To Fort Yano (9)

<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.>

2:22 pm.

Kruuu…

Kruuug…

The sky stopped raining but remained cloudy along with cold winds and some occasional growls of thunder.

Roar!

Splash!

A group of about 10 zombies led by an S2 and N2 were rushing towards Nathan and Zita.

Nathan had two weapons on his hands, [Grade D] Long Sword and [Grade D] Large Axe, as he casually walked forward to meet the zombies.

Zita, who was now wearing a pink tracksuit with a hoodie, was casually walking behind him on his right side with some Bolts and Daggers hovering around her.

Roar!

The S2 was the first to reach them and it immediately lunged attack at Nathan.

Its hands stretched out forwards ready to grab him and its mouth spread wide open, ready to plunge its teeth against his flesh.

Whoosh!

Before the zombie was even able to reach Nathan with its fingers, a dagger suddenly came flying from above and then downwards, chopping off its head in mid-air.

Pah!

Bam!

Nathan slapped the headless S2's body away in mid-air with his axe before crashing to the side.

"Zita, I'm going in," he said before bursting forward in full speed.

Vooom!

Roar!

Whooosh!

Whooosh!

Roar!

Whooosh!

Whooosh!

Roar!

Nathan was blinking in and out with [Coward's Way] and the blades of his weapons made whistling sounds in the air with every swing.

Roar!

Wooh!

Suuup!

Roar!

Wooh!

Suuup!

Roar!

Meanwhile, every time a zombie was cut down by Nathan and their head was still intact, Zita would immediately throw a Bolt at it.

She also made sure to hit the M1s before they even started throwing spells.

Pah!

Nathan slapped an N1's jaw with his axe and its head turned to the side at a very unnatural angle.

Suuup!

A Bolt came flying and penetrated its head from the back.

Whoosh!

Pah!

Nathan activated [Coward's Way] before doing a spinning attack, slicing the N1 into two from its waist with his sword and then slapping its upper torso away with his axe.

Thud!

The upper torso of the N1 landed to the side.

Seeing what happened, Nathan smiled and thought, 'Hehe~ It worked. That was my first time doing it. I thought I would trip and fall.'

As he was celebrating with the move he just made, the other Rank 2 zombie of the group, a D2, came near him and was about to lunge at him.

Bam!

A huge rock was thrown at the zombie's face, stunning it for a moment.

'Nice back up!' Nathan thought and smiled.

Clang!

Clang!

He dropped the [Grade D] Long Sword and Large Axe on his hands and then summoned a [Grade D] Great Sword.

He gripped the sword with two hands and then swung it like a baseball bat towards its thighs.

Whoosh!

Roar!

Thud!

Both of the D2's legs were chopped off and it fell to the ground.

He moved to its side and then impaled it with the sword, pinning it to the ground.

Suuup!

Nathan looked around to see if there were other zombies left.

'So this D2 was the last, huh.'

Zita picked up the [Grade D] Large Axe on the ground using [Lift] and then chopped off the D2's head with it like a guillotine.

Whoosh!

Ding!

She leveled up.

"Yay~! I level up again!" Zita said and jumped for joy.

And seeing that there were no more enemies, she checked her Status Chart.

***

Level: 23

Exp: %

Stats:

• STR – 31

• VIT – 32 (+2)

• AGI – 34 (+1)

• INT – 35 (+28)

Equipment:

[Grade D] Long Dagger (10/12)

[Grade D] Kris Dagger (12/12)

[Grade D] Kris Dagger (11/12)

[Grade D] 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 (10/15): +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: 25.4kg/31.5kg

Status:

• Chosen One

Description: You are unable to learn any other skill. But each level increase gives +1 point to all stats.

***

"Congratulations, kid," Nathan said as he pulled out the [Grade D] Great Sword from the D2's body.

"Mister, I'm now Level 23. What about you? Am I close to your level?"

'Eh? She's already Level 23? I thought she was Level 22? I need to keep tabs on her level.'

"What's your level by the way? You never told me."

'Should I tell her my level? Hmm… This kid is getting more and more dangerous by the minute. Well, she's a Chosen One after all. She's supposed to be powerful. Why would I even bother taking her with me if she wasn't? But still, the more powerful she gets, the more worried I'm getting. I'm seriously losing grip on the situation…'

Zita titled her head to the side and said, "Mister?"

'I… I think I should change my approach? Yeah, I don't think I can keep her from the dark too much anymore, especially after everything I've taught her.'

"Ah… Me? Level 27."

"27?" she said and then pouted her lips to the side before murmuring to herself, "Just 4 more levels to go…"

'Ugh… I seriously hope I'm making the right decision. But I have no choice. I only have less than 10 Divine Stones with me and I don't know how many will enter the next Divine Tower. It could be just me and my team or could be many. By the very least, I need powerful and dependable killing-machine allies, especially for the Gold Armored Angel…'

***

Nathan was standing in the middle of the road and Zita was picking up the items and extracting the Nuclei.

He swept his gaze at the mutilated zombie corpses.

'This is weird…'

'Fort Yano is supposed to be about 4km from where we're standing but the number of zombies is only increasing…'

'In fact, aside from the lone zombies that we've encountered, this is already the fourth group that we've encountered since leaving that building where we took shelter from the rain…'

'Shouldn't it be the opposite like in Womania?'

'Hmm…' he thought as he rubbed his growing beard.

'Maybe Fort Yano has fallen from the zombies…?'

"Mister, all the drops were trash except one."

Nathan turned to Zita who had a [Grade D] Repair Kit and some Nuclei hovering around her.

"I see," he said and stretched out his left hand.

Zita flew them over to his hand and they all disappeared.

"Come, let's continue."

***

At some random three-story building.

Roar!

Roar!

Roar!

A group of survivors wearing System items while some were dressed in a soldier uniform, medical staff and civilian clothing were running along a hallway while being chased by a group of zombies.

One of the men dressed in a soldier uniform carrying two heavy machine guns stopped in the middle of the hallway and began firing.

"TAKE THIS!!!"

Tatatatatatatatata!

Tatatatatatatatata!

The zombies leading the chase were riddled with bullets, causing them to come crashing and falling on the floor.

Seeing the zombies falling, they all stopped.

"HAAAAAAAA!!!"

Tatatatatatatatata!

Tatatatatatatatata!

The highest ranking officer of the group of soldiers turned to the people who were dressed in medical uniforms and civilian clothing.

"GO TO THE SECOND MAIN OFFICE AND REGROUP WITH THE REST! WE'LL HOLD THE ZOMBIES FROM HERE UNTIL BACK UP ARRIVES!"

The Second Main Office was located on the second floor and they were currently on the first floor.

"SMITH! TORRES!"

Tatatatatatatatata!

Tatatatatatatatata!

"SIR!"

"SIR!"

"ESCORT THESE GUYS BACK!"

"CAPTAIN PARO, LET ME STAY AND FIGHT! I'M YOUNG AND HAVE NO --"

Torres grabbed Smith's sleeve and yanked it.

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?! THIS ISN'T THE TIME TO QUESTION ORDERS! LET'S GO!"

Torres let go of Smith's sleeve and turned to Capt. Paro.

"Sir, please have this," Torres said as he gave Capt. Paro a rifle clip.

After that, Smith and Torres escorted the rest to the Second Main Office.

Click!

Click!

The man who was firing with two heavy machine guns ran out of bullets.

And although there were many zombie corpses lying on the floor, a new wave came pouring in.

Roar!

Roar!

Roar!

Tatatata!

"ABU, GET BACK! LOVE, SUPPORT!" Capt. Paro said as he began firing, taking down a few of the nearest zombies.

Tatatata!

Love began firing as well.

"ROAR!!!"

Among the sea of zombies, a D2 roared to the top of its lungs before rushing forward, bulldozing and pushing away everything that stood on its path.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Each step the D2 made was like a thunderous drum that got louder and louder the closer it got.

Abu dropped the two heavy machines on his hands.

Thud!

Thud!

He took out two hand grenades and pulled out their pins.

Clink!

Clink!

"HERE'S MORE, YOU MOTHERFUCKERS!!!" he said as he threw the two grenades.

The first grenade, he threw it behind the D2.

The second grenade, he waited for a second before throwing it at the D2.

Boom!

Boom!

The first grenade blew up a bunch of zombies.

Meanwhile, the second grenade blew the D2 away, causing it to lie down on the floor.

Some of the white scales of its body got blown away from the blast, revealing its skinless body, making it look like a D1.

Tatata!

Love continued firing.

"ABU, GET BACK AND RELOAD!" said Capt. Paro.

"I don't have any ammo left, captain! Even my handgun!" Abu said as he pulled out a [Grade D] Kris Dagger on his right thigh.

Tatata!

"Here, take this," Captain Paro said as he gave him his Desert Eagle.

"I'm good, captain. I still have this my and spells."

"Just in case."

Tatata!

"Okay," Abu said and took it before sliding it behind his back.

The D2 got up and resumed charging.

Abu threw a [Stone Spear].

Wooh!

Suuup!

The [Stone Spear] penetrated the D2's head but that didn't stop it from charging.

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

Thud!

And behind the D2 was an endless sea of zombies…

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