Apocalypse: Apparently, I Can See Zombies

"Damn it."

Jin-woo couldn't help but curse once again, but he suddenly released a sigh before lifting his head to look at the sky.

It was around 3 pm.

Since the moment the virus outbreak happened, only three hours had passed.

Upon realizing this Jin-woo's expression changed. Thinking back to everything that happened within those three hours, it felt like several days had passed. Everything happened so fast, but at the same time, it felt extremely slow.

Jin-woo also realized this was the first time in three hours that he had time to calm down. This situation was far from where he should be doing something like this, but he couldn't help it. His body had never recovered from Seo-joon's beatings, and the initial moment his abilities had activated had caused more than a small burden on his brain.

His mental and physical exhaustion was on the verge of going over the threshold of his tolerance.

Jin-woo suddenly felt his eyelids become heavy and he momentarily closed his eyes.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Jin! You can't rest, not in this situation."

Seong immediately yelled with a worried expression when he saw Jin-woo's actions.

Jin-woo's eyes snapped open, and he forcefully buried his exhaustion.

Bang!

Bang!

Jin-woo kept his back pressed against the banging door as he glanced at the gun in his hand. He flicked out the empty clip, then with a bit of struggle he managed to take out the last magazine in his utility belt with his fingers and fitted it inside the gun. Using his thigh, he set the gun and chambered a bullet.

Afterward, Jin-woo's mind started to spin as thought of what to do next.

Seong by the side glanced at Jin-woo and then at the phone, a helpless feeling rising in his heart. Gritting his teeth, Seong suddenly stepped toward the phone and reached down to pick it up. He was then about to press the button to send the message, but the phone suddenly vanished from his hands and appeared back on the ground where it was. It looked as if it had never been moved from where it was.

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Even though Seong knew this was going to happen, he still couldn't help but feel utterly useless.

However, Jin-woo who had been silent observing Seong as he picked up the phone, had his face change after the phone appeared back on the ground. His eyes zoned in on the phone, and upon confirming the feeling that was rising in his heart and mind, his heartbeat slowly started to pound wildly in his chest.

Jin-woo couldn't help but have doubt arise in his mind about this feeling, but it didn't stop him from fitting the gun back into his utility belt before lifting his hand and positioning it as if he were holding something.

Seong, who was still upset, glared at the phone on the ground, however, that phone suddenly disappeared from his vision. Completely taken aback, he blinked his eyes repeatedly thinking he was just seeing things. But upon seeing that the phone was still gone, an incredulous expression appeared on his face.

Pointing at the phone, Seong turned to Jin-woo and said.

"Jin, the phone's-"

However, the words got stuck in Seong's throat when he saw that the phone, which was just in front of him on the ground, had somehow ended up in Jin-woo's hand.

Eyes widening, he said in disbelief.

"Space displacement? Jin you… just what kind of ability do you have? Were you actually adopted by Aunty and Uncle after they found you in a spaceship? Or maybe Aunty and Uncle are not from Earth?"

Jin-woo finally snapped out of dazedly staring at the phone in his hand, and immediately pressed the button sending the message to Ah-yong.

Not two seconds later, a high-pitched frequency started to echo out from the speakers inside the gymnasium. The howls of the zombies were faintly heard amidst the high frequency, and the banging on the door behind Jin-woo stopped as those zombies rushed toward the speakers.

Jin-woo put his phone inside a pocket of the utility belt before he headed to the corner of the gymnasium to observe the zombies. He noticed Seong kept glancing at him, and he could only force a smile and say.

"I'm not really sure how I did that, but after this is over, we would have time to fully explore my abilities. As for whether I'm an alien that came to Earth after my home planet was destroyed, well, we can't know for sure."

Seong nodded, then said with a thoughtful expression.

"Your ability, or should I say abilities… might not be as simple as perceiving other dimensions."

Even though Seong had said this before, this time had a completely different meaning. With a serious expression, he continued to say.

"Jin, what you just did was no different from manipulating a fundamental law of the Third Dimension and reality itself."

Jin-woo's heart let out a nervous thud, but he managed to calm his emotions and focus on the situation at hand. Reaching the end of the gymnasium, he peeked out to see that the doorway was empty.

Jin-woo's expression changed, and he thought that he had taken too long to send the message allowing the zombies to escape. However, his eyes narrowed before he suddenly rushed forward.

Seong's figure vanished and appeared at the front of the double metal doors. Jin-woo who was approaching saw his best friend's expression light up, and this confirmed his suspicion.

Indeed, upon reaching the entrance of the gymnasium Jin-woo saw that it was filled with zombies. So much so that a few of them were moments away from stumbling back outside.

Jin-woo didn't hesitate to step forward and kick out. His kick caused the zombies to come out to stumble back inside and knock against those in front of it.

Before the zombies here could be alert of Jin-woo's presence, he pulled the metals closed shut. Thuds echoed out on the door as a few zombies slammed against it, but Jin-woo pulled out the bundle of keys and swiftly locked the door.

Without waiting, he quickly turned around and jogged back towards the auditorium across the field.

All of sudden a surreal feeling washed over Jin-woo as he reached the wide-open field that was filled with zombies just moments ago. He had actually succeeded.

Even though the gymnasium and auditorium only held a majority of the zombies, leaving some still roaming around the campus, this was enough.

While holding his dislocated arm, Jin-woo reached the auditorium and approached its entrance from the side. He shifted the zombies he had killed at the entrance away as quietly as he could before pulling the door closed. As he was doing so a few zombies spotted him, but he managed to close the doors in time.

After locking the metal doors, Jin-woo released a long sigh. He then felt a pat on his shoulder, and he turned to see Seong smiling at him.

Jin-woo gave a relaxed smile of his own, but it suddenly froze on his face as Seong said.

"Ah-yong should be waiting, hurry and go get her!"

Seong gave Jin-woo's shoulder a few more encouraging pats, while an amused expression played on his face.

Jin-woo glared at Seong before he walked over to the zombie in the security guard's clothes he had killed before. He bent down and took off the utility belt around its waist with difficulty, before checking the items inside.

Unfortunately, the handgun was missing, but thankfully there were three magazines inside. It should be enough to deal with any remaining zombies until help arrives.

After taking out the magazines and other items inside the belt, Jin-woo fashioned it into a temporary arm sling for his dislocated shoulder. Then without delay, he jogged back to the east wing. His fatigue was settling in once again, but the sense of accomplishment in pulling off this plan to help the others gave him a bit more energy to last a little longer on this final stretch.