Hiding A Logistics Center In The Apocalypse Chapter 13

Hiding a Logistics Center in the Apocalypse – Part 13

(Tilt Scales (1))

“You arrived just now.”

I said as I emerged from the portal and took my place in the passenger seat.

“It wasn’t that far in terms of distance. The grenades you gave us were huge. Whenever I felt it was dangerous, I would throw one at a time and run… There was nothing better than this to shake off the guys who were following me.”

I could have used a rifle, but that seemed very inconvenient while driving.

So what they gave out was a hand grenade.

It was completely dark outside.

It was already early evening and getting dark when I left the military base, but now it was completely dark.

There were many monsters roaming the city.

There were still a few vehicles chasing me, but I managed to place my rifle into the recovery portal.

Then, before arriving at the hospital, I gave a word to Yongsu Lee in advance.

“For the time being, let’s keep the rifles and grenades. We don’t know who might be in the hospital…”

Korea is a country where gun ownership is illegal.

Most of the descendants of this brave Admiral Yi Sun-sin would be dealing with destruction with kitchen knives or golf clubs by now, so if he suddenly showed up with a gun, there was a chance of unnecessary misunderstanding and caution.

Moreover, the Gangnam Severance Hospital we were heading to was a fairly large hospital.

There was a high possibility that there would be a large crowd, and thus many variables.

In times like these, we must be wary of people before we are of monsters.

Lee Yong-soo nodded.

“That’s right. Of course, wherever you go, there are bound to be one or two strange people. I think it wouldn’t hurt to be careful in advance.”

In fact, this was also a strategy that could come from having some leeway in power.

Even if you put your gun away for a while, the camping axe that flies every second is still a powerful attack tool.

The hospital building finally comes into view.

From the ward buildings where patients stay, to buildings where medical facilities and research labs are located.

All entrances were blocked by several buses and ambulances like barricades.

I threw an axe around the spacious ground-level parking lot,

puck!

Caaeng!

Cock!

I killed the monsters that were wandering around.

Whoosh!

I didn't forget to retrieve the magic stone either.

By the time I had made a circle around the hospital's ground-level parking lot,

Two men ran out of the building.

They looked quite surprised.

That's understandable, since I wiped out the monsters in the above-ground parking lot.

Ss …

I rolled down the window and asked them.

“Is Nurse Kim Joo-yeon here?”

***

A dark hospital lobby.

The waiting chairs were crowded with people trying to sleep.

From blankets, outerwear, and even towels with the hospital logo on them.

All kinds of objects were being used as bedding.

I waited for news with Lee Yong-soo.

Is it because he showed outstanding fighting prowess in advance?

We were able to enter the hospital without difficulty, and the men who had greeted us left, saying they would call my older sister.

Fortunately, my older sister was alive.

'As expected, he was still in the hospital.'

Memories of my older sister from when I was little came to mind.

She was eight years older than me.

One summer, when I was only seven years old, my older sister, who was in middle school, suddenly said this to me.

“Even if the world were to end tomorrow, I would bandage the heads of those who are sick today.”

On the table behind him was a small book titled “The Story of the Apple Tree.”

It was an innocent yet bizarre statement, a mix of a dream to become a doctor and a moral tale.

I think I answered like that back then, as if I knew everything even when I was young.

“···Sister, you’re not good at studying.”

“This little bastard.”

If you want to become a doctor, you have to study hard.

I remember my mother's face sighing as she looked at my older sister's report card.

However, Kim Joo-yeon, the first of the Kim Sisters, was surprisingly a strong-willed person.

His grades skyrocketed starting in high school, and although he was unable to get into his goal of medical school, he was accepted into nursing school.

So, she was able to bandage people's heads.

He created his own destiny.

Then, a sound was heard.

“Kim Jeong-gyeom!”

It wasn't that long ago that we met.

She was my eldest sister, whom I met at a family gathering not long before the world became a mess.

But perhaps it was because he had been on the verge of death several times that he particularly missed her.

Although they shared a reunion hug, the situation was not all that relaxed.

I hurriedly told my older sister.

“I have a patient.”

“What? Where?”

At the word patient, she instinctively looked around.

“Wait a minute, come here.”

I took my older sister into a deserted hallway.

Then he opened a portal.

***

This is inside the logistics center.

'Charlie' was lying flat on the white mattress.

Red blood drawn in a circle on the bandage.

He still hasn't come to his senses.

Without even time to explain what this space is or what my abilities are,

I asked my older sister straight away.

“Should I take it out right away? Or do surgery outside…”

She unwrapped the bandage without saying a word, examined the wound revealed through it closely, and said.

“This person can’t live.”

"ah···"

It seems that the zergling's attack was too deep.

Just as I was about to accept the complicated result, my older sister continued speaking.

“If it were as it was originally.”

“···?”

Then he brought his hand close to Charlie's abdomen.

Then, with a zinging sound, light burst out from the tip of his hand.

She elaborated.

“I’ve awakened as a healer. Isn’t it awesome?”

From nurse to healer.

In the meantime, my older sister had successfully completed her job change.

Jiiing-

My older sister's treatment continued for about 20 minutes.

After finishing the treatment, she put her hand away and said.

“Your level is still low… This is all I can do for today. But don’t worry, you won’t die.”

After hearing that, I felt somewhat relieved.

After putting out the urgent fire, I told them that this was my subspace and that it contained an entire logistics center.

The older sister who heard the story was not naked.

Because Ojisu brought me a bowl of hot beef soup that I couldn't even imagine how long it would take.

The eldest sister quickly poured hot rice into the clear soup.

Then, he tore into the packaged kimchi he had brought from the fresh center and spoke in a blunt voice.

“Kim Jeong-gyeom, I love you.”

Her unsmiling lips were stained with kimchi juice like dark lipstick.

The eldest sister looked at Chef Oh Ji-soo and added.

“I don’t know who you are, but I love you.”

There has never been such rudeness on a first meeting.

I don't know for sure, but I must have been really hungry.

That's understandable, since eating and drinking in this world isn't always easy.

Charlie's treatment was also resolved, and he met his older sister whom he had been trying to meet.

Now it was time for them to go find their little sister together, but she shook her head.

“Sorry. This isn’t the right time for that.”

“What happened?”

“There are about 800 people gathered in this hospital alone. There are patients who need continuous observation or medication···”

I was going to say something along the lines of "I can't leave my patients behind."

Because my older sister is originally that kind of person.

However, the situation was a bit more complicated.

“Anyway, it’s not like anyone will die or anything just because I’m not there. The problem is···”

She started talking.

***

Meanwhile, Jin Seong-hak, the head of the internal medicine department, couldn't help but lose sleep over the news that came in the middle of the night.

In the hospital director's office, which had come to be used as his own room, were the Pharmacy Director Gu Min-cheol and the Nutrition Team Leader Park Jong-hyeon.

It was a real red-hot night.

Director of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau, Gu Min-cheol, said.

Originally, it was a position in charge of medicine within the hospital, but now it was managing patients and awakened individuals under the command of Jinseonghak.

“I heard from the Awakened ones who were on guard that he had considerable combat prowess. He could summon an axe out of thin air… He wiped out all the monsters in the parking lot above ground. Judging from his attire and the fact that he drove a military vehicle, he might be a special forces soldier.”

Nutrition Team Leader Park Jong-hyun added in an impatient voice.

“Sir, if that’s true, shouldn’t we try to get them on our side as much as possible?”

But Jin Seong-hak, the head of the internal medicine department, clicked his tongue.

“That’s ridiculous. Why does that kid have Kim Joo-yeon as his younger sister? Do you think he would look down on us?

“···Then what should I do?”

“You don’t have to worry. You came here because you needed food and a place to sleep anyway. We’ve got a tight hold on the food here, right?”

“Ah-! That’s true. Since you’re saying that we should eat everything···”

The nutrition team leader responded excitedly.

The hospital's nutrition team was responsible for preparing hospital meals for patients and managing food supplies.

And Jin Seong-hak, the head of the internal medicine department who knew this, grilled the head of the nutrition team right before taking over the hospital.

The day after the incident, the hospital suddenly introduced a food rationing system, which was a quick strategy by the head of the internal medicine department.

It was going to be a power, and it was.

But that wasn't all that Internal Medicine Department Head Jin Seong-hak had as a weapon.

“If you really won’t listen to me… well, I guess I have no choice but to do something about it.”

“Is it possible? It would be difficult to prescribe medicine to the patient, since he is not a patient…”

“You can mix it with rice and give it to me. It’ll be less effective than intravenous injection, though.”

Jinseonghak was also an awakened person.

The ability is <mental brainwashing>.

It was a powerful ability that made the opponent one's subordinate, but it also had great limitations.

He had to overcome the opponent's conscious resistance, and to solve this problem, Jin Seong-hak used narcotic painkillers available at the hospital.

So that we can take advantage of the gap where their consciousness becomes clouded.

The results were successful.

He selected the awakened patients among the hospitalized patients, injected medicine into their Ringer's solution, and brainwashed them, turning them into his servants.

This was possible thanks to the help of the Director of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Bureau, who manages the medicines.

In this way, the collusion between the three people was very tightly woven.

As if this destruction had been anticipated.

Jinseonghak organized the conversation.

“Anyway, let’s just suffer a little longer. Once we raise the level of <Mental Brainwashing>, we won’t need to do any annoying things like drugs or anything. It’s something I always say… Even in a world that’s doomed, smart people like us should be the rulers rather than strong idiots. Wouldn’t that be beneficial for the world to come?”

“Hehehe. That’s true.”

They laughed like that.

***

"···brainwashing?"

I asked back after hearing the absurd news.

The older sister nodded and answered.

“I’m sure. Otherwise… people wouldn’t change overnight like that.”

They were patients who had greeted me warmly just the day before.

But the next day, as soon as I saw him, he suddenly started supporting the internal medicine department chief's gang.

“It does seem like there are some restrictions. First of all, everyone at Nana’s nursing station is fine. The only ones who have become strange are the hospitalized patients. Especially the Awakened ones.”

That wasn't the only problem.

The head of the internal medicine department, Jin Seong-hak, and his gang forced the remaining Awakened people to do reconnaissance and sentry duty under the pretext of providing food.

Then, he took all the magic stones he had obtained in the process.

The purpose was to give priority to those who were more powerful, but… of course, there was no way that distribution would be carried out properly.

“When I came to my senses… I was already completely out of balance.”

As a result, I was drafted into a reconnaissance unit as they told me to, had my magic stone stolen, and was forced to beg for food.

Even if they wanted to rise up, it was difficult for anyone to easily step up because of the brainwashed awakened people.

My older sister said.

It was a voice filled with determination.

“I’m secretly collecting magic stones. If my healing ability level goes up, I might be able to cure the brainwashed Awakened ones. Drug addictions can still be cured. So…”

She hesitated for a moment and then continued.

“You go to Sol and Mom and Dad first. I’ll try to survive here too.”

But that was not the right thing to do.

It was urgent to save the remaining family members, but I couldn't leave my eldest sister in the obvious danger.

Moreover, the plan to cure brainwashing by raising the level was only a vague expectation and was difficult to see as a plan with certainty.

For peripheral reasons, Charlie's treatment was not yet finished.

After a moment to collect my thoughts, I answered.

“Let’s resolve this as quickly as possible.”

"how?"

The weapon they had right now was food.

Next is a reconnaissance unit made up of brainwashed Awakened people.

By using these two to obtain magic stones, the imbalance in power was gradually worsening.

In the end, the conclusion was simple.

“You just have to break the balance, right? With resources or force.”

I had the ability to do that.