Apocalypse: Apparently, I Can See Zombies

'Du du du dum, dum, dum… Du du du dum, dum, dum.... Du du du dum, dum, dum~'

'I'm tired of being what you want me to be~'

The J-pop song in Jin-woo's ears ended just as he passed the corpse -filled cafeteria and reached the last corner to the entrance. He paused upon hearing the music that played next, but soon continued walking. He thought the song was rather fitting in this situation.

The song was from a band overseas he found during the winter break. This particular song resonated with him and led him down a rabbit hole in their music and history. Unfortunately, their lead singer died a few years ago.

'Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes~'

Step…

Step…

Step…

Jin-woo soon turned the corner with Seong sticking close to him. From here they could see several zombies rushing past the broken metal doors outside.

Seong glanced at Jin-woo worriedly but said nothing.

Jin-woo absorbed in the song didn't notice his best friend's worried expression, but as if sensing it on a spiritual level, he suddenly turned and flashed him a reassuring smile.

"Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow~"

Jin-woo turned back to the entrance and he gripped the revolver in his hand before stepping over the broken metal doors on the ground. He briefly came to a stop at the entrance and glanced around.

Zombies were rushing about wildly in the distance, especially near the gymnasium a lot of them were swarming that area.

"Every step that I take is another mistake to you~"

Suddenly a piercing scream came from up ahead, a zombie was rushing towards the gymnasium where the others were, but upon seeing Jin-woo it immediately shifted its body and began wildly charging at him.

It was several tens of meters away, but even from here, one could see that its hands and clothes were covered in dried blood. Its face had a deep cut on the right cheek that showed that its bones had turned a grayish-black color.

Its gray fish-like eyes danced wildly in its head, while its arms swung at its sides as it ran. From this, it seemed as if an animal's brain had been transferred into its body and was unable to use the unfamiliar limbs properly.

"Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow~"

Jin-woo silently observed these details. When the zombie reached within fifteen meters of him, he calmly lifted his hand and pulled the trigger.

The sound of a bullet echoed out as the zombie fell to the ground, its forehead pierced. In the distance, the sound of the bullet going off caused several zombies near the gymnasium to look over. Seeing Jin-woo they raised their heads and released bone-chilling screeches to the sky. From the initial ten or so, more and more zombies started letting out shrill screams as they were notified of food.

"I've become so numb I can feel you there!!~"

The screeching of the zombies that faintly made it over here was drowned out due to the song in Jin-woo's ears reaching a climax. His steps were calm as he walked past the zombie on the ground. Now a few meters away from the east wing, he suddenly turned around and pointed the revolver at the building.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Jin-woo emptied the last three remaining bullets in the revolver before the sound of glass shattering echoed out.

"Become so numb! So much more aware! I'm becoming this!~"

A glass window on the fourth floor, the third floor, and the second floor were shattered by each bullet. As soon as they did, the numerous zombies that were gathered at the stairs near each glass window were like water in a broken dam. They spilled out from the shattered window in droves before falling to the ground.

'All I want to do is be more like me and be less like you!~'

The zombies at the gymnasium became even more restless after hearing the additional bullets fired, and they charged toward Jin-woo. Their screams, with the addition of the ones that fell through the windows of the east wing, resulted in a cacophony of ominous noises that spread throughout the surroundings.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Seong, hearing their screams felt a chill go up his spine, numbing his skull. Jin-woo, however, simply threw the revolver to the side.

'I've... become so numbbbb!~'

Facing the east wing with the music still blaring in his ears, Jin-woo had the football field to his back, while across from it the middle school could be made out behind the tall trees. To his right was the direction of the gymnasium, and a bit further down was the elementary campus as well as the back entrance of the school.

To his left was where the main entrance of the school was, and after walking pass it, one would reach the auditorium.*

With the zombies coming from the east wing in front of him and the gymnasium to his right, it didn't take Jin-woo long before deciding where to go. With a turn of his body, he sprinted toward the auditorium to his left— starting the first stage of his plan… being chased.

Rather than taking the curved road leading around the field past the main entrance, Jin-woo directly cut across the field.

The zombie horde chasing after him, which was likely in the hundreds, was in the formation of a fan. Their guttural screams filled the sky so much so that even the students and teachers on the second floor of the east wing, along with Ah-yong in the broadcasting room could hear them clearly.

Ye-jun and the others, as well as the three students in the security rooms, couldn't hear the screams, but they could feel the ground shaking slightly as the zombies chased after Jin-woo, it was as if an earthquake was happening.

However, no matter how fast the zombies were, Jin-woo slowly pulled away from them. By the time he crossed the field, the zombies were just touching the grass.

Jin-woo turned to see this scene and intentionally slowed down his pace. However, the zombies behind him weren't the only ones chasing him, some stray ones who were wandering around the main entrance of the school to the right of the auditorium, and the road leading to the middle school campus to the left of the auditorium were rushing towards him.

They were closer to Jin-woo, but they were still a few meters out from reaching him.

After carefully surveying his surroundings as he sprinted, Jin-woo turned to Seong who was running next to him, and loudly said.

"Seong, see if you can find the security guards of the school wearing these utility belts!"

Seong hearing this had his eyes flashed before he nodded, and his figure then disappeared. He reappeared near the horde of zombies at the back. Though he was careful not to get too far away from Jin-woo.

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*I'll be putting a rough map of the school in this paragraph comment soon to give you guys a better understanding of Jin-woo's position.