Apocalypse Tyrant

Jenga (3)

The first suicide in the library camp.

Even with the shocking incident of one survivor taking their own life, not much changed.

The camp people still chewed their insufficient food carefully, held their noses while cleaning smelly excrement, and slept fitfully in uncomfortable beds.

The hellish waiting that repeated like a hamster wheel since being trapped in the library.

The time spent blankly staring at the library ceiling grew longer and longer.

Only Cha Seolhee’s voice occasionally speaking to survivors and Park Woojin and Kim Minjun’s presence leaving as the search team every morning could be heard.

Meanwhile, there were reports from the two minions that Ku Yeri was struggling alone, but—

There was nothing she could do on her own anymore.

At most, selecting important books that shouldn’t be used as toilet paper?

There was nothing more she could proactively do beyond that.

As the library camp was gradually being consumed by despair like that,

I was preparing to expand.

While steadily managing the two minions and An Sejun, I checked the somewhat neglected 2nd floor defenses once again.

It took exactly two days to perfectly check up to basement floor 1, thoroughly tapping even stone bridges.

I paid so much attention that I could confidently say the area I had secured was cleaner and safer than before the zombie outbreak.

Especially the lockers blocking the front of the 2nd floor main entrance like an iron wall, which had been covered with newspapers and papers.

It was a defensive facility I had brought up from basement floor 1 and installed as a barricade.

Not satisfied with just that, I even set up a secondary barricade with bookshelves filled with books behind the lockers.

I installed barricades very meticulously in front of the elevator doors, internal stairway door, and in front of the internal stairs going up to the 3rd floor inside the internal stairway door, so—

Now unless the survivors on the 2nd floor went outside because they really wanted to die, there was almost no chance of them being exposed to threats.

Moreover, when you’re busy setting up defenses all day like this, something naturally becomes distinguished.

The diligent and busy side, and the half-dead side.

Park Woojin and Kim Minjun cleaning bloodstains by diligently mopping the floor to the point of seeming lively.

And the vice president and library camp people blankly watching that scene.

They started to act as if they didn’t know each other at all.

Perhaps thanks to that, the two minions now spent more time clinging to my temporary dwelling than being in the library camp.

The search team gathering in the slightly expanded temporary dwelling as if it was very natural.

No—

It wouldn’t be strange to call it another camp now.

And I wasn’t the only one feeling this change in the situation.

In despair where no future can be seen no matter how much you think—

If there are people who give up on life themselves.

There are bound to be people who try to desperately cling to that life, no matter how wretched.

For example—

“Hurry and come in. Quickly—!”

Like An Sejun.

On the morning I was about to start expanding the area in earnest.

That is, on the morning of the third day since one of the female survivors committed suicide.

An Sejun, who I thought had gone to relieve himself, entered the temporary dwelling with an urgent expression while repeatedly gesturing for someone to come here.

Thanks to that, the gazes of the search team who were briefly checking their equipment gathered in one place simultaneously.

There, a woman could be seen hesitantly entering the temporary dwelling at An Sejun’s urgent urging.

An Sejun furrowing his brow at the too slow speed as if still hesitating and pulling the woman’s hand.

An Sejun hurriedly standing her next to him and smiling while bowing to me.

“Team leader. This is my girlfriend Jung Seri that you’ve always been concerned about.”
“…”

Thud—! Thud—!

An elbow urging Jung Seri who was quietly silent as if frozen.

“…I-I’m Jung Seri.”

Jung Seri finally opened her mouth to introduce herself at her boyfriend’s urging.

The ordinary face that had immediately screamed at my gesture on the first day at the library enters my view again.

After the very brief self-introduction, Jung Seri’s head fixed on the floor with tightly closed lips.

An Sejun hurriedly opened his mouth at my gaze requiring explanation.

“Seri cries with a sad face whenever I see her, saying it’s too scary over there, team leader. Moreover, she’s really anxious because the other girls are doing something like bullying over the food you so gratefully provide us, team leader.”

Reasons pouring out like a waterfall as soon as he opened his mouth.

An Sejun swallowed gulp— and caught his breath in the middle of the story that clearly showed signs of rehearsal.

“So if it’s really not too much trouble, can Seri stay with me? I’ll guard the food bag even more diligently, I’ll really work harder!”

An Sejun showing his clenched fist with the opposite hand from the one holding hands with Jung Seri as if expressing his will.

A lukewarm answer bursts out at that passionate expression.

“You can just do that. Whatever you do with your girlfriend here when we’re not around is up to you. Just guard the food bag thoroughly.”

An Sejun urgently trying to wave his hands as soon as my words ended.

I smiled slightly at that appearance and stopped An Sejun.

“I know. I was just joking a bit. Of course I know what you mean, Sejun.”

If it’s bringing his girlfriend here while we’re gone, that cunning bastard would have done well on his own.

The reason he’s asking me this is obviously because he needs my permission.

That means even when I’m here— in other words, he’s asking if Jung Seri can stay here from now on continuously.

Simply put—

“You’re saying you’ll move camps from there to here…”

As I slightly lifted the metal pipe, Ko Janghun next to me quickly took care of the metal pipe with sharp intuition.

Thanks to that, I scratched my chin calmly with my freed right hand.

The couple’s Adam’s apples bobbed violently as I deliberately dragged out my words and showed a face deep in thought.

An Sejun dripping cold sweat while not even blinking as he stared at my face.

I smiled meaninglessly at that sight and nodded my head.

“There’s no particular reason not to accept.”

A bright smile spreading on An Sejun’s face at my permission.

“But—”

However, An Sejun’s smile quickly fades at the Korean words that must be heard to the end.

I calmly stared at Jung Seri who was just looking at the floor like a dead mouse.

An Sejun’s elbow quickly urging Jung Seri again as he noticed my gaze.

Thanks to that, Jung Seri awkwardly raised her head and met my eyes.

“The problem is that our Seri’s case is a bit different from Sejun’s.”

Our Seri has only stayed in that camp until now, right?

My finger pointing straight at the opposite side of the temporary dwelling.

I continued speaking while looking at Jung Seri trembling with anxiety.

“A camp where an infected person bit their friend, and a person committed suicide. Unlike here, a place where accidents never end.”

Who knows?

“Our Seri might be hiding bite marks too.”

The couple hurriedly shaking their heads back and forth with expressions saying that’s nonsense at my speculation.

“How can I believe you if you just shake your heads?”
“N-no. I really wasn’t bitten.”
“Th-that’s right, team leader. It’s been a really long time since that chaos—”

I.

The temporary dwelling naturally falls silent as I harden my expression and slightly raise my voice.

I quietly muttered to the couple with their mouths shut tight like clams.

“I asked how I can believe you.”
“…”

Jung Seri’s eyes starting to tremble violently at my question.

I subtly pronounced that worst-case scenario to her who might be worrying about the worst-case scenario.

“Take them off.”
“T-team leader—!”
“Sejun.”

An Sejun who had been shocked hurriedly closed his mouth as if burned when I called his name.

An Sejun fidgeting anxiously and pleading to me with his eyes.

I lightly ignored that gaze and spoke to Jung Seri who had started trembling enough to be visible.

“If you don’t want to, just go back to that camp. No one’s forcing you.”

Whether you starve to death, get bitten by zombies, or—

“Hang yourself and die while pissing and shitting yourself, it has nothing to do with me, right?”
“…”

Jung Seri flinching with her body each time I continued my sentences as if stabbing her with whispers without feet.

Jung Seri’s tears that had been whimpering like during our first encounter on the library’s first day flow down juuuruk— as soon as they meet my cold eyes.

Jung Seri who had been chewing her lips and shedding tears juul— gradually moves her trembling hands towards her top buttons.

An Sejun who had let go of her hand at some point and was just staring at the floor one step to the side.

“Why are you making such a fuss like you’re doing something amazing?”

At my urging, Jung Seri’s body jerked greatly and she started hurrying her hands undoing her light blue shirt a bit faster.

Thud—! Thud—!

The light blue shirt covered in quite a bit of dirt gradually revealing skin as buttons are slowly undone.

Skin that doesn’t look very clean, perhaps from not being able to shower for a long time, and a bra of similar color to the shirt are revealed.

Thud—!

The hand that finished undoing all the buttons wanders for a moment then politely gathers in front of her jeans.

Jung Seri continuously glancing at me while grasping her trembling hands dedeldeol—.

“…”

I tilted my head askew without saying anything.

At the silent urging, Jung Seri who had pursed her trembling lips tightly— put her hands on her jeans while shedding tears juul— again.

Thud—! Ziiip—

The sound of the hook being undone and zipper coming down.

The sound of those tight-fitting jeans brushing against skin quietly flows through the temporary dwelling like that.

Panties paired in the same color as the bra.

The jeans that passed through slightly lifted sneakers sprawl on the floor in a scene where her original flesh color is now more visible than clothes.

Thud—!

The fully unbuttoned shirt and jeans lying scattered on the floor.

For Jung Seri who was covering her chest with both arms as if by instinct, the only remaining coverings were her underwear, black-stained white socks, and sneakers.

“The zombie bastards must be overflowing with fair play spirit? Did they make a promise not to bite women’s chests and pussies?”

Jung Seri lowering her head while tightly closing her eyes at my sarcasm.

She lowered her hands covering her chest and slowly unzipped her bra.

Thud—!

Now her flesh color is fully revealed without any coverings.

Secret areas she probably wouldn’t have shown to most people were being blatantly toyed with by the search team’s gazes.

Slightly protruding breasts that don’t look that big and light brown nipples.

Jung Seri’s breasts distort this way and that following her movements as she removes her panties and socks with trembling lips.

Her breasts that had been distorting left and right according to her arm movements return to their original position, and Jung Seri who has become perfectly naked hurriedly covers her most important parts with both hands.

The area she’s covering by politely clasping her two hands, unable to cover it blatantly perhaps because she’s conscious of my gaze.

“Attention.”
“…Hic!”

That covered area gradually enters the search team’s view at the firm tone.

A pussy tightly closed like a clam and black pubic hair settled around it.

I held out my index finger and spun it in circles towards Jung Seri who had shown everyone her most secret area as a woman.

“Turn around.”

Jung Seri immediately carrying out my order while stuttering, perhaps having given up since there were no more areas to hide now.

I nodded my head at Jung Seri who covered her face with her hands then turned her body in place once.

“No problems.”
“…Ah.”

An Sejun finally exhaling in relief and Jung Seri about to burst into tears as if collapsing.

“Now that the check is over, ask properly.”

But another hurdle blocks the couple this time too.

An Sejun opening his mouth wide— in bewilderment and Jung Seri starting to tremble violently— while naked.

Jung Seri shedding tears juul— like that stared at her boyfriend as if looking for something to rely on.

An Sejun seeming to say something with a silent gaze at Jung Seri’s desperate eyes.

Well, as if there’s a meaning that passes between couples, Jung Seri who bit her lips tightly politely clasped her hands together.

“P-please. Please let me stay here.”

Her buttocks entered my view thanks to the waist bow that would easily exceed 90 degrees at a glance.

Jung Seri raising her waist again after the very polite greeting.

“I already received greetings earlier.”

However, her facial expression immediately fluctuated at my lukewarm answer.

An Sejun giving a silent instruction more clearly than before at her gaze looking for her boyfriend again.

“…Hic—!”

Jung Seri who finally let out a slightly choked sob she had been holding back slowly bent her body.

Legs gradually bending and knees touching the ground.

“Hic—! Please. Please al-allow me to stay here I beg you.”

I smiled looking down at Jung Seri perfectly carrying out what I wanted.

As expected of An Sejun—

He’s not a bastard who ran to the temporary dwelling as soon as zombies appeared for nothing.

His survival instinct filled to the maximum after getting hit a few times.

His girlfriend coaching is quite high level too.

I slowly approached Jung Seri waiting for my disposition while kneeling.

Trudge— Trudge—

Jung Seri opening her eyes round like a terrified rabbit at the footsteps I deliberately made louder.

“Yes, now you’re speaking my language.”

It was clear she was contemplating whether to avoid or keep looking at my gaze as I squatted down to meet her eyes.

I gently smiled and tidied her tangled hair.

Her intense trembling is directly transmitted at my touch.

“This is a business where I don’t gain anything at all.”

Having to feed her on time, keep her safe, give her a place to sleep—

“It’s a situation where you have to plead solely for my mercy.”

My hand stroking her hair stops at the crown of her head.

Thud—!

A gesture of grasping her head a bit forcefully.

Jung Seri’s even more intense trembling is transmitted following my hand.

Jung Seri looking at me with terrified eyes.

“Then— you should at least do this well.”

Along with a low whisper, her head moves downward following my hand gesture.

Thud—!

Jung Seri’s forehead touching the floor like that.

I ground her head down quite strongly jjaleun jjaleun.

“So why did you stupidly stay in that camp, Seri.”
“S-sorry. I’m sorry. I’m sorry!”

Jung Seri’s apology bouncing up after echoing on the floor thanks to her pressed forehead.

I smiled more deeply at that buzzing voice and ground down her head.

“Thanks to you, I have to do things I don’t want to do, hurting my heart.”
“…”

Jung Seri in the most polite posture possible while naked.

Thump— Thump—

Strangely, my heart that hadn’t reacted at all to seeing Jung Seri naked was now pounding.

Seeing Jung Seri prostrated in front of me now, satisfaction and elation were bursting like fireworks in my head.

As if by instinct—

Thud—!

My right foot on Jung Seri’s head as if it was very natural.

“I can’t help it. Since you’re asking so politely.”

I shook my foot grinding down her head jjaleun jjaleun— while savoring this moment.

Jung Seri’s hair tangling up messily following my foot movements.

My whole body tingled at the constant vibration coming up through my foot.

Ding—!

[‘Jung Seri’ has ‘surrendered’ to you.]

[Surrender factors: ‘Very strong’ fear of hunger, ‘Very strong’ fear of death, ‘Very strong’ fear of the future…]

The negative factors sticking pitch black in her heart.

I smiled while trampling jjaleun jjaleun on her despair thickly plastered without a trace of hope to be found.

It was an achievement attained without violence for the first time.

A surrender created solely by the situation surrounding her.

“Th-thank you, team leader! I’ll really work hard! Whatever you order—”

An Sejun starting to give profuse thanks as if thinking the situation was roughly settled.

I smiled looking at him who had suddenly stuck out his head.

“Really? Anything?”

At the sudden question and my gaze naturally turning towards the naked woman trampled under my foot.

An Sejun’s whole body freezing at my gesture and trembling dadadak—.

His face turning white as a sheet as if the sky was turning yellow at the third-rate villain-like line.

An Sejun alternately looking at his trampled girlfriend and me with parched lips, then tightly closing his eyes as if having decided something.

“Alright. I’m joking, Sejun. Just joking.”

A joke blocking his mouth with perfect timing, and An Sejun looking at me while swallowing saliva gulp— thanks to that.

I continued speaking to An Sejun who was awkwardly splitting his mouth in a smile as if imitating my smile belatedly.

“Our Sejun is a romantic.”

Even in this situation, you’re diligently taking care of your girlfriend.

Thud—!

An Sejun laughing awkwardly at my gesture of pushing him playfully.

I jerked my chin while removing my foot from Jung Seri’s head who had been lying prostrate without moving.

“Put them back on.”

An Sejun approaching his girlfriend like lightning as soon as my permission fell.

I turned to look at the search team who had been watching this whole situation from behind me.

The search team squirming their bodies while subtly avoiding my eyes at my gaze.

Especially the search team trying to somehow hide their awkwardly bent waists and prominently protruding crotches, I frowned.

The slightly reddened faces and quite rough breathing I could sense with all five senses were too disgusting.

The two minions and Ko Janghun trying to somehow hide their body’s abnormalities at my expression.

I burst out laughing at that sight and stared ahead again.

Jung Seri hurriedly getting dressed and An Sejun helping her.

“Come to think of it, the youngest one cut in line.”

The couple starting to watch my reaction while pausing getting dressed at my muttering.

I nodded my head after carefully looking at Jung Seri among them.

“Pick one out of the women who come clinging from now on.”

The search team’s eyes widening round at the instruction I casually threw while looking at them.

“There should be a reward for working hard without hurting teamwork like this.”

I pointed at Ko Janghun while watching the smiles gradually spreading on their lips.

“Ko-ja can pick one more.”

There’s still a clear hierarchy after all.

Ko Janghun trying very hard to hold back laughter at my instruction.

The two minions next to him swallowing saliva as if imagining something, then hurriedly lowering their heads after noticing my gaze.

“Th-thank you, team leadeeer—!”

A folder bow almost stamping their foreheads on the ground and resounding voices.

A hollow laugh leaked out at the fanatical reaction I was seeing for the first time from the two minions.

Ding—!

[‘Park Woojin’, ‘Kim Minjun’ ‘strongly’ submit to you.]

[Common factors: ‘Strong’ gratitude and trust towards the team leader, fear of violence.]

Ding—!

[Royal Authority: 10]

[An exclusive skill is unlocked by the Royal Authority stat reaching a certain value.]

Status messages suddenly filling my vision.

I let out an even bigger hollow laugh than before while slowly reading those messages.

What.

Was it this easy?