This Is How You Threaten Someone
This Is How You Threaten Someone
There's no need to use the stairs for this.
"I'm going first."
"I'll go down right away too!"
Unlike Minseo, who turned around and ran toward the door, I climbed onto the windowsill and jumped straight down.
It's only about the second floor height anyway.
Thud!
"Kyaa!!"
Ah, fuck, that was exhilarating!!
The electric current surging up through my soles travels all the way to the tips of my hair and spreads through my entire body.
It's not actual electricity flowing, but it feels that thrilling.
Anyway...
"Hey, you're ugly!"
"......"
The woman, startled by my sudden appearance landing right in front of her and falling flat on her ass, blinked her dazed eyes and stared up at me. Lifting my gaze upward, I chuckled as I looked at the bastard who had stopped the chase and was now on guard against me.
"What are you standing there staring for? Don't you get it?"
"What the hell are you..."
"I'm a grim reaper."
Tatadad-
I dash forward and swing the blunt mace in my right hand...
Fuck, I didn't bring it!
Damn it, I left all my weapons upstairs.
That bitch Minseo kept nagging me, so I jumped down without grabbing any weapons.
Well, what's the big deal?
Hwiik!!!
The bastard wearing the Eyeball Bracelet reflexively swung a sword that looked like something a Roman soldier would use toward me as I closed the distance.
Yeah, when you have a weapon, you either swing or stab at the guy charging at you.
A reaction that's not surprising at all.
Tak!!
Stamping my left foot on the ground to brake my body, I leaned my face and waist back to dodge the swinging sword. As soon as the sword passed in front of me, I leaned forward again and thrust my clenched right fist forward with my right step.
Because thrusting is faster than swinging.
Hwiik- Pyeok!!!
Oh? You blocked this?
The bastard raised his left arm to block my fist.
Sure enough, he's the kind of guy who can afford to laugh out loud on a street crawling with zombies even with his comrades around.
Still, seeing him pushed back, his Agility stat seems comparable to mine, but my Strength stat is clearly superior.
Anyway, this is fake, right?
Tadak- Ttak- Ttak- Ttak-
The Eyeball Bracelet, lightly caught on my fist, burst open and the eyeballs fell to the floor. As the crisp sound indicates, these aren't real human eyeballs.
Deopseok-
"Plastic?"
"What the fuck are you?!"
"What the fuck are you, wearing this kind of bracelet?! Your taste is shitty... I thought they were real!"
Yeah, no matter how crazy, no one would wear a creepy bracelet made of real human eyeballs.
The weather is warm, so they'd rot quickly and smell terrible too.
"Are you okay?! Oppa, what are you doing?! Kill him quickly!"
"Hey, this is fake."
"Fake..? Ah...."
At my words, Minseo finally saw the plastic eyeballs rolling on the floor. She looked dazed for a moment, then looked up at me and smiled brightly.
"Heheh.. my bad~ Then don't kill him."
"Ha... crazy bitch."
"Still, they're bad guys bullying a weak woman, so teach them a lesson!"
"Am I your doll? Do it yourself if you want. If you're not going to kill them, I don't care."
I lost all interest in the man I wasn't going to kill, but I have a lot of interest in this ugly woman.
Because I heard what that bastard's group said.
They said they need to find those bitches' hideout.
Hehehe... If it's their hideout, there must be a ton of women there?
Jeobeok- Jeobeok-
Seuk-
I squatted in front of the woman, who was covered in minor injuries, and subtly pushed Minseo aside with my hip, monopolizing the woman's attention.
"Hey."
"Yes..?"
"Take me to your hideout."
"Ah, hideout... what do you mean..."
"You're going to play dumb? I heard everything those bastards said. Lie to me one more time, I'll cut off all your limbs and feed you to the zombies. Do I look like I'm joking?"
"......"
Gulp-
Realizing I wasn't kidding, the woman swallowed dry saliva while looking at me, her eyes darting around very subtly.
So obviously scheming that anyone could tell.
"Don't scheme. Or your head will fly off."
"Th-that is... well..."
"Oppa! What are you doing to an injured person?! It's okay. He's not that bad of a person. He'll just do it once and leave. Or... how many times again?"
"......"
"Yeah, she'll be real reassured hearing that. Don't interfere uselessly and keep quiet."
I stopped Minseo, unsure if she was trying to help or hinder, and was about to resume the interrogation...
"Hey. You seem to be after the same thing we are, but that was originally ours. Don't covet another's rice cake and die for nothing—just get lost quietly. You may be confident in your strength, but we're stronger in numbers and power."
"Okay. Got it."
"Yeah, you thought well..."
"You can just die. The reason you're dying is because you run your mouth carelessly, so in your next life, watch who you're talking to before you flap your lips, brat~"
"This crazy bastard!!"
Tatadad-
Kkuk!!
Along with the bastard charging, I pressed down on the woman's head in front of me and stood up, then ran toward him. This time, without reckless wide attacks, I began dodging his rapid thrusts that used the range of his sword.
Wow, look at this bastard?
As expected, as I get stronger over time, the other survivors also have some skills?
Still, it's a bit tricky, but from his current attacks I can be sure of one thing...
Puk!!
"Oppa!!"
Minseo screamed as his sword seemed to pierce my heart and come out my back, but...
"Oh no..!"
As his embarrassed expression and the groan that escaped his lips showed, the sword hadn't pierced my heart.
It had only pierced my loose T-shirt that was fluttering as I moved side to side.
"You're so slow, can you even catch flies?"
It's true that bastard is comparable to me, but I'm definitely faster.
Pyeok!!!
Udeuk!!
That connected properly.
Probably broke a rib or two?
"Keoheok!!!"
With my fist properly lodged in his left side, his body folded sideways and his face dropped down nicely for a hit. I immediately straightened up and drove my right fist downward.
Tatadad-
Pyeok!!!
"Kkeuk..!"
Damn... reinforcements already?!
My descending fist was kicked by a flying kick, hitting my own chest instead. I staggered backward and swung my right foot hard.
Pyeok!!
Deudeudeudeuk!!!
The Eyeball Bracelet's sword, kicked by my swinging right foot, slid across the road and disappeared far away.
At least that bastard has broken ribs too, so he won't move properly, and I've eliminated one weapon...
But this guy is no joke?
Fuck, feels like I stepped in shit for real?
The bastard who ordered to capture that ugly bitch to find the hideout isn't just glaring at me with sharp eyes—he's quite skilled.
Seeing that he killed three real zombies behind him and saved this guy in such a short time.
Well, I can do that much too.
"Why did you attack Yuchan?"
"Lee Yuchan! Are you okay?!"
"Who the fuck is that?! Are you with those bitches too?!"
Fuck, the other two bastards joined too.
So I have to deal with four bastards total.
No, if Minseo takes one and excluding the one with broken ribs, it's two.
But is the one with the Eyeball Bracelet Lee Yuchan?
Anyway, if it's just Yuchan-level, I could take a 2v1, but with that bastard mixed in, I'm not confident...
I should avoid a full-on fight for now.
"If you want to talk, shouldn't we clear the area first? If we stay like this, we'll all die?"
"Don't bullshit, you bastard..!"
"Ah... wherever I go, why are little shits all the same with their mouths?"
Lee Yuchan, who looks about the same age as the original little shit Go Minjun, also has a filthy mouth.
If I had a weapon, I would have killed him.
Well, the real mistake was not expecting those bastards to deal with the real zombies and come back so fast, more than the weapon.
"We're taking that woman. I don't want unnecessary fights. Getting hurt in this world is a situation neither you nor we want."
"Same here. So I'm taking that ugly bitch."
"...So you're saying you want to fight."
"I said I don't want to fight."
Anyway, if those bastards don't attack now, time is on my side.
The approaching zombies will soon overwhelm us, and unlike me who has an escape route right behind, those bastards won't be able to chase me because of the swarming zombies.
Even if they chase, if I block the entrance and hold out, they'll be the ones to die anyway.
And that ugly bitch, wanted by both sides, has already been safely secured by the quick-witted Minseo.
Everything is working in my favor.
But...
"I'll handle that bastard. Hyunjun, guard Yuchan. Hanung, secure that woman."
That crazy bastard is really going for it?
"Yes."
"Understood."
"Hyung! I'm fine!"
"Shut up. You can't even stand straight right now."
"......"
"I'll finish this before the zombies come."
"Bullshit."
"Oppa! Now!"
"As expected, you're quick-witted—I like that."
As if reading my mind, Minseo, who secured the ugly bitch, runs toward the building entrance first.
And at the same time, two bastards move.
One comes at me, the other goes around me toward Minseo running to the building entrance.
But aren't they underestimating Minseo too much?
"I'll leave one to you."
"Yes!"
I don't necessarily need to win.
I just need to hold out while fighting this bastard until I retreat to the building entrance.
She's been following me all this time, she can handle that much.
"You think all women are weak?!"
Hwiik!!
"This..!!!"
Kkaang!!!
The bastard hurriedly raises his weapon to block Minseo's attack and retreats.
As expected, she can at least do that.
Now if I just do my part well...
Shwiik!!
"Whoa, fuck!!"
Shyaak!!!
A sword tip passing right in front of my eyes.
I almost died from looking away!
If he were faster than me, my head would have been split in half, but since I'm still fine, he's not faster than me.
Probably has the same 9-level Agility as me.
I already knew he was quite skilled, but I didn't think his stats would match mine...
And by the way, you can't get stats this high by just killing zombies.
I've been hunting every single day without fail, so I'm sure of that.
That means this bastard has also killed people...
Fuck, the problem isn't Minseo—it's me!
"Where!"
Shwiik!!!
Stabbing his sword toward my heart as I slowly retreat, the bastard forces me to sidestep, then occupies my position and swings his sword sideways.
Hwiik!!
Seogeok-
With my T-shirt torn, I retreat further to the side and find myself farther from the building entrance than that bastard. Now he's slowly backing away, closing the distance to Minseo.
I'm going crazy trying to face a sword wielded by a bastard as strong as me with bare hands!
Fuck, if I had just brought a weapon...
Ah, wait.
This is actually a somewhat advantageous situation for me, isn't it?
Hwik-
Hwik-
Tatadad-
Tatadad-
As if by agreement, the bastard and I simultaneously turn and start running, but in different directions.
He heads toward the building entrance, I head toward the other two bastards.
"This bastard..!"
"Get behind me!"
The man pulls Lee Yuchan, whom he was supporting, behind him and thrusts his sword at me.
"You're exactly at that level too."
Seuk-
Shwiik!!
"Ah..."
Slightly tilting my head aside to let the sword thrust aimed at my brow slide past, I delivered a deep punch to his abdomen with my clenched right fist, then struck my left fist over the back of the bastard whose body was folding like a shrimp.
Aimed at Lee Yuchan, who was standing awkwardly with broken ribs.
Bbaak!!!
"Keoheok!!"
"Kkyaak!!"
Lee Yuchan bounces backward, and at the same time I hear Minseo's scream.
Is she making it a hobby to be taken hostage?
Well, I'm the one who sent that bastard over, so I can't help it.
"If you move even one finger, this woman dies."
He grabs Minseo's throat and threatens by putting the sword tip right in front of her eyes.
At that sight, Minseo lets out a deflated sigh.
"Haah... it's useless."
"What?"
"Look over there."
As expected, Minseo knows her stuff.
Seuk-
I use my recovered left hand to slightly turn the face of the bastard who is bent over clutching his stomach, then swing my folded right elbow downward.
Hwiik!!
Bbakak!!!
With the elbow properly hitting his jaw, the man collapses onto the road without even screaming.
And I look at the bastard holding Minseo hostage and grin.
"That bastard named Yuchan or Moochan will be dead in 5 seconds. This one in about 8 seconds?"
"Keuak!!"
"Keuaa!!"
"Keuaak!!"
Even without me stepping in, the approaching zombies will kill them themselves.
Unless those bastards come here to save them.
"You bastard..!"
"Do you have time to think now?"
"Hanung!!"
"Yes!!"
They let go of Minseo and the ugly bitch they each held, and run to save Lee Yuchan—who was punched and sent flying backward—and the man under my foot.
For them, it's an unavoidable choice.
If they had killed or hurt Minseo, two of their comrades would have died by my hands without waiting for the zombies.
And they had to leave the ugly bitch behind too, because if they hadn't, I would have prevented them from saving those guys, and their comrades would die.
Without saying a word, the bastards are in a situation where they have no choice but to meet all the conditions I'm thinking of.
As expected...
"If you're going to threaten, this is how you do it, right?"
"I'll kill you with my own hands..!"
"Oh my, so scary~ I'm so scared I'll wet the bed in my sleep."
Now the distance between him and me is only about 4 to 5 meters.
I pick up the sword that fell on the floor and place it against the neck of the bastard lying down.
"Ah, no!!!!"
"Don't do it!!!!"
"I don't like that. Who said I'd let you save him?"
Seogeok!!
I lightly slice the sword and cut his throat.
I only threatened; I never promised to spare them in the first place.
"Hyunjun!!!!"
"You save Yuchan! I'll kill this bastard!!!!!"
With a despairing scream, the bastard swings his sword down at me.
But what can I do? Unlike before when I had no choice but to dodge, now I have a weapon too.
Hwiik!!!!
Chaeng!!!
His attack is blocked by the sword I raised in front of my face.
"Too bad? You want to kill me so bad."
"Uwaaaa!!!!"
Kkuuuk!!!
The bastard pushes down hard on the interlocked swords.
In some manga, there's a general who can decapitate someone like this, but this is reality, not manga.
I'd like to knock his sword away and cut his throat like this, but...
This bastard's Strength stat seems equal to mine too.
We're both pushing our swords with all our strength, but it's just a stalemate with neither side gaining the upper hand.
"Do you have time for this? I don't think he can save them alone."
"Shut up!!!"
"Oh my~ At this rate, only you'll survive."
"Uwaaaa!!!"
With a roar, the bastard explosively exerts force and pushes me back along with the interlocked swords, then runs toward his two still-living comrades.
Yeah, the dead are dead, he should save the living.
But...
Hwiik!!!
Who said I'd let him go?
A sword swings toward the bastard running to the side.
Seogeok!!
"Too bad~"
"......"
Instead of the intended neck, the bastard's right shoulder is slightly cut. He glares at me murderously and grinds his teeth.
Eudeudeuk!!
"I am Jeong Woobin. You must remember my name..!"
"Shut up and get lost, moron."
Eudeudeuk!!!
Grinding his teeth again, he runs off.
I can't afford to play around anymore either, with zombies swarming from all directions.
So I walk to the building entrance, take Minseo and the ugly bitch up to the second floor, and stand by the window to watch if that bastard saves his comrades.
Still, he did save them.
Good, because they'll all be my coins.