Seeing his expression, Jack said, "I'm really fine thanks to the miracle medicine sir Williams gave me. But it is also the reason for my trauma."

After Jack explained everything, Henry understood why Jack had seemed out of it.

At the same time, he thought back to the powder Max gave him which reduced the corpse into dust within a few seconds and inwardly nodded. 'He isn't ordinary indeed. Maybe it's really not a bad thing that she…'

…

Max arrived at the Mansion's gate and saw that there were less than half of the survivors on the plaza.

After asking the people guarding the gate, he found out that they returned to their homes to share food and water they got with their families.

He scanned the remaining crowd and saw that the middle-aged man who he had found somewhat familiar was also missing.

Deciding to meet him later, he walked out of the mansion and headed toward the northern part of the city.

The educational institutes, school and college, were in the northern part of the city.

Because of them, most of the families whose children were still studying had bought houses in that area for the ease of it. The same was true for teachers and professors.

At this moment, Max was going there to see if the college belle, and the Milfy history professor he and everyone had a crush on were still alive or not. If they were, he was going to bring them to the Mansion.

He had wanted to go check on them the day he got the system, but he was too busy to do so.

Now, he finally had the time to go look for them.

'I hope they are still alive.' He thought. 'Otherwise it would be a real pity.'

Despite hoping so, he didn't think the chances of them being alive were good.

As for why… It was because they were the women everyone wanted a taste of.

They couldn't do so before because they were out of their league, were married among other reasons.

But after the chaos erupted, there was nothing stopping those horny young men from trying their luck.

Just as he feared, when he arrived in front of the professor's house over half an hour later, he found the main gate was torn down, and everything was a mess. People had clearly barged into her home.

In fact, the same was true for other houses in the neighborhood.

Fortunately, while there was no living person in her house, there was no dead one either which gave him hope that she might be still alive.

'I hope she is safe and Jamie and others can find her.' Thinking this, he walked out of the house, about to head toward the college belle, Chloe's house.

But right then, he heard a feeble voice from the house next to the professor's.

"...Max… Is that you?"

"Hmm?" His steps paused and he looked at the half open window. There, he saw a blonde man.

"Noah?" Max asked, finding him familiar.

"Yes." Came a raspy reply.

Max stared at him, not knowing whether he should feel happy or pity upon seeing his current condition.

He attended a few classes just like him.

Unlike himself, who was a shut-in and had just one friend, Tommy, Noah was bright, playful and outgoing and had several friends.

Because of his good looks and charismatic personality, he was also popular with girls and thus many envied him. He was the same.

If this was all and they were just acquaintances, he wouldn't have felt so complicated at the moment.

The reason he felt so was because Noah was a bully and always looked down on other boys, especially the ones like Max.

So, he had bullied him on occasions. There was a time when he was talking to Tommy about Chloe, and he overhead him.

For that, he had humiliated him in front of the whole class, saying he was a disgusting, perverted creep etc.

From then on, Max hated him.

However, after a few months later, their courses changed and they no longer shared classes. Gradually, he had forgotten him.

Now seeing him, he recalled all those unpleasant memories, but couldn't bring himself to feel pleasure in his misfortune.

His skin was dry and pale. His eyes were hollow, and lips were parched. And in direct contrast to his previously athletic build, he was now skinny and malnourished.

However, despite seeing how much he should have suffered to have been reduced to his current state, he didn't feel bad for him either.

While he was lost in his thoughts, Noah stared at him in surprise.

"How come you still look… fine?" He asked, genuinely surprised and confused.

"I was lucky." Max calmly said and watched as Noah's eyes flickered, several thoughts flashing in his mind.

"Max, man… I'm sorry for everything that happened before." He said,

The corner of Max's lips curved up hearing this.

"You see my condition… Can you help me out here a little please?" He desperately asked upon seeing Max not respond.

"Please man… Please… I will die."

Without saying anything, Max began walking away.

Seeing this, Noah became even more desperate. "Please man… brother! You are a good man, Max. Forgive me and help me... Please...!"

Max really wanted to leave the place, but in the end, seeing how desperate he was, he stopped and entered his house.

Noah thought he had left and closed his eyes, cursing Max in his heart but also regretting being an asshole.

Right then…

Tap! Tap! Tap!

He heard the footsteps outside his room and turned his head around. His eyes lit up when he saw Max and cried out, "Thank you, buddy. Really thank you."

"Hm." Max grunted lightly and gave him the mug which he had taken from the dining table outside, and half filled with water. "Here, drink it."

With trembling hands, Noah grabbed the mug and looked into it.

Gulp!

His almost dead eyes brightened and his throat made a gulping motion when he saw the crystal clear water in it.

"T-Thank you, man." Saying this, he put the mug to his lips and began drinking.

Right then…

"...Who are you… talking to… Noah?"

A hoarse and almost inaudible, feminine voice sounded.

Noah didn't hear it, but Max did and his eyes flashed. After giving Noah a deep look, he turned around, and looked at the room directly opposite to Noah's whose door was shut.

"Is your sister in that room?" he asked.

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