Hiding a House in the Apocalypse

"Wh-Who are you?"

Instead of answering, I asked Defender through the radio.

"Did we have any other guests besides me?"

"No, none. Why? Someone’s there?"

"We’ve got an uninvited guest."

"Hold on a second. Get them out of the car first."

I aimed my gun at the doctor’s family and spoke in a low voice.

"Get out."

"You’re not even hospital staff. What right do you have to—"

"Get. Out."

The doctor and his family stepped out of the car.

In the cold, desolate atmosphere, the doctor suddenly lowered his head to me.

"P-Please. I’m begging you. Can’t you just turn a blind eye? We need this car to get out of here. If we don’t, we’ll all die."

Footsteps echoed.

Defender.

"Something’s off."

He emerged from the direction of the hospital.

"There’s no one there."

Defender spotted the doctor and asked,

"Where did all the doctors and nurses here go?"

"They all left for Chuncheon."

"Chuncheon?"

"Yes. There were rumors that monsters would be swarming this place soon."

The doctor’s words didn’t seem like a lie.

After all, monsters were coming. That much was true.

The problem was, if there were no other doctors here, it meant Da-jeong wouldn’t be able to get her treatment.

"…She still needs at least one more session."

I could understand why Defender was troubled.

Cancer treatment needs to be completed properly.

If you leave it half-done, there will be consequences.

I spoke to Defender.

"Why not just go to Chuncheon? She can continue her treatment there."

"…That’s an option, but…"

Defender let out a bitter chuckle.

"It’s kind of embarrassing to admit, but ever since I joined the Legion faction, I haven’t accomplished much. I came all the way here instead of staying at Chuncheon’s top-tier hospitals because I’m just that incompetent…"

Defender crouched down in front of the car.

With the same bitter smile, he continued.

"Even if we go back to Chuncheon, I doubt we’d get a hospital bed."

I stared at him for a moment before asking,

"Anticancer treatment—this isn’t the last session, is it?"