Arriving at his office, Grey was met with an unusual sight: the empty office. He grinned, taking pride in being the first to arrive—an achievement that made him giddy.Grey savored the silence while he could for a second, aware that soon his coworkers would arrive, and headed to his neatly organized cubicle. He sat at his desk, powered up his computer, and began the day by sorting through unfinished emails and documents, entering work mode.About an hour later, his colleagues began to trickle in. Grey exchanged the necessary pleasantries with them. He wasn't a social person and would rather not do it, but given the nature of his work, communication was necessary. So Grey had to force himself to adapt, no matter how uncomfortable he might be. It wasn't long before Jace, his coworker, arrived. He was known for his liveliness and perpetual lateness, and the only one Grey was remotely close to since he started working here."Grey?" Jace inquired as he noticed a food flask on Grey's desk, h

Luckily, Grey had managed to react in time. He held the steel bat between himself and the zombie, using it as a barrier to keep the ghoul at bay. The creature was relentless, pushing and biting at Grey's face, forcing him to turn his head to the side. He noticed a pen on the floor, picked it up immediately, and stabbed it into the zombie's head digging it into it's brain. The zombie stopped moving, and Grey pushed the creature off him. He hurriedly rose to his feet with his back, just in time, as another zombie lunged at him. Grey swayed, narrowly dodging the attack, before delivering a vicious blow to the back of the zombie's head. "One more zombie down," Grey thought as he turned to face the last three zombies. He kneed one of them, a female, in the ribs, grabbed her by the hair, and mercilessly smashed her face into the edge of his desk. He then swung his weapon with such force that it flew out of his grip. This undoubtedly took out the second zombie, but there was a t

The pain from the shock stopped, and Grey fell to his knees, breathing heavily. He looked down at the stat window in front of him, reading the notification that had appeared when he was being electrocuted. Feeling somewhat eased, he rose to his feet and then heard a zombie growl from behind. Reacting on instinct, he swung the fire axe, and the blade glowed with blue energy, slicing through the zombie's neck like a hot knife through butter. Grey's eyes widened in shock as he watched the zombie's head fall to the ground. He felt a strange energy coursing through him, tingling in his veins. Grey realized that stepping on the live wire had prompted the system to awaken the lightning element. So he could use lightning now? Grey wondered if he would gain fire abilities if he put his hand inside a fire, but he shook his head, noticing how absurd his thoughts were. But was it really absurd? Everything that had unfolded defied logic, so it wouldn't be far-fetched to think that. Whatever

"System disabled?" Grey read the penalty and reread it, refusing to believe what he was seeing. "This must be a joke, right?!" he said, his voice quivering. He was going to have to fight the tank zombie, or he'd lose the system. The [Juggernaut Zombie] rose to its feet, revealing its full body—a hulking ball of muscle. It regarded him with almost human eyes and insatiable hunger, which made Grey take a step back. "It was strong, really strong," Grey thought as his body trembled, but he gritted his teeth and steeled his resolve. He had no choice but to fight. As if provoked by Grey's stance, the zombie let out an ear-deafening roar before charging towards him. Grey's eyes widened as the zombie reached him in seconds, and he hurriedly dodged the blow. Baam! Its fist smashed into the wall as Grey leaped away. It was fast, more agile than a regular zombie. If he had wasted even a second, the blow would have pummeled his skull. The [Juggernaut Zombie] pursued Grey, launching its blow

Grey felt a light slap on his face and heard a gruff voice telling him to wake up. He grumbled, still wanting to rest awhile, but then he heard a heavy sigh, followed by a heavy slap.Grey's eyes shot open. He held his cheek in surprise, his expression turning into a frown. He activated [Lightning Fist], ready to beat up the bastard who had woken him so rudely."Calm your horses. You wouldn't wake up, so I had to use force."Grey's mouth dropped open at the sight before him. It was a talking monkey, about the size of a small cat, perched on his shoulder. The creature had bright blue fur, a face framed with a short mane of tufted fur, and large, expressive eyes that sparkled with intelligence and curiosity, and its tail flicked back and forth playfully."What are you?" Grey asked in a fascinated tone. It's not every day one sees a talking monkey."I'm Apollo, a Liberator, Knight of the Celestial Wardens, whatever that means. I took a monkey as a host because my body was too damaged by