I’m the Only One with Powers in the Apocalypse – Chapter 4

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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I couldn’t even make it to the second floor.

I collapsed onto the landing of the stairs, catching my breath.

“Ha… ha… ha…”

In my hands were my phone and the baton.

My phone was drenched in sweat.

I wiped it on my pants, then took out the half-empty Gatorade from my bag and gulped it down.

“Ha…”

That was better.

I tossed the empty Gatorade bottle aside, took out the water bottle, and opened it. Taking a sip, I looked at my phone.

There had to be some kind of response to this situation.

There had to be.

We had an army, fighter jets, damn it, we had everything!

Countless videos were already uploaded to YouTube.

…Wait.

This… looked like it was from Japan?

Did a Korean living there upload it?

…America…

China…

Russia… Germany… Malaysia…

…It was happening all over the world.

All over the world…

These… these beastly things were appearing.

Even just one of these beasts, frantically lunging and biting, could spread rapidly.

I had just experienced it firsthand.

And this was happening everywhere in the world?

…Crazy… What.

What the hell was going on?

News.

A press conference? It didn’t seem to be airing yet.

I clicked on the news.

Short.

This was also breaking news.

Martial law?

The military?

“Ha… ha…”

Things were going crazy.

Fine.

Do whatever it takes.

Do whatever it takes to stop people from dying.

Mobilize everything, martial law, the military, everything!

“Ha… ha…”

Ah, shit.

I was so exhausted.

I put down my phone and lay down on the stairs.

The stick in my left hand was quite uncomfortable.

I raised my hand.

The baton… it was quite heavy.

But it just looked like a small stick?

In movies, when you swung it forward, something would chak and come out…

Click!

Oh! That was a loud sound!

The baton extended, becoming a club!

Ooh… it looked pretty useful.

Did it hurt?

I slapped it against my palm.

Ouch.

It was incredibly solid.

I thought it was just a piece of plastic, but it wasn’t.

If I swung this properly, I might be able to crack someone’s skull.

…This was suddenly making me nervous.

I looked up the stairs.

Quiet.

I glanced at the street beside the stair railing.

No one.

Phew, that was a relief.

…No one?

I peeked outside again over the railing.

Cars were parked on the road.

The traffic light changed from red to green.

The cars didn’t move.

No people, nothing.

Eerily quiet.

…This was getting scary.

“Ha… ha…”

I moved away from the railing and leaned against the wall of the stairs.

My back was damp from sweating so much.

Ah, the wall felt cool.

But…

Why wasn’t there anyone…?

I had clearly seen those beastly things chasing and attacking people…

…Still, it was probably a good thing there was no one around. I could take this opportunity to call a taxi…

…Taxi?

Would there even be any taxis?

If those human beasts were running rampant, wouldn’t people desperate to escape try to grab any taxi they could find?

Besides… people with cars would probably try to escape far away in their own vehicles.

I picked up my phone.

I searched for traffic and roads, and images from highway cameras appeared.

Clicking on them took me straight to the news.

[Extreme Congestion on Highways]

…It was news, but there was no content.

Just pictures.

Pictures of highways jammed with cars.

So packed that there didn’t seem to be any room to even step.

…Where were all these cars going?

I saw it on the news earlier.

It wasn’t just Seoul.

It was happening all over the country.

Occurring simultaneously around the world.

…Call a taxi?

Call one and go where?

…Where was safe?

Where the hell was a safe place…

…Wait a minute.

Mom. Dad.

That bitch.

Were they all safe?

I called my parents.

No answer.

The bitch didn’t answer either.

“Ha… Shit…”

Wringing my hands and lamenting didn’t provide any answers.

Damn, my hair was completely soaked.

Like I’d just stepped out of the shower.

I ran my hand through my hair and took another sip of water.

My body felt limp.

I was too tense and too exhausted.

I wanted to just lie down and sleep, damn it.

…Let’s calm down.

I could worry and panic all I wanted once this was over, but it wouldn’t do any good right now.

Calm down.

“Hoo… hoo…”

The Apocalypse.

The Apocalypse had arrived.

“Hoo… ha… hoo…”

Calmly.

Let’s think things through one by one.

What had I seen earlier?

I saw the transformed humans, then the police station. And then several things appeared before my eyes.

Definitely…

“…Status.”

Yes. This was it!

…Wait.

My stats seemed to have changed?

I thought my Health was 3 or 4 earlier…

Only 1 left.

Strength and Agility had also dropped.

…Because of the… debuff.

Damn it.

Anyway, Time Controller…

What was that?

Specialization?

I didn’t understand any of this.

Active Skill…

Accelerate…

The officer suddenly slowed down in mid-air earlier.

Accelerate…

…It wasn’t the officer who slowed down.

It was me who sped up.

If it weren’t for Accelerate, I probably would have been caught and killed.

“Ha…”

Should I call it fortunate?

I tapped on Accelerate.

It was a good thing I had this.

…5 Spirit?

Wait a minute.

I had 7 Spirit, right?

…Did that mean I could only use it once?

No, then how did I recover Spirit?

Were there any more explanations?

Damn it.

So unhelpful, really.

Hoo, this wouldn’t do.

I was too exhausted to think straight.

It seemed a bit quieter up there, so I’d go up a little further and rest…

I’d think about what to do next after I rested.

I got up, my whole body aching.

Sprinting for a long time wasn’t good for you.

Ugh.

The spot where I’d been sitting was damp.

I practically crawled up the stairs to the next floor, using the railing for support.

And collapsed again.

What kind of building was this?

Was it a residential building, or a commercial building?

“Ha… ha…”

Ah, I didn’t know.

Just rest for a bit…

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Cold!

I jolted awake.

Ah, it was cold! Shit!

“Brrr, brrr.”

It was dark!

Damn, was it night?

How long had I been asleep?

Then, I heard a strange sound in the distance.

Like a wolf howling…

…No.

This was… screaming.

I reached for my phone, then stopped.

It was almost instinctive.

The stairs where I was sitting had a glass wall facing outside.

So I could see the road.

If I turned on my phone here, this spot would be illuminated.

Whoever was out there would definitely see the light.

“…Shit…”

I cursed silently, only moving my lips.

This whole situation was so unfamiliar.

The road was quite strange.

Cars were parked haphazardly on the brightly lit street, and there was no one around.

Not even a single delivery scooter.

Where had everyone hidden?

Or had they all turned into those beasts and run off to bite people?

…Wait.

Cars?

…Cars…

“Hoo…”

Damn it.

I had to brace myself!

I couldn’t be trapped on these stairs forever!

Oh, right.

“…Status.”

Oh.

The debuff was gone, and my stats had recovered quite a bit?

I must have fallen asleep on the landing and slept for a while.

Damn, it was a good thing nothing happened while I was asleep.

Wait a minute.

Health, Strength, and Spirit were all at 5?

That couldn’t be right?

Strength was at 2 when I last checked?

…Ah.

They recovered based on something.

Then…

It must be Health.

It seemed like the other stats recovered along with Health.

I wished there was a manual or something to explain things clearly, but that damn message window wasn’t appearing anymore.

Anyway, I roughly understood.

Oh?

Wait.

Wasn’t there one more command?

Status, and…

“…Achievements?”

Ooh!

1/???

It seemed like there were a lot of achievements.

Number 1 kept blinking.

What was it?

I moved my finger to number 1.

?!

What was this?

“Storage?”

Two slots… was it?

Storage, what was I supposed to store?

I tried to put the water bottle into an empty slot.

Nothing happened.

What was this Storage?

Give me some explanation, please!

“Hoo…”

Forget it.

What I didn’t know, I didn’t know. Getting out of here was the priority.

I turned my head, and the Storage window disappeared.

It seemed like there was no way to close it, it just disappeared when I looked away.

Now…

I roughly understood.

Let’s go.

I slowly went down the stairs.

A cool breeze blew in.

I walked towards the streetlights.

Baton in hand,

Hugging the wall,

Looking outside,

Carefully.

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