《ROAD TO SALVATION》|| A Sweet Home Fan Story

Episode 18: ...

Hyun's POV

And so, Dae-shim and I brought the now-unconscious bald man inside a vacant room, where we are locked in. We placed on the bed before we sat beside him just to keep a close eye on him. Dae-shim even places gauze on his nostrils to prevent the blood from seeping. I sat down by the wall beside his bed while Dae-shim sat by the wall in front of his bed.

After lounging around for a while, we then noticed the bald man waking up.

"Good, you're awake," I remarked.

"Did I pass out?" the bald man asked.

"Yeah. That's a typical early symptom of monsterization," Dae-shim replied as he nodded.

This made the bald guy worried as he mused, "I can't believe this... Why now...? Why.......? Listen..... Hyun. Not everyone turns into a monster just because they show these symptoms, right? You still seem to be hanging in there okay. Could you tell me your secret?"

'You've got some nerve, old man,' I thought as I glared at him.

"Sorry about before... now I realize, it's ridiculous to send someone out into a monster-infested world just because they have a nosebleed," the bald guy continued while shaking. "I was wrong!! But what the hell is that woman doing while her husband is lying here?!!!"

"Brace yourself," I said.

"What?"

"You heard him," Dae-shim said as he removed his goggles and gas mask. "You have to brace yourself, Mr. Kim."

"I've got... nothing more to say to you two," the old man said to us as we try to entertain ourselves to pass the time.

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3rd Person POV

"Okay, there," Wook said as they placed the last heavy object at the entrance. "We can have a bit of light now that we blocked the entrance with curtains. Well done, everyone."

"But that will really be enough?" a man asked me.

"Yeah? How long will a shutter and a few pieces of furniture last?" Hyein agreed. "We should black it something sturdy like metal plates."

"Metal plates? Have you seen any around?" Wook rhetorically asked.

"We could rip off and use doors from the boiler room in the underground parking lot or empty apartments. They're around the right size," the man requested.

"Hm... I guess that would work, but no one here knows how to weld. And we don't have any welding equipment either."

Just then, Hyuk notices the shield, bat, spear, and whip nearby.

"Jisu," he said to her.

"Yeah?" Jisu replied.

"Who did you say made this?"

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Hyun's POV

A while later, we heard the door open as Hyuk entered the room.

"You little shit! How long are you going to keep us locked up in here!?" Seok demanded as he got up.

"Hyun, Dae-shim, I came to talk to you two about something," Hyuk said to us as he led to us to the stairwell, which is all blocked.

"The entrance to the stairs on the first floor is a very important barricade," Hyuk explained. "As you can see, it's just a makeshift barricade made from some locks and furniture. Plus, the front entrance is only blocked with a shutter and some furniture."