Chapter 127: Hanyang University Hospital (3★)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 127: Hanyang University Hospital (3★)
No one has a better life the more zombies they kill than me.
With the Normal Mode effect increased by +100%, the "Zombie Meat Mode" has a 20% chance to drop 10kg of meat.
Honestly, this is massive inflation.
It wasn't like I avoided killing zombies on purpose because of that, but anyway, once I go out hunting, the meat gets so heavy that I'm actually worried a moment might come where I have to stop hunting zombies altogether.
This time, too, I came fully packed, stuffing two Level 4 Backpacks and three Level 3 Backpacks.
If I fill these to the brim, the weight of the meat alone would probably be around 5 to 10 tons.
But there was no problem.
Thanks to the weight reduction effect, I could carry them at almost 50% reduced weight, and above all, I didn't actually need to lug them around.
No matter how my Strength has surpassed Level 20, being able to lift 1 or 2 tons is one thing, but carrying that weight around while fighting is a completely different story.
Let alone 4 to 5 tons of meat?
That's completely out of the question with Level 20 Strength.
From what I feel now, maybe it would be possible around Level 30?
The fact that it might even be possible is ridiculous in itself, but whatever.
We live in a world with skills, so there's no need to do things the brute-force way.
The great thing about "Pro Streamer" is that it can produce a subspace effect, albeit manually, but the downside is that it's a one-way street.
Items can be sent to me from the warehouse as a donation, but it's impossible for me to donate to the viewers.
However, I'm not the only one who has this "Pro Streamer" mode.
Its original owner.
Lee Yu-ri is here.
"Once a backpack is full, I'll send it to Lee Yu-ri, so have her move it to the warehouse."
"Yes! She's actually doing a 'Touring Paradise' stream in the cafeteria right now anyway."
If I need anything, I turn on a private broadcast to receive items from Kim Ji-hee.
When the farmed meat or items fill up, carrying them around is annoying and inconvenient, so I send them to Lee Yu-ri to be moved to the warehouse.
A highly convenient delivery system that eliminates the need to walk back and forth carrying heavy loads.
Aside from the drawback of requiring two people with the necessary skills, it is an innovative system that no one else can replicate at the moment.
What other faction could farm like this?
Normally, farming is about fighting through zombies to get food or good items from a demonic lair, but the real problem comes after you've finished farming.
The journey back home.
Naturally, the better the items, the more remote the location.
Places untouched by human hands.
The more dangerous the place, the higher the chance of finding rare items. But if you run into a horde of zombies on the way back with your hard-earned loot, you risk not only losing everything you farmed due to low stamina, but also losing your life.
Zombies aside, the random events where raider NPCs suddenly pop out are also a problem.
Moments where you're just lucky to make it out alive happen all too often.
I can completely eliminate those risks.
Since I send the meat back every time a backpack fills up, I can always fight with empty backpacks.
Even after I'm done farming, I can return home light on my feet as if empty-handed, so no matter what happens, I only need to worry about my own safety.
"Whoa. Holy shit. The meat is just pouring out. Pouring."
Compared to when I had to gather meat with a mere 1% chance, a 20% chance made the meat pour out at a level that was practically a meat duplication glitch.
There were so many zombies at Hanyang University that I couldn't pick up every single piece, but I could literally see 10kg of meat dropping every time a zombie fell.
This made one thing clear.
"Basically, the modes given as host-exclusive should just be considered semi-cheat modes."
Just like the Sex Mode, there are quite a few modes that perform almost on par with cheat modes, even if they don't carry the official "Cheat" certification mark.
The Zombie Meat Mode is no different.
It's only not treated as a cheat mode because the actual Cheat Mode has a supply function that hands out free food. Otherwise, how is this not a cheat mode?
If I asked on the Zombie Apocalypse Gallery, literally every single person would call me a pussy for using such a bullshit, overpowered mode.
Back then, I probably would have shunned it too, saying I'd never use such a boring, pussy mode. But reality is different.
If someone offered you a winning Powerball ticket that let you live life on easy mode, would anyone refuse it?
Anyone who would refuse that, claiming they want to live by working hard and earning rewards matching their effort, isn't romantic—they're just a fucking idiot, and there's no other way to put it.
That's why the meat scattered on the ground looked delicious to me.
That meat would become the barbecue we'd grill in the yard during the Zombie Rush.
It would become the side dishes for the 10-Coin Set Meal at the cafeteria.
And for those who wanted a special treat once in a while, it would become highly profitable chicken, boiled pork, and beef steak.
It was all money.
"Fuhuhu."
Others only get 1 Coin for killing a Level 1 Zombie, but I have a 20% chance to make hundreds of times that.
So how could this hunt ever be boring?
The more zombies there are, the wider my smile grows.
"Come at me, you motherfuckers!"
Now that I've reached Level 7 in Hunting Expert, combat has become genuinely fun.
It was already fun, but to think I could feel my skills improve from just this small difference.
The meat piled up quickly.
"Sending one over."
I sent a Level 3 Backpack filled with the meat I'd farmed since the bridge to Lee Yu-ri as a donation.
If it's already like this at the entrance of Hanyang University, how much will pile up by the time I reach Hanyang University Hospital at the far end?
Would I run out of backpacks?
There was no need to worry about that.
If I needed a backpack, I could just receive the sent backpack back through a donation.
"I should camp here tonight and completely clear out Hanyang University before I leave."
Hanyang University is just as large as Konkuk University.
Since it's a prestigious university in Seoul, its size reflects its reputation, likely because of heavy investments.
And with that size comes a massive number of zombies, which is great for me.
I quietly wonder what it would have been like if Konkuk University had been packed with zombies instead of people back then.
Of course, I got 6 Points from Konkuk University, so I have nothing to complain about.
"Delicious, delicious."
Any thoughts of quickly farming and heading back vanished, melted away by the sweet taste of Level 10 Zombie Meat combined with the +100% Normal Mode effect.
I even considered filling the cafeteria's freezer and an entire warehouse in the residential district with meat, like a polar bear preparing for winter.
And it wasn't entirely impossible either, because the zombies here were so incredibly thick that no matter how many I killed, they just kept coming.
Just how many zombies are in this massive university?
I've already sent back a 3m x 3m x 3m backpack packed to the brim with meat from just the entrance area.
"Farming like this once in a while is actually pretty fun."
Of course, compared to other users, the benefits I get from killing a lot of zombies are practically nonexistent.
My stats don't increase, nor do my skill levels.
But since my Points increase relative to the number of zombies killed—even if the efficiency gradually drops—it's not completely pointless.
I'm just replacing the lack of tangible growth with meat.
"First, I'll clear a path to the hospital. After packing and sending the medical supplies from the hospital, I'll do a full sweep of the university to farm meat. Then I'll head back, rest for a bit, and jump straight into the Zombie Rush."
I wonder why I'm already sick of killing zombies when they'll be lining up to die during the Zombie Rush anyway, but that's just the zombie apocalypse for you.
It's not out of necessity.
It's a world where you have to secure a buffer when you can, so you have the luxury of time when you need it.
By the time I reached Hanyang University Hospital, I had filled and sent one more Level 4 Backpack and two more Level 3 Backpacks.
"Whew."
And as I stepped through the hospital entrance, a quest popped up.
[Dungeon Quest 3]
- Difficulty: ★★★
- Clear Conditions: Defeat Hospital Director Zombie (4★). Defeat all zombies (★: 0 / 600) (2★: 0 / 130) (3★: 0 / 30)
- Rewards: 50,000 Coins, 5 Points, Normal Mode Level (★) Selection Ticket x20, ZA Preventive Vaccine (2★) Blueprint (1/5)
"Whoa?"
Now this is a zombie apocalypse.
My impression of Hanyang University had already been soaring thanks to the sheer density of zombies since the bridge, but seeing the university hospital as the cherry on top makes the word "Sex" slip out of my mouth in pure ecstasy.
A Level 4 Zombie? Is this for real?
"Holy fucking shit. This is what a zombie apocalypse is all about! A Level 4 Zombie boss in a Level 3 Dungeon!!!"
Look at those rewards.
Absolutely beautiful.
Even for the same Level 3 difficulty, a dungeon that requires defeating a Level 4 Zombie boss comes with extra rewards to match.
On top of that, I can acquire even more dungeon rewards thanks to my Hunting Expert effect.
And above all, what is that Level 2 Vaccine blueprint tucked at the very end of the rewards?
"This is fucking insane."
In the original game, there was no such thing as a vaccine blueprint.
According to the lore, although the ZA Pharmaceutical Company did manufacture vaccines, only a small batch of the completed ones was ever distributed. The rest, along with the blueprints, were lost forever when the factories and research labs were overrun by zombies and burned to the ground.
But reality can be different.
What if I can gather the blueprints and manufacture them myself?
Since it's not a cure, it won't turn zombies back into humans, but at the very least, I can prevent anyone else within my faction from turning.
Of course, I know reality too well to indulge in such naive, idealistic fantasies; I already know the required materials will be fucking absurd.
It would probably be cheaper to just buy them.
Even so, having the blueprint is undeniably a massive advantage.
I charged into the dungeon of dreams and hope.