Entering Apocalypse in Easy-Mode

Rodney glanced at all of them and waited for their reactions.

A moment later, Sonya stood up from her chair. "I want to go to my room right now. Asqa, you want to come?"

Sonya seemed to want to avoid the conversation. She stared at Asqa with eyes indicating that.

Asqa returned Sonya's gaze. A moment later she stood up as well.

"But what about these dishes?" Asqa asked.

Sonya exhaled. "Why are you still thinking about that? Isn't there a lot of clean furniture left here?"

Asqa immediately thought that Sonya's words were true. She can't leave the habit where she always cleans the dining table after finishing eating.

But now the apocalypse is going on. So that kind of behavior doesn't matter.

Asqa followed Sonya out of the kitchen. Leaving the Regressors without saying anything.

The silence continued for the Regressors. Reed glanced at Rodney with a questioning look.

"What are you thinking?" Reed asked.

"Just like what I said earlier. Clyde might be hiding something from us," Rodney replied.

"I don't see a problem with it," Eric said. "I know maybe he doesn't want to share how he got his powers. But, it doesn't mean that he means evil."

"Are you sure?" Rodney asked while looking at Eric.

"What do you mean?" Eric asked back with a frown.

"Don't you think that Clyde might just be using us for his purposes?" said Rodney.

Mona slightly widened her eyes after realizing what Rodney meant.

"You mean... Clyde was just using the information we have about what's going to happen next?" Mona said.

"That's very possible, right? Then when we're not very useful, he'll maybe be going to ditch us." Rodney replied.

They all look thoughtful. After all, it's not like they become friends even though they had fought together.

It didn't take long for Eric to ask. "But didn't we do the same to him?"

His words made his fellow Regressors turn towards Eric almost simultaneously.

"In a world that has been thrown into chaos like this, aren't we simply using each other to survive?"

They fell silent again. The four of them were just taking advantage of each other too.

Isn't that basically how living creatures at work? By always taking advantage of others for their ends?

"I guess you're right," Reed said with a shrug. "If that's what Clyde wants, we can't do anything, can we?"

"I don't like that," Mona snapped. "What if he betrays us later?"

"I'm not saying we have to trust him completely," Reed said. "If any sign that he's going to betray us shows up, we can leave. We're not that stupid, are we?"

"Or we can betray him before he does that," Rodney said in a hushed voice. He knew that Asqa and Sonya had gone to their rooms by the sound of their footsteps moving away.

The two of them must have been out of range to overhear this conversation. Because of that Rodney dared to say such a thing.

Eric, Reed, and Mona looked at him with different expressions. Eric looked at him disapprovingly.

Reed didn't really like the idea either but that doesn't mean it was out of question for him.

Meanwhile, Mona seemed interested in listening to his plan.

Rodney who saw their gazes immediately explained his meaning in the same whispering voice.

"You guys know how day five is going to go," Rodney said. "We can use Clyde for that."

~~~

On the other hand, Clyde is walking down a ruined street.

Clyde has packed a few foods in the refrigerators of the motel rooms into his Inventory. So that later when hunger comes, Clyde doesn't need to be bothered.

He was quite surprised to find the sky suddenly turned cloudy and dark.

Sunlight seems difficult to reach the earth. Obstructed by those hanging gray clouds.

The sound of thunder also echoed. Either far away or even right above Clyde.

Yet, the atmosphere here seems quiet. No sign of monsters appearing.

At this rate, Clyde could have a hard time finding the Wendigos that Gremory wanted.

It is still very early in the morning. But, he didn't know what kind of trouble there would be. So Clyde always moves in the mindset that he only has so little time.

"Even now no ordinary Wendigos have appeared. Where should I look for them?"

The last time Clyde knew, the Wendigo had no problem moving around during the day.

But, what he knows could be wrong because this apocalypse can be unexpected.

So, Clyde decided to get into one of the subways. If indeed the Wendigo is a creature that dwells in the dark - in this apocalypse - there is a good chance that they will be down there.

Clyde descended the stairs with his hand gripping the hilt of the Elderglass Sword. His eyes immediately focused on scanning the subway area.

But he only found scattered corpses and an unbearable stench.

Then, not far ahead, Clyde also saw an object that looked like a vending machine. But instead of selling snacks or drinks, the vending machine sells skills.

'It is such a coincidence. I'd better buy a skill now.'

Clyde walked over to the bodies. When he was in front of the Skill Purchasing Machine, Clyde saw the skill list on the screen in front of him.

'There are a lot of good skills here.'

Clyde pressed his hand on the coin insert and used his mind to buy the skills he wanted.

*Trinnggg!*

[ "Skill 'Exp+' has been purchased. 5,000 coins used." ]

Clyde smiled. Even though this skill is quite expensive, Clyde is sure that no one will think that his decision is wrong.

Clyde took the silver tube that came out and immediately learned the skill.

With this skill, Clyde can double the Exp he gets. There is no clear description.

However, Clyde guesses that the amount of experience he gets will increase as the level of the skill increases.

"Grrhh..."

A low growl sounded from the passage where the train was passing.

Clyde immediately bought another skill that he was after.

[ "Skill 'Pure Lightning' has been purchased. 5,500 coins used." ]

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