A Romance at the End of the World

This work has been revised to be suitable for readers 15 and up.

On a lazy Sunday morning, while eating ramen, a breaking news report comes on TV.

“Breaking news. It is currently reported that unidentified assailants have appeared throughout the city and are indiscriminately attacking civilians. They are threatening people by biting and tearing off human skin with their teeth…….”

A zombie outbreak erupts without warning and engulfs the city in an instant, and the end of the world arrives.

Hyeo, determined to survive at any cost, heads for a shelter and meets an incredible powerhouse.

“Who, who are you?”

“One minute.”

“Huh?”

“Count sixty seconds in your head. Don’t speak until then.”

He effortlessly takes care of zombies without even breaking his breathing.

Hyeo realizes that, in order to survive, she has to stick with him.

This is the love-and-survival story of Gye-yun and Hyeo as they cross a road stalked by death.

*

“Please take me with you.”

“…….”

The man frowned silently.

Terrified to even guess what that meant, she hurriedly continued.

“I-I’m good at a lot of things. I’m good at hiding, I can run fast, I know a lot about zombie traits, and I’m healthy and pretty smart, so I can do whatever you tell me to do.”

“…….”

“And I-I’m obedient too.”

Without even pausing to breathe, she rattled off every advantage she could think of. She was confident that there were few people as useful for survival as she was—few people as easy to order around as someone like her.

“You don’t have to feed me much, either.”

Only then did she add another advantage she had belatedly remembered, fearing he might just shove her off to survive on her own. The man let out a short, incredulous laugh.