I’m the Only One with Powers in the Apocalypse – Chapter 46

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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7 p.m.

All stats recovered.

Definitely faster.

It took about 13 hours to recover 54 Spirit.

It didn’t seem like much of a difference, but I could definitely feel it.

Accelerate was charged, time to go again.

I strapped on my swords and left the rooftop room.

This time, the target was the 5th floor.

I activated Accelerate in front of the hypermarket, rushed inside, and went straight up to the 5th floor.

Accelerate wore off midway, and I heard growls from below, but they didn’t come up the stairs.

“Hoo…”

5th floor.

Karaoke and DVD room.

I slightly opened the door and looked inside.

…Dark.

Very dark.

It seemed like the lights were off.

I listened intently.

I could hear the whooshing of the wind.

No growls.

…What?

I took out my phone, turned on the flashlight, and went inside.

On the right, the karaoke.

…Lights were off.

On the left, the DVD room.

…What was this?

An A4 sheet of paper was taped to the entrance.

“Business for Sale.”

…It must have gone bankrupt.

…Ha.

Maybe they didn’t want to put up a “Business for Sale” sign outside the building because it looked bad.

Then what about the karaoke?

…There was no “Business for Sale” sign.

I looked through the door and saw a refrigerator filled with drinks and alcohol.

It seemed like it was still in business.

Just not during business hours.

It probably opened late in the afternoon or evening and stayed open until dawn.

…Then there was nothing on the 5th floor.

“…Tsk.”

Whatever.

Nothing I could do.

Now, let’s go up.

I carefully went up to the 6th floor.

“…!”

…Crazy.

The air vibrated after just a few steps.

Grrrr… grrrr…

How many were there?

It sounded like a subwoofer.

The air was trembling.

I cautiously climbed the stairs, and the metal door to the 6th floor was wide open.

And the window by the stairs was also open.

…There was a standing ashtray.

…Ah.

A PC room.

…Holy shit…

How many people were gaming at a PC room in broad daylight?

The growling was intense.

A flimsy standing advertisement boasted about the new monitors.

Like anyone cared about that.

People went to PC rooms to game comfortably.

“…Hoo…”

The stairwell to the 6th floor.

I sat down and looked up.

The open metal door.

And beyond it, the glass door.

Grrrr… grrrr…

A lot of them.

I didn’t know how many.

But a lot.

I drew my sword.

Shing-

The metal door was already open.

One step up, and I would be exposed.

“…Ha…”

…Let’s go.

“…Inhale.”

I stood up, took a large step up the stairs, and pushed the glass door open with my shoulder.

Thud!

“Kraaagh! Kya-”

“–a—–”

“Ugh!”

Holy shit!

Was there an employee standing right next to the door?

I was startled, shit.

I immediately stabbed its head with the sword.

Crack!

It auto-cast even though I didn’t activate it.

Damn, there were a lot of them.

No time to waste!

I immediately jumped to the side and thrust the sword.

Crack!

“–Kr-wagh!”

Crazy!

Accelerate!

At a glance, there were over 200 computers.

The restrooms and smoking room were in the middle of the PC room.

I leaped over the seats, stabbing as I went.

Crack, crack!

Accelerate!

Damn it, I was out of Accelerate!

I ran like crazy, through the open glass door, and down the stairs.

As soon as I reached the 5th floor, I threw open the metal door.

“–Kr-aagh! Kyaaagh!”

Holy shit!

I slammed the door shut and turned the lock.

Click!

“Ha… ha…”

A message was floating before my eyes.

30 kills.

I killed 30, and there were still plenty left.

Crazy.

If there were this many people here in broad daylight, this must have been a popular PC room.

Was the service good?

Top-of-the-line specs, pretty employees, and free iced coffee?

I couldn’t even remember what the employee looked like. I stabbed them before I could even get a good look.

Shit.

“Kraaagh! Kyaaagh!”

A cacophony of footsteps and crashing sounds approached.

Holy shit.

Don’t come closer…!

“Kaagh! Kyaagh!”

Growls echoed from beyond the metal door.

“Ha… hoo…”

Damn it.

The PC room.

It wasn’t easy.

The closely packed seats obscured the floor, and I was spotted the moment I entered, so there was no time to provoke them and gather them.

I used up all 12 Accelerate charges.

“Hoo… ha…”

At least I gained 3 levels.

“Kyaaagh! Kraaagh!”

They were still raging beyond the metal door.

Damn it.

5th floor, karaoke.

It was too dark.

I turned on my phone’s flashlight.

Definitely.

There was no one here.

I didn’t care if they were making a racket behind the door or eating each other, they couldn’t break through this metal door.

“Hoo…”

I sheathed my sword.

Shing-

I leaned against the metal door and caught my breath.

Drip, drip.

Something was dripping from my chin.

Ah, blood.

Damn it.

Now…

…I had some time to kill.

This metal door was safe.

The karaoke room had glass walls and doors, so I could easily break in with my sword.

There would be large sofas inside, and a restroom.

Snacks and drinks too, of course.

…Hmm.

Should I stay here and wait until I cleared the 6th-floor PC room?

Or should I recharge Accelerate and go back to the house?

…I would need at least 2 Accelerate charges to escape from here.

2 charges wasted just for going back and forth.

Okay.

I’d spend the night here.

My blood-soaked clothes were uncomfortable, but what could I do?

I wiped my hands on the less bloody part of my pants and sent a message to Soo-hyun.

[Soo-hyun. I don’t think I can come back tonight. Don’t worry about me, have dinner and rest.]

I pressed send and stood up.

Now, the karaoke…

I went over and checked the door; it was properly locked.

I took out my sword and pressed it against the glass door.

And then I slashed downwards.

Screech-

…Hmm…

Cutting was a bit difficult.

It only left a shallow scratch.

I thrust with force.

Crack!

The sword easily pierced through.

…Thanks to the Maintenance Gloves.

It would have probably chipped otherwise.

It went through in one blow.

Right. I’d stab it.

Buzz-

My phone vibrated.

I must have received a message.

I’d check it later.

I continued stabbing the door, creating a large hole.

And then I kicked it with all my might.

“Ha!”

Crash!

The glass shattered, creating a human-sized hole.

Like in American comics, the door was blown open.

I entered the karaoke room, and the smell hit me.

A slightly bitter, sticky scent.

I could see inside thanks to the illuminated drinks refrigerator, but beyond that, it was completely dark.

Was there a light switch somewhere?

I shone my phone’s flashlight around the back of the counter and found it.

Four of them.

I flipped them all on.

Buzz- click, click.

With a dull thud, the lights flickered and turned on.

Ooh.

Bright.

A karaoke room with red leather sofas and posters of the latest songs.

It had been a while.

“…I’ll spend the night here.”

I grabbed a cola from the refrigerator and went further inside.

There were six rooms in total.

I couldn’t hear anything.

I opened them just in case, but there was nothing.

Just an empty karaoke room.

I opened one of the rooms and collapsed onto the sofa.

“Hoo… I’m tired.”

Repeatedly stabbing dozens of times was surprisingly tiring.

I checked my phone; there was a message from Soo-hyun.

[What happened? Why can’t you come back?]

She seemed worried.

I chuckled and sent a reply.

[Don’t worry. I’m safe. I’ll be back in the morning, so make me a delicious breakfast.]

[Are you really okay? Are you hurt?]

[I’m really okay. I’m at a karaoke room.]

I took a picture of the room and sent it.

I made a V sign with my fingers in the picture; there was some blood on my hand, but she probably wouldn’t mind.

It wasn’t the first time she saw me covered in blood.

[Be careful. Okay? Don’t get hurt.]

[Okay. Don’t worry. See you in the morning.]

I sent the reply and lay down.

Ah, right.

I leveled up earlier.

I put 3 points into Health, making it 43.

Hoo, now let’s sleep.

The next day, 9 a.m.

Damn it, it took forever to recharge to 60.

14 hours!

I had to raise my Health quickly, this wouldn’t do.

The moment I confirmed it was fully charged, I jumped up and left the karaoke room.

I carefully checked outside the metal door, then went upstairs.

…The PC room.

I killed 30 of them, and more swarmed me.

I didn’t know how many there were.

The door was still open as I left it.

Bodies were sprawled everywhere.

I couldn’t see inside the PC room from the bottom of the stairs…

I went up and looked inside through the open glass door; I could see the entire PC room at a glance.

A few of them were standing.

…I must have killed all the ones nearby.

This should be manageable.

“…Hoo…”

I carefully stepped over the bodies.

I took a deep breath as I entered the PC room.

“Ah! Kimochi!”

…What the hell did I just say?

“Kraaagh!”

The human beasts whipped around.

…This should be manageable.

Different from yesterday.

“Kyaaagh! Kraaagh!”

They swarmed towards me.

Trampling over seats, bumping into chairs, they charged.

I smiled.

Accelerate.

I drew my sword.

Shing-

“Ha!”

Crack, crack!

9 Accelerate charges used.

I killed about thirty, it seemed.

…No.

I didn’t know how many I killed.

I just stabbed indiscriminately.

I used 9 Accelerate charges, so maybe 27 or 28?

Something like that.

“…Hoo…”

Damn it.

I was hungry.

The snacks from the karaoke room weren’t enough.

Was there anything here?

…Ooh.

The PC room had quite a lot of food.

First, hot bars in the refrigerator.

I liked those.

I took three out and microwaved them.

“Status.”

2 points into Health.

45!

Good.

Faster recovery tick!

I sat down on a chair, ate the hot bars, and rested for a bit.

Ugh, damn it.

I was covered in blood, my face looked like something out of a horror movie.

Should I wash my face?

Ah, shit.

Even if I washed my face, there was nothing I could do about my blood-soaked clothes.

It wasn’t an exaggeration; if I squeezed my shirt, blood would drip out.

Washing my face, shit.

Blood was dripping from my hair.

I’d just go home and shower.

…Hmm…

A PC room…

I found a computer that was still running, its bill probably in the hundreds of thousands of won after being left on for two weeks, and sat down.

Any news?

First…

Most of the online communities were dead.

The sites didn’t even exist anymore.

The servers must have crashed.

The few remaining communities were a mess.

…This was crazy.

Every post was filled with despair.

Posts looking for the president, posts looking for the military, posts saying their mother hadn’t come home, posts expressing fear…

…Some people even posted about committing suicide.

They would write a post saying they were going to die, upload a picture, and then jump off a building…

…Right.

This was… the apocalypse.

“Hoo…”

…Should I write a post…?

No.

What would I even say?

That everyone should relax because I was running around killing everything with Accelerate? Or that they should just stay put because they would die the moment they stepped outside, while I was massacring?

I had nothing to say.

I couldn’t save everyone beyond this monitor.

And I didn’t want to.

Quite a bit of time passed as I browsed the communities.

I hadn’t even noticed.

I had 3 Accelerate charges left, and now I had 4.

Ah, I was hungry, shit.

I’d go back, wash up, and eat.

I went down the stairs, activated Accelerate, and ran.

-Krew?!

I heard growls in the distance.

I ran so fast that they didn’t even know what passed by.

They probably only heard a whoosh.

I chuckled and walked towards the convenience store.

And as I was about to enter the alley,

“Open the fucking door. Huh? You guys are hoarding everything. Do you want everyone to die? Huh? Does this make any sense?!”

“Open the door! Open it!”

A crowd was gathered in front of the boarding house.

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