After crossing the Han River by boat, Seongho raced along the riverside road on top of his motorcycle. Since people were busy fighting or escaping to the Great Labyrinth portal, no one bothered him.
But what about the monsters? Of course, they didnât even care about him, since he had the Friendliness skill. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Seongho was enjoying the greatest freedom one can get on Earth at this moment.
The low exhaust sound of the motorcycle echoed through the empty riverside road. While breezing through, he pulled out a mithril blade and blew off an orcâs neck, which was standing in the way.
Green blood spurted to the air and the orcâs head floated into the air. The goblins, who were escorting it, could not respond to the death of their boss and just stood in daze.
âThis is the power of Friendliness skill.â A skill that only murderer could acquire. However, the skill was not all good; Itâs a difficult skill to maintain. If the user doesnât keep killing, the skill will disappear.
âShould I say itâs fortunate that there are Chinese peopleâŠâ It wasnât the ending he wanted, but he had no intention of avoiding it, since the situation had spiraled down so much like this.
Seongho ran down the Seongsan road and entered the place he had set as the meeting place beforehand with Da-jeong. After walking a while, he could see Da-jeong fighting monsters at the back gate intersection. The werewolves and ghouls were left behind in the forest beyond the shelter, so she was currently fighting by herself with shotguns in hand.
The orc zombie collapsed into the ground from the pouring shotgun bullets. However, the battle was not over just yet, as there were quite a lot of monsters surrounding her.
When she saw who called her, she smirked and ran over to Seongho, leaving all the monsters behind.
When she get close to the motorcycle, she jumped and landed right on the fuel tank. She hugged Seongho while her lips attacked Seonghoâs lips and her hands groping Seonghoâs back.
âUhhhhâŠâ In her eyes, Seongho, who was appearing on a motorcycle, looked like a handsome knight with a wild vibe riding on a black horse. The sound of heartbeats could be heard over and over again, but she didnât pay any attention to it and just kept clinging to him. Thanks to that, the motorcycle was slanted to one side. The only thing that kept it standing was Seonghoâs feet.
âWhy is she suddenly being like this?â Seongho said to himself before pulling away from her and asked.
âAre you hurt anywhere?â
Da-jeong couldnât muster any words and stared blankly at him as soon as she heard those words.
âIs there a kinder man than him in this world?â He might be branded as a murderer or a psychopath by others, but he was nothing but a warm-hearted, kind, loveable man to her.
âI canât hold it anymore⊠Letâs do it here.â She clung to him like a cat pouncing at its prey, but Seongho answered by simply shaking his head.
âI donât have time. I have to send you inside before taking Seokhyun to the Great Labyrinth.â
âThe people who entered the Great Labyrinth must be fighting right now. If Seokhyunâs there, they will listen to him.â
Da-jeong looked up at Seongho at that moment. She thought that maybe his caring side was influenced by Jang Won-taek. Well, thatâs not too badâŠ
âWhat about you?â Da-jeong asked.
âI should go to the Korean Shelter and kill all the Chinese that went there.â
Seonghoâs eyes gleamed red and fierce as he said that. He was in a murderer state and was right in front of her, so she could hear his heart beating violently. But all of that didnât scare her. It only made him look more alluring to her eyes.
âKiss me and touch me.â Seongho nodded and did what she wanted. A brief moan followed right after before the two pulled away from each other a few seconds later.
Before long, Seongho opened the portal and tapped her on the butt.
âGo in and rest. I will call you after I finish.â
ââŠitâs a pity that I canât get a Resurrection Scroll.â
âIt canât be helped since no one came to your area. Everyone must be afraid of you.â
âBy the way, why arenât they running?â
The âtheyâ in her words referred to monsters roaming around them.
âI got the Friendliness skill. I have to kill someone before the end of the day to keep it going, though.â
âAh⊠I pity those ChineseâŠâ
âDonât be, they deserved it.â
âAnyway, see you later.â
She shot out the remaining bullets in the shotgun at the monsters before heading into the portal. After she entered, Seongho reached out towards the ground beyond the portal to find his backpack.
âThere you are.â After pulling it back to Earth, he got on the motorcycle and headed straight for Y University. As soon as he arrived there, he could see Seokhyun sleeping on the grass field in front of a building, which purpose was unknown thanks to how dilapidated it was.
âSeokhyun!â Seongho shouted. Since his stats were currently low, he kept sleeping as he seemed to be unable to hear the heartbeat.
âAh⊠Youâve arrived?â Seokhyun opened his eyes and jumped to his feet.
âCome on, I have something for you to do.â
Seokhyun got on the tandem seat without asking what it was.
âI have nothing planned for her right now, so I sent her to the shelter.â
âSeemed like sheâll have something to do later.â
âYeah. But for now, come inside for a second.â
As soon as the portal opened, Seokhyun went inside. Then, Seongho drove back to the airport. On the way, he saw people running into the direction of the airport. They were all scared witless after hearing the heartbeat.
âIsnât that I Love Gimbap?â
Seongho ignored them and drove by at maximum speed in order to prevent a deathmatch event from happening. He drove down a deserted road and finally parked his motorcycle on the border of the airport battlefield. âTake this.â
Seokhyun, who was handed the backpack, asked.
âWhat should I do inside?â
âThe people inside are probably debating about a lot of things right now. Just calm them down for now.â
âThatâs what Iâm good at.â
He raised his hands wrapped with the ogre gloves. Since the Great Labyrinth was somewhere in a different dimension, the effect of the âShackles of Warâ debuff would disappear. Therefore, no matter how talented they were, they wouldnât be able to defeat Seokhyunâs monstrous power.
âYou can go to that police station. The entrance was close to there. By the way, please refrain from exploring the first floor if possible. Bye.â
Seongho disappeared and Seokhyun ran towards the police station in front of him.
âO-oops! Thatâs close.â Just after a few steps, Seokhyun stopped and double-checked the direction of the police station. âI almost ran to a different place.â
In the end, Seokhyun successfully found a large portal in front of the police station. The eyes of those who saw him widened.
âMy god! Itâs true, he really only wears pantiesâŠâ
âBut he did wear a rabbit headbandâŠâ
âThat doesnât count as clothes though? So why?â
Seokhyun instantly became a hot topic to people around the entrance of the Great Labyrinth as soon as he arrived.
âHey, I already cleared my battlefield, so why does the âShackles of Warâ debuff still apply to me?â
âI donât know.â He entered the portal, leaving a chic statement behind. Inside, several people were fighting while spitting insults at each other. Seokhyun clenched his fist and jumped. After a while, three people were thrown to the ground outside the portal.
Each of them let out a deep moan as if they had been beaten harshly. Seokhyun came out of the portal and raised his fists to everyone.
âWho wants to fight again?â
Everyone was silent at his question.
On my way to Yeouido, I stopped by a collapsed apartment building and checked on my status window.
ăLevel: â Points: 900
Vitality: 24 Strength:18 Agility:24 Dexterity:18 Perception:18
Unique Skill: Dedicated Dimension Door.
Skill: Friendliness, Secret Pursuit, Toughness, Hard Skin 2, Pain Tolerance
Active Buffs: Shackles of War, Strong Murdereră
âItâs surprisingly quite highâŠâ The points would be added to the amount I originally have later, so it doesnât matter. The important thing was the stats and skills.
He had received buffs from Moon Tangerine, Royal Honey, and Fire Mushroom grown by Ji-man. On top of that, he also had the Strong Murderer buff on him, increasing his stats even more. However, it still hasnât managed to reach the same height as his original stats with Berserk skill activated.
âWhen will this fucking shackle got liftedâŠâ I had only experienced Battle Royale once in the game, so I donât know the exact time for it. Looking at the video, it seemed like it would be released soon, but I wasnât sure because back in the game, I died after fighting the national treasure.
Looking at the Auction House, the people at the airport were surprisingly quiet. The only thing they were complaining about was why the Shackles of War debuff hadnât gotten lifted yet.
âDo I have to clear the surrounding battlefield as well?â If that was indeed the case, the Chinese were needed. After all, I couldnât fight any Korean now after declaring that I wonât attack any of them.
I looked at other auctions and went to the Korean Shelterâs item. Looking at the comment section, I found out that an unexpected situation was unfolding.
-President! President! I will go there now! Please wait a little longer!
-You donât have to⊠Donât you have work to do? For those who will return⊠to keep the shelterâŠ
The atmosphere was weird. When I looked up the comments, it seemed that Jang Won-taek had been attacked by someone. He is currently hiding in a reserve shelter, but several people came and started a gunfight against him. He was currently injured, and Hyuwnoo was unable to go to rescue him as he was busy defending the Shelter.
Lee Beom-seokâs comments, which came every few minutes or so, was evident that heâs currently participating in the event.
âThe President, huhâŠâ I didnât have any particular feelings for him, but he was definitely a person who shouldnât die like this. He was an altruistic person who thought of others more than himself. His efforts on minimizing the damage of the apocalypse, gathering people, and preserving Koreaâs cultural heritage were something which had to be held highly.
ââŠyou have to live a little longer.â
-You really think Iâm gonna tell you? You might as well say that you want to kill him yourself.
-It doesnât matter what you think, but at this point, shouldnât you just take any chances possible for the President to survive?
His hesitation was brief. Hyun-woo quickly gave me the location of the shelter.
-If anything happens to the President, I will not leave you alone.
-Donât be nosy and just take good care of the Chinese.
Seeing his violent reaction, it seemed like the situation at the Korean Shelter wasnât good. But, If I want to help the defense, I would just be an uninvited guest.
I drove the motorcycle and headed to the reserve shelter where Jang Won-taek was hiding. The entrance was open and I could see traces of two people. This was the effect of the Secret Pursuit skill.
âOne is Jang Won-taekâs and the other belongs to the raiderâs.â
I entered the reserve shelter, ignored the supplies, and followed the trail. The shelter was dark, but thanks to the murdererâs unique vision, I could see shadows moving in the dark.
Surprised by the heartbeat, the raider started to run. I blocked his escape route and approached him. Surprisingly, he tried to escape using his levitating unique skill. I waited for him to climb to the ceiling and fired the pistol.
The assailant struggled after being hit by a bullet and fell to the floor. His leg was bent at an odd angle, clearly broken. I approached him and slammed a spear I looted nearby into his heart. Once I saw him stop moving, I looked for the President and found him gasping for breath in one particular corner.
âKuh⊠Your heartbeat is unusualâŠâ
âI became a murderer so that I can move around in an easier way.â
His gaze turned to me. His unfocused eyes looked like it could go at any moment. He was pressing his stomach with his handkerchief, and red blood was dripping to the floor.
Were there no potions in this place?
Upon closer inspection, I saw two corpses and a backpack lying around him. It made it clear that there were originally three intruders, and they had stolen his backpacks.
I searched around the guy with levitation ability and found a resurrection scroll and a skill extension right on him.
Jang Won-taek tossed his body towards me and let out a stuffy moan.
âYou became a murderer just so you can move around easily? What does that mean, Seongho?â
âOnce you clear your battlefield and become a murderer, the surrounding battlefield wouldnât be affected, nor does a new battlefield would be triggered by your presence. Itâs as if I have become non-existent.â
âI-I see⊠Cough!â Every time he coughed, blood spattered between his fingers. It looks like his internal organs were damaged. Even if we have a potion, we wouldnât be able to heal him completely.
I opened the portal and called Sooyeon.
âSooyeon, Can you come here? Donât worry, itâs safe. There is someone that needs your ability.â
When she stepped out, she was quite surprised by her patient.
âMi-mister President?â
âOh⊠Is that you, Miss Sooyeon? Heh heh, the doctor has come⊠Iâm alive.â
She immediately touched Jang Won-taekâs wounds. The golden color enveloped the wound, and Jang Won-taekâs condition improved noticeably. I rummaged through my backpack, found a potion, and poured it into his mouth.
Jang Won-taek coughed loudly and his eyes twitched.
âUh-huh, Iâm good now.â
He stood up with Sooyeonâs support. Then he bowed to us.
âYou donât have to do that, Mister President.â Sooyeon shook her hand and let out a long sigh.
âThanks to you, I survived. When those three came for me, I really thought I was going to dieâŠâ
âBut you have dealt with two of them, havenât you?â
âItâs simply because I have a pistol with meâŠâ
When I offered the Resurrection Scroll and the skill extension right I looted from the guy I killed, Jang Won-taek shook his head.
âYou can have it, Seongho. You got the last hit, after all.â
This guy even know a game term?
I put the Resurrection Scroll in his hand and forced him to have it. Before long, he laughed.
âAnyway, thank you. I need to contact Beom-seok for a momentâŠâ
He disappeared into the dark after saying those words. Then, I handed the skill expansion scroll to Sooyeon.
âYou gave me a buff and treated him, so I hope you can have itâŠâ
âNo. I only have 4 skills now. Seongho is the one who needs it more.â
To think she didnât even have 5 skills⊠Well, that should be the norm for a lot of survivors.
When I tore the skill slot extension scroll, Sooyeon hesitated and said,
âI⊠donât know if itâs okay to say something like this in the current situation, but I think youâre so cool at this moment. My heart canât stop beating after seeing you.â
Uhh, I think thatâs the effect of the Murdererâs Mark, though?
ââŠthatâs probably because Iâm currently a murderer. If you move away from me, the heartbeat will be less audible.â
She listened to my words and moved away from me. She hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand. She didnât say anything else and just ran back into the portal. She must have been embarrassed.
As soon as the portal was closed, Jang Won-taek hurriedly came and said,
âSeongho, do you have any spare time?â
âI donât. I have other things to do.â
âIâm going to Yeouido to kill the Chinese survivors. Iâm going to make sure they will never get arrogant again.â It would be easier for us later if I put them in their place now.
Jang Won-taek opened his eyes and looked at me. Then, he took my hand. âThank you for going to such lengths for us.â
âIf you are thankful, just give me some of your supplies.â Saying that, I left the reserve shelter.
In the Korean Shelter, a lot of people had gathered. However, amongst the countless people gathering around the shelter, there was only one Korean standing. It was Major Kim Hyun-woo. He had climbed to the top of a warehouse and shot his gun at anyone who came close to him. His opponent was dozens of Chinese people.
When the burst fire was over, a few Chinese people collapsed on the floor. The others fled in surprise, but did not run away. After all, they believed that they would have a gap to attack him.
âGo back! Attract attention!â
âThose who have nothing to do, throw some stones at that guy!â
Against modern firearms, they had nothing but bare bodies and clumsy tactics. However, their sheer numbers had done wonders.
Seeing the guys climbing up the warehouse, Major Hyun-woo was stunned. Meanwhile, Liu Wei, who commanded the raid, was ecstatic. He believed that soon, the large warehouse would fall into his hands. Of course, it wouldnât be his alone, but thatâs something which he didnât have any problem with.
âWhat are you doing! Fill the blank space left by your fallen brothers! Donât give him time to attack!â There was no focus in the eyes of the Chinese which attacked powerlessly. After all, a lot of them were high because of the ghoul flower powder. Many people were sacrificed in the process of proving his loyalty to Ju Seung Su, but there were still many people.
Liu Wei exclaimed a little more inwardly. He felt more and more convinced that the warehouse would soon be in his hands.
However at that moment, he could hear a rough exhaust sound and a heartbeat. When the Chinese turned their eyes to the source of the sounds, there was a motorcycle racing towards them. When it got closer, he could see a large man holding a mithril blade.
Liu Weiâs face contorted in shock.
Who the hell is that guy?
He remembered that someone had an argument with their general in the Auction House, but before he could recall more details regarding it, he woke up from his thoughts. The motorcycle squeaked to a halt and a man started walking into his direction.
It was only when Liu Wei see the manâs red eyes and felt his intimidating presence pricking on his skin that he realized that the guy was a murderer. In haste, he tried to instruct his mindless underlings. Unfortunately, before he could even give an order, the man moved. He was holding a mithril blade in one hand and a rifle in the other.
âKill him!â At his words, the drugged and insane Chinese underlings of Liu Wei rushed in.
But no one did achieve the purpose. Their heads flew to the air and blood spilled to the ground as the man swung the mithril blade.
Liu Wei twisted his lips and shouted at the man.
His voice contains the power to block the movement of the opponent. When the man stopped, the Chinese rushed in.
Meanwhile, Hyun-woo, who was breathing heavily on the roof, witnessed a terrifying sight: Limbs and heads flew without end.
The culprit, Seongho, only silently passed between them. It wasnât a battle or anything like that. It was a one-sided massacre.
When several people fell to the ground, the Chinese realized. The one man who they should have never angered had arrived.