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[I’m here!]

Anna, the last member, joined a little while later.

Just before we were about to leave the city, Anna came in, giving us a bit more time to farm.

Haru brought in a gigantic car from somewhere.

“Wow, what is this?”

[I found it.]

It’s a van big enough for six people.

…It looks familiar; is it the same model that Park Kang-seok drives?

Anyway, we all piled into the vehicle.

[The fuel is fine! Did everyone grab food?]

[Yep! Let’s go!]

With six people onboard, it felt more like a zombie game or a school trip, and I kinda liked that.

[Ah! Watch out for hitting something!]

[It’s just too big!]

Of course, getting around wasn’t exactly smooth.

This game has plenty of obstacles even on the roads.

Because of the vehicle’s size, we bumped into things here and there, and whenever the road was blocked, we had to take a detour.

But a good thing about having so many people was…

[There are too many zombies over there; should we clear some?]

[Let’s do it.]

Zombies under a certain number aren’t scary.

Here we go.

The car stopped, and the six of us got out with our weapons in hand.

Zombies were blocking the road ahead.

Normally, avoiding them would be the right move, but—

[Let’s wipe them out!]

[Let’s go!!]

The power of numbers is incredible.

Each of us pulled out our weapons.

Since we were on the road, some pulled out the guns they farmed without hesitation, while others, like me, brandished melee weapons.

Bang bang!!

Smack!!

With Loa’s shotgun taking down three or four zombies at once and Anna smashing a zombie’s head with a crowbar, despite being the ones in charge of management, everyone else was a player with many hours logged in.

This game can’t just be about management.

Everyone could generally hold their own against zombies, so we truly mowed down the horde coming towards us.

– Is this the same game we played last time? lol

– They’re really wiping them out.

– Ah, this feels so refreshing.

Of course, I swung my axe with all my might.

Having already acclimated, I was a splendid combatant.

After cleaning up the road, we got back into the car and headed to the next city.

“…How much longer until we reach the next city?”

[It should be soon. Get ready.]

Even though there were many of us, I began to feel a bit tense.

After all, the last time I played this game, I died in the next city.

The place we had just been was the easiest city.

The next place we were heading was one where zombies appeared in much greater numbers.

Moreover, due to the zombie enhancement mode, there could be all kinds of tough zombies running around, so even with a big group, we couldn’t afford to let our guard down.

The terror of zombies lies not in their individual forms but in the way they slowly encircle you when you let your guard down.

No matter how many people are around, getting overwhelmed isn’t an option.

In this game, the longer you fight, the more debuffs like fatigue, health loss, and stress you accumulate.

[Alright, we’re here!]

Anyway, while I was worrying about all that, we arrived at the nearby city.

[Whoa… look at that hideous stuff.]

[Can’t we shoot our guns?]

Though there were plenty of zombies, we decided not to use guns in the city.

Even now, it was crowded, and if they heard gunfire, even more would come running, so we decided to only take care of what we could see with melee weapons…

[Wow…! There are so many!]

[Loa, did you add more zombies?]

[I made the number high since we’re in multiplayer.]

[No wonder…!]

Just what we could see had way too many zombies.

[Help here!]

[Ahhh! They’re running at us!]

Particularly with zombies running towards us in between the others.

I swung my axe with all my might.

Push, swing, chop.

While Loa was catching zombies one by one with her tactical dagger, I swept them all aside with my axe.

[Ugh! I got hurt!]

[I’ll push you!]

[We’re almost done!]

Despite our hard work, we ended up with some injuries.

I heard Anna got hurt.

“Did you get infected?”

[The, the wound is just torn, so I don’t know yet… I just hope it’s not.]

[We better find a vaccine since there’s still a chance.]

It wasn’t just Anna; there were some scratches and bleeding wounds from the fight.

Was it all thanks to the guns?

Seeing how effortlessly Loa tore through zombies earlier, it made me a little disappointed that we couldn’t shoot in the city due to the risks, so we spent the rest of the day treating wounds and reorganizing supplies in the nearby house.

[Let’s hit the police station and the armory tomorrow!]

The next morning was when we would reap the rewards of yesterday’s hard work.

Having cleared out all the nearby zombies, we were ready to comfortably raid the police station and the armory.

Afterwards, everyone felt much more secure in their gear.

Each person had a gun strapped to their back.

Of course, I also picked up something sturdy to carry on mine.

[…Is that you, Miro?]

“Yeah? It’s my favorite!”

I didn’t carry a gun.

For whatever reason, I grabbed a massive Moon Blade from the armory and hurriedly took it with me.

I heard it was a weapon added in the mode… looks pretty cool.

– LOL

– Seriously, what a determined girl…

– Oh, it’s Guan Yu, lol.

– Why is there Romance of the Three Kingdoms references here too??

“Ah, this is a performance pick.”

I had swung it a little earlier, and it had taken down zombies in one hit.

You don’t find weapons like this often.

– It looks nice, for sure. lol

– That’s a pretty rare find; how did you get it?

– Lucky to have found it now, huh…

Anyway.

Feeling well-prepared from the farming, it was time to decide on a base.

This could be considered the flower of this multiplayer game.

After all, four out of the six of us were handling management.

Once we start setting up a base, our party will truly shine.

So we started loading various supplies onto the farmed vehicle to move on.

[By the way, haven’t we seen the vaccine at all today?]

[Right.]

While we were moving, Haru brought up a talk about the vaccine while driving.

Originally, the vaccine wasn’t an item in this game, but I heard they added it in the modes.

It’s not something you can easily get; apparently, it’s dropped by a specific type of special zombie… but so far, we hadn’t encountered one.

[Didn’t Loa lower the drop rate?]

[There are many zombies, so the chances are lower.]

– LOL

– Oh, come on, Loa…

– This makes it difficult, but that’s good. lol

– If vaccines come out too frequently, it would be boring.

I heard that Loa had adjusted the drop rates.

…Considering the settings, she probably intended to bring in the Celestial Realm from the start.

So it turned out that until we settled into a nice house on the highway, we never encountered a vaccine zombie.

“Alright, let’s unpack our things.”

“We’ll need to move quickly.”

After establishing ourselves in a three-story house near the highway, we hurriedly started transferring items.

Having looted two entire cities, it took quite a while to move into the house, after which we began serious base construction.

[I’ll make a storage room.]

[Are we parking the car here?]

[I’ll put the books here~]

With six people working, the construction progressed quickly.

After setting up our base properly, we began to sort out our supplies.

Weapons were organized, and Anna started cooking food.

[Miro, read this.]

“This is…?”

[These are skill books, all Volume 1.]

And I received a pile of books.

Right there, skill books.

If you read these, your proficiency in related skills significantly increases, so you need to read them in advance.

But…

“Heroes don’t study!”

I’m supposed to be a combatant right now?

A hero in Chinese history like Xiang Yu shouldn’t study.

[Just read them before you starve.]

“Okay….”

– LOL

– Come on…

– And you’re still calling yourself a warrior??

– Guan Yu read books too!

But succumbing to the pressure of not being fed, I opened the book and started reading.

Sure, Guan Yu carried a book around and read, didn’t he?

In terms of martial value, Guan Yu is probably ranked higher.

After all, Xiang Yu didn’t become a god.

Guan Yu was a military god, right?

That Xiang Yu was just a loser in history…

I thought my professor from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms lecture would be holding his neck in pain, while I read the book.

Fortunately, because Loa had sped up the reading time, I was able to get through them quickly.

While I was stacking up the books, the other members were bustling around in the house.

They were changing up the house according to their own specialties.

Anna was cooking, while Mile was setting up a tailoring and repair workshop.

Maho was moving items around for home decoration, and Haru had already gone out to fix the car in the parking lot.

Loa took off to see if there were any zombies around to clear out.

Once I finished reading all the books, I planned to go out and swing that Moon Blade too.

So, while I was reading alone in the living room…

[Miro! Want to try this?]

Anna, who was cooking, came over to me.

“What is it?”

[I just cooked this.]

She handed me a dish from the pot.

[Give it a taste.]

– Wow, LOL

– That’s great!

– Looks delicious!

– Seems filling, whoa

We had gathered plenty of ingredients while stopping by the fridge, but has she already cooked something up?

Looking at the food, it was on a whole different level compared to the instant meals we had eaten before.

…Does it fill me up this much? That’s no joke.

[Share it; there’s a lot.]

“Sure.”

Since my character hadn’t eaten in a while, I clicked to eat half of it.

And immediately, a notification popped up that my belly was stuffed.

In this state, my strength and stamina increased, and the healing of wounds became faster—a top-tier buff.

“Wow, this is insane!”

[Right? I’m making more to give everyone one.]

Is this the true value of a base?

Thinking that this kind of food would keep coming, I realized just how crucial the cooking department was.

And it seemed like it would greatly benefit the other members too.

I heard that as time passes, the number of zombies would increase, and a wave mode would come that occurs after many days… and if we manage things well at home, we should be able to prepare adequately.

“Thank you!”

[No problem, you read your books too.]

Just as Anna was about to head back,

“Ah, by the way, how’s the wound from earlier?”

[Me? I’m fine.]

I suddenly remembered that Anna was hurt.

“I can change your bandage.”

Isn’t it a bit indecent just to receive food?

Since I have a sterilized bandage, I intended to change Anna’s bandage myself.

[Huh? You don’t have to do that!]

“No, I want to increase my medical proficiency.”

– Look at this wholesome moment.

– This is what multiplayer is, LOL.

Of course, since I read the relevant book earlier, as I was about to replace Anna’s bandage, I undid her old one.

[Alright, just a moment.]

But then….

[Bitten (disinfected)]

Once I undid the bandage, clear bite marks came into view.

“What, you said it was just a tear.”

Seeing that made me panic.

Wait, huh? You definitely said it was just torn…

[I see now….]

A torn wound has a lower chance of infection than a bitten one.

However, the bite mark…

“Infection was hidden!”

That’s 100% infection.

In a zombie apocalypse, hiding infection is a serious crime on the level of death penalty.

This is practically a betrayal.

[Hold on, this has its reasons…!]

“Die!”

No wonder she was being so nice!

Quickly switching to PvP mode, I whipped out the Moon Blade and swung it at Anna.

 

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