Stagnant Water of Apocalypse

Chapter 29: D - 7

7 days left until the zombie apocalypse begins. To my surprise, no one contacted nor came to my home throughout the time. I was not complaining though. However, it also raised a question about the capability of the government in my mind.

Just how hard is it to find someone or something in this small country? Even Kwon managed to find where I was simply through tracking my IP. I was certain that if the information agency belonging to the country put their mind on it, they would be able to find out what kind of underwear am I wearing today. Of course, I didn't want them to find out, but still... "Why are they still so quiet?"

I turned on the TV and left it on while showering. But there wasn't much to watch. News about high-ranking foreigners as well as foreigner correspondents visiting Korea was no longer fresh news. What I'm most curious about is what they intend to do next.

As I sat idly and watched the TV, a discussion on the current affairs started.

"Why is this program aired in the morning?" It was a rule of thumb for such a heavyweight program to only air at night. However, it seems like the media decided to ignore the rule this time because the matter was so serious.

At that time, Dingo came out of the bathroom, yawned and put his head on my leg.

-This case is judged to be very serious. The government's judgment is also delayed. In our program, we will discuss what we should do if all of this is true. Let's focus here and move on to the discussion. I shall present the stage to you, sir panelists.

As soon as the presenter finished speaking, one particular panelist made a bombshell declaration.

―There is nothing to say. We must enact the Martial Law immediately!

―Wait a minute, you can't just mention the Martial Law so early like that...

The first panelist shrugged his wide shoulder as the other panelist tried to object.

―Are you seriously still saying that? As soon as the monsters we thought only appeared in fantasy appeared on Earth, it's all over. We too, will eventually become zombies. But will the people just accept it like that? Even at this moment, many protests were happening all over the place. It is certain that it will only become worse in the future. If we don't do anything about it, soon it will spiral into an uncontrollable chaos. That's why we need to enact the Martial law.

―The enactment of the Martial Law is not a simple matter to decide... It will put an enormous burden on the government, especially in the personnel and economy section. The Parliament won't allow it.

―Sigh, the world is about to end, so what does it have to do with the government and the Parliament? In a few weeks or months, there will be zombies roaming around our city. If we don't do anything it will be hard for the survivors.

To be exact, it's a week later sir...

The Panelists kept debating back and forth in a tense manner. The wide shoulder panelist who seemed to have a good grasp of what would happen kept insisting on one thing. In short, he's saying that since we're already screwed anyway, let's enact the Martial Law and greet the end like a proper human being.

-I want to raise a point about the corrosive disease here. It is a very terrifying phenomenon which will destroy all kinds of metal. If this disease spreads on the day of the zombie apocalypse, the effect will be devastating. Is there anyone who can explain what happens to the metals that get exposed to the corrosive disease?

-Isn't it a little bit difficult to explain things that are scientifically impossible to happen?

– Well, After all, it came from a game, so it's not wrong to say that those things came from fantasy.