Chapter 509: Defeat the Zombie King in the Zombie Apocalypse![R-18] (6)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 509: Defeat the Zombie King in the Zombie Apocalypse![R-18] (6)
“You don’t know what pure love is? It means you’ll obediently bear my child.”
“Are you crazy…?”
Kim So-eun took a step back, her face filled with horror. I just smirked and casually took another step closer.
Just then, a man stepped in front of her. His forehead was beaded with cold sweat, and a rusty steel pipe trembled in his hand.
“…Hey. Thanks for the help, but… stay away from So-eun.”
I approached slowly, dragging my sword along the ground.
“What did you just say?”
The man swallowed hard.
“I said, stay away…”
It was obvious he had a thing for Kim So-eun.
“Hmm, to stand in my way even after seeing my strength… You’ve got guts, I’ll give you that.”
“………”
I smiled. But the smile spread with a chilling killing intent.
“But… who gave you permission to stand in my way?”
Fwish!
In an instant, my greatsword was raised high above my head. From behind the man’s back, Kim So-eun stared at me with terrified eyes.
And just as I was about to swing the greatsword down—
I sensed movement from far behind me. Figures in black outfits began to emerge from between the buildings.
‘About fifteen of them. And they’ve had combat training.’
And then—
“I-It’s the army!”
Someone shouted.
A stir went through the crowd. Soldiers armed with guns marched in formation, beginning to surround us.
I slung the greatsword over my shoulder and slowly turned around.
And among the uniformed soldiers, one woman stood out as she approached.
She wore a white tank top, her short black hair tied back. Her gaze was cold and sharp.
She stopped in front of me, aimed her gun, and simultaneously pulled out a smartphone, glancing back and forth between my face and the screen.
“This video. You’re the one who posted it, right?”
“What if I am?”
“…I’m Captain Chae I-ryeong of the Special Task Force. We want to join you at the place where you’re living.”
My gaze shifted past her to slowly scan the soldiers behind her. They still had their guns aimed at me, fingers on the triggers.
“Pointing a gun at me isn’t exactly making me want to listen.”
“This isn’t a request for cooperation. If you resist, we will take forceful measures.”
“Forceful measures, you say…”
Then I walked slowly toward her. The soldiers behind her tensed in unison, tightening their aim, but I paid them no mind.
I closed the distance until I was right in front of Chae I-ryeong and looked her straight in the eye.
“Why should I take you in?”
Chae I-ryeong didn’t back down an inch.
“…Some of us are medics and technicians. That mansion in your video—you’ll need help defending and maintaining it.”
Soldiers, and not just regular grunts, but special forces… To be honest, it felt sketchy.
‘These types of bitches will definitely oppose my methods.’
But her face was pretty much my type.
‘Should I just kill the men and take her…?’
The thought crossed my mind for a moment, but I quickly shook my head.
‘No. Soldiers are a valuable combat resource. I can’t just kill them off carelessly.’
I slowly raised the corners of my mouth and said, “I have a condition.”
“……?”
“Inside that mansion, I am the king. My word is law, and the moment you question my orders, you’re all exiled. Can you accept that condition?”
Her expression hardened as she said firmly, “That’s unacceptable. This is a democra—Mmph?!”
Before she could finish, I closed in, snatched her gun, and clamped a hand over her mouth.
“Captain!”
“This bastard—!!”
The soldiers’ rage boiled over behind me. Fingers moved to triggers, and the tension soared to a breaking point.
But I just smiled leisurely and said, “Democracy? You still believe that crap exists?”
I took the pistol she’d been holding and twisted it with one hand.
Crunch.
With the sound of crunching steel, the pistol lost its shape and crumpled. In that same moment, an overwhelming killing intent radiated from my body.
Thud.
The faces of the surrounding soldiers turned deathly pale. A few collapsed to the ground, and some even dropped their guns.
“You shouldn’t think of me as an ordinary human. Not if you saw the video.”
I smirked and grabbed the nape of her neck.
“Decide.”
My voice was heavy as it bored into her ear.
“Will you obediently follow my orders and live a comfortable life? Or will you and your subordinates die off one by one in these ruins, where justice means jack shit?”
“…….”
Chae I-ryeong’s eyes wavered violently.
“You get one chance. So you’d better think carefully before you speak.”
*
Chae I-ryeong straightened her slightly disheveled hair and touched the nape of her neck, which was still throbbing.
“Ngh…”
“Captain, are you alright?”
A subordinate who had lowered his gun approached and asked. She gave a short nod instead of answering, her gaze fixed straight ahead.
The man held the massive greatsword in one hand, swinging it as if it were a toy, showing no sign of its weight.
With a single swing, three zombies were dismembered and sent flying.
Chae I-ryeong’s lips felt dry.
‘The video was real…?’
The man before her was now bursting zombie heads with the exact same moves from the video.
‘At first… I thought it was CG or some kind of trick… but it wasn’t.’
His movements were on a completely different level from military training or combat techniques.
‘He’s… a real monster.’
Chae I-ryeong quietly bit her lip. The man in front of her was by no means a good person. His words, his gaze, his every action—they all belonged to a predator chasing pleasure. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him the incarnation of evil.
Was entrusting themselves to such a person really the right choice?
But they had no other choice.
The military had been utterly shattered. The chain of command had collapsed, and there was no higher authority left to give orders. Hordes of zombies swarmed every city, and the entity known as the government had already ceased to function.
‘If we want to survive, we have no choice….’
She inwardly submitted and followed behind him.
*
By the time we reached the obstetrics and gynecology clinic, it was already too late. The building was filled with the lingering scent of blood, and everyone inside—the nurses, the patients—had all turned into zombies.
‘Still, it looks like the doctor escaped. I don’t see a body or a zombie version of them.’
I was a little disappointed, but it wasn’t a total loss, so I decided to be satisfied with that.
“We’re heading back.”
The return trip took longer than expected. On the way, we found another group of survivors in a nearby abandoned building.
And just like that, I acquired dozens of new assets.
At the mansion gate, I slung the greatsword over my shoulder and slowly looked over the dozens of survivors following me.
“Except for the people I select, the rest of you will live outside these walls.”
For a moment, there was dead silence.
“…What did you say?”
“Are you kidding me? You bring us all the way here just to say that? Does that make any sense?”
Some of the men from the last group we picked up shouted, their faces grim as they seethed. It seemed these guys hadn’t yet grasped what I was capable of.
In contrast, Kim So-eun’s group of college students and Chae I-ryeong’s soldiers stood silently with their mouths shut tight. They had already experienced the extent of my power and didn’t dare add a single word.
I smirked and said, “Useless freeloaders… I’m giving you food and a place to sleep, and you’re complaining?”
“At least—”
“So what.”
I slammed my sword into the ground.
CRASH!!
A shockwave that seemed to shake the very earth. The steel blade split the ground as it plunged in, and a few of the men fell to their asses in shock.
“This place is my kingdom. I am the law, and I am the rules. If you have a problem with that, you can either fight me and win, or you can just go die.”
I gave them another look with my cold eyes.
“Talk out of turn again, and I’ll kill you.”
Seeing them quiet down, I continued.
“It’s not just the men… Any ugly or useless women will also live outside.”
“Hey! Do you really think that makes any sen—”
BANG!
Before the older woman could finish shouting, I pulled the trigger. The bullet landed squarely between her eyes, and her body fell backward, slumping to the ground.
For a moment, no one could even scream. All eyes turned to me as I lowered the pistol, my own eyes bloodshot.
I said with a blank expression, “I… told you not to talk.”
Stepping over the blood-soaked corpse, I walked slowly past them. As if nothing had happened.
“However, skilled workers will be treated preferentially.”
While everyone was frozen, only my voice rang out clearly.
“Cooks, carpenters, mechanics, doctors, nurses… I’ll even acknowledge you if you’re good at cleaning.”
I raised my index finger and scanned the crowd.
“You have three minutes, starting now. Anyone with a skill, step forward.”
Breaking the silence, a hesitant middle-aged man raised his hand and slowly stepped forward.
“…I’m an electrician.”
Following him, a few other men and women cautiously stepped forward. A welder, a carpenter, a mechanic, a nurse…
I nodded and muttered, “Good.”
Then I pointed at the soldiers.
“And the ones who get the best treatment are, above all else, the combatants.”
My gaze brushed past Chae I-ryeong, and she flinched slightly.
“You soldiers over there. All of you will live inside the mansion. A basic bedroom, hot water, three meals a day. I’ll provide it all.”
The sound of people swallowing hard could be heard here and there.
“The skilled workers are guaranteed two meals a day. However, you’ll be housed in the yard. Whether you pitch a tent or build a shack is up to you.”
I continued, glancing around indifferently.
“And for those of you living outside the mansion, it’s one meal a day. Two potatoes and a bottle of water. ‘He who does not work, neither shall he eat’—you’ve all heard that somewhere before, right?”
Then I took a coin from my waist, showed it to them, and slowly rolled it between my fingers.
“This is a coin. The resources inside the mansion—food, water… everything is traded with these.”
As I finished speaking, everyone’s eyes were fixed on my hand. That round piece of metal was now the lifeline in this world.
“You work, you get paid.”
I continued, flicking the coin between my fingers.
“But if you don’t do any work?”
The corners of my mouth slowly curled up.
“I don’t have to spell it out for you. You can either starve to death, or you can go out into the city and have some fun with the zombies.”
Everyone held their breath, hanging on my every word.
“Whether you live like slaves or seize the opportunity… the choice is entirely yours.”
There were several people who looked like they wanted to argue with me. Their lips trembled as if they were about to voice their complaints, but in the end, not a single one of them opened their mouth.
Because they didn’t want to die.
“Good. Looks like everyone understands.”
I slowly scanned them one by one and left them with my final words.
“From now on, remember this. This is a world with no democracy, no human rights, and no laws.”