I’m the Only One with Powers in the Apocalypse – Chapter 40

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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My Spirit was currently at 56.

If I rested a bit longer, it would reach 60, but I’d just go now. 11 Accelerate charges were enough.

I walked straight across the road.

As I passed the convenience store and the cars with their parts stripped off, the smell of corpses wafted over.

…Ah.

I was planning to call the inline skaters today to take care of that. I wasted a day because of that YouTube video.

Whatever.

We made two trips to the hardware store today, bringing back almost half of the supplies, so we didn’t need to go back anymore.

I could take care of the bodies tomorrow.

I walked towards the back of the 5-ton truck and drew my sword.

Shing-

The side facing the road was clear.

The side facing the parking lot entrance wasn’t.

Bodies.

Exactly 27 of them were scattered and piled up.

…1 level per 10 kills…

Damn it.

I walked towards the parking lot.

I walked openly.

Thump, thump.

Maybe because I was walking so casually,

The human beasts standing beyond the bodies didn’t react.

“Hey, what are you doing? Come on.”

I swung the sword at the air as I walked.

Whoosh!

The sound of paper being ripped.

So this was what it felt like to cut through the air.

“Kyaa?!”

The human beasts’ heads snapped towards me.

Countless eyes fixed on me.

Their faces contorted instantly.

“Kraaagh! Kyaaagh!”

They charged.

Trampling over bodies, tripping, grabbing onto each other’s shoulders, bumping into each other.

They were coming.

I smiled.

“Accelerate.”

The human beasts, lunging and clawing at the air like a pack of wolves that had spotted their prey.

They froze.

I immediately took a step forward and thrust the sword.

“Ha!”

Crack, crack, crack!

My left hand was still awkward.

But it felt a bit better.

I definitely needed more practice.

I stepped back and listened.

“–Kya-ruh!”

Accelerate.

This time, I pierced their heads with only my left hand.

Three in one go!

Don’t get greedy!

I thrust with my left hand with all my might.

Crack, crack, crack!

Again, Accelerate!

Blood droplets shimmered where I passed.

Crack, crack, crack!

Done.

The ones charging from the front were down.

I quickly took two steps back.

“–Kr-uh!”

Tap, tap.

The sound of my footsteps echoed belatedly.

The ones swarming from the front, blood spurting from their foreheads and the backs of their heads, collapsed in a heap.

“Kyaaagh! Kraaagh!”

They were coming.

Now.

Left hand. Let’s go again.

I smiled.

Accelerate.

“Kya-a–a—-”

I gritted my teeth and thrust.

“Ha!”

The underground parking lot of the residential complex.

27 kills in total.

9 Accelerate charges used.

I used another Accelerate charge to quickly cross the road and return to the boarding house.

I was getting more proficient.

More accustomed.

No hesitation, no emotional turmoil.

Oh.

3 levels.

From the 27 kills earlier.

As I climbed the rooftop stairs, I put all 3 points into Health. Now at 35.

I wanted to invest more in Accelerate and Strength to increase the number of kills per raid, but with 1 level per 10 kills, I couldn’t afford to.

I’d get Health to at least 50 and then think about it.

If I got Strength to 50,

Health recovery tick: 45 minutes.

Stat recovery tick: 12 minutes 30 seconds.

A full night’s rest would fully recharge me.

There were still many of them left in the residential complex’s underground parking lot. I would probably need at least two more raids to completely clear it out.

So, 5 levels.

…But was this enough?

The image of the horde of human beasts wouldn’t leave my mind.

If they invaded this area, everything would be shut down. Going outside, sunlight, leveling up.

I wouldn’t be sure if I could close the door again once I opened it.

Even I wouldn’t.

…Sword.

It was useful.

It had served me well as my main weapon, and I wouldn’t be letting go of it anytime soon.

But was a sword enough?

Against hordes of tens, hundreds of thousands of human beasts?

I kept thinking as I showered back in the rooftop room.

I needed something else.

Something more.

Whoosh.

Lukewarm, cool water flowed over my hair and body, washing away the blood, and down onto the tiled floor.

“…Bow.”

Right.

A bow.

I’d been wanting one.

With Accelerate, if I shot quickly, I could probably fire two arrows per charge.

Likewise, with Accelerate, retrieving the arrows wouldn’t be difficult.

What to do with the arrows?

How to retrieve them?

That was the key if I used a bow.

The problem was, to shoot a bow and retrieve the arrows safely, I needed enough Accelerate charges.

…Wait.

If I was using Accelerate to retrieve arrows, did it have to be a bow?

Wasn’t a sword enough?

I had to get close to retrieve the arrows anyway.

“…Ha…”

This was a dilemma.

It would be good to have a ranged weapon.

…Should I discuss it with Soo-hyun? Maybe her mechanical engineering knowledge could provide some answers.

…Something that wasn’t a bow, and didn’t require retrieving anything. I needed something like that.

After showering, I sent a message to Soo-hyun.

The reply came a while later.

[Mmm… oppa, sleepy… let’s talk tomorrow?]

…Hmm.

Soo-hyun had also worked hard today.

Carrying heavy things from the hardware store, going to the supermarket, and she had even organized the car parts I brought back.

Right.

I should let Soo-hyun rest.

It was just past 8 p.m.

Even though it was still early, it had been a long day, so the women and Hoon must be tired.

I should sleep too.

The next day, 7 a.m.

I slept like a log.

Stripping car parts, carrying supplies from the hardware store, and two raids must have tired me out more than I thought.

Breakfast seemed to be still in preparation.

I’d go out and come back quickly.

I attached the two swords to the lifting belt, put on the Maintenance Gloves, and left the house.

I heard the rhythmic chopping of kitchen knives from the main house and the sound of running water from downstairs.

It was time for everyone to wake up.

Past the convenience store, onto the road.

And straight to the residential complex.

A total of 54 bodies were sprawled all the way to the road.

Hmm…

It seemed like I cleared most of the ones at the entrance.

There were probably quite a few more inside the parking lot.

I walked between the bodies and entered the parking lot.

Strange.

I wasn’t nervous.

I hadn’t even drawn my sword; I just casually walked between the bodies, one hand resting on the hilt.

How many had I killed so far?

About 200 after this raid?

…I was getting used to it.

I suddenly wondered…

Was I the only one in Korea who had killed 200?

…Maybe a soldier?

Like, special forces or something.

Someone with that kind of specialized training might be able to do it.

If they had the skills to instantly take out dozens of human beasts charging at once.

…Maybe with a gun?

…Hmm, a gun…

Guns were loud…

Even though human beasts were sensitive to human voices, they wouldn’t ignore gunshots.

One shot would draw them all.

Thinking that, I walked further into the parking lot, rounding the corner, and then I started to hear growls.

Grrrr… grrrr…

Their growls echoed and reverberated like a subwoofer, bouncing off the walls.

I couldn’t see them yet.

I glanced back.

I had come quite far.

About 15 meters? 20 meters?

If I started killing from here and slowly retreated…

…That should work.

I looked further into the parking lot and shouted,

“Hey! Dildo! Broken!”

“Kyaa?!”

…Yeah, sex.

“Kraaagh! Kyaaagh!”

With roars, monstrous shadows rippled and climbed the walls.

Countless footsteps pounded the space like a drumbeat.

I drew my sword.

Shing-

“Kraaagh!”

Heads popped out from around the corner.

I smiled.

Accelerate.

I stabbed with only my left hand.

My left hand felt more and more natural.

I must have killed about 50 with just my left hand yesterday and today.

Once I could properly use both hands…

…it would be quite…

…good.

“Hmm.”

I opened and closed my left hand as I returned to the rooftop room and showered, washing off the blood.

3 levels gained from the raid just now.

All into Health, of course.

Health, 38.

Hmm, I was running out of clothes.

In about three days?

I’d be out.

I changed into new clothes and went downstairs, and a savory smell wafted up.

I said as I entered the main house, “Something smells good.”

“Oh, oppa! You weren’t home earlier?”

Soo-hyun was the first to greet me.

Everyone was gathered around the dining table.

When I appeared, they moved their chairs to make space for me.

It was quite lively.

I smiled and sat down.

“Yeah, I went out earlier. I woke up early.”

Ye-eun placed a bowl of soup and rice in front of me. So-eun brought me a spoon and chopsticks.

Oh, breakfast was pollack soup.

A savory soup with a strong green onion scent.

Good.

I scooped up a piece of tofu, blew on it, and put it in my mouth. The cool, savory flavor filled my mouth.

“Oh, this is delicious.”

Even at my simple compliment, the women laughed.

Hmm.

The atmosphere during meals was quite good.

Hoon swallowed his food and asked, “Sir, what are your plans for today?”

“I’m thinking of calling the inline skaters and taking care of… that thing we talked about.”

Hoon said, “Ah,” and nodded.

I looked at Soo-hyun and the women and asked, “Are you going to the supermarket again today?”

“Of course, we have to,” Soo-hyun nodded. The new mother also frowned and said, “We need to go back and get more before it’s all gone. Many people must have gone there during the night.”

…Hmm.

That made sense.

I was thinking of stripping more car parts today.

Thinking that, I listened to the women discussing what was left at the supermarket and what they should bring back as I ate.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Ye-eun looked up. “Huh? The doorbell? No one should be coming.”

Tension filled the women’s faces.

It wasn’t a delivery or a package.

Those things were long gone.

Those days were over.

“I-I’ll go check.”

Hoon stood up and left the house.

I was about to take another spoonful of rice when Hoon came back.

His expression wasn’t good.

“Um… sir. It’s… one of the inline skating club members. Jung Eun-seo, I think, she’s here.”

I looked back.

Jung Eun-seo?

Ah, the ponytail girl.

What was it?

Hoon pointed at his cheek and said, “Sir, that woman… she has an injury on her face.”

…Injury?

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