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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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After three level-ups in the morning, his HP was 83.
After another raid at 2:20 PM, his HP reached 86.
And now, 11 PM.
“…Haa…”
He sat in a stall of the men’s restroom in the subway, catching his breath.
He’d killed ninety of them today alone.
Nine level-ups.
It was the same as before.
Gradually… it was getting faster.
“Status.”
Growl, Roar!
The growls of the human beasts echoed from outside.
They were looking for him.
But they couldn’t find him.
He had vanished from their sight in an instant.
They could only wander and bark.
He allocated 3 points to HP, making it 89.
Currently, his HP recovered every 34 minutes and 30 seconds.
Compared to when it recovered every 20 minutes, it was unbelievably faster.
It used to take 20 hours to recover 60 Spirit, but now it only took about 6 hours.
“…Haa… Huu…”
He caught his breath and calmed his mind.
Faster, faster.
More, more.
Even one more.
He wanted to kill them all, eradicate them, and grow stronger.
HP.
So far, it had decreased by 45 seconds for every 5 points.
When his HP reached 100, the recovery time would decrease by 15 minutes.
He wondered what would happen if he kept increasing it.
Theoretically, if he raised it to 135, the recovery tick would become 0 seconds.
Zero seconds!
Would it recover to its maximum the instant it was depleted?
If so, wouldn’t he be able to kill them endlessly, no matter how many times he used Accelerate, no matter how much Strength he consumed?
He might be right, or he might be wrong.
But, if his prediction was correct…
He would be able to kill every single human beast in this world, even in an instant.
Even if he was wrong, he would still secure a faster recovery speed.
There was absolutely no downside.
That was why he was raising his HP.
Suppressing the desire to increase Strength to kill more, he focused on HP.
For faster recovery.
To kill even more.
He looked at the status window again.
He had 10 Spirit remaining.
That meant 5 hours.
In about 5 hours, all his stats would be recovered.
“…Five hours…”
Yes…
If he just waited five hours…
He could kill them again…
He should go home, at least show his face to his people.
Although he occasionally stayed out overnight, he was used to seeing them every day, so he was worried.
On the other hand, he didn’t want to leave here.
He wanted to kill more, level up faster.
He took an energy bar from his bag and chewed on it as he thought.
…Yes.
It was just one day.
What could possibly happen in a single day?
If anything happened, Soo-hyun would send him a message.
…Ah.
He took out his phone and sent a message to Soo-hyun.
[Staying out tonight.]
[ㅡㅡ…]
[Why? Are you mad?]
[You said you were coming to see me.]
He chuckled.
[I miss you right now.]
[I don’t know ㅡㅡ Hmph]
Cute.
Soo-hyun…
He smiled and sent a message.
[I’ll be back tomorrow morning or sometime in the forenoon.]
[Bleh.]
“…Haha.”
He laughed quietly, without making a sound.
Soo-hyun.
Talking to her always made him feel happy.
He put his phone away and took a deep breath.
Just five hours… he would sleep and wake up.
He gripped his sword and slowly closed his eyes.
Blood trickled down his cheek.
A little past 9 AM, he emerged from the subway.
His entire body was crimson.
He’d never been this covered in blood before.
He’d spent almost a day and a half drenched in blood, and blood was quite a fascinating thing.
In movies and dramas, crime scenes often depicted blood quickly drying and turning black, but that wasn’t actually the case.
Blood remained red for quite a while, almost until it completely dried.
It took even more time for it to turn black.
And also…
The color of blood varied slightly from person to person.
Healthy people had bright red blood, a truly vibrant crimson.
But those who weren’t healthy had a slightly duller color.
He had even seen blood that was almost blackish-red.
It could be the difference between venous and arterial blood, but considering how distinctly different the spurting blood color was from person to person, there definitely was a difference.
He didn’t know what the difference was, though.
Anyway, that was why his whole body was currently red. His skin was barely visible.
He narrowed his eyes and looked up at the sky.
It was overcast, threatening rain.
If it was going to rain, it should hurry up.
A nice, cool downpour right now would be perfect.
He glanced at the boarding house alley as he walked.
The utility pole next to the supermarket.
Someone was there.
They were still spying on him.
He had 10 Spirit left.
…Should he catch them and ask them some questions?
Ask them what they were doing there.
As he stopped walking, the person hiding by the utility pole quickly disappeared.
“…Tsk.”
He clicked his tongue and walked towards the supermarket building.
He was tired from his nap in the bathroom.
His eyes were hollow.
He needed to go back.
As he entered the building, Soo-hyun and the others were busy with their respective tasks.
They were startled when they saw him.
“Su…Sung-hoon! Are you okay?”
“Oppa! Oh my goodness, are you hurt?”
“S…Sir!”
Hmm.
Was his appearance that bad?
They had seen him covered in blood before, so he was surprised they were this shocked.
He chuckled.
“It’s not my blood.”
Soo-hyun, Hoon, the inline skaters, and Stinky, no, Han-tae.
Their faces were filled with worry and surprise.
He smiled and said,
“I’m tired. I’m going to rest.”
As he walked, Soo-hyun followed him.
“Oppa. Are you really okay?”
“Yeah. I’m fine. Just a little tired.”
“Were there that many down there?”
He nodded silently in response.
There were a lot.
His… experience points.
“Did you get rid of them all?”
He shook his head.
He pressed the elevator button and said,
“Down there… it’s just the beginning.”
Soo-hyun’s eyes widened.
She seemed to have not expected there to be that many.
It took a while for the elevator to come down from the 10th floor.
He looked at Soo-hyun and asked,
“Do I look really bad right now?”
Soo-hyun nodded vigorously.
“Oppa, right now the only white part of your eyes is the white part.”
…Hmm.
He must look scary.
“Nothing happened while I was gone?”
Soo-hyun nodded and tilted her head slightly.
“No, nothing else… but, um, one of the guys from the inline skating club said he had a headache and was going to rest today. His dizziness isn’t getting any better.”
“…Really? Is he that bad?”
Soo-hyun shook her head with a slightly troubled expression.
…It seemed serious.
Ding
The elevator arrived.
He said to Soo-hyun,
“I’ll be in your room. Will you come up around lunchtime?”
Soo-hyun glared at him and then turned her head away.
“And you didn’t even come to see me yesterday.”
She walked away.
But he saw it.
The slight smile as she turned her head.
He smiled, pressed the button for the 10th floor, and went up.
Blood dripped onto the elevator floor.
Someone else would probably have to clean that up too.
He felt a little sorry.
He took a deep breath.
Two raids since dawn.
Six level-ups, bringing him to Level 69.
His HP was 95.
His recovery speed had increased again.
Soon… he would reach 100 HP.
Just a little more.
Just a little bit more.
He would try to reach 135.
Showers were good.
Nothing felt as refreshing as the sensation of cool water flowing down his head and body.
Right now, it was less of a shower and more like just rinsing himself off.
It took almost an hour to wash away the dried, caked blood.
In three or four hours, he could go on another raid.
He would eat lunch and then go again.
While he was lying comfortably in bed, trying to get some sleep, Soo-hyun came up.
“Oppa!”
Soo-hyun slipped under the covers and snuggled into his arms.
She nuzzled her forehead against his chest, acting cute.
He’d been drifting off to sleep and was startled awake.
He stroked Soo-hyun’s hair in his arms, caressed her breast, and smiled.
“You’re here?”
“Yeah.”
Soo-hyun looked up at him from his embrace and said,
“Oppa, are you hungry? Should we have army stew?”
Click
He unhooked Soo-hyun’s bra and nodded.
“Army stew sounds good.”
Then, he took off the clothes Soo-hyun was wearing. He pulled down her pants and panties as well.
Soo-hyun, flustered, covered her crotch with both hands.
“O…Oppa. I need to shower.”
Showering was good.
But he didn’t want to stop.
He leaned over Soo-hyun, grabbed his fully aroused lower body, and thrust inside her.
“Ahh!”
Soo-hyun wrapped her arms around him.
4 PM.
He rubbed his still-sleepy eyes, armed himself with his sword, and went back down.
Ugh, his eyes stung.
Work on the supermarket shutters was in full swing.
As expected, welding and sealing with silicone wasn’t something that could be done in a day or two. It would take at least a week to finish all of this.
Soo-hyun, working in the distance, saw him and waved. Ye-eun was next to her.
Ye-eun also turned, saw him, and waved with a smile.
It was a strange sight.
It was probably due to Soo-hyun’s sociable nature.
…It was nice.
Someday, he would have them both in bed together…
The thought made him aroused again.
He smiled and waved back, then walked towards the side entrance. The only open part of the supermarket right now was the side door.
He saw a human shadow near the stairs by the side entrance.
He stopped and turned around; it was Jung Eun-seo.
She was sitting on the stairs, holding her forehead in both hands, so he couldn’t see her face.
Why was she like that?
“Eun-seo, is something wrong?”
Jung Eun-seo looked up at him and gave a slight nod.
He nodded back.
Jung Eun-seo said,
“Actually, it’s because of my younger brother…”
“Younger brother?”
Jung Eun-seo nodded.
“Yes. The short one in our group, he’s my younger brother.”
…Ah.
One of the men was this woman’s younger brother.
He had no idea.
He thought he’d heard someone mention a Jung something-or-other when he’d heard their names. He’d promptly forgotten it, so it was just a blur.
“What about your brother?”
Jung Eun-seo’s expression was grim.
She seemed very upset.
“He has… a headache. I can’t take him to a hospital… and I don’t know what to do.”
…Ah.
A headache…
That guy was this woman’s brother…
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I have a bad feeling about this… especially because of the title
Anyways thanks for the chappie!