Kim Hyeong-Jun told me the most unimaginable story.

According to him, those who were bitten turned into zombies with glowing red eyes instead of ordinary zombies depending on their desires.

Those that longed for something, something they considered more precious than their lives, would turn into zombies with glowing red eyes.

‘Ahjussi, didn’t you have a dream before you woke up like this?’

As I carefully traced my memories, I realized that I did experience something like a dream. My wife and So-Yeon were sitting at a dining table in front of me, and I was looking at them through a clear glass wall. The wall had been unbreakable at first, but in the end, my desperate outburst was enough to break through the clear glass wall, and I managed to grab onto So-Yeon’s hand.

After that, I returned to my senses. Of course, my body was dead, but my mind was still very much sane. As I nodded, Kim Hyeong-Jun let out a chuckle before continuing.

‘That’s the reason. The reason our eyes glow red. The reason we didn’t turn into one of the black creatures. The thing that’s keeping us strong.’

‘Are you saying we will turn into a black creature if that mind and heart of ours disappears?’

‘Yup.’

‘What happens to the ones that can’t break the glass wall?’

‘They just become ordinary zombies. Or, if...