Genius Warlock-Episode 84
A calm atmosphere.
Oliver asked.
"I heard that the fighter crew and mercenaries fled here while exploring the contaminated area, but how did Mr. Arthur end up here??"
Arthur, wearing a golem prosthetic arm, smoked a cigarette and answered..
"Phew… … . While fighting off zombies with my companions, I happened to.”
"Could you please explain in a little more detail??”
"......."
Arthur looked at Oliver for a moment and then took out a map from his pocket..
It was a more detailed map than the one Oliver had, and he pointed out a skull symbol..
"Went here and got attacked by a bunch of zombies..”
"Isn’t it a dangerous place where zombies appear in large numbers??”
"that's right. Originally, we didn't plan on going, but we couldn't catch as many zombies as we expected compared to the number of people... . So I decided to take the risk, have a quick drink, and then go back..”
It didn't seem like a bad idea.
As long as you have the equipment and numbers, you can deal with zombies to a certain extent..
However, that was only in general cases..
"I went with a certain degree of preparedness, but when I encountered it, it was more than that. There were no zombies in sight, but suddenly they started shooting from the top of the building or throwing bombs. They even came out from all directions and rushed at me as if they had been waiting for me..”
It was as Oliver expected..
"We were confused, but somehow we responded, but the problem was that these hordes of zombies kept coming. In the end, it's a heavy burden... .. I ran away, and before I knew it, I came to my senses and found myself here..”
“……Did Mr. Arthur come first? Or did Hugh come first??”
Hugh, the leader of the Goodman mercenaries, answered.
"We were the ones who came in first, then those friends, then these solvers, and finally those friends came in. Ah, now you are the last."
Sam said to Hugh as he adjusted his gun..
"and..… . Did you always have such a kind personality??”
"No, tell me it's smart, warlock. If we had kept it to ourselves, it would have been taken over. We don't have enough personnel or supplies, so how can we stop that zombie army??”
That was correct.
The reason this place was able to survive was thanks to the increased manpower and supplies thanks to the additional people coming..
"But that too soon reaches its limit. Bullets and bombs are almost gone.”
Everyone nodded their heads at those words..
It could be said that it was a pretty hopeless situation..
When you run out of bullets, bombs, or emotions, all that's left is your bare body..
Of course, there are people with excellent physical abilities, but even so, it was only a matter of when to die against a large army of zombies..
I really couldn't understand.
Although it was a difficult situation for others to understand, it was specifically difficult for Oliver to understand..
I couldn't understand how they handled so many zombies so carefully.,
Above all, I didn't understand why they were going so far to aim for a solution..
When I thought about that, Joseph suddenly came to mind..
The Master went to great lengths to lure me to his altar..
"Look at this, warlock. Please do this again. Just like before, wipe out the zombies with powerful firepower and open the escape route. Then, I will take responsibility for protecting the warlock, and I will also file a case afterwards..”
mercenary leader Hyuga said.
His words were sincere, but it seemed like he wanted to get out of this situation as quickly as possible..
Just as Oliver was about to say that it could be dangerous, the mercenary who was standing guard from upstairs suddenly came down and shouted urgently..
"Leader. Come up quickly!”
"what? why?! The zombies are attacking again?”
"No, that's not it... .. Anyway, come up and see..”
With those words, Hugh went up, followed by Knuckle Joe, Sam, Arthur, and many others..
Of course Oliver was there too..
"what the hell is going on?”
"More zombies have arrived. That alone is damn good, but the problem is that you can see shit through the cracks..”
"Damn it?”
"Do you remember the Battle of Dunken Forest??”
"sadly.”
"It's similar to what I saw then.”
“……fuck.”
Hugh went out to the top of the building with a low curse..
Mercenaries, fixers, wizards, and warlocks armed with heavy weapons were on guard, and they were all looking at one place..
What my eyes were focused on was a group of zombies. Surprisingly, those zombies looked fresh, as if they had just died, and were armed with qualitatively different weapons than the zombies that had appeared so far..
No, it wasn't just the armed forces..
These zombies were intelligent, unlike regular zombies..
There was a faint, but self-conscious awareness of this, a type of zombie he had never seen before that Oliver didn't know how to define..
It's similar to a zombie that failed to be revived.?
But other people seemed to be interested in something different from Oliver..
"That's not Rich.?”
Oliver shifted his gaze to where one person was pointing..
Among the group of zombies, one zombie was wearing a colorful cape and had a wrinkled, scrawny face like a mummy..
Hugh told Knuckle Joe.
"hey..… . That's Richie?
"I don't know, was Richie real??”
In addition, others also asked the surrounding warlocks and wizards if they were lichs, and then Oliver spoke quietly..
“rich.… It doesn't seem to be, it looks like a corpse doll.”
"invoice doll?”
"Yes, it looks like a zombie doll created through black magic, machinery, and special processing..”
Oliver said confidently..
I saw his work when dealing with puppet master Glip in the past, and that thing outside the building was very similar to it..
It's the unique feeling of being in someone else's body and controlling it..
There was no one who objected to Oliver's words, but Hugh also continued his story as if he was not interested in it..
"Well, can you sweep that one too??”
Oliver focused his eyes and shook his head..
"no… … . It seems difficult. In addition to that corpse doll, there are a total of seven more corpse dolls if you count the hidden ones. Even if we wipe out the small zombies with bombing, the corpse dolls will come out and stop us. If we get caught even for a moment, more zombies will pour in from somewhere and surround us..”
It wasn't certain, but everyone was silent as if they instinctively knew it was possible..
I don't know who is behind it all, but I was able to gauge the other party's skills at this level..
Sam asked, casting a dark spell on the bullet..
"You can't just kill that corpse doll and jump forward.?”
"It won't be easy because the corpse doll is stronger than you think. In particular, the corpse doll down there seems to be much better made than the ones I've seen before.."
Oliver spoke based on the knowledge he learned from Glebb's book..
"So, what should we do? Just wait until you run out of bullets and emotions and the zombies come in.?”
"Hmm... that's not true, but can I get help from the soldiers guarding the contaminated area??”
"No, that's impossible. The city defense forces are so frugal with their own lives, but if they are willing to take risks in the first place, they won't send us instead..”
"ah..… . Still, isn’t this an unusual situation??”
"Of course, but we will only move after we are all dead. Above all, there is no way to contact me for help. Communication is difficult in polluted areas..”
“You communicated with Mr. Cho, right??”
"That's because it's inside the same contaminated area. Communication with the outside world is difficult..”
Hugh intervened and showed a clattering communication device..
There was definitely nothing to hear other than noise..
No communication, exhaustion of bullets and emotions, constant hordes of zombies..
There was nothing favorable about the whole situation. Oliver thought it would be better to take them all and try to force a breakthrough..
If that happens, I think I can at least run away on my own..
‘What would happen if I focused all my energy on running away with the black suit?…..’
"shit..… . So should I throw my fate into the basement??”
Hugh suddenly said.
"It's a basement.?”
"There is an underground passage connected to the sewer in the basement of this building, so I went there to do some exploring..”
Sam said happily..
"Oh really?!”
"Oh, but it's so deep and complicated that everyone is having a hard time. It's so dark that you can't even tell left and right, or even up and down. It feels like someone played a prank on me.”
"........."
As it became difficult to escape out of the building, everyone focused their attention on it, and then, as if by God's help, someone came up from downstairs..
He was covered in dust and looked very happy..
"Captain! Come down below! I think I found a way to live!”
***
Everyone went down at the call..
As Hugh said, there was a basement underneath the building, and it was dusty and dark..
It seemed like it wasn't just because it was old..
I had a strong feeling that the basement itself was just a passageway with no purpose, and I could see a group of people through the dust pit..
Most of them were mercenaries and soldiers, but there were some strange people among them..
He also knew me.
The person who first taught me various things.
“Mr. Chevy..…."
"haha… .. I see a familiar face here..”
vacation said.
"Turn on the lantern a little harder... 、You can’t see it properly.!?”
The light becomes stronger. Then I saw Chevy's face. His face was bruised as if he had been hit. It was amazing. I can't believe I got bruises.
"What happened?”
"We met while checking for an escape route along an underground passage..”
"why were you there?”
"lol..… . That's because the wizard ordered me to search.”
"I guess the situation isn't right there either..”
"exactly.… . I'm just glad I didn't die. Originally, I was just tagging along as a guide, but I couldn't even do that..….”
"Where are they? Wizard, druid.”
"I'm recovering in a safe building. Zombies are pouring in endlessly and using up all their magic power...…."
"I guess they are in the same situation as us..”
While Hugh was deep in thought, Chevy spoke up..
“..…If it's okay with you, how about joining us??”
"what?”
"I will guide you. Don't you know that everyone is not an idiot? Is there something seriously wrong here? There are hordes of zombies pouring in from all directions and shooting guns, so you have to run away alive, including cleaning. Let's join forces.”
There was no one in particular concerned or opposed..
Isn’t it natural to be surrounded by zombies?.
We had to cooperate with each other just to survive..
"Well, okay… .. If you join forces with a wizard, your chances of survival will increase. But can they all move at once??”
"Wouldn't that be a bit difficult? There will be so many people that movement along the narrow passageway will be limited..”
"So should we move separately??”
"That's a problem too... ..who wants to be the last one to leave??”
"hmm.… Then should we draw lots??”
While everyone was discussing various things, Chevy intervened and gave advice..
"If possible, I would like people with skills to go first. For example, Mr. Hugh, those warlocks over there, and Mr. Arthur. I think the wizard is sensitive right now and will only cooperate if he sees skilled friends first. You know? How eccentric the young wizard is..”
Everyone thought about those words and discussed again how to move, but Oliver walked slowly and stopped in front of the Chevy..
Everyone tilted their heads.
"...?"
"Hey, where is the wizard??”
“……Hiding in some building. avoiding zombies.”
"Can you tell me specifically what kind of building it is??”
“well… .. I’m not sure about that either..”
"Didn't you say you were familiar with the contaminated area??”
“..…I know it well, but I don't know everything.”
Oliver nodded..
People around me tried to ask what was going on, but Joe stopped them. I think I noticed something.
“okay… ..Can I ask one more question??”
".....Something?”
"Who are you? Not the Chevy, but you inside.."
"......."
everyone was silent.
"this… .. When did you notice??”
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