[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-childhood-friend-turned-yandere-in-the-apocal":3,"chapter-my-childhood-friend-turned-yandere-in-the-apocal-my-childhood-friend-turned-yandere-in-the-apocal-chapter-177":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Childhood Friend Turned Yandere in the Apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":12,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1183576,1528,"Chapter 177: Ch 177: It’s already 20%?","my-childhood-friend-turned-yandere-in-the-apocal-chapter-177",177,"\u003Cp>Kalos settlement managed to get through task eight without too much trouble, but that was not the case for other settlements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hallucinations were getting to most people, making it hard to tell friend from foe. It caused a lot of accidents, but different settlements found their own solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was one person who was severely affected by these hallucinations, and that was Serena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body felt heavy and her hands refused to obey her as she moved between the monsters. She was cutting down anything in her path without care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the other people from her settlement had noticed her odd behaviour and decided to give her space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Serena could not see their efforts. All she could see was the empty space in front of her and her mother’s voice egging her on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My dear, you are doing great. Listen to your mommy and you will be safe. We will be reunited soon, so just hang in there.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serena’s mother was a constant presence lingering by her side. Her voice was also growing stronger and stronger by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a hallucination. Serena knew that her mother could not physically be beside her since she was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it did not matter to her at the moment. She could sense her mother and that was good enough to make her hurry up and clear the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movements were reckless and it caused the monsters to injure her as well. But Serena hardly noticed it as she fought. All her attention was on her mother’s instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Serena, kill these monsters. There is no need to leave a single one alive. Take revenge for mommy and your family. And then, come and join us once you’re done.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother extended her hand toward Serena and she reached for it...only to get stabbed in the stomach by something sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serena pulled the claw out and immediately ended the monster’s life with her blade. But blood immediately poured from the wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have encountered a grave wound. Healing would take some time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system warned her but Serena did not care. Her mother had commanded her to move and she kept fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For three days, she fought and bled. And by the end, she felt exhausted and ready to let go. Her body collapsed and she welcomed death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Finally, I will be able to join you, Mother.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She closed her eyes and waited for death, but death never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, another message greeted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Task eight has ended. Congratulations on surviving.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The task had ended just as Serena had been ready to embrace death. The monsters disappeared from around her, and so did the silhouette of her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that, Serena was left alone with her emotions once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother...? Mother, where are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serena asked, calling out to her mother. But no one answered her question. The hallucination was gone and with it, her mother’s clear voice as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the familiar voice she always heard was gone at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serena panicked and her heart started beating faster and faster by the second. It refused to calm down, causing Serena to gasp and collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others in her settlement noticed her collapsing and ran toward her, but she hardly noticed anyone else. She was too busy dealing with her own emotions at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Serena, are you alright? Hang on! We will get you help-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Mother...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serena gasped as she felt her body being moved. She closed her eyes, but somehow the last image in her mind was not of her mother or another settlement member.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was of a kid who had warned her once before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serena suddenly missed Rin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I wish...I could see you again.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Corruption Level: 20%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>__________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We made it! We are still alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phew! I thought I was a goner. I am so happy to be alive and well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rin looked at everyone below and he felt relieved to see that most of his members had made it through this task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lives they had lost weighed heavily on him, but Rin decided not to dwell on it for too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They held a funeral for those who died and then a small feast for those who survived. After that, Rin went back to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rookie, good work on surviving this long. Honestly, this senior was worried you wouldn’t make it through this task.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system that had been suspiciously absent until now finally decided to show itself. That only made Rin more suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he doubted the system would answer him even if he asked what had been keeping it so busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This senior of yours apologizes for being late. There was some...urgent maintenance work that needed to be performed. But the system is finally back to help you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[On a bright note, the system is happy to inform you that your KPI progress is going smoothly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rin blinked as he looked at that message and then immediately checked Serena’s corruption level. It was already at 20%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did this rise so much? Wasn’t it just 2% a few days ago?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rin complained with a heavy heart. The progress left him conflicted and guilty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the system decided to try and make him feel better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Progress is a good thing, Rookie. The sooner you can complete your KPI, the faster you will be able to get your rewards.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system was far too optimistic, but it had always been like that so Rin did not feel too shocked by these messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he decided to focus on his settlement’s current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their numbers had dropped significantly due to the last task, so it was time for Rin to recruit more members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most independent settlements had already collapsed or been wiped out, so the surviving smaller settlements would likely come to him soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I better start preparing for a flood of people. This task couldn’t have been easy for most settlements.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rin pushed himself up and decided to head out. He had barely gone far when he noticed Reina hesitating outside his office, debating whether to head in or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked conflicted, so Rin decided to approach her and ask what was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>",1035,"2026-06-03T13:22:45.509Z","2026-06-03T13:22:50.262Z",1,"novelbin.me","591da072d105ce759f6ea147471f39543f4e035f71ae502d827e060f5d7e48db",null,"my-childhood-friend-turned-yandere-in-the-apocal-chapter-176","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-childhood-friend-turned-yandere-in-the-apocal-cover.jpg"]