blueteamnovel Chapter 47- Was He Real?
Chapter 47- Was He Real?
'What am I supposed to do with this?'
Jin-woo thought to himself as he looked at the gun sealed within a metal case. After closing the drawer, he weaved through the desks and returned to the office entrance. He then opened the sliding door just enough to stick his head out and check the hallways.
After seeing no zombies in sight or hearing their snarls, Jin-woo opened the door further and slipped out. He tipped-toed to the corner after closing the door and looked down the hall where he had come from. It was empty, and from here, he could see the small key on the ground reflecting the hallway light above.
Without hesitation, Jin-woo moved, sprinting down the hallway. His steps were like a cat's, completely silent. His P.E. sneakers, which were friction-resistant, made no sound, even as he suddenly stopped for a brief second to bend down and pick up the key before sprinting off again.
Jin-woo tracked back toward the cafeteria, pausing at every corner to check for zombies.
Upon reaching the cafeteria, he sighed in relief to see that the doors were still closed. There were markings on the doors with even one of the glass windows cracked, but as long as it remained closed.
However, an uneasy feeling suddenly rose with Jin-woo's heart.
Why was it so silent?
'No, no, no.'
Jin-woo's steps quickened and he soon reached the doors to look through the intact glass window. But the scene beyond immediately caused his body to tremble uncontrollably.
He didn't understand.
Why did this happen?
In the cafeteria, bloodied bodies were strewn about haphazardly with the desks and chairs scattered all about.
The scene was no different from what he had hallucinated before.
No.
Wait.
It was exactly the same.
Jin-woo's eyes narrowed slightly as carefully recalled the hallucination he previously had and matched them with the scene before him. Shock rose in his heart when he concluded that they were indeed identical, except for few bodies being missing or in different positions.
"The images I say before... were visions of the future?"
Jin-woo couldn't help but mutter in slight disbelief. Was his ability was this absurd? He thought it was just sensing danger before.
He did this for the next classrooms along the hallways and they were similarly devoid of people. However, in the last classroom he peeked in before he turned the final corner to reach his class, he saw something.
Two female students were seen at the back of the classroom sitting together at a desk. Their heads were lying on the table motionless. From the food on the table, it could be inferred that they were in the middle of eating their food.
Jin-woo placed his hand on the door handle about to open it to check what had happened, but a figure suddenly appeared in the periphery of his vision at the window that caused him to freeze.
A male student was walking around the classroom aimlessly.
However, upon closer look, Jin-woo discovered that the back of the boy's hands was covered in black markings.
The male student suddenly snapped his head around and looked at the door with dead fish-like eyes. Jin-woo had to duck to hide hurriedly.
After staying motionless momentarily to ensure the zombie hadn't seen him, Jin-woo released a breath of air. But his brows soon came together in confusion as to what was going on.
Some students seemed to have been infected by the virus but rather than turning, they seemed to have just quietly died.
"Could there be more than one kind of virus? One that turns you into a zombie, but another that silently kills? Or is it the same virus but it affects people differently?"
Jin-woo muttered in contemplation, but soon had to put this at the back of his mind for now. He would think about this along with his ability more in-depth after he found Seong's dairy and settled down in a safe place.
Remaining in his crouched position, Jin-woo peeked around the corner, and halfway down the hall on the left, a sign that read Class 1A could be seen.
Seong's journal was in there.
Jin-woo was about to rush forward, but before he could he suddenly caught sight of his P.E. shorts and paused.
'Shit, that's right, my phone isn't inside the classroom. I left it in the bathroom.' Experience more on empire
Jin-woo was at a 'T' crossroad and was on the left-side hallway. His classroom was along the hallway in the middle but the bathroom where he left this phone was in the direction across the hallway in front of him.
After a bit of hesitation, Jin-woo clenched his teeth.
'Damn it.'
While cursing internally, he got up and rushed towards the hallway in front of him.
He had to get his phone.
That was the only communication he had with the outside world... and also his parents.