Zombies Beyond the Wall
It was the first time he'd seen so many zombies instead of skeletons.
They looked almost identical.
Their sizes were pretty much the same too.
So, just one person?
He knew about the class that could handle this many zombies.
Zombie Sorcerer.
There was probably a user with that class here.
If Forma Continent had Gangster Necromancer, then Kairon Continent had Zombie Sorcerers.
A single zombie wasn't all that strong, but if the situation allowed, they could unleash an absurd number of them.
It looked like that damn situation had been created.
"Whoa, this is ridiculous."
Sung Min-woo, standing beside him, looked flustered.
"At least that's a relief."
"Huh? What is?"
"Yerin and Ji-yeon aren't here."
"Yeah, true."
"The problem is..."
Part of the filming crew had fallen into the trap with them.
Hmm, probably fine.
He didn't know about the male MC, but Yura didn't seem too panicked.
She was just energetically moving around, trying to grasp the situation properly.
"Yes, the walls are high, but not impossible to climb. The surface isn't smooth, so we should be able to get footholds and scale them. There are a lot of zombies, but they don't seem that fast. It'll take time, but catching them all shouldn't be a problem."
Even as she spoke, she didn't forget the broadcast, explaining the situation.
Thanks to that, perhaps.
The other trapped users quickly pulled themselves together.
"Phew, yeah. We're not dead yet, right?"
"Fuck. Dying again would piss me off so bad. So let's all survive and get out, no matter what!"
"Yeah!"
"Plus, Yura's staying so calm."
"Right, yeah."
Even in that situation, Yura kept talking.
"The real issue would be if hostile users on top of the walls spam skills down at us."
"Uh, yeah. Right."
The male MC finally got his wits about him and responded.
"So what should we do?"
"We should hug the wall's edge. That way, even if they spam skills from above, we can minimize the damage. Of course, we'll need to clear the zombies quickly for that too. Oh, the best option would be to just break down this wall blocking our path right now."
"Ahh."
"But it won't be that easy."
Mu-hyuk's expression changed at Yura's words.
Break down the wall?
Why hadn't he thought of that?
No, even if it didn't work...
From Mu-hyuk's perspective, the wall wasn't that big of an obstacle.
Because he hadn't summoned his main skeleton forces yet.
What if he summoned them outside the wall?
The hostile users would definitely panic.
And besides.
There were zombies right in front of him.
Perfect for Revive.
In other words, Yura's earlier words had shattered Mu-hyuk's fixed ideas, which was a huge help.
Thanks to that, confidence surged naturally, showing in his demeanor and expression.
"Let's clear the zombies first and hug the wall."
"Ah, yes!"
The users moved quickly at his confident display.
"Hurry up!"
The hostile users would definitely take positions on the wall, so they had to thin out the zombies and stick to the wall before that.
Including Mu-hyuk and Sung Min-woo, the users unleashed skills.
Multishot.
Dozens of arrows shot out in all directions.
Puk, puuk.
Arrows embedded in the zombies' bodies.
Storm, Devouring Arrow Rain
Arrows rained down from the sky. Using Paecheon Divine Bow, he burst clusters of them in one go.
Wind Step.
Then he moved directly, taking down zombies one by one.
You have acquired experience.
-3,121 HP
You have acquired experience.
The zombies were numerous, but individually, they were clearly inferior.
Thanks to that, they were overwhelming them and reducing their numbers.
"Up top!"
At Sung Min-woo's shout, he looked up.
Hmm.
Hostile users had suddenly appeared at the very top of the surging wall. They took positions and started sporadically attacking areas with fewer zombies.
"Ugh, annoying."
"Seriously...!"
The distance was quite far, so he couldn't tell exactly, but they were surely wearing relaxed expressions.
"At least there aren't that many of them?"
"Well, they're Forma Continent users, so they won't just sit still. At this point, they're probably doing everything to break through the blocked entrance, right?"
"Ah, so the rest went to block the entrance from opening."
"Yeah."
"That's a relief at least."
But even so, their assault—easily thirty strong—was definitely threatening. Especially since it was pouring down from above.
"Once the zombie numbers thin out a bit, they'll go all-out."
"Hmm."
"Let's clear them fast and hug the wall."
"Okay."
They kept killing zombies.
Along with that, the attacks from the hostile users at the top of the wall grew slightly stronger.
Kwang, kwagwang!
A few Forma Continent mercenaries who had held out couldn't endure anymore and lost their lives.
"Damn it!"
Eventually, those with low HP hugged the wall first.
"Just a bit more!"
"More incoming!"
Even the users holding out till the end decided they couldn't anymore and hurriedly cleared a path through the zombies.
With urgent expressions, they stuck to the wall and shielded their whole bodies with shields.
"Heal here, please!"
"Ah, yes!"
Having escaped the crisis, they witnessed it.
Seok, kwang! Peureong!
The power of Sung Min-woo and Mu-hyuk.
They dodged or blocked the relentless attacks from above while overwhelming the zombies.
"Amazing. Really..."
"Whew."
It wasn't just the users who were impressed.
"As expected..."
Yura nodded too.
At that moment, she furrowed her brow and shouted.
"Right now, a ton of attacks are coming!"
A nearby user yelled in response.
"Mu-hyuk! Iron Fist! Attacks from above!"
The two looked up.
Sure enough, the sky was ablaze with light.
Sung Min-woo quickly felled a nearby zombie and hurled it overhead.
He then raised his shield, letting the zombie land on it.
Because the weakened skills hitting the zombie first would be enough to endure on the shield.
It was possible because all their armor enhancements were maxed.
Meanwhile, Mu-hyuk didn't move from his spot, taking in the falling barrage of skills.
Just before they hit him.
White Tiger Steps.
He lightly pushed off the ground.
The skills hit the floor.
-------!
Borrowing the force of the blast, he threw his body backward.
His gaze still on the sky.
He quickly raised his right foot and slammed it deep into the ground.
Kuwoong!
Mu-hyuk, who had been sliding, stopped abruptly in place like a lie.
Huup!
Pulling his right foot out, he twisted his body left.
One skill grazed past.
Before the explosion, he shot forward rapidly.
Hmm.
More leeway than expected.
His hand moved quickly.
Storm, Guided Shot.
An arrow nocked on the string soared into the sky.
The powerfully charged arrow approached the user relentlessly firing from the right.
Mu-hyuk chuckled lightly seeing him twist to dodge. Blocking with a shield would have been less damage.
Hwiing.
Mu-hyuk's arrow, streaking far, curved in mid-air.
Guided Shot.
It literally chased the enemy—impossible to evade.
Block or get hit; only those two options.
Getting hit was inevitable.
Mu-hyuk gauged the distance and fired another arrow.
Storm, Powerful Arrow Shot.
Aiming at the archer user again.
Attacks pouring from front and back.
Of course, the archer didn't know about the guided shot from behind.
So he focused only on the front arrows. As he moved to dodge again.
Puuk.
The guided shot plunged deep into the back of his neck.
-7,219 HP
Additionally...
As he twitched.
Kwang!
Another arrow from the front struck his chest.
"Kuhuk..."
Two attacks killed him.
Of course, even amid that, Mu-hyuk was dodging the falling skills by moving around.
*
By the time the zombie numbers had clearly thinned.
Mu-hyuk finally hugged the wall and looked up at it.
Skeleton Summon—all.
All skeletons materialized in front of Mu-hyuk.
In other words, summoned through the wall.
He immediately used another skill.
Revive.
Discovered 387 wandering monster souls nearby.
How many to revive?
Not enough MP to revive all.
150 only.
He selected an appropriate number.
15,000 MP consumed.
Revived zombie summons possess 80% of their original abilities. Lasts 30 minutes, after which bodies disintegrate and souls return to their original owner.
The message was different from last time.
Hmm?
The souls returning to their original owner was interesting.
Oh, so that means...!
He realized one thing.
While Mu-hyuk had revived the zombies, the Zombie Sorcerer couldn't use those 150 souls.
An unexpected gain made him hesitate briefly.
What to do?
Originally, he planned to sacrifice them immediately to strengthen his summons.
But now the situation had changed. Just keeping the zombies alive damaged the Zombie Sorcerer.
Yeah, let's just leave them.
Maybe they could help somewhere.
"Whoa, Mu-hyuk! You revived the zombies?"
"Ah, yes."
"C-could you assign two per person to us?"
"Pardon?"
"Our HP is low. Shielding has its limits..."
Mu-hyuk's eyes lit up.
I was only thinking about myself.
He nodded and quickly commanded the zombies, assigning two or three to each user.
"Thank you!"
"Mu-hyuk's the best!"
"Phew, I can last a bit longer now."
The users could now use the zombies as shields to hold out longer.
Sacrifice later.
Having decided, Mu-hyuk caught his breath behind the zombies and began commanding the skeletons.
*
The skeletons appearing outside the wall unleashed attacks.
Kwang, kwaaang!
The users at the top of the wall lost balance and staggered.
Some fell from the wall, but the skeletons never missed them.
Accelerated Thrust!
Mighty Strike!
Hostile users skewered like kebabs.
"Squads 2, 7, and 8, focus on the skeletons!"
The vice guild master, temporarily delegated command authority, shouted loudly.
Some users near the entrance and on the walls moved to attack the skeletons.
Naturally, Armor Knights stepped up to defend, while the rest skeletons kept pounding the wall.
Kung, kuwoong!
A few more users fell this time too.
"Kuhuk!"
The skeletons mercilessly slaughtered them.
"Squads 3 and 4, commit!"
"What about the entrance?"
"I'll block it myself!"
"Got it!"
With dozens more users piling on to pressure the skeletons, even the Armor Knights couldn't hold.
Burtan and Snowmen used AoE skills to buy time as much as possible, but now even that was tough.