As he climbed the winding Sanbok Road, the apartment complex came into view.

The number of Pelicans nesting in the area had already reached three digits.

The shattered windows scattered throughout the buildings hinted at the tragedies that had unfolded here.

Many residents had lost not only their homes to the Pelicans but also their lives.

Yet, even in such dire circumstances, there were those who managed to survive.

"Dad, I’m hungry…"

The father’s heart sank as he looked at his young daughter whining from hunger.

Oh Byeong-heon knelt beside his daughter and spoke gently.

“Today, I’ll make sure to find something good to eat. Can you wait just a little longer?”

The girl nodded weakly, her energy too drained from days without proper food to say much.

“My sweet Yesul, you’re such a good girl. How about you take a little nap?”

"..."

Though sleep likely wouldn’t come to Oh Yesul, who conserved her energy by limiting her movements and dozing whenever possible, she still forced her eyes shut.

“Alright then. Daddy will be back soon.”

“Be careful out there.”

Her frail voice wavered like a precarious candle flame as Byeong-heon left to find food.

He crouched down and pressed himself against the floor.

Swish

Oh Byeong-heon’s body seemed to melt into the ground, disappearing entirely.

Before long, the landscape inside the concrete rubble began to materialize in his vision, and soon, he saw the floor below.

Crunch

A single Pelican was feasting on its prey in the living room downstairs.

The creature ripped apart its catch—a goblin—and swallowed its head whole in one bite.@@novelbin@@

Byeong-heon hesitated.

‘What should I do?’

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