Chapter 11 – Zombie Apocalypse (8)

Although there were a lot of zombies to deal with, the geographical advantage was clear.

A narrow space called an escalator, and I am at the top.

A zombie with red eyes hurriedly ran up the escalator, looking for someone to infect.

“You shouldn’t run on the escalator.”

Moreover, the power has been cut off right now, so wouldn’t there be a problem if it runs like that?

“Is it time to say something like that?”

Naeun probably heard me muttering softly and scolded me.

It seems that Naeun’s concentration was broken in order to find the enemy on the 6th floor.

Feeling a little sorry for that part, I tightened my hands holding the baseball bat.

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There were already three zombies running down the iron stairs.

When the guy running in front reached the range of the baseball bat, he hit it with all his might.

Gaaaaang!

A loud sound, like hitting a home run, rang out from the baseball bat.

This time, the body of the guy whose head was crushed by the blow fell apart, and the zombie running from behind pushed the body of the zombie with the missing head out.

At that moment, my speed slowed down, and since I had made a useless movement, there was an opening, so I swung the baseball bat again.

Kaaaaang!

In this way, I killed five zombies and completed the second quest I received as Isian.

I can’t feel a big difference in my physical abilities yet.

I guess I’ll have to swing it one more time to get a feel for it.

The third zombie running up the escalator was so agile that it stepped on the second zombie and jumped up.

I was momentarily dazed when I saw the zombie jumping higher than I expected.

I’ve only focused on the head so far, but is the head high?

In a time that felt like it was passing slowly, I chose to fall back.

As I quickly stepped back, I swung my arms around the edge of the escalator, where I was originally, and as the big attack failed, a big gap was created.

Whoa!

A different sound than before was heard from the baseball bat that was swung, aiming for an opening.

The sound of a head exploding rather than a head cracking? Until now, when I hit the head to confirm the kill, the head exploded all at once, as if it were exploding.

This is the reward for the quest.

Naeun said as I was feeling my increased strength.

“Xian! It’s coming! It’s coming!”

“How many?!”

“One!”

“Four more are coming from below. Can you do it?”

“You have to do it!”

“The most important thing is not to get hurt, measure the distance, and then swing. Can you do it?”

“I can do it too!”

Later, I thought I should make Naeun something like a spear with a longer range than a baseball bat.

If it were my strength now, I could make a fatal attack like this, but it might take Naeun longer than when I hit the goblin with my sword.

And I don’t have time to relax either.

I aimed the bat at the zombie running from the escalator.

Baaaaak!

I exploded the head of the guy running in front.

Baaaaak!

The second guy’s running speed slowed down as the zombies on the escalator got in his way, and he was able to easily pop his head off.

Baaaaak!

The third guy also stumbled as he stepped on the corpse, and I didn’t miss that gap.

The fourth guy was crushed by the zombie corpses that had piled up to the limit and couldn’t come up.

Since I dealt with the zombies that came up faster than expected, I immediately went to support Naeun.

Puck puck puck

There was no need for support.

The first attack was so successful that she hit the zombie’s head on the floor with a baseball bat while making a face.

When the back of the zombie’s head was completely crushed and her brain was exposed, Naeun took a few steps back and dropped the baseball bat.

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When the sound of a baseball bat bouncing on the floor was heard, Naeun was startled and stepped on the bat with his foot to silence the sound.

“Ha… Ah? Did you see it?”

After taking a deep breath, Naeun looked at me and said with a shy smile.

“Good job. I’m really glad you weren’t hurt.”

I walked up to Naeun, held her in my arms, and patted her back slowly.

Naeun’s heart was beating loudly and fast, but as she patted her back at a slow beat, she could feel her heartbeat slowly slowing down.

“Good job. Good job. Do you remember how you did it?”

“I don’t know. I was just scared, so I thought I’d just swing with all my might and finish it off.”

I’m glad I didn’t miss and didn’t miss the baseball bat.

I felt like I knew why calmness, which had become my number one survival rule, existed.

The Lord of Plague has sent zombies that humanity can handle.

So, as long as you stay alert and have the right equipment, you can survive.

All you have to do is keep that in mind and overcome the trials ahead.

“Did you kill them all?”

“Ah. There must be one left.”

“But can we do this?”

“There were zombies trapped in a pile of zombie corpses.”

“I think that’s more dangerous?”

Considering infection, it definitely seems like a more dangerous situation.

Because enemies that suddenly jump out of a pile of corpses are more threatening than enemies that are standing still.

Since he is not wearing protective gear on his legs, it is a bit difficult to deal with him.

I don’t think there were any leg guards at the sporting goods store?

“Shall we take the emergency stairs?”

“I made such a fuss, but I guess everyone got together. I think it’ll be okay.”

Since I swung the baseball bat as hard as I could in the open space above and below the escalator, I thought that everyone who could gather would have come.

We went down slowly using the emergency stairs we used to go up the 7th floor and stopped briefly on the 3rd floor where the women’s clothing was located.

“Do you want to go see the clothes?”

“Ugh. I’m going to go see it. This is an award given to me for defeating the first zombie.”

After thinking for a moment, I gave a clear reason.

Free shopping as a reward for killing the first zombie is quite generous.

When I opened the closed door on the third floor and entered, I saw the women’s clothing stores in disarray.

It must have been swept away quickly because it was in a low area.

Still, Naeun saw a lot of good clothes, so she walked a little lighter and went to collect her clothes.

Shall I check the quest in the meantime?

『Quest』

〈Kill (5/5) zombies.〉

-Completion: Improved physical ability

The original quest has been completed.

I definitely felt the improvement in physical ability, so should I look at it as combat power?

【1】

【Lee Sian-(75%)】

【Level: 2】

【Combat Power: 306】

【Holding Skill: [Skill] Survival Rules (F)】

【Quest in progress (2/3)】

Although the level did not increase, the combat power almost doubled at once.

By simple calculation, does it mean that if I swing a baseball bat with one hand, it will have the same force as swinging it with two hands?

I know it’s impossible, but it’s highly likely that he would have enough strength to fight even with a shield.

But there was one more quest?

I immediately checked the newly received quest.

To me, this is shopping.

『Quest』

〈Kill (4 / 10) zombies.〉

-Upon completion: [Skill] Strengthening Survival Rules (F)

I still received the quest to kill zombies, and I liked the reward for completing it.

Since calmness was number 1 in the survival rule, the skill will be strengthened by continuing to add survival rules, right?

I was curious about what would be added next, but I expected it wouldn’t be a flashy skill.

Since this is the case, should we expect more zombies on the way?

When I finished checking the status window, Naeun, whose bag was empty compared to mine, came up to me with a bright expression.

“Sian, you have to fill your bag too, right?”

“You want to fill up on fresh vegetables? You know all we have to eat for breakfast today are nutrition bars, right?”

I took out a nutritional bar rustling in my pocket.

I was originally going to forget it on the way to the department store, but there were a lot of people watching, so I just put it in my pocket and finally remembered it.

Naeun said after taking one, opening it, putting it in her mouth, and gnawing on it.

“Let’s go look for vegetables. How did you plan to last a month with this? It’s sweet and delicious, but I’ll never be able to survive with this.”

“Wouldn’t it be possible in extreme circumstances?”

“Let’s go down quickly. A lot of people have already gone there. There’s a good chance that there’s nothing going on.”

I came down to the basement with Naeun, but as expected, there was nothing left.

Things like cucumbers, carrots, and zucchini remained, but things like lettuce and cabbage that could be easily eaten had almost all disappeared.

“I need to eat at least some cucumbers.”

I left the department store after filling my bag with valuable vitamins.

Now that it was broad daylight, the sun felt a little hot.

When I came out, I saw several people carrying what appeared to be weapons walking around in groups, so it seemed like other people had learned how to deal with zombies to some extent.

It was a distance that definitely reduced the chance of encountering zombies along the way.

As people were coming out of the department store, they saw us with large bags full of bags and I felt like they were staring at me, so I thought I should turn around and go to the officetel.

Instead of taking the fast route, I chose the return route and asked Naeun on my way to the officetel.

“Naeun, is there anything useful in your room?”

“Hmm. I guess I don’t have any? I did buy some cosmetics and sanitary pads. My freezer is a mess, too.”

Since I control my diet and exercise, my condition is probably similar to mine.

Unless something urgent comes up in the future, the base will likely continue to be a place to stay.

When I returned to the officetel, there was no one around.

He could have gone far to get supplies, joined other people, or gone to an evacuation site.

The first thing we did after going up to the third floor and unpacking was to fill the water bottle we brought from the sporting goods store.

I will have to carry this water bottle with me whenever I go out in the future.

“The room has become too crowded.”

In my room, where I had packed food, extra water, and weapons, the only place I could rest comfortably was my bed.

After showering with clean water for no time, we sat on the bed and checked the surrounding news on our smartphones.

Naeun also received a lot of messages from her friends, who reassured her that she was fine with me.

I just read it, but as expected, my sociability is different.

One way is to check news article sites by browsing through them, but I also turned on the news channel through a live broadcast on YouTube.

“A horde of zombies has broken out in Korea too!”

“Ha. It’s been a little over 13 hours now.”

As soon as I turned on the news, I heard bad news.