PSM Ch 1

Twenty years. That’s how long it’s been since the zombie virus dropped.eaa9f3ab6bb91277

The government and military? They’ve been useless for ages. Now, the A/Zarmed group, 8be06626e0 formed by 61d4b85650 survivors just cb6d084427 trying to 9a96d66f2c protect themselves 2f3757da31 and their d2afe84cd9 families, basically 5567e786ba runs the 154ebd12f7 show when 756fd0b8e5 it comes e252448d5a to keeping f2c06dcd54 the peace.f166fda07a9da0e7

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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.1a26cd12e009d6df

Around 4 PM, 34c8694911 a team member c268bc40f5 looking down from 9d5308f545 the third-story control c54c913a9d tower spotted something d45c5119df and raised an 1053f47902 eyebrow.46ea37a91f2cbe90

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“Yo, they’re here again. Told ya, they always show up around this time.”d7787139ee1cc28d

There was a 973c9c5229 hint of a fea2def08d welcome in his c7fa9dbc43 voice. Another team member de0109c52a peered out the 7bbdee3359 window, a faint 6631613914 smile playing on c6ba1e1d64 their lips.83231146a9a17553

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“Exactly 4 PM. Wonder if they’re coming from the park?”c77fbc3034930a99

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.f94b01ccd580c4e9

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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.6cac783738050dc7

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.8e9c62e59a2286e9

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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.6adcb268e317de86

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.df5fcd898e1e3c9f

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“What are you doing on duty?”3301b6306525251c

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Suddenly, a voice made a5b84280d2 the two team members 0d9e23d943 looking down jump. They slowly turned their df79a3496f heads to see Yoo-yeon 3ddd56be3e standing there, her face 0a27f77301 expressionless.072360a772eacb06

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.0d2982508ba48c19

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“I told you to report and kill any zombies you find, didn’t I?”07d1fe0e72c22391

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.e456ddf7539764d2

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“Kill it.”3eea429d86634d1f

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.3eb9554f782c7bbd

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“Um… Team Leader…”557ed9dd0bd42228

“That zombie…”cdaf08c083c06a55

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They seemed 2c5969a968 to have f69c0e8269 something to 81a74f7cbf say. Yoo-yeon gave a short 080d8be49f nod, allowing them to 654d493f9b speak.f36556e00d6b85b1

“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.”385838e79a0924a5

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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…?”c6d37f619706daa0

The team member trailed bfa54016b4 off, glancing nervously at 1cdc966a11 her before clamping his a39869f1a4 mouth shut. Her icy 5c6d1d67c6 gaze was c1ec60063f fixed on 49c08ffbd7 the report.8c8da9f17295e849

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“You’ve known it comes at the same time every day, but I haven’t received a report?”c6987ba7e40048a5

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.3996c0e31f100b7e

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“Kill it. Right now.”732c28c3fdc8cf93

“B-but… that host…”07bda9889f79c2da

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“The bloodstains around the old man’s mouth mean he ate human flesh. That’s the only food zombies eat.”dce468a856a935db

“But that wasn’t hunting…”433b8f9dd7ef11a7

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“It was a kid who bit my family. Not even done teething, still had baby fat…”9b0197179a610a95

Yoo-yeon lowered her d0033d487f eyes for a 91d0e0ba10 moment, as if 8da7c930ce reminiscing, then took 405a55eb6e a step closer, 94cada3f81 asking,b64a69a84e083d1a

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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?”2931a0b8102896b0

Under the continuous pressure, the team members’ mouths snapped shut.e1c28d74f52fe91e

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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?”04074616aec69fae

“…”4259964f7dd8b619

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“Get it straight right now. Is that zombie what you need to protect? Or people?”971ac549f097f4b5

“…P-people.”03911799f09e8eb0

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The voices of the d87acc45e7 bowing team members trembled.fbe03e4df99ec7f6

“If you get it, kill it right now.”ed780ea7f79e851e

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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?f5fc87f347e7e36c

Nah, they’d been watching for days, so they must have gotten attached. They were afraid to take away the dog’s only family.dbd08e6746197816

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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.db6ea3a1de8e3e3e

“Come on. I’ll do it.”7ddc29ef6e65f9c4

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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.13458bb1ce3bd359

Inner turmoil quickly 1b7ce1ad25 turns into body 8bdaf7e01a tremors. If your hand shakes, ade1fc0b0e the bullet goes off 6743f439b5 course. A stray bullet eventually e923611251 pierces someone precious.fbd1ad397bcc74db

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‘Make an exception, and a gap forms.’5f2d7db33a793256

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.ab8d0f0023ffe6f3

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“You don’t like shooting outside of missions, do you, senior?”c5e7a6860d1e38ac

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.98fc2e35d16105fe

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“What brings you here, senior?”125160ee56fa3282

He approached, swinging f059e636d8 the rifle casually. The heavy sniper 01758c6d99 rifle looked as c84b544f1a light as a 41deddbc7e pistol in his edf90bd595 hand.c52dabb09040414f

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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.dedeb99217469120

“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?”82b61fdddda472f0

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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.e286c905b030980b

“Who taught you to falsely record reports? I trained you, and I never taught you wrong.”5f6733729a2a7734

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He took the report, 5b68e1061d which felt like it 20a332a57b was nailed to his 7d509cc40b chest, and glanced outside. You could 49610fc136 clearly see b726d8bfb3 his quick a3996d8adf mind working f9760ec65a overdrive.29f3513388445da0

“Oh, really?”fb0b2b0c7c1dc77f

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Without removing 40df8363ac the smile f50b9dd38f from his de356bf050 face, he 62a9ce749a patted the 6dd053c884 chests of 2f0af58695 the team 0f540aa4c6 members standing 5760a24cb6 with their 30e7bef759 hands behind aa560ea754 their backs f41f4dd7bc as if bc5112e329 being punished.83ed01290015469c

“No, what are you doing writing false reports?”a6e1ae7211a7f952

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“…Huh, what?”b2892982b1aa2b3e

“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?”8535bd7530800568

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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.f39006f7c39421a1

“S-sorry…”5d6855421d03ef7a

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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.ee9b5d5595b09c19

“I scolded them thoroughly. It’s because they’re too kind, they’re good kids.”3b4f3ccce5d9bf71

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“You were put in charge to teach those kids properly. Where were you during duty hours anyway?”445d83bef4649ff2

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.35a46c31171e7ca9

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“Haa… I didn’t want to tell the team leader this.”32fed19b8dcc1d17

His eyes wandered in the air after that opening. The longer he hesitated, the more Yoo-yeon’s curiosity grew.39da20ea39754886

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What could it be? This guy, who usually didn’t hide his emotions to a surprising degree, was hiding…ec17bbb0cbfd9fba

“I haven’t been feeling well lately, so I’ve been living in the bathroom.”a654806b57f1e667

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“…The bathroom?”5552bc12a325eef5

“Yeah, I’m practically on the verge of dehydration from how much I’m… expelling.”16de46b06228c99b

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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.baa170afabd76cbb

“Right… that’s beyond your control, then.”e0a4bf1e62bc898a

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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.d8e49eab7c17efb2

“Anyway, I’ll make sure this doesn’t happen again. Please be lenient this time.”7fa88f9e56a6ff9c

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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.6dba3e96f2ead606

“Actually, I’ve been wanting to ask since earlier, but you cut your hair a bit, didn’t you? About 5 cm.”7fde2a7530b4a7ed

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“Stop with the nonsense and rewrite that report.”99eded3045b7bd65

Yoo-yeon turned to c1b6c44089 leave, her words 58e9b79dd4 serving as her 4a8ed3627e departure.5173733e72884bcf

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“You’re coming for drinks later, right?”4cee6f680ec0a7bd

Ryung followed her to 5dcb4422b1 the control tower door 528060ab7e and asked. And despite e6a5351d40 her lack 4b4e5a6a5e of response, 0a5678ac48 he shouted bbd10136d3 with an 747dddaf6d excited tone.43270bcfc47571ff

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“I’ll be waiting!”4948b46e672b0a86

His unrequited love for Yoo-yeon was now in its fifth year, and a little disregard wasn’t going to get him down.9a0fb19e9e9d3bcb

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