Chapter 1

A twilight sky.

It rotted away into darkness as the ground disintegrated. The place they’d called home for ages.

The Tower was falling apart. 

“So we’ve lost.” 

Those were words no one dared to say because it felt like it would finally become true once it was spoken. 

The ten “Gods” who were gathered around started reminiscing their epics. 

“So is this really the end?”

“I never imagined that this would be how we part ways.”

“Well said. I knew it had to end one way or another but…”

“Let’s not get mushy and make this quick. We’re done for anyways.” 

“What do you mean done for? It’s not over yet.”

A platinum white-haired man holding a long pole spoke. It was Son OhGong.* He held the title of “The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal” and was the protagonist of the myth “Heavenly Realm’s Traitor.” 

*TL/N: Son OhGong is the Korean name for Sun Wukong, the Monkey King.

“You’re talking big for someone who’s on the brink of death.” 

The one who disputed Son OhGong’s confidence was Hercules, wearing his lion skin, wielding a broken club. Having brought victory in the war against the Titans, the greatest hero of Olympus was nearing death with one of his arms cut off. 

“I’m not dying.”

“You might be an ‘Immortal,’ but can you really keep acting so mighty in front of them?”

Hercules turned his head, staring at the beings flying far above the twilight skies. Gods of the Other Realm.

The Outer Gods. 

《Despair that Reaches the Skies》, 《Gloom Trapped in a Swamp》, 《One Who Couldn’t Be Born》, 《Foolish Calamity》…

Normal people would lose their life simply by looking at them. Such beings were tearing apart their world. 

“Ugh…”

“They’ll soon discover this place.”

“There’s a chance they already have.”

Whoosh—

Thud—

A pure white mass flew down from out of nowhere. All the Gods turned their gazes towards the mass before looking back towards the person’s voice. 

“So I made it back.

“I thought I was going to die.”

Jet black hair with eyes just as dark, the man had short, messy hair. YuWon looked drained, taking slow steps towards the makeshift tree trunk chair before sitting down.

“It’s just you?” Hercules asked. 

The companions that definitely left with him were nowhere to be found, and YuWon came back alone. 

“… Uh-huh.”

“Merlin, Asura, Vishnu… All of them?”

“Yeah.”

YuWon nodded his head.

“They’re all dead.”

The air became somber. 

The Gods that left with YuWon were unable to come back. They were probably swallowed up by those beings, nourishing the Other Realm. 

The somber mood was short lived. The Gods turned their attention towards the pure white mass that YuWon threw. 

“Who is this bastard?”

“《Foolish Chaos.》” 

“What?”

The surviving Gods were shocked by YuWon’s response. 

They knew it wouldn’t be someone normal when YuWon came back alone, but its identity was even greater than they imagined. 

“… Really? It’s that guy?”

YuWon nodded his head.

“With this, I now know for a fact.”

One of the Outer Gods. 

YuWon realized the cold, hard truth in his fight against the 《Foolish Chaos.》

“An ‘Inner’ cannot beat an ‘Outer.’” 

Inner.

That was how beings that existed within the Tower, like YuWon, were referred to. And those who were gathered here were beings that had risen to the top floor of the Tower, forging their myth, earning divinity and a divine name. 

But even they couldn’t compare to the Gods of the Other Realm. 

Actually, this was something they knew all along. Since the start of this fight, when the Gods of the Other Realm appeared. Their existence was a calamity, even to those who thought they were equal to a God. 

“There is no way to win.”

The old man who was sitting in the corner spoke. 

“For now, that is.”

He stretched out his hand to reveal a clock’s internal mechanics in his palm. 

「Chronos’s Clock Movement*」

*PR/N: This is the name of an object. A movement is the watchmakers’ term for the inner mechanisms of a clock; everything but a clock’s exterior shell. 

YuWon asked while staring at the old man, Chronos, “Is this the only way?”

“Return to an old world line. And start over.”

“If possible, I wanted to end this here.”

“This was the last chance.” Chronos spoke with a powerful voice, which contrasted with his hunchback and wrinkled face. 

Chronos was a being that possessed the Divinity to control time. The items he crafted held powers relating to time. But…

“In the world line you will return to, I will probably have disappeared. It is a fair price to pay for the only way to go back in time and shift the world line. So do not waste your energy looking for me.” 

“So you will cease to exist?”

“I do not know in what form it will be, but my disappearance does not matter.” 

Their story had already ended, which is why YuWon wanted the fight to end here. However, the fight was a loss in the end. Now, there was no other option but to return. 

“So who will…”

Everyone’s eyes turned to YuWon. 

It was already decided who would be returning to the past. 

The only thing remaining was YuWon’s decision. 

“I expected it, but it really is gonna be me?”

“That is right.”

It was something that was talked about since the 「Clock Movement」 was first brought up, who would return to the past. It wasn’t for certain, but there were two main candidates.

YuWon and Son OhGong.

But while YuWon was absent, there must have been some sort of discussion because a decision was made. 

“… Why me?”

“Because you entered last. Yet despite that, you are standing here right now.”

It was true. YuWon entered the Tower later than everyone else present. However, he adjusted to this world and climbed the Tower faster than anyone else, arriving at this place where he could fight together. 

“You didn’t forget, right? Beings on the upper floors are restricted in how they can intervene with the lower floors. So, in order to change the Tower, we have to start from the lower floors and go up.”

“Yeah, I know.”

“That’s why you're our only choice.”

YuWon let out a deep sigh as he reached out his hand.

The 「 Clock Movement」 continued to send time forward. The instructions would be registered in a person’s mind as soon as they held the item. 

“When you return back in time, we probably won’t have the same relationship we have now. So even if I don’t recognize you, just let it slide. That me really won’t know who you are.”

“Knock some sense into the guys who can’t comprehend the situation. If all else fails, you can just kill them.”

“… I hope you have a hard time, my friend.”

Each gave a word to YuWon. Now that this was the final farewell, they didn’t hold back.

“You guys are never short for words.”

YuWon put on a melancholic smile as he gave his companions a good, final look.

After the Gods of the Other Realm appeared, they had no choice but to join forces. No one here were companions in the beginning. Some were antagonistic, hostile, and even aimed for each other’s throats. 

But everything was different now. 

Recollecting, it seemed impossible.

‘They were all very bull-headed…’

Tick-tock—

He was already filled with worry. He wondered if he’d be able to gather all these idiots together in one place after returning to the past. If they’d be able to fight the beings from the Other World, if they could win this fight…

If he’d be able to change everything for the better.

Tick-tock—

The 「Clock Movement」 started moving backwards.

‘I guess I’m going to have a hard time.’

Within YuWon’s field of vision, countless clock mechanisms started moving backwards. 

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Chapter 2

YuWon slowly opened his eyes after having been engulfed by countless Clock Movements. 

‘So my body didn’t return to the past. Instead, my time was rewound.’

His body felt light like a deflated balloon. Stats, mana—everything that strengthened his body was gone. 

It was a shame. If he could have returned to the past with the powers he possessed, things would be a lot easier. 

‘I guess that would have been much harder to make happen.’

Sending just the soul back in time versus sending a physical body back in time are two completely different sets of problems. 

When a body is sent back in time, you need to deal with the problem of having two versions of the same person in the same time period, not to mention that it requires much greater energy to cross the timeline. So that would probably be an impossible feat, even for Chronos. 

‘This means I need to start over from zero…’

Returning to the past felt like waking up from a long slumber. In order to find out how far back in time he went back, YuWon started observing his surroundings. 

Wham—!

He felt a heavy impact on his face.

What a shitty moment to return to. 

“Hold up. Gonna act like a big man?”

His blurry vision came back into focus, revealing a man in front of him. 

A well-toned physique, a long nose, and an attempt at making a scary expression.

‘Who in the world is this?’

It happened so long ago, he couldn’t remember right away. That’s when YuWon noticed the clothes the man was wearing.

‘Oh, right.’

CheongSol University.

The man was wearing a letterman jacket from the university YuWon used to attend. His memories were fuzzy because it was such a distant memory, but looking at the letterman jacket helped him remember the fact that he used to be a college student. 

YuWon was at one of the gyms on campus.

‘What was this guy’s name…?’

It was almost coming back to him.

Whoosh—

“Huh?”

When his punch missed, the man became visibly confused.

YuWon took a step back, muttering to himself, “Was it tomorrow, or was it today?”

“What?”

“What’s today’s date? If you answer me quickly, I’ll forgive you for punching me since your weak punch didn’t even really hurt.”

The man’s expression turned extremely sour. He probably thought he was being mocked. 

“What did you just say, bitch…? You lose your mind? What the **** are you spouting? You even dropped the honorifics…”

Swoosh—

Wham—!

The man’s head spun. The ceiling and the floor blending together was the last thing he saw before falling on his ***. 

“I guess I don’t need your help. I’ve got my phone, after all.”

There was no point to YuWon’s question. In his pocket he could feel his smartphone, which would tell him what he wanted to know. 

After checking the date with his phone, YuWon looked down at the fellow that was knocked out cold on the floor. 

“School should be on break. Do you really have nothing better to do with your free time?”

He saw the man’s name in his call log.

He finally remembered. It was a guy by the name of Kim MyungHoon. 

He was a grade above Yuwon, and he was well known for being a garbage human being in the physical education department. 

‘And here I was getting beat up without even knowing the reason.’

He really didn’t know why. The semester was over, yet Kim MyungHoon had called YuWon over to beat YuWon to a pulp. He had told YuWon to think of the reason himself. 

“Then you deserve a hard time as well,” YuWon said to his unconscious body. 

The date was December 31st, 2019. It was the last day of the year.

YuWon remembered December 31st as the day the Tutorial first started.

‘What perfect timing.’

It was a good date. Not too early, not too late.

There was no way to know if it was a coincidence or if Chronos set the date, but YuWon was pleased with his situation.

The time was 3PM.

‘So nine hours till midnight.’

It wasn’t a lot of time to prepare and select a location.

“I guess I’ll be busy starting today.”

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When Kim MyungHoon finally regained consciousness, it was late evening.  

All the lights were off, and on the floor of the dark gym, MyungHoon was woken up by his phone vibrating. 

‘Oh, right.’

He had plans.

7PM. He was supposed to meet up with his friends for a drink over dinner. 

“God, ******* dammit…”

Remembering why he was passed out, Kim MyungHoon started swearing in anger. He got knocked out while lecturing his underclassmen. It was something he could never tell anyone out of sheer embarrassment. 

‘I’m going to teach that asshole a proper lesson real soon.’

A lucky punch. That’s what MyungHoon brushed it off as.

He was pretty infamous for his fighting skills, while Kim YuWon had a smaller physique among the underclassmen, on top of being a pushover. 

“Yeah, you called? Uh, yeah. I was just teaching someone a lesson. Where?”

After quickly grabbing his belongings, MyungHoon took a taxi to Hongdae. 

Once he cleaned up the nosebleed and brushed the dirt off his clothes, he looked fine again. 

Not only was it December 31st, it was a Thursday, so Hongdae was overcrowded with people excited for their four-day holiday. 

“Damn, this is a lot of people.”

“Hey, here. Over here!”

“You’re late. We’re charging you a late fee!”

MyungHoon’s friends had been waiting for him. His fellow class of 2018.* They were all guys due to serve in the army soon.

*TL/N: Korea labels college classes by year of admittance. 

“Why were you so hard to get a hold of?”

“You’re an hour late. That’ll be 50,000 won*.” 

*TL/N: Approx $45 USD

“Cut the crap.”

They served MyungHoon a drink as soon as he sat down. Since they had already been drinking for an hour, one of them was flushed red. 

“Hey now, why is this mofo being such a ******* downer?

“Didn’t you just get back from blowing off some steam?”

“I don’t want to talk about it. Just give me another drink.”

He felt the need to get drunk. 

As per MyungHoon’s request, his friends mixed another glass of beer with soju. Thinking it’d raise his spirits, one of MyungHoon’s buddies asked him while handing him a drink, “So, what did you do with Kim YuWon?”

Kim MyungHoon’s hand that was raising the drink to his lips froze for just a second. He got lost in thought for a moment before smirking and replying.

“I beat the shit out of him. I hope he made it to the hospital.”

“C’mon, go a li’l bit easier. Or he might kill himself.”

“So what if he does? Doesn’t that fucker not have any parents? Who’s gonna come after us?”

“Eh, you’re right. Is it really our fault if he commits suicide? If he kills himself because he was beat up a few times, it’s his fault for being such a little *****.”

Kim MyungHoon was pleased by his friends’ agreement. Everyone was partying. The bad memory from earlier that day was quickly fading away. 

‘It’s fine. I’ll just beat the crap out of him later.’

As long as he did that, he could claim that today’s events never happened. 

Round one and round two flashed by. After drinking just beer and soju, for round three, they decided to drink some expensive liquor. 

“Why the **** are there so many people!”

“It’s the four-day weekend.”

“What time is it?”

“11:50” 

“It’s almost 2020.”

The cool breeze was gently sobering them up. When his head stopped feeling so hazy, MyungHoon threw his finished cigarette on the ground and started walking. 

“Hey, let’s get a move on. We don’t want to sober up now, do we?”

“Hey, isn’t that Kim YuWon?”

“Where?”

“Oh shit, it is him.”

Kim MyungHoon froze over the words of his friends. He turned his head, pretending like nothing was wrong. 

‘Why is that fucker here?’

It really was him.

In the midst of a crowd, YuWon was standing still, holding a luggage case in one hand. People just brushed past YuWon, who stood like a statue. He wasn’t moving, looking like he was waiting for someone. 

‘Is this for real? Fuck…’

It really wasn’t his day. Meeting Kim YuWon here and now, before even getting the chance to properly get his revenge. 

“Doesn’t he look fine?”

“You’re right.”

“Is he waiting for someone? What’s up with that carry-on?”

“Let’s go say hi.”

“Why greet him? What are y'all scheming?”

MyungHoon’s friends were already walking up to YuWon. 

‘I’m seriously going to kill him.’

Kim MyungHoon ground his teeth in anger, remembering the event from earlier that day. Now that it had come to this, he decided to crush YuWon, even if it meant losing face in front of his friends.

“Hey, Kim YuWon!”

MyungHoon led his pack towards YuWon, a total of six people including himself. 

When outnumbering someone, one naturally felt no fear. MyungHoon asked, baring his white teeth, “What business you got here?”

The six surrounded YuWon.

People started steering clear to avoid their threatening aura. It looked like a fight could break out at any moment. 

Instead of answering MyungHoon’s question, YuWon checked his electronic wristwatch. 

“It’s almost 12 o’clock.”

[ 11 : 57 : 12 ]

Once he had checked the time, YuWon took the watch off his wrist and threw it to the ground. 

“Enjoy your last three minutes…”

Thud—

Ziiip—

YuWon opened up his large luggage case. He rummaged around, pulling stuff out as he spoke to them.

“Since it’ll be hell after that.”

They didn’t know. 

The events that were about to unfold, the kind of world they would have to start living in. 

That’s why they did not know what a sweet and precious moment these last three minutes were.

“What?”

“Fucking *****, what are you blabbering about…”

Kim MyungHoon walked menacingly towards YuWon, only to take a few steps back in fear. It was because he saw what YuWon pulled out of his luggage.

“Ahh, are you… fu-******* nuts?

The items he pulled out were all very threatening weapons. A sashimi knife, swiss army knife, machete, an axe… and a bag whose contents were a mystery. 

YuWon hung the swiss army knife and axe on his waist and wielded the sashimi knife. 

“Hey, a-apologize already!”

“H-How hard did you beat this kid up that he’s come to this?”

“Yeah, bro. You—You’re clearly in the wrong here!”

“Hey, YuWon. You shouldn’t be like this either! I get that you’re really angry, but…”

A crowd formed around YuWon, who was holding various weapons. People kept murmuring. MyungHoon didn’t dare approach YuWon, frightened by the sashimi knife. Some people even called the cops.

‘23:58.’

There wasn’t a lot of time left. 

YuWon put the bag he pulled out of the luggage on his shoulder and looked around.

‘This should be enough people.’

Hongdae. It was one of the most populated places in Seoul, according to YuWon’s memories.

‘It was Anyang, previously.’

YuWon lifted his chin and looked up at the sky. 

The clouds stopped moving.

Everyone was focused on the commotion. No one was paying any attention to the phenomenon that was occurring. They only saw the weapons YuWon was holding and that he was causing a ruckus.

‘Finally…’

In the midst of the chaos, YuWon checked the watch he dropped on the ground. 

“It’s starting.”

Zzzzzt—!

A noise rang in his ears.

The noise wasn’t exclusive to YuWon. The hundreds and thousands of people roaming the streets of Hongdae covered their ears. Some people even fainted from the sound that rang inside their head and eardrums. YuWon stood silent, watching the landscape morph around him.

Kkk—gukuk—

Crack! Kkk—

The ground split apart, and never-before-seen plants grew from the fissure.

“Guuuuuh—”

The color of the clouds floating in the sky inverted, turning black. 

The electronic watch froze at 2020, 00:00 hours. 

[SECTOR : 20131]

[POPULATION : 12,014]

It was a welcoming message. 12,000 people. Picking Hongdae was not the wrong choice. 

“Guuuuahhhh—!”

“Gyaaaa—”

The first things that could be heard once the ringing stopped were frightening roars. 

“… They’re here.”

The roars echoed between the buildings.

YuWon, holding the knife in his hand, walked past Kim MyungHoon and his gang. They were still covering their ears. 

“It’s over.”

[THE TUTORIAL WILL NOW BEGIN.]

“The three minutes.”

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Chapter 3

“Guwooh—!”

“Gyaaaaaaah—”

A cry could be heard in the midst of the ringing noise. 

While listening to the message, YuWon searched for the source of the cry.

[SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE HORDE.] 

[All zombies will perish after 30 minutes.] 

The mission wasn’t much different from what YuWon experienced before. 

But there was one difference. 

‘There’s a fuckton of ‘em.’

It was the number of zombies that started appearing in the streets. 

The difficulty of the Tutorial was different per area. The difficulty was related to the number of people, so the higher the population, the higher the difficulty. 

It made sense. Since there were more people that could cooperate, the missions had to have stronger monsters to make things fair. 

At least, that would be the logical reasoning.

‘It’s all nonsensical.’

“Kiyaaaah—!”

“Mo-Monsters!”

“Zom…bies? It’s ******* zombies!”

YuWon observed the people that screamed and ran in terror after discovering the zombies. 

It was unavoidable. The streets of Hongdae were far too small for how densely populated it was. 

Elsewhere, the streets would be wide and empty, leaving more room for people to escape. There would also be fewer zombies, significantly lowering the difficulty.

‘There’s just too many people in the streets.’

There wasn’t an adequate place to run away to. Therefore, the streets of Hongdae would become flooded by the blood of people torn apart by zombies. 

There was only a single solution to this problem—when you can’t run, you should fight. You can’t survive such a large horde simply by running.

As this place became a “Tutorial Zone,” you could only run so far, and zombies were hiding around every corner. And… 

‘It’s a normal reaction.’

YuWon was the same.

Accepting the world as it was, adapting, and doing everything he could to survive only happened after the Tutorial started.

[You are able to check your status by saying the activation phrase “Status Window.”]

[You have obtained a basic weapon - 「Old Knife.」] 

Each person was given a weapon: knives, hammers, spears, and various other weapons. It seems like everyone was given a weapon that they could utilize well. YuWon was given a knife. 

Clank—

YuWon tossed the knife away.

It was an item with a dull blade. You could barely call it a weapon.

‘I couldn’t even kill three zombies with this thing.’

It would be a different story if he could utilize it well, but the old knife was just slightly better than going bare-handed. In truth, it was no better than a steel rod. It was a weapon that was so old, it could break any time. 

On the other hand, the theme of the 1st Tutorial was “Survival.”

The countless zombies would continue to respawn no matter how many you killed.

“Kiyaaah—!”

“Do-Don’t push!”

“Fucking move, damn it!”

The unfortunate people who happened to be close to the zombies were already getting bit, shoving and pulling each other.

They didn’t hesitate to sacrifice others for their own survival. That was human nature. 

‘Surviving, huh…’

YuWon unzipped his bags, opening a small bottle that was inside.

“That won’t be enough.”

The things YuWon had to do couldn’t be achieved by simply clearing the Tutorial normally . 

Before, simply surviving was enough, but now he had a more important objective. 

YuWon had brought other weapons to use instead of the old knife. And one more thing… 

YuWon poured the contents of the bottle onto the sashimi knife.

Splash—

“Alright.”

Done preparing, YuWon had a fierce look in his eyes.

He didn’t need to check his own status. He could feel what his starting stats were.

“Let’s go.”

Vroom—

YuWon dove head-first into the horde of zombies.

Zombies were slow and weak, but to compensate, they were immune to pain and extremely hard to kill. You needed a lot of strength to kill them. There weren’t a lot of people in the 1st Tutorial who would be able to kill them. But…

Slash—

[You were the first to kill a zombie in your area.]

[You have obtained 100 points.]

[Your experience points massively increased.]

[You leveled up.]

[Strength increased by 1.]

[Dexterity increased by 1.]

[Constitution increased by 1.]

The sashimi knife sliced through the zombies’ heads with great ease. 

‘Perfect.’

A smile crossed YuWon’s face.

It was worth moving quickly. The reward for the first zombie kill was quite generous for the effort it took. 100 points were hard to gain in the early stages of the Tutorial, and the stats that came with the level-up would be very useful.

His arms and legs were stronger—the power of the strength stat.

The zombies appeared slower, while his body felt lighter—the power of the dexterity stat.

His body felt revitalized, while his breathing stabilized—the power of the constitution stat. 

YuWon kept moving. 

Shing-—!

Stab, stab, stab—!

Slash—

YuWon swung his knife, cutting down the zombies one by one in a flash.

[You leveled up.]

[You leveled…]

Leveling up was quick in the beginning. Of course, it was also due to YuWon cutting the heads off of zombies as fast as he could.

A flurry of endorphin-rushing notifications.

‘This feels great.’

YuWon laughed, seeing the endless number of zombies surrounding him.

This was one of his reasons for selecting Hongdae for his Tutorial location. The number of zombies directly correlated to the population of the region. And that would be consistent until the next area of the Tutorial. 

Watching YuWon cut down dozens of zombies by himself, the people’s reactions started to change one by one. 

“Hold up…”

“Could the zombies actually be pretty weak?”

“Doesn’t that seem pretty doable?”

Wherever you go, there will always be people without fear. A few people started joining the fight after witnessing YuWon slaughter the zombies. 

The rewards from the early stages of the Tutorial were extremely important. Among the people who were quick to act that day, a few of them would probably make it to the upper floors of the Tower. But of course…

‘It won’t be easy.’

“Ahhhhh!”

“Wha-What’s up with these things?!”

“Why won’t they die!”

No matter how hard you hit them in the head with a sword, zombies wouldn’t die easily. It was no laughing matter, slicing the head of a zombie with a dull, old sword. Many got bit by the zombies, surprised that the zombies weren’t so easy to kill.

‘The toxins of a zombie are bound to be fatal to the participants of the 1st Tutorial.’ 

Slice—

The knife didn’t feel like it was making as smooth a cut anymore. It felt as though the knife had become dull, however, that was not the reason.

“Tsk.”

Pow—!

YuWon made a sound of disapproval while kicking away a zombie.

The effect must have worn off.

Zip—

YuWon pulled out another bottle in a hurry.

Smash—!

Splash—

He cut the bottle apart with his sword, wetting the blade with its contents.

The salty, fishy smell pierced YuWon’s nose.

‘It’s definitely working.’

YuWon remembered a distant memory, something one of his companions told him right after they entered the Tower.

“Unlike you, I don’t have any talents. Seriously, compare me to anyone, and it becomes obvious how untalented I am.”

“At least you still survived.”

“I was lucky. I made an amazing discovery in the 1st Tutorial.”

“The first one? Don’t you just have to survive against zombies in that one?”

“Do you know where I used to work?”

“Work? Why are you bringing up your work…? What was your job?”

‘The man I met on the 1st Floor was quite fortunate. Right about now, unlike most people, he is probably hunting zombies with ease.’ 

“I managed salt evaporation ponds. The zombies in the 1st Tutorial…

“Their weakness is salt.”

Slash—

Once again, the sashimi knife cut the zombie’s head like it was butter.

It was thanks to the salt water that YuWon had just poured on the knife. 

[You have defeated 100 zombies in 10 minutes.]

[You have achieved an unbelievable feat in the Tutorial.]

[You have obtained 3 unallocated stat points.] 

[Unallocated stat points will be distributed at random if unused by the end of the Tutorial.]

Yuwon’s eyes widened. He wasn’t expecting this kind of reward. 

‘It’s possible to earn unallocated stat points in the Tutorial?’

Unallocated stat points were a valuable reward. You gain stats at random when you level up, so unallocated stat points were very useful since it could be used to raise any stats you wanted. Your level becomes harder to raise the higher it is, but unallocated stat points were completely separate from the leveling system. 

‘Should I save it for later?’

Currently, Arcane Power was disabled. Arcane Power would only be available starting in the middle stages of the Tutorial. It was the most efficient stat, as well as the hardest to raise. That was Arcane Power. 

But instead of saving the points for later, it might be better to use it now for an immediate power boost. 

YuWon made a decision after weighing his options.

‘Let’s save it for now.’

Looking at the big picture, it seemed like a waste to use unallocated stat points to crush some measly zombies. Besides, YuWon wasn’t going to simply slash and stab the zombies anymore.

‘It’s the ten minute mark.’

The number of zombies would start overflowing any second now. 

YuWon had to hurry and make his preparations.

‘Where would be an adequate place…?’

YuWon looked around as he cleared himself a path by slicing and dicing zombies. The streets had devolved into absolute chaos from the battle between people and zombies. In the midst of his search, a place caught YuWon’s attention.

‘Found it.’

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Reaper Scans

Translator - NumbaWon

Proofreader - BringTheRayn

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“Ahhhhhh!”

Crack—!

Kim MyungHoon swung his old knife. 

Once again it didn’t go as expected. He couldn’t get a clean cut on the zombie’s head. 

‘Fuck! Why isn’t this working?!’

He couldn’t figure out the reason.

YuWon, who charged into the zombies faster than anyone else, slayed the zombies like it was nothing. 

In comparison, MyungHoon, as well as others, were barely killing one zombie after multiple slashes. 

‘Is it because the blade is dull?’

YuWon wielded a different knife. Instead of a worn out knife, he used the sashimi knife and machete he happened to have on hand.

‘Damn it. If only I had a proper weapon like him…’

“Guuuuuuuh—”

A zombie with its head half-split open roared.

The nasty stench was unbearable. Startled, MyungHoon kicked the zombie in the chest. 

Bam—!

“Fucking hell!”

The zombie must have felt no pain. After falling down, it got back up like it was nothing. Kim MyungHoon stared at the unfaltering zombie in disgust. 

“Hey, MyungHoon.”

“Is it just me… or are they growing in numbers?” As their stamina was reaching their limits, MyungHoon’s friend asked him this question.

He bit his trembling lips. He knew it as well.

‘Instead of decreasing, they’re multiplying.’

There was no way they could handle this many of them.

“Guwaaaaaah—”

“Gyaaack—”

They were surrounded by zombies on all sides.

There was no way to escape, nor did they have any strength left to continue fighting. Their fates were sealed. 

Can we hold these bastards off?

How are we supposed to survive in this situation?

‘How the **** are we supposed to do that?!’

Kim MyungHoon heard the answer in that moment. 

“YuWon! Where did YuWon go?”

There was only one way to survive now that they were surrounded.

Kim YuWon. They had to receive his help. YuWon’s skill was the real deal, being able to cut zombies like they were made of tofu. 

“He’s gone!”

“Fuck, where did that motherfucker go?!”

“They—They’re coming!”

“Guwaaaah—”

The zombies were closing in tighter on them. 

Kim MyungHoon swung his knife with all he had. 

At that very moment… 

Clang—!

His eyes opened wide. A fragment of his knife had fallen to the ground. The knife he was swinging broke in half. 

 “Are you fucking—”

Though completely dull, it was at least something that MyungHoon could use as a weapon to protect himself. Now, he no longer had a way to defend himself against the zombies.

“Guwaaah—”

A zombie got within spitting distance, widening its jaws at MyungHoon.

A nose-piercing stench. Rotten teeth that would soon tear him apart.

“Ahhhhhhhh—!”

He screamed, helplessly watching the zombie that was about to take his life. 

“Uh… ah…?”

Something was off. The zombies suddenly stopped moving.

“Wha-What’s going on?”

“Why did these fuckers suddenly…?”

They hadn’t reached the stated time limit yet. There was no reason for the zombies to freeze. And that wasn’t the weirdest part… 

“Chiii—”

“Gugh, guwahhh—”

“Gyaaack—!”

The zombies started to twitch, screaming in pain.

They were monsters that didn’t feel any pain, no matter how much their arms and legs were cut, even withstanding broken bones. 

Yet, suddenly they were crying in agony, falling one by one to the ground. 

Thud—

“Chiii—”

The zombies’ rotten flesh started melting, as if they had been splashed with acid. 

“What the fuck…”

“Hey, something’s falling!”

“What?”

Kim MyungHoon raised his head, following his friend’s observation.

Lost in terror, he hadn’t noticed it. There were things falling from the sky. 

MyungHoon reached out for one of them with the palm of his hands.

It was a familiar-looking crystal.

He wanted to confirm his suspicions, so he licked it.

T/N: Do drugs, kids. 

PR/N: Wait, no, don’t just lick random white crystals, kids. 

“Ugh, salty…”

It was a familiar taste.

“… Salt?”

MyungHoon looked up again. 

Salt was raining down from the skies.

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