21. Sad Anger. (1)

After leveling up three times in the morning, my health is at 83.

After raiding again at 2:20 PM, my health is at 86.

And now, it’s 11 PM.

“…Haa.”

I’m sitting in a toilet stall in the underground passage’s men’s restroom, catching my breath.

I killed 90 of them today.

Nine levels up.

It’s the same as before.

It’s getting… faster.

“Status.”

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Chosen One

[Specialization – Survival Expert] [Level – 63]

[Title – Strengthened]

Status

[Health – 80/86] [Senses – 2/2]

[Strength – 0/30] [Agility – 4/4]

[Spirit – 10/60] [Intelligence – N/A]

[Unallocated Points – 3]

Skills

[Passive – Soul Tattoo Lv. 2]

[Passive – Recovery]

[Active – Acceleration] (Auto-cast)

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Grumble, crack, crack, crack!

The growls of the human beasts from outside.

They’re looking for me.

But they can’t find me.

I disappeared from their sight in an instant.

They just wander and howl.

I put 3 points into health, making it 89.

Currently, my health regenerates every 34 minutes and 30 seconds.

My stats regenerate every 7 minutes and 15 seconds.

Compared to the time when it took 20 minutes to regenerate 1 point, it’s incredibly faster now.

It used to take 20 hours to regenerate 60 points of spirit, but now it takes only about 6 hours.

“…Haa… Phew…”

I caught my breath and calmed my mind.

Faster, faster.

More, more.

Just one more.

I want to kill and grow.

Health.

So far, it has been reducing by 45 seconds for every 5 points.

At 100 health, it will reduce by 15 minutes.

What will happen if I keep increasing it?

Theoretically, if I reach 135, the regeneration tick will be 0 seconds.

0 seconds!

Could it mean that it regenerates to the maximum immediately after being used?

If so, could I kill an infinite number of them, no matter how many times I use Acceleration or how much strength I expend?

It could be right, or it could be wrong.

But if my prediction is correct…

I could kill all the human beasts in this world in an instant.

Even if I’m wrong, the regeneration speed will still be secured.

There’s no downside.

That’s why I’m increasing my health.

I’m suppressing the urge to increase my strength to kill more and focusing on health.

For faster regeneration.

To kill more.

I looked at my status screen again.

I have 10 points of spirit left.

So, 5 hours.

In about 5 hours, all my stats will be fully recovered.

“…Five hours…”

Yeah…

If I wait five hours…

I can kill them again…

I should go back to the boarding house and see my people.

Even though I sometimes stay out overnight, I’m worried because I see them every day.

On the other hand, I don’t want to move from here.

I want to kill more and level up faster.

I chewed on an energy bar from my bag and thought.

…Yeah.

It’s just one day.

What could happen in just one day?

If something happens, Soo-hyeon will send me a message.

…Ah.

I took out my phone and sent a message to Soo-hyeon.

[I’m staying out tonight.]

[…]

[Why? Are you mad?]

[You said you’d come see me.]

I chuckled.

[I still want to see you.]

[I don’t know… Hmph]

She’s so cute.

Soo-hyeon…

I smiled and sent a message.

[I’ll come back in the morning or early afternoon.]

[Whatever.]

“…Haha.”

I laughed softly, without making a sound.

Soo-hyeon.

Talking to her always makes me feel good.

I put my phone away and caught my breath.

Five hours… I’ll take a nap.

I gripped my sword and slowly closed my eyes.

Blood trickled down my cheeks.

 * * *

A little past 9 AM, I came out of the underground passage.

I’m completely covered in blood.

I’ve never been this covered in blood before.

I spent almost half a day covered in blood, and blood is a pretty amazing thing.

In movies and dramas, when a crime scene is shown, the blood often quickly turns black and hardens, but that’s not the case.

Blood remains red for quite a long time, almost until it dries.

It takes even more time for it to turn black.

And another thing.

The color of blood can vary slightly from person to person.

Healthy people have a bright, deep red color.

But for others, it can be a bit more murky.

I’ve even seen blood that was almost dark red.

It could be the difference between veins and arteries, but the color of the blood that spurts out clearly varies from person to person.

I don’t know what the difference is, but…

Anyway, I’m completely red now. My skin is barely visible.

I squinted and looked up at the sky.

It’s overcast, and it looks like it might rain.

If it’s going to rain, it should just start already.

It would be nice if it came down coolly at this moment.

I glanced at the boarding house alley as I walked.

The utility pole next to the supermarket.

Someone is there.

They’re still spying.

I have 10 points of spirit left.

…Should I catch them and ask what they’re doing there?

I stopped, and the person hiding behind the utility pole quickly disappeared.

“…Tsk.”

I clicked my tongue and walked to the large mart building.

I’m tired after taking a nap in the restroom.

My eyes are sunken.

I should go back.

When I entered the building, Soo-hyeon and others were working.

They were surprised to see me.

“S, Seong-hun! Are you okay?”

“Oppa! My goodness, what happened to you?”

“S, Sir!”

Uh.

Do I look that bad?

Even though they’ve seen me covered in blood before, they’re still this surprised.

I chuckled.

“It’s not my blood.”

Soo-hyeon, Mr. Hoon, the inline club members, and Ddungnae, no, Han Tae.

Their faces were filled with worry and surprise.

I smiled and said,

“I’m tired. I’ll rest a bit.”

As I walked, Soo-hyeon followed me.

“Oppa, are you really okay?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. Just a bit tired.”

“There were that many down there?”

I nodded without answering.

There were many.

My… experience points.

“Did you finish them all?”

I shook my head.

I pressed the elevator button and said,

“Down there… it’s just starting.”

Soo-hyeon’s eyes widened.

She didn’t expect there to be that many.

The elevator took a while to come down from the 10th floor.

I looked at Soo-hyeon and asked,

“Do I look that bad?”

Soo-hyeon nodded vigorously.

“Oppa, your eyes are completely white.”

…Uh.

I must look scary.

“Did anything happen while I was gone?”

Soo-hyeon nodded and then tilted her head slightly.

“No, nothing else… but, one of the inline club guys said his head hurts and he’s going to rest today. It doesn’t seem to be getting better.”

“…Really? Is he that bad?”

Soo-hyeon shook her head slightly with a slightly worried expression.

…He must be pretty bad.

Ding-

The elevator opened.

I said to Soo-hyeon,

“I’ll be in your room. Will you come up for lunch?”

Soo-hyeon glared at me and turned her head sharply.

“You didn’t even come to see me yesterday.”

She walked away.

But I saw it.

She smiled slightly when she turned her head.

I smiled and pressed the button for the 10th floor and went up.

Blood dripped from my body onto the elevator floor.

Someone will probably have to clean this up.

I feel a bit bad about it.

I took a deep breath.

I raided twice from dawn until now.

I leveled up 6 times, reaching level 69.

My health is at 95.

The regeneration speed has increased again.

Soon… health 100.

Just a little more.

Just a bit more.

I want to reach 135.

Showering is good.

There’s nothing as refreshing as the cool water running down your head and body.

Right now, it’s more like just washing my body.

It took almost an hour to wash off the dried blood stuck in various places.

In about three to four hours, I can raid again.

I’ll go back after lunch.

I lay down on the bed and dozed off, and Soo-hyeon came up.

“Oppa!”

Soo-hyeon got into the bed and snuggled up to me.

She rubbed her forehead against my chest, showing affection.

The movement woke me up from a light sleep.

I stroked Soo-hyeon’s head and then caressed her breast, smiling.

“You came?”

“Yeah.”

Soo-hyeon looked up at me from my arms and said,

“Oppa, are you hungry? Let’s have some army stew?”

Click.

I unhooked Soo-hyeon’s bra and nodded.

“Army stew is good.”

Then, I took off the clothes she was wearing and pulled down her pants and underwear.

Soo-hyeon, startled, covered her crotch with both hands.

“O, Oppa. I need to shower.”

Showering is good.

But I don’t want to stop.

I got on top of Soo-hyeon, grabbed my fully erect member, and pushed it in.

“Ah!”

Soo-hyeon hugged me tightly.

 * * *

4 PM.

I rubbed my sleepy eyes, armed my sword, and went down again.

Ugh, my eyes hurt.

The large mart is currently in the middle of shutter work.

Welding and silicone work can’t be done in just a day or two. It will take at least a week to finish everything.

Soo-hyeon, who was working from a distance, saw me and waved to come over. Ye-eun was also with her.

Ye-eun turned her head and saw me, smiled, and waved.

It’s a strange sight.

Maybe it’s because Soo-hyeon has a good personality and gets along well with everyone.

…That’s good.

Someday, I’ll have both of them in the same bed…

Thinking about it, it made me feel warm and fuzzy again.

I smiled, waved back, and walked towards the side door. The only place open now is the side door of the mart.

I saw a person’s shadow on the stairs near the side door.

I stopped and turned around to see Jung Eun-seo.

She was sitting on the stairs, holding her forehead with both hands. Her face was hidden.

Why is she like that?

“Eun-seo, is something wrong?”

Jung Eun-seo looked up at me and gave a faint nod.

I nodded back in response.

Jung Eun-seo said,

“Actually, it’s because of my brother…”

“Your brother?”

Jung Eun-seo nodded.

“Yes. He’s a bit short and he’s my brother in our club.”

…Ah.

One of the guys was this woman’s brother.

I had no idea.

I think I heard his name when introduced, but I completely forgot it. It’s just a vague memory now.

“What’s wrong with your brother?”

Jung Eun-seo’s expression was bad.

She seems very upset.

“He has a… headache. I can’t take him to the hospital… I don’t know what to do.”

…Ah.

Headache…

That guy was this woman’s brother…