The world was burning.
All humans were desperately trying to save themselves. It seemed they no longer cared for one another.
Anyone who fell would be stepped on and kicked by those around them. This is what humans truly become when the apocalypse suddenly strikes.
Ishira Reiji happened to witness it all... He stood frozen, unable to bear the sight.
"Please... help me..."
A female student, collapsed in the corridor with blood streaming from her head, pleaded for Ishira's help.
Ishira also needed to save himself, but in his heart, a flicker of compassion urged him to help her. He rushed toward the injured student, assessing her condition.
"Can you still move?.. We need to get out of here."
Ding! Ding! Ding!
[Comment section]
"Leave her and let her die burning... Make her traumatized by looking at the MC's face."
In an instant, the girl began rambling in terror, as if horrified by Ishira's face.
"Go away... go away, Monster!! Cough...Cough... Someone pleeeease helppp meee!!"
She tried to drag herself across the floor, struggling to get away from Him. Trails of blood from the girl smeared the floor.
"Mom... mom... dad... dad... please help me... I don't want to dieee..." she sobbed.
Suddenly, a glow enveloped her entire body, as if something radiant was shining upon her—a light the color of a sunset orange wrapped around her.
To the right, a smaller winged creature—a pterosaur—flew toward them from outside the school. It opened its jaws wide, and a fireball formed inside...
Whooosh!!!
It blasted the fireball straight toward the female student. Ishira, who had already anticipated it, tried to move his legs to save her.
His legs trembled, weak and completely unresponsive...
"Why won't my legs move...? Please move... please... pleaseee..."
In an instant, his legs suddenly regained movement—but the fireball was already too close to the girl...
She turned her face toward Ishira... Her vision suddenly shifted—the terrifying monstrous face of Ishira from before now looked like that of a normal human.
With one last smile...
"I'm sorry..."
The fireball struck her, and she burst into flames, screaming in agony before she died right in front of Ishira's eyes.
[Comment Section]
"Oops... my bad. I thought that girl was his gf—totally forgot to read Chapter 1 first. Feels bad, man."
Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5 stars) from [IHatePartner]
[Member Chatroom]
IHatePartner joined the room...
LonelyGod: LMAO! Look at his face! He's so shocked!
HunterSuck: Author, you're a genius. Now make him fight the dragon bare-handed!
IHatePartner: Looks like I'm not the only idiot who paid 10k just to subscribe to this story... Hey guys, maybe we can give him a system?
LonelyGod: ....
HunterSuck: ....
IHatePartner: It's trending now. Did you really think he can survive barehanded? Omg, what a stupid duo.
LonelyGod: Are you trying to pick a fight, loser? Or should I call you... singgggle?
IHatePartner: At least I don't go around calling myself "Gods." You think that name makes you cool?
HunterSuck: Guys... stop fighting. How about we agree on this one? If it's not the best, we can change it later.
LonelyGod: Fine! I'll accept it, but only this time. Let's see how long this stupid single can keep up with his story.
IHatePartner: Sshhhhhh... Even your "LonelyGod" act like you've got a partner.
Please vote to add a system to the MC!
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Story proceeds...
[Chatroom Closed]
Meanwhile, Ishira had already run away to save himself while the others were fighting in the chatroom. He was hiding behind a door in one of the classrooms on the second floor.
"Fuck… who the hell are these people? Because of simple mistake, people died without any mercy."
[System Alert]
[New Objective: Survive the Dragon's Wrath.]
[Reward: ???]
"I hate this… I'm going to die. I'm actually going to die because of some bored assholes with too much money."
Before he could react, from the mirror at the side of the corridor, a pair of large eyes appeared, staring from the second floor. He tried to hold his breath.
The air in the room grew hot as the Dragon's breath radiated intense heat.
Sweat began forming on his body, and one drop slowly trailed down his cheek to his chin before dripping onto the floor…
Drip.
"Hah… I'm dead."
The Dragon, with its sharp claws, slashed through the second floor of the school building—the swipe leaving deep gashes along the corridor.
Dust and debris from the collapsing structure swirled, obscuring the Dragon's vision.
He quickly dashed toward the half-destroyed staircase and, without thinking, leaped down, tumbling until he crashed into something soft.
"Damn it, that hurt like hell—jumping from up there!"
Suddenly, he froze in shock. What he had crashed into were corpses—human bodies split in half, their remains scattered far apart.
"Wuekk—"
He felt like want vomiting from the stench of blood, something foul, and the scattered remains of intestines.
He kept getting up and tried to run to safety, but his brain couldn't think straight. Because of the dust, he stepped on all sorts of things—soft, hard, squishy.
"Don't think… don't think about what I just stepped on."
He spotted a staircase that was still intact, only about 10 meters away from the collapsed one.
Quickly, he rushed behind the stone stairs and hid there.
"Ahh… at least I can catch my breath for a second."
In the darkness behind the stairs, he felt something brush against him…
"Shit, not again."
He turned around to check, hoping it wasn't a corpse. That thing was...
"Errhh… Hello, Reiji?"
" Akiraaa ? "
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[Member Chatroom]
LonelyGod:Oh come on, don't hide! Fight it! I paid good money for this!"
HunterSuck:Yeah! Make him pick up a weapon or something!"
IHatePartner:Wow, that girl was beautiful… who is she?
LonelyGod: Don't you dare let her die… She's my Waifu… Fuck, she'll die if she stays with him!"
HunterSuck: ....
IHatePartner: Who said I wanted her dead? I just want to know.
LonelyGod:This author better not… NOT… kill her off, or I'll demand a refund!
[Chatroom closed]