SSSCE Chapter 04

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“I found it. For all of you!”1f7a85c16c919193

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At Park Ji-in’s words, Soccer Guy next to her quickly nodded.5cceebe6305cae83

“That’s right, isn’t it Mom?”82b7855568e26e46

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“Huh? Uhh… I guess so.”f9609253a5171fe4

I noticed Mom avoiding d527bfafea eye contact with me a4880bcff1 by lowering her gaze.d5bc73a28e384d81

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‘Hmm…’2bb1d2c67384437e

I narrowed my eyes 940fbc4506 and observed the three 8cb99bd5f6 who had explored the c5fbb6bc8a food room.f8958a5f2fa73d2d

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‘Has it begun?’2d7089cf6406a450

As an apocalypse and a3ef07c8aa doom genre maniac, I 7d0e85ca16 knew well how vile f568c711dc humans could become when be884a3018 survival is threatened.456a4791091f9df9

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Should I f955575add expose their f9f9c6689b wrongdoing right 5ac11d8117 now?dc775c0413fa4839

…No.0d84836118d33553

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I decided d40906f25e to observe 236d9021c8 the situation e3f1cfc5e3 a bit 434851fee4 more first.5f15fecd37331bef

It would do no good to heighten everyone’s anxiety and suspicion immediately.23446546df902a52

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In this situation, if I suddenly accused them of hiding the food supplies, no one would believe me, and if asked how I knew, I’d have nothing to say.e4e399aaa0738477

Having made e10c913f2b up my 7d68d72b25 mind, I cbf537d354 kept my 547af6c2d2 mouth shut. The discovery of food 35bebcfece had excited the man d25e47a119 with glasses.742162c833b1c660

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“They said they found a radio in the other room!”69562cbd1e720530

“Yeah, a radio! The radio should work!”421c7c226ce5b209

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Soccer Guy quickly 3ae799c6de chimed in, shouting.ec1157d69a30baf6

“No need to get excited over this cheap food! The military will come soon, drive away that monster, and rescue us anyway.”ede47f1e4f48465d

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Everyone’s faces, except for mine and Baek Yi-heon’s, were filled with hope.028b5e0efbe21710

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In the large 08f99a851d room, the nine ca9b2f73e0 people gathered around f53b2850d1 the radio.99645f15d13bf892

“It’s been so long since I’ve seen a real radio.”0e830bd888ef3a4c

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“The phones are still out, but the radio broadcast is working?”fd32c71fc881713a

“Uh, how do you operate this thing? I’ve only used smartphones for so long, I’ve forgotten the frequencies.”d1f75d5a79fc6629

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“Try tuning between 88 to 108 megahertz.”d79c59e19ae658e0

I casually threw that 877b347d20 out.869946f9297ced09

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I felt Baek Yi-heon’s piercing gaze on me from where he stood beside me.fc5c484fde7f475d

What? Never seen a d96cb8d957 survival genre maniac 2f59e6e71b before?aae013c2681a4cd2

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Meeting my gaze, 8f3c5deb13 he was the 27812d755d first to look ddd4b15853 away.90fa47ceb48d84c2

Glasses Guy slowly c92f389332 turned the frequency daa59d9e4d wheel on the 936eefe1a4 radio.3c5ffcabd7ebb690

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Starting from 88, the 8e970190ce static noise rose and 9f6fd933dd fell as he tuned 15306716e9 right in small increments.44a1a604bf9b6cea

And just 705235561f as the 110bd52453 frequency passed 78290ee382 100,2e5d14617a83abcb

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“Huh? I hear something!”89acacdee9971d9b

《We repeat. Due to e6f97adf32 the emergence d9070d36f7 of unidentified ada7b7010b creatures around 0547dca7c2 2 PM cd91446faf today, April e4d0718fd8 1st, most 2769feddb9 areas of 6262d4df44 Seoul have c9953feb71 been destroyed.》111c89b49d59bf1d

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“…What?”fc94e88e24215c41

“Seoul… destroyed?!”9f87a8e276720fbc

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Despite the 003e05d1e6 shock among c66de0564c the people, f2468b9f74 the voice 1334a7ae56 on the 85bd6f4716 radio continued ed88d35436 in a 9746bd9c8d grim tone.528bb9ea97f480aa

《The military is 4823a8bae0 fighting with all 5c919fbf8a their might, but 25148af3af the creatures are 068773f606 impervious to any 8680046196 physical attacks, including 034b724cdc guns and missiles, 06803c8283 making suppression difficult.》55efe1b60f65ce6b

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Right.a13d7c2258dce25c

I inwardly nodded.c78265d69392c95b

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That was the very 52afee70c6 reason the monsters could f72600216c destroy human civilization so de9c66a230 quickly.b1f586db6fb85331

The creatures emerging from the tower didn’t belong to this earth.fdd46ebbda248183

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They are demonic minions belonging to Asura’s Realm.b4470de9c5834fe4

Therefore, to inflict damage 0c0c1305a4 on them, one must 9938be217b awaken special abilities by e730ee69f4 contracting with the Guardian 2fc965ef5c Deity.e91fa321d7b4c1ff

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‘And the first to awaken was the protagonist.’b34af43131f99cf9

With a 4c374f9795 strange feeling, 104e3cc59d I gazed 2e243e0ac1 at Baek 9b2ea40d38 Yi-heon, listening fa04247556 to the f6bb4fca2e radio broadcast 0542fcff40 before me.88d00526d1525955

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《I, Kim Dae-gi from dd556738d1 DBS News, pledge to ea019e1150 report the current situation 3f07d3ea73 until the end as 210a95ecd7 my duty as a 36a837bf94 journalist. Citizens in hiding, 356aac47f7 please stay strong.》55bb6911a2858910

With that, the 2199dbbe04 radio broadcast ended.0b8240d58ea36770

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“……”d475e3a8884fbdfb

“……”38a833046c4651fa

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For a moment, a 7020e6c1e2 deathly silence enveloped the 08d34e43f8 air-raid shelter.9e97da450048a110

No one could easily 7298c17962 speak.f718bd0412bd544c

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“…Unbelievable.”787edc2efd1c2912

Finally, Glasses Guy 75667fe94f quietly muttered, his 0d7245ed58 complexion pale as ee986c56de a sheet.3797a741a589eb62

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“A dream? This can’t be real, can it…?”71b0821f9cae0d66

Park Ji-in mumbled.0dd68a236b9dd368

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No, maybe this reality c80778ceff is actually a novel.d1b9e44bbdb04cdb

I inwardly muttered as I gazed at Baek Yi-heon’s solemn, statue-like face.f080801fd4373eba

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For a while, the people were reeling in shock, but it didn’t take long for them to come to their senses.1dabc7f7e5a0093a

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With survival at stake, they couldn’t afford to wallow in despair.704fe8b827ef4ee8

Staying alive 7eb5abc392 was the 4b3400205b priority.a61e3352ca09e540

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The first to 7c1363f889 grasp the reality fe0053bcde of the situation 427510215f was the middle-aged ce04afc1ad woman with a 7366095155 child.3f99699c6b3f50f9

“So, what do we do now? We don’t have enough food to stay here forever.”170b63029bf2656a

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She spoke 6083618bbc while tightly 22d87c7e6d hugging her 1eab857039 frightened child.831d5081e83352c9

Then the man in c56e75ee85 the soccer outfit stepped fcabe65e17 forward.fe4acb8f41349289

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“We have a radio here, and more importantly, food supplies. Wouldn’t it be better to remain here and wait for further government instructions?”f68e23bb9b782b45

“I agree.”5042d7aa08de9d95

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“Me too!”a36fa46678a1a941

Mom, Park Ji-in, 9da0c4d7ea and Glasses Guy 25fad58f7f nodded.0297c60c346ba2ef

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“I don’t really care either way. Not like I can do anything even if I go out now…”7b9484aa2b9a6633

Suit Guy sighed and 15e9157620 mumbled in complaint, which 175c2c70d1 essentially meant agreement.f95c6b459c24d7ba

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Only the a52a95a219 middle-aged woman 13f175200f feebly expressed 8c83c24795 disagreement with e7c0210e11 an anxious 06a52fd757 tone.0862cfb577b89e1d

“But, but I have a family. I wonder what my husband is doing…”cc55a46bed314ba8

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“So? Does anyone not have family?”c9def9bb4666428d

Soccer Guy, 2c798da979 who had 0a7e8ec904 been pretending 3a0582fdb6 to be ce466a981b friendly, suddenly e187ae27e6 scowled menacingly.56381d547e67513a

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“You wanna go out alone and open that iron door, with the monster still out there? You tryna get us all killed?”870ee3b94d2a75c4

“Th, that’s not it…”fede663500e90676

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Cowed by his menacing attitude, the middle-aged woman trailed off. The child seemed uneasy, burrowing deeper into his mom’s embrace.8b8660d6137e198b

“Until we hear new outside news, let’s just obediently, safely, stay here, okay?”99ef67373b3b636b

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Then Soccer Guy’s gaze turned towards the child huddled tightly in her arms.32645e37a533857b

“…Think of your child.”a3a50b90bd390b03

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At his gaze, the 1691b58806 woman hurriedly pulled the 518645db6d child deeper into her 2871cf6dac embrace.90c8cb5a918da3aa

I stared intently at the child clinging like a cicada to his mom’s waist.e56f1da1efe53655

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“So, everyone agrees, right? What’s that saying, unanimous consent, right?”54e167cca49fe994

With no one objecting, Soccer Guy’s mood quickly improved as he nodded.ad287f1212abbff6

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“What about the food supplies?”7092ddba9ceafa65

Park Ji-in swiftly asked.94d6362defd83f74

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“Um… I dunno. Can’t we just share them amicably?”e0e555849b7849ac

“‘Just share’? We don’t know when outside contact will come. We need to divide them fairly!”4477e3109890e05e

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Glasses Guy b0b63b9d7c angrily stepped 502afe8cbf up.d2710db63f574e8f

The others nodded in b30cbc41bf agreement.2fbde5fe2047d63f

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“Fairly? Divide them equally you mean? …Hmm. But.”f04e0f356c81992d

After pausing as 00ec6af472 if in contemplation, a3862c6eb8 Soccer Guy spoke 59aa2f47eb up.20788470e7862f29

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“Don’t men generally need to eat more?”7135664486f908cf

“What kind of nonsense is that!?”638fad867b967f2c

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Park Ji-in immediately 04d60bca26 raised her voice e00586fef0 in protest.7150275a333ee536

“No, blindly dividing equally isn’t fair either! And then, what about the kid… no, the child? Should we give him an equal share too?”7686c5735b7247a5

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At Soccer Guy’s words, Park Ji-in, who had just advocated for ‘equal’ division, wore a troubled expression.fd9863c6f93010f9

“Let’s just divide them equally.”730ea79e5e343f5c

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At that moment, a 384ca560bb deep baritone voice reverberated fc03833432 through the room.ff0888c9a45e2dcf

It was 524efab11c Baek Yi-heon, e51e08b033 who had 0511d6457c remained silent 7f6bf7ace9 with arms 274f817c57 crossed the 9dcc3b4cb4 entire time.3307310f1a25b56e

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‘I wondered why the moral paragon protagonist stayed quiet.’f8be02f31161b35e

I thought grimly.64a6df6ff2ac446b

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Soccer Guy opened 70fedb8178 his mouth, seeming 89de1dfec8 a bit flustered.8dc57f0559fdd538

However, seeing Baek Yi-heon’s physique, which stood out despite the t-shirt and cardigan, and who was taller by two heads, he controlled his anger.9eca787850743169

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“Well, I, I guess. Dividing equally will be easier too, right? Then…”5507dcfe98072f2f

Soccer Guy shamelessly added.708349b18030c60d

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“Let’s all take out any food we have and divide it up fairly.”20e6d894ce9762ea

How is bfd9b7cad7 that fair 1ef9478b96 at all?b159bd20035b92e1

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At his words, a43e56e8ee I made an cfa164b176 exasperated expression.897768c4f1b0de16

I couldn’t believe his audacity.4f5d3c5ad88db088

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It was clear that his fluorescent soccer uniform pockets were empty. That’s why he wanted to share everything.11b04ada3eca098a

The man fb92d2cc81 with glasses, 5bdbdaf200 seemingly having 53cf8b7d2d the same fadcaa4436 thought, shouted,b2ec1a652881e338

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“How is that fair? The food in the bunker isn’t owned by anyone, so it should be shared, but what individuals have should remain theirs!”1ffe37417cfa284f

The Glasses Guy, 988d045300 making this argument, 0f86e343f5 had a bulging 7958be7ed7 backpack slung over f3800a3463 his back.e4b255b7fd649d8b

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“Now, now. This is not the time to fight, but to unite our strength. At least until the military or police come rescue us, we’re trapped unable to open that iron door.”40a778d2a8ffad82

Soccer Guy, mumbling, d6f1848ad3 threateningly puffed out 7784ca3bb0 his slightly muscular 86c2e3390e torso and said.c301526bc556e0c2

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“Before that, if we end up fighting over food among ourselves, what good will come of it?”db5e47fc356c33cc

At those 611cc17909 words, Glasses 1e2e400a0c Guy flinched 6c9b478c11 and shrank 3850d507cb back.d0a0745ed8337c12

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The others seemed to agree, nodding and not objecting to Soccer Guy’s statement.dd4d317f9285a815

This time, even Baek Yi-heon didn’t step in, remaining still.936b1932f5c48bb1

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The utilitarian in him must have found the man’s words reasonable.329a3752aa33f504

Looking around the c265595385 group, Soccer Guy 46f6fafb8d nodded and spoke.1f624122ffa3252e

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“Alright then, let’s all take out whatever we have and gather it. And we’ll divide up the food supplies.”da723a1d0dfd8bc0

Glaring at Soccer Guy fabb1effc4 with resentful eyes, Glasses e9e4f24ddf Guy eventually gave up 1dcf753285 and opened his backpack.5ab89ac0447cc844

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All it 8a9c4d780b contained was 9bd30d1b00 a 500ml 35265815ff bottle of a1126c5951 drink and ceedeec376 a pack 85a21b4f00 of jelly.4936b72e290e682f

‘He complained over just that measly amount of food?’9b1b3ae2c0f4d786

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I silently ced7efd44c stood, staring 9a3cf2ac2e at Glasses 2e270e2165 Guy in 51849b08a5 disbelief.e6609968b3e476a2

Then Park Ji-in’s sharp gaze landed on me.961ecc19930a9f63

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Noticing that I wasn’t carrying a backpack, she smirked.6b447f6e68201a8b

Then, suddenly a9091e7d36 acting concerned, 7c6ad08f0f furrowing her de33798af1 brows, she e1d194d86a asked me.c41dc5a94ca85962

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“Oh? Noah, didn’t you have a big backpack when you left home?”2c1a0327616dcd15

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