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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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I returned to the rooftop room and immediately took off my blood-soaked clothes and showered.
Seeing the blood streaming down from my hair made my stomach churn.
This was fucking infuriating.
Not only did I waste two Accelerate charges, but I also ruined the clothes Soo-hyun gave me.
I couldn’t keep borrowing clothes from the main house; I’d already returned several sets soaked in blood.
…Shit.
I needed to get some clothes.
Seriously.
Something light and disposable.
Just t-shirts and shorts would do.
Wear and toss, wear and toss.
I could hear Soo-hyun banging around downstairs. She was probably dismantling or assembling something to use as a barricade.
She had already boarded up most of the second-floor windows.
In about a week, this place would be pretty secure.
I had to bring back more useful metal pieces for Soo-hyun’s projects, there was a lot to do, but those fucking thugs made me waste two Accelerate charges.
Should I go back and bash their heads in again?
This was so frustrating, shit.
It would take at least three hours to fully recharge Accelerate.
Ha…
Still, thanks to my increased Health, I was recovering 2.3 points per hour, so the stamina drain wasn’t too bad.
But the recovery was too slow.
Damn it.
Around eleven o’clock.
I’d rest lying down and then go out.
Eleven o’clock.
21 Health, 3 Accelerate charges.
Fully recovered.
Time to get some clothes!
As I left the rooftop room and went downstairs, I ran into So-eun, who was hanging laundry on the balcony in front of the second-floor door.
She flinched when she saw me.
Hmm…
My current clothes were covered in blood.
I wasn’t going to explain.
“I’ll be back.”
“…W-wait.”
So-eun called out as I went down the stairs.
I looked up.
So-eun was holding onto the railing, looking at me.
“…Be careful.”
…Hmm.
My anger was starting to subside.
I smiled.
“Yeah. You too, finish hanging the laundry and go inside quickly. It’s dangerous.”
I waved and left the house.
Clothes, clothes.
There was a clothing store on the way to the hypermarket.
I put my hand on my sword and walked down the convenience store street towards the hypermarket.
The green sign of the Korean medicine clinic.
…How many were inside?
Hmm…
Since I had to pass the clinic and the rice cake shop to get to the clothing store, should I check them out too?
I couldn’t see inside the clinic from outside.
I went closer and put my ear against the door; I could hear low growls.
…More than three.
…Should I open the door?
Hmm…
No.
If I opened the door and made eye contact with one of them, I would end up wasting an Accelerate charge.
The clothing store was my target.
I turned and went to the rice cake shop.
I couldn’t see inside this one either.
A sign said, “Sesame oil, red pepper flakes for sale.”
Hmm…
I put my ear against the door.
…I didn’t hear anything…?
Was there anyone inside?
A rice cake shop…
There wouldn’t be anything to scavenge, would there?
Pass.
Aaaaagh-
A man’s scream echoed from somewhere.
I didn’t even react anymore.
I didn’t care if someone died somewhere far away.
Carefully checking my surroundings, I approached the clothing store. A large building stood before me.
The hypermarket was right in front of it.
…I wanted to go to a real hypermarket, like Homeplus or Emart, not one inside a building.
I was sure it would be teeming with human zombies.
Hundreds of them, at least.
Would the day come when I could clear a place like that?
…The thought made me smile.
Smiling, I leaned against the wall and peeked inside the clothing store.
It was hard to see because of the hanging clothes.
But they were there.
Humanoid shapes visible between the clothes.
An arm, a leg, a head.
Separated.
…Three.
That’s how many I could see.
…I had to check further.
I had to be sure.
I crouched down and looked at the floor.
…I could see an arm and a leg.
…One lying face down.
Okay.
I crouched lower and walked towards the door.
I drew my sword at the same time.
Shing-
“…Hoo…”
Tomahawk?
…No. Just the sword here.
I crouched down and put my hand on the clothing store door.
Deep breath.
Inhale-exhale.
-Whoosh!
I pushed the door open with all my might and went inside!
The door slammed open with a bang!
“Kyaa?!”
Heads snapped towards me!
Accelerate!
[Auto-casting: Accelerate]
“Kyaa-a–a—-”
Several faces, eyes widening, mouths opening, noses wrinkling.
Slowly.
The middle-aged woman standing in front of the women’s underwear.
I thrust with all my might!
Crack!
I pulled the sword out of her temple!
Below!
The young woman lying face down!
Crack!
She was pierced through the top of her head as she tried to lift it.
Did she come with the middle-aged woman?
I pulled out the sword and turned.
The woman in black clothes in front of me!
An employee?!
“–a-awk!”
The women’s arms suddenly shot up!
Accelerate!
[Auto-casting: Accelerate]
Their charge froze in mid-air.
I thrust the sword with all my might.
Crack!
Through the employee’s head.
From her eyeball to the back of her head!
I yanked it out, and blood sprayed into the air.
Next, the middle-aged woman at the counter!
I took a large step forward, stomping on the ground.
Thump—
Even the stomping sound was slow.
Twisting my body, I thrust the sword!
“-Kyaa, gurgle!”
-Bang!
Crack!
Accelerate wore off.
The stomping sound finally echoed.
The sword pierced through her eyebrow.
“Ha!”
The moment I pulled the sword out, they all collapsed around me.
Thud! Crash!
Blood sprayed everywhere, splattering the clothes and underwear.
…Ah.
This defeated the purpose of coming here for clothes.
[Leveled up 4 times.]
“…Ha…”
Good. 4 levels!
Small stores were the best for leveling up.
I should check if there were any more, just in case.
I held the sword in front of me and checked every corner of the store.
…Nothing.
If there were any more, they would have come out when I barged in.
“…Hoo.”
Let’s get some clothes.
I picked up some women’s panties and wiped the blood off my arms and face, and the dirty sword, then grabbed clean t-shirts, shorts, and men’s underwear, stuffing them into my backpack until it bulged.
…Panties.
I stood in the bra and panty section, admiring the display.
“…Hmm…”
A pleasant sight.
…What should I get for Soo-hyun…?
…I liked them all, it was hard to choose.
I didn’t know anything about women’s sizes.
Soo-hyun’s were quite large. C or D, maybe?
…I didn’t know, shit.
I was a man. How would I know bra sizes?
I found some paper bags under the counter, grabbed a few, and filled them with bras and panties.
Then I grabbed women’s clothes, dresses, shorts, skirts, and stuffed them into several large paper bags.
This should be enough.
I’d let Soo-hyun choose…
…I’d just dump them in front of them.
Too much trouble.
If they didn’t fit, I could just come back and get more.
They could use the ill-fitting clothes as rags or something.
I slung my backpack over my shoulder, grabbed the five or six paper bags filled with clothes, and left the store.
Quiet.
Silent.
Holding the paper bags in both hands, I carefully made my way back to the convenience store, keeping an eye on my surroundings.
I didn’t have any Accelerate charges left, so I would have to drop the bags and run if anything happened.
But nothing happened.
The streets were always quiet.
I returned to the boarding house and knocked on Soo-hyun’s door.
“Yes~”
I heard a reply.
I said through the door,
“Soo-hyun. Come to the main house for a bit.”
Then I quickly went up the stairs.
The women’s eyes widened when they saw the six bags filled with clothes and underwear.
Soo-hyun, who came in later, also stared at the clothes in surprise.
“My clothes were so dirty, I went to get some for myself and grabbed these too. I don’t know your sizes, so I just grabbed a bunch. Choose whatever you want.”
Ye-eun stared at me with wide eyes.
“…Th-thank you.”
“Thank you.”
So-eun also said, her face dazed.
They both looked surprised, but there were hints of smiles on their faces. They seemed happy.
Grandma came out, exclaiming and looking pleased.
Good.
I left the women chattering and rummaging through the clothes and went up to the rooftop room.
Shit, this blood-soaked t-shirt and shorts, I had to throw them away.
I took them off and tossed them into the trash can in the corner, then opened my bag and turned it upside down.
T-shirts, men’s underwear, and shorts tumbled out.
This should last me…
…about ten days.
I showered again to wash off the blood and collapsed onto the blankets.
…Hmm…
That was quick.
It wasn’t even midnight yet.
I could go out again tonight.
The 4 points I gained…
Hmm…
Where should I go tonight?
…Wait.
I remembered there were about three in the pharmacy.
And the chicken restaurant next to it.
How many were in the chicken restaurant?
I saw two.
…I’d go there tonight.
After some thought, I put 2 points into Strength and 2 points into Spirit.
I had to raise Strength eventually, and I needed to secure more Accelerate uses, so I just put 2 points into each to avoid decision paralysis.
Now, level 30.
7 Strength, 17 Spirit.
By around nine o’clock, I had recovered considerably.
It would be better to rest for another two hours to fully recover, but with 3 Accelerate charges, it was enough.
I left the house and walked towards the convenience store street.
Past the convenience store and the two “Store for Sale” signs.
And then the pharmacy came into view.
Shing-
I drew my sword.
“…Inhale!”
I took a deep breath and pushed the door open with all my might.
“Kyaa?!”
A white coat behind the counter.
A man in front of the bottled drinks aisle.
A woman in front of the supplements section.
Accelerate.
[Auto-casting: Accelerate]
“Kra-a–a—–”
The rising hands,
The gaping mouths,
The lunging legs, all slowed down.
“Ha!”
Crack!
I instantly pierced the man’s head.
I pulled the sword out and leaped over the counter, leaving a trail of blood behind.
“Ha!”
Stomping on the ground, I thrust the sword with all my might.
Crack!
Thwoo—
I yanked the sword out and ran towards the supplements shelf.
I took one step, and then…
“–a-Kyaa!”
-Thump!
Accelerate.
[Auto-casting: Accelerate]
The woman, lunging at the spot where I had been, reaching out as if to claw at me.
I dashed to her side and thrust the sword with all my might.
Crack!
I pierced through her temple in one blow.
As I pulled the sword out, blood slowly floated into the air.
“…Hoo.”
Slow.
Everything was in slow motion.
The human beasts falling, the countless droplets of blood floating in the air, all dancing leisurely as if trapped in thick jelly.
I looked around and waited for a moment.
“—a-awk!”
Accelerate wore off.
Thud! Crash!
I instinctively closed my eyes.
Blood splattered on my eyelids.
Damn it.
[Leveled up 3 times.]
I wiped my face with the back of my hand and walked over to the pharmacist, grabbing his coat to wipe the sword.
I could throw away the clothes, I had plenty, but not the sword. I had to keep it clean.
“…Hmm…”
That was quick.
I was getting used to it.
I looked around the pharmacy.
Anything worth taking?
Should I grab some Bacchus drinks?
Ah, Grandma seemed to be having trouble walking.
Shing- I sheathed the sword and went to the pain relief patch section.
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