[Episode 02] Survivors (3)

First of all, I sent Hyungjun Choi back home.

There was no way survivors in extreme situations would just open the door, so I planned to prepare and send relief supplies.

While the supplies were being prepared, he was told to return home, eat, and wash up.

‘Water and tangerines would be enough.’

Water would be essential if proper preparations were not made, and tangerines that could be eaten without cooking were appropriate.

‘Shop open. Buy a set of tangerines.’

Gee-

Purchasing goods from the store with willpower,

‘Open warehouse. Put a box of tangerines.’

I was repeating the act of putting things in the warehouse with willpower.

Gee-

There was one big advantage to using the skill in your mind rather than spitting it out directly.

‘The confirmation step is skipped.’

The process of checking one more time has disappeared, probably because you have to use it with a firm will from the time you use the skill in the first place.

This means that it is faster to purchase goods from stores or store them in warehouses.

‘Shop open. This time I bought a set of Samdasoo.’

It had the downside of consuming mental power, but it seemed like it would definitely be useful if you practiced it.

‘Open warehouse. Keep water.’

It was then.

[The weight that can be stored in the warehouse has been exceeded.]

It was the first message I had ever seen while using the warehouse.

‘The capacity is about 100 kg.’

Even though it was level 1, it was a fairly large capacity.

‘What features will be added to the warehouse when it reaches level 2?’

Considering that dignity maintenance skills and shop skills are leveled up and special features are added, the warehouse will be the same.

‘I can’t think of anything other than an increase in capacity.’

While seriously thinking about it, a familiar message appeared.

[Citizen Hyungjun Choi’s credibility increases.]

‘It went up again.’

It wasn’t just Choi Hyung-joon.

From a while ago, the trust of the family next door was rising rapidly.

Actually, nothing I did.

It was just a supply of water, electricity and gas.

‘Citizen administration.’

□Hyungjun Choi (Reliability: 40) (Lv. 9)

Hyewon Park (Reliability: 32) (Lv. 5)

Choi Na-yeon (Reliability: 51) (Loyalty: 17) (Lv. 3)

Seoyeon Choi (Reliability: 63) (Loyalty: 39) (Lv. 2)

Current Population ( 4 / 600 people)

Choi Na-yeon and Choi Seo-yeon have already exceeded 50 in reliability, showing loyalty.

Since they were young children, the speed at which they let go of their guard was very fast.

‘It’s fortunate that reliability is easier to raise than I thought.’

I couldn’t be sure because there was still a small sample, but it felt like it went up to 50, at least the level of trust that opens loyalty.

While waiting for Hyungjun Choi, I spent time looking out the living room window as usual.

Maybe it’s because I’ve been doing this every day for a week, but when I have time, I observe the outside like this.

‘The burning has stopped.’

The fire that broke out when catching the Kelican surprisingly did not spread to a large fire.

‘The sun will set soon.’

A lot of things happened today.

The biggest thing, of course, was that the level of the proclamation rose and the area expanded.

‘If you slowly expand your territory and absorb people, you’ll be able to grow to the point where you’ll send troops to rescue your family someday.’

It was then.

‘It’s a person.’

It’s been a really long time.

To see a non-goblin walking around the promenade.

‘What are you doing?’

It was six people, not just one.

All of them were carrying large backpacks.

Two of them, who appeared to be men, headed toward the place where the remains of Kelican’s body were.

‘Are you sure you want to eat that?’

The body had already been dead for more than a week.

There was no way meat that hadn’t been drained of blood could survive for a week.

Perhaps the rotten me will vibrate.

‘I wouldn’t be able to eat it.’

They seemed to smell it too.

The two men who were approaching the Kelican corpse soon turned their backs without hesitation.

‘They are crazy people.’

Thinking of eating a monster?

How hungry do you think you are?

At the same time.

‘Do you like it.’

It came to me a lot that we left everything else and came out together.

At least it meant that they had the courage to venture out.

‘Shop open. Buy Jin Ramen Mild Flavor, Buy Olive Seaweed.’

Gee-

I immediately tossed them and some tangerines out.

The sound of the ramen being smashed rang loudly, and they were able to focus their attention to one side.

I was able to make eye contact with them, who raised their heads naturally, and I waved my hand.

‘If you want more, come here.’

They quickly began to collect the items I threw.

It was then.

“Kieek!”

A group of goblins appeared after hearing the sound of falling items.

‘···this.’

It was a mistake.

I never thought a goblin would appear.

‘It’s hard to help.’

The place where the goblin appeared was too far away to throw a dumbbell and hit it.

‘Four…’

No matter how courageous they were, it would not be easy to kill something.

‘I should have run away well.’

But then something unexpected happened.

One of the men approaching the Kelican corpse swung his hand at the goblin.

Right after that, something shot out of the man’s hand and hit the goblin’s head.

Fuck!

One goblin picked up and fell down.

‘What?’

It was just the beginning.

Wedge love!

A woman from the side of the four fired an arrow at the goblin,

Fu-wook!

“Pretty much!”

hooked!

In an instant, it pierced the foreheads of the two animals.

“uuu!”

Meanwhile, a large man ran and swung a baseball bat at one of the remaining goblins.

“Quack!”

The battle was over in the blink of an eye.

‘her.’

In an instant, the group of goblins was cleared, and as if they had promised, they raised their heads and looked at me.

I also looked at them face to face.

‘Please come up here.’

Contrary to my wishes, however, they disappeared into the entrance of another apartment building after taking only supplies.

It was then.

♬♪♬♩~

It seemed that Hyungjun Choi had come.

I stared at the front door and concentrated.

‘Be open.’

clap.

‘done.’

I still had to repeat it strongly in my heart, but with practice, I thought I might be able to open the door naturally.

“Come on in.”

“Excuse me. What?”

I could hear the door opening, but Hyungjun Choi didn’t come in.

When I went out to the front door, I saw that he was embarrassed with his hands full of things.

“Why are you like that?”

“Uh, is that… you say you don’t qualify?”

“Are you qualified?”

“Yeah.”

It seemed that even a citizen could not enter my house without permission. Perhaps it is only possible if certain conditions are met.

‘Can only those who have been registered as vassals enter?’

Hyungjun Choi said while handing over the items he had filled in the box.

“These are the things you said. I brought everything that could be used as a weapon.”

“thank you.”

Inside the box was a large toolbox with a cleaver.

‘Open warehouse. Bring me water and two sets of tangerines.’

Seeing water and tangerines appearing next to him in real time, Hyungjun Choi stepped back with rabbit eyes.

said to him

“First of all, these are supplies to be sent to the 29th floor. Even if it looks like no one is there, just leave it in front of me and come.”

“Yes, just leave it to me!”

I spoke to him who answered vigorously.

“I have one request, can you move it right now?”

“Yes?”

Originally, the plan was to start the operation when daylight dawned tomorrow.

It was dangerous because it was dark everywhere at night.

Choi Hyung-joon carefully replied to my words that did not make any sense.

“Well, wouldn’t that be too dangerous?”

“No. Rather, it is more dangerous in broad daylight.”

To be honest, it was my stubbornness, but it made sense to some extent.

It was me who had been observing the outside for the past week to hunt goblins.

Thanks to this, it was possible to know that goblins are mainly active during the day.

The six men and women who were on the promenade just now must have known that and started moving.

Besides.

‘I must call them.’

It was only four goblins, but few could handle it with such overwhelming force.

‘You must make it on my side.’

I didn’t want to miss out.

“Ah, I see. I’m going to the 29th floor because it’s not that difficult.”

“That’s not it. You can start placing supplies on each floor starting tomorrow. All I want is to take a tangerine and a set of water and go to the first floor.”

“This is the first floor?”

“All you have to do is leave your supplies outside the door on the first floor and come up.”

Smashed ramen and seaweed will not be enough.

‘Seeing that I just left, they think of me as a crazy person, but I need to change their perception.’

I do understand.

Who could have imagined that a lunatic who throws food from the 30th floor has this ability?

‘First of all, I have to make it clear that I have a lot of food.’

If I bring tangerines and water to the first floor, they will surely think of me naturally.

Because when I just threw the food, I also threw the tangerine.

‘Then they’ll have no choice but to come find me.’

I had to make them come to me even if it aroused curiosity.

“It may be sudden, but please be sure to ask.”

“Can I just leave it on the first floor and come back?”

“Yeah.”

Hyungjun Choi nodded with a determined expression.

“All right. It’s not that difficult.”

Originally, the goblins on the first floor might have been dangerous, but if they were, I threw a dumbbell and drove them away.

It would be fine if he left his things on the first floor.

Observing the outside for a week gave me some confidence, but I was still a little worried.

“If you happen to encounter a monster, throw it all away and run to the 30th floor as quickly as possible. As long as you come all the way to the hallway, you will be safe.”

“···Yes!”

I felt sorry and grateful to him for responding to my sudden request.

I wanted to do something.

‘Quest granted. Put down the tangerine box and water on the first floor and come. period day. No reward, no penalty.’

《Quest granted》

Quest Content: Put down the orange box and water on the 1st floor (0/1)

Time limit: 24 hours 00 minutes 00 seconds

Reward: A small amount of experience.

Failure Penalty: None.

“What? This?”

“If you do it, you will be able to gain some experience points.”

“Experience points… is it like a game? Then, is there such a thing as a level?”

Since I was relatively young, I had a basic understanding of the game system.

Thanks, I didn’t have to explain at length.

“you’re right. Hyungjun Choi is currently level 9. Leveling up will have a positive effect. So please, please.”

“···All right.”

That’s how Hyungjun Choi’s first quest began.

***

Hyungjun Choi swallowed in front of the emergency stairway.

‘let’s go.’

The lights are on only up to the hallway.

Below this was a space where the mysterious power of the man next door could not reach.

The only consolation was the presence of emergency lights emitting green light.

“Whoa.”

Even if it wasn’t, I had to go down the stairs relying only on the faint light of the emergency light, but I was even more nervous because I was carrying quite a heavy load.

‘I bet the monsters didn’t come up here.’

In a very tense state, I carefully descended the stairs step by step.

Thanks to such diligent foot play, I was able to come down to the 20th floor in no time.

‘Whoa. It’s hard.’

It was hard to go down the stairs with luggage that weighed more than 15 kg and even a golf club just in case.

It was then.

“yes?”

I thought I heard something coming down the stairs.

Choi Hyung-joon glared at the lower stairs that were immersed in darkness.

male voice

“!!!”

It was clearly heard this time.

There were a lot of voices that sounded like they were talking about something.

As if out of nowhere, the horrors of that day appeared in Choi Hyung-jun’s mind.

People running away in a panic, and goblins attacking people as if they were hunting them.

‘I have to go back!’

Hyungjun Choi hurriedly turned up the stairs.

But my body wasn’t listening properly.

My legs trembled and my heart pounded.

No matter how embarrassed I was, I was climbing up without even thinking about putting down the luggage I was holding in my hands.

Despite his desperate struggle, the murmur came faster and faster.

at last.

“Ugh, uh!”

My legs gave out and I fell down the stairs.

cooong! Quaang!

The water dripped and made a thumping sound all over the emergency stairs, and tangerines popped out of the tangerine boxes were scattered all over the place.

“Ugh!”

He tried to run away, but Choi Hyung-jun’s legs were already swallowed up by fear.

‘Ooh, move! please!’

male voice

male voice

The voices were getting closer and closer.

Before long, I could see their shadows shimmering in the light of the emergency lights beyond the darkness.

Fear reached its peak.

Choi Hyung-joon, who fell into a panic, held his breath with his whole body crouching.

It was the best he could do now.

And.

“excuse me.”

“Hey!”

“Mister. it’s okay?”

He carefully lifted his eyes and saw the images of six men and women who had risen through the darkness.