Chapter 79

[War: That guy is not half bad! Can you zoom in on the guy with the gauntlets, Curiosity?]

[Fear: Yeah! That guy looks cool! Is he someone you are also aiming for?]

[Hate: I want to ask the same thing.]

[Curiosity: He is, actually. My current Apostle will fight with this guy. If the Hero loses, my next one will be him. To be fair, this guy has more potential than the wimpy Apostle of mine. He and his companions have been spreading more drama than mine could ever do.]

The focus of the screen is now on Sam.

Having missed two consecutive attacks, the zombie commander chasing his back is in extreme wrath. Seeing Sam in the air, it tries to catch him with the other hand.

*Bam*

This time, Sam's left arm aims straight at its head and fire, pushing him forward but lowering him to the ground at the same time as damaging it. The explosion blows the rest of the skin and facial muscles of the commander off.

Running on the ground, Sam readies himself for attacks. He can not afford to be air-born all the time since he needs to use fire bursts to change direction. Although that does not cost that much mana, at this point, his mana reservoir is only twenty percent left. The best he can do is probably to kill the rest of the magic-user zombies and try to run.

The guy heads straight to his nearest target, still holding tightly the chains connected to the four electrified corpses. There is still a use for these.

*Rumble*

Behind his back is the rumbling sound of the commander chasing after him.

"!!"

*Whoosh* *Chik*

Sam leans on his left, dodging the incoming Ice Lance as big as his body. Coincidentally, that lance pierces through the stomach of the commander behind.

Immediately after the Ice Lance, a fiery meteor the size of a car falls down from the sky. It aims both straight at him and the gigantic monster.

*Cling*

He tugs the chains, giving himself a boost in momentum. The four burnt corpses fly towards him but he also has a little more speed forward, narrowingly misses the meteor. And the one who has to withstand that molten rock coming down is none other than the zombie commander.

*BAM!*

"GUOOOOOOOO!!!" It yells in frustration and destroys the meteor with its fists.

The current enemy is truly playing with it a disturbing cat and mouse game, where his life is put on the line. As if the mouse was covered in grease, they can not touch him at all. Even more so, the zombies have sustained heavy losses since the moment Sam came down from the building. Especially the commander, because of its abnormally large body and the stupidity of its companions, wounds after wounds are appearing on it.

Sam keeps on dodging left and right, avoiding anything the zombies throw at him. Sometimes, he has to choose to take a hit strategically. However, he is only suffering minor wounds thanks to three layers of defense. More and more zombies start to gather due to the sounds of the fight, but the attacks keep missing him, killing or immobilizing the normal zombies.

Very quickly, one more zombified magic-user is crushed under his fists. It is quite fortunate for Sam, since these monsters are no longer know the feelings of fear anymore. They keep on charging and casting spells at him consistently. He can rapidly dispose of them without worrying they would run away.

[War: That is very good battle tactics. He understands the enemies' weaknesses and utilizes those to his advantage.]

[Hate: Where did you get this guy, Curiosity?]

[Curiosity: Fufu. Jealous? This guy right here has lost countless battles against those stronger than him. So that much fighting instinct is understandable. I used to think he was simply a side character for the Hero to grow.]

Using his old metal chain, Sam whips it around one zombie and pulls it towards him. After that, he throws the zombie at the raging fists of the zombie commander.

*Crunch*

Brain and bones fly everywhere.

Two zombies left.

[Fear: Why do you think that?]

[Curiosity: Because I arranged it so that his childhood friend would meet my current Apostle. The girl was idolizing my Apostle to the biggest extent, so I thought why not? After all, my virtue is Curiosity. I wondered how he would react when everything he has done means nothing.]

[Fear: Ooooooh! Love drama! I like it a lot! Tell us more tell us more.]

[Hate: You are so bad, Curiosity!]

[Curiosity: I know, right? But you see, I prefer the term 'Curious'. And you know what happened after that?]

[War: Don't give us bait like that...You know we can't take it!]

[Pleasure: War is right, you know!]

[Hate: Come on! We want more of this juicy drama!]

[Fear: Please, Curiosity! Please please please!]

Tanking a Laser Beam in the stomach, Sam crushes the head of one zombie with his elbow.

One final zombie left.

His mana is now ten percent. Just enough. Sam can do this.

[Curiosity: Okay! So after the love in his life has been taken away by the Hero, he was kept from knowing the truth until recently. And to reject him, she kissed my Apostle in front of him! Would you believe this woman?]

[Fear: How did you get all of this?! I want moreeeee!]

[Curiosity: Because I read the memories of my Apostle, of course. After that, ...]

The Gods and Goddesses keep talking and laughing at Sam's story. They find it very amusing knowing he suffered.

On the battlefield, Sam is done with eliminating the final zombified magic-user. It is the green-haired girl from before.

"I'm coming, Sam!"

At the same time, Nycta has finally arrived at the place. Alongside her is a female magic-user. By the looks of it, it seems this girl is mostly a Wind magic-user. She has been running at this roundabout nonstop. Using the other girl's magic and mana, Nycta has cleaved through the zombie horde in almost a straight way to be at this place.

With her body and the others glowing in Physical Enhancement, Nycta heads straight towards Sam, who is trying to dodge the relentless attacks of the zombie commander.

Nycta's companion brings her arms to the middle of the chest. There is a tremendously strong wind and snow forming around her.

Wind and Water combination.

Wind Creation magic: Chilling Gust.

Similarly, Nycta's palms glow a warm white light.

Sam's Light Creation magic: Energy.

The two spells then clash with each other.

Chilling Gust and Energy combination.

Tier 2 Wind Creation magic: Ice Storm

Nycta combines Sam's Creation magic with the girl's own Creation magic into a tier 2 spell. Singlehandedly, she can not do something like that in quick succession such as this. But with the help of a person under her control, Nycta can do it just fine. As for Sam, how he was able to create Thunderstrike, also a tier 2 Creation Magic spell, is still unanswered.

Snow starts to form around the whole area, covering every single space even for Sam's location. Nycta knows he is being protected by the Ice Armor, so the Ice Storm will not affect him similar to how it affects the surroundings. Chilling wind gusts of Ice Storm quickly spread through the air. It slows down the movement of normal zombies, making it easier for Sam to see and fight back.

The zombie commander is clearly sluggish. Its attacks slow down by at least thirty percent thanks to the wind. Still, that is most impressive, considering the rest of the zombies are slowed down by half.

Sam notices her and makes a big smile. Immediately, his left fist fires up and jabs the left knee of his opponent.

Not stopping there, Nycta's hands spread out a metal chain. She throws it forward, wrapping and pulling the same leg commander down. She does not have the strength to do this alone, so her controlled companion would join in, as well. Both her arms and her companion twitch in pain, yet she needs to hold on. Under the influence of Ice Storm, the abomination can not react in time. Even with tremendous weight, its balance has been lost completely and tumbles down.

Taking this huge opportunity, Sam's right fist is immediately covered in a huge orange-yellow fire, the rest of his mana is all poured into this attack.

"HAAAAAAAAH!"

He steps heavily on the ground and breaks it. Pushing all his power from his muscles into his hand, Sam draws his punch.

*Fuwhum*

The fire grows even bigger every fraction of a second. He aims for the skull of the zombie, which has been opened thanks to all of his bombardments prior.

*BOOOOOM!!!!*

The impact shakes the earth violently.

Time left: 69 hours. (Hehehehehe)