Saturday 16.08.2024 3:02 pm
"Buy an extra slot and silent steps" - Now I had 4 skills to support my zombie fighting gear. It was finally time to return to my family.
After I finished shopping, I started testing my skills. I recognized the silent steps after my first steps. Each subsequent step was quieter and quieter until they were practically inaudible. As for focus and accuracy, after aiming at a can 15 meters away, time began to slow down a bit. If its normal speed is 1, it was currently 0.8 or 0.7. I aimed and shot.
"ding"
I hit the letter "o" hole perfectly.
[At least 3 skills have been mastered]
[Skills can now be upgraded]
"Wow, I didn't expect that" - After using a skill, a notification popped up informing me that it had been unlocked to upgrade it.
[System]
[Name: Mark Storm]
[Age: 18]
[Race: Human]
[Shop]
[AP:0]
[Skills:]
[1: Proficiency in firearms 1 lvl] (+)
[2: Increased concentration 1 lvl] (+)
[3: Accuracy 1 lvl] (+)
[4: Silent steps 1 lvl] (+)
[Inventory]
"Hmm, let's see"
[Proficiency in firearms lvl 1/4] (+) - Increases the effectiveness of firearm shots. Each subsequent level increases your proficiency in using weapons as well as knowledge about the weapon itself. You are currently proficient in pistols and shotguns, and have basic skills in submachine guns and rifles.
[Increased concentration lvl 1/5] (+) - It facilitates quick decision-making in stressful situations. Each subsequent level increases the "time slowdown" in bullet time mode. The current bullet time slowdown is 0,8
[Accuracy lvl 1/∞] (+) - Increases the precision of firearm shots. Each subsequent level increases the distance at which you can shoot accurately. The current distance for 100% accuracy is 10 meters.
[4: Silent steps lvl 1/3] (+) - Reduces the noise generated when moving. Currently reduces the sound made when walking by 80%. After the update, it is possible to mute the vibrations produced while walking.
"So now I can basically upgrade all skills. The most interesting thing is that such accuracy can be improved infinitely" - haha I can already imagine shooting a gun and killing a zombie 150 meters away. It is practically impossible for a human because the standard maximum range where you can make an accurate shot is 50 meters.
*As I wrote earlier, for pistols the maximum range where you can make an accurate shot is 50 meters. Machine pistols similarly 50 meters. Rifles 500-600 m. Rifles (for rifle cartridges) 1200 meters but for a skilled sniper this distance is extended to even 2000m. Large-caliber rifles (e.g. 12.7 mm) 1500 meters. The longest shot from a rifle of this caliber is 3800 meters. Machine guns are very effective at 1000-1200 m but you can hit even up to 2000 meters (depending on the caliber.)*
After mastering the skill, I collected all the bodies lying on the ground into my inventory and then began searching the restaurant for food rations. Fortunately, time stops in the inventory otherwise all the food would have gone to waste. After 10 minutes of searching, I found 2000 rations, 3000 drinks and 1000 alcohol (1 unit of food - - 1 full meal, 1 unit of water/alcohol - 1l)
Currently my equipment looks like this:
[Zombie Body x 151]
[Lighter x 700]
[Alcohol x 4000]
Cigarettes x 8740]
[Food rations x 3200]
[ Drinks x 5780]
[Pistol magazine x12]
"Aghh I can finally leave this damn room" - after spending so much time with zombies in one building I had had enough. Not only did it stink of dead bodies everywhere but I couldn't even roll over once because at any moment some zombie could do something.
I went to the door and slowly opened it. It was almost normal outside. Well, almost. Because despite the beautiful weather, zombies were walking everywhere. Looking at the main road, I saw a traffic jam for at least a few kilometers. Most of the cars were damaged in some way.
As I was leaving I started looking around the station. Luckily there were still some cars in working order, although I noticed the motorcycle the most. A Kawasaki Ninja h2r stood alone in the chaos. I approached it using silent steps so as not to draw the attention of the zombies nearby.
Seeing that the key was in the ignition, I towed the motorcycle to the side so that no one would try to steal it.
"Mom, sister, I'm coming for you," I muttered as I started killing zombies.
"bang" "bang" "bang"
"bang" "bang" "bang"
[You have gained 10 Apocalypse Point]
"The station is clean, let's move on" - if we were to describe what a mop looks like, it would resemble a capital letter L. The longer straight line is the parking lots, while the shorter one is the station with shop and restaurant.
Since the parking lot was full by the time we got there we parked practically at the very end. "I have to hurry, I'm only a kilometer away" I started to speed up still turning and killing every zombie I saw.
[You have gained 2 Apocalypse Point]
[You have gained 5 Apocalypse Point]
[You have gained 3 Apocalypse Point]
[You have gained 7 Apocalypse Point]
[You have gained 8 Apocalypse Point]
[Shop] [AP: 69]
I didn't even kill 1/20 of the zombies by walking 200 meters and I already had half of what I spent a moment earlier.
"I finally got there" - unfortunately the car was empty.
"Fuck, I forgot" - they went for a walk with the dog. I looked around the area until I finally found a small forest where they probably went.
I ran as fast as I could. I didn't pay attention to the zombies in the area.
"Where are they..." -
"Damn it, I have to take that risk"
"Mom!"
"Lil"
"Mom!"
"Lil"
No response...
"Fuck" - the zombies started approaching and they're still not there. I killed everything that came after and then I kept looking. I look around and still nothing.
"Buy extra slot and tracker master"
[Tracking Master] [30 AP] - increased ability to recognize and identify tracks, detect traps
[Shop] [AP: 76 (129-55)]
I looked at the ground and after a moment I was able to recognize each track. One belonged to a man 178 cm/5'84 feet tall and weighing 100 kg/220.5 lbs. The other to a woman 172 cm/5'64 feet 60 kg/132.3 lbs. It was amazing how I went from being someone who could barely distinguish tracks to someone who could even distinguish a person's gender.
I returned to the beginning of the forest and started looking around at the ground.
"I found it!!" - there were tracks of 2 women and a dog that matched the height of my sister and mother. I quickly started following them. Suddenly I stopped. In addition to my family's tracks, there were tracks of 4 other people. Judging by the distance of the steps, they must have been running away. Running after them, I prepared a weapon for every possible situation.
I was close. The tracks had been made a few minutes ago. They led beyond the forest. Looking back I checked to make sure I hadn't brought any zombies, but luckily the silent steps were doing the job.
When I came out of the forest I saw 4 zombies surrounding 2 women.
"Fuck, run faster"
When I was a dozen or so meters away from them I fell over. My whole body went numb.
"Impossible.."
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