I’m the Only One with Powers in the Apocalypse – Chapter 33

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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Jung Eun-seo skated over and said, “Actually, we have something to discuss. We talked amongst ourselves while clearing the entrance, and we wanted to talk to you about it, Sung-hoon.”

Discuss?

I tilted my head.

“What is it?”

Jung Eun-seo glanced behind her and then said, “We’ve been staying at the milk store over there. We were lucky, there was no one inside. While we were there, going in and out to get supplies, we realized something-”

Soo-hyun interrupted, exclaiming, “Wow… you went outside? Those… things didn’t chase you?”

“Ah, yes, they did. But we’re wearing these.”

Soo-hyun’s eyes widened as she looked down at Jung Eun-seo’s inline skates.

“Are these very fast?”

Jung Eun-seo smiled awkwardly and said, “Yes. If you skate fast, you can easily reach 30-40 km/h. And if you go downhill, you can even reach 70-80 km/h. You just have to be careful with the wheels.”

…70-80 kilometers per hour?

Wow.

I was surprised too.

That was incredibly fast.

It would be slower than using Accelerate, but still much faster than I thought.

Soo-hyun said in surprise, “Wow… I should have learned how to inline skate.”

Jung Eun-seo smiled bitterly.

She had a beautiful face, and dimples appeared when she smiled.

“Many of our club members… were lost. We had over twenty members originally.”

“Twenty?”

Soo-hyun asked in surprise, “Were all twenty of you there when it happened? Where do so many people gather? Is there a skating rink nearby?”

“No, at the park…”

Jung Eun-seo smiled sadly again.

“When it happened, we were having a club meeting at the park. Screams came from everywhere, some of our members were attacked… everyone panicked and ran, and many were lost in the process. The six of us here, we hid and somehow managed to contact each other and meet up again.”

Hmm…

It seemed like she lost quite a few close friends, but honestly, it wasn’t my concern. I needed to go level up.

Why did she call me over?

“So, what was it you wanted to discuss?”

Jung Eun-seo said, “Ah, right. Um, while we were going around, we realized there were many survivors. They’re too scared to go outside, so they’re just starving inside their homes. Most of them are elderly, and there are also houses with only children because their parents haven’t returned…”

…Ah, I understood what she meant.

“You want to go around to each house?”

Jung Eun-seo nodded.

“Yes. Even just bringing them bread or ramen from the supermarket would be a huge help. That’s what I wanted to talk to you about.”

Hmm…

She was a good person.

I was only concerned about leveling up.

Soo-hyun, who was listening, said, “There are many houses like that in our neighborhood too.”

Hmm…

Single-family homes…

There must be many…

It had been almost a week since the apocalypse started.

Had it been over a week? Damn. Killing every day and coming back covered in blood made it hard to keep track of the days.

Then the food supplies in those houses must be running low.

That’s probably why I’d been hearing so many screams lately.

“I’ll help too,” Soo-hyun said.

I pulled Soo-hyun’s hand.

“No. You can’t.”

I looked at Jung Eun-seo and said, “You said you’re fast, right? Let the fast people handle the deliveries.”

Soo-hyun looked at me.

Trying to volunteer, huh?

I looked down at Soo-hyun and shook my head.

Jung Eun-seo nodded and smiled.

“Yes, I understand.”

The other inline skating club members, who had been listening, looked at each other and nodded.

Ye-eun and So-eun wouldn’t want to go after what they experienced.

The large man was too timid.

The problem was Soo-hyun.

She was very useful.

And she felt good in my arms.

I couldn’t let her die out there.

I led Soo-hyun a few steps away.

“I only brought you because it’s safe. I would never bring you if it wasn’t. Be careful.”

Soo-hyun pouted and poked me in the side.

“Okay.”

Ugh, shit.

My side!

I chuckled and said,

“I’ll be back.”

“Come back, oppa.”

I left them and walked towards the road.

After all the talking, my Accelerate had recharged to 6 uses.

10 Strength.

How many did I kill at the hair salon last time?

10 Strength should be more than enough.

I went between the cars and walked towards the hardware store, following the center line.

Stores lined the other side of the road.

I could vaguely see human figures through the glass doors.

One or two, three or four inside each store.

Those weren’t my concern.

I wanted to power level.

The hardware store came into view.

…The bodies inside must have rotted quite a bit.

The smell…

I almost coughed.

Damn it.

I crouched down in front of the hair salon and took a deep breath.

“Hoo… inhale!”

I pulled the door open with all my might and went inside.

Creak, thump!

“Kyaa!”

Rows of mirrors, chairs, cape-like gowns, and wheeled carts with hairdressing tools.

Eyes flashed from between them.

Hostile gazes fixed on me.

“Kraaagh!”

Accelerate.

“Kya-a—a—–”

I drew my sword.

Shing-

“Ha!”

The feeling of the sword piercing a skull.

I yanked it out with all my might and thrust it into the next one.

Crack, crack, crack!

“–Kr-augh!”

Accelerate.

The bodies I’d struck down before were lying there, oozing disgusting fluids from their faces and groins.

That smell, shit!

I took a large step over the bodies and thrust the sword with all my might.

I immediately pulled it out and pierced the heads of the two middle-aged women next to it.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

“Ha!”

The remaining ones.

Two in front of the mirror.

“–Kya-agh!”

Accelerate.

Blood droplets shimmered in the air like dust.

Getting splattered with blood, I ran behind the human beasts and charged towards the mirror.

“Ha!”

Crack, crack!

I stabbed everyone I could see.

I immediately turned and looked towards the restroom in the back.

“–Raw!”

Thud! Crash!

Eight bodies, frozen mid-air, mid-run.

They all collapsed forward like puppets with their strings cut.

I continued to stare at the restroom.

“…”

The door was slightly ajar.

I pushed the restroom door open with my sword.

It opened smoothly.

…Nothing.

I stood there and listened.

If any were still inside, I would hear faint growls.

I had to kill them all if they were here.

I carefully stepped inside and checked the entire hair salon.

Nothing.

Good. I cleared them all out.

I wiped the sword on the blouse of a woman lying face down, probably a hair salon employee, dressed in black.

…Her bra was also black.

Did she color-coordinate with her uniform?

…8 of them.

Right. I expected about this many.

I still had Accelerate charges left, but I was almost out of Strength.

I’d rest and then come back out at night for McDonald’s.

I left the hair salon and looked around the street.

Still quiet.

The path to the hardware store was as safe as the hair salon now.

I sheathed the sword.

Shing-

Let’s go back.

I returned to the rooftop room, washed the blood off again, and lay down.

I seemed to be showering more often since the apocalypse began.

Three or four times a day was the norm.

But the smell of blood wouldn’t wash off easily.

…Come to think of it, I used the sword quite a bit.

Was it okay?

I took out the sword and examined the blade.

I mostly used it for thrusting, not slashing at anything hard, so it wasn’t chipped.

It was still in good condition.

“Status.”

Hmm, 93.

I leveled up a lot.

19 points.

To think I could level up this much in just one morning… This status window was strange, the more I leveled up, the faster I leveled up.

Where should I allocate the points?

…Securing more Accelerate uses was definitely a good idea…

But I felt a bit lacking in Strength today…

…Next was McDonald’s.

There were probably more than 20 there.

…20…

…I needed both Accelerate and Strength.

The hypermarket and residential complex, my next targets, would have well over a hundred.

…Both were important.

I put 10 points into Spirit, making it 55, and the rest into Strength.

Now, 11 Accelerate charges.

25 Strength.

I could clear McDonald’s in one raid.

“Hoo…”

I was really curious now.

What was the max level?

I was already at 93.

…I didn’t know, shit.

I’d find out as I leveled up.

The problem wasn’t the level cap, but something else.

Having 11 Accelerate charges was good.

This was enough to wipe out most hordes in one go.

But the recovery…

3 points per hour.

If I used up all my Accelerate charges, it would take almost 18-19 hours to recover 55 points.

…This was crazy.

One raid, one day of rest, another raid, and another full day of rest?

…What if something happened while I was resting after using up all my Accelerate charges?

There was no guarantee that something like those old gangsters wouldn’t happen again.

Then I would have to waste Accelerate charges again, and it would only be a matter of time before my recovery time increased to 24 hours or more.

…This was problematic…

I closed my eyes and sighed.

I didn’t know, shit.

Things would work out somehow.

Even at this level, I was much stronger than most people.

I really wanted to recover faster, but if it couldn’t be helped, I’d just have to rest more.

I currently had 3 Accelerate charges, so if I took a long nap until late afternoon or early evening, I could go clear out McDonald’s.

I’d take a nap.

…Chicken curry…

I closed my eyes.

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