12 Episode 12 - Relic, Part II (1/2)

Chapter 4. Relic, Part II

Translator: Khan

Editor: RED

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No one stopped Kim Tae-hoon's party as they left the large mart. It was not that there were no people who wanted to stick to him.

”What do we do when you go? What do we do?”

”Please save us …”

”Take us with you! We won't let you go if you don't take us!”

”Don't try to live alone, you fucking bastard! If you're a human, be a human!”

Some were desperately trying to become a parasite clinging to Kim's back, with some threatening them. It was a natural reaction because it was a matter of their life. However, he showed them no sympathy.

”I warn you, you'd better not follow me. I don't think it's going to make any difference if I add a few more bodies in a place full of monsters.”

Kim threatened them clearly, and there was no one who showed courage in the face of his threats. And he did not just end up threatening them

”If there's anyone who is following us, get rid of them.”

”Get rid of them?”

”At least, attack them enough to feel the threat of death, even if they don't die.” He made his will clearly known to Bang Hyun-wook and Ahn Sun-mi.

”Is there a reason to do that?”

”We shouldn't get caught up in the mess caused by a crazy survivor.”

The reason was clear.

Earlier, Kim had caused a huge disturbance to kill the Black Orc, a huge disturbance that would have looked terrible if an insurance company employee saw it.

He had touched the grass. If there was a snake in the grass, it would not be sleeping in this disturbance. The snakes that were now hiding in the city were not just snakes, but terrible monsters.

'If there's another Black Orc, then there's nothing to do but escape.' Kim, who had already spent a lot of power killing the Black Orc, was in a situation where the fight would be even more burdensome.

That's why he wanted to raid the police station. He needed a powerful weapon which was more useful than a hand ax or a knife.

Of course, it took a long time to get to the police station. They had to move more quietly on the street of the night and slowly without drawing attention.

It was a cold, frozen body that welcomed Kim and his party at the police station when they arrived.

”That's pathetic.” Bang briefly murmured what everyone felt.

Kim briefly clicked his tongue as soon as he heard Bang's words. 'It's as bad as I expected.'

The scene of the police station that he saw now was not much different from what he had predicted.

”...there's no police officer.”

What Sun-mi said was also what he had expected.

”It would be rather strange if people were screaming outside and a policeman stayed still.”

”The fuss would be bigger without the police.”

”Yes.”

It was never good. Kim's imagination meant the worst scenario he could imagine.

'If there was one survivor here at least… I'm sure I could use the network in some way.' Kim did not hope the police station performed its duty. Instead, he wanted to have one of the police officers left, to speak to the survivor.

'There are contacts in the army, but there are no contacts on the police side ...'

In a situation where the communication network collapsed, people have to talk to each other directly, and in order to contact the police network, the current police were needed more than ever.

But this was a clear reality. There was nothing great about the armed forces of the Korean police.

How good were the weapons of the police officers who had worked at the police station, not anywhere else?

The armory of the police in Bucheon City would not be greater than that owned by five or six ordinary people with a hobby of shooting in the United States. There was no possibility of using them properly.

How many police officers had practiced shooting in preparation for this kind of situation?

'If they'd known this day would come, all countries would have legalized carrying guns, like the United States.' An unfunny idea passed through Kim's mind.

”... the army is different, isn't it?” Ahn Sun-mi asked Kim carefully.

The next destination would be the military.

”I don't know.” But the situation of a military base was not likely better than here.

Obviously, the level of the armed forces of the military was different from the police.

The number of automatic rifles and ammunition was different, and it was impossible to compare the power of a sidearm with a heavy weapon.

However, the Korean military had never trained to fight the sudden emergence of such monsters.

'No, in fact, most of the Korean army has little experience in combat, because most of them consider military life as slave life.'

'It might be faster to beat and kill monsters with shovels than to shoot guns, if they are not at the forefront, and if they are stationed in the city.'