Chapter 102: Chapter 101

[Ah, I missed… What should I do?]

On the screen, Sora voiced her confusion.

Though Sora had aimed her gun, unfortunately, Jeongseok had already slipped out the back door. From what she observed, Sora still didn’t seem very accustomed to handling a gun.

That’s why she couldn’t catch Jeongseok, but Laura on the screen appeared completely unfazed.

[There’s nothing to worry about.]

Bang!

Laura shoved Changyoung aside.

As he was pushed, Changyoung quickly regained his stance. His palm was still bright red from holding the blade moments ago.

Although Changyoung aimed his gun at Laura, it didn’t seem like he stood a chance of winning.

A look of resignation appeared on Changyoung’s face.

It was only natural given the circumstances. His only ally had run away, and now, not only Laura but Sora was right in front of him.

There was no way he could win in a 2-to-1 situation.

[Hah…]

Changyoung let out a sigh.

What was he thinking? From the spectator's point of view, it was impossible to gauge.

In any case, he must have had complicated feelings. He had been caught by Laura in Labyrinthos before.

Was he harboring that experience as a trauma? One thing was certain: it wasn’t a pleasant feeling.

Still, Changyoung fought back.

He tried to pull the trigger while creating a bit of distance from Laura.

However, Sora was quicker.

[Ugh…!]

Sora’s shot knocked the rifle out of Changyoung’s fingers as he attempted to pull the trigger.

For just a moment, Laura paused her movement as she didn’t expect Sora to intervene.

Regardless, thanks to Sora’s covering fire, Changyoung completely lost his weapon.

In an instant, Laura plunged a blade into his neck.

Thud!

With the blade severing the artery, blood gushed out.

With a swift motion, Laura pushed Changyoung to the ground.

Changyoung’s body twitched for a moment, but there was no sign of him getting back up.

He had met his death.

[The escape route is already entrusted to Ainatsu.]

Laura responded with a nonchalant tone, as if answering Sora’s earlier question.

And as if to prove that fact, footsteps echoed in soon after.

[Mom, I’m here~.]

As the door opened, Ainatsu walked into the room, dragging Changyoung’s lifeless body by the hair.

Jeongseok was already covered in holes, and it looked like he had received a finishing blow right to his face, as there was a gaping hole in his forehead.

The total annihilation of SerenadeKR.

Rion, who had been watching the archive until the end, raised her head with an indescribable feeling.

“It has come to this.”

On the floor lay a vaccine syringe, now empty.

Rion’s eyesight returned to normal after being freed from the infection.

Whether she should consider it a blessing was uncertain.

After all, she could see burning corpses in the corner of her vision.

“………….”

Rion almost opened her mouth but held back.

Four corpses were ablaze.

Elenoa, Masina, Changyoung, Jeongseok. All familiar faces.

She had even collaborated with Masina during her time as the VTuber Nekozuka Rion.

Seeing familiar faces charred in flames stirred complex feelings. Especially when their heads were severed.

Why were they being burned?

Rion couldn’t bring herself to ask that question.

If the answer was “to cremate them,” that would be better.

But if the answer was “to eat them,” Rion felt terrified.

“Did you… kill them all…?”

Rion managed to ask another question with a trembling voice.

At that, Laura smiled broadly.

“It was for you.”

“…….”

Rion thought to herself.

They say the average human lifespan is about 80 years. But sometimes, Rion wondered if she could live to be 80. Honestly, she didn’t have the desire to live that long.

She didn’t know what form her end would take. As she aged, parts of her body would break down, and it would be easy to fall ill, eventually leading to a natural death.

That was the typical life of an ordinary human.

That’s why she made a resolution. Rion promised herself never to incur the wrath of others.

She vowed never to die at someone else's hands.

If someone close to her were killed, she realized that Aurora would surely seek revenge.

‘…I should live kindly.’

To live kindly, not to be scammed, to avoid falling into gambling, in any case, she must be careful.

‘……I should tell Sora as well.’

And Ainatsu, Inagika, Chel… there seemed to be quite a few.

Just wishing that EYEAI would live a healthy, long, and peaceful life.

She prayed.

【Virtual VTuber Gallery】

[General] “Please sign here, um…”

(Clip)

Shiroki Anna, Ayano Kouji Sora, Chel Sumeragi, Kisaki Rinco, Tanabe Ainatsu, Masina, Elenoa!

Sign here that Nekozuka Rion is the main wife!

[Comments]

There are so many, damnㅋㅋㅋㅋ

I’m Inagika, but I think Sora is the main wife ㅇㅇ

ㄴ I’m Changyoung, and Laura once ran off with Sina ㅇㅇ

I remember... I was Laura’s main wife!

But Sina really hates Laura; why is she there?ㅋㅋ

ㄴ Laura has devoured Sina every time, right?

ㄴ Sina has also developed feelings for Laura.

ㄴ (Author) Aurora: “You are my btch.”

ㄴ (Author) Masina: “I’m your btch.”

ㄴ Damn, when was that joke from?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Aisha just debuted three months ago; how did it come to this?ㅋㅋ

[General] The happiest person at this moment

【Chel Sumeragi has donated 100,000 won.】

【Ascended】

【Chel Sumeragi has donated 100,000 won.】

【Kimi to Natsuno Owari Shourai no Yume】

【Chel Sumeragi has donated 100,000 won.】

【Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you】

[Comments]

Really cried just onceㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Why is this person donating their salary to the lady?

ㄴ Laura is Chel’s master.

ㄴ Slaves must dedicate everything to their mastersㅋㅋㅋㅋ

It’s like she’s giving money from selling her voice tooㅋㅋ

When did she suddenly become part of the lady squad?ㅋㅋ

[General] But what’s up with Sora???

(Sora’s perspective screenshot)

(Changyoung’s perspective screenshot)

She crossed from the adjacent building, which was really far away?

[Comments]

It looks really far like this;;

Did she train secretly with the lady again?

ㄴ Not that, her aim is pretty poorㅋㅋ

Was she from a special forces unit?

Her aim wasn’t great, but her play was actually good.

[General] ??? “Jeongseok, you have no feelings.”

(Rora clip)

That’s why your name will be ‘Seok’ from now on.

[General] ??? “Leaving your teammates to die, how ridiculous, Seok.”

(Stone clip)

Thanks to that, Seok has been expelled.

So, from now on, your name will be ‘ ’.

[General] Today, Seok really acted like a small-time player.

Sociality

Aisha: First, she helps, then asks for something in return.

Stone: Doesn’t even help to avoid losing.

Leadership

Aisha: All teammates followed Aisha’s orders.

Stone: The squad leader opposed, and Noah tried to help Laura.

Character

Aisha: She takes the heat to save her teammates and attacks first.

Stone: The squad leader was in danger, but he ran away to save his own life.

[Comments]

Leaving the squad leader behind to escape was truly disappointingㅋㅋ

Is it because he lacks feelings that he’s Stone?ㅋㅋ

The difference in leadership is stark when compared.

[General] Let’s vote at this point.

(Rora clip)

If there’s no leader like Laura in a zombie apocalypse, it’s a big thumbs down.

(Seok clip)

No, Laura is a killer who killed four people to save her sister.

If there’s no leader like Jeongseok who sacrifices for his teammates, it’s a thumbs up.

[Comments]

Sacrifice? What did he sacrifice? Damnㅋㅋ

At least Laura doesn’t let her teammates die.

The difference in values is quite evident; this is a well-made game.

Honestly, both have their reasons, but Laura had the capability to execute her thoughts while Jeongseok did not.

What kind of murderer is she in an apocalypse?ㅋㅋ

She helped secure the withdrawal rights.

ㄴ She rescued Noah and Sina from the department store.

ㄴ Damn, she did everything.

ㄴ (Author) Really, lolㅋㅋ

ㄴ She rescued Sina, but it’s definitely Seok’s fault for brushing it off.

If Seok didn’t want to give the vaccine, he should have at least suggested they go find it together.

ㄴ That’s right.

If you follow Seok, you might end up abandoned like the squad leaderㅋㅋ

It’s better to be aggressive like Laura than to be as incompetent as Seok. ㅇㅇ

Shouldn’t it be right to take Aisha down purely based on physical prowess?

ㄴ I’d still take her down even without physicality.

ㄴ I’d buy my way in, tooㅋㅋ

[General] Laura killed four people to save Rion, so

(Rion clip)

Doesn’t that mean Rion should have four kids with Laura?

[Comments]

Are you a genius?

If she gives birth to as many as she killed~

ㄴ It’s so funny that Laura killed them but Rion has to give birth to them.

Let’s name the four kids Noah, Sina, Changyoung, and Stoneㅠㅠ

ㄴ I just realized what Stone means, damnㅋㅋ

“Hmm.

Son Narim, who was reading the community posts, tilted her head in thought.

Aurora is becoming more and more famous.

It must be significantly influenced by the recent zombie game.

‘Surviving somehow in a world of apocalypse…’

In fact, Narim had also received an advertisement proposal once. She had turned it down because she wanted to focus on Labyrinthos.

However, now she wondered if she should have accepted. She never expected her colleagues would be so helpless against Aurora.@@novelbin@@

If she had been in that position, things might have turned out differently.

Narim had once played a team game with Aurora. So she somewhat grasped what kind of person she was.

‘What’s done is done.’

In truth, she didn’t feel much.

Narim herself thought she was a rather dry person.

Maybe because it wasn’t her own matter, she didn’t have any strong feelings about it. Perhaps she lacked empathy.

Thinking this way, Narim stirred the whipped cream in her café mocha.

“Sorry. Did you wait long?”

A woman sat down in front of Narim.

Dyed hair. Numerous piercings in her ears.

But her voice was soft, and perhaps because she wore glasses, her face appeared earnest.

Despite the hip impression, she had a gentle aura that made her seem harmless.

“Did you come, Rinco-senpai!”

Narim smiled broadly.

“It’s been a while! How long has it been? Have you been well?”

“It’s always the same for me. I’m sorry to jump right to the point, but should we get to business?”

Rinco said that.

Rinco had been on the same team as Narim during last year’s streamer league. She knew Narim didn’t like ice-breaking.

“Sure! What did you want to talk about?”

“Lately, our Laura has become famous.”

“Right?”

“So I wanted you to protect Laura.”

Huh?

Narim blinked in confusion.

But Rinco’s face was extremely serious.

Meanwhile, Chel was incredibly moved.

“Everyone, I have ascended.”

In a nonchalant voice, Chel turned on her stream.

Chel’s stage was currently half-transparent.

This was set to a 50% transparency level, referred to as the ascended state.

For reference, the background music used for the broadcast was a cappella version of “Secret Base” (due to copyright and profit issues, Chel recorded it herself).

Background music, damnㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Chel, your body!

Are you… leaving?

Please don’t go! Codonbin!

I’ll remember you!

Thank you for loving me!

“Since I’ve ascended, I’m going to do this kind of broadcast today.”

Chel revealed the stream’s title.

Ta-da!

【Wow-ow】 What happens if you reverse ascension? Unholy Flame 【Chel Sumeragi/EYEAI】

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????

??

The flow of consciousness is coming through.

What kind of nonsense is Chel saying?

Unconsciousnessㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Chel was still living her life according to the flow of consciousness.