Apocalypse: Apparently, I Can See Zombies

Chapter 107- A Sudden Betrayal



"Damn it, I need to get out of here."

Jin-woo was about to try and break the door down, but Seong stopped him and said.

"Wait, why don't you try using your displacement ability on the door handle?"

"On the handle?"

Jin-woo paused and glanced at the door handle with doubt.

"I've only done it once and it was an accident. I don't know if I can do it again, especially on a door handle that's screwed in."

"You won't know unless you try, it's already been two days since your abilities began manifesting."

Jin-woo wore an unsure expression but still nodded and said.

"I'll try."

With that, Jin-woo focused on the door handle, his mind occupied with thoughts of it appearing in his hand. However, even after a minute of this, there was no change to the door handle.

"I look stupid."

Jin-woo stopped his actions and said with a helpless expression. If Seong had not seen him teleport the phone into his hand, he would have thought he was hallucinating at the time.

"Okay, that's fine, it's your first try. What happened when you teleported the phone? Try to recall anything that can be of help."

Jin-woo was getting anxious, but he tried to stay calm and think. Back then, he felt a strange sensation when he made a phone appear in his hand, and he specifically recalled that feeling only appeared after Seong had picked up the phone.

Jin-woo relayed this piece of information to Seong, who began pondering.

However, not long after his pondering, Seong began scratching the back of his head because he had tried touching the door and then had Jin-woo try again only to fail.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"There are too many theories in Physics to accurately determine how you're able to teleport the phone. Plus, this involves aliens and fiction-like superpowers from other dimensions. Who knows, our understanding of Physics might be completely wrong. Even all the theories I've come up with to explain your abilities so far could be incorrect too."

Seong became extremely dejected after saying this, but Jin-woo immediately shook his head and rebutted.

"Don't think like that, you're the smartest person I know, Seong. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have made it this far."

Seong couldn't help but smile at Jin-woo's words then lightly slapped his cheeks to get rid of his sudden gloom. He again started to ponder, and after a moment he looked at Jin-woo before saying slowly.

"If you're able to teleport objects because you will for it to happen, then maybe everything depends on your thoughts. Like your familiarity with the object, your understanding of it, or even the amount of desire you have for it to be teleported. Everything stems from your thoughts. So, forget about Physics this once. It all depends on you and how badly you desire to leave this room."

Jin-woo listened to Seong's words, and something stirred in his heart.

That was right, after Seong had picked up the phone and failed to send the text, a feeling of desperation had risen in his heart and all he could think about was sending that text.

Jin-woo then thought about his current situation, and he stopped trying to remain calm. Instead, he let his worried thoughts run wild. He didn't know what plan the person who did this was concocting, but the simple fact that they trapped him here meant they didn't want him to be there if the rescue team arrived. And if he stayed here, then the solar energy would eventually run out, releasing the trapped zombies.

Jin-woo would be surrounded by zombies with a limited food supply. In that situation, he could only wait to die by either the zombies breaking in or by starving.

With these thoughts constantly churning in his mind, Jin-woo glanced at the door handle and anxiously reached out with his left hand.

Without a sound, the door handle suddenly appeared in Jin-woo's hand.

Jin-woo looked down at the door handle in his hand, which still had its screws inside, and it took a while for him to realize he had succeeded.

"You actually did it!"

Seong couldn't help but yell excitedly from the side, before becoming serious and adding.

"Quick, let's go!"

Jin-woo nodded and then tossed the door handle behind him.

The inside of the door handle was exposed, allowing Jin-woo to shift the bolt inside to easily unlock the door.

However, after pushing the door, it only opened to a finger-wide gape before colliding with something behind it.

Seong and Jin-woo's expressions both changed before Seong used the gap to appear in the hallway to see what was blocking the door. After he did, his expression couldn't help but darken as he looked down at the ground.

There, a long and thick four-by-four wood lay. It was cleverly positioned against the door while using the opposite wall as support.

As long as it was there the door will never open.

As for Jin-woo moving it with his ability, forget about it. Aside from the fact that he couldn't see the item, the size of the object undoubtedly played a part in him being able to teleport it, and given it was impossible.

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At the cafeteria doors, Ye-jun fitted the gun inside his waist before zipping up his jacket, hiding it. He had just returned from tossing away Jin-woo's things at the back of the school. After glancing behind him, he fixed his glasses on his nose bridge and got ready to enter the cafeteria. However, the phone in his jacket pocket suddenly started ringing.

But Ye-jun didn't have a phone.

After a slight pause, Ye-jun reached inside his jacket to take out Jin-woo's phone. After looking at the caller ID, he saw that it was marked as an unknown number.

Ye-jun initially planned on ignoring it, but an idea suddenly came to him that made him answer.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Hello, am I speaking with Jin-woo?"

The voice of a man came from the other end.

"Yes, I'm Jin-woo, but who is this?"

Ye-jun fixed his glasses and responded without batting an eye. However, there was a pause at the other end which made his heart momentarily skip a beat. Just when he thought that the person realized his voice was different from Jin-woo's, the man finally responded.

"Good, I'm Kai, the leader of the rescue team. We're about to reach the school gates but there are zombies in the area giving us little time for the extraction. So, we need you to gather everyone together to make it easier for us to get in and out quickly. Do you copy?"

"Copy, I'll gather everyone now."

"Good, we'll be there in less than six minutes, get ready."

Beep… Beep…

After the man named Kai hung up, Ye-jun calmly placed the phone back into his jacket pocket while an astute smile slowly appeared at the corner of his lips.

Fixing his glasses one final time, Ye-jun pushed the door open and entered the cafeteria, having already come up with a plan to explain Jin-woo's 'sudden betrayal.'


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