I’m the Only One with Powers in the Apocalypse – Chapter 86

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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2 AM.

I stood on the rooftop.

Dinner had been bibimmyeon with bacon.

They’d been having a lot of bacon lately.

Apparently, it was nearing its expiration date and needed to be eaten quickly.

Whether they had discussed it amongst themselves or not, no one had touched the canned goods yet.

Canned food could be stored for a long time if preserved properly, making it quite a valuable daily food source.

I, Soo-hyun, Ye-eun, and Eun-seo had enjoyed a feast of bibimmyeon and bacon, showered together, hugged each other, and then I had come up to the rooftop to shoot arrows.

I had just reached the maximum level for Wild Hunter.

Exhale.

I sighed and said,

“Status.”

No regrets.

I put 1 point into Sense, bringing it to 100, and the remaining point into Strength.

I had already decided which specialization to choose next.

I had flipped my phone to choose between two last time.

This time, I would choose the other one.

…Shadow Warrior.

I tapped the blinking Wild Hunter tab.

Space Explorer.

I was honestly curious about what it was.

…But…

I chose Shadow Warrior.

…Good.

“Status.”

My title was blinking.

I had completed the title upgrade achievement.

I wasn’t sure how many achievements had been unlocked this time.

But now, it was time to check out the new skill.

I tapped the new skill, Afterimage.

Generate an afterimage?

Attack the weak point…

The weak point was the head.

I tilted my head.

What was this?

If it was about attacking the head, I had been doing that plenty without any skill.

So why?

Why was there a need for the Afterimage skill?

“…Ah.”

I was slightly disappointed.

I looked at the lifting belt around my waist.

Two swords hanging from it.

“…Tsk.”

Shing-

I drew my sword and swung it.

Nothing happened.

There was no change, no circular frame appearing like with the True Strike skill.

It seemed I would have to actually cut something to see the proper effect.

Afterimage meant shadow.

It said it was guaranteed to attack the weak point, so if I aimed at the body or an arm, would a shadow or something appear and strike the head as well?

…Ah, this was really pointless.

Why would he aim for the body?

I had been targeting heads, and would continue to do so.

“Ugh.”

I sheathed my sword and looked up at the sky.

The dawn sky was very clear.

The air was clean, probably because all the factories and everything were shut down.

The faint smell of corpses was a little unpleasant, but it was still a good night for stargazing.

But even looking at the beautiful night sky couldn’t improve my mood.

I really didn’t like this skill at all.

I had high hopes for Shadow Warrior, damn it.

“Tsk.”

There was no one else on the rooftop.

It was past 2 AM, so that was understandable.

Those who wanted to play were playing, those who wanted to have sex were having plenty of sex, and everyone else was in bed.

I smacked my lips and said,

“Achievements.”

Hmm.

I had completed three achievements.

From this, I could tell…

The Malignant Entity elimination achievement, the one that gave me tattoos, was achieved in units of zero.

…That meant I needed to hunt 10,000 to get the next tattoo.

10,000…

How many had I killed so far?

There was a simple way to find out.

I got Soul Stones for hunting human beasts.

All I had to do was check how many Soul Stones I had.

I opened the Storage; I had 3134.

…I had killed over 3,000.

Hmm…

It had only been a month since the apocalypse began, and I had single-handedly hunted over 3,000 of them. I was practically a mass murderer.

Anyway, let’s move on.

Let’s check the achievements.

Number 10. The title achievement.

Hmm.

That made 5 Storage slots.

Let’s move quickly.

Next.

Number 11. The 100 Sense achievement.

“Oh.”

A Sense achievement skill.

The Health achievement had enhanced my physical abilities.

My running, jumping ability, and strength had all improved, and thanks to the skill, I could have sex ten times a day and still be full of energy.

So what about Sense?

I opened my status window and tapped the skill.

…?!

W…Wait.

Doubled Sense efficiency?

I immediately picked up my bow and knocked an arrow.

My Sense was currently at 64.

With my status window still open, I aimed downwards and drew the string.

It was too dark to see anything.

But my eyes could see it.

A bright red glow.

Thwip.

The arrow made a whistling sound as it pierced the top of a head.

The red glow disappeared.

I looked at his Sense stat.

…It was 64.

…Again.

I knocked another arrow and shot.

Thwip.

The red glow disappeared.

Sense, 63.

…Two.

Two!

I got 1 point for every two kills!

Insane!

200 headshots!

I could now kill 200 creatures with my bow!

No, it wasn’t just the bow!

…It was all ranged weapons.

All weapons that used projectiles!

Only then could I finally smile.

The stat achievements.

Both Health and Sense.

I really liked them.

Reaching 100 was worth it!

I put my bow into the quiver on my lifting belt and placed my hand on my hip.

Then, I smiled slightly.

“…Haha.”

I wanted to laugh.

I wanted to laugh out loud as much as I could.

Loudly and heartily!

Just how strong was I becoming?

With my hand on my waist, my pelvis felt a bit tight.

The already thick and sturdy lifting belt, plus two swords, a quiver, and a bow case, was creating quite a bit of fatigue.

Thanks to the Health skill, it wasn’t too heavy, but it didn’t eliminate all discomfort.

I lowered my hand from my hip and opened the achievements window again.

Now for the last achievement.

Number 12.

The fourth specialization acquisition achievement.

…Huh?

Gloves?

I looked down at my hands.

I was wearing the Maintenance Gloves.

…They’re giving me another pair of gloves?

I opened the Storage, and they were definitely there.

…What am I supposed to do with another pair of gloves?

Was I supposed to wear two pairs?

I sighed quietly and raised my hand.

I might as well try them since I got them.

I would have to figure out how to use them somehow.

This damn status window never explained anything, seriously annoying.

I touched the Shadow Gloves.

They disappeared from the tab, leaving an empty slot.

And then, a purple aura flickered from my Maintenance Gloves.

It wasn’t exactly light.

Like being swept up in a strong wind, a strange purple aura appeared and disappeared.

As the aura vanished, the color of my Maintenance Gloves changed.

From brown to deep purple.

“…Huh?”

Concealment Gloves?

The Maintenance Gloves and Shadow Gloves had combined and upgraded into Concealment Gloves?

I looked down at my hands.

…What was this?

What had changed?

Looking at the back of my hands, my palms, nothing seemed different.

Except for the color.

I drew my sword.

Shing-

…Nothing changed.

…What the hell?

“Give me an explanation, you damn thing! This is really infuriating!”

I couldn’t help but curse.

I put my hand to my forehead and sighed.

“Ugh, seriously.”

After letting out a deep sigh, I reversed my grip on the sword and lit a cigarette.

“…Haa…”

This fucking status window, I was used to its lack of explanations, but not explaining an item upgrade was crossing the line.

What the hell were Concealment Gloves?

I put my hand on my hip.

I exhaled a puff of smoke.

“Ah, damn it.”

My waist skin felt tight.

I wasn’t going to be using my swords right now anyway.

I unbuckled my lifting belt with one hand and carelessly placed it on the floor.

Then I crouched down.

“Huu…”

While exhaling a long stream of smoke, I carelessly placedmy sword on top of the lifting belt.

The moment he let go of the sword…

A purple aura emanated from the Concealment Gloves.

The sword floated in mid-air.

Even though I had let go of it.

I slowly turned to look to the side.

My shadow was standing there, holding the sword.

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