first step

it's already passed 2 days since Jack started to live in the wood, as time passed by Jack started to feel accustomed to killing zombie, as he leveled up 2 times, he realizes that every time he leveled up he gains 5 MAX HP and 1 point in each stats except INT

'damn this stupid System, what does it mean?'

'hey system show me status: level'

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[LV 2 (30/200)]

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'Well now that I feel much safer with my increase in a stat, let's get nearer to the city to hunt more zombies'

and then Theodore started to walk silently toward the city, on the way he killed a couple of zombies, killing them is much easier now that he no more is scarred by them and had an increase in stats, now he found another prey unaware of the lurking danger, Jack slowly approached his foes from behind,

'yeah, like this boy! sneaky, sneaky, and now..'

*pow

the pole pierced through the abdomen of the zombie, and then he pushed the pole up straight making the zombie fall, and then with one foot he stomped on the zombie while pulling out the pole, and before the zombie could react he quickly pierced the zombies head making a disgusting sound of breaking bone and smashing brain, and as he didn't hear any notification he quickly pulled out the pole and with his two hands and all his strength he pierced the head for the second time making the pole come out from his mouth and all this happened only in a dozen of seconds

'urgh, I hate that squishy sound knowing from what it is from'

[DING! host killed a 'zombie' 30 XP awarded]

'let's get moving'

or at least that was what Jack thought because a sudden sound came from behind him

*grrrr

hearing that unexpected sound Jack reacted fast and turned back hardening his grip on the pole and instinctively stepping back while searching for the origin of the sound, as he was looking at his surrounding, from a bush two dogs came out, or at least something that probably that looks like a dog if not for the rotting flesh and everything else.

'Ewww, you can't do this to me'

both of them quickly rushed toward Jack, and he reacted fast with the pole he impaled one of the dogs that tried to jump on him but the other dog managed to bite his right leg with a powerful bite

[host suffered damage, -4HP]

'damn, MY SEXY LEG!'

he quickly impales the pole into a near tree blocking the poor dog that was on the pole, and with his punch, he started to whack the other dog with all his might, but the dog won't lose his bite on the contrary it bites even stronger

[host suffered damage,-3HP]

but in the end, it loosened his bite after the fourth punch, and Jack used this opportunity to kick him away, but the dog after it gets up from the ground he grinned another time as his saliva started to drip from his mouth, readying himself for another assault, this time aiming for the neck, Jack grabbed a big stone near him waiting for the perfect timing, the dog rushed toward him again, he jumped

'NOW!'

*bam!*

the dog hit the ground with his head smashed as dark blood started to gurgle out

'not yet'

while the dog was still trying to get up, another time

*bam!*

the dog was hit again, and again and again until it stopped moving...

[DING! host killed a 'zombie dog' 30 XP awarded]

Jack get up on his feet glaring at the dog blocked on his pole that was still wiggling trying to break free

'and now is your turn, I'm sorry'

[DING! host killed a 'zombie dog' 30 XP awarded]