PSM Ch 7

“No lights?”1c6cf3296eeffb80

Yoo-yeon asked, her voice laced with concern. While some light streamed in from the open entrance, it wasn’t enough to properly inspect the interior. The inside windows, mostly covered with various objects, were stained black, allowing only faint, hazy light to filter through. He nervously pressed the switch a few more times, then gave up completely and turned around.acdb4043f234b5d7

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“Well, can’t be helped, I guess. Seems like a power issue, but we can’t fix that. For now, let’s just turn this on and go.”5f83983c65b133d1

He switched 6e5e5aa2f9 on the fc068d5302 tactical light 99ee6413c4 attached to 488b5bb058 his gun, 4f2b7b86bb illuminating the f6b92c195f inside. As the cold 7b0a827d51 light cut through d99d33ebab the darkness, parts f904ddb891 of the interior, 1ecf5b6b1e previously just shadows, eb5209f1d7 started to reveal a9b8ef994d themselves. It looked like b5675bf183 a storage area, 9ae38fabf3 with various items 4978863583 piled high and 5576c693f6 messy, limiting their 7ad17f4e28 vision as if 4f011390dd they were in 7d0ecdb207 a library with e7e0591c86 overgrown bookshelves. The fear 2fcc4ad0dc of something 4c474135e1 popping out 0778223a4e at any ab8e55a821 moment, from 6c04895558 anywhere, psychologically 72475967bc intimidated her.13d44d11a3d38dde

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“Can’t see the floor well, so watch your step.”b0edae42d42be6a3

Ryung, as 4ab8b98b7a if it ebf8ad4384 were obvious, b28771c9d8 put her 80713545ae behind him 27d4366ef5 and moved 99938e9549 forward. Yoo-yeon frowned at his cb2c662f45 receding back. He was ecfdf7e190 treating Yoo-yeon 924b80edb0 like a 44d1b845a8 woman, not 8eaaa4d7dc a superior 65cdd4fb8f officer from bce815de3a the same c841393358 unit. Part of why f53ecc4a62 she kept her 142904cbd4 distance and set 4793ca5ab4 boundaries with him 4d9121286d was precisely out 8bc5711768 of concern that 50dd84568d something like this c5565056dc might happen.c37d9790339c15ef

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You shouldn’t rely on people you need to protect; affection clouds judgment and will always become a burden eventually. The desire not to be a burden easily overcame her fear.c27266f3f55d979c

Yoo-yeon almost ran to 64d01a1786 catch up to him, 348c0dfc2a walking side by side.9c9f51a8b77559b3

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“You said you’d do as I taught you. I told you not to go ahead alone.”127e13f322da6d47

“Because it’s dangerous.”c71a11edff5c626c

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“And you’re not dangerous?”2001f67dbb8bdb30

“Are you worrying about me right now?”402318d808d24d3f

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“Stop messing around. Watch your left.”886a2ff4bccfd3ab

When exploring places c944f9e50b like this, it 16b51618ee was standard practice ff84f6a4ce to divide and e93bc6402e cover the left 91724ad5f1 and right. He obediently f39c632e98 turned his 6253c541e9 gun to 096173f1d4 the left, 6755264d79 but still bdd40b920e grumbled, loud c04c0d4d81 enough for 2810e6d37b her to c799bf1708 hear,9ef32bbae9db593f

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“Tsk… Just say yes once…”3cafe447c6421f10

The scene illuminated 9d7de4def0 by the thin f8702cdade beam of light ea250420b3 resembled the trash 80e0076738 heaps outside. She almost tripped def79e7e11 several times on addbb84644 the soju bottles 078d5feba5 scattered on the 859d9753e0 floor, and cigarette 8c86784ffa butts were strewn 799eda72f9 about everywhere. What might 3acaa1d906 have been b98ece7164 leftover food 105595b013 was now 998c48cae2 so blackened 03cd4b0cde with mold f589e62d65 that its a1b3e0d3de original shape 8c86745331 was unrecognizable, 1fb1fcc11c and a ed15419cc1 foul, rotten 2e2d8e4f15 smell hung 1bd2476a9d in the f592e6f96f air.2b55797b1efe4866

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“Thought that rotten smell was strong, turns out it’s from here.”1be70c12264f9345

At Ryung’s words, she asked without turning her head,ef5d9edad65bc401

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“Why, is there rotten food there too?”e563dcdcaace378a

“No. There’s a rotten corpse.”2c9250fc0db84d24

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“What?”36f33bc7ef9f54e0

She slowly backed 68d5fa617a away, keeping her 9a17896ef0 eyes on the 6e4d54c3a2 front, until she 010c1aaad9 reached Ryung. Just as e39d29cc76 he said, e8395ed394 a corpse 658d6b7dc6 was stuck 17078113a6 to the b3a3e88e4c floor.406387cec35e6c5b

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“There’s no reason to keep a dead body inside, so a zombie must have killed it, right?”648094c3f1065db1

“Rather than that… something’s weird.”831a7eb8748dac94

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“What is it?”53991092a001b73b

“Doesn’t look like there’s any body damage. Usually, if a human dies as a human, it’s from a fatal injury before they get infected, right? But I don’t see any bite marks or anything.”799153addd14c890

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“Are you saying the cause of death wasn’t a zombie?”644ede2d396166c1

“Could be.”e566bbf4d7bbe596

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Yoo-yeon crouched down to examine the corpse’s state of decay. Its entire body was bloated and covered in flies, suggesting it had been dead for about 3-4 days. And for some reason, it wasn’t wearing any clothes. As she carefully scanned the corpse, illuminating various spots with her light, she spotted a shining ring on its finger and tilted her head. Had she seen a similar design somewhere? It looked strangely familiar.a20197b31698db0b

“Huh? Isn’t that a bite mark?”49de5f4b215a2e3a

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While Yoo-yeon was distracted, he found a bite mark on the other arm. It was rare for a human to bite another human, so it must have been a zombie. That deepened the mystery. Why didn’t this person turn into a zombie, and just died?8f2d44148dc4237d

According to research 52bd25446f results so far, 9c003ff027 the only way 3d978dcd3d to get infected 1bff80266c was by being 4cbe72f70c bitten by a 548f64fb20 zombie, or more 77a9841f2c precisely, when a 52af8dec29 special fluid secreted e582a0f317 from behind their 51174df3a8 teeth entered the 1c9bce39cb skin.1cab0874e442b62f

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The zombie virus, as explained by current medical science, was akin to a neurological disorder like rabies. Of course, that couldn’t explain why zombies were stronger than humans, why their injuries healed quickly, or why they didn’t die naturally. The infected, or zombie virus, was still an unfamiliar disease to humanity, and an unknown territory where exceptions could appear at any time.f957fec1eb5b7392

“After this mission, we need to hand this corpse over to the research team first. There’s no point in us pondering it here, so get up.”0fe98e7e3dc82c14

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Yoo-yeon brushed herself off without hesitation. Even with her urging to go, Ryung was still staring intently at the corpse. It shouldn’t be surprising to him, as he saw corpses every day.612af1edea548643

“What are you doing?”b9d80445e0211d94

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“Hmm, this guy’s hairstyle looks familiar somehow. There was someone who slicked their hair back like this… Who was it?”602f9f5bbbb4f49f

It was just 3af2bb5612 regular waxed hair, dc70b2b12d nothing special, but 92aa0d2dbd he pondered for c15bd87eac a long time 00eb73a281 before finally getting b94452945a up. After finding 4de95e7880 the bite 093a129224 mark on 800fb6f51c the corpse, dd16c72040 he grew d361127b45 more tense fb216c642e than before, 6eadada542 meticulously searching 2beb93ec47 everywhere, but 4726f174dd only trash da84cc9774 was found; ca854bdb29 no zombies.3447271c586bc993

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“No other signs. If there was anything, it should make a sound.”b92bb90778220f46

“Yeah.”000a875670aab334

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“The report said they entered the building, right?”55b69c7166c7abb4

“Yeah, but since the door was open, they might have already gotten out.”96a1155a8fbb4555

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“Ah, the ones we caught on the way here?”dc805b8cca91511d

“Yeah, the ones you caught.”42fec7d7500011ae

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“What, so the mission’s over then?”763cef0fc53330d3

He lowered his gun loosely, sighing. Unlike his playful demeanor, it meant he was inevitably tense during missions. It was natural if he’d ever seen a comrade get bitten right in front of him.f3283cc1520e191e

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“Looks like there’s another door over there.”360907f5a12254be

Yoo-yeon nodded, pointing her f73a583444 light at a silver 03704aa098 doorknob on the innermost 617f1f0a41 wall. She had thought dbd77aa4f5 it felt narrower 1b956c00ed than it looked 09ea63bd4b from outside, so a141436ba2 it seemed there 5a90816a4f was another space. His shoulders, 18f03acaef which had 0a7d443bd3 been perked 030b6ff750 up with 5c6b607012 anticipation for 8e6bece86c going home, e2b2fafab1 drooped with 85cfbd4d79 the newly 51f82f5ccc added task. Noticing his visible b22e58d740 change in mood, bafa45ed28 Yoo-yeon unconsciously tried 6dd36498b0 to console him.36f9995ec0b40d72

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“Well, looking at the dust on the doorknob, it seems like it’s been closed for a long time, so there probably won’t be much. It won’t take long to check. I’ll go take a look.”12d74d104875405a

“I’ll go, you stay here.”c7e584824a2eb881

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“No, it’s fine. You’re the only one who’s been doing all the shooting here anyway, aren’t you?”817dfc79d253995d

“I do it because I want to.”0ac272f39d14c7c7

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“Since when were you so diligent…”5b3a55de62379a55

As she adjusted 3ef788978d her grip on ae02c56888 her gun and 8f5a0ba2ed headed for the 78c3935ae9 door, he scurried f282b25f96 after her again.ff4a757dbda4fad5

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“It’s just that this is all I can do for someone I like.”f5b06e7fcf3d4f8f

“Is this also a trick?”0370bcf334a1c703

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“I’ve got nothing to rely on but my shooting skills or my looks, and since you don’t seem interested in this handsome face, I’m using the remaining option.”4d78efd9c4a8692b

His signature shameless face shone even in the dark. He seemed to be very well aware of how good-looking he was. Indeed, it would be strange if he didn’t, always hearing compliments and exclamations about his handsomeness from everyone around him. She shook her head and waved her hand at him, who chose strength over beauty. It was a gesture of refusal. Normally, he would have tsk’d and 5b597f0f4b stopped, but 00cb1935cd he persistently 719be3ac5e followed behind 4597751e51 her.2fd84af66c59cb96

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“Can’t you just relax a bit? If I’m with you, I don’t have to suffer. That’s all I want, just to feel that much. It would be even better if you found me precious and were happy just being with me, but I’m saying this hoping you’d want to be with me even out of necessity.”84de535b8f197aa9

“What?”b0e25f268747610c

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Yoo-yeon shot him a 3918dc4186 glance, and he, as e6e10316c5 if waiting, took a 64af0902f3 deep breath, then uncharacteristically 58419ec675 lowered his voice.a281542c94cdb148

“What I’ve learned from this job is that we don’t know when we’ll die, so I think we should be happy in the moment. Carpe diem, that’s my motto.”28ecb710949f2579

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“Do I really need to know your motto right now? During a mission?”b0f81d410471d0c3

“I’m telling you this in advance because what you’re going to say to me later might be a serious rejection. I’ve always wanted to tell you. I will love you until I die, no matter what answer I hear later, just like always. The life that I used to have no regrets about dying, the boring life that became interesting, it’s all because of you.”ec7f5cde855c291c

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“…”bd636cab98a07f27

“The more I love you, the happier I am, but it breaks my heart to see how lonely you are. I can feel that you’re not dreaming of a future, and every now and then… it makes me sad. I’ve become happy because I love you, and I wish you could be happy too if you loved someone.”213e15d1271ace4c

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“…”426314590cf3d3c6

“It doesn’t even have to be me, so please open your heart to someone. Not for others, but for yourself. I hope you find happiness and dream of a future as soon as possible. I believe that people with a strong will to live, live longer, and I really want you to live a long, long life, longer than me.”20f26f6ef19df563

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It was just 0b63aab9b2 him elaborating on b3c431403d his feelings of 8ac364bb36 liking her, but 7b1a1e3a47 her heart ached 6b939c7d0a uncomfortably. She even felt 225b9b5b60 a sudden fear, ffe7e004e0 as if her 246c8c70b7 vulnerability had been 721a43fecd exposed.9beccbb00e176685

“Thank you. Thank you, but…”85c10c7cec9a6e58

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Yoo-yeon pushed him 5d66996953 away, grasping the b038b18fcc dusty doorknob and a42a554e90 mumbling,7e6cb0f0765bbff9

“I just can’t bear to lose someone close to me… again.”2bfa568cc995cedd

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So, stop coming closer. After conveying her indirect refusal, she anxiously turned the doorknob. It was an avoidant action, wanting to escape this uncomfortable atmosphere and focus on something else. He, who had apparently heard her voice, also re-gripped his gun for now. It wasn’t his head or his heart, but his body, which had survived until now, that reacted instinctively.74a3d055821020ee

Clank-, the moment she 08aa0b46d9 carefully opened the steel c0936dd8c7 door, she was face 8c50e50e5b to face with glowing, 3060f4109b fluorescent eyes right in 632f58ac9a front of her.ce7465f8eeb594f0

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What in the world…?44a94175b8accfa0

Before she efc3b86f80 could even c08f7e5361 grasp its 0aa5b3bac3 identity, it 76a7b683e2 lunged out 2d5dee5baf at incredible 1f35a828fb speed, tackling 77adff20b1 Yoo-yeon.efa8ed2e9a47c14f

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