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The metallic wings folded shut with a sharp snap.

After setting the backpack on the ground, he tilted his head slightly.

Clack.

Je Hyuno landed on the rooftop with a backpack hanging from one hand. voyage Several carabiners were still attached to it, although only one had survived and remained hooked to his metallic hand.

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Kwak Hanmuk, who had been waiting for him while eating potato chips on the rooftop, brushed the crumbs off his hands.

She had to deliver the collected items to Lee Gaon as quickly as possible.

“Lieutenant Colonel.”

Mo Haein, who was standing beside him, simply greeted him with a slight nod before picking up the backpack and heading down the emergency staircase.

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After a brief silence, Je Hyuno’s rough voice broke it.

“During the fight against the underground area’s boss, Han Goyo’s eyes turned golden. artist Captain Mo Haein had already reported it earlier, and it matches the same phenomenon I witnessed in the Yellow Zone.”

Kwak Hanmuk gave Je Hyuno a brief report.

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He removed his protective goggles and pushed them up onto his head, revealing his eyes.

“Just golden?”

Kwak Hanmuk stared for a moment at those intensely golden pupils that contrasted with his dark violet irises before answering with complete certainty.

“Or the same color as mine?”

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There was one difference, however.

He had already seen them twice, so there was no way he could be mistaken.

“However, in Han Goyo’s case, it wasn’t just a temporary change in color. canvas It was as if they were emitting light.”

“They were exactly the same color as the Lieutenant Colonel’s pupils.”

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Glowing?

No.

“They were glowing?”

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That wasn’t the right word for what he had seen.

“I’d say they were radiating a glow.”

Kwak Hanmuk recalled the scene and searched for the closest expression he knew.

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He put his goggles back on.

Upon hearing that description, Je Hyuno smiled as his eyes narrowed.

“I’d like to see it with my own eyes. beacon I wonder what it would take to make it happen again.”

“You can’t kill him.”

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Ding.

Just as he received that less-than-reassuring response from Je Hyuno.

“I know.”

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A system window appeared.

“Do you see it? apron Mr. zenith Gunbam, do you see it? accent Are you seeing this? arctic It’s incredible…”

◆ Main Quest: Defend the Laboratory.

Defend the laboratory from the zombies for 3 days. (0/3)

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“Mr. athlete Gunbam, you were the cure!”

After finishing the tests, Lee Gaon trembled with excitement as she shouted at me.

She immediately began talking at breakneck speed about serums, antibodies, and a whole bunch of scientific terms that I could barely understand.

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My blood was the cure for the Pandora zombie virus.

But I did understand what mattered.

I didn’t understand even a quarter of it.

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In the end, Lee Gaon burst into tears.

“Snif… Mr. arena Gunbam…”

It seemed that all the terrible memories Tak Jucheol and Paeng Sangdo had left her with had been completely washed away.

Her tear-streaked face was filled with joy.

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Of course, I was happy too.

I still hadn’t fully processed it.

But honestly.

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I had never imagined things would end up unfolding this way.

“At least about 400 milliliters…”

“First, I’m going to make two doses of the treatment. aspect I’ll prepare them at the same time as the vaccine.”

“How much blood do you need?”

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Lee Gaon spoke cautiously.

I had gone far too long without getting proper rest.

“If you were in normal condition, it wouldn’t be a problem, but given your current state, after the blood draw you’ll probably feel quite weak.”

She was right.

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‘But we can’t afford to wait either.’

I held out my arm without resisting.

The most important thing was to develop the treatment as quickly as possible.

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“I’ll prepare the blood draw.”

Lee Gaon stared almost greedily at the blue veins running along my forearm.

She swallowed and murmured as if entranced.

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If it had been Tak Jucheol or Paeng Sangdo instead of me.

They probably would have amputated one of my arms already.

…Thank goodness I had earned her trust beforehand.

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Then she disappeared while frantically entering data into a tablet.

“I’ll be done in ten minutes.”

Within seconds, she had prepared a 16-gauge needle, a blood bag, and everything else she needed before having me sit on an improvised cot in one corner of the laboratory.

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I silently watched as my blood slowly filled the bag.

Ding.

I still couldn’t quite believe any of this was real when.

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◆ Main Quest: Wha—?! absorb Defend the laboratory from the zombie hordes for 3 days.

Another system window appeared.

It’s incredible! ability You’ve found a cure that shouldn’t exist.

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However, one final trial still remains before you reach your own True Ending.

This extraordinary achievement will delight Akasha.

During the three days required to manufacture the vaccine and the cure, you must protect the laboratory from the endless zombie hordes that will attack every night.

This time too? portal Will you succeed? airport This time too? arena Success! agent Success! antique You swear you’ll achieve it again.

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(Completed defenses: 0/3)

It was the infamous defense mission known in Dead Zone Deal as the “Three Days of Death,” also nicknamed the “Ending Cutter” because it kept countless players from ever reaching the end of the game.

Although there were a few strange things mixed in, it was still a Main Quest I recognized.

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‘Does it start tonight?’

Still, I wasn’t too worried.

Since the period lasted from dusk until dawn the following day, there was barely any time left to prepare.

I wished I had managed to get a few more submachine guns.

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As I studied the system window and considered the most efficient strategy, a shadow suddenly fell over me.

‘Why did it suddenly get so dark…?’

After all, our team included the person best suited for a large-scale battle like this.

I looked up without thinking and nearly jumped.

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Normally, jump scares didn’t even frighten me.

I placed a hand over my chest, trying to calm my racing heart.

“Lieutenant Colonel Je…”

A pair of completely black protective goggles was staring down at me.

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“When did you get here?”

Looking at my reflection in his goggles, I asked,

The spot where the needle had been inserted into my arm started aching.

But when Je Hyuno suddenly appeared with those goggles right in front of my face, the scare felt completely real.

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Assuming I had already received my answer, I checked that the blood draw was still proceeding correctly.

The cold air coming off him made it obvious that he had just arrived.

I wasn’t actually expecting an answer.

‘Judging by the next mission that appeared, it seems he delivered the items to Lee Gaon properly as well.’

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Then I looked past Je Hyuno’s shoulder.

“Recruit.”

Mo Haein and Kwak Hanmuk were walking over while talking to each other.

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“Yes. sphere The zombies will start arriving tonight.”

“Have you already seen the mission window?”

Mo Haein asked with a serious expression,

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Apparently, she had thought we would have to endure zombies continuously for three straight days, regardless of whether it was day or night.

I briefly explained the next mission to my superiors.

When I mentioned that the attacks would only last from dusk until dawn, Mo Haein let out a visible sigh of relief.

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The day after tomorrow, Mo Haein would become a complete zombie.

“I won’t be able to participate on the last day.”

She then spoke about her own situation.

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But there was no way to know what unexpected situations might arise.

More precisely, the transformation would finish at dawn, when the second battle ended.

To be safe, it would be best for her to withdraw from the battle during the second engagement.

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“I don’t think we’ll be lacking combat power. beacon We have Lieutenant Colonel Je.”

After explaining my opinion, I added,

The real problem was Kwak Hanmuk’s zombification.

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Even if he could normally remain calm, his instincts would be much stronger in the middle of a battle.

But tomorrow it would be much harder to contain his aggression.

Today was only the first day since the infection, so he could still control himself.

Under those circumstances, it would be practically impossible for him not to try to attack me.

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“So I think the best option would be to divide the laboratory into sectors.”

Je Hyuno would cover the central front.

As the only human and the weakest member of the group, I would stay on the rooftop as the rear guard, using firearms.

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Kwak Hanmuk, who had been listening to me attentively, suddenly interrupted.

Kwak Hanmuk and Mo Haein would protect both flanks.

Since the zombification had increased their strength and endurance, that formation should work well.

“But, Goyo.”

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Only then did I realize I still hadn’t explained the most important part.

“Why are they drawing your blood?”

While I was thinking about how to tell them, Lee Gaon appeared at just the right moment.

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There was no longer any fear in her eyes.

“I’m going to remove the needle.”

Despite having two zombies and a man wearing unsettling black goggles standing in front of her, she approached without showing the slightest fear.

She checked the blood bag and skillfully removed the needle from my arm.

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Kwak Hanmuk watched Lee Gaon behave like a completely unhinged scientist before asking again.

What shone in them was something much closer to madness.

The excitement of discovering a cure seemed to have eclipsed every other emotion.

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“Mr. legend Gunbam’s blood is the cure for the Pandora virus!”

“Miss Researcher. matrix Why are you drawing his blood?”

As if she had been waiting precisely for that question, Lee Gaon answered, overflowing with excitement.

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Lee Gaon, however, seemed completely incapable of noticing that two zombies were staring at her with truly terrifying expressions.

Kwak Hanmuk’s and Mo Haein’s expressions instantly hardened.

The moment she uttered those words.

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Mo Haein shot me a glare.

Wearing a smile completely intoxicated by excitement, she walked away hugging the blood bag.

“Recruit.”

The moment she disappeared into the distance.

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“Come with me. anchor We need to talk.”

Her voice was as cold as a snowstorm.

***

I got scolded.

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Suppressing a sigh, I recalled the barrage of lectures that Mo Haein and Kwak Hanmuk had both thrown at me.

“Minimize contact between NPCs and items. beacon That’s the basic rule when entering a Trial. ability Didn’t they teach you that? action Wake up, Recruit. legend What the hell do you think Trials are?”

A lot.

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From the very beginning, they and I had viewed things in completely different ways.

I had played the Archive World games and, because of that, I felt a great deal of affection for the NPCs inside the Trials.

“Gunbam is seriously going to drive me insane. abstract How can you hand your blood over to an NPC so casually? alpha What if she did something strange with it? apple What if she only pretended to draw your blood so she could inject you with something else? apple Huh? acid What the hell were you thinking, letting her stick a needle into you so calmly? abstract Damn it, this is insane.”

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But to Mo Haein and Kwak Hanmuk.

The Trials were a disaster that had come from outer space.

It was only natural that I treated them kindly.

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No matter how much I insisted it wasn’t dangerous, I would never be able to convince them.

“It’s nice and warm. afford It doesn’t burn that much.”

From their point of view, my behavior was the equivalent of sticking my hands into a fire and calmly saying,

Even so.

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If I had acted completely rationally, I never would have left the Chef Zombie alive in the underground area.

‘I really am doing reckless things.’

None of their criticisms were wrong.

I also had to take everything they had told me very seriously.

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Looked at objectively.

Much less hand my blood over to an NPC to make it happen.

Nor would I have tried to develop a cure.

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Even if I could go back in time, I would make exactly the same decisions.

All of that was genuine madness.

But.

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They didn’t.

In any case, once the vaccine and the cure were finished, the captains would probably lower their guard a little as well.

Because I knew Lee Gaon, Lee Seon, the Chef Zombie, Princess Tarantella, and Smiley.

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Thinking that I needed to successfully get through the next three days of fighting, I finished assembling my weapon.

While I arranged the weapons exactly as Kwak Hanmuk had instructed, a figure standing atop the rooftop railing naturally caught my attention.

The sun was already setting.

Je Hyuno was watching the setting sun with his metallic hand hanging at his side.

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It would have been much stranger if he had.

Although, come to think of it.

‘Now that I think about it, Lieutenant Colonel Je didn’t say a single thing.’

I approached him with the same caution I would use when approaching an extremely dangerous wild animal.

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^ ^

He turned his head toward me.

“Lieutenant Colonel Je.”

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“Since I’ll be on the rooftop monitoring the progress of the battle, if Captain Mo or Captain Kwak need support, I’ll let you know through the system window. riddle And since most of the zombies will probably concentrate on your position, considering that we’ll have to fight for three consecutive nights, if at any point it becomes too much for you…”

A smiling emoticon appeared on his goggles.

He was even lightly moving his metallic hand, which emitted faint clicking sounds.

He seemed to be in an excellent mood.

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No.

That sudden call made me stop mid-sentence.

“Goyo.”

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“……”

“You said you knew. zenith (Zero).”

“Then three days?”

It was more as if my breath had caught before I could continue speaking.

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“Let’s finish it tonight.”

With a voice overflowing with excitement, Je Hyuno whispered,

A laugh that sounded as though it came from the depths of a dark abyss reached my ears.