Clayne immediately heard movement coming from the last cubicle afterward.

Soft rustling.

Careful footsteps.

The sound of somebody opening cabinets slowly while trying not to make noise.

The moment he heard it clearly—

His eyes narrowed slightly.

So there really were survivors below.

Honestly, Clayne already suspected that earlier after hearing voices beneath the broken restroom floor. But now that somebody finally climbed upward, the situation became completely confirmed.

Yet strangely—

Clayne did not feel relieved.

Not even a little.

Instead—

His thoughts gradually became colder and calmer.

Companions?

Friends?

Working together equally?

Bullshit.

In just four days, the entire world already collapsed completely.

People probably killed each other.

Ate each other.

Betrayed each other.

And worse—

Clayne carried far too many secrets now.

The tiny immortal world.

Cultivation.

The strengthened objects.

The spiritual water.

The Silent Sword Sect.

Even a single one of those things alone could make people turn insane with greed.

No.

Working together equally with strangers during the apocalypse sounded stupid.

If people wanted to survive beside him...

Then they needed to follow him completely.

Otherwise—

They were dangerous.

And dangerous people...

Needed elimination.

Meanwhile—

The trembling student finally emerged slowly from behind the cubicle area afterward.

The boy looked pale beyond belief.

His lips trembled continuously while his eyes darted nervously around the restroom.

The moment he saw nothing at first and immediately he realized Clayne was standing there calmly—

His entire body instantly stiffened.

Meanwhile below—

Several voices immediately echoed upward from the damaged hole afterward.

"What’s happening up there?!"

"What did you see?!"

The trembling student swallowed hard afterward.

"T there’s..."

His lips shook badly.

"...there’s a person..."

Immediately—

Several voices below became louder afterward.

"How many?!"

The trembling student looked toward Clayne fearfully again.

"A alone..."

Then suddenly—

Laughter echoed upward from below afterward.

"He’s alone?!"

"Hahahahaha!"

"So there really was somebody above!"

Then immediately afterward—

Another figure climbed upward through the broken hole.

The moment the person fully emerged—

Clayne’s eyes narrowed instantly.

Because behind the male student... 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Something moved.

A tail.

A horrifying blood red tail made entirely from exposed flesh and muscle fibers without skin.

Wet veins pulsed continuously throughout the disgusting appendage while a sharp stinger slowly twitched at the end of it like a living spear.

The thing looked horrifying.

Not human.

Not zombie.

Something between both.

Meanwhile, the boy himself looked around eighteen or nineteen years old.

Probably a senior student.

Yet unlike ordinary survivors—

His eyes looked aggressive, confident and cruel.

The moment he fully climbed upward—

The fleshy tail immediately swayed slowly behind him like a living creature studying its surroundings.

Meanwhile, the trembling student beside him immediately lowered his head fearfully afterward.

Then afterward—

The senior student smirked toward Clayne arrogantly.

"Hey kid."

His tone immediately sounded arrogant and mocking.

"From now on..."

The tail slowly curled behind him afterward.

"...you’re becoming our emergency food."

The trembling student instantly became even paler afterward.

Then suddenly—

Smack!

The tailed senior immediately slapped the trembling student violently across the face.

"You useless coward."

The trembling student stumbled sideways immediately afterward while clutching his cheek painfully.

Then suddenly—

The fleshy tail behind the senior instantly struck forward.

Stab!

The sharp stinger pierced directly into the trembling student’s shoulder.

"AAAAAHHHHH!"

Blood instantly splattered across the restroom floor afterward.

Then immediately—

The senior student grabbed the trembling boy’s face violently.

Rip!

The skin from the boy’s cheek was literally torn away afterward.

The trembling student screamed horribly.

Meanwhile—

The senior casually stuffed the torn flesh into his own mouth afterward before chewing slowly.

Crunch.

Crunch.

Blood dripped continuously from his lips afterward.

Then he smirked toward Clayne arrogantly again.

Meanwhile—

Clayne simply stared coldly afterward.

Then eventually—

He spoke calmly.

"I don’t know what the hell you are..."

His quiet voice echoed throughout the restroom.

"...but in just four days, you already resorted to cannibalism."

The tailed senior immediately laughed loudly afterward.

"Hahahahaha!"

"This is the apocalypse!"

His fleshy tail swayed proudly behind him afterward while blood continued dripping from the pierced student nearby.

"The world already ended!"

"Morals?"

"Rules?"

"Humanity?"

"All that garbage disappeared the moment those undead started eating people alive!"

His eyes gradually became more fanatical afterward.

"You know what I realized?"

He slowly pointed toward himself proudly.

"The weak die."

"The strong survive."

"That’s the only law left now."

Then afterward—

He continued talking arrogantly at great length.

"Do you know how many idiots probably died because they still tried acting righteous?"

"They shared food."

"They protected others."

"They hesitated."

"And then what happened?"

He smirked cruelly afterward.

"They got eaten."

Meanwhile—

The trembling injured student nearby continued crying quietly while clutching his bleeding face.

Yet the tailed senior completely ignored him.

Instead—

He kept speaking proudly toward Clayne.

"You adapt or you die."

"That’s reality now."

"If people become food..."

"Then eat them."

"If people become obstacles..."

"Then kill them."

"If somebody weaker than you exists..."

"Then use them."

His grin widened afterward.

"That’s survival."

Then afterward—

The senior looked toward Clayne carefully.

Honestly—

He expected disgust.

Fear.

Moral outrage.

Yet instead—

Clayne slowly smirked afterward.

"You’re right."

The tailed senior immediately laughed happily afterward.

"Hahaha!"

"I knew it!"

"I thought you’d start preaching nonsense about righteousness!"

Then afterward—

He stepped slightly closer.

"See?"

"Smart people understand reality quickly."

Meanwhile—

Clayne slowly nodded afterward.

"Yeah."

Then afterward—

His eyes gradually became colder.

"So it should make sense..."

The tailed senior suddenly paused.

"...if I turn all of you into emergency food too, right?"

Silence instantly filled the restroom afterward.

The senior student’s grin slowly stiffened.

"Oh?"

Then immediately—

Flick!

Flick!

Clayne fired two strengthened tile shards simultaneously using both thumbs.

The attacks moved like bullets.

The tailed senior instantly reacted afterward.

The fleshy tail immediately moved before him defensively.

Yet—

The tile shards pierced straight through the tail effortlessly.

Splurt!

Blood exploded violently afterward.

Then—

The sharpened tile fragments continued forward before smashing directly into both of the senior’s shoulders.

Crack!

"AAARRGGHHHHH!!!"

The senior instantly screamed afterward while stumbling backward violently.

Blood sprayed everywhere.

Meanwhile—

The fleshy tail behind him twitched crazily while bleeding nonstop from the pierced hole.

The senior instantly stared toward Clayne in disbelief afterward.

Because honestly—

He never expected such terrifying power.

Meanwhile—

Clayne calmly looked toward the trembling injured student afterward.

Then casually—

He pointed toward the wounded tailed senior.

"Bite him."

The trembling student instantly froze afterward.

"H huh?"

Clayne repeated calmly.

"Go bite him."

The trembling student looked horrified afterward.

Meanwhile—

The injured tailed senior instantly roared afterward.

"You dare?!"

His blood covered face twisted viciously.

"If you touch me, I’ll fucking kill you!"

The trembling student immediately stepped backward fearfully afterward.

Then Clayne calmly spoke again.

"Go ahead."

The trembling student looked completely trapped afterward.

Meanwhile—

The tailed senior immediately shouted again.

"Don’t listen to him!"

"You think eating me will help you?!"

"You’ll probably fucking die!"

Then afterward—

Clayne suddenly became genuinely curious.

Honestly—

He truly wanted to know what would happen.

This fleshy tail thing clearly represented mutation.

So if an ordinary human consumed it...

Would they mutate too?

Would they die?

Would something else happen entirely?

The thought alone interested him heavily.

Meanwhile—

The trembling student remained trapped completely between both sides afterward.

"P please..."

His body shook violently.

The tailed senior immediately continued threatening him afterward.

"If you bite me, I’ll torture you slowly!"

Meanwhile—

Clayne calmly leaned against the restroom wall afterward while watching everything with amusement.

Honestly—

The entire situation suddenly became entertaining.

Then eventually—

The injured tailed senior suddenly changed tactics afterward.

"Wait."

He slowly looked toward Clayne seriously.

"Why not work together instead?"

Clayne raised one eyebrow slightly afterward.

Meanwhile—

The tailed senior continued talking extensively afterward.

"You’re strong."

"Way stronger than ordinary people."

His bleeding tail twitched slightly afterward.

"And honestly..."

His eyes narrowed carefully.

"...I know you noticed already."

"We’re evolving."

The senior slowly pointed toward his tail afterward.

"This thing didn’t exist four days ago."

"But now?"

He smirked slightly.

"I’m stronger."

"Faster."

"I heal quicker."

"And I can sense things ordinary people can’t."

Then afterward—

He slowly pointed toward Clayne.

"You’re changing too."

"I can tell."

"So why fight each other?"

"We can control this place together."

His tone gradually became increasingly persuasive afterward.

"There are survivors below."

"There’s food."

"There’s water."

"And eventually..."

His eyes darkened slightly.

"...we can control more."

"People will need protection."

"Need strength."

"Need leaders."

The tailed senior slowly grinned afterward.

"You and me together..."

"We can rule this school."

"Maybe even more later."

Meanwhile—

Clayne pretended considering the idea slightly afterward.

"Oh?"

The tailed senior immediately became more enthusiastic afterward.

"Yes!"

"You understand!"

"We’re not ordinary people anymore!"

"The world changed!"

"And the strongest people should naturally stand above everyone else!"

Meanwhile—

Clayne quietly listened while pretending interest.

Yet internally—

His enhanced senses already noticed movement below.

Several people.

Positioning themselves carefully.

And more importantly—

Pressure against the damaged floor beneath him.

They were preparing something.

Then immediately—

Clayne understood.

Destroy the floor.

Make him fall.

Then swarm him afterward.

Meanwhile—

The tailed senior continued speaking excitedly afterward without noticing anything.

"We can build a group!"

"We can make others obey!"

"We can gather resources!"

"We can even hunt other survivors later—"

Flick.

A tile shard instantly exploded forward afterward.

Splurt!

The sharpened fragment pierced directly through the tailed senior’s forehead instantly.

The student froze completely afterward.

Then slowly—

Blood streamed downward.

Meanwhile—

Clayne calmly spoke.

"Too noisy."

The tailed senior’s body immediately collapsed afterward.

Thud.

Then instantly afterward—

The damaged floor beneath Clayne trembled heavily.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Someone below was smashing the concrete desperately.

Meanwhile—

Clayne immediately narrowed his eyes afterward.

"They’re really trying destroying the floor..."

Then without hesitation—

Clayne instantly moved forward.

The trembling student nearby immediately stumbled backward fearfully afterward.

Yet Clayne ignored him completely.

Instead—

He directly approached the damaged cubicle area.

Then afterward—

The floor beneath him cracked violently.

CRAAAACK!

Concrete exploded downward.

Yet instead of falling completely—

Clayne immediately lowered only the upper half of his body through the collapsing hole.

Then slowly—

He smiled.