Chapter 5: Ah, A Stupid Young Master!

Faust enjoyed the warm pulsing sensation that followed a level-up for several minutes while his long red tongue licked his lips with a wolfish smile.

After enjoying the taste of her kiss, for some reason, at that moment, he couldn't resist kissing those pink, cherry-coloured lips. Faust walked towards the store, which seemed boarded up tight.

He couldn't help but find the students were very hard-working and efficient, considering how lazy they were during daily classes.

Creak, his hands began to wrap around the barricades and pulled on them, still wondering how the future would change Claire in the future.

The status reflected when he looked at her with his "Eagle Eyes" after the kiss seemed quite handy for him in the future.

'Let's see how it goes.'

Eclaire Fiore (Vesta - Stage 1: Germination)

Immunity: Level 4

Master: Alex Faust

Loyalty: 27 (Moderate)

Affection: 32 (Slight Crush)

Oddly enough, despite only becoming a ghoul for a few minutes, he didn't find it strange that he not only changed her into a "Vesta" but gave her a deep kiss, finding out she was pretty unskilled.

'It seems my mentality is changing, but I cannot detect it now... I never expected that cute, popular Eclaire to be a virgin, though.'

His movements paused for a moment.

"She tasted like almond and berries..." He said in a deep and seductive voice.

"!!!"

Faust pretended not to notice the meek blushing girl behind him. Her little fists trembled as her anger transformed into embarrassment and slight delight.

'Thank god, I didn't taste like my tuna sandwich!'

Eclaire [Affection: 33] +1

Shaking her head, Eclaire spoke to him excitedly, "D-do you need help! I will watch your back!" Claire looked back, seeing a group of zombies approaching.

She suddenly trembled, "Good, I'm counting on you. Remember to add a point to willpower every time you level up; it's important!" His husky voice sounded beside her head, causing her to shudder upon feeling his hot breath brush across her cheek.

"Mmm!" She nodded before trotting off towards the zombies with her spear held tightly.

Faust watched her ass swaying as she seemed delighted, humming a strange tune. His final message was filled with a subliminal order towards her "Vesta" bloodline. So she would subconsciously put the bonus point into willpower and not notice her changes.

"Although I didn't intend to corrupt her... At least she's safe from most infections and humans now."

Snap, thud! He tore the cheap planks of wood apart, tearing the nails out of the door and tossed them onto the ground with a happy grin.

'Oh? I can hear them skittering around inside like rats. How delectable their hearts and flesh smell...'

"Ah... That's not right; I am not a cannibal! Focus Faust!"

Faust forced himself to look away from the enticing scent before turning towards the sight of his pretty little athletic Ghoul dancing around with her spear.

'She's always so showy, but I can enjoy seeing her breasts slipping out of her clothes... Let's not tell her for now.'

Grip! A sound like leather being grasped tight echoed as Faust held his executioner sword tightly with a devilish grin filling his face.

He noticed a group of survivors grouped up as they cleared through the zombies, catching their lustful gazes locked on Eclaire and knew something fun might happen soon.

'Ah, I am sorry, boys, but this bitch is my dog...' He thought.

Faust narrowed his eyes, walking opposite her direction to face the corpses that sought to flank and sneak attack his first "Vesta!"

Such folly is unforgivable.

Four idiotic zombies shambled towards Faust, their ugly faces filled with pus and blood.

After drawing his sword, Faust looked at them with an excited glint.

Watching the four zombies entering his range, Faust flipped his wrist and swung his blade across his chest, easily slicing a zombie's head off and sending it flying into the distance.

His body acted instinctually while holding this sword, leaning back to dodge a swipe, then half spinning to decapitate another.

The zombies were easily cleaved into limbless corpses and dropped onto the ground; that soothing white light, filling him with the sensation of growing more robust and red coins, caused the lesser Ghoul to grunt in pleasure.

After levelling twice, he could quickly deal with a Level 1 zombie. However, something told him that maybe the god was holding back their evolution.

[Apocalypse Coins: 37]

"Let's keep going; girls' power is also growing."

While watching Claire, ensuring those humans didn't endanger her, he began to massacre the corpses in the rear, hidden from their sight.

Claire's brow filled with sweat as she wiped her brows; after levelling to 3, she followed the instruction from her master and added a point to strength, agility and willpower.

A burst of soothing but slightly painful sensations filled her muscles before she held in her pleasant moan.

"Hey, you're Eclaire from the martial arts club. Who studies physical education and sports science, right?"

The moment the frivolous and confident voice sounded, it was like nails on a chalkboard for her; she almost pierced the man's neck with her sharp spear, covered in zombie blood and flesh.

"What if it is? Who are you all? I don't know any of you... Ah, Maria?"

Maria was a short girl with blonde hair and brown eyes; although not extremely pretty compared to Claire, she could pass as a general-level beauty.

"My name is Adam Franz, ace of the football major, and sports sciences is one of my classes. Have you never seen or heard of me?"

The handsome boy with blonde hair and blue eyes brushed back his hair, acting like it was some drama, making him look cool.

Claire appraised him with designer clothes and an expensive watch on his wrist.

He looked nice, but there was no blood on him nor powerful muscles.

Suddenly, her spear shot forward, piercing the head of a zombie lying near his feet, popping the skull as blood and flesh splashed onto the boy's white Elmani suit.

"You look like a clown with that haircut. Are you alright? Shall I call a doctor? It's the end of the world; why are you prancing around like a fool?"

"Eh?"

Adam never expected this slut not to swoon at his feet, much like her friend Maria and the other women in the group who looked more like prostitutes than students, low cut tops and lots of make-up; it was a group of clowns, as Claire said.

'Just you wait for it bitch, I'll have these guys pin you down, and once you've been used a few times, maybe you'll know your place!' Adam thought, with his face twitching lightly.

However, Claire ignored it and began speaking with her friend while constantly checking the area.

'Where did Alex go? I don't need him around me! Yet the moment he left my vision, somehow I began to feel a little insecure and vulnerable...'

Eclaire felt vulnerable without you near her [Loyalty: 28] +1

-You have reached level 4 - There are three attribute points; please use them well!

"Stamina and willpower twice!"

Meanwhile, behind the building across from them, a bloody male filled with zombie guts and flesh dripped from his lips, and a handsome figure leaned against the wall with his hand panting.

"W-what happened..... Ugh... Ueeh!" Alex gagged and heaved, covered in sweat.

Although he tried to vomit and tell himself, this wasn't tasty, nor food. The fresh meat he had just ingested remained in his stomach as it satiated his body and mind.

After his willpower surpassed  7, Alex regained complete control of his emotions.

However, his addiction and desires still dominated his mind and seeing a few zombies didn't cause his willpower to drain.

'I guess I am a monster now.'

The warming sensation of levelling up soothed his body and mind, while the corpses around him without limbs and heads caused him to feel delighted.

He didn't do this in a daze; slowly torturing them and killing the zombies one limb at a time caused him to feel a strange sense of pleasure.

Alex looked at his executioner's sword, now painted black with thick, sticky blood, surveyed the corpses to find two black boxes and quickly jogged over to check them.

Kneeling, he opened the first box, clicking the latches open.

It was slightly smaller than the one Claire found; as the lid creaked open and the silver light almost blinded him, he checked his loot with a slight excitement in his stomach.

A moment later, two items were inside it.

- A black scroll that seemed to be a spear art

- A pile of "Apocalypse Coins."

"Only two...? Maybe the size affects what they drop, although this scroll would be great for getting some loyalty from her. I want to quickly get it to a good level in case we are split apart."

Alex used "Eagle Eye" on the scroll as the coins fused into his body.

- Level 2 Skill scroll: 'Squall Thrust.'

A fierce spear assault using wind to bolster its power.

Cost's 1 willpower to unleash an assault of seven devastating stabbing attacks, each with a slight dash; the effect lasts for 15 seconds with a 5-second cooldown.

"This should earn me some brownie points, haha. Let's check the other one."

Upon opening the smaller second one, which shone with gold light, Alex couldn't help but become excited upon seeing the items.

Two items were inside it.

- A Grey scroll with a golden border that seemed to be a passive skill

- A Black scroll with a silver border was also a passive skill.

He checked both skills with a curious mind.

- Level 1 Passive Skill scroll 'Basic Sword Talent.'

This skill will increase your talent with swords significantly from the base level. There will be upgrades in the future, but even starting to use those is required.

It also permanently increases agility.

Skill with swords +1

Agility + 1

- Level 3 Passive Skill scroll: 'Self Contraception.'

No longer worry that you might have a child in the end times; you choose when your sperm is live or blank!

It also permanently increases stamina!

Stamina + 1

Alex bundled the two scrolls and used them instantly, then checked his current status; However, the contraception skill seemed tasteless to some but not to him.

- Alex 'Sebastian' Faust

- Lesser Half-Ghoul: Stage 1

- Level 4 (Immunity: Level 8)

- Occupation: N/A

- Title: N/A

- Strength: 15 [10]

- Agility: 14 [10]

- Endurance: 11 [10]

- Stamina: 15/17 [10]

- Willpower: 8/8 [10]

- Apocalypse Coins: 57

Skills: Eagle Eyes, Contraception, Novice Sword Talent

Items: Novice Executioner's sword, Novice Gauntlets and Grieves.

He knew himself well enough to know that sex was something he couldn't avoid, and it was unlikely condoms would exist forever after the world ended. 'So it was a godsend that it wasn't a one-off skill offered by that damn god or goddess. It's hard to tell!'

"Let's head back; the area isn't clear but should be much quieter. I want to rest inside and clear my thoughts, Ghoul Ghouls. My mind is still part human and just below average for willpower!"

With light footsteps, much faster than before, he began to jog towards where he had left Claire; now, there seemed to be a big crowd of humans clamouring to get inside the store.

Adam, the blonde guy in front, seemed to try acting tough, flaunting his father's money and trying to impress the girls with a confident face.

The moment when the guys inside began to lose their sense of diligence, a man's shadow appeared out of nowhere, his right leg raised, knee to his chest, before he kicked out with a loud thundering roar.

Bang!

The barricade and the "Rat" was blown back as Alex took Claire's soft, smooth hand and dragged her inside, his eyes narrow and slightly fierce, causing the people to back off, too scared to stop him.

"Who the fuck was that little cunt?" Adam grabbed the shirt of one of his ass lickers, wanting to know the man who stole the prey from his plate.

"A-Alex.... Alex Faust!" The boy cried out, falling to his ass as he landed in a pool of blood with a splash.