บท 197: To Fort Yano (7)
<Author's note: The things (racism, sexism, political views, etc.) depicted or mentioned in this story do not reflect the real world and are purely coincidences. If they do, please keep in mind that they are simply for world-building and are only work of fiction. Thank you for your understanding.>
2:10 pm.
Roar!
Roar!
Roar!
A group of zombies led by an S1, followed by an N1 and then a D2 were charging towards Nathan who had a casual expression on his face as he took his sweet time walking towards them.
'Hmm… I wonder what weapons I should use this time…?'
Roar!
Roar!
Roar!
'I guess I'll go with that weapon. It's been a while since I've used it…'
Roar!
Roar!
Roar!
The S1 was now close to Nathan and it leaped towards him.
Nathan summoned a [Grade D] Large Axe.
Pah!
He slapped the S1 away and its head exploded.
A [Green] Treasure Chest appeared.
The next one to leap at him was the N1.
He made a quick sidestep before gripping the axe with two hands and then chopped down.
Whoosh!
Bam!
Bam!
The N1's body separated into two from its waist and crashed a few feet away from him.
Although it was still alive, it was quickly bleeding to death.
Nathan ignored it focused on the D2.
The D2 stopped and was about to roar to call out for more companions.
"RO--!"
Wooh!
A Bolt came flying and penetrated the D2's mouth, canceling its roar.
Nathan smiled and took a quick glance at Zita who was behind him.
"Nice throw," he said before turning back to the D2 and throwing his axe.
Wooh!
Thud!
The axe landed on the D2's chest, penetrating a couple of inches deep into its flesh and blowing it a few feet away from where it was standing before finally landing on the ground.
And before the zombie could stand up, Nathan rushed to it while summoning a [Grade D] Great Axe.
Whoosh!
He swung his axe down the D2's throat.
He summoned the two axes back to his [Artifact] Gold Spatial Finger before turning to Zita and see how she was doing.
Roar!
Wooh!
An M2 that was flying up in the air threw an [Ice Spear] and Zita easily evaded it.
With her INT points at 33 (+28), once she focused her senses or start concentrating, she could see the movement of [Ice Spear] in a slower motion and then avoid it.
The M2 was about to cast another spell but Zita activated [Lift], picking up a few large stones that were a large as an adult's fist and then threw them.
Wooh!
Wooh!
Wooh!
Wooh!
Pah!
Pah!
Three stones managed to hit the M2.
One stone hit the main bone of its right wing, another hit its right arm, and the last one hit its left shoulder.
"Roar!" the zombie yelped as it lost its balance up in the air and was falling down.
Bam!
Wooh!
Right after the M2 fell to the ground, Zita immediately threw one of the Bolts hovering around her on its head, killing it immediately and a [Blue] Treasure Chest appeared.
Ding!
A message popped inside her head, telling her that she leveled up.
However, instead of celebrating right away as she would normally do, she scanned her surroundings first.
During her "nap time", she, of course, wasn't able to sleep and instead used it to think about everything that has happened so far, including all the information Nathan has told her.
Up ahead, there was an N1 charging towards her.
She activated [Lift] and picked up a few items on the ground, stones, broken shards of glass, etc.
Wooh!
Wooh!
Wooh!
Wooh!
Wooh!
Pah!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Pah!
Pah!
Bam!
The things that she threw, she specifically targeted the legs and arms of the N1, causing it to lose its arms and legs before crashing to the ground about 7 meters away from her.
While the N1 was lying on the ground, all bloody and mutilated, she pulled out her [Grade D] Long Dagger from her thigh, lifted it, positioned it on top of the zombie's neck in a chopping manner and then threw it down like a guillotine.
Whoosh!
Thud!
The dagger cut right through the N1's neck and penetrated a couple of centimeters of the asphalt.
A [Green] Treasure Chest appeared.
Zita scanned her surroundings once again.
Seeing everything was clear, she decided to check her Status Chart.
However, she didn't summon the Bolts hovering around her back into her [Grade D] Spatial Bag just in case.
'System.'
***
Level: 22
Exp: %
Stats:
• STR – 30
• VIT – 31 (+2)
• AGI – 33 (+1)
• INT – 34 (+28)
Equipment:
[Grade D] Long Dagger (12/12)
[Grade D] Tiara (15/15): +2 Vit, +1 Int
[Grade D] Tribal Sparrow Tattoo (15/15): +3 Int
[Grade D] Black Heavy Leather Gloves (15/15): +3 Int, +1 Agi
[Grade D] White Heavy Leather Boots (12/15): +4 Int
[Grade C] Ring: +6 Int
[Grade C] Ring: +5 Int
[Grade C] Amulet: +6 Int
[Grade D] Spatial Bag
Special Effects:
• 1% Chance to block any magical attack.
• 1% Chance to block any physical attack.
Skill:
• Level X [Lift]
Description: Allows user to mentally lift physical object(s) within 10 meters. Target with higher INT compared to the user are immune. Power, speed and Mental Capacity based on user's total INT. No mana required and no cooldown.
• Mental Capacity: 27kg/31kg
Status:
• Chosen One
Description: You are unable to learn any other skill. But each level increase gives +1 point to all stats.
***
After checking her Status Chart, she then proceeded to pick up the System items and also extract the nuclei.
Nathan, on the other hand, seeing that Zita was done killing her share of the zombies and was now picking up the items, went to the side and wait for her to finish.
There was a bench and he sat there as he observed her.
'Those attacks…'
He scratched his nose awkwardly.
'Did I just create a monster…?'
'I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm really happy that she now knows how to use the non-System items around her to her advantage…'
'But at the same time, I'm getting a little worried…'
'Putting aside the fact that the items she throws are now getting blurry for my sight, what she did back there was beautifully brutal…'
'She could easily chop off my limbs if she wanted to…'
'Once I get my hands on another [Artifact] Divine Blood, I'm definitely going to use it for VIT. No questions asked. VIT it is. Really VIT…'
'Fuck AGI...'
'Well, not so much...'
'I also have to focus on my INT...'
Kru...
Kruuug…
The sky let out a low growl of thunder.
Nathan raised his head and stared at the sky.
'It's cloudier compared to 2 hours ago…'
'And it looks like it's going to rain…'
'Well, I hope it won't…'
'I just hope we'll reach Fort Yano before 5:00 pm…'
"Mister, these are the items. The rest were just trash," said Zita.
Nathan turned to her.
She already put away her Bolts.
And right now, the Nuclei along with a [Grade D] Repair Kit and a sword he has never seen before were hovering around her.
"I see," Nathan said raised his left hand.
Zita sent the items towards his left hand, specifically to his index finger which was actually the [Artifact] Gold Spatial Finger underneath the [Grade D] Black Heavy Leather Glove.
Nathan absorbed all of the items except for the weapon, grabbing it.
'[Grade D] Pandat, huh...'
'Another traditional brown-skinned Asian weapon...'
He stood up and gave it a few swings.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
'Based on its design, it feels like a two-handed weapon...'
He absorbed the item.
"Let's continue. We're almost out of Nabe City. After that, about 5km away, we'll finally reach Fort Yano."
"Okay~!"
***
2:27 pm.
Outskirts of Nabe City.
Wooh!
Wooh!
Two Bolts went flying into an M1 and S1 zombies' head.
Seeing that there were no other enemies around, Zita proceeded to extract the Bolts and Nuclei.
Nathan swept his gaze around as he waited for Zita to extract the materials.
Up ahead, he saw a mother duck with her ducklings.
"Mister, here," Zita said as she passed the Nuclei to him.
He absorbed them right away and then said, "Kid, looks like Lady Luck is on our side."
"Huh?"
"Look over there," Nathan said and pointed.
Zita turned to where he was pointed and saw the mother duck with her ducklings.
"Wait over here," Nathan said and activated [Coward's Way].
When he reappeared, he had his hand gripping onto the mother duck's neck.
Quack!
Quack!
The mother duck quacked and flapped its wings as it tried to get away.
Meanwhile, its ducklings also quacked but remained close to their mother.
Crack!
Nathan tightened his grip around the animal's neck.
When the mother duck died, he absorbed it into his [Artifact] Gold Spatial Finger.
He turned his eyes to the ducklings who started moving away from each other, trying to search where did they mother go.
'Hmm…'
He grabbed each of them and snapped their neck before absorbing them as well.
All the while, Zita just stared at Nathan in silence.
Although her face didn't show it, her eyes gave away what she was feeling inside.
Monster.
After Nathan was done, he turned to her and said, "Zita, let's go."
Zita followed him in silence.
"Zita, we're in a zombie apocalypse. Food is scarce. Tell me, what good is mercy when you're weak and hungry?"
She thought about her experience back at Government Shelter in Burrow City.
Although the people there were still able to eat, it was just enough to not keep the people there hungry.
At first, when her smamak was still alive, although they already lost her smommyk at the start of the zombie apocalypse when they tried to escape to the airport to fly back to Iskaldia, she still hasn't realized how important food was because aside from the food that was given to them by the management of the shelter, her smamak will also find ways to get more food for her.
It was only then when she also lost her smamak during the takeover that she finally realized the sacrifices that her smamak made.
Yes, Sweet Dave and his group provided her food and shelter.
However, it still couldn't be compared to when her smamak was still alive.
Also, the food that was given to her was just enough to fill her small stomach.
Needless to say, ever since she started traveling with Nathan, she experienced the complete opposite.
With him, her problem was that he always makes sure that she eats on time and well even when she's still full.
She also never thought that one of her greatest challenges would be vegetables.
"I understand, mister."
Pat.
Pat.
"Very good," he said and patted her head.
All of a sudden, rain began pouring.
Pitter-patter!
Pitter-patter!
Pitter-patter!
"Ugh… Fuck. Come on, let's find some shelter," Nathan said and ran towards the nearest building.
Zita followed suit.
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