Apocalypse: I Awaken Future Sight in the Zombie Apocalypse-Chapter 72- A Bit of Extra Confidence

A full minute passed until there were no more zombies along the many hallways in the east wing. Even the zombies on the bridge connecting the two wings had gathered at the staircase leading down to the third floor. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Another minute went by before both Jin-woo and Ye-jun cut off the speakers.

Jin-woo saved his number in the girl’s phone before he returned it to her. He then held up the pink earphones and asked.

"I still need to borrow these, is that okay with you?"

The girl waved her hands and said.

"It’s okay, you can keep them."

Jin-woo nodded then turned to the door to leave. However, before his hand could twist the doorknob, the boy suddenly looked at him and asked.

"Why are you doing this? Why take such unnecessary risks? Isn’t there an armored truck coming to save us? You can just stay here until they arrive a few hours from now."

There was something else the boy didn’t mention.

If you leave and end up dying outside, how would we be able to leave with the armored truck?

Jin-woo didn’t look back as he responded.

"A few hours? Do you really think they would arrive so quickly? They might not even arrive at all."

The boy hearing this was stunned. The two girls also had similar reactions as they looked at Jin-woo.

Jin-woo glanced back at them and said flatly.

"They’re coming from Gangnam, if it were a normal day they could maybe arrive around that time if they hurried and there was little traffic. But with the zombie virus already spread throughout Yongsan and leaking into the surrounding districts, the roads would be full of cars. Their only option would be to clear them or leave their armored truck at a certain distance before coming on foot. If they chose option one, then they might not even make it here until the next day or the day after. But if they chose option two, not only would it be dangerous for them, but for us as well if we were to go with them. That’s if they even make it here on foot in the first place. So, rather than waiting for those few people who are rushed and severely underprepared to rescue us, I prefer to wait for the government’s rescue team. At least they would have helicopters that could avoid all of that."

This was the entire reason why Jin-woo thought of this plan in the first place, to create a safe zone. He knew how deadly the virus was, and how fast it could spread from person to person. Madelyn was definitely underestimating it while overestimating the capabilities of those people and when they would rescue them.

If it wasn’t the White Tiger armored forces who were systematically trained and specialized in dealing with situations like these sent to rescue them, then Jin-woo would rather face the zombies in the school by himself than rely on their help.

After explaining all of that to the three students, Jin-woo opened the door and slipped out.

As the door closed behind him, the three students looked at it with ashen expressions. They really hadn’t thought of those details Jin-woo pointed out. Now they were starting to worry because they realized their survival likely depended on the success of Jin-woo’s plan.

Outside the security room, Jin-woo glanced at the empty halls before heading for the exit.

Up ahead at a corner, Seong yelled.

"It’s clear."

However, Jin-woo wasn’t in a hurry nor did he seem as cautious as before while moving through the hallways. He instead had his head down busy connecting the pink earphones into his phone.

Seong saw this, and he hesitated for a moment before asking as Jin-woo slowly approached.

"Are you going to use those?"

"Hm."

Jin-woo made a sound of confirmation as he walked past Seong and turned the corner. He still had his head down and was looking through his music app.

"Why?"

Seong didn’t appear at the end of the hallway this time but instead walked next to Jin-woo.

"In your journal, you mention that the antipsychotic medication I was taking dampened my abilities, right?"

Seong nodded.

"Yeah, the way they work is that they alter the actions of neurotransmitters in the brain; neurotransmitters that play an important role in how our body works and reacts to the world around us. It definitely dampens your ability to perceive parallel timelines and the other dimensions."

"Hm, I think so too. Mainly because it’s been nearly two hours since I missed taking my medication, and I’m starting to feel strange. Even though I missed taking them in the past, this time is different."

"How so?"

Seong looked at Jin-woo with a curious expression.

Jin-woo paused and then looked up from the phone in his hands to stare at the empty hallway ahead of them.

They were still walking rather leisurely.

After a thoughtful silence, Jin-woo finally said.

"I don’t know how to explain the feeling, but I think I can feel something coming back to me. Something I didn’t even know I had lost in the first place."

Seong’s eyebrows immediately shot up.

"Is it your ability growing stronger?"

Jin-woo thought for a moment once again but then shook his head.

"Growing stronger isn’t the right description. Okay, I thought of something. Imagined if someone loses one of their thumbs and they become so used to not having it that they don’t even remember what it was like when they had it. But then say it was returned, the person might feel uncomfortable after going so long without it and would even have to relearn how to use it. That’s how I currently feel."

Seong allowed those words from Jin-woo to sink in, then he realized something and glanced at the pink earphones in Jin-woo’s hands.

"Don’t tell me..."

Jin-woo turned to Seong and said while fixing the earphones in his ears.

"I won’t be able to hear you for a while but tap me on my shoulder if you really need to tell me something."

After fitting the earphones in his ears, Jin-woo pressed play on his phone and a favorite song of his started in his ear.

It wasn’t the instrumental song from before, but it was similarly heavy on the drums and guitars. Though it wasn’t from an anime but from a traditional song by a J-pop singer Jin-woo enjoyed.

The starting was soft, but Jin-woo was already anticipating the incoming high notes.

Seong observed Jin-woo’s slight head bobs as he walked but suddenly laughed and playfully quoted in an overly exaggerated voice.

"Don’t worry, if everything goes well, I’ll come and rescue you~"

The song was still pretty soft so Jin-woo heard Seong’s words and he immediately blushed. However, he hurriedly sped up his steps.

Seong quickly followed behind him and continued to say.

"We’ll also get married, have babies, and then raise them to be the new generation that will survive this apocalypse! Just wait for me Ah-yong!"

Jin-woo’s face reddened even more and he turned to glare at Seong. At the same time, the song finally reached its high notes which thankfully drowned out any further teasing.

However, at the same moment that Jin-woo turned to glare at Seong and the song started blasting in his ears, a loud bestial screech that sounded like it came from a starved Lovecraftian creation from Avici hell, bounced off the walls of the hallway.

A zombie bent the corner ahead of them, its screeches becoming even more guttural upon spotting Jin-woo.

Seong abruptly stopped teasing Jin-woo and showed a worried expression. He was slightly regretting not dissuading Jin-woo from testing his abilities so recklessly!

Seong was about to hurriedly motion for Jin-woo to turn around, however, Jin-woo had already lifted the revolver in his hand and fired a shot. His gaze never having left Seong as he did.

The zombie that was charging at him suddenly had its head flung back as a bullet pierced its forehead.

Upon seeing this scene, Seong stared with his eyes and mouth agape at Jin-woo who hadn’t turned his head away from him.

Seeing Seong’s shocked expression, Jin-woo slowly turned around and stared at the zombie on the ground. He paused, then wore a thoughtful expression as he recalled the sense of danger that had just risen in his heart.

He knew how to shoot a gun due to his father, but he didn’t have the godlike marksmanship to shoot so accurately without looking, and neither did he spontaneously gain such an ability. Rather, it was just that when he was lifting his gun to aim, he sensed that the position he held his arm in just felt right.

’An automatic aim?’

Jin-woo thought of a term for this feeling but he was slightly amused.

While Jin-woo was in his thoughts he couldn’t hear Seong’s exclamations of amazement as the song was still on full blast in his ears.

However, his thoughts were interrupted as he realized he was running out of time.

After Jin-woo placed the phone into an empty pocket on his utility belt, he gripped the revolver in his hand, and with his head bobbing slightly, he strode towards the exit of the east wing with a bit extra confidence in his steps.