Chapter 121 – New Mutant Zombies
They said they would work hard to assassinate them, but because they moved so cautiously, they were unable to catch the target of 100 and had no choice but to turn back.
Even though my stats have risen to an absurd level, I still don’t have the ability to see as if it were daylight even in a dark environment, so as soon as the sun sets, I leave behind the new-looking zombies that give me a whopping 2 points as a bonus.
And so it was the next day.
Hunting for regret today… No, I tried to get rid of it through assassination, but maybe it was me.
Security was much tighter than yesterday.
As expected, the zombies that were wandering around and on guard yesterday were not the end.
Even though they killed so many people, instead of decreasing, they actually increased, and they were guarding their surroundings more systematically.
But then what can I do?
Even if the number increased a little and the security became tighter, I was not the type to just turn around after giving up such a huge point.
Yesterday, while hunting them one by one, I roughly figured out their strength. Each individual’s abilities were slightly stronger than that of a regular zombie, and their intelligence was at the level of a child, so even if they attacked all at once, it wouldn’t be a big problem for me.
The problem is, how do zombies with the intelligence of a child learn to be alert and move in groups?
The answer to this is that another zombie with a higher rank and greater intelligence than these people must have given the order.
They just follow the orders directly.
That means there are more zombies in there that I don’t know about.
To be honest, I don’t think it will be that strong, but you never know.
Rather than simply having a simple class society like ants with worker ants, male ants, and queen ants, it could be a more subdivided society.
If you think that the higher your rank, the stronger and more intelligent you become, there is no need to overdo it.
It won’t be too late to gradually become stronger by hunting down the lowest-ranking zombies in the worker ant position.
It may be a bit too forward-thinking, but since the world has already become like this, it wouldn’t be a big problem to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
Anyway, to get a point again today, I drew my sword and threw myself at the zombies, who were more alert than yesterday.
Suddenly! Suddenly!
I gradually got used to these guys and killed the zombies in one short, concise move with minimal movement.
I wanted to hunt as many as possible, so I started hunting early in the morning and I don’t know how many animals I killed.
Slowly, they also noticed something strange and there was a commotion inside.
I tried to hide it, but it looked like I had just discovered the corpse of a zombie I had killed.
“Khaaa!”
Another loud cry rang out.
The angry voice seemed to be yelling at me to catch me, who had hunted down his subordinates one by one.
After the cries, the zombies started running around recklessly.
The zombies, which were several times more numerous than before, were all running around trying to find me and kill me, but it was clear that they would not be able to easily find me, let alone catch me, as their intelligence was terrible.
As proof of this, they could not find me calmly looking down at them at all and just ran around looking down.
“…”
I deliberately hid myself in a high place and looked closely at the zombies that looked different.
As expected, several zombies with different appearances were acting like they were giving orders to regular zombies.
There are only four such zombies.
An ambiguous number that is large if it is large and small if it is small.
Looking at the crude weapons and armor on his body, he seemed to have some level of intelligence, but he did not seem to be in a very high position as it seemed.
So.
“Is it worth doing… ?”
If they were the end, it was really worth it.
I was worried for a moment when I thought I could get down to the ground right now and catch all the zombies even if they came at me and then easily escape.
Should I just pass up this golden opportunity to instantly earn 500 points if you catch them all?
I’m worried that if I fight too boldly, additional zombies will appear besides these.
Even if they did come out, there wouldn’t be much of a problem if they were at a similar level to the visible zombies, but if they were stronger than them, problems would inevitably arise from there.
“It would be nice to just know the location.”
If you can know the ranks of the human army, you will be able to roughly infer the strength of other zombies that will appear later.
For example, if the rank of the four zombies in command over there was only that of second lieutenant, it could be accepted that it would be dangerous to fight recklessly.
However, if you are a major or higher rank, the level of zombies that will appear later will not be very threatening.
But there is no way to know that, so I am worried like this.
I wanted to take a closer look at the large building they were using as a base.
But if you do that, you won’t be able to climb even a few floors and will immediately get stuck.
Definitely.
For this reason, I have no choice but to be in deep trouble, unable to do this or that.
“The behavior itself is similar to that of humans. It is very similar.”
Zombies that look like humans, perhaps because they have learned something like Merchal Zombies.
Or maybe they realized this way themselves, but humans anyway. I thought about the human army once.
Military dictatorship.
I compared it to a regime where the military acts as it pleases without even having to think about ordinary people.
Would an army like that really care if a few soldiers died?
No, they won’t let go of their heavy butts just because they’re dying in large numbers.
“Because we’re going to have to fight anyway… “
They are slowly increasing their power, and they will not be able to live a safe and peaceful life forever.
Even if you don’t touch them and avoid them now, you’ll definitely meet them in the future and have an inevitable fight.
At that time, the army had become so powerful that it was far beyond what I could do, so the worst situation that could have appeared before us could not be completely ruled out.
Also, by that time, a lovely child would have been born between me, Seo-ah, and Seung-i.
It’s not enough to just show those children a side full of dreams and hopes, but then they find themselves in a terrible situation where zombies attack. Moreover, you may end up engaging in a fight yourself.
Even though it’s been a long, long time and I haven’t had any children yet, my heart aches at the thought of my children growing up to be independent and fighting zombies.
“Whoa…”
I made a promise to the women that I would never overdo it, but I felt like I couldn’t keep it.
Since I had no intention of keeping that promise in the first place, I put the sword in its sheath for a moment and then held the gun in both hands.
While feeling a heavy sensation, I aimed the gun precisely at the neck of the zombie who appeared to be the commander.
The neck connects the body and head.
The zombies were already dead anyway, so even if you hit them on the head, they didn’t die at once.
To kill it all at once, the most efficient way is to first aim for the neck, where the body and head connect, and kill it for sure.
Of course, that’s assuming you’re using a sword. Guns are a different story.
It’s very difficult to accurately hit the neck of a zombie from afar, but it’s a shame if you can’t hit and kill it, and it’s good if you hit it and kill it.
I simply thought like that and pulled the trigger.
Taang~!
Fire spewed out from the muzzle and a loud roar rang out.
The bullet flew quickly through the air and then gradually curved upward.
Unfortunately, the bullet passed by the neck instead of penetrating it.
“Huh?! “
The zombie was surprised by the sudden attack, with a face that looked as if it might have died if it were not careful, but then became angry.
“Khaaaaa! “
Immediately, he turned his gaze towards the direction from which the sound came and found me.
He quickly attacked him and screamed, demanding that he catch or kill me, who had taken the lives of many of his subordinates.
In response, all the zombies rushed towards me.
Some zombies who appeared to be commanders even approached.
However, they couldn’t easily do anything about me who was up high, so they just huddled together below and stretched out their arms toward me, who seemed infinitely far away.
As if welcoming the zombies, he pulled out the pin of the grenade and threw it.
Kwaang!
A grenade dropped in the middle of the zombies caused a large explosion.
The zombies around him died instantly, and the zombies nearby were not alive even though they were alive.
“Khaaaaa! “
The zombie, who appeared to be a commander, thought this wasn’t going to work, so she picked up something that looked like a rock on the floor and tried to throw it at me.
As if laughing at that, she aimed her gun and pulled the trigger.
Fortunately, the distance was close, so it went straight through the neck.
His neck was not cut, but was tattered, and the zombie collapsed on the spot.
Sadness over losing a colleague?
At the death of someone who might have been their lover, the zombies looked up at me, screaming as if they were venting their anger.
When I felt those gazes, I felt like a psychopath. I laughed.
