Player of a Ruined World - Chapter 109

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Player of the Ruined World – Episode 109
Meanwhile, the group on the 31st floor watched the situation outside with growing anxiety.
“What do we do?! Why aren’t they coming in?”
Han Hye-ri gazed out the window, her restlessness evident in every movement.
Once they’d reached L Tower, it would have been advantageous to park the vehicles anywhere and move indoors to face the enemies.
But the group outside continued circling endlessly, honking the horn without stopping the vehicles.
Park Youngsu observed the vehicle’s movements, then called out to Park Sangha behind him.
“Park Sangha, I think perhaps….”
“They want us to come down.”
As Park Sangha spoke first, Park Youngsu nodded in agreement.
“That must be it, right?”
“Yes, bringing zombies here in the first place isn’t like us at all. My older brother, Doyun—neither of them would ever come back leading zombies, no matter how dangerous. This is different.”
“….”
“I don’t know the reason, but… it seems like a situation where we need to join them.”
At Park Sangha’s words, the high school students exchanged glances, their expressions tense.
Park Sangha fell into thought, then turned to his younger brother beside him and spoke.
“With multiple Shooters, Kim Hanna, and even Doyun deployed, if they need our help… it seems they need Whisper’s ability.”
At Park Sangha’s assessment, everyone let out short exclamations and looked at Park Sanghun.
Park Sanghun pointed at himself with his index finger, his expression bewildered.
“My help?”
“Right now, I can’t think of anything else.”
“Then what do we do? We go down?”
“We have to go down. The problem is, for us to board the vehicles, we need to draw the zombies’ attention away to a different location, even if just briefly.”
“Can we even do that….”
Park Sangha stroked his chin quietly, lost in thought.
After a moment, he spoke to Park Sanghun.
“Sanghun, you can send messages from here, right?”
“I can.”
“The driver should be a Shooter. Contact my older brother and Elder Chulmin. Tell them to stop at the side entrance while circling back.”
“While circling back?”
“While one vehicle lures the zombies and cells, the other needs to stop at the side entrance. We have no choice but to board in shifts.”
Park Youngsu then confirmed the number of people in the group and asked.
“Will everyone fit? No matter how I think about it, we’ll need to bring Vehicle 3 as well.”
“First, we board Vehicles 1 and 2 with as many people as possible, and while those two lure the zombies and cells, the remaining people will dash to Vehicle 3.”
Park Sangha had organized the current situation clearly.
No one objected to his plan.
Assuming everyone agreed, Park Sanghun looked at the group and spoke.
“Everyone grab your weapons and head down to the first floor.”
As everyone moved busily, Park Sangha addressed the students.
“You board Vehicles 1 and 2 first. Sanghun, Yeongsu, and I will take Vehicle 3 last.”
“Yes!”
Park Sanghun descended to the first floor, pressing his temples firmly with both hands.
He then sent a message to Park Sangil in Vehicle 1 and Elder Chulmin in Vehicle 2.
‘Older brother, come to the side entrance on the first floor. Vehicle 2, keep luring the zombies in the meantime.’
Honk—!!
A short, crisp car horn sounded from outside.
It sounded like an acknowledgment.
Thump-thump-thump!! Thump!
The group on the 31st floor rushed down the stairs without hesitation.
Descending to the first floor in one breath and heading toward the side entrance, they spotted Vehicle 1 rushing through the mist.
Screeeech—!!
The vehicle pulled up to the side, leaving long skid marks.
“Get in, quick!”
The passenger door opened and Hong Yeonhui stepped out, gesturing urgently for them to board through the rear door.
“Children first!”
Do Sohee, along with the Middle School Student Healing Factor and High School Student Maker Hwang Anbae, boarded first, and Hong Yeonhui climbed into the passenger seat, shouting to the remaining people.
“Cover us with fire! Vehicle 2 will be here soon!”
Vroom—!!
Vehicle 1 departed without waiting a moment.
“Graaahhh!!!”
Several zombies that had been chasing the vehicle began rushing toward the L Tower’s side entrance.
“Fire!”
Plink! Plink! Plink-plink—plink!
Park Youngsu, Han Hye-ri, and Park Sangha aimed at their foreheads as if they’d been waiting for this.
“Sanghun! Where’s Vehicle 2?!”
Park Sangha pulled the trigger relentlessly as he questioned Park Sanghun.
Park Sanghun pressed his temples and answered.
“I don’t know the location either! Since we need to swap with Vehicle 1, it’ll take some time.”
About three minutes passed as they dealt with the zombies rushing toward the entrance.
Vroom—! Screeeech—!
The sound of Vehicle 2 approaching was heard, and they spotted it braking urgently.
“Get in!”
The driver’s window lowered, revealing Kim Suhan’s face.
Elder Chulmin in the passenger seat was firing bolts relentlessly at the approaching zombies.
Park Sangha pushed his companions’ backs and shouted.
“Get in, hurry!”
“Should I go first?!”
“Go!”
As Han Hye-ri and Jang Wooheok boarded the vehicle, Kim Suhan looked at the remaining three and asked.
“Aren’t you uncles getting in?!”
“Go first! Not everyone can fit!”
“But….”
“Take the Zombie and the Severing Cells back first! We’ll move with Vehicle 3!”
“Yes, understood!”
There simply wasn’t enough space, so there was no other choice.
Vroom- Vroooooom!!
As Vehicle 2 departed, Park Sangha spoke to Park Youngsu.
“Youngsu, have you confirmed the location of Vehicle 3?”
“I confirmed it on the 31st floor earlier.”
“It’s in front of the mixed-use complex across the street, right?”
“Yes, it’s still there.”
“Since the Zombie and the Cells need to disappear, let’s wait here for just one minute before we move.”
Honk-!! Beep!! Beep!!!
Vehicles 1 and 2 continued blaring their horns.
They were deliberately making noise as they moved, drawing all the surrounding Zombies to chase after the vehicles.
The remaining group in L Tower waited until the commotion outside subsided, and once they could no longer hear footsteps, they began moving.
Park Youngsu at the front advanced cautiously with his crossbow shouldered, maintaining vigilance in all directions.
The last Shooter remaining in this place.
Park Sangha and Park Sanghun, whose vision was obscured, followed behind him with curved swords gripped in their hands.
“Grrrrr….”
Twang! Twang!
When a single Zombie remaining at Jamsil Intersection turned around while grinding its throat, Park Youngsu pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Its forehead pierced through in one shot, the Zombie collapsed.
Twang-! Twang! Twang!
As Park Youngsu continued pulling the trigger, Park Sangha and Park Sanghun gripped their sword hilts, ready for action.
“Reloaded! Five approaching from the front!”
As Park Youngsu shouted, Park Sangha and Park Sanghun rushed forward as if they’d been waiting.
Seeing five shadows emerge from the mist, they instantly severed the Zombies’ heads.
Twang! Twang!
After reloading, Park Youngsu dealt with the Zombies lingering near Vehicle 3, lowered his shouldered crossbow, and ran toward Vehicle 3.
Park Sangha and Park Sanghun followed behind him.
Click!
Park Youngsu boarded Vehicle 3 and immediately started the engine while surveying the surroundings.
Confirming Park Sangha and Park Sanghun quickly boarding the vehicle, he pressed the accelerator and picked up the radio.
“Vehicle 3 boarded! Where should we head?”
Crackle- Crackle-
-Gangbyeon Apartments! I’ll adjust our speed, so follow us!
“Understood!”
After finishing the radio transmission, Vehicle 3 headed toward Jamsil Bridge.
Though they didn’t know the exact situation, the group moved in sync through intuition, having coordinated their actions together for so long.

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“Grrrrr….”
“Calm down, Kim Hanna.”
“Cough! Cough….”
“Kim Hanna….”
I pinned Kim Hanna down and waited for the others to arrive.
I apologized to Kim Hanna in my mind, but since I couldn’t use my Skill, I broke her limbs.
With both of us unable to use our Skills, my superior physical abilities and stamina gave me the advantage.
I kept Kim Hanna pressed against the living room floor, waiting for the group to arrive.
It seemed like the promised ten minutes had already passed….
“Cough! Cough!!”
Whenever Kim Hanna struggled, I grabbed her hair with my right hand and pressed down.
I thought the Zombie King was immune to status abnormality Skills like mental domination, but it seemed the Stage 5 Resonance Species’ Skill couldn’t be blocked.
Or perhaps in a weakened state, one becomes susceptible to the Resonance Species’ Skill?
I’d have to ask when Kim Hanna’s mind returned.
While waiting for the group, I checked the 3D terrain map with my left hand.
The Stage 5 Mutants remained completely motionless.
They seemed to be waiting—either for us to be defeated by Kim Hanna, or for us to deal with her.
‘Thank goodness the Euitaejong is gone.’
If the Euitaejong were still alive, it would have found its way here by now.
It would have thought we were taking longer than expected.
But with only the Severing Type’s main body not stepping forward and the Resonance Species using mental domination, they didn’t seem to be monitoring the situation.
‘Doyun, can you hear me?’
At that moment, a familiar voice echoed in my mind.
It was Park Sanghun.
‘We’ll arrive at the apartment entrance in fifteen seconds. Can you come out?’
I wanted to respond, but I didn’t have the ability to use Whisper.
So I had no choice but to follow Park Sanghun’s instructions.
Thud!
I firmly grasped Kim Hanna’s head and upper body, then leaped out of the balcony.
As I fell from the eighth floor, I quickly scanned the situation within the complex.
I didn’t see any Zombies or Severing Cells.
The cells nearby were probably all blocking the entrance, so that made sense.
Boom-!
Jumping from the eighth floor to the first floor in one go, a tingling current started from my ankles and shot up to the crown of my head.
Even with my current physical abilities, jumping from the eighth to the first floor wasn’t difficult, but the impact I felt was certainly different from when I used my Skill.
Or perhaps it was because I was holding Kim Hanna, adding her weight to the fall.
Vroom-vroom-
And right on cue, the Sandworms arrived.
The door to Vehicle 3 opened, and I could see Park Sanghun gesturing from the back seat, urging me to hurry inside.
I hastily grabbed Kim Hanna and pulled her into the car.
“Cough! Cough!”
“Whoa!”
As Kim Hanna tried to bite Park Sanghun, I tilted her head back and spoke.
“Be careful. If she bites you right now, we’re in trouble.”
“You’re… holding her tight, right?”
“Don’t worry. More than that…”
“I got the gist of the situation on the way here. So I just need to use a Skill to restrain her, right?”
“Can you do it? It won’t be easy.”
“I have to.”
Park Sanghun stared intently at Kim Hanna’s face, then murmured softly.
“Hallucination.”
As Park Sanghun activated the Skill, these words appeared before his eyes.
[Hallucination cannot be used.]
[Remaining cooldown: 30 minutes]
Park Sanghun’s expression turned to panic.
Damn it, hasn’t it been four hours yet?
When we entered L Tower, Park Sanghun had used Hallucination and Temptation’s Breath to protect the group.
He’d activated the Skills to restrain two Enhanced Jokers, but the cooldown still hadn’t reset.
“Uh, what do I do?”
Park Sanghun asked me, and I opened my mouth while checking Kim Hanna’s condition.
“Get the rope.”
“Oh, okay.”
I took the rope from Park Sanghun’s inventory and bound Kim Hanna’s entire body tightly.
Park Youngsu, who had been monitoring the situation through the rearview mirror, asked with a troubled expression.
“What’s going on? The Skill isn’t working?”
“Hallucination is on cooldown, so I can’t use it.”
“Then what do we do?”
“Is there any space left in Vehicle 1 or Vehicle 2?”
“No.”
“We’ll make space somehow and squeeze in by force.”
“What?”
Park Youngsu looked flustered.
Park Sangha, who was in the passenger seat, turned his head to check Kim Hanna’s condition, then frowned and spoke.
“We’ll stay with her.”
“That’s too dangerous. Right now her limbs are all broken, but we don’t know when they’ll regenerate.”
“We’ll keep her tightly bound with rope, and Sanghun and I will watch her.”
“…”
“Don’t worry about us and focus on hunting Mutants.”
Since Park Sangha felt that way, I didn’t object any further.
“Sangha, give me your rope too. I’ll bind her even tighter.”
Taking Park Sangha’s rope as well, I wrapped Kim Hanna’s entire body without a single gap.
I secured her head firmly so it couldn’t move, and just to be safe, I stuffed rope into her mouth as well.
In her exhausted state, she was thrashing about due to the Resonance Species’ Skill, so Kim Hanna’s strength wasn’t what it used to be.
I switched places with Park Sangha inside the moving vehicle and climbed into the passenger seat, picking up the radio.
“Can everyone hear me?”
-I can hear you.
-I can hear you too!
The voices of Park Sangil and Kim Suhan came through the radio.
I spoke while examining the 3D terrain map.
“Vehicle 3 will take the lead. Vehicles 1 and 2, follow us.”
-Where are we going?
“They hit us from behind, so we hit them from behind too.”
There was only one destination.
A Stage 5 Reinforcement Type 400 meters away.

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