Chapter 42: Respite

Chapter 42: Respite

It didn't take long before the situation calmed down.

'My Axe Mastery came at the right time... I don't know how I will survive that without such a skill...' Shane muttered as he took a few deep breaths to calm his nerves.

"Sir Shane, are you alright?" Anna asked as she pulled out the bandages she had prepared.

"I'm good... I just have a few scratches and dirt all over my body." Shane replied with assurance.

Harper and Anna heaved a sigh of relief since they were truly worried about Shane's stamina just now. They were just helping Shane kill the ones who survived in his hatchet, but they already felt really tired and their arms and backs were already aching.

They couldn't imagine how Shane could last for long.

"You still need to treat those scratches. You don't want that to have infections. Let me clean it for you."

"Wait a moment... Let me just loot them all." Shane said as he quickly worked on it.

He swiftly started looting the zombies.

[ Do you want to retrieve the loot? ]

"Yes."

[ You have earned 10 Experience Points. ]

[ Loots obtained: 1 Item Upgrade Crystal, 1 Zombie Core, 500mL water, 100mL Runner Zombie Blood, 1 Spirit Enhancement Bottle ]

[ You have earned 10 Experience Points. ]

[ Loots obtained: 1 Item Upgrade Crystal, 1 Zombie Core, 500mL water, 100mL Runner Zombie Blood, 1 Spirit Enhancement Bottle ]

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[ You have earned 10 Experience Points. ]

[ Loots obtained: 1 Item Upgrade Crystal, 1 Zombie Core, 500mL water, 100mL Runner Zombie Blood, 1 Spirit Enhancement Bottle ]

He made plenty of them as a layer of defense. After all, he was expecting to have Jumper Zombies in the next wave...

'Haa~ I hope there won't be too many of them...' Shane mused as he didn't feel comfortable fighting against numerous zombies that could jump from the trees!

Once they were swarmed, they would have a hard time to defend themselves. Because of that, Shane decided to place several more wooden pikes inside and outside their base!

Aside from that, Shane also used his ropes and his metal wires to tie and secure the pikes together, forming a sturdy fence aside from the metal fence they had.

On the other hand, Harper and Lisa helped Shane by carrying and placing the pikes around the church. They also used the metal pipes and the broken pikes to reinforce the fence, adding more strength and durability.

Of course, since this was tiring, they also ate some of the food and water they had looted and rested for a while.

Lucky, Anna's dog, was also guarding the surroundings while they rest.

After a few minutes, they continued their work.

They used the metal wires and the simple obstacle traps to create some booby traps, adding more damage and deterrence.

Luckily, they got used to such tasks, and they were able to finish them quickly.

They worked with their nimble hands as quickly as possible, as they knew they had a limited time before the next wave.

"Whew~"

Anna wiped her sweat as she looked at the church... It had truly been transformed! It looked nothing like a dilapidated church anymore!

However, there was no time to appreciate it.

Shane had to check their weapons and equipment.

Since he had no ability to repair them, he could only upgrade them!

'Let's see how many Crystals and Cores I collected this time...' Shane thought as he opened his Status.

Luckily, an upgrade from Exceptional Rank to Master Rank was only 30 Item Upgrade Crystals, and Shane had plenty of them!