Surviving the Apocalypse as an All-Time Best Overpowered Necromancer - Chapter 18

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Chapter 18
18. Underground Parking Lot Conquest (3)
“Phew.”
“Sigh…….”
Without quite realizing how tense they’d been, the three of them exhaled the breath they’d been holding the moment they entered the emergency stairwell, shaking their heads.
At the same time, Seo Hwa-rin and Seo A-rin spoke up without waiting for the other.
“A Grolla Bear? I’ve only heard about them before. This is the first time I’m seeing one in person.”
“How is something like that even in a place like this…….”
As the two of them chattered away, trying to calm their racing hearts, their gazes naturally turned toward Lee Kang-hyuk.
It wasn’t so much blame for bringing them to where a Grolla Bear was; rather, they seemed to be asking what to do next.
“We have to hunt it. We can’t just leave it as is.”
When Lee Kang-hyuk answered, Seo Hwa-rin asked a question.
“Is your reason for cleaning out the parking lot simply to prevent danger?”
Sensing she wanted to suggest there was no need to hunt if cleaning was the goal, Lee Kang-hyuk explained the plan he hadn’t mentioned before.
“That’s part of it, but mainly I need to secure the automobiles in the parking lot. That way, I can get electricity reliably.”
Seo Hwa-rin tilted her head at those words.
“Electricity from an automobile? But most automobiles are in a discharged state…….”
But that didn’t last long.
Catching sight of the Electric suddenly, she trailed off, then as if realizing the reason, she clapped her hands and asked back.
“Ah! You can use Electric to tap into the discharged batteries!”
At her follow-up, Lee Kang-hyuk simply nodded without bothering to explain further.
“Then let’s level up first, log into the Community, and find that creature’s weakness. Someone must have posted about it. And while you two search for information, I’ll craft weapons for you both.”
“Yes!”
The Community is full of all sorts of information.
Of course…….
Most of it is useless drivel—just people venting their emotions—but still, occasionally something valuable gets posted.
Like the posts Lee Kang-hyuk had just mentioned, where people recorded the characteristics and weaknesses of mutated zombies.
So the two of them nodded, but then looked back with uncertain eyes.
“Um, Kang-hyuk? You just said you’d make weapons for us, but the materials going into those…….”
“……Surely not?”
When the two of them showed their dismay at belatedly noticing the Bone Armor he was wearing, Lee Kang-hyuk simply shrugged with a smile as if there was nothing more to say.
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The three of them entered the Adjacent Building rather than the Underground Parking Lot to level up.
The Grolla Bear was relatively immobile, so they could have continued hunting on the next level down.
But if its prey supply dwindled, it would start shrieking and charging, so they had no choice but to retreat here.
While they continued hunting in the Adjacent Building like that.
After the second battle ended, Seo A-rin’s level rose, and in the fighting that immediately followed when creatures drawn by the noise arrived, Seo Hwa-rin leveled up as well.
Thanks to their levels rising faster than expected, the three of them returned to the Building before fatigue could accumulate, settling in at the Shopping Complex 3rd Floor Restaurant to search for information.
“Then go ahead and look for information on that creature. I’ll go out for a bit to gather materials for crafting weapons.”
Though Lee Kang-hyuk had leveled up before the two of them, he was still only Level 14.
Honestly…….
Even if he crafted weapons right now and fought the Grolla Bear, there’d be no real problem.
Was it the absence of attack skills that he felt? Or because there wasn’t much Experience Points left?
Unable to tell the two of them he hadn’t reached the promised Level 15, he made excuses about gathering materials for weapon crafting and stood up. The two of them, startled, cried out urgently.
“Alone? You can’t! That’s dangerous!”
“That’s right. Going alone is dangerous. It would be better if you moved with us…….”
Seeing them protest with wide eyes, Lee Kang-hyuk smiled to reassure them, saying not to worry.
“Really, I’m fine. I’ll stay inside the building, so there’s nothing to worry about.”
He genuinely had no intention of leaving the building.
And it’s not as if he was going down to the parking lot either.
With the hope that his plan would work out properly, Lee Kang-hyuk smiled at them, and at his next words, the two of them grew suspicious, their eyes narrowing.
“Really?”
“Yes. Really. I won’t go outside.”
“Okay……. Then be careful.”
“If anything happens, just call out! We’ll come running right away.”
“Understood.”
Not understanding why they were acting that way, Lee Kang-hyuk shrugged and left the restaurant.
The two of them, watching his retreating back, looked anxious for some reason.
Though unspoken, they’d noticed his level was the lowest among them.
He was probably planning to hunt without their knowledge to raise his level.
“But is the parking lot outside the building? Or inside?”
When Seo A-rin asked in confusion, Seo Hwa-rin’s expression crumpled in an instant.
“……It’s inside.”
The moment Seo A-rin muttered, the two of them rushed out of the restaurant without a word.
They were worried about Lee Kang-hyuk, who must have gone down to the parking lot to raise his level.
And so…….
The two of them emerging from the restaurant could see him standing at the Building 2nd Floor Window, and soon they could see him continuing to move his fingers, giving commands to a zombie beside him.
“That one next to the automobile. This time, bring her inside. That’s it!”
Confirming what kind of command he was giving, they watched as he selected a zombie like picking a toy, and brought her into the Lobby.
“Die.”
Crack!
The two of them, who’d been about to ask why, looked down at those he’d brought into the Lobby, and immediately saw him bring down the Bone Axe without hesitation, killing the creature.
“…….”
At first, they unconsciously frowned, but thinking about it, it was the best way to hunt safely without drawing aggro from other zombies.
“……Let’s go. We have work to do too.”
“Yeah…….”
The two of them, who’d worried about him, were reminded once again that he was someone who had survived alone for the past six months. They sighed and returned to the restaurant.
But their expressions had brightened considerably.
There was some embarrassment at how they’d rushed to worry about him, but on the other hand, knowing his survival ability and ingenious thinking gave them some reassurance.
Was that why?
In the minds of the two of them, the belief that Lee Kang-hyuk was their leader took root even more deeply.
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[Congratulations. Your level has risen. All physical abilities increase by 1.]
…….
[Achievement Unlocked!]
[Reach Level 15.]
– Infinite glory to you who have survived safely and reached Level 15!
[As a reward, a skill perfectly suited to Awakener Lee Kang-hyuk will be provided, analyzed from your behavioral patterns to date.]
[Analyzing.]
‘Excellent!’
How many times had he abducted and killed zombies?
Finally seeing the notification he’d been waiting for, Lee Kang-hyuk’s eyes gleamed and he rubbed his hands together.
He was excited.
What skill would actually appear?
‘How have I been acting mostly?’
Whoosh.
“Urgh?”
“Grrrrr.”
“……Sigh, I hope nothing strange comes out.”
Recalling what actions he’d mostly taken since awakening until reaching Level 15, Lee Kang-hyuk stared at the zombies with an oddly anxious look.
Since nearly all his actions up to now had been hunting by using zombies as vanguards, a skill related to that would definitely appear.
Worried that something strange might come out, Lee Kang-hyuk held his breath and quietly watched the notification floating before his eyes.
[Analysis Complete!]
[You judge by the worst-case scenario, prioritizing survival and control above all. No matter how strong a force is, if it cannot be controlled, you maintain distance, and you are always prepared to abandon it if necessary. You are a ‘cold realist type leader.’]
[Accordingly, a skill suited only for you will be provided.]
[Skill ‘Command Domain’ has been added.]
[Command Domain][Passive]
– Within the domain formed around the user, only those creatures he has tamed (bonded with) experience increased command recognition speed and reactivity, while formation maintenance and action efficiency are automatically corrected.
– However, external creature control effects do not apply.
– Current Charisma: 15
– Domain Range: 20m + 15
“What is…….”
Before the joy of obtaining a skill had even faded, Lee Kang-hyuk frowned in confusion and bewilderment after reading the description, and continued reading the explanation once more.
Command recognition speed? Reactivity? Formation maintenance and action efficiency?
No matter how many times he read it, the meaning wasn’t entirely clear. Something was definitely improving, but…….
“Then.”
Should he test it once? Even before the thought fully formed, the zombies waiting in the Lobby went outside.
‘Fast.’
No, beyond just being fast—it felt like they were reading his thoughts before acting.
Understanding what “increased command recognition speed” meant, Lee Kang-hyuk looked at a nearby zombie.
This time too, before his thought even finished forming, the zombies moved rapidly.
“Huh?”
This wasn’t just fast response to commands—the zombies’ movements themselves were genuinely faster than before.
Not precisely measurable, but subjectively, roughly three times?
Somehow.
Now they moved at a speed similar to a human walking.
But…….
Soon the zombies’ movements returned to normal.
Once they left the skill’s range, the enhanced abilities disappeared.
“…….”
It was definitely good.
The speed of the zombies’ movements and their understanding of commands had definitely improved, and it was good, but…….
The problem was it didn’t solve the absence of attack skills.
Most of all, could he safely hunt the Grolla Bear with this skill?
“I’m going crazy.”
Who knows.
Lee Kang-hyuk scratched his head as he recalled the zombies from outside the building.
But if he turned on some wishful thinking.
First, all three of them had leveled up, and the Grolla Bear had eaten a lot of the zombies from the parking lot, so its movements were sluggish now.
If they exploit the weakness that the two of them found in this situation, wouldn’t it be possible enough?
Thinking that far, Lee Kang-hyuk recalled the moment after he’d first awakened, when he’d restrained creatures’ limbs with tamed zombies and beaten them to death with a hammer.
What if he’d continued using that method and reached Level 15?
‘If I had…….’
Wouldn’t a fairly decent attack skill have come out?
‘Forget it. If I’d done that and ended up dead, what then? Besides, this skill suits my nature better anyway.’
After awakening, he’d had to step forward relatively often, but originally, that wasn’t his nature.
The kind of child who preferred to stay in the background rather than step into the spotlight, doing what others told him to.
Unable to even say he disliked things when he did…….
He’d started writing his own world in words trying to change that timid nature, and then he’d started broadcasting.
As for how well he would’ve hunted like that.
Lee Kang-hyuk figured the system had made a reasonable judgment, and headed toward the Shopping Complex 3rd Floor Restaurant where the two of them were.
“I’m bac…….”
“Kang-hyuk! We found the creature’s weakness!”
The moment he opened the door, Seo A-rin shouted and rushed toward him.
“Oh! That’s great. What’s the weakness?”
With a search function available, finding information wasn’t particularly difficult.
Even a child who’d used the internet once could find it easily?
Yet Lee Kang-hyuk greatly celebrated the two of them finding the information, asking about the Grolla Bear’s weakness with obvious joy.
At the same time, Seo A-rin looked at Seo Hwa-rin with a pleased expression and spoke proudly.
“Fire. Especially, the more a creature that’s eaten many zombies and gotten fat, the better the effect!”
“Fire?”
Hearing that, Lee Kang-hyuk understood immediately, then seemed worried about something as he stroked his chin and asked Seo Hwa-rin a question.
“Can you control all the fire around you? Or can you only control fire that you’ve summoned yourself?”
Startled by the sudden question, Seo Hwa-rin grasped the meaning and nodded.
“I can control fire that I’ve summoned and spread myself. It does consume more Mana accordingly, but I’ll try to maintain control while we burn the Grolla Bear.”
“Good. Then let’s try to take it down.”
“Yes!”

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