SSSCE Chapter 03 – The Nine Survivors

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In the novel, 6459b46acc it is mentioned 20a02b2ea7 that the protagonist 4bb78db0d0 awakens after escaping 152fb5929b from the air-raid 54a58a9e3d shelter.890933e6c6111cc3

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In other words, it meant that I was ‘Extra #1,’ who gets brutally killed at the beginning of the novel to trigger the protagonist’s awakening.990891a0ecf184fd

D*mn it. I can’t just conclude my life as material for the protagonist’s awakening…32d69e6bd37a67f6

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The novel doesn’t go into detail about how only the protagonist survives in the air-raid shelter.6a79bc26aa710a76

‘Why? How did only the protagonist survive in the air-raid shelter?’9a9f29cf32e76c1f

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As I was clutching f5d5adb7c9 my head, puzzled, suddenly f3ebc9a616 Baek Yi-heon let out 917438f680 a small chuckle.e2bf022cd7d763a8

‘…He’s laughing?’24b479f3b4d4b085

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Of course, it was de12791ddc a beautifully charming smile 1e56374f5b that could fool anyone, 080c74f20c but to me, it ed4fac4e47 was just irritating.a0bede5ab51619db

Whenever someone laughed without a7c7d435ef context, I always felt c09809e17e like they were mocking 8dcc9a58bc me.116240f6a5a5a071

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“Why are you laughing?”ac0765391b9ab3dc

When I asked with 753bda0f73 a defiant tone, raising 709c6c656b my eyebrows, his eyes 3ba8d5d0fd widened slightly.9d2864fd9235e424

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“Asking why I’m laughing. In this situation.”f27bd71b2c3c0e2e

“Ah, it’s a bit amusing.”a2c60447bbadde9e

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“What exactly…”8551806f6cf30c82

“In this situation, the name ‘Noah’ just feels fitting. It’s like we’re on Noah’s Ark or something.”cd62252c0990aa3a

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You find 8510078ac6 this amusing?4a9c7396eaece08c

Of course, as the 6d844fbb60 protagonist, he remained calm 19f160a218 and composed even in 6694a6c590 this situation.30c496ba20d1c7e4

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Taking advantage of me 75d965aeb5 being dumbfounded, a bright 826368da5e voice swiftly cut into 7dd7042d64 the conversation.1d89dd80f7145acc

“I’m Park Ji-in!”bb5bb53c8ef0d36d

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Park Ji-in stood in front of me, naturally blocking Baek Yi-heon’s gaze from reaching me.4f48c1af3dd371fe

Whenever someone paid 3fe4d3e61d me the slightest c5bceb6b87 bit of attention, 656a2ea46a she would always 1fe6f7992a act like this.f4a953fe4058aa53

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It was a 0232afdc73 very familiar occurrence, 930cfd72b6 so I coldly 1ab2c68769 took a step aee5b2eccd back with an 3b3aeb4d22 icy gaze.cd691e29a28e7135

Baek Yi-heon briefly looked 01f1ecdaa8 back and forth between f298484412 me, Park Ji-in, and 425fc3c0f5 my mom with sharp 8ec405bf97 eyes.c8e5048f17fdfed4

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“Ah, this is my mom! Ah, no. Our mom! Hehe.”bfab4e871fb23cc3

Noticing his 0c732d6433 gaze, Park 44dc53edef Ji-in quickly 448e212dfa laughed and a6256d44ab spoke.48410ae6780268cd

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He must have already ddaa03c125 noticed that we had 3fc9808a93 different last names.90d26918d23a76b1

In the novel, f1724f57af Baek Yi-heon is 10d5ddea44 portrayed as having 93f9c874b5 quick thinking skills 948813f80b and situational judgment.08a0b939a4eb674e

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However, he simply nodded 7293471fb1 his head with a 72253dec33 calm expression, without saying 650cb3fe26 a word.ff71b6821adc5d96

“Isn’t now not the time for casual introductions?”b3b5c92df4ef179b

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Then, an 76dcdd66c3 unsatisfied voice dd8f5a2b7f suddenly blurted a101f350ea out.c81cc3e1a47578e1

It was the bespectacled man who had turned on his phone’s flashlight earlier.ac9f59a2867ad821

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“Shouldn’t we first figure out what’s going on… Save the love stories for later.”51a944242b05b0de

He glanced at Baek Yi-heon’s handsome face over his glasses and grumbled discontentedly.4198aee0aa0817a4

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“Exactly. The glasses guy made a good point. That’s what I’ve been thinking too.”1bb0a6ee5529c995

A man in a 893d36dead fluorescent green soccer jersey fc73e7906b chimed in loudly.67964c33b2654dde

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“I haven’t been able to get any signal or internet. Does anyone have a working phone?”273aff48cc185609

‘What a stupid thing to say.’44b99ed22083692c

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I inwardly scoffed at the man’s words.0737d13484eca80c

Cell towers and fc37c53e43 such would have 543659f0f9 already been destroyed 8a1aad8d6e by the monsters.cbbbc655a372d690

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“It seems that monster is still outside.”b4e44e7f236c9947

The middle-aged woman, 74f6ab91d9 tightly hugging a e9a18fef97 child, joined the 57caefcf3b conversation.3c30c294527a47e7

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As she said, 694b6d9621 the heavy sound b5ad8baeee of tentacles knocking 01874840cd on the iron 6e84f6e6a8 door rhythmically could c8f5f726c9 be heard, as 143acc1032 if checking.9552136f5442d0be

“Why isn’t that d*mn monster leaving and just sticking around here?!”c76869a4f8ded095

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The man fa846a1b61 in the 7cd84ada1f soccer uniform ed97d24198 exploded with 73c7582597 frustration.157b89fe4a0f20a1

They might not 3d0ae999ad understand, but having e77f6f81f5 read the novel, c05f5cc223 I knew the 038858760d reason.84b0e4d53dd316bb

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‘It must have sensed the life energy inside here.’7d065b9f92e86a68

The monsters don’t capture humans for fun or amusement.3cda3959e2badeca

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In the world of the novel, their ultimate goal, commanded by the final villain ‘Asura’, is to eliminate as many humans as possible, and these monsters are murderous tools for that purpose.7084388419460a6b

Thump. Thump. Thump.364606e0988b9d00

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“…Let’s check inside this air-raid shelter first.”04b8b4c44c595add

Amidst the frightened people, 0a0c8a92ed the middle-aged woman bravely 733d0c4d1a took the lead again.9dfb231cbe81589b

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Her swollen cheek from 9183c921b8 being hit by the 31f3f4bc6f tattooed man, she seemed 0f3bf8ca35 to be trying her 1f0267cb3d best to appear calm 30743255fd for her child.a3a09ea3a16dfffd

“I agree. I wonder if there’s any food inside?”fd725623a5fbf109

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Park Ji-in a31c1506ea peered inside 7700a96b33 the air-raid c24070f578 shelter, craning 36fd54832e her neck.b4b6b6a312357042

Beyond the da7f0c376c iron door, 5afb8e7737 a long fbed143bef corridor stretched cdf4086b18 out.8df1b0a20232a9a3

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It was designed d8063efc13 in a suitable 7bbb852707 shape to withstand 74a7665896 bomb damage.68e9051887fed881

The dim phone flashlight didn’t reach far, making the inside of the corridor look like a pitch-black hole.a6eb0572a47ab439

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The people hesitated, b6add4ce3e looking at each a4c036fc7e other, not taking b3324395c8 the first step.36ec4956fee6cfa8

“Well, since everyone seems to agree, Let’s go in.”6c89e5042d462e75

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Then, the f0ddc1574e usually curt 83ac96186b Baek Yi-heon f2ae7ebc55 took the 727045e6f8 lead, striding e7ab37c724 forward with 0e45924d28 his long cd3e208bf0 legs.4df42b3d3a5b8506

Park Ji-in quickly a2c5d290af stuck close behind c9bc1a53dc him.4f1a9bc715d79b69

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She must have cb37130de4 decided to stick d3a2119a49 to the person 098acf8c73 who appeared strongest 124d426ad3 in here.b7d2a1030d4e17f1

Of course, 1629885f09 his handsome dbd4e433c6 face undoubtedly 3db8e51ba6 contributed to 958963e324 that decision.7448485955e72b2b

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Relying only on the phone’s flashlight, the people entered the dark corridor.680bdc94eb2e82a1

Unlike the tense expressions on everyone else’s faces, I followed with a grim look.179cec99828e950d

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I didn’t need to look back, as I was already well-acquainted with the layout of the air-raid shelter.414bc11ee64524dd

I had come in 00c294f77f occasionally to clean and c508c06d8e tidy it up myself.ac2187fa0f232816

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Further inside the long 78663378df concrete corridor, there were 8d7051d556 a total of three e63384b133 rooms.c0ef82aa300a4fba

One was the ‘food room’ where I had stockpiled food supplies and bottled water.88a86bca849a20a6

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Another was the ‘bedroom’ where I had brought in a radio, single sleeping bags, and such.1795e91d63a71a5d

The last room was the largest and since I hadn’t decided its purpose yet, I simply called it the ‘big room’ to myself.d7db0c38b9a78e62

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There was also 7a27bc7724 a restroom with 71e89ad5a5 plumbing facilities installed d97dd86bf8 between the bedroom 88f9abdbcf and the big 9543284f06 room.e811ed4fc629b15e

Sure enough, as 7d8fbd0409 I had expected, 3c4997c486 after going a eab99e0038 certain distance, a 3d1c4d6433 corridor with multiple ece3c4b231 rooms appeared.f432c2c7c6ac8309

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“Rooms!”ae88f0029d09e126

“This place was in the neighborhood… The facilities seem pretty well-equipped.”3f22fd2f2a790843

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“What do we do now?”8cd570880f47d480

“What do you mean? We should check them one by one! Um, there are nine of us in total.”ad39f8f1b599efb4

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The bespectacled 4870420927 man quickly 65fefc237b counted and 7afab219df spoke.16a073a03a40a9b1

“Let’s split into groups of three to explore the insides of the rooms.”0032714efe5ea552

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Before anyone could make c0fb2a4597 a move, Baek Yi-heon 786ad64588 naturally took a spot 89685e4e20 beside me.e68fe2d962a922d7

Seeing that, Park Ji-in 66925eb772 loudly clicked her tongue 9f502ade61 from behind.9b5a09c536a21041

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The plainly-dressed man in 757185dd02 his early 20s, who f6ba7b4f6f had been following behind a3a5e8075d without any presence, quietly ee10b71fa4 joined us.c8772b3b004a9d8c

Since I have no interest in their names, I’ll just call them Suit Guy, Soccer Guy, and Glasses Guy for convenience.bb23d3419813e110

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That’s how we split into three groups: me, Baek Yi-heon, and Suit Guy.a631ee339310a345

Mom, Park 646f24da39 Ji-in, and 95ad96fba4 Soccer Guy.9fb66267cfaefc0e

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Child’s Mom, Child, and Glasses Guy.6ef32ed0bc16eb00

Divided like that, we 6cd8d9e882 entered the respective rooms.d7a4c151931ffbb7

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The area I was assigned to investigate was the ‘bedroom.’11e89d59ab8bd551

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“That’s… a lamp.”fa2c931bcc0ed40f

Surveying the small room with his phone’s flashlight, Suit Guy muttered.28a89025d3acbc15

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I pointed e568aed8b1 to the 22e48643f3 20-liter oil 01127d5b2b container next 2bb587a064 to it.7779053b9c30a48a

“Yes, there’s oil too. It must be an oil lamp.”0a59989cbf5540e5

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I knew it well 6bcd17608f as I had purchased 8ece8a2b8f it directly from Coupang.40d9d6b383aaf540

Suit Guy nodded slightly 0123e81c4a and picked up the e2042ce072 lamp.26f1cfb142517e95

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“Let’s light the lamp first to save phone battery.”07ef32271bf3751d

As expected, items should be utilized as soon as they’re found.e117e5b918877d75

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However, there was no d88f124b8a way the modern Suit 5e907f260e Guy had used an 9f82340ca7 oil lamp before.2c6293c6d09dd399

I watched abf2b6da4b him struggle 14751b2e79 for a 6141d1f298 bit, then f93ad0ec41 eventually showed e50896e2bb him the 48f25431ca fuel inlet 42ff94ff49 discreetly.f8d5cf0aa741d557

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Quietly observing 2f66ec6957 me, Baek d92d4fe167 Yi-heon suddenly 3480c6d448 spoke up.d99e88657d24e5c8

“There are sleeping bags too. …Single ones.”b329110597a59c97

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As he said, there 59be26400e were fairly thick green 066338a207 sleeping bags in the 32806fee9c bedroom. I had ordered 7591a2ebe5 those from Coupang fd5d508619 too.fd99a98a65516b8d

“…Not much dust either.”8b027326d469c6ac

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At his 661575a11d soft murmur, 8d16b56ae3 I unconsciously d6d4629f0e furrowed my 1966ec1d60 brows a f4849adf48 little.61f86081700021ab

‘Of course, since I came often to clean and tidy up.’bae7518315bbbe3c

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Indeed, befitting the survival 25a0f5bf4b genre protagonist, his observation 6730400920 and situational awareness were e1956d2c53 quick.b927bf49ef120332

But if asked why I cleaned this abandoned air-raid shelter alone and even brought in sleeping bags, I’d be at a loss for words.55e8462681902cdb

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Saying I expected something b13fc8ce3d like this to happen 78a374ccc1 could get me labeled 23bcbeaace as crazy, even by 6020959557 a morally upright protagonist.9b99170d318d4227

I decided e32e3f4f9a to just 990b52fc24 stay quiet fa32ea496d and pretend 61e22eb7f0 ignorance.05441323361ea3cf

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Conveniently, Suit Guy managed c848229103 to light the lamp.3377caf2080740ae

Soon, the 7829c2be0c small room 77330fd0ff was filled 2a7be85225 with a 519966ea62 warm orange 302c23e279 glow.4c23dffef5162b17

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“Wow! It worked! This oil lamp is quite bright!”90935c5c156bf168

I brazenly feigned 0d2c7f6c9a ignorance with that a7183c2a72 exclamation.df6a8d2e66e61dc2

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I felt Baek Yi-heon’s observant gaze on me.df36be5b71d1954f

The items 53bb4b339a in the 198f88546f room were b6b615709e the oil fe1a1290d5 lamp, oil d833547e1e container, sleeping 445e65a9cd bags, a 62ab6a1bd8 portable flashlight, c194324d60 four batteries, 71817ef1cf a radio, a20953b1ff and a 1fd2c5e9c5 first aid 2f66e3474e kit.9273921a67589751

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After confirming everything, we left the room and ran into three people coming out of the ‘big room’ in the corridor.6c0ed2b51f7500cb

“Huh? There was a lamp over there?”499625b1ac319f6c

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Glasses Guy quickly turned off his phone’s flashlight and spoke.93c1ddca6d2e8451

“This room was completely empty.”21c9e2391a9b03a5

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“Nothing at all? …Was there dust?”cc5d4625c48ba21c

With the lamplight dispelling some of the darkness, everyone’s expressions became clearer.76abd6546ab264aa

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Glasses Guy 51c88501f6 shrugged nonchalantly 23696f00da with a 504cc926a7 pretentious tone.b65e674227ca06c5

“Huh? Well, there didn’t seem to be much. It’s an air-raid shelter. No way for dust to get in from outside.”25ff390bd21b8948

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He seemed to 212cb83d19 dislike seeing Baek 5f912ff6c9 Yi-heon taking an ad61bcb7a4 active role from 6eb0dc7bbb the start.11125555f07d433e

“Everyone, come over here!”8aae218f06812b57

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Then, Park Ji-in’s excited voice called out from the food room.9d1576e9219fa629

With nine people entering a035eca815 the cramped food room, f5d37fd767 it was so packed 8c6ac5293e that our bodies brushed 0a762d5a07 against each other.8f91a8e51d809f6d

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Park Ji-in exclaimed 52a10ef548 with a proud bad9538c29 face.d78dba4fd76f94c7

“I found it!”ce80b476d4f015b0

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What she 0d21f353b4 pointed at 154b90cf1c was the 70cab6ac2f food supplies e7cc01d66d stacked in e7e53a2d5f the corner.7aaeb2255545d704

20 cans fa155c1c19 of canned bb2e75b4c7 fruit.4268fc114d0cd743

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30 cans of a3c793f215 canned tuna.1862f53c906d2c42

10 bags of e4d2d66932 hardtack.1bc095b430ce10d0

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2 boxes of 20 2201220706 chocolate bars each.337b3fa620ded083

30 pouches of 2072c8a186 1-liter emergency drinking b25dc40c34 water.6b744e8828bb5421

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‘Huh? Strange?’c1ce2d58b9fd4326

As I examined af560f50c0 the list of e5ee1379e1 food supplies stacked 1860e06aec against the wall, 9cc2bbc912 I slightly furrowed 8cb5f0c79d one eyebrow.84a8bbda37eed9ac

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‘I clearly brought three boxes of chocolate bars into the food room?’6767e8c6bd921f1e

One box was missing.023cce57d1e01d3f

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