Chapter 331 – Zombie Apocalypse 4 (5)
『Quest』
〈48 hours 1. Do not kill. 2. Kill more than 30 humans.〉
-One. Upon completion: [Skill] Strengthening Survival Rules (S)
-2. Upon completion: [Skill] Strengthening Survival Rules (S)
Most of the quests I have received so far have ended with ‘kill it’ like the second condition.
Otherwise, it can be seen as ‘reaching’ or ‘achieving’ a certain level, but it could be said to be a truly rare quest that does not involve murder.
When I think about it, when I first became possessed by ‘Lee Sian’, I was planning on staying with Naeun for 30 days in my own room until the end, but I was attacked by an evolved zombie and had to come out.
If it weren’t for that, there would be less contact with people and fewer cases of taking their lives.
Now that I have experienced other worlds, I am used to killing and will probably receive countless killing quests.
When considering rarity, it is better to choose ‘Does not kill.’
However, how my survival rules have developed so far are that I have grown by taking out kill after kill and surviving.
【Skill: Survival Rules (S)】
【One. Calmness – Brain rotation speed significantly increases in crisis situations.】
【2. Perception – Can read the opponent’s movements. When activated, mental power is consumed.】
【3. Combat sleep – sleep quality improves and stamina recovers very quickly.】
【4. Presence detection – When you concentrate, you can sense changes in your surroundings.】
【5. Homeostasis – Resistance to disease becomes very strong.】
【EX1. Savior – Has an indomitable will when there is someone to protect.】
【EX2. Guardian – When there is a place to protect, it has an iron body.】
However, looking at the development process, it can be said that there are no skills directly related to combat.
Calmness, insight, and presence detection are all useful in battle, but in fact, they are skills that can be used to escape.
And I don’t think these two skills, Savior and Guardian, are skills for attacking either.
‘It is correct to choose number 1.’
But if they move to the extent that I have to step in… At that moment, an idea flashed in my head.
‘I can just put him to sleep, right?’
I cut off my arms and legs to suppress them and wondered what would happen if they died from excessive blood loss, but I had a sleep magic circle that could put the opponent to sleep.
“Seongtae, if necessary, I will subdue you.”
『Quest』
〈No murder for 48 hours.〉
-Time remaining: 47:59:58
– Upon completion: [Skill] Survival Rules (S) Strengthened
Since it is just before 10 AM, you must not kill anyone until 10 AM on the 31st day.
“Suppression? That’s a pretty moderate choice for Mr. Xian.”
Seongtae Choi said with an awkward smile on his face.
“I just suppress it. I’ll take care of the next step.”
“I understand. I understand.”
“I’ll be with Naeun on the first floor, so please call me.”
“Yes. I hope I don’t have to call Mr. Xian.”
I went down from the 4th floor to the 1st floor and looked for Naeun.
Naeun was sitting and watching videos on his tablet.
“I’ve been there.”
“Yes. What did Seongtae Choi say?”
“It’s just that people around me are already preparing. I just want to go out and subdue them if necessary.”
“Just suppression? If you were me, I think you would eliminate all the variables that could cause problems.”
Naeun also showed a similar reaction to Choi Seongtae.
I sat down next to Naeun, hugged her body gently with my left arm, and said.
“It’s good not to make enemies, and it’s my tendency not to leave any seeds of conflict, but I also like to avoid unnecessary fights.”
“Hmm. I don’t know. After the world became like this, didn’t we almost all hit it?”
“Aren’t you keeping quiet compared to the power you have?”
“I admit that.”
When Naeun watched a live video of people fighting among themselves in another country, she frowned and watched another video.
Another video discussed the possibility of being able to kill evolved zombies once modern firearms become available.
However, most people viewed it negatively. There were several live broadcasts of fighting against evolved zombies using cars, heavy equipment, and chainsaws, but the problem was that they were all defeated.
“Later, Sian, you can go around the world and catch evolved zombies.”
“Are you trying to put me in a dangerous place?”
“Ugh. Don’t pinch me.”
I lightly pinched Naeun’s stomach and pulled her into my arms.
“Why not purify an island country where you can live reasonably well and live there? Japan? It’s close and nice.”
“It’s only close when the plane takes off. You can’t fly, right?”
If I had the same level of endurance as Master Yeomwang, wouldn’t I be able to fly to Japan? Or, I thought it might be possible if I found a more efficient way.
“You can’t fly…?”
While I was taking a moment to gather my thoughts, Naeun asked me in an anxious voice.
Do you think that has crossed the line of what is acceptable? I answered while stroking Naeun’s head.
“Yes. I can jump high, but I can’t fly.”
“The average person can’t even dream of jumping over buildings…”
Naeun thought it was just like that and continued looking at the video to see if she was going to move on.
Then, he played a provocative video about discovering the strongest zombie and placed a tablet between us, so I reached out and held the tablet to check the video.
The video was shot by a drone.
Looking at the video description and the English language, it seems like it’s in the West, but I heard we’re in China and North Korea.
A drone filmed an evolved zombie leading a group of zombies in the distant sky, and one feature stood out clearly because it was filmed from a distant sky.
The ground was stained black, like black paint spreading on the path of an evolved zombie.
The guys who were stepping on the black ground had something like black smoke hovering over their bodies and seemed stronger than the guys who were out of range.
It seems that most of the 2nd evolution zombies are those that affect the surrounding zombies.
“Can we treat that as if you threw a spear last time and did something?”
“First of all, since it’s a long distance away, it would be best not to meet as much as possible.”
“That would be correct.”
The drone footage continued to show zombies walking, so it appears that everyone around them has already been infected.
An army of zombies walking aimlessly through an empty city. Wouldn’t the whole world be in a similar situation right now?
Meanwhile, we are on the verge of fighting over guns.
In the US, if you go into a place like a gun shop, there would be a lot of gun shops, but there was a difference in that respect.
*
Today, people at the supermarket started taking turns eating lunch.
At 12 noon, with 36 hours left until the liberation of modern firearms, Unit 524 was constantly under siege by other groups. They could not neglect guard duty as they did not know when people would come running to tear down the barbed wire and infiltrate the unit.
As a free man, I had a leisurely meal with Naeun, then got up and went up to the fourth floor of the barracks.
“Xian, you came with Naeun.”
The man at the supermarket saw us and said.
“Yes. How many people have you found so far?”
“We found eight people. They are all hiding in the trees, eating and watching the situation.”
Then the man pointed at the screen.
The entire body could not be seen because it was hidden behind a tree, but there was definitely a person moving.
I saw it this morning as well, but it would be much more accurate to use presence detection to detect intruders directly than to look for intruders by looking at a small screen.
Even if I wanted to tell this to the people at the supermarket, I couldn’t tell them.
“I have to go out for a moment.”
I lightly kissed Naeun’s forehead.
“Yes. Come back. Can I watch from here?”
“Make sure I’m pictured there.”
After leaving the barracks, I easily jumped over the barbed wire and entered the mountain.
Then, he wore a robe using the shadow of the forest and carved a magic circle of sleep on both palms.
Presence detection-wave.
Instead of waiting for the waves spreading around to search the surroundings, it ran as soon as it found someone nearby.
Although he did not step on the wave wheel or use the wave ring resonance, his speed was sufficient by using the mana he had in his body.
After finishing my meal, I slapped my palm down on the neck of the guy who was illegally dumping trash on the mountain.
It didn’t hit him hard enough to kill him, but he carved a magic circle along with the blow and put him to sleep.
Like this.
Looking at the spreading wave, there are 11 people nearby. I need to put them all to sleep and throw them over the mountain.
***
“Wow…”
The people who were watching the surroundings on the 4th floor gathered together and started watching the monitor together.
When the black mass rustled, one person fell.
It seemed like he was hitting the neck, but the men also tapped the necks of the men next to them as a joke.
“Was that really happening?”
“You can do it because you’re Sian.”
“Namwon Gong is about to start training!”
“We could have done it if we had learned it a little faster. Now it’s the gun’s turn.”
Kim Na-eun smiled slightly while listening to other people’s stories.
When the black mass was roaming the forest and knocking down all the people, she got a call from Kim Na-eun.
“Sian?”
“Naeun, did you see me?”
“Hmm. It looked like a black mass moving around.”
“Really? Is that what it feels like? I understand. I’ll just dump the people I defeated over the mountain.”
“Yes. Be careful when coming and going.”
The short phone call between lovers has ended.
People glanced at the woman who could do something that seemed absurd to others, as if it were just a walk after a meal.
Kim Na-eun said she was used to those stares now, but she still felt a little uncomfortable when she was stared at when she was alone.
“I’ll be down.”
Kim Na-eun said hello to the people on the fourth floor and went down to the nest.
As the sound of her footsteps became completely distant, the former search leader and current guard leader spoke.
“Mr. Xian has sorted everything out, so let’s take a break for about an hour and then monitor again.”
“Can I sleep?”
“Okay. Take a nap. If this shit continues tonight, I won’t be able to sleep.”
The men entered the empty dormitory, fell on the mattress, and began to take a nap.
“Isn’t there anyone practicing Namwon-gong?”
So, the commander of the guard started to eat fortune by himself.
***
First, people were herded onto the roof of a building where there were no zombies.
I don’t know if they’re all on the same side, but since they have a common enemy called Unit 524, they won’t do something crazy like kill them as soon as they wake up, right?
‘I wish I could just sleep for two days, but I can’t control that.’
Now that it was out of my hands, I shook it off and headed to the barracks.
