Chapter 60

Now he understood why people liked Zombie Village. The realistic visuals left Mo Yeonhoo frozen for a while, unable to do anything.

There isn’t a single trace left.

Once the smoke cleared, not even one blade of grass remained. Of course, since this was a game, after a few seconds, grass and trees grew back and the terrain returned to normal.

(Whisper) 0momo0: Are they all dead?????

That countless horde of zombies had vanished all at once.

Maybe I should’ve tried using a mine like that too.

But he soon shook his head.

There’s a 100% chance I would’ve misjudged the range and died.

What would be the point of using it? He had to break through that zombie horde and make it to the safe zone, and that was no easy feat. Obviously, he would have gotten caught in the blast while running away and not even left bones behind.

(Whisper) Miu: That’s cleaned up

While Mo Yeonhoo was still dazed by the lingering impact, Miu spoke calmly. When he glanced over, Miu had somehow already dropped out of combat stance, as if he had expected this.

It’s over.......

Seeing that finally made it feel real that this long, long WAVE had ended. As the tension left him, Mo Yeonhoo repeatedly rubbed his face dry in reality.

“Wow....”

But he did not feel refreshed.

Even though Miu had joined late, he had taken the lead and wrapped up the situation, while Mo Yeonhoo hadn’t even managed to protect Miu properly. Feeling pointlessly awkward and deflated, Mo Yeonhoo hesitated before typing.

(Whisper) 0momo0: I’m way too bad at this game..

(Whisper) 0momo0: I just got helped again this time...

Miu had blocked the WAVE one thing after another even on his own, while Mo Yeonhoo’s skill was nowhere near his.

(Whisper) Miu: Mm

As if Miu agreed with that statement too, he typed only “Mm,” then gave no reply for a while.

Is he going to scold me?

Miu had already seemed about to say something earlier and stopped, so Mo Yeonhoo thought it wouldn’t be strange if a bombardment of criticism followed.

(Whisper) Miu: Of course you couldn’t hold out

(Whisper) Miu: This was a WAVE someone created by using an item

Miu’s words were completely unexpected.

(Whisper) 0momo0: Huh??????

Someone created the WAVE?

Was that possible? Suddenly, he remembered what Miu had typed inside the tower earlier.

[(Whisper) Miu: I don’t know how long you’ve been holding out here]

[(Whisper) Miu: But didn’t it occur to you that the WAVE wasn’t ending?]

[(Whisper) Miu: Abnormal-weather WAVEs don’t occur naturally]

[(Whisper) Miu: They don’t disappear unless you kill all the zombies that gathered]

He had thought it sounded strange then too. If it wasn’t a naturally occurring WAVE... did that mean someone had lured it here?

......That’s right. Someone.

At that moment, a scene flashed through his mind.

When the WAVE had occurred, he had heard a sound in the forest. From what Mo Yeonhoo had felt, it had not been a zombie or an animal, but unmistakably the presence of a person.

(Alliance) BBQ: Uh what, leader???

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Leader????

Just then, with the sound of someone stepping on grass behind them, messages began coming up.

(Alliance) ShinJadu: I was wandering nearby and heard the explosion... Why are you two here???

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Gasp, what the heck;; why does our gathering site look like this?!??!?

(Alliance) BBQ: ???????? That’s our gathering site over there???? What the, there’s nothing there lololol???

(Alliance) MouseTrap: Oh, what’s going on!

(Alliance) GoodLuck: What’s happening~

Messages rapidly rose in the alliance chat window. Earlier, communication had been impossible because of the WAVE.

😭😭😭😭😭 Guys, just now I ran into this weird WAVE and I seriously almost di22.gif

Mo Yeonhoo tried to type while watching ShinJadu and BBQ approach.

That was, if Miu had not suddenly picked a fight with him.

(Alliance) Miu: What the hell are you doing, Momo

(Alliance) Miu: You still haven’t left the alliance?

“......Huh?”

Mo Yeonhoo’s eyes went wide. He was surprised by the aggressive tone that came out of nowhere, but that was not why.

(Alliance) Miu: Are you lacking intelligence?

(Alliance) Miu: Guess you sold off your intelligence too after selling the core

(Alliance) Miu: Why are you following me all the way here and making a scene lololol

(Alliance) BBQ: 😭,.. No why are you doing that again lol..😭

It was strange.

(Alliance) GoodLuck: Whoa~~ whoa~~;;

(Alliance) Miu: I said I don’t want to sit at the same table as a spy, so why are you following me all the way here? lol

(Alliance) ShinJadu: Ah, why are you two stuck together fighting again;;

It was too strange. Mo Yeonhoo stared blankly at the chat window.

This was a pattern similar to yesterday. Miu scolding him, and the alliance members stopping him.......

But he wasn’t like this until just now.

When it had only been the two of them, Miu had not said things like that. He had even given up the chance to escape alone and risked his life to get out together with him.

Of course, he did ask me why I went that far, but....

It had not been that kind of sharply hostile attitude, which made it stranger the more Mo Yeonhoo thought about it.

Mo Yeonhoo blinked and watched the chat window. Unlike his lively and cute real-life appearance, in-game, Miu was a rational leader who kept his emotions controlled. Even while the alliance territory was being destroyed, he had calmly searched the outskirts alone and found the shelter. He was a seasoned expert.

Acting mean to Mo Yeonhoo in front of multiple people like this brought Miu no benefit.

And yet, he was picking a fight with him as if to show everyone?

(Alliance) Miu: What did I do? Anyone would think I beat him up. I haven’t even said half of what I want to say yet lol

(Alliance) Miu: It’s not that we were together, this guy’s been following me around like a stal.ker

(Alliance) Miu: A spy and a stal.ker. Disgusting

Miu needled him through alliance chat, where the alliance members could see it.

We’ve been talking through whispers this whole time, so if he wanted to chew me out, he could just keep doing it by whisper. If he does it in alliance chat, it’s obvious the alliance members will stop him.

His round eyes blinked rapidly, then gradually slowed. His gaze, deep in thought, remained on the screen. In the meantime, Miu seemed desperate to pick at Mo Yeonhoo without pause, but.......

(Whisper) 0momo0: Miu

Mo Yeonhoo suddenly had a thought.

(Whisper) 0momo0: Miu, you know I’m not a spy, don’t you

The thought that Miu was acting.

There seemed to be another reason why he was accusing Mo Yeonhoo of being a spy in front of everyone and openly displaying conflict with him.

But Miu did not reply. Instead, messages kept rising in the alliance chat window.

(Alliance) Miu: I’m asking where you’re going to sell the information this time

(Alliance) 1Poop1: Ohㅠ stop already... are you fighting again?!!?

(Alliance) MouseTrap: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Stop it..

(Alliance) Miu: What do you mean, stop me lol If you didn’t vote, you’re accomplices too

(Alliance) Miu: Let’s kick him out lololol This will all be over if we just kick this person out

(Alliance) BBQ: 😭😭😭 Scary, hurry up and go back, leader..

Looking at the noisy alliance chat window, Mo Yeonhoo felt embarrassed about his whisper.

......Did I miss the mark?

Miu was not usually that type, and somehow it felt as if he was doing this on purpose to find a different spy, so Mo Yeonhoo had probed him.

Maybe he just really thinks I’m a spy and hates me.

Seeing no reply, he seemed to have thought wrong. Just as Mo Yeonhoo, discouraged, stuck out his lip, a sentence in a different color appeared in the chat window.

(Whisper) Miu: Yes, I know

A whisper, vividly different in color, among the alliance messages.

(Whisper) Miu: I’m sorry

(Whisper) Miu: There’s a reason

......!

It was Miu.

(Whisper) 0momo0: The person whispering right now is actually Miu right?????

One corner of his heart instantly grew lighter, but perhaps because of all the verbal abuse he had taken so far, it was hard to believe right away.

(Alliance) GoodLuck: Miu~ you were being too ♥♥, okay?~ Let’s calm down a little~~

(Alliance) Miu: I think I’ll calm down on my own if we kick the spy out

(Alliance) CheersInMyEyes: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 damn

(Alliance) Miu: I said let’s vote again?

Look at that chat. How was that supposed to seem like the same person?

(Whisper) 0momo0: Miu, we have a big problem

(Whisper) 0momo0: Someone hacked you and is writing in alliance chat right now

(Whisper) 0momo0: Fake Miu keeps telling me to get the hell out of the alliance;;

(Whisper) Miu: That’s me

(Whisper) 0momo0: If it’s really you, then write this in alliance chat instead of whisper chat;;;

(Whisper) Miu: Write what?

(Whisper) 0momo0: I love you, Momo

(Whisper) Miu: ???

(Whisper) 0momo0: Hurry!!! I told you to write it in alliance chat??

(Whisper) 0momo0: Momo!! I love you!! Type that!!!

(Whisper) 0momo0: I can’t believe anything until you send that

(Whisper) 0momo0: So send it quickly, hurry!!!!!

(Whisper) Miu: ??????

(Whisper) Miu: What are you talking about ♥♥

Wow! Seeing the hearts, Mo Yeonhoo smiled brightly.

(Whisper) 0momo0: ㅇㅁㄴWhoaㅁㄴㅇ!!!! Thank goodness!!!

(Whisper) 0momo0: Look at him throwing hearts with zero hesitation!!!!!

(Whisper) 0momo0: Such excellent bad manners 😭😭😭😭😭 It really is Miu 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

(Whisper) Miu: ? lol

(Whisper) 0momo0: I thought it was voice phishing 😭😭😭

After seeing the profanity filter, Mo Yeonhoo finally felt relieved.

So he really has been deliberately framing me as the spy until now!

But... why?

After thinking for a moment, Mo Yeonhoo froze.

No way.

How had he not thought of this? If his assumption was right, then every piece fit together.

(Whisper) 0momo0: Miu, there’s one thing I want to ask

(Whisper) 0momo0: Right now, you suspect every alliance member of being the spy, don’t you?

Mo Yeonhoo’s eyes shone.

If Miu did not suspect him of being the spy, and instead suspected everyone except him, then it made sense.

Maybe he had deliberately gone after the one person who was not under suspicion.

(Whisper) 0momo0: Do you need my help?

To catch the real one hiding among them.