The World Cataclysm

Evelyn's mind blanked suddenly. Even though she was known as a cool-headed and collected person, she couldn't respond to his sudden question.

Well, at least, it was understandable since it was too much to ask from a girl who woke up barely a minute ago. Still muddle-headed, she looked at Dave in confusion and said, "Do you mean like... murdering someone?"

"Let's say, solving a problem while it's still small. But boldly, yes." Dave said after some thought. He had expected such a reaction from her, so he was prepared for it.

"Ehm...Why are you even asking it?" Evelyn asked as she winced in her place. He didn't like where their conversation was going as she tensed her body.

"I'm meaning, with everything happening now, it's logical that the same laws from before had lost their powers since nobody would care about them now. And sometimes, in the future, you should be prepared to kill someone," Dave explained. However, he didn't say anything about what happened in the underground basement since she will learn about it anyway.

Listening to him, she was already able to pick up some clues as she guessed that something should have happened on their visit to the underground basement; otherwise, why did he bring it now. She paused slightly and then said, "What has Arthur said about it?"

Dave smiled at her question as he thought, 'Right! High self-control and sharp mind should have been innate to her; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to lead the survivor group in the university. However, she relies on Arthur too much.'

"Do you think I've said it to Arthur? You know that he's too soft for it. Perhaps, he would be a good hero but not a good leader. If he was the good one, then he wouldn't have been fooled to death by Kyle." Dave sighed in helplessness as he recalled Arthur's responses.

"It's not up to you to judge but us!" Evelyn glared at Dave harshly as she followed by, "Nevermind! Are we going to the underground basement or not?"

"Yeah, Dave, let's go! Arthur must be worrying about her," Rebecca said as she found their conversation too uncomfortable. It was kinda strange for her to discuss the prospects of murder just like that.

"Then, let's hurry down there. We still have our own share of troubles to deal with." He just nodded and grabbed his backpack which he had left here with Rebecca in case she needed it to look after Evelyn.

Leaving the office room, they headed towards the door of the underground basement. Since he had his Mana Sensing and was familiar with a route, it was not a problem for him to guide three girls to the underground basement, even though he was extra cautious with wandering zombies.

Except for cautious glances, Evelyn was able to keep her calm all the way to their destination. However, Rebecca and Rachel looked like they were ready to throw up. Glancing at their pale faces, Dave could understand how they felt.

Even though he had grown accustomed to the smell, it was still as disgusting as ever. The supermarket had a strong foul stench of death. Rotting flesh combined with dried blood made so that death aura had lingered in the supermarket, giving it a suffocating feeling.

However, it seemed that training methods had given results since both girls didn't faint or panic as they could last till they reached the underground basement. Dave knew that it was a good way to train them mentally against zombies.

Clank!

Finally, reaching the underground basement, Dave and his group cautiously closed the door. Just as Evelyn was going to greet everyone, someone short rushed out from the group and tightly hugged Evelyn. A short while later, sounds of sobbing could be heard.

"Evelyn! I'm so relieved that you're alright. I thought...you had left me just like Arthur, so please don't leave me." Mary was sobbing lightly while trying to hide her tears by pressing her head against Evelyn's chest.

"I'm also happy that you're feeling okay." Evelyn patted her back as she also felt like her eyes were tearing a bit. Rebecca was looking at the scene with a warm smile yet had felt a tinge of sadness when she thought about her little brother.

Trying not to interrupt their reunion, Dave shifted closer to Arthur as he said, "As I have said, I brought Evelyn safe and sound. She shouldn't have any problems now and it's unlikely that she would have any side effects."

In the past, there were cases when Awakener had suffered from side effects since no one knows what type of mutation you will end with. However, the number of such people was low since most people with malignant mutations won't survive during the awakening process.

"We hadn't met any troubles so far. I've shared with others the food in my backpack which I obtained earlier. Regarding Evelyn, did her body temperature returned to normal? She was burning when I touched her before she fainted." Arthur showed his worry about her.

"Nah, don't worry about her. She's sound and healthy, so there won't be any problems in the future. On the contrary, you can even call it a blessing in disguise," Dave said as he patted Arthur on the shoulders. "What about him? Did Kyle cause any troubles when I was absent?"

"Well, he was wriggling and trying to tear the wires, but he gave up at some point in time. Now, he's surprisingly silent. Perhaps, we need to feed him something," Arthur said as he cast a glance towards Kyle who lying powerlessly on the floor.

"Nope, leave him alone. Let's quickly decide what we will do with him," Arthur said as he called for Evelyn.

Holding hands with Mary, she quickly approached as she looked at him questioningly. Coming closer, she greeted Arthur with a nod and looked at Dave.

"We were waiting for you to decide what to do with him." Saying it, Dave pointed at Kyle who was looking blankly at the air. Hearing his name, his eyes quickly regained focus as he started struggling to free himself and attempted to speak yet the rag in his mouth didn't allow him to do so.

"And what we need to decide?" Evelyn said as she glared coldly at Kyle.

"As I said before, laws don't hold power anymore, so we should decide on how to deal with him," Dave said to them. "Arthur was tricked and was left to his death, Evelyn was forced to go upstairs and risked her life, and Mary was close to being violated by Kyle."

"Stop! What do you mean violated?" Evelyn asked in confusion. At the same time, Mary squeezed the hand of her friend tighter and paled in her face colour.

"When we had reached the underground basement for the first time after you've fainted, we caught Kyle in the act of forcing himself on Mary. Several minutes late, and everything might have been much more tragic than now." Dave explained calmly.

"What? He tried to do what? That bastard," Evelyn glared at Kyle and fumed over it. However, when she had calmed down, a thought surfaced in her mind, 'He deserves to die!'

Stunned by her own thought process, she was flustered a bit. She was cold and mostly rational from a young age, so it wasn't strange that she had started drawing such conclusions. Hiding her state of mind, she asked Dave, "Then, are you suggesting to kill him?"

At her words, Kyle started struggling even harder as he didn't want to die. Regarding Arthur, he said in surprise, "What are you saying, Evelyn? I thought we would just chase him away out of the supermarket."

"How are you gonna do it when we are surrounded by zombies?" Evelyn yelled as she found his idea too absurd. It was unimaginable how Arthur had even thought about it.

However, catching a scared glance from Mary, both of them stopped arguing with each other.

"Sorry, Mary! We aren't arguing."

"We didn't mean to do it"

"..."

Dave had been observing everything from the side as he thought, "Perhaps, she didn't need to turn into a cold-blooded killer as in my past life. Well, she definitely has the traits of the good leader."

Clasp!

Clapping once, Dave attracted attention from everyone. "Then, let's just do as I say. We'll throw him outside of the underground basement. If he could escape from the supermarket on his own, then he'll live, and if not, then he dies. His survival will depend on himself."

Well, Dave never wanted to force them to kill Kyle. Moreover, Evelyn had killed him during the direct confrontation due to the influx of emotions. And it was a situation where she would have died if she didn't kill him.

On top of that, it was human psychology to spare people who seem weaker than themselves. In their case, Kyle was already dealt and beat, so unless their survival won't depend on it, they won't dare to kill him.

Both Arthur and Evelyn thought it over and nodded with their heads. It was how humans were built. Even though they knew that Kyle had low chances to survive, they still could fool themselves to believe in otherwise.

Getting their approval, Dave wasted no time as he dragged violently struggling Kyle upstairs. Arthur and Evelyn closely followed after him in case something went wrong. However, despite their worries, Dave swiftly untied Kyle and threw him outside.

Clank!

A short time later after he had closed the door, Kyle started banging on the door and screaming.

"Hey, it's not funny! Let me enter!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

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"Stop joking! I don't want to die."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

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"I'm greatly sorry! Please, get me out of here!"

Bang! Bang!

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"Hey, at least give me my weapon!"

Bang! Bang!

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"Ahhh...I'll kill you! I'll kill you! Are you hearing me?"

Bang!

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"I'll rip every one of you. Arthur, are you there? Next time, I'll fuck both your girlfriend and Evelyn right before your eyes!"

Bang!

"..."

In a short time, Kyle was already growing insane as he was shouting madly. However, at some point in time, it became silent on the other side of the door.