Chapter 26 – Zombie Apocalypse (23)

It seemed like the 30-day stay at the officetel had just begun, but the world had given us this mission, so we had no choice but to move.

Naeun said after resting for two days and wearing protective gear.

“We all share the officetel, so should I call you? There’s also someone moving zombie corpses, so I think one person will help.”

One of the six remaining.

We didn’t know if there were any spears like those used by spearmen in supermarkets, so we were poorly equipped.

After the early stages of the plague, it became too relaxed.

“I don’t feel like volunteering, but let’s do it among ourselves. Even if other people participate, I don’t think it will be of much help. It’s not about gathering supplies, but killing zombies, so it would be better if there were more people, but it’s okay if it’s just us who are well-equipped. .”

I fight and Naeun broadens his horizons, which he lacks.

You can do it all on your own using presence detection, but since you don’t know what will happen if your mental power is completely used up, you need to conserve it as much as possible.

And it would be difficult to follow me with a body that lacks exercise.

As usual, I wore cardboard protectors on my arms and legs and came down to the first floor with only a baseball bat and a bag containing enough emergency food.

“Hello?”

“Uh, hello.”

A man was squatting at the entrance of the officetel.

Listening to the voice, it seems to be the man on the 4th floor who came out and spoke when an intruder came to the officetel last time.

“As expected, that’s where it comes out. Last time, I blocked that entrance by myself.”

“There are no other people, right?”

“Would you like to come out? I’m sure they’re just hoping that their door won’t be robbed even then.”

Even the person who said that didn’t bring any equipment.

It seems like they just came down to the first floor and watched to see who would come out?

“What do you think you can do with that group of people with a baseball bat?”

Then he told us about weapons.

It was definitely uncomfortable dealing with many people.

But isn’t that the case with everything? Whether it’s a sword or a spear, except for magic, 1 vs. Many is always difficult.

“This.”

A man picked up something that looked like a toy next to him and held it out to us.

“What is this?”

“It’s a toy that makes noise, so if you throw it, it might attract attention. Don’t bother the officetel.”

After saying that, I entered the officetel.

Did you try to help in some way?

“He’s a strange person. I don’t think that will be of much help.”

Naeun is right.

Throwing this toy to attract attention won’t spread the zombies we have to deal with.

Oh, did you give it to me to use when leaving the officetel?

“First, before I throw this. Naeun, can you go outside? You’ll have to step on the refrigerator and jump over the front door.”

Since it was a small refrigerator attached to the officetel, Naeun’s athletic ability seemed to be enough to step on it and jump over it.

Naeun slowly approached the entrance of the officetel holding a baseball bat and returned after checking the height.

“I think it will work. If I go over instead, I might fall…”

“Just pass it over, and I’ll accept it.”

When I pressed the button on the square box toy, a chick popped out.

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

When the chick that came out of the box began to cry, the zombies near the entrance began to react.

Before I could attract more attention, I threw the toy beyond the entrance.

The zombies began to move slowly, following the beep that was moving away.

“Naeun, let’s move on now.”

“Yes. Go first.”

I ran slightly, stepped on the refrigerator, jumped, and went over the roughly blocked entrance.

The zombies followed Piyak away, so they looked back without worry, and Naeun jumped over the front door with a cool attitude.

She stretched out her arms, caught Naeun, and lowered her down like a stream. Then, she searched for a nearby staircase where she could lead a 1:1 match and ran there.

“Naeun, let’s start. Please keep an eye out for anyone you might recognize.”

“Yes. I’ll let you focus on zombies.”

I gently hit the baseball bat that Naeun held out slightly with my baseball bat.

Can Can Can

When we made several small noises, the zombies who had been distracted by the beeping began to slowly turn towards us, and when they spotted us, their black eyes began to turn red.

There is absolutely no need for us to step forward, but we must do our best in what we have decided to do.

“Grah la la la la!!!”

“Kuuuuu!!!”

Greenish zombies that seemed to be slightly more decomposed began to run.

Anyway, what I have to do is swing the baseball bat precisely at the head and smash it!

All you have to do is repeat the same thing to the 30 or so zombies roaming around outside.

“Whoa…”

After expelling all the air in his lungs, he struck the baseball bat at the zombie that came into range.

Whoa!

Although it was the first time I used a baseball bat in a few days, it was not much different from the last time I swung it.

No, it might actually get better.

By using presence detection and fighting against an opponent who only extended his attack range, I was able to fight against any irregular movements of zombies.

Naeun will take care of the distant areas, so I just have to focus on my attack power.

Whoa!

The second zombie’s head exploded.

First, the limp body fell on top of the fallen zombie and was pushed down the stairs.

If it were a human being, they would have felt repulsed by the act of having to step on someone’s body, but those red-eyed guys didn’t care and ran while stepping on a corpse to infect us who were not yet infected.

However, if you step on soft steps, your posture will be disturbed and your speed will slow down.

Whoa, whoa!!

I swung the baseball bat a little deeper at the zombie that was staggering in front of me, and it hit hard.

I mechanically lifted the baseball bat again.

Now I’ve only killed three.

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“Haa… Haa…”

I exploded the head of the last zombie and caught my breath.

I wasn’t physically tired, but I felt a little dizzy due to the mental power I wasted while concentrating my mind to detect presence.

“Sian, are you okay? Haven’t you dealt with too many people?”

Naeun asked me in a voice full of concern and massaged her shoulders.

“Uh. I guess I overdid it a bit.”

Because there were too many zombies, the zombie heads exploded at the end of the stairs on the first floor and then climbed higher.

As we retreated like that, the place where we were standing now was at the end of the stairs on the third floor, and a path was made of zombie corpses below.

Naeun took a look at the bottom of the stairs and said to me.

“I don’t think there’s anything near the stairs anymore. I’ll go to the roof of the building and look down.”

“Yes. Be careful of zombies.”

“I can catch one too.”

Naeun raised her right arm and showed off her biceps.

The commercial buildings near the officetel are also low, only 3 or 4 stories, so you will be able to see the rooftop right away.

Kang! Kang! Pakak!

It appears that the rooftop door was locked and Naeun swung a baseball bat and broke the doorknob.

She opened a nutrition bar from her bag, ate it, then leaned against the wall and closed her eyes to regain her sanity.

After a while, Naeun, who had gone up to the rooftop, came down at a high speed.

“Huh? Sian, you can’t sleep here!”

“I just closed my eyes for a moment. What’s it like outside?”

“There are hardly any. We see about two on the road, but that’s a lot compared to what we caught. I’ll take care of one, so just take one.”

“Okay, sure. But I don’t like the way down.”

You have to go down a path made of zombie corpses.

I stepped on the corpse, held on to the railing to avoid slipping, and slowly came down from the third floor.

The further down you went, the more it became a mess with traces of corpses trampled by zombies. The staircase on the first floor was in the most terrible state, although I had seen many things before.

The smell was very bad due to the trampled and crushed corpses, and the slippery floor made me want to throw away my shoes.

If I had known this would happen, I would have packed a lot of extra shoes.

“Wow…”

Naeun, who had defeated zombies and seen quite a few strange things, also walked away from the first floor, which was in a nauseating state, and took a deep breath of clean air.

“There’s a downside to this staircase strategy that I hadn’t even thought of.”

“Yeah… It was so disgusting.”

Naeun shook his head.

And when I looked around, I saw two zombies wandering nearby.

“You are the one closest. Make no mistake.”

“You’ve lost a lot of stamina too, right? I have to do at least one thing!”

As we approached, a zombie with red eyes charged towards Naeun in front of her.

Naeun calmly picked up the baseball bat with both hands and struck it down.

Kaaaaang!

The zombie fell to the floor with a cheerful sound, like hitting a home run ball.

Naeun once again raised the baseball bat upward and hit it towards the zombie’s head.

Wow! Cough! Whoa!

A zombie that was completely stopped by the third additional attack.

Pow!

I killed the zombie that came running after hearing the sound of one of them dying with one hit.

‘Can’t I give you a quest to kill zombies?’

I said something in my mind to the status window where the quest was still waiting.

Piyak, who was completely destroyed, looked at the toy for a moment and then slowly headed towards the entrance of the officetel and said to Naeun.

“But there are a lot of zombies behind the officetel. What should we do?”

“No. Rest. You were tired and dozed off a little while ago, right? No.”

I even felt grateful for Naeun’s firm words that thought of me.

I went back to the entrance of the officetel, removed the front door, went in, and restored it.

Someone will take care of the back part.

She went up to the third floor, thinking that it would be more convenient if she ate the zombies and then became a reinforced zombie, since she would only have to deal with a few enemies.

As I was about to go home, Naeun led me to room 301.

“Let’s take off our shoes and clothes and do our laundry here.”

“Okay. I might smell like a zombie without realizing it, so I’d better wash everything.”

After taking off all our clothes and putting them in the washing machine in room 301, we quickly returned home in our underwear, not knowing if anyone would see us.

When I came into the house and put down the baseball bats, Naeun took off her underwear and looked back at me with an exclamation.

“Oh, that’s right. Xian is tired. Indeed.”

Naeun put the bra on halfway across her chest again.

I think my physical condition will return to perfection after a good night’s sleep, so it would be good to relieve the lingering effects of battle now.

“It’s okay. Being with you is relaxation.”

I think if I do it once now and then once more after I take a breather, it will be just in time to complete the quest.

Naeun seemed happy with my answer and took off her bra.

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『Tutorial Quest-3』

〈Survive the possessed body.〉

-Time remaining: 8:40:31

-Completion: [Skill] ?