There are places humans cannot explore, but robots can.


    This idea has been around since the first meltdown at Chernobyl, a historically proven method.


    During the Great East Japan Earthquake, robots were deployed to investigate the radiation-filled meltdown sites, replacing human workers in confirming the situation.


    Modern drone technology may have come to a near halt, but it has advanced far beyond what was available back then.


    Wars fought by humans—not just among themselves but against monsters—have driven relentless advancements in machines to replace human soldiers.


    Unfortunately, I have no experience operating or handling drones.


    When I was on the battlefield, the Chinese military we worked with handled the drones, and since I deliberately kept my distance from them, I never had the opportunity to learn anything.


    But I do know someone who is good with drones.


    Ha Tae-hoon from the 11th generation.


    When Cheon Young-jae first brought him up, I sighed, thinking he’d be another burden entering my territory.


    As someone who used to live in Incheon, Cheon Young-jae was familiar with the geography and the distribution of local factions.


    "That over there is the 13th Shelter Zone, and that’s the 34th Shelter Zone. Both are groups that refused to evacuate to Seoul. Honestly, both are basically just criminal gangs at this point. The 13th is slightly better, but not by much."


    Apparently, Ha Tae-hoon was relying on the 13th Shelter for protection.


    The state of the shelters had deteriorated even further since my last visit to Incheon.


    Or rather, this might be the natural evolution of abandoned settlements in the apocalypse.


    Once government aid stops and people are left to survive entirely on their own, the line between crime and law inevitably disappears.


    Survival becomes the only priority.


    Everything else—morality, ethics, law—becomes meaningless.


    Even from the entrance, the 13th Shelter felt like a crumbling, desperate community.


    Barefoot, emaciated children clutching makeshift weapons stared at us with hollow eyes.@@@@


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