Cough, cough!

‘Goodness gracious!’

My throat was burning and my entire body was resisting the water. All the water I drank drained back out through my nose and mouth.

Lee Jeong-Uk frowned as he watched all the water streaming out. “I mean, you could just say you don’t like it if you don’t.”

“Grr…”

I rubbed my neck with my left hand to soothe the pain as I passed the water bottle back to Lee Jeong-Uk. I got up and headed outside for some fresh air. I felt the morning sun and the cool breeze.

I took in deep breaths as though trying to clear my lungs of cigarette smoke.

‘Oh wait, what about the red leader’s dead body? If Lee Jeong-Uk brought me back, what did he do with the leader’s dead body?’

I immediately went over the wall and headed toward the place where I had passed out. Its body was nowhere to be seen. I only saw blood stains on the ground.

‘Darn it, there’s still something I need to retrieve.’

It was the map it had been holding. That was what I needed. If I had the map, it would be easy to understand the current situation within Seoul. The map was not only important for me, but for the survivors as well, since it probably had important information marked on it.

I looked around frantically, like a person who had lost their wallet, trying my best to find it.

“Hey, what are you doing?” Lee Jeong-Uk’s voice came from behind me, startling me.

I flinched at his sudden appearance, as if I had been caught red-handed for doing something wrong. But then, I realized I had done...