As the days got colder, the sun began to set earlier. It began to go down by five in the afternoon, and it would be pitch-black by six o’clock.

Do Han-Sol arrived at Shelter Silence around eight o’clock with the survivors from Shelter Barrier in tow. All of them made it safely to Shelter Silence, thanks to Do Han-Sol’s protection.

He had brought a total of thirty-eight survivors to be housed at Shelter Silence temporarily.

When Kim Hyeong-Jun and I received news of Do Han-Sol’s safe return, we went out to deal with the remaining zombies in Seongsu-dong.

Kim Hyeong-Jun had taken care of most of the zombies on the streets, but there were still some hiding in the buildings.

Our cleanup operation in Seongsu 1-dong and Seongsu 2-ga, 3-dong went deep into the night, as the last thing the guards at Shelter Silence needed was zombies sneaking up behind them while they were in combat with the forces of the Family.

The guards of Shelter Silence were on full alert, as no one knew when the Family would launch their full-scale raid. They put extra effort into reinforcing the guard forces and increased the number of sentries at night.

Kim Hyeong-Jun and I returned as the tense darkness gave way to the rising dawn.

Hwang Ji-Hye greeted us with exhaustion on her face. It seemed like she hadn’t been able to sleep at all.

“Are the streets clear now?”

When I nodded, the guards of Shelter Silence,...