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The area was quiet because I had swept away a large group of zombies nearby.
Only the sound of my splashing footsteps could be heard as I headed towards the studio apartment behind World Cup Mart, where the shut-in basement girl had mentioned.
'What a mess.'
Since it was near a university, most of the buildings were studio apartments, and the ones with basements were all filled with water. With the hallway flooded like this, it was no wonder she couldn't open the door due to the water pressure.
My base was terrible stamina, so even with increased physical abilities, I couldn't exert superhuman strength. I was sure that I wouldn't be able to overcome the pressure of the water filling the basement hallway, even if I didn't try.
'I need to raise the water level inside to open it. But do I really have to go in there?'
It was already dark because it was night, and the lights were off, making the water feel like an abyss. The thought of going in gave me goosebumps.
【Me: I'm here, how's it inside?】
【Basement Shut-in Girl: The water is already up to my height ㅠ】
【Me: Good. Open the window completely so the door is completely submerged and come out.】
【Basement Shut-in Girl: There are zombies outside】
【Me: I've already taken care of everything outside.】
To reassure the worried basement shut-in girl, I knocked on the half-submerged window.
【Me: Did you hear the knock? Come out.】
【Basement Shut-in Girl: I'll trust you ㅠㅠ】
After receiving the text and waiting, I heard the sound of a window opening. At the same time, the curtains inside were pulled back, and water began to rush in violently.
"Glug."
After waiting for a while, a person shot up through the abyss-like water that filled the hallway.
With short hair stuck to his cheeks, large round glasses, and a slender figure that seemed to be just under 170cm─
"Ah, shit."
─It was a man.
I can't believe this guy uploaded a girl's picture and was pretending to be a net-kama.
Of course, I understand why he did it. It was obvious that his chances of survival would increase dramatically if he uploaded a picture of a woman with a good body.
I thought about the traits first, so I'm an exception, but other men wouldn't have even been interested in the post if they knew it was a man. Honestly, I wasn't even sure if the body picture had no influence on my judgment.
"Ahahaha, hellooo."
But just because I understand doesn't mean it's not annoying.
It was even more annoying to see the net-kama stretch out the end of his words and smile awkwardly, as disgustingly as long hair.
"You said you'd put out, you bastard."
"Well, if you're okay with me─"
"Go away!"
Thwack─
"Huh?"
Some guy was trying to make me gay in front of my face, so I reflexively swung the crowbar I was holding. The movement, which had become so ingrained in my body from smashing countless zombie heads, came out without going through my brain, instantly shattering the net-kama's skull.
"Um... sorry."
I didn't really intend to kill him, but he blurted out some nonsense about putting out, so I overreacted without realizing it.
I offered a futile apology in front of the net-kama who died with his crown caved in, and quickly opened the status window before disappearing.
『Ki Haewi』
Traits: 「Open Eyes(lv.1)」/「Single-minded(lv.3)」
「Open Eyes(lv.1)」[SSR]
☑ Night/fog vision increases as the level increases.
☐ Vision +20%
☒ When lv.10 is reached, it can be upgraded to one of 「Keen Eyes(lv.1)」[UR+], 「Heavenly Eyes(lv.1)」[UR+], 「Divine Eyes(lv.1)」[UR+] using the highest-grade evolution stone.
▶Level Change: 4p
▶Transfer to Storage: 4p
「Single-minded(lv.3)」[Personality]
☐ Trait effect related to the field of interest +6.75%
☐ Trait effect unrelated to the field of interest -3.375%
☒ When lv.10 is reached, the skill 「Customizing」 is created.
(「Customizing」: Reinterprets and applies all skills acting on oneself to one's field of interest for 10 seconds. Cooldown 3 hours.)
▶Level Change: 3p
▶Transfer to Storage: 4p
"Jackpot."
And the moment I checked the net-kama's traits, my apologetic feelings disappeared completely, and I couldn't help but feel like I had done a good job killing him.
Until now, the only trait that wasn't a personality trait was the R-grade 「Special Iron Man(lv.1)」 that the woman on the 2nd floor had. But skipping two stages, an SSR-grade appeared.
I can't be sure because there are few samples, but I didn't think SSR-grade would be common. After all, would Super Special Rare be common?
As if it wasn't SSR-grade for nothing, a new marked item also appeared.
Judging from the trait information I've seen so far, the '☐' item was an effect that increased the value that increased or decreased with each level, and the '☒' item was an effect that was only applied when the conditions were met.
And the '☑' item that came out for the first time seemed to be an effect that was applied, but the value didn't change with each level.
Anyway, even if the increase didn't increase, there was nothing wrong with having more to increase. Rather, it was good if it was good.
Not only that. The traits that could be upgraded when they reached level 10 were UR-grade, Ultra Rare. I don't know what the + means, but anyway, since it's +, it shouldn't be bad.
Even the names of the traits that could be upgraded all seemed unusual.
I was going to take the trait if it was a trait that increased visibility in the first place, but I wanted to take it even more desperately.
It just so happened that I had points ready. It felt like I was doing automatic hunting for this.
Without hesitation, I immediately selected 'Transfer to Storage'.
「Hacking」
▷Access to entity trait data available
▷Current Packet: 3.08p
▷Storage (2/5): 「Social Anxiety(lv.1)」/「Open Eyes(lv.1)」
The unfortunate thing was that I couldn't transfer it to myself right away. As befitting SSR-grade, it cost twice as many points to level up or transfer as R-grade traits.
'I can't earn enough points no matter how much I earn.'
I need more points than I thought. It's too much to even digest the traits I ate, let alone use them for others.
'Do I really need to create an automatic hunting ground?'
The key to automatic hunting is to attract zombies, and the risk can be greatly reduced just by increasing visibility.
In other words, to create an automatic hunting ground, I first needed to transfer 「Open Eyes(lv.1)」 to myself.
'It takes 4p to take out 「Open Eyes(lv.1)」, 4p to level it up to level 2 because increasing visibility by 15% won't mean much, 4p to level up 「Special Iron Man(lv.2)」 to level 3 because hunting will be easier….'
Just those alone require me to catch 179 zombies. And if I want to erase 「Cold-blooded(lv.3)」, I need to catch 80 more.
I'm really going to get sick from earning points.
'Let's go back and do it slowly one by one.'
Maybe I'll have to live in this world forever, so I decided to take it easy.
But I didn't know that someone who made the world like this wouldn't let me survive the apocalypse so leisurely.
When I came back from World Cup Mart with my backpack full of drinks and water, I didn't feel any presence in the officetel. It seemed that everyone, like the woman on the 2nd floor, had left somewhere.
The absurd thing was that about half of the food had disappeared. Considering that the door lock was intact, it meant that someone had entered the password, and the only person who could do that was the woman on the 2nd floor who had come in with me.
Honestly, I was dumbfounded and angry that the woman who had left a strange afterimage at the last meeting had run away with the food, but I couldn't chase after her and punish her, so I decided to treat it as a tip and trait value.
I repeated the boring routine of getting up, eating, hunting zombies, roughly washing with wet wipes, coming back, eating, sleeping, and going out to hunt zombies again for four days.
The unwashed stench of blood accumulated and my body reeked, but I had no choice but to endure it because I couldn't wash with the little drinking water left.
Fortunately, after about two days, my sense of smell became numb and I didn't care much.
Anyway, I was able to reach my goal by focusing on hunting while living such a degenerate life. I smashed the heads of 260 zombies.
I hunted about 60 zombies a day, so it was a forced march.
『Kang Woori』
Skills: 「Hacking」
Traits: 「Open Eyes(lv.2)」/「Special Iron Man(lv.3)」
Finally, by transferring 「Cold-blooded(lv.3)」 to storage, I finally shook off the shackles of the personality trait that the status window system had set. For the first time in 10 days since D-Day, I was able to do only my own thoughts and judgments.
To commemorate becoming an independent individual free from the subordination of the system, I slowly recalled what had happened in the past 10 days.
Leaving Jin-ho hyung on the street, spewing abusive language at the raped woman, treating the woman like a prostitute in exchange for food, committing murder….
'…What?'
Leaving Jin-ho hyung was sad and frustrating for me, but it was an unavoidable situation, and the raped woman deserved to be abused.
I feel a little sorry for treating the woman on the 2nd floor like a hostess, but on the other hand, she offered her body in exchange and seemed to enjoy it, so I don't think I need to feel sorry.
Finally, the guys I killed were either going to die anyway, deserved to die, or tried to make me gay without stopping at trying to be a net-kama.
'I think I killed them well?'
The last guy is a bit ambiguous, but I don't think I would have felt guilty about the other guys even if zombies hadn't appeared. Unless I was afraid of legal punishment.
'Does this mean that personality traits leave a residue even if they are erased? I'm glad I erased them early.'
No matter how I think about it, there's no way I, who shed tears while watching sad movies, could be so ruthless. It was clear that there was a residue. I decided to think so.
Anyway, now all the conditions for automatic hunting have been met.
Even though I gave up washing, I was running out of drinking water, and food was slowly running out, though it wasn't as urgent as drinking water.
In other words, it was time to leave the officetel.
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