Chapter 15: An Ally. (1/2)

In a parking lot filled with vacant cars, some broken down while others with their windows and glass shattered. The dead roamed free.

As they chased after every sound they could hear, their white, dilated pupils seemed aimlessly to drift around aimlessly.

Their groans were deep and they staggered with each step, yet they still moved.

Gray still didn't know how it was that the dead were alive. In addition, he had no idea how to kill them.

What better time to find out than now?

*CRASH!*

[Pause]

A figure of a young man appeared out of nowhere as he crashed down on a zombie, cracking and crushing its skull into the ground as he did so.. .

In order to prevent a broken leg due to the velocity of his fall, he had paused just before his legs had reached the ground.

The crunch of blood splattered across the bottom of his trousers as he unpaused and dug his feet into its head further

[You have slain an undead]

[You have received 2 XP]

XP Required For Level Up: 67/200.

Within three seconds of having received the notification, hadn't moved a muscle. Although he wasn't in a position to refuse it, he still thought he had been duped.

Observing the ground a few feet away, he saw a metal rod. Needing a weapon, he grabbed it. There was some dried blood on it, but it was fine. Based on how much blood had gotten on him, the virus would not be spread just by skin contact.

If it got inside a wound, however, things might be different. Not wanting to find out, Gray quickly took cover beside one of the cars on the lot.

Despite the quick and quiet kill, two zombies headed toward Gray. They hadn't seen him yet, so he held his breath, quietly waiting.

The sound of its groans grew louder as it drew nearer. Gray tightened his grip on the rod.

As soon as its head poked out beside the car.

*WHAM!!*

Grey swung at the pole with all his might, digging the pole's side into the monster's face as he slammed it to the ground.

[You have slain a zombie]

[You received 2 XP]

Gray turned to the other zombie after he was stunned by what he just did and attacked it.

In response, the zombie too had moved to attack Gray, but by the time it had even taken a step in his direction.

*TUNG!*

Sliding down vertically, the metal rod had smashed into its skull, shattering it cleanly open.

[You have slain a zombie]

[You received 2 XP]

XP Required For Level Up: 71/200.

Even though he didn't put any points into strength, he had far more power than before.

In the end, his agility more than compensated for it. It wasn't just strength that determined the strength of an attack.

There was also another factor of equal importance. Momentum, Mass X Velocity. Besides his increased agility, his velocity had also increased significantly, allowing him to gather enough momentum to perform feats far more powerful than he was normally capable of.

After swinging his rod to get rid of the blood which had coated it, Gray ended up making his way toward the next one.

His body was in top condition, he didn't need to check his HP and state to know.

As Gray headed towards the next zombie, he suddenly noticed-

There was trembling and shaking on the ground. Was there an earthquake?

It lasted for a few seconds before suddenly ceasing. At this point, Gray decided to call it a day.

'I've released enough stress.'

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