In addition to placing a zombie guard up front, Cody must also secure the group from attacks on the sides and behind.
“Kyaaahhh!!!” Emily screamed as a zombie grabbed her sleeve. But Cody controlled Helena to repel the attacking zombie. “Are you okay, Emily!?” Cody shouted over the growls of the zombies. “I’m okay!” Emily raised her right arm. Her sleeves were no longer there. “Not even a stretch! It’s just my clothes that look weird because they only have one sleeve!” Then, another zombie jumped and hung on Gwen’s back, making her almost fall. But Cody dispelled that walking corpse, too. “It’s our supplies!” Gwen could only see her bag lying on the ground, looking as if it was getting smaller as they continued to advance. “Just leave it! The risk is high if we take it!” Cody shouted again. Feeling his consciousness dwindling even more, he slapped his own cheek. “What are you doing!?” Gwen and Emily exclaimed at the same time. It’sThe next morning, Cody and the others use the car to return to the farm. During the trip, they didn't say anything.“You two just wait here.” Cody stops his four zombies from pushing the car.“But it’s still a long way off.” Gwen, who was sitting in the back seat, responded.“It’s okay.” Cody answered as his zombies walked forward. “Just me is enough to do this. I’ll leave Helena here to look after you guys.”Emily, who had been driving, sighed. “Ah, we’ll just get in your way, won’t we?”Cody doesn’t answer, and then possesses one of his zombies. He was no longer dizzy, and his stamina had returned, although not completely.But he knew wasting time would only harm him. He didn’t know how long his still tired body could survive using his system.True to his word, Cody left Helena near the car to look after Emily and Gwen.That’s not entirely true. Helena won’t be able to do complex things if she’s away from Cody
Four days have passed since the event at the farm. As usual, Cody’s group boarded a car pushed by zombies to continue their journey. They headed north, according to Emily’s wish. “This is so strange.” Emily, who was driving, glanced around. “Since yesterday, we haven’t encountered a single zombie.” “Maybe we’ll find them soon.” Cody was scanning, and it’s taking so long. He then checked behind. Gwen was just silent with her head lowered, while the guitar was just lying nearby. Cody was wondering. Did he do something wrong? When he looked forward again, he lowered his chin. He no longer saw the rundown buildings and streets. Everything returned to normal. Even some ordinary people were walking around. They look clean, which doesn’t show that they were people who have to fight to survive in a broken world. “You have reached your destination
“No, Gwen.” Cody let go of the blonde-haired woman’s hand. “This is wrong.”Instead of giving up, Gwen kept trying to prevent Cody from opening his system menu. A struggle erupted due to that.“I won’t let you do it!” Gwen becomes hysterical. “You’ve been given this happy life. Why would you reject it!?”“This is just an illusion!” Cody was still trying to open his menu system. His heart felt that what he was experiencing was real, but his brain didn’t. “We have to return to reality!”The fight continued until they fell out of bed. Cody got up, lifted Gwen’s body, and slammed her on a table so hard it shattered.“Sorry, I have to do this.” The young man then scanned again.Gwen rose to her feet, but this time didn’t fight back. She smiled at Cody, yet tears welled in her eyes. “Even if this is fake, it’s fine, right? Isn&rs
Name: Carla FairchildRole: Zombie Transmitter[Stats]Attack: FDefense: FStamina; S++.—Cody looked back and saw a ginger haired girl. Her body is so skinny, and hunched forward.Like the survivors in that broken world, she also wears ragged, dirty clothes“Your attack and defense are only F.” Cody said. “But you can create an illusion as great as this. I admire you.”The young man discovers that system user statistics are unreliable for predicting their danger level.“You have not answered my question.” The system user, Clara Fairchild, stared at Cody with her green eyes. “Why were you able to escape the influence of my illusion? Previously, there was nothing like this. Is it because you don’t really believe what you see? I don’t think the answer is that simple.”Cody stepped forward. “This is just my guess. People in this world are so
Two zombies appeared behind Cody and blocked the attack.“Ooh, you feel like this is just an illusion, but why are you blocking it?” Clara asked cynically.Cody opened his system menu while walking backwards away from his opponent. “You can make people unable to feel hunger and thirst. So, I thought you could also give me genuine pain.”Clara laughed. “Yes, and maybe the pain I give you can kill you! Have you ever heard of someone who felt unbearable pain and died as a result?”That woman tried to attack Cody again, but his zombie still held her back. A fierce fight took place. The woman’s scratches seemed damaging, but Cody was certain they were not real.It’s just that, because the ones receiving the attack were zombies, they couldn’t feel the pain.“It looks like the party is over.” Cody looked into the backyard again, and didn’t find the skinny zombies. “Emily,
“You think you can beat me with something like this!?” Clara let out another scream. “I won’t let you ruin what I’ve done!” “You sacrificed innocent people, Clara Fairchild.” Cody replied. “I can’t let you keep doing that.” Clara tried to free herself, but the grip of the Cody’s zombies only got tighter. And then one of them hit the female monster on the back. “No! You can’t do this!” she screamed again. That zombie kept hitting that part until something became visible there. At first glance, Cody could see a zombie perched on Clara’s back. That’s what allows Clara to maintain her monster form. Not only that, a few moments ago Cody saw that woman’s legs shaking. She was carrying an invisible zombie with her very thin body all the time. Cody then possessed one zombie and hit Clara on the back several times. And when that walking corpse came into view again, he pulled it away. “Don’t!!! Don’t do it!!!” Clara looked like she was going to cry. Of course, Cody didn’t care about that
Cody’s scream attracted the giant zombie’s attention. It turned its head back and growled when it saw Cody.The young man jumps down, then lets his zombies fight.Cody’s first target was the feet of the giant walking corpse. He made his machete holder zombie attack the enemy’s heels.However, it proved to be a greater challenge than he had imagined. That giant zombie dodged.A fierce battle ensued. The giant zombie can block or avoid attacks that come at him. Several times it even punched Cody’s zombies.However, the number of Cody’s minions was an advantage. They pushed the giant zombie away.While the undead continued to fight, Cody approached the man whom the giant zombie had been chasing. The black-haired man with a thick beard remained sitting on the asphalt with his mouth open, too amazed at what was happening.“It’s okay.” Cody held out his hand. “I think we’re s
“There’s no rule that says we can’t leave once we join them, right?” Cody, just out of the car, asked.Shawn shrugged. “Nope. They might try to convince you to stay if you’re important, but they’ll let you go in the end.”Cody glanced at Emily, who was pacing back and forth near the car.“I wonder what life is like inside.” Gwen muttered. She was still sitting in the driver’s seat.“It’s more normal than being outside.” Shawn replied. “But don’t expect it to be the same as your old life.”The gate of that place opened, and a few individuals emerged. Emily widened her eyes to find someone with short hair and a thin mustache among them.“Dad!” she ran to the middle-aged man.“Emily? Are you really Emily?” He then smiled and embraced his daughter’s hug.“I was really worried about you, Dad.” Emily sobbed,