𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐲 ➤ 𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐮-𝐡𝐲𝐞𝐨𝐤

ᴄʜᴀᴩᴛᴇʀ xxxᴠɪɪ

Su-Hyeok had managed to climb back on with the help of Cheong-San before glancing at his arm. A bite from an infected meant turning. He didn't want to lose a close friend. Not again. Shaking his head in disbelief.

Cheong-San listened to the silence pass them. He knew he was doomed from the moment Gwi-Nam was able to grab him like that. He wanted to help them at least one last time. To get them home or somewhere safe away from the bombing that would happen at any given moment.

"I'll lure the zombies away from you guys. So you can make a run for it." He spoke.

"N-no." Hyun-Jae spoke as she shook her head. "You have to make it. You could become like Nam-Ra o-or Ga-Eul." She continued. "Don't go." She cried out quietly. Losing her guy best friend once broke her. Losing Cheong-San made her feel worse. She had known him and On-Jo since they were kids.

"I have to." He spoke. His own eyes teary. Placing his hand over hers. "But you guys can still make it out alive."

"No. Not like this." Hyun-Jae spoke.

"We don't have another choice or time to think about this." Cheong-San spoke. Glancing at her as he ripped his name tag and gave it to her. "We'll talk about everything later.." He spoke quietly.

Hyun-Jae listened as she felt his name tag on her palm. Closing her hand around it. "Cheong-San.." She quietly spoke his name.

Cheong-San listened before hugging her and then pecking her cheek lightly. Moving away before hugging On-Jo and soon pulling away. "Take care of them for me Su-Hyeok." He spoke before climbing back into the building.

"Today I am the happiest guy at school!" He yelled loudly to get the attention of every zombie around. "Hey!" He continued to yell as he dodged the zombies and ran up before leading them to the spot he needed them in.

The group waited for the zombies to finish running past the window before making their escape. Not missing a single second and heading towards the woods like how they had originally planned to have done so.

Hyun-Jae quietly gripped the name tag in her hand as she knew it was the last thing from him that she would hold onto for a while. She didn't want to risk losing it. Following the others as her father carried her on his back this time.

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Cheong-San continued to yell back at the construction sight. Leading the zombies down the empty elevator shaft. Watching them fall to their death as his back pressed against the wall of the shaft to avoid being dragged down by them.

He didn't move until every single one of them had gone down. Making his way around and back onto the main floor. Panting as he gathered his breath. Falling onto his knees and feeling a warm trail of blood leave his nose. That is until he saw Gwi-Nam again.

"You just never die, do you?" Cheong-San spoke rhetorically.

"Not until I finish with you." Gwi-Nam replied anyways as he didn't really care.

The two continued their fight from earlier. Only this time Cheong-San had a deadly plan. He planned on taking Gwi-Nam with him if it meant ending the dispute they had with one another.

"You're still a coward. Nothing has changed about you." Cheong-San spoke.

It wasn't long before his scream filling the floor they were on when Gwi-Nam's thumb tried to get his eye out just like Cheong-San had done to him in the library before leaving him to die alone after. It was the root of Gwi-Nam and his anger. He knew that.

Getting Gwi-Nam off him after some time. A small cry leaving him from the fresh wound he now had. Gwi-Nam licking the blood off his fingers. Cheong looked at him with his good eye before turning away from him. Crawling his way back to the elevator.

Gwi-Nam watched him amused. Unaware of what the teen before him was planning. Mocking him the moment he saw him start crawling away from him. "Look who's a coward now." He laughed. "Where are you going?" He asked. "Trying to save yourself from me?"

Cheong-San listened as he shook his head at the moment. "I'm not scared of you." He spoke as he focused on getting up at the moment. Feeling woozy and like the imfection was just starting to take effect on him. Focusing on the small task he had given himself beforehand.

His body turning to Gwi-Nam who wstched his every move carefully. His gaze landing on him as he made sure that Gwi-Nam was close enough and within arms reach. Not sure if Gwi-Nam was even aware of the bombings that were about to happen.

Back at the military base Seon-Mu glanced at the monitors.

"Sir. We have everything done and ready to go." One of the soldiers behind him spoke. Glancing at Seon-Mu. Waiting for any other instructions or orders from his boss.

Seon-Mu took a moment to himself as he was impacted by the decision he had to make but it was the only way out that they had. "Fire." He ordered.

The soldier nodded before pressing the button that set the three bombd down onto the zombies they had gathered into three different piles.

Cheong-San grabbed the male by the color. He only had so much time in his hands. Using Gwi-Nam name as a shield to block the fire from the explosions once they happened. Feeling himself falling back. Like time had stopped in that moment as he continued to spiral downwards to the pile of zombies beneath him. Taking one more breath before feeling everything go dark.

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The explosion sent the rest of the survivors back with its strong wind. The debris from the building falling back down as they took cover. They were all lucky except Dae-Su who had gotten his leg injured.

Hyun-Jae covered her head and body behind a tree as she waited for everything to end. Her father keeping his arms and head over hers to keep her protected.

Moving away from her father once the whole thing ended and no more debris was falling onto them. Getting up with his help as she teary-eyed the way they had come from. Her hand opening at the name tag still in her hand. Closing her eyes tightly and praying it was all a dream. Praying that once her eyes opened she would be back in bed at home. Just getting ready for school. Getting to see Gyeong-Su, Joon-Yeong, I-sak, and all the others. Opening her eyes to see the nightmare their lives had become.