Apocalypse Chat Group: Conquering the Heroines

The Apocalypse Game.

Five players.

Survive for seven days.

Among the five players were Tatsuki and Yukino, though Yukino wasn't with him at the moment. She must have been teleported elsewhere.

What Tatsuki didn't expect was for the chat group to intervene again.

"So, the chat group can still be used here?"

He opened the chat group.

Exusiai: "Oh-ho! Another perfect delivery completed today."

March 7th: "Exusiai, are you the legendary workaholic or something?"

Exusiai: "Of course not. It's just that I've got logistics requests to handle. Etched bullets don't pay for themselves, you know. No work, no paycheck."

March 7th: "Uh, I always felt Penguin Logistics wasn't exactly a 'normal' logistics company."

Exusiai: "Haha, it's pretty common in Terra. I've even seen manufacturing companies with their own armed forces."

Aqua: "No! I don't want to live such a miserable life! I want to return to the Divine Realm!"

Saeko Busujima: "Can't gods return to their original worlds?"

Aqua: "It's not that I can't, but once a wish is fulfilled, it can't be undone. I have to complete it first."

Saeko Busujima: "That's quite a strict rule..."

Tatsuki: "Looks like you've all accepted the settings of the Apocalypse Chat Group and even changed your names. You've become pretty familiar with each other, huh?"

Aqua: "You bastard! Last time, you called me a dimwitted goddess! How dare you insult the beautiful Water Goddess! Apologize now!!!"

March 7th: "Wow! The administrator! Tell me, how do you know about me? Are you from my world? Have you heard of this girl's great name?"

Exusiai: "Oh-ho, seems like he knows about me too."

Saeko Busujima: "The administrator has some knowledge about my situation as well."

As expected, they asked this question.

Fortunately, Tatsuki had already prepared his response.

Tatsuki: "Just call me Tatsuki. Like I said before, don't ask too much. I only know the basics."

Tatsuki: "Instead of worrying about that, let me share an interesting situation I encountered."

Tatsuki briefly explained the details of the Apocalypse Game to the group.

March 7th: "What a scary game! Losing means creating an apocalypse in the real world."

Saeko Busujima: "Is this what the apocalypse in Tatsuki-kun's world is like?"

March 7th: "Right! Tatsuki, what kind of apocalypse is in your world?"

Tatsuki: "Three types: Cognitive, Anomalous, and Uncertainty. All rated 12 stars."

His answer was short and to the point.

March 7th: "..."

Exusiai: "..."

Saeko Busujima: "..."

Aqua: "Hahaha! That's the price for insulting the Water Goddess! Beg for my forgiveness with sincerity, and this goddess might mercifully save you!"

That dimwitted goddess—Tatsuki's lips twitched.

Tatsuki: "Can you even save yourself? Are you hungry right now?"

Aqua: "Hungry! I'm starving! Waaah! Why does a goddess like me have to work a part-time job!"

March 7th: "Suddenly, Tatsuki's description of Aqua seems pretty accurate."

Saeko Busujima: "Tatsuki-kun's world really is full of disasters."

Exusiai: "What exactly is this Apocalypse Game like?"

Tatsuki: "I'm not sure yet. I'll look into it."

He closed the chat group and stepped out of the classroom.

Outside was a crumbling school.

There were people moving through the campus and hallways.

But their movements were slow and unnatural, far from how normal humans would act.

Looking closely, Tatsuki realized that these "people" were covered in tattered clothing, with various wounds, decaying flesh, exposed bones, and shrunken bodies.

They moved like corpses—undead zombies.

"I think I understand what this is now."

Zombies.

The kind of creatures commonly seen in many games.

"Is the game to survive in a zombie-infested school for seven days?"

This Apocalypse Game truly had a twisted sense of humor.

If all five players failed their mission, the zombies would be unleashed into the real world.

Tatsuki decided to test how strong these zombies were.

Reaching the stairwell, he spotted a zombie wandering in the corridor.

Raising his palm, he concentrated the power of yin lightning.

Palm Lightning!

He released a bolt of lightning from his hand.

Although the Palm Lightning technique was typically associated with Yang Lightning, Yin Lightning could also be used in the same form.

A dense, blackish bolt of lightning crackled out from his palm.

It struck the zombie squarely.

The slow-moving zombie couldn't dodge.

Zzz-bzzt!

The thunder roared, and the zombie's body stiffened before collapsing.

The already dried-out corpse became a charred husk.

"Too weak."

Tatsuki muttered. He had used only a small amount of power, and the zombie was instantly killed.

He had no doubt that, with just his level 2 Physical Enhancement, he could have taken the zombie down with a single punch.

[Notification: 1 zombie killed. 1 apocalypse point earned!]

"Hmm!"

Tatsuki's eyes gleamed with interest.

"So this is the connection the Apocalypse Chat Group mentioned?"

Killing zombies for points? What a deal!

He was now itching to rush out and start a massacre.

However, he reminded himself to find Yukinoshita Yukino first.

After all, she had been chosen for this game alongside him.

Tatsuki began searching the current floor, clearing zombies as he went.

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200 power stones = 1 extra chapter

300 power stones = 2 extra chapter