Chapter 188 - To Fort Yano (2)

<Author's note: The things (racism, s.e.xism, political views, etc.) depicted or mentioned in this story do not reflect the real world and are purely coincidences. If they do, please keep in mind that they are simply for world-building and are only work of fiction. Thank you for your understanding.>

Three zombies standing outside in front of a hardware store.

Wooh!

Wooh!

Two bolts came flying and penetrated the S1 and M1's heads, killing them immediately.

The Rank 1 zombies were now [Level 4].

Only 12 days to go before the Third Phase.

As for the third zombie…

It was an N2.

It looked at its companions in confusion. And when it turned its head to look around what killed them…

Whoosh!

Nathan was already in front of it and he cut off its legs with a [Grade D] Kris Sword.

Thud!

"Roar!" the zombie yelped as it fell to the ground.

It got into a position where it can leap to its target with the use of its arms.

Whoosh!

Pah!

Nathan chopped off its arms before kicking it, making it lie over its stomach.

Suuup!

He then pinned it down to the ground with his sword.

"RO--"

"Shut up."

Crack!

The N2 was about to roar in order to call out for backup but Nathan summoned a [Grade D] Large Axe and violently shoved the head of his axe on its mouth, shattering some of its teeth, dislocating its jaw and pushing its head down to the ground.

Nathan turned to her and noticed her serious expression.

He scoffed and then said, "Kid, what did I tell you about keeping a cool head during battle? You're still too tense. And plus, you're the range type and I'm the melee type. You don't need to be so eager to come close right away after I kill a zombie. Take your time and be cool about it, okay?"

Zita relaxed her face and then said, "Okay."

"Finish this," he said before pulling out the axe and holding it on top of his palm.

"Roar!" The N2 continued to roar and struggle but it couldn't get up because of the sword pinning it down to the ground as well as its lack of arms and legs.

Zita activated her skill [Lift] and lifted the axe up in the air.

"Roar!"

She positioned the axe on top of the N2's neck and then threw it down like a guillotine.

Whoosh!

The axe chopped off the head of the N2 and got stuck on the asphalt.

A [Blue] Treasure C.h.e.s.t appeared.

"Hahaha~ Very nice, kid! Very nice!" he said as he grabbed the axe and sword, pulled them out and absorbed them back into his [Artifact] Gold Spatial Finger.

"Really?"

"Yeah, it looked very cool! I wish I could do that!" he said with a big grin on his face

She smiled.

"Don't extract the nuclei just yet. Wait here outside and watch out for any enemies. If they're too many, shout and find me right away. I'll check if there are enemies inside," he said and entered the hardware store.

"Okay~!"

Inside the store, Nathan swept his gaze at the surroundings.

'Looks like it's been already looted...'

'But I still have to try if there's a solar panel and generator…'

'I seriously need them…'

A few minutes later…

'Sigh… Nothing…'

'F.u.c.k me sideways why didn't I think of getting them back at Womania?'

He went for the exit.

Outside, he found Zita waiting patiently and looking out for any enemies.

"Kid, any enemies?"

She turned to him and said, "No. Mister, I found this cool item from the [Blue] Treasure C.h.e.s.t."

When he touched it, the System informed him right away that it was a [Grade C] Leg Bracelet (20/20): +3 STR, +2 AGI and was under the footwear category.

'Hmm… Another System item I've never seen before. There really are some differences between the drops at Womania and here in Muwin,' he thought and then tossed it away.

Clang!

As far as he was concerned, because it was [Grade C] with a durability, it only gave +5 bonus stats so it's a First Tier item, and the zombies don't drop [Grade C] Repair Kits, it was trash.

"Kid, go extract the nuclei."

"Okay," she said and then pouted her lips to the side as she went to pull out the bolts and nulcei.

Nathan raised his head and stared at the sky.

Although it was already 10:30 am, fortunately, the sky was cloudy and there was a soft breeze in the air.

'With the pace that we're traveling, we'll arrive at Fort Yano around mid-afternoon…'

'Of course, this is assuming that everything goes well…'

'But if it was just me, I could've already reached there before noon…'

Fort Yano was located in the mountains outside of Kelurga City and Nabe City.

And at the moment, they were at the south outside of Nabe City. They need to exit Nabe City from the north and then walk a few kilometers to get to Fort Yano.

***

Nabe City.

Nathan and Zita were walking down the streets.

The city was considered to be half a step away from being a mid-tier city bracket so compared to the Latif City, there were more buildings.

Nathan swept his gaze at the buildings.

'Looks like they've also been looted...'

As for Zita, she was busy comparing the architecture and vehicles from Latif City and from her home country.

She was still fascinated by how the houses are built for smaller people and also the design of the tuk-tuk.

Several steps later, Nathan then saw a convenience store.

It was a place that held a certain memory of his past.

'Heh~ This store still exists?'

When they graduated from high school, Vincent got a car from his parents as a graduating gift.

That summer, Vincent finally had his driver's license. And with the help of Vincent and Karen's parents, Nathan was able to get permission from his parents to go on a road trip for 2 days to Kelurga City with Vincent, Karen and Nikki.

It was around 7:00 pm and they were already on their way back to Latif City when they decided to stop by that convenience store because Karen and Nikki wanted to use the toilet.

The car was parked in front of the store and he and Vincent decided to sit and wait on the sidewalk.

Ever since that night Vincent turned down Karen's confession and then Nathan confessing to Karen, they never talked about it.

When they saw each other the next day, they just acted as if nothing happened and silently accepted the fact that from thereon the couples will Vincent-Nikki and Nathan-Karen.

But that night, with the girls inside the store at the bathroom and the fun road trip they experienced, Vincent and Nathan decided to talk about it and make sure that there won't be any bad blood or awkwardness between them.

And of course, after they had that conversation, the next day, Vincent and Karen talked about it. And then after that, all three of them talked about it.

Nathan shook his head.

'F.u.c.k me sideways.'

'Since yesterday ever since I came here I've done nothing but reminisce about stupid things.'

Several steps further…

Zita stopped and said, "Mister, a zombie."

"Hmm?"

He stopped and searched for the zombie.

A dozen meters away, there was a zombie standing all by its own.

However, they couldn't tell whether it was an N1 or N2 because they both looked the same, at least when it comes to physical appearance.

Nathan resumed walking towards the zombie and said, "Come, you take care of it."

"Okay," Zita said and followed behind him.

"By the way, regarding your powers, I thought about something I want you to try."

Zita looked at him.

"I was thinking maybe you could do this…"

He gave her a quick explanation of what he wanted her to do.

***

Zita was walking towards the zombie and trying her best to look calm and collected.

Behind her was Nathan who was casually walking a couple of steps behind her with a truly calm and collected demeanor.

There was also something that looked like a snake, or cobra to be specific, flying around Zita.

The "cobra" was actually made up of System items.

The head was a [Grade D] Double Axe, while the body was made up of a hundred Normal Bolts.

She glanced at the "cobra" before returning her gaze at the zombie.

'I'm a range type so I don't have to get close to the zombie…'

'I also have to take my time and be cool about it when I approach the zombie and kill them…'

'And most importantly, I'm also a Chosen One like mister!'

'And when I become cool as mister, I will ask him to stop letting me get the nucleus from the zombie heads. Didn't he way we're partners? I'm already pulling out the Bolts after every fight anyway. And plus, it's just so yucky…'

When she was about 11 meters away, just a meter away within the range of her powers, the zombie noticed her.

It didn't throw any spell and instead charged at her.

"Roar!"

With that, Zita immediately already made a rough guess what type of zombie it was.

When the zombie was 8 meters near her, she controlled the cobra to attack.

Whoosh!

The cobra passed through the zombie's right leg, chopping it off and causing the zombie to lose its balance and crash to the ground.

The zombie landed about 5 meters near and the System informed her that it was a [Level 4] N1 zombie.

'I was correct! It really is an N1!' she thought and smiled.

And its stats are:

• STR – 34

• VIT – 34

• AGI – 34

• INT – 34

Of course, the System doesn't inform the owner about an individual's stats, be it zombie, human, etc.

Despite losing its leg, the N1 still continued charging, crawling its way towards her with its arms and remaining leg.

Zita continued controlling the cobra.

This time, she took separated two Bolts from its body and stabbed them on the N1's eyes, blinding it.

Wooh!

Wooh!

"Roar!" the zombie yelped but it still continued crawling towards her.

"Kid, trying to push it away to another direction."

"Okay."

Zita flipped the double axe.

Instead of the two blades serving as the cobra's head, this time it was the other end was the serving as its head, transforming it into a "blunt snake"

Pah!

"Roar!"

The blunt snake bashed the side of the N1's face, causing the zombie to roll over and change direction.

"Hahaha~!" Nathan laughed seeing the N1 charging in the wrong direction.

But after hearing Nathan's laugh, it quickly turned in his direction and crawled to him.

But just after about a few feet of crawling, it suddenly stopped moving and fell to the ground.

Thud!

"Eh..? It died already?" said Nathan.

Zita turned to him and said, "Mister, I'm sorry."

"Well, I guess the when you stabbed its eyes, you stabbed too deep so it already had a few seconds to live. Next time, don't stab it too much, okay?"

Zita nodded and said, "Okay."

"Good. Just remember that not only is this is a good practice for controlling your power, but isn't it also fun?"

As far as what Nathan knows and observed regarding Zita's power, when she's using [Lift] on an object, the power and speed are based on half of her total INT points. But when she throws it, it uses the total amount.

Right now, her total INT was 33 (+28) which makes it 30.5 points of attack power and speed when she's controlling it, and 61 points of attack power and speed when she throws it.

And with Nathan's VIT only at 38 (+10), she could easily chop off his head.

"Fun? I don't understand, mister."

"Well, once you're able to kill zombies without breaking a sweat, things can get a little boring so it's good to be creative once in a while."

"..."

"And trust me, kid, when the time comes that you're already bored with killing zombies creatively, you'll eventually want to "play" with something else," he said and smiled.

Zita knitted her brows and said, "Okay…?"

Still holding a smile on his face, Nathan said, "You'll eventually know sooner or later. Go extract the nucleus."

"Okay," she said and pouted her lips to the side before going.

"Deactivate your skill as well. Always keep in mind that one of the weaknesses of a Chosen One is that the more people know about your power, the more vulnerable you become."

"Okay," she said and returned the Bolts inside her [Grade D] Spatial Bag.

But as for the [Grade D] Double Axe, she carried it on her hand.

'Even though mister is so strong and says the right things. Sometimes he's such a worrywart. And keeps on repeating things. I'm already almost 11 years old. I know when it's dangerous and when it's not. I can also kill zombies on my own already!'

'Except for the D2...'

'That's where I need mister's help a bit…'

'But one day when my level is so high I can kill all of them easily on my own!'

When she got to the corpse of the N1, she grabbed one of the Bolts stabbed into its sockets.

'Ew… So yucky…!'

And just when she was about to pull it away…

"Mboys, mlooks mlike mwe mhave msome mguests!" an unfamiliar male voice said in Muwinian.

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