Editor’s Survival Guide - Chapter 15

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Editor’s Survival Rules Episode 15

Episode 15. ep3. Hunting Humans (6)

The Moving Gun aimed at Baek Sa-ra.

Baek Sa-ra, who had been moving lightly, lowered her body and kicked off the ground.

Baek Sa-ra charged forward as if cutting through the distance.

Then she mercilessly struck down at its tangled arms with two machetes.

Bang-!

Why was there an explosive sound when blade and gun collided?

The Moving Gun swayed once, then aimed its muzzle at Baek Sa-ra again.

But it was too slow.

No, Baek Sa-ra was too fast.

Bang-! Bang-! Bang-!

Baek Sa-ra dodged the muzzle and struck it repeatedly.

I don’t know much about swordsmanship.

But I could tell that what Baek Sa-ra was doing wasn’t kendo or sword techniques.

What Baek Sa-ra was displaying now was dismantling and butchery.

Nothing more, nothing less.

Under the continuous fierce attacks, gun barrels fell off the Moving Gun’s arms with a clatter.

Cornered, it flailed its arms desperately.

Baek Sa-ra left her machetes embedded in both its shoulders and kicked off the ground.

Baek Sa-ra’s flexible body drew a parabola as it went over its head.

Then upon landing, she swept its legs with a spinning kick.

Crash-!

The Moving Gun fell down spectacularly.

Baek Sa-ra gladly stepped on top of it.

Then she grabbed the machetes she had temporarily left with it.

Baek Sa-ra pulled her crossed arms with all her strength.

The sharp machetes interlocked like scissors and sliced through its torso lengthwise.

As if feeling pain, it thrashed about, shaking its steel ball-like head.

That metal head was dented and crushed.

Though there was no sound, it seemed to be screaming.

Click- Click- Click-click-click-

Its arms distorted and more gun barrels sprouted out.

Something didn’t look good.

It seemed like it was time.

It was preparing for indiscriminate rapid fire.

Baek Sa-ra must know this too.

But instead of retreating, she threw one machete.

Then with her bare hands, she grabbed the thing and began chopping at it like splitting firewood.

Bang- Bang- Bang-!

She seemed determined to cut off its arms entirely.

But despite Baek Sa-ra’s violence, its upper arms only continued to swell.

Dozens of rifles in half-melted form stuck to it.

Red and blue veins also spread like a net, fixing the guns in place.

Those disgusting components began clicking and interlocking.

I hurriedly threw myself down with an ominous premonition.

Immediately after, gunfire poured down like rain.

Rat-a-tat-a-tat-!

With suffocating gunshots, everything around was shattered.

Stone dust scattered over my head too.

I covered my ears and crouched as much as possible.

I had my face buried in Seo Do-un’s corpse, but there was no choice.

After a while, the nightmarish noise stopped.

I took my hands off my ears and slowly raised my head.

The hospital lobby was all destroyed, transformed into a wasteland.

Through the thick dust, I could see the half-split Moving Gun.

It was torn lengthwise from shoulder to abdomen, and Baek Sa-ra’s machete was deeply embedded in its wound.

Meanwhile, Baek Sa-ra stood in front of it, looking perfectly fine.

Did she finish it off…?

I looked at Baek Sa-ra with rising expectations.

Clang-!

But with a metallic sound, Baek Sa-ra’s blade fell to the floor.

Baek Sa-ra, who had been standing straight, also staggered backward.

Blood droplets splattered with her steps.

Sizzle- Sizzle-sizzle-

Conversely, the Moving Gun’s split body began sticking back together.

It writhed, making sounds like chunks of meat.

It was a clear opening, but for some reason Baek Sa-ra didn’t pick up her weapon.

Instead, she just quietly looked back toward me.

Baek Sa-ra’s behavior was strangely calm.

She looked as if she had already given up, accepting the outcome.

I met such Baek Sa-ra’s gaze and forced myself to stand up.

Ah, but.

Getting up made me feel like I was going to die even more.

My head was spinning and my stomach was churning.

I desperately wanted to sit back down, but…

I forced myself to endure and picked up the pistol Baek Sa-ra had given me.

Let me say again, I don’t know how to shoot this kind of thing.

My focus still wasn’t working well either.

But it’s okay.

I wasn’t particularly thinking of hitting anything anyway.

Bang-!

I pulled the trigger not at a target, but toward empty air.

With the gunshot, all attention focused on me.

Especially the Moving Gun looked at me as if mesmerized.

That made sense.

I was showing my bare face with the mask off right now.

Click- Click-click-click-click-!

The Moving Gun, having seen my face, hysterically twisted its gun barrels.

Baek Sa-ra was also looking at me with shock for some reason.

It seems I properly made my face impression.

After that, I turned around without regret.

Then I threw my body toward the opposite side from them.

It was when I was rolling mercilessly over the concrete rubble.

Thunk-!

I felt a vibration that was now quite familiar.

The vibration of the Moving Gun firing a high-power round.

Having finished rolling down, I looked back without even noticing the pain.

There was a round hole in the concrete rubble.

As expected.

That thing’s bullets only shot at targets whose faces it had seen.

I had rolled away to dodge it, but there was no time to catch my breath.

Ratatatatata-!

The sound of popping popcorn echoed from behind.

The concrete rubble I had rolled behind was also cracking apart.

Thank goodness.

The Moving Gun had left Baek Sa-ra behind and started chasing me.

I ran from the lobby toward the corridor to lure that monster.

But, oh no.

The thing that had started indiscriminate firing was also moving faster than before.

As the gunshots rapidly approached, I threw myself around the bent corridor.

Ratatatatak-!

Bullets poured down by a hair’s breadth.

Wow, I really almost died there.

I clutched my pounding heart and looked around.

There were signs here and there, but as expected, I couldn’t read the text inside them.

But this was fine too.

I remembered the cross-section diagram of the hospital that Baek Sa-ra had drawn for me.

I briefly assessed my surroundings and the structure of the corridor.

Then I roughly determined a direction and ran.

Pushing through a door, I entered a fairly spacious area.

This was the Emergency Medical Center.

Complex medical equipment and medical gurneys were spread out everywhere.

I dragged out a wheeled gurney and brought it outside.

Rattle- rattle-

Then I pushed it with all my strength toward the end of the corridor.

The gurney raced across the smooth floor and crashed into the wall.

After repeating this several times, a makeshift barricade formed at the far end of the corridor.

Ratatata-!

But as soon as five or six beds were stacked up, bullets poured over them.

The metal beds crumbled lightly like corn stalks.

Hey, seriously, cut it out…!

My heart racing with urgency, I went back into the emergency center.

Then I placed a white tank on a gurney and pushed it with all my strength again.

Rrrrrroll-!

It rolled more slowly than the other beds and stopped at an appropriate position.

Meanwhile, the Moving Gun’s muzzle appeared over the miserable wreckage.

After confirming that the thing had arrived, I entered the emergency center and immediately threw myself down.

Clang- claaang-! Ting-!

Metal sounds, something breaking.

Then, a tremendous roar erupted.

Kwaaaaang-!

The floor shook as if there was an earthquake.

All the glass around shattered completely and came pouring down.

Terrible heat also swept through once.

Piiiii-

A whistle-like ringing sound echoed in my head.

Even though I had tried to take cover, the impact was considerable.

I endured the dizziness and looked back toward the corridor.

The corridor was covered in black soot.

It was the trace of flames that had licked through.

Earlier, I had placed an oxygen tank on the last gurney I rolled out.

The Moving Gun had fired as usual and exploded it.

It had blown itself up.

I staggered to my feet.

Then I carefully peered toward the far end of the corridor.

Where the explosion had occurred was pitch black as if light was blocked.

An acrid burnt smell and disgusting fishy odor floated in the air.

This time, did I really finish it off?

…I shouldn’t have thought that.

Something seemed to stir, then it stood up, spilling ash everywhere.

It was the Moving Gun with its shell melted and limbs blown off.

No way, it survived that explosion?

The thing bent its waist and twisted its body.

Then the blown-off parts of its body began to regrow.

Tzzzzz- zzzt-

The Moving Gun convulsed as it repaired its body.

Was it my imagination that those movements looked painful?

No, I think I was right.

Its smooth head turned to look at me.

It had no eyes or expression, yet I felt clear hatred.

The revived thing raised its muzzle.

I immediately turned around, and once again that nightmarish sound echoed.

Ratatata-!

Damn! How much longer do I have to keep doing this?

I ran toward the emergency exit at the back of the emergency center.

But the thing was too fast.

With a ratatak sound, holes appeared in the direction I was trying to go.

I had no choice but to hide behind the nearest wall.

When I hid, the Moving Gun began indiscriminate firing.

All the facilities in the emergency room exploded cheerfully like firecrackers.

The walls and floor also gradually melted away like cotton candy in the rain.

At this rate, the wall I was leaning against wouldn’t last long either.

Damn, how much time has passed?

How much longer do I have to endure…!

Crash-!

While I was fretting, some scrap metal fell from above.

Looking up, the ceiling was also a mess.

The ceiling panels had long since blown away and even the structural elements inside were collapsing.

What had already fallen was a recessed air conditioner from the ceiling.

What was about to pour down next was a large chunk of concrete rubble.

“Ugh…!”

I hastily pushed off the floor.

Kwaang-!

I rolled my body and barely avoided being crushed to death.

But beyond one line of death was another line of death.

I froze in place while lying flat on the floor.

I could see the Moving Gun.

There was nothing between me and that thing.

Except for a mere 10-meter distance, there was absolutely nothing to interfere with us.

Its muzzle aimed at me.

It wasn’t even a slow movement, but every motion was etched into my mind.

Time seemed to deliberately flow slowly, trying to engrave death into me.

No, I am…!

At that moment, the Moving Gun exploded.

No, it was shot.

Bang, bang, bang-!

Eardrum-splitting gunshots continued in precise rhythm like a metronome.

Under the mechanical gunfire, the Moving Gun’s limbs were blown off sequentially.

Its arms were blown away and its legs were severed.

Its main body was gradually pushed back and disappeared from my sight.

Instead, people dressed like special forces came rushing in and filled my vision.

They subdued the Moving Gun but continued shooting.

I watched blankly, not knowing if this was a dream or reality.

Soon, the person in front raised his arm.

The gunfire stopped all at once and the surroundings became quiet.

Then the person with the raised arm spoke in a voice I recognized.

“Moving Gun silenced.”

I looked up.

I couldn’t see his face because of the helmet.

But what was that long hair sticking out from under the helmet?

I know exactly one man with that voice and that captain-length hair.

I stared stupidly at the man who was definitely Cha Si-eon.

Then Cha Si-eon also glanced at me and muttered.

“Otter rescue successful.”

…What is this indescribable feeling?

He’s clearly my life’s savior, but I want to strangle him.

It seemed like it would be okay to do so, and like I should do so.

For me, for a better world.

I had both the will and justification, but I couldn’t even move a finger.

My body was as heavy as waterlogged cotton.

Damn it… I’ll see you later…

Having already exceeded my limits, I sighed in frustration.

Then I gloriously fainted.

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