Chapter 23 – Zombie Apocalypse (20)

As the spearmen’s spears came closer, the gangsters slowly retreated.

In a situation where he seemed to have clearly won, the gang leader cleared his throat once more.

“I just washed it away by killing that spear man! Even if you get stabbed, you won’t become a zombie! Even if you get a hole in the stomach, just stab the heart and kill it is the end!”

“If you get a hole in your stomach, you die. You bastards.”

Since the gang leader said things that boosted morale, I said things that lowered morale.

“Go! Fight! You can’t be cornered in one place!”

“They didn’t want to catch zombies, so they gave them the best weapon and told them to stab the zombies in the head, and now it’s their turn to get stabbed! You idiots.”

This was the gangsters’ biggest mistake.

Even if they lost due to lack of experience in dealing with people, how would they have thought of giving them a spear?

“Rather than being cornered and stabbed to death, act like a man! Go and kill him! Kill him!!!”

The old gangster stood up and screamed.

Only then did the gangsters start running out with knives, but the spearmen were embarrassed and gave up the distance.

No matter how good your weapon is, you can’t hold onto a spear.

The gangster holding the spear opened his eyes wide, as if he was happy to win, and threw the baseball bat as hard as he could as he rushed to stab him with the knife.

Whoa!

“Gagging!”

I wanted to aim for the head, but I didn’t think I would hit it, so I threw a predictive shot at the body, and it hit me well.

The guy who grabbed the spear from the gangster who fell to the floor with a loud sound pulled the spear to his body and then stabbed him.

“Aaaaah!”

The gangster who was stabbed with a spear was at risk of becoming a zombie, so I started stabbing him several times. The gangsters screamed when they saw that I had lost my baseball bat.

“That bastard has no weapons! Screw him!!!”

“Screw you!!!”

Can’t you see my bag?

I grabbed the bag and swung it at the gangster who came running first.

Karakang!

Perhaps because I held it roughly and swung it, the sound of the baseball bat in the bag hitting it was louder than the sound of my head exploding.

“Fuck! It’s in that bag again!”

“Still, fuck it! If you get stabbed, you’ll die!”

The gangsters, who almost lost their fighting spirit for a moment, started running towards me again.

I slightly held out my hand behind me and Naeun quickly threw the baseball bat he was holding.

Baaaaak!

He swung the baseball bat held with his right hand sharply and used the gym bag held with his left hand to block a gangster’s attack.

If you can block an enemy’s attack, it’s a shield!

Bah!

Sigh! Deep!

Victory has come.

As I was about to hit another gangster’s head, the more confident spearmen began stabbing the gangster to death.

Until the end, there was only one leader of the Fire Light Sect left, wearing only panties and not moving.

“Ha. Fuck. This is happening because of a crazy kid with a baseball bat? Huh? You idiots!”

“I told you. You, the one who gave me a spear and told me to catch zombies, will be the one who gets the most upset. A hostage is not omnipotent.”

He said this while looking at the woman bleeding from her neck below the head of the Bulgwang faction.

As I approached him slowly, he slightly moved his right hand holding the sashimi knife back and took a stabbing stance.

My range is longer, but I don’t think I can completely block that attack.

Can you stop it using a bag containing a baseball bat?

No. No need.

When I threw my bag on the floor, I heard the loud sound of baseball bats hitting.

And with that as a signal, the leader of the Fire Light Sect quickly came running.

He pulled back his right arm holding the sashimi knife and tried to use as much rotational force as possible to plunge it deep into my stomach.

A desperate charge with the determination to get at least one hit from my attack and dig out the insides.

I held the baseball bat with both hands and swung it at the gang leader.

He swung in a large swing from right to left, and the leader of the Fire Light Sect used the rotational force to straighten out his sashimi knife.

Calmness and insight.

After using Ganpa, I was confident that the sashimi knife would not touch my skin.

I used the power control I used on the zombies outside earlier on the Fire Light Sect leader.

The moment the baseball bat touched me, I relaxed my strength and applied as much force as I could as soon as I touched it.

Whoa, whoa!

I cut my clothes slightly, but it didn’t cut my skin.

The fire light sect leader’s sashimi knife, which was stretched out to take the bone in exchange for flesh, slightly cut my clothes, but the fire light sect leader, who I pushed away with all my strength, bounced all the way to the wall and flew away.

Kuwang. Cancankang.

After hitting the display stand on the wall, he slowly walked towards the leader of the Fire Light Sect, who was sitting helplessly leaning against it.

I spoke playfully to the old gangster who didn’t move even when I got close.

“Are you dead? Are you alive?”

Baaaaak!

He hit his shin and broke the bone.

“Ahhhhh!”

“I lived.”

Baaaaak!

Humans have two shins.

“Kill me! Just kill me!”

The leader of the Fire Light Sect, who could never walk again, was yelling at me to kill him. I stepped away for a moment and checked the blue window that appeared in front of me.

The world tells me to kill you.

Whoa, whoa!

He held the baseball bat with both hands and swung it sharply, causing the old gangster’s head to explode.

After making sure I killed him, I slowly looked back.

The gangsters seemed to be dead or incapable of fighting due to being stabbed with spears, so the spearmen succeeded in subduing the gangsters.

I slowly approached the dead hostages and closed their eyes.

“I took my revenge.”

As I passed by the spearmen to get to the crying hostages in the distance and Naeun, who was comforting Yeongeun, one of the spearmen said to me.

“Hey, I saved the half tattoo I had earlier, what should I do?”

“Are you still alive? Kill me.”

With those words as a signal, a spear flashed in the hearts of the gangsters who were still alive.

Fuuuuuk

“Fuck… It fucking hurts…”

“Pretending to be cool.”

A spearman quickly brought back the baseball bat I had thrown, and I took it after nodding to express my gratitude.

I approached the hostages taken by the gangsters and quietly called Youngeun.

“Young-eun. Are you okay?”

“Sian. Yes. You took revenge, right? It’s like getting bitten by a dog. Because you lived. Yes, because you lived…”

Young-eun, with clear tear marks around her eyes, nodded her head helplessly and answered.

“Naeun, let’s go.”

“What? Let’s go right now?”

I felt like I had to go now.

I had no intention of becoming the leader of the supermarket, and I didn’t think it would be beneficial even if Naeun, who could be said to be Youngeun’s best friend, comforted her.

Naeun hugged Youngeun tightly and then reluctantly got up from her seat.

Naeun, who took the baseball bat I gave him, glanced back and followed me.

When I got to the entrance of the supermarket, I saw a man with scars all over his body standing there being supported by someone else.

Looking at the bandage wrapped around his head, it looks like one of his ears has been cut off. It seems like this person was originally the leader of the supermarket.

“Thank you for your help…”

“Next time, don’t get taken away.”

“Yes…”

“Oh. And can I just take one? I came all the way to the supermarket, but it’s a bit awkward to go back empty-handed.”

“If you need anything… I’ll give it to you.”

“A gas burner and a box of gas. Can I ask you a favor?”

“Of course.”

The manager of the supermarket answered the simple request with a weak smile.

*

After putting a lot of gas in the bag, we received another box of gas and Naeun took it.

I was on my way back to the officetel with two gas burners in my hands when Naeun called me.

“Sian.”

“Naeun, why?”

“Well, um, you’re not saying you’re disappointed in yourself or anything like that, are you? You said you couldn’t save all the hostages…”

Naeun spoke to me carefully.

It seemed like he thought the reason I left the supermarket so quickly was guilt.

I didn’t plan on staying at the supermarket for long, so I left before people started relying on me.

“I just wish Young-eun had survived. It’s a little painful that I had to kill all the traitors because of an unforeseen mistake.”

“Was that really something you didn’t think about?”

Naeun seems to have thought that I planned the plan to punish the traitors.

“Yeah. I really didn’t think about that. I thought there would be some casualties if I did it my way. Furthermore, I thought I would at least kill the hostage so as not to look down on the boss.”

“Can we consider it fortunate that Young-eun wasn’t caught by the boss?”

Naeun said in a gloomy voice.

“I don’t know if that’s the case. I think I’ll have to find another way, but I can’t think of one right away.”

I don’t know if I gained the strength to attack from a distance, but my survival rules were constantly being strengthened.

The status window was quietly brought up.

『Quest』

〈Achieve combat power of 500.〉

-Completed: [Skill] Rules of Survival (D) -〉 [Skill] Rules of Survival (C)

『Quest』

〈Kill 1 human.〉

-Completed: [Skill] Rules of Survival (C) -〉 [Skill] Rules of Survival (B)

【1】

【Lee Sian-(75%)】

【Level: 4】

【Combat Power: 557】

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

【Awaiting Quest (6/6)】

When I used the insight earlier to kill the leader of the fire sect, the combat power quest was cleared.

And just before killing the leader of the Fire Light Sect, a quest to kill a human appeared, and I cleared it right away.

As a result of clearing those two quests and strengthening my survival rules, I ended up in this state.

【Skill: Survival Rules (B)】

【Acquire the abilities necessary for survival.】

【One. Calmness – Brain rotation speed increases in crisis situations.】

【2. Perception – Can read the opponent’s movements. When activated, mental power is greatly consumed.】

【3. Combat sleep – sleep quality improves and stamina recovers quickly.】

【4. Presence detection – When you concentrate, you can sense changes in your surroundings.】

【5. Homeostasis – resistance to disease becomes stronger.】

Presence detection, a new item.

I’m currently using this on my way back to my officetel, and I can clearly feel the presence of zombies a little far away.

It seems difficult to detect a stationary opponent, but since zombies tend to keep moving, it seems okay to use it against zombies.

And homeostasis, it is written that it is not only a plague but also a disease, so it seems to be useful in all situations.

It would be really helpful if my resistance to colds and food poisoning became stronger.

‘But was the skill so easy to obtain?’

Even when I was acting like a dog at the Global Academy for 4 months, I was only possessed, but as my skills strengthened through summer possession, I gained two A-level and one B-level.

The two A-level skills are skills related to possession and passive skills, so they won’t be of much help in battle, but I thought that survival rules are not ordinary skills.

If I acquire a skill through possession, is it possible for me to get it all at once like this?

I think I need to possess another world and find out more, but my body is getting stronger little by little through this.

As I slowly return home with Naeun, 48 hours have passed since the seeds of the plague began to be sown.

I hope the remaining 72 hours are uneventful.