episode_0003
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#03
People cannot live without eating.
The most important thing in apocalypse is survival.
It is not called [Survival Game] for nothing. Literally surviving itself is a task.
If I want to survive, the first task would be to protect myself among monsters. The novel is also full of content.
But the next condition for survival is food, clothing, and shelter.
Especially expressions.
It is impossible to say for sure how many months this blockade and apocalypse will last.
In the original work, it was described that several months had already passed, so shouldn’t we be prepared for at least that much?
You need food to survive during that period.
Naturally, self-sufficiency in food is impossible in Seoul, which is under lockdown.
You will have to survive for several months with only the food you already have left. Securing that much food will not be easy.
Especially since there is no electricity and no refrigeration, we have to hurry.
The first thing that came to mind was the supermarket.
There are a lot of things that are good for preservation, like canned food, and a lot of things are stored in warehouses.
The problem is that the nearest large supermarket is 1km away.
It’s a distance of about 10 minutes on foot, but going through the monsters with your bare body would be suicidal.
In the beginning, the main character only went to the subway or sewers and never went on the streets.
Therefore, the place chosen as a temporary solution was a convenience store.
Fortunately, this convenience store was stocked with all sorts of items because the owner said there were not many customers.
Jangle jangle.
When I open the convenience store door, I hear a bell ringing.
“Hee, hee profit… ! What should I do? My phone doesn’t work… !”
As soon as I entered, the first thing I saw was a pretty convenience store part-timer. He was hiding on the counter and shivering. In the meantime, I keep touching my phone.
“Who are you? Hey, are you a human!?”
“do, please help! help… Tsk.”
“… Mr. Godfather?”
In one corner of the convenience store, there were four employees of our company, including Gong Ga-eun.
I was happy because I thought it was someone who came to help me, but when I saw my face, I was instantly disappointed.
─Keee!!
When we hear the sound of a monster, we all lower ourselves.
I looked outside through the glass window. Monsters I had never seen before were creating chaos in all directions.
“Please help me! Save me──”
Even before the cries for help were over, I saw a person’s upper body disappear.
Bang bang! Wow… !
Kwasik!
Along with the monster’s howl, I also saw a large foot trample on a city bus.
There were several people inside, but in an instant, they were crushed beyond recognition along with the bus.
“Great, Mr. Godfather! Hide over there! Come on!”
“Hide quickly! What are you going to do if monsters come in? Really frustrating!”
Women yell at me.
To be honest, hiding here is no different from an ostrich hiding its head in the sand, isn’t it?
However, it would be difficult to expect a cool-headed judgment in this situation.
I also carefully lowered myself.
Rather than trying to avoid a monster, it was for another reason.
The time has come for the ‘ability’ to appear.
In [Survival Game], each survivor is given a different ability.
I remember it being set up so that abilities tailored to each individual’s inclinations or wishes are imposed.
The problem is that the novel’s characteristic is that it sets it up that way and equips the main character with all kinds of deceitful abilities. So is it popular?
Anyway, I too am a survivor.
I guess it means I gained an ability.
Open the status window again.
[Seoul area – ‘Survivors’ 10,830,550]
What stood out was the status of survivors.
Is there more than you think?
But the number is decreasing in real time.
Nevertheless, it is larger than the population of Seoul.
But was the population of Seoul over 10 million?
I guess that number is probably because it is based on the people currently in Seoul at this time, rather than the population according to resident registration.
There will be people from outside Seoul who come to work in Seoul and tourists.
While watching for a moment, 10.8 million is broken.
Did 30,000 people die in this short period of time?
It’s hard to believe how ridiculously many people are dying.
If I don’t want to be left out of that number of survivors, I need to check my abilities first.
I wish I could at least be given a defense type ability.
I move on to the next window with anticipation.
[‘Survivor ability’ has been granted.]
[The ability granted to you is ‘1+1’.]
“… 1+1?”
My body stiffened slightly when I saw the name of the ability.
Usually, you can tell what the ability is just by looking at the name… .
What on earth is this ability?
I can’t even guess.
Although I always liked 1+1.
In this situation, even the ability is 1+1?
[Survivor ability: 1+1]
[Grade: C]
[Effect: Duplicates another target on contact.]
‘… … Is this the end?’
It was really over. No matter how much I scrolled down, I couldn’t see any further explanation.
A simple ability that is just as described.
Physical abilities are strengthened.
Something incredible is created.
Being able to summon a special weapon.
You can use magic.
It gets really fast.
Nullifying certain effects.
Being able to see the future.
Obviously, those are the abilities shown in the novel… … .
Strangely enough, my ability is a cloning ability.
Naturally, this is an ability that has never appeared in a novel.
Even the grade is C.
A below-average, ambiguous ability that is neither bad nor good.
What about other people? Do you know that you have been given powers?
I raised my head and looked inside the convenience store again.
The pretty part-timer from earlier was hiding under the counter, shaking and trying to call someone.
But communication has already been cut off for a long time.
The trio and Ga-eun are either holding their breath as they watch the situation outside or are even crying.
Only Lee So-i, who had been bitching at me with polite language earlier, was waving her finger in the air.
That’s the status window.
It seems that your status window is not visible to anyone other than yourself.
So does that mean my status window won’t be visible to other people?
If I do it well, I think I might be able to use it somewhere… … ?
1+1.
Replication ability.
There seemed to be no restrictions or penalties in the explanation. It was not specified what types of items could be copied.
The only condition is contact.
In other words, it could mean that anything within reach can be copied.
You should check this out yourself.
What was in my hand right away was the coffee and cigarettes I bought earlier.
The least noticeable thing was cigarettes.
Because you never know what variables might arise if you blindly copy something.
Hold a cigarette in your right hand.
[The target of replication, ‘10,000 Bronze Cigarettes’ has been confirmed.]
[1+1 ability has been activated.]
oh.
When I opened my left hand, I found that I was holding a cigarette of the same shape.
When I touched it, it felt just like a cigarette. You can see it, smell it, and taste it.
In fact, it wasn’t an illusion or something that would disappear over time, right? Like in the game.
However, the feel, smell, and taste all tasted just like the cigarettes I know.
First of all, I don’t think it’s an illusion.
Still, it may disappear over time, so put it in your pocket and check its condition.
The next thing I grabbed was coffee.
Can liquids also replicate?
The contents inside cannot be duplicated, or conversely, the cup cannot be duplicated.
There were many possibilities.
I guess I have no choice but to check this.
[The target of replication, ‘1 bottle of cafe latte’, has been confirmed.]
[1+1 ability has been activated.]
Similarly, another cup of coffee is created in the left hand.
When I shook it, the contents were still the same. The weight is also the same.
You should taste it too.
Open the lid right away and take a sip right away.
gulp. gulp.
Okay.
It tastes exactly like a sweet cafe latte.
It’s clearly a replica, but you can’t feel any difference from the real thing.
for a moment. then… .
Coffee can be copied, and its contents, even liquid, can be copied.
It tastes the same too. If all the calories and caffeine remained the same… ?
The moment I think about it, goosebumps start to appear all over my body.
I raised my head and looked at the convenience store again.
Although the lights and refrigerator were turned off, there was still fresh food left. There were even simple household items.
You can duplicate all of this.
Without any restrictions. Just by making contact.
[Survival Game] Although it was not described at all in the original work.
Now that this has become a reality, both the protagonist and the other survivors ultimately have to eat and consume something to live.
Not just for eating, but also for medicine, daily necessities, etc… . There are hundreds or thousands of things that modern people need in their daily lives.
From the moment I was able to create infinite amounts of this, I was no longer an ordinary survivor.
This was not a C-level ability.
Depending on the situation, it may be able to bring even the protagonist to his knees.
To do that, there were things that had to be done first.
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