—————————————————————–
Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
—————————————————————–
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇
“…Ugh!”
I thrust my hips upward with all my might.
Soo-hyun moaned.
Feeling Soo-hyun’s body heat and breath against my ear as she lay on top of me, the soft, warm tightness around my cock, I came hard.
“…Ha…”
I slowly moved my hips and stroked Soo-hyun’s hair.
“That felt good.”
“…Me too.”
Flushed and exhausted, we got up and showered together.
Soo-hyun waved with a smile as she left my room.
I waved back.
“Goodnight, oppa.”
“Yeah. Goodnight.”
After Soo-hyun left, I collapsed onto the blankets.
“Ha…”
That was nice.
My gloomy mood completely lifted.
“Status.”
Hmm.
Quite a bit of time had passed since I came back.
Judging by my recovery.
Maybe because I carried that body at the squid shop.
My Health decreased a bit.
…Did it decrease from just now with Soo-hyun?
“…Pfft.”
That would be funny.
I definitely exerted myself.
I put my arm over my forehead and chuckled, then looked back at the status window.
7 points.
Where should I put them…
It was always good to have enough Accelerate charges.
But…
The recovery was…
3 points per hour.
I wished it was faster.
“…Tsk…”
Still, it was better to increase Accelerate uses.
I put 5 points into Spirit and 2 into Strength.
6 Accelerate charges secured.
9 Strength.
Good.
I’d rest well and go back early tomorrow morning.
Strolling through the alley in the morning sun felt quite pleasant.
My vision seemed clearer, the air felt fresher, and I felt energized.
Probably because I slept well and rested sufficiently.
I went out one morning after a night of heavy drinking and almost died.
I didn’t know sunlight could be so painful.
I wondered how my friends from that night were doing.
I hadn’t noticed because I was so busy trying to survive these past few days since the apocalypse started, but messenger apps weren’t working anymore.
KakaoTalk, Line, all of them were down.
The servers must have crashed.
I didn’t know why.
Maybe because of a sudden surge in messages after the apocalypse started, or, what I thought was the most likely scenario, the companies that ran them went under.
I didn’t know about foreign apps.
I hadn’t used them.
The internet and phone calls were still working, so the telecommunication companies and base stations must have been operational.
But I didn’t know.
The equipment might be working, but the employees could all have turned into human beasts.
I tried calling my friends as I leisurely walked towards the supermarket.
…No answer.
None of them answered.
…My family wasn’t answering, and neither were my friends…
…Tsk…
I’d just have to believe they were hiding safely somewhere.
If they were alive, I would meet them again someday.
No, they were alive.
I had to see them again.
Logically, I knew it was unlikely, but I wouldn’t accept it until I saw it with my own eyes.
Seeing strangers being bitten and turning was one thing, but seeing my friends, with whom I shared memories, becoming human beasts was a completely different matter.
…If they really had turned…
…I would have to kill them myself.
I couldn’t let my friends, in that state, roam around and attack people.
I arrived at the supermarket.
I peeked towards the squid shop past the parking lot, and it was a complete mess, littered with glass shards and bodies.
It looked like the supermarket entrance had vomited out people.
…Those bodies would be in the way if I tried to enter through the entrance. There were too many, from the inner door to beyond the automatic doors.
“…Hmm…”
It was too much trouble to move them one by one.
I’d take care of the remaining ones at the entrance first and then decide.
I stepped inside the supermarket, past the bodies.
…Quiet.
I shouted,
“Hey! You guys eat anything?!”
…Shit.
I needed to find some cooler lines.
Crash!
“Kyaa!”
The restroom door burst open, and two men and a woman came rushing out.
They spotted me, raised their clawed hands, and roared.
“Kraaagh! Kraw!”
They were coming!
I took a step back towards the squid shop and drew my sword.
The bodies were squishy, damn it!
Shing!
Come on.
I could hear the sound of hurried footsteps and multiple roars.
“Kra! Kyaaagh!”
Thud! Crash!
It sounded like they were falling inside?
They must have tripped over the bodies.
I waited for a moment, and then something emerged from the main entrance.
A man.
He was stumbling and falling, grabbing onto bodies as he crawled out of the entrance.
Should I attack?
No. Wait.
“Kyaagh! Kraaagh!”
A man and a woman crawled out after him.
Good.
Accelerate.
[Auto-casting: Accelerate]
“Kra-a—a—–”
Three human beasts, crawling over the bodies like monkeys, glaring at me.
I lunged at them and stabbed with all my might.
Crack, crack, crack!
“–a-ugh!”
They all lurched forward and rolled over the bodies.
Blood splattered.
[Leveled up 3 times.]
I was definitely getting used to this.
Not bad.
I used one Accelerate charge, so I had 5 left.
…Should I play it safe…?
Or…
I thought for a moment, then entered the supermarket.
The bodies were scattered and piled up everywhere, making it difficult to find a place to step.
I carefully stepped over the bodies, past the automatic doors, and through the inner doors. The inside of the supermarket came into full view.
It was larger than I expected.
The variety of products was also greater than I imagined.
This was enough to feed the boarding house residents for a year.
I tilted my head, observing the inside of the supermarket.
Two large shelves were toppled over, and heads and human figures were visible here and there.
There were probably more lying down.
“…Hmm…”
It would be difficult to find and eliminate them one by one, I didn’t know exactly where they were hiding.
I wanted to utilize Accelerate as much as possible.
…Let’s draw them out.
I took a deep breath.
Inhale!
“For Aiur!”
…Holy shit.
I really needed to find some better lines.
My voice echoed through the supermarket.
Immediately after, multiple roars echoed throughout the supermarket.
“Kraaagh!”
Dark figures emerged from within the supermarket.
Good, good!
“Here, you bastards!”
Rumble! Crash!
“Kaagh! Kraaagh!”
The dark figures started running towards me.
I gripped the sword with both hands and glared at them.
One, two, three, shit, there were a lot of them!
Six.
Six!
I would take out six heads and get out!
Rumble! Crash!
The human beasts charged at me, knocking over products from the shelves.
So many of them were rushing in from all directions that the supermarket seemed to darken.
They were coming, coming!
“Kyaaagh!”
Here they came!
Accelerate!
[Auto-casting: Accelerate]
They were right in front of me!
Barely 2 meters away!
There were eight of them!
Or maybe more, I wasn’t sure!
I took a large step and thrust.
“Ha!”
Crack!
He was wearing an apron, an employee?!
“Ha!”
Crack!
The man in the vest with glasses!
A supermarket deliveryman!
“Ha!”
Crack!
The woman with permed hair!
I pulled the sword out of her forehead and took a step back.
The timing was right!
“–a-awk!”
Accelerate!
[Auto-casting: Accelerate]
The scene of collapsing and charging figures entangled together. It zoomed in and then froze.
I gripped the sword with both hands and charged in.
Stomping on the ground, I thrust.
Thump—
“Ha!”
Crack!
The old woman in loose-fitting pants!
I yanked the sword out of the top of her head and thrust again!
Crack!
The fat woman with the gold necklace!
Her makeup was so thick, she looked even more monstrous, shit!
Like the Joker!
I yanked the sword out and thrust again!
Crack!
The young woman in an apron!
Not so… young. Late 30s?!
She took good care of herself!
“Ha!”
I took another step back.
Six down!
Time for another Accelerate!
-Thump!
“–a-kyaa!”
Accelerate!
[Auto-casting: Accelerate]
I immediately turned and ran towards the squid shop.
The main entrance was no good!
Seventeen bodies were lying there, I couldn’t get past them!
I practically tackled the wall as I entered the squid shop. I was about to jump onto the display when Accelerate wore off.
“-Kraw!”
Accelerate!
[Auto-casting: Accelerate]
“–a—uh—–”
I jumped over the display and immediately ran towards the parking lot.
“Hoo… ha!”
I arrived at the parking lot office.
As I was about to grab the doorknob, I heard the sound of bodies crashing and falling from the distance.
I immediately opened the door, went inside, and locked it.
Click!
“Ha… ha…”
[Leveled up 6 times.]
Hoo.
Good.
I leaned against the door, listening for any sounds from outside, and caught my breath.
“Ha… ha… hoo…”
Growls and snarls echoed from all directions.
Some of them even came close.
I felt like they were right next to my ears.
“…Hoo… hoo…”
I gripped the sword tightly and stared at the small window.
I had one Accelerate charge left.
If a shadow appeared there, I would stab it and pull it inside.
This was a metal door.
No matter how much they raged outside, it would hold.
“Hoo… ha…”
“Grrrr… grrrr…!”
The sounds didn’t come any closer.
They were just wandering around nearby.
They didn’t know where I was.
…Hoo.
Good.
3 at the entrance, 6 inside.
9 levels gained.
“Ha…”
I carefully pulled the chair closer and slowly sat down.
I would recover here and then go back in.
…I would be going back late tonight too.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇
