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Cheol-min Kim stared blankly at his comrade who had been killed by a surprise attack from a zombie.
It wasn't out of guilt for failing to save his comrade or anything like that.
The problem was the zombie that had attacked his comrade.
Zombies usually walk and attack people.
Some zombies know how to run.
But that was it.
Even if a normal zombie ran, it was rare for them to catch up to a living human's sprint.
That's assuming a healthy young man.
People with heavy bodies had long since become a feast for the zombies.
Cheol-min Kim and his comrades were people who made looting their profession in a looter group.
They were people who had survived even after several expeditions.
It meant that at least in running, they beat the zombies.
"Damn it...."
Cheol-min Kim looked at his dying comrade.
To be precise, he looked at the zombie riding on his comrade's back.
This zombie wasn't one that walked or ran.
It had flown in from the building wall.
Furthermore, it crawled on all fours.
It was like a beast.
His comrade hadn't even been able to resist the strange, beast-like movements of the zombie before getting bitten.
Even if he had been looking back, it probably wouldn't have been easy to avoid.
After all, he wouldn't have expected a zombie to fly down from a building.
"Oh, crap."
Whether it was a zombie or a monster, now wasn't the time to be spacing out.
Cheol-min Kim turned and ran again.
His head was a mess.
'What the hell is that thing?'
The guy with the baseball bat.
Ever since that guy appeared, everything had gone to hell.
Living as a looter, he had looted many people.
If there was a type to avoid, it was a guy like that.
A madman-like guy.
He didn't know his purpose, nor what he wanted to do.
Communication was impossible.
It was the type of human that guaranteed bloodshed if you got involved.
'Of all times....'
He had gotten involved.
It might pop out of an alley again.
As he went along, checking his surroundings every time an alley appeared, his speed naturally slowed down.
It was when he confirmed there was no one in the alley ahead.
"Keeeeeeeeek!"
A scream that pierced the ears was heard.
Cheol-min Kim frowned and covered his ears.
'If it's going to ambush, the timing is now.'
Cheol-min Kim forced his eyes open and looked around.
He felt a human presence in the alley.
'...As I thought!'
Cheol-min Kim raised his weapon.
The scream was heard from far away.
It didn't seem like he would get close to the source of the scream while subduing the opponent.
Because he just had to subdue it quickly.
Gulp.
Cheol-min Kim waited for the madman coming out of the alley.
"Grrrrrr...."
It wasn't a madman.
The one who revealed itself in the alley was a zombie.
The zombie and Cheol-min Kim made eye contact.
Cheol-min Kim clicked his tongue.
"Ugh. Just die."
The zombie walked toward Cheol-min Kim.
Compared to the zombie from earlier, it was slow.
Cheol-min Kim had caught dozens of zombies alone.
He could dispose of this much quickly.
Cheol-min Kim swung his weapon and separated the zombie's neck from its torso.
Thud, thud-thud, thud.
The severed zombie head rolled on the floor.
The rolling head hit someone's toe and stopped.
"Grrrrr...."
"Hmm...."
There was another zombie in that spot.
He felt a human presence from all directions.
"Keurk...."
"Groaaaaan...."
Where on earth did all these zombies come from?
"Kieeeeeeeeeek!"
The scream was heard again.
Cheol-min Kim finally knew where the scream came from.
There was a uniquely shaped zombie at the villa entrance.
Other zombies were moving toward Cheol-min Kim, but only that zombie was standing still.
It was standing there, glaring at Cheol-min Kim.
More zombies popped out from all directions.
There was even a zombie holding a baseball bat.
"Hahahaha!"
It wasn't a zombie.
The baseball bat swung by the madman struck Cheol-min Kim's instep.
"Argh!"
I was watching the situation outside via CCTV.
Actually, I didn't have high expectations for Kang Mu-yeol this time.
Because I had instructed him to let the looter live.
"Are you telling me to let him live?"
"Yes. Instead, let's give him a gift full of stuff."
"If you mean a gift...?"
"Let's send the zombies along with him."
Aggro transfer operation.
Right now, the villa was packed with zombies up to the stairs leading to the 4th floor.
It's good for collecting coins and grinding experience, but there's a limit.
It's hard to move in and out of the building.
I can survive without going out by receiving supplies.
Plenty of food, plenty of sunlight, sleeping safely, hot water, and electricity.
On the outside, it looks flashy. Actually, looking at it from the inside, it's also flashy. There's no environment better than this for survival.
However, if zombies enter right up to the doorstep of the villa, I can't accept new tenants.
Since the siren will periodically scream, zombies will continue to be replenished.
Even though it's said that one can leave the Safe Zone through windows or the rooftop, that's not the problem.
I need to secure the 3rd floor of the villa.
I need to secure the 2nd and 1st floors to turn the entire villa into a Safe Zone.
Maybe I can even make the building next door a Safe Zone.
Beyond the nearby building, to the neighborhood, the town, and the region.
I can't give up that infinite possibility because of the swarm of zombies occupying the villa stairs.
Just in time, a looter came in, and I didn't welcome the looter either.
Give a hateful guy one more rice cake.
Instead of letting him go, I'll send him off with a bunch of zombies.
Even the siren and the spider.
It's a comprehensive gift set.
There is a risk in letting him go, but he'll be too busy blocking the swarm of zombies for a while.
Assuming no delivery accidents occur.
A delivery accident occurs?
It can't be helped.
Anyway, they won't know the identity of our villa.
That's why only Kang Mu-yeol is going out.
Kang Mu-yeol nodded as if he understood.
And he crossed over to the next building through the rooftop.
Kang Mu-yeol, who went down to the ground, shouted at the looter guys and drew aggro.
He succeeded in drawing the aggro of several zombies that were inside the villa.
As some zombies moved, other zombies got swept up and discovered the looter guys again.
And discovered again.
And discovered again.
And charged.
He also took the curiosity of the spider and the siren.
The glory was all the looter's.
'Let's level up Kang Mu-yeol too, just in case.'
I raised Kang Mu-yeol's level to 8.
8 coins were used, but it wasn't a large amount compared to the reward I would get now.
'I hope he doesn't die on the way.'
If he runs away too well and shakes off the zombie swarm, that's a problem in itself, and if he can't run away well and gets caught and dies, that's also a problem.
Light burst around Kang Mu-yeol.
Kang Mu-yeol raised his thumb above his head.
What realm had level 8 reached?
Kang Mu-yeol was hiding somewhere and suddenly joined the zombie horde.
Movements as natural as flowing water.
The looter didn't think a human would be mixed in among the zombies.
It was already too late when the zombies, who were sniffing their noses, smelled the foreign scent among the horde.
Kang Mu-yeol had already achieved his goal.
He stomped on the looter's instep and leisurely slipped out from between the zombies.
"...Does this make sense?"
If he thought the zombies were chasing too much, he removed a few lead zombies in advance.
If he thought they were getting too far away, he would just appear in front of the looter and slow down his pace.
Unfortunately, the CCTV near the villa was the limit up to here.
I couldn't see any more.
I should just cheer from home.
I just hoped Kang Mu-yeol would complete the mission safely and return.
After getting some distance from the villa, Kang Mu-yeol did not reveal himself in front of the looter.
Although his level was high at 8, you never know what will happen with people.
He only made a slight presence when it looked like the spider was going to attack the looter.
The spider, which seemed about to pounce, felt the presence and stopped in its tracks, guarding its surroundings.
"Kieeeeeeeek!"
"Huff, huff, huff. That crazy zombie bastard. Persistent."
The looter panted and complained.
Kang Mu-yeol followed the looter while moving across the building rooftops.
He wasn't panting.
'If I go here...'
It was a familiar street to Kang Mu-yeol, who had lived in this neighborhood.
'...A2 Food Mart?'
The A2 Food Mart had defenses in its own way.
There were barricades, albeit crude, and there were sentries.
"It's a zombie! Prepare for battle!"
The entrance to the food mart became noisy.
The looter who discovered his comrades wore a smile of joy.
"Save, save me...! It's me!"
"Someone brought zombies!"
"No, no, I'm..."
"Just grab him and the rest of you block the zombies!"
"No, don't you know me? You saw me when I left!"
"Drag him away! Just lock him up!"
The looter was dragged away with his arms tied.
"Kieeeeeeeek!"
"Z-zombies are swarming more! Call for support!"
"Argh! S-something flew...! Argh!"
Kang Mu-yeol did not keep the spider in check.
The spider stirred up the looters.
The siren screamed.
Kang Mu-yeol watched the battlefield from one step away.
A smile hung on his lips.
'As expected of the boss. He knew that if you keep just one alive, greater joy would come.'
Kang Mu-yeol returned with a benevolent smile on his face.
'Is there something good that happened?'
I examined Kang Mu-yeol's expression.
It seems the mission was a success, at least.
Isn't that an expression that looks like something heartwarming happened?
First of all, it took much longer than the expected arrival time.
But there isn't a single scratch.
'It doesn't look like there was a fierce battle...'
If that were the case, he would have shown some signs of fatigue, but Kang Mu-yeol's condition looked fine.
"Did something good happen?"
When you don't know, asking is the best.
Kang Mu-yeol answered with a smile.
"I realized the boss's arrangement."
"...My arrangement?"
"It seems you found the looters' hideout. Didn't you draw this picture in advance?"
"...It's going according to plan. What's the scale?"
"They were using the A2 Food Mart building. The number of people seemed quite large as well. However, they must be dealing with a zombie wave by now. Just as you intended, boss."
"...That's thanks to Kang Mu-yeol-ssi performing well."
"So, that is why..."
The smile disappeared from Kang Mu-yeol's lips.
His gaze turned cold.
"Now that they are weakened from dealing with the zombie wave, shouldn't we strike? We must root out the looters."
"You do realize that the combat personnel is effectively just you, Kang Mu-yeol-ssi, right?"