Flying to Muwin (2)

<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.>

An assault helicopter was flying over a vast ocean.

"...so not only do you have to be aware of what stat build compliments your Chosen One skill the best, but you also have to be aware of the 30-point threshold."

Nathan was explaining some aspects of the System to Zita.

It's been more than 2 hours since they left Womania. And fortunately, they haven't encountered any problems such as M2s or military air crafts.

"Be sure to write this information down so you won't forget it because it's very important."

He gave her an extra notepad and pencil earlier.

"Okay, first is STR."

Zita immediately started writing down.

Although she didn't really want to write what Nathan is saying, she had no choice because she didn't want to anger him like she did last night.

"STR, which covers your physical strength, can't be more than 30 points of your VIT or your bones will break if you use your full force when attacking…"

He waited for her to finish writing.

"Next is AGI which covers your movement speed. It can't be more than 30 points of your VIT and INT. If your VIT is too low, you will feel your joints ache if you move all of a sudden or too fast. And if your INT is too low, there will be a delay with your reactions when you're moving too fast because your eyes and brain can't keep up with all the information your eyes is seeing and then send it to your brain to process them and then have your brain send signals to the part of your body that you want to move…"

"INT, which covers your Mana points and increases your brain's processing power to help you see moving objects in slow motion. The lower the AGI of your opponent, the slower they will appear in your eyes once you concentrate. And most importantly, as you have already guessed, this is the most important attribute or stat for your Chosen One skill. And in regards to the 30-point threshold, the attribute that you should balance it with is VIT or else you will start having headaches once you concentrate. And the wider the gap, the more painful the headache will be that it will even lead to nosebleeds..."

"Did you get all that I said?"

"Yes, mister."

"Good. Next is about injuries…"

Zita flipped to a new page.

"[Small] Healing Potions can only heal wounds. It can't regenerate lost limbs or bones."

"Mister, if there is a [Small] Healing Potion, does that mean there's also a [Big] Healing Potion? And how different are they?"

"Hmm… Good question. When I entered the Divine Tower, there was a shopkeeper there selling [Small], [Medium] and [Large] potions. Although I'm not 100% sure, I think the only difference between them is their healing capacities. [Small] heals 20%, [Medium] heals 40% and [Large] heals 60%."

"Wow… Mister, tell me more about the Divine Tower. What's it like there? And tell me also about the Armored Angels."

"Next time. Let's stick with System items and effects first."

Zita pouted her lips to the side.

"Okay, continuing on, although healing potions can't regenerate lost limbs or bones, if you have at least 51 points in VIT, you can regenerate lost limbs or bones. And as for how much time that will take, it depends on how much VIT you have and the wound."

Zita wrote what Nathan said.

"Now let's talk about inflicting damage…"

"Once a person has at least 30 VIT and suffers an injury on his/her brain and heart, as long as it's not extremely severe, the person has 10 seconds if it's the brain and 20 seconds if it's the heart before he/she dies..."

"And with each increase of the VIT points, the longer the person can last…"

"30 VIT gives you 10 seconds if the injury in the brain and 20 seconds in the heart…"

"35 VIT gives you 15 seconds if the injury in the brain and 30 seconds in the heart…"

"40 VIT gives you 20 seconds if the injury in the brain and 40 seconds in the heart…"

"Basically, the bottom line is, in every 5-point increase in VIT starting with 30 points, you get an additional 5 seconds in the brain and 10 seconds in the heart."

"Be very sure to write that down."

"Okay," Zita said as she was writing.

"So if you're going to kill someone, the quickest and safest way is to cut off the head…"

"However, right now, given that the Rank 1 zombies -- these are the D1s, M1s, N1s and S1s who are by the way are only Level 3. You can kill the M1s and S1s, including the S2s and M2s -- who are locked in Level 1 -- by just shooting them in the head because their VIT is below 30 points..."

"Did you write all that down?"

"Yes," she said as she was writing.

He waited for her to finish.

Once she was done, he said, "Next is…"

In the end, he taught her many things, such as what are the conditions to get infected by the zombie virus and what are the symptoms, how long does it take for an infected person to turn into a zombie, how much VIT is needed to jump from the 2nd floor to the 1st floor, the Repair Kits, the difference of bonus stats between First Tier and Second Tier items, the special effects of Black and White-colored items, and many more, including a few things about the Eternal Village and Divine Tower.

However, he didn't tell her about the [Divine Tears], [Divine Stone] and the [Artifact] grade items such as the Divine Blood and Gold Spatial Ring.

Although Zita was only a kid, everyone has been granted with the System. And most importantly, she was also a Chosen One like him so her strength wasn't a joke.

Under the right conditions, she could kill him.

And in his mind, it would be so pathetic if he died at the hands of a kid.

***

An hour later…

Zita was eating a sandwich when she saw something floating on the horizon.

"Mister, what is that?"

Nathan squinted his eyes.

It was a stingray-like creature.

Although it appeared to be small from where they were seeing it, he knew that up close it was a massive creature, wider than a football stadium.

And as for its name, according to the folder that he "received" from Makeda, each Divine Tower that appeared was guarded by such creature. And the people who were able to get close to one when it was still alive, the System informed them that it was called Q which they dubbed as "Queen".

Although one has to approach a zombie at least 5m for the System to inform the user the details of a creature, when it's already dead, the System won't provide any information.

'What is the meaning of this? Back when I exited the Divine Tower, the Queen that was guarding the tower was already lying on the ground dead. In fact, the only reason why that bimbo and her companion escaped because I was more interested in finding out if this zombie dropped a Gold Chest or something but I found nothing.'

'Could this be another one that humans failed to kill?'

"Wow, it looks so beautiful," said Zita.

"Kid, remember the Q or the 'Queen' zombie that I told you about?"

"The zombie that looks like a giant stingray floating next to the Divine Tower and drops giant eggs of Rank 1 and Rank 2 zombies?"

"Yes, that's the one."

Zita's face immediately turned pale.

Nathan glanced at the fuel gauge.

The pointer was pointing at the second bar.

'Fuck, I forgot to look keep tabs on the fuel and we encountered this Q zombie in the middle of the ocean and there are no islands nearby for us to land in case we need to refill. I just hope there aren't any M2s nearby because I don't know how to use the weapons of this assault helicopter,' he thought. "Kid, be prepared to use the crossbow, Magic Bolts and the Mana potions at any moment. There might be some M2s nearby."

He summoned the [Grade D] Mini-crossbow and passed it to her.

"Y-Yes, mister," she said as she quickly put her sandwich away, received the weapon and prepared the rest of the items.

Nathan changed the direction of the helicopter, moving it farther away from the Q-type zombie.