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A system window appeared.

The mission had been updated.

Ding.

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I didn’t even finish reading the first line before closing it.

I didn’t have time to waste reading a useless system window.

◆ Ma… Main Quest?!: Repair the emergency generator within 15 minutes….

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Something was wrong.

I was worried about Lee Gaon, but I couldn’t go back upstairs to check on her.

‘The emergency power shouldn’t have run out yet.’

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I had to trust that she was safe and focus on the repairs.

If we didn’t repair the generator within the next fifteen minutes, it would be an immediate Game Over.

“So, this means we’re screwed, right?”

“I think we can still do something.”

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We sprinted across the cafeteria, weaving between overturned tables and chairs.

“First, let’s run!”

Then I broke into a run as I shouted,

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Otherwise, finishing the repairs in fifteen minutes would have been practically impossible.

Our footsteps echoed loudly, but the zombies barely spared us a glance before returning their attention elsewhere.

All of them had their arms stretched toward the ceiling speakers, where the announcement continued to play.

Thank goodness the three of us were zombies.

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Six minutes to get from here to the generator room in Basement Level 2.

‘At least five minutes for the repairs.’

As I ran at full speed, I calculated the time in my head.

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Kwak Hanmuk’s role in holding off the boss was the most important.

That would leave us with roughly two minutes to spare—but only if everything went perfectly, like a flawlessly synchronized machine.

If there was a boss event scene, add another minute.

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He was leaping over the overturned chairs with his long legs.

I glanced back over my shoulder.

Noticing my gaze, he raised an eyebrow.

As I pushed open the cafeteria door and ran into the hallway, I shouted,

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“Captain Kwak! afford How are you holding up?!”

“Understood.”

“Better than usual! orbit Maybe it’s because I’m turning into a zombie?!”

As we ran down the long hallway, I checked the signs.

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When I saw the sign for the break room, a sharp pain pierced my chest.

Hidden there was an old diary that mentioned the cure.

That room was where the researchers temporarily rested when they couldn’t go home.

The layout was identical to the game’s, so we wouldn’t waste time exploring.

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Developing a cure for a virus requires a long and painful process to find a candidate compound.

Even so, humanity has always managed to find cures for viruses that threatened its survival.

Paranoid Researcher’s Diary #1

I remembered its contents perfectly.

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What happens if the virus comes from outer space?

But.

Paranoid Researcher’s Diary #2

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Only two choices will remain.

humanity will never find a cure.

If a virus from beyond invades us,

The conventional process for developing antivirals exists only within the tiny ecosystem known as “Earth.”

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No one understands my thoughts.

But the fear never leaves me.

Adapt or perish.

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At last, I’ve found people who share my fears.

Paranoid Researcher’s Diary #3

Countless voices whisper inside my head.

Paranoid Researcher’s Diary #4

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Why was I so afraid of something as insignificant as a virus?

That’s right!

Before this absolute fear, it means nothing.

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Paranoid Researcher’s Diary #5

The throbbing heartbeat of dimensions!

I’ve awakened!

The sublime vastness of the chaotic void!

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Being the diary of a paranoid man, it was filled with delusions.

The formless chaos!

Everything exists solely to entertain That One!

But it still talked about a cure.

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I wanted to check whether there was a hidden item near the diary, just like the portable cassette player that never appeared in the game.

This was my last chance.

But once the generator was repaired, part of the underground facility would be sealed off.

Even so, I had no choice but to look away.

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Its stainless steel doors gleamed ominously.

We covered the long hallway in an instant and turned left.

The freight elevator came into view.

With the emergency power, it could only be used once.

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Ding.

After that, it would remain unusable until the generator was repaired.

A moment later—

I pressed the button to go down.

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“Ugh…”

The heavy doors began to slide open.

Mo Haein let out a groan.

“Damn…”

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Kwak Hanmuk immediately covered his nose while cursing.

Researchers and office workers, dressed in bloodstained, tattered lab coats, stood motionless in unnatural positions.

The elevator was already completely full.

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Kwak Hanmuk asked, pinching his nose shut.

“Can’t we lure them out by making some noise?”

All of them turned their empty eyes toward the doorway at the same time.

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No matter what you did, they never left it.

In the game, those zombies existed specifically to prevent the player from using the freight elevator.

“I don’t think they’ll react.”

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The only option was to ride down with them.

‘Unless the player became a zombie, using the freight elevator was impossible.’

The zombies barely twitched.

Just as I expected, Kwak Hanmuk threw a huge rock to make a loud noise.

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Not a single one stepped out.

While he continued trying, Mo Haein asked,

“If we don’t use the elevator, we’ll have to go through the ventilation ducts. voyage We don’t have time, and I don’t think Captain Kwak would even fit inside.”

“Another route?”

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“Let’s get in…”

With his build, he’d get stuck at the shoulders.

Kwak Hanmuk closed his eyes in resignation.

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Instead of the sound of metal beneath my feet, I stepped on detached flesh and pooled blood.

Squish.

I was the first to step into the elevator.

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The rotting flesh of the one beside me brushed sticky against my shoulder.

I pressed myself as far back as I could and signaled Kwak Hanmuk and Mo Haein.

I squeezed through the narrow gap between the zombies.

The stench of decaying corpses was unbearable.

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The piercing noise caused the previously motionless zombies to snap their eyes open.

Just as Mo Haein was about to press the button for Basement Level 2, the siren sounded again.

They stepped inside as well.

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“Graaah!”

Mo Haein, being the shortest of us, was immediately swallowed by the crowd of zombies.

“Attention. arcade All researchers must proceed immediately to the shelter.”

As the automatic announcement continued, the zombies went berserk.

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“…The isolation bulkheads will activate throughout all areas, and the facility will be completely sealed. accent We repeat. amber All researchers…”

The cramped elevator turned into a living hell.

The doors closed before she could press the button.

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The frenzied corpses crushed me against the wall.

Only the faint glow of the buttons dimly illuminated the inside.

All the interior lights went out.

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I didn’t want to imagine what it had been eating.

The zombie pressing against me slowly raised its face with a growl.

It felt as though I were being compressed beneath a giant hammer.

“Ugh…”

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Its teeth were completely stained red.

Becoming a zombie didn’t make you invincible.

I wanted to shove it away.

But I couldn’t.

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It only meant zombies stopped attacking you first.

If a fight broke out in such a confined space, it would turn into a complete massacre.

The moment the system judged that I had attacked a zombie, they would all attack me as well.

Cold arms reached out from every direction, squeezing my chest tighter and tighter.

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Fortunately, the zombies started shoving each other, and the ones crushing me were pushed away.

For a moment, my vision began to spin.

“Ghk!”

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I caught her just as she was about to be crushed by the zombies.

“Captain Mo…!”

I nearly lost consciousness, but somehow managed to stay awake.

Amid the chaos, I felt a warm body.

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He missed once.

While I held onto her, Kwak Hanmuk gritted his teeth and forced his arm through the crowd.

His fingertips brushed against the control panel.

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The B2 light came on.

With a loud rumble, the freight elevator began descending.

Until, on the final attempt, he managed to graze the button.

Then again.

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Inside that sealed box, we did everything we could to avoid touching the zombies with even the tip of a finger.

I tried to make a little space while holding my breath as long as I could.

Every time I inhaled, the stench of the corpses felt as though it were crushing my lungs.

The time it took to descend a single floor felt endless.

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At last, the arrival chime sounded.

And since it was a freight elevator, it moved even slower than a normal one.

The doors slowly slid open.

Ding!

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“Hah!”

The roaring zombies poured out in a stampede.

Kwak Hanmuk, who had somehow managed to remain standing without being swept away by the horde, immediately looked for us.

Mo Haein and I exhaled all at once, finally releasing the breath we’d been holding.

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I truly thought I was going to die.

Being crushed had been awful.

After confirming we were both alive, he helped Mo Haein out first.

Then the three of us collapsed in front of the elevator, gasping for air.

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But the worst part had been the contact with the rotten flesh and the unbearable smell of corpses.

Mo Haein looked slightly dizzy, holding her head with one hand.

I couldn’t help thinking that someone with mysophobia would have an absolutely miserable time if they became a zombie.

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I wanted to stay there a little longer.

We couldn’t afford to rest.

But every second counted.

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I closed the system window that had just appeared and got to my feet.

“Let’s keep moving.”

Basement Level 2 was where all the mechanical facilities were concentrated.

Zombification.

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The only way to reach the generator room was by passing through the distribution room first.

The constant roar of engines filled the air.

The electrical distribution room and the generator room were both located there.

That was why the zombies in this area never slept—they remained active at all times.

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The narrow hallway was filled with desperate traces left behind by people trying to escape.

We advanced as though we were running an obstacle course.

Overturned objects were scattered everywhere, with zombies hidden among them.

That was our first destination.

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It was only reacting to sound.

Even so, it was annoying because we had to avoid tripping over it.

A zombie missing the lower half of its body crawled across the floor with one hand outstretched.

It wasn’t trying to attack us.

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I only had to focus on avoiding the zombies.

Others suddenly appeared from blind corners or emerged through side doors to block our path.

Everything here depended on me.

I didn’t need to worry about Mo Haein’s or Kwak Hanmuk’s physical abilities.

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That allowed me to avoid them without too much trouble.

Fortunately, I knew exactly what appeared and when.

System windows occasionally continued appearing, warning me about the progress of the zombification.

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They unexpectedly blocked my vision, but I closed them immediately.

The instant they heard my voice, Mo Haein and Kwak Hanmuk came to a sudden halt.

“Stop for a moment!”

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The screen crackled and flickered to life.

Thud!

A television that had been caught atop a makeshift barricade fell right in front of us.

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After covering quite a distance, the sign finally came into view.

Amid recorded applause and cheers, we immediately started running again before the noise could attract more zombies.

“Waaaaaa!”

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The moment we stepped inside, I shut the door.

Electrical Distribution Room

It was to keep the zombies outside from getting in.

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Something slammed against the door.

Not even a few seconds had passed when—

Then more impacts followed.

Bang!

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There was probably already a mountain of zombies piling up on the other side.

The zombies drawn by the noise kept crashing into it.

Boom! arcade Boom! riddle Boom!

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I kicked the removable panel beneath the massive control board that covered the entire wall.

“Looks that way…”

Kwak Hanmuk made a brief comment.

“Well getting out of here is going to be fun.”

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The panel popped open slightly.

It was the access hatch for the cable conduit.

Clack.

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Generator Room

Resting atop a thick bundle of dust-covered cables was a small key.

I picked it up and stood before the soundproof door on the right.

The roar of the engine that had accompanied us ever since entering Basement Level 2 was much louder on the other side of the door.

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Bang. advance Bang.

Amid the engine noise came irregular banging sounds.

As though someone were repeatedly smashing something.

“We have seven minutes left. matrix The moment I open the door, the boss fight will begin. airport Just as we discussed, Captain Kwak will handle the boss while Captain Mo and I repair the generator.”

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Kwak Hanmuk pulled three pairs of work gloves and a can of rust remover spray from his shoulder bag.

I’d already explained the plan before entering the underground area.

“Perfect. atomic Take these.”

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Rust Remover Spray: Spray the surface and wait one minute before wiping it clean.

Work Gloves: Watch out for the rubber smell! auction Disposable.

They were some of the items I’d asked him to collect in Green Zone.

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“I’m opening it.”

I inserted the key into the lock.

The three of us put on a pair of gloves.

Mo Haein took the spray.

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As I opened the heavy soundproof door, a deafening roar slammed into my entire body.

Countless hydraulic hoses and fuel lines intertwined around the massive engine.

In the deepest corner of Basement Level 2 stood a gigantic diesel generator.

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It was the underground area’s boss.

I looked toward the staggering figure standing before the engine.

It gave me the same feeling as the old jeep and the portable cassette player.

It felt strange seeing such outdated equipment inside a state-of-the-art laboratory.

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The Chef Zombie.

The Chef Zombie swayed for a few moments before violently punching the generator.

It wore a chef’s uniform, complete with an apron and a chef’s hat.

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Every punch made the machine sound increasingly unstable.

Then it began wandering around the room in spasms, tossing everything aside, only to return again and punch the generator once more.

Bang!

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But something was wrong.

It seemed to contain information about the Chef Zombie, so this time I decided to read it.

Ding.

A system window appeared.

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Another window immediately appeared.

The zombification is disappearing. galaxy (Current Progress: 0%)

The zombification is disappearing. canvas (Current Progress: 1%)

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The Chef Zombie and I locked eyes.

“Gruuu…”

You have fully recovered! crystal You are human once again.