I’m the Only One with Powers in the Apocalypse – Chapter 55

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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Between the shelves on the right.

The aisle straight ahead.

From the displays on the left.

“Kyarup?!”

The human beasts’ heads whipped around.

They weren’t my concern right now.

I quickly scanned my surroundings.

Left corner, restroom arrow.

“Kraaagh! Kyaaagh!”

They charged from the front and sides.

I immediately ran forward.

Left shelf!

No one there!

Tap, tap.

My footsteps sounded strange.

If I were using Accelerate, they would have been drawn out and slow.

I ran between the shelves.

“Kraaagh! Kraaagh!”

They chased me.

Thud, crash!

The sound of them bumping into shelves.

Products tumbling down.

They were swarming from all around.

I ran to the wall and then followed the arrow.

“Kyaaagh!”

The human beasts ahead turned their heads.

Their hands rose.

I glared at them and continued running.

“Kraaagh!”

Close.

Accelerate.

Crack!

I pulled out the sword and immediately twisted my body, stabbing to the side.

Between the shelves.

A human beast, its jaws wide open, lunging at me.

Crack!

I leaped forward and stabbed again.

Crack!

The restroom was almost there.

I pulled out the swords and ran.

After a couple of steps, Accelerate wore off.

“-Keugh!”

Thud! Crash!

The stabbed ones collapsed, and the ones chasing me tripped and bumped into them, falling in a heap.

They were definitely chasing me.

They weren’t going in other directions.

“Kraaagh!”

The restroom was right there.

Accelerate.

I pierced two more heads.

Crack, crack!

I pulled out the swords and immediately turned into the restroom.

Tap— tap—

My footsteps stretched out.

A wide partition in front of the restroom.

It extended quite deep and then turned left and right. The women’s restroom on the left, the men’s on the right.

It must be a q-p shaped layout.

I ran inside and turned right.

Choosing the men’s restroom was instinctual.

I was more familiar with it.

There was no door to the restroom.

Just a tall outer partition.

I went inside and saw two men.

I immediately attacked.

“–Kr-ugh?!”

Crack!

Accelerate wore off.

“Kra!”

Accelerate.

I pulled out the sword, took a step forward, and stabbed with the other hand.

Crack!

Done.

No time to waste.

I immediately kicked open the stall doors to check if anyone was inside.

Four stalls.

All empty.

The doors swung open slowly.

I immediately entered a stall and closed the door.

Thud! Crash!

The stall doors slammed shut, and the bodies collapsed with a loud noise.

Click.

I locked the door.

“…Hoo.”

Done.

I would use this as my base to raid the supermarket.

“Kraaagh! Kyaaagh!”

Something was approaching.

“Kyaaagh! Kraw!”

They came inside, but judging by the growls and footsteps, not many of them.

I suddenly disappeared in front of the restroom.

They were probably crowding around the restroom entrance.

I looked at the restroom door.

It didn’t look very sturdy.

But there were almost no gaps.

They couldn’t see me from outside.

I gripped the swords and took a deep breath.

Hoo… inhale…

Quietly.

Let’s wait until they calmed down.

“Krew, Kraw!”

They were still growling.

But the sound changed slightly.

They didn’t understand the concept of doors and partitions.

So, they couldn’t open closed doors, and they would break through glass walls even if there was a perfectly good door.

Because they weren’t human.

I slowly caught my breath, listening to the growls from outside.

A message was floating before my eyes.

Hmm.

The 2 levels I gained from clearing the supermarket entrance.

I put the points into Health while showering.

56 Health.

The level I just gained, into Health again.

Now 57 Health, level 34.

It felt hopeless when I realized it was 1 level per 10 kills, but my level was steadily increasing.

The higher my level, the faster my recovery rate.

Not bad.

Anyway, I used Accelerate three times…

Checking my stats, I had 9 Accelerate charges and 23 Strength left.

I killed 7 just now.

A little short.

I’d rest for a bit and then wipe out 30 at once.

I didn’t know how many there were in here.

At a glance, there seemed to be about 100.

I took out my phone and sent a message to Soo-hyun.

[Soo-hyun, how’s it going? Are you done?]

[Still working. Oppa, what happened? They said you ran inside. Are you safe?]

[Nothing happened. I’m in the restroom.]

[You’re not hurt, are you?]

[I’m not hurt. Lol]

[Why did you go to the restroom?]

Hmm…

I thought for a moment and replied,

[I had to pee.]

The reply came a bit later.

[Seriously, oppa. I’ve never seen anyone as brave as you. Who goes to the restroom in a place full of zombies?]

I almost laughed.

I chuckled softly and replied,

[I’ll come up as soon as I’m done. It’s going to take a while.]

[Okay. Come back safely, okay?]

[Okay, don’t worry.]

I put my phone in my pocket and thought.

Now.

Here’s the plan.

1st floor.

There was a restroom and a supermarket, so food wasn’t a problem.

The problem was the number of raids…

If there were over 100, I would have to raid four times.

Almost two days.

…That would be a bit tough.

I’d do two raids and go back in the morning.

9 p.m.

Fully recovered.

It was quiet outside.

Sitting in a restroom stall for three hours was quite unpleasant.

I stretched my stiff body and left the stall.

Two bodies lay dead on the floor.

I stepped over the pool of blood and left the restroom.

The sticky feeling under my feet was unpleasant.

Looking outside, it was about 5 meters from the restroom entrance to the supermarket.

That should be enough to draw them out and kill them, right?

I nodded and entered the women’s restroom.

“Kyarup?!”

Oh, there were quite a few in the women’s restroom.

About six or seven.

They must have run into the restroom when it happened and were all killed.

“Kyaaagh!”

Accelerate.

“Kya–a—-”

I immediately drew both swords and charged at them.

Crack, crack!

The ones standing, the ones lying down, I took care of them all with two Accelerate charges and immediately kicked open the stall doors.

They wouldn’t open.

Six stalls.

None of them would open.

“–Kya-ruh!”

Thud! Crash!

The women collapsed, blood spurting from their heads.

Splat, splat.

Blood sprayed everywhere.

Clatter.

The doors I kicked rattled.

I was covered in blood in the cramped restroom.

It dripped from my hair and face.

But I was used to being covered in blood now.

What about these locked doors?

Grrrr… grrrr…

Some stalls had sounds coming from inside, others didn’t.

…Was there someone inside?

…Hmm…

It had been over two weeks since the apocalypse started.

Whoever was inside, they were unlikely to be alive.

Whatever.

I’d leave them.

I put 1 point into Health, making it 58, and went outside.

It would reach 60 soon.

I walked to the partition beyond the restroom hallway and looked around. Judging by the sounds, there were quite a few nearby.

It was too risky to provoke them all…

I cleared my throat.

“Ahem!”

“Krew?!”

An immediate response.

“Kyaa, krew.”

They were coming.

I heard multiple footsteps.

Not as many as when I shouted, but the ones nearby were definitely lured.

I cleared my throat again.

“Kraw!”

This time, a definite response.

They appeared from between the partitions.

They saw me.

Their faces contorted.

Their jaws dropped open.

Their hands rose.

“Kraaagh! Kyaaaaagh!”

I smiled and took a step back.

“Good, come on.”

They started pushing and shoving, trying to squeeze through. The narrow gap between the partition and the wall, barely wide enough for two people, was suddenly overcrowded.

They couldn’t all come at once.

“Kraaagh! Kraaagh!”

They’re coming, they’re here!

Accelerate!

I charged in and stabbed.

Crack, crack!

I quickly moved between them, continuously stabbing. The feeling of skulls being pierced transmitted through my hands.

Accelerate.

About fifteen were trying to squeeze through the partition. I activated Accelerate, reached the partition, and kept stabbing.

“Ha!”

Crack, crack, crack, crack!

Time to step back.

I took a step back and waited.

“–Kr-ugh!”

The stabbed ones collapsed, blood splattering everywhere.

Splat, splat.

Blood rained down on me.

“Kraaagh! Kyaagh!”

Four, no, five more squeezing through.

That seemed to be all the ones nearby.

Accelerate.

I immediately charged in and pierced their heads.

Quickly, faster!

No wasting Accelerate!

Crack!

The moment I pulled the sword out, Accelerate wore off.

“–Keg!”

Five of them collapsed.

Five kills with one Accelerate.

I was getting a little faster.

More proficient, more accustomed.

“…Hoo…”

Good.

The preparations for the main raid were complete.

I grabbed the bodies sprawled haphazardly in the restroom hallway and moved them towards the wall by the women’s restroom.

The hallway to the men’s restroom was clear.

After the raid, I would use this path to hide in the men’s restroom.

9 Accelerate charges.

17 Strength.

I was running out of Strength faster than Accelerate now.

I put another point into Health.

59 Health.

…Good.

After killing 17, it would be 60.

I walked out of the partition and looked around.

I had lured and killed all the ones near the restroom.

The ones further away noticed me.

What’s that?

They tilted their heads, their bodies swaying.

They took a step towards me.

I smiled and whistled.

Whew!

“Krew?!”

The ones further away started walking faster.

Something’s there!

They growled.

Their growls grew more ferocious as they approached.

And then they roared.

“Kraaagh! Kyaaagh!”

Good.

Come on.

I swung the sword at the air.

Whoosh! Splat!

Blood splattered like a whiplash.

“Kyaaagh!”

They were coming.

They’re coming, they’re here!

Accelerate!

“Ha!”

I pierced the heads of the ones that had reached me and charged in all directions.

Crack, crack!

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