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“…Wow.”

“I’ve been called crazy everywhere I go, but I’ve never met a real one before.”

Kwak Hanmuk opened his mouth.

He sprinted toward me in a single leap and threw an arm over my shoulders with a solid thump.

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“Thank you.”

Showing his sharp teeth, Kwak Hanmuk grinned broadly.

“Goyo, you’re completely insane.”

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Encouraged by his enthusiasm, I explained my plan.

I also picked up a baseball bat for Kwak Hanmuk and handed it to him.

When I thanked him, he even burst out laughing.

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The guys who had occupied that large convenience store had committed every crime imaginable in an apocalyptic world murder, arson, looting, and more.

“There’s a group that has taken over a convenience store.”

To the point that the zombies seemed like better people than they were.

They were a group of five or six people who, if left alone, would keep causing trouble for players until the very end of Dead Zone Delivery.

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After hearing a superficial explanation, Kwak Hanmuk didn’t even ask any further questions and tucked the bat under his arm.

The fastest way to move forward was to eliminate them from the beginning.

In an apocalyptic world where authority had collapsed, sometimes it was necessary to dispense justice yourself.

“Let’s go.”

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I guided him while he casually walked behind me until we reached our destination.

Through the clean front windows, the interior was perfectly visible.

Dead Convenience Store.

The name of the large convenience store was incredibly straightforward.

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The zombies in Dead Zone Delivery had impaired sight and smell, reacting only to sound, so there was no need to cover the glass.

◆ Main Mission: Drive out the group that has occupied Dead Convenience Store.

The moment I recognized the store, a system window appeared.

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However, you think the adventure might succeed if you have a strong companion.

The system window was right.

You have decided to attempt a reckless strategy to speed up the playthrough.

The occupants of the store, always filled with anger, are powerful enemies and wish to turn you into zombie food.

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But now I had someone I could rely on.

“It’s there.”

If I were playing alone, I would never have attempted something like this.

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Crash!

The moment I pointed at the store with my finger, Kwak Hanmuk shot forward.

The bat swung powerfully and shattered the large front window.

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The men who had been sitting around joking near the shelves hurriedly stood up and grabbed their weapons.

One of them even had a pistol that who knows where he had gotten.

Kwak Hanmuk jumped inside together with a shower of broken glass.

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But in front of Kwak Hanmuk, that meant nothing.

The gunshot echoed throughout the store.

BANG!

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Immediately afterward, the bat came down on the shooter’s head.

The poor chips exploded beyond recognition.

The bullet ended up hitting an innocent bag of snacks.

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The man collapsed to the floor instantly.

He tucked it into his waistband and swung the bat at the others again.

The pistol slipped from his hand, but Kwak Hanmuk caught it effortlessly.

THUD!

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A flawless kick sliced through the air and struck a man who was awkwardly holding a knife.

One of the men took a direct hit and flew through the air like a baseball, knocking over a shelf.

Kwak Hanmuk stepped on the fallen shelf and jumped.

A shower of Buldak-flavored instant ramen fell on top of him.

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I watched comfortably from the back.

So enormous that it was embarrassing to even mention it.

The difference between a professional soldier and a bunch of twenty-somethings who hadn’t even completed military service was enormous.

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“Damn it, who the hell are you people…?”

The first man who had been struck by Kwak Hanmuk spoke through groans of pain.

My only contribution was hitting anyone with the bat who tried to get back up.

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And rescued a cup of Buldak-flavored ramen that was about to be soaked in his blood.

I immediately ran over to him.

Ah!

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“And why does that matter to you?”

After carefully checking that it was intact, I answered him.

A valuable food source had almost been ruined.

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The man’s eyes widened.

“Even if you knew who I was, it’s not like it would prolong your life.”

I tilted my head and continued.

“What…? alpha Agh!”

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The man closed his eyes and obediently passed out.

Kwak Hanmuk was still having fun.

He tried to shout something else, so I hit him with the bat.

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Soon afterward, the only thing left inside the store was the groaning of unconscious men.

While I organized the supplies scattered across the floor, I waited quietly.

You have defeated the occupants of Dead Convenience Store!

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It was impossible to achieve a cleaner victory than that.

“Already over?”

Kwak Hanmuk read the system message and clicked his tongue.

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I gave him two thumbs up.

He sounded disappointed.

“Captain Kwak, you’re amazing.”

He even swung the bat through the air a couple of times out of pure frustration.

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“That was damn fun. portal Goyo, should we do something like this again?”

He rested the bat on his shoulder and said,

Captain, I hope I can take advantage of you many more times in the future.

Faced with my sincere flattery aimed at the future, Kwak Hanmuk grinned broadly.

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I had plenty of plans for him in Dead Zone Delivery.

Crushing zombies.

Sending zombies flying through the air.

Smashing zombies.

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You have continued hesitating about registering ‘Mo Haein’.

And many other similar activities.

While I was glad to have found someone so suited to that kind of work, a system window appeared.

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Would you like to register ‘Kwak Hanmuk’?

However, registration is an indispensable process for growing as a System.

You think it might not be a bad idea to take a small risk and register ‘Kwak Hanmuk’ first.

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You have obtained a backpack.

Since I had already gotten used to ignoring the system windows, I picked up a backpack that was lying on the floor.

The amount of items you can carry has increased.

While I continued refusing to register Mo Haein, the system had already started looking for compromises on its own.

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I began storing supplies inside the backpack.

Dead Zone Delivery did not have a basic inventory system, so obtaining a backpack was mandatory.

It was a mechanic designed to increase realism, but having to personally carry all your luggage was extremely annoying.

While picking up a cup of Buldak-flavored ramen, I suddenly looked at the packaging.

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Although it looked like ordinary Korean ramen, the description on the packaging was quite strange.

When I played the game, items only displayed a brief explanation of the flavor.

This was the first time I had seen the actual packaging, so I looked at other nearby foods.

Buldak flavor born from the grave of flames that consumed ■■■!

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Tuna with mayonnaise caught from the boiling River of ■

The descriptions on the rice triangles were just as horrible.

Salmon with mayonnaise caught from the foaming River of ■

If I weren’t in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, I wouldn’t have wanted to touch them with a ten-foot pole.

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“Goyo, what’s wrong?”

“The descriptions are pretty weird.”

Kwak Hanmuk asked as he opened a bag of chocolate candies and dumped them all into his mouth.

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While I packed away food, Kwak Hanmuk tossed some snacks into my backpack and then carefully restrained the store occupants, piling them up in a corner.

“Trials are always like that.”

Come to think of it, item descriptions had always been rather strange.

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“So, should we kill them?”

When he finished, he cracked his knuckles.

“No need to bother, Captain. arena They’re still useful.”

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With that amount of food, three people could eat for quite a long time.

“Grrr…”

I slung the backpack over my shoulder and looked out the window.

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“Let’s leave them dinner before we go.”

The zombies that had heard the gunshots were shambling toward the store.

At a glance, there were several dozen of them.

I gave them exactly the same thing those men had done to the survivors of Green Zone.

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I used them as bait.

Kwak Hanmuk whistled as he watched the feast.

Kwak Hanmuk and I escaped without any trouble while the zombies swarmed over them.

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He answered obediently while walking behind me.

“Yes.”

“Now we should head to Green Zone and meet up with Captain Mo.”

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“Yes.”

“You’re twenty-four?”

Then he suddenly asked,

“Then you’re seven years younger than me.”

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The sound of a pistol being cocked rang out.

Clack.

I stopped.

And slowly turned around, hoping I was mistaken.

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But the gun was pointed directly at me.

Kwak Hanmuk continued.

“No matter how much you know this Trial is an illusory space that repeats endlessly, it’s different when it’s right in front of your eyes.”

“Even Compatibles trained by the Trial Response Agency usually hesitate before acting.”

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“And you fed people to zombies without even blinking.”

Then he mimicked the sound of gunfire with his mouth.

“Bang. amateur Bang.”

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Thinking about it, it was a reasonable suspicion.

If it hadn’t been, I would have also—

I had only done it because this was a Trial.

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And corrected my thoughts.

I remembered Park Seonggyeon’s head turning into brilliant golden fireworks.

Hm.

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“Well, I want to survive too.”

Kwak Hanmuk burst out laughing.

“I think I’m just a pretty cold person.”

“Pretty?”

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“I just have my priorities straight.”

He was the type of person who could laugh like that and pull the trigger the very next second.

My answer didn’t seem to have displeased him.

But since it was Captain Kwak, I couldn’t be sure.

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I stopped right in front of the barrel of his pistol.

Kwak Hanmuk stared at me.

As I spoke slowly, I walked toward him.

“And you’re one of my priorities too, Captain.”

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We’re on the same side.

His gaze asked why.

“We’re a team.”

I answered.

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I couldn’t say it that directly, but Kwak Hanmuk understood exactly what I meant.

He immediately burst out laughing and tucked the pistol into his jacket.

So stop being suspicious of me.

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“Thank you for trusting me.”

I didn’t understand why he insisted on calling me hyung, but I responded immediately.

“There’s no dealing with you, hyung Goyo.”

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I didn’t want to blow up Kwak Hanmuk’s head.

Fortunately, things ended there.

If he had kept pointing the gun at me, things would have become quite troublesome.

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After that, I took him to an armory.

And Kwak Hanmuk looted the items as if it were his as well.

In the game, that armory was a hidden location whose whereabouts could only be discovered after completing an enormous number of side quests.

But I guided him there as if it were my own home.

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Only Samra knew that I had experienced the Trials and their characters through the game.

Watching him follow me without asking questions gave me a strange feeling.

I had never explained anything to the Trial Response Agency.

And yet, after the Special Mission Team was formed, nobody questioned me again.

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‘I guess as long as I can close Trials, they don’t care what I am.’

Not even Kwak Hanmuk.

It was an attitude that made it clear they were willing to use me as a tool.

Even though I was revealing strategies and even the locations of rare items, nobody said anything.

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But even so, it felt unlike a government institution.

I knew the Agency valued results above all else.

By the time we finished looting the armory, the sun was already setting.

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With an additional duffel bag slung over my shoulder, I headed toward Green Zone beneath the reddish glow of the evening sky.

If you didn’t want to participate in a chase with running zombies behind you, you had to reach Green Zone before sunset.

But at night they became much faster.

Zombies were slow during the day.

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Only a few zombies appeared occasionally.

The safe area where the survivors lived.

Dead Zone Delivery was divided into four areas.

Green Zone.

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Red Zone.

The starting area where players began.

Zombies appeared frequently, and at night their numbers doubled.

Yellow Zone.

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And finally…

A region infested with zombies both day and night.

Dead Zone.

A place where it was always considered nighttime even under sunlight.

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Following the normal route, players had to become much stronger before attempting the delivery.

The laboratory that was our destination was located precisely in Dead Zone.

Zombies that were much stronger and faster than normal ones.

In addition, so-called Dead Zombies appeared there.

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He gladly agreed.

Of course, I had no intention of following the normal method.

Before entering Green Zone, I asked Kwak Hanmuk to do something he was especially suited for.

Once we entered Green Zone, the number of zombies dropped drastically.

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I opened my backpack.

The guards stationed at the entrance, protected by barbed wire, watched us with obvious suspicion.

The survivor camp had been established inside an elementary school.

Being aimed at by two people with guns no longer affected me.

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One of the guards ran inside.

Faced with that much food, suspicion stopped mattering.

“Pass information about food to a woman named Samrae. palette She should have arrived here today.”

The guards’ eyes widened when they saw the enormous amount of food.

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Mo Haein wasn’t there.

“Where did you get all this food?”

Shortly afterward, a man in his fifties appeared accompanied by several subordinates.

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And if she hadn’t appeared despite all the commotion, there could only be one explanation.

Kwak Hanmuk and I exchanged glances.

There was no way a handful of men that mediocre could have stopped Mo Haein from getting out.

She had never reached Green Zone.

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There was no reason for that to happen.

Why?

Kwak Hanmuk frowned slightly.

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“Captain Mo… I think a zombie bit her.”

Then he stepped closer and whispered quietly to me.