Cody woke up in the morning after sleeping for a while, but couldn’t find Jeff.
“Jeff, where are you?” Cody rushed out of the house with the zombies.Before long, he heard a zombie growled from the house nearby. Cody moves there and finds Jeff doing something.“Don’t worry, you will be exquisite.” Jeff was cutting a zombie into pieces, and a very wide, creepy smile appeared on his face.“Jeff, are you crazy?” Cody’s question made Jeff wince. “Well, you are crazy, but…. Damn, I’m lost for words.”Jeff sighed. “That’s why you have to kill me. Have you found the right way?”Instead of answering, Cody shot Jeff in the head with a gun. Jeff tumbled with a hole in his head and wide eyes.Cody watched him for a few minutes. The bullet in Jeff’s head expelled itself, and the wound closed. He then got up.“Why do you do that?” Jeff sighedCody couldn’t get his mind off Jeff. Not only because of his guilt for leaving Jeff in eternal darkness, but Cody still can’t understand that man’s thoughts.Jeff obliterated the crazy person concept in Cody’s head.Cody hoped he would never meet someone like that again. Apart from confusing him, humans like Jeff also waste his time, even though Cody also gets various weapons because of that man.Cody had entered the road leading to the farm, and suddenly a warning appeared on his system menu.[Another system user detected]Four Zombies emerge from the bushes. From their movements, Cody knew that those walking corpses were being controlled by someone.—Randy OwensRole: Zombie Body ManipulatorAttack: B+Defense: BStamina: C—Cody gets out of the car, while making all of his zombies ready to fight. Regardless of who it was, Cody believed he had to remain vigilant.
“That’s…. I don’t know how to respond to that,” Randy spoke with his mouth full of spaghetti.Cody just talked about Jeff from start to finish. All of them who were eating dinner at the dining table could only remain silent listening to Cody’s story, occasionally gasping when they heard something that made little sense.Helena grimaced. “Seems like you have no other choice, huh?”“Yeah, like it or not, I have to do that or Jeff could do something crazy again.” Cody continued to eat his food.Meanwhile, Gwen just remained silent and chewed slowly.“You’re brilliant, Cody.” Randy grimaced. His plate was empty. “You deserve to be my rival. How about tomorrow we fight….”“No.” Cody put the rest of his food in his mouth. “Why would I fight you without a logical goal? You are not threatening me, my friends, or this place.”Randy snort
Cody and the others were in front of the small house. After listening to Randy’s explanation about the zombies, Cody rubbed his face with trembling hands.“Are their faces scarier than ordinary zombies?” Cody asked, his expression darkened. “I mean,... There are a lot of features on their faces that... Ah, I’m having a hard time explaining it.”“Yeah, something like that.” Randy frowned. “Do you know anything, Cody?”Cody looked at the three people one by one, then took a deep breath. “Actually…”He explained about the zombie tree, which produces lots of undead in its parts. He also explained how massive that thing was and how dangerous it would be if the zombies in that thing came off.“How many zombies are there?” Helena swallowed hard.Cody shrugged. “Maybe we will never know. “Maybe this tree has deep roots that reach the bottom of the earth.&rdquo
The three special zombies spread out and ran in zigzags, making it even more difficult for Cody to shoot them. Then, a surprising event occurred. The leader zombie jumped high, and his body shot through the air like a rocket. It hit Big Joe hard, forcing him to fall with a loud rumble.Meanwhile, two other special zombies can attack Cody’s zombies fast. Their movements lacked the organization of true martial arts. Instead, they move like wild animals with punches and kicks.However, that doesn’t mean their movements aren’t precise and deadly.Big Joe had not yet fully stood up when the zombie leader tackled his leg hard, forcing him to fall again.“Sh*t!” All of it overwhelmed Cody. He couldn’t concentrate on just one zombie. It made him feel like he would lose, eventually.If only he could focus on just the leader zombie or those two special zombies, Cody was sure he would have a chance.“Randy!!! Can you hear
Cody opens his system, intending to ‘restore’ this zombie’s consciousness. He didn’t know whether this being had a human mind, but he had never seen this zombie speak.However, he discovered he couldn’t use his awakener skill.“So, can you talk like us?” Cody asked.The zombie growled, then spoke in a tone like someone who had just learned to talk. “Yeah, I can talk.”“So, you came from that zombie tree, right?”“That’s right, I came from there. It was our mother who sent us in different directions.”Cody frowned, guessing that the ‘mother’ this zombie meant was Jane Harrison, someone who had the zombie tree role.“What did she send you guys for?” Helena also asked.The zombie growled again. “Our mother felt that the only thing that could free her was to defeat Zeno. However, she doesn’t know her fighting capa
“Say it, Cody.” The liquified zombie had wrapped Randy’s body. “Are the experience points you get from that special zombie more than usual?”Cody didn’t answer.“It seems my guess was correct. The special tags mean something.” Randy chuckled while his battle gear was hardened. “Then, I will become strong faster!”Randy dashed forward and attacked Cody’s zombies. The sounds of their weapons clashing echoed. Every time one of Cody’s zombies falls because of Randy’s sword swing, Cody makes his other zombies attack.This made the stream of attacks on Randy never stop.“You really great at fighting, Cody!” Randy laughed. “I already knew it! You may not have powers like me, but you can make the best use of what you….”Randy didn’t have time to finish his words because a slap from Big Joe sent him flying. However, Randy can use his wings to maneuv
Cody felt that his car’s speed was far behind Randy’s jumping and gliding. However, he did not give up. He had to stop Randy, no matter what.Despite Randy’s initial desire to fight with Cody, he cooperates in the end.With Randy, Cody felt he could do many things. So far, he has almost always clashed with other system users, even though they are not all bad.Cody continued to drive, shaking his head to get rid of his sleepiness and fatigue. He didn’t sleep to catch up with Randy. He even eats while driving.As the hours passed, Cody saw the giant tree in the distance. It was the same size as Cody had last remembered. He wanted to speed but couldn’t because of his limited abilities.He could have asked Big Joe to carry him while running. But that was impossible. Ordinary humans like Cody would feel extreme nausea from the shock that Big Joe produces when running.“Come on, Randy.” The young man hissed. “Do
Of course, Cody couldn’t believe Jane’s words. “But you killed my friend Randy.” Cody argued. Jane widened her smile. “Because he kept trying to fight me, even though I offered him peace. I guarantee I will not kill others if they do not kill me.” But the fact remains that Jane still attacks Cody’s house. She couldn’t deny that. Cody had no way to prove Jane’s statement that she wouldn’t kill him. “Well…. Maybe it’s better if we go back to discussing my offer.” Cody sighed. “The thing is, it would be better if there was more than one person trying to fight Zeno. You require leveling up, and just want to test your abilities. But I still need to increase my power by eliminating zombies. Your zombies just give you more experience points.” Jane nodded her head. “Yeah, I think it’s a win-win situation.” “You really don’t mind if your minions die, right?” Cody made sure. “It’s a shame if they die, but I still have so many of them, even the ones on