Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

Chapter 74

Episode 15 – A Kingless World (5)

The frightened people looked at Han Sooyoung at the same time.

Han Sooyoung squatted down and spat out.

"Are you all idiots? Wake up. Think properly if you want to live. You don't know when you will meet other bad people yet you want to cut down the number of people who can be colleagues?"

"T-That..."

"In this world, the underdogs have to be united. You want to fight over a few garbage items instead of combining forces?"

The people suddenly came to their senses and reddened.

The intermediate dokkaebi probably didn't know that among the people he scattered, one of them was a web novelist.

"Don't you have the necessary weapons and supplies? Can't you survive? Don't you know that the selfish ones are the first to fall? Do you think you can get stronger just by picking up a few more trash items?"

The complexions of the survivors darkened. Their bloodthirstiness slowly subsided.

"If you can't become strong enough so that no one can touch you, make trusted colleagues. Isn't that common sense?"

It was natural for a plagiarist to say such things.

In fact, her words were effective. People started to look awkwardly at one another. If someone opened their mouths at this moment, the people could unite. A few words caused their survival rate to rise sharply.

I stared at Han Sooyoung and opened my mouth. "But for you to say this..."

"Do you understand. Everyone should act correctly!" Han Sooyoung said quickly before turning and running away. Her stamina was low so she couldn't run far. "Pant, pant! Why are you chasing me?"

"You even plagiarized the words of the novel?"

「 "If you can't become strong enough so that no one can touch you, make trusted colleagues." 」

This was the advice that Yoo Jonghyuk gave to survivors in Ways of Survival. Han Sooyoung shouted, "How is it plagiarism? These lines are from my novel!"

"Then why are you running away?"

"...No reason! Why are you chasing me?"

She refused to admit that she plagiarized to the end. I grabbed her collar.

"I saved you so you should pay back the value."

"What value?"

I laughed at Han Sooyoung's nervous expression.

"If you have a spare battery, take it out. You must need it for your novel text."

Han Sooyoung's expression distorted.

***

I hadn't intended to take Han Sooyoung with me at first.

To be honest, Han Sooyoung was a bad person considering what she had don so far. However, her 'avatar' ability was quite useful and I had a few things to figure out. Most of all, she would be useful to clear the current sub scenario...

"I don't have a spare battery. I lost everything in Gwanghwamun."

"Then give me your novel."

"No. Pay for it if you want to read it."

"How am I supposed to pay when all the platforms are gone?"

I took her smartphone away from her. The upset Han Sooyoung clung to my shoulders and reached out an arm.