Chapter 18
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 18
Chapter Title: Yun-ji Has Been Kidnapped (Revised)
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In truth, the experiment had been only half successful.
Yun-ji had crossed the arousal 'threshold' that the system mentioned during the blowjob, but there were still too many unknowns.
Did arousal accumulate?
Did climax equal ejaculation?
Was the threshold always the same?
How many times did he need to cum to increase the usage count?
Did Yun-ji's climax affect it?
Everything was a mystery.
The status window showed numbers for everything else, making it easy to predict, but skill activation conditions were different.
That was why he planned to save it for when the usage count increased.
He figured he'd have to raid the church or the mart soon anyway.
'Banning sex for 72 hours is suspicious too.'
Something event-related was bound to happen within that timeframe.
Without any allies to help with firepower, he'd have to handle everything alone.
So he'd been planning to keep the 'Celebrity Buff' skill as a last resort.
But now wasn't the time to worry about that.
What good was saving it when he was about to die and Yun-ji was getting kidnapped?
He opened the status window and activated his one remaining skill.
A counter appeared at the very top of his vision.
[Remaining Time 10:00]
A scorching heat surged up from deep in his dantian.
*
He picked up the car behind him and hurled it at the guy in front.
The man panicked and dodged to the right.
Predicting his movement, he launched himself in a body-check stance.
Crunch!
"Gaaahhh!!"
A sound of something breaking echoed as the man's body sliced through the air.
He flew several meters before crashing down and going still.
[Remaining Time 09:02]
He grabbed an iron pipe from the ground and charged at the guy behind him.
The man blocked with his own pipe, but the impact sent him skidding back.
As the third one rushed in, he dropped low and thrust forward.
Aiming the pipe at the man's chest.
Squelch!
"Guh! Khhh…."
The man grabbed his shoulder and screamed, so he swung the embedded pipe across his chest.
Organs spilled out as blood sprayed everywhere.
Confirming the man collapse, he turned to the one who'd been pushed back earlier.
[Remaining Time 07:36]
Seeing him covered in blood, the man let out a beastly roar and threw his pipe.
He dodged by a hair's breadth, but in that moment, the man leaped over the car he'd thrown.
He charged like an arrow, shoving the car ahead as he rammed into the man.
"Urgh, uwaaaah!"
The man, caught up to his speed, was pushed along with the car.
He struggled desperately to break free sideways, but couldn't until he slammed into the wall.
Boom!!
Crushed between the car and the wall, the man's head lolled.
The car's frame was mangled beyond recognition, like it'd been through a press.
The power of maxed-out stats was beyond imagination.
[Remaining Time 06:11]
Two men burst from the building and ran toward the main road.
They'd hidden inside watching him tangle with the three, then bolted now that it was wrapping up.
The leading one had a limp Yun-ji slung over his shoulder.
"You fucking bastards, stop right there!!"
He closed the distance in an instant, making the kidnappers panic.
They hadn't expected him to catch up so fast.
If he grabbed them, he'd tear them apart like zombies.
He was almost on them when—
Bang—!!
"Uwaaah!"
Something slammed into him, sending him bouncing back.
The impact matched his running speed; he couldn't stand for a while.
He barely lifted his head and groped at empty air.
A transparent barrier like glass blocked his path.
Movement Restricted for Smooth Progression
'Holy shit, they even recreated this.'
In games, they often restricted movement areas to force story progression.
Like blocking paths before certain meetings or events.
This barrier meant there was something he had to do before rescuing the kidnapped Yun-ji for the story to advance.
'Fuck, give me a heads-up on this shit.'
[Remaining Time 03:58]
He knew their destination was the church, but with the system blocking him, he couldn't go.
He had to find the event required before saving Yun-ji.
He returned home and dragged the corpses strewn in front out to the open lot.
He didn't want zombies swarming and feasting nearby.
[Remaining Time 00:00]
"Ugh."
Only after the timer vanished did the pain in his arm hit.
His arm, struck by the pipe earlier, had no strength.
Seemed like a broken bone.
Blood kept oozing from his scraped shoulder.
'I took out three guys in this state?'
During the 10 minutes of buff, injuries seemed nullified.
He'd moved his broken arm freely, after all.
He'd learned a new fact about the skill.
【Bandage (Medium)】
Treats skin wounds and fractures. Full recovery in 6 hours. Single use.
Price: 500pt
He bought a medium bandage from the Point Shop and wrapped his scraped shoulder and broken arm.
He couldn't use the arm for 6 hours, but he could handle zombies with one arm fine.
He'd suspected the Cult Leader was an Ability User or someone with Point Shop access, and this raid tilted suspicion further toward the latter.
Celebrity Manager was new, but the game system copied most from other jobs.
No other job had this many Ability Users.
Meaning the Cult Leader bought tons of 'Offense/Defense Tickets' from the Point Shop and handed them to believers.
And he had the points to do it.
'The Cult Leader should be easy then.'
Players couldn't use stat tickets like Offense/Defense Tickets.
If he could buy from the Point Shop, the Cult Leader was basically a player too.
Without raising stats via points like him, just a regular guy.
[The Heroine's virginity can only be taken by the player, and as long as the player doesn't die, the Heroine won't die either.]
The system would protect Yun-ji's virginity and life, but he had no intention of leaving her there long.
'Probably an event to figure out how to rescue Yun-ji.'
Without skills, he couldn't have beaten today's attackers.
If every gangster at the mart had that level of stats, it'd be tough.
'Killed 7, so...'
23 gangsters left at the mart.
No way to take out 23 in 10 minutes, even moving fast.
Had to herd them in one spot and wipe them at once.
'Set a fire maybe?'
The idle thought jolted him.
'Right! Fire.'
On the way back from the center, he'd cremated dozens of zombies under the overpass.
With that sticky black liquid, he could turn the mart into a sea of flames.
They were on the 4th floor, so collapse the rooftop and pour in the liquid.
'Gotta get the black liquid first.'
Zombie heads burst and melted after a day.
Couldn't collect if left on ground; needed containers for bodies.
To torch a whole floor of the mart, he'd need a lot.
Once his arm healed, first thing: find containers outside.
Eternal Spirit Church Main Hall —
"We've safely escorted the Saintess to the annex. She's still asleep."
The two believers who'd kidnapped Heo Yun-ji bowed their heads.
"Well done. The three martyred believers have attained eternal life. I shall grant you two great miracles. Retire for today."
"Yes, Cult Leader."
As the two left the hall, a divine revelation appeared in midair.
You've captured all Doomsday Saintesses registered in the 'Navigation' menu. A new skill is unlocked. Caution: If the captured Saintess loses her virginity, the unlocked skill becomes unusable.
'Heh heh heh, finally, a new gift.'
He'd unwittingly become her virginity guardian, but it didn't matter.
Because Elder Jeon Gwang-tae always offered up any useful women he found while hunting survivors first.
There were plenty of women to sate his lust besides the Saintess.
The Cult Leader hurriedly opened his status window.
Skills:
— Point Shop Access (passive)
— Point Theft (passive)
— Buy One Get One Free (passive)
— ■■■■■■■■■■
'Buy One Get One? Two Get One? What's this?'
The god immediately resolved the Cult Leader's curiosity.
【Buy One Get One Free (passive)】
Allows purchasing multiple items as 1+1 or 2+1. Applies randomly and always activates on bulk buys.
An incredible gift.
Now he could buy miracles for believers at half price.
He'd already spent nearly half his points boosting five Ability Users, but this would let him grant more miracles with fewer points.
Plus, another gift slot opened.
Capturing another Saintess would unlock yet another.
'O God, grant me revelation of more gifts.'
The Cult Leader knelt before the cross, praying to the god who'd sent the translucent window.
Eternal Spirit Church Basement —
At the end of the corridor was a room sealed by an iron door.
The believers called it the 'annex.'
Two armed believers always guarded it.
Heo Yun-ji, eyes open, looked around.
The damp, musty air told her it was a basement.
Iron bars densely covered the window near the ceiling.
'Where am I?'
Her last memory was being grabbed by two men on the 3rd floor and blacking out.
Now she was locked in this dank place.
'Is Oppa okay?'
She recalled Choi Seung-hyun fighting someone in front of the building.
Men had burst in suddenly; she hadn't seen how it ended.
'No way he lost. Oppa's insanely strong.'
A bed sat in one corner.
A shadow of a person lay on it.
She approached cautiously to see who.
Seemed asleep, but hands and feet bound, mouth gagged.
Seeing the face, Heo Yun-ji gasped.
'It's Song Ji-eun.'
The top actress Song Ji-eun was imprisoned here with her in this state.