Nightmare Weavers.
Sinister creatures of the nightmarish world. It was said that they used to be normal creatures until they were corrupted by a deadly substance known as miasma, losing all their sanity and becoming beings of destruction.
The creatures chasing us were called 'Night Crawlers' but the people from earth referred to them as zombies.
They were grade 9 monsters so they were the weakest of the bunch. But even if they were the weakest monsters, there was no way we would stay and fight. It was impossible to fight.
"Fuck! Fuck! What the fuck?! What the hell is with these numbers!"
Kwangsun screamed as he ran forward with all his might.
That's right. The number of zombies chasing us reached above thousands. Some of them were even from the hospital.
As if that was not enough, those bastards were fast on their feet compared to zombies in movies.
"Grrrrr!"
"Fuck!"
A zombies from the side tried to grab me and I reacted quickly by shooting it in the head with the pistol.
Bang— Crush—
The sound of the monster's head being crushed by the bullet rang in my ears.
[You have killed a grade 9 night crawler.]
[100 coins has been given as additional compensation.]
[The skill 'Markmanship' has been acquired.]
It was not surprising that I was receiving this notification. Skills can be obtained in two different ways in the Nightmare Stream. They can either be bought from the shop or obtained through specific actions.
Although, the latter was very hard to accomplish but It was still possible. But it doesn't change the fact that I just wasted a bullet.
The gun I was holding was a 9mm handgun. It was a rare kind that possessed a maximum capacity of 17 rounds in the magazine and I had used the handgun twice. Meaning, there was only 15 rounds remaining.
'I should save as many rounds as possible.'
I looked at the noisy zombies behind me. I realised if we continued to run in a straight line, we will get caught by the zombies before 30 minutes was over. This is where Lee Jong-ho comes in.
"Lee Jong-ho. The grenade."
"Ah... Right."
Lee Jong-ho pulled out a grenade, removed the pin and threw it behind him.
Once the grenade touched the forehead of a zombie, it lost its form and exploded in all directions.
KABOOM!!!
A tremendous explosion shook the earth and the ground trembled. The rest of the group screamed but never stopped their tremendous sprint.
Why? It was because the zombies were still chasing us despite getting blown by the explosion.
The zombies unaffected by the explosion, climbed on top the fallen corpses and continued to push forward.
Suddenly, somebody shouted.
"... Wh-What? Are you kidding me?"
"... There are more infront!"
There were zombies coming towards us from the front. They were the torn bodies that were lingering around. Thankfully, their numbers wasn't high so we should be able to push though.
"What should we do?"
"Let's take a turn."
"No, we will fight our way. Don't try to fight all of them and pass through. Most importantly, don't get bitten!"
"What happens if we get bitten?"
"Take a guess."
"..."
He was a doctor yet he did not know. Kwangsun kept quiet when he realised he just asked a stupid question.
We continued to run forward and the zombies infront got closer and closer. At the next instant, a battle erupted.
Keok— Keokuk—
Slam— Slam—
Slash— Slash—
The numbers of the zombies were reducing rapidly.
Lee Jong-ho smashed a zombie with his metal pipe, Kwangsun shot a rock with his slingshot, Jung Yunhee cut through the zombies with her sashimi knife and I shot the zombies with the handgun.
Bang— Bang— Bang— Bang—
Each time the zombies forehead got pierced, the system notification will ring in my ear.
[You have killed a grade 9 Night crawler.]
[100 coins has been gained as additional compensation.]
[You have killed a grade 9 Night crawler.]
[100 coins has been gained as additional compensation.]
[You have killed a grade 9 Night crawler.]
[100 coins has been gained as additional compensation.]
[You have killed a grade 9 Night crawler.]
I made a sprint towards a building. As I entered, I closed the door and push something heavy to completely seal the entrance.
Bang! Bang!
The night crawlers started banging at the door but I have already gone up the stairs and reached the top of the building.
Then I made my way to the edge and noticed a huge crowd of zombies had gathered around the building. This was good.
I opened the backsack and pulled a bottle of salt. After opening the bottle, I poured the salt at the crowd of zombies. The result?
"Gugh, guwahhh—"
"Gyaaack—!"
The night crawlers started to twitch, and screamed in pain.
It was a pleasant sight to watch. Normally, those guys won't scream no matter how you cut and sever their limbs.
Yet they were all screaming below as if they were little girls. It was because of the salt.
Soon...
"Chii—!"
The night crawlers started falling to the ground one by one as their bodies began to melt.
[You have killed a grade 9 night crawler.]
[100 coins has been gained as additional compensation.]
[You have killed a grade 9 night crawler.]
[100 coins has been gained as additional compensation.]
[You have killed a grade 9 night crawler.]
[100 coins has been gained as additional compensation.]
"This is great."
If I continued to kill the zombies using this method, I should be able to farm alot of coins.
I started investing the coins I have gained into my stats.
[2000 coins has been invested into Physique.]
[Physique Lv. 1 –> Physique Lv. 10]
[2000 coins has been invested into Strength.]
[Strength Lv. 1 –> Strength Lv. 10]
[1,400 coins has been invested into Agility.]
[Agility Lv. 3 –> Agility Lv. 10]
[Your overall stats has reached the limit for the Fable.]
[You won't be able to increase your stars further.]
I was expecting such a message. With this, my overall stats was now 31.
Scatter—
"Guk! Guk! Guk!"
The night crawlers broke the door and came rushing at me. They arrived just in time.
I shifted backwards a little before I sprinted and jumped to the next building. The monsters that foolishly chased after me fell below and crashed on the ground.
So now what happened next was simple. I repeatedly jumped from building to building while pouring salt on the night crawlers below.
Dying cries constantly echoed below. I didn't bother to check if they died or survived. It was because I was constantly receiving kill notifications from the system.
[You have killed a grade 9 night crawler.]
[100 coins has been gained as additional compensation.]
[You have killed a grade 9 night crawler.]
[100 coins has been gained as additional compensation.]
[You have killed..... ]
[....]
I lost count of the number of notifications I currently received some time ago. Unfortunately, it didn't last for long.
After a while, my salt supply ran thin and my bag was now completely empty. To add to the bad news, the night crawlers have already broken down the door and were approaching in large numbers.
The time remaining before the scenario ended was 5 minutes. I have to hold them done somehow.
I starting shooting them down with the 9mm handgun. Since the bullets were reinforced with ether, one bullet was enough to pierce through multiple night crawlers.
Bang—! Bang—! Boom—!
All headshots.
The night crawlers livelessly fell to the floor when they got their heads pierced. On the other hand, I continued to receive system messages but I ignored them.
I was too busy shooting down night crawlers like I did in all those zombie shooting games I used to play in the arcade.
Bang—! Bang—! Bang—!
One, two, three. I began to lose count but I never stopped shooting the night crawlers until...
Click! Click! Click!
No bullet came out of the barrel anymore.