Surviving the Apocalypse as an All-Time Best Overpowered Necromancer - Chapter 81

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Chapter 81
81. Giant Zombie (2)
[I will repay this debt without fail.]
‘A debt?’
Not long after sending the note, Lee Gang-hyuk received Park Mu-jin’s reply and tilted his head in confusion.
A debt, he said?
Was it because of the tip about the giant zombie? Or was it about the secondary mutation of the mutated zombie?
Puzzled by the cryptic message, Lee Gang-hyuk was about to send back a question, but decided against it.
‘If he says he owes a debt, there’s no point in stopping him.’
They’d begun an exchange with the Jungnang-gu Alliance, but that was purely their consideration.
If they wanted to harm him, it was clear he wouldn’t last even a day.
That said, he had made himself owe them a debt.
‘Honestly, if our relationship falls apart, that’s the end of it anyway.’
A debt is only valid as long as the relationship holds.
Would a criminal repay borrowed money?
‘It’s like fleeing a tiger only to shove my head into a wolf’s jaws. Maybe I shouldn’t have sent that tip in the first place.’
A moment of regret.
But when he recalled how Kim Tae-sik and Park Mu-jin had treated him so far, he dismissed his worry as needless and shrugged his shoulders.
Either way, to survive the tiger, he needed the wolf’s help.
They needed his knowledge to hunt the tiger as well, so they wouldn’t harm him for the time being.
“Hah. Exhausting, the way I think.”
Knowing this about himself yet still feeling the anxiety bubble up, Lee Gang-hyuk sighed and surrendered to the bed for some rest.
* * *
The next day.
Upon waking, Lee Gang-hyuk climbed straight to the roof.
He wanted to scout the area around the building.
…….
As he surveyed the surroundings, his expression hardened.
The giant zombie he thought had headed toward Banghak Station had somehow returned and was prowling around Dobong Station.
Why?
The question had barely formed when he seemed to grasp the answer, and Lee Gang-hyuk furrowed his brow and let out a sigh.
‘It’s claimed this as its territory.’
Most mutated zombies had their own territory.
Because of this, they rarely left their territory unless an intruder or prey appeared.
The giant zombie was likely the same.
And that meant he could draw its aggro at any moment, so he’d have to be careful going outside.
‘No, the hideout isn’t safe either.’
If the giant zombie found them, it would charge into the base without hesitation.
Even if it couldn’t climb stairs due to its size, if it entered the lobby and rampaged, destroying all the pillars——
“Damn it.”
The image of the building collapsing flashed through Lee Gang-hyuk’s mind, and he furrowed his brow as he studied the giant zombie’s movement patterns.
That was when——
“RAAAAAAAAAAGH!!”
The giant zombie suddenly shrieked and began charging as if it had spotted something.
Had it found another survivor?
Concerned, Lee Gang-hyuk scanned the surroundings, but just like yesterday, he couldn’t see what it was fighting.
Strange.
If it was clearly battling something, he should be able to see its opponent as well.
But no matter how carefully he looked, he saw only the giant zombie—no sign of its enemy.
‘What on earth——’
Startled by the sudden situation, Lee Gang-hyuk squinted and examined its surroundings more closely, and——
The moment the giant zombie’s fist turned red with blood, he understood why the opponent wasn’t visible.
‘An Abominable Snowman!’
No doubt about it.
The giant zombie was fighting an Abominable Snowman right now.
Certain of it.
Its opponent had been invisible because of the Abominable Snowman’s snow-white skin.
‘If it devours even other zombies, there’s no way the Abominable Snowman would be an exception.’
If their theory was correct and a Grolar Bear had mutated into the giant zombie, it would retain the same predatory nature.
‘This could be……’
Suddenly, realizing the giant zombie and the Abominable Snowman were fighting, Lee Gang-hyuk’s eyes widened.
‘Mutual destruction without effort on my part.’
If he lured the giant zombie and the Abominable Snowmen to one place and made them fight, then hunted whoever survived, couldn’t he manage it with his current strength?
‘It’s not a bad idea, but——’
The plan was sound.
The problem was figuring out how to lure the Abominable Snowmen and where to trap them to make them fight.
“Hmm.”
After a brief moment of thought, lacking a good solution, he decided to consult with the two women. That’s when the abandoned bait hideout came to mind.
‘If I could just herd them into the cargo terminal, it might work. But the Apartment Complex is in the way.’
The bait hideout was spacious enough to trap and make them fight, but if the sounds of combat reached the apartment complex, the zombies there might swarm over, so he ruled it out.
‘Is there another place?’
A location as spacious as the cargo terminal but without lairs nearby.
As he searched the area for such a spot, a suitable place suddenly came to mind.
‘The Baseball Stadium!’
The baseball stadium right next to Dobong Station would be more than sufficient, wouldn’t it?
Of course, there was an apartment complex not far away, but the stadium had walls that could hold back any zombies, and worst case, he could flee toward Jungnang Stream.
‘It’s certainly not a bad choice. The Baseball Stadium works well.’
Plenty of space, and a clear escape route.
Having decided on the Baseball Stadium as the battlefield, Lee Gang-hyuk stroked his chin again.
‘Now I just need to figure out how to lure them to the stadium.’
Rather than deciding this alone, he judged it better to consult with the two women, so Lee Gang-hyuk headed down to the 23rd floor where they were.
* * *
“The giant zombie attacked the Abominable Snowmen? It really did that?”
“Indeed, if a Grolar Bear mutated into it, the Predatory Instinct would remain the same. Are you thinking of using that to hunt it?”
Upon hearing that the giant zombie attacked the Abominable Snowmen, Seo A-rin expressed surprise, while Seo Hwa-rin nodded in understanding and asked back.
Great minds think alike.
The moment he explained the situation, she immediately grasped his intent.
“Yes. I plan to use the Predatory Instinct to hunt it. If it’s established a territory near the base, we’ll eventually have to face it no matter what——”
“Hmm, true. Rather than drawing its aggro and fighting at a disadvantage, it’s smarter to set up the board in our favor and attack,” Seo Hwa-rin said.
“Exactly. That way, we can choose where to fight and request reinforcements if needed.”
“Then should I use Water Snake to lure the Abominable Snowmen? I can move as fast as they can from a distance!”
“Not a bad idea.”
If he’d suggested hunting the giant zombie solo, she might have refused.
But once the plan shifted to luring the Abominable Snowmen to make them fight, then hunting the survivor, both women seemed to see a winning chance and raised no serious objections.
Rather satisfied by their eager participation, Lee Gang-hyuk nodded.
“Since both of you agree, I’ll prepare accordingly. Until then, please be careful not to draw the giant zombie’s aggro.”
“Got it.”
“Yes! I’ll keep practicing until then!”
Though they’d decided to hunt the giant zombie, they couldn’t move immediately.
They had to create bones to restore the Skeletons, and they needed to identify the Abominable Snowmen’s locations.
After warning the two women, Lee Gang-hyuk climbed back to the roof to survey the area.
He needed to find zombies to use as material.
But because of the giant zombie that had settled near Dobong Station, the number of zombies roaming the streets was significantly reduced.
Most had been devoured by the giant zombie.
‘Even the ones that were on the streets have disappeared. That means I’ll have to target the ones inside buildings—there’s no choice given how things are.’
Normally, he would never target zombies trapped inside buildings.
But now that he’d decided to hunt the giant zombie, he had no choice but to clear nearby buildings to gather materials.
‘Its current position is——’
Having made his decision, Lee Gang-hyuk quickly shifted his gaze to confirm the giant zombie’s location.
If it showed even the slightest sign of moving from Dobong Station toward Dobongsan Station, he’d postpone clearing the buildings.
‘The fight seems to be over.’
At the same time——
Spotting the creature now feeding after the battle had ended, Lee Gang-hyuk watched carefully to see which way it would move, then his expression turned absurd.
The moment it finished eating, it simply lay down on the road.
‘This is ridiculous. It’s going to sleep like that?’
Watching it like a sated lion drifting off, Lee Gang-hyuk sighed despite himself.
At the same time, he understood why the creature felt so at ease.
‘There’s nothing in this area that could threaten it.’
That was proof of how powerful it was, so Lee Gang-hyuk decided he’d need to prepare even more thoroughly. He called for Seo Hwa-rin and Seo A-rin.
As the two women approached, Lee Gang-hyuk pointed to the giant zombie.
“While it’s resting, I plan to loot the nearby buildings to gather materials. What do you think?”
Seo A-rin shifted her gaze toward the giant zombie at his words and asked incredulously.
“Did it really fall asleep right there?”
When Lee Gang-hyuk nodded, Seo Hwa-rin exhaled and spoke.
“It’s definitely a mutated Grolar Bear. The characteristics listed it. Anyway, you’re going right now, correct? Then A-rin, stay here and watch its movements. I’ll go with Gang-hyuk. That would be best.”
Understanding the situation immediately, Seo Hwa-rin’s words prompted Lee Gang-hyuk to continue.
“Agreed. Let’s move immediately.”
“Got it! Don’t worry about here and take care!”
Though disappointed at having to stay in the base alone, Seo A-rin accepted the decision for the two’s safety and called out with more enthusiasm than usual.
* * *
Shortly after.
Standing at the entrance of the building right in front of the base, Lee Gang-hyuk and Seo Hwa-rin sent a zombie and a Skeleton in first.
Before scouting with Im Jae-beom’s Water Snake, they wanted to occupy the lobby first to avoid any surprise Abominable Snowman attacks.
“Enter immediately. Attack! Tactical Processing!”
“Got it. Burst Burn!”
A crackling burst of flame.
Entering shortly after the zombie and Skeleton, Lee Gang-hyuk blocked the entrance as he issued the attack command, and——
Seo Hwa-rin summoned flames that spread in all directions, illuminating the interior of the building.
“Grrrrghh.”
“SCREEEECH!”
With the lobby now bright, they could accurately count the zombies.
There were ten zombies in the lobby.
He judged this manageable.
But the moment he thought this, zombies from other floors, their aggro drawn, began flooding into the lobby.
Since the General Alert, the zombies’ bodies had strengthened, and their hearing had improved as well.
“I’ll block them from joining! Fire Wall! Burst Burn!”
“Tactical Processing!”
As the zombies from the other floors converged, both unleashed their skills.
Seo Hwa-rin used Fire Wall first to check those converging while attacking those in front, supporting the Skeletons she controlled. Lee Gang-hyuk used bones from the zombies she killed to construct a wall, blocking the stairwell.
“Leave the ones in the lobby to them and focus on the ones on the stairs!”
“Got it! Burst Burn!”
A crackling boom.
“GAAAH!”
A shrieking wail.
Sparks and sizzle.
The ones in the lobby could be handled by his tamed creatures alone.
So Lee Gang-hyuk decided to deal with the converging zombies first and shouted loudly, prompting Seo Hwa-rin, Electric, and Im Jae-beom to unleash their bombardment.

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