Surviving the Apocalypse as an All-Time Best Overpowered Necromancer - Chapter 84

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Episode 84
84. Giant Zombie (5)
“!!”
As Lee Gang-hyuk’s eyes widened upon inspecting the staff’s information, Jung A-ram’s explanation followed.
“The captain personally requested it from our Alliance’s most skilled craftsperson.”
“……I see.”
What debt could Park Mu-jin possibly owe that he’d personally go out of his way to ask for something like this?
‘He mentioned a situation like this, so it seems to be related to zombies somehow…….’
Lee Gang-hyuk had never helped him with anything zombie-related.
So why?
A moment’s pause.
But right now, dealing with the Giant Zombie that the Jungnang-gu Alliance members were luring was far more urgent.
Once they caught the creature, Jung A-ram would explain everything.
‘Regardless, let’s deal with it first.’
Having made his decision, Lee Gang-hyuk gripped the staff and spoke to Jung A-ram.
“We’ve laid out oil-soaked clothes and blankets at the Baseball Stadium. So please refrain from fire attribute attacks until the creature enters the stadium.”
“Ah! Got it. I’ll relay that! Whee-! Whee-whee!”
At her response, Jung A-ram whistled.
It appeared to be their signal system—the movements of those luring the Giant Zombie quickened and turned toward the Baseball Stadium.
“Kuoooaaack!”
Thud! Thud!
Had the prolonged chase angered it?
The Giant Zombie let out a roar and charged into the Baseball Stadium after them.
“Whee-!”
Another whistle followed.
At that moment, those who had entered the stadium scattered, pushing the Giant Zombie deep inside.
‘Perfect.’
This was it!
Lee Gang-hyuk, who had been concerned about how to lure the creature to the stadium, raised his hand with sharp eyes, and
Seo Hwa-rin, who had been hiding nearby, immediately unleashed Burst Burn at the creature.
“Burst Burn!”
Whoosh-whoosh.
Whoosh.
“Kyack!”
As dozens of large and small flames poured in, the Giant Zombie let out a brief shriek and huddled down in place.
It seemed less like a defensive stance and more like it had been frightened.
‘Just as I thought!’
There was no doubt.
Like the Grolla Bear, fire was the creature’s weakness.
Perhaps the reason they had been fighting the Abominable Snowmen until now was simply because those creatures had no fire attribute attacks.
“Tactical Processing!”
Convinced, Lee Gang-hyuk swiftly turned the Bone Orbs laid out at the Baseball Stadium into walls.
To ensure the Giant Zombie couldn’t escape…….
However much the creature’s power had increased from its 2nd Mutation, the walls had withstood a bulldozer’s assault several times and wouldn’t break easily.
Lee Gang-hyuk watched the flames rapidly spreading beyond the bone wall, then signaled Jung A-ram to attack.
“Whee-!”
Confirming the signal, she whistled again and nocked an arrow to her bowstring.
“Flame Arrow!”
Whoosh.
As Jung A-ram activated the skill, flames erupted from the arrow on her bowstring.
Whether it was a Ranger-exclusive skill or not, the Jungnang-gu Alliance members scattered around her also had identical flames dancing on their arrows.
After a moment…….
Twang-!
Whoosh.
As Jung A-ram and the other Jungnang-gu Alliance members began their volley, the flames filling the Baseball Stadium spread faster, pressuring the massive creature.
“Kyaaaaaaaaack!”
Thud! Thud! Crash-!
The fiercer the flames became, the more violent the Giant Zombie’s thrashing grew.
Part of the bone wall shattered from the impact, but as Lee Gang-hyuk used his skill again to restore it, the Giant Zombie began to roar.
“Kuoaaaaaaa!”
Zzzzt-zzzzt.
“Ugh.”
“Kch.”
As paralysis spread through their bodies, involuntary groans escaped both Lee Gang-hyuk and Jung A-ram’s lips.
“……Attack!”
Whoosh!
Yet the two could not stop now, raising their hands to issue the attack command. Jung A-ram, despite her paralysis, forced her hand to move and drew her bowstring.
“Fire Wall! Burst Burn!”
“Aqua Field!”
Seo Hwa-rin and Seo A-rin were the first to activate their skills. Blood pooling at the corners of their mouths suggested they had bitten their lips hard and forced their bodies to move the instant they heard the roar.
And so…….
As the two women’s skills reached the Giant Zombie, Jung A-ram—still drawing her bowstring—whistled and released.
“Whee-!”
Twang-!
Bang! Crash-!
As Jung A-ram and the Jungnang-gu Alliance members fired their arrows, striking the creature’s legs, a tremendous explosion erupted.
At the same time…….
The Giant Zombie, unable to maintain its balance from the sudden impact, fell backward.
‘That’s incredible.’
For a moment, Lee Gang-hyuk stared at Jung A-ram in surprise.
She’d knocked the Giant Zombie off balance without even using a skill.
It was clear her marksmanship was far more than just impressive.
If the people here were this strong, how powerful must the main force of the Jungnang-gu Alliance be?
‘Their ability to advance from Myeonmok-dong to Nowon Station—it was purely skill.’
Until now, Lee Gang-hyuk had assumed the Jungnang-gu Alliance’s advance to Nowon Station was due to their strategy and tactics.
But that wasn’t it.
Skill.
They had advanced to Nowon Station entirely through pure, genuine skill.
‘Either way, I’m fortunate to be allied with them. We can’t afford to stand idle. Skeletons—advance only! Attack the creature!’
Having confirmed Jung A-ram’s team’s strength, Lee Gang-hyuk nodded in satisfaction and issued orders to those standing by in the rear.
He excluded the Zombies.
The flames spreading across the Baseball Stadium would have damaged their bodies beyond repair.
So, ordering the Skeletons to charge, Lee Gang-hyuk executed a predetermined action—one made before catching the Cricket—and signaled his cooperation to Seo Hwa-rin and Seo A-rin.
“Aqua Barrier!”
Splash-!
As the Skeletons charged in formation, Seo A-rin confirmed the signal and cast a protective shield on the Bone Shielders at the front.
It was to protect them from the flames spreading across the Baseball Stadium.
Yet as the flame’s intensity didn’t diminish, Seo Hwa-rin opened her Core to control the flames filling the stadium.
Zzzt-zzzt-zzzt.
“Hahhh-!”
Soon, Core force surged from her body, and with a fierce shout, it spread rapidly and wrapped around the flames spread across the Baseball Stadium.
Her intention was to control the flames and create a path. But contrary to her aim, the flames didn’t budge.
She knew why.
Because these weren’t flames Seo Hwa-rin had summoned.
“Ugh.”
Nngh.
She must have known the reason too, yet she instead poured even more Core force, wrapping the flames and grinding her teeth.
Then it happened.
The Core force Seo Hwa-rin was emitting suddenly changed, beginning to consolidate, and soon an enormous surge of flames erupted, engulfing the fire spread across the Baseball Stadium.
The previously uncontrollable flames then parted left and right, opening a path.
She had succeeded in absorbing the oil-fed fire and making it her own.
“My goodness……. Flames she didn’t even summon herself…….”
Seeing this, Jung A-ram expressed her amazement.
Judging by her reaction, she seemed aware of the limits typically imposed on fire attribute Awakeners.
Lee Gang-hyuk was equally shocked.
Just not long ago, Seo Hwa-rin could only control flames she had summoned.
She’d said so even when they caught the Grolla Bear in the Underground Parking Lot…….
‘How on earth……? The reason can wait. Charge!’
Surprised as he was, this was no time to dwell on mysteries during combat. The Giant Zombie was down; he had to kill it somehow.
So Lee Gang-hyuk commanded another charge and quickly activated his skill.
“Dissolving Flesh!”
Splash!
“Kyaaaa!”
Directing the skill at the creature’s wounded leg from Jung A-ram’s team’s attacks, the flesh melted away as it shrieked.
Twang-!
Thwack! Thwack-thwack-thwack!
Not to be outdone, Jung A-ram’s team aimed at the creature’s leg again and unleashed their arrows.
Ten arrows struck precisely at the melted wound, detonating upon impact.
Crash-!
Thud!
The creature’s one leg was utterly destroyed from the relentless assault. It collapsed to the ground.
“Kyack!”
Whee-!
Crash!
Bang! Bang!
Though it had lost one leg and its fire-scorched skin was half-melted, the creature’s momentum remained undiminished.
Bang-!
Whoosh.
Crack.
The impact of its punch, now seemingly even more powerful, sent the Bone Shielders flying backward in an instant.
‘Fall back!’
Lee Gang-hyuk pulled the Skeletons back.
If something that could knock the Bone Shielders away with one strike hit the others, they might shatter entirely.
Since he was using most of his Bone Orbs to contain the Giant Zombie.
Lee Gang-hyuk retreated the Skeletons and approached the blown-back Bone Shielders.
‘Even though they raised their shields and lowered their stance immediately upon impact, they still took that much force…….’
Without advance preparation…… no, without Jung A-ram’s team joining them, would he have been able to defeat the creature?
‘Having started, I have to see this through regardless.’
Momentarily shaken by the force with which the Bone Shielders had been sent flying despite their injuries, Lee Gang-hyuk pushed aside his doubts and activated his skill.
“Tactical Processing!”
Crunch-crunch.
As he withdrew his remaining Bone Orbs and replaced the shattered bone, the Bone Shielders rose to their feet, gripped their shields anew, and charged at the creature again.
At that moment, watching this, Jung A-ram shook her head in disbelief.
“……In many ways, you exceed my understanding.”
She was amazed.
The Necromancers she knew would dissolve their summoned Skeletons and create new ones when they broke.
There was no method to repair them, and despite the heavy Mana consumption, there was no alternative…….
But to repair broken bone by replacing it?
Beyond that, how did he even manufacture bone?
This was what she couldn’t comprehend most of all.
Surely…….
The Necromancers in the Alliance possessed neither a skill nor the ability to manufacture bone.
“How on earth…….”
Muttering in shock at this unconventional action, Lee Gang-hyuk tilted his chin toward the Giant Zombie and furrowed his brow.
“Focus, please.”
“……Ah, yes. You’re much like the captain…….”
At his rebuke, Jung A-ram stammered in embarrassment and drew her bowstring.
“Power Shot!”
Nngh-crunch.
As Jung A-ram activated the skill, an enormous surge of Mana erupted from her body and seeped into the arrow nocked on her string.
The Jungnang-gu Alliance members also activated the same skill and drew their strings.
As the Mana they released roiled from all directions, Lee Gang-hyuk’s eyes snapped wide.
‘This should be manageable. We can definitely win.’
They’d knocked the Giant Zombie off balance without even using a skill; how powerful would this attack be?
His anticipation was brief.
Crash!
Suddenly, the sound of glass shattering came from a nearby Apartment Complex.
Zombies.
The Zombies inside the building had finally broken through the windows.
The situation he had feared was unfolding.
“…….”
Lee Gang-hyuk, who had glimpsed victory moments before, bit his lip at the sudden development and withdrew a Map from his pocket, handing it to Jung A-ram.
“I’ve marked the escape route in red. Let’s get out of here before they arrive.”
“Wait…….”
Nngh.
Even though he’d handed her the Map, Jung A-ram didn’t move, maintaining her stance.
The Jungnang-gu Alliance members were no different.
It seemed to be due to the skill they’d just used.
‘Why now of all times……. With the Skeletons deployed, there was a gap in their Mana recovery.’
Realizing the reason for his moment of alarm, Lee Gang-hyuk exhaled and asked back,
“……How long will it take?”
“Fifteen seconds.”
“That’s enough. We’ll protect you, so maintain that. Once the attack finishes, regardless of the outcome, we withdraw first, then assess the situation and plan our next move.”
Nod-nod.
As Jung A-ram nodded at his words, Lee Gang-hyuk immediately signaled Seo Hwa-rin and Seo A-rin.
‘A. Protect them, and let’s escape together.’
Nod.
Due to the distance, the two simply responded with a silent nod and moved toward the Jungnang-gu Alliance members.
Thwack-!
Kyaaaaaah-!
In the meantime, as time ran out, the bodies of those drawing their strings shone, and ten arrows flew rapidly.
Bang!
Crash!
The arrows they fired pierced straight through the Giant Zombie’s remaining intact leg, and the creature, suddenly robbed of its final limb, collapsed to the ground.
But…….
No Experience Points rose, suggesting they hadn’t delivered the killing blow.
‘Damn it.’
If he pressed the attack now, he could finish it…….
But faced with the approaching dozens, hundreds of Zombies, there was no time to hesitate.
“Retreat!”
Reluctant as it was, they had to fall back now.
‘That creature……I can catch it later. Right now, I need to escape.’
With both the Giant Zombie’s legs destroyed by Jung A-ram’s team, it couldn’t flee anywhere else……or so he thought as he turned to leave the Baseball Stadium, dodging the approaching Zombies!
“Aqua Field!”
“Kyack!”
Splash-!
Seo A-rin and Lim Jae-beom activated their skills.

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