Jayden woke up on the seventh day; he did just as he decided and fastened his pace of killing zombies. He went into the city and started his killing spree, using Andrea's dragon transformation and transforming himself into a bat.
As he levelled up, his speed of killing zombies got faster and faster. When he came across this city, he estimated he would need two months at least to kill all the zombies, but as the way things are, he could kill their entirety in just a month.
Day after day, he woke up early and went into the city, and killed zombies as fast as he could and as much as he could; he didn't use his skill 'Memory Manipulator', as it won't be effective against mindless zombies. And also didn't use 'Time Manipulation,' as its consumption is high, and right now, he wasn't in any situation where he would need to use that skill.
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Inside the Zombie King's throne room,
Lucas was sitting on his throne and looking at the No. 2 general, who was kneeling in front of him. Even though No. 2 was trying to keep a straight face, but still failed to do so. The reward he was going to get was just too great, 2 hours in the mana room.
Looking at no.2 efforts at keeping a poker face, Lucas was amused and spoke: " As a reward for your achievement, I'm allowing you to enter mana room, but keep in mind to come out the moment you can't handle it, even if it happens before 2 hours."
" Yes, my king. I'll do my best and bring the heads of those insects in the future, too. " no. 2 spoke with respect and excitement in his voice.
" But before you enter the mana room, you need to visit the South City; there hasn't been any news from there. Their reporting time is due by 7 days; I think it may be related to the beast tribe." Lucas spoke in a serious time.
" I'll do as you wish, my king. Then I'll immediately head over to the South City and deal with the situation there myself; you need not worry. " no. 2 spoke, trying to be serious.
" Ha! Then go now and become strong; the stronger you are, the better. " Lucas spoke while raising the corners of his lips.
No. 2 bowed deeply and retreated from the room. As soon as No. 2 left the room, a shadow appeared in front of Lucas and bowed.
" Sir, do you need me to aid him? " no.1 spoke.
Lucas raises his eyebrows and looks directly at No. 1; he stays silent for a few moments. Then turning his gaze away, he speaks in a cold tone.
" Let him handle this; if he dies there, then be so. We don't need weak people; I have a new candidate for a general position anyway. "
After hearing this, no. 1 strangely looks at Lucas, even though he didn't have much good of a relationship with no. 2, but he's one of the many who stayed with him the longest. They have developed a comrade relationship.
Lucas was ready to dispose of any of them without any hesitation; although No. 1 respected Lucas a lot for his strength, he still felt that Lucas was not fit to be a leader. Still, he couldn't refute him and could only agree.
" Yes, my king. " no. 1 spoke with a deep bow.
" Have you found out about the worm's hideout? " Lucas asked while thinking about something else.
" My apologies, but we are still searching for them, but we have found some traces, so we will be able to find them soon, I guarantee. " no.1 spoke with a confident face.
But seeing Lucas's uninterested expression, he was confused and asked Lucas:" My king, is something bothering you? "
Lucas didn't answer immediately but kept thinking, creating a serious atmosphere in the room. After more than a dozen minutes, Lucas spoke: " How long do you think will the mana room will last? "
no. 1 was puzzled by the sudden topic but still answered in a serious tone.
" Even though we have been using the mana room for so many years, we have consumed no more than a fourth of it. just 1/4 of the total, so it must still be enough for at least 10,000 years. "said no. 1 after thinking a bit.
"Hmmmmmmmmm, you're somewhat... wrong."
Lucas said in a dramatic tone.
" Am I? Please enlighten me, my king. " no. 1 spoke in a confused tone.
" You're right that it should've lasted that long, but with the increasing strength of every member, the consumption will also increase. The world's mana is getting thinner, so what must we do to avoid such a situation or at least increase the timeline? "
" Reduce its consumption? "no. 1 answered, somewhat confused.
" Exactly, and what should we do to reduce the consumption? "Lucas asked excitedly.
" Kill the beasts? " asked the general.
" Then, why in the name of the fuc*ing Lucas, is your as* still standing here and chatting, like you have all the time in the world? Fuc*ing find them, or I'm gonna shove this throne up. You're a**, you fuc*king a**hole, you..." Lucas kept swearing at the general as the general ran out of the room, barely securing his dear life.
Lucas has a fast temper; Lucas's main aspect is speed; he is the fastest creature alive on the zombie planet, Graham. Even when he was just a normal member of the Habilis clan, he always did things on impulse, making him a really bad leader. Now that everyone has turned to zombies, he became the strongest because of a lucky encounter when he stumbled upon a cave—the cave is now known as the mana room.
With the help of the mana room, his Strength grew exponentially, making him the strongest among all zombies. After his strength reached a high level, he started his war against the beast tribe and conquered all of their lands, making them live while hiding.
He became the fastest zombie alive on Graham, or say, the fastest half dead? Most beast lords have their main aspect of being strong, so they can't last too long in front of Lucas; he has killed many beast lords after turning into a Zombie.
He has long since lost any moral values; he won't hesitate a single time while destroy his own Kingdom and killing his people if it means profit for him.
He calmed his anger with a deep breath and went back to watch the dance being performed by beautiful zombie women.
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[ Day 21 ]
For the previous few days, Jayden has been slaughtering zombies non-stop. With his increasing level, his strength increased by a lot, allowing him to kill zombies much faster than before.
He didn't have to worry about getting harmed, as no zombie present could even scratch his Armor, Genis. And with the help of Andrea, killing them has become increasingly easier for him.
He was sure on the 22nd day; he would be able to annihilate the remaining zombies. Now he just needs one more day to wipe out the entirety of the zombies, and then nearly 1/5th of the quest will be completed.
For the past few days, he hasn't used blood points to evolve any skill; he has already collected quite a lot of them and was planning to evolve his skills after going back to the tower.
He wanted to finish this quest as fast as possible so that he could return to his home. He wasn't sure if Sasha was fine or not, which was making him feel uncomfortable.
" Sasha, my love, I'll be back really soon. Please be safe; if someone dares to harm you, I swear upon my life I'll give that person the most horrendous and painful death there is. " Jayden muttered while slaying zombies mercilessly.
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