Chapter 518: Defeat the Zombie King in the Zombie Apocalypse! [R-18] (15)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 518: Defeat the Zombie King in the Zombie Apocalypse! [R-18] (15)
On the rooftop of a building a short distance from the camp.
I took out a loudspeaker and set it on the floor. Plugging it into my phone, I played a pre-recorded audio file.
Screeeech!!
Grrrrr…!
A horrific sound, a mix of zombie cries, blared from the loudspeaker.
'This should be enough.'
In the distance, dozens of shadows stirred. Zombies. The shambling figures, upon hearing the sound, snapped their heads up and began to swarm in this direction.
“Good… On to the next rooftop.”
I set up another loudspeaker on a different rooftop. This time, closer and louder.
The moment the sound spread, a black tide erupted from the nearby alleys and the gaps between buildings. And then—
“It's an attack!”
“Everyone, prepare for battle!”
“Shit, there are too many!”
The men who had been grabbing each other by the collar just moments ago now rushed out in a panic. But the number of creatures I had summoned far exceeded anything they could have imagined.
The first to come into view was a grotesque zombie with grayish skin, a massive body over three meters tall. Its head alone was the size of a grown man's torso.
Its maw, split into four sections, gaped open, and a monstrous roar erupted from within.
Kuaaaaaaaahk!!
The sound wave hit with enough force to shatter eardrums.
The creature led the charge, rushing toward the barricade.
Kang Hyeok-jun shouted loudly.
“Do Hyeong-su! Use your firearm!”
-Rat-tat-tat!!!
Flames erupted from the pistol. But when the bullets struck the giant zombie's gray skin, they bounced off as if hitting a rubber ball.
“It’s not working!”
“Damn it, what is that thing?!”
The giant zombie threw its body at the barricade.
-Crash!!!
The steel barricade crumpled in an instant, and the defensive line behind it scattered.
“Ugh!”
“Run!”
People screamed and scattered in all directions.
Regular zombies took advantage of the opening and poured in.
“Screeeech!”
“Grrr!”
Kang Hyeok-jun drew his pistol and yelled.
“Retreat! Inside the building!”
But the people, already in a state of panic, didn't listen to his command. They pushed and tripped over each other as they flooded into the building.
In the process, several people were caught by the zombies.
“Help me!”
“Aaargh!”
A hellscape unfolded, a mixture of blood and screams.
Watching the scene from afar, the corners of my mouth lifted.
'Now's the time for a hero to make his entrance.'
*
Inside the school building, it was pandemonium.
“Block the door! Hurry!”
“Make a barricade with the desks!”
People tried desperately to block the entrance, but they were no match for the giant zombie's strength.
-Bang! Bang!
The door shook, and cracks began to form.
“No! It’s about to break through!”
Kang Da-hye muttered in a trembling voice.
“Wait! Where's Oppa?!”
Lee Seon-yeong, while treating the injured, couldn't hide her anxious expression.
“At this rate, we're all going to die….”
Just then.
-CRASH!!!
The door was completely shattered, and the giant zombie thrust its head inside.
“Kuaaaaaahk!”
People screamed in despair.
But in that very moment—
-Shatter!!
The glass of a side window exploded, and a figure dropped from the darkness.
A man with a sword in his hands landed on the giant zombie's back from mid-air.
“Seo-yun Oppa?!”
Kang Da-hye cried out in shock.
I plunged my sword deep into the giant zombie's nape.
-Thwack!
“Grrrrr!”
The zombie thrashed in pain, but I pushed the sword in deeper. At the same time, I grabbed its head and twisted.
-Crack!
The sound of the massive creature's neck bone snapping echoed through the room.
“Gasp…”
“Did he kill it?”
The people stared blankly.
But I didn't stop. I immediately leaped toward the other zombies.
With every swing of my sword, zombie heads flew.
“Amazing….”
“He’s taking on so many monsters by himself….”
The people's gazes turned to admiration and awe.
In less than ten minutes, all the zombies around the building were corpses.
I slowly wiped my blood-stained sword and looked at the people.
“Is everyone all right?”
To my calm voice, Kang Hyeok-jun replied with trembling lips.
“Th-thank you. If it weren't for you, Jin Seo-yun-ssi...”
“It was nothing.”
I said with a shrug.
“However, you'll need to defend yourselves more systematically from now on. You were lucky I was here this time... but if I leave, there won't be a next time.”
Kang Hyeok-jun's expression hardened.
“You're leaving...?”
“Yes.”
I kicked a pile of corpses while slowly wiping my blood-stained sword.
“Seeing the situation today, it was a complete mess. There's no order, the chain of command is a wreck... you don't even have a crisis response plan, do you?”
At my words, a few people around me blushed with shame.
“So you're just going to leave?”
“Of course. I can survive comfortably on my own. There's no reason for me to stay with people who will only drag me down.”
At that moment, Kang Da-hye quickly stepped forward.
“Wait, Seo-yun Oppa! Then what are we supposed to do?”
“That's your problem, not mine.”
A murmur went through the crowd at my cold reply.
“Hey! Isn't that too harsh? If you're so strong, you should help the weak—”
Before the man could finish his sentence, I threw the sword in my hand with all my might.
-Thud!
The blade embedded itself in the wall right next to his neck, and a few strands of his hair fluttered in the air.
“Hiiik...!”
I slowly pulled the hilt from the wall and stared straight at him. My cold voice rang out, quiet but clear.
“Don't you dare tell me what to do, you worthless parasite who does nothing and just expects someone else to save you.”
His Adam's apple bobbed audibly. The people around him held their breath, watching me. My footsteps echoed as I walked right up to the man.
“And the weak? Don't make me laugh. It's not my fault you're weak.”
I raised the tip of my sword slightly, bringing it under the man's chin.
“If you want to live, then make an effort. Don't just expect someone else to do it for you.”
Then I lowered my sword. No one dared to speak.
Kang Hyeok-jun asked in a trembling voice, “Then… what would it take for you to stay?”
I pretended to think for a moment, looking around.
“I don't really plan on staying, but I'll give you one piece of advice. From what I saw earlier, you have a serious leadership problem.”
“Leadership?”
“Yes. You have no control in a crisis. Everyone just does whatever they want.”
Kang Hyeok-jun's expression darkened.
“That's… because I'm lacking….”
“It's not that you're lacking, it's a problem with the system,” I said firmly. “Democracy is a luxury for peacetime. In a situation like this, a dictatorship is more efficient.”
“A dictatorship?”
“Yes. You need an absolute commander. You'll all be dead by the time you're done debating and sharing opinions.”
The people began to murmur.
“But that's…”
“Ah, of course, I'm not forcing you,” I said with a smirk. “If you don't want to, I can just leave.”
As soon as I said that, the atmosphere turned icy. The very air inside the camp felt heavy.
Then, Lee Seon-yeong asked cautiously, “If… if we were to do that, who would be the commander?”
I tilted my head back and answered, “Why are you asking me? It's up to all of you to decide who to choose.”
Then I added, “Oh, for your information, I'll be staying at that church over there for a while. Anyone who wants to find me can come on their own.”
After I finished speaking, I slowly walked away, leaving the stares and murmurs of the people behind me.
No one could stop me.
*
On my way, I cut down all the remaining zombies.
It was best to clear the area in advance for anyone who might come looking for me.
After clearing out the zombies until the church was in sight, I flicked the blood from my sword and looked back.
“Come on out.”
In the silent darkness, a pair of red eyes slowly emerged. Then, the quiet sound of dress shoes echoed as a girl appeared from the shadows. Her soft, shimmering blonde hair fluttered lightly over her shoulders.
With the corners of her lips slightly raised, she strode forward. Her red eyes held a mix of playfulness and a hunter's sharpness, and fangs were faintly visible between her slightly parted lips.
“Papa, hello?”
I furrowed my brow at the soft address.
“Papa…?”
“What, you don't even recognize your own daughter? That's… very disappointing…”
Her appearance was somehow familiar. Then, someone came to mind.
“Jia's daughter?”
“Correct!”
Before I could even react, she ran and threw her arms around me. Her fangs caught the light, along with her warm breath.
“Papa, you're so mean. You didn't even watch me being born… You're bad.”
“Hm, sorry about that. But… how long has it been since you were born? How are you so big already?”
She narrowed her eyes playfully and whispered, “I was born three days ago. But… I grew this big by drinking Mama's blood.”
“A vampire trait?”
“That's right. Papa… I missed you so, so much♡”
“So, what's your name?”
“I don't have one.”
She narrowed her eyes playfully again and leaned against my chest.
“I came all this way just to have you name me. So… give me a name.”
Her gaze held both an obsession like a red flame and the pure expectation of a child. Whatever name I gave her would define her fate and her very existence.
“A name…”
I closed my eyes for a moment, then looked closely at her face. The softly shining blonde hair, and beneath it, the burning crimson eyes—
“…Lucy. How about it?”
“Lucy?”
She murmured the name as if savoring it, and a soft smile spread across her lips. Joy rippled through her red eyes.
“Lucy… I love it! Because it's the name Papa gave me.”
She wrapped her arms around my neck and leaned against me like a lover reunited after a long time. Then she pulled back slightly, her gaze changing strangely.
“But, Papa…”
Lucy's eyes took on a dangerous glint.
“I got hungry… coming all this way. Can I drink just a little bit of your blood?”
Before she even finished speaking, her crimson tongue slowly moistened her lips. She then moved to my neck, licking it lightly and breathing a cold breath against my skin.
“No.”
“Aww, why?”
Lucy pouted, expressing her displeasure.
“I'll let you drink later. I'm busy right now.”
“Hmph… Just a little sip. I'm hungry~”
Watching Lucy whine in my arms, I finally sighed and nodded.
“…Just a little.”
“Hehe, then… thank you for the meal. Ahh—”
-Fwump.
The moment her sharp fangs pierced my flesh, a stinging pain spread through my body, along with the sensation of something slowly being drained away.
Lucy closed her eyes, drinking slowly, savoring each mouthful. Her expression was like that of a child tasting a long-awaited delicacy, but she couldn't hide the shadow of instinctual gluttony that flickered within it.
“That's enough.”
I gently pushed her shoulder.
Lucy reluctantly pulled away, then slowly licked the red drop of liquid from the tip of her fang.
“Delicious♡”
“Glad you enjoyed it. Let's head inside for now.”
“Okay~”
Her innocent smile as she replied, perhaps because of her shining blonde hair and crimson eyes, looked all the more bewitching.
I took out my smartphone. I turned on the screen and launched the Libido App. I immediately clicked on Bloodline Awakening and tapped on Lucy's name below it. Her profile window smoothly opened, revealing new information.
[Lucy]
Race: Vampire
Strength: 44
Stamina: 43
Agility: 44
Intelligence: 43
Internal Energy: 49
[Traits: Blood Princess, Vampirism, Super Regeneration, Subordination, Incomplete Immortality, Charm, Blood Dominator, Heavenly Voice]
[Disposition: Absolute Obedience, Greed, Obsession, Natural-Born Villainess]
[Status: Excited, Happy, Affection 100%]
‘Hmm, my daughter was born a more dangerous woman than I thought….’
I closed the screen and turned my head toward Lucy.
“Lucy. By the way, what happened to the camp?”
“Unni cut down all the trash with her sword.”
“Is that so?”
“Yep.”
Lucy's red eyes sparkled.
“Right now, Yu Hye-jeong and Chae I-ryeong? That woman is controlling the camp with her. And Sora Unni…”
She raised the corners of her lips and whispered in my ear.
“...told me to tell you she misses you and to come back quickly, Papa.”