Apocalypse Tyrant

Squeak—!

The iron door creaked and scattered sunlight into Reading Room 2.

Light quietly illuminating the food storage that had maintained a dark state due to blackout curtains.

Thud—! Thud—!

I slowly looked around the storage literally full of food while tapping my thigh with my right hand holding the iron pipe, not Cha Seolhee’s butt.

A very heartwarming sight that automatically filled the stomach just from looking.

“Th-the 6th floor food storage is being very thoroughly managed with areas designated by expiration date as you said, Director. First, the innermost area you’re looking at—”

A stiff voice clearly stained with tension to anyone listening.

I waved my hand at Ahn Sejun reciting lines with clear signs of memorization as I turned my head.

Ahn Sejun hurriedly closing his mouth and swallowing saliva at my instruction, and Jung Seri beside him.

I asked casually while looking at the couple who had become unrecognizably neat, perhaps due to the effect of implementing group showers with the groundwater we had stored:

“Water?”

A question searching for the absence of bottled water that would occupy quite a large area.

Ahn Sejun hurriedly opened his mouth at my question and pointed outside the door.

“Bottled water and drinks are stored in the male and female sleeping rooms and are being very thoroughly managed, Director!”

The storage keeper continuously emphasizing the words ‘very thoroughly’.

I slowly nodded my head and stared at the window covered by blackout curtains.

This was the most important area that was the lifeline of our camp.

Therefore, I assigned separate storage keepers and strictly guarded it by placing it where I could respond fastest, but that didn’t seem quite sufficient.

If I were an enemy intending to destroy the library camp and wanted to plunder their food—

Thud—! Thud—! Thud—!

I narrowed my eyes while imagining myself climbing the library walls like I climbed the College of Humanities walls.

Crash—

My image of lightly climbing the wall, breaking the glass window, and entering the food storage.

I imagined myself easily securing the food here in less than 5 minutes.

For ability users overflowing with all sorts of outlandish abilities beyond simple physical abilities, that hurdle would be even lower.

Security for ordinary people and security for ability users were on completely different levels, incomparable.

Ding—!

[Do you want to upgrade Inventory (Lv.1) to store heavier and more items? (Pay 50p)]

So that’s why the system does such a shitty hard sell.

I hurriedly dismissed the system window at the price making me furrow my brows deeply even now when I felt quite wealthy.

“Think of ways to guard the food storage more safely.”
“Yes, Director.”

Ko Janghun hurriedly starting to scribble something in his notebook at my instruction.

I let out an empty laugh after confirming Ahn Sejun’s face, which had just been staring endlessly at my expression, was already pale white.

Thud—!

I lightly tapped Ahn Sejun’s shoulder as he was completely frozen looking at my brows furrowed at the inventory price.

“Do you smoke?”
“…Y-yes?”
“I asked if you smoke.”
“Ah—! I-I’m sorry but I d-don’t smoke, Director!”

I jerked my chin at Jung Seri behind Ahn Sejun shaking his head whik— whik—.

“Does Seri?”
“…I don’t smoke, Director.”
“Is that so?”

I freely nodded my head and stared at Ahn Sejun again.

“Is the 6th floor seminar room livable?”
“Of course! It’s very cozy living together with Seri and above all, we always feel safe being close to the search team members—”

Words with clear signs of memorization pour out warruru as if he anticipated this question.

I waved my hand again to stop his mouth and reached out towards Ko Janghun.

The sensation of plastic settling baseurak— on my palm like that.

“Why are you so restless when you haven’t committed any crime? The eunuch says you’re guarding it meticulously.”
“Th-thank you—!”

Ahn Sejun hurriedly bowing kubeok— and receiving it with both hands at my gesture of holding something out.

Ahn Sejun’s eyes widened round after confirming the item he grasped with both hands making a baseurak sound.

“Why, want more?”

The bastard’s smile awkwardly responding to my playful bright smile.

I obtained one more condom from Ko Janghun by reaching out my hand, then passed it to his hand.

“N-no—! It’s o-okay……”

Ahn Sejun muttering while panicking at my gesture like that.

I forcibly gave him one more condom and tapped thud— his shoulder.

“You know you’re doing a very important job for our camp, Sejun?”
“……”
“Even if you don’t know, I know and the camp knows. You’re fully qualified to enjoy this.”
“……”
“So don’t tremble in fear alone and just keep doing like now. You’re doing really well.”

Okay?

Ahn Sejun hurriedly nodding his head whik whik— as soon as my words ended.

I slowly withdrew my hand placed on his shoulder while seeing the droplets already hazily formed in his pupils.

As I always feel, this bastard’s characteristic was being as sensitive as women.

I turned my back on Ahn Sejun hurriedly wiping his tears with his sleeve and left the food storage.

“The next place you’ll visit after the food storage is the weapons storage.”

Thud—! Thud—! Thud—!

Ko Janghun and the search and strike team members hurriedly following me like that.

I crossed the central lounge space full of furniture brought from the College of Education new building lounge floor and stood in front of a new reading room door.

While the food storage was a reading room with outlets prepared to use electronic devices like laptops, this was a reading room without outlets equipped.

Therefore, Reading Room 2 separately distinguished and not as spacious as the food storage.

Squeak—!

I thoroughly scanned the weapons welcoming me fully in view as soon as I opened the door.

Iron crowbars, baseball bats, hammers, wrenches, monkey wrenches, etc.—

Tools with colors too strong as tools and sports equipment rather than weapons.

I shortly clicked my tongue while taking in the blunt weapons mainly obtained from the College of Education management office and tool boxes.

Crossbows, machetes, fire axes, even slingshots.

My forehead involuntarily itched at the sight of not a single proper weapon visible to my eyes now.

“Is this all?”
“Unfortunately so, Director.”

It wasn’t something to get angry at Ko Janghun for as he bowed his head kubeok— as if apologetic.

Because I knew very well what the easiest answer to this was too.

[Do you want to upgrade Shop (Lv.1) to refresh more items? (Pay 100p)]

Tsk—!

Shop level up points reaching 100 points, not even enough at 50 points.

Those points were enough to choose a specialization for partial immunity right now.

I took in Bang Daehwa among the camp members standing at attention behind with a furrowed expression.

A fire-type ability user obeying my commands.

I quickly shook my head after briefly rolling my tongue and continuing my thoughts.

No.

I didn’t prefer the idiotic act of ruining subordinates that came into my hands with my own hands.

“For now, discuss with camp members about easily made weapons like slingshots too.”
“Yes, Director.”

I gave Ko Janghun temporary instructions and closed the door of the weapons storage full of blunt weapons.

It wasn’t that blunt weapons were inferior just because they were full of blunt weapons like that.

Rather, they were overwhelmingly superior in terms of maintenance and management compared to blades or other weapons.

Also, rather than wasting blood-like points to upgrade the shop—

Thud—! Thud—!

I quietly continued my thoughts while feeling the sensation of the iron pipe fitting chak— in my hand now too familiarly.

It could be more efficient to subjugate bastards who invested points in the shop.

Utilizing those with abilities well rather than striving to obtain necessary abilities yourself was the prerequisite of great monarchs and emperors from ancient times.

I was just a bit annoyed that the required points increased exponentially when considering group growth rather than just individual growth.

Anyway, now that I’ve inspected the food storage and weapons storage—

Only one place remained needing inspection on the 6th floor.

Thud—! Thud—! Thud—!

Female camp members trembling their shoulders finely at the foot stomping echoing greatly as if to reach the ceiling.

The appearance of female camp members waiting for me in front of the seminar room was identical as if set in a mold.

Posture of quietly joining trembling del del— hands and bowing heads towards the ground.

Female camp members who slightly raised their heads to glance forward at the approaching foot stomping bowed their heads deeply— again and trembled their bodies finely.

Female camp members who were chosen by the search team and strike team and moved into the seminar room together.

Step— step—

A familiar face was at the forefront of the female camp members trembling dal dal— like that.

I let out a faint laugh seeing the female camp members’ trembling noticeably reduced as soon as Cha Seolhee stood in front.

Because that alone made me know what Cha Seolhee meant to those camp members.

I showed a faint smile to Cha Seolhee doing better than expected and stepped forward.

Step— step—

Clear footsteps slowly scanning the long seminar room.

Thud—! Thud—!

The iron pipe swung habitually each time I examined the seminar rooms with cots etc. in place of desks and chairs removed.

The female camp members bowing their heads more deeply— each time the iron pipe tapped my thigh like that.

I took in the female camp members while walking back the path I came after examining the last seminar room like that.

Desperate trembling hoping this moment would pass quickly without anyone raising their head.

It was definite evidence that the fear I imprinted had seeped into their very depths.

Thud—! Thud—!

I held a small empty laugh at the silence where only my iron pipe tapping my thigh echoed.

It was strangely funny that even such definite evidence has a day when its effectiveness ends.s inevitably become desensitized to something continuous.

That doesn’t change much even if it’s fear threatening one’s life.

Although fear is the most effective and definite method for ruling a group, that doesn’t mean it’s omnipotent.

What’s needed to rule a group isn’t just fear and violence.

“I understand you all.”

I spoke to them while slowly walking through the seminar room.

“Suddenly changing the values and common sense built over twenty-some years. No, over your entire lives. There’s nothing more painful, ridiculous, and nonsensical than that.”

“If all those things that could be called a person’s unique ‘personality’ suddenly changed as told, the building we’re standing in now wouldn’t be Banseok University Library but Seoul National University Library.”

Thud—! Thud—!

I freely continued speaking while repeatedly walking the seminar room corridor.

“The sudden clash of values, forceful orders, the pain of having to follow them, suffering, perhaps even self-loathing.”

“I sincerely thank you all who understand all that and endure it.”

…Zombies.

I quietly murmured the root cause of this matter and looked around at everyone again.

Camp members quietly raising their heads and listening to my words.

“The world literally ended without warning, and this structure now is the best structure I could think of.”

“If anyone has a better method than this, tell me anytime. I’m willing to sincerely listen to those words and change the structure.”

I slowly continued speaking while meeting eyes with each female camp member one by one.

“Some of you probably strongly dislike this current situation. No, it’s no exaggeration to say all of you.”

Perhaps—

“It wouldn’t be strange at all if there are those who think it would be better to do intense labor like the camp members on lower floors or belong to the search team or strike team if possible.”

To tell all of you here now—

I spoke to everyone while raising my voice a bit more.

“You’re welcome to apply for the search team or strike team anytime. Your rights to enjoy will naturally increase the more you contribute to the camp.”

Thud—!

“But that’s a very ridiculous thing to say.”

I stopped walking and took in everyone looking at me.

Me and the camp members facing each other from opposite ends of the seminar room.

I spoke to all the female camp members looking at me and the search team and strike team members lined up behind.

“Because there’s no one contributing more to the camp than you standing before me now.”

“You are already my precious people dedicating yourselves to the camp more than anyone.”

“You are my new family.”

Thud—!

The lightly struck iron pipe pointing at the 6th floor echoed to everyone.

“That’s why you are on the 6th floor now.”

“This is gratitude, reward, and a promise for the dedication and sincerity you’ve shown me.”

I spoke again to all camp members who reached the 6th floor.

“You will enjoy more things.”

“Even without particularly advancing and just continuing like now, you will enjoy more things as the camp’s conditions and situation improve.”

Thud—!

This time the foot stomping striking the floor spreads to everyone with greater resonance than the iron pipe.

“Just remember this. You are in the highest place now and closest to me.”

I slowly turned my head left and right.

All the 6th floor camp members slowly coming into my gaze like that.

And I—

I quietly murmured while meeting eyes with each of them for a very long time.

“I will never forget that.”