Surviving the Apocalypse as an All-Time Best Overpowered Necromancer - Chapter 53

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Episode 53
53. Building Stockpiles (1)
“From now on, please make sure to close the Blackout Curtains properly. I noticed earlier that they seem to check buildings where light is leaking through.”
Having come down to the 23rd floor and finished a quick meal, Lee Gang-hyuk mentioned this carefully during the subsequent meeting, recalling Jeong A-ram.
“Yes!”
Seo A-rin answered first, and Seo Hwa-rin, understanding what he meant, nodded her head before suddenly speaking with concern.
“I understand. But do you think it’ll really be okay? I kept thinking about it on the way back, and it seems like he’ll come back to check once more. If we’re not there when that happens, then…”
“That’s why I’ve positioned Zombies around the area. We can see that side well from the rooftop. Of course, we can’t see the loading dock entrance, but if the Zombies are positioned there, we can still confirm it from here.”
In response to her concern, Lee Gang-hyuk smiled reassuringly, mentioning the Zombies he’d tied up around the Decoy Safe House.
Then Seo A-rin expressed doubt.
“But just positioning Zombies won’t tell us who came, will it?”
“If the Aggro gets pulled toward the loading dock, I’ve positioned them so their location shifts.”
It was a question born more from curiosity than objection.
She often didn’t understand things and moved on, so it seemed she’d decided to ask directly whenever she was lost.
When Lee Gang-hyuk explained the reason, Seo A-rin smiled and nodded.
“I’ll check on the Zombies positioned at the Decoy Safe House from time to time.”
Among the three, Seo A-rin was the one who visited the rooftop most often.
She went up early in the morning and stayed late in the evening to tend the fields, so it seemed she felt this was her role.
“Good. Then I’ll show you where I’ve positioned them a bit later.”
“Yes!”
When Lee Gang-hyuk readily agreed, Seo A-rin smiled broadly and gave a thumbs up.
Satisfied with her confident attitude, Lee Gang-hyuk continued.
“Moving on to the next item, it seems we need to start gathering food supplies for the winter.”
“What was the situation around Dobong Station?”
At his mention of gathering food supplies, Seo Hwa-rin asked.
Since she’d been to Dobong Station two days ago, she was asking whether any food supplies remained.
Lee Gang-hyuk rubbed his chin thoughtfully, recalling the memory from that time.
“It looks like there might be some if we search carefully, but it already felt like it had been picked over.”
“…I see. Then what about the village to the north? You went there recently, didn’t you?”
“Hmm… That place looks like it’d be worth looting. And if we go further up from there, there’s also an area with restaurants clustered together, so while we’re at it, let’s try to clear that out too.”
“Sounds good.”
“I agree!”
Since heading north meant moving away from the Jungnang-gu Alliance, all three made the decision without hesitation.
That was when—
The moment she agreed, something occurred to Seo A-rin and she threw up her hand.
“Right! Speaking of food supplies, I just remembered—the person on the 30th floor told me the location of his old safe house. He said he got chased by Electric from Wolgyeok-dong and ended up flowing here, so he doesn’t have any allies and told me to take whatever’s there without worry.”
“He told you the location of his safe house?”
“Yes. He said it was a shame to waste the food he’d accumulated…”
“Hmm.”
There’s food at the safe house.
This was something the man had also said when Lee Gang-hyuk first locked him on the 30th floor.
At the time, he’d dismissed it as a trap.
But because they’d continued talking with the man…
It occurred to him that it might not be a trap after all, so he asked Seo A-rin.
“Where did he say it was?”
“He said it was at the Driver’s License Test Center at Nowon Station.”
“The Driver’s License Test Center?”
“Yes. He said that’s the safe house he used.”
As Seo A-rin answered, Lee Gang-hyuk’s gaze naturally drifted upward to the ceiling.
‘Was it true?’
No one would loot the Driver’s License Test Center. But since it could serve as a base, it seemed he’d suggested they go get the supplies before the Jungnang-gu Alliance could loot it.
“What do you think, Hwa-rin?”
“It could be a trap, but since the Driver’s License Test Center is open, we could easily observe people coming and going from a nearby tall building’s rooftop. I don’t think it would be bad to check it out once.”
The Driver’s License Test Center had an open space, making it easy to check the interior from outside. But that also meant they could position allies in nearby buildings and monitor and track them in reverse as they entered the center.
Perhaps that’s why—
“But what if he’s trying to trick A-rin and lead her into a trap?”
Lee Gang-hyuk asked Seo Hwa-rin what they should do if the man had set a trap, and she answered without hesitation.
“Then there’s no reason to keep him alive.”
They’d locked the man on the 30th floor because not only had he tailed them using Concealment, but he’d also blamed them for wrongs that Electric had committed in life.
Still, they hadn’t suffered direct harm from him yet, so they kept him locked up.
But if he’d set a trap and threatened them…?
As Seo Hwa-rin said, there would be no reason to let him live.
“Good. Then let’s first check the location he mentioned, and afterward, we’ll search the north. The problem is that if he comes looking for the Decoy Safe House while we’re away, he’ll discover it’s fake…”
The moment he made the decision, Park Mu-jin came to mind.
It seemed likely he would come to check, which is why they’d positioned the Zombies. But leaving to gather food supplies made him feel somewhat uneasy.
Since they couldn’t just wait indefinitely for him to arrive, Lee Gang-hyuk let out a sigh of frustration, and Seo Hwa-rin softly offered a suggestion.
“Hmm. How about this? What if you send word that you have a proposal and want to meet near Nowon Station? Wouldn’t that work?”
“You mean to beat him to it before he comes looking in secret.”
“Yes.”
“It’s not a bad idea. But the question is what kind of proposal we should make so he doesn’t find it suspicious. What do you think would work?”
If they call him out before Park Mu-jin arrives, they can at least avoid revealing that the safe house is fake. But they’d need a plausible enough proposal to avoid suspicion.
“Hmm.”
“Hmm.”
“A proposal he wouldn’t suspect. Wouldn’t suspect…”
The three naturally fell into thought, each lost in their own way of thinking.
After a few minutes had passed, Seo A-rin’s eyes suddenly sparkled and she spoke.
“Didn’t the Jungnang-gu Alliance say they’re planning to raid a Dungeon? What if we ask them to let us join that raid?”
“Join the Dungeon raid?”
“A Dungeon?”
Lee Gang-hyuk and Seo Hwa-rin, startled by her words, responded with bewildered faces before quickly nodding, thinking it might actually work as justification for meeting.
“Participating in a Dungeon raid is dangerous. We could end up exposing our full strength. I think it’s better to ask them to share the schedule and plan for when they raid the Dungeon. If we use our safety as an excuse, they won’t be able to refuse.”
“That sounds good. I was actually thinking something similar, and that approach does seem safer.”
The moment Seo Hwa-rin heard Seo A-rin’s suggestion, she agreed, as if she’d been thinking along similar lines, and quickly abandoned her own plan that had just occurred to her.
What she’d come up with was to ask whether they could observe when the Alliance raided the Dungeon.
They’d probably refuse immediately since they’d have their own thoughts on the matter.
Using that as a pretense, they’d turn back, loot the Driver’s License Test Center, and return to the safe house.
Since this could potentially damage relations with the Jungnang-gu Alliance if done carelessly, she decided not to mention it and follow Lee Gang-hyuk’s plan instead.
As the meeting seemed to wrap up, Lee Gang-hyuk stood up.
“Then I’ll send a note over to them. Once we get a reply, we’ll move accordingly.”
“Yes!”
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“A note?”
“Yes. He said he has something to discuss and wants to meet.”
The moment Park Mu-jin received Lee Gang-hyuk’s note, he reported it to Kim Tae-sik.
In response, Kim Tae-sik tilted his head in confusion and asked back.
“He kept hiding before, so why is he doing this now?”
“It seems they’ve judged that they can’t stay still now that their safe house location has been exposed.”
“Hmm.”
They want to meet because their safe house was discovered?
For some reason, that didn’t feel quite right.
And it doesn’t seem like they’re saying they want to join the Alliance either…
Curious about the real reason, Kim Tae-sik considered going to meet them in person but decided against it, shaking his head.
“Go ahead and meet them as they wish. Go and listen to what they have to say.”
“Understood. Then I’ll be going.”
As Park Mu-jin left, Kim Tae-sik looked at the location marked on his map and let out a hollow laugh.
“They built their safe house right next to a Dungeon. No wonder we couldn’t find it.”
A safe house next to a Dungeon, no less.
The most secure place was located right beside the most dangerous place.
Should he call this reckless?
Or should he call it brave?
“Ha, really.”
The more he saw of it, the more absurd it seemed, and he could only laugh.
But to grow the Alliance further, he needed ideas like this that caught people off guard. Since they couldn’t defeat the Chungmuro Alliance through normal means…
Kim Tae-sik, more desperate than ever for Lee Gang-hyuk’s recruitment, tapped his finger repeatedly on the location marked on the map and sighed.
* * *
“A reply has come. He said anytime is fine, so we’ve agreed to meet tomorrow at 1 PM in the park near Junggye Station.”
“1 PM? Then we’ll need to move early in the morning.”
“Yes. To meet with the Alliance, loot the Driver’s License Test Center, and return to the safe house before dark, time will be tight.”
To travel from the safe house to Junggye Station, have a conversation with Park Mu-jin, loot the Driver’s License Test Center at Nowon Station, and return before sunset—the schedule was tight.
When he said they’d need to move early because of this, Seo Hwa-rin tilted her head and asked.
“Why not stay there for a day and leave early in the morning instead?”
Stay at the Driver’s License Test Center for a day?
“That’s not a bad idea either. Though I don’t think that person would be happy about it.”
As he pointed upward, both of their gazes naturally followed before they shrugged and answered.
“We can’t help it. By the way, once we gather the food supplies, how do we transport them back to the safe house?”
“I’m thinking of making a Cart using Tactical Processing. The tamed Zombies will be safe as long as we don’t provoke the wild ones first.”
It was more than feasible with Tactical Processing.
Seo Hwa-rin nodded in agreement, and Seo A-rin, as if she had a plan, scratched her cheek and asked.
“Still, just in case—could I make some Bags?”
“Bags? You, A-rin?”
Expressing doubt at the unexpected suggestion, Seo A-rin smiled sheepishly and answered.
“Yes. I majored in fashion in school. My skills aren’t the best, but I can make things like bags and clothes.”
She majored in fashion?
Surprised to hear this for the first time, Lee Gang-hyuk asked again with wide eyes.
“You can make bags in one day?”
“It would be better if I had a Sewing Machine, but since I’ll have to make them by hand, I think I could manage about 2!”
“If you had a Sewing Machine?”
“Then I could make as many as the number of Zombies you’ve tamed!”
“That’s amazing.”
If the difference was that significant, it was definitely worth getting a Sewing Machine.
And he’d only not brought one because he didn’t know how to use it.
Since he’d located a place with a Sewing Machine long ago, Lee Gang-hyuk smiled and nodded immediately upon hearing her words.
“Then I’ll go get one. There’s a Laundromat nearby.”
“You’re going alone again?”
“Rather than that, you should go with us…”
The moment he mentioned going to the nearby Laundromat, both of them shook their heads. He was going out alone again, so they were worried.
But there was really no need to worry, since the Laundromat was only about a 3-minute walk away.
“It’s right next door, so it’s fine. While I’m gone, you two could gather the materials you’ll need for the bags.”
“You’re really sure about this?”
“Really. It’s practically next door.”
Assuring them there was nothing to worry about, Lee Gang-hyuk shrugged as he used his Command Domain to gather Zombies by the stairs and smiled.

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