John and Ryan begin fighting the mutants while Ian holds the hose until Han approaches with his stunned brother to enter the house, followed by the others, who close the door behind them... Everyone gathers in the living room, panting for fresh air to enter their lungs after the quick fight.
Night began to fall and fear grew... Han grabs his older brother Hyun's shoulders to reassure him.
"Are you okay? How did this happen? How did you get here, and why are
humans like this? Where is my mother?" Hyun replied after trying to catch his breath and calm himself down.
"Slow down, ask slowly." "What happened?"
"I was working late at the company and I saw everything."
"What did you see?" John whispered in Han's ear.
-Let him speak. Don't rush him. Look, he's exhausted. Han remained silent, waiting for Han to finish speaking.
-There was a huge explosion at the factory in the city, so I went to look out the window because of what I heard, But I saw the workers running away in an attempt to save themselves. I thought they were doing this because of the explosion, but when I focused, I realized that they were running away from each other. There were workers acting strangely,
jumping on people and killing them...The police and fire department came, but none of them survived, and they couldn't do anything. People started to flee and lock their houses, but it spread quickly without them
realizing it. Han asked his brother fearfully
"What about Mom?"
Hyun shook his head sadly, tears falling from his eyes. Han. John put his
hand on Han's shoulder to comfort him.
Rain asked politely "May I ask if you know how this spreads?"
"Through saliva."
-What? Saliva?
"Yes." The friends looked at each other, and John laughed in the midst of all this
seriousness.
-Haha, sorry, I didn't mean to, but it's funny. Han looked at him angrily and asked his brother
-Are you sure? It seems strange.
-I saw my friend transform because of it! We were on our way here, trying to avoid the transformers, but we couldn't avoid one of them, so my friend confronted him and got hit with saliva, but we didn't realize it until his skin started turning pink where he was hit. Their saliva is sticky.
-Then
-We thought it was something normal or an allergic reaction, but my friend started acting strangely until we realized it was too late, so he
asked me to run away. Ryan added another question
-Is that enough to be sure it was because of the saliva?
-Of course, I couldn't believe it, so I decided to make sure. I kept watching until I got here. It really is the saliva. I saw it on the street and in people's homes. They are hiding, unaware that someone is infected just because of the saliva, and then everyone in the house turns.
After hearing this, John looked at Ian and Ryan, then the three looked at
Han, who became angry at their glances.
"What? Are you saying that my brother is infected and could pass it on to
us?"
Ian replied calmly
"Calm down, Han. We didn't mean that. He's your brother, and he's like our brother. Don't forget that he's close to us too, but we just want to be
sure."
Hyun intervened, saying
"Don't worry, I made sure nothing would happen to me. How could I allow myself to come here and hurt my brother and his friends?"
"Did you see them?!"
-We're sorry.
"It's okay. It's natural to be worried. Appreciate your friends, Han. You won't find anyone else who will protect you like they did just now."
"I know they are my brothers."
Han looked at us gratefully, and John complained, saying "You jerk, you were angry a moment ago. You were about to hit us." Han approached John and put his arm around John's neck.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it." Han received a light punch on the shoulder from John. "We know what's best for you, you idiot."
Ryan looked at Ian, who was quietly lost in thought.
"Ian, what are you thinking about?"
-What are we going to do now? I don't think staying here is the answer.
"Then we have to get out of here." John and Han looked at Ryan in surprise and asked
"Where are we going?"
-I think Hyun knows.
Hyun and Ryan exchanged glances, and Hyun replied
"You're really smart. Yes, I know... I heard that a ship will be sailing soon, in two days, and everyone who's left is heading there to escape."
Han grumbled, saying "Why only one ship?"
"You know, no one on the island was allowed to leave, but that ship was only for emergencies, and there aren't many people left on the island,
maybe just a few!"
Then Ryan added "And there isn't much time left either."
Han asked Ian
-What's the matter, Ian? Is something bothering you? "No, but I'm wondering where Cairo went."
"That's right, it's terrifying."
John added. "He was acting strangely, as if he knew this would happen." Hyun looked at Ian and asked him in surprise.
-Is Cairo the boy whose house is near the zoo his father runs?
-Yes.
-Don't trust him. He left the city factory yesterday. I saw him before the explosion. I was taking a break to drink coffee, and I looked out the window and saw him at that moment. It is said that he is conducting experiments on the animals that remained in the park.
Terror spread among the four friends, and John said "Why are you scaring us? He was with us last night and slept here."
"I told you, he left before the explosion, which means he left very early and seems to know what was happening and headed towards you at that
time."
"Are you saying we let a dangerous person into our house and he slept
here with us under the same roof?"
Han froze in fear and Ryan sank into thought after John got angry and punched the table hard. Ian looked at his friends with guilt.
"I'm sorry, I invited him myself. I didn't know he was dangerous. You
were in danger because of me."
Ryan looked at Ian, stood up, and put his hand on Ian's shoulder to
reassure him. "Nothing happened. We're all fine, and that's what matters." Then Han approached and put his arms around Ian's neck, saying "Don't feel guilty. We all make mistakes, and it seemed normal."
John rufled Ian's hair and said sarcastically "Even if you brought in a madman, we wouldn't blame you, you jerk!"
Ian smiled at his friends standing by his side, and John added
"Yeah, laugh."
Hyun added "You're lucky to have these friends, Ian." John added after rufling Ian's hair again.
"Who said that? We're the lucky ones. You know, he radiates unparalleled positive energy. He's our vitamin."
Ian replied.
-You're exaggerating. "No, I'm not. I'm not."
Ryan went to get paper and a pen.
-We have to get out of here. Let's start preparing for that. Han, bring everything you can find that we might need for first aid. As for you, John, be ready because you'll be in the front line to fight them off. Ayyan,
come here so we can see where we're going first as soon as we get out of here. As for Hyun, rest a little while we finish up.