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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: JayM
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The three warriors were either dead or unconscious as they showed no signs of getting up.
I pulled in Ha Jin-woo, who was thrashing around while being held by my tentacles.
“Uu… up…!”
The guy who was firmly held by my tentacles looked at me with a frightened expression.
I felt a pleasure that was beyond my imagination as I looked into the fear that was lingering in his eyes.
I felt like I was going to go berserk again in front of Ha-rin.
“Ha-rin, can you go help Eun-ji deal with Ha Jin-seong?”
“Yes, Master.”
There had been two gunshots, so there was a high probability that Park Seong-oh was dead.
Perhaps Eun-ji was trembling alone right now. If I sent Ha-rin to check on her, at least I could be relieved.
“Okay, then it’s just the two of us left?”
I slightly loosened the tentacles that were binding Ha Jin-woo’s mouth.
“Y, you bastard… Wh, what kind of monster are you…? Just what is this…?”
“Uh-huh. You don’t have basic manners, do you? You bastard, you want to die?”
I gave my grip a little more strength.
Crack.
“Kuaaa!!!! Uup…!”
I bound Ha Jin-woo’s mouth again since he screamed. I was surprised because this crazy guy suddenly screamed.
“Shh. You’re scaring the kids.”
“Th, this… I, I’m sorry..! Please spare me!”
The opponent has submitted to you.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough mana to make him my slave right now. Because I had used a total of 22 mana up until now, I only had 8 mana left. I needed to rest a little and replenish my mana back to 10.
I had to put the Suppressing Gag on this guy in the meantime.
Since Ha Jin-seong was out because of the Paralysis Fangs, if I just suppressed this guy, there would be no more guys in the supermarket who could threaten us.
The archer guy worried me a little, though. But I should be able to capture that guy easily too.
While I was organizing my thoughts for a moment, Ha Jin-woo started to say whatever he could, probably because he became uneasy since I wasn’t saying anything.
“I’ll, I’ll release all the wo, women! We were wrong. Pl, please…!”
The guy seemed to have mistaken me for some righteous human who had come to avenge the women they had captured.
That was completely not the case.
“Hey, why would I want to release the women you captured? Are you an idiot?”
“Yes..? Uh… I, I thought you were here to get revenge…”
“Revenge, my ass. But you admit that you’ve committed a lot of sins?”
“Yes! I, I’m really sorry! I’ll, I’ll live a good life from now on! Pl, please… just this once…”
“You can ask the King of Hell for forgiveness after you die. Don’t bother me. The only future you have left is to be my slave until you die, you pathetic bastard.”
Slap!
I slapped Ha Jin-woo, who was begging me in a displeasing way, and put a gag in his mouth.
I didn’t feel good at all, putting a thing like this S&M item in a man’s mouth.
If it was putting it in a woman’s mouth, I would willingly volunteer to put the gag on, but putting it in this muscular man’s mouth only made me annoyed.
‘Even if he has the gag on, he can still fight since he’s a guy who knew how to fight originally, so I have to make it so that he can’t move.’
Mana recovered when I was still, so I needed to bind this guy.
I should bind him with some internet cables that were in the electronics section for now.
“Then, faint for a moment.”
“Wa, wait a moment…! Ugh… Uuguk…”
I tightened the tentacles, pressuring the guy’s windpipe, and soon, Ha Jin-woo frothed at the mouth and fainted.
“Haaa…”
I released the tentacles and bound his arms and legs with some power cords. I bound him from behind, so it would be difficult for him to break free even if he woke up.
‘I should make Ha Jin-seong a slave first, and then Ha Jin-woo. Are those warriors all dead?’
Two of the warriors who had been attacked by Ha-rin had died, with their heads caved in. One seemed to have had his nose collapsed, and his face was also caved in, but he was still breathing. So I was still able to get one.
After checking the warriors, I went to where Eun-ji and Ha-rin were.
“Oh, Oppa. I’ve bound him here for now.”
Eun-ji had wrapped Ha Jin-seong’s arms and legs with tape, and he was trembling while muttering something.
Park Seong-oh was… already dead. Judging by the fact that he had been shot in the chest and head, he must have died instantly from the gunshots. That was too bad; he was quite a useful guy.
“Who’s that woman next to you?”
“Ah, she said that she would help us…”
Next to Eun-ji, there was a young woman who was barely wearing any underwear. She was probably a woman who had been dragged here and was being fucked by Ha Jin-seong.
Judging by the fact that she was holding some tape, it seemed like she was helping them with the binding, just as Eun-ji had said.
Ha-rin was looking around with her hammer in hand. She was very reliable.
“Ah, hello. I’m Hwang Soo-min…”
“Yeah. Okay.”
She just looked normal, with an average appearance. Having seen Eun-ji and Ha-rin, I wasn’t very interested in her. I casually accepted her greeting and said to Eun-ji and Ha-rin.
“Let’s gather the remaining people in one place for now.”
“Yes!”
“I’ll carry him, Master.”
Ha-rin lifted Ha Jin-seong up. We then went and sat down at the table where the guys had been playing poker.
Around that time, the punk guys who had heard the commotion and come upstairs discovered us.
“Shit!!! Intruders!!!”
“Shut up! You bastard!!!”
“Huk…!”
When I shouted back at a guy who had yelled, they became flustered. They were probably planning to call their companions and do something, but there was no way that would happen.
Even if they brought everyone here, they would just be killed by Eun-ji and Ha-rin. And I also had a loaded pistol.
Even though there were only two bullets left.
“Th, these bastards…!”
“Intruders! The leader has been captured!”
“Wh, what…?”
“Oh, how did they come in…?”
“I don’t know. Damn it! Where’s Seong-oh hyungnim!”
“Sh, shit! Call Min-joon hyung!”
“He’s already coming!”
The guys who had rushed up to the second floor saw Ha Jin-seong, who was trembling because of the Paralysis Fangs, Ha Jin-woo, who was on the floor with a gag on, and the other Awakened, who were either dead or unconscious, and they didn’t dare approach us, standing far away and muttering to each other. Cowardly bastards.
“Everyone, step aside!”
Then, Kim Min-joon, the archer class, broke through the guys who had gathered and took a step forward.
“What in the world…”
He looked at Ha Jin-seong, who was sitting on the floor and trembling, and the dead Park Seong-oh with a dumbfounded expression.
“You guys… Who are you?”
He asked us with an expression that showed that he didn’t know what in the world was going on.
Without answering Kim Min-joon’s question, I shouted at Ha Jin-seong’s subordinates who were still whispering.
“Hey! Can you see your leader? This bastard got his ass kicked by us! You bastards! Do you understand? We’re way stronger than you! So just obey us if you don’t want to die!”
The whispers became even louder at my words.
They seemed to not know what to do.
Then, my mana had recovered to 10. It had recovered faster than I thought. It was perfect timing.
“Okay, Ha Jin-seong, become my slave…”
Ha Jin-seong had been showing his intention to submit since before. Thanks to that, if I just put a mark on his forehead, this bastard would become my slave.
A level 9 excellent battle slave.
I couldn’t resist that.
I quickly drew blood on my thumb and put a mark on his forehead.
Chiiiik!
“Hey, you bastard!!!”
Then, thinking that something was happening to Ha Jin-seong, Kim Min-joon, who had been facing off against us, rushed at us.
Was this guy someone who lived and died for his honor? What kind of mind did he have to rush at us? Did he have some kind of secret weapon? He was definitely fast, I’ll give him that…
“Eun-ji, Ha-rin.”
“ “Yes.” ”
The two of them reacted to my words immediately, grabbed Kim Min-joon who was rushing at us, slammed him onto the floor, and then started to stomp on him.
“Kuaaa!!!”
He was nothing special. An archer without a bow was just a piece of trash. He was nothing more than a watchdog.
Meanwhile, I was imprinting an order into Ha Jin-seong’s brain since he had just become my slave.
“Okay, Ha Jin-seong. Listen well.”
“Kuh… Yes.”
“Never betray me. Don’t harm yourself without my orders. Don’t do anything that will harm me, Eun-ji, Ha-rin, or the team. This is an order. If you understand, answer.”
“Ah, I understand…”
He gritted his teeth as if he was humiliated, but he answered that he understood. No matter how much he hated it, as a slave, he had no choice but to say that he understood.
“Okay, then, command your subordinates.”
“Yes. Hey, you bastards! Everyone calm down!”
Ha Jin-seong, whose paralysis poison had worn off, got up immediately and shouted at the guys who were muttering.
“Starting from today, we’re under… What’s your name?”
“Jang Jo-joon.”
“Ah, yes. Ahem. Starting from today, we’re under Jang Jo-joon Hyungnim! Did you see? He’s a very strong guy! His hyungsu-nims are also strong! We can survive if we’re with these people! You understand?!”
The whispers subsided at Ha Jin-seong’s shout, and then they showed that they had understood.
“Uh.. Yes!”
“Yes! I understand!”
“Then, is Jo-joon hyungnim our big hyungnim now?”
“Yeah! He’s our best big hyungnim now!”
“Jo-joon hyungnim! I love you!!!”
And like that, the commotion was settled by Ha Jin-seong, and I had gained twenty-five punk subordinates.
They were unreliable and evil, but for now, I had to use even these kinds of guys.
“Bring all the women who are locked up here.”
“Yes, I understand. Hey! Bring all the women up here.”
“Yes!”
The guys quickly went downstairs.
And then, there was Kim Min-joon, who was left alone.
“Hy, Hyungnim… What in the world is going on…?”
Kim Min-joon looked up at Ha Jin-seong as if he couldn’t believe it. He looked pitiful, like a dog that had been abandoned.
“Jo-joon hyungnim. Can I say a word to this guy?”
“Uh? Go ahead. But do it while I’m watching.”
“Yes, I understand. Thank you.”
It seemed that Ha Jin-seong had accepted his situation and had decided to treat me with respect. He must have realized that if he was respectful and showed me his best side, he and his younger brother could live longer.
As expected of a thug who had been the head of a gang. He knew how to get in line and was quick-witted.
Eun-ji and Ha-rin moved to my side when Ha Jin-seong approached, and then stood behind me like they were my guards as I sat down and recovered my mana. Both of them were very reliable.
“Both of you did so well.”
I tapped Eun-ji and Ha-rin’s butts.
“I got praised by Oppa… Hehe”
“Ahem. It was nothing, Master.”
Both of them smiled very contentedly when I praised them. They were strong and kind, but obedient, how great.
While we were having a heartwarming exchange, Ha Jin-seong, with his face twisted in anger, unleashed his rage on Kim Min-joon.
“Min-joon, you bastard.”
“Hy, Hyungnim…”
“If you had kept watch well… those people… crack… wouldn’t have been able to come all the way here…”
“Hy, Hyungnim… that’s…”
Kim Min-joon paled and looked up at Ha Jin-seong.
The sight of a human falling into the abyss was a spectacle to watch.
That expression of despair. How thrilling!
“Huu… Okay. If you want to live, do your best to obey them. I’m also doing my best to obey them right now. It’s advice that I’m giving you, someone who’s like my younger brother. Don’t die because of your useless pride. Do you understand?”
“Yes… I understand, I understand.”
“Yeah… If you can prove your abilities properly… he probably won’t kill you easily.”
“I’ll, I’ll try my best.”
“Say that to that person, not me. I… already have no power.”
At those words, Kim Min-joon got up awkwardly, came in front of me, and buried his head on the floor.
“I, I’ll do my best from now on!”
The opponent has submitted to you.
Everyone was submitting to me so easily because they didn’t know the effects of my skill.
If they had known that they would become slaves the moment they submitted, they would probably have chosen to die instead.
“Okay. Raise your head.”
“Yes, huup!”
“For now, go up to the roof and keep watch, like you were doing before. You’re really good at guarding, right?”
“Yes! I’m confident!”
“Yeah, go on.”
I would make him my slave when my mana was full. We also had a bow, so if I gave it to him, he would be able to shine with his class.
Kim Min-joon saluted awkwardly and went back to the roof.
Around that time, his subordinates brought nine women here from the first floor.
“Hyungnim! We’ve brought all the women!”
“Okay, you worked hard. Everyone, go back downstairs and do your jobs.”
“Yes! I understand!”
The punks had become very disciplined. Ha Jin-seong was treating me with extreme respect, and his subordinates were also visibly afraid of me.
It was understandable that they were scared since the guy who had leveled up to 9 by killing people was being so submissive to me. According to what I had heard from Park Seong-oh, he was like a killing machine.
Anyway, as I was about to say something to the nine women, the guy who had been hit by Ha-rin’s hammer and fainted, woke up while groaning in pain.
“Kkuh…”
“Oh, you’re awake?”
“Kuh… Shit… My nose…”
As soon as he woke up, he grabbed his collapsed nose and complained about the pain. I had to give him first aid.
“Jin-seong.”
“Yes!”
“Take this guy and give him some first aid.”
“Yes, I understand!”
“Ah, right. Jin-seong.”
“Yes, Hyungnim. What is it?”
“You know what to do if they resist, right?”
“Yes, I understand perfectly. I’ll educate them.”
“Good. And the women here. Don’t let them touch these women recklessly from now on. There might be resistance, but you can tell them to leave if they don’t like it. Or tell them that they’ll die by my hand.”
“Yes, I understand. I’ve acknowledged it completely. Then, I’ll be going now.”
“Yeah. Work hard. I’m counting on you.”
Ha Jin-seong bowed to me and then went downstairs with the Awakened guy who was still in pain.
Now, the only people left in front of me were the ten women including Hwang Soo-min, Eun-ji and Ha-rin who were standing behind me, and Ha Jin-woo, who was still unconscious.
I still needed more time to make Ha Jin-woo my slave, so it was time to talk to these ten victims.
“Okay, let’s see. Hello?”
I greeted the ten women, who were standing in front of me with frightened expressions, with the kindest smile I could muster.
“Huh? Why aren’t you greeting me back? Hello?”
“Ah, hello… sob…”
The women all started crying. Oh no… Did I make a mistake?
“Uh… Why are they like that…?”
“Th, that’s… Op, Oppa.”
“Yeah?”
“It seems like those people are still frightened… Should I make them more comfortable?”
“Yeah, okay. I, uh, don’t really know how to deal with something like this. Could Eun-ji and Ha-rin try to make the atmosphere a bit more comfortable?”
“Yes!”
“Leave it to us, Master.”
The ten women were in a state where they had been abused by those punk guys for several days.
It hadn’t even been a week since they had been captured, but they had probably suffered all kinds of humiliation in that short time span.
They might have developed a fear and hatred of men. Because they were women who had been captured as sex toys.
So, I was trying my best to be nice to them. Because we had to coexist, anyway.
Therefore, I expected Eun-ji and Ha-rin to alleviate the atmosphere here since they were also women.
“Okay everyone. Should we sit down for now? It’ll hurt our legs if we talk while standing up.”
“You don’t have to be too scared. We have no intention of harming you or treating you recklessly.”
Ha-rin, who was reassuring them that we wouldn’t treat them recklessly, glanced at me.
I nodded and smiled at her, who was seeking my permission for the words she had uttered.
“Re, really…?”
“Tha, that’s a relief…”
“Let’s, let’s sit down. It seems that they have something to say to us.”
Hwang Soo-min also stepped forward and reassured the women. Perhaps it was because she had been with me for a short time, but she was trying to help me very proactively. She seemed to want to prove her worth.
As Eun-ji, Ha-rin, and Hwang Soo-min took the lead and created a more relaxed atmosphere, the fear of the women who had been frightened was slightly alleviated.
Soon, the women sat down, started to talk amongst themselves, and a slightly more comfortable atmosphere was created.
Right, it was only when I had them sit down that they calmed down. I learned something new again.
“Okay, everyone. Have you all calmed down a little now?”
“Yes…”
“I, I’m f, fine now…”
They didn’t look fine at all, but if they said they were fine, I would just believe them.
“That’s a relief. First of all, my name is Jang Jo-joon. Starting today, I’ve become the leader here.”
“Yes…”
“So, about that. You all saw the notice today, right?”
“Yes… Th, the zombies will become smarter…”
“I heard that they’re going to become stronger…”
“Yes. About that. So, is there anyone among you who hasn’t killed a zombie even once?”
Eight of the ten women raised their hands. There were eight women who had the potential to become Awakened. What a stroke of luck. I hoped that my luck stat of 666 would do its job here. I hoped that at least three of them would become Awakened…
“Good. Tomorrow, you’re going to kill zombies with me. We have to make sure whether you’re an Awakened or not before we go on. You understand?”
I said that with a smile that looked affable, and a woman, who looked to be in her early 40s with greasy hair, raised her hand slightly.
Her arm was trembling slightly. Her two eyes that were looking at me were also filled with fear. It seemed like I was still scary in their eyes.
“Ye, yes… Um, I was wondering if… if I could ask a question…?”
“Yes. Go ahead.”
“Um… If… If we’re not Awakened… sob… do we have to become sex toys again…?”
If I said that they had to become sex toys here, there would be a huge rebellion. And Eun-ji and Ha-rin would also be disappointed in me.
I didn’t have any intention of making these women sex toys again just because they weren’t Awakened. Even if they became sex toys, they would become my sex toys, and I wouldn’t let other guys touch them recklessly.
“There’s no need to become sex toys. You just have to work hard as part of the community. And you probably have a lot of resentment toward those thugs. Even if you want to get revenge… I’m sorry, but I have no intention of killing all of those guys right now. They’re necessary manpower if we want to survive in the future. It’s going to be very uncomfortable and annoying, and you’re going to be angry, but, unfortunately, the only way for us to survive right now is to coexist with those guys.”
I even bowed my head. It was like I was telling the victims who had been raped to forgive the perpetrators. I had to bow my head heee.
If I didn’t, these ten women could go crazy and cause a group rebellion, and I wouldn’t have a solution for it. It was already hard enough to deal with the zombies.
“Yes…”
“Ah, I understand…”
“Sob…”
They were crying again.
They must be angry that they had to coexist with the guys who had killed their loved ones, and had kidnapped, imprisoned, and raped them.
I understood their feelings, but there was no other way.
It was too much of a waste to give up a labor force of twenty-five people right now.
Still, if more capable survivors joined us, I wouldn’t need to use these thugs.
From the beginning, I didn’t like thugs. For various reasons, I had bad memories of people like them from my school days.
“But I’m thinking of getting rid of them one by one when we get people who can replace them. So, everyone, please hold on a little longer. Spring will come someday. I’m sorry that I can’t take action right away.”
“It’s, it’s okay… Still… Thanks to Jo-joon-ssi… the situation has become a lot better… sob… Th, thank you..”
“Thank you for saving us…”
“Thank you…”
Luckily, they were grateful just to be free of the hellish situation that they had been in.
That was thanks to Hwang Soo-min, Eun-ji, and Ha-rin, who had taken the lead and lightened the atmosphere.
If they had asked me to kill those guys or they had been blinded by revenge and asked for something unreasonable, it would have been quite annoying.
I roughly finished talking to them, so I had the women sleep in the children’s play corner on the second floor.
“Haa. Now, after I make this guy my slave, it’ll be over. Both of you, rest a little. You really worked hard today. Eun-ji and Ha-rin, you’re the best.”
“Oppa, you’re the best. I really like you.”
“Master, your decisiveness today was amazing.”
When the situation had been settled, Eun-ji and Ha-rin clung to me and kissed both of my cheeks. Haa. This was what it meant to live.
“You did all the hard work. Thank you, both of you.”
I hugged Eun-ji and Ha-rin and waited until my mana had recovered.
It was already dawn, and I was already sleepy and very tired, but I couldn’t fall asleep easily because I was uneasy if I didn’t make Ha Jin-woo my slave before I rested.
‘Huu… Tomorrow, I’ll go back home and move as many of the necessary items as possible here and fortify the supermarket… I’ll gather cars and furniture to block any gaps where zombies could come in as much as possible… I’ll check all the food and necessities, and go to the hardware store again and take everything there… I also need to raid all the places around here…’
And like that, a very busy weekend passed as we fortified the supermarket and raided the stores around here.
After that, ‘Death Monday’ was finally updated.
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T/N – There we go! 20 chapters all done. I have no clue if the MC is cruel, a scumbag, kind, or an idiot. His personality is all over the place. But the premise of the story is interesting and I wanna see where it goes with it. What about you guys?
If you find any mistakes, feel free to point them out in the comments.
thanks jay!