Episode 24

“P-Please, help me!”

A terrified man sprinted toward the three of them, a zombie hot on his heels. Fortunately, it wasn’t a mutant, so Calyps stopped in his tracks and calmly raised his gun.

“Kyaagh!”

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One of the zombie’s arms was missing, likely torn off by a mutant. In fact, many of the zombies that had been attacked by the mutant seemed to have damaged or missing limbs. Calyps frowned at the sight.

He waited until the zombie was within range before pulling the trigger.

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The man, now freed from pursuit, screamed and bolted past them.

Ignoring him, Calyps slowly approached the fallen zombie.

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Noah, watching, was caught off guard.

He had been about to step closer when he noticed Calyps pulling a rifle off the dead zombie’s body.

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Noah stopped in his tracks.

Calyp handed the weapon to Derek, and as they continued toward the castle wall, he killed another zombie carrying a gun. This time, he handed the weapon to Noah.

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Now that they were better armed, the three of them followed Calyps’s lead and moved toward the castle wall.

Meanwhile, inside the conference room, Dennis and Jason had been waiting for Calyps when a sudden loud noise made them jump to their feet.

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“What the hell was that?”

“S-Sounded like it came from outside!”

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Screams and gunfire soon followed.

The others in the room quickly rushed to the windows.

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When they saw what was happening in the courtyard, they froze, staring blankly in disbelief.

Dennis and Jason were the first to snap out of it, grabbing their guns and dashing out of the room.

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The remaining people stood motionless, too stunned to react as they watched people being slaughtered by the mutant zombie.

It wasn’t until the radio crackled loudly that they finally snapped back to reality.

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“W-What do we do?”

“How the hell did that thing even get in?!”

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“How should I know?! More importantly, what are we going to do?!”

The so-called “officers” in the room were in complete disarray, panicking with no sense of direction.

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Even Dominic, who usually kept a composed and smug demeanor, had hardened his expression. His voice was low when he finally gave an order.

“Seal the entrances. Now.”

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“What?”

Luckily, the zombies outside were too preoccupied with attacking survivors to have entered the building yet.

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“B-But there are still people out there…!”

The ones who spoke up were silenced by Dominic’s cold stare.

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Eventually, under his orders, they began locking down the building.

His gaze then shifted to the still-crackling radio.

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Liam, standing near it, hesitated, looking to Dominic for guidance.

After a brief pause, Dominic spoke in an icy tone.

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“Take out the battery.”

“What? But—”

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“Zombies are sensitive to sound. If they hear this, they might swarm toward us. Remove the battery. Now.”

“Y-Yes!”

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A pale-faced officer quickly obeyed, pulling the battery out with trembling hands.

A heavy silence filled the room.

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“The signal’s gone!”

“Damn it!”

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Frustrated, Ruth threw the now-useless radio aside, turning back to the chaos below with a grim expression.

“Bruno!”

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“Corbin!”

“Aaaagh! Help me!”

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The mutant zombie was moving too fast—their gunfire missed more often than it hit.

It was a living nightmare.

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Meanwhile, outside, before the building was completely sealed off, Dennis and Jason had managed to slip out.

They let out low curses as they assessed the situation.

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A zombie with a missing leg was crawling toward them, dragging itself across the ground.

Dennis clicked his tongue, then slammed the bayonet on his rifle into the zombie’s skull.

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The sickening crack was followed by its final death wail.

As he pulled back, he scanned the area.

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“G-Get away from me! Aaah!”

“Kyaaah!”

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According to Dominic, Calyps had gone to the underground prison.

That was in the west tower—a fair distance away.

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The two exchanged glances.

After a quick nod, they turned back toward the building.

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Instead of heading to the west tower, they decided to go back inside.

The moment they stepped inside, the building was completely sealed off.

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Neither Dennis nor Jason had the authority to stop it, nor the power to save all the survivors outside. They clenched their jaws, looking away as the desperate screams of those trapped beyond the doors rang in their ears.

The people barricading the doors trembled, unable to completely ignore the cries for help.

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Dennis and Jason, fists shaking, could barely force themselves to move.

But gritting their teeth, they turned their backs on the horror and hurried forward.

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“I’ll go find Dante and Peter.”

“I’ll look for Cedric and that idiot Jacob.”

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They quickly split up.

The doors were locked, but that didn’t mean they were truly safe.

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They needed to find their people—fast.

Despite the dangers, they weren’t too worried about Calyps. If there was anyone who wouldn’t die so easily, it was him.

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* * *

In the chaos, three figures had managed to reach the castle wall.

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From their vantage point, they had a clear view of the courtyard below.

The air was filled with the grotesque screams of zombies and the dying cries of survivors.

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Noah clicked his tongue.

‘Disgusting creatures.’

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Without hesitation, he fired.

The bullet tore through a zombie’s forehead, sending it collapsing with a sickening gurgle.

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Five shots so far.

Watching him, Calyps raised an eyebrow.

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‘So that shot at the castle gates wasn’t just luck?’

Another bullet found its mark, cleanly piercing a zombie’s skull.

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“You’re quite the sharpshooter.”

Noah frowned at the offhand compliment.

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Clearly, he didn’t appreciate it—he didn’t even bother responding before firing again.

Once more, his bullet hit dead center.

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“Was hunting a hobby of yours?”

Noah nearly snapped back, “What the hell are you talking about? Do you even know how well-trained the South Korean military is?”

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But… then he glanced at Calyps’s face.

And decided to swallow his words.

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“Yeah, something like that.”

He gave a half-hearted answer, reloading his gun while keeping his eyes on the battlefield.

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The zombies were multiplying like cockroaches.

It was impossible to tell where they were coming from, but they just kept coming.

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Noah sighed.

‘I should’ve just died back then, like the story intended…’

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The female lead had died in his place.

That thought alone made his stomach churn, but there was nothing he could do.

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He was alive.

And if he was going to keep living, he had to survive.

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He glanced at the man beside him—calm, steady, silently taking out zombies with each pull of the trigger.

‘Damn, he really is ridiculously handsome.’

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It was an objectively unfair face.

But Noah didn’t have time to keep staring.

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The grotesque howls of zombies pulled him back to reality.

Dominic had been observing from inside the castle, peering through the gaps in the barricades.

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When he spotted Noah on the wall, his eyes widened slightly.

He watched, silent and calculating, before a faint smile flickered across his lips.

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Then, he issued a new order.

“Turn off all unnecessary lights. I don’t want anything leaking outside.”

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The courtyard remained illuminated—for now—allowing them to see the zombies clearly.

But all other light sources within the castle were extinguished.

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* * *

Noah was still firing when he noticed something.

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The screaming… had stopped.

His stomach dropped.

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‘…Shit.’

Lowering his gun for just a moment, he took a breath—then fired again.

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The zombies had begun swarming toward the gunfire, making them easier targets.

But the mutant zombie was different.

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Unlike the others, it didn’t approach the castle wall.

Instead, it wandered the courtyard, aimless yet eerily patient.

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Then, all at once, it stilled—head tilting as if listening.

A moment later, it turned sharply toward the castle building.

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Calyp’s hand froze on the trigger.

His gaze locked onto the creature, watching as it ignored the swarm at the wall and began moving toward the castle instead.

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His expression darkened.

Derek, who had been anxiously scanning for Dante, also jolted upright.

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“No way…”

THUD. THUD.

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The mutant zombie slammed into the building.

The impact sent tremors through the structure, shaking nearby pillars.

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But the barricades held.

For now.

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The creature rammed the wall again.

Then again.

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Then… it stopped.

Still.

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Silent.

Then, slowly—

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Its grotesquely large mouth stretched wide open.

Saliva dripped from its fangs.

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And then—

SSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!

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A thick, white smoke erupted from its maw, hissing as it filled the air.