-…W-wooooah!
-Mmph.
-Shut it! Fuck, shut your mouth!
When the video was rewound a few minutes, a scene appeared where Pax was startled and blocked Yoon Gyeom’s mouth with both hands. Telling someone Yoon Gyeom’s age to shut his mouth, this rude bastard. Dohae clicked his tongue as if displeased and rewound it 20 seconds back.
-Can you spare me some time after this ends?
-Say it now.
-It’s a bit awkward to say here. The broadcast is also on.
-Then I won’t listen.
-I’ll say it briefly. Come here and lend me your ear…
-I know you’re trying to make me let my guard down to attack.
-Haha, I’m not like that. I was trying to say it quietly in case Pax would be in trouble if it went on broadcast.
-Really say it super super super super quietly.
-Well, actually I heard something… your nickname back when you went to school was…
-W-wooooah!
-Mmph.
-Shut it! Fuck, shut your mouth!
Yoon Gyeom whispered very quietly to Pax. ‘Your nickname back when you went to school was.’ The next words couldn’t be heard even when the volume was turned up to the maximum. However, just from the combination of words and Pax’s reaction, it was clear that Yoon Gyeom knew Pax’s identity.
Since Pax said he was entering Korea University’s Virtual Reality Department, Dohae had secured the freshman list in advance, but who knows if that bastard who thoroughly hid his personal information in everyday life had told the truth. It would be better to find out properly through Yoon Gyeom.
“Taehui, do you know Yoon Gyeom’s contact information?”
“I can find it out~?”
“Then find it out.”
“Oh my, he really thinks I’m a manager. Just ordering me around.”
“You don’t want to?”
“No? Huhu, why wouldn’t I do something this fun?”
Taehui grinned and shook his phone ostentatiously. He was a social butterfly with thousands of contacts saved in his phone alone. Dohae couldn’t understand at all how there were many people close to that twisted-personality cross-dressing pervert.
“But honey… what are you going to do when you meet Pax?”
At Taehui’s subtle question, Dohae hesitated. He naturally had planned to kill him, but strangely his mouth wouldn’t open.
“…I’ll torment him until he wants to die.”
Right, killing is too easy. Dohae thought he should make that despicable bastard into a Hunter and drag him around to Gates.
He felt a bit better imagining dropping him into swamps or lakes swarming with monsters, and pressing down hard on the crown of his head with a stick while he struggled desperately begging to be saved.
“Oh my, then what about the malice?”
“I just need to make sure he doesn’t find out I’m Do Dohae.”
“Hmm.”
Taehui narrowed his eyes and looked at Dohae. His Constellation was the dazzlingly shining Constellation of radiance, Helios. Helios was a top-tier Constellation that ranked in the top three in terms of fame.
Helios’s contractors had their hair turn golden, and their eyes were tinged with blue. The more loved by the Constellation, the more distinct the changes became. When he was young it was Haedo, and now that light had transferred to Dohae.
Like all high-ranking Constellations, Helios was also arrogant and prideful. He considered it an insult to himself when contractors changed into forms other than the appearance he had bestowed.
Helios’s contractors couldn’t use disguise-related skills or items. To avoid offending the Constellation’s mood, they didn’t even touch things that covered their faces like wigs, lenses, hats, masks, or sunglasses. They even grew their hair down to their butts and lived their entire lives like that.
But Dohae casually wore a hat and sunglasses on his way to and from work. Dohae’s blonde hair was short enough that his white nape was fully exposed. People thought Dohae, who didn’t lose his light even while doing that, received abundant love from the Constellation and praised him even more.
There was an anecdote related to Dohae’s hair. After contracting with Helios, when his hair started growing 10cm a day, Dohae said he hated long hair and brought scissors to snip it all off. But the next day, when he woke up from sleep, his hair was hanging down to his waist.
This time too, Dohae cut off his shining hair without regret and threw it in the trash. The next day it was down to his knees. When he cut it even shorter, this time like the Grimm Brothers’ fairy tale Rapunzel, the entire room was filled with hair.
Enraged, Dohae shaved his head bald with clippers and threw a tantrum saying he would get a tattoo on his scalp saying ‘Helios is a shit-eater.’
He quieted down after getting slapped on the cheek by Do Jeongwang who came hearing the commotion, but Dohae fell asleep after searching all night for ‘places that do scalp tattoos for fourteen-year-olds.’
When he opened his eyes, the blonde hair had grown back to a length that exposed his nape. Exactly the length Dohae wanted. He had won the battle of wills with the Constellation.
That’s how Dohae received special treatment to the extent that a Constellation as great as Helios would back down, but he had little interest whether they did or not. No, rather he openly found the Constellation’s attention bothersome.
“The Constellation must really adore you. To tolerate even disguising yourself as another person.”
“Ha, what are you gonna do if he doesn’t adore me.”
“Haedo would throw a fit if he knew. It was originally his Constellation~ How unfair would he feel?”
This attitude of Dohae’s stirred up the anger of Haedo, who had been abandoned by Helios. Dohae had to periodically endure Haedo’s venting, but he didn’t cater to his tastes.
What would be the reason that Dohae, who was good at acting, didn’t cater to Haedo’s tastes even knowing he would be bullied?
If you looked closely, it seemed like it wasn’t Haedo tormenting Dohae, but rather Dohae tormenting Haedo in reverse.
“Go tattle on me. I’ll watch the young master grab the back of his neck and collapse.”
“Aw~ You have a bad personality.”
“As if you’re any better.”
“I’ve been like this since I was young. I said you and I are very alike.”
“Alike my ass? Fuck, that pisses me off…”
Dohae got up from his seat as if he didn’t want to talk anymore and strode toward the bedroom. The tablet PC in his hand was still streaming Pax’s broadcast.
Taehui let out a chuckling laugh. Even though he was born from the actions of a crazy woman who stole and implanted a frozen embryo, genetically Dohae was also a cousin with mixed blood. Was that why? There were many times when he felt Dohae rather than Haedo was more similar to himself. Not in appearance, but in what he did.
“Honey~ If our Haedo gets sick again, I’m gonna totally kill your new friend~ Got it?”
Dohae’s gaze, as if looking at something disgusting, swept over Taehui. Soon the door closed with a loud bang!
*
In Phase 3, he was in too much trouble himself to move with survivors. Pyeonghwa left behind the survivors who clung to him asking where he was going, and came down from the Viking.
-Tungtung! Yoon Gyeom ahjussi is amazing! He’s really good at killing Phase 3 zombies barehanded. He already killed four!
-Kuku! Hyung, how do we win? He’s just godlike? Honestly I think you’re just gonna get wrecked, hyung!
-Kkukru… Pax hyeong… Miella… safe zone… discovered first…
Kkukru, who was almost consumed by the zombie virus, moved his stiff tongue to give Pyeonghwa a hint. It meant Miella had discovered the Phase 3 safe zone, the Haunted House, first.
The Haunted House was closer to Yoon Gyeom than to Pyeonghwa. It was very disadvantageous for the enemy to occupy the location first, but Pyeonghwa had his lovely elementary schoolers. The elementary schoolers said they promised Yoon Gyeom they would watch the adults fight in Phase 3 and then surrender.
“Kids. That ahjussi is a fucking nice ahjussi. If you whine and act weak, he’ll take even better care of you. Stick close and come back! Uwah!”
-Kuku! Yes!
“And count how many total Phase 3 zombies Yoon Gyeom killed, and tell me later!”
-Tungtung! Roger! See you later, hyung!
Phase 3 zombies were created by multiple zombies merging into one. They became bigger, turned muscular, and their skin hardened like a turtle shell. Their strength and speed also increased dramatically.
Actually, from this point on they were closer to monsters rather than zombies. Unlike Phases 1 and 2 where they just went mouth-first, they beat you to death first and then ate you.
Kwang! Bang! Bang! The zombie’s fist swinging at Pyeonghwa smashed the cement of buildings and the ground. Pyeonghwa narrowly dodged attacks while running, rolling, sliding, and jumping.
“Heek! Ah! Eek! Kweek! Uwaaah!”
[Why is he so annoying]
[I’m watching out of curiosity when that bastard will get hit]
[For real I hope Yoon Gyeom fucking beats him up]
Pyeonghwa regretted not at least changing into his original item clothes when he came from the Viking. If he had defensive options, it seemed like he could survive getting grazed once, but at this rate, the moment he gets grazed it’s a critical injury.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
“Ah, crazy!”
[Omg it’s a giant zombie]
[As expected luck-based fucked game lol]
[Wow it’s fucking huge, he’s gonna die here GG]
The giant zombie that appears exactly once in the amusement park Phase 3 was running toward Pyeonghwa from behind. The giant zombie’s size varied wildly from match to match, but just looking at it, it was clearly not a normal size.
“Phew… the time has come to risk my life.”
The giant zombie approached while stomping and crushing even other zombies. Just because it was big didn’t mean it was slow. Rather, the bigger it was, the faster and stronger it was.
While ordinary zombies’ skin was hard enough for players to handle, the giant zombie was so hard and thick that even stabbing it with a knife wouldn’t leave a scratch.
It wasn’t a character made for players to catch in the first place. There was no choice but to run away, but to run away, he had to move backward while avoiding the giant zombie’s indiscriminate attacks.
