Surviving the Apocalypse as an All-Time Best Overpowered Necromancer - Chapter 36

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Chapter 36
36. Team (3)
Zzzt. Zzzt.
Zzzt.
Just as Seo Hwarin had said, with Electric’s help the welding work proceeded smoothly.
After removing the wooden door that had hung in the bathroom and hauling over an Iron Entrance Door to install in its place, she still seemed unsatisfied—rubbing her chin before moving to the next unit over.
Soon after…….
She stripped the entrance door from that unit too, and the one beside it, then turned back to face the bathroom and flicked her fingers.
Completely solid.
So the man couldn’t escape.
It was a process of visualizing the image she wanted in her mind, then refining it to make it more realistic.
Lee Ganghyeok, watching her silently from behind, found his face full of questions.
‘Do we really need iron doors to that extent? What exactly is she trying to build?’
It puzzled him, but he didn’t ask.
Whatever she decided to make was her prerogative—she was the one entrusted with this task.
So Lee Ganghyeok chose to trust her and simply watched in silence.
On the other hand, the reason he stayed close to Seo Hwarin instead of going elsewhere was to learn welding technique.
But speaking up seemed like it might interrupt her, so he stood behind her, watching silently through a Welding Mask.
Seo Hwarin, as if reading his thoughts, angled her body to the side to make it easier for him to watch. Thanks to her consideration, Lee Ganghyeok smiled gently and continued observing her work.
Bang!
Bang!
Then, a sound came from the Valve Room where the man was locked up—someone knocking on the door.
Wondering if the man needed to use the bathroom urgently again, Lee Ganghyeok approached, and upon hearing his footsteps, the man shouted.
“Go into the Community right now and check the post from the Jungnang-gu Union!”
“The Community?”
Confused by the sudden demand, Lee Ganghyeok tilted his head, then did as the man said—logging into the Community to find the union’s post.
[To my benefactor.]
– There is someone in the Jungnang-gu area searching for you. Be cautious.
A very brief post.
But one laden with meaning.
‘Someone’s looking for me?’
Who? Could it be one of the people mentioned in yesterday’s chat actually came to find him? No, that’s beside the point—how did the union know about this, and why warn him about it like this?
The questions lasted only a moment.
‘Just as I suspected—he’s been logged into the Community.’
Lee Ganghyeok concluded the man was plotting something through the Community.
That thought spawned another question.
If he told me about the union’s post, that would obviously reveal that I’m logged into the Community—so why mention it at all? What’s he gaining?
With that doubt, Lee Ganghyeok opened the firmly shut door to the Valve Room.
The man standing right there startled and immediately backed away.
As if he had no intention of escaping at all.
He stepped back from the door, watching Lee Ganghyeok, and seeing his hesitation, Lee Ganghyeok exhaled a sigh of confusion before asking him directly.
“Why would you tell me that? What do you gain from it?”
“Personally, I dislike the union, but I know how they think about you. If they warned you like that, it means there’s someone dangerous nearby. If you happened to die in here, I’d die too since I’m trapped inside. That’s all there is to it.”
“Simply for that reason? What if, contrary to your thinking, this person isn’t dangerous?”
When Lee Ganghyeok pressed him, the man responded with apparent exasperation.
“The fact that the union posted on the Community at all means it’s dangerous. Otherwise, they would’ve handled it themselves.”
…….
At those words, Lee Ganghyeok fell silent, and the man let out a low sigh.
“Be careful. Getting help from the union isn’t a bad choice if things get tight. If it’s their request, they won’t just stand by like they did for me.”
Saying that, the man’s expression twisted.
The memory of asking the union for help with his revenge long ago, only to be coldly refused, had returned to him.
But soon, as if to say it hardly mattered, he shook his head and spoke again.
“Anyway, if you’re going to keep me locked up like this, at least don’t die foolishly and survive to the end. I’ve just lost my goal going forward, but I don’t particularly want to die.”
“Understood.”
Something felt strange.
It seemed less like Lee Ganghyeok was holding him captive and more like the man had simply allowed himself to be confined.
Tsk.
As Lee Ganghyeok’s brow furrowed at this odd feeling, the man shrugged and asked.
“So how’s the bathroom coming along?”
“It’ll be finished soon.”
“That so? Then I’ll be able to stay decently confined. Close the door and go if there’s nothing else—the wind’s getting cold as winter approaches.”
“Huh?”
Absurd.
How could he be so confident about this?
‘The way he talks, he’s not with the union……. A colleague, perhaps?’
It seemed the man was communicating with a colleague through the Community.
That would explain his confidence, wouldn’t it?
‘Still, he doesn’t know the location…….’
Thinking he’d done well locking the man in the Valve Room, Lee Ganghyeok closed the door.
At that moment.
“Ganghyeok!”
Clang!
Thud-thud-thud.
Seo Arin, who had been checking the rooftop garden, came rushing down the stairs with a startled expression.
For a moment, he wondered what had happened.
Upon spotting Lee Ganghyeok, Seo Arin asked urgently.
“Did you check the Community? The post from the Jungnang-gu Union? I set notifications for Jungnang-gu-related keywords, so I saw it right away……. This is about you, isn’t it?”
Seeing a post from the union, she’d rushed down in shock.
Relieved nothing else had happened, Lee Ganghyeok exhaled in relief and nodded.
“Yes, I just saw it.”
“Who on earth…….”
“I’m not sure, but the way the union warned me suggests we should be cautious for a while.”
“Got it! You be extra careful too! Whatever happens, we’ll protect you!”
“Thank you. I feel reassured hearing you say that.”
When Lee Ganghyeok expressed gratitude for her offer of protection, Seo Arin beamed and gave a thumbs-up.
“Of course! We’re a team, after all.”
“That’s right. A team.”
At her words, Lee Ganghyeok found himself nodding and smiling without thinking.
And at the same time…….
Hearing him acknowledge them as a team, Seo Arin’s mood brightened instantly, and she smiled brightly while pointing toward the rooftop.
“I still have work to do up there. We’ll eat together this evening too, right?”
“Yes.”
He nodded readily to her question.
It was a reflex, an automatic response.
Lately, the three of them had taken to eating together and discussing the next day’s plans, so that routine had somehow become second nature.
Surprised at how naturally he’d nodded and answered, Lee Ganghyeok felt embarrassed and scratched his cheek, causing Seo Arin’s smile to deepen further.
“See you later then!”
With that, Seo Arin headed back to the rooftop, saying she needed to finish before sunset, and Lee Ganghyeok, left alone, read the union’s post again and clicked his tongue.
Tsk.
Who could it be?
Honestly, he could guess. One of his broadcast viewers, most likely.
That much was certain.
But the problem was…….
There were far too many viewers who might harbor resentment and come looking for him like this.
‘I should take a break from streaming. Dammit……. I should’ve been more moderate with the insults and teasing……. Wait! No, that’s not it. When you think about it, isn’t all this the union’s fault?’
It was all due to the karma he’d accumulated. With that thought, Lee Ganghyeok decided to take a break from streaming, fearing his location would be exposed to whoever was searching for him.
But then, thinking this situation arose because of the union, he felt they should naturally handle the cleanup and posted a reply to their message.
┖ You’re not giving poison and then medicine; you exposed my location, so I trust you’ll protect it. As for the proposal you made, I’ll think about it later.
‘Writing it this way, they’ll take care of it on their own.’
Giving the union a reason to decline his refusal.
Making himself seem to genuinely live in Jungnang-gu to whoever was searching.
And confusing the location in case the man’s colleagues were also involved.
Having carefully crafted the post, Lee Ganghyeok let out a long sigh, hoping nothing would happen and that the union would handle things properly.
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“These crazy bastards…….”
Im Jaebeom, who had logged into the Community while searching for Lee Ganghyeok, immediately fumed upon seeing the Jungnang-gu Union’s post.
The problem was that he’d told a Jungnang-gu Union member he’d just happened to encounter during the search that he was a fan of the streamer, wanting to avoid a fight.
But on the other hand, it was strange.
He’d only said he was a fan—so how did they figure out his real intention to kill him?
“Did they post a preemptive warning because they were worried I’d snatch him away?”
The Jungnang-gu Union was trying to recruit Lee Ganghyeok.
When suddenly a member from another region appeared claiming to be his fan, they must have grown anxious about losing him to someone else, so they’d posted that warning.
If they warned him that it was dangerous, Lee Ganghyeok would hide, and if he hid, there’d be no chance to meet him or recruit him—that must have been their calculation.
On the other hand…….
“You’re trying to win his favor by using me? How audacious of the Jungnang-gu bastards.”
Even as the world was falling apart, they dared oppose him—a member of the Chungmuro Union—just to earn the favor of some kid holed up in his room playing games?
“Maybe I should just kill them all.”
For a moment, murderous intent flickered across his face.
And for good reason…….
Because he hadn’t made his intentions clear, they’d misunderstood and acted rashly.
But from another angle, even though he’d identified himself as being from the Chungmuro Union, they’d still marked him as dangerous and issued a warning—which meant they looked down on the union he belonged to.
“If you’re disrespected, you have to repay that disrespect in kind.”
The reason Im Jaebeom wanted to find and kill Lee Ganghyeok in the first place was because he’d been disrespected.
Was it because of that?
Feeling disrespected, he briefly considered dealing with the Jungnang-gu Union first before killing Lee Ganghyeok.
But then the woman’s words about the union’s considerable size came back to him, and he furrowed his brow with a click of his tongue.
“I can’t handle them alone.”
With that conclusion, he decided to first search for Lee Jaehyeok, whom the woman had asked him to find—someone in this area but who’d lost contact.
If that Electric Attribute Awakener helped him, he could kill them all regardless of the union’s size.
“I’ll make sure you never disrespect us again.”
Muttering that, Im Jaebeom set out to find his missing colleague, intending to deal with both Lee Ganghyeok and the Jungnang-gu Union.
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“Grrrrk?”
Electric, who had been diligently generating electricity beside Seo Hwarin, suddenly stared out the window and tilted his head.
The gesture made him seem almost like a being with will and intent.
Curious at this, Seo Hwarin asked.
“What’s wrong? Did you already run out of Core? If it’s too hard, should we wrap up for today?”
“Grrr……. Graaaagh!”
Crack-zzzt!
Crack-zzzt!
At her question, Electric turned his gaze from the window back toward Seo Hwarin and emitted electricity once more.
But even as he did, Electric’s eyes continued to drift toward the window outside.
As if…….
He’d been startled by something and was feeling uneasy.
Sensing something odd in his repeated behavior, Seo Hwarin followed Electric’s gaze and looked out through the window.
Finding only fallen leaves stuck to the glass, she shook her head dismissively and continued with her work.

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