EP.8 The Night of Hunting Approaches! 

EP.8 The Night of Hunting Approaches! 

First, I looked at the skill description. 

[Zombie Consciousness (Beginner)] 

Description: You possess a zombie's consciousness. Reduces mental interference by half. 

※Passive 

'Having a zombie's consciousness reduces mental interference? That's amazing!' 

In fact, the most threatening thing in this situation was mental interference type skills. 

Fireball? Just dodge it. 

Stealth? Just counter it the same way. But there's one thing. 

Mental interference was a cheat skill that could instantly incapacitate an opponent no matter how strong they were. 

Just like how mind control is the most unfair magic in Starcraft. 

Only those who have experienced it know how vicious it is. 

But now, I had obtained a trump card to counter that. 

'Plus, this is an ability I can only get by having sex with So-eun!' 

In that sense, it was even more unique. 

So-eun looked different to me now. 

Though a zombie, she seemed to have consciousness and even responded to my words, and was even submissive. 

I should respect her then. 

I patted So-eun's head. 

"You're not just a toilet for my sexual relief. I'm curious to see what would happen if you were eroded even further! Sorry for treating you roughly and misunderstanding." 

"Guuuu." 

So-eun quietly felt my touch. 

First, I untied her arms that had been bound. 

"Feeling stuffy? Move around freely." 

"Uuu?" 

"Just don't go outside. It's dangerous." 

"Uuuhu." 

"But don't you need to eat anything? Zombies must feel hunger." 

Looking at So-eun, she didn't seem particularly hungry. 

Hmm, I wonder if it's okay to leave her like this. 

I even put new clothes on So-eun. We went out of the room together. 

So-eun, who was looking around with glowing eyes, stopped. 

She had discovered the zombie I had propped up. She looked back and forth between the zombie and me. 

Then she growled at the zombie. 

"Hey, it's okay. It's a corpse, just a corpse. I set it up to scare away anyone who might come in." 

"Uhu? Auu♥" 

I patted So-eun's head as if to reassure her. Again, she just felt my touch as if submitting. 

She seemed to be in a good mood as she gently swayed her hips left and right. 

Boing boing♥ 

She immediately became docile as if understanding. 

It was really amazing. 

'It's like raising a pet.' 

Anyway, So-eun wasn't a woman to be taken lightly. I should treat her well from now on. 

I headed outside. 

When So-eun tried to follow, I shook my head. 

"Stay home. I'll be back!" 

"Uuuhu...!" 

"I promise. So stay put quietly. If any fearless bastard comes in, you can eat them." 

"Guuu." 

I left So-eun behind as she tilted her head. I caught my breath and slapped my cheeks. 

'Now it begins!' 

I moved down the corridor enveloped in the darkness of night. There were places where lights turned on as sensors reacted when I passed, and places where they didn't. 

'The electricity is still on. The water must be on too. It's amazing, what's going on?' 

Usually in disaster situations like this, it was natural for water and electricity to be cut off. 

Or is someone controlling it from behind the scenes? 

I went to take the elevator. 

There was one thing bothering me, so I shook my head. 

'The elevator is convenient, but it's a confined space. There's no way out if zombies swarm in.' 

Although I learned things like exercise and MMA in the military. 

I'm not a professional fighter. The protagonist of an action movie? Obviously not. 

So I couldn't beat them all down while saying "come on, come on" in the elevator. 

I decided to go down the stairs. 

As I went down one floor, I saw a zombie in the corner of the stairwell. 

'Let's try using the ability. Even that gangster bastard used this ability. I should be able to use it better!' 

I tried to keep my mind as light as possible. I imagined becoming a shadow and hiding. 

Then it felt like mana flowed out of my body and enveloped me. 

I felt like I was melting into the shadows. 

"Kuu?!" 

The zombie whipped its head around. 

As I moved slowly, it just looked around as if there was nothing there. 

Stealth successful. 

I immediately pulled out the kitchen knife and stabbed its neck. Pitch black blood spurted out. 

[Victory!] 

[Gained 300 Desire Points (DP)!] 

[Reward Selection!] 

Zombie's Inherent SettingStrength Stat +1

This time I chose the inherent setting. 

Soon my head felt dizzy. 

'Huh?' 

Suddenly it felt like my body was floating, and a scene unfolded before my eyes like a 3D movie. 

It seemed to play out like a dream. 

Several locations appeared, and I could hear someone's hurried, panting breaths as they ran. 

I nodded as I recalled each location one by one. 

It ended just like that. 

'Are these the places this guy wandered around? The effect is certainly clear!' 

The locations looked familiar. 

It was our neighborhood. 

At least when this zombie was wandering around, it was still normal. 

I could even tell how many people were there. Additionally, what condition the buildings were in, how many cars were around and in what state, etc. 

I could check everything. 

This was bigger than I thought. 

Given the nature of my abilities, I need to focus on assassination. 

But assassination isn't about fighting out in the open. 

To use the terrain and surroundings, I needed to become familiar with the location. 

'There could be players among the people. If there are players who look dangerous, I should nip them in the bud. If they won't cooperate with me, if they have no value, they're all enemies.' 

I was going to go down to the lower floor and kill all the zombies. 

'Monsters are overflowing anyway. Even if I kill them, they'll grow back like weeds. But that's even better!' 

As I headed towards the 2nd floor corridor, for some reason I only saw corpses. 

Upon closer inspection, there were no traces of guns or knives. 

There were nail and teeth marks though. What, did they fight each other to death? 

I looked even more closely. 

'For some reason I can distinguish between human corpses and zombies. Is it thanks to my abilities?' 

It seemed like the zombies had been alive until just moments ago. 

That means the person who took out these zombies is still here. 

'It's another player.' 

I stood up immediately. 

Even if it's another player, that doesn't mean they're on my side. 

Even in League of Legends, even when a team forms with the same goal, internal strife easily breaks out in the end. 

This is no different. 

The Desire game is an individual competition after all. Of course, everyone has different tendencies. 

You could gather like-minded people and form a party. 

But even among those, betrayal can happen because that's human nature. 

'As Teacher Ji said, out of five people gathered, one is an idiot.' 

Recalling that, I left the corridor. 

'I want to use the shadow ability in more diverse ways.' 

As I was about to go down to the 1st floor via the stairs. Someone caught my eye. 

"St-stop!" 

"Hm?" 

It was a man wearing dirty sweatpants covered in blood. 

I could see mana gushing out from the man and touching my body. 

'What kind of skill is this?' 

As I was about to move, wondering what it was, the man shouted again. 

"Stop right there!" 

Something strange happened. 

I felt like my body couldn't move, as if paralyzed. 

'Paralysis ability? Mind control?' 

This is ridiculous. I glared at the man. 

"Let's not do this to each other." 

"Screw people. Everyone except me is a son of a bitch anyway." 

"That's true." 

"Ha, is the skill not working properly? You've got a smart mouth, huh?" 

"Instead of this, let's fight together. There are lots of zombies outside too." 

"Why should I?" 

"Yeah, right? That's what I'm saying." 

The other person tilted his head at my response. 

In that moment, I immediately hid in the shadows. 

I could see the other person panicking. 

"Huh? What? Where did you hide? Fuck!" 

While hidden, I approached and lightly sliced his neck. His neck was half torn, spraying bright red blood. 

"Keheak!" 

I looked down at the man. 

He had a distinctive appearance with a large mole on his nose. 

It was a face I wouldn't forget anywhere. 

Desperately trying to survive while holding his neck with both hands. 

Looking at such a man, I said: 

"Sorry, but your ability only works half on me. Goodbye." 

"Gurk, ju-just a moment please..." 

"Then die." 

I brutally slashed his neck to kill him for sure. 

Now, what skill will come out? 

[Victory!] 

[Gained 300 Desire Points (DP)!] 

[Reward Selection!] 

Faith Stat +2Player Kim Yun-sung's SettingAutomatic Magical Engineering Pistol (Common)

A curse involuntarily came out of my mouth. Ah, what is this? A dud? 

It was a different reward than usual. 

'What am I supposed to do with this? There's no skill. But wait. Is this an item? Huh? Items come out too?' 

The more I looked, the more amazing it was. 

It wasn't just absorbing skills or settings. There were items too. 

'The faith stat increases the power of skills according to the description.' 

I didn't need a power increase right now. 

I was curious about the dead guy's setting too, but I'll pass. 

'Okay, let's look at the item!' 

I chose the pistol. 

I was surprised by the specs. 

[Automatic Magical Engineering Pistol] 

Rarity: Common 

*Unique Continuous Effect 'Mana Bullet': Uses 1 MP to fire a mana bullet instead of actual bullets. 

「A pistol with complicated manufacturing but ordinary effects, inefficient.」 

'Mana instead of bullets? Wait, could this be.' 

I gripped the pistol with a slightly longer barrel than a regular handgun. 

The feeling was somehow familiar. 

I went down to the 1st floor as a test. I saw a zombie wandering near the elevator. 

I aimed at its head and pulled the trigger. 

Pit! 

It hit in one shot. I even killed it without much noise. 

'I was a top-class marksman!' 

The mana spewed out like a bullet and flew. There was a sound, but it was quiet compared to a regular bullet. 

I looked at the pistol. 

I thought it was a dud, but it's more than a medium hit? 

'Good power and quiet too? This is great!' 

I approached the zombie with a smirk. 

What will you give me? 

[Reward Selection!] 

Cheap Imported Harpoon (Mass-produced)Strength Stat +1

An item came out this time too. It was disappointing that there were few choices. 

I chose the stat. 

'It seems to be a lower grade than common. There's no reason to choose it.' 

I felt strength seeping into my body. 

To feel this way from just 1 point of strength increase. 

With a kitchen knife in my right hand and the pistol in my left, I strode forward confidently. 

I smiled as I looked down at the outdoor parking lot glowing strangely in the moonlight. 

'Now, the night of hunting approaches!' 

I opened the quest window to see how many I had caught. 

As I looked at it, I was surprised. 

Wait, why is this like this? 

'Huh? Why are the numbers?!'