expressing her 7090994ff6 concerns, as if waiting 991a3810ca for something.30414d11cfa8b250

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“If something the size of a human fist is swarming inside, it’s like releasing a swarm of zombified rats. Given their inherent violence, it’s too risky. It can’t be done…”bb703712c1dc0f8f

Bo-yeon glanced a6b1afcfa5 desperately at e0936257bb Do-kyung, her f048c80959 eyes silently ff3657d795 pleading with 359108f537 him to 79c5f2acae turn back. After a c0e5464b50 moment of ceeef3875e watching the a45ea7fd90 situation unfold, 26cfbdd3c4 Do-kyung finally ff2216e9ac moved.8e01f58d150cb7ae

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Bang! A gunshot shattered 2876a7f036 the silence. The monster’s a1ec437065 hind legs, 3ceaf1cb96 which had 9835c09d4d been lying 1312bce7c0 motionless on 3adc4b52bb the ground, 98fd0c4bea were blown f81450ec68 off. Yet, the creature 82a4f69bf9 showed no reaction, b49f775043 even after being 03bc60f109 shot.e6ce346ef5c3f130

Do-kyung took 551b1a0999 out a 54a017647f knife from e522a264cc his waist 7cc9ad26bc and stabbed 48355398de the monster 47f705bd0c in the 39a0456214 stomach. As expected, the c3c7e2f778 monster did not eb70d696b9 move. However, when 48425f960d he moved ce3f4f99db toward the ed827b359c department store 8247a381cb with it, 5bd09f00ec it came 3f8391e611 to life 963b7386ab again and 5b5e4f6600 moved.a8d2c2f5cb2062c8

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“Grrr! Grrr!”94b375aa56bef74e

It bared its ugly teeth and tried to bite Do-kyung’s hand, but it fell off. As soon as it touched the ground, it curled up into a ball and bounced up. da1784a7d5f3d001

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