Chapter 90 - Undead Shaman

After staying in the shelter for three days, Ivan and the others have come to realize that Zach wasn't really a cold and scary person but in fact, a kind and generous one after getting to know more about him. Though he looked quite young, his actions and demeanor were something they couldn't fathom and could only force them to treat him with respect. 

For the past three days, Zach has opened up a trade for them after thinking that they might have something that he was interested in and he felt lucky that he did so after acquiring a useful and practical one in exchange for a Spirit Fruit. 

On the other hand, Ivan and the others have to learn so many things after Zach disclosed to them the fact that Adam, Eve, Ursa, Ursus, and Diablo were all his contracted pets after using a Contract Pet Scroll which they were surprised to hear that it would only be dropped from silver-class monsters as this would means that he had already killed five of them. 

With that, the relationship between the two parties has become quite smooth but it still had a little contradiction as Luka still had a small grudge from what Zach did to him. All other things went well especially after they saw how Zach fought against monsters and they all admit that he really was strong or more like overpowered all thanks to the items he was wearing. 

At this moment, Zach could be found riding on Diablo with Helin on his back heading towards a particular direction. Ivan and the rest could also be found behind them riding on Adam and Eve as they had already decided to travel so they could arrive as soon as possible. 

Zach had Helin tell him which direction they had gone through before and see if they could pass knowing that the monster that caused them to get lost might still be there. Hours passed by and the group had already traveled quite a distance unfortunately it was already getting dark. They all knew how dangerous it was to travel at night so they immediately started to slow down. 

After finding a good spot to camp, everyone then installed everything that they needed like tents to sleep on while some started cooking for their dinner. Putting on some fire to light the place, everyone then immediately started eating so they could put it out after not wanting to attract some unwanted danger knowing that they were still in the wild. 

"Tell me about the Undead that you all encountered." Zach suddenly said while eating. Now that they were getting closer, he wanted to know about the characteristics of the Undead that they had encountered since he never once asked anything about it for the past three days as he was busy with other things. 

Hearing Zach, Ivan and the others looked at each other first before staring at Yuri since he was the only one who had the appraisal skill and the only one who knew some details about it. 

"It's called Undead Shaman. A level 37 Undead. That's all I know as everything was just question marks." Yuri then replied while recalling the Undead that they had encountered a while back and the time that they had no choice but to run to save their lives. 

"What does it do?" Zach asked again after hearing its name knowing that it was another variant of Undead. 

"I don't know but it can generate lighting from its hands." Yuri answered the only thing he knew about the Undead Shaman. 

"Generate Lightning, huh. It's a monster like the Undead Mage but since it's higher than a bronze class, I bet it had other skills." Zach muttered while thinking about it however, since it was something like the Undead Mage, it might also be weak in melee, especially in assassination which he was good at. 

With that, everyone then finished their meal and finally put off the fire as they went to sleep. Zach wasn't even worried about his safety as all his pets were outside guarding him since even though he kind of trusted Ivan and his men, he wouldn't be that trustworthy enough to leave his back on them. 

The next day came and everyone immediately set off once again after they were done eating breakfast. Their travel was smooth at the beginning but as they got closer and closer, the path started to get rough as more and more Undead could be found in the area. 

When noon came, that was when the group stopped as they finally arrived at the place where Ivan and his men were forced to run. The place was completely surrounded by Undead as a huge horde could be found gathering in one place and in the middle of it was the Undead Shaman that Yuri told Zach about. 

[Monster: Undead Shaman 

Monster Tier: 1 

Monster Level: 37 

Monster Classification: Silver 

Monster Skills: Summon Undead Wolf, Heal, Lighting Strike] 

"It really is a silver-class monster. Lucky." Zach said after seeing the whole description of the Undead and was even excited to know what kind of items it would drop when he killed it. Thus, he then immediately took out two pairs of Vicious Dagger on his hands. 

"What are you doing? Are you planning on killing it? Can't you see the horde? You will get tired first even before you can reach closer to it." Ivan immediately warned upon seeing Zach was ready to take action. 

"That's right, Zach. I don't know how strong you are but fighting that many was suicide. Let's just find another way to go back." Helin also supported Ivan's claim as it was just too dangerous no matter where you look at it. 

"A horde without a leader is just a mindless horde. If you don't want to fight, then you can leave this place and wait for me to clean the area." Zach said before using Stealth and started heading towards the horde. 

"Dammit." Ivan couldn't help but curse upon seeing Zach's actions were just too reckless. 

"But since he has already killed silver-class monsters before, he must also be confident to kill this one. Let's just wait and see." Yuri said while believing in Zach's strength and also an opportunity to see the entirety of his and the Undead Shaman's capability. 

"Tsk. Have your weapons all ready and get ready for any mishaps. Let's hope that Zach could pull this off and end this well." Ivan snapped and just took his weapon out as he looked intently at the Undead Shaman in the distance. 

Meanwhile, Zach could be found slowly walking on the horde while killing the Undead without being noticed since his 5 stars skill 'Stealth' was now also capable of making him movements silent, however, he no longer would not underestimate an opponent since just like the Undead Assassin which he thought might have noticed him with one of its skills, the Undead Shaman he was facing right not might also have one. 

Slowly but surely moving closer, Zach continued to observe the Undead Shaman who still wasn't moving. Holding two pairs of Vicious Daggers in his hands, he continued to kill the Undead around but not before long, he stopped as he looked at the two wolves that looked like an Undead coincidentally staring in his direction. 

Both wolves suddenly started to sniff around before staring intently at Zach despite not really seeing him. And as if they were sure that he was there, they suddenly growled which immediately attracted all the Undead around. 

….Swoosh….. 

Only after a second had passed, a streak of light flashed through which electrified all the Undead on its way towards Zach's location however, the latter had already detected it after seeing a red color Surviving Line.

Using Blink to get away, Zach immediately undid the Stealth as it no longer works upon seeing the two Undead wolves marking him and the fact that it will only consume his Spirit if he continue using it. 

Zach then just looked straight towards the Undead Shaman in the distance whose hand was sparkling with lightning again. Seeing that it was about to attack, he immediately started running while killing those who would get in his way. With his abnormal Agility, the Undead could not even touch any part of his body before dying. 

Meanwhile, Ivan and the rest of his group also started to fight as the surrounding Undead also noticed them which made the place very chaotic however, thanks to Adam, Eve, Ursa, and Ursus, their situation was nothing out of danger. 

On the other hand, Zach was completely very occupied and was clearly tested on how he handled the horde. Despite being surrounded by them added by the fact that aside from the Undead Shaman who continued to attack him with lightning strikes, there were also bronze-class monsters among them. 

However, when you look closely at Zach, there's no ounce of worry or fear on his face as he looks very calm instead as he kills the Undead one by one. All the skills he has acquired until now have built fruit, especially the newly acquired 'Valiant Heart' that keeps his mind sane and brave and 'Battle Sense' that greatly helps his fighting and survival ability. 

….Thud…. 

…..Thud…. 

Bodies over bodies continued to fall to the ground the longer Zach continued to deal with them however, not long after that, all the Undead following him suddenly turned confused after seeing him disappear and only after hearing a shrieking sound did they realize that Zach had already gone to their leader. 

Zach, after getting into a reasonable distance, used Blink and appeared closer to the Undead Shaman but it was not enough as he used it one more time and this time, he appeared right in front of it while holding the Vicious Dagger before stabbing them on its heart and dragged it down to the ground. 

"I may be good at dealing with hordes but as someone who felt closer to be an Assassin, I shouldn't forget about my main target." Zach muttered while looking coldly at the Undead Shaman.

[Level Up.] 

[1 Free Attributable Stat Point gained.] 

Zach saw the notification and he immediately surmised that he had killed the Undead Shaman so without wasting time, he then took the items it dropped and put them all back into his inventory while taking out War Pistol to replace the Vicious Dagger thinking that they were more suitable to use when dealing with numbers. 

As if the War Pistols were rifles, Zach fired them without holding back as he would immediately change weapons when they overheated. With that, he just stayed in his position and kill all the Undead swarming towards him. 

The sudden sound of gunshots caught the attention of Ivan and the others who immediately looked at which direction it came from and there they saw Zach annihilating the Undead like a killing machine as the dead bodies of the Undead started to pile up from his endless slaughter which they couldn't help but got curious as to where he got such a weapon. 

After thirty minutes, all the surrounding Undead were killed and that was time the place became quiet as the only thing that could be heard was Adam, Eve, Ursa, and Ursus munching the dead bodies of the Undead as if they were some kind of food.

Seeing this, Zach didn't stop them and have their fill thinking that it might not be bad since they love eating it. 

Looking at Ivan and his group, Zach took out five items that looked like the Spirit Potion however, instead of having a blue color of what seemed to be the liquid inside, it was green this time. It was an item that he got from Ivan in exchange for Spirit Fruit, a rare item 'Healing Potion'. 

[Item: Healing Potion 

Item Tier: 1 

Item Rating: 5 Stars 

Item Classification: Rare 

Item Function: Consuming the contents inside would heal any kind of injuries at a very fast rate. The more you consume the more it will heal. 

Item Evolution Requirement: Evolution can no longer be applied.] 

"Looks like you've got yourself in a tight situation." Zach said while looking at them having injuries on their bodies after such a fight. Though he kind of had something to do with it after he called on his Pets to leave them so they could hunt on their own. 

"Y-You've really killed it. A silver-class monster. That's amazing!" Yuri exclaimed after witnessing the end of the horde. Though he didn't see how he killed the Undead Shaman, the fact that he killed it was something to be surprised and amazed about. 

On the other hand, Ivan and the others also felt the same after seeing Zach can really kill a monster a class higher than a bronze class. They couldn't help but change their impression of him again as his performance earlier was just something to behold.

Meanwhile, Zach was no longer paying attention to them as he looked at his inventory after looting all the items that were dropped from his kills as some of them were new and useful to him specifically the items he got from the Undead Shaman.